EP0309033B1 - Modular internal partition forming a container - Google Patents

Modular internal partition forming a container Download PDF

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EP0309033B1
EP0309033B1 EP88201985A EP88201985A EP0309033B1 EP 0309033 B1 EP0309033 B1 EP 0309033B1 EP 88201985 A EP88201985 A EP 88201985A EP 88201985 A EP88201985 A EP 88201985A EP 0309033 B1 EP0309033 B1 EP 0309033B1
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Alberto Albertini
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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
    • E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/74—Removable non-load-bearing partitions; Partitions with a free upper edge
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B47/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/74—Removable non-load-bearing partitions; Partitions with a free upper edge
    • E04B2/82—Removable non-load-bearing partitions; Partitions with a free upper edge characterised by the manner in which edges are connected to the building; Means therefor; Special details of easily-removable partitions as far as related to the connection with other parts of the building

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  • the present invention relates to a modular internal partition forming a container designed to sub-divide rooms of large dimensions.
  • Partitions of this type must have specific properties, including effective insulation against sound, dust and so on and must be able to house doors, transparent components, openings and the like and to support brackets or must be thick enough to house shelves and the like thereby acting as a container as well as a partition.
  • a modular internal partition forming a container comprising a plurality of uprights and cross-bars connected in the form of a klattice within a perimetral metal profile, which uprights and cross-bars are formed by bearing panels transverse to the extension of the wall; closure panels and the like, either fixed or movable, supported by the panels of the vertical uprights are disposed between the uprights and cross-bars and a plurality of shelves mayalso be disposed between the successive uprights.
  • Partitions forming a container are also required to have an attractive appearance which fits in the furnishings of the rooms which they bound both in blind areas and in the areas provided with transparent components, doors and the like.
  • a modular internal partition forming a container comprising a plurality of uprights and cross-bars connected in the form of a lattice within a perimetral metal profile, which uprights and cross-bars are formed by bearing panels transverse to the extension of the wall, closure panels and the like, in which the transverse vertical and horizontal panels are provided on their edges with gaskets sealing them against the closure panels, characterized in that the gaskets comprise a portion of rigid material having at least one surface transverse to the plane of extension of the panel, designed to form a dimensional reference surface for the machining of the panel, and one or more portions of flexible material, formed by flanges of flexible material coextruded with the portion(s) of rigid material and adjacent to recesses or cavities whose base surface extends rearwardly wich respect
  • transverse bearing panels are provided at least along their visible edges with metal finishing profiles, these profiles being provided with with locking seats for the housing and connection of corresponding snap-locking components projecting from the gasket sealing against the closure panels.
  • the metal finishing profiles are provided with longitudinal recesses in the vicinity of their outwardly facing edges designed to form seats for the assembly and locking of covering walls of smaller thickness.
  • the metal finishing profiles are provided with lateral fastening flanges extended such that they overlap the surfaces of the panel on which they are mounted and provided with projections for retention on the panel, on whose surface the aligned holes close to the edge of the panel and designed to house the through connection pins are provided.
  • the transverse bearing panels are provided, at least on their visible edges, with a gasket applied directly to the panels by glueing.
  • the gasket has portions of rigid material substantially of rectangular section with recesses suitable to house the portion(s) of flexible material when in deflected position, said gaskets being wound in a spool so that it can be applied, using glue, to the edges of the panels by automatic edging machines.
  • transverse bearing panels provided with metal finishing profiles and the transverse bearing panels provided with directly applied gaskets are dimensionally and functionally interchangeable.
  • the metal members for assembling the structure end anchoring the covering components ere formed by components passing through the thickness of the panel, designed to be applied on a single surface of the panel and operating on both surfaces of the panel.
  • the partition forming a container of the invention extends, for instance, between a pair of walls 1 facing one another, a floor 2 and a ceiling 3 in order to separate a room of large size into two portions.
  • the partition forming a container substantially comprises a perimetral frame 4 connected to the walls 1, floor 2 and ceiling 3 to which frame there is connected a plurality of transverse vertical panels 5 bearing respective transverse horizontal panels 6 forming compartments of various sizes within which there are disposed covering panels 7, shutters 8 which may be opened, transparent components 9 which may be fixed or openable, communicating doors 10 and the like.
  • the fitted partition is provided with a double perimetral frame 4 to which there are connected, via respective upper and lower brackets 11a, 11b, the transverse vertical panels 5, advantageously of composite materials provided with a surface finish covering, connected to the flanges 12 of the brackets via respective pins 13, of which those disposed most externally in the partition support the skirting panels 14 connected with relative resilient members.
  • the transverse vertical panels are further provided with a plurality of uniformly spaced holes 15 in the vicinity of the vertical edges of the panels themselves, within which there may be inserted pins 16 supporting the transverse horizontal panels 6 whose structure is similar to that of the vertical panels and pins 17 designed to enable intermediate shelves 18 of the fixed solid partition panels 7 to be supported via relative hook plates 19 and of the transparent components 9 via relative hook panels 20; the holes 15 also house the fastening means 21 for hinges 22 bearing openable panels 8 and any other component which may be required.
  • An auxiliary cover profile 24 is also provided for the frames 23 of the transparent components so that the relative fastening members can be concealed from view.
  • the panels 5, 6 may be provided with finishing profiles 25 of metal material, such as aluminium alloy, disposed along the visible edges of the panel at the junctions between the adjacent closure panels 7, 8, 9 at the compartments for the assembly of the doors 10 and so on.
  • metal material such as aluminium alloy
  • finishing profiles have a coupling portion 26 with lateral flanges 27a formed with sawteeth projections designed to allow their connection to the panel, and a central projection 27b, also provided with sawteeth projections designed to be inserted in a corresponding seat provided on the edge of the panel for the centering of the profile on the panel, and an external portion 28 having undercut recesses 29 designed to receive the hooking flanges 30 of a gasket 31.
  • the lateral flanges 27a are also designed to house the holes 15, thereby enabling the pins inserted therein to rest on metal surfaces at the surfaces of the panel and providing the pins with a high degree of accuracy and strength.
  • the finishing profile 25 also has lateral grooves 25a designed to form locking seats for the connection of closure panels of smaller thickness, as an alternative to the panels 7 in the case, for example, that the structure of the invention is used as a cupboard backing onto another wall, in which case panels with reduced aesthetic and insulating qualities can be used for the surface which is concealed, thereby obtaining a saving of space as well.
  • the gasket 31 as shown diagrammatically in Fig. 4, is provided to seal against the surface of the closure panels 7, 8, 9 or the like, by means of its flexible flanges 32 preventing the penetration of dust into the inner space of the partition and also guaranteeing insulation between the opposite surfaces of the overall partition.
  • the gasket 31 whose thickness determines the external dimension of the finished panel, is designed to be mounted in its seat prior to the final machining operations to be carried out on the panel at very precise heights, for instance the provision of the holes 15 which need to be precisely aligned with the edges of the panel so that the closure panels can subsequently be correctly assembled.
  • the gasket 31 comprises for this purpose the plane reference portions 33 whose front surfaces are designed to form, as shown in Fig. 5, the abutment surfaces resting against an abutment device 34 with respect to which the holes 15 are drilled at the distance "d".
  • sealing flanges 32 are bent following the pressure of the panel being machined against the abutment device 34 and are contained in their entirety, in this bent position, within the rearwardly extending spaces 35 adjacent to the plane reference portions 33 without therefore interfering with the machining.
  • the gasket 31 may be made of co-extruded plastic materials, for instance polyvinyl chloride (PVC), with various degrees of rigidity, the sealing flanges 32 in particular being made of flexible material, while the remaining parts of the gasket, in particular the portions 33, are made of rigid material.
  • PVC polyvinyl chloride
  • the gasket may also be made in two pieces, one rigid and one flexible, connected together with connection means selected in respect of the properties of the materials used.
  • the transverse panels 5, 6 may be constructed in a more economic form by applying a sealing profile 36 directly to the edges of the panel 5, 6 so as to form both its finishing component and the component which seals it against the closure panels similarly to the gasket 31.
  • the sealing profile thus has a portion of rigid plastic material forming the edges 37 and the central reference portion 38 and has its sealing flanges 39 of flexible plastic material co-extruded with the previous portion or connected thereto adjacent to the recessed spaces 40.
  • the panel constructed in this way can thus be subjected to machining operations such as the provision of the holes 15 after the application of the sealing profile since, as shown in the right-hand portion of Fig. 6, when the panel bearing the profile 36 rests against the abutment device 34 for machining, the sealing flanges 39 bend easily and are housed in the relative spaces 40 without interfering with the correct support of the abutment surfaces of the portions 37, 38 disposed in the same plane and defining the external dimensions of the panel.
  • the sealing profile 36 may be advantageously applied by glueing, using suitable adhesive materials and materials for preparing the surfaces so as not to require machining operations on the edges of the panels 5, 6 to provide locking seats or the like in which the gasket can be housed.
  • glueing can also be carried out automatically using appropriate glues, for example by conventional edging machines on which the sealing profile 36 can be disposed in spools.
  • the partition may therefore be constructed in two different qualities, either using metal finishing profiles for the transverse vertical and horizontal panels which cost more and are of higher quality, as described above, or using directly supporting transverse panels with the sealing gasket and perimetral finish connected by glueing, in a more economic embodiment; these solutions may be used at the same time in different positions on the partition, as required, since they are fully interchangeable.
  • the panels of the invention require the machining operations and the application of the metal members for the assembly of the structure, for anchoring the covering components and for connecting hinges and like housed in the holes 15, to be carried out on one side of the panel; these metal members are formed by components passing through the thickness of the panel and may project, where necessary, on both surfaces so as to allow the assembly of various components on both sides of the panel.
  • the partition of the invention may be associated, without any aesthetic discontinuity, with partitions of other types, for instance partitions which are not as thick, designed merely for separation purposes, with which they may have many component parts in common, such as the perimetral profiles for connection to the wall structures, the closure panels, the transparent panels and so on and may also form a cupboard so as to obtain, together with these partitions and further furnishings, appropriately designed for use in this combination, an internal dividing, furnishing and storage structure suited to a very wide range of applications and methods of use.
  • partitions of other types for instance partitions which are not as thick, designed merely for separation purposes, with which they may have many component parts in common, such as the perimetral profiles for connection to the wall structures, the closure panels, the transparent panels and so on and may also form a cupboard so as to obtain, together with these partitions and further furnishings, appropriately designed for use in this combination, an internal dividing, furnishing and storage structure suited to a very wide range of applications and methods of use.
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