EP0522541A1 - Elément de panneau alvéolaire en polycarbonate - Google Patents

Elément de panneau alvéolaire en polycarbonate Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP0522541A1
EP0522541A1 EP92111613A EP92111613A EP0522541A1 EP 0522541 A1 EP0522541 A1 EP 0522541A1 EP 92111613 A EP92111613 A EP 92111613A EP 92111613 A EP92111613 A EP 92111613A EP 0522541 A1 EP0522541 A1 EP 0522541A1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
strip
paneling
coupling side
longitudinal
recess
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Granted
Application number
EP92111613A
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
Other versions
EP0522541B1 (fr
Inventor
Francesco Carella
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Sep Europea Plastica Srl Soc
Original Assignee
Sep Europea Plastica Srl Soc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Sep Europea Plastica Srl Soc filed Critical Sep Europea Plastica Srl Soc
Publication of EP0522541A1 publication Critical patent/EP0522541A1/fr
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP0522541B1 publication Critical patent/EP0522541B1/fr
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04C—STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
    • E04C2/00—Building elements of relatively thin form for the construction of parts of buildings, e.g. sheet materials, slabs, or panels
    • E04C2/54—Slab-like translucent elements
    • E04C2/543—Hollow multi-walled panels with integrated webs
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
    • E04D3/00—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets
    • E04D3/24—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets with special cross-section, e.g. with corrugations on both sides, with ribs, flanges, or the like
    • E04D3/28—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets with special cross-section, e.g. with corrugations on both sides, with ribs, flanges, or the like of glass or other translucent material
    • E04D2003/285—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets with special cross-section, e.g. with corrugations on both sides, with ribs, flanges, or the like of glass or other translucent material with specially profiled marginal portions for connecting purposes

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a polycarbonate alveolate paneling strip particularly suitable to be used for curtain-walls of shelters and the like.
  • alveolate paneling strips are not free from problems, among which one must mainly stress the fact that watertightness is often troublesome along the adjacent edges of known paneling strips, so that infiltrations of water inside the structure occur in case of rain, especially at walls facing the wind.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide an alveolate paneling strip which is constituted by a single polycarbonate body which can cooperate with adjacent paneling strips, providing a perfectly watertight connection along the edges where one paneling strip makes contact with the next.
  • a particular object of the present invention is to provide a paneling strip which can ensure high reliability and safety, although it is structurally very simple, and which can be obtained with conventional extrusion methods.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide alveolate paneling strips whose mutual watertight connection can be performed rapidly and easily during installation, without having to use particular tools.
  • a polycarbonate alveolate paneling strip particularly for building curtain-walls and the like, constituted by a single body which comprises a pair of spaced and mutually parallel panes which are mutually connected by a plurality of transverse laminae and being characterized in that it has, along a female coupling side, a longitudinal recess which has two opposite walls, each of which is affected by a same sequence of longitudinal indentations and protrusions, and has, along a parallel and non-adjacent male coupling side, a protruding longitudinal ridge which has, along its sides, a sequence of longitudinal protrusions and indentations which is complementary to the one provided in the recess on the other coupling side, so that a male coupling side of one paneling strip can enter a female coupling side of an adjacent paneling strip for mutual watertight engagement.
  • an alveolate paneling strip according to the invention is constituted by a single body which is shaped like a parallelepiped with a predominantly longitudinal extension and which is obtained for example by extrusion of a suitable extrudible material, preferably a transparent synthetic material such as a polycarbonate or methacrylate resin.
  • the paneling strip 1 has an alveolate structure, since it is constituted by a pair of parallel and generally planar walls or panes 2 which are mutually connected by a plurality of transverse ribs 3, which are for example arranged at right angles thereto and which extend along the longitudinal dimension of the paneling strip 2.
  • a thin lamina or strengthening sheet 4 which intersects and mutually joins all the ribs 3.
  • a longitudinal side 5 of the paneling strip 2 is shaped so as to define a female or recessed coupling and has a transverse back wall 6 which is connected to the two walls 2 by means of two terminal ribs 3a and delimits a recess or hollow 7 which extends along the entire length of the paneling strip.
  • the recess 7 has an external flaring 8 which is formed by a curved protruding portion of the wall 6, followed by an intermediate neck 9 which is formed by a curved indented portion, in turn followed by a narrow intermediate neck 10 which is formed by a curved protruding portion beyond which the wall 6 delimits a wide opening or channel 11 with rounded sides.
  • a wall or male shaped laminar element 13 extends astride the two panes 2 on the other longitudinal side 12 of the paneling strip 1 and constitutes a protruding longitudinal ridge 14 whose transverse cross-section is shaped so that it can couple snap-together with a recess 7 provided on an adjacent paneling strip 1.
  • the ridge 14 in transverse cross-section has a rounded terminal edge 15 which is followed by a neck 16 and by an expansion constituted by two wings 17 which blend with the panes 2 by means of a second and larger neck 18.
  • a transverse side wall 23 extends immediately adjacent to the base of the ridge 14, between the two planar walls or panes 2, has a curved or broken-line cross-section, and acts as terminal closure and stiffening element.
  • each pane 2 has, at the female side 5, a portion 19 which slightly protrudes beyond the coupling of the wall 6 to the pane and ends with a flap or edge 20 which is directed inwardly and which is suitable to act as a shoulder, in the snap-together coupling of two or more paneling strips, for a respective raised portion which is present on the male side 12 of the adjacent paneling strip and which has a protruding longitudinal abutment edge or wing 21 which continues the wall 13 and a respective laminar portion 22 for coupling to the panes 2.
  • ribs or laminae 24 for connecting the wall 6 and the panes 2, mainly with a stiffening function. It is furthermore possible to provide shaped ribs 25, inside the ridge 14, which connect the opposite faces of the laminar element 13.
  • the ribs 25 can conveniently have a curvilinear transverse cross-section and it is possible to connect regions or points which are not symmetrical with respect to the centerline of the paneling strip 1, in order to allow a moderate and controlled deformability of the ridge 14.
  • the head 15 enters the channel 11, occupying it only partially, whereas the neck 16 and the wings 17 are closely in contact respectively with the curved region 10 and with the curved region 9 in the recess 7. Furthermore, the large neck 18 on the ridge 14 is only partially occupied by the curvature 8 of the laminar element 6, thus delimiting a duct 26.
  • a paneling strip according to the invention despite being structurally very simple, is capable of ensuring effective watertightness without requiring additional sealing elements, so that it can be used advantageously for the rapid construction of watertight curtain-walls.
  • a containment wall built with paneling strips according to the invention has a flat surface which is practically not interrupted by the presence, on the joints, of elements made of another material, such as sealing gaskets and the like, and is thus extremely pleasant not only from the functional point of view but also from an aesthetic one.
  • the dimensions may be various, and obviously the described paneling strips may be either transparent, in order to exploit, as already normally occurs, the particular light-transmission characteristics of polycarbonate, or opaque or colored, depending on the specific requirements and applications.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Architecture (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Roof Covering Using Slabs Or Stiff Sheets (AREA)
  • Finishing Walls (AREA)
  • Panels For Use In Building Construction (AREA)
  • Laminated Bodies (AREA)
  • Dental Preparations (AREA)
  • Catching Or Destruction (AREA)
  • Compositions Of Macromolecular Compounds (AREA)
  • Load-Bearing And Curtain Walls (AREA)
  • Securing Of Glass Panes Or The Like (AREA)
EP92111613A 1991-07-09 1992-07-09 Elément de panneau alvéolaire en polycarbonate Expired - Lifetime EP0522541B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
ITVR910039U IT224358Z2 (it) 1991-07-09 1991-07-09 Struttura didoga alveolare in policarbonato, particolarmente per la realizzazione di pareti di tamponamento
ITVR910039U 1991-07-09

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0522541A1 true EP0522541A1 (fr) 1993-01-13
EP0522541B1 EP0522541B1 (fr) 1996-01-31

Family

ID=11427327

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP92111613A Expired - Lifetime EP0522541B1 (fr) 1991-07-09 1992-07-09 Elément de panneau alvéolaire en polycarbonate

Country Status (4)

Country Link
EP (1) EP0522541B1 (fr)
AT (1) ATE133738T1 (fr)
DE (1) DE69207964T2 (fr)
IT (1) IT224358Z2 (fr)

Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2745890A1 (fr) * 1996-03-08 1997-09-12 Rilling & Pohl Gmbh Element profile
GB2318133A (en) * 1996-10-11 1998-04-15 Ultraframe Uk Ltd Hollow roofing panels
EP0865724A1 (fr) * 1997-03-20 1998-09-23 E.M.P. Estrusione Materiali Plastici SA Connection composée d'un connecteur et de quatre panneaux paralleles en paires coplanaires
US6298627B1 (en) * 1999-06-19 2001-10-09 Ultraframe (Uk) Limited Building elements
WO2003031740A1 (fr) 2001-10-12 2003-04-17 Burak Dincel Panneaux creux relies entre eux servant de coffrage perdu
EP1529437A1 (fr) * 2003-11-10 2005-05-11 Christopher Partington Haley Serre à pleine ouverture à toit plat
US10519654B2 (en) 2013-11-07 2019-12-31 Csr Building Products Limited Building component
US10907348B2 (en) 2013-11-07 2021-02-02 Csr Building Products Limited Building component

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8889248B2 (en) 2008-10-31 2014-11-18 Sabic Global Technologies B.V. Multiwall sheet, an article, a method of making a multiwall sheet

Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0006431A1 (fr) * 1978-06-30 1980-01-09 Oltmans, Heinrich Panneau de construction creux en matière plastique extrudée
GB2106159A (en) * 1981-09-16 1983-04-07 Montedison Spa System for connecting transparent plates
DE8403845U1 (de) * 1984-02-09 1984-05-17 Oltmanns Ziegel Und Kunststoffe Gmbh, 2905 Edewecht Kastenfoermige bautafel
DE8528006U1 (de) * 1985-10-02 1985-11-28 Prokuwa Kunststoff GmbH, 4600 Dortmund Lichtbahnelement
EP0283071A1 (fr) * 1987-03-18 1988-09-21 La/Es Laminati Estrusi Termoplastici S.P.A. Panneau alvéolaire pour fenêtres et lanterneaux
FR2623228A1 (fr) * 1987-11-18 1989-05-19 Faivre Michel Couverture en panneaux profiles de matiere synthetique, notamment pour verandas, et procede pour assembler ces panneaux

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0006431A1 (fr) * 1978-06-30 1980-01-09 Oltmans, Heinrich Panneau de construction creux en matière plastique extrudée
GB2106159A (en) * 1981-09-16 1983-04-07 Montedison Spa System for connecting transparent plates
DE8403845U1 (de) * 1984-02-09 1984-05-17 Oltmanns Ziegel Und Kunststoffe Gmbh, 2905 Edewecht Kastenfoermige bautafel
DE8528006U1 (de) * 1985-10-02 1985-11-28 Prokuwa Kunststoff GmbH, 4600 Dortmund Lichtbahnelement
EP0283071A1 (fr) * 1987-03-18 1988-09-21 La/Es Laminati Estrusi Termoplastici S.P.A. Panneau alvéolaire pour fenêtres et lanterneaux
FR2623228A1 (fr) * 1987-11-18 1989-05-19 Faivre Michel Couverture en panneaux profiles de matiere synthetique, notamment pour verandas, et procede pour assembler ces panneaux

Cited By (16)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2745890A1 (fr) * 1996-03-08 1997-09-12 Rilling & Pohl Gmbh Element profile
NL1005325C2 (nl) * 1996-03-08 1998-02-20 Rilling & Pohl Gmbh Profiel-element.
BE1011436A5 (fr) * 1996-03-08 1999-09-07 Rilling U Pohl Gmbh Element profile.
GB2318133A (en) * 1996-10-11 1998-04-15 Ultraframe Uk Ltd Hollow roofing panels
US5901528A (en) * 1996-10-11 1999-05-11 Ultraframe Plc Of Enterprise Works Building elements
GB2318133B (en) * 1996-10-11 2001-03-07 Ultraframe Uk Ltd Building elements
EP0865724A1 (fr) * 1997-03-20 1998-09-23 E.M.P. Estrusione Materiali Plastici SA Connection composée d'un connecteur et de quatre panneaux paralleles en paires coplanaires
US6298627B1 (en) * 1999-06-19 2001-10-09 Ultraframe (Uk) Limited Building elements
WO2003031740A1 (fr) 2001-10-12 2003-04-17 Burak Dincel Panneaux creux relies entre eux servant de coffrage perdu
EP1434919A1 (fr) * 2001-10-12 2004-07-07 Burak Dincel Panneaux creux relies entre eux servant de coffrage perdu
EP1434919A4 (fr) * 2001-10-12 2006-04-12 Burak Dincel Panneaux creux relies entre eux servant de coffrage perdu
US7703248B2 (en) 2001-10-12 2010-04-27 Burak Dincel Hollow interconnecting panels as lost formwork
EP1529437A1 (fr) * 2003-11-10 2005-05-11 Christopher Partington Haley Serre à pleine ouverture à toit plat
US10519654B2 (en) 2013-11-07 2019-12-31 Csr Building Products Limited Building component
US10907348B2 (en) 2013-11-07 2021-02-02 Csr Building Products Limited Building component
US11332927B2 (en) 2013-11-07 2022-05-17 Csr Building Products Limited Building component

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
DE69207964T2 (de) 1996-06-20
IT224358Z2 (it) 1996-03-14
DE69207964D1 (de) 1996-03-14
ATE133738T1 (de) 1996-02-15
EP0522541B1 (fr) 1996-01-31
ITVR910039V0 (it) 1991-07-09
ITVR910039U1 (it) 1993-01-09

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US7441379B2 (en) Light transmission panels, retaining clip and a combination thereof
US8713880B2 (en) Light transmission panels, retaining clip and a combination thereof
US4336413A (en) Solar panels
US3466831A (en) Sandwich-type building panel
US6202382B1 (en) Relating to panel coupling assemblies
US4733510A (en) Framed panel assembly
US3363380A (en) Metal shingle construction with reentrant joint
US4998396A (en) Interlocking panels
US5443878A (en) Composite weatherboard
EP0522541A1 (fr) Elément de panneau alvéolaire en polycarbonate
KR930019955A (ko) 건축용 금속패널
KR890016260A (ko) 건축구조물용의 투명자기 지지형 엔클로우져(translucent self-supporting enclosure)
US5105593A (en) Weatherproof curtain wall unit
IL47572A (en) Profile element for the assembly of mobile structures and fittings therefor
GB2268765A (en) Hollow roofing panels
US3417529A (en) Drive cleat connector
US6161356A (en) Building elements
GB1061055A (en) Improvements in or relating to roofs and like structures comprising prefabricated building panels
WO1994019553A1 (fr) Connecteur pour elements rainures
RU2247201C1 (ru) Соединение металлических полос
JPH0538235Y2 (fr)
EP0351390A1 (fr) Auvent pour caravane ou remorque
WO1996010119A1 (fr) Panneau de profiles extrudes
JPH0650598Y2 (ja) コーナカバー材
JP2516165B2 (ja) 外装板材の接続方法及び外装板材の接続構造

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE DK FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 19930524

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 19940405

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE DK FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: AT

Effective date: 19960131

Ref country code: NL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 19960131

Ref country code: BE

Effective date: 19960131

Ref country code: DK

Effective date: 19960131

REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 133738

Country of ref document: AT

Date of ref document: 19960215

Kind code of ref document: T

ET Fr: translation filed
REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 69207964

Country of ref document: DE

Date of ref document: 19960314

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: NV

Representative=s name: PATENTANWALTSBUERO EDER AG

ITF It: translation for a ep patent filed

Owner name: MODIANO & ASSOCIATI S.R.L.

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: SE

Effective date: 19960430

NLV1 Nl: lapsed or annulled due to failure to fulfill the requirements of art. 29p and 29m of the patents act
PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Effective date: 19960709

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: LU

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 19960731

PLBE No opposition filed within time limit

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT

26N No opposition filed
GBPC Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 19960709

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: CH

Payment date: 20110617

Year of fee payment: 20

Ref country code: FR

Payment date: 20110701

Year of fee payment: 20

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20110726

Year of fee payment: 20

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IT

Payment date: 20110726

Year of fee payment: 20

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R071

Ref document number: 69207964

Country of ref document: DE

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R071

Ref document number: 69207964

Country of ref document: DE

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: PL

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF EXPIRATION OF PROTECTION

Effective date: 20120710