EP2434072B1 - Aid for fixing profile elements to edge areas of an aperture - Google Patents

Aid for fixing profile elements to edge areas of an aperture Download PDF

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EP2434072B1
EP2434072B1 EP11177052.5A EP11177052A EP2434072B1 EP 2434072 B1 EP2434072 B1 EP 2434072B1 EP 11177052 A EP11177052 A EP 11177052A EP 2434072 B1 EP2434072 B1 EP 2434072B1
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Georg Hobelsberger
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  • the invention relates to an aid for fastening profile elements to edge regions of a recess in a wall or ceiling region with a fixing element for fixing a profile element to an edge region of the recess.
  • profile elements allow the edge of the installation opening to be designed with a particularly appealing external appearance. It is thus possible to achieve a particularly “clean edge closure” of the installation opening with such profile elements.
  • profile elements can in particular also serve as plaster edges.
  • the first task to achieve an appealing external appearance of the installed luminaire is to design the installation opening such that the two corresponding edge areas of the installation opening, along which, in the installed state, the delimiting surfaces of the luminaire mentioned should also have the same distance as exactly as possible at all points along the longitudinal extent.
  • the design of such an installation opening has proven to be very difficult and complex in practice due to the non-planar shape of the adjacent wall or ceiling area.
  • profile elements are used in the case of a curved light line shown above to form a clean edge termination of the installation opening, the problem arises of fastening two corresponding profile elements on two opposite edge regions of the installation opening in such a way that they have the same distance at all points over a longitudinal extent of the installation opening from each other.
  • the aid has a fixing element for fixing a profile element to an edge region and comprises a first contact surface for contacting the first profile element and a second contact surface for contacting a further profile element.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a tool for attaching profile elements to opposite edge areas of an elongated installation opening in a wall or ceiling area, which is particularly versatile; in particular, the aid should also be particularly good in the case of installation openings in curved or irregularly shaped wall or Suitable for ceiling areas.
  • an aid for fastening profile elements to opposite edge regions of an elongated installation opening in a wall or ceiling region, the profile elements being L-shaped in each case with a first leg which is provided to form an edge delimitation for the installation opening, and a second leg, which is intended to be brought into abutment from an inner side against the edge region, the aid having a fixing element for fixing the profile elements to the edge regions of the installation opening.
  • the fixing element has a first contact surface and a second contact surface, which are provided for contacting the first legs of the profile elements in order to position the profile elements at a certain distance from one another.
  • the aid can be placed on the first profile element and the further profile element on the aid, so that the two profile elements are at a certain, defined distance from one another in the area of the corresponding contacting surfaces.
  • the further profile element can then be permanently attached to a further edge area of the installation opening. In this way it is possible in a particularly simple manner to attach the further profile element in an optically particularly appealing manner with respect to the profile element mentioned first.
  • the further profile element can be brought particularly easily and precisely into the distance predetermined by the aid from the profile element mentioned first. In this way, the two profile elements can be attached in a particularly uniform or "clean" manner to two opposite edge regions of an elongated installation opening.
  • the fixing element advantageously also has a spacer element which is designed to serve as a spacer between the profile element and the edge region. In this way, it is particularly easy to form a gap between the profile element and the edge area, which can be filled with a flexible plastic in a later step, for example.
  • the fixing element is a clamping element which consists of a first part and a second part and is designed to clamp the profile elements to the respective edge area, whereby the first part has a first surface and a third surface which is mirror-symmetrical to the first surface with respect to a plane E.
  • the first surface and the third surface are provided for fixing the profile elements from an inner side / the installation opening against the respective second leg of the Profile elements to be pressed.
  • the second part has a second surface and a fourth surface which is mirror-symmetrical with respect to the plane E with respect to the second surface, the second surface and the fourth surface being provided for fixing the profile elements from an outer side A the installation opening to be pressed against the edge area, so that two clamping jaws are formed by the first part and the second part.
  • a clamping enables the profile element to be fixed to the edge area particularly quickly, easily and reliably in such a way that it is permanently attached to the edge area at the point at which it is fixed in a subsequent work step using a connecting means can be, for example by screwing.
  • the clamping element is advantageously designed such that the first surface is designed to be flat and perpendicular to the first contact surface and / or that the second surface is designed to be flat and perpendicular to the first contact surface.
  • This configuration enables a particularly secure fixation of the profile element and is particularly suitable, for example, if the installation opening is realized in a suspended ceiling.
  • the clamping element can then be used to clamp and fix the profile element in such a way that the first and the second surface encompass the suspended ceiling element from the installation opening.
  • the clamping element has a screw connection, by means of which the second part can be moved manually relative to the first part; this facilitates simple handling to achieve the clamping of the profile element to the edge area.
  • the second part has at least one opening for guiding a connecting means which is provided for fastening the profile element to the edge region.
  • the connecting means can be attached at a location that lies within the fixed region, that is to say, for example, within the region contacted by the second surface.
  • the opening advantageously has an opening on the second surface.
  • the first part furthermore preferably has a depression which is provided for partially receiving the connecting means.
  • a connecting means that is longer than the distance between the first surface and the second surface in the fixed state of the profile element.
  • the handling of the aid is facilitated if the clamping element has means which prevent the first part from rotating relative to the second part.
  • the aid is particularly suitable in the case of an elongated installation opening, on the opposite edge areas of which the two profile elements in question are to be fastened in a symmetrical manner.
  • a method for fastening profile elements to edge regions of a recess in a wall or ceiling region is specified, wherein in step (a) a profile element is fixed to an edge region of the recess using a fixing element.
  • the fixing element is placed on the profile element in step (b) and a further profile element is placed on the fixing element in step (c).
  • the two profile elements - at least in sections - to be positioned particularly easily at a fixed distance from one another and, in this way, permanently attached to edge regions of the installation opening.
  • the further profile element is preferably attached to a further edge region of the installation opening.
  • the fixing element is preferably a fixing element according to the invention.
  • the method advantageously also has the following steps: (e) fastening the profile element at a first location of the edge region, preferably using a connecting means, (f) moving the fixing element along the installation opening and (g) fastening the profile element at a second location of the Edge area, preferably using a further connecting means.
  • the two profile elements can be particularly easily via one Secure the larger longitudinal extent of an elongated installation opening in such a way that they are practically the same distance at all points along the longitudinal extent.
  • Fig. 1 shows a perspective sketch of an embodiment of an aid according to the invention for fastening profile elements to edge areas of a recess in a wall or ceiling area.
  • the aid is shown inserted in an installation opening 2.
  • the wall or ceiling area surrounding the installation opening 2 is shown cut off so that the aid can be recognized better.
  • the installation opening 2 can, as in Fig. 1 indicated to act as a whole elongated installation opening, which is provided for example for receiving a corresponding elongated lamp. As shown in the introduction, such an elongated luminaire can create a "light line".
  • the wall or ceiling area that surrounds the installation opening 2 is in Fig. 1 shown in plan. However, it can in particular also be a wall or ceiling area which, as also described in the introduction, is curved or has an irregular shape.
  • the installation opening 2 can be delimited by two wall or ceiling elements, which are suspended or mounted, for example, from a raw or concrete ceiling (not shown in the figures).
  • a raw or concrete ceiling not shown in the figures.
  • the wall or ceiling elements it can be plasterboard, for example.
  • an edge region 8 of the installation opening 2 is formed by the right wall or ceiling element and a further edge region 30 of the installation opening 2 is formed by the left wall or ceiling element.
  • the further edge region 30 can correspond to the first-mentioned edge region 8 with reference to the installation opening 2 be formed opposite, the two edge regions 8, 30 extending on both sides along the main extent of the elongated installation opening 2.
  • the aid comprises a fixing element 4 for fixing a profile element 6 to an edge region, in the example shown to the edge region 8 of the installation opening 2.
  • the profile element 6 can in particular be a profile element that is so flexible that it is curved or curved can adjust the irregular shape of the adjacent wall or ceiling area or the edge area 8.
  • the profile element can be made of plastic.
  • the fixing of the profile element 6 to the edge area 8 can serve, in particular, to connect the profile element 6 to the edge area 8 only temporarily, and only during the assembly of the profile element 6, in order to do so in the following, preferably using an appropriate connecting means, For example, a screw to permanently attach to the edge area 8 and to separate the fixing element 4 from the profile element 6 in a later step.
  • Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the aid and the adjacent edge areas 8, 30 outlined.
  • the profile element 6 has a first leg 6.1, which is intended to point in the installed state with its surface normal to a central region of the installation opening 2 and to form an edge boundary for the installation opening 2.
  • the profile element 6 also has a second leg 6.2 which is intended to be brought into abutment against the edge region 8 from an inner side I.
  • the profile element 6 is L-shaped, the first leg 6.1 and the second leg 6.2 determining the L-shape.
  • the profile element 6 can be designed to serve as a plaster edge.
  • the fixing element 4 has a first contact surface 10, which is used to apply the fixing element 4 to the profile element 6.
  • the first contact surface 10 in the example shown is oriented such that it extends perpendicular to the plane of the drawing. In other words, it has a surface normal N that extends along the plane of the drawing.
  • the first contact surface 10 is brought into contact with the first leg 6. 1 of the profile element 6 in order to place the fixing element 4 on the profile element 6.
  • the fixing element 4 has a second contact surface 12, which serves to apply a further profile element 14 to the fixing element 4.
  • the further profile element 14 can be positioned at a certain distance a from the first-mentioned profile element 6 in an area in which the abovementioned systems occur and permanently attached to a further edge area, in the example shown on the further edge area 30 ; in this way, the further profile element 14 can be fastened in a particularly simple manner in a particularly uniform manner with respect to the first profile element 6.
  • the further profile element 14 has the same features as the profile element 6 mentioned first.
  • the first contact surface 10 can be flat and the second contact surface 12 can be flat and parallel to the first contact surface 10.
  • the first contact surface 10 and the second contact surface 12 point in two directions opposed by 180 °.
  • Fig. 2 points in the example shown, the first contact surface 10 to the right and the second contact surface 12 to the left.
  • Such a parallel configuration is particularly suitable for fastening the two profile elements 6, 14 to the two edge regions 8, 30 of the installation opening 2 in such a way that they have the same distance at all points over a section along the longitudinal extent of the installation opening 2.
  • the fixing element 4 preferably also has a spacer element 16, which is designed to serve as a spacer between the profile element 6 and the edge region 8. In this way, it is particularly easy to form a gap between the profile element 6 and the edge area 8, which can be filled in a subsequent step, for example with a flexible plastic. Such a gap can, for example, compensate for irregularities in the shape of the edge region 8 to a certain degree.
  • the fixing element 4 is a clamping element which is designed to clamp the profile element 6 to the edge region 8 in order to fix the profile element 6.
  • the clamping element has a first part 18 with a first surface 40, which is intended to be pressed against the profile element 6 from an inner side I of the installation opening 2 for fixing the profile element 6, and a second part 20 with a second surface 42 , which is intended to be pressed against the edge region 8 from an outer side A of the installation opening 2 for fixing the profile element 6.
  • the clamping element is designed such that the first part 18 forms a first clamping jaw for clamping the profile element 6 to the edge area 8 and the second part 20 forms a corresponding second clamping jaw.
  • the clamping element can be designed in such a way that the first surface 40 is flat and perpendicular to the first contact surface 10 and / or that the second surface 42 is flat and perpendicular to the first contact surface 10.
  • the first contact surface 10 can be formed as a surface of the first part 18, the first part 18 preferably being designed such that the first contact surface 10 is directly adjacent to the first surface 40.
  • the clamping element is designed such that the second part 20 can be moved manually relative to the first part 18, so that the profile element 6 can be clamped to the edge region 8 in this way.
  • a screw connection 22 is provided for this. This makes it possible that by pressing the Allow the screw connection 22 to move the first part 18 and the second part 20 towards and away from one another in such a way that the profile element 6 is fixed to the edge region 8 by clamping as provided and this fixing can also be released again.
  • the screw connection 22 can comprise a screw 22.1, which is arranged passing through a through opening in the first part 18 and a further through opening in the second part 20 and on which a nut 22.2, preferably a wing nut, is screwed, which can be operated manually.
  • the design is preferably such that the manual actuation can take place from the outer side A when the clamping element is inserted into the installation opening 2 as described.
  • the clamping element can have an outer surface 44 against which the nut 22.2 can be brought into contact with the screw 22.1 by a screwing movement.
  • the second part 20 preferably has at least one opening 24 for guiding a connecting means 26, which is provided for fastening the profile element 6 to the edge region 8.
  • the connecting means 26 can be a screw, for example.
  • the profile element 6 can first be fixed with the fixing element 4 to the edge area 8 by clamping and then - without having to release this fixation beforehand - using the connecting element 26, the profile element 6 can be permanently fastened the edge area 8 are produced.
  • the opening 24 preferably has an opening on the second surface 42.
  • the first part 18 furthermore advantageously has a depression 28, for example in the form of a groove, which is intended to partially accommodate the connecting means 26, that is to say, for example, a region of the screw in question which lies opposite the head end.
  • a depression 28 for example in the form of a groove, which is intended to partially accommodate the connecting means 26, that is to say, for example, a region of the screw in question which lies opposite the head end.
  • the clamping element can also have means 32 which can prevent the first part 18 from rotating relative to the second part 20.
  • These means 32 can, for example, as in Fig. 1 outlined by way of example, comprise an elevation 32.1 which is arranged on part of the two parts 18, 20 and which can engage in a congruent recess 32.2 which is formed in the other of the two parts 18, 20. This simplifies the handling of the aid, since when the profile element 6 is fixed to the edge region 8, the first part 18 can no longer inadvertently rotate relative to the second part 20 as soon as the elevation 32.1 is brought into engagement with the depression 32.2.
  • the screw connection 22 is also advantageously designed such that the means 32 in a specific position of the screw connection 22 enable the first part 18 to be rotated relative to the second part 20. This makes it easier to insert the clamping element into the installation opening 2.
  • the clamping element is designed in such a way that it has a third surface 50 which is mirror-symmetrical with respect to a plane E with respect to the first surface 40, and a fourth surface 52 which is with respect to the plane E is mirror-symmetrical to the second surface 42.
  • the second contact surface 12 is also designed with mirror symmetry with respect to the plane E to the first contact surface 10.
  • the clamping element can be designed in such a way that the first part 18 and the second part 20 are formed with mirror symmetry with respect to the plane E.
  • the clamping element can also be designed in such a way that it has a second opening 46 which is mirror-symmetrical to the first opening 24 with respect to the plane E.
  • a step (a) the profile element 6 is fixed to the edge area 8 using the fixing element 4, that is to say, for example, by clamping in the sense of the above statements using the screw connection 22.
  • the fixing element 4 is attached to the profile element 6 applied, for example by contacting the first contact surface 10 with the first leg 6.1 of the profile element 6.
  • the further profile element 14 is applied to the fixing element 4.
  • the further profile element 14 can be fastened to the further edge area 30 in a defined manner with reference to the first-mentioned profile element 6, in particular in such a way that the two profile elements 6, 14 have the same distance at least in sections at all points.
  • the additional profile element 14 can thus be attached to the further edge region 30 of the installation opening 2, in particular in a step (d).
  • This can be provided in an analogous manner, as shown above with reference to the attachment of the first-mentioned profile element 6 to the edge area 8, that is to say in particular, for example, using a further connecting means 48.
  • Steps (a), (b) and (c) need not be carried out in the order (a), (b), (c); rather, they can be carried out practically simultaneously or in one work step "(a, b, c)".
  • the fixing element 4 can therefore first be placed on the first-mentioned profile element 6, then the further profile element 14 on the fixing element 4 and then the clamping of the first-mentioned profile element 6 on the edge region 8.
  • the fixing element 4 is preferably the clamping element described above. In this case, with a corresponding mirror-symmetrical design, as shown by way of example in the figures, it is possible for the profile element 6 and the further profile element 14 to be fixed simultaneously by actuating the screw connection 22 by clamping to the relevant edge regions 8, 30.
  • the method also comprises the following steps: in a step (e), the profile element 6 is fastened, preferably using the connecting means 26, to a first location of the edge area 8, for example as follows already shown above.
  • a later step (f) the fixing element 4 is then moved along the installation opening 2 and in a later step (g) the profile element 6 is fastened to a second location of the edge area 8, preferably using yet another connecting means.
  • the further profile element 14 can first be attached to a first location of the further edge region 30, and analogously, after step (f), the further profile element 14 can be attached to a second location of the further edge region 30.
  • the two profile elements 6, 14 can be fastened with practically any accuracy such that they have essentially the same distance from one another everywhere over a larger corresponding longitudinal section.
  • a groove 60 is formed in the second part 20, which is intended to receive a part of the profile element 6, in particular a free end region of the first leg 6.1 of the profile element 6, with little movement play, and one further groove 62, which is designed to receive a corresponding part of the further profile element 14.
  • An edge region of the groove 60 is advantageously formed by the spacer element 16.
  • the aid comprises at least two, preferably structurally identical, fixing elements 4. These can be used at different points along the installation opening 2 in order to fix the profile elements 6, 14 to the edge areas 8, 30 and then to fix them permanently, in particular without first loosening the fixation. That way too a practically unlimited accuracy with respect to the mutual spacing of the profile elements 6, 14 can be achieved.
  • the clamping element has at least one further opening 24 ′, which is arranged offset with respect to the first-mentioned opening 24 in a direction parallel to the first contact surface 10.
  • a further profile element is to be connected, as it were, in a continuation to one end of the profile element 6.
  • the two profile elements adjacent in this way can then be fixed together by the fixing element 4 on the edge region 6 in such a way that a connection means for fastening one of these two profile elements to the edge region 8 can be guided through the opening 24 and another through the further opening 24 ' further connecting means for fastening the other profile element to the edge area 8.
  • a corresponding further opening 46 'and a corresponding further spacer 16' can also be formed.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Hilfsmittel zum Befestigen von Profilelementen an Randbereichen einer Einbauöffnung in einem Wand- oder Deckenbereich mit einem Fixierelement zum Fixieren eines Profilelements an einem Randbereich der Einbauöffnung.The invention relates to an aid for fastening profile elements to edge regions of a recess in a wall or ceiling region with a fixing element for fixing a profile element to an edge region of the recess.

Ein Befestigen von Profilelementen an Randbereichen einer Einbauöffnung ist oft in Zusammenhang mit einem Einbau einer Leuchte in die Einbauöffnung gefordert.Fastening profile elements to edge areas of an installation opening is often required in connection with installation of a luminaire in the installation opening.

Durch derartige Profilelemente lässt sich der Randabschluss der Einbauöffnung mit einem besonders ansprechenden äußeren Erscheinungsbild gestalten. Es lässt sich also mit solchen Profilelementen ein besonders "sauberer Randabschluss" der Einbauöffnung erzielen. Solche Profilelemente können dabei insbesondere auch als Putzkanten dienen.Such profile elements allow the edge of the installation opening to be designed with a particularly appealing external appearance. It is thus possible to achieve a particularly “clean edge closure” of the installation opening with such profile elements. Such profile elements can in particular also serve as plaster edges.

In der modernen Architektur werden häufig Räume realisiert, die gewölbte Wand- oder Deckenbereiche aufweisen. Seitens der Architektur besteht dabei der Wunsch, auch in derartig geformten, insbesondere auch in mehr oder weniger unregelmäßig, sozusagen amorph geformten Wand- bzw. Deckenbereichen längliche Leuchten einbauen zu können, so dass durch diese Leuchten gleichsam gebogene "Lichtlinien" realisiert werden. Solche Lichtlinien sollen dabei durchaus Längen von über 10 m aufweisen können. Aus dem Stand der Technik sind längliche Leuchten bekannt, die dafür vorgesehen sind, in einer Einbauöffnung eingebaut zu werden, deren Rand sich längs eines planen Wand- bzw. Deckenbereichs erstreckt. Schwierigkeiten ergeben sich jedoch in Zusammenhang mit dem Einbau, wenn die entsprechende Einbauöffnung in einem gewölbten bzw. unregelmäßig geformten Bereich der Wand bzw. Decke vorgesehen ist.In modern architecture, rooms are often realized that have curved wall or ceiling areas. On the part of architecture, there is a desire to be able to install elongated lights in such shaped, in particular also in more or less irregular, so to speak amorphous shaped wall and ceiling areas, so that these lights can be used to create curved "light lines". Such lines of light should have lengths of over 10 m. Elongated lights are known from the prior art, which are intended to be installed in an installation opening, the edge of which extends along a flat wall or ceiling area. However, difficulties arise in connection with the installation if the corresponding installation opening is provided in an arched or irregularly shaped region of the wall or ceiling.

Im Fall einer länglichen Leuchte mit zwei äußeren Begrenzungsflächen, die über eine Längserstreckung der Leuchte hinweg an allen Stellen im Wesentlichen denselben Abstand aufweisen, stellt sich zur Erzielung eines ansprechenden äußeren Erscheinungsbildes der eingebauten Leuchte zunächst die Aufgabe, die Einbauöffnung derart zu gestalten, dass die beiden entsprechenden Randbereiche der Einbauöffnung, längs derer sich im eingebauten Zustand die genannten Begrenzungsflächen der Leuchte erstrecken sollen, ebenfalls möglichst exakt an allen Stellen der Längserstreckung denselben Abstand aufweisen. Die Gestaltung einer derartigen Einbauöffnung hat sich in der Praxis aufgrund der nicht planen Formgebung des angrenzenden Wand- bzw. Deckenbereichs als sehr schwierig und aufwändig erwiesen.In the case of an elongated luminaire with two outer boundary surfaces, which have essentially the same distance at all points over a longitudinal extension of the luminaire, the first task to achieve an appealing external appearance of the installed luminaire is to design the installation opening such that the two corresponding edge areas of the installation opening, along which, in the installed state, the delimiting surfaces of the luminaire mentioned should also have the same distance as exactly as possible at all points along the longitudinal extent. The design of such an installation opening has proven to be very difficult and complex in practice due to the non-planar shape of the adjacent wall or ceiling area.

Werden im oben dargestellten Fall einer gebogenen Lichtlinie Profilelemente zur Bildung eines sauberen Randabschlusses der Einbauöffnung verwendet, stellt sich somit das Problem, an zwei gegenüberliegenden Randbereichen der Einbauöffnung zwei entsprechende Profilelemente derart zu befestigen, dass sie über eine Längserstreckung der Einbauöffnung hinweg an allen Stellen denselben Abstand voneinander aufweisen.If profile elements are used in the case of a curved light line shown above to form a clean edge termination of the installation opening, the problem arises of fastening two corresponding profile elements on two opposite edge regions of the installation opening in such a way that they have the same distance at all points over a longitudinal extent of the installation opening from each other.

Aus der US 3,027,686 ist ein Hilfsmittel zum Befestigen von Profilelementen an Randbereichen einer Einbauöffnung in einem Wandbereich bekannt. Das Hilfsmittel weist ein Fixierelement zum Fixieren eines Profilelements an einem Randbereich auf und umfasst eine erste Anlagefläche zum Anlegen an das erste Profilelement, sowie eine zweite Anlagefläche zum Anlegen eines weiteren Profilelements.From the US 3,027,686 an aid for fastening profile elements to edge areas of a mounting opening in a wall area is known. The aid has a fixing element for fixing a profile element to an edge region and comprises a first contact surface for contacting the first profile element and a second contact surface for contacting a further profile element.

Aus der DE 100 23 171 A1 ist ein weiteres Hilfsmittel zum Befestigen von Profilelementen an Randbereichen einer Einbauöffnung in einem Wandbereich mit einem als Klemmelement ausgebildeten Fixierelement, aufweisend eine erste Anlagefläche zum Anlegen an ein erstes Profilelement, sowie eine zweite Anlagefläche zum Anlegen eines weiteren Profilelements, bekannt.From the DE 100 23 171 A1 Another aid for fastening profile elements to edge areas of a mounting opening in a wall area with a fixing element designed as a clamping element is known, having a first contact surface for contacting a first profile element, and a second contact surface for contacting a further profile element.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Hilfsmittel zum Befestigen von Profilelementen an gegenüberliegenden Randbereichen einer länglichen Einbauöffnung in einem Wand- oder Deckenbereich anzugeben, das besonders vielfältig einsetzbar ist; insbesondere soll sich das Hilfsmittel auch besonders gut im Fall von Einbauöffnungen in gewölbten oder unregelmäßig geformten Wand- oder Deckenbereichen eignen.The invention has for its object to provide a tool for attaching profile elements to opposite edge areas of an elongated installation opening in a wall or ceiling area, which is particularly versatile; in particular, the aid should also be particularly good in the case of installation openings in curved or irregularly shaped wall or Suitable for ceiling areas.

Diese Aufgabe wird gemäß der Erfindung mit dem in dem unabhängigen Anspruch angegebenen Gegenstand gelöst. Besondere Ausführungsarten der Erfindung sind in den abhängigen Ansprüchen angegeben.This object is achieved according to the invention with the subject matter specified in the independent claim. Particular embodiments of the invention are specified in the dependent claims.

Gemäß der Erfindung ist ein Hilfsmittel zum Befestigen von Profilelementen an gegenüberliegenden Randbereichen einer länglichen Einbauöffnung in einem Wand- oder Deckenbereich vorgesehen, wobei die Profilelemente jeweils L-förmig sind mit einem ersten Schenkel, der dafür vorgesehen ist, eine Randbegrenzung für die Einbauöffnung auszubilden, sowie einem zweiten Schenkel, der dafür vorgesehen ist, von einer inneren Seite / her gegen den Randbereich in Anlage gebracht zu werden, wobei das Hilfsmittel ein Fixierelement zum Fixieren der Profilelemente an den Randbereichen der Einbauöffnung aufweist. Weiterhin weist das Fixierelement eine erste Anlagefläche sowie eine zweite Anlagefläche auf, die zum Anlegen an die ersten Schenkel der Profilelemente vorgesehen sind, um die Profilelemente in einem bestimmten Abstand voneinander zu positionieren.According to the invention, an aid is provided for fastening profile elements to opposite edge regions of an elongated installation opening in a wall or ceiling region, the profile elements being L-shaped in each case with a first leg which is provided to form an edge delimitation for the installation opening, and a second leg, which is intended to be brought into abutment from an inner side against the edge region, the aid having a fixing element for fixing the profile elements to the edge regions of the installation opening. Furthermore, the fixing element has a first contact surface and a second contact surface, which are provided for contacting the first legs of the profile elements in order to position the profile elements at a certain distance from one another.

Durch diese Ausgestaltung lässt sich das Hilfsmittel an das erste Profilelement anlegen und das weitere Profilelement an das Hilfsmittel, so dass in dem Bereich der entsprechenden kontaktierenden Flächen die beiden Profilelemente einen bestimmten, definierten Abstand voneinander aufweisen. In diesem Zustand lässt sich dann das weitere Profilelement an einem weiteren Randbereich der Einbauöffnung dauerhaft befestigen. Auf diese Weise ist es besonders einfach möglich, das weitere Profilelement optisch besonders ansprechend gegenüber dem zuerst genannten Profilelement zu befestigen.With this configuration, the aid can be placed on the first profile element and the further profile element on the aid, so that the two profile elements are at a certain, defined distance from one another in the area of the corresponding contacting surfaces. In this state, the further profile element can then be permanently attached to a further edge area of the installation opening. In this way it is possible in a particularly simple manner to attach the further profile element in an optically particularly appealing manner with respect to the profile element mentioned first.

Wenn dabei die erste Anlagefläche plan ist und die zweite Anlagefläche plan und parallel zu der ersten Anlagefläche verlaufend ausgebildet ist, kann das weitere Profilelement besonders einfach und präzise in den durch das Hilfsmittel vorbestimmten Abstand von dem zuerst genannten Profilelement gebracht werden. Auf diese Weise können die beiden Profilelemente besonders gleichförmig bzw. "sauber" an zwei gegenüberliegenden Randbereichen einer länglichen Einbauöffnung befestigt werden.If the first contact surface is flat and the second contact surface is flat and runs parallel to the first contact surface, the further profile element can be brought particularly easily and precisely into the distance predetermined by the aid from the profile element mentioned first. In this way, the two profile elements can be attached in a particularly uniform or "clean" manner to two opposite edge regions of an elongated installation opening.

Weiterhin vorteilhaft weist das Fixierelement außerdem ein Distanzelement auf, das dazu ausgebildet ist, als Abstandhalter zwischen dem Profilelement und dem Randbereich zu dienen. Auf diese Weise lässt sich besonders einfach ein Spalt zwischen dem Profilelement und dem Randbereich ausbilden, der in einem späteren Arbeitsschritt beispielsweise mit einem flexiblen Kunststoff gefüllt werden kann.Furthermore, the fixing element advantageously also has a spacer element which is designed to serve as a spacer between the profile element and the edge region. In this way, it is particularly easy to form a gap between the profile element and the edge area, which can be filled with a flexible plastic in a later step, for example.

Eine besonders einfache Bedienungsmöglichkeit des Hilfsmittels lässt sich erzielen, wenn, wie erfindungsgemäß vorgesehen, das Fixierelement ein Klemmelement ist, das aus einem ersten Teil und einem zweiten Teil besteht und dazu ausgebildet ist, zum Fixieren der Profilelemente diese an den jeweiligen Randbereich zu klemmen, wobei das erste Teil eine erste Fläche und eine dritte Fläche, die mit Bezug auf eine Ebene E spiegelsymmetrisch zu der ersten Fläche ausgebildet ist, aufweist. Die erste Fläche und die dritte Fläche sind dafür vorgesehen, zum Fixieren der Profilelemente von einer inneren Seite / der Einbauöffnung her gegen den jeweils zweiten Schenkel der Profilelemente gedrückt zu werden. Das zweite Teil weist eine zweite Fläche und eine vierte Fläche, die mit Bezug auf die Ebene E spiegelsymmetrisch zu der zweiten Fläche ausgebildet ist, auf, wobei die zweite Fläche und die vierte Fläche dafür vorgesehen sind, zum Fixieren der Profilelemente von einer äußeren Seite A der Einbauöffnung her jeweils gegen den Randbereich gedrückt zu werden, so dass durch das erste Teil und das zweite Teil zwei Klemmbacken gebildet sind.
Durch ein solches Klemmen ist ermöglicht, dass sich das Profilelement besonders schnell, leicht und dabei zuverlässig derart an dem Randbereich fixieren lässt, dass es an der Stelle, an der es fixiert ist, in einem folgenden Arbeitsschritt unter Verwendung eines Verbindungsmittels dauerhaft an dem Randbereich befestigt werden kann, beispielsweise durch Anschrauben.A particularly simple way of operating the aid can be achieved if, as provided according to the invention, the fixing element is a clamping element which consists of a first part and a second part and is designed to clamp the profile elements to the respective edge area, whereby the first part has a first surface and a third surface which is mirror-symmetrical to the first surface with respect to a plane E. The first surface and the third surface are provided for fixing the profile elements from an inner side / the installation opening against the respective second leg of the Profile elements to be pressed. The second part has a second surface and a fourth surface which is mirror-symmetrical with respect to the plane E with respect to the second surface, the second surface and the fourth surface being provided for fixing the profile elements from an outer side A the installation opening to be pressed against the edge area, so that two clamping jaws are formed by the first part and the second part.
Such a clamping enables the profile element to be fixed to the edge area particularly quickly, easily and reliably in such a way that it is permanently attached to the edge area at the point at which it is fixed in a subsequent work step using a connecting means can be, for example by screwing.

Vorteilhaft ist dabei das Klemmelement derart gestaltet ist, dass die erste Fläche plan und rechtwinklig zu der ersten Anlagefläche verlaufend ausgebildet ist und/oder dass die zweite Fläche plan und rechtwinklig zu der ersten Anlagefläche verlaufend ausgebildet ist. Diese Ausgestaltung ermöglicht eine besonders sichere Fixierung des Profilelements und eignet sich beispielsweise besonders, wenn die Einbauöffnung in einer abgehängten Decke realisiert ist. Das Klemmelement kann dann zum Klemmen und Fixieren des Profilelements so angesetzt werden, dass die erste und die zweite Fläche das abgehängte Deckenelement von der Einbauöffnung her umgreifen.The clamping element is advantageously designed such that the first surface is designed to be flat and perpendicular to the first contact surface and / or that the second surface is designed to be flat and perpendicular to the first contact surface. This configuration enables a particularly secure fixation of the profile element and is particularly suitable, for example, if the installation opening is realized in a suspended ceiling. The clamping element can then be used to clamp and fix the profile element in such a way that the first and the second surface encompass the suspended ceiling element from the installation opening.

Erfindungsgemäß weist das Klemmelement eine Schraubverbindung auf, mittels der der zweite Teil gegenüber dem ersten Teil manuell bewegt werden kann; hierdurch ist eine einfache Handhabung zur Erzielung der Klemmung des Profilelements an den Randbereich erleichtert.According to the invention, the clamping element has a screw connection, by means of which the second part can be moved manually relative to the first part; this facilitates simple handling to achieve the clamping of the profile element to the edge area.

Das Befestigen des Profilelements ist weiterhin wirksam erleichtert, wenn der zweite Teil wenigstens eine Öffnung zur Führung eines Verbindungsmittels aufweist, das zum Befestigen des Profilelements an dem Randbereich vorgesehen ist. Hierdurch ist ermöglicht, dass beim Befestigen des Profilelements an dem Randbereich das Verbindungsmittel an einer Stelle angesetzt werden kann, die innerhalb des fixierten Bereichs liegt, also beispielsweise innerhalb des von der zweiten Fläche kontaktierten Bereichs. Dementsprechend vorteilhaft weist die Öffnung eine Mündung an der zweiten Fläche auf.Fastening the profile element is furthermore effectively facilitated if the second part has at least one opening for guiding a connecting means which is provided for fastening the profile element to the edge region. This makes it possible that when the profile element is fastened to the edge region, the connecting means can be attached at a location that lies within the fixed region, that is to say, for example, within the region contacted by the second surface. Accordingly, the opening advantageously has an opening on the second surface.

Weiterhin vorzugsweise weist in diesem Fall der erste Teil eine Vertiefung auf, die dafür vorgesehen ist, das Verbindungsmittel teilweise aufzunehmen. Auf diese Weise kann auch ein Verbindungsmittel verwendet werden, das länger ist als der Abstand zwischen der ersten Fläche und der zweiten Fläche im fixierten Zustand des Profilelements.In this case, the first part furthermore preferably has a depression which is provided for partially receiving the connecting means. In this way can also be used a connecting means that is longer than the distance between the first surface and the second surface in the fixed state of the profile element.

Weiterhin ist die Handhabung des Hilfsmittels erleichtert, wenn das Klemmelement Mittel aufweist, die ein Verdrehen des ersten Teils gegenüber dem zweiten Teil verhindern.Furthermore, the handling of the aid is facilitated if the clamping element has means which prevent the first part from rotating relative to the second part.

Wenn der erste Teil und der zweite Teil mit Bezug auf eine Ebene spiegelsymmetrisch geformt sind, eignet sich das Hilfsmittel besonders gut im Fall einer länglichen Einbauöffnung, an deren gegenüberliegenden Randbereichen die beiden betreffenden Profilelemente in symmetrischer Weise befestigt werden sollen.If the first part and the second part are mirror-symmetrical with respect to a plane, the aid is particularly suitable in the case of an elongated installation opening, on the opposite edge areas of which the two profile elements in question are to be fastened in a symmetrical manner.

Ein Verfahren zum Befestigen von Profilelementen an Randbereichen einer Einbauöffnung in einem Wand- oder Deckenbereich ist angegeben, wobei in einem Schritt (a) ein Profilelement an einem Randbereich der Einbauöffnung unter Verwendung eines Fixierelements fixiert wird. Außerdem wird in einem Schritt (b) das Fixierelement an das Profilelement angelegt und in einem Schritt (c) ein weiteres Profilelement an das Fixierelement angelegt.A method for fastening profile elements to edge regions of a recess in a wall or ceiling region is specified, wherein in step (a) a profile element is fixed to an edge region of the recess using a fixing element. In addition, the fixing element is placed on the profile element in step (b) and a further profile element is placed on the fixing element in step (c).

Hierdurch lassen sich die beiden Profilelemente - zumindest abschnittweise - besonders einfach in einem festgelegten Abstand zueinander positionieren und derart positioniert an Randbereichen der Einbauöffnung dauerhaft befestigen. Vorzugsweise wird dementsprechend in einem Schritt (d) das weitere Profilelement an einem weiteren Randbereich der Einbauöffnung befestigt. Bei dem Fixierelement handelt es sich vorzugsweise um ein erfindungsgemäßes Fixierelement.This allows the two profile elements - at least in sections - to be positioned particularly easily at a fixed distance from one another and, in this way, permanently attached to edge regions of the installation opening. Accordingly, in step (d), the further profile element is preferably attached to a further edge region of the installation opening. The fixing element is preferably a fixing element according to the invention.

Vorteilhaft weist das Verfahren weiterhin die folgenden Schritte auf: (e) Befestigen des Profilelements an einer ersten Stelle des Randbereichs, vorzugsweise unter Verwendung eines Verbindungsmittels, (f) Verschieben des Fixierelements längs der Einbauöffnung und (g) Befestigen des Profilelements an einer zweiten Stelle des Randbereichs, vorzugsweise unter Verwendung eines weiteren Verbindungsmittels. Auf diese Weise lassen sich die beiden Profilelemente besonders einfach über eine größere Längserstreckung einer länglichen Einbauöffnung hinweg derart befestigen, dass sie an allen Stellen der Längserstreckung praktisch denselben Abstand aufweisen.The method advantageously also has the following steps: (e) fastening the profile element at a first location of the edge region, preferably using a connecting means, (f) moving the fixing element along the installation opening and (g) fastening the profile element at a second location of the Edge area, preferably using a further connecting means. In this way, the two profile elements can be particularly easily via one Secure the larger longitudinal extent of an elongated installation opening in such a way that they are practically the same distance at all points along the longitudinal extent.

Die Erfindung wird im Folgenden anhand eines Ausführungsbeispiels und mit Bezug auf die Zeichnungen näher erläutert. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine perspektivische Skizze eines Ausführungsbeispiels eines erfindungsgemäßen Hilfsmittels, eingesetzt in eine längliche Einbauöffnung und
Fig. 2
einen Querschnitt durch das Hilfsmittel und die angrenzenden Randbereiche der Einbauöffnung.
The invention is explained in more detail below using an exemplary embodiment and with reference to the drawings. Show it:
Fig. 1
a perspective sketch of an embodiment of an aid according to the invention, inserted into an elongated installation opening and
Fig. 2
a cross section through the tool and the adjacent edge areas of the installation opening.

Fig. 1 zeigt eine perspektivische Skizze eines Ausführungsbeispiels eines erfindungsgemäßen Hilfsmittels zum Befestigen von Profilelementen an Randbereichen einer Einbauöffnung in einem Wand- oder Deckenbereich. Dabei ist das Hilfsmittel in einer Einbauöffnung 2 eingesetzt dargestellt. Der die Einbauöffnung 2 umgebende Wand- bzw. Deckenbereich ist abgeschnitten dargestellt, damit das Hilfsmittel besser erkannt werden kann. Fig. 1 shows a perspective sketch of an embodiment of an aid according to the invention for fastening profile elements to edge areas of a recess in a wall or ceiling area. The aid is shown inserted in an installation opening 2. The wall or ceiling area surrounding the installation opening 2 is shown cut off so that the aid can be recognized better.

Bei der Einbauöffnung 2 kann es sich, wie in Fig. 1 angedeutet, um eine insgesamt längliche Einbauöffnung handeln, die beispielsweise zur Aufnahme einer entsprechenden länglichen Leuchte vorgesehen ist. Wie einleitend dargestellt, lässt sich durch eine solche längliche Leuchte eine "Lichtlinie" erzeugen.With the installation opening 2, it can, as in Fig. 1 indicated to act as a whole elongated installation opening, which is provided for example for receiving a corresponding elongated lamp. As shown in the introduction, such an elongated luminaire can create a "light line".

Der Wand- bzw. Deckenbereich, der die Einbauöffnung 2 umgibt, ist in Fig. 1 plan dargestellt. Allerdings kann es sich insbesondere auch um einen Wand- bzw. Deckenbereich handeln, der, wie ebenfalls einleitend beschrieben, gewölbt ist oder unregelmäßig geformt ist.The wall or ceiling area that surrounds the installation opening 2 is in Fig. 1 shown in plan. However, it can in particular also be a wall or ceiling area which, as also described in the introduction, is curved or has an irregular shape.

Die Einbauöffnung 2 kann von zwei Wand- bzw. Deckenelementen begrenzt sein, die beispielsweise von einer (in den Figuren nicht gezeigten) Roh- bzw. Betondecke abgehängt bzw. beabstandet montiert sind. Bei den Wand- bzw. Deckenelementen kann es sich beispielsweise um Gipskartonplatten handeln. Mit Bezug auf die Darstellung der Fig. 1 ist durch das rechte Wand- bzw. Deckenelement ein Randbereich 8 der Einbauöffnung 2 gebildet und durch das linke Wand- bzw. Deckenelement ein weiterer Randbereich 30 der Einbauöffnung 2. Insbesondere kann der weitere Randbereich 30 dem zuerst genannten Randbereich 8 mit Bezug auf die Einbauöffnung 2 gegenüberliegend ausgebildet sein, wobei sich die beiden Randbereiche 8, 30 beidseitig längs der Haupterstreckung der länglichen Einbauöffnung 2 erstrecken.The installation opening 2 can be delimited by two wall or ceiling elements, which are suspended or mounted, for example, from a raw or concrete ceiling (not shown in the figures). For the wall or ceiling elements it can be plasterboard, for example. With reference to the representation of the Fig. 1 an edge region 8 of the installation opening 2 is formed by the right wall or ceiling element and a further edge region 30 of the installation opening 2 is formed by the left wall or ceiling element. In particular, the further edge region 30 can correspond to the first-mentioned edge region 8 with reference to the installation opening 2 be formed opposite, the two edge regions 8, 30 extending on both sides along the main extent of the elongated installation opening 2.

Das Hilfsmittel umfasst ein Fixierelement 4 zum Fixieren eines Profilelements 6 an einem Randbereich, im gezeigten Beispiel an dem Randbereich 8 der Einbauöffnung 2. Bei dem Profilelement 6 kann es sich insbesondere um ein Profilelement handeln, das so biegsam ist, dass es sich der Wölbung bzw. unregelmäßigen Form des angrenzenden Wand- bzw. Deckenbereichs bzw. des Randbereichs 8 anpassen kann. Beispielsweise kann das Profilelement aus Kunststoff bestehen.The aid comprises a fixing element 4 for fixing a profile element 6 to an edge region, in the example shown to the edge region 8 of the installation opening 2. The profile element 6 can in particular be a profile element that is so flexible that it is curved or curved can adjust the irregular shape of the adjacent wall or ceiling area or the edge area 8. For example, the profile element can be made of plastic.

Das Fixieren des Profilelements 6 an dem Randbereich 8 kann insbesondere dazu dienen, das Profilelement 6 lediglich vorübergehend, und zwar lediglich im Rahmen der Montage des Profilelements 6, mit dem Randbereich 8 zu verbinden, um es im Folgenden, vorzugsweise unter Verwendung eines entsprechenden Verbindungsmittels, beispielsweise einer Schraube, dauerhaft an dem Randbereich 8 zu befestigen und in einem späteren Arbeitsschritt das Fixierelement 4 wieder von dem Profilelement 6 zu trennen.The fixing of the profile element 6 to the edge area 8 can serve, in particular, to connect the profile element 6 to the edge area 8 only temporarily, and only during the assembly of the profile element 6, in order to do so in the following, preferably using an appropriate connecting means, For example, a screw to permanently attach to the edge area 8 and to separate the fixing element 4 from the profile element 6 in a later step.

In Fig. 2 ist eine Schnittdarstellung des Hilfsmittels und der angrenzenden Randbereiche 8, 30 skizziert. Das Profilelement 6 weist, wie exemplarisch dargestellt, einen ersten Schenkel 6.1 auf, der dafür vorgesehen ist, im eingebauten Zustand mit seiner Flächennormale zu einem mittleren Bereich der Einbauöffnung 2 hin zu weisen und eine Randbegrenzung für die Einbauöffnung 2 auszubilden. Das Profilelement 6 weist auch einen zweiten Schenkel 6.2 auf, der dafür vorgesehen ist, von einer inneren Seite I her gegen den Randbereich 8 in Anlage gebracht zu werden. Das Profilelement 6 ist L-förmig, wobei der erste Schenkel 6.1 und der zweite Schenkel 6.2 die L-Form bestimmen. Das Profilelement 6 kann dazu ausgebildet sein, als Putzkante zu dienen.In Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the aid and the adjacent edge areas 8, 30 outlined. As shown by way of example, the profile element 6 has a first leg 6.1, which is intended to point in the installed state with its surface normal to a central region of the installation opening 2 and to form an edge boundary for the installation opening 2. The profile element 6 also has a second leg 6.2 which is intended to be brought into abutment against the edge region 8 from an inner side I. The profile element 6 is L-shaped, the first leg 6.1 and the second leg 6.2 determining the L-shape. The profile element 6 can be designed to serve as a plaster edge.

Wie in Fig. 2 exemplarisch dargestellt, weist das Fixierelement 4 eine erste Anlagefläche 10 auf, die zum Anlegen des Fixierelements 4 an das Profilelement 6 dient. Mit Bezug auf die Darstellung der Fig. 2 ist die erste Anlagefläche 10 im gezeigten Beispiel derart orientiert, dass sie sich senkrecht zur Zeichenebene erstreckt. Sie weist mit anderen Worten eine Flächennormale N auf, die sich längs der Zeichenebene erstreckt.As in Fig. 2 As an example, the fixing element 4 has a first contact surface 10, which is used to apply the fixing element 4 to the profile element 6. With reference to the representation of the Fig. 2 the first contact surface 10 in the example shown is oriented such that it extends perpendicular to the plane of the drawing. In other words, it has a surface normal N that extends along the plane of the drawing.

Beispielsweise kann vorgesehen sein, dass die erste Anlagefläche 10 zum Anlegen des Fixierelements 4 an das Profilelement 6 flächig mit dem ersten Schenkel 6.1 des Profilelements 6 in Kontakt gebracht wird.For example, it can be provided that the first contact surface 10 is brought into contact with the first leg 6. 1 of the profile element 6 in order to place the fixing element 4 on the profile element 6.

Außerdem weist das Fixierelement 4 eine zweite Anlagefläche 12 auf, die dazu dient, ein weiteres Profilelement 14 an das Fixierelement 4 anzulegen. Das weitere Profilelement 14 lässt sich auf diese Weise in einem Bereich, in dem es zu den erwähnten Anlagen kommt, in einem bestimmtem Abstand a von dem zuerst genannten Profilelement 6 positionieren und an einem weiteren Randbereich, im gezeigten Beispiel an dem weiteren Randbereich 30 dauerhaft befestigen; auf diese Weise kann das weitere Profilelement 14 auf besonders einfache Weise besonders gleichförmig gegenüber dem ersten Profilelement 6 befestigt werden. Das weitere Profilelement 14 weist dieselben Merkmale auf wie das zuerst genannte Profilelement 6.In addition, the fixing element 4 has a second contact surface 12, which serves to apply a further profile element 14 to the fixing element 4. In this way, the further profile element 14 can be positioned at a certain distance a from the first-mentioned profile element 6 in an area in which the abovementioned systems occur and permanently attached to a further edge area, in the example shown on the further edge area 30 ; in this way, the further profile element 14 can be fastened in a particularly simple manner in a particularly uniform manner with respect to the first profile element 6. The further profile element 14 has the same features as the profile element 6 mentioned first.

Wie im gezeigten Ausführungsbeispiel der Fall, kann die erste Anlagefläche 10 plan sein und die zweite Anlagefläche 12 plan und parallel zu der ersten Anlagefläche 10 verlaufend ausgebildet sein. Insbesondere kann vorgesehen sein, dass die erste Anlagefläche 10 und die zweite Anlagefläche 12 in zwei um 180° entgegen gesetzte Richtungen weisen. Mit Bezug auf Fig. 2 weist beim gezeigten Beispiel die erste Anlagefläche 10 nach rechts und die zweite Anlagefläche 12 nach links. Eine derart parallele Ausgestaltung eignet sich besonders dafür, die beiden Profilelemente 6, 14 derart an den beiden Randbereichen 8, 30 der Einbauöffnung 2 zu befestigen, dass sie über einen Abschnitt entlang der Längserstreckung der Einbauöffnung 2 an allen Stellen denselben Abstand aufweisen.As is the case in the exemplary embodiment shown, the first contact surface 10 can be flat and the second contact surface 12 can be flat and parallel to the first contact surface 10. In particular, it can be provided that the first contact surface 10 and the second contact surface 12 point in two directions opposed by 180 °. Regarding Fig. 2 points in the example shown, the first contact surface 10 to the right and the second contact surface 12 to the left. Such a parallel configuration is particularly suitable for fastening the two profile elements 6, 14 to the two edge regions 8, 30 of the installation opening 2 in such a way that they have the same distance at all points over a section along the longitudinal extent of the installation opening 2.

Vorzugsweise weist das Fixierelement 4 weiterhin ein Distanzelement 16 auf, das dazu ausgebildet ist, als Abstandhalter zwischen dem Profilelement 6 und dem Randbereich 8 zu dienen. Auf diese Weise lässt sich besonders einfach ein Spalt zwischen dem Profilelement 6 und dem Randbereich 8 ausbilden, der in einem später folgenden Arbeitsschritt beispielsweise mit einem flexiblen Kunststoff, gefüllt werden kann. Durch einen solchen Spalt lassen sich beispielsweise Unregelmäßigkeiten in der Formgebung des Randbereichs 8 zu einem gewissen Grad ausgleichen.The fixing element 4 preferably also has a spacer element 16, which is designed to serve as a spacer between the profile element 6 and the edge region 8. In this way, it is particularly easy to form a gap between the profile element 6 and the edge area 8, which can be filled in a subsequent step, for example with a flexible plastic. Such a gap can, for example, compensate for irregularities in the shape of the edge region 8 to a certain degree.

Das Fixierelement 4 ist ein Klemmelement, das dazu ausgebildet ist, zum Fixieren des Profilelements 6 an dem Randbereich 8 das Profilelement 6 an den Randbereich 8 zu klemmen. Das Klemmelement weist einen ersten Teil 18 mit einer ersten Fläche 40 auf, die dafür vorgesehen ist, zum Fixieren des Profilelements 6 von einer inneren Seite I der Einbauöffnung 2 her gegen das Profilelement 6 gedrückt zu werden sowie einen zweiten Teil 20 mit einer zweiten Fläche 42, die dafür vorgesehen ist, zum Fixieren des Profilelements 6 von einer äußeren Seite A der Einbauöffnung 2 her gegen den Randbereich 8 gedrückt zu werden. Mit anderen Worten ist also das Klemmelement derart ausgebildet, dass durch den ersten Teil 18 eine erste Klemmbacke zum Klemmen des Profilelements 6 an den Randbereich 8 gebildet ist und durch den zweiten Teil 20 eine entsprechende zweite Klemmbacke.The fixing element 4 is a clamping element which is designed to clamp the profile element 6 to the edge region 8 in order to fix the profile element 6. The clamping element has a first part 18 with a first surface 40, which is intended to be pressed against the profile element 6 from an inner side I of the installation opening 2 for fixing the profile element 6, and a second part 20 with a second surface 42 , which is intended to be pressed against the edge region 8 from an outer side A of the installation opening 2 for fixing the profile element 6. In other words, the clamping element is designed such that the first part 18 forms a first clamping jaw for clamping the profile element 6 to the edge area 8 and the second part 20 forms a corresponding second clamping jaw.

Wie beim gezeigten Bespiel der Fall, kann das Klemmelement derart gestaltet sein, dass die erste Fläche 40 plan und rechtwinklig zu der ersten Anlagefläche 10 verlaufend ausgebildet ist und/oder dass die zweite Fläche 42 plan und rechtwinklig zu der ersten Anlagefläche 10 verlaufend ausgebildet ist. Beispielsweise kann, wie gezeigt, die erste Anlagefläche 10 als eine Fläche des ersten Teils 18 gebildet sein, wobei vorzugsweise der erste Teil 18 derart gestaltet ist, dass die erste Anlagefläche 10 unmittelbar an die erste Fläche 40 angrenzt.As is the case with the example shown, the clamping element can be designed in such a way that the first surface 40 is flat and perpendicular to the first contact surface 10 and / or that the second surface 42 is flat and perpendicular to the first contact surface 10. For example, as shown, the first contact surface 10 can be formed as a surface of the first part 18, the first part 18 preferably being designed such that the first contact surface 10 is directly adjacent to the first surface 40.

Wie beim gezeigten Bespiel der Fall, ist das Klemmelement derart gestaltet, dass der zweite Teil 20 gegenüber dem ersten Teil 18 manuell bewegt werden kann, so dass auf diese Weise die Klemmung des Profilelements 6 an den Randbereich 8 durchgeführt werden kann. Hierfür ist eine Schraubverbindung 22 vorgesehen. Hierdurch ist ermöglicht, dass sich durch Betätigung der Schraubverbindung 22 der erste Teil 18 und der zweite Teil 20 derart aufeinander zu und voneinander weg bewegen lassen, dass dadurch das Profilelement 6 wie vorgesehen an dem Randbereich 8 durch Einklemmen fixiert und diese Fixierung auch wieder gelöst werden kann.As is the case with the example shown, the clamping element is designed such that the second part 20 can be moved manually relative to the first part 18, so that the profile element 6 can be clamped to the edge region 8 in this way. A screw connection 22 is provided for this. This makes it possible that by pressing the Allow the screw connection 22 to move the first part 18 and the second part 20 towards and away from one another in such a way that the profile element 6 is fixed to the edge region 8 by clamping as provided and this fixing can also be released again.

Die Schraubverbindung 22 kann eine Schraube 22.1 umfassen, die eine Durchgangsöffnung im ersten Teil 18 und eine weitere Durchgangsöffnung im zweiten Teil 20 durchsetzend angeordnet ist und auf der eine Mutter 22.2, vorzugsweise eine Flügelmutter aufgeschraubt ist, die manuell betätigt werden kann. Dabei ist die Gestaltung vorzugsweise derart, dass die manuelle Betätigung von der äußeren Seite A her erfolgen kann, wenn das Klemmelement wie beschrieben in die Einbauöffnung 2 eingesetzt ist. Beispielsweise kann das Klemmelement eine Außenfläche 44 aufweisen, an die die Mutter 22.2 durch eine Schraubbewegung gegenüber der Schraube 22.1 zur Anlage gebracht werden kann.The screw connection 22 can comprise a screw 22.1, which is arranged passing through a through opening in the first part 18 and a further through opening in the second part 20 and on which a nut 22.2, preferably a wing nut, is screwed, which can be operated manually. The design is preferably such that the manual actuation can take place from the outer side A when the clamping element is inserted into the installation opening 2 as described. For example, the clamping element can have an outer surface 44 against which the nut 22.2 can be brought into contact with the screw 22.1 by a screwing movement.

Der zweite Teil 20 weist vorzugsweise wenigstens eine Öffnung 24 zur Führung eines Verbindungsmittels 26 auf, das zum Befestigen des Profilelements 6 an dem Randbereich 8 vorgesehen ist. Bei dem Verbindungsmittel 26 kann es sich beispielsweise um eine Schraube handeln. Zur Befestigung des Profilelements 6 an dem Randbereich 8 kann das Profilelement 6 zunächst mit dem Fixierelement 4 an dem Randbereich 8 durch Klemmen fixiert werden und anschließend kann - ohne diese Fixierung zuvor lösen zu müssen - unter Verwendung des Verbindungselements 26 eine dauerhafte Befestigung des Profilelements 6 an dem Randbereich 8 hergestellt werden.The second part 20 preferably has at least one opening 24 for guiding a connecting means 26, which is provided for fastening the profile element 6 to the edge region 8. The connecting means 26 can be a screw, for example. To fasten the profile element 6 to the edge area 8, the profile element 6 can first be fixed with the fixing element 4 to the edge area 8 by clamping and then - without having to release this fixation beforehand - using the connecting element 26, the profile element 6 can be permanently fastened the edge area 8 are produced.

Vorzugsweise weist dabei die Öffnung 24 eine Mündung an der zweiten Fläche 42 auf. Hierdurch ist es besonders einfach möglich, unter Verwendung des Verbindungsmittels 26 die dauerhafte Befestigung des Profilelements 6 an dem Randbereich 8 herzustellen.The opening 24 preferably has an opening on the second surface 42. As a result, it is possible in a particularly simple manner to produce the permanent fastening of the profile element 6 to the edge area 8 using the connecting means 26.

Weiterhin vorteilhaft weist in diesem Fall der erste Teil 18 eine Vertiefung 28, beispielsweise in Form einer Nut, auf, die dafür vorgesehen ist, das Verbindungsmittel 26 teilweise aufzunehmen, also beispielsweise einen Bereich der betreffenden Schraube, die dem Kopfende gegenüberliegt. Auf diese Weise lassen sich Schrauben zur Befestigung verwenden, die länger sind, als es im fixierten Zustand dem Abstand der ersten Fläche 40 von der zweiten Fläche 42 entspricht.In this case, the first part 18 furthermore advantageously has a depression 28, for example in the form of a groove, which is intended to partially accommodate the connecting means 26, that is to say, for example, a region of the screw in question which lies opposite the head end. In this way, screws can be use for fastening that are longer than the distance of the first surface 40 from the second surface 42 corresponds in the fixed state.

Da Klemmelement kann außerdem Mittel 32 aufweisen, die ein Verdrehen des ersten Teils 18 gegenüber dem zweiten Teil 20 verhindern können. Diese Mittel 32 können beispielsweise, wie in Fig. 1 exemplarisch skizziert, eine Erhebung 32.1 umfassen, die an einem Teil der beiden Teile 18, 20 angeordnet ist und die in eine kongruent ausgebildete Vertiefung 32.2 eingreifen kann, die in dem anderen der beiden Teile 18, 20 ausgebildet ist. Hierdurch ist die Handhabung des Hilfsmittels erleichtert, da sich bei der Fixierung des Profilelements 6 an dem Randbereich 8 der erste Teil 18 gegenüber dem zweiten Teil 20 nicht mehr ungewollt verdrehen kann, sobald die Erhebung 32.1 in Eingriff mit der Vertiefung 32.2 gebracht ist. Weiterhin vorteilhaft ist in diesem Fall die Schraubverbindung 22 derart gestaltet, dass die Mittel 32 in einer bestimmten Stellung der Schraubverbindung 22 ein Verdrehen des ersten Teils 18 gegenüber dem zweiten Teil 20 ermöglichen. Hierdurch ist ein Einbringen des Klemmelements in die Einbauöffnung 2 erleichtert.The clamping element can also have means 32 which can prevent the first part 18 from rotating relative to the second part 20. These means 32 can, for example, as in Fig. 1 outlined by way of example, comprise an elevation 32.1 which is arranged on part of the two parts 18, 20 and which can engage in a congruent recess 32.2 which is formed in the other of the two parts 18, 20. This simplifies the handling of the aid, since when the profile element 6 is fixed to the edge region 8, the first part 18 can no longer inadvertently rotate relative to the second part 20 as soon as the elevation 32.1 is brought into engagement with the depression 32.2. In this case, the screw connection 22 is also advantageously designed such that the means 32 in a specific position of the screw connection 22 enable the first part 18 to be rotated relative to the second part 20. This makes it easier to insert the clamping element into the installation opening 2.

Wie im gezeigten Beispiel der Fall, ist das Klemmelement derart gestaltet, dass es eine dritte Fläche 50 aufweist, die mit Bezug auf eine Ebene E spiegelsymmetrisch zu der ersten Fläche 40 ausgebildet ist, sowie eine vierte Fläche 52, die die mit Bezug auf die Ebene E spiegelsymmetrisch zu der zweiten Fläche 42 ausgebildet ist. Dabei ist in diesem Fall auch die zweite Anlagefläche 12 mit Bezug auf die Ebene E spiegelsymmetrisch zu der ersten Anlagefläche 10 ausgebildet. Beispielsweise kann das Klemmelement derart gestaltet sein, dass der erste Teil 18 und der zweite Teil 20 mit Bezug auf die Ebene E spiegelsymmetrisch geformt sind. Durch eine solche Gestaltung ergeben sich die entsprechenden oben dargestellten Vorteile auch mit Bezug auf das weitere Profilelement 14 und den weiteren Randbereich 30.As is the case in the example shown, the clamping element is designed in such a way that it has a third surface 50 which is mirror-symmetrical with respect to a plane E with respect to the first surface 40, and a fourth surface 52 which is with respect to the plane E is mirror-symmetrical to the second surface 42. In this case, the second contact surface 12 is also designed with mirror symmetry with respect to the plane E to the first contact surface 10. For example, the clamping element can be designed in such a way that the first part 18 and the second part 20 are formed with mirror symmetry with respect to the plane E. Such a design results in the corresponding advantages shown above with reference to the further profile element 14 and the further edge region 30.

In diesem Sinne kann das Klemmelement auch derart gestaltet sein, dass es eine zweite Öffnung 46 aufweist, die mit Bezug auf die Ebene E spiegelsymmetrisch zu der ersten Öffnung 24 ausgebildet ist.In this sense, the clamping element can also be designed in such a way that it has a second opening 46 which is mirror-symmetrical to the first opening 24 with respect to the plane E.

Um das Profilelement 6 an dem Randbereich 8 zu befestigen und das weitere Profilelement 14 an dem weiteren Randbereich 30, können insbesondere folgende Schritte vorgesehen sein. In einem Schritt (a) wird das Profilelement 6 unter Verwendung des Fixierelements 4 an dem Randbereich 8 fixiert, also beispielsweise durch Klemmen im Sinn der obigen Ausführungen unter Verwendung der Schraubverbindung 22. In einem Schritt (b) wird das Fixierelement 4 an das Profilelement 6 angelegt, also beispielsweise durch flächiges Kontaktieren der ersten Anlagefläche 10 an den ersten Schenkel 6.1 des Profilelements 6. In einem Schritt (c) wird das weitere Profilelement 14 an das Fixierelement 4 angelegt. Auf diese Weise lässt sich das weitere Profilelement 14 in definierter Weise mit Bezug auf das zuerst genannte Profilelement 6 an dem weiteren Randbereich 30 befestigen, insbesondere so, dass die beiden Profilelemente 6, 14 zumindest abschnittweise an allen Stellen denselben Abstand aufweisen. In diesem Sinn kann also insbesondere in einem Schritt (d) das weitere Profilelement 14 an dem weiteren Randbereich 30 der Einbauöffnung 2 befestigt werden. Dies kann in analoger Weise vorgesehen sein, wie weiter oben mit Bezug auf die Befestigung des zuerst genannten Profilelements 6 an dem Randbereich 8 dargestellt, also insbesondere beispielsweise unter Verwendung eines weiteren Verbindungsmittels 48.In order to attach the profile element 6 to the edge region 8 and the further profile element 14 to the further edge region 30, the following can in particular Steps may be provided. In a step (a), the profile element 6 is fixed to the edge area 8 using the fixing element 4, that is to say, for example, by clamping in the sense of the above statements using the screw connection 22. In a step (b), the fixing element 4 is attached to the profile element 6 applied, for example by contacting the first contact surface 10 with the first leg 6.1 of the profile element 6. In a step (c), the further profile element 14 is applied to the fixing element 4. In this way, the further profile element 14 can be fastened to the further edge area 30 in a defined manner with reference to the first-mentioned profile element 6, in particular in such a way that the two profile elements 6, 14 have the same distance at least in sections at all points. In this sense, the additional profile element 14 can thus be attached to the further edge region 30 of the installation opening 2, in particular in a step (d). This can be provided in an analogous manner, as shown above with reference to the attachment of the first-mentioned profile element 6 to the edge area 8, that is to say in particular, for example, using a further connecting means 48.

Die Schritte (a), (b) und (c) müssen dabei nicht in der Reihenfolge (a), (b), (c) durchgeführt werden; vielmehr können sie praktisch gleichzeitig bzw. in einem Arbeitsschritt "(a, b, c)" durchgeführt werden. Insbesondere kann also zuerst das Fixierelement 4 an das zuerst genannte Profilelement 6 angelegt werden, dann das weitere Profilelement 14 an das Fixierelement 4 und anschließend die Klemmung des zuerst genannten Profilelements 6 an den Randbereich 8 durchgeführt werden. Vorzugsweise handelt es sich bei dem Fixierelement 4 um das oben beschriebene Klemmelement. In diesem Fall ist es bei entsprechender spiegelsymmetrischer Ausbildung, so wie in den Figuren exemplarisch gezeigt, möglich, dass das Profilelement 6 und das weitere Profilelement 14 durch Betätigen der Schraubverbindung 22 simultan durch Klemmen an den betreffenden Randbereichen 8, 30 fixiert werden.Steps (a), (b) and (c) need not be carried out in the order (a), (b), (c); rather, they can be carried out practically simultaneously or in one work step "(a, b, c)". In particular, the fixing element 4 can therefore first be placed on the first-mentioned profile element 6, then the further profile element 14 on the fixing element 4 and then the clamping of the first-mentioned profile element 6 on the edge region 8. The fixing element 4 is preferably the clamping element described above. In this case, with a corresponding mirror-symmetrical design, as shown by way of example in the figures, it is possible for the profile element 6 and the further profile element 14 to be fixed simultaneously by actuating the screw connection 22 by clamping to the relevant edge regions 8, 30.

Im Fall einer länglichen Einbauöffnung 2 ist es vorteilhaft, wenn das Verfahren auch die folgenden Schritte umfasst: In einem Schritt (e) wird das Profilelement 6, vorzugsweise unter Verwendung des Verbindungsmittels 26, an einer ersten Stelle des Randbereichs 8 befestigt, beispielsweise so, wie weiter oben bereits dargestellt. In einem später erfolgenden Schritt (f) wird dann das Fixierelement 4 längs der Einbauöffnung 2 verschoben und in einem noch später erfolgenden Schritt (g) wird das Profilelement 6 an einer zweiten Stelle des Randbereichs 8, vorzugsweise unter Verwendung eines noch weiteren Verbindungsmittels, befestigt. Durch ein derartiges Verschieben längs der Einbauöffnung 2 lässt sich erzielen, dass das Profilelement 6 an unterschiedlichen Stellen des Randbereichs 8 befestigt werden kann. Durch wiederholtes derartiges Verschieben lässt sich das Profilelement 6 in einer beliebig langen Einbauöffnung 2 befestigen.In the case of an elongated installation opening 2, it is advantageous if the method also comprises the following steps: in a step (e), the profile element 6 is fastened, preferably using the connecting means 26, to a first location of the edge area 8, for example as follows already shown above. In In a later step (f) the fixing element 4 is then moved along the installation opening 2 and in a later step (g) the profile element 6 is fastened to a second location of the edge area 8, preferably using yet another connecting means. By such a displacement along the installation opening 2 it can be achieved that the profile element 6 can be attached at different locations of the edge area 8. The profile element 6 can be fastened in an installation opening 2 of any desired length by repeated displacement in this way.

Natürlich kann vor dem Verschieben in Schritt (f) zunächst das weitere Profilelement 14 an einer ersten Stelle des weiteren Randbereichs 30 befestigt werden und analog kann nach dem Schritt (f) das weitere Profilelement 14 an einer zweiten Stelle des weiteren Randbereichs 30 befestigt werden. Auf diese Weise lassen sich mit praktisch beliebiger Genauigkeit die beiden Profilelemente 6, 14 derart befestigen, das sie über einen größeren entsprechenden Längsabschnitt hinweg überall im Wesentlichen denselben Abstand voneinander aufweisen.Of course, before moving in step (f), the further profile element 14 can first be attached to a first location of the further edge region 30, and analogously, after step (f), the further profile element 14 can be attached to a second location of the further edge region 30. In this way, the two profile elements 6, 14 can be fastened with practically any accuracy such that they have essentially the same distance from one another everywhere over a larger corresponding longitudinal section.

Ein derartiges Verschieben des Klemmelements ist weiterhin erleichtert, wenn in dem zweiten Teil 20 eine Nut 60 ausgebildet ist, die dazu vorgesehen ist, einen Teil des Profilelements 6, insbesondere einen freien Endbereich des ersten Schenkels 6.1 des Profilelements 6 mit geringen Bewegungsspiel aufzunehmen, sowie eine weitere Nut 62, die entsprechend ausgebildet ist, um einen entsprechenden Teil des weiteren Profilelements 14 aufzunehmen. Vorteilhaft ist dabei ein Randbereich der Nut 60 durch das Distanzelement 16 gebildet. Ausgehend von einem fixierten Zustand lässt sich damit zur Durchführung des Schritts (f) einfach die Schraubverbindung 22 etwas lösen und im Folgenden das Klemmelement derart verschieben, dass die beiden Nuten 60, 92 als Führungen für die beiden Profilelemente 6, 14 dienen.Such a displacement of the clamping element is further facilitated if a groove 60 is formed in the second part 20, which is intended to receive a part of the profile element 6, in particular a free end region of the first leg 6.1 of the profile element 6, with little movement play, and one further groove 62, which is designed to receive a corresponding part of the further profile element 14. An edge region of the groove 60 is advantageously formed by the spacer element 16. Starting from a fixed state, the screw connection 22 can thus be loosened somewhat in order to carry out step (f) and subsequently the clamping element can be displaced such that the two grooves 60, 92 serve as guides for the two profile elements 6, 14.

Es kann auch vorgesehen sein, dass das Hilfsmittel wenigstens zwei, vorzugsweise baugleich gestaltete, Fixierelemente 4 umfasst. Diese können an unterschiedlichen Stellen längs der Einbauöffnung 2 verwendet werden, um die Profilelemente 6, 14 an den Randbereichen 8, 30 zu fixieren und anschließend, insbesondere ohne ein vorheriges Lösen der Fixierung, dauerhaft zu befestigen. Auch auf diese Weise lässt sich eine praktisch unbegrenzte Genauigkeit mit Bezug auf den gegenseitigen Abstand der Profilelemente 6, 14 erzielen.It can also be provided that the aid comprises at least two, preferably structurally identical, fixing elements 4. These can be used at different points along the installation opening 2 in order to fix the profile elements 6, 14 to the edge areas 8, 30 and then to fix them permanently, in particular without first loosening the fixation. That way too a practically unlimited accuracy with respect to the mutual spacing of the profile elements 6, 14 can be achieved.

Wie in Fig. 1 skizziert, ist vorteilhaft vorgesehen, dass das Klemmelement wenigstens eine weitere Öffnung 24' aufweist, die mit Bezug auf die zuerst genannte Öffnung 24 in einer Richtung parallel zu der ersten Anlagefläche 10 versetzt angeordnet ist. Dies ist insbesondere vorteilhaft, wenn an einem Ende des Profilelements 6 ein noch weiteres Profilelement gleichsam in Fortsetzung angeschlossen werden soll. Die beiden so angrenzenden Profilelemente können dann derart gemeinsam durch das Fixierelement 4 an dem Randbereich 6 fixiert werden, dass durch die Öffnung 24 ein Verbindungsmittel zur Befestigung von einem dieser beiden Profilelemente an dem Randbereich 8 geführt werden kann und durch die weitere Öffnung 24' ein noch weiteres Verbindungsmittel zur Befestigung von dem anderen Profilelement an dem Randbereich 8. Hierdurch lässt sich auf einfache Weise ein besonders homogener bzw. ebenmäßiger Übergang zwischen den beiden zuletzt genannten Profilelementen erzielen.As in Fig. 1 outlined, it is advantageously provided that the clamping element has at least one further opening 24 ′, which is arranged offset with respect to the first-mentioned opening 24 in a direction parallel to the first contact surface 10. This is particularly advantageous if a further profile element is to be connected, as it were, in a continuation to one end of the profile element 6. The two profile elements adjacent in this way can then be fixed together by the fixing element 4 on the edge region 6 in such a way that a connection means for fastening one of these two profile elements to the edge region 8 can be guided through the opening 24 and another through the further opening 24 ' further connecting means for fastening the other profile element to the edge area 8. This allows a particularly homogeneous or even transition between the two last-mentioned profile elements to be achieved in a simple manner.

Natürlich kann im Sinn der oben beschriebenen spiegelsymmetrischen Ausbildung des Klemmelements auch eine entsprechende weitere Öffnung 46' und ein entsprechendes weiteres Distanzstück 16' ausgebildet sein.Of course, in the sense of the mirror-symmetrical design of the clamping element described above, a corresponding further opening 46 'and a corresponding further spacer 16' can also be formed.

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  1. An aid for fixing profile elements (6, 14) to opposite edge areas (8, 30) of an elongate installation opening (2) in a wall- or ceiling area, wherein the profile elements (6, 14) in each case are L-shaped with a first leg (6.1), which is provided to form an edge boundary for the installation opening (2), and a second leg (6.2), which is provided to be brought from an inner side (I) into contact with the edge area (8), wherein the aid has:
    - a fixing element (4) for fixing the profile elements (6, 14) to the edge areas (8, 30) of the installation opening (2),
    wherein the fixing element (4) has a first contact surface (10) and a second contact surface (12), which are provided for application to the first leg (6.1) of the profile elements (6, 14), in order to position the profile elements (6, 14) at a certain distance (a) from one another,
    and wherein the fixing element (4) is a clamping element, which consists of a first part (18) and a second part (20) and is designed to clamp these to the respective edge area (8, 30) in order to fix the profile elements (6, 14),
    wherein the first part (18) has a first surface (40) and a third surface (50), which with respect to a plane (E) is formed mirror-symmetrically to the first surface (40), wherein the first surface (40) and the third surface (50) are provided to be pressed from an inner side (I) of the installation opening (2) against in each case the second leg (6.2) of the profile elements (6, 14) in order to fix the profile elements (6, 14), and wherein the second part (20) has a second surface (42) and a fourth surface (52), which with respect to the plane (E) is formed mirror-symmetrically to the second surface (42), wherein the second surface (42) and the fourth surface (52) are provided to be pressed from an outer side (A) of the installation opening (2) in each case against the edge area (8, 30) in order to fix the profile elements (6, 14), so that two clamping jaws are formed by the first part (18) and the second part (20),
    wherein the clamping element has a screw connection, by means of which the second part (20) can be moved manually relative to the first part (18).
  2. The aid according to Claim 1,
    in which the first contact surface (10) is planar and the second contact surface (12) is planar and is constructed to extend parallel to the first contact surface (10).
  3. The aid according to Claim 1 or 2,
    in which the fixing element (4) furthermore has a distance element (16), which is designed to serve as a spacer between one of the profile elements (6, 14) and one of the edge areas (8, 30).
  4. The aid according to any one of the preceding claims,
    in which the clamping element is designed in such a manner that the first surface (40) is planar and is constructed to extend perpendicular to the first contact surface (10) and that the second surface (42) is planar and is constructed to extend perpendicular to the first contact surface (10).
  5. The aid according to any one of the preceding claims,
    in which the second part (20) has at least one opening (24) for guiding a connecting means (26), which is provided for fixing one of the profile elements (6, 14) to one of the edge areas (8, 30), wherein preferably the opening (24) has an opening to the second surface (42).
  6. The aid according to Claim 5,
    in which the first part (18) has a recess (28), which is provided to partially accommodate the connecting means (26).
  7. The aid according to any one of the preceding claims,
    in which the first part (18) and the second part (20) in each case are formed mirror-symmetrically with respect to the plane (E).
  8. The aid according to any one of the preceding claims,
    in which the clamping element has means (32), which prevent a rotation of the first part (18) relative to the second part (20).
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