EP0337570A1 - Ensemble de fixation pour un panneau - Google Patents

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EP0337570A1
EP0337570A1 EP89200898A EP89200898A EP0337570A1 EP 0337570 A1 EP0337570 A1 EP 0337570A1 EP 89200898 A EP89200898 A EP 89200898A EP 89200898 A EP89200898 A EP 89200898A EP 0337570 A1 EP0337570 A1 EP 0337570A1
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Josephus Opdam
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Bruynzeel Intersysteem BV
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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
    • E04F13/0801—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
    • E04F13/0823—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 piercing the side faces of the covering elements

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  • This invention relates to a fastening set for blind fastening wall panels, in a detachable manner, to channel sections forming part of a rearward supporting structure, said set comprising connecting elements attachable to the wall panels and provided with portions projecting from the rear of the panels, said portions being adapted to coact with the channel sections for connecting the panels with the supporting structure.
  • a fastening set of this type is known from Dutch patent 176,962.
  • the channel sections are horizontal cross beams having straight, upright channel edges and the fastening elements are nailing plates provided on the back of the panels and having at mid-height a rearwardly flanged, bridge-shaped portion into which a bent strip can be inserted from below and which is adapted to engage with the obliquely downwardly extending lower end over an upright channel edge of a horizontal channel section of the rearward supporting structure.
  • the wall panels to be mounted in a truly vertical position requires the channel sections to be mounted accurately horizontally and the nail plates to be accurately aligned on the panels.
  • the wedging action can ensure an optimum pulling of a wall panel against the rearward supporting structure only at one level. Consequently, the panels fastened with the known fasteners will not be entirely rattle-free.
  • the clamping force through wedging action is produced solely by the weight of the panels, the panel may sag in the long run and become concave at some fastening places, partly under the influence of vibrations.
  • a panel fastening set of the above described type whose channel sections form part of uprights of the rearward supporting structure, at least one side wall of each channel section having an inwardly extending edge, and the connecting elements of which are attachable along upright side edges of the panels and are provided with hook-shaped lips projecting from the rear of the panels, and further locking elements movable in the channel sections and adapted to coact with hook-shaped lips extending into the upright channel sections for clamping the panel edge zones against the channel sections.
  • a wall panel to be fastened can be inserted into a channel-like upright section with hooked lips rearwardly extending into the side edge zones at different levels and at each level, e.g. starting below, the hooked lips can coact with separate locking elements to pull the panel at each level against the upright sections, so that it is fixed through clamping action and friction at each point of attachment.
  • the locking element may be constructed as an element movable with sliding fit in the upright channel section, said element having a rigid wall extending across the opening of the channel section, with which wall the locking element can engage behind hook-shaped lips of a panel connecting element inserted into the channel section, with the interengagement taking place over a surface inclined relatively to the longidutinal direction of the channel.
  • the clamping force in this case is produced substantially through wedging action.
  • the clamping force is to construct the locking element as an element movable with sliding fit in the upright channel section, said element having a resilient portion extending across the opening of the channel section, with which portion the locking element can engage behind hooked lips of a panel fastening element inserted into the channel section.
  • the clamping force is produced substantially through spring action.
  • a third possibility for producing the clamping force is to design the locking element as a substantially U-shaped spring element made of bar stock and movable in the upright channel section, the underside of said spring element extending across the opening of the channel section and comprising a portion bent over forwardly relatively to the main surface of the U-shaped spring element to substantially parallel to said main surface, said underside being adapted to engage behind hook-shaped lips of a panel fastening element inserted into the channel section.
  • the clamping force is produced by spring action.
  • the upright channel section may be sub­stantially C-shaped in cross section, with each locking element being adapted to engage with hooked lips of adjoining panels.
  • the width of the upright channel section may then be such that when hooked lips of adjoining wall panels extend into the channel section, there is a gap between opposite panel edges, through which the locking elements are accessible for sliding movement, which gap can be closed with a joint cover section.
  • the supporting structure may comprise uprights having a web with channel sections on either side thereof.
  • the fastening elements By constructing the fastening elements with a platelike portion attachable to the back of a wall panel and wherein the hooked lips are bounded by cut-­outs and can be bent out of the plane of the plate-­like portion, panels fitted with such fastening elements can be stacked in flat condition for purposes of storage and transport.
  • the hooked lips can be bent into the working position at the place of use.
  • the lips are T-shaped, so that the edge strip section can be used universally for both edges of the wall panels.
  • US patent 3,509,669 discloses a fastening set for fastening wall panels to channel sections, wherein the channel sections form part of uprights of the supporting structure disposed there-­behind, and at least one side wall of each channel section has an inwardly extending edge. That fastening set, however, does not serve for blind fastening the wall panels in a detachable manner - these are secured from the front by means of screws -, but for fastening shelf brackets to the rearward supporting structure, which brackets project at right angles to the wall panels.
  • a channel section upright 1 of a supporting structure is designed to support wall panels 2 on either side, as conventional with a partition. It will be understood that the panel fastening system can also be used for wainscotting. For fastening the panels 2 to the upright section 1, use is made of hooked lips 3 and a locking element 4. Besides, Fig. 1 shows a joint cover section 5.
  • upright section 1 includes a web 6 having on either side a channel 7 which is C-shaped in cross section with a bottom 8, upright side walls 9 and inwardly extending edges 10.
  • each wall panel 2 is provided at its longitudinal edges 2′ with fastening elements 11 in the form of angle sections having in the section leg 12 cut-outs 13 defining lips 3 which in this example are T-shaped, and are shown in Fig. 2 bent out of the plane of the section leg 12.
  • the angle sections 11 are preferably fastened to the panels in the manner as described in European patent 0099162, i.e. by blanking a lip by means of a punching tool and driving said lip through the opening 14 formed thereby into the subjacent material, e.g. plaster card­board, plaster fibre board, particled board, melamine and the like of the wall panel 2.
  • the locking element 4 constructed in the form shown in Fig. 1 as a channel section having a bottom 15 and upright side walls 16. Besides, there is shown a resilient tongue 17, whose function will be described hereinafter.
  • the locking element is a sliding fit in the channel section 7, in the manner indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, so that a plurality of locking elements 4 can be placed in the channel section 7 in predetermined positions.
  • the panels 2 are moved towards upright 1, with the lips 3 being positioned between the inwardly extending edges 10 in the channel section 7.
  • lips 3 At the side facing panels 2, lips 3 have a bent edge 3′ inclined with respect to the longidutinal direction of channel 7 and at least the bent upper end of said edges 3′ must be moved past the channel edges 10.
  • the locking element 4 is displaced in channel 7 in such a manner that it slides behind edges 3′ of lips 3.
  • bottom portion 15 of the locking element thereby presses (see Fig. 3b), lips 3 in the direction of the channel bottom 8 and thereby pulls panels 2 against channel section 7 of upright 1.
  • the panel fastening is completed by positioning the joint cover section 5 in the interspaces 18, or by filling the joints with a joint filler.
  • Figs. 4 and 5 show variant embodiments of the fastening element 11.
  • Fig. 4 shows a fastening element in the form of a clip 19 having a platelike portion 20 in which bendable lips 3 are formed, defined by a cut-out 13. At the free end of a flanged edge 21, there are formed points 22 adapted to be driven into a panel edge 2′ for fastening clip 19. A number of such clips 19 can be substituted for an edge strip 11. At the other edge of the platelike portion places 14 are indicated for punching lips extending into panel 2, similarly as described with respect to the edge strip in Fig. 2.
  • Fig. 5 shows a fastening element in the form of a nailing or clamping plate 23 having lips 3 and points 24. Such plates 23 can also replace edge strips 11.
  • Figs. 6a and b are a front and a side view, respectively, of a further variant of the locking element 4 installable in a very simple manner and manufacturable in a highly inexpensive manner.
  • the locking element shown in Fig. 6 is a substantially U-shaped spring element made of bar stock.
  • the underside 25 of the U-shaped spring element 4 is formed by bending the bar material, after a planar U-shaped element has been formed, with respect to the main surface of the U, i.e. with respect to the plane of Fig. 6a. This bending is continued until the underside 25 forms an essentially hooked portion adapted to cooperate through clamping action with the lips 3 for pressing said lips 3 backwards with respect to edges 10 of the channel sections and for clamping the panels.
  • the free ends of legs 26 of spring element 25 are flanged for proper handling of the element and preferably are interspaced in such a manner that the spring element is somewhat clamped between the side edges 9 of the channel section, thereby further facilitating the positioning.
  • wedging action between lips 3 and locking element 4 can also be effected by imparting a wedge shape to portion 15 of the locking element.
  • fastening element 11 can be used with a fixed, supporting, horizontal edge of the rearward structure, e.g. of a cross beam or an upright having a channel section wherein fixed, horizontally extending bearing edges are provided at different levels.
  • the downwardly extending portions of the T-shaped lips 3 in fact, can be hung over such an edge.
  • the wedging action can be optimum at one of the levels only.

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EP0657601A1 (fr) * 1993-12-13 1995-06-14 Adenda (S.A.) Dispositif pour la pose de carrelages sur une ossature verticale en bois ou en métal
WO2019097421A1 (fr) 2017-11-17 2019-05-23 Rockwool International A/S Système de suspension

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US2335302A (en) * 1941-10-13 1943-11-30 Anders C Olsen Building structure
US3509669A (en) * 1968-04-17 1970-05-05 Angeles Metal Trim Co Support structure for shelving
DE3703350A1 (de) * 1986-05-23 1987-11-26 Rheinhold & Mahla Gmbh Hinterlueftete fassade mit einzelnen bekleidungselementen

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US2335302A (en) * 1941-10-13 1943-11-30 Anders C Olsen Building structure
US3509669A (en) * 1968-04-17 1970-05-05 Angeles Metal Trim Co Support structure for shelving
DE3703350A1 (de) * 1986-05-23 1987-11-26 Rheinhold & Mahla Gmbh Hinterlueftete fassade mit einzelnen bekleidungselementen

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EP0657601A1 (fr) * 1993-12-13 1995-06-14 Adenda (S.A.) Dispositif pour la pose de carrelages sur une ossature verticale en bois ou en métal
FR2713689A1 (fr) * 1993-12-13 1995-06-16 Adenda Dispositif pour la pose de carrelages sur une ossature verticale en bois ou en métal.
WO2019097421A1 (fr) 2017-11-17 2019-05-23 Rockwool International A/S Système de suspension
EP3710648A4 (fr) * 2017-11-17 2021-05-05 Rockwool International A/S Système de suspension
US11530537B2 (en) 2017-11-17 2022-12-20 Rockwool International A/S Suspension system

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