Patent NZ-733154-A (NZ)
Title: Truss frame, modular truss girder and bridging and/or support construction
Inventor: KRELLER HELMUT
IPC: E04G5/16
Filed: 2016-01-27
Abstract: The invention relates to a truss frame, a modular truss girder and bridging and/or support construction. The invention seeks to resolve attachment and/or extension issues, together with weight issues, observed in prior art frames. Thus the invention provides a frame (20) for construction of a bridging and/or support construction, which frame consists of a plurality of rod-shaped individual parts of metal, namely of at least two elongate parallel post tubes (21) each extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis (26) thereof and each having an outer circumference (44), at least two elongate parallel crossbars (22) each extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis (27) thereof, which crossbars extend perpendicularly to the post tubes (21), and at least one elongate diagonal element (23) which is adjustable in its length by way of integrated length adjusting means (65) and which extends in the direction of the longitudinal axis (49) thereof between diagonally opposite corner regions (53.1, 53.2) of the truss frame (20), wherein each post tube (21) of the post tubes (21) has post tube ends (33.1, 33.2) facing away from one another, wherein two parallel connecting plates (36.1, 36.2) are respectively secured in the region of each post tube end (33.1, 33.2) of the post tube ends (33.1, 33.2) and extend parallel to the longitudinal axes (26) of the post tubes (21) and parallel to the longitudinal axes (27) of the crossbars (22), wherein each crossbar (22) has crossbar ends (35.1, 35.2) which face away from one another and which are each pivotably and detachably secured to an associated connecting plate (36.1, 36.2) of the connecting plates (36.1, 36.2) by means of a respective bolt (24), wherein the at least one diagonal element (23) has diagonal element ends (61.2, 62.2) which face away from one another and which are each pivotably and detachably secured to an associated connecting plate (36.1, 36.2) of the connecting plates (36.1, 36.2) by means of a respective bolt (24), wherein the bolts (24) have bolt axes (29) which extend perpendicularly to the longitudinal axes (26, 27) of the post tubes (21) and the crossbars (22), and wherein at least two or at least three or at least four or at least five connecting elements (50) for connection of scaffolding components (71) and/or to scaffolding components (71) are fixedly welded to each post tube (21) at a mutual spacing (55) corresponding with an integral multiple of a grid dimension of a modular scaffolding, wherein the connecting elements (50) are rosettes for connection of and/or to connecting heads (70) of scaffolding components (71), that the two parallel connecting plates (36.1; 36.2), which are secured in the region of each post tube end (33.1, 33.2), are arranged in a common notional plane (38), which contains the longitudinal axis (26) of the respective post tube, and extend away from one another, that a respective connecting body (41, 57) is fixedly welded in the region of or to at least two post tube ends (33.1, 33.2), which are each associated with the same crossbar (22), of the post tubes (21) and surround the outer circumference (44) of the respective post tube (21) over the whole circumference and that the two connecting plates (36.1, 36.2) respectively secured in the region of these post tube ends (33.1, 33.2) of the post tubes (21) are fixedly welded either to the respective connecting body (41, 57) or to the respective connecting body (41, 57) and the respective post tube (21).