EP0306463B1 - Structure de plafond suspendu - Google Patents

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EP0306463B1
EP0306463B1 EP88850278A EP88850278A EP0306463B1 EP 0306463 B1 EP0306463 B1 EP 0306463B1 EP 88850278 A EP88850278 A EP 88850278A EP 88850278 A EP88850278 A EP 88850278A EP 0306463 B1 EP0306463 B1 EP 0306463B1
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Ulf Karl Gustav Olsson
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B9/00—Ceilings; Construction of ceilings, e.g. false ceilings; Ceiling construction with regard to insulation
    • E04B9/06—Ceilings; Construction of ceilings, e.g. false ceilings; Ceiling construction with regard to insulation characterised by constructional features of the supporting construction, e.g. cross section or material of framework members
    • E04B9/064—Ceilings; Construction of ceilings, e.g. false ceilings; Ceiling construction with regard to insulation characterised by constructional features of the supporting construction, e.g. cross section or material of framework members comprising extruded supporting beams
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B9/00—Ceilings; Construction of ceilings, e.g. false ceilings; Ceiling construction with regard to insulation
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B9/00—Ceilings; Construction of ceilings, e.g. false ceilings; Ceiling construction with regard to insulation
    • E04B9/18—Means for suspending the supporting construction
    • E04B9/183—Means for suspending the supporting construction having a lower side adapted to be connected to a channel of the supporting construction
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B9/00—Ceilings; Construction of ceilings, e.g. false ceilings; Ceiling construction with regard to insulation
    • E04B9/18—Means for suspending the supporting construction
    • E04B9/20—Means for suspending the supporting construction adjustable
    • E04B9/205—Means for suspending the supporting construction adjustable by means of a resilient clip

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  • the present invention relates to a suspended ceiling structure of the type including elongate carrying elements, suspended so that their longitudinal directions are parallel and preferably horizontal, and flat ceiling panels carried by the elements, at least two elements being arranged at different heights and carrying between them one or more sloping ceiling panels, the plane of which forms an angle to the horizontal plane.
  • Suspended ceiling structures of the general kind mentioned above normally provide a flat, horizontal, suspended ceiling. This means that the carrying elements all lie in a single plane. However, for different reasons it sometimes may be desired to provide a false or suspended ceiling which does not lie in the same plane everywhere. It can thus be desirable locally to form the suspended ceiling with a downwardly curved part, so that piping, a ventilation duct or other structure which it is desired to hide can be placed behind the curved part. In addition, it may be desirable to give the ceiling a wave-like configuration, e.g. with the object of arranging illumination in the valleys thereof, or to give improved acoustic properties. There is often a need of arranging suspended ceilings at different levels in a single space, and it is then natural to try and obtain junctions between the different ceiling levels which are as attractive as possible.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a suspended ceiling structure of the kind mentioned in the introduction, which enables providing smooth junctions between different ceiling levels in spite of solely using flat ceiling panels, obtaining great flexibility with respect to curvatures and slopes in different ceiling portions and obtaining excellent adaptation to existing carrying section systems.
  • the higher section, on its side facing towards said sloping flat ceiling panels is extended laterally to form an extended section having a downwardly curved, concave (as seen from below) ceiling surface, on to the back of the upper edge part of which the lower edge part of said sloping ceiling panels join, so that a substantially continuous, uniform junction between section and a flat panel is obtained, and in that a lower section, on its side facing towards said sloping flat ceiling panels, is extended laterally in a corresponding manner to form an extended section having an upwardly curved, convex (as seen from below) ceiling surface, on to the back of the upper edge portion of which the lower edge part of said sloping flat ceiling panels join, so that a substantially continuous, uniform junction is obtained between section and panel, the extended lower section having on the back of its upper edge portion retaining means for receiving and retaining the lower edges of the flat sloping ceiling panels at the upper edge of the extended
  • the elements have a notably greater width laterally, and form a clearly noticeable part of the ceiling surface achieved. Since the elements can be made thin (they can consist of extruded light metal, for instance) the junctions between the elements and the connecting ceiling panels will have very little prominence.
  • the elements have at least substantially circular, single curvature.
  • the amount of curvature of the elements will be decisive for the slope given to the connecting ceiling panels.
  • the slope of these panels to the horizontal plane is advantageously either 45 or 60 degrees, although other slopes are of course conceivable. It will be understood in this connection that the sloping panels should be direct extensions of the respective elements, i.e. they should be in a tangential direction from the element.
  • the exposed, preferably substantially part cylindrical surfaces of the elements can be quite smooth, or patterned for matching remaining ceiling surfaces.
  • the sloping ceiling panels can be of the acoustic slab type, but due to their slope they can also advantageously comprise illumination fittings, advertising signs or the like.
  • the higher element preferably has retaining means on the back of its lower portion for receiving and retaining the upper edges of the panels, at the lower edge of the element, said retaining means being adapted for receiving, when the panels are fitted, a part of the upper edge portion of the panels of a size such that the lower edges of the panels can be taken up over the upper edge of the lower element, and into engagement with associated retaining means on the back of it.
  • an inventive element can be symmetrical, for example, i.e. it can have a corresponding extension on its other side for connection to similarly sloping (although to opposite hand) ceiling panels, so that a crest or valley in a wave-like configuration is formed.
  • the element can also be arranged for conventional connection to a horizontal ceiling panel on its other side.
  • the element can be provided with an extension of reverse curvature on its other side, for connecting to higher, or alternatively, lower ceiling panels with the same slope, or a different slope, whereby a step configuration is obtained directly, without intermediate horizontal ceiling panels. Since the inventive elements can furthermore be advantageously arranged for suspension in the same way as conventional carrying sections in suspended ceiling structures, and can thereby be integrated into known suspended ceiling systems, very good flexibility is achieved, simultaneously as extra costs for providing deviations from the horizontal plane are heavily reduced.
  • the respective extended element comprises a conventional section with a preferably at least substantially flat, horizontal underside, a curved extension part being laterally connected to this section, preferably hung on it, so that the exposed underside of the extension part is a substantially continuous curved extension of the exposed underside of the section.
  • an extension part can then be readily selected, with this part curved upwards or downwards to the extent as required.
  • the existing suspending ceiling system thus only needs to be supplemented by a suitable assortment of extension parts.
  • the suspended ceiling structure illustrated in Figure 1 includes an upper and a lower conventional channel ceiling section 1 and 3, each suspended in a ceiling structure 5 above them with the aid of conventional dependent means 7 and 9.
  • the sections 1, 3 extend horizontally, and mutually parallel and at a predetermined mutual spacing.
  • An extension part 11 is mounted on the left side of the section 1.
  • An extension part 13 is mounted on the right side of the section 3.
  • the extension parts 11, 13 are extruded aluminum sections (which also applies to the sections 1, 3) and each consists of a mounting portion 15 or 17, and a circularly curved ceiling part 19 or 21. Between the ceiling parts 19, 21 there extends a flat mineral wool ceiling slab 23.
  • the respective mounting portion 15, 17 is made directly complemental to the substantially vertical side wall 25 and horizontal lateral flange 26 of the associated channel section, for being mounted thereon.
  • the mounting portions each have a folded hookshaped edge 27 at their free ends for gripping around the inwardly folded edge 28 of the side wall 25.
  • the respective ceiling part 19, 21 will be a direct extension of the underside 29 of the channel section 1, 3.
  • the ceiling part 19 is formed in a circular single curve downwardly away from the mounting portion 15, while the ceiling part 21 is formed as a circular single curve upwards, i.e. in the same general direction in which the mounting portion 17 projects.
  • both extension parts 11 and 13 are fitted, the free edges of the ceiling parts 19, 21 are in a single sloping plane, which also includes the respective associated tangent to the exposed ceiling surfaces.
  • the spacing between the free edges of the fitted ceiling parts 19, 21 is less than the width of the ceiling panel 23.
  • the ceiling panel is fitted so that its edge portions are behind the free edge portions of the ceiling parts, i.e. on the unexposed side (see also Figure 2).
  • the ceiling parts 19 and 21 are provided on their back sides with hookshaped retaining elements 31, 33 forming channels at the free edges.
  • the width of the channels of elements 31, 33 corresponds to the thickness of the ceiling panels 23.
  • the depth of the channel of element 31 is sufficient to allow pushing up the ceiling panel into the channel ⁇ during fitting of the panel ⁇ sufficiently for the lower edge of the panel to be free from the free edge of the ceiling part 21, so that the panel can then be inserted in the retaining element 33.
  • Carrying elements 41, 43 are utilized in the structure according to Figure 2, these elements integrating ceiling section and extension part and being conventionally suspended with the aid of dependent means 5, 7.
  • the exposed ceiling part surface 45 or 47 thus includes in a single continuous surface what could be said to be the combination of an extension surface and the underside of a modified ceiling carrying section.
  • On their sides facing away from the sloping ceiling panel 23 the elements are implemented in the same way as the channel sections 1, 3 in Figure 1, and associated horizontal flanges 26 are utilized here for conventionally mounting horizontal ceiling panels 49, although at two different levels.
  • the portions of the elements facing towards the sloping ceiling panel 23 have an extension of the same kind as corresponding elements in Figure 1.

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1. Structure de plafond suspendu, du type comprenant des profilés porteurs (1, 11, 3, 13; 41, 43) de forme allongée, qui sont suspendus de telle manière que leurs directions longitudinales soient parallèles et de préférence horizontales, et des panneaux de plafond plats (23) portés par ces profilés, au moins deux profilés étant disposés à des hauteurs différentes et portant entre eux un ou plusieurs panneaux de plafond (23) en pente, dont le plan forme un angle avec le plan horizontal, caractérisé en ce que le profilé haut (1, 11; 41) est prolongé latéralement, sur son côté dirigé vers lesdits panneaux de plafond plats (23) en pente, de manière à former un profilé prolongé possédant une surface de plafond (19; 45) recourbée vers le bas, concave (vue de dessous), sur la face arrière de la partie de bord inférieur de laquelle vient se placer la partie de bord supérieur desdits panneaux de plafond (23) en pente, de sorte qu'on obtient un raccordement sensiblement sans rupture de ligne, uniforme, entre le profilé et le panneau plat, et en ce qu'un profilé placé plus bas (3, 13; 43) est prolongé latéralement de façon correspondante, sur son côté qui regarde vers lesdits panneaux de plafond plats (23) en pente, pour former un profilé prolongé ayant une surface de plafond (21; 47) recourbée vers le haut, convexe (vue de dessous), sur la face arrière de la partie de bord supérieur de laquelle vient se placer la partie de bord inférieur desdits panneaux de plafond plats (23) en pente, de sorte qu'on obtient un raccordement sensiblement sans rupture de ligne, uniforme, entre le profilé et le panneau plat (23), le profilé bas prolongé (3, 13; 43) présentant sur la face arrière de sa partie de bord supérieur, des moyens de retenue (33) destinés à recevoir et à retenir le bord inférieur des panneaux de plafond plats (23) en pente au niveau du bord supérieur de ce profilé bas prolongé.
2. Structure selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le profilé haut prolongé (1, 11; 41) possède, sur la face arrière de sa partie de bord inférieur (11), des moyens de retenue (31) destinés à recevoir et à retenir les portions de bord supérieur des panneaux de plafond plats en pente (23) le long du bord inférieur du profilé prolongé, lesdits moyens de retenue (31) étant adaptés pour recevoir une portion de bord supérieur des panneaux de plafond plats au moment du montage des panneaux de plafond plats (23), de sorte que le bord inférieur des panneaux de plafond plats peut être passé au-dessus du bord supérieur du profilé bas prolongé (3, 13; 43), et mis en prise avec les moyens de retenue (33) correspondant prévus sur la face arrière de ce profilé prolongé.
3. Structure selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que les directions tangentes qui prolongent les portions de bord du profilé prolongé sont alignées l'une sur l'autre et contenues dans le plan des panneaux de plafond plate en pente (23).
4. Structure selon une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'un profilé prolongé (41, 43) possède une partie prolongatrice intégrée, à profil courbe.
5. Structure selon une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisée en ce qu'un profilé prolongé (1, 11; 3, 13) comprend une section de base (1; 3) qui possède une face inférieure (29) horizontale, de préférence plate, et une partie prolongatrice recourbée (11; 13) reliée audit profilé de base, et de préférence suspendue à celui-ci, de manière que la face inférieure (19; 21) de la partie prolongatrice (11, 13) constitue un prolongement sensiblement sans rupture de la ligne de la face inférieure (29) dudit profilé de base (1; 3).
6. Structure selon une des revendications 4 et 5, caractérisée en ce qu'un profilé prolongé possède, sur son autre côté, une aile latérale horizontale (26), pour recevoir un panneau de plafond horizontal (49).
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