US 11,970,872 B2
Post connection adapter
Wolf Christian Behrbohm, Besigheim-Ottmarsheim (DE)
Assigned to Wilhelm Layher Verwaltungs-GmbH, Gueglingen-Eibensbach (DE)
Appl. No. 16/960,456
Filed by Wilhelm Layher Verwaltungs-GmbH, Gueglingen-Eibensbach (DE)
PCT Filed Jan. 15, 2019, PCT No. PCT/DE2019/100033
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 7, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/161825, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 29, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2018 103 898.4 (DE), filed on Feb. 21, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0332537 A1, Oct. 22, 2020
Int. Cl. E04G 5/04 (2006.01); E04G 7/32 (2006.01); E04G 5/16 (2006.01); E04G 7/00 (2006.01); E04G 7/22 (2006.01); E04G 7/26 (2006.01)
CPC E04G 5/045 (2013.01) [E04G 7/32 (2013.01); E04G 5/16 (2013.01); E04G 2007/005 (2013.01); E04G 7/22 (2013.01); E04G 7/26 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for detachable fastening of posts (72.1, 72.2) for scaffolding (20) of a scaffolding system, the parallel post axes (77.1, 77.2) of which are arranged or to be arranged at mutual system axial spacings (82) of the scaffolding system,
comprising a beam (24) which has a plurality of beam fastening positions (115), which are arranged at the same beam fastening-position spacings (43) from one another of 100 millimeters or a whole-number multiple of 100 millimeters, of beam fastening means (39); and
comprising a first post connection adapter (40; 40.1, 40.5, 40.6, 40.9) for detachable fastening of a post (72.1, 72.2) for a scaffolding to the beam (24) and a second post connection adapter (40; 40.2, 40.6, 40.7, 40.10) for detachable fastening of a post (72.1, 72.2) for a scaffolding to the beam (24), which is of the same configuration as the first post connection adapter (40; 40.1, 40.4, 40.5, 40.9);
wherein each post connection adapter (40; 40.1, 40.2, 40.5, 40.6, 40.7, 40.9, 40.10) comprises a fastening body (90):
which at a first fastening-body fastening position (106.1) has a first fastening-body fastening means (87.1) for detachable fastening of the fastening body (90) at a beam fastening position (115) of the beam fastening positions (115) of a beam fastening means (39) of the beam fastening means (39) of the beam (24),
and which at a second fastening-body fastening position (106.2) has a second fastening-body fastening means (87.2) for detachable fastening of the fastening body (90) at a beam fastening position (115) of the beam fastening positions (115) of a beam fastening means (39) of the beam fastening means (39) of the beam (24),
and which is detachably fastenable or to be detachably fastened to the beam (24) selectably either by way of the first fastening-body fastening means (87.1) or by way of the second fastening-body fastening means (87.2) at a beam fastening position (115) of the beam fastening positions (115) of the beam (24); and
wherein each post connection adapter (40; 40.1, 40.2, 40.5, 40.6, 40.7, 40.9, 40.10) comprises a post connection body (85) for detachable fastening of the respective post (72.1, 72.2) for a scaffolding, which is rigidly fastened to its the fastening body (90) and extends in the direction of a post connection body axis (86) of the post connection body (85) and which has a post connection body end (91) extending away from the fastening body (90) and is formed with a tube (100) or constructed as a tube (100), the tube (100) having a tube axis (102) which is aligned with the post connection body axis (86); and
wherein the first fastening-body fastening position (87.1) and the second fastening-body fastening position (87.2) have a mutual fastening position spacing (108) of 72 millimeters; and
wherein a notional center plane (109), which contains a notional center point (111) in the center between the first fastening-body fastening position (106.1) and the second fastening-body fastening position (106.2), is arranged to be offset at a spacing (112) of 20 millimeters with respect to a notional post connection body axial plane (110), which extends parallel to the notional center plane (109) and contains the post connection body axis (86), as considered in a direction perpendicular to the notional center plane (109) and perpendicular to the post connection body axis (86); and
wherein each post connection adapter (40; 40.1, 40.2, 40.5, 40.6, 40.7, 40.9, 40.10) is selectably detachably fastened by way of at least one fastening-body fastening means (87.1, 87.2) of its fastening-body fastening means (87.1, 87.2) of its fastening body (90) in each instance at another beam fastening position (115) of the beam fastening positions (115) of the beam (24) as follows:
a) by way of the first fastening-body fastening means (87.1) of the first post connection adapter (40.9) and by way of the first fastening-body fastening means (87.1) of the second post connection adapter (40.10) in such a way that the post connection body axis (86) of the first post connection adapter (40.9) and the post connection body axis (86), which extends parallel thereto, of the second post connection adapter (40.10) have a mutual post connection body axial spacing (120.7) which is larger by 32 millimeters or smaller by 32 millimeters than a fastening-position spacing (1227) of the first fastening-body fastening position (106.1) of the first fastening-body fastening means (87.1) of the first post connection adapter (40.9) from the first fastening-body fastening position (106.1) of the first fastening-body fastening means (87.1) of the second post connection adapter (40.10);
or
b) by way of the second fastening-body fastening means of the first post connection adapter (40; 40.1, 40.5) and by way of the second fastening-body fastening means of the second post connection adapter (40; 40.2, 40.6) in such a way that the post connection body axis of the first post connection adapter (40; 40.1, 40.5) and the post connection body axis, which extends parallel thereto, of the second post connection adapter (40; 40.2, 40.6) have a mutual post connection body axial spacing (120; 120.1, 120.4) which is larger by 112 millimeters or smaller by 112 millimeters than a fastening-position spacing (122, 122.4) of the second fastening-body fastening position (106.2) of the second fastening-body fastening means (87.2) of the first post connection adapter (40; 40.1, 40.5) from the second fastening-body fastening position (106.2) of the second fastening-body fastening means (87.2) of the second post connection adapter (40;40.2, 40.6);
or
c) by way of the first fastening-body fastening means of the first post connection adapter and by way of the second fastening-body fastening means of the second post connection adapter in such a way that the post connection body axis of the first post connection adapter and the post connection body axis, which extends parallel thereto, of the second post connection adapter have a mutual post connection body axial spacing which is larger by 72 millimeters or smaller by 72 millimeters than a fastening-position spacing of the first fastening-body fastening position of the first fastening-body fastening means of the first post connection adapter from the second fastening-body fastening position of the second fastening-body fastening means of the second post connection adapter,
or
by way of the first fastening-body fastening means (87.1) of the second post connection adapter (40.7) and by way of the second fastening-body fastening means (87.2) of the first post connection adapter (40.6) in such a way that the post connection body axis (86) of the first post connection adapter (40.6) and the post connection body axis (86), which extends parallel thereto, of the second post connection adapter (40.7) have a mutual post connection body axial spacing which is larger by 72 millimeters or smaller by 72 millimeters than a fastening-position spacing (122.5) of the second fastening-body fastening position (106.2) of the second fastening-body fastening means (87.2) of the first post connection adapter (40.6) from the first fastening-body fastening position (106.1) of the first fastening-body fastening means (87.1) of the second post connection adapter (40.7);
or
d) by way of the first fastening-body fastening means of the first post connection adapter and by way of the second fastening-body fastening means of the second post connection adapter in such a way that the post connection body axis of the first post connection adapter and the post connection body axis, which extends parallel thereto, of the second post connection adapter have a mutual post connection body axial spacing which is larger by 40 millimeters or smaller by 40 millimeters than a fastening-position spacing of the first fastening-body fastening position of the first fastening-body fastening means of the first post connection adapter from the second fastening-body fastening position of the second fastening-body fastening means of the second post connection adapter,
or
by way of the first fastening-body fastening means of the second post connection adapter and by way of the second fastening-body fastening means of the first post connection adapter in such a way that the post connection body axis of the first post connection adapter and the post connection body axis, which extends parallel thereto, of the second post connection adapter have a mutual post connection body axial spacing which is larger by 40 millimeters or smaller by 40 millimeters than a fastening-position spacing of the second fastening-body fastening position of the second fastening-body fastening means of the first post connection adapter from the first fastening-body fastening position of the first fastening-body fastening means of the second post connection adapter.