Consumable assembly for forming a concrete wall structure, a concrete wall structure formed with the assembly and a side plate for use in the assembly

Abstract

The invention relates to a consumable assembly ( 10 ) for forming a concrete wall structure ( 11 ). The assembly comprises side plates ( 12 ) having major planar sections ( 13 ) forming opposite sides of the wall structure ( 11 ) and peripheral edge flanges ( 14, 15, 16, 17 ) substantially perpendicular to the major planar sections ( 13 ) of the side plates ( 12 ). The assembly further comprises transverse tie members ( 18 ) for interconnecting side plates ( 12 ) belonging to opposite sides of the wall structure ( 11 ) and hold the side plates ( 12 ) in a spaced apart substantially parallel relationship with respect to each other. The edge flanges ( 14, 15, 16, 17 ) of the side plates ( 12 ) are separated from the major planar sections by grooves ( 19 ).

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       16 . A consumable assembly for forming a concrete wall structure, the assembly comprising side plates having major planar sections forming opposite sides of the wall structure and peripheral edge flanges substantially perpendicular to the major planar sections of the side plates, the assembly further comprising transverse tie members for interconnecting side plates belonging to opposite sides of the wall structure and hold said side plates in a spaced apart substantially parallel relationship with respect to each other, wherein parallel edge flanges of the side plates are separated from the major planar section of the side plate by grooves, such that, when two side plates are brought together, the grooves of adjacent plates form a channel that separates the exterior surfaces of the two plates and is externally visible.  
   
   
       17 . A consumable assembly according to  claim 16 , wherein the side plates are rectangular side plates having four edge flanges and in that each edge flange of a side plate is separated from the major planar section of the side plate by a groove.  
   
   
       18 . A consumable assembly according to  claim 16 , wherein the edge flanges have through-holes such that adjacent side plates can be joined to each other by fasteners extending through the through-holes of edge flanges of adjacent side plates.  
   
   
       19 . A consumable assembly according to  claim 16 , wherein the transverse tie members are provided with guide structure to hold the side plates and their edge flanges in vertical alignment when the tie members are connected in situ to interconnect side plates belonging to opposite sides of the wall structure, the guide structure comprising supporting extensions designed to extend to an interior surface of the side plate planar section when the tie members are connected in situ and the supporting extensions being spaced from each other and separated from each other by a cutout or groove in the tie member such that a tie member may straddle the edge flanges of two adjacent side plates to allow supporting extensions of one and the same tie member to contact different but neighbouring side plates.  
   
   
       20 . A consumable assembly according to  claim 19 , wherein the transverse tie members are provided with lugs that can be inserted through the through-holes of adjacent side plates to connect adjacent side plates to each other and in that the transverse tie members further are provided with structure defining grooves in which insulating panels may be inserted and held between side plates belonging to opposite sides of the wall structure.  
   
   
       21 . A consumable assembly according to  claim 20 , wherein the transverse tie members are provided with cutouts for holding and supporting concrete reinforcing rods.  
   
   
       22 . A consumable assembly according to  claim 21 , wherein the transverse tie members are rigid plate-like members and in that the supporting extensions for holding side plates in vertical alignment are spaced from each other in the vertical dimension when the tie members are connected in situ.  
   
   
       23 . A consumable assembly according to  claim 18 , wherein at least some of the side plates are designed such that each edge flange is substantially planar without projections such that the planar edge flanges of two adjacent side plates may be brought into contact with each other and in that each edge flange is provided with through-holes, the through-holes of each edge flange being spaced at uniform distances such that the through-holes in the edge flange of one side plate can be made to coincide with through-holes in the edge flange of another side plate when one of the side plates is placed vertically on top of the other.  
   
   
       24 . A concrete wall structure comprising a plurality of side plates having major planar sections with exterior surfaces and forming opposite sides of the wall structure between which at least one layer of concrete is placed, the side plates being provided with peripheral edge flanges substantially perpendicular to the major planar sections of the side plates and holding said side plates in a spaced apart substantially parallel relationship with respect to each other, wherein the adjacent edge flanges of at least two neighbouring side plates are separated from the major planar section of their respective side plate by a groove in such a way that the grooves of the adjacent edge flanges together form a channel separating the exterior surfaces of the major planar sections of the neighbouring side plates from each other.  
   
   
       25 . A concrete wall structure according to  claim 24 , wherein at least one insulating panel is located in the space separating opposite sides of the wall structure such that the concrete wall structure is a sandwich structure comprising at least one layer formed by an insulating panel and at least two concrete layers separated from each other by the at least one insulating panel.  
   
   
       26 . A concrete wall structure according to  claim 25 , wherein the transverse tie members are provided with structure defining grooves in which the ends of the at least one insulating panel may be inserted and held between side plates belonging to opposite sides of the wall structure.  
   
   
       27 . A concrete wall structure according to  claim 24 , wherein a sealing compound is placed in the channel or channels separating the major planar sections of neighbouring side plates from each other.  
   
   
       28 . A rectangular side plate for a consumable wall assembly, the side plate having a major planar section and peripheral edge flanges substantially perpendicular to the major planar section of the side plate, at least some of the edge flanges having through-holes enabling fasteners to be inserted such that the side plate can be connected to another side plate having an edge flange with a corresponding through-hole or a lug, wherein at least one edge flange of the side plate is separated from the major planar section of the side plate by a groove.  
   
   
       29 . A side plate according to  claim 28 , wherein the major planar section is provided with outwardly projecting louvered slot arrangements in order to provide projections upon which finishing materials may be anchored.  
   
   
       30 . A side plate according to  claim 28 , wherein all edge flanges of the side plate are provided with through-holes.