Connecting component

Abstract

A connecting component for connecting different scaffolding systems, comprising at least a first connection region, which is provided for connection to a first scaffolding system and which has a shaft that extends along a longitudinal axis, and an attachment region which is provided for connection to a second scaffolding system, wherein the first connection region and the attachment region are arranged adjacent to one another in the direction of the longitudinal axis and the first connection region has a receptacle in its interior in the shaft, at least on its side pointing away from the attachment region, which extends in the direction of the longitudinal axis. The attachment region has an abutment adjacent to the first connection region extending in a direction essentially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and the abutment has the longest dimension of the attachment region in the direction essentially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.

1 . A connecting component for connecting different scaffolding systems, comprising:
 at least one first connection region which is provided for connection to a first scaffolding system and which has a shaft which extends along a longitudinal axis, and   an attachment region which is provided for connection to a second scaffolding system,   wherein the first connection region and the attachment region are arranged adjacent to one another in the direction of the longitudinal axis and the first connection region, at least on its side pointing away from the attachment region in its interior in the shaft, has a receptacle which extends in the direction of the longitudinal axis,   and wherein the attachment region adjacent to the first connection region has an abutment which extends in a direction essentially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and the abutment in the direction essentially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis has the longest dimension of the attachment region,   and the attachment region also has an insertion region extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis and adjoining the abutment on the side thereof facing away from the first connection region in the direction of the longitudinal axis,   wherein the insertion region has at least one first insertion interface, which comprises two first abutment surfaces oriented parallel to one another and/or symmetrically with respect to the longitudinal axis and are arranged in the radial direction to the longitudinal axis on the outside of the insertion region and are oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis, and the first insertion interface comprises at least one securing recess that penetrates the entire insertion region and extends essentially at a right angle to the two first abutment surfaces,   wherein the abutment projects further over the longitudinal axis in a first direction radial to the longitudinal axis, which has the longest dimension of the attachment region radial to the longitudinal axis, than in a second direction radial to the longitudinal axis and essentially perpendicular to the first direction.   
     
     
         2 . The connecting component according to  claim 1 , wherein the connecting component also has a second connection region which is provided for connection to a first scaffolding system and the second connection region is arranged in the direction of the longitudinal axis on the side of the abutment opposite the first connection region, the second connection region having a receptacle which extends along the longitudinal axis, the internal cross section of the receptacle oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis having a shape which is essentially identical to the shape of the internal cross section of the receptacle of the first connection region in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         3 . The connecting component according to  claim 1 , wherein the insertion region of the attachment region also has a second insertion interface, which has two second abutment surfaces oriented parallel to one another and/or symmetrically with respect to the longitudinal axis and arranged on the outside of the insertion region in the radial direction relative to the longitudinal axis and oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis, and the second insertion interface comprises at least one securing recess penetrating the entire insertion region and extending essentially at a right angle to the two second abutment surfaces and the two second abutment surfaces are oriented at an angle to the two first abutment surfaces. 
     
     
         4 . The connecting component according to  claim 2 , wherein the first connection region and/or the second connection region has at least one staking hole which extends radially to the longitudinal axis and which penetrates the entire first connection region and/or the entire second connection region. 
     
     
         5 . The connecting component according to  claim 1 , wherein the abutment of the attachment region projects in the radial direction to the longitudinal axis over the first connection region. 
     
     
         6 . The connecting component according to  claim 1 , wherein the abutment is composed of a plurality of components and in some regions of a cover plate oriented essentially at a right angle to the longitudinal axis and in some regions through a partial region of at least one insertion plate oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis, the insertion plate also providing at least one of the first abutment surfaces. 
     
     
         7 . The connecting component according to  claim 6 , wherein the abutment has a planar first bearing surface which is oriented essentially at a right angle to the longitudinal axis and extends in the radial direction to the longitudinal axis over the two first abutment surfaces, and the insertion plate has a mounting surface, which is oriented essentially at a right angle to a normal to the longitudinal axis, and has a circumferential edge region running around the insertion plate that is oriented perpendicular to the mounting surface, and partial regions of the two first abutment surfaces are arranged on opposing partial regions of the edge region. 
     
     
         8 . The connecting component according to  claim 7 , wherein two insertion plates are provided and parts of the edge regions of the two insertion plates together form the first bearing surface and the two first abutment surfaces. 
     
     
         9 . The connecting component according to  claim 8 , wherein the first bearing surface and the two first abutment surfaces are arranged bordering one another and/or directly adjoin one another. 
     
     
         10 . The connecting component according to  claim 8 , wherein the insertion region of the attachment region has a second insertion interface, the second abutment surfaces of which are each arranged on an insertion plate, the abutment surfaces being formed by outer surfaces, which are each oriented parallel to a mounting surface. 
     
     
         11 . The connecting component according to  claim 10 , wherein the abutment has a planar second bearing surface oriented essentially at a right angle to the longitudinal axis and projecting in the radial direction to the longitudinal axis over the two second abutment surfaces, the second bearing surface being formed by a surface of the cover plate and the second bearing surface adjoining the two second abutment surfaces. 
     
     
         12 . The connecting component according to  claim 10 , wherein the distance between the two first abutment surfaces differs from the distance between the two second abutment surfaces. 
     
     
         13 . A scaffolding section for connecting different scaffolding systems, comprising:
 at least one connecting component according to  claim 1 ,   at least one scaffolding element of a first scaffolding system which is connected to the first connection region and/or to the second connection region of the connecting component in a positive-locking manner,   and at least one scaffolding element of a second scaffolding system, which is connected to the attachment region of the connecting component in a positive-locking manner, the first scaffolding system and the second scaffolding system differing from one another.   
     
     
         14 . The scaffolding section according to  claim 13 , wherein the scaffolding element of the first scaffolding system is formed by a vertical post of a frame scaffolding or system scaffolding and the scaffolding element of the second scaffolding system is formed by a horizontal support, the horizontal support comprising two support rails which are spaced apart and oriented parallel to one another, the vertical post being inserted into the receptacle of the first connection region or the receptacle of the second connection region and the insertion region of the connecting component being arranged between the support rails of the horizontal support and the two first abutment surfaces or the two second abutment surfaces of the insertion region resting against inner surfaces of the support rails. 
     
     
         15 . The scaffolding section according to  claim 13 , wherein the overall length of the connecting component corresponds to a grid dimension of the first scaffolding system and/or the distance between the two parallel first abutment surfaces and/or the two parallel second abutment surfaces corresponds to a grid dimension of the second scaffolding system.