Patent EA-000546-B1 (EA)
Title: Supporting wooden panel elements for constructing ceilings or bridges and use of a screw for connecting boards to form a panel element
Inventor: MEIEHOFER ULRICH A
IPC: E01D19/12
Filed: 1997-08-07
Abstract: 1. A load-bearing wooden panel element for ceiling structures or for bridge construction, comprising a plurality of individual layers of boards standing on edge perpendicular to the plane of the panel element and preferably running along the entire length thereof, which boards are joined together by screw fastenings, characterized in that the individual boards (25) are joined together at least partly by screws (27) driven at an acute angle to the surface thereof and disposed at least approximately in a plane running transverse to the longitudinal extent of the panel element (1), which screws pass through at least two successive boards (25). 2. A panel element according to Claim 1, characterized in that, in successive boards (25) or in every second board (25), screws (27) with crosswise directions are driven into successive planes (29, 39) separated by a spacing (A) and disposed perpendicular to the boards (25). 3. A panel element according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, in addition to the screws (27) driven at an acute angle to the surface (26) of the boards (25), further screws (28) are used which are driven at right angles to the surface (26) of the boards (25), each of which screws passes through at least three successive boards (25). 4. A panel element according to Claim 3, characterized in that the screws (28) driven at right angles to the surface (26) of the boards (25) are driven alternately into every second board (25) and each passes through three layers of boards (25). 5. A panel element according to one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that screws (27, 28) driven in pairs at an acute angle and at right angles to the surface (26) of the boards (25) are disposed successively at a predetermined grid pitch (R) and in two planes (29, 39) separated by a small spacing (A). 6. A panel element according to one of Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the screws (27) in one of the planes (29, 39) disposed at the grid pitch (R) are always driven to b e inclined at an acute angle in one direction and those in the other plane (29, 39) are inclined at an acute angle in the opposing direction, the two screws (28) in each pair being driven crosswise relative to each other at the respective surfaces (26) of boards (25) fitting the grid pitch (R), but being disposed in successive planes (29, 39) separated by a small spacing (A). 7. A panel element according to Claim 6, characterized in that screws (27) inclined at an acute angle in the one direction are provided in a plane (29, 39) fitting the corresponding grid pitch (R) relative to the length of the panel element (1) and, furthermore, screws (28 ) driven at right angles to the surface (26) of the boards (25) are provided close to the top and bottom board edge (30, 31). 8. A panel element according to one of Claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the screws (28) driven to be inclined at an acute angle to the surface (26) of the boards (25) include an angle (α) of approximately 45 degree  with the surface (26), so that the screws (27) disposed crosswise relative to each other in the closely successive planes (29, 39) form right angles with each other. 9. A panel element according to one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that screws (28) oriented at right angles to the surface (26) of the board (25) are driven into every second of the successive boards (25), each screw (28) driven successively into every second board (25) at right angles to the surface (26) being paired with the other screw of the plane (29, 39) disposed there beside at a small spacing (A) therefrom. 10. A panel element according to one of Claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the screws (27) driven at an acute angle to the surface (26) of the boards (25) and the screws (28) driven at right angles to the surface (26) of the boards (25) have the same length, in which case the screws (27) driven at an acute angle each pass through two neighboring boards (25) and the screws (28) driven at right angles to the surface (26) of the boards (25) each p ass through three successive boards (25). 11. A panel element according to one of the preceding Claims, characterized in that fixing screws (32) for temporary mutual fixation of successive boards (25) are driven mid-way relative to the grid pitch (R) and also relative to the height (H) of the panel element (1). 12. The use of a screw for joining boards as a panel element according to Claims 1 to 11, in which a threaded portion (36, 37) is provided on a shank (33) at least at the two end regions thereof, in which case the two threaded portions (36, 37) are matched to each other in their course, or one continuous threaded portion is provided over the entire length, o r else two successive portions (34, 35) of different diameters but having the same thread pitch are provided. 13. The use of a screw according to Claim 12, in which the portion (35) with the larger diameter has a core diameter corresponding at least approximately to the outside thread diameter of the portion (34) with the smaller diameter. The use of a screw according to Claim 12 or 13, in which a recessed drive (38) is provided for a driving tool at the free end of the portion (35) with larger diameter.