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US 11,286,970 · App. 16/644,705 · Granted Mar 29, 2022

Corner connection for support elements of a cableway cabin

Inventor: Christoph Fuchs (Schwarzenberg, CH)
Assignee: ROPETRANS AG
F16B9/01B61B12/002B61D17/043F16B7/0446F16B11/008
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Patent No.
US 11,286,970
App. No.
16/644,705
Granted
Mar 29, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A corner connection is provided between support elements of a cableway cabin. The corner connection has a support element ( 1 ), designed as an elongated strut having a hollow end ( 2 ), and an angled connecting element ( 3 ) having a connecting piece ( 4 ). The connecting piece ( 4 ) is insertable into the hollow end ( 2 ) of the support element ( 1 ) in a form-fitting manner. An inner shape of the hollow end ( 2 ) and an outer shape of the connecting piece ( 4 ) have an angular design. At least two oppositely situated surfaces of the hollow end ( 2 ) and the connecting piece ( 4 ) are provided in a form-fitting manner in such a way that a gap ( 14, 14 ′) remains between the inner surface ( 10, 10 ′) of the hollow end ( 2 ) and the outer surface ( 9, 9 ′) of the connecting piece ( 4 ), wherein an adhesive material is provided in the gap ( 14, 14 ′).

Claims (12)

1. A corner connection between supporting elements of a cableway cabin, wherein the corner connection comprises a support element, which is designed as an elongated strut having a hollow end and an angled connecting element having a connecting piece, and which is insertable into the hollow end of the support element in a form-fitting manner, characterized in that

an inner shape of the hollow end and an outer shape of the connecting piece have an angular design, and at least two oppositely situated surfaces are provided in a form-fitting manner in such a way that a gap remains between the inner surface of the hollow end and the outer surface of the connecting piece, wherein an adhesive material is provided in the gap,

wherein the connecting piece has a U-shaped design with three outer surfaces, which are used as bonding surfaces, and

wherein a hole is situated between U legs of the U-shaped connecting piece, which is provided for introducing the adhesive material into a U base of the U-shaped connecting piece.

2. The corner connection according to claim 1 , characterized in that at least one surface of each of the hollow end and the connecting piece has a hole leading to at least one gap and is used for introducing adhesive material.

3. The corner connection according to claim 1 , characterized in that the outer shape of the connecting piece and the inner shape of the hollow end have a quadrangular design.

4. The corner connection according to claim 1 , characterized in that the connecting element has the connecting piece on one end, and on the other end forms a support element or fitting and/or has a connecting piece on multiple ends.

5. The corner connection according to claim 1 , characterized in that the inner surface of the hollow end and the outer surface of the connecting piece form bonding surfaces having a surface area of at least 50,000 mm 2 .

6. The corner connection according to claim 1 , characterized in that the connecting element has a hollow design.

7. The corner connection according to claim 1 , characterized in that the hollow end has an inner longitudinal surface on whose longitudinal areas a depression extends in each case, the depression being dimensioned so that edges of the connecting piece come to rest in the depressions in such a way that the connecting piece is centered in the hollow end.

8. The corner connection according to claim 1 , characterized in that a plurality of depressions of the hollow end are spaced apart from the inner surfaces of the hollow end and the ends of U legs of the U-shaped connecting piece come to rest in the depressions of the hollow end.

9. A cableway cabin with a corner connection according to claim 1 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2021
From: CWA CONSTRUCTIONS SA
To: ROPETRANS AG
Reel/Frame 057582/0636 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2020
From: FUCHS, CHRISTOPH
To: CWA CONSTRUCTIONS SA
Reel/Frame 052567/0703 →
Priority Claims (1)
CH 108/17 · Sep 6, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200283035A1 · Sep 10, 2020
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