EP0455554B1 - Modular covering panel, particularly for ceilings - Google Patents

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EP0455554B1
EP0455554B1 EP19910401142 EP91401142A EP0455554B1 EP 0455554 B1 EP0455554 B1 EP 0455554B1 EP 19910401142 EP19910401142 EP 19910401142 EP 91401142 A EP91401142 A EP 91401142A EP 0455554 B1 EP0455554 B1 EP 0455554B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
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    • 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
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
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    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
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  • the present invention relates to modular panels for covering surfaces, such as ceilings or walls, carried on supports fixed to the ceiling, walls or frames.
  • Such decorative or insulating panels constituted by formica-type laminates, metal plates, panels made of agglomerated fibers and other materials, are usually carried or fixed on rails or support profiles.
  • the fixed panel-support assembly is particularly lacking in rigidity, especially when the covering panel has a small thickness, for example of the order of 0.5 to 5 mm. In such cases, there is warping of panels contributing to the deterioration of the aesthetic appearance of the assembly and may even lead to the detachment of the panels.
  • Such a panel which corresponds to the preamble of claim 1, is described for example in the document FR-A-1434025 comprises lateral uprights whose longitudinal edges are folded and which are assembled by means of corner elements, the two of which surfaces form a right angle.
  • the system for fixing soundproofing plates inside said frame includes special devices in the form of elbows and legs embedded in the uprights.
  • Such a system has, among other things, the disadvantage of requiring the use of auxiliary parts for embedding and tightening.
  • One of the drawbacks encountered during the installation of panels lies in the fact that the installation of the panel must be carried out only after retaining means, such as bosses, are fixed for example by snap-fastening in the slot of the support rail.
  • the object of the present invention is to avoid such drawbacks by proposing a panel which is made absolutely rigid and of which a constituent part, in particular the frame, was provided when it was made with retaining means. Thus, when installing the panel, there is no need to handle additional members carrying retaining means.
  • the modular panel for covering on a fixed support which is in the form of a decorative panel placed in a rigid frame according to the invention and whose rectangular frame is composed of four brackets, against the external faces of which are mounted profiles, one by side of the frame, the longitudinal edges of the profiles being folded towards the inside of the frame, is characterized in that the four brackets have an L-shaped profile in cross section in a vertical plane and that the edges of the decorative panel are maintained by tightening, substantially over the entire perimeter of the panel, between a wing of the bracket and the folded longitudinal edges of the profiles.
  • the panel according to the invention can in no way be compared to the panel placed inside a frame formed by assembling the straight sides by means of angles fitting into the ends of said sides. Indeed, said angles playing only the role of assembly members at right angles to the sides of the frame, in no way contribute to strengthening the rigidity of the sides of the frame often formed from profiles of low mechanical strength, nor to serve as means to retain by clamping the edges of the panel substantially over their entire perimeter.
  • the fixed support used to carry the panels will consist of a T-rail provided at its central part with a slot.
  • a longitudinal edge of the profiles, in particular that which is opposite to the folded rim of this profile will be provided with spaced bosses or a longitudinal rib intended to penetrate and to be retained in the slot of the support.
  • the support can also be constituted by a simple inverted T profile rail, on the branches of which the edges of the panel stiffened by a frame according to the invention will be placed.
  • the profiles with the folded edge can be mounted and assembled with the outer faces of the brackets by any known means, such as for example by gluing, welding, stapling or the like.
  • the assembly will be used by means of a tongue integral with one of the two elements which, penetrating inside a notch presented by the second element, is folded over this second element.
  • the tongue is secured to the profile and the notch is made by cutting from the material of the brackets.
  • the advantage of this method of assembly is that it can be held by clamping the edges of the decorative panel whose thickness varies, for example from 0.5 to 5 mm, by playing on the line folding tongue. Indeed, depending on the point of the length of the tongue, where it is folded, the gap between the branch of the bracket and the folded edges of profiles varies in width, hence the possibility of adjusting this width to the thickness of the panel by folding over a greater or lesser length the tongue inside the notch on the square.
  • the longitudinal edges of the profiles are visible from the outside and must be lacquered.
  • these longitudinal edges will be folded into a rounded shape.
  • the brackets and profiles are preferably made of galvanized steel or aluminum.
  • the invention also relates to the rigid rectangular frame with modular panels described above and which is characterized in that it consists of the four L-profile brackets and the four straight profiles whose longitudinal edges are folded towards the inside the frame and in that it is provided with means for assembling the brackets and profiles.
  • the frame consists of four L-shaped angle brackets 1 which form a rectangle corresponding to the dimensions of a rectangular panel 2 in laminate to be framed.
  • the assembly of the profile 3 on the outside of the brackets 1 is carried out by means of tongues 4, obtained by incision of the straight part of the profile 3 and the notches 5, by penetration of the tongues in the notches and their folding down on the part right of the angle profile.
  • the perfect rigidity of the frame is obtained by the presence of the profiles 3 which play the role of splints by keeping the branches of two neighboring brackets firmly anchored and by the presence of solid angles 6 reinforcing the cohesion of the branches of each bracket in the manner spacers.
  • the manufacturing of a modular panel is carried out as follows.
  • the decorative laminate panel 2 is assembled by placing its edges on the folded edges 3a of the profiles 3.
  • the four brackets 1 are placed inside the quadrilateral formed by the straight parts of the profile 3, so as to obtain another quadrilateral inside the first.
  • a certain pressure is applied to keep the edges of the panel 2 strongly applied, from below, against the folded edges 3a of the profiles 3 and, from the top, against the wings 1a of the brackets 1 of L-profile.
  • the tabs 4 are folded down. towards the inside of the frame, so that they penetrate into the notches 5, then they are folded down on the inside of the right part of the brackets 1.
  • the location of the notches must correspond with great precision to that of the tabs.
  • the lines of the tabs and the notches must allow a certain variation of the gap between the parts fixing by tightening the edges of the panels, so that, whatever the thickness of the panel, the folding and folding of the tongue ensure a solid assembly of brackets and profiles and immobilization by clamping the edges of the panel.
  • the modular panel thus produced is intended to be fixed on a fixed support, for example fixed to the ceiling.
  • a fixed support can be the support 12 shown in FIG. 4a. It is a T-shaped rail, the lower end of which has a slot 10 communicating with a bulge of section 11.
  • the section 3 at its upper part must be provided with spaced tongues 7 provided with bosses 8 , the function of which is to allow the modular panel to be suspended from the support by snap-fastening of the bosses 8 inside the slots 10, 11 of the support 12.
  • each angle of the rectangular panel will be surrounded by the two tongues 4 which is provided with the profile 3.
  • each tongue 7 will be provided on each side with means of assembly by folding tongue 4 and notch 5.
  • the use of the support 12 leaves apparent the junction of the two neighboring panels whose folded edges 3a of the profiles 3 are adjacent. For aesthetic reasons, the profiles will undergo a surface treatment, for example with lacquer and the shape of the fold 3a can be rounded.
  • the edges of the frames being placed on the lateral branches of the inverted T the profiles will not be visible and we can do without the surface treatment of these profiles.
  • the inverted T-sections must crisscross the surface to be coated, so that all four sides of the panel are laid and, therefore, hidden from the view of users.
  • the modular panel according to the invention provides rock-solid rigidity to the coating executed by means of such a panel.
  • the panel made up according to the invention no longer needs an additional member to ensure its installation or its fixing on a fixed structural support.
  • the frame incorporated into the modular panel at the time of its manufacture already includes means which allow it to be placed or fixed on fixed supports.
  • branches 1 at right angles will preferably extend over the entire perimeter of the rectangular frame which they form, they may also be placed with spacing between their ends, this depending on the degree of rigidity of the frame sought, in particular account given the mechanical resistance of the straight sides in sections 3.

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Decorative-panel field, in particular for the covering of ceilings. <??>The decorative panel (2) is placed in a rectangular rigid frame composed of four brackets (1) of L-shaped profile, against the outer faces of which are mounted sections (3), one per side of the frame, the longitudinal edges (3a) of which are folded over towards the inside of the frame, the edges of the decorative panel (2) being held by gripping between the flanges 1a of the brackets (1) and the edges (3a). <??>The sections (3) are fixed to the straight sides of the brackets (1) by means of a tab (4) cut out in the section and an indentation (5) which the straight side of the bracket (1) has. <??>High rigidity of the panel (2), coupled with the possibility of fixing panels of variable thicknesses inside the frame, are thus obtained. The manufacture of decorative panels (2) framed according to the invention lends itself particularly well to the use of automatic machines for large-volume production work. <IMAGE>

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La présente invention concerne des panneaux modulaires pour des revêtements de surfaces, telles que de plafonds ou de murs, portés sur des supports fixés au plafond, aux murs ou aux charpentes.The present invention relates to modular panels for covering surfaces, such as ceilings or walls, carried on supports fixed to the ceiling, walls or frames.

De tels panneaux décoratifs ou isolants, constitués par des stratifiés genre formica, des plaques métalliques, des panneaux en fibres agglomérées et autres matériaux, sont habituellement portés ou fixés sur des rails ou profilés de support.Such decorative or insulating panels, constituted by formica-type laminates, metal plates, panels made of agglomerated fibers and other materials, are usually carried or fixed on rails or support profiles.

Bien que de tels panneaux soient maintenus en position tout au long des deux côtés, l'ensemble panneau-support fixe manque singulièrement de rigidité, notamment lorsque le panneau de revêtement présente une faible épaisseur, par exemple de l'ordre de 0,5 à 5 mm. Dans de tels cas, il y a gauchissement de panneaux contribuant à la détérioration de l'aspect esthétique de l'ensemble et pouvant même conduire au décrochement des panneaux.Although such panels are held in position along both sides, the fixed panel-support assembly is particularly lacking in rigidity, especially when the covering panel has a small thickness, for example of the order of 0.5 to 5 mm. In such cases, there is warping of panels contributing to the deterioration of the aesthetic appearance of the assembly and may even lead to the detachment of the panels.

Il est également connu de placer un panneau décoratif de revêtement dans un cadre, le cadre lui-même étant constitué par quatre profilés assemblés à angle droit au moyen de cornières s'emboitant dans les extrémités des côtés de cadres.It is also known to place a decorative covering panel in a frame, the frame itself consisting of four sections assembled at right angles by means of angles which fit into the ends of the sides of the frames.

Un tel panneau, qui correspond au préambule de la revendication 1, est décrit par exemple dans le document FR-A-1434025 comporte des montants latéraux dont les bords longitudinaux sont repliés et qui sont assemblés au moyen d'éléments d'angle dont les deux surfaces forment un angle droit. Le système de fixation de plaques d'insonorisation à l'intérieur dudit cadre comporte des dispositifs spéciaux sous forme de coudes et des pattes encastrées sur les montants.Such a panel, which corresponds to the preamble of claim 1, is described for example in the document FR-A-1434025 comprises lateral uprights whose longitudinal edges are folded and which are assembled by means of corner elements, the two of which surfaces form a right angle. The system for fixing soundproofing plates inside said frame includes special devices in the form of elbows and legs embedded in the uprights.

Un tel système présente, entre autres, l'inconvénient de nécessiter l'emploi de pièces auxiliaires pour l'encastrement et le serrage. Un des inconvénients rencontrés lors de la pose de panneaux réside dans le fait que la pose du panneau doit s'effectuer seulement après que des moyens de retenue, tels que des bossages, soient fixés par exemple par encliquetage dans la fente du rail de support.Such a system has, among other things, the disadvantage of requiring the use of auxiliary parts for embedding and tightening. One of the drawbacks encountered during the installation of panels lies in the fact that the installation of the panel must be carried out only after retaining means, such as bosses, are fixed for example by snap-fastening in the slot of the support rail.

La présente invention a pour objet d'éviter de tels inconvénients en proposant un panneau rendu absolument rigide et dont une partie constitutive, noatamment le cadre, a été muni lors de sa confection de moyens de retenue. Ainsi, lors de la pose du panneau, on n'a pas à manipuler des organes supplémentaires portant des moyens de retenue.The object of the present invention is to avoid such drawbacks by proposing a panel which is made absolutely rigid and of which a constituent part, in particular the frame, was provided when it was made with retaining means. Thus, when installing the panel, there is no need to handle additional members carrying retaining means.

Le panneau modulaire pour revêtement sur support fixe qui se présente sous forme d'un panneau décoratif placé dans un cadre rigide selon l'invention et dont le cadre rectangulaire est composé de quatre équerres, contre les faces extérieures desquelles sont monté des profilés, un par côté du cadre, les bords longitudinaux des profilés étant repliés vers l'intérieur du cadre, est caractérisé en ce que les quatre équerres ont en section transversale dans un plan vertical un profil en forme de L et que les bords du panneau décoratif sont maintenus par serrage, sensiblement sur tout le périmètre de panneau, entre une aile de l'équerre et les bords longitudinaux repliés des profilés.The modular panel for covering on a fixed support which is in the form of a decorative panel placed in a rigid frame according to the invention and whose rectangular frame is composed of four brackets, against the external faces of which are mounted profiles, one by side of the frame, the longitudinal edges of the profiles being folded towards the inside of the frame, is characterized in that the four brackets have an L-shaped profile in cross section in a vertical plane and that the edges of the decorative panel are maintained by tightening, substantially over the entire perimeter of the panel, between a wing of the bracket and the folded longitudinal edges of the profiles.

Le panneau selon l'invention ne peut en aucun cas être comparé au panneau placé à l'intérieur d'un cadre formé par assemblage des côtés droits au moyen de cornières s'emboitant dans les extrémités desdits côtés. En effet, lesdites cornières ne jouant que le rôle d'organes d'assemblage à angle droit des côtés du cadre, ne contribuent nullement ni à renforcer la rigidité des côtés du cadre formés souvent de profilés de faible résistance mécanique, ni à servir de moyens pour retenir par serrage les bordures du panneau sensiblement sur tout leur périmètre. De façon avantageuse, le support fixe servant à porter les panneaux sera constitué par un rail en T muni à sa partie centrale d'une fente. Dans ce cas, un bord longitudinal des profilés, notamment celui qui est opposé au rebord replié de ce profilé, sera muni de bossages espacés ou d'une nervure longitudinale destinés à pénétrer et à être retenus dans la fente du support.The panel according to the invention can in no way be compared to the panel placed inside a frame formed by assembling the straight sides by means of angles fitting into the ends of said sides. Indeed, said angles playing only the role of assembly members at right angles to the sides of the frame, in no way contribute to strengthening the rigidity of the sides of the frame often formed from profiles of low mechanical strength, nor to serve as means to retain by clamping the edges of the panel substantially over their entire perimeter. Advantageously, the fixed support used to carry the panels will consist of a T-rail provided at its central part with a slot. In this case, a longitudinal edge of the profiles, in particular that which is opposite to the folded rim of this profile, will be provided with spaced bosses or a longitudinal rib intended to penetrate and to be retained in the slot of the support.

Le support peut également être constitué par un simple rail de profil en T renversé, sur les branches duquel on posera les bordures du panneau rigidifié par un cadre selon l'invention.The support can also be constituted by a simple inverted T profile rail, on the branches of which the edges of the panel stiffened by a frame according to the invention will be placed.

Les profilés au bord replié, dont la longueur correspondra de préférence à la longueur du côté de panneau, peuvent être montés et assemblés avec les faces extérieures des équerres par tous les moyens connus, tels que par exemple par collage, soudure, agrafage ou autres. De préférence, on utilisera l'assemblage au moyen d'une languette solidaire d'un des deux éléments qui, pénétrant à l'intérieur d'une échancrure que présente le second élément, est repliée sur ce second élément.The profiles with the folded edge, the length of which will preferably correspond to the length of the panel side, can be mounted and assembled with the outer faces of the brackets by any known means, such as for example by gluing, welding, stapling or the like. Preferably, the assembly will be used by means of a tongue integral with one of the two elements which, penetrating inside a notch presented by the second element, is folded over this second element.

De façon avantageuse, la languette est solidaire du profilé et l'échancrure est pratiqué par découpe dans le matériau des équerres.Advantageously, the tongue is secured to the profile and the notch is made by cutting from the material of the brackets.

L'avantage de ce mode d'assemblage réside dans le fait, que l'on peut réaliser le maintien par serrage des bords du panneau décoratif dont l'épaisseur varie, par exemple de 0,5 à 5 mm, en jouant sur la ligne de pliage de la languette. En effet, selon le point de la longueur de la languette, où on la plie, interstice entre la branche de l'équerre et les bords repliés de profilés varie en largeur, d'où la possibilité d'ajuster cette largeur à l'épaisseur du panneau en repliant sur une plus ou moins grande longueur la languette à l'intérieur de l'échancrure sur l'équerre.The advantage of this method of assembly is that it can be held by clamping the edges of the decorative panel whose thickness varies, for example from 0.5 to 5 mm, by playing on the line folding tongue. Indeed, depending on the point of the length of the tongue, where it is folded, the gap between the branch of the bracket and the folded edges of profiles varies in width, hence the possibility of adjusting this width to the thickness of the panel by folding over a greater or lesser length the tongue inside the notch on the square.

Lorsque le panneau est fixé au moyen de bossage de retenue dont est muni le bord supérieur du profilé sur le support fixe muni de fente, les bords longitudinaux des profilés sont visibles de l'extérieur et doivent être laqués. De préférence, pour améliorer leur aspect, ces bords longitudinaux seront pliés selon une forme arrondie.When the panel is fixed by means of retaining boss which is provided with the upper edge of the profile on the fixed support provided with a slot, the longitudinal edges of the profiles are visible from the outside and must be lacquered. Preferably, to improve their appearance, these longitudinal edges will be folded into a rounded shape.

Les équerres et les profilés sont de préférence en acier zingué ou en aluminium.The brackets and profiles are preferably made of galvanized steel or aluminum.

L'invention a également pour objet le cadre rectangulaire rigide avec panneaux modulaires décrits ci-dessus et qui est caractérisé en ce qu'il se compose des quatre équerres de profil en L et des quatre profilés droits dont les bords longitudinaux sont repliés vers l'intérieur du cadre et en ce qu'il est muni de moyens d'assemblage des équerres et des profilés.The invention also relates to the rigid rectangular frame with modular panels described above and which is characterized in that it consists of the four L-profile brackets and the four straight profiles whose longitudinal edges are folded towards the inside the frame and in that it is provided with means for assembling the brackets and profiles.

De préférence, lesdits moyens d'assemblage consistent en des échancrures et des languettes aptes à être repliées à l'intérieur desdites échancrures. D'autres aspects de l'invention apparaitront à la lumière de la description qui suit d'un ou de plusieurs modes de réalisation de l'invention, illustrés par des dessins, dont

  • la figure 1 présente une vue en perspective des fragments d'une équerre devant être assemblée avec le profilé également représenté,
  • la figure 2 montre une vue de dessous du panneau encadré,
  • la figure 3 montre en coupe transversale l'endroit de l'assemblage au moyen de la languette et de l'échancrure, et
  • les figures 4a et 4b montrent deux formes de réalisation du support fixe.
Preferably, said assembly means consist of notches and tongues capable of being folded back inside said notches. Other aspects of the invention will appear in the light of the following description of one or more embodiments of the invention, illustrated by drawings, of which
  • FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the fragments of a bracket to be assembled with the profile also shown,
  • FIG. 2 shows a bottom view of the framed panel,
  • FIG. 3 shows in cross section the location of the assembly by means of the tongue and the notch, and
  • Figures 4a and 4b show two embodiments of the fixed support.

Le cadre est constitué par quatre équerres 1 de profil en L qui forment un rectangle correspondant aux dimensions d'un panneau rectangulaire 2 en stratifié à encadrer.The frame consists of four L-shaped angle brackets 1 which form a rectangle corresponding to the dimensions of a rectangular panel 2 in laminate to be framed.

Sur chaque côté extérieur du rectangle formé par les équerres 1 s'applique un profilé droit continu 3 dont le bord inférieur présente un pli 3a vers l'intérieur du cadre.On each outer side of the rectangle formed by the brackets 1 is applied a continuous straight section 3 whose lower edge has a fold 3a towards the inside of the frame.

L'assemblage du profilé 3 sur le côté extérieur des équerres 1 s'effectue au moyen de languettes 4, obtenues par incision de la partie droite du profilé 3 et des échancrures 5, par pénétration des languettes dans les échancrures et leur rabattage sur la partie droite du profilé des équerres. La rigidité parfaite du cadre est obtenue par la présence des profilés 3 qui jouent le rôle d'éclisses en maintenant solidement ancrées les branches de deux équerres avoisinantes et par la présence d'angles pleins 6 renforçant la cohésion des branches de chaque équerre à la façon d'entretoises.The assembly of the profile 3 on the outside of the brackets 1 is carried out by means of tongues 4, obtained by incision of the straight part of the profile 3 and the notches 5, by penetration of the tongues in the notches and their folding down on the part right of the angle profile. The perfect rigidity of the frame is obtained by the presence of the profiles 3 which play the role of splints by keeping the branches of two neighboring brackets firmly anchored and by the presence of solid angles 6 reinforcing the cohesion of the branches of each bracket in the manner spacers.

La fabrication d'un panneau modulaire s'effectue de la façon suivante. On assemble le panneau décoratif en stratifié 2 en plaçant ses bordures sur les bords repliés 3a des profilés 3. Ensuite, on place à l'intérieur du quadrilatère formé par les parties droites du profilé 3 les quatre équerres 1, de façon à obtenir un autre quadrilatère à l'intérieur du premier.The manufacturing of a modular panel is carried out as follows. The decorative laminate panel 2 is assembled by placing its edges on the folded edges 3a of the profiles 3. Next, the four brackets 1 are placed inside the quadrilateral formed by the straight parts of the profile 3, so as to obtain another quadrilateral inside the first.

On applique une certaine pression pour maintenir les bordures du panneau 2 fortement appliquées, par le bas, contre les bords repliés 3a des profilés 3 et, par le haut, contre les ailes 1a des équerres 1 de profil en L. On rabat les languettes 4 vers l'intérieur du cadre, de sorte qu'elles pénètrent dans les échancrures 5, puis elles sont rabattues sur la face intérieure de la partie droite des équerres 1.A certain pressure is applied to keep the edges of the panel 2 strongly applied, from below, against the folded edges 3a of the profiles 3 and, from the top, against the wings 1a of the brackets 1 of L-profile. The tabs 4 are folded down. towards the inside of the frame, so that they penetrate into the notches 5, then they are folded down on the inside of the right part of the brackets 1.

L'emplacement des échancrures doit correspondre avec une grande précision à celui des languettes.The location of the notches must correspond with great precision to that of the tabs.

Les tracés des languettes et des échancrures doivent permettre une certaine variation de l'interstice entre les parties fixant par serrage les bordures des panneaux, de façon à ce que, quelle que soit l'épaisseur du panneau, le pliage et le rabattage de la languette assurent un solide assemblage des équerres et des profilés et une immobilisation par serrage des bords du panneau.The lines of the tabs and the notches must allow a certain variation of the gap between the parts fixing by tightening the edges of the panels, so that, whatever the thickness of the panel, the folding and folding of the tongue ensure a solid assembly of brackets and profiles and immobilization by clamping the edges of the panel.

Le panneau modulaire ainsi fabriqué est destiné à être fixé sur un support fixe, par exemple fixé au plafond. Un tel support fixe peut être le support 12 représenté à la figure 4a. C'est un rail en T dont l'extrémité inférieure présente une fente 10 communicant avec un renflement de section 11. Lorsqu'on utilise un tel support, on doit munir le profilé 3 à sa partie supérieure des languettes espacées 7 munies de bossages 8, dont la fonction est de permettre la suspension du panneau modulaire au support par encliquetage des bossages 8 à l'intérieur des fentes 10,11 du support 12.The modular panel thus produced is intended to be fixed on a fixed support, for example fixed to the ceiling. Such a fixed support can be the support 12 shown in FIG. 4a. It is a T-shaped rail, the lower end of which has a slot 10 communicating with a bulge of section 11. When such a support is used, the section 3 at its upper part must be provided with spaced tongues 7 provided with bosses 8 , the function of which is to allow the modular panel to be suspended from the support by snap-fastening of the bosses 8 inside the slots 10, 11 of the support 12.

De préférence, chaque angle du panneau rectangulaire sera entouré des deux languettes 4 dont est muni le profilé 3. Pour consolider la rigidité dans la région des angles, chaque languette 7 sera pourvue de chaque côté de moyens d'assemblage par languette rabattable 4 et échancrure 5.Preferably, each angle of the rectangular panel will be surrounded by the two tongues 4 which is provided with the profile 3. To consolidate the rigidity in the region of the angles, each tongue 7 will be provided on each side with means of assembly by folding tongue 4 and notch 5.

L'utilisation du support 12 laisse apparente la jonction des deux panneaux voisins dont les bords repliés 3a des profilés 3 sont adjacents. Pour des raisons esthétiques, les profilés subiront un traitement de surface, par exemple à la laque et la forme du pli 3a peut être arrondie.The use of the support 12 leaves apparent the junction of the two neighboring panels whose folded edges 3a of the profiles 3 are adjacent. For aesthetic reasons, the profiles will undergo a surface treatment, for example with lacquer and the shape of the fold 3a can be rounded.

On peut également employer des supports 13 représentés à la figure 4b, consistant en un profilé en T renversé. Dans ce cas, les bords de cadres étant posés sur les branches latérales du T renversé, les profilés ne seront pas visibles et on peut se passer du traitement de surface de ces profilés. Toutefois, pour éviter des défauts esthétiques, les profilés en T renversé doivent quadriller la surface à revêtir, de façon à ce que tous les quatre côtés du panneau soient posés et, de ce fait, cachés à la vue des usagers.One can also use supports 13 shown in Figure 4b, consisting of an inverted T profile. In this case, the edges of the frames being placed on the lateral branches of the inverted T, the profiles will not be visible and we can do without the surface treatment of these profiles. However, to avoid aesthetic defects, the inverted T-sections must crisscross the surface to be coated, so that all four sides of the panel are laid and, therefore, hidden from the view of users.

Le panneau modulaire selon l'invention assure une rigidité à toute épreuve au revêtement exécuté au moyen d'un tel panneau.The modular panel according to the invention provides rock-solid rigidity to the coating executed by means of such a panel.

Il présente en outre un grand avantage de pouvoir être fabriqué sur des machines automatiques en grande série, contrairement aux panneaux connus, dont l'assemblage avec des organes de fixation du panneau aux supports fixes nécessite l'usage de la colle ou de la soudure.It also has the great advantage of being able to be produced on automatic machines in large series, unlike known panels, the assembly of which with members for fixing the panel to fixed supports requires the use of glue or solder.

Un autre avantage important réside dans le fait que le panneau confectionné selon l'invention n'a plus besoin d'un organe complémentaire pour assurer sa pose ou sa fixation sur un support fixe de structure. En effet, le cadre incorporé au panneau modulaire au moment de sa fabrication comporte déjà des moyens qui permettent sa pose ou sa fixation sur des supports fixes.Another important advantage lies in the fact that the panel made up according to the invention no longer needs an additional member to ensure its installation or its fixing on a fixed structural support. In fact, the frame incorporated into the modular panel at the time of its manufacture already includes means which allow it to be placed or fixed on fixed supports.

L'invention n'est pas limitée aux modes de réalisation décrits ci-dessus, elle est susceptible de nombreuses variantes à la portée de l'homme de l'art.The invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, it is capable of numerous variants within the reach of ordinary skill in the art.

Ainsi, bien que les branches 1 en équerre s'étendront de préférence sur le périmètre entier du cadre rectangulaire qu'elles forment, elles pourront également être placées avec espacement entre leurs extrémités, ceci en fonction du degré de rigidité du cadre recherché, notamment compte tenu de la résistance mécanique que présentent les côtés droits en profilés 3.Thus, although the branches 1 at right angles will preferably extend over the entire perimeter of the rectangular frame which they form, they may also be placed with spacing between their ends, this depending on the degree of rigidity of the frame sought, in particular account given the mechanical resistance of the straight sides in sections 3.

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  1. Modular panel for covering on a fixed support being a decorative panel placed in a rigid rectangular frame, said frame being formed by four L shaped angle irons (1), against the outer face of which shaped sections (3) are fitted, one for each side of the frame, the longitudinal edges (3a) of the shaped sections being bent inwardly of the frame, characterized in that the four L shaped angle irons (1) have a vertical cross section in form of L, the edges of the decorative panel (2) being held by clamping, substantially over the whole perimeter of the panel, between a flange (1a) of the L shaped angle iron (1) and the bent longitudinal edges (3a) of the shaped sections (3).
  2. Modular panel for fixing on a fixed support (12) having a longitudinal slot (10,11) as claimed in claim 1,characterized in that the longitudinal edge of the shaped sections opposite the bent edge is provided with spaced bosses (8) or a longitudinal rib intended to penetrate into and be retained by the slot (11) of the support (12).
  3. Modular panel as claimed in claim 1 or 2,characterized in that the shaped sections (3) are fixed to the sides of the angle irons (1) by means of an assembly using a tongue (4) fast with one of the two elements which, penetrating inside an indentation (5) formed in the second element, is bent back over this second element.
  4. Modular panel as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that the tongue (4) is fast with the shaped section (3) and the indentation (5) is formed by cutting out in the material of the angle irons.
  5. Modular panel as claimed in claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the lay-out of the tongue (4) and of the indentation (5) allow the possibility of bending the tongue (4) back at variable points along its length for fixing the edges of the decorative panels (2) of different thicknesses by clamping between a flange (1a) of the angle iron (1) and the bent back edge (3a) of the shaped section.
  6. Modular panel as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the longitudinal edges (3a) of the shaped sections (3) are bent in a rounded shape.
  7. Modular panel as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the angle irons (1) and the shaped sections (3) are made from galvanized steel or aluminium.
  8. Rigid rectangular frame with modular panels as claimed in one of claims 1 to 7, comprising four L shaped angle irons (1) and four shaped sections (3) whose longitudinal edges (3a) are bent inwardly of the frame and having means (4,5) for assembling the angle irons and the shaped sections together.
  9. Frame as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that said assembly means consist of indentations (5) and tongues (4) adapted to be bent back inside said indentations.
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