Tent framework and tent having such a tent framework

Abstract

The invention relates to a tent framework, in particular for a pagoda tent, having at least two frames (10, 20), which each have two posts (11, 12, 21, 22) and two beams (13, 14, 23, 24) connected to the posts (11, 12, 21, 22) and inclined to the latter, wherein the two beams (13, 14, 23, 24) of each frame (10, 20) have a connecting element (16, 26) on the side facing away from the posts (11, 12, 21, 22), and wherein the inclination of the beams (13, 14, 23, 24) of the first frame (10) differs from the inclination of the beams (13, 14, 23, 24) of the second frame (20).

Description

[0001] Tent frame and tent hereby

[0002] The invention relates to a tent frame, in particular for a pagoda tent, and to a tent with such a tent frame.

[0003] Larger tents for events usually consist of a sturdy metal tent frame that can be covered with a tarpaulin. Such tents can have different roof shapes. So-called pagoda tents are characterized by a highly pointed roof shape. However, the invention is not limited to pagoda tents.

[0004] Such tents must reliably withstand wind loads, among other external influences. In Germany, DIN 1055-4 defines four different wind load zones, with wind load zone 4, with wind speeds of up to 30.0 m / s, found in coastal areas and on the islands of the North and Baltic Seas. For these applications, tents and their frames are constructed with particularly robust construction, which can lead to problems during erection due to the increased weight of the components, so that in some cases, this can only be achieved with the use of lifting equipment such as forklifts or cranes.

[0005] The object of the present invention is to provide a tent frame and a tent which can be used reliably even under strong wind loads, for example in wind load zone 4, and at the same time can be set up with the least possible effort.

[0006] This object is achieved with a tent frame having the features of claim 1 and a tent according to claim 12. A tent frame according to the invention has at least two frames, each of which has two posts that are essentially vertical when erected and two beams that are connected to the posts and run at an angle to them. The two beams of each frame can have a connecting element on the side facing away from the posts. According to the invention, the inclination of the beams of the first frame differs from the inclination of the beams of the second frame. The idea underlying the invention is that the different inclinations of the beams make it possible for the frames to be set up individually against each other or inside each other. The two frames can then be fixed to each other, e.g. in the middle with a spindle.The advantage of this design is that the massive tent frame can be erected with minimal personnel effort, for example with only three people, and especially without lifting equipment such as forklifts or cranes.

[0007] For tent frames, the inclination of the frame's spars to the eaves, i.e., the inclination relative to the horizontal, is preferably between approximately 5° for flatter roof shapes and approximately 50° for steeper roof shapes. For example, the spars can be inclined at approximately 30° to approximately 40° to the eaves.

[0008] The different inclinations of the spars of the two frames are preferably selected so that the frames can be erected individually against each other or inside each other. In other words, the inclination of the spars is selected so that one frame is slightly higher than the other when erected, so that the frames lie vertically one above the other in the region of the connecting element when the frame is erected. This allows the frames to be erected and connected individually inside each other. For this purpose, a relatively small deviation of less than 10° is usually only necessary for the dimensions customary for the tents according to the invention. A deviation that is too great for this effect can be undesirable, for example for optical reasons. The inclination of the spars of the first frame can differ from the inclination of the spars of the second frame, for example, by at least 1°, in particular by approximately 1.5° to approximately 5°.

[0009] Transporting the tent frame is made easier if it has a modular design and can be disassembled for transport. To connect the frames to one another, the two spars of each frame can have a common connecting element with a central sleeve on the side facing away from the posts. Preferably, the sleeves of the two frames run vertically and are aligned with one another when the tent frame is erected. This makes it possible to insert a fastening element into the two sleeves, which connects the frames to one another. According to a preferred embodiment, the sleeves have an internal thread for receiving a spindle. For a pagoda tent, this spindle can be designed to be long enough to support the peak of the tent roof.

[0010] A tent frame with exactly two frames, i.e., four posts, has a rectangular, e.g., square, floor plan. However, the tent frame according to the invention can also have more than two frames to create hexagonal, octagonal, or other polygonal floor plans.

[0011] To ensure a secure connection to the ground, even under high wind loads, and to facilitate easy assembly, the posts can be equipped with pivoting, optionally foldable, feet on the side facing away from the beams for anchoring to the ground, for example, using ground nails. Once the feet are secured to the ground, the frames can be easily pivoted and erected.

[0012] It has been found that the forces and moments occurring under high wind loads can be absorbed particularly well when the posts and spars are each designed as hollow sections with a substantially rectangular cross-section. The spars are preferably positioned vertically when the tent frame is erected. A secure and stable connection between the posts and spars can be achieved if each post is removably attached to a spar using a connector that can be inserted into the hollow sections. The connecting element with the sleeve, as well as the feet, can also be removably attached to the hollow sections.

[0013] Preferably, the posts and beams are made of bare or anodized aluminum, and the connectors are made of corrosion-resistant, hot-dip galvanized steel. This allows them to support high loads while maintaining an acceptable weight.

[0014] According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the tent and the tent frame are suitable for use in wind load zone 4 (according to DIN 1055-4).

[0015] A tent according to the invention, for example a pagoda tent, comprises the tent frame described above and a tarpaulin. Such tarpaulins, for example, high-gloss white and / or transparent, are made, for example, of flame-retardant PVC, which may also be fungicidal.

[0016] A tent can be enhanced with a wide range of accessories, including glass or solid facades, doors, roofing, various flooring systems, interior linings, and much more.

[0017] The invention is explained in more detail below using an exemplary embodiment and with reference to the drawing. All described and / or illustrated features, individually or in any combination, constitute the subject matter of the invention, regardless of their summary in the claims or their references. They show schematically:

[0018] Figure 1 shows two frames of a tent frame according to the invention fixed in the ground before erection,

[0019] Figure 2 shows the frames of a tent frame according to the invention during erection,

[0020] Figure 3 shows the frames of a tent frame according to the invention after erection,

[0021] Figure 4 shows the erected frames of a tent frame according to the invention in a state connected by means of a spindle, and

[0022] Figure 5 shows a tent according to the invention.

[0023] The tent frame 1 shown in the figures essentially consists of two frames 10, 20 in the example shown. Each of the two frames 2, 3 has two posts 11, 12 and 21, 22, respectively, which are essentially vertically aligned when the tent frame 1 is erected, and two beams 13, 14 and 23, 24, respectively, which are inclined relative to the posts. Both the posts 11, 12 and 21, 22, respectively, and the beams 13, 14 and 23, 24, respectively, can be hollow profiles made of bare or anodized aluminum, which can, for example, have grooves (not shown) for receiving tent tarpaulin piping.

[0024] The stiles 13, 14 and 23, 24 are connected to the respective posts 11, 12 and 21, 22 via angled connectors 15, 25. The two stiles 13, 14 and 23, 24 of each frame 10, 20 are connected to each other on the side facing away from the posts by a connecting element 16, 26. The connectors 15, 25 and the connecting elements 16, 26 can be made of, for example, corrosion-resistant, hot-dip galvanized steel. The connectors 15, 25 and the connecting elements 16, 26 can be removably inserted into the hollow profiles of the stiles or posts and locked there, creating a stable connection between the stiles and posts.

[0025] On the side facing away from the beams, posts 11, 12 and 21, 22 each have fold-out or pivoting feet 17, 27 for connecting to the ground. Feet 17, 27 can also be removably inserted into the hollow profiles of the posts and locked there.

[0026] In one embodiment, the connecting elements 16, 26 each have sleeves 18, 28, which are arranged centrally in the region of the ridge of the frames 10 and 20, respectively. These sleeves 18, 28 initially serve to establish a connection between the two frames 10, 20, for example, by inserting a spindle 2 into the two sleeves 18, 28. The sleeves 18, 28 can each be provided with an internal thread so that the spindle 2 can be screwed in. If the spindle 2 is longer, as shown in Figure 4, it can also be used to form the peak of a pagoda tent.

[0027] In the example shown, the beams 13, 14 and 23, 24 are inclined by approximately 45° to the eaves and to the posts 11, 12 and 21, 22 due to the design of the angled connectors 15, 25 and connecting elements 16, 26. The inclination of the beams 13, 14 of the first frame 10 to the corresponding posts 11, 12 is slightly smaller than the inclination of the beams 23, 24 of the second frame 20 to the corresponding posts 21, 22. In the example shown, this inclination differs by approximately 1° to approximately 2°. As shown particularly in Figures 3 and 4, this results in the ridge of the first frame 10, when erected, being positioned so far above the ridge of the second frame 20 that the frames 10, 20 can be slanted relative to one another without interfering with one another. Figures 1 to 4 chronologically show individual steps in the construction of the tent frame 1 according to the invention.Figure 1 shows a state in which the two frames 10, 20 are assembled by inserting the angled connectors 15, 25 and connecting elements 16, 26 as well as the feet 17, 27 into the posts 11, 12 and 21, 22, respectively, and the cross members 13, 14 and 23, 24, respectively, and the pivoting feet 17, 27 are secured to the substructure. The feet 17, 27 are positioned such that the posts 11, 12 and 21, 22, respectively, create a square floor plan in the example shown. Alternatively, a hexagonal or octagonal floor plan can be created using three or four frames.

[0028] From the state shown in Figure 1, the tent frame 1 can be erected by pivoting the two frames 10, 20 successively or simultaneously from a substantially horizontal orientation to a substantially vertical orientation. In Figure 2, the second frame 20 is already fully pivoted into the vertical orientation.

[0029] The difference from the conventional tent assembly method is that in the tent frame 1 according to the invention, the spars have different inclinations, as explained, which allow the frames to be individually positioned against or inside each other without interfering with each other. The sleeves 18, 28 then lie flush with one another. This is shown in Figure 3.

[0030] Subsequently, both frames 10, 20 are fixed centrally with the spindle 2, as shown in Figure 4. The advantage of this new construction and assembly method is that the solid tent can be erected with, for example, only three people and even without lifting equipment such as forklifts or cranes.

[0031] A tent according to the invention, for example a pagoda tent shown in Figure 5, has the tent frame 1 described above as well as at least one tarpaulin 3 and optionally further accessories, such as glass or solid facades, doors, roofing, various floor systems and / or interior linings. Figure 5 shows how the spindle 2, which is extended relatively far upwards, forms a high peak of the tent roof. In the example of Figure 5, the beams 13, 14 are inclined by 30° relative to the eaves 4. The interior angle between the

[0032] Posts 11, 12 and the respective beams 13, 14 is 120°.

[0033] Due to the stable design of tent frame 1, it can also be used safely in wind load zone 4 with wind speeds of up to 30.0 m / s.

[0034] List of reference symbols

[0035] 1 tent frame

[0036] 2 spindles

[0037] 3 tarpaulins

[0038] 4 T eaves

[0039] 10 first frame

[0040] 11 posts

[0041] 12 posts

[0042] 13 Holm

[0043] 14 Holm

[0044] 15 connectors

[0045] 16 Connecting element

[0046] 17 feet

[0047] 18 sleeve

[0048] 20 second frame

[0049] 21 posts

[0050] 22 posts

[0051] 23 Holm

[0052] 24 Holm

[0053] 25 connectors

[0054] 26 Connecting element

[0055] 27 feet

[0056] 28 sleeve

Claims

Patent claims:

1. Tent frame, in particular for a pagoda tent, with at least two frames (10, 20), each having two posts (11, 12, 21, 22) and two beams (13, 14, 23, 24) connected to the posts (11, 12, 21, 22) and running at an incline thereto, wherein the two beams (13, 14, 23, 24) of each frame (10, 20) have a connecting element (16, 26) on the side facing away from the posts (11, 12, 21, 22), and wherein the inclination of the beams (13, 14, 23, 24) of the first frame (10) differs from the inclination of the beams (13, 14, 23, 24) of the second frame (20).

2. Tent frame according to claim 1, characterized in that the beams (13, 14, 23, 24) of the frames (10, 20) each run at an angle of 5° to 50° to the eaves (4).

3. Tent frame according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the inclination of the beams (13, 14) of the first frame (10) differs by at least 1° from the inclination of the beams (23, 24) of the second frame (20).

4. Tent frame according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the two beams (13, 14, 23, 24) of each frame (10, 20) have, on the side facing away from the posts (11, 12, 21, 22), a common connecting element (16, 26) which has a central sleeve (18, 28).

5. Tent frame according to claim 4, characterized in that the sleeves (18, 28) of the two frames (10, 20) run vertically and are aligned with one another when the tent frame (1) is in the erected state.

6. Tent frame according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the sleeves (18, 28) have an internal thread for receiving a spindle (2).

7. Tent frame according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the posts (11, 12, 21, 22) on the side facing away from the beams (13, 14, 23, 24) are equipped with pivoting feet (17, 27) for anchoring in the ground.

8. Tent frame according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the posts (11, 12, 21, 22) and the beams (13, 14, 23, 24) are each designed as hollow profiles with a substantially rectangular cross section.

9. Tent frame according to claim 8, characterized in that in each case a post (11, 12, 21, 22) is detachably fastened to a respective spar (13, 14, 23, 24) by means of a connector (15, 25) which can be inserted into the hollow profiles.

10. Tent frame according to claim 9, characterized in that the posts (11, 12, 21, 22) and the beams (13, 14, 23, 24) are each made of aluminum and the connectors (15, 25) are made of corrosion-resistant, hot-dip galvanized steel. 11 . Tent frame according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is approved for wind load zone 4 (according to DIN 1055-4).

12. Tent, in particular a pagoda tent, which has a tent frame (1) according to one of the preceding claims and a tarpaulin (3).

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