Block assembly device and method of implementation

Abstract

The invention relates to a DIS device for assembling quadrangular BLO blocks having four assembly faces and two facing faces intended to produce a PAR wall, assembled in straight or staggered superimposed rows. Said DIS device is constituted by a network of horizontal profiles PRH1, PRH2, and vertical profiles PRV1, PRV2 arranged between said BLO blocks. Said profiles PRH1, PRH2, PRV1, PRV2 have flat bearing faces FAC, capable of cooperating with at least one of said facing BLO blocks, on the one hand, and are not intersected, on the other hand. The invention also relates to a method for implementing said DIS device, the PAR wall produced being adjacent or not to one or two pre-existing walls, geometrically compatible, and comprising all or part of the following phases: Abstract figure: figure 1.

Description

Title of the invention: Block assembly device and method of implementation

[0001] The present invention relates to a device for assembling blocks.

[0002] Such a device is of particular interest to builders, developers, renovators and architects in the construction industry.

[0003] For example, we know a certain number of devices for assembling blocks called “glass bricks”.

[0004] In particular, we know the invention patent FR2949485, inventor GIRARD Paul, entitled “Complex of saddle bars and segmented flat reinforcements, used for the assembly and chaining of a glass brick construction”.

[0005] This type of device has disadvantages:

[0006] It is limited exclusively to the case of walls made of glass bricks to the detriment of other blocks.

[0007] It requires a crossing of vertical and horizontal reinforcements which is quite complex to achieve.

[0008] The reinforcements cannot then be directly joined end to end but require their connection by means of bracket bars associated with screws.

[0009] This assembly must be possible in the presence of parallel blocks arranged in contact with said reinforcements.

[0010] In addition, the reinforcements are systematically straddled opposite several blocks, which requires third elements at the corners of the wall, both on its ground support surface and on the side faces and on the top face.

[0011] Furthermore, such a device requires that the vertical reinforcements absorb the compression forces over time, instead of accompanying them.

[0012] Finally, the implementation of this complex is long, arduous and delicate.

[0013] The main aim of the present invention is therefore to overcome these various drawbacks by proposing a device for assembling quadrangular blocks having four assembly faces and two facing faces intended to produce a wall, assembled in superimposed straight or staggered rows, and consisting of a network of horizontal and vertical profiles arranged between the blocks,

[0014] According to a major characteristic of the invention, the profiles have flat bearing faces, capable of cooperating with at least one of said facing blocks, on the one hand, and are not intersected, on the other hand.

[0015] According to another characteristic of the invention, the blocks, for example “glass bricks”, have on their assembly faces a groove profile comprising a central depression limited by two lateral reliefs, the profiles have lateral grooves on the support faces capable of matching the lateral reliefs of the blocks and thus preventing movements perpendicular to the wall.

[0016] According to another characteristic of the invention, the horizontal profiles are generally provided at at least one of their ends with tenons and mortises allowing them to be fitted together in pairs, a horizontal hole parallel to the bearing faces arranged in the tenons being capable of subsequently receiving a locking pin for the fitting, except in the case in which the horizontal profile has a length which corresponds to that of a layer of the assembled blocks.

[0017] According to another characteristic of the invention, the vertical profiles are generally provided at at least one of their ends with tenons and mortises allowing them to be fitted together in pairs, a horizontal hole parallel to said bearing faces arranged in the tenons being capable of subsequently receiving a locking pin for the fitting, except in the case in which the vertical profile has a length which corresponds to that of the height of all the layers of the assembled blocks.

[0018] According to another characteristic of the invention, the horizontal and vertical profiles are provided on their bearing faces with slots, arranged according to the geometry of the blocks to be assembled, and capable of allowing the passage of the tenons of one or two of the profiles which are perpendicular to them, a horizontal hole parallel to the bearing faces arranged in the tenons being capable of then receiving a pin for locking the fitting of the tenons.

[0019] According to another characteristic of the invention, the profiles are made of a material capable of withstanding deformations generated by various tensions and pressures, not limited to aluminum, plastic, wood.

[0020] According to another characteristic of the invention, the profiles are mounted dry, without glue, cement, silicone or any other assembly material.

[0021] According to another characteristic of the invention, the blocks being parallelepipeds with flat faces made, without limitation, of glass, ceramic, plastic, wood, polycarbonate, metal, the profiles have a central groove capable of matching the faces of the blocks which are opposite each other, and thus preventing movements perpendicular to the wall.

[0022] According to another characteristic of the invention, the wall formed being non-planar, for example polygonal, or being a polygonal vault, the profiles have straight bearing faces with angular ends.

[0023] The invention also relates to a method for implementing the device, the wall produced being adjacent or not to one or two pre-existing walls, geometrically compatible.

[0024] According to another major characteristic of the invention, the method comprises all or part of the following phases:

[0025] Phase IPose and fixing of horizontal profiles on the ground,

[0026] Phase 2 Laying a layer of blocks and required vertical profiles, then of required horizontal profiles, n times, the vertical profile(s) adjacent to a wall being fixed there beforehand, and each layer being possibly completed at its ends by blocks of suitable dimensions in a staggered arrangement;

[0027] Phase 3 Possible cladding of the lateral vertical profiles of the wall with third-party materials, not described,

[0028] Phase 4 Possible cladding of the horizontal top profiles with third-party materials, not shown.

[0029] These characteristics make it possible to overcome point by point the various drawbacks listed above.

[0030] Other advantages and characteristics will emerge more clearly from the following description of a non-exclusive embodiment of a device in accordance with the invention, given by way of non-limiting example with reference to the appended drawings:

[0031] Figures 1 and 2 represent an embodiment of the invention in cavalry view.

[0032] [Fig. 3] represents the method of implementing the invention.

[0033] With reference to the figures, the subject of the invention relates to a DIS device for assembling quadrangular BLO blocks, not shown, having four assembly faces and two facing faces, and intended to produce a PAR wall, not shown. Said BLO blocks are assembled in straight or staggered superimposed rows.

[0034] Said DIS device is constituted by a network of horizontal profiles PRH1, PRH2, and vertical profiles PRV1, PRV2 arranged between said blocks BLO.

[0035] Said profiles PRH1, PRH2, PRV1, PRV2 have flat bearing faces FAC, capable of cooperating with at least one of said facing blocks BLO, on the one hand, and are not intersected, on the other hand.

[0036] In the embodiment presented, said BLO blocks are “glass bricks”, and have on their assembly faces a grooved profile comprising a central depression DEP, not shown, limited by two lateral reliefs REL1, REL2, not shown, on their facing faces. Said profiles PRH1, PRH2, PRV1, PRV2 have lateral grooves RAL1, RAL2 on said bearing faces FAC capable of matching said lateral reliefs REL1, REL2 and thus preventing displacements of said BLO blocks perpendicular to said wall PAR.

[0037] Said horizontal profiles PRH1, PRH2 are generally provided at at least one of their ends with tenons and mortises allowing them to be fitted together two by two, a horizontal hole parallel to said bearing faces FAC arranged in the tenons being capable of subsequently receiving a pin GOU) for locking the fitting,

[0038] In a particular embodiment, said horizontal profile PRH1, PRH2 may be unique because its length corresponds to that of a layer of said assembled BLO blocks.

[0039] Said vertical PRV1, PRV2 profiles are generally provided at at least one of their ends with tenons and mortises allowing them to be fitted together in pairs, a horizontal hole parallel to said bearing faces FAC arranged in the tenons being capable of subsequently receiving a pin GOU for locking the fitting,

[0040] In a particular embodiment, said vertical profile PRV1, PRV2 may be unique because its length corresponds to the height of all the layers of said assembled BLO blocks.

[0041] [Fig. 1] represents a fitting by their ends between a vertical profile PRV1, PRV2 and a horizontal profile PRH1, PRH2.

[0042] Said horizontal profiles PRH1, PRH2 and vertical profiles PRV1, PRV2 are provided on their bearing faces with slots LUM1, LUM2 arranged according to the geometry of the blocks to be assembled, and capable of allowing the passage of the tenons of one or two of said profiles which are perpendicular to them, only one in the case of said vertical profiles in the case of staggered stacking, two in the case of straight stacking, for example in the case of glass bricks.

[0043] A horizontal hole parallel to said bearing faces arranged in the tenons is then capable of receiving a GOU pin for locking the fitting.

[0044] [Fig.2] represents a fitting between the end of a vertical profile PRV1, PRV2 and said slots LUM1, LUM2 of a horizontal profile PRH1, PRH2.

[0045] Said lights LUM1, LUM2 are dedicated or shared, and adapted to a straight stacking as well as to a staggered stacking. There is thus no conflict between said vertical profiles PRV1, PRV2 which are aligned on either side of one of said horizontal profiles PRH1, PRH2.

[0046] Said lights LUM1, LUM2 may have a flare intended to facilitate the start of fitting of said vertical profiles PRV1, PRV2 presented slightly inclined, before completing the fitting in the vertical position.

[0047] Said profiles PRH1, PRH2, PRV1, PRV2 are made of a material capable of withstanding deformations generated by various tensions and pressures, not limited to aluminum, plastic, wood.

[0048] Said profiles PRH1, PRH2, PRV1, PRV2 are mounted dry, without glue, cement, silicone or any other assembly material.

[0049] In another embodiment, said BLO blocks are parallelepipeds with flat faces made, without limitation, of glass, ceramic, plastic, wood, polycarbonate, metal. Said PRH1, PRH2, PRV1, PRV2 profiles have a central groove capable of fitting the faces of said BLO blocks which are opposite each other, and thus preventing movements perpendicular to said wall.

[0050] In particular embodiments, said wall PAR is non-planar, for example polygonal, or is a polygonal vault. Said profiles PRH1, PRH2, PRV1, PRV2 have straight bearing faces FAC with angular ends.

[0051] The invention also relates to a PRO method for implementing said DIS device, shown [Fig.3], the PAR wall produced being adjacent or not to one or two pre-existing walls, geometrically compatible, and comprises all or part of the following phases:

[0052] Phase 1 PHA1 Installation and fixing of horizontal profiles PRHl, PRH2 on the ground,

[0053] Phase 2 PHA2 Laying a layer of BLO blocks and vertical PRVl profiles, PRV2required, then horizontal profilesPRHl, PRH2, required, n times, the vertical profile(s)PRVl, PRV2 adjacent to a wall being previously fixed there, and each layer being possibly completed at its ends by BLO blocks of suitable dimensions in order to complete it during a staggered arrangement,

[0054] Phase 3 PHA3 Possible cladding of the lateral vertical PRV1, PRV2 profiles of said PAR wall with third-party materials, not described,

[0055] Phase 4 PHA4 Possible cladding of the horizontal profiles PRH1, PRH2 at the top with third-party materials, not shown.

[0056] In other embodiments, some of the non-essential features of the described embodiment may be absent.

[0057] In other embodiments, conversely, other features may be present.

[0058] It is quite obvious that the examples of the embodiment which have just been given are only particular illustrations and in no way limitative with respect to the fields of application of the invention.

Claims

Claims

1. Device (DIS) for assembling quadrangular blocks (BLO) having four assembly faces and two facing faces intended to produce a wall (PAR), assembled in straight or staggered superimposed rows, said device (DIS) being constituted by a network of horizontal (PRH1, PRH2) and vertical (PRV1, PRV2) profiles arranged between said blocks (BLO), characterized in that said profiles (PRH1, PRH2, PRV1, PRV2) have flat bearing faces (FAC), capable of cooperating with at least one of said blocks (BLO) opposite each other, on the one hand, and are not intersected, on the other hand.

2. Device (DlS) according to claim 1, characterized in that said blocks (BLO), for example “glass bricks”, have on their assembly faces a grooved profile comprising a central depression (DEP) limited by two lateral reliefs (REL1, REL2), said profiles (PRH1, PRH2, PRV1, PRV2) have lateral grooves (RAL1, RAL2) on said bearing faces (FAC) capable of matching said lateral reliefs (REL1, REL2) and thus preventing displacements of said blocks (BLO) perpendicular to said wall (PAR).

3. Device (D1S) according to any one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that said horizontal profiles (PRH1, PRH2) are provided at at least one of their ends with tenons and mortises allowing them to be fitted together two by two, a horizontal hole parallel to said bearing faces (FAC) arranged in the tenons being capable of then receiving a pin (GOU) for locking the fitting, said horizontal profile (PRH1, PRH2) not having a length which corresponds to that of a layer of said assembled blocks (BLO).

4. Device (D1S) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said vertical profiles (PRV1, PRV2) are provided at at least one of their ends with tenons and mortises allowing them to be fitted together two by two, a horizontal hole parallel to said bearing faces (FAC) arranged in the tenons being capable of then receiving a pin (GOU) for locking the fitting, said vertical profile (PRV1, PRV2) not having a length which corresponds to the height of all the layers of said blocks (BLO) assembled.

5. Device (DIS) according to claims 3 and 4, characterized in that said profiles (PRH1, PRH2, PRV1, PRV2) are provided on their bearing faces with slots (LUM1, LUM2), arranged according to the geometry of the blocks to be assembled, and capable of allowing the passage of the tenons of one or two of said profiles (PRH1, PRH2, PRV1, PRV2) which are perpendicular to them, a horizontal hole parallel to said bearing faces (FAC) arranged in the tenons being capable of then receiving a pin (GOU) for locking the fitting of the tenons.

6. Device (DlS) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that said profiles (PRH1, PRH2, PRV1, PRV2) are made of a material capable of withstanding deformations generated by various tensions and pressures, not limited to aluminum, plastic, wood.

7. Device (DlS) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that said profiles (PRH1, PRH2, PRV1, PRV2) are mounted dry, without glue, cement, silicone or any other assembly material.

8. Device (DlS) according to any one of claims 2 to 6, characterized in that said blocks (BLO) being parallelepipeds with flat faces made up, without limitation, of glass, ceramic, plastic, wood, polycarbonate, metal, said profiles (PRH1, PRH2, PRV1, PRV2) have a central depression (DEP) capable of matching the faces of said blocks (BLO) facing each other, and thus preventing movements of said blocks (BLO) perpendicular to said wall (PAR).

9. Device (DlS) according to any one of the claims, characterized in that said wall (PAR) constituted being non-planar, for example polygonal, or being a polygonal vault, said profiles (PRH1, PRH2, PRV1, PRV2) have in whole or in part straight bearing faces (FAC) with angular ends.

10. Method (PRO) for implementing the device (DIS) according to any one of claims 1 to 9, the wall (PAR) produced being adjacent or not to one or two pre-existing walls, geometrically compatible, and comprising at least one of the following phases: Phase 1 (PHAl) Installation and fixing of horizontal profiles (PRH1, PRH2) on the ground; Phase 2 (PHA2) Installation of a layer of blocks and vertical profiles (PRVl, PRV2) required, then horizontal profiles (PRHl, PRH2) required, n times, the vertical profile(s) (PRVl, PRV2) adjacent to a wall being previously fixed thereto, and each layer being possibly completed at its ends by blocks (BLO) of suitable dimensions in order to complete it during a staggered arrangement; Phase 3 (PHA3) Possible cladding of the lateral vertical profiles (PRVl, PRV2) of said wall (PAR) with third-party materials, not described; Phase 4 (PHA4) Possible cladding of the top horizontal profiles (PRHl, PRH2) with third-party materials, not shown.

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