EP3406821B1 - Staircase module for spiral staircase with hexagonal section, assembly with at least one such module and staircase comprising at least one such assembly - Google Patents

Staircase module for spiral staircase with hexagonal section, assembly with at least one such module and staircase comprising at least one such assembly Download PDF

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EP3406821B1
EP3406821B1 EP18173589.5A EP18173589A EP3406821B1 EP 3406821 B1 EP3406821 B1 EP 3406821B1 EP 18173589 A EP18173589 A EP 18173589A EP 3406821 B1 EP3406821 B1 EP 3406821B1
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  • the invention relates to the field of modular helical or rotating staircases, indoor or outdoor, allowing the movement of people between a low area and a high area of staircase installation, which is not of the integrated type. or associated with scaffolding, and, in general, does not constitute a work station, or is not associated with such a station, but only allows access from the ground, or a low level, to serve a single high level, or vice versa.
  • a module for the construction of a temporary staircase comprising a frame and steps secured to said frame. It describes a stair module for a helical modular staircase with a hexagonal horizontal cross section, delimited by vertical angle uprights around a vertical central upright, said module comprising a central pole with a substantially vertical axis and having steps of substantially triangular shape, including a low step and a high step, extending in horizontal planes perpendicular to the axis of the central post and radially from said central post, to which the steps are each secured by a narrow edge of internal radial end , said steps being each secured by a wide edge of radial end external to a single stringer in the form of a substantially flat plate and parallel to the axis of the central post, the stringer having a lower part and a high part secured to the edge of the wide edge respectively of the low step and the high step, the module having posts x angle of axes parallel to the axis of
  • the document WO2017 / 191391 A1 discloses a set of modular elements for making a temporary rotating site staircase, the modular elements of the assembly ensuring an assembly of the provisional spiral staircase.
  • the elements of the assembly are designed to be assembled directly in a scaffolding structure.
  • the invention relates to a modular helical staircase of horizontal hexagonal cross section, which can be mounted, by non-professional people, from a set of modular elements, the set comprising in particular at least one module staircase with two steps, and preferably a plurality of such modules identical to each other, all the modular elements of the assembly allowing the construction of the staircase being light enough to be easily handled by non-specialized personnel for mounting a modular helical staircase with a simple and economical structure, by implementing a simple mounting process using repeated cycles.
  • the staircase according to the present invention does not have a mold or key to type, as for most scaffolding, and its assembly does not require that the assembly personnel have undergone training, without this compromising safety, during assembly as when using the helical staircase, which is not a temporary staircase.
  • the invention provides a stair module for a helical modular staircase with a hexagonal horizontal cross section, delimited by six vertical angle uprights around a vertical central upright, said module comprising a central post with a substantially axis vertical and two steps of substantially triangular shape, including a low step and a high step, extending in horizontal planes perpendicular to the axis of the central post and radially from said central post, to which the steps are each secured by a narrow edge of internal radial end, said two steps being each secured by a wide edge of external radial end to a single stringer in the form of a substantially flat plate and parallel to the axis of the central post, the stringer having a lower part and a high part secured to the edge of the wide edge respectively of the low step and the high step, and the module comprises nt two corner posts with axes parallel to the axis of the central post, so that the upper ends of the three posts of the module are in the same transverse plane perpendicular to the axe
  • the stair module is such that the central post and the two corner posts are three tubular posts, secured to the two steps and the common stringer, and whose lower ends each consist of one respectively of three sleeves, of which that of the rear corner post is longer than those of substantially the same length of the other two posts and has a bayonet light opening in the lower edge of said sleeve, a locking device corresponding to a radial pin on the upper end of the front corner post or an angle post of the staircase.
  • the module is advantageously such that the three posts of said module are made of metal or light alloy and secured to the steps and to the stringer which are in the same metal or alloy .
  • the sleeve of the rear corner post to protrude below the substantially horizontal plane perpendicular to the axis of the lower end of the central post and of the front corner post whose sleeves are of substantially identical height.
  • the stringer has a substantially rectangular lower part with lower and upper edges substantially parallel to the step. low, and a high part in the shape of a substantially inverted U, with an upper edge substantially parallel to the high step.
  • This embodiment of the stringer also makes it possible to present, at the connection between the lower part of the stringer and the adjacent branch of the U turned over from the upper part of this stringer, a surface large enough for display, by any appropriate means (bonding, painting or other marking) of assembly instructions.
  • the helical staircase of hexagonal section occupies only a limited space, for example in a cylinder of circular section of diameter less than 2 meters, while allowing to stack identical modules on each other so that simultaneously, the two steps of each module have a comfortable support or support surface, the parallel axes of the three posts of the module each pass through one respectively of the three vertices of an equilateral triangle in a transverse sectional plane of the module perpendicular to the axes of said posts, and each step has a plan shape substantially of right triangle.
  • the invention also relates, in a second step, to a set of modular elements, for producing the helical modular staircase of hexagonal horizontal cross section delimited by six vertical angle uprights around a vertical central upright, the assembly comprising a trapezoidal base for the installation of modular elements on the ground, this assembly being characterized in that at least one modular element among said modular elements of the assembly is a staircase module with two steps as presented above , at least a second modular element among the modular elements of the assembly being a railing comprising two vertical tubular uprights of unequal length, braced, in the lower part, by a cross member and in the upper part by at least one, but preferably two, inclined cross-member (s) forming a protective arm (s), the longer of the two supporting railing uprights, projecting laterally rale outwards, a plate in the lower part and each of the two uprights supporting an upwardly projecting sleeve in the upper part, which are parallel to the railing upright, said plate being able to slide around the upper end of the rear corner
  • Such a railing thus mounted in a lateral face of the hexagonal staircase which is delimited by the rear corner post on which one of its two sleeves is mounted, and by the corner post on which the other of its sleeves is mounted, makes it possible to prevent a user from falling over the stringer which is positioned in this lateral face of the staircase, when a next staircase module has been mounted on the one whose rear corner post supports the railing plate.
  • the shorter of the two railing uprights supports, in lateral projection outwards, a hook in the lower part.
  • This hook makes it easier to assemble the railing to the other modular elements and conditions the sequence of assembly steps for the various elements forming the staircase.
  • the second and / or third post may include a pin of a locking device, able to cooperate with at least one light of said locking device which equips a post with a stair module.
  • the set of modular elements for the construction of the staircase also includes an additional modular element arranged as a closing railing of the staircase, comprising two tubular railing uprights, and of the same height, braced by at least two horizontal straight rails, rigidly connected, by each of their two ends, to one of the two railing uprights respectively, one of which upper rail connecting the two upper ends of the two railing uprights, and at least one central rail, so as to form a open frame between the lower ends of these two uprights, said closing railing also comprising, in the lower part of the uprights and projecting laterally outwards, two collars each linked to one of the two uprights, and capable of being removably mounted one around the central upright and the other around a corner upright of the staircase, in the middle part of the uprights and projecting laterally outwards, two plates each linked to one of the two uprights and axis parallel to the latter, and able to slide removably on the central and rear corner posts of another
  • the other stair module on which the closing railing is mounted by its two sleeves is the last module with two steps of the staircase, in the direction of climb, that is to say the highest , the exit of the staircase or its entry, at the upper end of this staircase, being done over the stringer of this last staircase module.
  • the set of modular elements according to the invention also includes , as additional modular elements, seven foot cylinders, each of which is capable of adjusting the height of one respectively of the two corner posts of a first staircase module with two steps, as well as the substantially horizontal trapezoidal base, whose small base and the two inclined sides are of the same length corresponding to one side of the hexagonal section of the staircase, and produced by the assembly of rectilinear sections constituting at least the two bases and the two inclined sides of the 'trapezoidal base, which is capable of receiving a foot jack at each of its four vertices, and capable of adjusting the height of the upright posts delimiting three adjacent faces of the horizontal hexagonal cross section of the modular helical staircase, a foot jack fitted in the middle of the large base of the base.
  • the invention relates, in a third step, to a modular helical staircase of horizontal hexagonal cross section, delimited by six vertical uprights around a vertical central upright, and comprising a set of modular elements specific to the invention and as defined above, the modular elements of which are assembled together.
  • the invention relates, in a fourth step, to an advantageous method of mounting a modular helical staircase according to the invention, this method being characterized in that it comprises a succession of cycles each comprising three stages, the first of which is the provision of a corner post, on a jack or on another identical module previously arranged, the second step of which is to mount a railing, its plate slides around the corner post, then by rotation around said corner post until the hook abuts the rear corner post of said stair module, so that the railing extends into said adjacent face of the staircase hexagonal, so that said corner post delimits with the railing an adjacent face of the hexagonal staircase, and the third step of which is the arrangement of a staircase module with two steps on jacks or on a mo identical dule and a corner upright post previously arranged, and such that the two corner posts of said stair module define a face of the staircase of hexagonal horizontal cross section.
  • the advantage of this process is that at each cycle, a protective railing is mounted even before the two-step module is mounted, the stringer of which is placed in the same side face of the staircase as the guard body considered.
  • the railing is first oriented so that the longest upright of the two uprights of the railing is close to the central post, then, the longest upright of the two uprights of the railing is pivoted around the underlying corner post until the hook abuts the rear corner post of said stair module.
  • the method further comprises a step prior to the first cycle which consists in placing a first step on the base.
  • the helical staircase comprises twelve modules with two steps, or twenty-five steps in all, and rises over a maximum height of approximately 5 meters.
  • the method of mounting such a staircase is such that from the fourth cycle, all of the corner upright posts mounted in the first stage of the cycles are identical to the fourth corner stud post, and each stud post angle is mounted on and in the extension of a front corner post of an underlying stair module.
  • each corner upright post engage in the vertical sleeves projecting from the side of two adjacent neighboring railings previously mounted, so as to stiffen the structure of the stairs.
  • each corner post is fixed by its free end on the corner post previously mounted in an inclined spacer substantially parallel to the beam (s) ) inclined (s) of an underlying railing previously mounted, so as to act as a third inclined rail.
  • the invention proposes a basic module 1, as shown in the Figures 1a, 1b and 4 , with three tubular cylindrical posts 2, 10 and 11, of parallel axes, supporting two steps 3 and 4 whose bearing surfaces extend in planes perpendicular to the axes of the tubular cylindrical posts 2, 10 and 11, and a stringer 7 bordering steps 3 and 4 on a side corresponding to one of the six external lateral faces of the staircase.
  • central post 2 One of the posts is called central post 2, because it participates in the constitution of the vertical central upright of a staircase by the vertical stacking and in the extension of each other of the central posts 2 of all the modules 1 used for the mounting a staircase, as described below with reference to figures 13 to 19 .
  • the two steps are a low step 3 and a high step 4, each in the shape of a right triangle, viewed in plan, as shown respectively on the figures 2 and 3 , and each extending in one respectively of two parallel planes, radially with respect to the axis Z, vertical in the position of use, of the central post 2, to which each step 3, 4 is secured by its internal radial end at a narrow edge 5 in an arc corresponding to the external diameter of the central pole 2.
  • Each step 3, 4 is also secured by a wide edge 6, at its external radial end, to the stringer 7, consisting of a plate plane parallel to the axis Z of the central post 2, and having a lower part 8, substantially rectangular with lower and upper edges substantially parallel to the low step 3, and secured to the edge of the wide edge 6 of the low step 3, and a high part 9, substantially in the shape of an inverted U, with an upper edge substantially parallel to the high step 4, and secured to the edge of the wide edge 6 of the high step 4.
  • the assembly consisting of the central post 2, the two steps 3 and 4 and the stringer 7 is also secured to the other two posts, which are corner posts, contributing to the constitution of the corner uprights of a hexagonal staircase, during the assembly of the plurality of modules 1 that this staircase comprises, as also described below with reference to Figures 14a to 19 .
  • front corner post 10 is called the front corner post 10, and the other rear corner post 11, because they are integral, the first 10 at the front of the step 3, the second 11 at the rear of the high step 4, and both at the stringer 7. More specifically, the front corner post 10 is integral with the nose or front edge 12 of the low step 3 at its outer radial end as well as the wide edge 6 of this bottom step 3 at its front end, and this front corner post 10 is also integral with the bottom part 8 of the stringer 7, at the front end of the latter.
  • the rear corner post 11 is secured to the rear edge 13 of the high step 4 at its outer radial end, as well as to the wide edge 6 of this high step 4 at its rear end, and this rear corner post 11 is also integral with the upper part 9 of the stringer 7 at the rear end of the latter, at the level of a small edge in an arc of a circle which cuts the other non-right vertex of the corresponding right triangle on the figure 2 for low step 3 and on the figure 3 for high walking 4.
  • the three posts 2, 10 and 11 of each module 1 comprise identical sections of cylindrical metal tube of circular section, for example 380 mm long, 48.6 mm external diameter and 3.5 mm thick.
  • the lower ends of the two posts 2 and 10 are situated in the same plane perpendicular to the axes of the posts, this plane being horizontal in the position of use and, possibly, also of storage, of the module 1.
  • the upper ends of the tube sections of the posts 2, 10 and 11 are in the same plane perpendicular to the axes of these posts.
  • Each post 2, 10, 11 comprises at its lower end a sleeve 14, 16, fixed to the lower end of the post by a rivet 15. According to another example, the sleeve 14, 16 is welded to the rest of the post 2, 10 , 11.
  • the sleeve 14, 16 is welded to the rest of the post 2, 10, 11.
  • the sleeve 16 is arranged at the lower end of the post 11 illustrated in the figure 5b .
  • the sleeve 14 is arranged at the lower end of each of the posts 2, 10 as illustrated in Figures 5a and 5c .
  • the sleeve 16 of the post 11 is of length greater than the length of the sleeve 14.
  • the sleeve 14 has a length of 80 mm while the sleeve 16 has a length of 125 mm.
  • the sleeves 14 of the posts 2 and 10 are of substantially different length. For example, their length differs from 0.1 mm to 15 mm.
  • the sleeve 16 includes a light 17, in the form of a bayonet.
  • the light 17 comprises two parts 17a and 17c extending axially along the post 11.
  • the axial part 17a of the light 17 opens into the lower edge of the sleeve 16.
  • the two axial parts 17a and 17c are connected by an intermediate part 17b perpendicular to these two parts 17a and 17c.
  • the shape of the light 17 conditions the movement required for the placement of the module 1 on the posts of the underlying module or the corner post posts described below.
  • the front corner post 10 comprises, near its upper end, a pin 66 projecting radially outwards.
  • the pin 66 is able to cooperate with a light similar to the light 17 at the lower end of a corner post as described below.
  • the light 17 can receive a pin similar to the pin 66 at the upper end of the corner post 10 mentioned below.
  • the sleeve 14 of the front corner post 10 constitutes a female lower end capable of receiving the male upper end of the rear corner post 11 of another module 1.
  • the sleeve 14 of the central post 2 constitutes a female lower end capable of receiving the male upper end of the central post 2 of another module 1.
  • the stringer 7 and the steps 3 and 4 are made of a metal or light alloy, for example aluminum, the posts 2, 10 and 11 being secured to the steps 3, 4 and the stringer 7 for example by welding, the stringer 7 being for example an aluminum sheet 3 mm thick and the steps 3 and 4 being produced in an aluminum checkered sheet with a thickness of 3 to 4.5 mm.
  • a metal or light alloy for example aluminum
  • the posts 2, 10 and 11 being secured to the steps 3, 4 and the stringer 7 for example by welding
  • the stringer 7 being for example an aluminum sheet 3 mm thick
  • the steps 3 and 4 being produced in an aluminum checkered sheet with a thickness of 3 to 4.5 mm.
  • a basic module 1 thus produced can have a weight limited to 8 kg, easy to transport, handle and position for mounting the staircase.
  • the parallel axes of the three posts 2, 10, 11 of each module 1 each pass through one respectively of the three vertices of an equilateral triangle, in a transverse sectional plane of the module 1, perpendicular to the axes of these posts 2, 10 , 11.
  • the assembly according to the invention of modular elements for producing a modular helical staircase according to the invention also comprises, in addition to the modules 1 staircase with two steps 3, 4, at least one, and in general a plurality of railings as shown in the figure 6 .
  • This railing 18 comprises two uprights 19a and 19b tubular and parallel, vertical in the position of use of the railing 18, with the same external and internal diameters, and therefore of the same thickness, for example with a thickness of 1.5 mm and an external diameter of 30 mm, the largest of which 19a is 1,720 mm in length and the smallest of which is 1,256 mm in length, the two uprights 19a and 19b being braced, in the lower part, by a cross member 20a.
  • the two uprights 19a and 19b are braced by two crosspieces 20b and 20c inclined parallel to each other, from the longest upright 19a downwards and towards the other shortest upright 19b, the one of the crosspieces 20c connecting the upper ends of the two uprights 19a and 19b.
  • the two crossbars 20b and 20c are tubular, with the same dimensions of internal and external diameters and thickness as the uprights.
  • each of the two uprights 19a and 19b supports, projecting from the side outwards, a cylindrical sleeve 23a, 23b of circular section, the axes of the sleeves 23a and 23b being parallel to the amounts 19a and 19b.
  • the lower cross member 20a is a plate or plinth, having substantially the same shape as the stringer 7 of the module 1, so that the cross member 20a is superimposed on the stringer 7 of module 1 installed after the installation of the railing 18 during the assembly of the staircase.
  • each upright 19a, 19b comprises a retaining element 52.
  • the retaining element 52 strengthens the holding of the railing by pressing against the stringer 7.
  • Each retaining element 52 has the shape of a collar surrounding the upright 19a, 19b and comprising a free end folded at right angles.
  • the upright 19a comprises a plate 21a projecting radially.
  • the plate 21a includes an opening 21b provided for passing a corner post as described below.
  • the opening has a notch 21c allowing the passage of a pin similar to pin 66 located at the upper end of the corner post.
  • the upright 19a has another plate 22b projecting radially ending in an arc of a circle of center coincident with the center of the opening 21b.
  • the plate 22b serves as a guide and support for the railing 18 when the latter is assembled along a corner post.
  • the upright 19b has a hook 22c in radial projection intended to abut against the upper end of the rear corner post 11 of a module 1, after rotation of the railing 18 around the post of corner post on which the post 19a is assembled.
  • the railing 18 is produced by assembling, for example by welding, its components which are all metallic, preferably made of a metal or light alloy.
  • the set of modular elements according to the invention also includes other modular elements which are angle post according to the figures 7 to 8c .
  • a first 24a is a tubular rectilinear post, substantially of the same structure and dimensions as the front corner post 10 or of the central post 2 of the module 1 with two steps 3 and 4, and having a female lower end and a male upper end which are compatible with respectively the upper male end of a foot jack 40 according to the figure 10 and the lower female end of the rear corner post 11 of the module 1.
  • a tip 14 ′ is therefore found in the form of a sleeve which constitutes the lower end of the first corner post 24a.
  • the sleeve 14 ' can be made of metal or light alloy, for example aluminum or steel.
  • the tubular body 25a of the first post 24a of the corner post comprises in the upper part an annular flange 28a, which forms a peripheral abutment projecting radially outwards, to limit the sliding of the post 19a of a railing 18 on this first post 24a of the corner post.
  • the second corner post 24b includes, like the first corner post 24a, a tubular body 25b, the length of which is twice that of the first post 24a, therefore approximately 760 mm, comprising a male upper end similar to the male upper end of the rear corner post 11, and has a lateral attachment 26b projecting in its upper part, and pierced with a hole 27b for an articulated connection around an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the second post 24b on a free end 31c of a rail 29c articulated on the third post 24c of the corner post of the figure 8b .
  • the second post 24b further comprises a lateral attachment 30b projecting in its middle part, and comprising a latch 31b of the gravity type for a link articulated around an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the second post 24b on a free end 41b of a heald 29b articulated on the base of the figure 12 , as described below.
  • the second corner post 24b also includes an annular flange 28b, similar to the annular flange 28a of the first post 24a.
  • the first and second posts 24a and 24b of the corner upright have substantially the same structure and the same dimensions except that the second 24b is twice the length of the first 24a.
  • the figure 8b represents a third post 24c of the corner post, the structure and dimensions of which are substantially the same as for the second post 24b of the corner post, except that the length of the third post 24c is three times that of the first post 24a , while its fastener 26c is at the same distance from its upper end as the fastener 26b from the upper end of the second post 24b, so that the various elements and components of the third post 24c are marked on the figure 8b by references identical to those identifying the same elements or components on the figure 8a but assigned an index "c" to distinguish them from similar elements and components identified by references assigned an index "a" on the figure 7 for the first post 24a and of the index "b” for the post 24b of the figure 8a .
  • the third post 24c further comprises a rail 29c, of tubular structure, articulated around the axis 30c on the tubular body 25c, substantially at the level of the fastener 26c but on the opposite side of the body 25c, and the end of which free 31c is adapted to be removably connected to the fastener 26b of the second post 24b of the corner upright.
  • the figure 8c represents a fourth post 24d of an angle upright, the elements and components of which are identical or analogous to those of the three posts previously described are identified by the same references assigned an index "d", the length of the fourth post 24d being quadruple that of the first post 24a, and this fourth post 24d having the particularity of comprising in addition, with respect to the other three, two tenons 32d, projecting laterally on either side of the tubular body 25d in its lower half, and parallel to the axis of the tubular body 25d, these tenons 32d being able to each engage in a railing sleeve, such as a sleeve 23a or 23b of the railing 18 of the figure 6 , as described below for the mounting of the staircase, and so that the rail 29d of the fourth post 24d of the corner post can function, when it is mounted in an inclined spacer between two posts of the corner post , additional safety rail added to the two rails 20b and 20c of a railing 18 mounted on the staircase
  • the fourth post 24d comprises at its lower end a sleeve 16 similar to the sleeve 16 of the rear corner post 11 of a module 1 and with a light 17 in bayonet.
  • the upper end of the fourth post 24d comprises a pin 66 such as that of the upper end of the front corner post 10 of a module 1, unlike the other posts 24a, 24b and 24c which include a sleeve 14 ' but do not include a bayonet light sleeve or a pin.
  • the second and / or third post 24b and 24c include a pin 66 such as that such as that of the upper end of the fourth post 24d.
  • the set of modular elements for the construction of a staircase according to the invention also comprises a closing railing 33, as shown in the figure 9 , to prevent the passage beyond the top step of the last staircase module with two steps mounted at the upper end of the staircase, the exit of which then takes place laterally, over the stringer of said last module two steps.
  • the closing railing 33 of the figure 9 comprises two tubular uprights 34 of the same length, vertical in the position of use of the railing 33, and such that their lower ends are in the same horizontal plane.
  • the width of the railing 33 in its lower part is less than the width of the railing 33 in its upper part.
  • Each upright 34 extends in a non-rectilinear manner.
  • Each upright 34 includes three portions 34a, 34b, 34c.
  • the first portion 34a, located in the lower part, is rectilinear and extends along a first longitudinal axis.
  • the third portion 34c, located in the upper part is rectilinear and extends along a second longitudinal axis, parallel to the first longitudinal axis.
  • the second portion 34b extends obliquely between the first portion 34a and the third portion 34c.
  • the two uprights 34 are braced by three healds 35a, 35b, 35c rectilinear and perpendicular to the two uprights 34, and rigidly connected, by each of their two ends to one of the two uprights respectively 34, an upper heald 35a connecting the two ends upper of the two uprights 34, a central smooth 35b connecting the two uprights 34 substantially to two thirds of their height, and the third lower smooth 35c connecting the two uprights substantially to one third of their height.
  • the third stringer 35c is produced in the form of a plate or plinth.
  • the third rail 35c is superimposed on the module 1 after the installation of the railing 33 during the assembly of the staircase.
  • the railing 33 thus has the shape of a frame whose upper end is wider than the lower end, open between the lower ends of the two uprights 34.
  • the railing 33 also comprises two plates 36 projecting from the side outwards, each plate 36 being similar to the plate 21a of the amount 19a.
  • Each plate 36 is arranged on one of the two uprights 34 respectively. These plates 36 are capable of sliding in a removable manner on the central 2 and rear corner posts 11 of the last module 1 at two steps from the staircase.
  • each upright 34 supports a collar 38, of the type with two jaws pivoting with respect to each other around an axe substantially parallel to the axis of the corresponding upright 34, the two jaws being able to close one against the other by screwing, so that the collar 38 is able to be removably mounted one around the central upright and the other around a corner post of the staircase, or around a fourth post 24d of a corner post mounted on a rear corner post 11 and in the vertical extension of the latter on a module 1 of steps the stairs.
  • the set of modular elements according to the invention also comprises, as shown in the figure 11 , seven independent 40 foot cylinders, such as that of the figure 10 , as well as a substantially horizontal trapezoidal base 41, each of the two ends of the large base 42 as of the small base 43 of the base 41, as well as the middle of the large base 42 are able to be equipped with the one respectively of the seven similar foot cylinders 40, the structure of a foot cylinder being schematically shown in the figure 10 .
  • Each foot jack 40 of a well-known structure, comprises a plate 44 for supporting the ground, supporting a vertical threaded rod 45, on which is screwed a nut 46 with wings 47, with a stopping point 48 on the rod 45 which limits the height adjustment range of the nut 46 upwards, on the fins 47 from which the female lower ends of the front 10 and rear 11 corner posts of a module 1 with two steps can come to bear or the female lower ends of the first, second, third and fourth angle post poles 24a, 24b, 24c and 24d previously described, in order to compensate for a defect in the flatness and / or the horizontality of the ground surface where a staircase according to the invention must be mounted.
  • the jack 40 further comprises a cylindrical part 45 '.
  • the cylindrical part 45 ' surrounds the rod 45 in its lower part, near the support plate 44.
  • the cylindrical part 45' is therefore of larger diameter than the rod 45.
  • the end of the cylindrical part 45 ' which is opposite the end closest to the support plate 44 serves as a support surface for the interior parts corresponding to the narrowing situated between the female lower ends and the rest of the front corner posts 10 and rear 11 of a module 1 with two steps or the female lower ends of the first, second, third and fourth corner post poles 24a, 24b, 24c and 24d in order to take up the loads from the assembly.
  • the small base 43 and the two inclined sides 49, which connect the small base 43 to the large base 42 are each of the same length which corresponds to the length of one side of the hexagonal section of the stairs.
  • the base 41 is produced by assembling, for example by welding, sections straight tubulars which constitute, in this example, not only the two bases 42 and 43 and the two inclined sides 49 of the trapezoidal base 41, but also two spacers 50 each of which connects one respectively of the two ends of the small base 43 in the center of the large base 42.
  • An articulated heald 29b is also articulated between the large base 42 and one of the two inclined sides 49.
  • the heald 29b of tubular structure, is articulated by one end around an axis 41a arranged on one of the two inclined sides 49 of the base 41 and perpendicular to the axis of the jacks 40 when assembled with the base 41 thereon, and the free end 41b of which is capable of being removably articulated on the fastener 30b of the second post 24b .
  • the figure 12 also illustrates the base 41, as well as a first step 62 and a support 60.
  • the support 60 is triangular in shape. Each side of the support 60 corresponds to the length of one side of the hexagonal section of the staircase.
  • the support 60 is produced by assembling, for example by welding, rectilinear sections. These sections can for example be tubular, or rectangular.
  • the first step 62 is of triangular shape, complementary to the triangular shape of the support 60.
  • the first step 62 can be produced in the form of a thin plate, the edges of which are folded at right angles to cover part of the large base. 42 and one side of the support 60.
  • the first step is for example made of metal or light alloy.
  • the figure 13 illustrates two steps prior to the first assembly cycle described below.
  • a first step 62 and the support 60 are mounted on two jacks 40 and assembled to the base 41.
  • the support 60 is first mounted on the two jacks 40 and assembled to the base 41, then the first step 62 is assembled on the support 60 and the base 41.
  • the first step 62 is first assembled on the support 60, then the assembly formed by the first step 62 and the support 60 is mounted on the two jacks 40 and assembled to the base 41.
  • the first step 62 thus defines the first of the six faces of the staircase of horizontal hexagonal cross section to be assembled.
  • a first module 1 with two steps is mounted by its central post 2 on the foot jack 40 in the middle of the large base 42 of the horizontal base 41, and the two front corner posts 10 and rear 11 of module 1 are each mounted on one of the two foot cylinders 40 respectively, thereby defining the second of the six faces of the staircase of hexagonal horizontal cross section to be mounted.
  • the first cycle of three stages is depicted on the Figures 14a, 14b and 14c .
  • the first corner post 24a is mounted vertically by fitting on the foot jack 40 at the end of the large base 42 of the base 41 towards which the module 1 of the staircase turns while going up, and so that the first corner post 24a defines with the rear corner post 11 of the stair module 1 the third face of the hexagonal staircase.
  • a railing 18 is mounted in this third face of the staircase.
  • the amount 19a of the railing 18 is slid along the first post 24a by passing the first post 24a into the opening 21b of the plate 21a.
  • a second module 1 with two steps is mounted by its central post 2 on the central post 2 of module 1 mounted on the foot jack 40 in the middle of the large base 42 of the horizontal base 41, and the two posts d 'front 10 and rear 11 of the second module 1 are mounted respectively on the rear corner post 11 of the first module 1 and on the first post 24a, thus defining the third of the six sides of the staircase with a horizontal hexagonal cross-section to rise.
  • the second corner post 24b is fitted on the foot jack 40 at the end closest to the small base 43 of the base 41, and the hinged bar 29b of this second post 24b is fixed at spacer between this second post 24b and the base 41 by connection of this rail 29b with the attachment 41a of the base, in the fourth face of the hexagonal staircase.
  • a railing 18 is mounted in this fourth face of the staircase according to the same principle as that described in the second step of the first cycle.
  • the railing 18 is previously oriented so that the upright 19b is near the central post 2. Then, the railing 18 is pivoted around the second post 24b towards the rear post 11, up to that the hook 22c comes into abutment against the rear post 11.
  • a third step module 1 is mounted by fitting its central post 2 onto that of the second module 1, its front corner post 10 on the part of the male upper end of the rear corner post 11 of the second module 1 , and its rear corner post 11 on the part of the male upper end of the second post 24b of the upright which protrudes above the plate 21a of the railing 18.
  • the third corner post 24c of the angle figure 8b is mounted on the foot jack 40 at the other end of the small base 43 of the base 41, and the articulated beam 29c of this third post 24c of the corner post is mounted in a spacer between the second and third posts 24b and 24c of the corner post by fixing its free end 31c to the fastener 26b of the second post 24b of the corner post (see figure 8a ).
  • a third railing 18 is mounted in the fifth side face of the staircase bounded by the second and third posts 24b, 24c of the corner upright, according to the same principle as that described in the second step of the second cycle.
  • the third post 24b comprises a pin 66
  • the railing 18 is first oriented so that the upright 19b is near the central post 2. Then the railing 18 is pivoted around the third post 24c towards the rear post 11, until the hook 22c abuts against the rear post 11.
  • a fourth step module 1 is mounted by fitting its central post 2 onto that of the third module 1, its front corner post 10 on the part of the male upper end of the rear corner post 11 of the third module 1 , and its rear corner post 11 is fitted on the part of the male upper end of the third post 24c of the corner post.
  • the fourth step module 1 is mounted on the third as the third was on the second, and the latter was on the first, by vertical stacking of its post central 2 on that of the third module 1, of its rear corner post 11 on the part of the upper male end of the third post 24c of the corner post which protrudes above the plate 21a of the third railing 18, and of the front corner post 10 on the part of the upper male end of the post d rear corner 11 of the third module 1.
  • a fourth corner post 24d is mounted on the foot jack 40 at the second end of the large base 42 of the base 41, and its hinged rail 29d is mounted in an inclined spacer between the two posts 24c and 24d of an angle upright, delimiting the sixth face side of the staircase, by fixing the free end 31d (see figure 8c ) of this stringer 29d on the attachment 26c of the third post 24c of the corner post.
  • a fourth railing 18 (see figure 17b ) is mounted according to the same principle as that described in the second stage of the first cycle, and in the second stage of the third cycle.
  • the fourth post 24d comprising a pin 66
  • the railing 18 is first oriented so that the upright 19b is near the central post 2. Then the railing 18 is pivoted around the second post 24b towards the rear post 11, until the hook 22c abuts against the rear post 11.
  • This fourth cycle ends, at the third stage ( figure 17c ), by installing a fifth step module 1.
  • the fitting of the module 1 first consists in engaging the sleeve 16 of the post 11 with the male upper end of the fourth post 24d.
  • the pin 66 of the upper male end of the fourth post 24d thus becomes housed in the axial part 17a of the lumen 17 of the sleeve 16 of the post 11. Then, the pin 66 cooperates with the intermediate part 17b and moves along this intermediate part 17b.
  • the module 1 thus pivots around the fourth post 24d, the pivoting movement being limited by the size of the intermediate part 17b.
  • the sleeves 14 of the central and front posts 2, 10 are opposite the male ends respectively of the central 2 and rear posts 11 of the underlying module 1, that is to say of the fourth module 1.
  • the pin 66 finally cooperates with the axial part 17c of the lumen 17 of the sleeve 16 of the post 11.
  • the front corner post 10 of the fifth module 1 then comes to be fitted on the part of the male upper end of the post rear corner 11 of the fourth module 1 and the central post 2 comes fit on the part of the male upper end of the central post 2 underlying.
  • each cycle is a repetition of the fourth cycle, with a level shift corresponding to the module 1 of steps added to each cycle, to make a second turn of the stairs, at plumb above the first tower, the new corner post incorporated in the assembly being all identical to the fourth post 24d of the figure 8c .
  • the first step in each of these cycles always involves the installation of a fourth post 24d of the corner post.
  • the pin 66 of the front corner post 10 of the underlying module 1 is housed in the lumen 17 of the corner post 24d
  • the pin 66 of the post 24d is housed in the lumen 17 of the overlying rear corner post 11.
  • the second step concerns the installation of an additional railing 18, and the last step of each cycle always corresponds to the installation of an additional module 1 of steps.
  • the first step concerns, in the same way as the fourth cycle, the installation of a fourth post 24d of additional angle post, the second step concerns the installation of a module 1 of additional steps and the third step concerns the installation of the closing railing 33, to allow the exit of the staircase at the level of the last module 1 of steps.
  • the helical staircase is limited to 2 turns, the last step module 1 thus corresponding to the twelfth step module 1 installed.
  • each post 24d of the corner upright engage in the vertical sleeves 23a and 23b projecting from the side of two neighboring and underlying railings 18, previously mounted.
  • the rail 29d of each post 24d of the corner post is fixed by its free end 31d on the post 24d of angle post previously mounted in inclined spacer substantially parallel to the two inclined rails 20b and 20c of a railing 18 previously mounted and underlying, thereby acting as a third inclined rail, enhancing safety for users in the second turn of the stairs.
  • the closing railing 33 of the figure 9 is mounted behind the high step 4 of the last module 1 and along the rear edge of this high step 4, and fitted by its plates 36 on the upper ends of the central posts 2 and rear corner 11 of the last module 1, and retained by one of its collars 38 around the central post 2 of the penultimate module 1 and by the other collar 38 around the post 24d of the corner post supporting the rear corner post 11 of the last module 1.
  • the posts 24e of the upright are mounted vertically along the sides of the last five railings 18 and between them.
  • the posts 24e are identical to the posts 24d.
  • the posts 24e are mounted by fitting on the upper male ends of the front 10 and rear 11 corner posts of the eleventh, tenth, ninth, eighth and seventh modules 1, the beams 29d of these five posts 24e being fixed inclined between these posts 24e , to secure the staircase access to these last five step modules 1, and the pins 23a and 23b of the railings 18 are engaged in sleeves 32d of these posts 24e to stiffen the upper part of the staircase lateral exit over the stringer 7 of the last step module 1.
  • these last five posts 24e are shorter in length than the other posts 24d constituting the staircase. Specifically, their end upper is shortened compared to the upper end of the other posts 24d. furthermore, their upper end does not include a pin 66.
  • the last five posts 24d have a length of 1.3 m while the other posts 24d have a length of 1.52 m. The difference in height between these last five posts and the other 24d posts makes it possible to differentiate them and easily identify the last five posts, useful for securing the use of the staircase.

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Description

L'invention concerne le domaine des escaliers modulaires hélicoïdaux ou tournants, d'intérieur ou d'extérieur, permettant le déplacement de personnes entre une zone basse et une zone haute d'installation de l'escalier, qui n'est pas du type intégré ou associé à un échafaudage, et, d'une manière générale, ne constitue pas un poste de travail, ou n'est pas associé à un tel poste, mais permet seulement un accès depuis le sol, ou un niveau bas, pour desservir un seul niveau haut, ou inversement.The invention relates to the field of modular helical or rotating staircases, indoor or outdoor, allowing the movement of people between a low area and a high area of staircase installation, which is not of the integrated type. or associated with scaffolding, and, in general, does not constitute a work station, or is not associated with such a station, but only allows access from the ground, or a low level, to serve a single high level, or vice versa.

Il est connu par exemple du document FR 2 921 398 A1 un module pour la construction d'un escalier provisoire comprenant un bâti et des marches solidarisées audit bâti. Il décrit un module d'escalier pour un escalier modulaire hélicoïdal de section transversale horizontale hexagonale, délimitée par des montants d'angle verticaux autour d'un montant central vertical, ledit module comportant un poteau central d'axe sensiblement vertical et présentant des marches de forme substantiellement triangulaire, dont une marche basse et une marche haute, s'étendant dans des plans horizontaux perpendiculaires à l'axe du poteau central et radialement depuis ledit poteau central, auquel les marches sont chacune solidarisées par un bord étroit d'extrémité radiale interne, lesdites marches étant solidarisées chacune par un bord large d'extrémité radiale externe à un unique limon sous la forme d'une plaque sensiblement plane et parallèle à l'axe du poteau central, le limon présentant une partie basse et une partie haute solidarisées à la tranche du bord large respectivement de la marche basse et de la marche haute, le module présentant des poteaux d'angle d'axes parallèles à l'axe du poteau central, de sorte que les extrémités supérieures des poteaux du module sont dans un même plan transversal perpendiculaire aux axes des poteaux du module, dont l'un des deux poteaux d'angle, dit poteau d'angle avant, est solidaire de la partie basse du limon à l'extrémité avant de ce dernier, du nez de la marche basse à son extrémité radiale externe, et du bord large de la marche basse, à son extrémité avant, et dont un autre poteau d'angle, dit poteau d'angle arrière, est solidaire de la partie haute du limon à l'extrémité arrière de ce dernier, du bord arrière de la marche haute à son extrémité radiale externe, et du bord large de la marche haute à son extrémité arrière, le poteau central du module comportant chacun une extrémité femelle et une extrémité mâle qui sont aptes respectivement à recevoir une extrémité mâle et à être reçue dans une extrémité femelle de poteaux analogues de modules identiques, de sorte à contribuer avec lesdits poteaux analogues à la constitution dudit montant central, l'un au moins des poteaux du module présentant au moins un organe d'un dispositif de verrouillage, apte à coopérer avec au moins un autre organe dudit dispositif de verrouillage qui équipe un poteau de montant d'angle de l'escalier pour verrouiller la liaison dudit module avec ledit autre poteau de montant d'angle.It is known for example from the document FR 2 921 398 A1 a module for the construction of a temporary staircase comprising a frame and steps secured to said frame. It describes a stair module for a helical modular staircase with a hexagonal horizontal cross section, delimited by vertical angle uprights around a vertical central upright, said module comprising a central pole with a substantially vertical axis and having steps of substantially triangular shape, including a low step and a high step, extending in horizontal planes perpendicular to the axis of the central post and radially from said central post, to which the steps are each secured by a narrow edge of internal radial end , said steps being each secured by a wide edge of radial end external to a single stringer in the form of a substantially flat plate and parallel to the axis of the central post, the stringer having a lower part and a high part secured to the edge of the wide edge respectively of the low step and the high step, the module having posts x angle of axes parallel to the axis of the central post, so that the upper ends of the module posts are in the same transverse plane perpendicular to the axes of the module posts, one of the two corner posts , said front corner post, is integral with the lower part of the stringer at the front end of the latter, the nose of the low step at its outer radial end, and the wide edge of the low step, at its front end , and of which another corner post, called rear corner post, is integral with the upper part of the stringer at the rear end of the latter, the rear edge of the high step at its outer radial end, and the edge wide from the high step at its rear end, the central post of the module each comprising a female end and a male end which are capable respectively of receiving a male end and of being received in a female end of posts similar to modules identi ques, so as to contribute with said posts similar to the constitution of said central upright, at least one of the posts of the module having at least one member of a locking device, capable of cooperating with at least one other member of said device locking which is fitted to a corner post of the staircase to lock the connection of said module with said other corner post.

En outre, le document WO2017/191391 A1 divulgue un ensemble d'éléments modulaires pour réaliser un escalier de chantier tournant provisoire, les éléments modulaires de l'ensemble assurant un assemblage de l'escalier tournant provisoire. Les éléments de l'ensemble, sont conçus pour s'assembler directement dans une structure d'échafaudage.In addition, the document WO2017 / 191391 A1 discloses a set of modular elements for making a temporary rotating site staircase, the modular elements of the assembly ensuring an assembly of the provisional spiral staircase. The elements of the assembly are designed to be assembled directly in a scaffolding structure.

Plus particulièrement, l'invention se rapporte à un escalier modulaire hélicoïdal de section transversale horizontale hexagonale, qui peut être monté, par des personnes non professionnelles, à partir d'un ensemble d'éléments modulaires, l'ensemble comprenant notamment au moins un module d'escalier à deux marches, et de préférence une pluralité de tels modules identiques les uns aux autres, tous les éléments modulaires de l'ensemble permettant la construction de l'escalier étant suffisamment légers pour pouvoir être aisément manipulés par un personnel non spécialisé pour le montage d'un escalier modulaire hélicoïdal d'une structure simple et économique, par la mise en œuvre d'un procédé de montage simple par cycles répétés.More particularly, the invention relates to a modular helical staircase of horizontal hexagonal cross section, which can be mounted, by non-professional people, from a set of modular elements, the set comprising in particular at least one module staircase with two steps, and preferably a plurality of such modules identical to each other, all the modular elements of the assembly allowing the construction of the staircase being light enough to be easily handled by non-specialized personnel for mounting a modular helical staircase with a simple and economical structure, by implementing a simple mounting process using repeated cycles.

L'escalier selon la présente invention ne comporte pas de moise ni de clavette à taper, comme pour la plupart des échafaudages, et son montage ne nécessite pas que le personnel de montage ait suivi une formation, sans que cela nuise à la sécurité, au cours du montage comme lors de l'utilisation de l'escalier hélicoïdal, qui n'est pas un escalier provisoire.The staircase according to the present invention does not have a mold or key to type, as for most scaffolding, and its assembly does not require that the assembly personnel have undergone training, without this compromising safety, during assembly as when using the helical staircase, which is not a temporary staircase.

A cet effet, l'invention propose un module d'escalier pour un escalier modulaire hélicoïdal de section transversale horizontale hexagonale, délimitée par six montants d'angle verticaux autour d'un montant central vertical, ledit module comportant un poteau central d'axe sensiblement vertical et deux marches de forme sensiblement triangulaire, dont une marche basse et une marche haute, s'étendant dans des plans horizontaux perpendiculaires à l'axe du poteau central et radialement depuis ledit poteau central, auquel les marches sont chacune solidarisées par un bord étroit d'extrémité radiale interne, lesdites deux marches étant solidarisées chacune par un bord large d'extrémité radiale externe à un unique limon sous la forme d'une plaque sensiblement plane et parallèle à l'axe du poteau central, le limon présentant une partie basse et une partie haute solidarisées à la tranche du bord large respectivement de la marche basse et de la marche haute, et le module comprenant deux poteaux d'angle d'axes parallèles à l'axe du poteau central, de sorte que les extrémités supérieures des trois poteaux du module sont dans un même plan transversal perpendiculaire aux axes des trois poteaux du module, dont l'un des deux poteaux d'angle, dit poteau d'angle avant, est solidaire de la partie basse du limon à l'extrémité avant de ce dernier, du nez de la marche basse à son extrémité radiale externe, et du bord large de la marche basse, à son extrémité avant, et dont l'autre poteau d'angle, dit poteau d'angle arrière est solidaire de la partie haute du limon à l'extrémité arrière de ce dernier, du bord arrière de la marche haute à son extrémité radiale externe, et du bord large de la marche haute à son extrémité arrière, le poteau central et les deux poteaux d'angle du module comportant chacun une extrémité femelle et une extrémité mâle qui sont aptes respectivement à recevoir une extrémité mâle et à être reçue dans une extrémité femelle de poteaux analogues de modules identiques à deux marches, de sorte à contribuer avec lesdits poteaux analogues à la constitution dudit montant central et desdits montants d'angle de l'escalier, l'un au moins des trois poteaux du module présentant au moins un organe d'un dispositif de verrouillage, apte à coopérer avec au moins un autre organe dudit dispositif de verrouillage qui équipe un poteau d'un autre module d'escalier ou d'un poteau de montant d'angle de l'escalier pour verrouiller la liaison dudit module avec ledit autre module ou poteau de montant d'angle.To this end, the invention provides a stair module for a helical modular staircase with a hexagonal horizontal cross section, delimited by six vertical angle uprights around a vertical central upright, said module comprising a central post with a substantially axis vertical and two steps of substantially triangular shape, including a low step and a high step, extending in horizontal planes perpendicular to the axis of the central post and radially from said central post, to which the steps are each secured by a narrow edge of internal radial end, said two steps being each secured by a wide edge of external radial end to a single stringer in the form of a substantially flat plate and parallel to the axis of the central post, the stringer having a lower part and a high part secured to the edge of the wide edge respectively of the low step and the high step, and the module comprises nt two corner posts with axes parallel to the axis of the central post, so that the upper ends of the three posts of the module are in the same transverse plane perpendicular to the axes of the three posts of the module, one of the two corner posts, called front corner post, is integral with the lower part of the stringer at the front end of the latter, the nose of the low step at its outer radial end, and the wide edge of the low step, at its front end, and the other corner post of which, called the rear corner post, is integral with the upper part of the stringer at the rear end of the latter, from the rear edge of the high step to its external radial end , and from the wide edge of the high step to its rear end, the central post and the two corner posts of the module each comprising a female end and a male end which are capable respectively of receiving a male end and being received in a extr female mite of analogous posts of identical modules with two steps, so as to contribute with said analogous posts to the constitution of said central upright and of said staircase uprights, at least one of the three posts of the module having at least a member of a locking device, capable of cooperating with at least one other member of said locking device which is fitted to a post of another stair module or to a post for the corner post of the staircase for locking connecting said module with said other module or corner post.

Avantageusement, dans une réalisation qui procure une grande résistance pour un poids limité, et d'une grande facilité de montage, le module d'escalier est tel que le poteau central et les deux poteaux d'angle sont trois poteaux tubulaires, solidarisés aux deux marches et au limon commun, et dont les extrémités inférieures sont constituées chacune par l'un respectivement de trois manchons, dont celui du poteau d'angle arrière est plus long que ceux de sensiblement même longueur des deux autres poteaux et présente une lumière en baïonnette s'ouvrant dans le bord inférieur dudit manchon, d'un dispositif de verrouillage correspondant à un pion radial sur l'extrémité supérieure du poteau d'angle avant ou d'un poteau de montant d'angle de l'escalier. En particulier, pour limiter le poids tout en favorisant un montage durable de l'escalier, le module est avantageusement tel que les trois poteaux dudit module sont en métal ou alliage léger et solidarisés aux marches et au limon qui sont dans le même métal ou alliage.Advantageously, in an embodiment which provides great resistance for a limited weight, and great ease of assembly, the stair module is such that the central post and the two corner posts are three tubular posts, secured to the two steps and the common stringer, and whose lower ends each consist of one respectively of three sleeves, of which that of the rear corner post is longer than those of substantially the same length of the other two posts and has a bayonet light opening in the lower edge of said sleeve, a locking device corresponding to a radial pin on the upper end of the front corner post or an angle post of the staircase. In particular, to limit the weight while favoring a durable mounting of the staircase, the module is advantageously such that the three posts of said module are made of metal or light alloy and secured to the steps and to the stringer which are in the same metal or alloy .

De préférence, pour faciliter le montage des modules les uns sur les autres et sur les autres éléments modulaires de l'escalier, il est avantageux que le manchon du poteau d'angle arrière fasse saillie en-dessous du plan sensiblement horizontal perpendiculaire à l'axe de l'extrémité inférieure du poteau central et du poteau d'angle avant dont les manchons sont de hauteur sensiblement identique.Preferably, to facilitate mounting of the modules on each other and on the other modular elements of the staircase, it is advantageous for the sleeve of the rear corner post to protrude below the substantially horizontal plane perpendicular to the axis of the lower end of the central post and of the front corner post whose sleeves are of substantially identical height.

Avantageusement également, pour assurer une bonne résistance au module d'escalier sans gêner une sortie latérale ou une entrée latérale à un utilisateur au sommet de l'escalier, le limon présente une partie basse sensiblement rectangulaire à bords inférieur et supérieur sensiblement parallèles à la marche basse, et une partie haute en forme sensiblement de U retourné, à bord supérieur sensiblement parallèle à la marche haute. Cette réalisation du limon permet de plus de présenter, à la liaison entre la partie basse du limon et la branche adjacente du U retourné de la partie haute de ce limon, une surface suffisamment grande pour l'affichage, par tout moyen approprié (collage, peinture ou autre marquage) d'instructions de montage.Advantageously also, to ensure good resistance to the staircase module without hindering a lateral exit or a lateral entry to a user at the top of the staircase, the stringer has a substantially rectangular lower part with lower and upper edges substantially parallel to the step. low, and a high part in the shape of a substantially inverted U, with an upper edge substantially parallel to the high step. This embodiment of the stringer also makes it possible to present, at the connection between the lower part of the stringer and the adjacent branch of the U turned over from the upper part of this stringer, a surface large enough for display, by any appropriate means (bonding, painting or other marking) of assembly instructions.

Afin que l'escalier hélicoïdal de section hexagonale n'occupe qu'un encombrement limité, par exemple dans un cylindre de section circulaire de diamètre inférieur à 2 mètres, tout en permettant d'empiler des modules identiques les uns sur les autres de sorte que simultanément, les deux marches de chaque module présentent une surface de support ou d'appui confortable, les axes parallèles des trois poteaux du module passent chacun par l'un respectivement des trois sommets d'un triangle équilatéral dans un plan de coupe transversale du module perpendiculairement aux axes desdits poteaux, et chaque marche a une forme en plan sensiblement de triangle rectangle.So that the helical staircase of hexagonal section occupies only a limited space, for example in a cylinder of circular section of diameter less than 2 meters, while allowing to stack identical modules on each other so that simultaneously, the two steps of each module have a comfortable support or support surface, the parallel axes of the three posts of the module each pass through one respectively of the three vertices of an equilateral triangle in a transverse sectional plane of the module perpendicular to the axes of said posts, and each step has a plan shape substantially of right triangle.

L'invention concerne aussi, dans un deuxième temps, un ensemble d'éléments modulaires, pour réaliser l'escalier modulaire hélicoïdal de section transversale horizontale hexagonale délimitée par six montants d'angle verticaux autour d'un montant central vertical, l'ensemble comprenant une embase trapézoïdale pour la mise en place au sol des éléments modulaires, cet ensemble se caractérisant en ce qu'au moins un élément modulaire parmi lesdits éléments modulaires de l'ensemble est un module d'escalier à deux marches tel que présenté ci-dessus, au moins un deuxième élément modulaire parmi les éléments modulaires de l'ensemble étant un garde-corps comprenant deux montants verticaux tubulaires de longueur inégale, entretoisés, en partie basse, par une traverse et en partie haute par au moins une, mais de préférence deux, traverse(s) inclinée(s) formant lisse(s) de protection, le montant le plus long des deux montants de garde-corps supportant, en saillie latérale vers l'extérieur, une plaque en partie basse et chacun des deux montant supportant un manchon en saillie vers le haut en partie haute, qui sont parallèles au montant de garde-corps, ladite plaque étant apte à coulisser autour de l'extrémité supérieure du poteau d'angle arrière d'un module d'escalier ou sur un poteau d'un montant d'angle constituant un autre élément modulaire dudit ensemble, lesdits manchons étant aptes à recevoir des tenons latéraux de poteaux de montant d'angle de l'ensemble. Un tel garde-corps ainsi monté dans une face latérale de l'escalier hexagonal qui est délimitée par le poteau d'angle arrière sur lequel l'un de ses deux manchons est monté, et par le poteau de montant d'angle sur lequel l'autre de ses manchons est monté, permet d'empêcher la chute d'un utilisateur par-dessus le limon venant se positionner dans cette face latérale de l'escalier, lorsqu'un module d'escalier suivant a été monté sur celui dont le poteau d'angle arrière supporte la plaque du garde-corps.The invention also relates, in a second step, to a set of modular elements, for producing the helical modular staircase of hexagonal horizontal cross section delimited by six vertical angle uprights around a vertical central upright, the assembly comprising a trapezoidal base for the installation of modular elements on the ground, this assembly being characterized in that at least one modular element among said modular elements of the assembly is a staircase module with two steps as presented above , at least a second modular element among the modular elements of the assembly being a railing comprising two vertical tubular uprights of unequal length, braced, in the lower part, by a cross member and in the upper part by at least one, but preferably two, inclined cross-member (s) forming a protective arm (s), the longer of the two supporting railing uprights, projecting laterally rale outwards, a plate in the lower part and each of the two uprights supporting an upwardly projecting sleeve in the upper part, which are parallel to the railing upright, said plate being able to slide around the upper end of the rear corner post of a stair module or on a post of an angle post constituting another modular element of said assembly, said sleeves being capable of receiving lateral studs of post of angle post of l 'together. Such a railing thus mounted in a lateral face of the hexagonal staircase which is delimited by the rear corner post on which one of its two sleeves is mounted, and by the corner post on which the other of its sleeves is mounted, makes it possible to prevent a user from falling over the stringer which is positioned in this lateral face of the staircase, when a next staircase module has been mounted on the one whose rear corner post supports the railing plate.

En outre, le montant le plus court des deux montants de garde-corps supporte, en saillie latérale vers l'extérieur, un crochet en partie basse. Ce crochet facilite l'assemblage du garde-corps aux autres éléments modulaire et conditionne l'enchainement des étapes de montage des différents éléments formant l'escalier.In addition, the shorter of the two railing uprights supports, in lateral projection outwards, a hook in the lower part. This hook makes it easier to assemble the railing to the other modular elements and conditions the sequence of assembly steps for the various elements forming the staircase.

L'ensemble d'éléments modulaires selon l'invention comprend avantageusement de plus une pluralité de poteaux de montant d'angle comprenant :

  • un premier poteau, de sensiblement même structure et dimensions que le poteau d'angle avant du module d'escalier à deux marches, et ayant une extrémité mâle compatible avec Il'extrémité femelle du poteau d'angle arrière dudit module, mais avec, de plus, une collerette annulaire formant butée limitant le coulissement d'une plaque de garde-corps sur ledit premier poteau,
  • un deuxième poteau, de même structure que le premier poteau de montant d'angle, mais de hauteur double de celle dudit premier poteau de montant d'angle, et comprenant une attache en saillie latérale externe, apte à une liaison amovible avec une extrémité libre d'une lisse articulée par son autre extrémité à l'embase,
  • un troisième poteau, de même structure que le premier poteau de montant d'angle mais de hauteur triple de celle dudit premier poteau de montant d'angle, et
  • au moins un quatrième poteau, également sensibement de même structure que le premier poteau de montant d'angle, mais de hauteur quadruple de celle dudit premier poteau de montant d'angle, etles troisième et quatrième poteaux de montant d'angle ayant de plus une lisse rectiligne, articulée par une extrémité à pivotement autour d'un axe horizontal sur ledit poteau de montant d'angle, sensiblement à la longueur du premier poteau depuis son extrémité supérieure, et apte à être liée de manière amovible, par son autre extrémité, en entretoise inclinée, à ladite attache d'un poteau de montant d'angle voisin délimitant une même face de l'escalier hexagonal, et ledit au moins un quatrième poteau de montant d'angle ayant de plus, en saillie latérale de part et d'autre d'une portion dudit poteau dans sa moitié inférieure, deux tenons, parallèles audit quatrième poteau, et aptes à s'engager chacun dans un manchon de garde-corps, de sorte que ladite lisse en entretoise inclinée d'un quatrième poteau de montant d'angle est apte à faire fonction de lisse de sécurité supplémentaire s'ajoutant à la ou aux deux lisses inclinées d'un garde-corps préalablement monté sur l'escalier.
The set of modular elements according to the invention advantageously further comprises a plurality of corner upright posts comprising:
  • a first post, of substantially the same structure and dimensions as the front corner post of the staircase module with two steps, and having a male end compatible with the female end of the rear corner post of said module, but with, in addition, an annular collar forming a stop limiting the sliding of a railing plate on said first post,
  • a second post, of the same structure as the first corner post, but twice the height of said first corner post, and comprising an external lateral protruding attachment, suitable for a removable connection with a free end a hinge articulated by its other end to the base,
  • a third post, of the same structure as the first corner post but three times the height of said first corner post, and
  • at least a fourth post, also substantially of the same structure as the first corner post, but four times the height of said first corner post, and the third and fourth corner posts also having a straight smooth, articulated by one end pivoting about a horizontal axis on said corner post, substantially the length of the first post from its upper end, and capable of being detachably linked by its other end, in an inclined spacer, to said attachment of a neighboring corner post delimiting the same face of the hexagonal staircase, and said at least one fourth corner post having, in addition, projecting from side to side other of a portion of said post in its lower half, two tenons, parallel to said fourth post, and capable of each engaging in a railing sleeve, so that said stringer is spacer inclined with a fourth corner post is able to act as an additional safety rail in addition to the one or two inclined rails of a railing previously mounted on the stairs.

En outre, le deuxième et/ou le troisième poteau peut comprendre un pion d'un dispositif de verrouillage, apte à coopérer avec au moins une lumière dudit dispositif de verrouillage qui équipe un poteau d'un module d'escalier.In addition, the second and / or third post may include a pin of a locking device, able to cooperate with at least one light of said locking device which equips a post with a stair module.

Afin d'assurer également la sécurité des utilisateurs à l'extrémité supérieure de l'escalier hélicoïdal, l'ensemble d'éléments modulaires pour la construction de l'escalier comprend aussi un élément modulaire supplémentaire agencé en garde-corps de fermeture de l'escalier, comprenant deux montants de garde-corps tubulaires, et de même hauteur, entretoisés par au moins deux lisses rectilignes horizontales, rigidement liées, par chacune de leurs deux extrémités, à l'un respectivement des deux montants de garde-corps, dont une lisse supérieure raccordant les deux extrémités supérieures des deux montants de garde-corps, et au moins une lisse médiane, de sorte à former un cadre ouvert entre les extrémités inférieures de ces deux montants, ledit garde-corps de fermeture comportant également, en partie basse des montants et en saillie latérale vers l'extérieur, deux colliers liés chacun à l'un des deux montants, et aptes à être montés amoviblement l'un autour du montant central et l'autre autour d'un montant d'angle de l'escalier, en partie médiane des montants et en saillie latérale vers l'extérieur, deux plaques liées chacune à l'un des deux montants et d'axe parallèle à ce dernier, et aptes à coulisser de manière amovible sur les poteaux central et d'angle arrière d'un autre module d'escalier dudit ensemble.To also ensure user safety at the upper end of the spiral staircase, the set of modular elements for the construction of the staircase also includes an additional modular element arranged as a closing railing of the staircase, comprising two tubular railing uprights, and of the same height, braced by at least two horizontal straight rails, rigidly connected, by each of their two ends, to one of the two railing uprights respectively, one of which upper rail connecting the two upper ends of the two railing uprights, and at least one central rail, so as to form a open frame between the lower ends of these two uprights, said closing railing also comprising, in the lower part of the uprights and projecting laterally outwards, two collars each linked to one of the two uprights, and capable of being removably mounted one around the central upright and the other around a corner upright of the staircase, in the middle part of the uprights and projecting laterally outwards, two plates each linked to one of the two uprights and axis parallel to the latter, and able to slide removably on the central and rear corner posts of another stair module of said assembly.

L'autre module d'escalier sur lequel le garde-corps de fermeture est monté par ses deux manchons est le dernier module à deux marches de l'escalier, dans le sens de la montée, c'est-à-dire le plus haut, la sortie de l'escalier ou son entrée, à l'extrémité supérieure de cet escalier, se faisant par-dessus le limon de ce dernier module d'escalier.The other stair module on which the closing railing is mounted by its two sleeves is the last module with two steps of the staircase, in the direction of climb, that is to say the highest , the exit of the staircase or its entry, at the upper end of this staircase, being done over the stringer of this last staircase module.

Pour assurer un bon montage horizontal des marches, en particulier des premiers modules d'escalier qui sont montés, et une excellente rigidité de l'escalier à sa base, il est avantageux que l'ensemble d'éléments modulaires selon l'invention comprenne également, comme éléments modulaires supplémentaires, sept vérins de pied, dont chacun est apte à régler en hauteur l'un respectivement des deux poteaux d'angle d'un premier module d'escalier à deux marches, ainsi que l'embase trapézoïdale sensiblement horizontale, dont la petite base et les deux côtés inclinés sont d'une même longueur correspondant à un côté de la section hexagonale de l'escalier, et réalisée par l'assemblage de tronçons rectilignes constituant au moins les deux bases et les deux côtés inclinés de l'embase trapézoïdale, qui est apte à recevoir un vérin de pied à chacun de ses quatre sommets, et apte à régler en hauteur des poteaux de montant d'angle délimitant trois faces adjacentes de la section transversale horizontale hexagonale de l'escalier modulaire hélicoïdal, un vérin de pied équipant le milieu de la grande base de l'embase.To ensure good horizontal mounting of the steps, in particular the first stair modules which are mounted, and excellent rigidity of the staircase at its base, it is advantageous that the set of modular elements according to the invention also includes , as additional modular elements, seven foot cylinders, each of which is capable of adjusting the height of one respectively of the two corner posts of a first staircase module with two steps, as well as the substantially horizontal trapezoidal base, whose small base and the two inclined sides are of the same length corresponding to one side of the hexagonal section of the staircase, and produced by the assembly of rectilinear sections constituting at least the two bases and the two inclined sides of the 'trapezoidal base, which is capable of receiving a foot jack at each of its four vertices, and capable of adjusting the height of the upright posts delimiting three adjacent faces of the horizontal hexagonal cross section of the modular helical staircase, a foot jack fitted in the middle of the large base of the base.

L'invention concerne, dans un troisième temps, un escalier modulaire hélicoïdal de section transversale horizontale hexagonale, délimitée par six montants d'angle verticaux autour d'un montant central vertical, et comportant un ensemble d'éléments modulaires propre à l'invention et tel que défini ci-dessus, dont les éléments modulaires sont assemblés les uns aux autres.The invention relates, in a third step, to a modular helical staircase of horizontal hexagonal cross section, delimited by six vertical uprights around a vertical central upright, and comprising a set of modular elements specific to the invention and as defined above, the modular elements of which are assembled together.

L'invention concerne, dans un quatrième temps, un procédé avantageux de montage d'un escalier modulaire hélicoïdal selon l'invention, ce procédé se caractérisant en ce qu'il comprend une succession de cycles comportant chacun trois étapes, dont la première est la disposition d'un poteau de montant d'angle, sur un vérin ou sur un autre module identique préalablement disposé, dont la deuxième étape consiste à monter un garde-corps, dont sa plaque coulisse autour du poteau de montant d'angle, puis par rotation autour dudit poteau de montant d'angle jusqu'à ce que le crochet vienne en butée contre le poteau d'angle arrière dudit module d'escalier, de sorte que le garde-corps s'étend dans ladite face adjacente de l'escalier hexagonal, de telle sorte que ledit poteau de montant d'angle délimite avec le garde-corps une face adjacente de l'escalier hexagonal, et dont la troisième étape est la disposition d'un module d'escalier à deux marches sur des vérins ou sur un module identique et un poteau de montant d'angle préalablement disposés, et tel que les deux poteaux d'angle dudit module d'escalier définissent une face de l'escalier de section transversale horizontale hexagonale.The invention relates, in a fourth step, to an advantageous method of mounting a modular helical staircase according to the invention, this method being characterized in that it comprises a succession of cycles each comprising three stages, the first of which is the provision of a corner post, on a jack or on another identical module previously arranged, the second step of which is to mount a railing, its plate slides around the corner post, then by rotation around said corner post until the hook abuts the rear corner post of said stair module, so that the railing extends into said adjacent face of the staircase hexagonal, so that said corner post delimits with the railing an adjacent face of the hexagonal staircase, and the third step of which is the arrangement of a staircase module with two steps on jacks or on a mo identical dule and a corner upright post previously arranged, and such that the two corner posts of said stair module define a face of the staircase of hexagonal horizontal cross section.

L'avantage de ce procédé est qu'à chaque cycle, un garde-corps de protection est monté avant même que soit monté le module à deux marches dont le limon vient se placer dans la même face latérale de l'escalier que le garde-corps considéré.The advantage of this process is that at each cycle, a protective railing is mounted even before the two-step module is mounted, the stringer of which is placed in the same side face of the staircase as the guard body considered.

En outre, au cours de la deuxième étape, le garde-corps est au préalable orienté de sorte que le montant le plus long des deux montants du garde-corps est à proximité du poteau central, puis, le montant le plus long des deux montants du garde-corps est pivoté autour du poteau de montant d'angle sous-jacent jusqu'à ce que le crochet vienne en butée contre le poteau d'angle arrière dudit module d'escalier.In addition, during the second stage, the railing is first oriented so that the longest upright of the two uprights of the railing is close to the central post, then, the longest upright of the two uprights of the railing is pivoted around the underlying corner post until the hook abuts the rear corner post of said stair module.

Le procédé comprend en outre une étape préalable au premier cycle qui consiste à placer sur l'embase une première marche.The method further comprises a step prior to the first cycle which consists in placing a first step on the base.

Ainsi, dans un exemple de réalisation, l'escalier hélicoïdal comprend douze modules à deux marches, soit vingt-cinq marches en tout, et s'élève sur une hauteur maximum d'environ 5 mètres.Thus, in an exemplary embodiment, the helical staircase comprises twelve modules with two steps, or twenty-five steps in all, and rises over a maximum height of approximately 5 meters.

Le procédé de montage d'un tel escalier est tel qu'à partir du quatrième cycle, tous les poteaux de montant d'angle montés dans la première étape des cycles sont identiques au quatrième poteau de montant d'angle, et chaque poteau de montant d'angle est monté sur et dans le prolongement d'un poteau d'angle avant d'un module d'escalier sous-jacent.The method of mounting such a staircase is such that from the fourth cycle, all of the corner upright posts mounted in the first stage of the cycles are identical to the fourth corner stud post, and each stud post angle is mounted on and in the extension of a front corner post of an underlying stair module.

De même, à partir du sixième cycle, les deux tenons latéraux de chaque poteau de montant d'angle s'engagent dans les manchons verticaux en saillie latérale de deux garde-corps voisins sous-jacents préalablement montés, de sorte à rigidifier la structure de l'escalier.Likewise, from the sixth cycle, the two lateral studs of each corner upright post engage in the vertical sleeves projecting from the side of two adjacent neighboring railings previously mounted, so as to stiffen the structure of the stairs.

Enfin, à partir du sixième cycle, il est avantageux que la lisse de chaque poteau de montant d'angle soit fixée par son extrémité libre sur le poteau de montant d'angle précédemment monté en entretoise inclinée sensiblement parallèle à la ou aux lisse(s) inclinée(s) d'un garde-corps sous-jacent préalablement monté, de sorte à faire fonction de troisième lisse inclinée.Finally, from the sixth cycle, it is advantageous that the rail of each corner post is fixed by its free end on the corner post previously mounted in an inclined spacer substantially parallel to the beam (s) ) inclined (s) of an underlying railing previously mounted, so as to act as a third inclined rail.

D'autres avantages et caractéristiques de l'invention ressortiront de la description donnée ci-dessous, à titre non limitatif, d'un exemple de réalisation décrit en référence aux dessins annexés sur lesquels :

  • les figures 1a et 1b sont des vues en perspective d'un module d'escalier à deux marches selon l'invention,
  • les figures 2 et 3 sont des vues en plan respectivement de la marche basse et de la marche haute du module des figures 1a et 1b,
  • la figure 4 est une vue en élévation latérale du module de la figure 1, du côté du limon dans la face externe de ce module, qui correspond à une face latérale de l'escalier hélicoïdal de section hexagonale selon l'invention,
  • les figures 5a, 5b et 5c sont des vues en élévation latérale respectivement des poteaux d'angle avant, d'angle arrière et central du module des figures 1a, 1b et 4,
  • la figure 6 est une vue en élévation latérale d'un garde-corps, qui est un élément modulaire d'un ensemble d'éléments modulaires pour réaliser un escalier hélicoïdal de section transversale horizontale hexagonale délimitée par six montants d'angle verticaux autour d'un montant central vertical selon l'invention,
  • la figure 7 est une vue en élévation latérale d'un premier poteau de montant d'angle dudit ensemble d'éléments modulaires selon l'invention, ce premier poteau de montant d'angle ayant sensiblement la même structure et les mêmes dimensions que le poteau central du module d'escalier à deux marches
  • la figure 8a est une vue analogue à la figure 7 pour un deuxième poteau de montant d'angle dudit ensemble d'éléments modulaires selon l'invention, ce deuxième poteau étant sensiblement de même structure que le premier poteau de montant d'angle de la figure 7, mais de hauteur double de celle dudit premier poteau de montant d'angle,
  • la figure 8b est une vue analogue aux figures 7 et 8a pour un troisième poteau de montant d'angle, sensiblement de même structure que le premier poteau de montant d'angle de la figure 7, mais de hauteur triple de celle dudit premier poteau de montant d'angle de la figure 7, et avec en plus une lisse articulée par une extrémité sur le troisième poteau,
  • la figure 8c est une vue analogue à la figure 8b pour un quatrième poteau de montant d'angle, appartenant à l'ensemble d'éléments modulaires selon l'invention, également sensiblement de même structure que le troisième poteau de montant d'angle de la figure 8b, mais de hauteur quadruple de celle du premier poteau de montant d'angle de la figure 7, et avec deux tenons en saillie latérale de part et d'autre du quatrième poteau de montant d'angle, ces tenons étant parallèles à ce quatrième poteau et aptes à être reçu chacun dans un manchon de garde-corps, comme ceux montés en partie haute sur les montants du garde-corps de la figure 6,
  • la figure 9 est une vue analogue à la figure 6 pour un garde-corps de fermeture, apte à se monter à l'extrémité supérieure d'un escalier selon l'invention, au niveau du bord arrière de la marche haute du dernier module d'escalier monté, pour border la sortie ou l'entrée haute de l'escalier, par-dessus le limon dudit dernier module d'escalier monté,
  • la figure 10 représente schématiquement en élévation latérale un vérin de pied, pour supporter et régler en hauteur une embase, une première marche ainsi que les poteaux d'angle du premier module d'escalier installé,
  • la figure 11 est une vue en perspective de sept vérins de pied indépendants selon la figure 10, dont cinq de ces sept vérins sont associés à une embase trapézoïdale dont les quatre sommets, aux extrémités de ses petite et grande bases, ainsi que le milieu de la grande base, sont équipés de cinq vérins de pied,
  • la figure 12 est une vue en perspective de l'embase équipée d'une première marche et d'un support,
  • la figure 13 est une vue en perspective du montage d'un premier module d'escalier sur l'embase de la figure 12, dans une étape préalable aux cycles de montage.
  • les figures 14a, 14b et 14c représentent successivement trois étapes d'un cycle simple du montage d'un deuxième module d'escalier selon l'invention, ce cycle se répétant très sensiblement et en partie pour tous les modules d'escalier utilisés, mais ne se répétant pas lors du montage du garde-corps de fermeture et des adaptations nécessaires pour aménager en toute sécurité la sortie ou entrée haute de l'escalier par-dessus le limon du dernier module d'escalier assemblé,
  • les figures 15a, 15b et 15c représentent les trois étapes successives du cycle de montage du troisième module d'escalier,
  • les figures 16a, 16b et 16c sont analogues aux figures 15a, 15b et 15c pour les trois étapes du cycle de montage du quatrième module d'escalier,
  • les figures 17a, 17b, 17c représentent de manière analogue les trois étapes des cycles de montage successifs respectivement du cinquième module d'escalier,
  • les figures 18a, 18b et 18c représentent les étapes successives du montage du dernier module de marches, et
  • la figure 19 est une figure analogue aux précédentes et représentant l'escalier dont le montage est terminé, dans une dernière étape au cours de laquelle des quatrième poteaux de montant d'angle sont installés.
Other advantages and characteristics of the invention will emerge from the description given below, without implied limitation, of an exemplary embodiment described with reference to the appended drawings in which:
  • the Figures 1a and 1b are perspective views of a staircase module with two steps according to the invention,
  • the figures 2 and 3 are plan views respectively of the low step and the high step of the module Figures 1a and 1b ,
  • the figure 4 is a side elevation view of the module of the figure 1 , on the stringer side in the external face of this module, which corresponds to a lateral face of the helical staircase of hexagonal section according to the invention,
  • the Figures 5a, 5b and 5c are views in side elevation respectively of the front corner, rear corner and central posts of the module Figures 1a, 1b and 4 ,
  • the figure 6 is a side elevational view of a railing, which is a modular element of a set of modular elements for producing a helical staircase of hexagonal horizontal cross section delimited by six vertical angle uprights around a central upright vertical according to the invention,
  • the figure 7 is a side elevation view of a first corner post of said set of modular elements according to the invention, this first corner post having substantially the same structure and the same dimensions as the central post of the module two-step staircase
  • the figure 8a is a view analogous to the figure 7 for a second corner post of said set of modular elements according to the invention, this second post being substantially of the same structure as the first corner post of the figure 7 , but double the height of said first corner post,
  • the figure 8b is a view analogous to Figures 7 and 8a for a third corner post, substantially the same structure as the first corner post of the figure 7 but three times the height of said first corner post of the figure 7 , and with in addition a hinge articulated by one end on the third post,
  • the figure 8c is a view analogous to the figure 8b for a fourth corner post, belonging to the set of modular elements according to the invention, also substantially of the same structure as the third corner post of the figure 8b , but four times the height of the first corner post of the figure 7 , and with two studs projecting sideways on either side of the fourth corner post, these studs being parallel to this fourth post and suitable for being each received in a railing sleeve, like those mounted in part high on the railing uprights of the figure 6 ,
  • the figure 9 is a view analogous to the figure 6 for a closing railing, capable of being mounted at the upper end of a staircase according to the invention, at the rear edge of the top step of the last stair module fitted, to border the exit or the high entry of the staircase, over the stringer of said last mounted stair module,
  • the figure 10 shows schematically in side elevation a foot jack, for supporting and adjusting in height a base, a first step as well as the corner posts of the first stair module installed,
  • the figure 11 is a perspective view of seven independent foot cylinders according to the figure 10 , of which five of these seven jacks are associated with a trapezoidal base, the four peaks of which, at the ends of its small and large bases, as well as the middle of the large base, are equipped with five foot jacks,
  • the figure 12 is a perspective view of the base equipped with a first step and a support,
  • the figure 13 is a perspective view of the mounting of a first stair module on the base of the figure 12 , in a step prior to assembly cycles.
  • the Figures 14a, 14b and 14c successively represent three stages of a simple cycle of assembly of a second stair module according to the invention, this cycle repeating very substantially and in part for all the stair modules used, but not repeating during assembly of the closing railing and of the adaptations necessary to safely arrange the exit or high entry of the staircase over the stringer of the last assembled stair module,
  • the Figures 15a, 15b and 15c represent the three successive stages of the assembly cycle of the third stair module,
  • the figures 16a , 16b and 16c are analogous to Figures 15a, 15b and 15c for the three stages of the assembly cycle of the fourth stair module,
  • the Figures 17a, 17b , 17c similarly represent the three stages of the successive assembly cycles of the fifth stair module respectively,
  • the figures 18a , 18b and 18c represent the successive stages of the assembly of the last step module, and
  • the figure 19 is a figure similar to the previous ones and representing the staircase, the assembly of which is finished, in a last stage during which fourth posts of angle post are installed.

Pour réaliser un escalier modulaire hélicoïdal de section transversale horizontale hexagonale et délimité par six montants d'angle verticaux autour d'un montant central vertical, l'invention propose un module de base 1, tel que représenté sur les figures 1a, 1b et 4, à trois poteaux cylindriques tubulaires 2, 10 et 11, d'axes parallèles, supportant deux marches 3 et 4 dont les surfaces d'appui s'étendent dans des plans perpendiculaires aux axes des poteaux cylindriques tubulaires 2, 10 et 11, et un limon 7 bordant les marches 3 et 4 sur un côté correspondant à une des six faces latérales externes de l'escalier. L'un des poteaux est appelé poteau central 2, car il participe à la constitution du montant central vertical d'un escalier par l'empilage vertical et dans le prolongement les uns des autres des poteaux centraux 2 de tous les modules 1 utilisés pour le montage d'un escalier, comme décrit ci-après en référence aux figures 13 à 19.To make a modular helical staircase with a hexagonal horizontal cross section and delimited by six vertical angle uprights around a vertical central upright, the invention proposes a basic module 1, as shown in the Figures 1a, 1b and 4 , with three tubular cylindrical posts 2, 10 and 11, of parallel axes, supporting two steps 3 and 4 whose bearing surfaces extend in planes perpendicular to the axes of the tubular cylindrical posts 2, 10 and 11, and a stringer 7 bordering steps 3 and 4 on a side corresponding to one of the six external lateral faces of the staircase. One of the posts is called central post 2, because it participates in the constitution of the vertical central upright of a staircase by the vertical stacking and in the extension of each other of the central posts 2 of all the modules 1 used for the mounting a staircase, as described below with reference to figures 13 to 19 .

Les deux marches sont une marche basse 3 et une marche haute 4, chacune en forme de triangle rectangle, vue en plan, comme représentées respectivement sur les figures 2 et 3, et s'étendant chacune dans l'un respectivement de deux plans parallèles, radialement par rapport à l'axe Z, vertical en position d'utilisation, du poteau central 2, auquel chaque marche 3, 4 est solidarisée par son extrémité radiale interne au niveau d'un bord étroit 5 en arc de cercle correspondant au diamètre externe du poteau central 2. Chaque marche 3, 4 est aussi solidarisée par un bord large 6, à son extrémité radiale externe, au limon 7, constitué d'une plaque plane parallèle à l'axe Z du poteau central 2, et ayant une partie basse 8, sensiblement rectangulaire à bords inférieur et supérieur sensiblement parallèles à la marche basse 3, et solidarisée à la tranche du bord large 6 de la marche basse 3, et une partie haute 9, en forme sensiblement de U retourné, à bord supérieur sensiblement parallèle à la marche haute 4, et solidarisée à la tranche du bord large 6 de la marche haute 4.The two steps are a low step 3 and a high step 4, each in the shape of a right triangle, viewed in plan, as shown respectively on the figures 2 and 3 , and each extending in one respectively of two parallel planes, radially with respect to the axis Z, vertical in the position of use, of the central post 2, to which each step 3, 4 is secured by its internal radial end at a narrow edge 5 in an arc corresponding to the external diameter of the central pole 2. Each step 3, 4 is also secured by a wide edge 6, at its external radial end, to the stringer 7, consisting of a plate plane parallel to the axis Z of the central post 2, and having a lower part 8, substantially rectangular with lower and upper edges substantially parallel to the low step 3, and secured to the edge of the wide edge 6 of the low step 3, and a high part 9, substantially in the shape of an inverted U, with an upper edge substantially parallel to the high step 4, and secured to the edge of the wide edge 6 of the high step 4.

L'ensemble constitué du poteau central 2, des deux marches 3 et 4 et du limon 7 est aussi solidarisé aux deux autres poteaux, qui sont des poteaux d'angle, contribuant à la constitution des montants d'angle d'un escalier hexagonal, lors du montage de la pluralité de modules 1 que comporte cet escalier, comme également décrit ci-après en référence aux figures 14a à 19.The assembly consisting of the central post 2, the two steps 3 and 4 and the stringer 7 is also secured to the other two posts, which are corner posts, contributing to the constitution of the corner uprights of a hexagonal staircase, during the assembly of the plurality of modules 1 that this staircase comprises, as also described below with reference to Figures 14a to 19 .

L'un de ces deux poteaux d'angle est appelé poteau d'angle avant 10, et l'autre poteau d'angle arrière 11, car ils sont solidaires, le premier 10 à l'avant de la marche basse 3, le second 11 à l'arrière de la marche haute 4, et tous les deux au limon 7. Plus précisément, le poteau d'angle avant 10 est solidaire du nez ou bord avant 12 de la marche basse 3 à son extrémité radiale externe ainsi que du bord large 6 de cette marche basse 3 à son extrémité avant, et ce poteau d'angle avant 10 est également solidaire de la partie basse 8 du limon 7, à l'extrémité avant de ce dernier. Le poteau d'angle arrière 11 est solidaire du bord arrière 13 de la marche haute 4 à son extrémité radiale externe, ainsi que du bord large 6 de cette marche haute 4 à son extrémité arrière, et ce poteau d'angle arrière 11 est également solidaire de la partie haute 9 du limon 7 à l'extrémité arrière de ce dernier, au niveau d'un petit bord en arc de cercle qui coupe l'autre sommet non droit du triangle rectangle correspondant sur la figure 2 pour la marche basse 3 et sur la figure 3 pour la marche haute 4.One of these two corner posts is called the front corner post 10, and the other rear corner post 11, because they are integral, the first 10 at the front of the step 3, the second 11 at the rear of the high step 4, and both at the stringer 7. More specifically, the front corner post 10 is integral with the nose or front edge 12 of the low step 3 at its outer radial end as well as the wide edge 6 of this bottom step 3 at its front end, and this front corner post 10 is also integral with the bottom part 8 of the stringer 7, at the front end of the latter. The rear corner post 11 is secured to the rear edge 13 of the high step 4 at its outer radial end, as well as to the wide edge 6 of this high step 4 at its rear end, and this rear corner post 11 is also integral with the upper part 9 of the stringer 7 at the rear end of the latter, at the level of a small edge in an arc of a circle which cuts the other non-right vertex of the corresponding right triangle on the figure 2 for low step 3 and on the figure 3 for high walking 4.

Les trois poteaux 2, 10 et 11 de chaque module 1 comprennent des tronçons identiques de tube métallique cylindrique de section circulaire, par exemple de 380 mm de longueur, d'un diamètre externe de 48,6 mm et d'une épaisseur de 3,5 mm. Les extrémités inférieures des deux poteaux 2 et 10 sont situées dans un même plan perpendiculaire aux axes des poteaux, ce plan étant horizontal en position d'utilisation et, éventuellement, aussi de stockage, du module 1. Les extrémités supérieures des tronçons de tube des poteaux 2, 10 et 11 sont dans un même plan perpendiculaire aux axes de ces poteaux. Chaque poteau 2, 10, 11 comprend à son extrémité inférieure un manchon 14, 16, fixé à l'extrémité inférieure du poteau par un rivet 15. Selon un autre exemple, le manchon 14, 16 est soudé au reste du poteau 2, 10, 11. Selon un autre exemple, le manchon 14, 16 est soudé au reste du poteau 2, 10, 11. Le manchon 16 est agencé à l'extrémité inférieure du poteau 11 illustré à la figure 5b. Le manchon 14 est agencé à l'extrémité inférieure de chacun des poteaux 2, 10 tel qu'illustré aux figures 5a et 5c.The three posts 2, 10 and 11 of each module 1 comprise identical sections of cylindrical metal tube of circular section, for example 380 mm long, 48.6 mm external diameter and 3.5 mm thick. The lower ends of the two posts 2 and 10 are situated in the same plane perpendicular to the axes of the posts, this plane being horizontal in the position of use and, possibly, also of storage, of the module 1. The upper ends of the tube sections of the posts 2, 10 and 11 are in the same plane perpendicular to the axes of these posts. Each post 2, 10, 11 comprises at its lower end a sleeve 14, 16, fixed to the lower end of the post by a rivet 15. According to another example, the sleeve 14, 16 is welded to the rest of the post 2, 10 , 11. In another example, the sleeve 14, 16 is welded to the rest of the post 2, 10, 11. The sleeve 16 is arranged at the lower end of the post 11 illustrated in the figure 5b . The sleeve 14 is arranged at the lower end of each of the posts 2, 10 as illustrated in Figures 5a and 5c .

Le manchon 16 du poteau 11 est de longueur supérieure à la longueur du manchon 14. Par exemple, le manchon 14 a une longueur de 80 mm alors que le manchon 16 a une longueur de 125 mm. Alternativement, les manchons 14 des poteaux 2 et 10 sont de longueur sensiblement différente. Par exemple, leur longueur diffère de 0,1 mm à 15 mm.
En outre, le manchon 16 comprend une lumière 17, en forme de baïonnette. La lumière 17 comprend deux parties 17a et 17c s'étendant axialement le long du poteau 11. La partie axiale 17a de la lumière 17 débouche dans le bord inférieur du manchon 16. Les deux parties axiales 17a et 17c sont reliées par une partie intermédiaire 17b perpendiculaire à ces deux parties 17a et 17c. La forme de la lumière 17 conditionne le mouvement requis pour la mise en place du module 1 sur les poteaux du module sous-jacent ou les poteaux de montant d'angle décrit ci-après
The sleeve 16 of the post 11 is of length greater than the length of the sleeve 14. For example, the sleeve 14 has a length of 80 mm while the sleeve 16 has a length of 125 mm. Alternatively, the sleeves 14 of the posts 2 and 10 are of substantially different length. For example, their length differs from 0.1 mm to 15 mm.
In addition, the sleeve 16 includes a light 17, in the form of a bayonet. The light 17 comprises two parts 17a and 17c extending axially along the post 11. The axial part 17a of the light 17 opens into the lower edge of the sleeve 16. The two axial parts 17a and 17c are connected by an intermediate part 17b perpendicular to these two parts 17a and 17c. The shape of the light 17 conditions the movement required for the placement of the module 1 on the posts of the underlying module or the corner post posts described below.

Le poteau d'angle avant 10 comprend à proximité de son extrémité supérieure un pion 66 en saillie radiale vers l'extérieur. Le pion 66 est apte à coopérer avec une lumière semblable à la lumière 17 à l'extrémité inférieure d'un poteau de montant d'angle tel que décrit ci-après.The front corner post 10 comprises, near its upper end, a pin 66 projecting radially outwards. The pin 66 is able to cooperate with a light similar to the light 17 at the lower end of a corner post as described below.

La lumière 17 peut recevoir un pion analogue au pion 66 à l'extrémité supérieure du poteau de montant d'angle 10 évoqué ci-dessous.The light 17 can receive a pin similar to the pin 66 at the upper end of the corner post 10 mentioned below.

Le manchon 14 du poteau d'angle avant 10 constitue une extrémité inférieure femelle apte à recevoir l'extrémité supérieure mâle du poteau d'angle arrière 11 d'un autre module 1.The sleeve 14 of the front corner post 10 constitutes a female lower end capable of receiving the male upper end of the rear corner post 11 of another module 1.

Le manchon 14 du poteau central 2 constitue une extrémité inférieure femelle apte à recevoir l'extrémité supérieure mâle du poteau central 2 d'un autre module 1.The sleeve 14 of the central post 2 constitutes a female lower end capable of receiving the male upper end of the central post 2 of another module 1.

Le limon 7 et les marches 3 et 4 sont réalisés en un métal ou alliage léger, par exemple en aluminium, les poteaux 2, 10 et 11 étant solidarisés aux marches 3, 4 et au limon 7 par exemple par soudage, le limon 7 étant par exemple une tôle d'aluminium de 3 mm d'épaisseur et les marches 3 et 4 étant réalisées dans une tôle à damier d'aluminium d'une épaisseur de 3 à 4,5 mm.The stringer 7 and the steps 3 and 4 are made of a metal or light alloy, for example aluminum, the posts 2, 10 and 11 being secured to the steps 3, 4 and the stringer 7 for example by welding, the stringer 7 being for example an aluminum sheet 3 mm thick and the steps 3 and 4 being produced in an aluminum checkered sheet with a thickness of 3 to 4.5 mm.

Un module de base 1 ainsi réalisé peut avoir un poids limité à 8 kg, facile à transporter, manipuler et positionner pour le montage de l'escalier.A basic module 1 thus produced can have a weight limited to 8 kg, easy to transport, handle and position for mounting the staircase.

Les axes parallèles des trois poteaux 2, 10, 11 de chaque module 1 passent chacun par l'un respectivement des trois sommets d'un triangle équilatéral, dans un plan de coupe transversale du module 1, perpendiculairement aux axes de ces poteaux 2, 10, 11. L'ensemble selon l'invention d'éléments modulaires pour réaliser un escalier modulaire hélicoïdal conforme à l'invention comprend également, en plus des modules 1 d'escalier à deux marches 3, 4, au moins un, et en général une pluralité, de garde-corps tels que représentés sur la figure 6.The parallel axes of the three posts 2, 10, 11 of each module 1 each pass through one respectively of the three vertices of an equilateral triangle, in a transverse sectional plane of the module 1, perpendicular to the axes of these posts 2, 10 , 11. The assembly according to the invention of modular elements for producing a modular helical staircase according to the invention also comprises, in addition to the modules 1 staircase with two steps 3, 4, at least one, and in general a plurality of railings as shown in the figure 6 .

Ce garde-corps 18 comprend deux montants 19a et 19b tubulaires et parallèles, verticaux en position d'utilisation du garde-corps 18, de mêmes diamètres externe et interne, et donc de même épaisseur, par exemple d'une épaisseur de 1, 5 mm et d'un diamètre externe de 30 mm, dont le plus grand 19a a une longueur de 1720 mm et le plus petit une longueur de 1256 mm, les deux montants 19a et 19b étant entretoisés, en partie basse, par une traverse 20a. En partie haute, les deux montants 19a et 19b sont entretoisés par deux traverses 20b et 20c inclinées parallèlement l'une à l'autre, du montant 19a le plus long vers le bas et vers l'autre montant 19b le plus court, l'une des traverses 20c reliant les extrémités supérieures des deux montants 19a et 19b. Les deux traverses 20b et 20c sont tubulaires, avec les mêmes dimensions de diamètres interne et externe et d'épaisseur que les montants. A un niveau légèrement inférieur à celui de la traverse supérieure 20c, chacun des deux montants 19a et 19b supporte, en saillie latérale vers l'extérieur, un manchon 23a, 23b cylindrique de section circulaire, les axes des manchons 23a et 23b étant parallèles aux montants 19a et 19b.This railing 18 comprises two uprights 19a and 19b tubular and parallel, vertical in the position of use of the railing 18, with the same external and internal diameters, and therefore of the same thickness, for example with a thickness of 1.5 mm and an external diameter of 30 mm, the largest of which 19a is 1,720 mm in length and the smallest of which is 1,256 mm in length, the two uprights 19a and 19b being braced, in the lower part, by a cross member 20a. In the upper part, the two uprights 19a and 19b are braced by two crosspieces 20b and 20c inclined parallel to each other, from the longest upright 19a downwards and towards the other shortest upright 19b, the one of the crosspieces 20c connecting the upper ends of the two uprights 19a and 19b. The two crossbars 20b and 20c are tubular, with the same dimensions of internal and external diameters and thickness as the uprights. At a level slightly lower than that of the upper cross member 20c, each of the two uprights 19a and 19b supports, projecting from the side outwards, a cylindrical sleeve 23a, 23b of circular section, the axes of the sleeves 23a and 23b being parallel to the amounts 19a and 19b.

La traverse inférieure 20a est une plaque ou plinthe, ayant sensiblement la même forme que le limon 7 du module 1, de sorte que la traverse 20a se superpose au limon 7 du module 1 posé après la pose du garde-corps 18 lors de l'assemblage de l'escalier.The lower cross member 20a is a plate or plinth, having substantially the same shape as the stringer 7 of the module 1, so that the cross member 20a is superimposed on the stringer 7 of module 1 installed after the installation of the railing 18 during the assembly of the staircase.

En outre, à un niveau légèrement inférieur à la traverse 20a, chaque montant 19a, 19b comprend un élément de maintien 52. L'élément de maintien 52 renforce la tenue du garde-corps par appui contre le limon 7. Chaque élément de maintien 52 a la forme d'une collerette entourant le montant 19a, 19b et comprenant une extrémité libre repliée en équerre.In addition, at a level slightly lower than the cross-member 20a, each upright 19a, 19b comprises a retaining element 52. The retaining element 52 strengthens the holding of the railing by pressing against the stringer 7. Each retaining element 52 has the shape of a collar surrounding the upright 19a, 19b and comprising a free end folded at right angles.

A un niveau inférieur à celui de la traverse inférieure 20a, le montant 19a comprend une plaque 21a en saillie radiale. La plaque 21a comprend une ouverture 21b prévue pour laisser passer un poteau de montant d'angle tel décrit ci-après. En outre, l'ouverture présente une encoche 21c permettant le passage d'un pion analogue au pion 66 situé à l'extrémité supérieure du poteau de montant d'angle.At a level lower than that of the lower cross member 20a, the upright 19a comprises a plate 21a projecting radially. The plate 21a includes an opening 21b provided for passing a corner post as described below. In addition, the opening has a notch 21c allowing the passage of a pin similar to pin 66 located at the upper end of the corner post.

A l'extrémité inférieure, le montant 19a présente une autre plaque 22b en saillie radiale se terminant par un arc de cercle de centre confondu avec le centre de l'ouverture 21b. La plaque 22b sert de guide et d'appui au garde-corps 18 lorsque celui-ci est assemblé le long d'un poteau de montant d'angle.At the lower end, the upright 19a has another plate 22b projecting radially ending in an arc of a circle of center coincident with the center of the opening 21b. The plate 22b serves as a guide and support for the railing 18 when the latter is assembled along a corner post.

A l'extrémité inférieure, le montant 19b présente un crochet 22c en saillie radiale prévu pour venir en butée contre l'extrémité supérieure du poteau d'angle arrière 11 d'un module 1, après rotation du garde-corps 18 autour du poteau de montant d'angle sur lequel est assemblé le montant 19a.At the lower end, the upright 19b has a hook 22c in radial projection intended to abut against the upper end of the rear corner post 11 of a module 1, after rotation of the railing 18 around the post of corner post on which the post 19a is assembled.

La position de la plaque 21a, de la plaque 22b et du crochet 22c le long des montants 19a ou 19b et leur forme permettent de faciliter l'assemblage du garde-corps 18 avec les autres éléments formant l'escalier.The position of the plate 21a, of the plate 22b and of the hook 22c along the uprights 19a or 19b and their shape make it possible to facilitate the assembly of the railing 18 with the other elements forming the staircase.

Le garde-corps 18 est réalisé par assemblage, par exemple par soudage, de ses composants qui sont tous métalliques, de préférence en un métal ou alliage léger.The railing 18 is produced by assembling, for example by welding, its components which are all metallic, preferably made of a metal or light alloy.

L'ensemble d'éléments modulaires selon l'invention comprend également d'autres éléments modulaires qui sont des poteaux de montant d'angle selon les figures 7 à 8c.The set of modular elements according to the invention also includes other modular elements which are angle post according to the figures 7 to 8c .

Parmi la pluralité de poteaux de montant d'angle de l'ensemble d'éléments modulaires selon l'invention, un premier 24a, représenté sur la figure 7, est un poteau rectiligne tubulaire, sensiblement de même structure et dimensions que le poteau d'angle avant 10 ou du poteau central 2 du module 1 à deux marches 3 et 4, et ayant une extrémité inférieure femelle et une extrémité supérieure mâle qui sont compatibles avec respectivement l'extrémité supérieure mâle d'un vérin de pied 40 selon la figure 10 et l'extrémité inférieure femelle du poteau d'angle arrière 11 du module 1. On retrouve donc un embout 14' sous la forme d'un manchon qui constitue l'extrémité inférieure du premier poteau de montant d'angle 24a. Le manchon 14' peut être en métal ou alliage léger, par exemple aluminium ou acier.Among the plurality of corner post of the set of modular elements according to the invention, a first 24a, shown in the figure 7 , is a tubular rectilinear post, substantially of the same structure and dimensions as the front corner post 10 or of the central post 2 of the module 1 with two steps 3 and 4, and having a female lower end and a male upper end which are compatible with respectively the upper male end of a foot jack 40 according to the figure 10 and the lower female end of the rear corner post 11 of the module 1. A tip 14 ′ is therefore found in the form of a sleeve which constitutes the lower end of the first corner post 24a. The sleeve 14 'can be made of metal or light alloy, for example aluminum or steel.

Le corps tubulaire 25a du premier poteau 24a de montant d'angle comprend en partie supérieure une collerette annulaire 28a, qui forme une butée périphérique en saillie radiale vers l'extérieur, pour limiter le coulissement du montant 19a d'un garde-corps 18 sur ce premier poteau 24a de montant d'angle.The tubular body 25a of the first post 24a of the corner post comprises in the upper part an annular flange 28a, which forms a peripheral abutment projecting radially outwards, to limit the sliding of the post 19a of a railing 18 on this first post 24a of the corner post.

Le deuxième poteau 24b de montant d'angle comprend, comme le premier poteau 24a de montant d'angle, un corps tubulaire 25b, dont la longueur est le double de celle du premier poteau 24a, donc environ 760 mm, comprenant une extrémité supérieure mâle analogue à l'extrémité supérieure mâle du poteau d'angle arrière 11, et présente une attache latérale 26b en saillie dans sa partie haute, et percée d'un trou 27b pour une liaison articulée autour d'un axe perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinal du deuxième poteau 24b sur une extrémité libre 31c d'une lisse 29c articulée sur le troisième poteau 24c de montant d'angle de la figure 8b. Le deuxième poteau 24b comprend en outre une attache latérale 30b en saillie dans sa partie médiane, et comprenant un verrou 31b du type à gravité pour une liaison articulée autour d'un axe perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinal du deuxième poteau 24b sur une extrémité libre 41b d'une lisse 29b articulée sur l'embase de la figure 12, comme décrit ci-après. Le deuxième poteau 24b de montant d'angle comprend également une collerette annulaire 28b, analogue à la collerette annulaire 28a du premier poteau 24a. Ainsi, le premier et le deuxième poteaux 24a et 24b de montant d'angle ont sensiblement la même structure et les mêmes dimensions sauf que le deuxième 24b est d'une longueur double du premier 24a.The second corner post 24b includes, like the first corner post 24a, a tubular body 25b, the length of which is twice that of the first post 24a, therefore approximately 760 mm, comprising a male upper end similar to the male upper end of the rear corner post 11, and has a lateral attachment 26b projecting in its upper part, and pierced with a hole 27b for an articulated connection around an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the second post 24b on a free end 31c of a rail 29c articulated on the third post 24c of the corner post of the figure 8b . The second post 24b further comprises a lateral attachment 30b projecting in its middle part, and comprising a latch 31b of the gravity type for a link articulated around an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the second post 24b on a free end 41b of a heald 29b articulated on the base of the figure 12 , as described below. The second corner post 24b also includes an annular flange 28b, similar to the annular flange 28a of the first post 24a. Thus, the first and second posts 24a and 24b of the corner upright have substantially the same structure and the same dimensions except that the second 24b is twice the length of the first 24a.

La figure 8b représente un troisième poteau 24c de montant d'angle, dont la structure et les dimensions sont sensiblement les mêmes que pour le deuxième poteau 24b de montant d'angle, sauf que la longueur du troisième poteau 24c est le triple de celle du premier poteau 24a, alors que son attache 26c est à la même distance de son extrémité supérieure que l'attache 26b de l'extrémité supérieure du deuxième poteau 24b, de sorte que les différents éléments et composants du troisième poteau 24c sont repérés sur la figure 8b par des références identiques à celles repérant les mêmes éléments ou composants sur la figure 8a mais affectées d'un indice "c" pour les distinguer des éléments et composants analogues repérés par des références affectées d'un indice "a" sur la figure 7 pour le premier poteau 24a et de l'indice "b" pour le poteau 24b de la figure 8a. Le troisième poteau 24c comprend de plus une lisse 29c, de structure tubulaire, articulée autour de l'axe 30c sur le corps tubulaire 25c, sensiblement au niveau de l'attache 26c mais sur le côté opposé du corps 25c, et dont l'extrémité libre 31c est apte à être raccordée de façon amovible à l'attache 26b du deuxième poteau 24b de montant d'angle.The figure 8b represents a third post 24c of the corner post, the structure and dimensions of which are substantially the same as for the second post 24b of the corner post, except that the length of the third post 24c is three times that of the first post 24a , while its fastener 26c is at the same distance from its upper end as the fastener 26b from the upper end of the second post 24b, so that the various elements and components of the third post 24c are marked on the figure 8b by references identical to those identifying the same elements or components on the figure 8a but assigned an index "c" to distinguish them from similar elements and components identified by references assigned an index "a" on the figure 7 for the first post 24a and of the index "b" for the post 24b of the figure 8a . The third post 24c further comprises a rail 29c, of tubular structure, articulated around the axis 30c on the tubular body 25c, substantially at the level of the fastener 26c but on the opposite side of the body 25c, and the end of which free 31c is adapted to be removably connected to the fastener 26b of the second post 24b of the corner upright.

La figure 8c représente un quatrième poteau 24d de montant d'angle, dont les éléments et composants identiques ou analogues à ceux des trois poteaux précédemment décrits sont repérés par les mêmes références affectées d'un indice "d", la longueur du quatrième poteau 24d étant le quadruple de celle du premier poteau 24a, et ce quatrième poteau 24d ayant la particularité de comporter en plus, par rapport aux trois autres, deux tenons 32d, en saillie latérale de part et d'autre du corps tubulaire 25d dans sa moitié inférieure, et parallèles à l'axe du corps tubulaire 25d, ces tenons 32d étant aptes à s'engager chacun dans un manchon de garde-corps, tel qu'un manchon 23a ou 23b du garde-corps 18 de la figure 6, comme décrit ci-dessous pour le montage de l'escalier, et de sorte que la lisse 29d du quatrième poteau 24d de montant d'angle puisse faire fonction, lorsqu'elle est montée en entretoise inclinée entre deux poteaux de montant d'angle, de lisse de sécurité supplémentaire s'ajoutant aux deux lisses 20b et 20c d'un garde-corps 18 monté sur l'escalier préalablement au quatrième poteau 24d de montant d'angle considéré, comme décrit ci-dessous.The figure 8c represents a fourth post 24d of an angle upright, the elements and components of which are identical or analogous to those of the three posts previously described are identified by the same references assigned an index "d", the length of the fourth post 24d being quadruple that of the first post 24a, and this fourth post 24d having the particularity of comprising in addition, with respect to the other three, two tenons 32d, projecting laterally on either side of the tubular body 25d in its lower half, and parallel to the axis of the tubular body 25d, these tenons 32d being able to each engage in a railing sleeve, such as a sleeve 23a or 23b of the railing 18 of the figure 6 , as described below for the mounting of the staircase, and so that the rail 29d of the fourth post 24d of the corner post can function, when it is mounted in an inclined spacer between two posts of the corner post , additional safety rail added to the two rails 20b and 20c of a railing 18 mounted on the staircase before the fourth post 24d of the angle post considered, as described below.

En outre, le quatrième poteau 24d comprend à son extrémité inférieure un manchon 16 analogue au manchon 16 du poteau d'angle arrière 11 d'un module 1 et avec une lumière 17 en baïonnette. L'extrémité supérieure du quatrième poteau 24d comprend un pion 66 tel que celui de l'extrémité supérieure du poteau d'angle avant 10 d'un module 1, à la différence des autres poteaux 24a, 24b et 24c qui comprennent un manchon 14' mais ne comprennent ni manchon à lumière en baïonnette ni pion.In addition, the fourth post 24d comprises at its lower end a sleeve 16 similar to the sleeve 16 of the rear corner post 11 of a module 1 and with a light 17 in bayonet. The upper end of the fourth post 24d comprises a pin 66 such as that of the upper end of the front corner post 10 of a module 1, unlike the other posts 24a, 24b and 24c which include a sleeve 14 ' but do not include a bayonet light sleeve or a pin.

Alternativement, le deuxième et/ou le troisième poteau 24b et 24c comprennent un pion 66 tel que celui tel que celui de l'extrémité supérieure du quatrième poteau 24d.Alternatively, the second and / or third post 24b and 24c include a pin 66 such as that such as that of the upper end of the fourth post 24d.

L'ensemble d'éléments modulaires pour la construction d'un escalier selon l'invention comprend encore un garde-corps de fermeture 33, tel que représenté sur la figure 9, pour empêcher le passage au-delà de la marche haute du dernier module d'escalier à deux marches monté à l'extrémité supérieure de l'escalier, dont la sortie s'effectue alors latéralement, par-dessus le limon dudit dernier module à deux marches.The set of modular elements for the construction of a staircase according to the invention also comprises a closing railing 33, as shown in the figure 9 , to prevent the passage beyond the top step of the last staircase module with two steps mounted at the upper end of the staircase, the exit of which then takes place laterally, over the stringer of said last module two steps.

Le garde-corps de fermeture 33 de la figure 9 comprend deux montants 34 tubulaires de même longueur, verticaux en position d'utilisation du garde-corps 33, et tels que leurs extrémités inférieures sont dans un même plan horizontal. La largeur du garde-corps 33 dans sa partie inférieure est inférieure à la largeur du garde-corps 33 dans sa partie supérieure. Chaque montant 34 s'étend de façon non rectiligne. Chaque montant 34 comprend trois portions 34a, 34b, 34c. La première portion 34a, située en partie inférieure, est rectiligne et s'étend selon un premier axe longitudinal. La troisième portion 34c, située en partie supérieure, est rectiligne et s'étend selon un deuxième axe longitudinal, parallèle au premier axe longitudinal. La seconde portion 34b s'étend de façon oblique entre la première portion 34a et la troisième portion 34c. Les deux montants 34 sont entretoisés par trois lisses 35a, 35b, 35c rectilignes et perpendiculaires aux deux montants 34, et rigidement liées, par chacune de leurs deux extrémités à l'un respectivement des deux montants 34, une lisse 35a supérieure raccordant les deux extrémités supérieures des deux montants 34, une lisse 35b médiane raccordant les deux montants 34 sensiblement aux deux tiers de leur hauteur, et la troisième lisse 35c inférieure raccordant les deux montants sensiblement au tiers de leur hauteur. La troisième lisse 35c est réalisée sous la forme d'une plaque ou plinthe. La troisième lisse 35c se superpose au module 1 après la pose du garde-corps 33 lors de l'assemblage de l'escalier. Plus précisément la troisième lisse 35c se superpose à l'extrémité arrière 13 de la marche haute 4. Le garde-corps 33 a ainsi la forme d'un cadre dont l'extrémité supérieure est plus large que l'extrémité inférieure, ouvert entre les extrémités inférieures des deux montants 34. En partie médiane des deux montants 34, en dessous de la traverse inférieure, le garde-corps 33 comporte également deux plaques 36 en saillie latérale vers l'extérieur, chaque plaque 36 étant semblable à la plaque 21a du montant 19a. Chaque plaque 36 est agencée sur l'un respectivement des deux montants 34. Ces plaques 36 sont aptes à coulisser de manière amovible sur les poteaux central 2 et d'angle arrière 11 du dernier module 1 à deux marches de l'escalier. En partie basse de chacun des deux montants 34, et en saillie latérale vers l'extérieur et vers l'arrière, chaque montant 34 supporte un collier 38, du type à deux mâchoires pivotantes l'une par rapport à l'autre autour d'un axe sensiblement parallèle à l'axe du montant 34 correspondant, les deux mâchoires pouvant se refermer l'une contre l'autre par vissage, de sorte que le collier 38 soit apte à être monté amoviblement l'un autour du montant central et l'autre autour d'un montant d'angle de l'escalier, ou autour d'un quatrième poteau 24d de montant d'angle monté sur un poteau d'angle arrière 11 et dans le prolongement vertical de ce dernier sur un module 1 de marches de l'escalier. L'ensemble d'éléments modulaires selon l'invention comprend encore, comme représenté sur la figure 11, sept vérins de pied 40 indépendants, tel que celui de la figure 10, ainsi qu'une embase trapézoïdale sensiblement horizontale 41, dont chacune des deux extrémités de la grande base 42 comme de la petite base 43 de l'embase 41, ainsi que le milieu de la grande base 42 sont aptes à être équipés de l'un respectivement des sept vérins de pied 40 analogues, la structure d'un vérin de pied étant schématiquement représentée sur la figure 10. Chaque vérin de pied 40, d'une structure bien connue, comprend une plaque 44 d'appui au sol, supportant une tige 45 filetée verticale, sur laquelle est vissé un écrou 46 à ailettes 47, avec un point d'arrêt 48 sur la tige 45 qui limite vers le haut la plage de réglage en hauteur de l'écrou 46, sur les ailettes 47 duquel peuvent venir en appui les extrémités inférieures femelles des poteaux d'angle avant 10 et arrière 11 d'un module 1 à deux marches ou les extrémités inférieures femelles des premier, deuxième, troisième et quatrième poteaux de montant d'angle 24a, 24b, 24c et 24d précédemment décrits, afin de compenser un défaut de planéité et/ou d'horizontalité de la surface du sol où un escalier selon l'invention doit être monté. Le vérin 40 comprend en outre une partie cylindrique 45'. La partie cylindrique 45' entoure la tige 45 dans sa partie basse, à proximité de la plaque d'appui 44. La partie cylindrique 45' est donc de plus grand diamètre que la tige 45. En outre, l'extrémité de la partie cylindrique 45' qui est opposée à l'extrémité la plus proche de la plaque d'appui 44 sert de surface d'appui aux parties intérieures correspondant au rétrécissement situé entre les extrémités inférieures femelles et le reste des poteaux d'angle avant 10 et arrière 11 d'un module 1 à deux marches ou les extrémités inférieures femelles des premier, deuxième, troisième et quatrième poteaux de montant d'angle 24a, 24b, 24c et 24d afin de reprendre les charges issues de l'assemblage. Sur l'embase 41, la petite base 43 et les deux côtés inclinés 49, qui relient la petite base 43 à la grande base 42, sont chacun d'une même longueur qui correspond à la longueur d'un côté de la section hexagonale de l'escalier. L'embase 41 est réalisée par assemblage, par exemple par soudage, de tronçons tubulaires rectilignes qui constituent, dans cet exemple, non seulement les deux bases 42 et 43 et les deux côtés inclinés 49 de l'embase 41 trapézoïdale, mais également deux entretoises 50 dont chacune relie l'une respectivement des deux extrémités de la petite base 43 au centre de la grande base 42.The closing railing 33 of the figure 9 comprises two tubular uprights 34 of the same length, vertical in the position of use of the railing 33, and such that their lower ends are in the same horizontal plane. The width of the railing 33 in its lower part is less than the width of the railing 33 in its upper part. Each upright 34 extends in a non-rectilinear manner. Each upright 34 includes three portions 34a, 34b, 34c. The first portion 34a, located in the lower part, is rectilinear and extends along a first longitudinal axis. The third portion 34c, located in the upper part, is rectilinear and extends along a second longitudinal axis, parallel to the first longitudinal axis. The second portion 34b extends obliquely between the first portion 34a and the third portion 34c. The two uprights 34 are braced by three healds 35a, 35b, 35c rectilinear and perpendicular to the two uprights 34, and rigidly connected, by each of their two ends to one of the two uprights respectively 34, an upper heald 35a connecting the two ends upper of the two uprights 34, a central smooth 35b connecting the two uprights 34 substantially to two thirds of their height, and the third lower smooth 35c connecting the two uprights substantially to one third of their height. The third stringer 35c is produced in the form of a plate or plinth. The third rail 35c is superimposed on the module 1 after the installation of the railing 33 during the assembly of the staircase. More specifically, the third rail 35c is superimposed on the rear end 13 of the high step 4. The railing 33 thus has the shape of a frame whose upper end is wider than the lower end, open between the lower ends of the two uprights 34. In the middle part of the two uprights 34, below the lower cross member, the railing 33 also comprises two plates 36 projecting from the side outwards, each plate 36 being similar to the plate 21a of the amount 19a. Each plate 36 is arranged on one of the two uprights 34 respectively. These plates 36 are capable of sliding in a removable manner on the central 2 and rear corner posts 11 of the last module 1 at two steps from the staircase. In the lower part of each of the two uprights 34, and in lateral projection towards the outside and towards the rear, each upright 34 supports a collar 38, of the type with two jaws pivoting with respect to each other around an axe substantially parallel to the axis of the corresponding upright 34, the two jaws being able to close one against the other by screwing, so that the collar 38 is able to be removably mounted one around the central upright and the other around a corner post of the staircase, or around a fourth post 24d of a corner post mounted on a rear corner post 11 and in the vertical extension of the latter on a module 1 of steps the stairs. The set of modular elements according to the invention also comprises, as shown in the figure 11 , seven independent 40 foot cylinders, such as that of the figure 10 , as well as a substantially horizontal trapezoidal base 41, each of the two ends of the large base 42 as of the small base 43 of the base 41, as well as the middle of the large base 42 are able to be equipped with the one respectively of the seven similar foot cylinders 40, the structure of a foot cylinder being schematically shown in the figure 10 . Each foot jack 40, of a well-known structure, comprises a plate 44 for supporting the ground, supporting a vertical threaded rod 45, on which is screwed a nut 46 with wings 47, with a stopping point 48 on the rod 45 which limits the height adjustment range of the nut 46 upwards, on the fins 47 from which the female lower ends of the front 10 and rear 11 corner posts of a module 1 with two steps can come to bear or the female lower ends of the first, second, third and fourth angle post poles 24a, 24b, 24c and 24d previously described, in order to compensate for a defect in the flatness and / or the horizontality of the ground surface where a staircase according to the invention must be mounted. The jack 40 further comprises a cylindrical part 45 '. The cylindrical part 45 'surrounds the rod 45 in its lower part, near the support plate 44. The cylindrical part 45' is therefore of larger diameter than the rod 45. In addition, the end of the cylindrical part 45 'which is opposite the end closest to the support plate 44 serves as a support surface for the interior parts corresponding to the narrowing situated between the female lower ends and the rest of the front corner posts 10 and rear 11 of a module 1 with two steps or the female lower ends of the first, second, third and fourth corner post poles 24a, 24b, 24c and 24d in order to take up the loads from the assembly. On the base 41, the small base 43 and the two inclined sides 49, which connect the small base 43 to the large base 42, are each of the same length which corresponds to the length of one side of the hexagonal section of the stairs. The base 41 is produced by assembling, for example by welding, sections straight tubulars which constitute, in this example, not only the two bases 42 and 43 and the two inclined sides 49 of the trapezoidal base 41, but also two spacers 50 each of which connects one respectively of the two ends of the small base 43 in the center of the large base 42.

Une lisse articulée 29b est en outre articulée entre la grande base 42 et un des deux côtés inclinés 49. La lisse 29b, de structure tubulaire, est articulée par une extrémité autour d'un axe 41a agencé sur l'un des deux côtés incliné 49 de l'embase 41 et perpendiculaire à l'axe des vérins 40 lorsque assemblés avec l'embase 41 sur celle-ci, et dont l'extrémité libre 41b est apte à être articulée de façon amovible sur l'attache 30b du deuxième poteau 24b.
La figure 12 illustre également l'embase 41, ainsi qu'une première marche 62 et un support 60.
An articulated heald 29b is also articulated between the large base 42 and one of the two inclined sides 49. The heald 29b, of tubular structure, is articulated by one end around an axis 41a arranged on one of the two inclined sides 49 of the base 41 and perpendicular to the axis of the jacks 40 when assembled with the base 41 thereon, and the free end 41b of which is capable of being removably articulated on the fastener 30b of the second post 24b .
The figure 12 also illustrates the base 41, as well as a first step 62 and a support 60.

Le support 60 est de forme triangulaire. Chaque côté du support 60 correspond à la longueur d'un côté de la section hexagonale de l'escalier. Le support 60 est réalisé par assemblage, par exemple par soudage, de tronçons rectilignes. Ces tronçons peuvent par exemple être tubulaires, ou rectangulaires.The support 60 is triangular in shape. Each side of the support 60 corresponds to the length of one side of the hexagonal section of the staircase. The support 60 is produced by assembling, for example by welding, rectilinear sections. These sections can for example be tubular, or rectangular.

La première marche 62 est de forme triangulaire, complémentaire à la forme triangulaire du support 60. La première marche 62 peut être réalisée sous la forme d'une plaque mince dont les bords sont repliés à angle droit pour venir recouvrir une partie de la grande base 42 et un coté du support 60. La première marche est par exemple réalisée en métal ou alliage léger.The first step 62 is of triangular shape, complementary to the triangular shape of the support 60. The first step 62 can be produced in the form of a thin plate, the edges of which are folded at right angles to cover part of the large base. 42 and one side of the support 60. The first step is for example made of metal or light alloy.

Le procédé de montage d'un escalier est décrit ci-après en référence aux figures 13 à 19.The method of mounting a staircase is described below with reference to figures 13 to 19 .

La figure 13 illustre deux étapes préalables au premier cycle de montage décrit ci-après.The figure 13 illustrates two steps prior to the first assembly cycle described below.

Dans une première étape préalable, une première marche 62 et le support 60 sont montés sur deux vérins 40 et assemblés à l'embase 41. Par exemple, le support 60 est d'abord monté sur les deux vérins 40 et assemblé à l'embase 41, puis la première marche 62 est assemblée sur le support 60 et l'embase 41. Alternativement, la première marche 62 est d'abord assemblée au support 60, puis l'ensemble formé de la première marche 62 et du support 60 est monté sur les deux vérins 40 et assemblé à l'embase 41. La première marche 62 définit ainsi la première des six faces de l'escalier de section transversale horizontale hexagonale à monter.In a first preliminary step, a first step 62 and the support 60 are mounted on two jacks 40 and assembled to the base 41. For example, the support 60 is first mounted on the two jacks 40 and assembled to the base 41, then the first step 62 is assembled on the support 60 and the base 41. Alternatively, the first step 62 is first assembled on the support 60, then the assembly formed by the first step 62 and the support 60 is mounted on the two jacks 40 and assembled to the base 41. The first step 62 thus defines the first of the six faces of the staircase of horizontal hexagonal cross section to be assembled.

Dans une deuxième étape préalable, un premier module 1 à deux marches est monté par son poteau central 2 sur le vérin de pied 40 au milieu de la grande base 42 de l'embase horizontale 41, et les deux poteaux d'angle avant 10 et arrière 11 du module 1 sont chacun montés sur l'un respectivement des deux vérins de pied 40, en définissant ainsi la deuxième des six faces de l'escalier de section transversale horizontale hexagonale à monter.In a second preliminary step, a first module 1 with two steps is mounted by its central post 2 on the foot jack 40 in the middle of the large base 42 of the horizontal base 41, and the two front corner posts 10 and rear 11 of module 1 are each mounted on one of the two foot cylinders 40 respectively, thereby defining the second of the six faces of the staircase of hexagonal horizontal cross section to be mounted.

Le premier cycle de trois étapes est représenté sur les figures 14a, 14b et 14c. A la première étape du premier cycle (figure 14a), le premier poteau 24a de montant d'angle est monté verticalement par emmanchement sur le vérin de pied 40 à l'extrémité de la grande base 42 de l'embase 41 vers laquelle le module 1 de l'escalier tourne en montant, et de sorte que le premier poteau 24a de montant d'angle délimite avec le poteau d'angle arrière 11 du module 1 d'escalier la troisième face de l'escalier hexagonal.The first cycle of three stages is depicted on the Figures 14a, 14b and 14c . At the first stage of the first cycle ( figure 14a ), the first corner post 24a is mounted vertically by fitting on the foot jack 40 at the end of the large base 42 of the base 41 towards which the module 1 of the staircase turns while going up, and so that the first corner post 24a defines with the rear corner post 11 of the stair module 1 the third face of the hexagonal staircase.

A la deuxième étape de ce premier cycle (figure 14b), un garde-corps 18 est monté dans cette troisième face de l'escalier. Le montant 19a du garde-corps 18 est glissé le long du premier poteau 24a en faisant passer le premier poteau 24a dans l'ouverture 21b de la plaque 21a.At the second stage of this first cycle ( figure 14b ), a railing 18 is mounted in this third face of the staircase. The amount 19a of the railing 18 is slid along the first post 24a by passing the first post 24a into the opening 21b of the plate 21a.

A la troisième étape (figure 14c), un deuxième module 1 à deux marches est monté par son poteau central 2 sur le poteau central 2 du module 1 monté sur le vérin de pied 40 au milieu de la grande base 42 de l'embase horizontale 41, et les deux poteaux d'angle avant 10 et arrière 11 du deuxième module 1 sont montés respectivement sur le poteau d'angle arrière 11 du premier module 1 et sur le premier poteau 24a, en définissant ainsi la troisième des six faces de l'escalier de section transversale horizontale hexagonale à monter.At the third stage ( figure 14c ), a second module 1 with two steps is mounted by its central post 2 on the central post 2 of module 1 mounted on the foot jack 40 in the middle of the large base 42 of the horizontal base 41, and the two posts d 'front 10 and rear 11 of the second module 1 are mounted respectively on the rear corner post 11 of the first module 1 and on the first post 24a, thus defining the third of the six sides of the staircase with a horizontal hexagonal cross-section to rise.

A la première étape du deuxième cycle de montage de l'escalier (figure 15a), le deuxième poteau 24b de montant d'angle est emmanché sur le vérin de pied 40 à l'extrémité la plus proche de la petite base 43 de l'embase 41, et la lisse articulée 29b de ce deuxième poteau 24b est fixée en entretoise entre ce deuxième poteau 24b et l'embase 41 par liaison de cette lisse 29b avec l'attache 41a de l'embase, dans la quatrième face de l'escalier hexagonal.At the first stage of the second stair assembly cycle ( figure 15a ), the second corner post 24b is fitted on the foot jack 40 at the end closest to the small base 43 of the base 41, and the hinged bar 29b of this second post 24b is fixed at spacer between this second post 24b and the base 41 by connection of this rail 29b with the attachment 41a of the base, in the fourth face of the hexagonal staircase.

A la deuxième étape du deuxième cycle (figure 15b), un garde-corps 18 est monté dans cette quatrième face de l'escalier selon le même principe que celui décrit à la deuxième étape du premier cycle. Alternativement, lorsque le deuxième poteau 24b comprend un pion 66, le garde-corps 18 est au préalable orienté de sorte que le montant 19b est à proximité du poteau central 2. Puis, le garde-corps 18 est pivoté autour du deuxième poteau 24b vers le poteau arrière 11, jusqu'à ce que le crochet 22c vienne en butée contre le poteau arrière 11.At the second stage of the second cycle ( figure 15b ), a railing 18 is mounted in this fourth face of the staircase according to the same principle as that described in the second step of the first cycle. Alternatively, when the second post 24b comprises a pin 66, the railing 18 is previously oriented so that the upright 19b is near the central post 2. Then, the railing 18 is pivoted around the second post 24b towards the rear post 11, up to that the hook 22c comes into abutment against the rear post 11.

A la troisième étape de ce second cycle (figure 15c), un troisième module 1 de marches est monté en emmanchant son poteau central 2 sur celui du deuxième module 1, son poteau d'angle avant 10 sur la partie de l'extrémité supérieure mâle du poteau 11 d'angle arrière du deuxième module 1, et son poteau 11 d'angle arrière sur la partie de l'extrémité supérieure mâle du deuxième poteau 24b de montant d'angle qui dépasse au-dessus de la plaque 21a du garde-corps 18.At the third stage of this second cycle ( figure 15c ), a third step module 1 is mounted by fitting its central post 2 onto that of the second module 1, its front corner post 10 on the part of the male upper end of the rear corner post 11 of the second module 1 , and its rear corner post 11 on the part of the male upper end of the second post 24b of the upright which protrudes above the plate 21a of the railing 18.

A la première étape du troisième cycle (figure 16a), le troisième poteau 24c de montant d'angle de la figure 8b est monté sur le vérin de pied 40 à l'autre extrémité de la petite base 43 de l'embase 41, et la lisse articulée 29c de ce troisième poteau 24c de montant d'angle est montée en entretoise entre les deuxième et troisième poteaux 24b et 24c de montant d'angle par la fixation de son extrémité libre 31c à l'attache 26b du deuxième poteau 24b de montant d'angle (voir figure 8a).At the first stage of the third cycle ( figure 16a ), the third corner post 24c of the angle figure 8b is mounted on the foot jack 40 at the other end of the small base 43 of the base 41, and the articulated beam 29c of this third post 24c of the corner post is mounted in a spacer between the second and third posts 24b and 24c of the corner post by fixing its free end 31c to the fastener 26b of the second post 24b of the corner post (see figure 8a ).

A la deuxième étape de ce troisième cycle (figure 16b), un troisième garde-corps 18 est monté dans la cinquième face latérale de l'escalier délimité par les deuxième et troisième poteaux 24b, 24c de montant d'angle, selon le même principe que celui décrit à la deuxième étape du deuxième cycle. Alternativement, lorsque le troisième poteau 24b comprend un pion 66, le garde-corps 18 est au préalable orienté de sorte que le montant 19b est à proximité du poteau central 2. Puis, le garde-corps 18 est pivoté autour du troisième poteau 24c vers le poteau arrière 11, jusqu'à ce que le crochet 22c vienne en butée contre le poteau arrière 11.At the second stage of this third cycle ( figure 16b ), a third railing 18 is mounted in the fifth side face of the staircase bounded by the second and third posts 24b, 24c of the corner upright, according to the same principle as that described in the second step of the second cycle. Alternatively, when the third post 24b comprises a pin 66, the railing 18 is first oriented so that the upright 19b is near the central post 2. Then the railing 18 is pivoted around the third post 24c towards the rear post 11, until the hook 22c abuts against the rear post 11.

A la troisième étape du troisième cycle (figure 16c), un quatrième module 1 de marches est monté en emmanchant son poteau central 2 sur celui du troisième module 1, son poteau 10 d'angle avant sur la partie de l'extrémité supérieure mâle du poteau d'angle arrière 11 du troisième module 1, et son poteau d'angle arrière 11 est emmanché sur la partie de l'extrémité supérieure mâle du troisième poteau 24c de montant d'angle. Ainsi, à la troisième étape de ce troisième cycle, le quatrième module 1 de marches est monté sur le troisième comme le troisième l'a été sur le deuxième, et ce dernier l'a été sur le premier, par empilement vertical de son poteau central 2 sur celui du troisième module 1, de son poteau d'angle arrière 11 sur la partie de l'extrémité supérieure mâle du troisième poteau 24c de montant d'angle qui dépasse au-dessus de la plaque 21a du troisième garde-corps 18, et du poteau d'angle avant 10 sur la partie de l'extrémité supérieure mâle du poteau d'angle arrière 11 du troisième module 1.At the third stage of the third cycle ( figure 16c ), a fourth step module 1 is mounted by fitting its central post 2 onto that of the third module 1, its front corner post 10 on the part of the male upper end of the rear corner post 11 of the third module 1 , and its rear corner post 11 is fitted on the part of the male upper end of the third post 24c of the corner post. Thus, at the third stage of this third cycle, the fourth step module 1 is mounted on the third as the third was on the second, and the latter was on the first, by vertical stacking of its post central 2 on that of the third module 1, of its rear corner post 11 on the part of the upper male end of the third post 24c of the corner post which protrudes above the plate 21a of the third railing 18, and of the front corner post 10 on the part of the upper male end of the post d rear corner 11 of the third module 1.

A la première étape du quatrième cycle (figure 17a), un quatrième poteau 24d de montant d'angle selon la figure 8c est monté sur le vérin de pied 40 à la deuxième extrémité de la grande base 42 de l'embase 41, et sa lisse articulée 29d est montée en entretoise inclinée entre les deux poteaux 24c et 24d de montant d'angle, délimitant la sixième face latérale de l'escalier, par fixation de l'extrémité libre 31d (voir figure 8c) de cette lisse 29d sur l'attache 26c du troisième poteau 24c de montant d'angle.At the first stage of the fourth cycle ( figure 17a ), a fourth corner post 24d according to the figure 8c is mounted on the foot jack 40 at the second end of the large base 42 of the base 41, and its hinged rail 29d is mounted in an inclined spacer between the two posts 24c and 24d of an angle upright, delimiting the sixth face side of the staircase, by fixing the free end 31d (see figure 8c ) of this stringer 29d on the attachment 26c of the third post 24c of the corner post.

A la deuxième étape de ce quatrième cycle, un quatrième garde-corps 18 (voir figure 17b) est monté selon le même principe que celui décrit à la deuxième étape du premier cycle, et à la deuxième étape du troisième cycle. Cependant ici, le quatrième poteau 24d comprenant un pion 66, le garde-corps 18 est au préalable orienté de sorte que le montant 19b est à proximité du poteau central 2. Puis, le garde-corps 18 est pivoté autour du deuxième poteau 24b vers le poteau arrière 11, jusqu'à ce que le crochet 22c vienne en butée contre le poteau arrière 11.At the second stage of this fourth cycle, a fourth railing 18 (see figure 17b ) is mounted according to the same principle as that described in the second stage of the first cycle, and in the second stage of the third cycle. However here, the fourth post 24d comprising a pin 66, the railing 18 is first oriented so that the upright 19b is near the central post 2. Then the railing 18 is pivoted around the second post 24b towards the rear post 11, until the hook 22c abuts against the rear post 11.

Ce quatrième cycle se termine, à la troisième étape (figure 17c), par l'installation d'un cinquième module 1 de marches. Ici, à la différence des autres cycles, la pose du module 1 consiste d'abord à la mise en prise du manchon 16 du poteau 11 avec l'extrémité supérieure mâle du quatrième poteau 24d. Le pion 66 de l'extrémité supérieure mâle du quatrième poteau 24d vient ainsi se loger dans la partie axiale 17a de la lumière 17 du manchon 16 du poteau 11. Puis, le pion 66 coopère avec la partie intermédiaire 17b et se déplace le long de cette partie intermédiaire 17b. Le module 1 pivote ainsi autour du quatrième poteau 24d, le mouvement de pivot étant limité par la dimension de la partie intermédiaire 17b. A la fin du mouvement de pivot, les manchons 14 des poteaux central et avant 2, 10 sont en regard des extrémités mâles respectivement des poteaux central 2 et arrière 11 du module 1 sous-jacent, c'est-à-dire du quatrième module 1. Le pion 66 coopère enfin avec la partie axiale 17c de la lumière 17 du manchon 16 du poteau 11. Le poteau d'angle avant 10 du cinquième module 1 vient alors s'emmancher sur la partie de l'extrémité supérieure mâle du poteau d'angle arrière 11 du quatrième module 1 et le poteau central 2 vient s'emmancher sur la partie de l'extrémité supérieure mâle du poteau central 2 sous-jacent.This fourth cycle ends, at the third stage ( figure 17c ), by installing a fifth step module 1. Here, unlike the other cycles, the fitting of the module 1 first consists in engaging the sleeve 16 of the post 11 with the male upper end of the fourth post 24d. The pin 66 of the upper male end of the fourth post 24d thus becomes housed in the axial part 17a of the lumen 17 of the sleeve 16 of the post 11. Then, the pin 66 cooperates with the intermediate part 17b and moves along this intermediate part 17b. The module 1 thus pivots around the fourth post 24d, the pivoting movement being limited by the size of the intermediate part 17b. At the end of the pivoting movement, the sleeves 14 of the central and front posts 2, 10 are opposite the male ends respectively of the central 2 and rear posts 11 of the underlying module 1, that is to say of the fourth module 1. The pin 66 finally cooperates with the axial part 17c of the lumen 17 of the sleeve 16 of the post 11. The front corner post 10 of the fifth module 1 then comes to be fitted on the part of the male upper end of the post rear corner 11 of the fourth module 1 and the central post 2 comes fit on the part of the male upper end of the central post 2 underlying.

Après le quatrième cycle et jusqu'à obtention de la hauteur souhaitée, chaque cycle est une répétition du quatrième cycle, avec un décalage de niveau correspondant au module 1 de marches rajouté à chaque cycle, pour réaliser un second tour de l'escalier, à l'aplomb au-dessus du premier tour, les nouveaux poteaux de montant d'angle incorporés dans l'assemblage étant tous identiques au quatrième poteau 24d de la figure 8c. La première étape de chacun de ces cycles concerne toujours la mise en place d'un quatrième poteau 24d de montant d'angle. En résultat, le pion 66 du poteau d'angle avant 10 du module 1 sous-jacent vient se loger dans la lumière 17 du poteau 24d de montant d'angle, et le pion 66 du poteau 24d vient se loger dans la lumière 17 du poteau d'angle arrière 11 sus-jacent. La deuxième étape concerne la mise en place d'un garde-corps 18 supplémentaire, et la dernière étape de chaque cycle correspond toujours à la mise en place d'un module 1 de marches supplémentaire.After the fourth cycle and until the desired height is obtained, each cycle is a repetition of the fourth cycle, with a level shift corresponding to the module 1 of steps added to each cycle, to make a second turn of the stairs, at plumb above the first tower, the new corner post incorporated in the assembly being all identical to the fourth post 24d of the figure 8c . The first step in each of these cycles always involves the installation of a fourth post 24d of the corner post. As a result, the pin 66 of the front corner post 10 of the underlying module 1 is housed in the lumen 17 of the corner post 24d, and the pin 66 of the post 24d is housed in the lumen 17 of the overlying rear corner post 11. The second step concerns the installation of an additional railing 18, and the last step of each cycle always corresponds to the installation of an additional module 1 of steps.

Suite au dernier cycle, la première étape concerne, de façon identique au quatrième cycle, la mise en place d'un quatrième poteau 24d de montant d'angle supplémentaire, la deuxième étape concerne la mise en place d'un module 1 de marches supplémentaires et la troisième étape concerne la mise en place du garde-corps de fermeture 33, pour permettre la sortie de l'escalier au niveau du dernier module 1 de marches. Dans l'exemple illustré à la figure 19, l'escalier hélicoïdal est limité à 2 tours, le dernier module de marches 1 correspondant ainsi au douzième module 1 de marches installé.Following the last cycle, the first step concerns, in the same way as the fourth cycle, the installation of a fourth post 24d of additional angle post, the second step concerns the installation of a module 1 of additional steps and the third step concerns the installation of the closing railing 33, to allow the exit of the staircase at the level of the last module 1 of steps. In the example illustrated in figure 19 , the helical staircase is limited to 2 turns, the last step module 1 thus corresponding to the twelfth step module 1 installed.

Dans ces cycles de montage, à partir du quatrième cycle, non seulement tous les poteaux de montant d'angle montés dans la première étape de chaque cycle sont identiques au quatrième poteau 24d de montant d'angle, mais chacun d'eux est monté sur un poteau d'angle avant 10 d'un module 1 d'escalier sous-jacent, et dans le prolongement vertical du poteau d'angle avant 10 de ce module 1.In these assembly cycles, from the fourth cycle, not only are all of the angle post posts mounted in the first step of each cycle identical to the fourth corner post 24d, but each of them is mounted on a front corner post 10 of an underlying staircase module 1, and in the vertical extension of the front corner post 10 of this module 1.

De plus, à partir du sixième cycle de montage, les tenons 32d latéraux de chaque poteau 24d de montant d'angle s'engagent dans les manchons 23a et 23b verticaux en saillie latérale de deux garde-corps 18 voisins et sous-jacents, préalablement montés. De même, à partir du sixième cycle de montage, la lisse 29d de chaque poteau 24d de montant d'angle est fixée par son extrémité libre 31d sur le poteau 24d de montant d'angle précédemment monté en entretoise inclinée sensiblement parallèle aux deux lisses inclinées 20b et 20c d'un garde-corps 18 préalablement monté et sous-jacent, en faisant ainsi fonction de troisième lisse inclinée, renforçant la sécurité pour les utilisateurs dans le deuxième tour de l'escalier.In addition, from the sixth assembly cycle, the lateral pins 32d of each post 24d of the corner upright engage in the vertical sleeves 23a and 23b projecting from the side of two neighboring and underlying railings 18, previously mounted. Similarly, from the sixth assembly cycle, the rail 29d of each post 24d of the corner post is fixed by its free end 31d on the post 24d of angle post previously mounted in inclined spacer substantially parallel to the two inclined rails 20b and 20c of a railing 18 previously mounted and underlying, thereby acting as a third inclined rail, enhancing safety for users in the second turn of the stairs.

On rappelle que, lors de la troisième étape d'un nouveau cycle de montage, le poteau d'angle avant 10 d'un module 1 de marches se monte sur le poteau d'angle arrière 11 du module 1 monté dans la troisième étape du cycle précédent.It will be recalled that, during the third step of a new assembly cycle, the front corner post 10 of a step module 1 is mounted on the rear corner post 11 of module 1 mounted in the third step of the previous cycle.

A partir de l'escalier inachevé de la figure 18a, on parvient à l'escalier achevé de la figure 19 par le montage d'un onzième et dernier garde-corps, correspondant au garde-corps de fermeture 33, suite au montage d'un douzième module 1, , sans le montage préalable d'un nouveau poteau 24d de montant d'angle. Ainsi, les poteaux d'angle avant 10 et arrière 11 du dernier module 1 sont mis en place directement et respectivement sur le poteau d'angle arrière 11 du onzième module 1 et sur le nouveau poteau 24d de montant d'angle, sans interposition de manchons de garde-corps.From the unfinished staircase of the figure 18a , we reach the completed staircase of the figure 19 by mounting an eleventh and last railing, corresponding to the closing railing 33, following the mounting of a twelfth module 1, without the prior mounting of a new post 24d of the upright. Thus, the front corner 10 and rear corner posts 11 of the last module 1 are placed directly and respectively on the rear corner post 11 of the eleventh module 1 and on the new post 24d of corner post, without interposition of railing sleeves.

Le garde-corps de fermeture 33 de la figure 9 est monté derrière la marche haute 4 du dernier module 1 et le long du bord arrière de cette marche haute 4, et emmanché par ses plaques 36 sur les extrémités supérieures des poteaux central 2 et d'angle arrière 11 du dernier module 1, et retenu par l'un de ses colliers 38 autour du poteau central 2 de l'avant-dernier module 1 et par l'autre collier 38 autour du poteau 24d de montant d'angle supportant le poteau d'angle arrière 11 du dernier module 1.The closing railing 33 of the figure 9 is mounted behind the high step 4 of the last module 1 and along the rear edge of this high step 4, and fitted by its plates 36 on the upper ends of the central posts 2 and rear corner 11 of the last module 1, and retained by one of its collars 38 around the central post 2 of the penultimate module 1 and by the other collar 38 around the post 24d of the corner post supporting the rear corner post 11 of the last module 1.

En outre, cinq autres poteaux 24e de montant d'angle sont montés verticalement le long des côtés des cinq derniers garde-corps 18 et entre ces derniers. Selon un premier exemple, les poteaux 24e sont identiques aux poteaux 24d. Les poteaux 24e sont montés par emmanchement sur les extrémités supérieures mâles des poteaux d'angle avant 10 et arrière 11 des onzième, dixième, neuvième, huitième et septième modules 1, les lisses 29d de ces cinq poteaux 24e étant fixées inclinées entre ces poteaux 24e, pour sécuriser l'accès de l'escalier à ces cinq derniers modules 1 de marches, et les tenons 23a et 23b des garde-corps 18 sont engagés dans des manchons 32d de ces poteaux 24e pour rigidifier la partie haute de l'escalier à sortie latérale par-dessus le limon 7 du dernier module 1 de marches.In addition, five other posts 24e of the upright are mounted vertically along the sides of the last five railings 18 and between them. In a first example, the posts 24e are identical to the posts 24d. The posts 24e are mounted by fitting on the upper male ends of the front 10 and rear 11 corner posts of the eleventh, tenth, ninth, eighth and seventh modules 1, the beams 29d of these five posts 24e being fixed inclined between these posts 24e , to secure the staircase access to these last five step modules 1, and the pins 23a and 23b of the railings 18 are engaged in sleeves 32d of these posts 24e to stiffen the upper part of the staircase lateral exit over the stringer 7 of the last step module 1.

Alternativement, ces cinq derniers poteaux 24e sont de longueur inférieure aux autres poteaux 24d constituant l'escalier. Plus précisément, leur extrémité supérieure est raccourcie par rapport à l'extrémité supérieure des autres poteaux 24d. en outre leur extrémité supérieure ne comprend pas de pion 66. A titre d'exemple, les cinq derniers poteaux 24d ont une longueur de 1,3 m tandis que les autres poteaux 24d ont une longueur de 1,52 m. La différence de hauteur entre ces cinq derniers poteaux et les autres poteaux 24d permet de les différencier et d'identifier facilement les cinq derniers poteaux, utiles pour sécuriser l'utilisation de l'escalier.Alternatively, these last five posts 24e are shorter in length than the other posts 24d constituting the staircase. Specifically, their end upper is shortened compared to the upper end of the other posts 24d. furthermore, their upper end does not include a pin 66. By way of example, the last five posts 24d have a length of 1.3 m while the other posts 24d have a length of 1.52 m. The difference in height between these last five posts and the other 24d posts makes it possible to differentiate them and easily identify the last five posts, useful for securing the use of the staircase.

Claims (19)

  1. Staircase module (1) with two steps, for a modular spiral staircase of hexagonal horizontal cross-section, delimited by six vertical corner uprights around a vertical central upright, said module (1) comprising a central post (2) of substantially vertical axis (Z) and two steps (3, 4) of substantially triangular shape, a lower step (3) and an upper step (4), extending in horizontal planes perpendicular to the axis (Z) of the central post (2) and radially from said central post (2) to which the steps (3, 4) are each secured by a narrow edge (5) of the internal radial end,
    said two steps (3, 4) each being secured by a wide edge (6) of the external radial end to a single stringer (7) in the form of a plate that is substantially flat and parallel to the axis (Z) of the central post (2), the stringer (7) having a lower portion (8) and an upper portion (9) which are respectively secured to the side of the wide edge (6) of the lower step (3) and of the upper step (4), and the module comprising two corner posts (10, 11) having axes parallel to the axis (Z) of the central post (2), such that the upper ends of the three posts (2, 10, 11) of the module are in the same transverse plane perpendicular to the axes of the three posts (2, 10, 11) of the module, one of the two corner posts, referred to as the front corner post (10), being integral with the lower portion (8) of the stringer (7) at the front end of said stringer, with the nose (12) of the lower step (3) at its external radial end, and with the wide edge (6) of the lower step (3) at its front end, and the other corner post, referred to as the rear corner post (11), being integral with the upper portion (9) of the stringer (7) at the rear end of said stringer, with the rear edge (13) of the upper step (4) at its external radial end, and with the wide edge (6) of the upper step (4) at its rear end, the central post (2) and the two corner posts (10, 11) of the module (1) each comprising a female end and a male end which are respectively adapted to receive a male end and to be received in a female end of similar posts of identical modules (1) with two steps, so as to contribute with said similar posts to the formation of said central upright and said corner uprights of the staircase,
    at least one of the three posts (2, 10, 11) of the module (1) having at least one member of a locking device (66, 17), capable of engaging with at least one other member of said locking device (17, 66) with which a post of another staircase module (1) or a corner upright post (24d) of the staircase is equipped, in order to lock the connection of said module to said other module (1) or corner upright post (24d).
  2. Staircase module (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the central post (2) and the two corner posts (10, 11) are three tubular posts, secured to the two steps (3, 4) and to the common stringer (7), and their lower ends are each composed of a respective one of three sleeves (14, 16), the one of the rear corner post (11) being longer than those of substantially the same length of the other two posts and having a bayonet opening (17) in the lower edge of said sleeve (16), of a locking device corresponding to a radial pin (66) on the upper end of the front corner post (10) or of a corner upright post (24b, 24c, 24d) of the staircase.
  3. Staircase module (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that the three posts (2, 10, 11) of said module are made of metal or a light alloy and are secured to the steps (3, 4) and to the stringer (7) which are in the same metal or alloy.
  4. Staircase module (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that the sleeve (16) of the rear corner post (11) projects below the substantially horizontal plane perpendicular to the axis (Z) of the lower end of the central post (2) and of the front corner post (10) whose sleeves (14) are of substantially identical height.
  5. Module according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the stringer (7) has a substantially rectangular lower portion (8) with lower and upper edges substantially parallel to the lower step (3), and an upper portion (9) substantially in the form of an inverted U, with an upper edge substantially parallel to the upper step (4).
  6. Module (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the parallel axes of the three posts (2, 10, 11) of the module each pass through a respective one of the three vertices of an equilateral triangle in a cross-sectional plane of the module (1) perpendicular to the axes of said posts (2, 10, 11), and each step (3, 4) has a shape in the plane that is substantially that of a right triangle.
  7. Assembly of modular elements for implementing a modular spiral staircase of hexagonal horizontal cross-section delimited by six vertical corner uprights around a vertical central upright, the assembly comprising a baseplate (41) for placing the modular elements on the ground, characterized in that at least one modular element among said modular elements of the assembly is a staircase module (1) with two steps (3, 4) according to any one of the preceding claims, at least one second modular element among the modular elements of the assembly being a railing (18) comprising two vertical uprights (19a, 19b) of unequal length, braced in the lower portion by a crosspiece (20a) and in the upper portion by at least one, but preferably two, inclined crosspiece(s) (20b, 20c) forming protective rail(s), the longer upright (19a) among the two uprights (19a, 19b) of the railing supporting a plate (21a) in its lower portion, projecting laterally outwards, and each of the two uprights (19a, 19b) supporting a sleeve (23a, 23b) projecting upwards in the upper portion, these being parallel to the upright (19a, 19b) of the railing, said plate (21a) being adapted to slide around the upper end of the rear corner post (11) of a staircase module (1) or on a corner upright post (24a, 24b, 24c, 24d) constituting another modular element of said assembly, said sleeves (23a, 23b) being adapted to receive lateral tongues (32d) of corner upright posts (24d) of the assembly.
  8. Assembly of modular elements according to claim 7, characterized in that the shorter upright (19b) of the two uprights (19a, 19b) of the railing (18) supports, projecting laterally outwards, a hook (22c) in its lower portion.
  9. Assembly of modular elements according to claim 8, characterized in that it further comprises a plurality of corner upright posts comprising:
    - a first post (24a), of substantially the same structure and dimensions as the front corner post (10) of the staircase module (1) with two steps, and having a male end compatible with the female end (16) of the rear corner post (11) of said module (1), but additionally with an annular collar (28a) forming a stop restricting the sliding of a plate (21a) of the railing (18) on said first post (24a),
    - a second post (24b) of substantially the same structure as the first corner upright post (24a) but twice the height of said first corner upright post (24a), and comprising a fastener (30b) projecting laterally outwards, adapted for a removable connection with a free end (31b) of a rail (29b) hinged to the baseplate (41) by its other end,
    - a third post (24c), of substantially the same structure as the first corner upright post (24a) but three times the height of said first corner upright post (24a),
    - and at least a fourth post (24d), also of substantially the same structure as the first corner upright post (24a) but four times the height of said first post (24a), the fourth post (24d) further comprising at least one member of a locking device (66, 17), capable of engaging with at least one other member of said locking device (17, 66) with which a post of a staircase module is equipped, and
    the third (24c) and fourth (24d) corner upright posts additionally having a straight rail (29c, 29d), hinged by one end to pivot about a horizontal axis (30c, 30d) on said corner upright post (24c, 24d), substantially at the length of the first corner upright post (24a) from the upper end of said post (24c, 24d), and capable of being removably connected by its other end (31c, 31d), as inclined bracing, to said fastener (26b , 26c, 26d) of a neighboring corner upright post delimiting the same face of the hexagonal staircase, and said at least one fourth corner upright post (24d) additionally having, projecting outward on both sides of a portion of said post (24d) in its lower half, two tongues (32d) parallel to said fourth post (24d) and each able to engage in a sleeve (23a, 23b) of the railing (18), so that said inclined bracing rail (29d) of a fourth corner upright post (24d) is able to act as an additional safety rail added to the one or two inclined rails (20b, 20c) of a railing (18) previously mounted on the staircase.
  10. Assembly of modular elements according to claim 9, characterized in that the second (24b) and/or third (24c) post further comprises a pin (66) of a locking device (66, 17), capable of engaging with at least one opening (17) of said locking device (17, 66) with which a post of a staircase module is equipped.
  11. Assembly of modular elements according to any one of claims 8 to 10, characterized in that it further comprises an additional modular element arranged as a railing (33) to close off the staircase, comprising two tubular railing uprights (34) of the same height, braced by at least two horizontal straight rails (35a, 35b), rigidly connected by each of their two ends to the respective one of the two railing (33) uprights (34), comprising an upper rail (35a) connecting the two upper ends of the two railing uprights (34), and at least one middle rail (35b), so as to form an open frame between the lower ends of these two uprights (34), said closing-off railing (33) also comprising, in the lower portion of the uprights (34) and projecting laterally outwards, two collars (38) each connected to one of the two uprights (34) and capable of being removably mounted, one around the central upright and the other around a corner upright of the staircase, and in the middle portion of the uprights (34) and projecting laterally outwards, two plates (36) each connected to one of the two uprights (34) and having their axis parallel to said upright, capable of removably sliding on the central (2) and rear corner (11) posts of a last staircase module of said assembly.
  12. Assembly of modular elements according to any one of claims 8 to 11, characterized in that it also comprises, as additional modular elements, seven independent jackstands (40), each capable of adjusting the height of a respective one of the two corner posts (10, 11) of a first staircase module (1) with two steps, as well as the substantially horizontal baseplate (41), of which the small base (43) and the two inclined sides (49) are of a same length corresponding to one side of the hexagonal cross-section of the staircase, and created by assembling straight sections constituting at least the two bases (42, 43) and the two inclined sides (49) of the baseplate (41), which is capable of receiving a jackstand (40) at each of its four vertices, and capable of adjusting the height of the corner upright posts (24a, 24b, 24c, 24d) delimiting three adjacent faces of the hexagonal horizontal cross-section of the modular spiral staircase, a jackstand (40) equipping the middle of the large base (42) of the baseplate (41).
  13. Modular spiral staircase of hexagonal horizontal cross-section, delimited by six vertical corner uprights around a vertical central upright, characterized in that it comprises an assembly of modular elements according to any one of claims 8 to 12.
  14. Method for mounting a modular spiral staircase according to claim 13, characterized in that it comprises a succession of cycles each comprising three steps, the first being the arrangement of a corner upright post (24a, 24b, 24c, 24d) on a jackstand (40) or on another previously arranged identical module (1), the second step being to mount a railing (18), its plate (21a) sliding around the corner upright post (24a, 24b, 24c, 24d) so that the railing (18) extends into said adjacent face of the hexagonal staircase, such that said corner upright post (24a, 24b, 24c , 24d) delimits, with the railing (18), an adjacent face of the hexagonal staircase, and the third step being the arrangement of a staircase module (1) with two steps on jackstands (40) or on an identical module (1) and a corner upright post (24a, 24b, 24c, 24d) which were previously arranged, and such that the two corner posts (10, 11) of said staircase module (1) define a face of the staircase of hexagonal horizontal cross-section.
  15. Method for mounting a modular spiral staircase according to claim 14, wherein, during the second step, the railing (18) is oriented beforehand so that the shorter upright (19b) among the two uprights (19a, 19b) of the railing (18) is close to the central post (2), then the longer upright (19a) among the two uprights (19a, 19b) of the railing (18) is pivoted around the underlying corner upright post (24b, 24c, 24d) until the hook (22c) abuts against the rear corner post (11) of said staircase module (1).
  16. Method for mounting a modular spiral staircase according to claim 14 or 15, characterized in that a step prior to the first cycle consists of placing a first step (62) on the baseplate (41).
  17. Method for mounting a modular staircase according to claim 16, characterized in that, starting with the fourth cycle, all the corner upright posts mounted in the first step of the cycles are identical to the fourth corner upright post (24d), and each corner upright post (24d) is mounted on and in the extension of a front corner post (10) of an underlying staircase module (1).
  18. Method for mounting a modular staircase according to any one of claims 14 to 15, characterized in that, starting with the sixth cycle, the lateral tongues (32d) of each corner upright post (24d) are engaged in the vertical sleeves (23a, 23b) projecting laterally from two neighboring underlying previously mounted railings (18).
  19. Method for mounting a modular staircase according to any one of claims 14 to 18, characterized in that, starting with the sixth cycle, the rail (29d) of each corner upright post (24d) is fixed by its free end (31d) on the corner upright post (24d) previously mounted as inclined bracing substantially parallel to the inclined rail(s) (29b, 29c) of an underlying previously mounted railing (18), so as to act as a third inclined rail.
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