WO2001027428A1 - Method for treating wooden construction assemblies - Google Patents

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WO2001027428A1
WO2001027428A1 PCT/FR2000/002857 FR0002857W WO0127428A1 WO 2001027428 A1 WO2001027428 A1 WO 2001027428A1 FR 0002857 W FR0002857 W FR 0002857W WO 0127428 A1 WO0127428 A1 WO 0127428A1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B3/00—Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
    • E06B3/96—Corner joints or edge joints for windows, doors, or the like frames or wings
    • E06B3/984—Corner joints or edge joints for windows, doors, or the like frames or wings specially adapted for frame members of wood or other material worked in a similar way
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B27—WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
    • B27M—WORKING OF WOOD NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES B27B - B27L; MANUFACTURE OF SPECIFIC WOODEN ARTICLES
    • B27M3/00—Manufacture or reconditioning of specific semi-finished or finished articles
    • B27M3/0013—Manufacture or reconditioning of specific semi-finished or finished articles of composite or compound articles
    • B27M3/002—Manufacture or reconditioning of specific semi-finished or finished articles of composite or compound articles characterised by oblong elements connected at their ends
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B3/00—Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
    • E06B3/04—Wing frames not characterised by the manner of movement
    • E06B3/06—Single frames
    • E06B3/08—Constructions depending on the use of specified materials
    • E06B3/10—Constructions depending on the use of specified materials of wood

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  • the present invention relates to a method for treating wooden building assemblies.
  • Any wooden construction set is currently treated against any attack likely to degrade the wood: insects, humidity, fungi for example.
  • One of the aims of the present invention is therefore to provide a method for treating a wooden construction assembly, which makes it possible not to have to manage a large stock of the various wooden elements previously treated individually.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide such a process which makes it possible to disrupt existing operating procedures as much as possible and, therefore, not to require too great a modification of the current production facilities.
  • a method for treating wooden building assemblies which, according to the present invention, is characterized by the fact that it comprises the following stages: the various elements of the construction are pre-assembled and the elements thus pre-assembled are kept in place constituting an assembly; - we treat this set; and, - the various elements thus treated are joined together.
  • the elements are kept in place by fixing means so that these elements are in place, but with a large clearance with respect to each other.
  • these fixing means are constituted by mechanical parts such as screws.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view of an example of a wooden construction assembly once pre-assembled according to the present invention
  • - Figure 2 is a plan view of such an assembly when completed.
  • the two horizontal uprights 1 and 2 are held in position by two vertical uprights 3 and 4: these come to cover the free ends, 1 a, 1 b and
  • the present invention therefore relates to the creation of a batch of pre-assembled parts which follows a traditional manufacturing process. Therefore, we limit the problems of tracking and tracking of particular parts, we reduce the handling times (75% gain for 4 pre-assembled parts) and we reduce the problems of non-conforming assemblies (bad positioning between two rooms).
  • the opening of a traditionally framed window allows neither the penetration of treatment product nor the covering of finishing product in the contact zone between the assembled elements (crosspieces and uprights), as has been said previously.
  • the method according to the invention leaving sufficient clearance (of the order of 25 mm) allows the treatment product to penetrate into the end wood of the crosspieces and the finishing product to protect the area mentioned above. This process guarantees an efficiency identical to the conventional processes for this type of assembly, namely by separate elements.
  • the method according to the present invention thus makes it possible to avoid any concern for locating and monitoring the various elements, when it is necessary to both locate and treat, including painting the elements.
  • the angles thus produced are ensured of a geometry without a deflector since the holes and the assembly of the elements are simultaneously carried out in the final position.

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for treating wooden construction assemblies, comprising the following steps: pre-assembling the different elements (1 to 4) making up the construction; holding the thus pre-assembled elements in place, said elements forming one assembly; treating said assembly; and fixing the treated assembly. The inventive method is suitable for use in the wood industry.

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Procédé pour traiter des ensembles de construction en bois Method for treating wooden building assemblies
La présente invention est relative à un procédé pour traiter des ensembles de construction en bois.The present invention relates to a method for treating wooden building assemblies.
Tout ensemble de construction en bois est actuellement traité contre toute attaque susceptible de dégrader le bois : insectes, humidité, champignons par exemple.Any wooden construction set is currently treated against any attack likely to degrade the wood: insects, humidity, fungi for example.
Mais l'évolution des produits de traitement et de finition vers des produits à base aqueuse et les législations sur l'environnement conduisent de plus en plus, d'une part, à abandonner les produits à base de solvant et, d'autre part, à traiter chacun des éléments d'un ensemble de construction en bois avant de les assembler.However, the development of treatment and finishing products towards aqueous-based products and environmental legislation are increasingly leading, on the one hand, to abandon solvent-based products and, on the other, processing each of the elements of a wooden construction assembly before assembling them.
Ainsi, dans les processus classiques de fabrication des menuiseries à assemblage mécanique, les traverses et les montants d'ouvrant sont usinés séparément pour n'être assemblés qu'après traitement et/ou finition. La variabilité des usinages (trous non coaxiaux, mal positionnés) engendre très souvent des défauts d'assemblage quasiment impossible à résoudre (désafleurement entre traverse et montant, décalage dans le plan du vantail) qui eux-mêmes limitent les performances des fenêtres (tenue mécanique de l'ouvrant, maintient du vitrage, positionnement des pièces d'étanchéité). Dans le cas de fabrication en sur-mesure, le suivi de pièces seules est délicat et lourd à gérer lorsqu'il reste des opérations à réaliser (marquage par pièces, temps de triage important).Thus, in the conventional manufacturing processes of joinery with mechanical assembly, the crosspieces and the sash uprights are machined separately so that they are assembled only after treatment and / or finishing. The variability of the machining operations (non-coaxial holes, poorly positioned) very often leads to assembly faults which are almost impossible to resolve (clearance between crosspiece and upright, offset in the plane of the leaf) which themselves limit the performance of the windows (mechanical strength opening, maintains glazing, positioning of sealing parts). In the case of tailor-made manufacturing, tracking single parts is delicate and cumbersome to manage when there are operations to be carried out (marking by parts, long sorting time).
Aussi est-il de plus en plus imposé que les différents éléments constitutifs de tels ensembles soient traités dans leur entier de telle sorte que même les parties cachées de ceux-ci après assemblage soient traitées, ce qui n'est pas sans poser des problèmes notamment logistiques : en effet le nombre d'éléments en bois en terme de références est très important.It is therefore increasingly imposed that the various constituent elements of such assemblies are treated in their entirety so that even the hidden parts of these after assembly are treated, which is not without posing problems in particular. logistics: indeed the number of wooden elements in terms of references is very important.
Aussi un des buts de la présente invention est-il de fournir un procédé pour traiter un ensemble de construction en bois, qui permet de ne pas avoir à gérer un stock important des différents éléments en bois préalablement traités individuellement. Un autre but de l'invention est de fournir un tel procédé qui permet de perturber au minimum les modes opératoires existants et, par là même, de ne pas nécessiter une modification trop importante des actuelles installations de production.One of the aims of the present invention is therefore to provide a method for treating a wooden construction assembly, which makes it possible not to have to manage a large stock of the various wooden elements previously treated individually. Another object of the invention is to provide such a process which makes it possible to disrupt existing operating procedures as much as possible and, therefore, not to require too great a modification of the current production facilities.
Ces buts, ainsi que d'autres qui apparaîtront par la suite, sont atteints par un procédé pour traiter des ensembles de construction en bois qui, selon la présente invention, est caractérisé par le fait qu'il comporte les étapes suivantes : on pré-assemble les différents éléments de la construction et on maintient en place les éléments ainsi pré-assemblés constituant un ensemble ; - on traite cet ensemble ; et, - on solidarise les différents éléments ainsi traités.These aims, as well as others which will appear later, are achieved by a method for treating wooden building assemblies which, according to the present invention, is characterized by the fact that it comprises the following stages: the various elements of the construction are pre-assembled and the elements thus pre-assembled are kept in place constituting an assembly; - we treat this set; and, - the various elements thus treated are joined together.
Avantageusement, on maintient les éléments en place par des moyens de fixation de telle sorte que ces éléments soient en place, mais avec un grand jeu les uns par rapport aux autres.Advantageously, the elements are kept in place by fixing means so that these elements are in place, but with a large clearance with respect to each other.
De préférence ces moyens de fixation sont constitués par des pièces mécaniques telles que des vis.Preferably these fixing means are constituted by mechanical parts such as screws.
La description qui va suivre et qui ne présente aucun caractère limitatif, doit être lue en regard des figures annexées, parmi lesquelles : la figure 1 est une vue en plan d'un exemple d'ensemble de construction en bois une fois pré-assemblé selon la présente invention ; et, - la figure 2 est une vue en plan d'un tel ensemble un fois terminé.The description which follows and which has no limiting character, should be read with reference to the appended figures, among which: FIG. 1 is a plan view of an example of a wooden construction assembly once pre-assembled according to the present invention; and, - Figure 2 is a plan view of such an assembly when completed.
Ainsi qu'on peut le voir sur ces figures relatives à un ensemble de construction bois de type cadre, exemple d'ensemble le plus simple, celui-ci est constitué de quatre éléments, ou montants, de forme générale parallélépipédique.As can be seen in these figures relating to a wooden frame-type construction assembly, the simplest example of an assembly, it consists of four elements, or uprights, of generally parallelepipedal shape.
Les deux montants horizontaux 1 et 2 sont maintenus en position par deux montants verticaux 3 et 4 : ceux-ci viennent recouvrir les extrémités libres, 1 a, 1 b etThe two horizontal uprights 1 and 2 are held in position by two vertical uprights 3 and 4: these come to cover the free ends, 1 a, 1 b and
2a, 2b respectivement de ceux-là dans cet exemple de réalisation.2a, 2b respectively of these in this exemplary embodiment.
Ces extrémités libres 1 a,1 b et 2a,2b, bien que cachées lorsque l'ensemble est réalisé, doivent être protégées selon les nouvelles législations contre toute attaque, tout comme, d'ailleurs, les autres parties des éléments constitutifs de cet ensemble. Selon le procédé de la présente invention, on pré-assemble les différents montants ci-dessus et on les maintient en position, comme représenté à la figure 1 , par des moyens de fixation mécaniques 5, tels que des vis par exemple : le vissage des vis 5 n'est que partiel, comme on peut le constater sur la figure 2, afin de laisser un jeu permettant de traiter les faces des extrémités 1 a et 1 b ultérieurement cachées.These free ends 1a, 1b and 2a, 2b, although hidden when the assembly is produced, must be protected according to new legislation against any attack, just like, moreover, the other parts of the constituent elements of this assembly . According to the method of the present invention, the above uprights are pre-assembled and they are held in position, as shown in FIG. 1, by mechanical fixing means 5, such as screws for example: the screwing of the screw 5 is only partial, as can be seen in FIG. 2, in order to leave a clearance allowing the faces of the ends 1a and 1b to be subsequently treated.
On traite l'ensemble ainsi réalisé contre toute attaque susceptible de dégrader le bois, puis on solidarise cet ensemble en terminant le vissage : les extrémités 1 a,The assembly thus produced is treated against any attack liable to degrade the wood, then this assembly is joined together by completing the screwing: the ends 1a,
1 b et 2a, 2b respectivement des montants 1 et 2 sont maintenant au contact des faces intérieures correspondantes des montants verticaux 3 et 4 et sont cachées par celles-ci, mais ont été traitées. La gestion de pièces unitaires étant complexe pour un flux tendu en production, la présente invention a donc pour objet la création d'un lot de pièces pré-assemblé qui suit un processus de fabrication traditionnel. De ce fait, on limite les problèmes de repérages et de suivi de pièces particulières, on diminue les temps de manipulation (gain de 75 % pour 4 pièces pré-assemblées) et on réduit les problèmes d'assemblages non conformes (mauvais positionnement entre deux pièces).1b and 2a, 2b respectively of the uprights 1 and 2 are now in contact with the corresponding interior faces of the vertical uprights 3 and 4 and are hidden by them, but have been treated. The management of unit parts being complex for a tight flow in production, the present invention therefore relates to the creation of a batch of pre-assembled parts which follows a traditional manufacturing process. Therefore, we limit the problems of tracking and tracking of particular parts, we reduce the handling times (75% gain for 4 pre-assembled parts) and we reduce the problems of non-conforming assemblies (bad positioning between two rooms).
De plus, l'ouvrant d'une fenêtre cadré traditionnellement ne permet ni la pénétration de produit de traitement ni la couverture de produit de finition dans la zone de contact entre les éléments assemblés (traverses et montants), comme il a été dit précédemment. Par contre, le procédé selon l'invention laissant un jeu suffisant (de l'ordre de 25 mm) permet au produit de traitement de pénétrer dans le bois de bout des traverses et au produit de finition de protéger la zone citée précédemment. Ce procédé garantit une efficacité identique aux processus classiques pour ce type d'assemblage, à savoir par éléments séparés.In addition, the opening of a traditionally framed window allows neither the penetration of treatment product nor the covering of finishing product in the contact zone between the assembled elements (crosspieces and uprights), as has been said previously. On the other hand, the method according to the invention leaving sufficient clearance (of the order of 25 mm) allows the treatment product to penetrate into the end wood of the crosspieces and the finishing product to protect the area mentioned above. This process guarantees an efficiency identical to the conventional processes for this type of assembly, namely by separate elements.
Le procédé selon la présente invention permet ainsi d'éviter tout souci de repérage et de suivi des différents éléments, lorsque l'on doit à la fois repérer et traiter y compris peindre les éléments. De plus, les angles ainsi réalisés sont assurés d'une géométrie sans désafleur puisque les perçages et l'assemblage des éléments sont simultanément effectués en position finale. The method according to the present invention thus makes it possible to avoid any concern for locating and monitoring the various elements, when it is necessary to both locate and treat, including painting the elements. In addition, the angles thus produced are ensured of a geometry without a deflector since the holes and the assembly of the elements are simultaneously carried out in the final position.

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1. Procédé pour traiter des ensembles de construction en bois, caractérisé par le fait qu'il comporte les étapes suivantes :1. Method for treating wooden building assemblies, characterized in that it comprises the following stages:
- on pré-assemble les différents éléments (1 à 4) de la construction ; - on maintient en place lesdits éléments ainsi pré-assemblés constituant un ensemble ;- the different elements (1 to 4) of the construction are pre-assembled; - Maintaining in place said elements thus pre-assembled constituting an assembly;
- on traite ledit ensemble ; et,- said assembly is treated; and,
- on solidarise ledit ensemble traité.- said treated assembly is joined together.
2. Procédé selon la revendication 1 , caractérisé par le fait que l'on maintient les éléments (1 à 4) en place par des moyens de fixation (5) de telle sorte que lesdits éléments soient en place mais avec un grand jeu les uns par rapport aux autres.2. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the elements are maintained (1 to 4) in place by fixing means (5) so that said elements are in place but with a large clearance each compared to others.
3. Procédé selon la revendication 2, caractérisé par le fait que les moyens de fixation (5) sont constitués par des pièces mécaniques telles que des vis. 3. Method according to claim 2, characterized in that the fixing means (5) are constituted by mechanical parts such as screws.
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