Frame profiles and piping corners

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Frame profiles and piping corners

The aluminum edge profile used to frame the floor panels has stood the test of time. Apart from the mounting rails, it is the only component of our Roof Lodge tents that has not undergone any change in all these years. Why is that? Simply because it already does its job perfectly. However, we have improved one thing: We have given the profiles elaborately crafted end pieces made of plastic. Among other things, these ensure that the risk of injury to the keder of the protective hood is minimized. All the profiles mentioned are extruded profiles.

There are three different profile types in total:

The edge profile into which the tent skin is piped. In this profile, a piping strip is integrated on the upper and lower side. The tent skin is piped into the upper piping strip, the lower one is available for the front and ground tents. This can also be used for accessories (such as shoe bags). For the sake of completeness, it should be mentioned here that the simultaneous use of awnings and shoe bags is not possible with the Basic tent variants.
The tongue and groove profile on the joint axis of the floor panels. This inconspicuous profile is what makes the use of a folding tent possible in the first place. It ensures that the weight forces acting on the folding panel are transferred to the other panel over its entire width. Without these two interlocking profiles, the outer panel would not only bend, but the hinges would also have to absorb or transfer the entire forces.

Inserted explanations

Keder and keder strip (also keder rail or keder profile): The combination of keder and keder strip is a temporary connection between two components that is frequently encountered in the camping sector. It is characterized not only by the ease of handling and the stability of the connection, but also by the fact that it is rainproof to a very high degree.
The keder itself usually consists of a core made of plastic with a round cross-section and the so-called keder flag. This is then welded or sewn to the tarpaulin material. However, a keder flag is not absolutely necessary. The core can also be directly enclosed by the tarpaulin or tent material.
The keder rail is usually an aluminum profile that has a round guide groove in the longitudinal direction, into which the keder can be inserted and moved almost friction-free.
Extruded profiles: Extrusion is a forming process that is counted among the pressure forming processes. It is characterized by the fact that continuous profiles with a complicated cross-section can be produced using this process.
There are various extrusion processes, which it would be too much trouble to explain here. However, the interested reader will find a first introduction to this topic under the corresponding Wikipedia entry.

The plastic corners not only serve to protect the corners of the floor panels, they also complement the aluminum floor profiles. They enable the gentle insertion of the tent skin piping into the piping strips of the edge profiles. In addition, they enable the controlled guiding of these pipings around the corners.