Panel railing

Abstract

A panel railing has a dimensionally stable U-shaped profile. Between the two limbs of the U-shaped profile, the base region of a glass pane is held in a clamped manner. A spacer body and a rod body are arranged in the opening region of the U-shaped profile between the glass pane and one limb. The rod body is provided in an upper, free edge region of at least one of the two limbs. The rod body is placed in a pressing manner with its one outer face against the limb and with its other outer face, which lies opposite the former, against the glass pane. On the inner side of the limb, there is at least one projection which protrudes from said limb in the direction of the glass pane and is present below the maximum width extent of the rod body.

Claims

1. A panel railing comprising: a dimensionally stable U-shaped profile having two limbs; a glass pane; a U-shaped profile body; and a spacer body and a rod body that are provided in an opening region of the U-shaped profile, wherein: between the two limbs, a base region of the glass pane is held in a clamped manner, each of the spacer body and the rod body is disposed between the glass pane and a respective one of the two limbs, the rod body is provided in an upper, free edge region of one of the two limbs, said rod body being placed in a pressing manner with one outer face against the limb and with its other outer face opposite the former against the panel, an inner side of the one limb is placed against an inner side of the rod body in a pressing manner, said inner side of the limb having at least one projection which protrudes from the limb in the direction of the glass pane and is present below a maximum width extent of the rod body, the rod body is a round rod which rests on the projection of the limb in a state in which it is seated to the maximum extent in the U-shaped profile, the glass pane is enclosed in its lower edge region in a tightly bearing manner by the U-shaped profile body such that a play-free bearing is provided to the base region of the glass pane, lower wall regions of the U-shaped profile body are pressed outward against the two limbs, the inner side of the limb, against which inner side of the rod body can be placed in a pressing manner, has a plurality of projections which are arranged at a mutual spacing from one another, and said inner side of the limb is configured to have a wedge shape such that a respectively lower projection protrudes further than an upper projection into the interior of the U-shaped profile in the direction transversely with respect to the panel plane.

2. The panel railing according to claim 1, wherein the rod body has identical maximum width cross sections along its rod axis.

3. The panel railing according to claim 2, wherein the rod body has identical cross sections along its rod axis.

4. The panel railing according to claim 1, wherein there are different rod bodies with maximum width cross sections which are different from one another.

5. The panel railing according to claim 1, wherein the glass pane is held on its one side by the rod body and on its other side by the spacer body such that it can be pressed in between the two limbs.

6. The panel railing according to claim 5, wherein the spacer body is present such that it can be clipped in a groove of the respective limb.

7. The panel railing according to claim 1, wherein there is a covering profile which covers the upper opening region of the U-shaped profile on each side laterally.

8. The panel railing according to claim 7, wherein the covering profile is connected integrally to the spacer body.

9. The panel railing according to claim 7, wherein the covering profile has a longitudinal groove, and at least one limb has a rib-shaped projection which is inserted in a clamping manner into the longitudinal groove of the covering profile.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

(1) In the following text, the invention will be described and explained in greater detail using the exemplary embodiment which is shown in the drawing, in which:

(2) FIG. 1 shows a cross section through the base region of a glass-pane railing according to the invention,

(3) FIG. 2 shows a cross section through the base region of the glass-pane railing according to FIG. 1 during mounting, and

(4) FIG. 3 shows a cross section of the opening region of the U-shaped profile with inserted panels (indicated by dash-dotted lines) of different thickness.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(5) FIG. 1 shows details of a glass-pane railing 10 with its base region in cross section. The glass pane 18 which consists in the present exemplary case of two panels 14, 16 which are adhesively bonded fixedly to one another via an adhesive layer 12 is seated with its base region 20 in a U-shaped profile 22 such that it is held in a clamped manner.

(6) The right-hand and the left-hand limbs 24, 26 of the U-shaped profile 22 protrude upward at right angles from a web which forms the base 28 of the U-shaped profile 22, with the formation of a respective rounded portion. In the present exemplary case, said base 28 of the U-shaped profile 22 protrudes in the form of a fastening web 30 beyond the right-hand, inner limb 24. By means of the fastening web 30, the U-shaped profile 22 can be fastened to a building or to a structural connecting element. In contrast to the exemplary embodiment which is shown here, other fastening possibilities of the U-shaped profile are also possible.

(7) The two limbs 24, 26 of the U-shaped profile 22 can be of different lengths. For instance, the inner, right-hand limb 24 can be of lower configuration than the outer, left-hand limb 26, in particular for visual reasons, in a glass-pane railing which is mounted on the end side of a floor or ceiling panel.

(8) In the present exemplary case, the two limbs 24, 26 in each case have a kink 32, 34. Between said kinks 32, 34 and the base of the U-shaped profile 22, the wall thickness of the two limbs 24, 26 tapers in each case upward, away from the base 28 and toward the two kinks 32, 34. The wall thickness of the two limbs 24, 26 no longer tapers to such an extent above the kinks 32, 34 as below them. In contrast to the exemplary embodiment which is shown here, the wall thickness of the two limbs 24, 26 above the two kinks 32, 34 could also be of approximately constant configuration. It would also be possible to dispense with the kinks 32, 34 and to configure the two limbs 24, 26 completely with a wall thickness which tapers upward constantly or completely.

(9) The glass pane 18 is held with its base region 20 in the U-shaped profile 22 in a clamped manner. To this end, the glass pane 18 is enclosed in its lower edge region in a tightly bearing manner by a U-shaped profile body 40 which is of one piece in the present exemplary case. Said U-shaped profile body 40 has a base 42 with two upwardly protruding walls 44, 46. As long as no glass pane 18 has been inserted into the U-shaped profile 22 and the U-shaped profile body 40, the base 42 has the shape of a gable roof (see FIG. 2). When the base 42 with the shape of a gable roof is pressed down by an inserted glass pane 18, the lower wall regions of the two walls 44, 46 are pressed outward against the two limbs 24, 26 of the U-shaped profile 22. In this way, play-free bearing of the base region 20 of the glass pane 18 is possible in the base region of the U-shaped profile 22.

(10) The walls 44, 46 of the U-shaped profile body 40 can be of comparatively short configuration in comparison with the two limbs 24, 26 of the U-shaped profile 22. In contrast to the exemplary embodiment which is shown here, the walls 44, 46 of the U-shaped profile body 40 could also, however, protrude as far as almost into the opening region of the U-shaped profile 22.

(11) The U-shaped profile body 40 is composed of a lightweight plastic material which has sufficient compressive strength. The weight of the glass pane 18 becomes greater only to an insubstantial extent as a result of the U-shaped profile body 40 which is pushed onto it.

(12) A groove 50 is provided on the inner side of the outer limb 26 in the opening region of the U-shaped profile 22. The tongue 52 of a spacer body 54 can be pushed into said groove 50, with the result that said spacer body 54 can be positioned on the outer limb 26 in a positionally secure manner at a predefined spacing from the base 28 of the U-shaped profile 22. A covering profile 56 is formed integrally on the spacer body 54. The covering profile 56 ensures a visually pleasant termination of the upper opening region of the U-shaped profile 22 and can prevent the ingress of moisture, for example as a result of rain, into the U-shaped profile 22. The covering profile 56 has a groove 58, by way of which the covering profile 56 can be fastened to a rib-like projection 60 of the outer limb 26. In contrast to the exemplary embodiment which is shown here, the spacer body 54 and covering profile 56 could also be two separate components.

(13) In the present exemplary case, the fastening of the spacer body 54 to the outer limb 26 takes place by means of a tongue and groove connection. In contrast to this, other types of fastening would also be possible; for example, the spacer body could have a hook formation which could be hooked into a corresponding undercut in the outer limb.

(14) In contrast to the exemplary embodiment which is shown here, the U-shaped profile body 40 and the spacer body 54 could also be connected integrally to one another. This could take place, for example, by way of a spacer projection 62 which is indicated by dash-dotted lines in FIG. 1 and connects the outer, left-hand wall 46 of the U-shaped profile body 40 to the spacer body 54. In this case, the spacer body 54 could be supported in terms of load at least partially on the U-shaped profile body 40.

(15) A wedge-shaped shoulder projection 70 is formed integrally on the inner side of the inner limb 24 in the upper region. The wedge-shaped shoulder projection 70 has a plurality of projections 72. The individual projections 72 are arranged in each case in such a way that a lower projection protrudes further than an upper projection into the interior of the U-shaped profile 22. The surface of the wedge-shaped shoulder projection 70 is in each case of concave configuration between adjacent projections 72, with the result that a rod body 74 which, in the present exemplary case, has a circular cross section with a constant diameter can be positioned reliably between two projections 72, in order to hold the glass pane 18 in a clamped manner.

(16) In contrast to the exemplary embodiment which is shown here, the surface of the wedge-shaped shoulder projection 70 could also be of corrugated or serrated configuration. As an alternative or in addition to this, the rod body 74 could also have a corrugated or serrated surface.

(17) A groove 80 is present on the inner side of the inner limb above the wedge-shaped shoulder projection 70. A separate covering profile 84 can be fastened to said groove 80 and the rib-like projection 82 which is situated above it. To this end, the covering profile 84 has a tongue 86 which can be pushed into the groove 80. Moreover, the covering profile 84 has a groove 88, into which the rib-like projection 82 of the limb 24 can be pushed. In contrast to the exemplary embodiment which is shown here, other fastening possibilities of the covering profile could also be suitable. For example, the covering profile could have a hook formation which could be hooked into a corresponding undercut on the limb of the U-shaped profile.

(18) During the mounting of the glass-pane railing 10, first of all the U-shaped profile body 40 is inserted from above into the U-shaped profile 22 and the spacer body 54 is fastened to the outer limb 26. The glass pane 18 is possibly inserted from above slightly obliquely into the U-shaped profile body 40. The rod body 74 is subsequently inserted into the opening region of the U-shaped profile 22 between the inner limb 24 and the glass pane 18. The glass pane 18 can now be pressed somewhat against the spacer body 54. Here, the rod body 74 slides or falls at least to a certain extent between the glass pane 18 and the wedge-shaped shoulder projection 70 of the inner limb 24. Should a further alignment of the glass pane 18 be desired, the rod body 74 can be pushed by means of a suitable tool more deeply into the gap which is present between the glass pane 18 and the wedge-shaped shoulder projection 70. This could also be achieved by way of increased pressure on the panel 18. In the final step, the covering profile 84 is attached in the opening region of the inner limb 24 of the U-shaped profile 22, in order to ensure a visually pleasant termination.

(19) As can be gathered, in particular, from FIG. 3, the installation of various glass panes 18 with different thicknesses can take place in identical U-shaped profiles 22 by way of the use of rod bodies 74 with a uniform diameter. Irrespectively of the desired glass thickness of the glass pane to be installed, no different U-shaped profiles therefore have to be kept in store. Merely U-shaped profile bodies of different thickness and possibly spacer bodies 54 of different thickness, if the glass pane is to be present in the center of the U-shaped profile, have to be kept in store. As a result, the required warehouse costs are reduced considerably.

(20) In contrast to the exemplary embodiments which are shown in the drawing, the rod body could be shrunk in its longitudinal axis to produce a body, in which the longitudinal extent is not greater than the transverse extent. As a result, for example, a round rod could also assume the shape of a ball.