Scaffolding arrangement

Abstract

A scaffolding arrangement for a building outer wall, comprising a plurality of anchor bolts arranged at a distance from each other at least in the horizontal direction, including tube clamps connected to the anchor bolts, a horizontally extended rail, the rail being fixed to the tube clamps, a scaffolding as well as a connecting device for fixing the scaffolding to the rail. The connecting device provides a first coupling encompassing the rail as well as a second coupling encompassing a tube element of the scaffolding and a coupling connector for connecting the first coupling to the second coupling.

Claims

1. A scaffolding arrangement for a building wall or a building outer wall, the scaffolding arrangement comprising: anchor bolts arranged at a distance from each other at least in a horizontal direction; tube clamps, wherein each respective one of the tube clamps is connected to a respective anchor bolt; a rail extending essentially horizontally, the rail being fixed to the tube clamps; a scaffolding formed of a plurality of system frames distributed laterally and vertically, with decks being provided between the system frames; and a connecting device for fixing the scaffolding to the rail, the connecting device including a first coupling encompassing the rail and a second coupling fixed to the scaffolding, wherein a coupling connector of the connecting device is provided for connecting the first coupling to the second coupling, wherein the rail is formed by interconnected rail elements, wherein a length compensating adapter is provided between the respective anchor bolt and respective tube clamp of the tube clamps, the length compensating adapter being connected to the respective anchor bolt and to the respective tube clamp, and wherein a distance between the respective tube clamp and the respective anchor bolt is settable, wherein the distance between the respective tube clamp and the respective anchor bolt is settable via a screw connection, the screw connection being formed of a threaded shaft of the respective tube clamp and an actuating body of the length compensating adapter that receives a threaded stem, wherein a threaded end of the threaded stem of the length compensating adapter engages with a threaded element of the respective anchor bolt and wherein the threaded shaft of the respective tube clamp engages a threaded element of the actuating body of the length compensating adapter, and wherein the distance between the respective tube clamp and the respective anchor bolt is settable by rotating the actuating body of the screw connection, wherein the respective anchor bolt is bolted to the building wall or the building outer wall by an anchor screw that is oriented to extend along a first longitudinal axis, and wherein the threaded stem and the actuating body of the length compensating adapter and the threaded shaft of the respective tube clamp are maintained in linear alignment with the anchor screw such that the threaded stem, the actuating body and the threaded shaft are each oriented to extend along the first longitudinal axis, wherein in a mounted state of the rail, the scaffolding and the decks, the rail is positioned between the building wall or the building outer wall and the scaffolding and is positioned between the building wall or the building outer wall and the decks, and wherein the respective anchor bolt includes a tapered supporting body and the threaded element of the respective anchor bolt is positioned inside of the tapered supporting body.

2. The scaffolding arrangement according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first coupling or the second coupling is fixed on the coupling connector in a removable and displaceable manner in a connection longitudinal direction.

3. The scaffolding arrangement according to claim 2, wherein a tube is provided as the coupling connector, the tube extending in the connection longitudinal direction.

4. The scaffolding arrangement according to claim 3, wherein at least one of the first coupling or the second coupling is a clamp.

5. The scaffolding arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the second coupling of the connecting device is fixed to a vertical brace of a respective system frame of the plurality of system frames.

6. The scaffolding arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the respective anchor bolt is a multi-part anchor bolt that includes a metallic load distribution plate and the tapered supporting body, the tapered supporting body tapering from a first end face, which faces the building wall or the building outer wall in a mounted state and being placed against the load distribution plate, in a direction of an opposite second end face, which faces the scaffolding in the mounted state.

7. The scaffolding arrangement according to claim 6, wherein the second end face of the supporting body is formed by a tubular neck of the respective anchor bolt.

8. The scaffolding arrangement according to claim 6, wherein the supporting body is formed from a fiber-reinforced plastic.

9. The scaffolding arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the scaffolding is indirectly fixed to the tube clamps via the rail and the connecting device.

10. The scaffolding arrangement according to claim 1, wherein each of the rail elements is a reinforced rail including a tube jacket and an inner tube reinforcement, the inner tube reinforcement being supported on an inner side of the tube jacket or is connected to the inner side of the tube jacket.

11. The scaffolding arrangement according to claim 1, wherein an opposing end of the threaded stem, that opposes the threaded end that engages with the threaded element of the respective anchor bolt, directly contacts the actuating body, and wherein the actuating body is rotatably held on the opposing end of the threaded stem.

12. A scaffolding arrangement for a building wall or a building outer wall, the scaffolding arrangement comprising: anchor bolts arranged at a distance from each other at least in a horizontal direction; tube clamps, wherein each respective one of the tube clamps is connected to a respective anchor bolt; a rail extending essentially horizontally, the rail being directly fixed to the tube clamps; a scaffolding formed of a plurality of system frames distributed laterally and vertically, with decks being provided between the system frames; and a connecting device for fixing the scaffolding to the rail, the connecting device including a first coupling encompassing the rail and a second coupling fixed to the scaffolding, wherein a coupling connector of the connecting device is provided for connecting the first coupling to the second coupling, wherein the rail is formed by interconnected rail elements, wherein a length compensating adapter is provided between the respective anchor bolt and respective tube clamp of the tube clamps, the length compensating adapter being connected to the respective anchor bolt and to the respective tube clamp, and wherein a distance between the respective tube clamp and the respective anchor bolt is settable, wherein the distance between the respective tube clamp and the respective anchor bolt is settable via a screw connection, the screw connection being formed of a threaded shaft of the respective tube clamp and an actuating body of the length compensating adapter that receives a threaded stem, wherein a threaded end of the threaded stem of the length compensating adapter engages with a threaded element of the respective anchor bolt and wherein the threaded shaft of the respective tube clamp engages a threaded element of the actuating body of the length compensating adapter, and wherein the distance between the respective tube clamp and the respective anchor bolt is settable by rotating the actuating body of the screw connection, wherein, with respect to the scaffolding and the rail, a pair of clips of each of the tube clamps are directly fixed solely to the rail, and wherein in a mounted state of the rail, the scaffolding and the decks, the rail is positioned between the building wall or the building outer wall and the scaffolding and is positioned between the building wall or the building outer wall and the decks.

13. The scaffolding arrangement according to claim 12, wherein each of the rail elements is a reinforced rail including a tube jacket and an inner tube reinforcement, the inner tube reinforcement being supported on an inner side of the tube jacket or is connected to the inner side of the tube jacket.

14. The scaffolding arrangement according to claim 12, wherein an opposing end of the threaded stem, that opposes the threaded end that engages with the threaded element of the respective anchor bolt, directly contacts the actuating body, and wherein the actuating body is rotatably held on the opposing end of the threaded stem.

15. The scaffolding arrangement according to claim 14, wherein the threaded element of the anchor bolt is positioned inside of the anchor bolt.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description given hereinbelow and the accompanying drawings which are given by way of illustration only, and thus, are not limitive of the present invention, and wherein:

(2) FIG. 1 shows a perspective front view of a scaffolding arrangement according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention;

(3) FIG. 2 shows an enlargement of detail X of the scaffolding arrangement according to FIG. 1;

(4) FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of an anchor bolt, a length compensating adapters, a tube clamp and a rail of the installation arrangement; and

(5) FIG. 4 shows a longitudinal sectional view of the anchor bolt, the length compensating adapter as well as the tube clamp, including the rail fixed thereto.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(6) A scaffolding arrangement according to the invention comprises, as essential components, an anchor bolt 1 designed for fixing to a building wall 36, a length compensating adapter 6, a tube clamp 4, a rail 3 fixed to tube clamp 4, as well as a scaffolding 2 and a connecting device 5 for connecting scaffolding 2 to rail 3. Scaffolding 2, which is illustrated in a grid-like manner by way of example in FIG. 1, and which is four standard breadths wide and five standard heights high, comprises a plurality of system frames 16 spaced a distance apart horizontally and arranged one above the other vertically, decks 17 arranged between system frames 16, rail posts 18, which are provided between system frames 16, height-adjustable threaded feet 22 as well as longitudinally extended toe boards 20 and transversely extended toe boards 21. Cross-braces 19 are also provided to reinforce scaffolding 2. Of course, the scaffolding may also have two additional elements, which are not illustrated, for example, stairs, ladders or end rails.

(7) Rail 3 is used to indirectly fix scaffolding 2 to building wall 36, which is not illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2. Rail 3 extends horizontally. Each rail 3 is provided at a distance of two standard scaffolding heights apart. The distance between the horizontally extending rails is thus approximately 4 meters. Rail 3 is formed by multiple rail elements 3.1, 3.2 inserted into each other. Rail elements 3.1, 3.2 inserted into each other are interconnected and fixed to each other via a ball catch.

(8) Connecting device 5 is used to fix scaffolding 2 to rail 3. Connecting device 5 comprises a first coupling 30 as well as a second coupling 32. First coupling 30 and second coupling 32 are each designed in the manner of double clamps. Couplings 30, 32 are connected via a tube 29 of connecting device 5 acting as a coupling connector. Couplings 30, 32 are detachably and displaceably held on tube 29. Due to the detachable and displaceable fixing of couplings 30, 32 to tube 29, a distance between scaffolding 2 and rail 3 may be set variably or as needed, and tolerances may be compensated for.

(9) Rail 3 is fixed to building wall 36 via anchor bolt 1, tube clamp 4 as well as length compensating adapter 6; cf. FIGS. 3 and 4. Anchor bolt 1 is designed as a multi-part anchor bolt 1, including a load distribution plate 7, a supporting body 8 and a threaded element 13 encompassed by supporting body 8. Load distribution plate 7 is preferably formed from a metallic material. It is supported on building wall 36 via a hardening compensating compound. The compensating compound is used to level unevennesses in building wall 36 and ensures a contact of load distribution plate 7 over a wide area. Supporting body 8 has a first end face 9 facing load distribution plate 7 as well as a second end face 10, which faces tube clamps 4 or scaffolding 2 in the mounted state. Supporting body 8 of anchor bolt 1 tapers from first end face 9 in the direction of second end face 10. It provides a radially oriented rib 11, which is used to preferably effectively absorb transverse forces transferred from the scaffolding to the anchor bolt via the rail. In addition, supporting body 8 provides a tubular neck 12 in the area of second end face 10. In the present exemplary embodiment of the invention, tubular neck 12 encompasses a threaded stem 34 of length compensating adapter 6. Threaded stem 34 is provided with a male thread. It engages with threaded element 13 of anchor bolt 1, which has a female thread.

(10) In addition to threaded stem 34, length compensating adapter 6 provides a shaft 33, including a threaded element 35, which receives the threaded stem and is rotatably held thereon. A threaded shaft 25 of tube clamp 4 engages with threaded element 35 of length compensating adapter 6. A distance between anchor bolt 1 and tube clamp 4 or rail 3 may thus be set by rotating shaft 33. Shaft 33 of length compensating adapter 6 thus acts as an actuating body of the screw connection, which includes shaft 33 with threaded element 35 as well as threaded stem 34 and threaded shaft 25.

(11) Tube clamp 4 provides a receptacle 26. Rail 3 is inserted into receptacle 26 in a mounted state of the scaffolding arrangement according to the invention. Threaded shaft 25 is provided at receptacle 26. Threaded shaft 25 and receptacle 26 are rotatably fixedly or integrally connected to each other. Clip 27 is also pivotably held on receptacle 26. Clip 27 encompasses rail 3 in the mounted state. A screw closure 28 is used to fix rail 3 to tube clamp 4. It detachably connects a free end of clip 27 to receptacle 26.

(12) In the present exemplary embodiment of the invention, rail 3 is provided with a reinforced design. It thus provides a tube jacket 23 as well as an inner tube reinforcement 24. Tube reinforcement 24 is supported on tube jacket 23 on the inside of the tube jacket. In the present case, tube reinforcement 24 is formed with a regular cross shape.

(13) Like the tube clamp, double clamp-like couplings 30, 32 have a receptacle as well as two clips pivotably held on sides opposite the receptacle. The clips have an orientation rotated 90 degrees.

(14) In particular, double clamp-like couplings 30, 32 are thus used to connect two tubes to each other in a crossed orientation.

(15) The concrete specific embodiment of the scaffolding is selected as an example in the present exemplary embodiment of the invention. Of course, the scaffolding may be configured according to the requirements and adapted locally to the particular spatial and site conditions. In particular, as illustrated in the present case, the scaffolding arrangement according to the invention may comprise a modularly constructed system scaffolding, a tube/coupling scaffolding, a module scaffolding or the like.

(16) Identical components and component functions are marked by the same reference numerals.

(17) The invention being thus described, it will be obvious that the same may be varied in many ways. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of the invention, and all such modifications as would be obvious to one skilled in the art are to be included within the scope of the following claims.