EP0908575A1 - Elément de couverture pour murs - Google Patents

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EP0908575A1
EP0908575A1 EP97830511A EP97830511A EP0908575A1 EP 0908575 A1 EP0908575 A1 EP 0908575A1 EP 97830511 A EP97830511 A EP 97830511A EP 97830511 A EP97830511 A EP 97830511A EP 0908575 A1 EP0908575 A1 EP 0908575A1
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Antonio Samakovlija
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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
    • E04F13/0864—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 composed of superposed elements which overlap each other and of which the flat outer surface includes an acute angle with the surface to cover
    • 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
    • E04F13/18—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 of organic plastics with or without reinforcements or filling materials or with an outer layer of organic plastics with or without reinforcements or filling materials; plastic tiles
    • E04F13/185—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 of organic plastics with or without reinforcements or filling materials or with an outer layer of organic plastics with or without reinforcements or filling materials; plastic tiles with an outer layer imitating natural stone, brick work, tiled surface or the like

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  • the present invention relates to a covering element for walls.
  • wall coverings or insulations for outdoor environments or buildings can be obtained by the use of discrete covering elements or panels that, suitably fastened to the building support and in engagement with each other, offer a complete covering for a wall.
  • a panel of known type comprises a plate-like body of rectangular conformation having an upper edge provided with holes for engagement with a wall by mechanical connection.
  • the upper edge of the plate-like body has a conveniently shaped fitting portion for matching with a corresponding lower flap of another covering panel.
  • a first panel is provided to be positioned on the building support or spoiled wall and fastened thereto by screws or nails connecting the upper edge thereof to the wall itself.
  • the successive covering element is engaged, at a lower edge thereof, with the upper portion of the preceding panel, then the successive covering element is wall fastened by a fastening operation quite similar to the preceding one.
  • Mating between contiguous covering elements enables partial overlapping of the edges, so that the mechanical wall connection of a panel is no longer in sight, once the subsequent panel has been put in place.
  • the second panel is directly connected to the preceding one and indirectly to the wall.
  • the second panel too is wall fastened at its upper edge, a relative disengagement between the two panels is no longer possible as they are fixedly connected to each other and to the wall.
  • one of the main objects of the present invention is to enable use of panels made of waste materials the thermal and mechanical features of which are not exactly known, and consequently behaviours of which against temperature and stresses cannot be exactly foreseen.
  • a covering element for walls in accordance with the invention has been generally identified by reference numeral 1.
  • the covering element in accordance with the invention comprises a plate-like body 2 provided with an edge 3 and a lip 4 disposed peripherally.
  • the plate-like body 2 has a substantially rectangular geometric configuration, although more generally it may have the form of a triangle or a polygon, provided that said element can be associated with the adjacent elements to define a thorough covering for a wall 7 to be panelled.
  • Each plate-like body 2 is comprised of engagement means 5 active on edge 3 to fasten the covering element 1 to wall 7 and coupling means 6 to connect the covering element 1 to at least one adjacent covering element.
  • the plate-like body 2 can be obtained by moulding and may have graphic motifs for ornamental purposes at an outer surface 2a thereof, such as for example tile patterns as in the embodiment shown in Fig. 1.
  • edge 3 defines a lower portion of the plate-like body 2 and shows at least one groove 8 the extension axis 9 of which is substantially vertical.
  • these grooves 8 on which the engagement means 5 acts are three in number, laterally spaced apart the same distance from each other and all have an end 8a open at the lower part thereof.
  • the engagement means 5 is defined by at least one stop element 10 acting at groove 8.
  • This stop element 10 can be fastened in a plurality of different relative-engagement positions along the vertical axis 9 of the groove.
  • the stop element 10 consists of a screw system of the type shown in Fig. 5, where the relative position between the edge 3 of the covering element and the stop element 10, once the screw has been tightened, is maintained and can be only modified by loosening said screw and moving the plate-like body 2 away.
  • the engagement means 5 can optionally comprise a spacer element 11 fastened at one side thereof to wall 7 and at the other side to the stop element 10 to create a gap 12 of the desired volume between the wall and panel.
  • This gap 12 can be advantageously used for introduction thereinto of an insulating body 13, a heat and/or sound insulator depending on requirements.
  • gap 12 can be suitably sized due to selection of the spacer element 11, passage of an air flow between the covering panels and the support wall 7 is also enabled in order to promote removal of moisture and ensure an optimal condition of the walls in terms of humidity and heat.
  • the plate-like body 2 can be provided with an undercut 14 defining a space 15 underneath the outer surface 2a of the panel; in this case the insulating body may be advantageously housed in this space 15 between the support wall 7 and the outer surface 2a of the panel itself.
  • coupling means 6 which comprises at least one connecting element 16 (Fig. 4) active both at said edge 3 of the plate-like body 2 and at a lip 4 of an adjacent covering element.
  • the connecting element 16 is adapted to enable relative displacements between adjacent covering elements.
  • Such a connecting element 16 is capable of enabling any deformations generated in the plate-like body 2 as a result of mechanical stresses or temperature changes for example, to be discharged by relative displacements of the panels. Actually, these displacements aim at preventing dangerous inner stresses from arising.
  • the coupling means 6 under relative-engagement conditions between two adjacent panels, connects a covering element to the adjacent one in such a manner that lip 4 of the second covering element is partly overlapped with edge 3 of the first covering element.
  • a first discharge opening 29 is created between the edge 3 of an element 1 and a side wall thereof 30 defining the undercut 14 of the adjacent covering element as well as a second discharge opening 31 between the side wall 30 of element 1 and the lip 4 of the adjacent covering element.
  • Discharge openings 29, 31 enable relative displacements in the panel plane without any interference between a covering element and the adjacent ones taking place.
  • the discharge openings are provided to be extended between adjacent panels along the whole length of the rectangle sides.
  • said element preferably is an elastic element capable of deformation under the action of forces transmitted by the panels with which it is associated.
  • It may consist of a spring system for example or, preferably, of a rubber or other elastomer material plug (Fig. 4) susceptible of deformation even when small forces are applied.
  • Such an element has a first connecting portion 16a, to be engaged with the lip 4 of the adjacent covering element; at this first portion 16a there is a hollow seating of elongated conformation 17 (Fig. 6) having a major axis 18 extending substantially in a horizontal plane when the covering element 1 is in engagement with the support wall 7.
  • the elongated seating 17 is screw threaded for screw engagement 17a with lip 4 of the adjacent covering element.
  • Both the depth of the elongated seating 17 and the screw length 17a engaging thereinto can be different, depending on the desired deformation capability degree of the connecting element and the connection forces between the lip and connecting element.
  • the element also has a second connecting portion 16b to be engaged with the edge 3 of the plate-like body 2.
  • the relative engagement of these two parts is made by snap insertion of the connecting element 16 into a seating 19 present on edge 3 and the shape of which matches that of the second connecting portion 16b.
  • the plug is inserted by pressure into the matching seating 19 until a projection 20 of the second connecting portion 16b abuts against a corresponding recess of the matching seating 19, preventing the same from sliding off (Fig. 4).
  • the plug in a section along a plane orthogonal to the major axis 18 of the elongated seating 17 (fig. 7) the plug has a central portion of tubular conformation 21 extending along the whole longitudinal extension of the plug and a perimetric portion 22 placed externally of the central portion 21 and defining the outer wall of the plug itself.
  • Resilient support means 23 is also provided intermediate these two portions, which means is capable of enabling displacements of said central portion 21 relative to the perimetric portion 22 at least along a direction orthogonal to the major axis 18 of the elongated seating 17.
  • the resilient support means 23 comprises support arms for example, as shown in Fig. 7.
  • the coupling means 6 still consists of a connecting element 16 having a first portion 16a fastened to the lip 4 of an adjacent covering element, by threaded coupling for example.
  • the first portion 16a should be provided with a threaded opening in which a corresponding grub screw or screw is received, so that engagement of said first portion with lip 4 is accomplished, as shown in Figs. 8 and 9.
  • the second portion 16b of the connecting element 16 is slidably fitted in a matching seating 19 defined in edge 3 and is preferably movable in this seating along a direction parallel to the vertical axis 9, that is along a substantially vertical direction with reference to the engagement condition of the wall-covering element.
  • first portion 16a too may be slidably coupled with the corresponding lip in the same manner as described with reference to the second portion 16b.
  • the covering element 1 is also comprised of an elastic seal 24 associated with lip 4 of the adjacent covering element and used to ensure hermetic tightness to atmospheric factors between lip 4 and the edge 3 of the covering element.
  • an anchoring portion 25 of seal 24 engages in a lip cavity 26 of the adjacent covering element by tabs 27 extending transversely and in opposite direction relative to a fitting direction of said seal.
  • tabs 27 extending transversely and in opposite direction relative to a fitting direction of said seal.
  • Seal 24 also comprises a sealing portion 28 defined by an arm of a decreasing thickness away from the anchoring portion.
  • Covering of a wall by covering elements takes place by positioning a first one of these elements on the surface to be covered and fastening this element to the support wall by engagement means.
  • the panel is locked to the wall by tightening the stop elements 10 to the selected engagement position along the vertical axis 9 and connecting the stop elements either directly to wall 7 or to the spacer elements 11.
  • a second panel is positioned in such a manner that its lip 4 is overlapped with the edge 3 of the preceding element; said panel is fastened to wall 7 in the same manner as before and the relative connection between the two panels is carried out by screwing down screws 17a into the corresponding threaded elongated seatings 17.
  • the wall-fastening screws are made accessible. Once said screws have been loosened, the desired panel can be pulled out by merely slipping these screws off, thereby enabling the stop elements to slide in the groove until the relative disassembling is reached.
  • a vertical covering wall formed of a plurality of panels may consist of a first series of covering elements, each engaged with the contiguous covering elements and each comprising an insulating body operatively interposed between the plate-like body and the support wall, and a second series of covering elements devoid of an insulating body, also in engagement with the contiguous elements.
  • the first series defines a lower band of the vertical wall, whereas the second series defines the remaining upper band.
  • the invention achieves important advantages.
  • covering elements in accordance with the present invention can be made of materials the thermal and mechanical features of which are not perfectly known, for example waste materials such as recycle plastic, which will bring about an important saving in costs in terms of raw materials employed.
  • coupling means capable of enabling relative displacements between adjacent panels ensures stresses of any kind and origin to be discharged, thereby eliminating problems of structural collapsing, which problems usually affect walls made of coverings of known type.
  • this coupling means enables lower tolerances to be obtained in the different mechanical connections, thereby ensuring greater simplicity both in making the individual panels and in assembling them.

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Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3376683A (en) * 1965-10-23 1968-04-09 Alside Inc Leveling means for aluminum siding panel
GB1151861A (en) * 1965-04-15 1969-05-14 George Kendrick Findlay Improvements relating to the Fixing of Wall Claddings to Building Structures.
FR2141210A5 (fr) * 1971-06-07 1973-01-19 Fasth Kenneth
LU80342A1 (fr) * 1978-10-09 1980-05-07 Boismanu Plastics Sa Nv Dispositif de fixation de panneau sur un support
EP0201630A2 (fr) * 1985-05-14 1986-11-20 MBS GeMont AG Revêtement de façade par des éléments à double parois avec ventilation arrière
US4741136A (en) * 1986-10-08 1988-05-03 Thompson Gerald M Edge fastener for caulkless jointed panels

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1151861A (en) * 1965-04-15 1969-05-14 George Kendrick Findlay Improvements relating to the Fixing of Wall Claddings to Building Structures.
US3376683A (en) * 1965-10-23 1968-04-09 Alside Inc Leveling means for aluminum siding panel
FR2141210A5 (fr) * 1971-06-07 1973-01-19 Fasth Kenneth
LU80342A1 (fr) * 1978-10-09 1980-05-07 Boismanu Plastics Sa Nv Dispositif de fixation de panneau sur un support
EP0201630A2 (fr) * 1985-05-14 1986-11-20 MBS GeMont AG Revêtement de façade par des éléments à double parois avec ventilation arrière
US4741136A (en) * 1986-10-08 1988-05-03 Thompson Gerald M Edge fastener for caulkless jointed panels

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