The invention relates to a connecting rosette for scaffolding posts, such as are used in system scaffolds as nodes for coupling further system components, and to a scaffolding assembly.
Scaffolding is used in the construction sector as a working platform, to attach a concrete formwork or also as a protective device. System scaffolds, which include the so-called frame and modular scaffolds, are constructed from scaffold components of a—mostly manufacturer-specific—scaffold system. The system scaffolds have vertically (plumb) arranged scaffolding posts which are provided with numerous connection or node points at which other system scaffold components, for example horizontal ledgers, diagonal braces and (scaffold) brackets, can be attached and the scaffolding posts can be connected to each other. The junctions are usually formed by a perforated disc known as a connecting rosette. In view of the required load-bearing capacity, the connecting rosettes are usually made of metal and are welded or otherwise fastened to the scaffold standards. The cumulative mass of the connecting rosettes of a scaffolding post is a considerable disadvantage from the point of view of costs in production and transport and also with regard to the manageability of the scaffold legs.
It is therefore the object of the invention to provide a connection rosette that can be manufactured with a lower overall material input and at a lower cost. Furthermore, a framework assembly with a framework assembly is to be specified.
The object relating to the connecting rosette is solved by a connecting rosette having the features indicated in claim 1. The scaffolding assembly according to the invention is given in claim 11. Preferred further embodiments of the invention are the subject of the description and the subclaims.
The perforated disc or connection rosette according to the invention is provided for mounting on a scaffolding post and serves to connect at least one further (system) scaffold component, for example a horizontal ledger, a so-called diagonal, in particular a vertical diagonal, a bracket or other manufacturer-specific scaffold components.
The through recesses of the connecting rosette allow the passage of coupling parts of scaffolding components to be detachably connected to the connecting rosette, which are arranged at a distance from each other in the circumferential direction of the connecting rosette. According to the invention, the connecting rosette has an upper and a lower side surface which are designed to be plane-parallel. The connecting rosette is provided with several hollow embossments with (hollow embossing) elevations formed on only one of the two side surfaces and corresponding (hollow embossing) depressions in the respective other side surface. The hollow embossments are each arranged on a radial segment of the connecting rosette, which extends in the radial direction from the inner edge to the outer edge of the connecting rosette and by which one of the through recesses is bounded on both sides, and wherein the hollow embossments are each arranged at a distance from the through recesses. Due to the hollow embossments, the connection rosette only has a functional thickness at defined points that is greater than the nominal thickness of the connection rosette, i.e. the slice thickness of the connection rosette. This means that the connection rosette can be made thinner overall, i.e. with a smaller nominal thickness, than has been possible up to now, while still retaining sufficient load-bearing capacity. The resulting reduction in the mass of the connecting rosette offers advantages in terms of production technology and costs. Due to the local functional thickening or increase in height of the connecting rosette achieved with the hollow embossing, a defined support surface for a scaffolding component to be connected to the connecting rosette can be realized. This ensures a secure and play-free or essentially play-free fit of the scaffolding component on the connecting rosette. On the other hand, undesired incorrect or local overstressing of the connecting rosette can be reliably counteracted.
In addition, existing scaffolding components that are designed for attachment to connection rosettes with a larger uniform nominal thickness can be connected to the connection rosette according to the invention without further ado, without them having excessive play or being able to tilt.
The nominal thickness is considered to be the uniform material thickness of the connecting rosette, which the connecting rosette has in the areas without hollow embossing.
Due to the plane-parallel upper and lower side surfaces, the connection rosette can be cut or punched out of a panel blank at low cost. All hollow embossings can be introduced into the material of the connection rosette at the same time or within the scope of a progressive bonding process without significant technical effort. This means that the connecting rosette can be mass-produced at low cost. The hollow embossments are all spaced apart from the through recesses and are each arranged on a radial segment of the connection rosette, which extends in the radial direction from the inner edge to the outer edge of the connection rosette and by which one of the opening recesses is bounded on both sides. The hollow embossments are thus completely surrounded by the flat side surfaces of the connection rosette. In this way, the elevations can be realized as functional contact surfaces for the scaffolding components to be connected to the connecting rosette with a particularly large load-bearing capacity. Unwanted shearing off of the elevations or undesired deformation of the elevations under the often rough conditions of use during transport and operation can thus be counteracted.
According to the invention, each of the aforementioned rosette segments has only one hollow embossing. Thus, on the one hand, an excessive structural weakening of the connecting rosette can be avoided.
The elevations of the connecting rosette defined by the hollow embossments serve as support surfaces for the scaffolding components to be connected to the connecting rosette. To simplify assembly, the projections preferably do not have sharp edges but a rounded shape. In this way, undesired canting of the scaffolding components to be connected or disconnected from the connecting rosette can be reliably counteracted. This is also advantageous from the point of view of occupational safety.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, all hollow embossments are uniformly spaced from the central axis of the connecting rosette. In this way, an advantageous axis-symmetrical loading of the connection rosette can be achieved at the support points formed by the embossments.
According to the invention, the elevations can all correspond to each other in their shape and/or in their dimensions. On the one hand, this offers advantages in terms of production technology. On the other hand, handling errors can be avoided.
Particularly preferably, all elevations of the hollow embossments have a circular cross-sectional shape. This cross-sectional shape enables a particularly load-stable design of the elevations and at the same time only a slight weakening of the material of the connection rosette.
The elevations preferably have a height h that corresponds to a maximum of half the nominal thickness DN of the connection rosette. This allows the functional thickness of the connection rosette to be increased to at least 1.5 times the nominal thickness of the connection rosette.
The through recesses can basically have a uniform shape and size, or they can differ at least partially in shape and size for the possible connection of different scaffolding components. For example, the connection rosette can have first and second through recesses, whereby the first through recesses are larger than the second through recesses and, in contrast to the second through recesses, are open towards a central recess of the connection rosette. The first through recesses are particularly suitable for the connection of horizontal bolts. The smaller second through recesses are particularly suitable for connecting diagonals, for example vertical diagonals. The second through recesses can in particular have a circular shape.
The scaffolding assembly according to the invention comprises a scaffolding post with a connecting rosette explained above and a scaffold component which is detachably fastened or coupled to the connecting rosette. The scaffolding component has either one or more positioning pins, wherein according to a first alternative embodiment each positioning pin engages in a recess of a hollow embossment of the connecting rosette.
According to a second alternative embodiment, the scaffolding component (in its mounted state on the connecting rosette) is laterally limited in its possible pivoting relative to the connecting rosette by at least one of the elevations of the connecting rosette. By means of such a pivoting or swivelling stop, a levering off of the connecting head of the scaffolding component from the scaffolding component, which is hooked into one of the through recesses or pinned via one of the through recesses, colloquially referred to as stalling, can be avoided. This is advantageous for the longevity of the scaffolding component as well as the connection rosette.
The scaffolding component can be designed as a diagonal, preferably vertical diagonal, which has at one end a fork head with a receiving gap for connection rosettes with a nominal thickness which is greater than the nominal thickness of the connection rosette and which, in its detachably mounted state on the connection rosette, engages over the connection rosette on both sides in the axial direction and can be secured to the connection rosette via a locking or securing element which engages through one of the through recesses of the connection rosette.
The scaffolding component can alternatively be a horizontal latch which has a coupling hook at one end which engages in one of the through recesses of the connecting rosette. The coupling hook may be associated with a securing wedge or the like. According to the invention, each positioning pin of the bolt head may be dimensioned in its length such that it is capable of transmitting normal forces from the horizontal bolt to the connecting rosette. In other words, each positioning pin of the locking head can be longer than the depth of the recess of the corresponding hollow embossment of the connecting rosette.
Further advantages of the invention can be seen in the description and the drawing. The embodiments shown and described are not to be understood as an exhaustive list, but rather have an exemplary character for the description of the invention.
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The first through recesses 16 are larger than the second through recesses 18 and are open towards the central recess 14 of the connection rosette 10. The first through recesses 16 are primarily used for the detachable connection of scaffolding components in the form of horizontal ledgers. Such scaffolding components usually have coupling parts in the form of hooks, in particular with a securing wedge, which can be hooked into the first through recesses 16. The second recesses 18 are circular and serve to connect scaffolding components in the form of diagonals, in particular so-called vertical diagonals. The second through recesses 18 can each be assigned a radially inwardly pointing indentation 20 of the outer edge 22 of the connection rosette 10. These scaffolding components are usually secured or pinned to the connecting rosette 10 with a securing bolt.
The connection rosette 10 has a small nominal thickness so that it can be provided with a smaller amount of material and with a reduced mass. Existing scaffolding components of manufacturer-specific scaffolding systems available on the market are designed for connection to connection rosettes with a considerably larger nominal thickness in comparison. However, the connection rosette 10 is compatible with such scaffolding components, i.e. it enables such scaffolding components to be seated on the connection rosette 10 with essentially no play, irrespective of their smaller nominal thickness. For this purpose, the connection rosette 10 is provided with several individual hollow embossments 24. The hollow embossments 24 have projections 26, all of which are formed on only one of the two side surfaces 12 of the connecting rosette 10 (
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Due to the circumferential connection of the projections to the rest of the connection rosette, they are reliably secured against undesired shearing or tearing off.
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In the embodiment shown, the fork head 46 has two positioning pins 54 on its upper claw 48a. These positioning pins 54 are each arranged laterally on the upper claw 48a of the fork head and can be welded to it, for example. The positioning pins 54 each engage in a recess 28 of one of the hollow embossments 24 of the connection rosette when the fork head 46 is arranged in its predetermined assembly position on the connection rosette 10. On the one hand, this makes it easier to position the clevis 46 of the framework component 42 in its predetermined assembly position on the connecting rosette 10. In addition, the engagement of the positioning pins 54 in the recesses of the hollow embossments 24 enables the fork head 46 to be seated without play or substantially without play in a direction parallel to the upper side surface 12a of the connection rosette 10. It should be noted that the positioning pins are in any case shorter than the recesses 28 of the hollow embossments 24 of the connecting rosette 10, so that these are not subjected to pressure in the axial direction.
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The locking head 58 rests on the connecting rosette 10 and can be supported on the scaffolding stem 40 via contact surfaces 52 which face the scaffolding stem 40 in the radial direction. A securing wedge 62 may serve to secure the scaffolding component 42 in its mounting position hooked onto the connecting rosette 10. The latch head 58 comprises at least one positioning pin 54, which may be integrally formed with the latch head 58 as a forged part. Alternatively, the at least one positioning pin 54 may be welded to the latch head 58. Each positioning pin 54 of the latch head 58 is preferably arranged laterally on the latch head 58. In the predetermined mounting position of the horizontal bolt on the connecting rosette 10, the at least one positioning pin 54 engages in a recess 28 of one of the hollow embossments 24 of the connecting rosette 10. As a result, the latch head 58 of the framework component 42 can, on the one hand, be precisely positioned in a simplified manner in its predetermined assembly position at a connection position A of the connection rosette 10 provided for the connection of the horizontal latch and, at the same time, be aligned in the predetermined manner relative to the connection rosette 10. Furthermore, the engagement of each positioning pin 54 of the horizontal latch in the recess 28 of a hollow embossment 24 of the connecting rosette 10 enables the latch head 60 to be seated without play or substantially without play in a direction parallel to the upper lateral surface 12a of the connecting rosette 10. Thus, each positioning pin 54 of the horizontal bolt can also transmit thrust forces, i.e. forces in a direction parallel to the upper lateral surface 12a of the connecting rosette 10. It should be noted that each positioning pin 54 of the framework component 42 designed as a horizontal latch can have a length I that is smaller than the depth of the recess 28 of the relevant hollow embossment 24 of the connecting rosette 10, or can also be equal to or greater than said depth. In this way, the positioning pin 54 can also be subjected to pressure in a direction axial to the longitudinal axis L of the scaffolding post.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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10 2018 218 060.1 | Oct 2018 | DE | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/EP2019/078534 | 10/21/2019 | WO | 00 |