Connecting plate for roof construction, connecting assembly comprising such a plate and construction comprising such an assembly.

Abstract

A connecting plate (11) intended to be placed between, on the one hand, a supporting structure (2, 2') of a roofing structure (1) and, on the other hand, a winding system for a flexible panel (6) of the roofing structure (1), the plate (11) comprising two opposing faces (12, 13), namely a first face, referred to as the pivot face (12), which includes a fastening device (14) for a pivot (16) of the winding system, and a second face, referred to as the assembly face (13), which includes a device (22) for attaching to the supporting structure. Figure 3 for the abbreviation

Description

Title of the invention: Connecting plate for roof construction, connecting assembly comprising such a plate and construction comprising such an assembly. FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of pergola-type structures, and more particularly to the field of pergolas comprising vertical roller shutters with flexible panels, in particular made of canvas.

[0002] More specifically, the invention relates to a connecting plate between, on the one hand, the shutter rolling system and, on the other hand, a supporting structure of the pergola. TECHNOLOGICAL BACKGROUND

[0003] A pergola is a structure intended to be placed outdoors. Originally, a pergola was an open structure that mainly served as a support for climbing plants, so as to provide natural shade. With the advent of new materials, a pergola is now a structure generally adjoining a permanent building such as a house, or a temporary construction such as a tent or an arbour, in order to create an additional space protected from the sun and / or wind and / or rain.

[0004] A pergola typically comprises a frame formed by vertical masts or posts fixed to the ground, and connected to each other by substantially horizontal beams, a part of which can serve as support for horizontal elements forming a roof of the pergola. Vertical walls can be mounted on the frame in order to close the openings between the vertical posts.

[0005] In order to maintain an open appearance on the space protected by the pergola, it is known to install an opening roof, for example using substantially horizontal tilting slats or a retractable canvas, and / or to install substantially vertical side walls which also open.

[0006] For example, it is known to install roller shutters acting as side walls when they are unrolled. More precisely, a roller shutter comprises a winding system allowing a flexible panel (particularly made of canvas) to be wound or unrolled around a so-called roller tube: by controlling the rotation of the roller tube relative to a supporting structure of the pergola, the shutter lowers while unrolling or rises while rolling.

[0007] The winding system thus typically comprises a winding tube extending substantially horizontally between two vertical posts. At a first end, on a first post, the winding system comprises a motor which drives the rotation of the tube. At the other end, on the second post, the winding system includes a pivot that guides the rotation of the tube. The elements of the winding system can correspond to standards in terms of shape and size, in order to facilitate their replacement.

[0008] One problem is that the use of standard elements imposes constraints on their environment, in order to allow their assembly on the supporting structure. The shapes and / or dimensions of the elements forming the supporting structure of the pergola are then restricted in turn.

[0009] The invention thus aims to provide a solution to the aforementioned drawbacks. Summary of the invention

[0010] Thus, according to a first aspect, the invention relates to a connecting plate intended to be placed between, on the one hand, a supporting structure of a roofing construction, in particular of the pergola type, and on the other hand a winding system for a flexible panel of the roofing construction. For this purpose, the plate comprises two opposite faces, namely a first face called the pivot face which comprises a fixing device for a pivot of the winding system and a second face called the assembly face which comprises a device for attachment to the supporting structure.

[0011] The plate thus forms an interface allowing the winding system to be mounted on the supporting structure without modifying either the winding system or the supporting structure.

[0012] According to different aspects, it is possible to provide one and / or the other of the characteristics below taken alone or in combination.

[0013] The attachment device is for example of the suspension type. For example, the attachment device comprises at least two threaded rods extending from the assembly face and beyond the assembly face. The two threaded rods are intended to be inserted into housings in the supporting structure, and to be held there in particular by nuts mounted on their threads.

[0014] According to one embodiment, the attachment device may have at least two holes, each hole receiving a threaded rod which is fixed there by any means.

[0015] According to another embodiment, the threaded rods and the plate are in one piece.

[0016] According to one embodiment, the pivot fixing device may comprise at least at least two holes, each hole being intended to receive a fixing assembly.

[0017] According to one embodiment, the distance between the assembly face and the pivot face is 5 mm.

[0018] According to a second aspect, the invention proposes a connection assembly between, on the one hand, a supporting structure of a roofing construction and, on the other hand, a winding tube of a winding system for a flexible panel of the roofing construction. cover. The connecting assembly includes in particular at least one connecting plate as presented above, and at least one pivot fixed on the pivot face.

[0019] According to a third aspect, the invention provides a roofing construction comprising a supporting structure and at least one winding system for a flexible panel. The roofing construction further comprises at least one connecting assembly as presented above, placed between the supporting structure and said winding system in order to ensure the mounting of the winding system on the supporting structure.

[0020] According to a particular example, the construction is of the pergola type. Brief description of the drawings

[0021] Embodiments of the invention will be described below with reference to the drawings, briefly described below:

[0022] [Fig. 1] is a schematic representation of a pergola-type roof construction attached to a permanent building of the detached house type.

[0023] [Fig.2] is a three-quarter 3D view of a connecting plate for construction of [Fig.l], according to one embodiment.

[0024] [Fig.3] is a three-quarter 3D view of a connecting assembly comprising the plate of [Fig.2].

[0025] [Fig.4] is a view along a so-called pivot face of the plate of [Fig.2].

[0026] [Fig.5] is a view along a so-called assembly face of the connecting assembly of the [Fig.3] mounted on a vertical element of the construction of [Fig.l];

[0027] [Fig.6] is a side view of [Fig.5], a locking system for the connection assembly on the vertical element having been added.

[0028] In the drawings, like references designate identical or similar objects. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] In [Fig.l], a pergola-type roofing construction 1 is schematically shown, attached to a permanent house-type building 2. In the following, the example in which the roofing construction is a pergola is considered, it being understood that the roofing construction is not restricted to this single example, but encompasses any construction making it possible to cover a public or private outdoor space. More precisely, the pergola 1 comprises a frame 3 formed by posts 4 supporting beams 5. In [Fig.l], only three posts 4 and one beam 5 are visible. The posts 4 are fixed, embedded at a so-called lower end, in the ground. Each beam 5 can be supported by at least two posts 4, or by a post 4 and a partition 2' supporting the building 2.

[0030] In the following, the terms vertical, horizontal, upper, lower, au- above, below, and their variants with reference to the natural orientation of [Fig.l], on which the posts 4 are substantially vertical, the beams 5 are substantially horizontal, that is to say substantially perpendicular to the posts 4. However, this orientation is in no way limiting. In particular, the posts 4 and the beams 5 may not be perpendicular to each other.

[0031] The frame 2 of the pergola 1, possibly completed by the partition 2' supporting the building 2, forms a supporting structure for at least one winding system for a flexible panel 6. By flexible, we mean here the capacity of the panel to deform without breaking when it is wound around an axis, under the normal conditions of use of a pergola. The panel 6 is for example made of textile fabric, or by an assembly of metal blades articulated together. More precisely, the winding system comprises a winding tube typically substantially cylindrical around a winding axis, preferably, but not necessarily, of circular section, on which one end of the shutter panel 6 is hooked or fixed, so that the rotation of the winding tube around the winding axis, relative to the supporting structure, causes the shutter 6 to be wound around the winding tube.

[0032] More precisely, the roller tube extends substantially horizontally, that is to say that the winding axis is substantially horizontal. The roller tube rests on the supporting structure. For example, the roller tube rests at least partly on a post: either the roller tube can rest on two adjacent posts 4, or the roller tube can rest on a post 4 and on the supporting wall 2' of the building 2 to which the pergola 1 is attached. The winding system further comprises a motor, mounted on the supporting structure, for example on a first post 4, which cooperates with a first end of the roller tube to drive its rotation relative to the supporting structure. The winding system finally comprises a pivot, mounted on the supporting structure, for example on a second post 4, and which cooperates with the second end of the roller tube to guide its rotation relative to the supporting structure.

[0033] In this way, the panel 6 associated with the winding tube can take two positions: • a folded position in which the panel 6 is completely wrapped around the tube so as to leave an opening 9 free; • a deployed position in which the panel 6 is at least partly unrolled so as to at least partly mask the opening 9.

[0034] The movement of the panel 6 between the two positions is essentially vertical, that is to say that its component in the vertical direction has an amplitude much greater than the components in the horizontal directions, the latter which may be null.

[0035] An opening 9 is defined either between two adjacent posts 4, or between a post 4 and the supporting partition 2' of the building 2. In [Fig.l], three different positions are shown for panels 6, successively from left to right: a fully deployed position in which the opening between two adjacent posts 4 is completely masked, an intermediate deployed position in which the opening 9 between two adjacent posts 4 is only partly masked and a folded position in which the opening 9 between a post 4 and the supporting partition 2' is completely free.

[0036] The roller tube is for example housed in a box 10 fixed on the frame 3 of the pergola 1, under a beam 5. The box 10 makes it possible in particular to hide the panel 6 in the folded position, the roller tube and the motor. For example, the box 10 can be covered with a covering to merge it with a beam 5, offering an aesthetic appearance of the pergola 1 which is pleasing to the eye.

[0037] In practice, the pergola 1 can comprise several shutters 6 each associated with a roller tube and a motor, so as to be able to control the position of each shutter 6 individually.

[0038] In order to be able to mount the winding system of the flexible panel 6 on the supporting structure, the construction 1 comprises a connecting plate 11. The plate 11 here designates an element whose two dimensions, called width and length, are very large compared to the third dimension, called thickness. For example, the plate 11 may have a generally parallelepiped shape, with a width of 70 mm (millimeter), a length of 85 mm, and a thickness of 5 mm. The plate 11 then comprises two large opposite faces, that is to say which extend along the width and the length. The two large faces are substantially rectangular but not necessarily, each large face being defined in a plane comprising the width and the length. For reasons of clarity, a first large face is called the pivot face 12 and a second large face is called the assembly face 13.

[0039] The plate 11 may be made of metal, for example aluminum or steel, or metal alloy, or plastic.

[0040] The pivot face 12 comprises a fixing device 14 for a pivot. According to the embodiment of the figures, the fixing device 14 comprises at least two holes 15 which can pass through the plate 11 along the two faces 12, 13. The holes 15 are, according to one embodiment, arranged along a straight line A extending substantially along the length of the plate 11. For example, the straight line A passes through the center of the substantially circular holes 15. The fixing device 14 makes it possible to rigidly fix, against the pivot face 12, a pivot 16 of the winding system. The pivot 16 may comprise a base 17 from and beyond which a finger 18 projects. This finger 18 is intended to cooperate with the winding tube in order to guide its rotation around the winding axis. The base 17 comprises a fixing device 19 complementary to the fixing device 14 for a pivot of the plate 11. For example, the fixing device 19 of the base 17 may comprise two holes 20 which can each come into correspondence simultaneously with one of the holes 15 of the fixing device 14 of the plate 11. A fixing assembly 21 may then be inserted into the holes 15, 20 of each fixing device 14, 19, to ensure the rigid fixing of the pivot 16 against the pivot face 12 of the plate 11. The fixing assembly 21 may for example be of the screw / nut type or of the rivet type. The fixing provided can be permanent, that is to say it cannot be removed without damaging the plate 11 and / or the pivot 16, or on the contrary removable.Once the pivot 16 is fixed on the plate 11, the finger 18 can be substantially aligned on the line A.

[0041] According to one embodiment, the holes 15 of the fixing device 14 for a pivot may comprise a milling 15', for example at 45°, on the side of the assembly face 13, so as to be able to place at least partly the head of the screws or rivets of the fixing assembly 21 in the thickness of the plate 11. The risk of interference between the assembly device 21 and any other element of the pergola 1 on the side of the assembly face 13 is thus limited or even eliminated.

[0042] The plate 11 on which the pivot 16 is fixed forms a connecting assembly 100 intended to be mounted on the supporting structure of the pergola.

[0043] For this purpose, the assembly face 13 comprises a device 22 for attachment to the supporting structure of the pergola 1. According to one embodiment, the attachment device 22 is of the suspension type, that is to say that it allows the plate to be suspended on the supporting structure of the pergola 1. For example, the suspension device 22 comprises two rods 23 extending from and beyond the assembly face 13, in a direction substantially perpendicular to the assembly face 13. The rods 23 may be threaded on the projecting portion on the assembly face 13.

[0044] The rods 23 are for example arranged along a straight line B extending substantially along the length of the plate 11, and therefore substantially parallel to the straight line A of the holes 15. The two straight lines A and B are at a distance E from each other of between 10 and 35 cm (centimeters), preferably between 20 and 30 cm, and for example equal to 25 cm.

[0045] According to one embodiment, the rods 23 of the attachment device 22 are attached to the plate 11. For example, the plate 11 comprises two other through holes, aligned on the line B, in which the rods 23 are inserted and fixed. The fixing can be permanent or removable. According to a variant, the rods 23 can be made in one piece with the plate 11, that is to say made in one piece with the plate 11, for example example by molding or 3D printing.

[0046] The rods 23 of the attachment device 22 are intended to come into housings of a vertical element 24, for example a post or any element rigidly fixed to a post, of the supporting structure of the pergola 1. More precisely, the vertical element 24 comprises at least two inverted L-shaped cutouts each forming a housing 25. More precisely, each housing 25 comprises a first portion 25a extending substantially horizontally from a vertical edge 26 of the vertical element 24 and a second portion extends in the extension of the first portion, substantially vertically downwards. The distance between the two housings 25 is adapted to receive the two rods 23 of the plate 11. Thus, each rod 23 enters a housing 25 via the first portion 25a, then comes to be placed in the second portion 25b under the effect of the weight. The plate 11 is then suspended on the vertical element 24.The fixing assembly 21 for the pivot being at least partly placed in the thickness of the plate 11 thanks to the millings 15', the size on the side of the assembly face 13 is reduced, making it possible to place the plate 11 as close as possible to any element of the supporting structure of the pergola.

[0047] In order to lock the plate 11 on the vertical element 24, the hooking device 22 may comprise a locking system 27. For example, the locking system 27 comprises nuts 28 which cooperate with the threading of the rods 23 in order to lock the rods 23 in the housings 25.

[0048] The plate 11 thus formed makes it possible to provide an interface between the pivot 16 and the supporting structure of the pergola without impacting the design of the pergola.

Claims

Claims

1. Connecting plate (11) intended to be placed between, on the one hand, a supporting structure (2, 2') of a roofing construction (1) and, on the other hand, a winding system for a flexible panel (6) of the roofing construction (1), the plate (11) comprising two opposite faces (12, 13), namely a first face called the pivot face (12) which comprises a fixing device (14) for a pivot (16) of the winding system and a second face called the assembly face (13) which comprises a device (22) for attachment to the supporting structure.

2. Plate (11) according to claim 1, in which the hooking device is of the suspension type.

3. Plate (11) according to the preceding claim, in which the hooking device (22) comprises at least two threaded rods (23) extending from the assembly face (13) and beyond the assembly face (13).

4. Plate (11) according to the preceding claim, in which the attachment device (22) comprises at least two holes, each hole receiving a threaded rod (23).

5. Plate (11) according to claim 3, in which the threaded rods (23) and the plate (11) are in one piece.

6. Plate (11) according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the pivot fixing device (14) comprises at least two holes (15), each hole (15) being intended to receive a fixing assembly (21).

7. Plate (11) according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the distance between the assembly face (13) and the pivot face (12) is 5 mm.

8. Connection assembly (100) between, on the one hand, a supporting structure of a roofing construction (1) and, on the other hand, a winding tube of a winding system for a flexible panel of the roofing construction (1), the connection assembly comprising at least one connection plate (11) according to any one of the preceding claims, and at least one pivot (16) fixed to the pivot face (12).

9. Cover construction (1) comprising a supporting structure (2,2') and at least one winding system for a flexible panel (6), the cover construction (1) further comprising at least one connection assembly (100) according to the preceding claim between the supporting structure (2,2') and said winding system.

10. Construction (1) according to the preceding claim, which is of the pergola type.

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