EP2452026B1 - Ceiling track system for guiding wall elements - Google Patents

Ceiling track system for guiding wall elements Download PDF

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EP2452026B1
EP2452026B1 EP10739504.8A EP10739504A EP2452026B1 EP 2452026 B1 EP2452026 B1 EP 2452026B1 EP 10739504 A EP10739504 A EP 10739504A EP 2452026 B1 EP2452026 B1 EP 2452026B1
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Arne Liebscher
Olaf LÜTTMANN
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04BGENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/74Removable non-load-bearing partitions; Partitions with a free upper edge
    • E04B2/82Removable non-load-bearing partitions; Partitions with a free upper edge characterised by the manner in which edges are connected to the building; Means therefor; Special details of easily-removable partitions as far as related to the connection with other parts of the building
    • E04B2/827Partitions constituted of sliding panels
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05DHINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D15/00Suspension arrangements for wings
    • E05D15/06Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane
    • E05D15/0621Details, e.g. suspension or supporting guides
    • E05D15/0626Details, e.g. suspension or supporting guides for wings suspended at the top
    • E05D15/0652Tracks
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05FDEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05F15/00Power-operated mechanisms for wings
    • E05F15/60Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators
    • E05F15/603Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors
    • E05F15/632Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for horizontally-sliding wings
    • E05F15/635Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for horizontally-sliding wings operated by push-pull mechanisms, e.g. flexible or rigid rack-and-pinion arrangements
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05FDEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05F15/00Power-operated mechanisms for wings
    • E05F15/60Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators
    • E05F15/603Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors
    • E05F15/632Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for horizontally-sliding wings
    • E05F15/635Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for horizontally-sliding wings operated by push-pull mechanisms, e.g. flexible or rigid rack-and-pinion arrangements
    • E05F15/641Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for horizontally-sliding wings operated by push-pull mechanisms, e.g. flexible or rigid rack-and-pinion arrangements operated by friction wheels
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05YINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2201/00Constructional elements; Accessories therefor
    • E05Y2201/40Motors; Magnets; Springs; Weights; Accessories therefor
    • E05Y2201/43Motors
    • E05Y2201/434Electromotors; Details thereof
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05YINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2201/00Constructional elements; Accessories therefor
    • E05Y2201/60Suspension or transmission members; Accessories therefor
    • E05Y2201/622Suspension or transmission members elements
    • E05Y2201/674Friction wheels
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05YINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2400/00Electronic control; Electrical power; Power supply; Power or signal transmission; User interfaces
    • E05Y2400/65Power or signal transmission
    • E05Y2400/656Power or signal transmission by travelling contacts
    • E05Y2400/658Power or signal transmission by travelling contacts with current rails
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05YINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2600/00Mounting or coupling arrangements for elements provided for in this subclass
    • E05Y2600/40Mounting location; Visibility of the elements
    • E05Y2600/46Mounting location; Visibility of the elements in or on the wing
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05YINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2900/00Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/10Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for buildings or parts thereof
    • E05Y2900/13Type of wing
    • E05Y2900/142Partition walls

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  • the present invention is directed to a ceiling rail system with a guide rail in which at least one wall element is received via a carriage unit, wherein at least one cladding element can be attached to the guide rail.
  • Ceiling rail systems with a guide rail are used to hold and move wall elements which are received in the guide rail via carriage units.
  • carriage units with drive units are known to move the carriage units and following the wall elements motorized in the guide rail.
  • the guide rails of such ceiling rail systems are mounted on the ceiling of a room, wherein the wall elements between a parking position and a partition forming position are movable.
  • the rooms in which such partition systems are used usually concern lecture rooms, cafeterias, reception areas of business premises or customer areas of banks.
  • cladding elements On the guide rails laterally arranged cladding elements can be attached, which cover the movement space of the carriage units between the guide rail and the wall elements laterally.
  • the cladding elements are manually attached to the guide rail, the attachment must be done by a fitter over head.
  • Fasteners are known which are formed from slot nuts received in the guide rail and screw elements which can be screwed into them. This will be the Installation of the cladding elements considerably difficult, the usual lengths of up to three meters and more have. After initial assembly, the trim panels often need to be temporarily removed, for example, to perform maintenance on the carriage units received in the guide rail.
  • the DE 197 57 122 A1 discloses a ceiling rail system according to the features of the preamble of claim 1, wherein the ceiling rail system comprises a guide rail in which via a carriage unit at least one wall element is received, wherein the guide rail has a latching geometry, and further wherein the guide rail has a groove, wherein the guide rail adjacent to the groove has a screw receptacle, and wherein the screw receptacle is formed at an angle to the vertical joining direction.
  • a ceiling rail system with a guide rail and at least one attachable to this cladding element such that the assembly of the cladding element is facilitated on the guide rail.
  • the invention includes the technical teaching that the guide rail adjacent to a groove having a screw receptacle into which a screw member is screwed, and by screwing a screw member clamping a web is formed on the guide rail and the screw receptacle formed at an angle to the vertical joining direction is to screw the screw member from the direction of a plane of symmetry of the guide rail, wherein the plane of symmetry lies on half the width of the guide rail.
  • the invention is based on the idea to use a locking of the cladding element on the guide rail to facilitate the assembly of the cladding element by an installer in overhead position. This must only engage the cladding element in the guide rail.
  • the joining direction is unidirectional, that is, the joining direction can be made from a single direction, and the cladding element must be moved only in a plane against the guide rail.
  • the latching hook arranged on the cladding element engages in a latching geometry of the guide rail. Both the latching hook and the latching geometry can be carried out individually or jointly in each case continuously over the entire length of the guide rail, it also being possible for a number of individual latching hooks with assigned latching geometries to be provided on the guide rail.
  • the guide rail is attached to the ceiling of a room and extends the unidirectional guide direction in the vertical direction below the guide rail such that the cladding element can be joined from below in the direction against the guide rail.
  • the fitter can move the cladding element in the vertical direction upwards against the guide rail, so that due to the latching arrangement according to the invention between the latching hook and the latching geometry, the cladding element can be attached to the guide rail in a self-holding manner. Consequently, a one-man assembly of a cladding element on the guide rail is possible because not first a first mechanic must hold the guide rail, and at the same time a second fitter makes the screw connection between the cladding element and the guide rail.
  • the cladding element is in the form of an L-shaped profile with a long and a short leg, wherein the long leg extends in the vertical joining direction.
  • the shape of the cladding element is due to the area to be covered, which is formed by the range of movement of the carriage unit in the longitudinal direction of the guide rail.
  • the long leg of the trim element forms the vertical outer surface of the trim, wherein the short leg of the trim element in the assembled state forms a veneer to minimize the slot that can be seen in the ceiling of the room as possible minimize.
  • the width of the slot is due to the connection geometry between the wall element and the carriage unit, which is designed in the form of a support pin. This is smaller in diameter than the width of the guide rail, so that the difference width is covered by the short legs of the both sides mounted cladding elements.
  • the latching hook can on the outside pass homogeneously into the long limb of the cladding element, so that no optical interruption arises between the region of the latching hook and the region of the long and vertically extending limb of the cladding element.
  • the cladding element adjacent to the region of the cross-sectional constriction on a web with a projection, wherein the guide rail has a groove into which engages the projection for latching the cladding element on the guide rail.
  • the projection comes to an edge of the groove to the plant, and forms the counterhold against the locking of the latching hook in the locking geometry, which is introduced in the guide rail.
  • the cladding element can be mounted self-holding on the guide rail, and it must first be applied a release force to the cladding element to loosen again from the guide rail against the joining direction.
  • the rigidity of the latching hook is dimensioned such that the release force is greater than the weight of the trim element.
  • the resilience of the latching hook forms the only flexibility within the connection system, so that thereby the self-holding force of the cladding element is determined on the guide rail.
  • the guide rail has adjacent to the groove on a screw receptacle into which a screw element can be screwed, wherein by screwing the screw member, a clamping of the web is formed on the guide rail. Therefore, the serves self-locking locking of the cladding element on the guide rail only the pre-assembly, so that the final attachment of the cladding element to the guide rail is done by a screw. If the screw element is screwed into the screw receptacle, then the web is clamped against the guide rail, since it extends at least partially under the screw head of the screw element.
  • the web can be made with a length that extends beyond the screw receptacle, and the screw member can be passed through a hole in the web, thereby screwing the fairing element over the web to the guide rail.
  • the screw element can be mounted captively on the web of the cladding element, so that the screw element is already positioned for screwing into the screw holder by locking the cladding element on the guide rail.
  • the screw receptacle is oriented at an angle to the vertical joining direction to screw the screw member from the direction of symmetry of the guide rail.
  • the guide rail is executed symmetrically on the left and right sides of the travel path of the carriage unit, so that a plane of symmetry lies on half the width of the guide rail.
  • the L-shaped cladding element is attached to the guide rail such that the short leg of the L-shape points in the direction of the plane of symmetry. Since the screw receptacle is inside when the cladding element is joined, a bevelled screw receptacle can be used to externally screw the screw element into the screw receptacle by manually guiding the tool through the gap located between the opposing ones on the guide rail Covering elements extends.
  • FIG. 1 Another embodiment of the ceiling rail system has a latching hook with a Nasenanformung, which engages in the joining arrangement of the cladding element in a detent geometry forming the undercut in the outer side of the guide rail.
  • the latching between the Nasenanformung and the detent geometry is such that the Nasenanformung at any time again from the detent geometry is solvable.
  • the latching hook springs back towards the outside of the cladding element when it is moved to the guide rail. If the nasal shaping engages in the latching geometry, the latching hook snaps back out of its rebound spring position, and a positive connection is created between the nasal molding of the latching hook and the latching geometry on the guide rail.
  • the transition of the cladding element in the latching hook on a cross-sectional constriction is reduced, so that the latching hook can already spring back by lower force, and the Nasenanformung can move over the locking geometry on the guide rail.
  • a further advantageous embodiment of the guide rail has butt joint arrangements in order to connect a plurality of guide rails in the direction of travel of the carriage unit.
  • a ceiling rail system consists of a plurality of guide rails, with straight elements and curved elements connected to each other become. The connection is made via butt connection arrangements, which are introduced into a receiving geometry in the end side of the guide rail.
  • the butt connectors consist of metal webs which can be screwed on their first side to a first guide rail and on their second side to a second guide rail. The screwing of the butt joint arrangements takes place from the jointing direction, from which the cladding elements can be attached to the guide rails.
  • the cross section of the guide rail is formed box-shaped, wherein the guide rails are preferably formed from an aluminum extruded profile.
  • the box profile of the guide rail has a substantially rectangular shape, wherein the upper side Befest Trentsanformungen are provided for attaching the guide rail to the ceiling of the room. Laterally, the locking geometries described input are mounted on both the left outside and on the right outside of the guide rail.
  • the guide rail On the underside, the guide rail has two facing in the direction of the plane of symmetry areas, wherein the groove, the screw holder and the butt connector assembly are introduced in the lower outer side of the guide rail.
  • Said geometries may extend over the entire length of the guide rail, wherein the screw receptacle is introduced either as a bore at regular intervals or also extends as a longitudinal groove along the guide rail and the screw member is a self-tapping screw in the flanks of the groove-like screw receptacle Screwing in a thread forms.
  • the screw holder is designed as a longitudinally extending screw channel or longitudinal groove with threads, so that a metric screw can be screwed in at any position repeatedly.
  • the guide rail has inwardly directed guide surfaces, which cooperates with a arranged on the carriage unit guide means for guiding the carriage unit.
  • the guide rail has no closed box profile, but the areas in which at least the groove, the screw receptacle and the butt connector assembly are inserted on the underside, extend left and right sides in the direction of the axis of symmetry, and terminate in opposing guide surfaces, for guiding the Cart unit interact with a guide device.
  • the carriage unit is arranged in a roller carriage arranged on the upper side of the guide device and running in the guide rail and in a drive unit arranged below the guide rail, wherein the cladding elements form the lateral cover of the drive unit.
  • the roller carriage is received within the cavity of the guide rail.
  • the connection between the roller carriage and the drive unit is consequently formed by the guide device, which may for example comprise a guide roller. This rolls on the inwardly directed guide surfaces, so that a guide of the carriage unit is created within the guide rail.
  • the roller carriage on at least two rollers, which roll on trained in the direction of the axis of symmetry of the guide rail rolling surfaces.
  • the rolling surfaces are formed on the areas of the guide rail, in which at least each of the screw receptacle, the groove and the butt connector arrangement is introduced at the bottom.
  • the roller carriage may have two or four rollers, wherein the rollers may be made of a plastic material to roll on the rolling surfaces of the existing aluminum guide rail.
  • the rollers may be made of a metal, wherein the rolling surfaces of the guide rail for Recording of Abrolleinlagen are formed to form a minimum wear rolling contact between the rollers and the Abrolleinlagen.
  • These may for example consist of spring steel to avoid contact of the aluminum material of the guide rail with the existing metal rollers.
  • the roller carriage In order to feed and / or control a drive motor accommodated in the drive unit, which serves for moving the wall element in the guide rail, the roller carriage has at least one current collector which interacts with at least one associated busbar in a current-transmitting and / or signal-transmitting manner.
  • three busbars may be mounted, which are inside of the guide rail by means of insulators.
  • a ceiling rail system with a guide rail which can be easily produced by means of a continuous casting process and fulfills all functions for operating self-propelled carriage units for moving wall elements.
  • the guide rail offers the possibility to lock cladding elements on this, and possibly to screw on a lower side access with a tool, the cladding elements on the guide rail.
  • a ceiling rail system is created, which allows a much easier installation of the cladding elements, and yet by specially designed guide rails all functions an automatically operating ceiling rail system for moving wall elements met.
  • FIG. 1 a is a ceiling rail system 1 is shown with a guide rail 2, on the underside both left and right each a trim element 3 is mounted.
  • the joining direction 6 is indicated by an arrow, wherein the right cladding element 3 has already advanced so far for latching in the joining direction 6, that the latching hook 5 is arranged shortly before the locking in the locking geometry 4.
  • the left cladding element 3 is still on the joining path, so that this is shown offset below the cladding element 3 shown on the right side.
  • the cladding elements 3 have webs 8 which point in the direction of the plane of symmetry 12 of the guide rail 2. At the webs 8 projections 8a are mounted, which can engage in an associated groove 9 within the guide rail 2. Now, the screw elements 11 as shown in FIG Figure 1c screwed into the screw receptacles 10 with the tool 24, so clamp the screw members 11, the webs 8 against the guide rail. 2
  • butt joint assemblies 13 are provided. These consist of web elements which extend over the butt joint of the guide rails 2 away and are screwed in each of the guide rail 2. Consequently, a transition between two guide rails 2 can be ensured without having an offset from each other.
  • FIG. 1b shows a ceiling rail system 1 with a guide rail 2 and a left-side and a right-side cladding element 3, wherein the right-side lining element 3 is already locked to the guide rail 2.
  • the cladding element 3 shown on the left side is located shortly before the latching, so that springback of the latching hook 5 is shown in order to move it over the latching geometry 4 on the guide rail 2.
  • the cladding elements 3 can be screwed by a screw member 11 and an associated tool 24, wherein the tool 24 can be supplied from the underside of the guide rail 2.
  • the screw 11 can still be used in the associated screw receptacles 10.
  • the Figure 1c shows the ceiling rail system 1 with the guide rail 2 and the associated cladding elements 3 in the state in which the cladding elements 3 are already firmly locked to the guide rail 2.
  • FIGS. 2a and 2b show the ceiling rail system 1 with the guide rail 2 and two respectively arranged cladding elements 3 in a cross-sectional view.
  • a carriage unit is shown, which consist of a roller carriage 16 and a drive unit 17. Between the roller carriage 16 and the drive unit 17, a guide device 15 is shown to guide the carriage unit within the guide rail 2.
  • the guide device 15 consists of a plastic roller which is guided on the left side and the right side in the guide rail 2.
  • FIG. 2a a first embodiment of the rollers 18 is shown, which are mounted in the roller carriage 16. At least one of the two Casters 18 can be driven by the drive motor 22, which is part of the drive unit 17.
  • the drive motor 22 drives via a gear 26, the at least one roller 18, which rolls on an inner surface in the guide rail 2. If the rollers 18 made of a plastic material, it is possible to form a rolling contact directly between the rollers 18 and the surface of the rolling surface in the guide rail 2.
  • the embodiment according to the FIG. 2b has a ceiling rail system 1 that has rollers 18, which are made of a metallic material.
  • the rolling surfaces 23 of the guide rail 2 for receiving Abrolleinlagen 19 are formed. These may consist of a steel material to form a wear-minimal rolling contact.
  • the guide device is represented by a guide roller, which consists of a plastic material. This rolls against the guide surfaces 14, which are formed on the inside of the guide rail 2.
  • FIG. 3 shows the Verrastungsan himself a cladding element 3 on the guide rail 2 in a detailed view.
  • the joining direction for locking the cladding element 3 is shown by the arrow 6.
  • the transition between the cladding element 3 and the latching hook 5 has a cross-sectional constriction 7 in order to allow improved resilience of the latching hook 5, when the Nasenanformung 5a is moved at the end of the latching hook 5 via the latching geometry 4 in the guide rail 2.
  • the latching hook 5 is shown in a partially spring-back position, wherein the undeformed position of the latching hook 5 is shown by a dash-dotted outline.
  • a web 8 is formed on the cladding element 3, which has a projection 8a.
  • the projection 8a projects into a groove 9, which is introduced in the guide rail 2.
  • the guide rail 2 Adjacent to the groove 9, the guide rail 2 has a screw receptacle 10 which is angled at an angle ⁇ to the joining direction 6 is introduced.
  • the screw member can be screwed, and the end side of the web 8 is clamped against the guide rail 2.
  • the screw receptacle can be designed as a longitudinal screw channel or longitudinal groove with threads, so that a metric screw can be screwed in at any position repeatedly.
  • FIG. 4 shows a further cross section through the ceiling rail system 1 with a carriage unit, which consists.
  • the upper-side roller carriage 16 and the lower-side drive unit 17 With respect to their essential structural components of the guide means 15, the upper-side roller carriage 16 and the lower-side drive unit 17.
  • the guidance of the guide device 15 takes place both to the left side and to the right side via a respective guide surface 14 which is attached to the guide rail 2.
  • the ceiling rail system 1 further has current collectors 20 in order to enable a supply current for the drive motor 22 and / or a signal transmission from busbars 2 introduced in the guide rail 2. Consequently, the carriage unit can move in the guide rail 2, and a current or signal is transferable to the carriage unit regardless of the travel position.
  • the busbars 21 are received in the guide rail 2 via insulators 26.
  • the invention is not limited in its execution to the above-mentioned preferred embodiment. Rather, a number of variants is conceivable, which makes use of the illustrated solution even with fundamentally different versions.
  • the latching geometry 4 can be formed continuously along the guide rail 2 in the direction of travel or the latching geometry 4 is located at regular intervals on the outside of the guide rail 2.
  • the lining elements 3 can have a continuous latching hook 5, or this is the respective distances of the latching geometries 4th adapted to the guide rail 2, so that a plurality of latching hooks 5 are formed on the cladding element 3.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung richtet sich auf ein Deckenschienensystem mit einer Führungsschiene, in der über eine Wageneinheit wenigstens ein Wandelement aufgenommen ist, wobei an der Führungsschiene mindestens ein Verkleidungselement anbringbar ist.The present invention is directed to a ceiling rail system with a guide rail in which at least one wall element is received via a carriage unit, wherein at least one cladding element can be attached to the guide rail.

Deckenschienensysteme mit einer Führungsschiene werden dazu verwendet, Wandelemente, die über Wageneinheiten in der Führungsschiene aufgenommen sind, in dieser zu halten und zu verfahren. Neben manuell verfahrbaren Wandelementen sind Wageneinheiten mit Antriebseinheiten bekannt, um die Wageneinheiten und folgend die Wandelemente motorbetrieben in der Führungsschiene zu verfahren. Die Führungsschienen derartiger Deckenschienensysteme sind an der Decke eines Raumes montiert, wobei die Wandelemente zwischen einer Parkposition und einer eine Trennwand bildende Position verfahrbar sind. Die Räume, in denen derartige Trennwandsysteme Verwendung finden, betreffen zumeist Vortragsräume, Cafeterien, Empfangsbereiche von Geschäftsräumen oder Kundenbereiche von Banken.Ceiling rail systems with a guide rail are used to hold and move wall elements which are received in the guide rail via carriage units. In addition to manually movable wall elements carriage units with drive units are known to move the carriage units and following the wall elements motorized in the guide rail. The guide rails of such ceiling rail systems are mounted on the ceiling of a room, wherein the wall elements between a parking position and a partition forming position are movable. The rooms in which such partition systems are used usually concern lecture rooms, cafeterias, reception areas of business premises or customer areas of banks.

An den Führungsschienen können seitlich angeordnete Verkleidungselemente angebracht werden, die den Bewegungsraum der Wageneinheiten zwischen der Führungsschiene und den Wandelementen seitlich abdecken. Die Verkleidungselemente werden manuell an der Führungsschiene befestigt, wobei die Befestigung durch einen Monteur über Kopf erfolgen muss. Bekannt sind Befestigungsmittel, die aus in der Führungsschiene aufgenommenen Nutensteinen und in diese einschraubbare Schraubelemente gebildet sind. Dadurch wird die Montage der Verkleidungselemente erheblich erschwert, die übliche Längen von bis zu drei Metern und mehr aufweisen. Nach der Erstmontage müssen die Verkleidungselemente häufig vorübergehend entfernt werden, um beispielsweise Wartungsarbeiten an den Wageneinheiten vorzunehmen, die in der Führungsschiene aufgenommen sind.On the guide rails laterally arranged cladding elements can be attached, which cover the movement space of the carriage units between the guide rail and the wall elements laterally. The cladding elements are manually attached to the guide rail, the attachment must be done by a fitter over head. Fasteners are known which are formed from slot nuts received in the guide rail and screw elements which can be screwed into them. This will be the Installation of the cladding elements considerably difficult, the usual lengths of up to three meters and more have. After initial assembly, the trim panels often need to be temporarily removed, for example, to perform maintenance on the carriage units received in the guide rail.

Eine weitere Erschwernis der Handhabung und Montage der Verkleidungselemente wird dadurch gebildet, dass die Deckenschienensysteme häufig angrenzend an Wände oder an abgehängten Decken montiert werden, wobei sich die Verbindungsebene zwischen der Wageneinheit und dem Wandelement auf der Höhe der abgehängten Zwischendecke befindet. Folglich müssen die Verkleidungselemente im Raum oberhalb der Zwischendecke oder angrenzend an die Raumwand mit der Führungsschiene verbunden werden. Für eine derartige Deckenanordnung sind herkömmlich bekannte Verbindungsmittel wie Nutensteine und zugeordnete Schraubenelemente nicht verwendbar.Another complication of the handling and assembly of the trim elements is that the overhead rail systems are often mounted adjacent to walls or suspended ceilings, with the junction plane between the carriage unit and the wall element being at the level of the suspended false ceiling. Consequently, the cladding elements in the space above the false ceiling or adjacent to the room wall must be connected to the guide rail. Conventionally known connection means such as sliding blocks and associated screw elements can not be used for such a ceiling arrangement.

Die DE 197 57 122 A1 offenbart ein Deckenschienensystem gemäß den Merkmalen des Oberbegriffs des Anspruchs 1, wobei das Deckenschienensystem einer Führungsschiene aufweist, in der über eine Wageneinheit wenigstens ein Wandelement aufgenommen ist, wobei die Führungsschiene eine Rastgeometrie aufweist, und wobei ferner die Führungsschiene eine Nut aufweist, wobei die Führungsschiene angrenzend an die Nut eine Schraubenaufnahme aufweist, und wobei die Schraubenaufnahme in einem Winkel zur vertikalen Fügerichtung ausgebildet ist.The DE 197 57 122 A1 discloses a ceiling rail system according to the features of the preamble of claim 1, wherein the ceiling rail system comprises a guide rail in which via a carriage unit at least one wall element is received, wherein the guide rail has a latching geometry, and further wherein the guide rail has a groove, wherein the guide rail adjacent to the groove has a screw receptacle, and wherein the screw receptacle is formed at an angle to the vertical joining direction.

Es ist daher die Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, ein Deckenschienensystem mit einer Führungsschiene und mindestens einem an dieser anbringbaren Verkleidungselement derart weiterzubilden, dass die Montage des Verkleidungselementes an der Führungsschiene erleichtert ist.It is therefore an object of the present invention, a ceiling rail system with a guide rail and at least one attachable to this cladding element such that the assembly of the cladding element is facilitated on the guide rail.

Diese Aufgabe wird ausgehend von einem Deckenschienensystem zur Führung von Wandelementen gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruches 1 in Verbindung mit den kennzeichnenden Merkmalen gelöst. Vorteilhafte Weiterbildungen der Erfindung sind in den abhängigen Ansprüchen angegeben.This object is achieved on the basis of a ceiling rail system for guiding wall elements according to the preamble of claim 1 in conjunction with the characterizing features. Advantageous developments of the invention are specified in the dependent claims.

Die Erfindung schließt die technische Lehre ein, dass die Führungsschiene angrenzend an eine Nut eine Schraubenaufnahme aufweist, in die ein Schraubenelement einschraubbar ist, und durch Einschrauben eines Schraubenelementes eine Klemmung eines Steges an der Führungsschiene gebildet ist und die Schraubenaufnahme in einem Winkel zur vertikalen Fügerichtung ausgebildet ist, um das Schraubenelement aus Richtung einer Symmetrieebene der Führungsschiene einzuschrauben, wobei die Symmetrieebene auf der Hälfte der Breite der Führungsschiene liegt.The invention includes the technical teaching that the guide rail adjacent to a groove having a screw receptacle into which a screw member is screwed, and by screwing a screw member clamping a web is formed on the guide rail and the screw receptacle formed at an angle to the vertical joining direction is to screw the screw member from the direction of a plane of symmetry of the guide rail, wherein the plane of symmetry lies on half the width of the guide rail.

Die Erfindung geht dabei von dem Gedanken aus, eine Verrastung des Verkleidungselementes an der Führungsschiene zu nutzen, um die Montage des Verkleidungselementes durch einen Monteur in Überkopfposition zu erleichtern. Dieser muss das Verkleidungselement lediglich in die Führungsschiene einrasten. Die Fügerichtung ist unidirektional ausgebildet, das heißt, dass die Fügerichtung aus einer einzigen Richtung erfolgen kann, und das Verkleidungselement lediglich in einer Ebene gegen die Führungsschiene bewegt werden muss. Der am Verkleidungselement angeordnete Rasthaken rastet dabei in eine Rastgeometrie der Führungsschiene ein. Sowohl der Rasthaken als auch die Rastgeometrie können einzeln oder gemeinsam jeweils durchgehend über der gesamten Länge der Führungsschiene ausgeführt sein, wobei auch eine Anzahl von einzelnen Rasthaken mit zugeordneten Rastgeometrien an der Führungsschiene vorgesehen sein können.The invention is based on the idea to use a locking of the cladding element on the guide rail to facilitate the assembly of the cladding element by an installer in overhead position. This must only engage the cladding element in the guide rail. The joining direction is unidirectional, that is, the joining direction can be made from a single direction, and the cladding element must be moved only in a plane against the guide rail. The latching hook arranged on the cladding element engages in a latching geometry of the guide rail. Both the latching hook and the latching geometry can be carried out individually or jointly in each case continuously over the entire length of the guide rail, it also being possible for a number of individual latching hooks with assigned latching geometries to be provided on the guide rail.

Die Führungsschiene ist an der Decke eines Raumes angebracht und erstreckt sich die unidirektionale Führungsrichtung in vertikaler Richtung unterseitig der Führungsschiene derart, dass das Verkleidungselement von unten in Richtung gegen die Führungsschiene gefügt werden kann. Der Monteur kann das Verkleidungselement in vertikaler Richtung nach oben gegen die Führungsschiene bewegen, so dass aufgrund der erfindungsgemäßen Rastanordnung zwischen dem Rasthaken und der Rastgeometrie das Verkleidungselement selbsthaltend an der Führungsschiene angehängt werden kann. Folglich ist eine Einmann-Montage eines Verkleidungselementes an der Führungsschiene möglich, da nicht zunächst ein erster Monteur die Führungsschiene halten muss, und gleichzeitig ein zweiter Monteur die Verschraubung zwischen dem Verkleidungselement und der Führungsschiene vornimmt.The guide rail is attached to the ceiling of a room and extends the unidirectional guide direction in the vertical direction below the guide rail such that the cladding element can be joined from below in the direction against the guide rail. The fitter can move the cladding element in the vertical direction upwards against the guide rail, so that due to the latching arrangement according to the invention between the latching hook and the latching geometry, the cladding element can be attached to the guide rail in a self-holding manner. Consequently, a one-man assembly of a cladding element on the guide rail is possible because not first a first mechanic must hold the guide rail, and at the same time a second fitter makes the screw connection between the cladding element and the guide rail.

Das Verkleidungselement ist in Gestalt eines L-Profils mit einem langen und einem kurzen Schenkel ausgebildet, wobei sich der lange Schenkel in der vertikalen Fügerichtung erstreckt. Die Gestalt des Verkleidungselementes ist bedingt durch den abzudeckenden Bereich, der durch den Bewegungsbereich der Wageneinheit in Längsrichtung der Führungsschiene entsteht. Der lange Schenkel des Verkleidungselementes bildet die vertikale Außenfläche der Verkleidung, wobei der kurze Schenkel des Verkleidungselementes im montierten Zustand eine Verblendung bildet, um den Schlitz, der in der Decke des Raumes zu erkennen ist, möglichst zu minimieren. Die Breite des Schlitzes ist bedingt durch die Verbindungsgeometrie zwischen dem Wandelement und der Wageneinheit, die in Form eines Tragbolzens ausgeführt ist. Dieser ist im Durchmesser kleiner als die Breite der Führungsschiene, so dass die Differenzbreite durch die kurzen Schenkel der beidseitig angebrachten Verkleidungselemente abgedeckt wird.The cladding element is in the form of an L-shaped profile with a long and a short leg, wherein the long leg extends in the vertical joining direction. The shape of the cladding element is due to the area to be covered, which is formed by the range of movement of the carriage unit in the longitudinal direction of the guide rail. The long leg of the trim element forms the vertical outer surface of the trim, wherein the short leg of the trim element in the assembled state forms a veneer to minimize the slot that can be seen in the ceiling of the room as possible minimize. The width of the slot is due to the connection geometry between the wall element and the carriage unit, which is designed in the form of a support pin. This is smaller in diameter than the width of the guide rail, so that the difference width is covered by the short legs of the both sides mounted cladding elements.

Zur Verrastung des Verkleidungselementes an der Führungsschiene ist der Rasthaken am Ende des langen und vertikal verlaufenden Schenkels des Verkleidungselementes angeordnet und erstreckt sich in Verlängerung der Schenkelachse. Der Rasthaken kann außenseitig homogen in den langen Schenkel des Verkleidungselementes übergehen, so dass keine optische Unterbrechung zwischen dem Bereich des Rasthakens und dem Bereich des langen und vertikal verlaufenden Schenkels des Verkleidungselementes entsteht.For latching of the cladding element on the guide rail of the latching hook is arranged at the end of the long and vertically extending leg of the cladding element and extending in extension of the leg axis. The latching hook can on the outside pass homogeneously into the long limb of the cladding element, so that no optical interruption arises between the region of the latching hook and the region of the long and vertically extending limb of the cladding element.

Dabei weist das Verkleidungselement angrenzend an den Bereich der Querschnittsverengung einen Steg mit einem Vorsprung auf, wobei die Führungsschiene eine Nut besitzt, in die der Vorsprung zur Selbsthaltung des Verkleidungselementes an der Führungsschiene eingreift. Der Vorsprung kommt an einer Flanke der Nut zur Anlage, und bildet den Gegenhalt gegen die Verrastung des Rasthakens in der Rastgeometrie, die in der Führungsschiene eingebracht ist. Erst durch die Zusammenwirkung des Formschlusses, der durch den Vorsprung des Steges gegen die Flanke der Nut entsteht, und der Verrastung des Rasthakens in der Rastgeometrie kann das Verkleidungselement selbsthaltend an der Führungsschiene angebracht werden, und es muss erst eine Lösekraft aufgebracht werden, um das Verkleidungselement entgegen der Fügerichtung wieder von der Führungsschiene zu lösen. Die Steifigkeit des Rasthakens ist derart bemessen, dass die Lösekraft größer ist als die Gewichtskraft des Verkleidungselementes. Die Rückfederung des Rasthakens bildet dabei die einzige Nachgiebigkeit innerhalb des Verbindungssystems, so dass dadurch die Selbsthaltekraft des Verkleidungselementes an der Führungsschiene bestimmt wird.In this case, the cladding element adjacent to the region of the cross-sectional constriction on a web with a projection, wherein the guide rail has a groove into which engages the projection for latching the cladding element on the guide rail. The projection comes to an edge of the groove to the plant, and forms the counterhold against the locking of the latching hook in the locking geometry, which is introduced in the guide rail. Only by the interaction of the positive connection, which is formed by the projection of the web against the flank of the groove, and the latching of the latching hook in the latching geometry, the cladding element can be mounted self-holding on the guide rail, and it must first be applied a release force to the cladding element to loosen again from the guide rail against the joining direction. The rigidity of the latching hook is dimensioned such that the release force is greater than the weight of the trim element. The resilience of the latching hook forms the only flexibility within the connection system, so that thereby the self-holding force of the cladding element is determined on the guide rail.

Die Führungsschiene weist angrenzend an die Nut eine Schraubenaufnahme auf, in die ein Schraubenelement einschraubbar ist, wobei durch Einschrauben des Schraubenelementes eine Klemmung des Steges an der Führungsschiene gebildet wird. Daher dient die selbsthaltende Verrastung des Verkleidungselementes an der Führungsschiene lediglich der Vormontage, so dass die endgültige Befestigung des Verkleidungselementes an der Führungsschiene durch eine Verschraubung erfolgt. Wird das Schraubenelement in die Schraubenaufnahme eingeschraubt, so wird der Steg gegen die Führungsschiene geklemmt, da sich dieser wenigstens teilweise unter den Schraubenkopf des Schraubenelementes hin erstreckt. Der Steg kann mit einer Länge ausgeführt werden, die sich über die Schraubenaufnahme hinweg erstreckt, und das Schraubenelement kann durch ein Loch im Steg geführt werden, wodurch ein Verschrauben des Verkleidungselementes über den Steg an die Führungsschiene erfolgt. Weiterführend kann das Schraubenelement verliersicher am Steg des Verkleidungselementes angebracht sein, so dass allein durch Verrasten des Verkleidungselementes an der Führungsschiene das Schraubenelement bereits zur Verschraubung in die Schraubenaufnahme positioniert ist.The guide rail has adjacent to the groove on a screw receptacle into which a screw element can be screwed, wherein by screwing the screw member, a clamping of the web is formed on the guide rail. Therefore, the serves self-locking locking of the cladding element on the guide rail only the pre-assembly, so that the final attachment of the cladding element to the guide rail is done by a screw. If the screw element is screwed into the screw receptacle, then the web is clamped against the guide rail, since it extends at least partially under the screw head of the screw element. The web can be made with a length that extends beyond the screw receptacle, and the screw member can be passed through a hole in the web, thereby screwing the fairing element over the web to the guide rail. Furthermore, the screw element can be mounted captively on the web of the cladding element, so that the screw element is already positioned for screwing into the screw holder by locking the cladding element on the guide rail.

Die Schraubenaufnahme ist in einem Winkel zur vertikalen Fügerichtung ausgerichtet, um das Schraubenelement aus Richtung der Symmetrieebene der Führungsschiene einzuschrauben. Die Führungsschiene ist links- und rechtsseitig des Verfahrweges der Wageneinheit symmetrisch ausgeführt, so dass eine Symmetrieebene auf der Hälfte der Breite der Führungsschiene liegt. Das L-förmige Verkleidungselement wird derart an die Führungsschiene angebracht, dass der kurze Schenkel der L-Form in Richtung zur Symmetrieebene zeigt. Da die Schraubenaufnahme bei gefügtem Verkleidungselement innenseitig liegt, kann durch eine angeschrägte Schraubenaufnahme ein Werkzeug verwendet werden, dass von außen ein Verschrauben des Schraubenelementes in die Schraubenaufnahme ermöglicht, indem das Werkzeug manuell durch den Spalt geführt wird, der sich zwischen den gegenüberliegend an der Führungsschiene angebrachten Verkleidungselementen erstreckt. Damit kann eine Verschraubung der Verkleidungselemente an der Führungsschiene von der Unterseite der Decke erfolgen, so dass die Verschraubung auch dann mit einem Werkzeug möglich ist, wenn sich die Führungsschiene und die Verkleidungselemente hinter der Zwischendecke oder angrenzend an eine Raumwand befinden, da eine seitliche Zugänglichkeit der Verkleidungselemente zur Verschraubung an die Führungsschiene nicht erforderlich ist.The screw receptacle is oriented at an angle to the vertical joining direction to screw the screw member from the direction of symmetry of the guide rail. The guide rail is executed symmetrically on the left and right sides of the travel path of the carriage unit, so that a plane of symmetry lies on half the width of the guide rail. The L-shaped cladding element is attached to the guide rail such that the short leg of the L-shape points in the direction of the plane of symmetry. Since the screw receptacle is inside when the cladding element is joined, a bevelled screw receptacle can be used to externally screw the screw element into the screw receptacle by manually guiding the tool through the gap located between the opposing ones on the guide rail Covering elements extends. This can be a screwing of the cladding elements on the guide rail from the bottom of the Ceiling done so that the screw is also possible with a tool when the guide rail and the cladding elements are behind the false ceiling or adjacent to a room wall, since a lateral accessibility of the cladding elements for screwing to the guide rail is not required.

Eine weitere Ausführungsform des Deckenschienensystems weist einen Rasthaken mit einer Nasenanformung auf, die in Fügeanordnung des Verkleidungselementes in eine die Rastgeometrie bildende Hinterschneidung in der Außenseite der Führungsschiene einrastet. Die Verrastung zwischen der Nasenanformung und der Rastgeometrie erfolgt derart, dass die Nasenanformung jederzeit wieder aus der Rastgeometrie lösbar ist. Der Rasthaken federt in Richtung zur Außenseite des Verkleidungselementes zurück, wenn dieses an die Führungsschiene bewegt wird. Rastet die Nasenanformung in die Rastgeometrie ein, schnappt der Rasthaken wieder aus seiner Rückfederposition zurück, und es entsteht ein Formschluss zwischen der Nasenanformung des Rasthakens und der Rastgeometrie an der Führungsschiene. Zur besseren Rückfederung des Rasthakens am Verkleidungselement weist der Übergang des Verkleidungselementes in den Rasthaken eine Querschnittsverengung auf. Hierdurch wird die Steifigkeit der Verbindung zwischen dem Rasthaken und dem Verkleidungselement reduziert, so dass der Rasthaken bereits durch geringere Krafteinwirkung zurückfedern kann, und die Nasenanformung kann sich über die Rastgeometrie an der Führungsschiene bewegen.Another embodiment of the ceiling rail system has a latching hook with a Nasenanformung, which engages in the joining arrangement of the cladding element in a detent geometry forming the undercut in the outer side of the guide rail. The latching between the Nasenanformung and the detent geometry is such that the Nasenanformung at any time again from the detent geometry is solvable. The latching hook springs back towards the outside of the cladding element when it is moved to the guide rail. If the nasal shaping engages in the latching geometry, the latching hook snaps back out of its rebound spring position, and a positive connection is created between the nasal molding of the latching hook and the latching geometry on the guide rail. For better resilience of the latching hook on the cladding element, the transition of the cladding element in the latching hook on a cross-sectional constriction. As a result, the rigidity of the connection between the latching hook and the cladding element is reduced, so that the latching hook can already spring back by lower force, and the Nasenanformung can move over the locking geometry on the guide rail.

Eine weitere vorteilhafte Ausführungsform der Führungsschiene weist Stoßverbindungsanordnungen auf, um mehrere Führungsschienen in Verfahrrichtung der Wageneinheit miteinander zu verbinden. Ein Deckenschienensystem besteht aus einer Vielzahl von Führungsschienen, wobei gerade Elemente und Kurvenelemente miteinander verbunden werden. Die Verbindung erfolgt über Stoßverbindungsanordnungen, die in eine Aufnahmegeometrie in der Endseite der Führungsschiene eingebracht werden. Die Stoßverbinder bestehen aus Metallstegen, die an ihrer ersten Seite mit einer ersten Führungsschiene und an ihrer zweiten Seite mit einer zweiten Führungsschiene verschraubt werden können. Die Verschraubung der Stoßverbindungsanordnungen erfolgt aus der Fügerichtung, aus der die Verkleidungselemente an die Führungschienen angebracht werden können.A further advantageous embodiment of the guide rail has butt joint arrangements in order to connect a plurality of guide rails in the direction of travel of the carriage unit. A ceiling rail system consists of a plurality of guide rails, with straight elements and curved elements connected to each other become. The connection is made via butt connection arrangements, which are introduced into a receiving geometry in the end side of the guide rail. The butt connectors consist of metal webs which can be screwed on their first side to a first guide rail and on their second side to a second guide rail. The screwing of the butt joint arrangements takes place from the jointing direction, from which the cladding elements can be attached to the guide rails.

Der Querschnitt der Führungsschiene ist kastenförmig ausgebildet, wobei die Führungsschienen vorzugsweise aus einem Aluminium-Stranggussprofil gebildet werden. Das Kastenprofil der Führungsschiene weist im Wesentlichen eine Rechteckform auf, wobei oberseitig Befestigungsanformungen zur Anbringung der Führungsschiene an die Decke des Raumes vorgesehen sind. Seitlich sind die Eingangs beschriebenen Rastgeometrien sowohl auf der linken Außenseite als auch auf der rechten Außenseite der Führungsschiene angebracht. Auf der Unterseite besitzt die Führungsschiene zwei in Richtung zur Symmetrieebene weisende Bereiche, wobei die Nut, die Schraubenaufnahme und die Stoßverbinderanordnung in der unteren Außenseite der Führungsschiene eingebracht sind. Die genannten Geometrien können sich über der gesamten Länge der Führungsschiene erstrecken, wobei die Schraubenaufnahme entweder als Bohrung in regelmäßigen Abständen eingebracht ist oder sich ebenfalls als Längsnut entlang der Führungsschiene erstreckt und das Schraubenelement eine selbst schneidende Schraube ist, die in den Flanken der nutartigen Schraubenaufnahme beim Einschrauben ein Gewinde bildet.The cross section of the guide rail is formed box-shaped, wherein the guide rails are preferably formed from an aluminum extruded profile. The box profile of the guide rail has a substantially rectangular shape, wherein the upper side Befestigungsanformungen are provided for attaching the guide rail to the ceiling of the room. Laterally, the locking geometries described input are mounted on both the left outside and on the right outside of the guide rail. On the underside, the guide rail has two facing in the direction of the plane of symmetry areas, wherein the groove, the screw holder and the butt connector assembly are introduced in the lower outer side of the guide rail. Said geometries may extend over the entire length of the guide rail, wherein the screw receptacle is introduced either as a bore at regular intervals or also extends as a longitudinal groove along the guide rail and the screw member is a self-tapping screw in the flanks of the groove-like screw receptacle Screwing in a thread forms.

In besonders vorteilhafter Ausführung ist die Schraubenaufnahme als längserstreckender Schraubkanal oder Längsnut mit Gewindegängen ausgeführt, so dass eine metrische Schraube an jeder beliebigen Position wiederholt eingeschraubt werden kann.In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the screw holder is designed as a longitudinally extending screw channel or longitudinal groove with threads, so that a metric screw can be screwed in at any position repeatedly.

Es ist von Vorteil, wenn die Führungsschiene nach innen gerichtete Führungsflächen aufweist, die mit einer an der Wageneinheit angeordneten Führungseinrichtung zur Führung der Wageneinheit zusammenwirkt. Die Führungsschiene weist dabei kein geschlossenes Kastenprofil auf, sondern die Bereiche, in denen wenigstens die Nut, die Schraubenaufnahme und die Stoßverbinderanordnung unterseitig eingebracht sind, erstrecken sich links- und rechtsseitig in Richtung zur Symmetrieachse, und enden in sich gegenüberliegende Führungsflächen, die zur Führung der Wageneinheit mit einer Führungseinrichtung zusammenwirken. Die Wageneinheit ist in einem oberseitig der Führungseinrichtung angeordneten und in der Führungsschiene laufenden Rollenwagen und in eine unterhalb der Führungsschiene angeordnete Antriebseinheit aufgeteilt, wobei die Verkleidungselemente die seitliche Abdeckung der Antriebseinheit bilden. Hingegen ist der Rollenwagen innerhalb des Hohlraumes der Führungsschiene aufgenommen. Die Verbindung zwischen dem Rollenwagen und der Antriebseinheit wird folglich durch die Führungseinrichtung gebildet, die beispielsweise eine Führungsrolle umfassen kann. Diese wälzt an den nach innen gerichteten Führungsflächen ab, so dass eine Führung der Wageneinheit innerhalb der Führungsschiene geschaffen ist.It is advantageous if the guide rail has inwardly directed guide surfaces, which cooperates with a arranged on the carriage unit guide means for guiding the carriage unit. The guide rail has no closed box profile, but the areas in which at least the groove, the screw receptacle and the butt connector assembly are inserted on the underside, extend left and right sides in the direction of the axis of symmetry, and terminate in opposing guide surfaces, for guiding the Cart unit interact with a guide device. The carriage unit is arranged in a roller carriage arranged on the upper side of the guide device and running in the guide rail and in a drive unit arranged below the guide rail, wherein the cladding elements form the lateral cover of the drive unit. By contrast, the roller carriage is received within the cavity of the guide rail. The connection between the roller carriage and the drive unit is consequently formed by the guide device, which may for example comprise a guide roller. This rolls on the inwardly directed guide surfaces, so that a guide of the carriage unit is created within the guide rail.

Nach einer weiteren vorteilhaften Ausführungsform der Erfindung weist der Rollenwagen wenigstens zwei Laufrollen auf, die auf in Richtung zur Symmetrieachse der Führungsschiene ausgebildeten Abrollflächen abrollen. Die Abrollflächen sind auf den Bereichen der Führungsschiene gebildet, in denen unterseitig jeweils wenigstens die Schraubenaufnahme, die Nut und die Stoßverbinderanordnung eingebracht ist. Der Rollenwagen kann zwei oder vier Laufrollen aufweisen, wobei die Laufrollen aus einem Kunststoffmaterial bestehen können, um auf den Abrollflächen der aus Aluminium bestehenden Führungsschiene abzurollen. Weiterführend können die Laufrollen aus einem Metall hergestellt sein, wobei die Abrollflächen der Führungsschiene zur Aufnahme von Abrolleinlagen ausgebildet sind, um einen verschleißminimalen Wälzkontakt zwischen den Laufrollen und den Abrolleinlagen zu bilden. Diese können beispielsweise aus Federstahl bestehen, um einen Kontakt des Aluminiummaterials der Führungsschiene mit den aus einem Metall bestehenden Laufrollen zu vermeiden.According to a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, the roller carriage on at least two rollers, which roll on trained in the direction of the axis of symmetry of the guide rail rolling surfaces. The rolling surfaces are formed on the areas of the guide rail, in which at least each of the screw receptacle, the groove and the butt connector arrangement is introduced at the bottom. The roller carriage may have two or four rollers, wherein the rollers may be made of a plastic material to roll on the rolling surfaces of the existing aluminum guide rail. Further, the rollers may be made of a metal, wherein the rolling surfaces of the guide rail for Recording of Abrolleinlagen are formed to form a minimum wear rolling contact between the rollers and the Abrolleinlagen. These may for example consist of spring steel to avoid contact of the aluminum material of the guide rail with the existing metal rollers.

Um einen in der Antriebseinheit aufgenommenen Antriebsmotor zu speisen und/oder zu steuern, der zum Verfahren des Wandelementes in der Führungsschiene dient, weist der Rollenwagen zumindest einen Stromabnehmer auf, der mit wenigstens einer zugeordneten Stromschiene strom- und/oder signalübertragend zusammenwirkt. In der Führungsschiene können drei Stromschienen angebracht sein, die innenseitig der Führungsschiene mittels Isolatoren aufgenommen sind. Am Rollenwagen befinden sich Stromabnehmer, die nach Art eines Panthographen eines Elektrozuges den Strom von den Stromschienen abgreifen. Sind drei Stromabnehmer vorgesehen, bildet einer der drei Stromabnehmer die Masse, so dass ein zweiter Stromabnehmer gegen die Masse der Stromversorgung und der dritte Stromabnehmer gegen die Masse eine Signalübertragung ermöglicht.In order to feed and / or control a drive motor accommodated in the drive unit, which serves for moving the wall element in the guide rail, the roller carriage has at least one current collector which interacts with at least one associated busbar in a current-transmitting and / or signal-transmitting manner. In the guide rail three busbars may be mounted, which are inside of the guide rail by means of insulators. There are current collectors on the roller carriage, which pick up the electricity from the busbars in the manner of a pantograph of an electric train. If three pantographs are provided, one of the three pantographs forms the ground, so that a second pantograph against the ground of the power supply and the third pantograph against the ground allows signal transmission.

Erfindungsgemäß wird ein Deckenschienensystem mit einer Führungsschiene geschaffen, die mittels eines Stranggussverfahrens einfach herstellbar ist und alle Funktionen zum Betrieb von selbst angetriebenen Wageneinheiten zum Verfahren von Wandelementen erfüllt. Zugleich bietet die Führungsschiene die Möglichkeit, Verkleidungselemente an dieser zu verrasten, und gegebenenfalls über einen unterseitigen Zugang mit einem Werkzeug die Verkleidungselemente an der Führungsschiene zu verschrauben. Im Ergebnis wird ein Deckenschienensystem geschaffen, welches eine erheblich erleichterte Montage der Verkleidungselemente ermöglicht, und dennoch durch speziell ausgeführte Führungsschienen alle Funktionen eines automatisch arbeitenden Deckenschienensystems zum Verfahren von Wandelementen erfüllt.According to the invention, a ceiling rail system with a guide rail is provided, which can be easily produced by means of a continuous casting process and fulfills all functions for operating self-propelled carriage units for moving wall elements. At the same time, the guide rail offers the possibility to lock cladding elements on this, and possibly to screw on a lower side access with a tool, the cladding elements on the guide rail. As a result, a ceiling rail system is created, which allows a much easier installation of the cladding elements, and yet by specially designed guide rails all functions an automatically operating ceiling rail system for moving wall elements met.

Weitere, die Erfindung verbessernde Maßnahmen werden nachstehend gemeinsam mit der Beschreibung bevorzugter Ausführungsbeispiele der Erfindung anhand der Figuren näher dargestellt.Further, measures improving the invention will be described in more detail below together with the description of preferred embodiments of the invention with reference to FIGS.

Es zeigen:

Figuren 1a-1c:
eine Querschnittsansicht des erfindungsgemäßen Deckenschienensystems mit einer Führungsschiene und an dieser angebrachte Verkleidungselemente in verschiedenen Montagestadien;
Figuren 2a-2b:
eine Querschnittsansicht des Deckenschienensystems und einer Wageneinheit, die wenigstens aus einem Rollwagen, einer Führungseinrichtung und einer Antriebseinheit besteht, wobei unterschiedliche Arten von Laufrollen und Abrollflächen dargestellt sind;
Figur 3:
eine Detailansicht der Rastverbindung eines Verkleidungselementes an der Führungsschiene und
Figur 4:
eine Wageneinheit, die in der Führungsschiene geführt ist und über einen Stromabnehmer verfügt, um einen in der Antriebseinheit aufgenommenen Antriebsmotor zu speisen.
Show it:
FIGS. 1a-1c:
a cross-sectional view of the ceiling rail system according to the invention with a guide rail and attached thereto trim elements in different assembly stages;
FIGS. 2a-2b:
a cross-sectional view of the ceiling rail system and a carriage unit, which consists of at least a trolley, a guide device and a drive unit, wherein different types of rollers and rolling surfaces are shown;
FIG. 3:
a detailed view of the locking connection of a cladding element on the guide rail and
FIG. 4:
a carriage unit which is guided in the guide rail and has a current collector to feed a drive motor received in the drive unit.

In der Figur 1 a ist ein Deckenschienensystem 1 mit einer Führungsschiene 2 gezeigt, an der unterseitig sowohl links als auch rechts jeweils ein Verkleidungselement 3 angebracht ist. Um vor einer späteren Verschraubung der Verkleidungselemente 3 an der Führungsschiene 2 ein vorläufiges Verrasten der Verkleidungselemente 3 an der Führungsschiene 2 zu ermöglichen, weist die Führungsschiene sowohl an der linken Außenfläche als auch an der rechten Außenfläche eine jeweilige Rastgeometrie 4 auf, in die einen am Verkleidungselement 3 angeordneten jeweiligen Rasthaken 5 derart einrastbar ist, dass das Verkleidungselement 3 aus einer unidirektionalen Fügerichtung 6 selbsthaltend an die Führungsschiene 2 anbringbar ist. Die Fügerichtung 6 ist durch einen Pfeil angedeutet, wobei das rechte Verkleidungselement 3 bereits derart weit zur Verrastung in Fügerichtung 6 vorgeschoben ist, dass der Rasthaken 5 kurz vor der Verrastung in der Rastgeometrie 4 angeordnet ist. Das linke Verkleidungselement 3 befindet sich noch auf dem Fügeweg, so dass dieses versetzt unterhalb des rechtsseitig dargestellten Verkleidungselementes 3 gezeigt ist.In the FIG. 1 a is a ceiling rail system 1 is shown with a guide rail 2, on the underside both left and right each a trim element 3 is mounted. In order before a subsequent screwing of the cladding elements 3 on the guide rail 2, a provisional locking of the cladding elements 3 on the To allow guide rail 2, the guide rail on both the left outer surface and on the right outer surface on a respective latching geometry 4, in which a arranged on the cladding element 3 each latching hook 5 is latched such that the cladding element 3 from a unidirectional joining 6 latched to the guide rail 2 can be attached. The joining direction 6 is indicated by an arrow, wherein the right cladding element 3 has already advanced so far for latching in the joining direction 6, that the latching hook 5 is arranged shortly before the locking in the locking geometry 4. The left cladding element 3 is still on the joining path, so that this is shown offset below the cladding element 3 shown on the right side.

Wie in der Darstellung gezeigt, verfügen die Verkleidungselemente 3 über Stege 8, die in Richtung zur Symmetrieebene 12 der Führungsschiene 2 weisen. An den Stegen 8 sind Vorsprünge 8a angebracht, die in einer zugeordneten Nut 9 innerhalb der Führungsschiene 2 eingreifen können. Werden nun die Schraubenelemente 11 gemäß der Darstellung in Figur 1c in die Schraubenaufnahmen 10 mit dem Werkzeug 24 eingeschraubt, so klemmen die Schraubenelemente 11 die Stege 8 gegen die Führungsschiene 2.As shown in the illustration, the cladding elements 3 have webs 8 which point in the direction of the plane of symmetry 12 of the guide rail 2. At the webs 8 projections 8a are mounted, which can engage in an associated groove 9 within the guide rail 2. Now, the screw elements 11 as shown in FIG Figure 1c screwed into the screw receptacles 10 with the tool 24, so clamp the screw members 11, the webs 8 against the guide rail. 2

Um mehrere Führungsschienen 2 miteinander zu verbinden, sind Stoßverbindungsanordnungen 13 vorgesehen. Diese bestehen aus Stegelementen, die sich über die Stoßverbindung der Führungsschienen 2 hinweg erstrecken und in jeder der Führungsschiene 2 verschraubt werden. Folglich kann ein Übergang zwischen zwei Führungsschienen 2 sichergestellt werden, ohne dass diese einen Versatz zueinander aufweisen.In order to connect a plurality of guide rails 2 with each other, butt joint assemblies 13 are provided. These consist of web elements which extend over the butt joint of the guide rails 2 away and are screwed in each of the guide rail 2. Consequently, a transition between two guide rails 2 can be ensured without having an offset from each other.

Figur 1b zeigt ein Deckenschienensystem 1 mit einer Führungsschiene 2 und einem linksseitigen und einem rechtsseitigen Verkleidungselement 3, wobei das rechtsseitige Verkleidungselement 3 bereits an der Führungsschiene 2 verrastet ist. Hingegen befindet sich das linksseitig dargestellte Verkleidungselement 3 kurz vor der Verrastung, so dass eine Rückfederung des Rasthakens 5 gezeigt ist, um dieses über die Rastgeometrie 4 an der Führungsschiene 2 zu bewegen. Nach der Verrastung können die Verkleidungselemente 3 durch ein Schraubenelement 11 und ein zugehöriges Werkzeug 24 verschraubt werden, wobei das Werkzeug 24 von der Unterseite der Führungsschiene 2 zugeführt werden kann. Befinden sich die Verkleidungselemente 3 hinter einer Zwischendecke 25, die in Figur 1a angedeutet ist, so können die Schraubelemente 11 dennoch in die zugeordneten Schraubenaufnahmen 10 eingesetzt werden. FIG. 1b shows a ceiling rail system 1 with a guide rail 2 and a left-side and a right-side cladding element 3, wherein the right-side lining element 3 is already locked to the guide rail 2. By contrast, the cladding element 3 shown on the left side is located shortly before the latching, so that springback of the latching hook 5 is shown in order to move it over the latching geometry 4 on the guide rail 2. After locking, the cladding elements 3 can be screwed by a screw member 11 and an associated tool 24, wherein the tool 24 can be supplied from the underside of the guide rail 2. Are the trim elements 3 behind a false ceiling 25, the in FIG. 1a is indicated, the screw 11 can still be used in the associated screw receptacles 10.

Die Figur 1c zeigt das Deckenschienensystem 1 mit der Führungsschiene 2 und den zugeordneten Verkleidungselementen 3 in dem Zustand, in dem die Verkleidungselemente 3 bereits fest an der Führungsschiene 2 verrastet sind. Zu erkennen sind sowohl linksseitig als auch rechtsseitig jeweilige Rasthaken 5, die in die durch die Rastgeometrie 4 gebildeten Hinterschnitte in der Außenfläche der Führungsschiene 2 eingerastet sind.The Figure 1c shows the ceiling rail system 1 with the guide rail 2 and the associated cladding elements 3 in the state in which the cladding elements 3 are already firmly locked to the guide rail 2. To recognize both left side and right side respective latching hooks 5, which are engaged in the formed by the locking geometry 4 undercuts in the outer surface of the guide rail 2.

Die Figuren 2a und 2b zeigen das Deckenschienensystem 1 mit der Führungsschiene 2 und zwei jeweils angeordnete Verkleidungselemente 3 in einer quer geschnittenen Ansicht. Im Querschnitt ist eine Wageneinheit gezeigt, die aus einem Rollenwagen 16 und einer Antriebseinheit 17 bestehen. Zwischen dem Rollenwagen 16 und der Antriebseinheit 17 ist eine Führungseinrichtung 15 gezeigt, um die Wageneinheit innerhalb der Führungsschiene 2 zu führen. Die Führungseinrichtung 15 besteht aus einer Kunststoffrolle, die linksseitig und rechtsseitig in der Führungsschiene 2 geführt ist.The FIGS. 2a and 2b show the ceiling rail system 1 with the guide rail 2 and two respectively arranged cladding elements 3 in a cross-sectional view. In cross-section, a carriage unit is shown, which consist of a roller carriage 16 and a drive unit 17. Between the roller carriage 16 and the drive unit 17, a guide device 15 is shown to guide the carriage unit within the guide rail 2. The guide device 15 consists of a plastic roller which is guided on the left side and the right side in the guide rail 2.

In der Figur 2a ist eine erste Ausführungsform der Laufrollen 18 gezeigt, die im Rollenwagen 16 gelagert sind. Wenigstens eine der beiden Laufrollen 18 kann dabei durch den Antriebsmotor 22 angetrieben werden, der Bestandteil der Antriebseinheit 17 ist. Der Antriebsmotor 22 treibt über ein Getriebe 26 die wenigstens eine Laufrolle 18 an, die auf einer Innenfläche in der Führungsschiene 2 abrollt. Sind die Laufrollen 18 aus einem Kunststoffmaterial hergestellt, besteht die Möglichkeit, einen Wälzkontakt direkt zwischen den Laufrollen 18 und der Oberfläche der Abrollfläche in der Führungsschiene 2 zu bilden.In the FIG. 2a a first embodiment of the rollers 18 is shown, which are mounted in the roller carriage 16. At least one of the two Casters 18 can be driven by the drive motor 22, which is part of the drive unit 17. The drive motor 22 drives via a gear 26, the at least one roller 18, which rolls on an inner surface in the guide rail 2. If the rollers 18 made of a plastic material, it is possible to form a rolling contact directly between the rollers 18 and the surface of the rolling surface in the guide rail 2.

Das Ausführungsbeispiel gemäß der Figur 2b weist ein Deckenschienensystem 1 auf, dass Laufrollen 18 besitzt, die aus einem metallischen Werkstoff hergestellt sind. Um einen Wälzkontakt zwischen den metallischen Laufrollen 18 und der Führungsschiene 2 zu bilden, die aus einem Aluminiummaterial hergestellt ist, sind die Abrollflächen 23 der Führungsschiene 2 zur Aufnahme von Abrolleinlagen 19 ausgebildet. Diese können aus einem Stahlwerkstoff bestehen, um einen verschleißminimalen Wälzkontakt zu bilden. Die Führungseinrichtung ist durch eine Führungsrolle dargestellt, die aus einem Kunststoffmaterial besteht. Diese wälzt gegen die Führungsflächen 14 ab, die innenseitig an der Führungsschiene 2 ausgebildet sind.The embodiment according to the FIG. 2b has a ceiling rail system 1 that has rollers 18, which are made of a metallic material. In order to form a rolling contact between the metallic rollers 18 and the guide rail 2, which is made of an aluminum material, the rolling surfaces 23 of the guide rail 2 for receiving Abrolleinlagen 19 are formed. These may consist of a steel material to form a wear-minimal rolling contact. The guide device is represented by a guide roller, which consists of a plastic material. This rolls against the guide surfaces 14, which are formed on the inside of the guide rail 2.

Figur 3 zeigt die Verrastungsanordnung eines Verkleidungselementes 3 an der Führungsschiene 2 in einer detaillierten Ansicht. Die Fügerichtung zur Verrastung des Verkleidungselementes 3 ist durch den Pfeil 6 dargestellt. Der Übergang zwischen dem Verkleidungselement 3 und dem Rasthaken 5 besitzt eine Querschnittsverengung 7, um eine verbesserte Rückfederung des Rasthakens 5 zu ermöglichen, wenn die Nasenanformung 5a am Ende des Rasthakens 5 über die Rastgeometrie 4 in der Führungsschiene 2 bewegt wird. Der Rasthaken 5 ist in einer teilweise rückgefederten Position gezeigt, wobei die nicht verformte Position des Rasthakens 5 durch eine strichpunktierte Kontur gezeigt ist. FIG. 3 shows the Verrastungsanordnung a cladding element 3 on the guide rail 2 in a detailed view. The joining direction for locking the cladding element 3 is shown by the arrow 6. The transition between the cladding element 3 and the latching hook 5 has a cross-sectional constriction 7 in order to allow improved resilience of the latching hook 5, when the Nasenanformung 5a is moved at the end of the latching hook 5 via the latching geometry 4 in the guide rail 2. The latching hook 5 is shown in a partially spring-back position, wherein the undeformed position of the latching hook 5 is shown by a dash-dotted outline.

Um eine Gegenhalterung der Verrastung an der Verrastgeometrie 4 zu bilden, ist am Verkleidungselement 3 ein Steg 8 angeformt, der einen Vorsprung 8a besitzt. In der Fügeposition ragt der Vorsprung 8a in eine Nut 9, die in der Führungsschiene 2 eingebracht ist. Benachbart zur Nut 9 besitzt die Führungsschiene 2 eine Schraubenaufnahme 10, die unter einem Winkel α angewinkelt zur Fügerichtung 6 eingebracht ist. In die Schraubenaufnahme 10 kann das Schraubenelement eingeschraubt werden, und die Endseite des Steges 8 wird gegen die Führungsschiene 2 verklemmt. Die Schraubenaufnahme kann als längserstreckender Schraubkanal oder Längsnut mit Gewindegängen ausgeführt, so dass eine metrische Schraube an jeder beliebigen Position wiederholt eingeschraubt werden kann.In order to form a counter-holder of the latching on the Verrastgeometrie 4, a web 8 is formed on the cladding element 3, which has a projection 8a. In the joining position, the projection 8a projects into a groove 9, which is introduced in the guide rail 2. Adjacent to the groove 9, the guide rail 2 has a screw receptacle 10 which is angled at an angle α to the joining direction 6 is introduced. In the screw holder 10, the screw member can be screwed, and the end side of the web 8 is clamped against the guide rail 2. The screw receptacle can be designed as a longitudinal screw channel or longitudinal groove with threads, so that a metric screw can be screwed in at any position repeatedly.

Figur 4 zeigt einen weiteren Querschnitt durch das Deckenschienensystem 1 mit einer Wageneinheit, die bzgl. ihrer wesentlichen Strukturkomponenten aus der Führungseinrichtung 15, dem oberseitigen Rollenwagen 16 und der unterseitigen Antriebseinheit 17 besteht. Die Führung der Führungseinrichtung 15 erfolgt sowohl zur linken Seite als auch zur rechten Seite über eine jeweilige Führungsfläche 14, die an der Führungsschiene 2 angebracht ist. Das Deckenschienensystem 1 besitzt ferner Stromabnehmer 20, um von in der Führungsschiene 2 eingebrachten Stromschienen 2 einen Versorgungsstrom für den Antriebsmotor 22 und/oder eine Signalübertragung zu ermöglichen. Folglich kann die Wageneinheit in der Führungsschiene 2 verfahren, und ein Strom bzw. ein Signal ist unabhängig von der Verfahrposition auf die Wageneinheit übertragbar. Die Stromschienen 21 sind über Isolatoren 26 in der Führungsschiene 2 aufgenommen. FIG. 4 shows a further cross section through the ceiling rail system 1 with a carriage unit, which consists. With respect to their essential structural components of the guide means 15, the upper-side roller carriage 16 and the lower-side drive unit 17. The guidance of the guide device 15 takes place both to the left side and to the right side via a respective guide surface 14 which is attached to the guide rail 2. The ceiling rail system 1 further has current collectors 20 in order to enable a supply current for the drive motor 22 and / or a signal transmission from busbars 2 introduced in the guide rail 2. Consequently, the carriage unit can move in the guide rail 2, and a current or signal is transferable to the carriage unit regardless of the travel position. The busbars 21 are received in the guide rail 2 via insulators 26.

Die Erfindung beschränkt sich in ihrer Ausführung nicht auf das vorstehend angegebene bevorzugte Ausführungsbeispiel. Vielmehr ist eine Anzahl von Varianten denkbar, welche von der dargestellten Lösung auch bei grundsätzlich andersgearteten Ausführungen gebrauch macht.The invention is not limited in its execution to the above-mentioned preferred embodiment. Rather, a number of variants is conceivable, which makes use of the illustrated solution even with fundamentally different versions.

Insbesondere kann die Rastgeometrie 4 in Verfahrrichtung durchgehend entlang der Führungsschiene 2 ausgebildet sein oder die Rastgeometrie 4 befindet sich in regelmäßigen Abständen an der Außenseite der Führungsschiene 2. Gleichermaßen können die Verkleidungselemente 3 einen durchgehenden Rasthaken 5 besitzen, oder dieser ist den jeweiligen Abständen der Rastgeometrien 4 an der Führungsschiene 2 angepasst, so dass eine Vielzahl von Rasthaken 5 am Verkleidungselement 3 angeformt sind.In particular, the latching geometry 4 can be formed continuously along the guide rail 2 in the direction of travel or the latching geometry 4 is located at regular intervals on the outside of the guide rail 2. Similarly, the lining elements 3 can have a continuous latching hook 5, or this is the respective distances of the latching geometries 4th adapted to the guide rail 2, so that a plurality of latching hooks 5 are formed on the cladding element 3.

BezugszeichenlisteLIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

11
DeckenschienensystemCeiling Rail System
22
Führungsschieneguide rail
33
Verkleidungselementcladding element
44
RastgeometrieRest geometry
55
Rasthakenlatch hook
5a5a
NasenanformungNasenanformung
66
Fügerichtungjoining direction
77
QuerschnittsverengungCross-sectional narrowing
88th
Stegweb
8a8a
Vorsprunghead Start
99
Nutgroove
1010
Schraubenaufnahmescrew receptacle
1111
Schraubenelementscrew element
1212
Symmetrieebeneplane of symmetry
1313
StoßverbindungsanordnungButt joint arrangement
1414
Führungsflächeguide surface
1515
Führungseinrichtungguide means
1616
Rollenwagenroller carriage
1717
Antriebseinheitdrive unit
1818
Laufrollecaster
1919
AbrolleinlageAbrolleinlage
2020
Stromabnehmerpantograph
2121
Stromschieneconductor rail
2222
Antriebsmotordrive motor
2323
Abrollflächerolling surface
2424
WerkzeugTool
2525
Zwischendeckefalse ceiling
2626
Isolatorinsulator
αα
Winkelangle

Claims (12)

  1. A ceiling track system (1)
    • including
    - a guiding rail (2),
    . in which at least one wall element is accommodated via a carriage unit, and
    . which has a latching geometry (4) as well as a groove (9), and
    - at least one encasing element (3), which
    . is configured to be affixed to the guiding rail (2), and
    . is configured as a profile in an L-shape with a long branch, at which one latching hook (5) is disposed, and with a short branch,
    • wherein
    - the latching hook (5) is configured to latch in the guiding rail (2) in such a way that the encasing element (3) is affixed to the guiding rail (2) from a unidirectional vertical joining direction (6) in a self-retaining manner,
    - the long branch extends in the vertical joining direction (6),
    - the geometric transition between the long branch of the encasing element (3) and the latching hook (5) has a cross-sectional constriction (7),
    - the long branch adjacent the area of the cross-sectional constriction (7) has a web (8) with a projection (8a), and
    - the projection (8a) for self-retaining the encasing element (3) at the guiding rail (2) engages into the groove (9),
    characterized in that
    • the guiding rail (2), adjacent the groove (9), has a screw reception (10), into which a screw element (11) is screwable,
    • by screwing the screw element (11) clamping the web (8) at the guiding rail (2) is realized, and
    • the screw reception (10) is configured at an angle (α) with regard to the vertical joining direction (6), in order to screw the screw element (11) from the direction of a symmetry plane (12) of the guiding rail (2), wherein the symmetry plane (12) is located at half the width of the guiding rail (2).
  2. The ceiling track system (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that
    • the guiding rail (2) is affixed to the ceiling of a room, and
    • the unidirectional joining direction (6) extends in vertical direction on the underside of the guiding rail (2) towards the latter.
  3. The ceiling track system (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the latching hook (5)
    • is disposed at the end of the long and vertically extending branch of the encasing element (3), and
    • extends in prolongation of the axis of the branch.
  4. The ceiling track system (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that the latching hook (5) has a nose conformation (5a), which, in joining direction of the encasing element (3), latches with an undercut in the outside of the guiding rail (2), which undercut constitutes the latching geometry (4).
  5. The ceiling track system (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that two encasing elements (3) are disposed at the guiding rail (2), which, in an opposing arrangement, are disposed above the lateral areas of the travel space of the carriage unit.
  6. The ceiling track system (1) according to any of the above-mentioned claims, characterized in that the guiding rail (2) has respectively one butt-joint arrangement (13) on both sides neighbouring the screw reception (10), in order to interconnect several guiding rails (2) in guiding direction.
  7. The ceiling track system (1) according any of the above-mentioned claims, characterized in that the guiding rail (2) has inward oriented guiding surfaces (14), which cooperate with a guiding device (15) disposed at the carriage unit for the purpose of guiding the carriage unit.
  8. The ceiling track system (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that
    • the carriage unit has a roller carriage (16) disposed at the top side of the guiding device (15) and running in the guiding rail (2), and has a drive unit (17) disposed underneath the guiding rail (2), and
    • the encasing elements (3) form a lateral covering of the drive unit (17).
  9. The ceiling track system (1) according to claim 8, characterized in that the roller carriage (16) has at least two rollers (18), which roll on roller surfaces (23), which are configured in the direction of the plane of symmetry (12) of the guiding rail (2), which surfaces are formed by the areas of the guiding rail (2), in which respectively at least the screw reception (10) and the butt-joint arrangement (13) are introduced.
  10. The ceiling track system (1) according to claim 9, characterized in that the rolling surfaces (23) of the guiding rail (2) for the rollers (18) to roll on are configured to receive roller inserts (19).
  11. The ceiling track system (1) according to any of the claims 8 to 10, characterized in that the roller carriage (16) has at least one current collector (20), which cooperates with at least one associated power rail (21) in a power transmitting and/or signal transmitting manner, in order to feed and/or to control a drive motor (22), which is accommodated in the drive unit (17) and serves for displacing the wall element in the guiding rail (2).
  12. The ceiling track system (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the screw reception is configured as a longitudinally extending screw channel or as a longitudinal groove with threads such that a metrical screw can be repeatedly screwed in at any given position.
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