A BALCONY OR AN ATTACHED TERRACE

Abstract

 A balcony has a supporting structure of the platform (1) attached to at least two load-bearing pillars (2) located on foundations outside the building and running along all balcony floors. The balcony balustrade is suspended on load-bearing pillar (2) through longitudinal handles (4) finished on one side with profiles with a profile adapted to the cut (8) in the pillar (2) and on the other side with the brackets (5) securing the filling (6) of the balustrade. Between the load-bearing pillars (2) there are balustrade pillars (3) leaning against the supporting structure (1) and connected on both sides with the same handles (4) through the cuts (7). Another variant of the balcony has a balustrade suspended with a filling (17) on the profile (18) connected to load-bearing pillars (2) and balustrade pillars (19), which are attached to the supporting structure (1) of the platform, wherein the profile (18) is placed inside the railing (20) of the balustrade. The balcony has at least two handles (13) with guides attached to the inner side of the supporting structure (1) for the T-bar (14) connecting the balcony to the façade (15) of the building. Water drainage gutter (26) is located on the inner side of the balustrade (27) and the drainage (28) is located in the side part of the supporting structure (1) under the platform (29). Individual balcony columns are mounted using the connectors (31) to the load-bearing pillars (2).

Description

[0001] The subject of this invention is a structure of a balcony or an attached terrace to be installed outside the existing or newly constructed buildings without interfering in the internal structure of the building.

[0002] Protective description of the Polish utility model Ru. 65644 discloses "A balcony for mounting on the existing building, especially built in a large-frame system". In a top view the support frame of this balcony has the shape of a rectangular letter "C" with connection nodes made at the ends of the side arms. The nodes have feet with holes for anchors, which are embedded with a chemically hardening joint in the roof beam of the building. The floor panel is glued along three edges to the inwardly extending three sides of the support frame of the horizontal bracket. It is made of a composite board, having a core of insulating material and a sheathing. Moreover, at the side ends of the balustrade upper arms vertical plates are mounted, with an opening for the anchor fixed with a chemically hardened joint in the vertical element, which is connected to the tie beams or floor slabs of adjacent floors.

[0003] Another known solution according to the patent description PL170056 concerns a balcony with a supporting structure whose brackets are fixed at least in one place with beams in the inter-storey ceiling, with a floor panel, placed on a supporting structure and with a cladding from the bottom made of aluminium sheet metal. A balcony is characterized in that it has a frame bracket, framing the whole floor, made of an aluminium section, having a number of rectangular, closed channels and a floor with a slab floor laid on aluminium channel sections, arranged parallel, side by side and connected to each other. The frame support consists of several segments of the section, juxtaposed with each other diagonally, connected by means of bent angular connectors, embedded in rectangular channels of the section segments.

[0004] Still another solution according to the European Patent description EP0939172 entitled "An external civil structure to be connected to an existing building structure". According to this solution the base plate of the balcony or terrace is connected to the ceiling slab of the building by means of fixing elements formed as anchors, which are fastened with the help of glue in a suitable choice in the ceiling of the building. The anchor has a diameter smaller than the anchor body at its free end and is able to absorb tensile forces. The anchor body and/or projection are connected to the inner wall of the cavity by a multi-component adhesive mixture.

[0005] The above solutions, to be assembled require the interference in the internal structure of the building through various types of anchors supporting the balcony structure and fixed in the ceiling of the building, which makes the balcony assembly longer.

[0006] The object of the invention is the structure of a balcony or terrace which does not require interference in the structure of the building and can be completely manufactured outside the building from prefabricated elements.

[0007] The balcony or terrace according to the invention is characterized in that the supporting structure of its platform is attached to at least two load-bearing pillars located on foundations outside the building and running along all balcony floors.

[0008] The balcony has a balustrade suspended on load-bearing pillars through longitudinal handles finished on one side with profiles with a profile adapted to the cut in the load-bearing pillar and on the other side with a bracket securing the filling of the balustrade. Between the load-bearing pillars there are balustrade pillars leaning against the supporting structure and connected on both sides with the same handles through the cuts in the balustrade pillar.
Another version of the balcony structure has a balustrade suspended with a filling on the profile connected to load-bearing pillars and balustrade pillars, which are attached to the supporting structure of the platform and the profile itself is placed inside the railing of the balustrade.
The balcony has at least two handles with guides attached to the inner side of the supporting structure for the T-bar connecting the balcony to the wall of the building.
In a different version has at least two handles made as angle brackets with a perpendicular plate designed to be stuck in the façade, attached to the inner side of the supporting structure. The balcony on the top floor can have a roof supported on the load-bearing pillars.

[0009] The main advantage of the solution is that there is no need to interfere in the structure of the building in order to mount the balcony. This makes it possible to significantly shorten the assembly because the entire balcony is assembled from prefabricated elements outside the building, for example in a workshop or factory. Assembly at the building takes about 2-3 days.
The invention will now be further described in embodiments presented in the drawings.
In the first embodiment fig. 1. shows a perspective view of a balcony, fig. 2 - is a perspective view of a balcony corner, fig3 - a horizontal section of a corner with separated elements, fig. 4 -perspective view of the platform, fig. 5 - a horizontal section of a platform, fig.6 -a perspective view of a balcony with connecting elements, fig. 7 - connecting elements, fig 8- a horizontal section of a set of the connecting elements.
In this embodiment the balcony structure comprises a frame supporting structure 1 including the platform, attached to the load-bearing pillars 2. Balustrade pillars 3 together with the balustrade handles 4 and attached balustrade bracket 5 which houses the balustrade filling 6 are supported on the supporting structure 1. The handle 4 engages with the load-bearing pillar 2 through the profiles adapted to the cut 8 in the pillar 2. The same handles 4 are connected to intermediate balustrade pillars 3 through the cuts 7. The platform comprises the supporting structure in the form of parallel profiles 10 supported on the bottom slab 9, on which the floor is laid in the form of panels 11 or ceramic tiles. Handles 13 with guides are attached to the inner side 12 of the balcony for the T-bar 14 connecting the balcony to the façade of the building 15. In order to match the unevenness of the façade the bracket 14 may have a telescopic retractable core 16.
In the second embodiment fig. 9 shows a perspective view of a balcony for the second variant of the balustrade structure, fig. 10 - is a perspective view of a balcony corner for the second variant, fig. 11 - a horizontal section of a corner with separated elements for the second variant, fig. 12 - a perspective view of a balcony with connecting elements for the the second variant, fig. 13 - connecting elements for the second variant, fig 14- a horizontal section of a set of the connecting elements for the second variant.
In the variant shown in the second example, the supporting structure of the platform together with load-bearing pillars is made in the same way as in the first example. The structure of the balustrade is different. Namely, the balustrade is suspended together with the filling 17 on the profile 18 connected to load-bearing pillars 2 and balustrade pillars 19, which are attached to the supporting structure 1 of the platform and the profile 17 itself is placed inside the railing 20 of the balustrade.
Another figures of the drawing show the detailed solutions of the individual components of the balcony. Figures 12, 13, 14, 15 show the second variant of mounting the balcony to the façade, figures 16, 17 - drainage solution, fig. 18-assembly of balcony columns, fig. 19 - a balcony with a roof, fig. 20 - a set of balcony columns mounted on 4 load-bearing pillars, fig. 21 - a set of balcony columns mounted on 2 load-bearing pillars.
Mounting the balcony to the façade 15 according to the second variant has an angle bracket 21, whose base 22 is fastened with screws 23 to the supporting structure and bottom slab of the platform. An arm 24 with a plate 25 attached to it at the right angle designed for anchoring in the façade is vertically extended to the base 22.
Drainage is carried out with a gutter 26 located on the inside of the balustrade 27 of the balcony. Therefore, the drainage 28 is running under the platform 29.
The assembly of the balcony starts from mounting the lowest segment of the load-bearing pillars 2 and connecting the façade parts 30 of the brackets 21 to the façade 15. Then the connectors 31 are mounted inside the load-bearing pillars 2 and the supporting structure 1 together with the platform 29 is put on the load-bearing pillars Having connected the platform with the façade of the building using the brackets 30, another segment of the load-bearing pillars 2 together with the balustrades is out on the supporting structure 1 and next connectors are mounted 31. These activities are repeated until the entire column is constructed, wherein the highest located balcony may have a roof, as shown in fig. 19. The roof 33 is supported on the extended segment of the load-bearing pillars 2.
The balcony column shown in fig. 20 has four load-bearing pillars 2, while the column shown in fig. 21 is supported on two load-bearing pillars 2 and angle brackets 21. This structure is used with fewer storeys and lighter structures of the balconies in the column.
The fillings 6 of the balustrades may be made of various materials including photovoltaic panels and energy-saving lighting, which as an additional effect will bring savings in energy consumption.

The list of designations

[0010] 

1. Supporting structure

2. Load-bearing pillar

3. Balustrade pillar

4. Balustrade handle

5. Balustrade bracket

6. Balustrade filling

7. Cuts in the balustrade pillar 3

8. Cuts in the load-bearing pillar 2

9. Bottom slab

10. Profiles

11. Panels

12. Inner side

13. Connecting handle

14. T-bar

15. Façade

16. Core of the bracket

17. Balustrade filling variant 2

18. Balustrade profile

19. Balustrade pillar variant 2

20. Balustrade railing

21. Angle bracket

22. Bracket base

23. Screws

24. Arm of the bracket

25. Plate of the bracket

26. Gutter

27. Balustrade

28. Drain

29. Platform

30. Bracket

31. Connector

32. Balustrades in assembly

33. Roof

Claims

1. A balcony or attached terrace comprising the frame supporting structure including the platform with the floor laid on metal, parallel channel sections, characterized in that the supporting structure of the platform (1) is attached to at least two load-bearing pillars (2) located on foundations outside the building and running along all balcony floors.

2. A balcony or attached terrace according to 1, characterized in that the balustrade is suspended on the load-bearing pillar (2) through longitudinal handles (4) finished on one side with profiles with a profile adapted to the cut (8) in the pillar (2) and on the other side with the brackets (5) securing the filling (6) of the balustrade and between the load-bearing pillars (2) there are balustrade pillars (3) leaning against the supporting structure (1) and connected on both sides with the handles (4) through the cuts (7).

3. A balcony or an attached terrace according to claim 1, characterized in that the balustrade is suspended with a filling (17) on the profile (18) connected to load-bearing pillars (2) and balustrade pillars (19), which are attached to the supporting structure (1) of the platform, wherein the profile (18) is placed inside the railing (20) of the balustrade.

4. A balcony or an attached terrace according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that it has at least two handles (13) with guides attached to the inner side of the supporting structure (1) for the T-bar (14) connecting the balcony to the façade (15) of the building.

5. A balcony or an attached terrace according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that it has at least two handles (13) made as angle brackets (21) with a perpendicular plate (25) designed to be stuck in the façade (15), attached to the inner side of the supporting structure (1).

6. A balcony or an attached terrace according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that the water drainage gutter (26) is located on the inner side of the balustrade (27) and the drainage (28) is located in the side part of the supporting structure (1) under the platform (29).

7. A balcony or an attached terrace according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that it has a roof supported on the load-bearing pillars (2) extended to the roof height (33).

Drawing