EP0005477B1 - Facade covering - Google Patents

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EP0005477B1
EP0005477B1 EP79101316A EP79101316A EP0005477B1 EP 0005477 B1 EP0005477 B1 EP 0005477B1 EP 79101316 A EP79101316 A EP 79101316A EP 79101316 A EP79101316 A EP 79101316A EP 0005477 B1 EP0005477 B1 EP 0005477B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F13/00—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings
    • E04F13/07—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor
    • E04F13/08—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements
    • E04F13/0889—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements characterised by the joints between neighbouring elements, e.g. with joint fillings or with tongue and groove connections
    • E04F13/0892—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements characterised by the joints between neighbouring elements, e.g. with joint fillings or with tongue and groove connections with means for aligning the outer surfaces of the covering elements
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F13/00—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings
    • E04F13/07—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor
    • E04F13/08—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements
    • E04F13/0801—Separate fastening elements
    • E04F13/0803—Separate fastening elements with load-supporting elongated furring elements between wall and covering elements
    • E04F13/081—Separate fastening elements with load-supporting elongated furring elements between wall and covering elements with additional fastening elements between furring elements and covering elements
    • E04F13/0821—Separate fastening elements with load-supporting elongated furring elements between wall and covering elements with additional fastening elements between furring elements and covering elements the additional fastening elements located in-between two adjacent covering elements

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  • the invention relates to a facade cladding, which consists of a support substructure of vertical supports and facade panels fastened thereon, which are arranged in vertical rows in which the respective upper facade panel partially covers the respective lower facade panel.
  • a facade cladding of this type is known from US-A-3236016.
  • the facade panels are designed as boards that extend across the entire width of the wall.
  • This facade cladding is therefore not suitable for small facade panels made of asbestos, as are used in particular as house wall cladding, since adjacent vertical rows of facade panels lead to a leaky joint.
  • the facade panels lie snugly on top of one another in their overlapping areas, so that ventilation of the insulation to be installed behind the facade panels is not possible from the front of the facade cladding.
  • adjacent rows are continuously offset from one another by an amount which is given by half the difference between the height of the facade panels and the coverage within the rows, that the facade panels of adjacent rows partially overlap horizontally, wherein each facade panel is inserted between the two adjacent facade panels of the adjacent row, that the vertical supports are mounted at a distance that results from the difference in the width of the facade panels and the lateral coverage of adjacent rows, and that the facade panels in all the areas in which a vertical edge of a facade panel meets a lower edge of another facade panel are fixed to the vertical beams.
  • ventilation slots are always formed in the overlapping areas of the rows by the inserted facade panels of the adjacent rows, so that the cladding is evenly ventilated over the entire front.
  • the vertical brackets can be attached directly to the wall, so that the additional ventilation brackets of known facade cladding are not required.
  • the choice of fastening points on the areas mentioned makes it easier to fix the facade panels to the vertical beams.
  • the facade panels can be firmly connected to the beams.
  • the fixed connection between the facade panels and the vertical supports can be designed in such a way that the supports are provided with bores at the fastening points, so that connecting elements can be inserted or inserted into these bores from the front of the carrier so that these connecting elements can be inserted Drilled holes in the facade panels are made in the facade panels at a distance of the vertical overlap from the upper edges and at a distance from the lateral overlap from the vertical edges, and that these connecting elements firmly connect the facade panels to the beams.
  • the connecting elements are designed as rivets with a wide head pressing the facade panels against the supports and that the rivets can be inserted from the front through the holes in the facade panels and the supports in a manner known per se and can be fixed in the latter or that the connecting elements are designed as screws with a wide head that presses the facade panels against the beams and that these screws can be screwed into the holes in the beams designed as threaded bores.
  • the assembly effort on the insertor + can be simplified or reduced in that the supports are provided with two rows of bores, and the vertical spacing of the bores in the rows is determined by the difference between the height of the facade panels and the vertical coverage Given that the two rows are vertically offset from each other by half a hole spacing, that the horizontal spacing of the two rows is given by the lateral overlap of the facade panels of adjacent rows of facade panels, that the rows in the beams are continuously interchanged and that the other row at half the hole distance from the lower edge of the beam with the first hole starts.
  • the attachment points are then already specified and the connecting elements only need to be inserted or screwed in and fixed.
  • the distribution of the holes defines the arrangement and nesting of the facade panels.
  • a further embodiment provides that the rows offset by half the hole spacing begin with a facade panel, the reduced height of which is half the sum of the Height of the facade panels and the vertical coverage corresponds.
  • the facade panels can also be fixed to the supports in such a way that the facade panels are attached to the supports by means of hooks that grip the lower edges of the adjacent facade panels, that these hooks are led up over the upper edges of the respectively covered facade panels by means of a vertical leg and are attached to the beams at small intervals from these upper edges.
  • the facade panels then no longer need bores and are detachably held in the hook, which makes it easier to replace and replace a damaged or destroyed facade panel in a finished cladding.
  • the same purpose is served by an embodiment, which is characterized in that the hooks are rotatably but captively attached to the carriers. The hook can be rotated when installing the facade panels, so that the facade panels can still be inserted. The hooks can therefore already be captively attached to the carriers in the manufacturer's operation.
  • the pivot bearing is released in such a way that the hooks are rotatably fixed in bores of the supports by means of horizontal legs.
  • the length of the hook end is greater than the distance of the attachment point of the hook from the upper edge of the covered facade panel.
  • the vertical leg of the hook is arranged at a distance from the carrier that is the same or slightly smaller than the thickness of the facade panels, and that the hook end forms a loop that is matched to the thickness of the facade panels.
  • the hook presses the overlapped facade panel against the carrier and at the same time picks up the following facade panel in the area of its lower edge so that it is also pulled against the carrier.
  • the holes for fixing the hooks on the supports are arranged in two rows, that the vertical spacing of the holes in the rows is given by the difference between the height of the facade panels and the vertical covering are that the two rows are vertically offset from each other by half a hole spacing, that the horizontal spacing of the two rows is given by the lateral covering of the facade panels of adjacent rows of facade panels, that the rows of holes in the beams are continuously interchanged and that one row begins at a distance from the lower edge of the beam, which is given by half the sum of the height of the facade panels and the vertical coverage by the distance between the attachment point of the hook and the upper edge of the covered facade panel.
  • the design is such that the two rows of bores or threaded bores in the supports are arranged symmetrically to the central longitudinal axis at a distance of half the lateral overlap.
  • the hooks are formed as a stamped and bent part from a material with the thickness of the facade panels.
  • the stamped and bent part is designed in such a way that it has a fastening plate with holding fingers punched out and bent out to the rear and that the vertical leg is offset from the fastening plate towards the front by the thickness of the facade plates and tapers into a narrow, double-angled end part .
  • the stamped and bent part is further designed such that the end part in the first angled area is matched to the thickness of the facade panels and that the free end of the second angled area projects from a vertical leg that is greater than the thickness of the facade panels .
  • the stamped and bent part consists of aluminum, and that the supports are designed as sections of a metal profile rail, preferably made of aluminum, on which the fastening elements for fixing them to a wall are molded.
  • a metal profile rail preferably made of aluminum
  • the facade panels in the cladding according to the invention are arranged in vertical rows.
  • the facade panels 10.1 to 10.3 are arranged one above the other, the upper facade panel partially covering the lower facade panel in each case.
  • the right row with the facade panels 30.1 to 30.3 has the same structure as the row with the facade panels 10.1 to 10.3.
  • the middle row with the facade panels 20.1 to 20.3 is vertically offset so that the visible areas of the facade panels of the adjacent rows are halved by the visible lower edges of the facade panels 20.2 and 20.3.
  • Further rows can be connected, which have the same structure as the row with the facade panels 20.1 to 20.3.
  • the arrangement of the facade panels in the rows thus changes continuously from an arrangement as shown by the row with facade panels 10.1 to 10.3 to an arrangement as shown by the row with facade panels 20.1 to 20.3.
  • Every facade panel e.g. 10.2 or 20.2, is between the two adjacent facade panels, e.g. 20.2 and 20.3, or 10.1 and 10.2.
  • the cladding is made up of facade panels with a uniform height H and a uniform width B. Within the rows, the facade panels overlap by the amount v, so that the visible area of a facade panel is given by the difference H-v. In the horizontal direction, the facade panels of adjacent rows overlap by the amount h.
  • the vertical supports 40.1 and 40.2 are arranged at a distance which is given by the difference Bh. This distance is measured between the longitudinal central axes of the beams 40.1 and 40.2 and determines the attachment of the beams 40.1 and 40.2 to the wall to be clad.
  • the facade panels 20.2 and 20.3 are offset by an amount compared to the facade panels 10.1 to 10.3 and 30.1 to 30.3 by the amount is given, ie half the visible height of the facade panels.
  • the facade panel 20.1 at the beginning of the staggered rows therefore has a reduced height, which increases results so that the overlap v to the facade panel 20.2 is maintained again.
  • the lateral overlaps h of the rows are now aligned with the central longitudinal axes of the beams 40.1 and 40.2 such that the vertical edges of all facade panels are always at a distance 2 from the central longitudinal axes of the beams 40.1 and 40.2.
  • the facade panels are firmly connected to the beams 40.1 and 40.2, as shown by the fastening points 50, 51, 60 and 61.
  • These fastening points are interchanged on the supports 40.1 and 40.2 with respect to the central longitudinal axes and can be designed as riveted or screwed connections.
  • the beams 40.1 and 40.2 have bores or threaded bores, the spacing of which is given by the amount Hv.
  • the holes or tapped holes are by the amount offset from one another and in the row with the fastening points 60 and 61, the first hole or threaded hole is at a distance from the lower edge of the beam 40.1 and 40.2.
  • Rivets or screws inserted through holes in the facade panels can be used as connecting elements. These holes are made in the facade panels at a distance of the vertical overlap v from the upper edge and at a distance from the horizontal overlap h from the vertical edges.
  • the rivets or screws have a wide head that presses the facade panel against the support 40.1 or 40.2. Preference is given to rivets which can be inserted from the front of the facade panel and captively fixed in the holes in the carrier. If the end of the screw or rivet protruding from the facade panel is designed as a hook that engages over the facade panel adjacent to the lower edge, then this facade panel can additionally be pulled against the carrier and thus fixed.
  • the facade panels can also be releasably attached to the supports 40.1 and 40.2.
  • the facade panels then no longer need holes.
  • Hooks such as those shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 are used as connecting elements. These hooks are preferably rotatably attached to the beams 40.1 and 40.2 above the upper edges of the facade panels, in a small way Distance a.
  • the hook can be rotatably mounted in a bore of the carrier 40.1 by means of a horizontal leg 53, the widened end 52 captively securing the hook.
  • the vertical leg 54 is guided so far down that the covering facade panel 10.2 can be held in the end 55 of the hook designed as a loop.
  • the free end 56 of the loop has a length b that is greater than the distance a. This means that the inserted façade panel cannot come loose unintentionally.
  • the pivoting of the hooks has the advantage that the hooks can be swiveled up to insert the facade panels, which considerably facilitates the insertion of the facade panels.
  • the hooks can, however, be captively attached to the carriers, which can already be done in the manufacturing company.
  • the holes for the hooks in the beams 40.1 and 40.2 are again at a distance Hv and the mutual offset in the two rows is
  • the distance between the bores for the fastening points 60 from the lower edges of the supports 40.1 and 40.2 is H + v 2 + a, while the distance between the holes for the fastening points 50 is given by the amount H + a.
  • the hooks have several functions, as will be shown using the example of the fastening point 50 on the carrier 40.1. This is also shown in FIG. 4.
  • the horizontal leg 54 limits the upward adjustment of the facade panel 10.1. At the same time, this leg 54 prevents the facade panel 20.2 from shifting to the left.
  • the hook-shaped end 55 holds the facade panel 10.2 in place so that it cannot move downwards, while at the same time it is pulled against the carrier 40.1 and thereby presses the facade panel 20.2 in between against the facade panel 10.1.
  • the vertical leg 54 can also press the facade panel 10.1 against the support 40.1 if its distance from the support 40.1 is equal to or less than the thickness d of the facade panels.
  • each facade panel is fixed at six points.
  • the facade panel 20.2 is held immovably in the horizontal direction by the two fastening points 50 of the supports 40.1 and 40.2 on the two vertical edges.
  • the attachment points 60 take up the lower edge of the facade panel 20.2 and pull it against the supports 40.1 and 40.2.
  • the attachment points 61 form stops that limit the adjustment of the facade panel 20.2 upwards. This adjustment is limited so that the fastening steps 60 do not yet release the lower edge of the facade panel 20.2.
  • the vertical supports 40.1 can have a groove 41 or the like which receives the widened ends 52 of the hooks in such a way that they do not impair the attachment of the support to a wall or to a fastening element.
  • the hook 70 according to FIGS. 5 and 6 is preferably produced as a stamped and bent part from an aluminum plate.
  • Each hook 70 has a fastening plate 71, from which a holding finger 72 is punched out and bent out to the rear, as the opening 73 of the fastening plate 71 shows.
  • the stamped and bent part has a thickness d that corresponds to the thickness of the facade panels.
  • the transition 74 to the vertical leg 75 brings an offset that corresponds to the thickness d.
  • the leg 75 tapers and tapers at the end.
  • the first angled area 76 forms a receptacle for a facade panel that is matched to the thickness d.
  • the free end of the second angled area 77 is at a distance from the leg 75 which is greater than the thickness d, which facilitates the introduction of a facade panel into this hook-shaped receptacle.
  • the distance from the holding finger 72 to the angled part 76 is set to the amount v + a in accordance with FIG. 3.
  • the hook 70 is inserted into a bore in the carrier 40.1 or 40.2 by means of the holding finger 72.
  • the protruding end of the holding finger 72 is bent over and the hook 70 is thus captively but rotatably fixed on the carrier 40.1 or 40.2.
  • the offset of the leg 75 with respect to the fastening plate 71 and the thickness d of the hook parts is adapted to the spacing of the facade panels in the fastening area, so that the abutment of the facade panels with one another and with the supports is not affected.
  • the selected arrangement and covering of the facade panels in the manner described ensures that the lower edge of each facade panel protrudes from the covered facade panel by the thickness d.
  • a second support structure can be omitted because the vertical supports 40.1 and 40.2 can be attached directly to the wall. The ventilation through the front of the panel is fully sufficient.
  • the beams 40.1 and 40.2 are also made of metal, preferably aluminum, then with fire-resistant facade panels a fully fire-resistant cladding is created for the first time, which can be installed with little assembly effort, especially if the connecting elements are already attached to the beams.

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1. Facade facing (weather-boarding) comprising a supporting understructure of vertical supports (40.1, 40.2) and of facing boards (10.1 to 10.3; 20.1 to 20.3; 30.1 to 30.3) mounted thereon and arranged in vertical rows in which the respective top facing board (e.g. 10.2) partly overlaps the respective bottom facing board (e.g. 10.1), characterized in that neighboring vertical rows are continually staggered with respect to one another by an amount given by half the difference between the height (H) of the facing boards (10.1 to 10.3; 20.1 to 20.3; 30.1 to 30.3) and the overlap within said rows, that the facing boards of neighboring rows partly overlap one another horizontally, with each of said facing boards (e.g. 10.2 or 20.2) being inserted respectively between the two adjoining facing boards (e.g. 20.2 and 20.3 or 10.2 and 10.3) of the neighboring row, that said vertical supports (40.1, 40.2) are arranged at a spaced relation resulting from the difference between the width (B) of said facing boards and the lateral overlap (h) of neighboring rows, and that said facing boards are fixed to said vertical supports (40.1, 40.2) in all of those areas in which one vertical edge of a facing board meets upon a bottom edge of another facing board.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Fassadenverkleidung, die aus einer Träger-Unterkonstruktion aus vertikalen Trägern und darauf befestigten Fassadenplatten besteht, die in vertikalen Reihen angeordnet sind, in denen die jeweils obere Fassadenplatte die jeweils untere Fassadenplatte teilweise überdeckt.The invention relates to a facade cladding, which consists of a support substructure of vertical supports and facade panels fastened thereon, which are arranged in vertical rows in which the respective upper facade panel partially covers the respective lower facade panel.

Eine Fassadenverkleidung dieser Art ist durch die US-A-3236016 bekannt. Bei dieser bekannten Fassadenverkleidung sind die Fassadenplatten als Bretter ausgebildet, die sich über die gesamte Breite der Wand erstrecken. Diese Fassadenverkleidung ist daher nicht für kleine Fassadenplatten aus Asbest, wie sie insbesondere als Hauswandverkleidung eingesetzt werden, geeignet, da benachbarte vertikale Reihen von Fassadenplatten zu einem undichten Stoss führen. Ausserdem liegen die Fassadenplatten in ihren Überlappungsbereichen satt aufeinander, so dass eine Belüftung der hinter den Fassadenplatten anzubringenden Isolierung von der Vorderseite der Fassadenverkleidung her nicht möglich ist.A facade cladding of this type is known from US-A-3236016. In this known facade cladding, the facade panels are designed as boards that extend across the entire width of the wall. This facade cladding is therefore not suitable for small facade panels made of asbestos, as are used in particular as house wall cladding, since adjacent vertical rows of facade panels lead to a leaky joint. In addition, the facade panels lie snugly on top of one another in their overlapping areas, so that ventilation of the insulation to be installed behind the facade panels is not possible from the front of the facade cladding.

Gerade bei Fassadenverkleidungen mit kleinen Fassadenplatten kommt es weiterhin darauf an, dass der Montageaufwand reduziert wird und dass bei voller Abdeckung der zu verkleidenden Wand die abgedeckte Isolierung hinter der Verkleidung dennoch ausreichend belüftet ist.Especially with facade cladding with small facade panels, it is still important that the assembly effort is reduced and that when the wall to be clad is completely covered, the covered insulation behind the cladding is still adequately ventilated.

Es ist Aufgabe der Erfindung, eine Fassadenverkleidung der eingangs erwähnten Art so zu gestalten, dass sie mit kleinflächigen Fassadenplatten aufgebracht werden kann, dass die Fassadenplatten mit wenig Montageaufwand an den vertikalen Trägern festgelegt werden können und dass die verlegten Fassadenplatten eine Belüftung der Fassadenverkleidung von der Vorderseite der Fassadenplatten, ohne die Abdeckung der Wand zu verschlechtern, ermöglichen.It is an object of the invention to design a facade cladding of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that it can be applied with small-area facade panels, that the facade panels can be fixed to the vertical supports with little assembly effort, and that the installed facade panels ventilate the facade cladding from the front of the facade panels without impairing the covering of the wall.

Diese Aufgabe wird nach der Erfindung dadurch gelöst, dass benachbarte Reihen fortlaufend jeweils um einen Betrag gegeneinander versetzt sind, der durch die halbe Differenz aus der Höhe der Fassadenplatten und der Überdeckung innerhalb der Reihen gegeben ist, dass die Fassadenplatten benachbarter Reihen sich horizontal teilweise überdecken, wobei jede Fassadenplatte jeweils zwischen die beiden angrenzenden Fassadenplatten der benachbarten Reihe eingeführt ist, dass die vertikalen Träger in einem Abstand angebracht sind, der sich aus der Differenz der Breite der Fassadenplatten und der seitlichen Überdeckung benachbarter Reihen ergibt, und dass die Fassadenplatten in all den Bereichen, in denen eine vertikale Kante einer Fassadenplatte auf eine Unterkante einer anderen Fassademplatte stösst, an den vertikalen Trägern festgelegt sind.This object is achieved according to the invention in that adjacent rows are continuously offset from one another by an amount which is given by half the difference between the height of the facade panels and the coverage within the rows, that the facade panels of adjacent rows partially overlap horizontally, wherein each facade panel is inserted between the two adjacent facade panels of the adjacent row, that the vertical supports are mounted at a distance that results from the difference in the width of the facade panels and the lateral coverage of adjacent rows, and that the facade panels in all the areas in which a vertical edge of a facade panel meets a lower edge of another facade panel are fixed to the vertical beams.

Bei dieser Ausgestaltung werden in den Überdeckungsbereichen der Reihen durch die eingeschobenen Fassadenplatten der benachbarten Reihen stets Belüftungsschlitze gebildet, so dass die Verkleidung über die gesamte Vorderseite gleichmässig belüftet ist. Die vertikalen Träger können direkt an der Wand angebracht werden, so dass die zusätzlichen Belüftungsträger bekannter Fassadenverkleidungen entfallen. Durch die Wahl der Befestigungspunkte an den genannten Bereichen wird die Festlegung der Fassadenplatten an den vertikalen Trägern erleichtert. Dabei können die Fassadenplatten durchaus fest mit den Trägern verbunden werden.In this embodiment, ventilation slots are always formed in the overlapping areas of the rows by the inserted facade panels of the adjacent rows, so that the cladding is evenly ventilated over the entire front. The vertical brackets can be attached directly to the wall, so that the additional ventilation brackets of known facade cladding are not required. The choice of fastening points on the areas mentioned makes it easier to fix the facade panels to the vertical beams. The facade panels can be firmly connected to the beams.

Die feste Verbindung zwischen den Fassadenplatten und den vertikalen Trägern kann nach einer Ausgestaltung so ausgeführt sein, dass die Träger an den Befestigungsstellen mit Bohrungen versehen sind, dass in diese Bohrungen von der Vorderseite der Träger Verbindungselemente unverlierbar einsetzbar bzw. eingesetzt sind, dass diese Verbindungselemente durch Bohrungen der Fassadenplatten geführt sind, die im Abstand der vertikalen Überdeckung von den Oberkanten und im Abstand der seitlichen Überdekkung von den vertikalen Kanten in die Fassadenplatten eingebracht sind, und dass diese Verbindungselemente die Fassadenplatten fest mit den Trägern verbinden.According to one embodiment, the fixed connection between the facade panels and the vertical supports can be designed in such a way that the supports are provided with bores at the fastening points, so that connecting elements can be inserted or inserted into these bores from the front of the carrier so that these connecting elements can be inserted Drilled holes in the facade panels are made in the facade panels at a distance of the vertical overlap from the upper edges and at a distance from the lateral overlap from the vertical edges, and that these connecting elements firmly connect the facade panels to the beams.

Dabei kann vorgesehen sein, dass die Verbindungselemente als Nieten mit breitem, die Fassadenplatten an die Träger anpressendem Kopf ausgebildet sind und dass die Nieten in an sich bekannter Weise von der Vorderseite her durch die Bohrungen der Fassadenplatten und der Träger einführbar und in letzteren festlegbar sind oder dass die Verbindungselemente als Schrauben mit breitem, die Fassadenplatten an die Träger anpressendem Kopf ausgebildet sind und dass diese Schrauben in die als Gewindebohrungen ausgebildeten Bohrungen der Träger einschraubbar sind.It can be provided that the connecting elements are designed as rivets with a wide head pressing the facade panels against the supports and that the rivets can be inserted from the front through the holes in the facade panels and the supports in a manner known per se and can be fixed in the latter or that the connecting elements are designed as screws with a wide head that presses the facade panels against the beams and that these screws can be screwed into the holes in the beams designed as threaded bores.

Damit diese Verbindungselemente nicht nur die zugeordnete Fassadenplatte, sondern auch die angrenzende Fassadenplatte derselben Reihe am Träger festlegt, kann zusätzlich vorgesehen sein, dass die aus den Bohrungen der Fassadenplatten ragenden Enden der Verbindungselemente als Haken ausgebildet sind, die die mit den Unterkanten anliegenden Fassadenplatten übergreifen und gegen die Träger drücken.So that these connecting elements not only fix the assigned facade panel, but also the adjacent facade panel of the same row on the support, it can additionally be provided that the ends of the connecting elements protruding from the holes in the facade panels are designed as hooks that overlap the facade panels resting with the lower edges and press against the straps.

Der Montageaufwand an dem Einsatzor+ kann nach einer weiteren Ausgestaltung dadurch vereinfacht bzw. reduziert werden, dass die Träger mit zwei Reihen von Bohrungen versehen sind, dass die vertikalen Abstände der Bohrungen in den Reihen durch die Differenz aus der Höhe der Fassadenplatten und der vertikalen Überdeckung gegeben sind, dass die beider Reihen um einen halben Bohrungsabstand vertikal gegeneinander versetzt sind, dass der horizontale Abstand der beider Reihen durch die seitliche Überdeckung der Fassadenplatten benachbarter Reihen von Fassadenplatten gegeben ist, dass die Reihen in den Trägern fortlaufend vertauscht sind und dass die aien Reihe im halben Bohrungsabstand von der Trägerunterkante mit der ersten Bohrung beginnt. Die Befestigungsstellen sind dann schon fest vorgegeben und die Verbindungselemente brauchen nur noch eingeführt bzw. eingeschraubt und festgelegt werden. Die Verteilung der Bohrungen gibt die Anordnung und Verschachtelung der Fassadenplatten definiert vor.According to a further embodiment, the assembly effort on the insertor + can be simplified or reduced in that the supports are provided with two rows of bores, and the vertical spacing of the bores in the rows is determined by the difference between the height of the facade panels and the vertical coverage Given that the two rows are vertically offset from each other by half a hole spacing, that the horizontal spacing of the two rows is given by the lateral overlap of the facade panels of adjacent rows of facade panels, that the rows in the beams are continuously interchanged and that the other row at half the hole distance from the lower edge of the beam with the first hole starts. The attachment points are then already specified and the connecting elements only need to be inserted or screwed in and fixed. The distribution of the holes defines the arrangement and nesting of the facade panels.

Damit auch bei der vorgegebenen Versetzung der Fassadenplatten in den Reihen ein gerader Abschluss bzw. Beginn der Verkleidung erreicht werden kann, sieht eine weitere Ausgestaltung vor, dass die in den halben Bohrungsabstand versetzten Reihen mit einer Fassadenplatte beginnen, deren reduzierte Höhe der halben Summe aus der Höhe der Fassadenplatten und der vertikalen Überdeckung entspricht.In order that a straight end or start of the cladding can also be achieved with the specified offset of the facade panels in the rows, a further embodiment provides that the rows offset by half the hole spacing begin with a facade panel, the reduced height of which is half the sum of the Height of the facade panels and the vertical coverage corresponds.

Die Festlegung der Fassadenplatten an den Trägern kann nach einer weiteren Ausgestaltung auch so erfolgen, dass die Fassadenplatten mittels Haken an den Trägern festgelegt sind, die die Unterkanten der angrenzenden Fassadenplatten umgreifen, dass diese Haken mittels eines vertikalen Schenkels über die Oberkanten der jeweils abgedeckten Fassadenplatten hochgeführt und in kleinen Abständen von diesen Oberkanten an den Trägern festgelegt sind. Die Fassadenplatten benötigen dann keine Bohrungen mehr und sind lösbar in den Haken gehalten, was das Auswechseln und Ersetzen einer beschädigten oder zerstörten Fassadenplatte in einer fertigen Verkleidung erleichtert. Demselben Zweck dient eine Ausgestaltung, die dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass die Haken drehbar, jedoch unverlierbar an den Trägern festgelegt sind. Der Haken kann bei der Montage der Fassadenplatten verdreht werden, so dass das Einschieben der Fassadenplatten dennoch möglich ist. Die Haken können daher schon im Herstellerbetrieb unverlierbar an den Trägern festgelegt werden. Die Drehlagerung ist dabei so gelöst, dass die Haken mittels horizontaler Schenkel drehbar in Bohrungen der Trägerfestgelegt sind.According to a further embodiment, the facade panels can also be fixed to the supports in such a way that the facade panels are attached to the supports by means of hooks that grip the lower edges of the adjacent facade panels, that these hooks are led up over the upper edges of the respectively covered facade panels by means of a vertical leg and are attached to the beams at small intervals from these upper edges. The facade panels then no longer need bores and are detachably held in the hook, which makes it easier to replace and replace a damaged or destroyed facade panel in a finished cladding. The same purpose is served by an embodiment, which is characterized in that the hooks are rotatably but captively attached to the carriers. The hook can be rotated when installing the facade panels, so that the facade panels can still be inserted. The hooks can therefore already be captively attached to the carriers in the manufacturer's operation. The pivot bearing is released in such a way that the hooks are rotatably fixed in bores of the supports by means of horizontal legs.

Damit die Fassadenplatte sich nicht unbeabsichtigt lösen kann, ist weiterhin vorgesehen, dass die Länge des Hakenendes grösser ist als der Abstand der Befestigungsstelle des Hakens von der Oberkante der abgedeckten Fassadenplatte.So that the facade panel cannot unintentionally come loose, it is further provided that the length of the hook end is greater than the distance of the attachment point of the hook from the upper edge of the covered facade panel.

Nach einer vorteilhaften Ausgestaltung ist vorgesehen, dass der vertikale Schenkel des Hakens in einem Abstand zum Träger angeordnet ist, der gleich oder geringfügig kleiner ist als die Stärke der Fassadenplatten, und dass das Hakenende eine auf die Stärke der Fassadenplatten abgestimmte Schlaufe bildet. Der Haken drückt mit seinem vertikalen Schenkel die übergriffene Fassadenplatte gegen den Träger und nimmt gleichzeitig die folgende Fassadenplatte im Bereich ihrer Unterkante so auf, dass sie ebenfalls gegen den Träger gezogen wird.According to an advantageous embodiment, it is provided that the vertical leg of the hook is arranged at a distance from the carrier that is the same or slightly smaller than the thickness of the facade panels, and that the hook end forms a loop that is matched to the thickness of the facade panels. With its vertical leg, the hook presses the overlapped facade panel against the carrier and at the same time picks up the following facade panel in the area of its lower edge so that it is also pulled against the carrier.

Damit die erfindungsgemässe Anordnung der Fassadenplatten vorgegeben wird, ist vorgesehen, dass die Bohrungen zur Festlegung der Haken an den Trägern in zwei Reihen angeordnet sind, dass die vertikalen Abstände der Bohrungen in den Reihen durch die Differenz aus der Höhe der Fassadenplatten und der vertikalen Überdekkung gegeben sind, dass die beiden Reihen um einen halben Bohrungsabstand vertikal gegeneinander versetzt sind, dass der horizontale Abstand der beiden Reihen durch die seitliche Überdeckung der Fassadenplatten benachbarter Reihen von Fassadenplatten gegeben ist, dass die Reihen von Bohrungen in den Trägern fortlaufend vertauscht sind und dass eine Reihe in einem Abstand von der Unterkante des Trägers beginnt, der durch die halbe Summe aus der Höhe der Fassadenplatten und der vertikalen Überdeckung vermehrt um den Abstand zwischen der Befestigungsstelle des Hakens und der Oberkante der überdeckten Fassadenplatte gegeben ist. Ausserdem ist die Auslegung so, dass die beiden Reihen der Bohrungen bzw. Gewindebohrungen in den Trägern symmetrisch zur Mittellängsachse im Abstand der halben seitlichen Überdeckung angeordnet sind.So that the arrangement of the facade panels according to the invention is specified, it is provided that the holes for fixing the hooks on the supports are arranged in two rows, that the vertical spacing of the holes in the rows is given by the difference between the height of the facade panels and the vertical covering are that the two rows are vertically offset from each other by half a hole spacing, that the horizontal spacing of the two rows is given by the lateral covering of the facade panels of adjacent rows of facade panels, that the rows of holes in the beams are continuously interchanged and that one row begins at a distance from the lower edge of the beam, which is given by half the sum of the height of the facade panels and the vertical coverage by the distance between the attachment point of the hook and the upper edge of the covered facade panel. In addition, the design is such that the two rows of bores or threaded bores in the supports are arranged symmetrically to the central longitudinal axis at a distance of half the lateral overlap.

Nach einer weiteren Ausgestaltung werden die Haken als Stanz- und Biegeteil aus einem Material mit der Stärke der Fassadenplatten ausgebildet. Das Stanz- und Biegeteil ist dabei so ausgelegt, dass es eine Befestigungsplatte mit zur Rückseite ausgestanztem und ausgebogenem Haltefinger aufweist und dass der vertikale Schenkel um die Stärke der Fassadenplatten gegenüber der Befestigungsplatte zur Vorderseite hin abgesetzt ist und verjüngend in ein schmales, doppelt abgewinkeltes Endteil ausläuft.According to a further embodiment, the hooks are formed as a stamped and bent part from a material with the thickness of the facade panels. The stamped and bent part is designed in such a way that it has a fastening plate with holding fingers punched out and bent out to the rear and that the vertical leg is offset from the fastening plate towards the front by the thickness of the facade plates and tapers into a narrow, double-angled end part .

Das Stanz- und Biegeteil ist weiterhin so ausgebildet, dass das Endteil im ersten abgewinkelten Bereich auf die Stärke der Fassadenplatten abgestimmt ist und dass das freie Ende des zweiten abgewinkelten Bereiches in einem Abstand von einem vertikalen Schenkel absteht, der grösser ist als die Stärke der Fassadenplatten.The stamped and bent part is further designed such that the end part in the first angled area is matched to the thickness of the facade panels and that the free end of the second angled area projects from a vertical leg that is greater than the thickness of the facade panels .

Das Einführen einer Fassadenplatte in das Endteil ist damit erleichtert und dennoch wird die eingeschobene Fassadenplatte nahezu spielfrei gehalten und gegen den Träger gezogen.This makes it easier to insert a facade panel into the end part, and yet the inserted facade panel is kept almost free of play and pulled against the carrier.

Werden feuerfeste Fassadenplatten, z.B. Asbestzementplatten oder dgl., verwendet, dann hat sich als vorteilaft erwiesen, dass das Stanz-und Biegeteil aus Aluminium besteht, und dass die Träger als Abschnitte einer Metallprofilschiene, vorzugsweise aus Aluminium, ausgebildet sind, an der die Befestigungselemente zur Festlegung derselben an einer Wand angeformt sind. Mit dieser neuen Metall-Unterkonstruktion wird erstmals eine absolut feuerfeste Verkleidung geschaffen.Are fireproof facade panels, e.g. Asbestos cement plates or the like., Then it has proven to be advantageous that the stamped and bent part consists of aluminum, and that the supports are designed as sections of a metal profile rail, preferably made of aluminum, on which the fastening elements for fixing them to a wall are molded. With this new metal substructure, absolutely fire-resistant cladding is created for the first time.

Die Erfindung wird anhand von in den Zeichnungen dargestellten Ausführungsbeispielen näher erläutert. Es zeigen:

  • Fig. 1 schematisch die Überdeckung und Anordnung der Fassadenplatten bei einer Fassadenverkleidung nach der Erfindung,
  • Fig. einen Teil einer Fassadenverkleidung mit fester Anbringung der Fassadenplatten an den vertikalen Trägern der Unterkonstruktion,
  • Fig.3 einen Teil einer Fassadenverkleidung mit lösbarer Anbringung der Fassadenplatten an den vertikalen Trägern,
  • Fig. 4 einen Teilschnitt einer Befestigungsstelle bei einer Fassadenverkleidung nach Fig. 3,
  • Fig.5 in Draufsicht ein Ausführungsbeispiel eines für die Befestigungsstelle nach Fig. 4 verwendbaren Hakens und
  • Fig. 6 den Haken nach Fig. 5 in Seitenansicht.
The invention is explained in more detail with reference to exemplary embodiments shown in the drawings. Show it:
  • 1 schematically shows the covering and arrangement of the facade panels in a facade cladding according to the invention,
  • Part of a facade cladding with fixed attachment of the facade panels to the vertical supports of the substructure,
  • 3 shows part of a facade cladding with detachable attachment of the facade panels to the vertical beams,
  • 4 shows a partial section of a fastening point in a facade cladding according to FIG. 3,
  • 5 shows a top view of an embodiment of a hook that can be used for the attachment point according to FIG. 4 and
  • Fig. 6 the hook of FIG. 5 in side view.

Wie die Fig. 1 zeigt, werden die Fassadenplatten bei der Verkleidung nach der Erfindung in vertikalen Reihen angeordnet. In der linken Reihe sind die Fassadenplatten 10.1 bis 10.3 übereinander angeordnet, wobei die jeweils obere Fassadenplatte die jeweils untere Fassadenplatte teilweise überdeckt. Die rechte Reihe mit den Fassadenplatten 30.1 bis 30.3 ist genau so aufgebaut wie die Reihe mit den Fassadenplatten 10.1 bis 10.3. Die mittlere Reihe mit den Fassadenplatten 20.1 bis 20.3 ist vertikal so versetzt, dass die sichtbaren Bereiche der Fassadenplatten der benachbarten Reihen durch die sichtbaren Unterkanten der Fassadenplatten 20.2 und 20.3 halbiert werden. Im Anschluss an die Reihen mit den Fassadenplatten 10.1 bis 10.3 und 30.1 bis 30.3 können sich weitere Reihen anschliessen, die gleich aufgebaut sind wie die Reihe mit den Fassadenplatten 20.1 bis 20.3. Die Anordnung der Fassadenplatten in den Reihen wechselt also fortlaufend von einer Anordnung wie sie die Reihe mit den Fassadenplatten 10.1 bis 10.3 zeigt, zu einer Anordnung wie sie die Reihe mit den Fassadenplatten 20.1 bis 20.3 zeigt.As shown in Fig. 1, the facade panels in the cladding according to the invention are arranged in vertical rows. In the left row, the facade panels 10.1 to 10.3 are arranged one above the other, the upper facade panel partially covering the lower facade panel in each case. The right row with the facade panels 30.1 to 30.3 has the same structure as the row with the facade panels 10.1 to 10.3. The middle row with the facade panels 20.1 to 20.3 is vertically offset so that the visible areas of the facade panels of the adjacent rows are halved by the visible lower edges of the facade panels 20.2 and 20.3. Following the rows with the facade panels 10.1 to 10.3 and 30.1 to 30.3, further rows can be connected, which have the same structure as the row with the facade panels 20.1 to 20.3. The arrangement of the facade panels in the rows thus changes continuously from an arrangement as shown by the row with facade panels 10.1 to 10.3 to an arrangement as shown by the row with facade panels 20.1 to 20.3.

Zu beachten ist, dass sich die Reihen auch in der horizontalen Richtung teilweise überdecken. Jede Fassadenplatte, z.B. 10.2 oder 20.2, ist dabei zwischen die beiden angrenzenden Fassadenplatten, z.B. 20.2 und 20.3, oder 10.1 und 10.2, eingeführt.It should be noted that the rows also partially overlap in the horizontal direction. Every facade panel, e.g. 10.2 or 20.2, is between the two adjacent facade panels, e.g. 20.2 and 20.3, or 10.1 and 10.2.

Anhand der Fig. 2 wird an einem Ausführungsbeispiel die Befestigung der Fassadenplatten an der Unterkonstruktion näher erläutert. Die Verkleidung wird aus Fassadenplatten mit einer einheitlichen Höhe H und einer einheitlichen Breite B aufgebaut. Innerhalb der Reihen überdecken sich die Fassadenplatten um den Betrag v, so dass der sichtbare Bereich einer Fassadenplatte durch die Differenz H-v gegeben ist. In horizontaler Richtung überdecken sich die Fassadenplatten benachbarter Reihen um den Betrag h.2, the fastening of the facade panels to the substructure is explained in more detail using an exemplary embodiment. The cladding is made up of facade panels with a uniform height H and a uniform width B. Within the rows, the facade panels overlap by the amount v, so that the visible area of a facade panel is given by the difference H-v. In the horizontal direction, the facade panels of adjacent rows overlap by the amount h.

Die vertikalen Träger 40.1 und 40.2 sind in einem Abstand angeordnet, der durch die Differenz B-h gegeben ist. Dieser Abstand wird zwischen den Längsmittelachsen der Träger 40.1 und 40.2 gemessen und bestimmt die Anbringung der Träger 40.1 und 40.2 an der zu verkleidenden Wand. Die Fassadenplatten 20.2 und 20.3 sind um einen Betrag gegenüber den Fassadenplatten 10.1 bis 10.3 und 30.1 bis 30.3 versetzt, der durch den Betrag

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gegeben ist, d.h. der halben sichtbaren Höhe der Fassadenplatten.The vertical supports 40.1 and 40.2 are arranged at a distance which is given by the difference Bh. This distance is measured between the longitudinal central axes of the beams 40.1 and 40.2 and determines the attachment of the beams 40.1 and 40.2 to the wall to be clad. The facade panels 20.2 and 20.3 are offset by an amount compared to the facade panels 10.1 to 10.3 and 30.1 to 30.3 by the amount
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is given, ie half the visible height of the facade panels.

Die Fassadenplatte 20.1 am Beginn der versetzten Reihen hat daher eine reduzierte Höhe, die sich zu

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ergibt, damit die Überdeckung v zur Fassadenplatte 20.2 wieder eingehalten wird.The facade panel 20.1 at the beginning of the staggered rows therefore has a reduced height, which increases
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results so that the overlap v to the facade panel 20.2 is maintained again.

Die seitlichen Überdeckungen h der Reihen sind nun so auf die Mittellängsachsen der Träger 40.1 und 40.2 ausgerichtet, dass die vertikalen Kanten aller Fassadenplatten stets im Abstand 2 zu den Mittellängsachsen der Träger 40.1 und 40.2 liegen.The lateral overlaps h of the rows are now aligned with the central longitudinal axes of the beams 40.1 and 40.2 such that the vertical edges of all facade panels are always at a distance 2 from the central longitudinal axes of the beams 40.1 and 40.2.

In den Bereichen, in denen vertikale Kanten von Fassadenplatten auf die Unterkanten von anderen Fassadenplatten stossen, werden die Fassadenplatten fest mit den Trägern 40.1 und 40.2 verbunden, wie die Befestigungsstellen 50, 51, 60 und 61 zeigen. Diese Befestigungsstellen sind auf den Trägern 40.1 und 40.2 in bezug auf die Mittellängsachsen vertauscht und können als Niet-oder Schraubverbindung ausgebildet sein. Die Träger 40.1 und 40.2 weisen Bohrungen bzw. Gewindebohrungen auf, deren Abstände durch den Betrag H-v gegeben sind. In den beiden Reihen sind die Bohrungen bzw. Gewindebohrungen um den Betrag

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gegeneinander versetzt und in der Reihe mit den Befestigungsstellen 60 und 61 ist die erste Bohrung bzw. Gewindebohrung im Abstand
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 von der Unterkante des Trägers 40.1 und 40.2.In the areas in which vertical edges of facade panels meet the lower edges of other facade panels, the facade panels are firmly connected to the beams 40.1 and 40.2, as shown by the fastening points 50, 51, 60 and 61. These fastening points are interchanged on the supports 40.1 and 40.2 with respect to the central longitudinal axes and can be designed as riveted or screwed connections. The beams 40.1 and 40.2 have bores or threaded bores, the spacing of which is given by the amount Hv. In the two rows, the holes or tapped holes are by the amount
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offset from one another and in the row with the fastening points 60 and 61, the first hole or threaded hole is at a distance
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 from the lower edge of the beam 40.1 and 40.2.

Als Verbindungselemente können Nieten bzw. Schrauben verwendet werden, die durch Bohrungen der Fassadenplatten eingeführt sind. Diese Bohrungen sind im Abstand der vertikalen Überdeckung v von der Oberkante und im Abstand der horizontalen Überdeckung h von den vertikalen Kanten in die Fassadenplatten eingebracht. Die Nieten bzw. Schrauben haben einen breiten Kopf, der die Fassadenplatte gegen den Träger 40.1 bzw. 40.2 drückt. Bevorzugt werden Nieten, die von der Vorderseite der Fassadenplatte eingeführt und in den Bohrungen der Träger unverlierbar festgelegt werden können. Ist das an der Fassadenplatte vorstehende Ende der Schraube bzw. des Nietes als Haken ausgebildet, der die mit der Unterkante angrenzende Fassadenplatte übergreift, dann kann damit diese Fassadenplatte zusätzlich gegen den Träger gezogen und so festgelegt werden.Rivets or screws inserted through holes in the facade panels can be used as connecting elements. These holes are made in the facade panels at a distance of the vertical overlap v from the upper edge and at a distance from the horizontal overlap h from the vertical edges. The rivets or screws have a wide head that presses the facade panel against the support 40.1 or 40.2. Preference is given to rivets which can be inserted from the front of the facade panel and captively fixed in the holes in the carrier. If the end of the screw or rivet protruding from the facade panel is designed as a hook that engages over the facade panel adjacent to the lower edge, then this facade panel can additionally be pulled against the carrier and thus fixed.

Wie Fig. 3 zeigt, können die Fassadenplatten auch lösbar an den Trägern 40.1 und 40.2 festgelegt werden. Die Fassadenplatten benötigen dann keine Bohrungen mehr. Als Verbindungselemente werden Haken verwendet, wie sie z.B. in den Fig. 4 , 5 und 6 gezeigt sind. Diese Haken werden über den Oberkanten der Fassadenplatten vorzugsweise drehbar an den Trägern 40.1 und 40.2 festgelegt, und zwar in einem kleinen Abstand a. Wie Fig. 4 zeigt, kann der Haken mittels eines horizontalen Schenkels 53 in einer Bohrung des Trägers 40.1 drehbar gelagert sein, wobei das verbreiterte Ende 52 den Haken unverlierbar festlegt. Der vertikale Schenkel 54 ist so weit nach unten geführt, dass die überdeckende Fassadenplatte 10.2 in dem als Schlaufe ausgebildeten Ende 55 des Hakens festgehalten werden kann. Das freie Ende 56 der Schlaufe hat eine Länge b, die grösser ist als der Abstand a. Damit kann sich die eingeschobene Fassadenplatte nicht unbeabsichtigt lösen. Die Drehlagerung der Haken hat den Vorteil, dass zum Einschieben der Fassadenplatten die Haken hochgeschwenkt werden können, was das Einführen der Fassadenplatten wesentlich erleichtert. Die Haken können aber unverlierbar an den Trägern festgelegt sein, was schon im Herstellerbetrieb erfolgen kann.As shown in FIG. 3, the facade panels can also be releasably attached to the supports 40.1 and 40.2. The facade panels then no longer need holes. Hooks such as those shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 are used as connecting elements. These hooks are preferably rotatably attached to the beams 40.1 and 40.2 above the upper edges of the facade panels, in a small way Distance a. As shown in FIG. 4, the hook can be rotatably mounted in a bore of the carrier 40.1 by means of a horizontal leg 53, the widened end 52 captively securing the hook. The vertical leg 54 is guided so far down that the covering facade panel 10.2 can be held in the end 55 of the hook designed as a loop. The free end 56 of the loop has a length b that is greater than the distance a. This means that the inserted façade panel cannot come loose unintentionally. The pivoting of the hooks has the advantage that the hooks can be swiveled up to insert the facade panels, which considerably facilitates the insertion of the facade panels. The hooks can, however, be captively attached to the carriers, which can already be done in the manufacturing company.

Die Bohrungen für die Haken in den Träger 40.1 und 40.2 sind wieder im Abstand H-v eingebracht und die gegenseitige Versetzung in den beiden Reihen beträgt

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Der Abstand der Bohrungen für die Befestigungsstellen 60 von den Unterkanten der Träger 40.1 und 40.2 beträgt H+v 2 +a,
während der Abstand der Bohrungen für die Befestigungsstellen 50 durch den Betrag H+a gegeben ist.The holes for the hooks in the beams 40.1 and 40.2 are again at a distance Hv and the mutual offset in the two rows is
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The distance between the bores for the fastening points 60 from the lower edges of the supports 40.1 and 40.2 is H + v 2 + a,
while the distance between the holes for the fastening points 50 is given by the amount H + a.

Wie zu beachten ist, haben die Haken mehrere Funktionen, wie am Beispiel der Befestigungsstelle 50 am Träger 40.1 gezeigt werden soll. Dies zeigt auch die Fig. 4. Der horizontale Schenkel 54 begrenzt die Verstellung der Fassadenplatte 10.1 nach oben. Gleichzeitig verhindert dieser Schenkel 54 eine Verschiebung der Fassadenplatte 20.2 nach links. Schliesslich hält das hakenförmige Ende 55 die Fassadenplatte 10.2 fest, so dass diese sich nicht nach unten verschieben kann, wobei sie gleichzeitig gegen den Träger 40.1 gezogen wird und dabei die dazwischenliegende Fassadenplatte 20.2 gegen die Fassadenplatte 10.1 drückt. Der vertikale Schenkel 54 kann ausserdem die Fassadenplatte 10.1 gegen den Träger 40.1 drücken, wenn sein Abstand zum Träger 40.1 gleich oder kleiner ist als die Stärke d der Fassadenplatten.As should be noted, the hooks have several functions, as will be shown using the example of the fastening point 50 on the carrier 40.1. This is also shown in FIG. 4. The horizontal leg 54 limits the upward adjustment of the facade panel 10.1. At the same time, this leg 54 prevents the facade panel 20.2 from shifting to the left. Finally, the hook-shaped end 55 holds the facade panel 10.2 in place so that it cannot move downwards, while at the same time it is pulled against the carrier 40.1 and thereby presses the facade panel 20.2 in between against the facade panel 10.1. The vertical leg 54 can also press the facade panel 10.1 against the support 40.1 if its distance from the support 40.1 is equal to or less than the thickness d of the facade panels.

Durch diese Verteilung und Ausgestaltung der Haken wird jede Fassadenplatte an sechs Stellen festgelegt. So wird z.B. die Fassadenplatte 20.2 durch die beiden Befestigungsstellen 50 der Träger 40.1 und 40.2 an den beiden vertikalen Kanten in horizontaler Richtung unverschiebbar gehalten. Die Befestigungsstellen 60 nehmen die Unterkante der Fassadenplatte 20.2 auf und ziehen diese gegen die Träger 40.1 und 40.2. Die Befestigungsstellen 61 bilden Anschläge, die die Verstellung der Fassadenplatte 20.2 nach oben begrenzen. Diese Verstellung ist so begrenzt, dass die Befestigungsste))en 60 dabei die Unterkante der Fassadenplatte 20.2 noch nicht freigeben.This distribution and design of the hook means that each facade panel is fixed at six points. For example, the facade panel 20.2 is held immovably in the horizontal direction by the two fastening points 50 of the supports 40.1 and 40.2 on the two vertical edges. The attachment points 60 take up the lower edge of the facade panel 20.2 and pull it against the supports 40.1 and 40.2. The attachment points 61 form stops that limit the adjustment of the facade panel 20.2 upwards. This adjustment is limited so that the fastening steps 60 do not yet release the lower edge of the facade panel 20.2.

Wie der Schnitt nach Fig. 4 zeigt, können die vertikalen Träger 40.1 eine Nut 41 oder dgl. aufweisen, die die verbreiterten Enden 52 der Haken so aufnimmt, dass diese die Befestigung des Trägers an einer Wand bzw. an einem Befestigungselement nicht beeinträchtigen.As the section according to FIG. 4 shows, the vertical supports 40.1 can have a groove 41 or the like which receives the widened ends 52 of the hooks in such a way that they do not impair the attachment of the support to a wall or to a fastening element.

Der Haken 70 nach Fig. 5 und 6 wird als Stanz-und Biegeteil vorzugsweise aus einer Aluminiumplatte hergestellt. Jeder Haken 70 weist eine Befestigungsplatte 71 auf, aus der ein Haltefinger 72 ausgestanzt und zur Rückseite ausgebogen ist, wie der Durchbruch 73 der Befestigungsplatte 71 zeigt. Das Stanz- und Biegeteil hat eine Stärke d, die der Stärke der Fassadenplatten entspricht. Der Übergang 74 zu dem vertikalen Schenkel 75 bringt einen Versatz, der der Stärke d entspricht. Der Schenkel 75 läuft verjüngend aus und ist am Ende hakenförmig umgebogen. Der zuerst abgewinkelte Bereich 76 bildet eine Aufnahme für eine Fassadenplatte, die auf die Stärke d abgestimmt ist. Das freie Ende des zweiten abgewinkelten Bereiches 77 steht in einem Abstand zum Schenkel 75, der grösser ist als die Stärke d, was die Einführung einer Fassadenplatte in diese hakenförmige Aufnahme erleichtert. Der Abstand von dem Haltefinger 72 zu dem abgewinkelten Teil 76 ist entsprechend der Fig. 3 auf den Betrag v+a festgelegt.The hook 70 according to FIGS. 5 and 6 is preferably produced as a stamped and bent part from an aluminum plate. Each hook 70 has a fastening plate 71, from which a holding finger 72 is punched out and bent out to the rear, as the opening 73 of the fastening plate 71 shows. The stamped and bent part has a thickness d that corresponds to the thickness of the facade panels. The transition 74 to the vertical leg 75 brings an offset that corresponds to the thickness d. The leg 75 tapers and tapers at the end. The first angled area 76 forms a receptacle for a facade panel that is matched to the thickness d. The free end of the second angled area 77 is at a distance from the leg 75 which is greater than the thickness d, which facilitates the introduction of a facade panel into this hook-shaped receptacle. The distance from the holding finger 72 to the angled part 76 is set to the amount v + a in accordance with FIG. 3.

Der Haken 70 wird mittels des Haltefingers 72 in eine Bohrung des Trägers 40.1 bzw. 40.2 eingesteckt. Auf der Rückseite des Trägers wird das vorstehende Ende des Haltefingers 72 umgebogen und der Haken 70 damit unverlierbar, jedoch drehbar an dem Träger 40.1 bzw. 40.2 festgelegt. Der Versatz des Schenkels 75 gegenüber der Befestigungsplatte 71 und die Stärke d der Hakenteile ist an die Abstände der Fassadenplatten im Befestigungsbereich angepasst, so dass dadurch die Anlage der Fassadenplatten untereinander und an den Trägern nicht beeinflusst wird.The hook 70 is inserted into a bore in the carrier 40.1 or 40.2 by means of the holding finger 72. On the back of the carrier, the protruding end of the holding finger 72 is bent over and the hook 70 is thus captively but rotatably fixed on the carrier 40.1 or 40.2. The offset of the leg 75 with respect to the fastening plate 71 and the thickness d of the hook parts is adapted to the spacing of the facade panels in the fastening area, so that the abutment of the facade panels with one another and with the supports is not affected.

Durch die gewählte Anordnung und Überdekkung der Fassadenplatten in der beschriebenen Art wird erreicht, dass die Unterkante jeder Fassadenplatte um die Stärke d von der überdeckten Fassadenplatte absteht. Damit werden nach unten offene Belüftungsschlitze geschaffen, die sich über die gesamte Verkleidung verteilen. Eine zweite Trägerkonstruktion kann entfallen, da die vertikalen Träger 40.1 und 40.2 direkt an der Wand angebracht werden können. Die Belüftung über die Vorderseite der Verkleidung ist voll ausreichend.The selected arrangement and covering of the facade panels in the manner described ensures that the lower edge of each facade panel protrudes from the covered facade panel by the thickness d. This creates ventilation slots that are open at the bottom and are distributed over the entire panel. A second support structure can be omitted because the vertical supports 40.1 and 40.2 can be attached directly to the wall. The ventilation through the front of the panel is fully sufficient.

Werden die Träger 40.1 und 40.2 ebenfalls aus Metall, vorzugsweise aus Aluminium, hergestellt, dann ist mit feuerfesten Fassadenplatten erstmals eine voll feuerfeste Verkleidung geschaffen, die mit wenig Montageaufwand angebracht werden kann, insbesondere dann, wenn die Verbindungselemente schon an den Trägern angebracht sind.If the beams 40.1 and 40.2 are also made of metal, preferably aluminum, then with fire-resistant facade panels a fully fire-resistant cladding is created for the first time, which can be installed with little assembly effort, especially if the connecting elements are already attached to the beams.

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1. Facade facing (weather-boarding) comprising a supporting understructure of vertical supports (40.1, 40.2) and of facing boards (10.1 to 10.3; 20.1 to 20.3; 30.1 to 30.3) mounted thereon and arranged in vertical rows in which the respective top facing board (e.g. 10.2) partly overlaps the respective bottom facing board (e.g. 10.1),
characterized in
that neighboring vertical rows are continually staggered with respect to one another by an amount given by half the difference between the height (H) of the facing boards (10.1 to 10.3; 20.1 to 20.3; 30.1 to 30.3) and the overlap within said rows,
that the facing boards of neighboring rows partly overlap one another horizontally, with each of said facing boards (e.g. 10.2 or 20.2) being inserted respectively between the two adjoining facing boards (e.g. 20.2 and 20.3 or 10.2 and 10.3) of the neighboring row,
that said vertical supports (40.1, 40.2) are arranged at a spaced relation resulting from the difference between the width (B) of said facing boards and the lateral overlap (h) of neighboring rows, and
that said facing boards are fixed to said vertical supports (40.1, 40.2) in all of those areas in which one vertical edge of a facing board meets upon a bottom edge of another facing board.
2. A facade as claimed in claim 1,
characterized in
that said facing boards are firmly connected to said supports (40.1,40.2).
3. A facade facing as claimed in claim 2, characterized in
that said supports (40.1, 40.2) are provided at the connecting points (50, 51, 60, 61) with boreholes, that connecting elements are undetachably insertable or inserted into said boreholes from the front sides of said supports, :
that said connecting elements are led through boreholes of said facing boards which are provided in said facing boards at a spacing corresponding to the vertical overlap (v) of the top edges and at a spacing corresponding to the lateral overlap (h) of the vertical edges, and that said connecting elements serve to connect said facing boards firmly to said supports.
4. A facade facing as claimed in claim 3, characterized in
that said connecting elements are designed as rivets having wide heads for pressing said facing boards to said supports, and that said rivets, in the manner known per se, are capable of being introduced from the front, for passing through the boreholes of both said facing boards and said supports, and are capable of being fixed in the latter.
5. A facade facing as claimed in claim 3, characterized in
that said connecting elements are designed as crews having wide heads for pressing said facing boards to said supports, and
that said screws are capable of being screwed into the boreholes of said supports, with said boreholes being designed as threaded ones.
6. A facade facing as claimed in claims 4 or 5, characterized in
that the ends of said connecting elements as protruding from said boreholes of said facing boards, are designed as hooks which extend over said facing boards as applied in position with their bottom edges, and press them against said supports.
7. A facade facing as claimed in claims 2 to 6, characterized in
that said supports (40.1, 40.2) are provided with two rows of boreholes,
that the vertical spacings between said boreholes in said rows are determined by the difference between the height (H) of said facing boards and the vertical overlap (v),
that said two rows are vertically staggered with respect to one another by one half of the spacing between boreholes,
that the horizontal spacing between said two rows is determined by the lateral overlap (h) of the facing boards of neighboring columns, that said rows in the said supports (40.1,40.2) are continually interchanged, and
that the one row starts at half the borehole spacing from the bottom edge of the respective one of said supports with the first borehole.
8. A facade facing as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in
that said columns as staggered by half the borehole spacing, start with a facing board (20.1) whose reduced height corresponds to half the sum of the height (H) of said facing boards and of said vertical overlap (v).
9. A facade facing as claimed in claim 1, characterized in
that said facing boards (10.1 to 10.3; 20.1 to 20.3; 30.1 to 30.3) are fixed to said supports (40.1, 40.2) with the said of hocks gripping over the bottom edges of the adjoining facing boards (e.g. 10.2), that said hooks are led upwardly by way of a vertical leg (54) beyond the top edges of the respective covered facing boards (e.g. 10.1), and are fixed at small spacings (a) away from said top edges, to said supports (40.1, 40.2).
10. A facade facing as claimed in claim 9, characterized in
that said hooks are fixed to said supports (40.1, 40.2) in a rotatable, but undetachable manner.
11. A facade facing as claimed in claims 9 and 10,
characterized in
that the length (b) of the hook's end (56) is greater than the spacing (a) between the hook's connecting point and the top edge of the covered facing board (e.g. 10.1).
12. A facade facing as claimed in any one of claims 9 to 11,
characterized in
that said hooks are fixed rotatably in boreholes of said supports (40.1, 40.2) by means of horizontal legs (55).
13. A facade facing as claimed in any one of claims 9 to 12,
characterized in
that vertical leg (54) of said hook is arranged at a spacing in relation to said support (40.1 or 40.2) which is either equal to or smaller than the thickness of said facing boards, and that said hook's end (56) is bent to form a loop (55) which is adapted to the thickness of said facing boards.
14. A facade as claimed in any one of claims 9 to 13,
characterized in
that the boreholes for fixing said hooks to said supports (40.1,40.2) are arranged in two rows, that the vertical spacings of the boreholes in said rows are determined by the differences between the height (H) of said facing boards and the vertical overlap (v),
that said two rows are each staggered vertically with respect to one another by one half of a borehole spacing,
that the horizontal spacing between said two rows is determined by the lateral overlap (h) of the facing boards in neighboring columns, that the rows of boreholes in said supports are continually interchanged, and
that one row starts at a distance (H+v 2 +a) from the bottom edge of said support (40.1 or 40.2) which is determined by half the sum of the height (H) of said facing boards and the vertical overlap (v) increased by the spacing (a) between the connecting point of said hook and the top edge of the covered board.
15. A facade facing as claimed in claims 3, 5, 7 or 14,
characterized in
that said two rows of boreholes or threaded boreholes in said supports (40.1, 40.2) are arranged symmetrically in relation to the center line axis at a spacing corresponding to one half of said lateral overlap (h).
16. A facade facing as claimed in claim 9, characterized in
that said hooks are formed as stamped and bent parts (70) out of a sheetmetal material having the thickness (d) of said facing boards,
that each of said stamped and bent parts (70) comprises a mounting-plate member (71) having a hold finger (72) punched and bent outwardly towards the rear side, and
that the vertical leg (75) is set off towards the front side and with respect to said mounting-plate member (71) by the thickness (d) of said facing boards, and ends up in a tapered, narrow and doubly angled-off end member (76, 77).
17. A facade facing as claimed in claim 16, characterized in
that said end member within the first angled-off area (76) is adapted to the thickness (d) of said facing boards, and
that the free end of the second angled-off area (77) stands off said vertical leg (75) by a spacing which is greater than the thickness (d) of said facing boards.
18. A facade facing as claimed in claims 16 or 17,
characterized in
that said stamped and bent part (70) is made of aluminium.
19. A facade facing as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 16,
characterized in
that said supports (40.1, 40.2) are designed as pieces cut off from a metal profile bar, preferably of aluminium, and that the fastening elements for mounting the same to a wall, are moulded thereto.
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