[0001] This invention is related to a building connector with thermal insulation used to
connect an external ferroconcrete element of a building, particularly provided as
a balcony slab, with an internal ferroconcrete element of a building, for example
with ferroconcrete ceiling, a ferroconcrete girder or a ferroconcrete ring beam of
a masonry building.
[0002] A range of building connector designs is known in the art, including solutions containing
thermal insulation elements. A solution according to the international patent application
WO 00/47834 discloses an embodiment of a device used to fix supporting panels onto a wall structure
or onto a ceiling structure. The supporting device includes at least one connector,
which is provided with a reinforcing part and numerous parts improving traction and
pressure. These parts are running through the wall structure or through the ceiling
structure, together with numerous parts improving traction and pressure, running through
the supporting plate. The device according to the invention also includes an insulating
body, connected with the connector. The reinforcing parts are connected within the
highest strain area using connection points with the reinforcing profile, using thin-walled
reinforcing profiles made of stainless steel. The reinforcing parts include a reinforcing
profile provided as a C-shaped profile or as a H-shaped profile, with horizontal arms
and a vertical shelf, and with thin-walled reinforcing profiles. The reinforcing profiles
are also preferably interconnected. According to this known solution, reinforcing
bars are welded to arms of the C-shaped profiles and of the H-shaped profiles. In
addition to the C-shaped profile and the H-shaped profile with horizontal arms, the
reinforcing profiles may also be U-shaped. Each profile of this solution known in
the art has two reinforcing bars attached to each of the arms, which can be provided
as an U-shaped, open shackle, wherein the top arm of the shackle is welded to the
top arm of the reinforcing profile, while the bottom arm of the shackle is welded
to the bottom arm of the profile. According to this solution, the reinforcing bars
are made of reinforcing steel. In order to improve anchoring in the supporting panel,
the surface of reinforcing bars is provided with ribbed walls.
[0003] According to another solution, known from the international patent application
WO 2017/121658, the subject of the solution is a building element used to form connections between
two parts of a buildings, thermally insulated from each other. This element includes
a longitudinal part made of a thermally insulating material and. This element includes
bars penetrating the thermally insulated part. The elements are designed to be anchored
within building parts being connected to each other. In this solution, metal bars
are designed to hold the connection together, while it loses the stretching force
absorbed by the non-metallic bars.
[0004] According to this solution, the building element used to connect two building parts
to be thermally isolated from each other, includes a longitudinal element made of
thermally insulating material, designed to be placed between building parts and steel
bars penetrating the thermally insulating element. The bars are configured for anchoring
in building parts to be connected and for being connected with reinforcement of the
connected building parts.
[0005] Another solution, known from
CH711343, relates to a prefabricated component for connecting a concrete cantilever slab to
a concrete structure. The prefabricated component comprises an insulating body which
has through connecting plates and anchoring rods.
[0006] According to another solution, known from the patent application
FR3031529, the subject of the solution is a module forming a thermal bridge breaker capable
of forming at the junction between an interior floor slab and a beam or embedded strip
of an exterior floor slab. The insulation being provided inside the housing and the
bar-shaped frameworkspassing right through the housing therein insulation comprises
a block of structural insulation.
[0007] According to another solution, known from the patent application
KR101462802, where the subject of the solution is a thermal bridge blocking apparatus. The reinforcing
bars are arranged in the x-shape, pass diagonally through the insulator. Device has
a lower and upper cover, and each cover, shaped to have the same width and length
as the insulator, which means it has a rectangular shape and has through grooves.
[0008] Another solution is also known, which uses pairs of C-shaped profiles penetrating
a layer assembled using profiles made of a thermally insulating material. Each pair
of the C-shaped profiles, the top and the bottom profile, is connected on one side
using two U-shaped reinforcing bars and two U-shaped reinforcing bars on the other
side. Two parallel, U-shaped bars are welded to the first arm ends of every C-shaped
profile, and two similar, parallel U-shaped bars are welded to the second arm ends
of every C-shaped profile. Below this C-shaped profile, two similar, parallel U-shaped
bars are welded to the remaining U-shaped bar arms. The U-shaped bars thus welded
to and on both sides of the C-shaped profiles provide bars extending these C-shaped
profiles and welded to their arms. Four parallel arms of U-shaped bars connect the
pair including the top and the bottom C-shaped profile within the end area of these
C-shaped profiles. An identical connection using two more U-shaped bars is provided
on the other side, in the second ends area of the same C-shaped profiles. Thus, a
pair of C-shaped profiles is connected on each side using two U-shaped bars, wherein
arms of these bars provide an extension of those C-shaped profiles. Thus placed four
bar arms on one side of the pair of C-shaped profile are intended for connection with
reinforcement of an external building element, for example of a balcony slab, while
four bar arms on the opposite side of the same pair of C-shaped profiles are intended
for connection with reinforcement of an internal building element, for example, of
a ceiling. Each pair of the C-shaped profiles with the bars, the top and the bottom
C-shaped profile, is free of reinforcing bars in the middle part of its length. A
range of such pairs of C-shaped profiles with reinforcing bars, comprising connectors,
is intended for installation between neighbouring edges of a balcony slab and of a
building ceiling. C-shaped profiles in such a range of connector pairs are free of
reinforcing elements in the middle part of their length. This area along the edge
of the building ceiling and along the edge of the balcony slab is intended for installation
of thermal insulation profiles in order to remove a potential thermal bridge. Once
the boars of the described connectors are connected with the reinforcement of the
balcony slab on one side and with the reinforcement of the floor slab on the other
side, the entire connection, including the prepared insulation, maybe cast over with
concrete.
[0009] Known solutions usually use C-shaped profiles, T-shaped profiles or steel pipes reinforcing
the connection point of the external building element, such as a balcony slab, for
example, with the internal building element, such as a floor slab, for example. The
aforementioned profile sections are usually extended on both sides using steel bars,
often provided with cuts, enabling such elements to be bound to the reinforcement
of the balcony slab on one side and to the ceiling reinforcement on the other. Thermal
insulation is used in many solutions.
[0010] The problem to be solved includes improving resistance of said connectors, achieving
lower material consumption in such designs and improving thermal insulation through
improvements including removal of thermal bridges in the discussed areas of connections
of external building elements, such as balcony slabs, for example, with internal building
elements, such as floor slabs, for example. The objective of the invention also includes
easier assembly of the connectors.
[0011] Most solutions known in the art and in the construction practice use steel bars in
the discussed connections to transfer stretch forces, provided with stainless steel
bar sections in their middle parts. Shearing forces are transferred either using stretched
steel bars as described above or concrete elements reinforced with steel fibres, protruding
outside the insulation envelope.
[0012] A building connector with thermal insulation according to the invention and according
to claim 1 contains at least one pair of load bearing elements, one located above
the other, and thermal insulation elements located around and between such load bearing
elements. The connector is also provided with the top and the bottom fire preventing
layer. A single load bearing element is provided as a steel profile section with steel
reinforcing bars fixed to both its ends, providing extensions of such a profile, and
the aforementioned steel profile section free of the reinforcing bars is placed between
these reinforcing bars attached to both ends of the steel profile.
[0013] The steel profile according to the invention is provided as an open profile with
omega-type cross-section, with one steel reinforcing bar with a loop and two arms
located along its length is attached to at least one end of this steel profile, at
the bend of its arms. These two arms of the reinforcing bar provide an extension of
the steel profile. The loop of this reinforcing bar covers the spine of the steel
profile. The reinforcing bar is welded to the steel profile along the entire length
of contact with this profile, within bends of this steel profile, between the outwards
bent arm of this steel profile and the side wall of the spine of this steel profile
perpendicular to said arm.
[0014] Two reinforcing bars are preferably attached to the other end of the steel profile,
providing an extension of said steel profile in the opposite direction.
[0015] Within each pair of load bearing elements, both bearing elements are located parallel
to each other, one above the other, with spines of steel profiles turned towards each
other, such that the outwards bent arms of both steel profiles are preferably located
within parallel planes.
[0016] Within each pair of load bearing elements, the middle sections of both steel profiles
are preferably located within the layer of thermal insulation, between connection
points of the reinforcing bars.
[0017] The thermal insulation layer located between every pair of steel profiles preferably
consists of three zones, wherein the bottom insulation zone preferably includes a
ridge matching the inner shape of the channel of the bottom steel profile. The middle
insulation zone includes a bottom channel and the top channel with shapes matching
both profiles within the insulation zone. The top insulation zone preferably includes
a protrusion shaped to match the internal shape of the top steel profile.
[0018] Insulation zones are preferably provided as elongated bars including multiple pairs
of load bearing elements, forming a building connector together with other load bearing
elements.
[0019] The bottom surface of the bottom insulation zone and the top surface of the top insulation
zone are flat and both these surfaces preferably cooperate with the bottom fire preventing
plate and the top fire preventing plate of the connector, respectively.
[0020] Reinforcement bars may be bent at a right angle at least on one side of the steel
profile.
[0021] In some embodiments of the invention, they may be shaped into a loop at the bends
of reinforcing bars.
[0022] Spines of both steel profiles may be connected with buckles on both sides of the
insulation layer within a pair of load bearing elements.
[0023] According to the invention presented in claim 1 and in the following claims, a new
design of a building connector was proposed, by using an omega-shaped profile for
the purpose. The use of this profile allowed reinforcing bars to be welded to the
arms of such profiles, namely to bottom shelves and to side walls of these profiles.
The presented design ensured significant technical improvement, for example, compared
to connectors known in the art, using profiles without side arms. A single load bearing
element design was proposed, including a reinforcing bar welded on one side, bent
in the middle of its length into a loop covering the spine of the steel profile and
a buckle on the other side, covering the spine of the second steel profile within
the pair of load bearing elements.
[0024] The stable support of reinforcing bars on the arms of omega-shaped profiles facilitated
welding of reinforcing bars to the steel profile. Additionally, the use of the omega-shape
profile, namely a C-shaped profile with side arms, provided significant improvement
of mechanical resistance of the entire connector. It resulted in improved resistance
of a single load bearing element and in improved resistance of anchoring of the entire
load bearing element in concrete.
[0025] Contrary to solutions known in the art, the invention provides a building connector,
in which top load bearing elements are not connected to bottom load bearing elements,
making transport and assembly of these elements with simultaneous placement of the
intermediate insulation layer much easier.
[0026] The solution according to the invention eliminated the problem of sliding thermal
insulation elements between two layers of load-bearing elements connected with reinforcement,
which was an obstacle during work on construction sites, when connectors known in
the art where used.
[0027] Installation of connectors according to the invention at constructor sites, or in
a concrete pre-fabrication workshop, includes laying out individual layers in the
following order:
- bottom fire preventing plate,
- bottom thermal insulation layer,
- bottom load bearing element layer,
- middle thermal insulation layer,
- top load bearing element layer,
- top thermal insulation layer,
- top fire preventing plate.
[0028] Laying out these layers at the construction site proved to be easier and faster than
installation of factory-assembled, ready-to-use, pre-fabricated connectors, inside
which insulation elements are placed. The assembly of individual elements at the construction
site described above increases matching precision of neighbouring connectors, providing
further improvement of thermal insulation of the connection through better removal
of thermal bridges. The solution according to the invention ensured improved resistance
of load bearing elements by using the omega profile and facilitated assembly at construction
sites by separating the top load bearing element and the bottom load bearing element.
The problem of inaccurate assembly, in particular of thermal insulation elements,
was removed in this solution, thus facilitating elimination of possible thermal bridges.
It was shown that the use of omega-shaped profiles in the connector according to the
invention resulted in a much higher force required to destroy the connector. Measurements
performed at a research station allowed this force to be determined, for example,
for an omega-shaped profile with 26mm height and the total width, including bent arms,
of 58mm, made of 3mm thick stainless steel sheet, the force had a value of 55kN, wherein
the setup included reinforcing bars with flutted surface, made of black steel, diameter
12mm.
[0029] A range of known solutions includes technical limitations regarding the possibility
of increasing the thickness of thermal insulation of the connector. It cannot be increased
without a significant increase of the number of extremely cold, steel bars or relatively
cold, concrete elements present within the connector. If the number, and thus - the
size of load bearing elements, such as steel or concrete, was increased because of
the increasing thickness of the connector, the thermal insulation balance of the connector
could become unfavourable. Heat loss through cold load bearing elements could not
be compensated by benefits offered by the increased insulation thickness. Additionally,
increasing the number of stainless steel bar section would result in a much higher
cost of the entire connector. The connector would then no longer be a price alternative
to other methods of terrace insulation.
[0030] An adequately selected stainless steel profile with an omega cross-section enables
insulation thickness to be increased without increasing the number of profile pairs
within 1 metre and without increasing the profile size.
[0031] The object of the invention has been presented in embodiments in the attached drawing,
in which individual figures of the drawing represent as follows:
- Fig. 1 -
- a building connector including 5 pairs of load bearing elements,
- Fig. 2 -
- a connector according to Fig. 1 in an expanded view,
- Fig. 3 -
- layout of insulation layers in an expanded view,
- Fig. 4 -
- a view of the connector according to Fig. 1 and to Fig. 2 from above,
- Fig. 5 -
- a cross-section through the connector according to Fig. 4 along the A-A plane, passing
through connections of steel profiles with reinforcing bars.
- Fig. 6 -
- a cross-section from the connector according to Fig. 4 along the B-B plane passing
through steel profiles, between the layer of thermal insulation and connections of
steel profiles with reinforcing bars in another embodiment of the invention not falling
within the scope of the claims.
- Fig. 7 -
- a perspective view of a load bearing element.
- Fig. 8 -
- a side view of the load bearing element according to Fig. 7,
- Fig. 9 -
- a perspective view of a pair of load bearing elements,
- Fig. 10 -
- a side view of a pair of load bearing elements according to Fig. 9,
- Fig. 11 -
- a view of a pair of steel profiles with buckles,
- Fig. 12 -
- a side view of a pair of steel profiles according to Fig. 11,
- Fig. 13 -
- a view of the omega-type steel profile,
- Fig. 14
- - a view of the profile according to Fig. 13, including a loop made of reinforcing
wire,
- Fig. 15 -
- a view of a load bearing element in the third embodiment of the invention, including
depiction of the balcony slab and of the floor slab.
- Fig. 16 -
- a view of a load bearing element in the fourth embodiment of the invention.
- Fig. 17
- - a view of a load bearing element in the fifth embodiment of the invention.
- Fig. 18
- - a view of a load bearing element in the sixth embodiment of the invention.
- Fig. 19
- - a view of a load bearing element in the seventh embodiment of the invention.
- Fig. 20 -
- a view of a load bearing element in the eighth embodiment of the invention.
- Fig. 21
- - a view of a load bearing element in the ninth embodiment of the invention.
[0032] Fig. 1 presents a building connector in the first embodiment of the invention, which
uses five pairs of load bearing elements 1. The load bearing element 1 is presented
in Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, while a pair of load bearing elements 1 assembled together is
presented in Fig. 9 and Fig. 10. The same connector is presented in Fig. 2, in an
expanded view.
[0033] Each pair of load bearing elements 1 includes two steel profiles 2, wherein reinforcing
bars 3, 4 are attached to every steel profile 2. Load bearing elements 1 are located
one above the other in every pair of load bearing elements 1. Fig. 7 to Fig. 10 indicate
that a single load bearing element 1 comprises a section of a steel profile 2 with
reinforcing bars 3, 4 attached to its both ends. Thus, every steel profile 2 is provided
with four reinforcing bars 3, 4, two on each side of the profile. Reinforcing bars
3, 4 are attached such that they provide an extension of this profile section 2 on
each side of the profile.
[0034] Fig. 11, Fig. 13 and Fig. 14 show that the steel profile 2 comprises an open profile
with an omega shape, wherein one steel reinforcing bar 3 is attached to at least one
end of this steel profile 2, in the bends of its arms 5. In this embodiment of the
invention, the reinforcing bar 3 includes loop 6 and two arms within its length. These
two arms of the reinforcing bar 3 provide an extension of the steel profile 2. The
loop 6 of the reinforcing bar 3 covers the spine of the steel profile 2, as shown
in Fig. 14.
[0035] The reinforcing bar 3 is welded to the steel profile 2 along the entire length of
contact with this profile 2, within bends of this steel profile 2, between the outwards
bent arm 5 of this steel profile 2 and the side wall 7 of the spine of this steel
profile 2 perpendicular to arm 5.
[0036] In this embodiment of the invention, two reinforcing bars 4 are attached to the other
end of the steel profile 2, providing an extension of said steel profile 2 in the
opposite direction. This is shown in Fig. 7 and Fig. 8.
[0037] In this embodiment of the invention, as shown in Fig. 9, Fig. 10, Fig. 11 and Fig.
12, within each pair of load bearing elements 1, both load bearing elements 1 are
located parallel to each other, one above the other, with spines of steel profiles
2 turned towards each other, such that the outwards bent arms 5 of both steel profiles
2 are located within parallel planes. The load bearing profile 1, as shown in Fig.
7 located on the side, on which two straight reinforced bars 4 are attached, includes
a buckle 18 attached onto the steel profile and coupling both steel profiles 2 together.
The buckle 18 has an approximately semi-circular shape and is made of reinforcing
bar. Within each pair of profiles 2, the buckle 18 of one of the profiles 2 is provided
with a distancing tab 19, facilitating assembly of this pair of load bearing elements
1 at a construction site. The buckle 18 and the distancing tab 19 are shown in Fig.
10 and Fig. 12.
[0038] Within each pair of load bearing elements 1, the middle sections of both steel profiles
2 are located within the layer of thermal insulation 8, between connection points
of the reinforcing bars 3, 4.
[0039] The thermal insulation layer 8 located between each pair of steel profiles 2 consists
of three zones 9, 10, 11 in these embodiments of the invention, wherein the bottom
insulation zone 9 preferably includes a ridge 12 matching the inner shape of the channel
of the bottom steel profile 2. This is shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3. The middle
insulation zone 10, on the other hand, includes a bottom channel 13 and a top channel
14 with shapes matching both profiles 2 within the insulation zone. The top insulation
zone 11 preferably includes a protrusion 15 shaped to match the internal shape of
the top steel profile 2. This is shown in the aforementioned figures.
[0040] As shown in Fig. 3, insulation zones 9, 10, 11 are provided as elongated bars in
these embodiments of the invention, including multiple pairs of load bearing elements
2, forming a building connector according to the invention together with other load
bearing elements 2.
[0041] The bottom surface of the bottom insulation zone 9 and the top surface of the top
insulation zone 11 are flat and both these surfaces cooperate in these embodiments
of the invention with the bottom fire preventing plate 16 and the top fire preventing
plate 17 of the connector, respectively. Plates 16, 17 are shown in Fig. 1 and Fig.
2.
[0042] Fig. 4 shows a connector according to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 viewed from above, towards
the fire preventing plate 17. The connector comprises five pairs of the described
load bearing elements 1. Fig. 5 presents a cross-section through plane A-A marked
in Fig. 4, through zones of connection between reinforcing bars 3, 4 and steel profiles
2. Fig. 6 presents another cross-section B-B of Fig. 4, a plane between these connection
zones between bars 3, 4 and profiles 2, and the thermal insulation layer 8. Fig. 4
shows locations of the aforementioned cross-sections A-A and B-B.
[0043] Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 show the A-A and B-B cross-sections of the connector in another
embodiment not falling within the scope of the appended claims. In this particular
embodiment, the omega-shaped steel profiles 2 are turned towards each other by their
arms 5 instead of spines, as shown in other figures. In this embodiment, the loop
6, not shown in the figures, covers arms of the profile 2 instead of its spine. Additionally,
buckles 18 were not used in this particular embodiment.
[0044] Fig. 13 shows cross-section through a steel profile 2, which includes two arms 5
and two side walls 7. The term spine of the profile 2 used in this patent disclosure
should be understood as two side walls 7, together with the base of this steel profile
2. Fig. 12 shows the spine of the profile 2 turned downwards.
[0045] Fig. 14 presents the same cross-section of the steel profile 2 shown together with
loop 6, covering the spine of the profile 2. The loop 6 is formed of reinforcing bar
3 and welded to the profile 2 at locations shown in the figure, where the profile
2 contacts the reinforcing bar 3. It is shown in the figure that loop 6 is continued
as two straight sections of bar 3, comprising an extension of the steel profile 2.
This is shown, for example, in Fig. 7. In the embodiment of the invention shown in
Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, the loop 6 does not cover the spine of the profile 2, but its arms,
as in this embodiment of the invention, the profile 2 has its arms oriented towards
the middle zone 10 of the insulation.
[0046] The proposed layout of insulation zones 9, 10, 11 enabled elimination of most thermal
bridges, thus improving thermal insulation of the connector.
[0047] As shown in the attached figures, Fig. 1 to Fig. 14, the load bearing element 1 is
a connection of a steel profile 2 with reinforcing bars 3, 4, wherein reinforcing
bars 3, 4 are usually made of black steel and have flutted surface. Bars 3, 4 are
provided in these embodiments of the invention as extensions of the steel profile
2. Such load bearing elements 1 are intended for use in connections, in which an external
ferroconcrete element, such as a balcony slab, is installed on the same level as an
internal ferroconcrete element, for example a floor slab. Fig. 15 to Fig. 21 present
special embodiments of load bearing elements according to the invention.
[0048] Fig. 15 shows a load bearing element intended for use in cases, in which an external,
horizontal balcony slab 20 is installed above an internal floor slab 21 of a building.
Thus, as shown in Fig. 15, the reinforcing bar 4 intended to be fixed within the floor
slab 21 located below the level of the balcony slab 20 has been folded four times
into a loop, and its straight section has been introduced horizontally into the structure
of the floor slab 21, below the second reinforcing bar 3 shown in the figure, located
on the other side of the steel profile 2 and introduced into the balcony slab 20.
This figure also shows the thermal insulation layer 8 and the ring beam 22 around
the floor slab 21. The subsequent figures only show other, example embodiments of
reinforcement bars 3, 4 in different mutual configurations of the external ferroconcrete
element installed on an internal ferroconcrete element of a building.
[0049] Another embodiment of the load bearing element is presented in Fig. 16. In this embodiment,
the load bearing element is intended for use in a case comprising an inversion of
the example presented in Fig. 15, namely, when the balcony slab is intended to be
installed below the internal floor slab of the building. In this embodiment, the reinforcing
bar 4 intended to be placed within the floor slab, located above the balcony slab,
is folded four times and introduced into the floor slab structure located above the
balcony slab. This figure and the subsequent figures do not show the balcony slab
20 and the floor slab 21, which are presented as an example in Fig. 15.
[0050] Fig. 17 shows a shape of the reinforcing bar 4, thanks to which collision of the
bar with a Filigran-type ferroconcrete slab of the combined ceiling is avoided.
[0051] Descriptions, such as balcony slab and floor slab, used in this disclosure, should
be considered as examples. The object of the invention is related to connections of
all types of external ferroconcrete building elements with all types of internal ferroconcrete
building elements, and not only to connections between balcony slabs and ferroconcrete
floor slabs.
[0052] Another embodiment of the load bearing element according to the invention is presented
in Fig. 18. The reinforcement bar 4 cooperating with the internal element of a building
has been formed as an element perpendicular to the reinforcement bar 3 cooperating
with the balcony slab by folding the reinforcement bar 4 cooperating with this internal
element of a building three times, into a loop. This type of load bearing elements
is used to install the balcony slab onto a vertical, ferroconcrete wall of a building,
above the balcony slab.
[0053] Fig. 19 presents another embodiment of the load bearing element, intended to connect
a horizontal balcony slab with a vertical, ferroconcrete wall of a building, located
below the balcony slab. Bars 4 use to anchor the element in the vertical wall of the
buildings are bent downwards, perpendicular to the steel profile 2 and to reinforcing
bars 3 intended for anchoring within the balcony slab.
[0054] Another embodiment of the solution according to the invention is presented in Fig.
20. In this embodiment, the reinforcing bar 4 is intended for anchoring within a ferroconcrete
ring beam of a brick wall. The load bearing element presented in Fig. 21 is intended
for a similar purpose, with the exception that in this particular embodiment, reinforcing
bars 4 intended for anchoring in the ferroconcrete ring beam of a brick wall are formed
as loops by bending them three times. At the same time, bars 3 intended for anchoring
in a corner balcony slab, as shown in the Figure, include level correction related
to collision with bars of connectors located at the other side of the corner.
Designations used in the figures
[0055]
- 1. Load bearing elements
- 2. Steel profile
- 3. Reinforcing bar
- 4. Reinforcing bar
- 5. Profile arm
- 6. Loop
- 7. Profile side wall
- 8. Insulating layer
- 9. Bottom insulation layer
- 10. Middle insulation layer
- 11. Top insulation layer
- 12. Ridge
- 13. Bottom channel
- 14. Top channel
- 15. Ridge
- 16. Bottom fire preventing plate
- 17. Top fire preventing plate
- 18. Buckle
- 19. Distancing tab
- 20. Balcony slab
- 21. Floor slab
- 22. Ring beam
1. Building connector with thermal insulation, including at least one pair of load bearing
elements (1), one above the other, and a thermal insulation layer (8) around these
load bearing elements (1) and between them, and containing a bottom and a top fire
prevention layer (16,17), wherein the load bearing element is a section of a steel
profile (2), on both ends of which steel reinforcement bars (3,4) comprising extensions
of this profile (2) are attached, and a section of the steel profile (2) free of those
reinforcement bars (3, 4) is located between these reinforcing bars (3,4) attached
to both ends of the steel profile (2), characterised in that the steel profile (2) is an open profile with an omega cross-section, wherein a single
steel reinforcing bar (3) is attached to at least one end of this steel profile (2),
at the bends of its arms (5), which includes a loop (6) and two arms (5) formed along
its length, such that said loop (6) covers the spine of the steel profile (2) and
this reinforcement bar (3) is welded to the steel profile (2) along the entire length
of contact with this profile (2) at the bends of the steel profile (2), between the
outwards bent arm (5) of this steel profile (2), and the side wall (7) of the spine
of this profile (2) perpendicular to this arm (5).
2. A building connector according to claim 1, characterised in that two reinforcing bars (4) are attached to the other end of the steel profile (2)
3. A building connector according to claim 1, characterised in that within a pair of load bearing elements (1), both load bearing elements are located
parallel to each other, one above the other, with spines of steel profiles (2) turned
towards each other, such that the outwards bent arms (5) of both steel profiles (2)
are located within parallel planes.
4. A building connector according to claim 3, characterised in that within each pair of load bearing elements (1), the middle sections of both steel
profiles (2) are located in the thermal insulation layer (8), between connection points
of the reinforcing bars (3, 4).
5. A building connector according to claim 4, characterised in that the thermal insulation layer (8) located between each pair of steel profiles (2)
includes three insulation zones (9, 10, 11), with the bottom insulation zone (9) containing
a ridge (12) with a shape matching the internal shape of the channel provided in the
spine of the bottom profile (2), the middle insulation zone (10) contains a bottom
channel (13) and a top channel (14) with shapes matching the shape of spines of both
profiles (2) within the insulation zone, whilst the top insulation layer (11) contains
a ridge (15) with a shape matching the interior of the spine of the top steel profile
(2).
6. A building connector according to claim 5, characterised in that insulation zones (9,10,11) comprise longitudinal girders covering multiple pairs
of load bearing elements (1).
7. A building connector according to claim 5 or 6, characterised in that the external surface of the bottom insulation zone (9) and the external surface of
the top insulation zone (11) are flat and both these surfaces cooperate with the bottom
fire preventing plate (16) and the top fire preventing plate (17), respectively.
8. A building connector according to any of the claims 1 to 7, characterised in that the reinforcement bars (3, 4) are bent at the right angle at least on one side of
the steel profile (2).
9. A building connector according to claim 8, characterised in that the reinforcing bars (3, 4) are formed into a loop at the bends.
10. A building connector according to any of claims 1 to 9, characterised in that within a pair of load bearing elements, spines of both steel profiles (2) are connected
on both sides of the insulation layer (8) using buckles (18).
1. Gebäudeverbinder mit Wärmedämmung, der mindestens ein Paar von tragenden Elementen
(1) enthält, von denen eines über dem anderen liegt und eine Wärmedämmschicht (8)
um und zwischen diesen tragenden Elementen (1) enthält, und der die untere und obere
Brandschutzschicht (16, 17) enthält, wobei das tragende Element ein Abschnitt aus
Stahlprofil (2) ist, an dem die Bewehrungsstahlstäbe (3, 4), die eine Verlängerung
dieses Profils (2) sind, an beiden Enden befestigt sind, und zwischen diesen Bewehrungsstahlstäben
(3, 4), die an beiden Enden des Stahlprofils (2) befestigt sind, gibt es einen Abschnitt
des Stahlprofils (2), der frei von diesen Bewehrungsstahlstäben (3, 4), dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Stahlprofil (2) ein offenes Profil mit einem Omega-Querschnitt ist, wobei an
mindestens einem Ende dieses Stahlprofils (2) in den Biegungen seiner Arme (5) ein
Bewehrungsstahlstab (3) befestigt ist, der eine Schlaufe (6) und zwei entlang seiner
Länge so ausgebildete Arme (5) enthält, dass die erwähnte Schlaufe (6) die Rückseite
des Stahlprofils (2) bedeckt und dieser Bewehrungsstahlstab (3) mit dem Stahlprofil
(2) entlang der gesamten Kontaktlänge mit diesem Profil (2) in den Biegungen des Stahlprofils
(2), zwischen dem nach außen gebogenen Arm (5) dieses Stahlprofils (2) und der Seitenwand
(7) der Rückseite dieses Profils (2) senkrecht zu diesem Arm (5) verschweißt ist.
2. Gebäudeverbinder nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass am anderen Ende des Stahlprofils (2) zwei Bewehrungsstahlstäbe befestigt sind (4)
3. Gebäudeverbinder nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass bei einem Paar von Stützelementen (1) beide Stützelemente parallel zueinander übereinander
angeordnet sind und mit mit der Ruckseite der Stahlprofile (2) einander zugewandt
sind, so dass die nach außen gebogenen Arme (5) der beiden Stahlprofile (2) in zueinander
parallelen Ebenen liegen.
4. Gebäudeverbinder nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass bei jedem Stützelementpaar (1) die mittleren Abschnitte der beiden Stahlprofile (2)
in der Wärmedämmschicht (8), zwischen den Befestigungspunkten der Bewehrungsstahlstäbe
(3,4), angeordnet sind.
5. Gebäudeverbinder nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Wärmedämmschicht (8) zwischen jedem Paar Stahlprofile (2) aus drei Dämmzonen
(9, 10, 11) besteht, wobei die untere Dämmzone (9) einen Buckel (12) enthält, der
der inneren Form des Kanals der Ruckseite des unteren Profils (2) entspricht, die
mittlere Zone (10) der Isolierung enthält einen unteren Kanal (13) und einen oberen
Kanal (14), die so geformt sind, dass sie zu den Stegen der beiden Profile (2) in
der Isolierungszone passen, während die obere Zone (11) der Isolierung einen Buckel
(15) enthält, der so geformt ist, dass er zur Innenseite der Stege des oberen Stahlprofils
(2) passt.
6. Gebäudeverbinder nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Dämmzonen (9, 10, 11) Längsträger sind, die mehr als ein Paar Stützelemente (1)
enthalten.
7. Gebäudeverbinder nach Anspruch 5 oder 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Außenfläche der unteren Dämmzone (9) und die Außenfläche der oberen Dämmzone
(11) eben ist und diese beiden Flächen mit der unteren Brandplatte (16) bzw. der oberen
Brandplatte (17) zusammenwirken.
8. Gebäudeverbinder nach einem der Ansprüche von 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Bewehrungsstahlstab (3, 4) auf mindestens einer Seite des Stahlprofils (2) rechtwinklig
gebogen ist.
9. Gebäudeverbinder nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Bewehrungsstahlstab (3,4) an der Biegung zu einer Schlaufe geformt ist.
10. Gebäudeverbinder nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass bei einem Paar von Stützelementen die Rückseiten der beiden Stahlprofile (2) auf
beiden Seiten der Dämmschicht (8) mit Klammern (18) miteinander verbunden sind.
1. Connecteur de construction à isolation thermique, contenant au moins une paire d'éléments
porteurs (1), l'un au-dessus de l'autre et contenant une couche d'isolation thermique
(8) autour de ces éléments porteurs (1) et parmi eux, et contenant une couche anti-incendie
inférieure et supérieure (16,17), et l'élément porteur est une section d'un profil
en acier (2), aux extrémités de laquelle sont fixées des barres de renforcement en
acier (3,4) constituant des extensions de ce profil (2) et parmi ces barres de renforcement
(3,4) fixées à deux extrémités du profil en acier (2), il y a une section du profil
en acier (2) exempte de ces barres de renforcement (3,4), caractérisé en ce que le profil en acier (2) est un profil ouvert avec une coupe transversale oméga, où
au moins à une extrémité de ce profil en acier (2) dans les plis de ses bras (5) est
fixée une barre de renforcement en acier (3) qui contient sur sa longueur une boucle
(6) et deux bras (5), formés le long de sa longueur de sorte que ladite boucle (6)
recouvre le dos du profil en acier (2) et cette barre de renforecment (3) est soudée
avec le profil en acier (2) sur toute la longueur de contact avec ce profil (2) dans
les plis du profil en acier (2), parmi le bras plié vers l'extérieur (5) de ce profil
en acier (2), et perpendiculaire à ce bras (5) paroi latérale (7) du dos de ce profil
(2).
2. Connecteur de construction selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'à l'autre extrémité du profil en acier (2) sont fixées deux barres de renforcement
(4)
3. Connecteur de construction selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que dans la paire des éléments porteurs (1) tous les deux éléments porteurs sont disposés
parallèlement l'un au-dessus de l'autre et se font face avec les dos des profils en
acier (2) de sorte que les bras pliés vers l'extérieur (5) de ces deux profls en acier
(2) sont dans les plans parallèles l'un à l'autre.
4. Connecteur de construction selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que dans chaque paire des éléments porteurs (1), les sections centrales des deux profls
en acier (2) sont dans la couche d' isolation thermique (8), parmi les endroits de
fixation des barres de renforcement (3,4).
5. Connecteur de construction selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que la couche d' isolation thermique (8) parmi chaque paire des profils en acier (2)
se compose de trois zones d'isolation (9,10,11), où la couche d'isolation inférieure
(9) contient une crête (12) dont la forme est adaptée à la forme intérieure du canal
de la crête du profil inférieur (2), la couche d'isolation centrale (10) contient
un canal inférieure (13) et un canal supérieur (14) dont la forme est adaptée à la
forme des dos des deux profils (2) dans la zone d'isolation, par contre la zone d'isolation
supérieure (11) contient une crête (15) dont la forme est adaptée à l'intérieur du
dos du profil supérieur en acier (2).
6. Connecteur de construction selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que les zones d'isolation (9,10,11) sont des poutres longitudinales recouvrant plus d'une
paire d'éléments porteurs (1).
7. Connecteur de construction selon la revendication 5 ou 6, caractérisé en ce que la surface extérieure de la zone d'isolation inférieure (9) et la surface extérieure
de la zone d'isolation supérieure (11) est plate et toutes les deux surfaces coopèrent
respectivement avec une plaque inférieure anti-incendie (16) et i avec une plaque
supérieure anti-incendie (17).
8. Connecteur de construction selon l'une quelconque des revendications de 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que les barres de renforcement (3,4) d'au moins un côté du profil en acier (2) sont pliées
à angle droit.
9. Connecteur de construction selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que dans l'endroit de pli les barres de renforcement (3,4) ont la forme de boucle.
10. Connecteur de constructiont selon l'une quelconque des revendications de 1 à 9, caractérisé en ce que dans la paire des éléments porteurs, les dos de tous les deux profils en acier (2)
sont reliés l'un à l'autre des deux côtés de la couche d'isolation (8) avec des agrafes
(18).