EP3019676B1

EP3019676B1 - Assembly of facade cladding elements

Info

Publication number: EP3019676B1
Application number: EP14780565.9A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Emmanuel CLAUS; Jan DE PAEPE
Original assignee: Alinel
Current assignee: Alinel
Priority date: 2013-07-08
Filing date: 2014-07-04
Publication date: 2017-08-02
Anticipated expiration: 2034-07-04
Also published as: EP3019676A1; BE1022315B1; WO2015004584A1

Description

The invention relates to an assembly of façade cladding elements which, when applied to a façade, have a repeatedly recurring pattern which forms a sequence of troughs and crests, the assembly comprising :

at least one base façade cladding element which is provided with a first longitudinal side to which is applied a first façade attachment means, and with a second longitudinal side, and the pattern of which has a pattern length,
a starting façade cladding element which is provided with a third longitudinal side and a fourth longitudinal side, wherein the third longitudinal side is provided with a second façade attachment means and wherein the fourth longitudinal side is provided with a third façade attachment means, wherein a covering cap is applied to the fourth longitudinal side, and
an end façade cladding element which is provided with a fifth longitudinal side and a sixth longitudinal side, wherein a fourth façade attachment means and a covering cap are applied to the fifth longitudinal side.

Such an assembly of façade cladding elements is known from EP-S 0 687 338 and US 4189885 A . In this known assembly the continuing pattern is formed by a sine. In order to connect two successive base façade cladding elements to each other the first façade attachment means, which comprises a gutter board which is applied below a trough of the pattern, are applied to the first longitudinal side. In addition, below the pattern, at a distance from the second longitudinal side, a clip is applied under a trough of the pattern. When joined to a second façade cladding element a projection, applied to the second longitudinal side in line with the trough, of a first façade cladding element is shifted into the gutter board of the first façade cladding element and a further clip, which forms part of the first façade attachment means, is snapped into the clip of the second façade cladding element.
A drawback of the known assembly of façade cladding elements is that it provides little flexibility since play is scarcely possible when two successive façade cladding elements are joined to each other. In buildings numerous variations are possible for the façade and the known assembly of façade cladding elements does not provide an adequate response to a large number of these variations.
The object of the invention is to provide an assembly of façade cladding elements with which numerous variations in façade construction can be clad.
An assembly of façade cladding elements according to the invention is thus characterized in that :

for the coupling between a base façade cladding element and an adjacent façade cladding element, the second longitudinal side of the base façade cladding element is provided with a first tooth, which first tooth has a length of between 6 % and 30 %, in particular between 9 % and 25 %, of the length of the pattern, which first tooth is situated transversely to the second longitudinal side, and wherein the first longitudinal side forms part of a first extension piece which continues the pattern there and comprises the first façade attachment means, which first extension piece is provided with a first gutter board which has a depth which is at least equal to the length of the first tooth, and wherein the first gutter board and the first tooth are formed and applied in such a way that they can be shifted one into the other;
for the coupling between a base façade cladding element and the start façade cladding element, the third longitudinal side forms part of a second extension piece which continues the pattern and comprises the second façade attachment means, which second extension piece is provided with a second gutter board which has a depth which is at least equal to the length of the first tooth, and wherein the second gutter board is formed and applied in such a way that the first tooth can be shifted in and out the second gutter board;
for the coupling between a base façade cladding element and the end façade cladding element, the sixth longitudinal side is provided with a second tooth, which second tooth has a length of between 6 % and 30 %, in particular between 9 % and 25 %, of the length of the pattern, which second tooth is situated transversely on the sixth longitudinal side, and wherein the fifth longitudinal side is provided with a third extension piece which continues the pattern there at a distance of at most half of the length of the pattern, and wherein the fourth façade attachment means is applied to the third extension piece.

By making use of a tooth and gutter board connection in which the gutter board is situated in line with the pattern and the tooth is situated transversely on the second longitudinal side, a shit of the tooth into the gutter board is possible which is in alignment with the repeatedly recurring pattern. Since the gutter board has, in addition, a depth which is at least equal to the length of the tooth, the tooth can shift over substantially the entire depth of the gutter board, as a result of which an adjustment becomes possible in accordance with the length of the façade to be clad. As a result, an assembly is thus made possible which can be applied to numerous variations of façades.
A first preferred embodiment of an assembly of façade cladding elements according to the invention is characterised in that the start façade cladding element comprises a fourth extension piece which continues the pattern there with a distance of at least half of the length of the pattern, which fourth extension piece comprises the third façade attachment means, which assembly is further provided with a first recess which has a length of at least a quarter of the length of the pattern and in the fourth extension piece adjacent to the third façade attachment means is applied in line with the trough of the pattern and extends towards the fourth longitudinal side. As a result, the start façade cladding element can also be used as a component of a filling façade cladding element.
A second preferred embodiment of an assembly of façade cladding elements according to the invention is characterised in that it further comprises at least one filling façade cladding element which is provided with a seventh and an eighth longitudinal side to which seventh longitudinal side a fifth façade attachment means is applied and to which eighth longitudinal side a fifth extension piece is applied which continues the pattern there with a distance of at most half of the length of the pattern and wherein a sixth façade attachment means is applied to the fifth extension piece, which sixth façade attachment means is provided with a second recess which has a length of at least a quarter of the length of the pattern and is applied adjacent to the fifth façade attachment means in line with the trough of the pattern and extends towards the eighth longitudinal side, wherein the second recess is formed in such a way that the third extension piece is to be applied in a manner capable of being shifted therein, the seventh longitudinal side forms part of a sixth extension piece which continues the pattern there and comprises the fifth façade attachment means, which sixth extension piece is provided with a third gutter board which has a depth which is at least equal to the length of the first tooth, and wherein the third gutter board is formed and applied in such a way that the first tooth is capable of being shifted in and out. The use of filling façade cladding elements which are also equipped with the same tooth-and-gutter board connection affords the advantage of working with base measures for the base façade cladding elements on the one hand and of working with filling façade cladding elements which can compensate if the length of the façade is not a multiple of the standard measure on the other hand.
A third preferred embodiment of an assembly of façade cladding elements according to the invention is characterised in that it further comprises at least one corner façade cladding element which is provided with a first corner limb which comprises a ninth longitudinal side and a second corner limb which comprises a tenth longitudinal side, wherein the ninth longitudinal side is provided with a sixth façade attachment means which is covered by a covering cap, and wherein the tenth longitudinal side is provided with a seventh façade attachment means, and wherein for the coupling between the end façade cladding element and the adjacent corner façade cladding element the ninth longitudinal side is provided with a third recess which has a length of at least a quarter of the length of the pattern and is applied at the sixth façade attachment means in line with the trough of the pattern and extends towards the ninth longitudinal side, wherein the third recess is formed in such a way that the third extension piece can be applied in a manner capable of being shifted therein, and wherein the tenth longitudinal side forms part of a seventh extension piece which continues the pattern and comprises the seventh façade attachment means, which seventh extension piece is provided with a fourth gutter board which has a depth which is at least equal to the length of the first tooth, and wherein the fourth gutter board is formed and applied in such a way that the first tooth is capable of being shifted in and out. As a result, it is further possible, in the event that the façade to be clad has a corner, for the cladding to continue beyond the corner.
A fourth preferred embodiment of an assembly of façade cladding elements according to the invention is characterised in that the first, second, fifth and seventh façade attachment means is formed by the juxtaposition of the gutter board and a U-shaped profile, wherein the gutter board is applied at a right angle to a limb of the U-shaped profile. The U shape is advantageous for carrying a screw or a pin which is then fastened in the façade and, in addition, it provides a basis for forming the gutter board.
It is advantageous for it to comprise at least a first and a second opening connection profile which is capable of being applied in an opening in the façade, and wherein the first or the second opening connection profile respectively is formed in each case by a masking part to mask a break in the pattern at the level of the opening. As a result, a break in the pattern can be masked, if necessary by the presence of the opening.
The invention also relates to a method of attaching an assembly in which the distance of the façade to be clad is measured and is then divided by the length of the pattern, and if a whole number and a fraction of a whole number occur during this division, this fraction is distributed over the distance by moving the tooth into the gutter board.
The invention will now be described in greater detail with reference to the drawing, in which embodiments of assemblies of façade cladding elements according to the invention are illustrated. In the drawing :

fig. 1 shows a façade provided with façade cladding elements according to the invention;
fig. 2 shows a sequence of base façade cladding elements;
fig. 3 shows a coupling of a base façade cladding element with a start façade cladding element;
fig. 4 shows a coupling of an end façade cladding element with a base façade cladding element;
fig. 5 shows a coupling of base façade cladding elements with a filling façade cladding element;
figs. 6 and 7 show a coupling of a base façade cladding element with a corner façade cladding element;
figs. 8, 9, 10 and 11 show the masking elements;
fig. 12 shows another embodiment of a façade cladding element according to the invention, and
fig. 13 shows still other embodiments of a façade cladding element according to the invention.

In the drawing the same or a similar element is designated with the same reference number.
Fig. 1 shows a façade 1 provided with a first embodiment of façade cladding elements according to the invention. The façade cladding elements can be applied either over the entire façade or over part of the façade, in accordance with the wishes of the owner. The façade cladding is of course interrupted at the level of an opening for a window or a door.
Fig. 2 shows a sequence of base façade cladding elements 2. Each base façade cladding element 2 is provided with a first longitudinal side 3, to which a first façade attachment means 4 is applied, and with a second longitudinal side 5. The base façade cladding element has a repeatedly recurring pattern which forms a sequence of troughs (d) and crests (t) and the pattern of which has a pattern length (pl). In Fig. 2 the pattern is formed by a square wave, but it will be evident that the invention is not restricted to patterns in the form of square waves and that other patterns are possible such as sinusoidal waves, serrations, comb shapes etc. In addition, the invention is not restricted to symmetrical patterns and asymmetrical patterns are also possible, as for example shown in fig. 13.
The second longitudinal side 5 of the base façade cladding element 2 is provided with a first tooth 6, which first tooth has a length of between 6 % and 30 %, in particular between 9 % and 25 %, of the pattern length pl. The first tooth is situated transversely on the second longitudinal side and preferably has an obliquely sloping head portion. For a pattern length of for example pl = 60 mm or of pl = 90 mm the first tooth will have a length of 8.2 mm. In addition, a tooth length of 8.2 mm can be chosen for a pattern length of pl = 33 mm. It is also possible of course for a dimension other than 8.2 mm to be chosen for the tooth length.
The first longitudinal side 3 forms part of a first extension piece 7 which continues the pattern there. As indicated in fig. 2, the trough of the pattern extends at the level of the first longitudinal side 3 as it were further than indicated by the pattern length in order to get under a crest of an adjacent base façade cladding element in this way. The first extension piece 7 comprises a first façade attachment means 4 which is provided with a first gutter board 8. The first gutter board has a depth which is at least equal to the length of the first tooth. The first gutter board 8 and the first tooth 6 are formed and applied in such a way that they are capable of being shifted one into and out of the other. The shift into and out of each other is facilitated by the obliquely sloping head portion of the first tooth.
The first façade attachment means 4 is preferably formed by the juxtaposition of the gutter board 8 and a U-shaped profile, in which case the gutter board is applied perpendicularly to a limb of the U-shaped profile. A screw 9 or a pin or another anchoring means, by which the base façade cladding element 2 is fastened to the façade, is applied through the U-shaped profile.
When two successive base façade cladding elements are connected to each other the first tooth 6 of the subsequent base façade cladding element is shifted into the first gutter board 8 of the preceding base façade cladding element which is already fastened to the façade. The depth over which the first tooth is shifted into the first gutter board is dependent upon the width of the base façade cladding element on the one hand and the width of the façade to be clad on the other hand. The first tooth must of course be shifted sufficiently far into the first gutter board in order to achieve an attachment, but it is not necessary for the first tooth to be shifted fully into the first gutter board. When the first tooth has already been shifted over 30 % of its length into the first gutter board a complete attachment is obtained. The length of the tooth determines the distance over which the base façade cladding element is capable of being shifted. For this reason the length of the tooth is then also defined as a percentage of the length of the pattern. Which percentage is chosen, is dependent upon the geometry of the pattern and upon the relationship between the length of the trough and the length of the crest. In this way, with a base façade cladding element with a length of the pattern of 33 mm for example the length of the tooth will amount to 25.85 % of the length of the pattern and with a length of the pattern of 90 mm for example the length of the tooth will amount to 9.11 % of the length of the pattern.
Fig. 3 shows a coupling of a base façade cladding element 2 to a starting façade cladding element 12. The starting façade cladding element 12 has a third longitudinal side 13 which forms part of a second extension piece 17 which continues the pattern there and which comprises a second façade attachment means 14. The second extension piece 17 is provided with a second gutter board 18 which has a depth which is at least equal to the length of the first tooth 6. The first and second façade attachment means 4, 14 have a same configuration. The second gutter board 18 is formed and applied in such a way that the first tooth 6 is capable of being shifted in and out. The starting façade cladding element 12 additionally comprises a fourth longitudinal side 15 which is provided with a third façade attachment means 19. The third façade attachment means comprises an attachment member 19' to which a covering cap 20 is applied. The covering cap is in the form of a crest of the pattern so as to follow in this way the recurring pattern. The covering cap is preferably clipped to the third façade attachment means 19, but it will be clear that other attachment means which shift one into the other are also possible. The covering cap is preferably provided with internal projections 19" which rest against vertical columns of the attachment member 19'.
The starting façade cladding element 12 preferably comprises a fourth extension piece 16 which continues the pattern there with a distance of at most half the length of the pattern. The fourth extension piece preferably comprises the third façade attachment means 19. On the fourth extension piece a first recess 11 is further provided which has a length of at least a quarter of the length of the pattern and is applied in the fourth extension piece adjacent to the third façade attachment means 19 in line with the trough of the pattern and extends towards the fourth longitudinal side.
For the coupling between the base façade cladding element 2 and the starting façade cladding element 12, this latter is first fastened against the façade by means of the second and the fourth façade attachment means 14 and 19. After that, the first tooth 6 of the base façade cladding element 2 is shifted into the second gutter board 18 of the starting façade cladding element 12 by which the two façade cladding elements are connected to each other. The covering cap 20 is then fastened on the attachment member 19', as a result of which the pattern is completed.
Fig. 4 shows a coupling of an end façade cladding element 22 to the base façade cladding element 2. The end façade cladding element 22 is provided with a fifth longitudinal side 23 and with a sixth longitudinal side 25. The fifth longitudinal side 23 is provided with a fourth façade attachment means 24 to which a covering cap 20 is applied. The fourth façade attachment means 24 preferably has the same design as the third façade attachment means 19 but it is formed by a separate component. The fifth longitudinal side 23 is further provided with a third extension piece 27 which continues the pattern there with a distance of at most half the length of the pattern. The fourth façade attachment means 24 is applied to the third extension piece.
The sixth longitudinal side 25 is provided with a second tooth 26, which second tooth has a length of between 6 % and 30 %, in particular between 9 % and 25 %, of the length of the pattern. The second tooth 26 is arranged transversely on the sixth longitudinal side. The first and the second teeth have the same design so that the second tooth of the end façade cladding element 22 fits into a first gutter board of the base façade cladding element 2.
In order to complete the cladding, the second tooth 26 of the end façade cladding element 22 is shifted into the first gutter board 8 of the base façade cladding element 2. The third extension piece 27 is then pressed against the façade. After that, the fourth façade attachment means 24 is placed against the third extension piece 27 and an anchoring means 9 is applied in the façade through the fourth façade attachment means 24 and the third extension piece 27. Finally, the covering cap 20 is applied to the fourth façade attachment means 24 in order to complete the pattern.
Since façades have to be produced with different dimensions and it makes little sense for one façade cladding to be produced separately for each façade, work is carried out with standardized dimensions for the façade cladding elements. Nevertheless, in order to clad different façade dimensions, the assembly according to the invention preferably also comprises a filling façade cladding element 32, as shown in fig. 5. That filling façade cladding element 32 is provided with a seventh longitudinal side 33 and an eighth longitudinal side 35, to which seventh longitudinal side is applied a fifth façade attachment means 34. The latter has a same configuration as the first façade attachment means.
A fifth extension piece 37', which continues the pattern there with a distance of at most half the length of the pattern, is applied to the eighth longitudinal side 35. A sixth façade attachment means 37 is applied to the fifth extension piece. That sixth façade attachment means has a similar configuration to the third façade attachment means 19, but differs from this latter by the position of the anchoring means 9. The sixth façade attachment means is provided with a second recess 39 which has a length of at least a quarter of the length of the pattern and is applied in the continuation of the trough of the pattern and extends towards the eighth longitudinal side 35. The second recess 39 is formed in such a way that the third extension piece 27 can be shifted therein. The seventh longitudinal side 33 forms part of a sixth extension piece 31 which continues the pattern there and comprises the fifth façade attachment means 34. The sixth extension piece 31 is provided with a third gutter board 38 which has a depth which is at least equal to the length of the first tooth 6. The third gutter board 38 is formed and applied in such a way that the first tooth 6 is capable of being shifted into and out of it. The third gutter board has the same configuration as the first and second gutter boards 8, 18.
The filling façade cladding element 32 preferably cooperates with an end façade cladding element 22, as illustrated in fig. 5. For the application of a filling façade cladding element 32, an end façade cladding element 22 is first applied to a base façade cladding element and, after that, the second recess 39 is applied to the third extension piece 27 and both are fastened to the façade. The fifth attachment means 34 is then fastened to the façade and, after that, the first tooth 6 of a following base façade cladding element 2 is pressed into the third gutter board 38. Finally, the covering cap 20 is applied to the sixth façade attachment element.
The use of a filling façade cladding element also affords advantages when replacing one or more damaged façade cladding elements. By occasionally incorporating a filling façade cladding element in the façade cladding it is possible to remove it in a simple manner. To this end it is sufficient for the covering cap 20 of the filling façade cladding element 32 to be detached and removed, so as to provide access to the sixth façade attachment means 37. As a result of this latter also being removed, the end façade cladding element 22 is released and it can be removed by moving the second tooth 26 out of the first gutter board. The removal of the end façade cladding element 22 leaves room for detaching the façade cladding elements which are situated to the left of the end façade cladding element 22 since the first façade attachment means 4 is now exposed. In this way, it is thus not necessary for the entire façade cladding to be removed if one element has to be replaced.
As well as straight pieces, the façade can also of course have corners, for example between a front façade and a lateral façade or if the building has a projection or a recess. Fig. 6 shows a clad façade provided with an external corner and fig. 7 shows a clad façade provided with a re-entrant corner. In order to allow the façade cladding to continue beyond the corner without disrupting the continuity of the recurring pattern, the assembly according to the invention preferably comprises a corner façade cladding element 42 for an external corner and a corner façade cladding element 52 for a re-entrant corner. The corner façade cladding element 42, 52 is provided with a first limb (A, C) which comprises a ninth longitudinal side 45 and a second limb (B, D) which comprises a tenth longitudinal side 43. The ninth longitudinal side 45 is provided with a seventh façade attachment means 40 which is covered with the covering cap 20. The seventh façade attachment means 40 has the same configuration as the sixth façade attachment means 37. This latter is mounted on the starting façade cladding element in the same way as the covering cap. The tenth longitudinal side 43 is provided with an eighth façade attachment means 44 which has the same design as the first façade attachment means 4.
For the coupling between the end façade cladding element 22 and the adjacent corner façade cladding element 42 or 52 the ninth longitudinal side 45 is provided with a third recess 49 which has a length of at least a quarter of the length of the pattern. The seventh façade attachment means 40 is applied in line with the trough of the pattern and extends towards the ninth longitudinal side. The third recess 49 is formed in such a way that the third extension piece 27 can be shifted therein. The tenth longitudinal side 43 forms part of a seventh extension piece 47 which continues the pattern and comprises the eighth façade attachment means 44. The seventh extension piece 47 is provided with a fourth gutter board 48 which has a depth which is at least equal to the length of the first tooth 6. With respect to dimensions and design the fourth gutter board is similar to the first gutter board. The fourth gutter board 48 is formed and applied in such a way that the first tooth 6 can be shifted into and out of it.
The external corner façade cladding element 42 is preferably provided with a crest from the sequence of which a raising flank is situated in line with the sixth façade attachment means and forms the connection between the corner limbs A and B.
The inner corner façade cladding element 52 is preferably formed in such a way that a connection between the corner limbs C and D is formed by a connection of two troughs from the sequence.
For the application of a corner façade cladding element 42 or 52 the eighth façade attachment means 44 is fastened to the façade. After that, the first tooth 6 of the base façade cladding element 2 is shifted into the fourth gutter board. Part of the end façade cladding element 22, namely the one formed by the crest and the trough with the third extension piece 27 thereof, is then applied by shifting the third extension piece 27 into the third recess 49 and shifting the second tooth 26 into the first gutter board. Finally an attachment member 9 is applied through the seventh attachment means 40 and the third extension piece 27 in order to fasten them both against the façade. After that, the covering cap 20 is applied. By using the tooth and the gutter board on one side and since the third extension piece 27 can be shifted into the third recess, an adjustment to the dimension of the façade is possible and it can be provided that the corner between the corner limbs coincides with the corner in the façade, without the continuity of the pattern being disrupted.
It is preferable for a trough and a crest to be incorporated in the corner façade cladding element 42 or 52 between the ninth and the tenth longitudinal side so that this trough forms the corner in the case of an inner corner and the crest forms the corner in the case of an external corner. As a result, a better finish is achieved and it is provided that a trough is always present in a re-entrant corner and a crest is always present for an external corner.
Façades comprise openings for windows and doors and it is therefore necessary to take this into consideration when cladding the façade. At the level of an opening of this type the façade cladding element according to the invention then also has to be sawn in order to free the opening. Since the sawing can be carried out at any place in the profile, the assembly according to the invention preferably comprises a first and a second opening connection profile 50, 60, as illustrated in figs. 8, 9, 10 and 11. The first or the second opening connection profile 50, 60 respectively is formed each time by a masking part 51, 61 that masks an interruption in the pattern at the level of the opening.
The opening connection profiles 50, 60 are preferably provided with further attachment means 52, 62 in order to be fastened in a frame of the opening in the façade. The masking parts are then fastened to these further attachment means. For mounting the opening connection profiles the further attachment means 52, 62 are fastened in the frame of the opening. The façade cladding elements are then sawn in such a way that the saw cut 55, 57 is close to the further attachment means. The masking parts are then fastened to the further attachment means in order to mask the saw cut.
For attaching an assembly according to the invention the distance of the façade to be clad is first measured. This distance is then divided by the length of the pattern. If a whole number results from this division, then the façade cladding elements can be applied without any more. If a whole number and a fraction of a whole number result, then this fraction is distributed over the distance by the shift of the tooth into the gutter board.
The façade cladding elements according to the invention are preferably produced from aluminium and are preferably obtained by extrusion. The invention is not, however, limited to aluminium as a material, and other materials, such as plastics material, wood or glass, are also possible.
Fig. 12 shows another embodiment of a façade cladding element according to the invention. In this embodiment the crests are narrower than the troughs. The first gutter board 78 and the first tooth 76 are applied to the rear side of the element and are shifted with respect to the trough. The first façade attachment element 74 is likewise applied to the rear side of the element and is shifted with respect to the trough. Although the profile is symmetrical in the embodiments of Figs. 2 and 12, asymmetrical designs are also possible.
Fig. 13 shows an embodiment in which the base façade cladding element 72 has an asymmetrical pattern. In this design, however, a first tooth 76 and a first gutter board 78 are also provided.

Claims

An assembly of façade cladding elements (1) which, when applied to a façade, have a repeatedly recurring pattern which forms a sequence of troughs (d) and crests (t), the assembly comprising :
- at least one base façade cladding element (2) which is provided with a first longitudinal side (3) to which is applied a first façade attachment means (4), and with a second longitudinal side (5), and the pattern of which has a pattern length (pl),

- a starting façade cladding element (12) which is provided with a third longitudinal side (13) and a fourth longitudinal side (15), wherein the third longitudinal side (13) is provided with a second façade attachment means (14) and wherein the fourth longitudinal side (15) is provided with a third façade attachment means (19), wherein a covering cap (20) is applied to the fourth longitudinal side (15), and

- an end façade cladding element (22) which is provided with a fifth longitudinal side (23) and a sixth longitudinal side (25), wherein a fourth façade attachment means (24) and a covering cap (20) are applied to the fifth longitudinal side (23),
wherein

- for the coupling between a base façade cladding element (2, 62) and an adjacent façade cladding element (2, 12, 22, 32, 42, 52, 63, 72) the second longitudinal side (5) of the base façade cladding element (2) is provided with a first tooth (6, 66, 76), which first tooth (6, 66, 76) has a length of between 6 % and 30 %, in particular between 9 % and 25 %, of the length of the pattern, which first tooth is situated transversely to the second longitudinal side, and wherein the first longitudinal side (3) forms part of a first extension piece (7) which continues the pattern there and comprises the first façade attachment means (4), which first extension piece (7) is provided with a first gutter board (8, 68, 78) which has a depth which is at least equal to the length of the first tooth, and wherein the first gutter board (8, 68, 78) and the first tooth (6, 66, 76) are formed and applied in such a way that they are capable of being shifted one into the other,

- for the coupling between a base façade cladding element and the start façade cladding element (12) the third longitudinal side (13) forms part of a second extension piece (17) which continues the pattern and comprises the second façade attachment means (14), which second extension piece (17) is provided with a second gutter board (18) which has a depth which is at least equal to the length of the first tooth (6, 66, 76), and wherein the second gutter board (18) is formed and applied in such a way that the first tooth is capable of being shifted in and out,

- for the coupling between a base façade cladding element and the end façade cladding element (22) the sixth longitudinal side (25) is provided with a second tooth (26), which second tooth (26) has a length of between 6 % and 30 %, in particular between 9 % and 25 %, of the length of the pattern, which second tooth (26) is situated transversely on the sixth longitudinal side, and wherein the fifth longitudinal side (23) is provided with a third extension piece (27) which continues the pattern there at a distance of at most half of the length of the pattern, and wherein the fourth façade attachment means (24) is applied to the third extension piece.
The assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the start façade cladding element (12) comprises a fourth extension piece (16) which continues the pattern there at a distance of at most half of the length of the pattern, which fourth extension piece comprises the third façade attachment means (19), which assembly is further provided with a first recess (11) which has a length of at least a quarter of the length of the pattern and in the fourth extension piece adjacent to the third façade attachment means (19) is applied in the length of the trough of the pattern and extends towards the fourth longitudinal side.
The assembly according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it further comprises at least one filling façade cladding element (32) which is provided with a seventh longitudinal side (33) and an eighth longitudinal side (35), to which seventh longitudinal side a fifth façade attachment means (34) is applied and to which eighth longitudinal side a fifth extension piece is applied which continues the pattern there at a distance of at most half of the length of the pattern and wherein a sixth façade attachment means (37) is applied to the fifth extension piece, which sixth façade attachment means is provided with a second recess (39) which has a length of at least a quarter of the length of the pattern and is applied adjacent to the fifth façade attachment means (19) in line with the trough of the pattern and extends towards the eighth longitudinal side, wherein the second recess (39) is formed in such a way that the third extension piece is applied in a manner capable of being shifted therein, and wherein the seventh longitudinal side (33) forms part of a sixth extension piece (31) which continues the pattern there and comprises the fifth façade attachment means (34), which sixth extension piece (31) is provided with a third gutter board (38) which has a depth which is at least equal to the length of the first tooth (6), and wherein the third gutter board (38) is formed and applied in such a way that the first tooth (6) can be shifted in and out of it.
The assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it further comprises at least one corner façade cladding element (42) which is provided with a first corner limb (A) which comprises a ninth longitudinal side (45) and a second corner limb (B) which comprises a tenth longitudinal side (43), wherein the ninth longitudinal side (45) is provided with a seventh façade attachment means (40) which is covered by a covering cap (20), and wherein the tenth longitudinal side (43) is provided with a eighth façade attachment means (44), and wherein for the coupling between the end façade cladding element (22) and the adjacent corner façade cladding element (42) the ninth longitudinal side (45) is provided with a third recess (49) which has a length of at least a quarter of the length of the pattern and is applied at the seventh façade attachment means (41) in line with the trough of the pattern and extends towards the ninth longitudinal side, wherein the third recess (49) is formed in such a way that the third extension piece can be applied in a manner as to be shifted therein, and wherein the tenth longitudinal side (43) forms part of a seventh extension piece (47) which continues the pattern and comprises the eighth façade attachment means (44), which seventh extension piece (47) is provided with a fourth gutter board (48) which has a depth which is at least equal to the length of the first tooth (6), and wherein the fourth gutter board (48) is formed and applied in such a way that the first tooth (6) is applied in a manner as to be shifted in and out.
The assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that the corner façade cladding element (42) is an external corner façade cladding element with a crest from the sequence of which one raising flank is present in line with the sixth façade attachment means and forms the connection between the corner limbs.
The assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that the corner façade cladding element (42) is an inner corner façade cladding element, wherein the connection between the corner limbs is formed by a connection of two troughs from the sequence.
The assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the façade attachment means are covered either by the covering cap (20) or by a crest of the pattern.
The assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the first, second, fifth and seventh façade attachment means is formed by the juxtaposition of the gutter board and a U-shaped profile, wherein the gutter board is applied at a right angle to a limb of the U-shaped profile.
The assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises at least one first opening connection profile (50) and one second opening connection profile (60) which are capable of being inserted into an opening in the façade, and wherein the first opening connection profile (50) and the second opening connection profile (60) respectively are each formed by a masking part (51, 61) in order to mask an interruption in the pattern at the level of the opening.
The assembly according to claim 9, characterized in that the opening connection profiles are provided with further attachment means in order to be fastened in a frame of the opening in the façade.
The assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pattern is applied to the base façade cladding element in a symmetrical manner.
The assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the pattern is applied to the base facade cladding element in an asymmetrical manner.
A method of attaching an assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the distance of the façade to be clad is measured and is then divided by the length of the pattern, and if a whole number and a fraction of a whole number occur during this division this fraction is distributed over the distance by shifting the tooth into the gutter board.