EP3155199B1 - Structure de mur améliorée avec ou pour une porte coulissante ou une porte coulissante-pivotante - Google Patents

Structure de mur améliorée avec ou pour une porte coulissante ou une porte coulissante-pivotante Download PDF

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EP3155199B1
EP3155199B1 EP15744649.3A EP15744649A EP3155199B1 EP 3155199 B1 EP3155199 B1 EP 3155199B1 EP 15744649 A EP15744649 A EP 15744649A EP 3155199 B1 EP3155199 B1 EP 3155199B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B3/00—Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
    • E06B3/32—Arrangements of wings characterised by the manner of movement; Arrangements of movable wings in openings; Features of wings or frames relating solely to the manner of movement of the wing
    • E06B3/34—Arrangements of wings characterised by the manner of movement; Arrangements of movable wings in openings; Features of wings or frames relating solely to the manner of movement of the wing with only one kind of movement
    • E06B3/42—Sliding wings; Details of frames with respect to guiding
    • E06B3/46—Horizontally-sliding wings
    • E06B3/4654—Horizontally-sliding wings disappearing in pockets in the wall; Pockets therefor

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  • the object of the present invention is an improved wall structure with or for sliding door or slide-swinging door.
  • sliding rails or, generally speaking, sliding guide means
  • horizontal parts of the perimeter frames of wall structures for doors in particular, with a crosspiece of the opening where the door has to be housed.
  • the door slides between two extreme positions, a closed position and an open position, while maintaining its own lying plane constant (or parallel to itself), and is supported by a sliding rail whereupon at least two carriages are engaged, which are attached to a horizontal edge of the door.
  • the door slides along a sliding track, while at the same time it rotates its own lying plane about an axis of rotation which, generally speaking, is carried by the carriage supporting the door onto the sliding track.
  • the door is composed by a plurality of wings (or segments) hinged to one another at their vertical edges to define a series of rotation axes. Passing from the closed configuration to the open configuration, when the folding door is being folded to an accordion-like shape at a side of the wall structure, the various wings of the folding door rotate about said rotation axes. Each individual wing therefore undergoes a slide-swinging movement which is analogous to the movement of a single slide-swinging door; one of the two rotation axes of each wing is carried by a respective carriage which, in turn, is engaged with a sliding track supporting the door.
  • Various wall structures with sliding doors are known.
  • One of these for example, comprises a preformed element of parallelepiped shape to be associated with the perimetral elements of the wall structure and having a seat for receiving the sliding door during its movement.
  • the wall panels of the structure (for example of plasterboard) are fixed to said element by screws or equivalent members. Those regions in which said screws are inserted into the wall panels are then suitably plastered over.
  • This known arrangement has various drawbacks such as the large dimensions of the preformed element (at least equal to those of the sliding door), resulting in obvious problems in terms of transport, weight and handling during the assembly of the wall structure.
  • this known arrangement is rigid and only enables wall structures of predetermined dimensions to be obtained, each requiring an appropriate preformed element of suitable dimensions. This means that a provider of such structures must necessarily stock elements of all possible dimensions, resulting in very high storage costs.
  • Document US 4,561,210 illustrates a wall structure for sliding doors which can be used also when the walls are composed by pairs of mutually facing, parallel panels, in particular prefabricated and/or plasterboard panels. It comprises a perimetral frame where a pair of uprights connects a top longitudinal member having an inverted "U" shaped cross section, with a bottom lungitudinal member which has an inverted "U” shaped cross section and is interrupted in correspondence with a wall opening to be closed by the sliding door.
  • a door housing case is made by fixing a plurality of mutually facing vertical elements to both the top and bottom longitudinal element (and then covering the same plurality of elements by means of plasterboard panels or similar panels).
  • each vertical element is inserted in a correspondingly shaped hole of a given size which is made in the horizontal face of the top element.
  • the bottom end of each vertical element is suitably shaped into a structure featuring two arms, so as to be engaged in a "fork-like" manner with one of the vertical flanges of the bottom longitudinal element and fixed thereto by means of screws.
  • the sliding rail whereupon the sliding door support wheels (or carriages) are engaged, is fixed by screws onto the end of two further uprights which are fixed to the bottom longitudinal element and are fixed by screws onto the top longitudinal element.
  • the vertical elements must be located at positions which are rigidly imposed by the shaped holes where the top ends of the vertical elements must be inserted, said holes having to be previously made into the central face of the top longitudinal element when this latter is produced. Furthermore, for fixing the bottom ends of the vertical elements to the bottom longitudinal element, a complex and specific processing of the bottom end itself is required. In addition, support for the sliding rail is obtained in a laborious way. In addition, a structure suited to supporting a double door cannot be easily obtained (unless by elements produced on purpose).
  • Document US 4 742 645 A illustrates a wall structure which may be inserted into a perimetral frame made by a top longitudinal wooden member and two vertical wooden uprights.
  • the wall structure comprises a sliding track which is made by a single piece and is located on top.
  • Two pairs of vertical elements are associated to the sliding track and define the sliding door housing case.
  • Each of said vertical elements is made by a metal profile having an "omega-like" transverse section inside which a related long lumber piece is axially inserted.
  • the lumber piece fills the whole transverse section of the profile along the whole length of the profile itself, exception made for two side spaces which develop along the whole length of the same profile.
  • Connection between each vertical element of the wall structure and the sliding track is obtained by using a corresponding shaped bracket which, in turn:
  • a sliding track is made as a single piece and is slidingly inserted into the reversed "U" cross section of the top longitudinal element and fixed therein at a predetermined position by the interaction between reference notches provided on the sliding track and corresponding reference teeth provided into the top longitudinal element.
  • the so obtained whole set may then be fixed to the perimetral frame.
  • the sliding track is fixed to the vertical uprights of the perimetral frame by means of metal brackets mounted at the ends of the sliding track.
  • the sliding track may then be fixed also to the top longitudinal element of the perimetral frame by means of further metal brackets.
  • An object of the invention is to provide an improved wall structure with or for sliding door or slide-swinging door which obviates the above mentioned drawbacks.
  • a particular object of the invention is to provide a wall structure the components of which may be simply assembled together in a way which is as much modular and standardized as possible.
  • a further object to provide a wall structure the components of which are easily transported, are of small dimensions allowing them to be packaged into a box, and possess a considerable applicational versatility, enabling wall structures of different dimensions to be obtained substantially from the same basic components without particular additional working operations.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a wall structure which can be easily fitted into walls of different thicknesses, even if starting from the same basic components.
  • a wall structure with or for a door having a sliding movement in particular a sliding door, or a slide-swinging door, or a folding door (this latter being substantially equivalent to a group of slide-swinging doors for the aims of the present description, as already mentioned in the introduction of the present description itself), generally speaking comprises a first set of elongated constructional elements 21, destined to be operatively connected to a peripheral frame 1 to define guide means 12 (in particular, at least a rail section 21 to be connected to a horizontal part 3 of the peripheral frame 1) for guiding the door along its sliding movement.
  • the peripheral frame 1 is of the type having a plurality of interconnected elongated elements joined together.
  • Wall panels 14, 15 are destined to be fixed to opposing faces 7, 8 of said interconnected elongated elements.
  • said wall panels may be plasterboard panels or panels made of a similar material.
  • a compartment 41 is defined between said wall panels 14, 15. In the particular case of a sliding door, a door 16 may slide into said compartment 41 to be contained therein.
  • the interconnected elongated elements joined together and defining the peripheral frame 1 comprise: a first peripheral element 2, a second peripheral element 3, a third peripheral element 4. Said first 2, second 3 and third 4 peripheral element are fixed together in the usual manner.
  • Each of these latter has a "C" shaped cross section and comprises an intermediate part 6 from which flanges 7 and 8 project from its lateral edges (in particular, in a non-limiting embodiment, the related opposing faces 7, 8 of the interconnected elongated elements of the peripheral frame 1 are obtained on these flanges).
  • the width of the structure span may be changed in a known way by using a a second peripheral element 3 of different length and/or by fixing it in a different position with respect to the first 2 and third 4 peripheral element.
  • the second peripheral element 3 is located on top (specifically: in lintel position, as a top longitudinal element).
  • the height of the structure span may be changed in a known way, by using a first 2 and a second 4 peripheral element of different length.
  • an easily transported and assembled wall structure with or for sliding door comprises elongate constructional elements 21, 10, 10A, 11, 11A destined to be operatively connected to a peripheral frame 1.
  • Said elongated constructional elements 21, 10, 10A, 11, 11A are destined to be located proximate to said peripheral elements 2, 3, 4.
  • a first set of said elongate constructional elements 21 defines guide means 12 for guiding the door 16 during its sliding movement.
  • the door 16 slides along the guide means 12 via wheels 17 fixed to the door by usual fixing elements 18.
  • At least a known brake 20 is provided to counter the free movement of the wheels along the guide means 12.
  • the guide means 12 comprise at least a rail section 21 to be connected to a horizontal part 3 (specifically, in particular, the second peripheral element 3) of the peripheral frame 1.
  • This embodiment fitted to several types of door 16 could even comprise only the first set of elongated constructional elements (indicated above by the reference numeral 21), which defines the guide means 12.
  • An embodiment of the wall structure which is suitable for several types of door 16 (not only for a sliding door, but also for slide-swinging doors and folding doors and, in general, for all those cases where the door needs a means to favour its sliding movement along a horizontal direction), may be made particularly versatile as far as modularity, finishing and different combinations of use are concerned.
  • said embodiment is a solution which may become extremely useful in all those instancies where the guiding structure, which makes the sliding movement of the door 16 possible, must be prolonged or adapted.
  • a specific case is where the wall structure must serve two doors which, when in closed condition, abut against each other.
  • Figure 2 shows a peripheral frame suited to a wall structure for a double door 16.
  • figure 2 illustrates the case of sliding doors in the strict sense of the word, it is meant that the solution we are going to describe is generally applicable to all those situations where a door 16 is to be given a sliding movement, in particular not only sliding doors in the strict sense of the word, but also slide-swinging doors and folding doors (the latter being, for the aims of the present invention, substantially slide-swinging doors, in that they are doors with multiple wings, each of which wings is, in turn, a slide-swinging wind).
  • the improved wall structure with or for sliding door or slide-swinging door comprises a rail section 21 (in particular, the rail section 21 discussed in the whole previous description, according to all its possible embodiments) to be connected to a horizontal part 3 of a peripheral frame 1 (in particular the horizontal part 3 of the peripheral frame 1 as above described, according to all its possible embodiments).
  • the rail section 21 allows a sliding movement of a sliding, or slide-swinging, or folding door 16.
  • the wall structure further comprises an end closure member 70 for the rail section 21, to be coupled to a first extremity 200 of a rail section 21.
  • the rail section 21 is cupled to the end closure member 70 by means of a first coupling system 90 which is located at the first extremity 200 of the rail section 21 and interacts with a second coupling system 91 located at a first side 71 of the end closure member 70.
  • the wall structure further comprises an additional member 80 which is, in turn, coupled to the end closure member 70 by means of a third coupling system 92.
  • the third coupling system 92 is located at a second side 72 of the end closure member 70 distal from the first side 71 and interacts with a fourth coupling system 93 located at a second side 82 of the additional member 80 distal from a first side 81 of the additional member 80 itself.
  • the additional member 80 may be a finishing plug with its first side 81 being in turn a finishing side thereof.
  • the additional member 80 may be a connecting part with its first side 81 being in this case provided with a related fifth coupling system 94 for coupling the additional member 80 to other parts of the wall structure.
  • the second coupling system 91 comprises at least one prong 95, preferably a plurality of prongs 95, projecting from the first side 71 of the end closure member 70 away from the second side 72 of the end closure member 70.
  • the first coupling system 90 comprises at least one elongated seat 96, preferably a plurality of elongated seats 96, provided on the first extremity 200 of the rail section 21.
  • the at least one elongated seat 96 (or the plurality of elongated seats 96) of the first extremity 200 of the rail section 21 extends along a direction from the first 200 to the second 201 extremity of the rail section 21 (see also figure 6 ).
  • the prong 95, or prongs 95 is/are inserted in the elongated seat 96, or elongated seats 96 preferably with each prong 95 in a related elongated seat 96. So the end closure member 70 is connectable to the rail section 21 according to a simple "socket-to-plug" manner.
  • the third coupling system 92 comprises at least a tenon 97, or a mortise 97', located on the second side 72 of the end closure member 70.
  • the fourth coupling system 93 comprises at least a mortise 98, or a tenon 98', located on the second side 82 of the additional member 80.
  • the tenon 97, or the mortise 97', of the third coupling system 92 is coupled with the mortise 98, or the tenon 98', respectively, of the fourth coupling system 93.
  • the third coupling system 92 comprises at least one tenon 97 and at least one mortise 97' located on the second side 72 of the end terminal member 70.
  • the fourth coupling system 93 comprises at least one mortise 98 and at least one tenon 98' located on the second side 82 of the additional member 80.
  • the tenon 97 and the mortise 97' of the third coupling system 92 are coupled respectively with the mortise 98 and with the tenon 98' of the fourth coupling system 93.
  • the coupling between a tenon 97; 98' and a respective mortise 98; 97' realizes a dovetail coupling.
  • insertion of a tenon 97; 98' in the respective mortise 98; 97' is carried out by a movement comprising at least a final step in which the additional member 80 is moved with respect to the end closure member 70 along a direction which is transverse to, preferably perpendicular to, a direction from the first 71 to the second 72 side of the end closure member 70 and/or from the second 82 to the first 81 side of the additional member 80 (see the arrow indicated as "Y" in figure 28 and in figure 31 ).
  • coupling may be obtained by bringing the additional member 80 near the end closure member 70 along the direction from the second 72 to the first 71 side of the end closure member 70 while keeping both components slightly offset one with respect to the other along the transverse direction Y.
  • end closure member 70 and the respective additional member 80 may be fixed together by related fixing means, for example one or more screws.
  • the additional member 80 may be provided with one or more fixing flanges 94' for fixing to a peripheral element 2 of a peripheral frame 1 of the wall structure (in particular, with reference to the previous description, it could be the first peripheral element 2 of the peripheral frame 1). Fastening may be carried out by means of (not illustrated) screws which may be inserted in holes of the fixing flanges 94'.
  • the additional member 80 is provided with a related fifth coupling system 94 located at its first side 81.
  • the wall structure further comprises a further rail section 21' (schematically illustrated in figure 33 by dashed lines) to be connected to the horizontal part 3 of the peripheral frame 1 (see also the schematic drawing in figure 34 ).
  • the further rail section 21' is coupled to the additional member 80 by means of a sixth coupling system 99 which is located at a second extremity 201' of the further rail section 21' distal from a first extremity 200' of the further rail section 21'.
  • the sixth coupling system 99 interacts with the fifth coupling system 94 located at the first side 81 of the additional member 80.
  • the additional member 80 is thus a further end closure member for the further rail section 21'.
  • the further rail section 21' may be used to permit the sliding movement of a further sliding, or slide-swinging, or folding door which is placed side by side to the first door. In such a way a double door wall structure may be easily obtained with the same peripheral frame 1.
  • the fifth coupling system 94 is identical to the second coupling system 91; the fourth coupling system 93 is identical to the third coupling system 92.
  • the end closure member 70 and the additional member 80 are identical to each other.
  • the sixth coupling system 99 is identical to the first coupling system 90.
  • the rail section 21 may be obtained by extrusion (in particular, it may be obtained together with the related support element 22, when the latter is present) and may have a transverse section wherein the elongated seats 96 are obtained.
  • either the end closure members 70 or the related additional members 80 may be associated to both extremities 200, 201 of the rail section 21.
  • a plurality of rail sections 21, 21' may be easily produced by cutting a single profiled element according to requirements.
  • the same components may be used to connect several rail sections 21, 21' with each other.
  • the wall structure comprises:
  • the end closure member 70 and the additional member 80 coupled to it together define an inlet opening 73 which communicates with at least one rail section 21, 21' and allows the passage of a wheel or part of a carriage 17 for supporting the door 16 from outside the rail section 21, 21 into the rail section 21, 21'.
  • the wall strucutre further comprises a closure element 88 insertable onto the inlet opening 73 and stably associable thereto.
  • the closure element 88 may be stably associated to the inlet opening 73 by means of a snap system.
  • the closure element 88 comprises two lateral wings 880, 881 which may be elastically deformed at least partially.
  • Said lateral wings 880, 881 comprise one or more interference projections to be engaged with respective seats provided on the end closure member 70, or on the additional member 80, or on both.
  • the rail section 21 may be connected to a further component of the wall structure, for example a peripheral element of the peripheral frame 1 (specifically, the third peripheral element 4) by means of a closure plug 89 (see figure 12 ) which is provided with at least a fixing flange 890.
  • the further rail section 21' (see figure 34 ) may be fixed to a component of the wall structure, for example a peripheral element of the peripheral frame 1 (specifically, the first peripheral element 2) by means of an analogous closure plug 89'.
  • the rail section 21 is constrained to a respective support element 22.
  • the support element 22 of the rail section 21 may be made of wood or of another material (for example of a plastic material of wooden appearance).
  • the support element 22 of the rail section 21 is made a single body with the related rail section 21. Specifically, they may be produced together as a single extruded profile.
  • the guide means 12 there is also associated a plurality of spring clips 27 arranged to engage the horizontal part 3 of the peripheral frame 1, to couple the guide means 12 with the horizontal part 3 of the peripheral frame 1 before the possible, final fixing of the guide means 12 to said horizontal part 3 of the peripheral frame 1 by means of screws or the like.
  • the horizontal part 3 of the peripheral frame 1 is the second peripheral element 3.
  • the second peripheral element 3 is a top longitudinal element of the peripheral frame 1.
  • the plurality of spring clips 27 supports the guide means 12 to the second peripheral element 3 prior to the possible, final fixing of the guide means 12 to said peripheral element 3.
  • said final fixing may be carried out by means of screws or the like.
  • the strip-like spring clips 27 may be the usual "omega” shaped clips, which comprise a central portion, which is destined to be fixed onto the guide means 12, and two opposing lugs which project from said central portion far from the guide means 12 and are bent towards the interior of the "omega” shaped structure, in particular above the central portion.
  • the spring clips 27 Preferably have an innovative shape, more adaptible to walls of different thicknesses (in particular to horizontal parts 3 of the peripheral frame 1 having different thicknesses). The following description of the spring clips 27 will be made with particular reference to the figures from 8 to 10.
  • the spring clips 27 are of the type comprising a central portion 27a, coupled with the guide means 12 on an elongated face 123 of the guide means 12 which is destined to face the horizontal part 3 of the peripheral frame 1.
  • the central portion 27a of the spring clip 27 is coupled with a face of the support element 22 of the rail section 21.
  • the central portion 27a of the spring clip 27 is located onto the support element 22 on the other side of the latter with respect to the related rail section 21.
  • the spring clip 27 further comprises at least two lugs 28, 29 located at opposite sides of the central portion 27a with respect to an axis X of the spring clip 27.
  • the axis X of the spring clip 27 is destined to coincide with a longitudinal axis of the guide means 12 when the spring clip 27 is applied onto the guide means 12 itself.
  • the central portion 27a develops along the axis X of the spring clip 27 through a plurality of sections 271, which are consecutive to each other and transversal to the axis X of the spring clip 27 following a zigzag course along the same axis X of the spring clip 27.
  • An accordion-like structure is generated by the plurality of consecutive sections 271, which is compressible or extendable along the axis X of the spring clip 27.
  • a compression of the accordion-like structure along the axis X of the spring clip 27 determines a respective enlargement of the same accordion-like structure perpendicular to the same axis X, following which the lugs 28, 29 of the spring clip 27 go away from each other perpendicularly to the axis X of the spring clip 27 itself.
  • An extension of the accordion-like structure along the axis X of the spring clip 27 determies a respective contraction of the same accordion-like structure perpendicular to the same axis X, following which the lugs 28, 29 of the spring clip 27 go towards each other perpendicularly to the axis X of the spring clip 27 itself.
  • an exploitation of the accordion-like structure of the central portion 27a allows fitting the spring clips 27 to horizontal parts 3 of the peripheral frame 1 having different widths corresponding to different wall thicknesses.
  • Hooks 272 are associated to the common ends of the consecutive sections 271 and are destined to engage the guide means 12. Specifically, the hooks 272 are destined to be engaged with respective seats 273 obtained on the elongated face 123 of the guide means 12. Preferably the seats 273 for the hooks 272 are made as longitudinal grooves of the elongated face 123. When the seats 273 for the hooks 272 are made as longitudinal grooves of the guide means 12, they may be obtained by a single extrusion step together with the guide means 12, in particular together with the rail section 21 and the related support element 22. A respective, further hook 272', which is destined to be engaged with the guide means 12, is associated to the first extremity 270a of the central portion 27a of the spring clips 27.
  • a respective, further hook 272" which is destined to be engaged with the guide means 12, is associated to the second extremity 270b of the central portion 27a of the spring clips 27.
  • the further hooks 272', 272" of the central portion 27a of the spring clips 27 are engaged with she same seats 273 made for the engagement of the hooks 272.
  • the elongated face 123 of the guide means 12 may be provided with various seats 273, 273' for the hooks 272, 272', 272" which correspond to different wall widths and/or different widths of the horizontal part 3 of the peripheral frame 1.
  • the free end 280, 290 of the lugs 28 and 29 of the spring clip 27 distal from the central portion 27a is bent towards the X axis of the spring clip 27 itself.
  • the "omega-type" structure of the spring clip 27 itself is reproduced, which is used for coupling to the horizontal part 3 (specifically, in particular, to the second peripheral element 3) of the peripheral frame 1.
  • the spring clip 27 comprises a metallic wire of predetermined length, which is folded according to a predetermined scheme to produce at least both the accordion-like structure of the central portion, and the lugs 28, 29.
  • the predetermined folding scheme allows also the production of the hooks 272.
  • the predetermined folding scheme allows also the production of the further hooks 272', 272".
  • the metallic wire may be made of steel.
  • the steel used is of the spring steel type.
  • all the elements of the spring clip 27 are obtained with a single metallic wire folded according to the predetermined folding scheme.
  • the wire of predetermined length has a first end 274a, which corresponds to the first extremity 270a of the central portion 27a, and a second end 274b, which corresponds to the second extremity 270b of the central portion 27b.
  • the predetermined folding scheme produces a structure on the wire itself that comprises:
  • the predetermined folding scheme produces a structure of the wire itself which further comprises:
  • the accordion-like structure of the central portion 27a comprises three consecutive sections 271.
  • the spring clip 27 is structured in the simplest and most functional way.
  • the portion of the wire which comprises the consecutive sections from the tenth 285 to the thirteenth 288 is preferabily consecutive to the ninth section 284. In this way, a central portion 27a is obtained having three consecutive sections 271.
  • the accordion-like structure of the central portion 27a may comprise one or more further pairs of consecutive sections 271.
  • a further portion of wire may be comprised.
  • the predetermined folding scheme produces a structure comprising one or more sequencies of sections, each of which is consecutive to the other.
  • Each sequence comprises four consecutive sections, of which: the first is equal to the sixth section 281, the second is equal to the seventh section 282, the third is equal to the eighth section 283, the fourth is equal to the ninth section 284.
  • central portions 27a are obtained with one or more pairs of consecutive sections 271 added to the three consecutive sections 271.
  • the spring clips 27 Before cooperating with the horizontal part 3 of the peripheral frame 1, in particular wiht the second peripheral element 3, the spring clips 27 cooperate with a protection element 30, preferabily (for reasons of lightness) of expanded material, such as polystyrene, which protects said spring clips 27 during transportation of the wall structure components (for example in one or more boxes).
  • a protection element 30 preferabily (for reasons of lightness) of expanded material, such as polystyrene, which protects said spring clips 27 during transportation of the wall structure components (for example in one or more boxes).
  • said protection element 30 may also act as a support surface and a spacer during the eventual fixing operations of the rail section 21 to the support element 22 of same, to be carried out before coupling the guide means 12 to the horizontal part 3 of the peripheral frame 1, specifically, in particular, to the second peripheral element 3.
  • the protection element 30 is disengaged from the spring clips 27.
  • disengagement occurs by slipping the protection element 30 off the lugs 28 and 29 of the spring clip 27.
  • the set of guide means 12 is then placed in correspondence with the horizontal part 3 of the peripheral frame 1, specifically, in particular, in correspondence with the second peripheral element 3.
  • the guide means 12 are then coupled to this latter horizontal part 3 by forcing the spring clips 27 about it.
  • the horizontal part 3 comprises (or is) the second peripheral element 3
  • the guide means 12 are coupled to the second peripheral element 3 by forcing the spring clips 27 about it so that their inwardly bent lugs 28 and 29 grip over the second peripheral element 3 itself ( figure 4 ).
  • the guide means 12 may then be finally fixed to the second peripheral element 3 by screws, using a suitable known tool.
  • the rail section 21 or the related support element 22, or both, or their assembly anyway comprises or comprise at at least one of their opposing free ends a metre scale 39 enabling the length of the guide means 12 to be reduced according to requirements (for example by means of a suitable known cutting tool).
  • a plurality of guide means 12 may be obtained having different lengths, so as to be able to use them on doors 16 of different widths and/or on apertures of different lengths into the walls where the wall structure is to be integrated.
  • the elongated constructional elements 21, 10, 10A, 11, 11A further to comprising the first set of elongated constructional elements 21 defining the guide means 12, comprise a second set of said elongated constructional elements defining rectilinear support means 10. 10A, 11, 11A for supporting the wall panels 14, 15.
  • Said rectilinear support means 10, 10A, 11, 11A comprise a first 10, a second 10A, a third 11 and a fourth 11A rectilinear support element forming two pairs (see, in particular, figurs 3 , 4 , 5 among the others).
  • a first pair is formed by the first 10 and the second 10A rectilinear support elements
  • a second pair is formed by the third 11 and the fourth 11A rectilinear support element.
  • the first 10, the second 10A, the third 11 and the fourth 11A rectilinear support element are able to delimit the compartment 41 into which the door 16 (specifically, the sliding door 16) desappears when moved along the guide means 12.
  • the first pair of rectilinear support elements 10, 10A is located in a position intermediate between an entrance 410 of the compartment 41 and a bottom 411 of the compartment 41.
  • the second pair of rectilinear support elements 11, 11A is located at the entrance 410 of the compartment 41.
  • the third 11 and the fourth 11A rectilinear support element have to be located at a position along the second peripheral element 3, which corresponds to the entrance 410 of the compartment 41, whereas the first 10 and the second 10A rectilinear support element may be located at a suitable position along the second peripheral element 3 between the entrance 410 and the bottom 411 of the compartment 41.
  • the wall structure further comprises, for the first 10, second 10A, third 11 and fourth 11A rectilinear support element, a respective first 100, second 100A, third 110 and fourth 110A end element to be engaged with a first extremity 101a of the respective rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A (see in particular figures 3 , 4 , 13 , from 15 to 17).
  • the first extremity 101a of said respective rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A is located on the opposite side with respect to a second extremity 101b of said respective rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A ( figures 3 and 4 ).
  • Each end element 100, 100A, 110, 110A comprises a main body 102 and a head 105 (see in particular figures 13 , 15-17 ).
  • the main body 102 has first axial coupling means 103.
  • the first axial coupling means 103 by interacting along a direction from the first 101a to the second 101b extremity of the respective rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A with second axial coupling means 104 provided on the first extremity 101a of said respective rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A, determine the connection of said respective rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A with the end element 100.
  • 100A, 110, 110A ( figures 13 , 15-19 ).
  • the direction from the first 101a to the second 101b extremity of the respective rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A is the direction of longitudinal development of the rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A itself ( figure 3 ).
  • the head 105 comprises one or more engagement portions 106 for engagement with a respective elongate side 120 of the guide means 12.
  • Each elongated side 120 of the guide means 12 develops along the direction of longitudinal development of the guide means 12 themselves.
  • the direction of longitudinal development of the guide means 12 is the direction along which the door 16 slides when sliding along the guide means 12 themselves.
  • the guide means 12 have a pair of elongated sides 120, parallel to each other and located on opposite sides of the guide means 12.
  • a respective rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A, of each pair of rectilinear support elements 10, 10A, 11, 11A, is then engaged with each elongated side 120 of the pair.
  • such an engagement makes use of the engagement portion 106 (or of the engagement portions 106) of the head 105, as well as of the related end elements 100, 100A, 110, 110A.
  • the elongated face 123 of the guide means 12, whereupon the spring clips 27 are fixed, is preferably interposed between the two opposite sides of the guide means 12 whereupon the location is found of the pair of elongated sides 120, which are parallel to each other ( fig. 9 ).
  • a rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A with the related end element 100, 100A, 110, 11A by means of the interaction between the first 103 and the second 104 axial coupling means, permits an extension of the rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A which may be of a length which is variable along the direction from the first 101a to the second 101b extremity of the rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A itself, the rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A remaining the same.
  • This result may be obtained by simply coupling the rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A with a related end element 100, 100A, 110, 110A of a different length.
  • the annexed figures 13 , 15-17 illustrate various embodiments of the end element 100, 100A, 110, 110A, in particular embodiments which correspond to different lengths.
  • the wall structure has a degree of modularity by which structures may be obtained which may be adapted to doors of different heights, while using the same rectilinear support elements 10, 10A, 11, 11A.
  • the longitudinal dimensions of the end elements 100, 100A, 110, 110A are much smaller than those of the respective rectilinear support elements 10, 10A, 11, 11A and permit a considerable saving of storage space; furthermore they may be easily inserted, also as a "set" of end elements having different lengths, into the box (or boxes) where the various wall structure components are put.
  • the wall structure is also a great deal independent of the specific features of the peripheral elements 2, 3, 4 defining the peripheral frame 1, because the heads 105 of the end elements 100, 100A, 110, 110A are associated to the guide means 12; therefore a single box may be sent, which contains the rectilinear support elements 10, 10A 11, 11A, the related end elements 100, 100A, 110, 110A, the components of the guide means 12, the related fixing means and a little else.
  • the preipheral frame 1 may be made on site in a standard way.
  • each rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A may be operatively associated to a further portion of the wall structure.
  • said further portion of the wall structure may be a further horizontal part 5 of the peripheral frame 1.
  • the further horizontal part 5 is located on the side of the peripheral frame 1 opposite to the horizontal part 3.
  • the further horizontal part 5 may be a horizontal surface contributing to the definition of the opening whereon the door 16 acts.
  • the further horizontal part 5 is a fourth peripheral element 5 of the plurality of the interconnected elongated elements.
  • the fourth peripheral element 5 has a "C" shaped cross section and it also comprises an intermediate part 6 from which flanges 7, 8 project from its lateral edges (said flanges too, in particular, belonging to the related opposing faces 7, 8 of the interconnected elongated elements of the peripheral frame 1).
  • the fourth peripheral element 5 may be taken of different lengths and/or fixed into different positions with respect to the first 2 and the fourth 4 peripheral element, in order to obtain peripheral frames 1 having different lengths.
  • the fourth peripheral element 5 has a length such that its free end 5A is spaced from the second peripheral element 4 by a predetermined distance, preferably equal to the depth of the compartment 41 where the door 16 has to be housed. In particular, said distance may be grater than or equal to the width of the sliding door 16 intended for use.
  • the fourth peripheral element 5 is located at the bottom (specifically: in corrispondence with the doorstep, as a section of a bottom longitudinal element).
  • each rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A with the further portion of the wall structure may be directly and/or indirectly obtained in various ways.
  • the wall structure further comprises, for the first 10, second 10A, third 11 and fourth 11A rectilinear support element, a respective first 116, second 116A, third 117 and fourth 117A further end element to be engaged with the second extremity 101b of the respective rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A.
  • the wall structure further comprises, for the first 10, second 10A, third 11 and fourth 11A rectilinear support element, a respective first 116, second 116A, third 117 and fourth 117A further end element to be engaged with the second extremity 101b of the respective rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A.
  • figures 3 , 5 , 14 see, in particular, figures 3 , 5 , 14 .
  • figure 14 even if illustrating the detail of the second pair of rectilinear support elements 11, 11A which have to be placed at the entrance 410 of the compartment 41, has the respective further end elements indicated not only by the reference numerals 117, 117A, characteristic of the further end elements of said pair, but also - between brackets - by the reference numerals 116, 116A, characteristic of the further end elements to be associated to the second extremity 101b of the rectilinear support elements 10, 10A of the first pair, which have to be placed between the entrance 410 and the bottom 411 of the compartment 41; this is to indicate that, in the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the further end elements of one of the two pairs of rectilinear support elements may be identical to those of the other pair of rectilinear support elements.
  • each further end element 116, 116A, 117, 117A in turn comprises an engagement part 102' and a fixing part 105'.
  • the engagement part 102' is provided with further first axial coupling means 103'.
  • the further first axial coupling means 103' by interacting along the direction from the first 101a to the second 101b extremity of the respective rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A with further second axial coupling means 104' provided on the second extremity 101b of said respective rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A, determine the connection of said respective rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A with the further end element 116, 116A, 117, 117A.
  • the fixing part 105' is connected to the engagement part 102' (in particular as a single body with it) and engageable with said further portion of the wall structure, in particular fixable to the latter, to fix the rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A, which is connected to the respective engagement part 102', to said further portion of the wall structure.
  • the further end elements 116, 116A, 117, 117A improves the system modularity, allowing a maximum standardization of the production and realization of the rectilinear support elements 10, 10A, 11, 11A, which are not devoted any more to any (whatever direct or indirect) connection to the various parts of the peripheral frame 1, said function being totally remitted to the end elements 100, 100A, 110, 110A and to the further end elements 116, 116A, 117, 117A.
  • the fixing parts 105' of the pair of respective further end elements 116, 116A, 117, 117A are preferably connected together to form a "U" shaped element.
  • the so formed "U" shaped element defines a kind of distancing member, associated to each pair of rectilinear support elements 10, 10A, 11, 11A so as to keep the desired distance between them, in particular for the passage of the sliding door 16 between the same rectilinear support elements 10, 10A, 11, 11A.
  • the so defined distancing member is also useful for keeping the same rectilinear support elements 10, 10A, 11, 11A parallel to each other.
  • the so defined distancing member may be used for correctly fixing the rectilinear support elements 10, 10A, 11, 11A to a floor or to any other horizontal surface, in particular when the horizontal part 5 of the peripheral frame 1 is not provided, or when it does not comprise the fourth peripheral element 5 defined with a "C" shaped cross section.
  • the distancing member which is defined by the fixing parts 105' of the pair of the respective further end elements 116, 116A, 117, 117A connected together to form a "U" shaped element, is placed in contact with the central part 6 of the fourth peripheral element 5 and is inserted between the flanges 7 and 8 of the fourth peripheral element 5 itself. This determines the insertion also of related portions of the rectilinear support elements 10, 10A, 11, 11A between the same flanges 7 and 8 of the fourth peripheral element 5.
  • a lateral plane portion of the rectilinear support elements 10, 10A, 11, 11A is in contact with said flanges 7 and 8 of the fourth peripheral element 5.
  • the latter conditions are schematically illustrated in figure 4 , where the "U" shaped distancing member has been schematically represented with dashed lines into one of the pairs of rectilinear support elements.
  • the fixing parts 105' are provided with holes for the insertion of related screws for fixing to a floor, or to any horizontal part of the peripheral frame 1.
  • the fixing parts 105' of a pair of further end elements 116, 116A, 117, 117A, corresponding to a pair of mutually facing rectilinear support elements 10, 10A, 11, 11A may be made united as a single body. Nevertheless, preferably, as illustrated in particular in figures 3 and 13 , the fixing parts 105' of a pair of further end elements 116, 116A, 117, 117A, corresponding to a pair of mutually facing rectilinear support elements 10, 10A, 11, 11A, may be connected to each other in such a way that the distance between the respective engagement parts 102' and, consequently, between the respective rectilinear support elements 10, 10A, 11, 11A may be changed (in particular to be fitted into walls of different thicknesses).
  • each fixing part 105' comprises a first flanged portion 160a and a second flanged portion 160b located alongside the first and lying on a plane parallel to, but different from, the lying plane of that one.
  • the first flanged portion 160a of one fixing part 105' is destined to be superimposed onto the second flanged portion 160b of the other fixing part 105' it has to be connected to and viceversa.
  • Mutual superposition of the flanged portions 160a, 160b of the two fixing parts 105' to be connected together may be varied within certain, predetermined limits, in order to adjust the distance between the respective engagement parts 102'.
  • the extent of superposition may be selected form a plurality of different values.
  • mutually spaced seats 161 are provided on the second flanged portion 160b of each fixing part 105', in each of which a projection 162 of the first flanged portion 160a of each fixing part 105' may be inserted (see detail I-I in figure 21 ).
  • the projection 162 may be made onto a tongue 163 of the first flanged portion 160a. In this way, a provisional, but firm connection between the two fixing parts 105' is obtained before finally fixing them to the futher horizontal part of the peripheral frame 1.
  • the first axial coupling means 103 provided onto the main body 102 of the end element 100, 100A, 110, 110A, are disengageable from the second axial coupling means 104 provided on the first extremity 101a of the related rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A.
  • the further first axial coupling means 103' provided onto the engagement part 102' of the further end element 116, 116A, 117, 117A, are disengageable from the further second axial coupling means 104' provided on the second extremity 101b of the related rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A.
  • the first axial coupling means 103 comprises at least one prong 103.
  • the related second axial coupling means 104 comprise at least an elongated seat 104, which extends along the direction from the first 101a to the secondo 101b extremity of said respective rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A.
  • the prong 103 is inserted in the related elongated seat 104; said respective rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A is thus connected with the end element 100, 100A, 110, 110A, specifically at its first extremity 101a, in a socket-to-plug manner (see, in particular, figure 19 ).
  • the first axial coupling means 103 comprises a plurality of prongs 103 and the second axial coupling means 104 comprise a plurality of elongated seats 104 which extends along the first direction from the first 101a to the second 101b extremity of said respective rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A.
  • Each prong 103 is inserted in a related elongated seat 104; said respective rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A is thus connected with the end element 100, 100A, 110, 110A, specifically at its first extremity 101a, in a socket-to-plug manner.
  • the at least one prong 103 (or the plurality of prongs 103), being part of the first axial coupling means 103, projects from the main body 102 and is preferably an integral part of it.
  • the prongs 103 (or the prong 103) substantially form (forms) the main body 102.
  • the main body 102 also comprises, in addition to the prongs 103, an extension along the direction from the first 101a to the second 101b extremity of the respective rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A.
  • Said extension is of different length in order to adapt the wall structure to doors 16 of different heights, while maintaining the rectilinear support elements 10, 10A, 11, 11A unchanged.
  • the elongated seats 104 of the second axial coupling means 104 extend along the whole length of the respective rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A, from the first extremity 101a to the second extremity 101b.
  • the rectilinear support elements 10, 10A, 11, 11A may be directly made as simple sections without the need of performing any specific working operation onto their extremities.
  • the rectilinear support elements 10, 10A, 11, 11A may be directly made as extruded sections.
  • the rectilinear support elements 10, 10A, 11, 11A may also be directly made as sections obtained by bending and shaping a single elongated sheet.
  • the further first axial coupling means 103' comprises at least a further prong 103'.
  • the related further second axial coupling means 104' comprise at least a further elongated seat 104', which extends along the direction from the first 101a to the second 101b extremity of said respective rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A.
  • the further prong 103' is inserted in the related further elongated seat 104' ( figure 21 ); said respective rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A is thus connected with the further end element 116, 116A, 117, 117A, specifically at its second extremity 101b, in a socket-to-plug manner.
  • the further first axial coupling means 103' comprises a plurality of further prongs 103' and the further second axial coupling means 104' comprise a plurality of related further elongated seats 104' which extend along the direction from the first 101a to the second 101b extremity of said respective rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A.
  • Each further prong 103' is inserted in a related further elongated seat 104' ( figure 21 ); said respective rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A is thus connected with the further end element 116, 116A, 117, 117A, specifically at its second extremity 101b, in a socket-to-plug manner.
  • the at least one further prong 103' (or the plurality of further prongs 103'), being part of the further first axial coupling means 103', projects from the engagement part 102' and is preferably an integral part of it.
  • the further prong (or the further prongs) 103' embodies the greater portion of the engagement part 102'.
  • Further end elements 116, 116A, 117, 117A of different lengths may be made anyway, in particular having engagement parts 102' (which the further prong 103' or further prongs 103' project from) of different lengths, for adding a further degree of freedom to the possibility of adapting the wall structure to doors 16 of different heights.
  • the further elongated seats 104' of the further second axial coupling means 104' coincide with the elongated seats 104 of the second axial coupling means 104.
  • the rectilinear support elements 10, 10A, 11, 11A (as extruded sections, or as sections obtained by bending and shaping a single elongated sheet) may be arranged for the insertion of the prongs 103, 103' of both types of end element, without the need for any special working operation at the extremities 101a, 101b.
  • Each prong 103, 103' is inserted in a related elongated seat 104, 104', said respective rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A being thus connected with the end element 100, 100A, 110, 110A, 116, 116A, 117, 117A in a socket-to-plug manner.
  • socket-to-plug type connection between an end element and the related extremity of the respective rectilinear support element makes the connection itself very simple and effective.
  • each rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A develops along the direction from its first 101a to its second 101b extremity with a transverse section comprising a central portion 43 with an inner side 44 and an outer side 45.
  • the wall panels 14, 15 abut against the outer sides 45.
  • the elongated seats 104 and the further elongated seats 104' develop between the inner 44 and the outer 45 side.
  • the central portion 43 of the transverse section of the rectilinear support elements 11, 11A extends. at its side which must be oriented towards the outside of the compartment 41, into an abutment and reference structure 46 for the possible finishing of the entrance 410 of the compartment 41 itself.
  • said abutment and reference structure 46 gives rise to a corresponding shaped abutment and reference rib 46.
  • end elements 100, 100A, 110, 110A having a length greater than the standard one, part of the extension of the main body 102 located between the first axial coupling means 103 (in particular, preferably, the prong 103 or prongs 103) and the related head 105, extends below the guide means 12 and so creates a gap, between the rectilinear support elements 11, 11A of the pair placed at the entrance 410 of the compartment 41 and the guide means 12 itself, where the wall structure would not be provided with any abutment and reference structure for the possible finishing of the entrance 410 of the compartment 41.
  • the wall structure comprises segments 460 of additional profiled element, having the same cross-section as the abutment and reference structure 46 and, therefore, the same cross-section as the related abutment and reference rib 46.
  • Said segments 460 may be slidingly inserted in a guide rib 461 provided on the extension of the main body 102 of the end elements 100, 100A, 110, 110A ( figure 18 ), thus completing the abutment and reference rib 46 of the rectilinear support elements 11, 11A in the pair which is located at the entrance 410 of the compartment 41.
  • the head 105 of each end element 100, 100A, 110, 110A comprises one or more engagement portions 106 for engagement with a respective elongated side 120 of the guide means 12.
  • engagement of the head 105 with the respective elongated side 120 of the guide means 12 is obtained via the related one or more engagement portions 106 as follows.
  • mutual interference means 170 are provided on the engagement portions 106 and on the respective elongated side 120 of the guide means 12.
  • Said mutual interference means 107 upon engagement of the engagement portions 106 with the respective elongated side 120 of the guide means 12, slidingly engage the end element 100, 100A, 110, 110A and the thereto connected, respective rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A with the guide means 12 before being finally fixed, at the same time impeding at least both a movement of the end element 100, 100A, 110, 110A with the thereto connected, respective rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A along the direction from the first 101a to the secon 101b extremity of said respective rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A, and a rotation of said respective rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A around its second extremity 101b.
  • Figure 22 shows the various parts of the elements whereupon the mutual interference means 107 are obtained.
  • the obtained coupling is shown and the action of the mutual interference means 107 may be seen.
  • each rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A is operatively associated to the further horizontal portion of the wall structure (in particular to the further horizontal part 5 of the peripheral frame 1; specifically, even more in particular, to the fourth peripheral element 5), in such a way as to be able to slide along said further horizontal portion of the wall structure (specifically, for example, with the fixing parts 105' supported by the further portion of the wall structure, but not yet fixed to the latter), the constraint produced by the mutual action of the mutual interference means 107 keeps each rectilinear support element 10, 10A, 11, 11A in position, while at the same time allowing its sliding movement along the guide means 12, without the need of manually supporting it or keeping it manually abutting onto the guide means 12 itself.
  • the fixing parts 105' of the further end elements 116, 116A, 117, 117A related to each pair of mutually facing rectilinear support elements 10, 10A, 11, 11A are connected to each other to form a "U" shaped element which so defines a sort of distancing member associated to each pair of rectilinear support elements 10, 10A, 11, 11A.
  • each pair of rectilinear support elements 10, 10A, 11, 11A may be in equilibrium, supported by the "U" shaped element formed by the further end elements 116, 116A, 117, 117A, even before the fixing parts 105' are blocked onto the further portion of the wall structure; thanks to the action of the mutual interference means 107, the engagement of the heads 105 of the end elements 100, 100A, 110, 110A with the respective elongated sides 120 of the guide means 12 does not permit that the rectilinear support elements 10, 10A, 11, 11A lean in a plane perpendicular to the direction of development of the guide means 12. Nevertheless the sliding movement of the pair of rectilinear support elements 10, 10A, 11, 11A along the elongated sides 120 of the guide means 12 is allowed in a substantially stable way and without further aids.
  • the mutual interference means 107 comprise a first contact portion 108a of the engagement portions 106, distal from the main body 102 and from a longitudinal axis 121 of the guide means 12 (indicated by dashed lines in figures 6 and 13 and as a circled point in figures 7 , 19 and 22 , where it is perpendicular to the plane of the sheet).
  • Said first contact portion 108a is in contact with a corresponding first contact surface 122a of the respective elongated side 120, distal from the longitudinal axis 121 of the guide means 12.
  • the mutual interference means 107 further, comprise a second contact portion 108b of the engagement portions 106, proximal to the main body 102 and to the longitudinal axis 121 of the guide means 12.
  • Said second contact portion 108b is in contact with a corresponding second contact surface 122b of the respective elongated side 120, proximal to the longitudinal axis 121 of the guide means 12.
  • said first 108a and second 108b contact portion are located, one relative to the other, at the extremes of a diagonal line which is transversal to the direction of development of the guide means 12 (specifically, preferably, which lies in a plane perpendicular to the direction of development of the guide means 12).
  • the longitudinal axis 121 of the guide means 12 is parallel to the direction of development of the guide means 12.
  • the second contact portion 108b extends into a part 109 which has a "C" shaped cross-section in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis 121 of the guide means 12. A corresponding part of the respective elongated side 120 of the guide means 12 is inserted in said "C" shaped part 109.
  • the mutual interference means 107 comprise an elastically deformable part 111 of the head 105, which is provided with one or more projections 112 elastically insertable into corresponding seats 113 of the respective elongated side 120.
  • the elastically deformable part 111 of the head 105 is located onto the first contact portion 108a of the engagement portions 106.
  • the elastically deformable part 111 of the head 105 coincides with the first contact portion 108a of the engagement portions 106.
  • the head 105 may comprise a plurality of portions 114 spaced from each other along the respective elongated side 120 of the guide means 12.
  • the wall structure according to the invention further comprises a side extension 115 of the head 105 inserted as a spacer between the head 105 and the respective elongated side 120 of the guide means 12 ( figures 20 , 23-25 ).
  • the side extension 115 is provided with a further engagement portion 106' to be engaged with the respective elongated side 120 of the guide means 12 in place of the engagement portions 106 of the head 105 and serving the same purpose.
  • the further engagement portion 106' comprises parts which are identical to the engagement portions 106 of the head 105.
  • the wall structure with a side extension 115 for the head 105 of each end element 100, 100A, 110, 110A, it is possible to adapt the wall structure to walls of different thicknesses.
  • the side extension 115 may be coupled with the engagement portions 106 of the head 105 by means of its side 118 opposed to the one where the further engagement portions 106' are located (in particular by a movement as the one indicated by the arrow in figures 24 and 25 ).
  • the extension 115 of the head 105 is provided with snap hooking means 119 located on the side 118 opposed to the one where the further engagement portions 106 are located and interacting with related hooking means 119' located on the head 105.
  • the snap hooking means 119 comprise two elastically deformable lips 164, which are provided with hooking teeth 165.
  • the lips 164 may be elastically inserted into through seats 166 obtained in the head 105, at a depth sufficient to allow the lip ends 166 to get out of the through seats 166 and expand, making the hooking teeth 165 snap in abutment against retention surfaces 167 obtained on the head 105 ( figure 20 ).
  • the wall structure according to the invention further comprises at least two finishing crosspieces 24, 25 of predetermined length, to be associated sideways to the guide means 12 in an area where said guide means 12 may be seen by a user, for closing and protecting the guide means 12 itself and for finishing purposes.
  • the finishing crosspieces 24, 25 are associated to the guide means outside the compartment 41.
  • the finishing crosspieces 24, 25 are associated to the elongated sides 120 of the guide means 12.
  • the guide crosspieces 24, 25 are located outside the compartment 41, immediately consecutively to the rectilinear support elements 11, 11A of the pair which defines the entrance 410 of the compartment 41.
  • the finishing crosspieces 24, 25, are located immediately consecutively to the end elements 110, 110A associated with the first extremity 101a of the rectilinear support elements 11, 11A of the pair which defines the entrance 410 of the compartment 41.
  • the finishing crosspieces 24, 25 may have a length sufficient to cover the whole portion of the aperture, destined to be closed by the door 16 (or by the doors 16, as in the case of a double door, as in figure 2 ), which is in sight.
  • the length of said in sight portion may be covered by a plurality of finishing crosspieces 24 on one side of the guide means 12 and of corresponding finishing crosspieces 25 on the other side of the guide means 12.
  • the finishing crosspieces 24, 25 have an "L" shaped cross-section, with a long side 240, 250 and a short side 241, 251. Both the short side 240, 250, and the long side 241, 251 have hooking means for hooking to the elongated sides 120 of the guide means 12.
  • the finishing crosspieces 24, 25 have their short side 240, 250 associated with the elongated sides 120 ( figure 11 , figure 26 detail "(i)", figure 27(a) ), they are in a first position of mimimum width.
  • the finishing crosspieces 24, 25 have their long side 241, 251 associated with the elongated sides 120 ( figure 26 detail "(ii)", figure 27(b) ), they are in a second position of maximum width.
  • the same finishing elements 24, 25 may be adapted to wall structures of different thicknesses.
  • the first position of minimum width may correspond to the width of the heads 105 of the end elements 100, 100A, 110, 110A;
  • the second position of maximum width may correspond to the width of the heads 105 of the end elements 100, 100A, 110, 110A increased by the width of the side extensions 115.
  • the first position of minimum width may correspond to a first enlarged position of the spring clips 27;
  • the second position of maximum width may correspond to a second enlarged position of the spring clips 27.
  • the free end of the short side 240, 250 is provided with a corresponding projection 242, 252 which, along the longitudinal development of the finishing crosspiece 24, 25, becomes a corresponding rib 242, 252 insertable in a first longitudinal seat 124 of a corresponding elongated side 120 of the guide means 12, and developing along the guide means 12 itself.
  • the insertion may be a snap-like one along a direction which is transversal to the longitudinal axis of development of the guide means 12.
  • the insertion may be a sliding one along the direction of the axis of development of the guide means 12, starting from an extremity of said guide means 12.
  • the finishing crosspiece 24, 25 is in the first position of minimum width.
  • the free end of the long side 241, 251 is provided with a corresponding projection 243, 253 which, along the longitudinal development of the finishing crosspiece 24, 25, becomes a corresponding rib 243, 253 insertable in a further longitudinal seat of the corresponding elongated seat 120 of the guide means 12, and developing along the guide means 12 itself.
  • the insertion may be a snap-like one along a direction which is transversal to the longitudinal axis of development of the guide means 12.
  • the insertion may be a sliding one along the direction of the axis of development of the guide means 12, starting from an extremity of said guide means 12.
  • the finishing crosspiece 24, 25 is in the second position of maximum width.
  • the further longitudinal seat coincides with the first elongated seat 124.
  • each elongated side 120 of the guide means 12 is provided with a second longitudinal seat 125, parallel to the first longitudinal seat 124 and located with respect to the latter in such a way that when the finishing crosspiece 24, 25 is in the first position of minimum width, the insertion of the rib 242, 252 of the short side 240, 250 into the first longitudinal seat 124 of the corresponding elongated side 120 corresponds to the insertion of the rib 243, 253 of the long side 241, 251 into the second longitudinal seat 125 of the corresponding elongated side 120.
  • the second longitudinal seat 125 is obtained in correspondence with the seat 113 where the one or more projections 112 of the elastically deformable part 111 of the head 105 of the end elements 100, 100A, 110, 110A are insertable.
  • the first longitudinal seat 124 is obtained in the part of the elongated side 120 of the guide means 12 which may be inserted into the "C"shaped part 109 which extends the second contact portion 108b of the engagement portions 106 of the head 105 of the end elements 100, 100A, 110, 110A.
  • the finishing crosspieces 24, 25 located on the two opposite elongated sides 120 of the guide means 12 are arranged symmetrically to each other with respect to a median plane of the guide means 12.
  • the cross-section of the finishing crosspieces 24, 25 is identical and constant along their whole length.
  • all the desired finishing crosspieces 24, 25 may be obtained by a single profiled element of given section, simply by cutting the profiled element according to requirement. The different segments may then be used in the various positions shown in figure 26 and 27 simply by suitably rotating them.
  • the profiled element may be obtained by extrusion.
  • the profiled element is made of a plastic material.
  • the double door solution (the peripheral frame 1 of which is schematically illustrated in figure 2 ) may be easily obtained by providing the side of the peripheral frame 1 which corresponds to the first peripheral element 2 with a structure of interconnected elongated elements 21, 10, 10A, 11,11A which is identical and mirrored to the one described above, according to any one of its embodiments.
  • the related rail sections 21, 21' may be connected with each other by end closure members 70 and related additional members 80 as described above.
  • the invention achieves important advantages.
  • identical components may be used for doors of different sizes.
  • the components may be easily mass produced and standardized.
  • the wall structure is modular to a high degree and may be also adapted to situations where it has to be provided with a double door.
  • all the used elements are compact and easily transportable. Assembly is made particularly easy.

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  1. Une structure de mur améliorée avec ou pour une porte coulissante ou une porte coulissante-pivotante, comprenant un tronçon de rail (21) à assembler à une partie horizontale (3) d'un châssis périmétrique (1) et permettant un mouvement de coulissement d'une porte coulissante, ou coulissante-pivotante ou pliante (16), la structure de mur comprenant en outre un organe terminal de fermeture (70) pour le tronçon de rail (21) à accoupler à une première extrémité (200) du tronçon de rail (21), où le tronçon de rail (21) est accouplé à l'organe terminal de fermeture (70) au moyen d'un premier système d'accouplement (90) qui est situé au niveau de la première extrémité (200) du tronçon de rail (21) et interagit avec un deuxième système d'accouplement (91) situé au niveau d'un premier côté (71) de l'organe terminal de fermeture (70), caractérisée en ce que la structure de mur comprend en outre un organe supplémentaire (80) qui est, à son tour, accouplé à l'organe terminal de fermeture (70) au moyen d'un troisième système d'accouplement (92) qui est situé au niveau d'un deuxième côté (72) de l'organe terminal de fermeture (70) distal du premier côté (71) et interagit avec un quatrième système d'accouplement (93) situé au niveau d'un deuxième côté (82) de l'organe supplémentaire (80) distal d'un premier côté (81) de ce même organe supplémentaire (80), l'organe supplémentaire (80) étant soit un bouchon de finition avec son premier côté (81) étant à son tour un côté de finition de celui-ci, soit une pièce d'assemblage avec son premier côté (81) étant dans ce cas doté d'un cinquième système d'accouplement (94) correspondant pour accoupler l'organe supplémentaire (80) à d'autres pièces de la structure de mur.
  2. La structure de mur selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que :
    - le deuxième système d'accouplement (91) comprend au moins une dent (95), de préférence une pluralité de dents (95), saillant du premier côté (71) de l'organe terminal de fermeture (70) à l'opposé du deuxième côté (72) de l'organe terminal de fermeture (70) ;
    - le premier système d'accouplement (90) comprend au moins un logement allongé (96), de préférence une pluralité de logements allongés (96), prévus sur la première extrémité (200) du tronçon de rail (21) et s'étendant le long d'une direction allant de la première (200) à une deuxième (201) extrémité du tronçon de rail (21) ; la dent (95), ou les dents (95), étant insérées dans le logement allongé (96), ou les logements allongés (96), de préférence avec chaque dent (95) dans un logement allongé (96) correspondant.
  3. La structure de mur selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que le troisième système d'accouplement (92) comprend au moins un tenon (97), ou une mortaise (97'), situé sur le deuxième côté (72) de l'organe terminal de fermeture (70), le quatrième système d'accouplement (93), à son tour, comprenant au moins une mortaise (98), ou un tenon (98'), situé sur le deuxième côté (82) de l'organe supplémentaire (80), le tenon (97), ou la mortaise (97'), du troisième système d'accouplement (92) étant accouplé avec la mortaise (98), ou le tenon (98'), respectivement, du quatrième système d'accouplement (93).
  4. La structure de mur selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que le troisième système d'accouplement (92) comprend au moins un tenon (97) et au moins une mortaise (97') situés sur le deuxième côté (72) de l'organe terminal de fermeture (70), le quatrième système d'accouplement (93), à son tour, comprenant au moins une mortaise (98) et au moins un tenon (98') situés sur le deuxième côté (82) de l'organe supplémentaire (80), le tenon (97) et la mortaise (97') du troisième système d'accouplement (92) étant accouplés respectivement avec la mortaise (98) et avec le tenon (98') du quatrième système d'accouplement (93).
  5. La structure de mur selon la revendication 3 ou 4, caractérisée en ce que l'accouplement entre un tenon (97 ; 98') et une mortaise (98 ; 97') respective réalise un accouplement en queue d'aronde.
  6. La structure de mur selon l'une quelconque des revendications de 3 à 5, caractérisée en ce que l'insertion d'un tenon (97 ; 98') dans la mortaise (98 ; 97') respective est effectuée par un mouvement comprenant au moins une étape finale dans laquelle l'organe supplémentaire (80) est déplacé par rapport à l'organe terminal de fermeture (70) le long d'une direction qui est transversale à, de préférence perpendiculaire à, une direction allant du premier (71) au deuxième (72) côté de l'organe terminal de fermeture (70) et/ou du deuxième (82) au premier (81) côté de l'organe supplémentaire (80).
  7. La structure de mur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que l'organe supplémentaire (80) est doté du cinquième système d'accouplement (94) respectif situé sur son premier côté (81), la structure de mur comprenant en outre un autre tronçon de rail (21') à assembler à la partie horizontale (3) du châssis périmétrique (1), l'autre tronçon de rail (21') étant accouplé à l'organe supplémentaire (80) au moyen d'un sixième système d'accouplement (99) qui est situé au niveau d'une deuxième extrémité (201') de l'autre tronçon de rail (21') distale d'une première extrémité (200') de l'autre tronçon de rail (21'), le sixième système d'accouplement (99) interagissant avec le cinquième système d'accouplement (94) situé au niveau du premier côté (81) de l'organe supplémentaire (80), l'organe supplémentaire (80) étant ainsi un autre organe terminal de fermeture pour l'autre tronçon de rail (21').
  8. La structure de mur selon la revendication 7, caractérisée en ce que :
    - le cinquième système d'accouplement (94) est identique au deuxième système d'accouplement (91) ;
    - le quatrième système d'accouplement (93) est identique au troisième système d'accouplement (92) ;
    - le sixième système d'accouplement (99) est identique au premier système d'accouplement (90) ; l'organe terminal de fermeture (70) et l'organe supplémentaire (80) étant de préférence identiques entre eux.
  9. La structure de mur selon la revendication 7 ou 8, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend :
    - une pluralité de tronçons de rail (21, 21') à assembler à la partie horizontale (3) du châssis périmétrique (1) ;
    - un organe terminal de fermeture (70) accouplé avec un organe supplémentaire (80) correspondait pour chaque paire de tronçons de rail (21, 21') consécutifs, pour raccorder un tronçon de rail (21) à l'autre (21') de la paire de tronçons de rail (21, 21') consécutifs.
  10. La structure de mur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que l'organe terminal de fermeture (70) et l'organe supplémentaire (80) accouplé avec lui définissent, ensemble, une ouverture d'entrée (73) qui communique avec au moins un tronçon de rail (21, 21') et permet le passage d'une roue ou partie d'un chariot de support de la porte (16, 16') de l'extérieur du tronçon de rail (21, 21') dans le tronçon de rail (21, 21').
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