EP3170950B1 - Wall-covering panel with attachment device - Google Patents

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EP3170950B1
EP3170950B1 EP16197005.8A EP16197005A EP3170950B1 EP 3170950 B1 EP3170950 B1 EP 3170950B1 EP 16197005 A EP16197005 A EP 16197005A EP 3170950 B1 EP3170950 B1 EP 3170950B1
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Daniel Deudon
Ludovic DE FOSSEUX
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F13/00—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings
    • E04F13/07—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor
    • E04F13/08—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements
    • E04F13/0889—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements characterised by the joints between neighbouring elements, e.g. with joint fillings or with tongue and groove connections
    • E04F13/0894—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements characterised by the joints between neighbouring elements, e.g. with joint fillings or with tongue and groove connections with tongue and groove connections
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F13/00—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings
    • E04F13/07—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor
    • E04F13/08—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements
    • E04F13/0801—Separate fastening elements
    • E04F13/0832—Separate fastening elements without load-supporting elongated furring elements between wall and covering elements
    • E04F13/0833—Separate fastening elements without load-supporting elongated furring elements between wall and covering elements not adjustable
    • E04F13/0835—Separate fastening elements without load-supporting elongated furring elements between wall and covering elements not adjustable the fastening elements extending into the back side of the covering elements
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F13/00—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings
    • E04F13/07—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor
    • E04F13/08—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements
    • E04F13/0875—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements having a basic insulating layer and at least one covering layer
    • E04F13/0878—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements having a basic insulating layer and at least one covering layer the basic insulating layer comprising mutual alignment or interlocking means
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F13/00—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings
    • E04F13/07—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor
    • E04F13/08—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements
    • E04F13/14—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements stone or stone-like materials, e.g. ceramics concrete; of glass or with an outer layer of stone or stone-like materials or glass
    • E04F13/147—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements stone or stone-like materials, e.g. ceramics concrete; of glass or with an outer layer of stone or stone-like materials or glass with an outer layer imitating natural stone, brick work or the like

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  • the present invention relates to a covering panel for a wall. It finds an application in particular in the field of building and public works for laying on walls, both inside and outside, for purposes, for example, of insulation and / or ornament. .
  • platelets we designate any part that can be, for example and in a nonlimiting manner, in terracotta, ceramic, concrete, stone, composite material or any other reconstituted product, configured to be arranged more or less spaced other pieces, in arrangements that can define lines, rows or any other pattern.
  • the cladding panels known from the prior art are fixed to a wall by means of screws passing through holes formed between two adjacent plates.
  • This type of fixing requires that the plates are spaced from each other sufficiently to allow the passage of screws configured to allow the stable and solid fixing of the panel to a wall.
  • this fixing requires that the screw, and the hole formed in the panel to receive it, be covered, for example by means of a material forming a seal between the plates, after the panel has been fixed to a wall.
  • This type of fixing therefore requires many manipulations and does not allow, among other things, the production of covering panels whose plates of the outer layer are spaced at a distance less than the diameter of a screw suitable for their fixing to the wall, nor the production of covering panels with the space between the plates of the inner layer would not be filled with a joint after fixing the panel to a wall.
  • the object of the present invention is to resolve, among others, the shortcomings described above of the covering panels known from the prior art, by proposing a panel whose fixing is easy and stable, and whose relative arrangement of the plates. relative to each other is not constrained by the problems of fixing the panel to a wall.
  • the fixing portion which extends from the inner layer thus makes it possible to fix the covering panel without forming an orifice in the inner and outer layers, and in particular without forming orifices between two adjacent plates. It is thus not necessary to arrange the different plates so that they are spaced from each other by a sufficient distance to allow passage of the fixing means. It is also not necessary that the space between the boards be, in part or completely, filled with a gasket material, after the panel has been fixed to the wall.
  • the fixing device contributes to the rigidity and the flatness of the covering panel.
  • the fact that the mounting portion of the fastener is embedded in the inner layer ensures a sturdy and solid mounting of the fastener in the inner layer, the part of the panel consisting of the inner and outer layers not being liable to collapse. unhook from the wall, regardless of the fixing device.
  • the mounting portion of the fixing device comprising a rear face, configured to be directed towards the wall when the panel is fixed to said wall, and a front face opposite the rear face, the material constituting the internal layer is placed all around the mounting portion, and more particularly against its front and rear faces.
  • the panel fixing device according to the present invention is surrounded, at its mounting portion, with the material forming an internal layer, and therefore does not compromise the strength of the panel.
  • the fixing device comprises a fixing orifice formed in the fixing portion to receive said fixing means.
  • the fixing of the panel according to the present invention is therefore carried out by passing a fixing means, for example and without limitation a screw, through an orifice formed in the fixing portion.
  • a fixing means for example and without limitation a screw
  • the fixing means is a self-drilling screw, which does not require the formation of an orifice in the fixing portion prior to the installation of the panel against the wall.
  • the rear face of the inner layer comprises a notch configured to receive the fixing portion of the fixing device of a second panel so that the fixing portion of said second panel extends between the wall and the outer layer. of said panel when said panel is assembled to said second panel.
  • the external appearance of the covering panels, after they have been fixed to the wall, is not modified by the presence of the fixing device, the fixing portion of the second panel being concealed by the part of the inner layer of the first panel forming a notch.
  • the orifices formed in the fixing portion, before or after the fixing of the panel to the wall, are covered by the part of the internal layer of the second panel forming a notch, so that the risk that a fluid, such as water, seeping into the wall, is significantly reduced.
  • the fixing device further comprises an assembly portion configured to assemble said panel with a second panel.
  • an assembly portion configured to cooperate with a second panel further improves the strength of the fixing of the panel to the wall, the fixing not only being carried out by the fixing means cooperating with the fixing portion, but also by the cooperation of two adjacent cladding panels.
  • the fixing portion comprises a recess formed between the mounting portion and the assembly portion to receive said fixing means.
  • the end of the fixing means projecting from the fixing device after the panel has been fixed to the wall for example the head of the screw or of the point forming the fixing means, is housed in said recess, so that it does not protrude from the assembly and assembly portions.
  • the cover panel has a first edge, the fastener extending along the first edge.
  • the fixing device extends along at least two adjacent pads.
  • the arrangement of the fixing device along a first edge of the covering panel, and in particular its arrangement along at least two adjacent plates, improves the strength and the stability of the fixing of the fixing device to the diaper. internal panel, thereby improving the strength and stability of the panel fixing to the wall.
  • the assembly portions of the positioning and fixing devices can be coupled with one another by form cooperation.
  • the assembly portion of one of the elements taken from the fixing device and the positioning device is of the male type, the assembly portion of the other of the elements being of the female type.
  • the coupling, and therefore the strength of the attachment, of the first and second panels are further improved by the presence of male and female type elements.
  • At least one of the plates extends beyond the assembly portion of the positioning device so as to cover the fixing portion of the fixing device with a second panel, when the panel is assembled with said second panel.
  • the external appearance of the covering panels, after they have been fixed to the wall, is not modified by the presence of the fixing device, the fixing portion of the second panel being concealed by said at least one wafer extending beyond the assembly portion of the positioning device of the first panel.
  • the openings formed in the fixing portion, before or after fixing the panel to the wall, are covered by said at least plate, so that the risk that a fluid, such as water, seeps into the wall, is significantly reduced.
  • the covering panel comprises a third border extending transversely with respect to the first border, the panel comprising a second fixing device extending along the third border.
  • the third border extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first border.
  • first and second fasteners further improves the strength and stability of the fastening of the cladding panel to said wall.
  • the covering panel can be assembled with other panels extending in one and / or the other of said vertical directions and / or horizontal from the wall.
  • the presence of the first and second fixing devices makes it possible to cover, with a plurality of covering panels according to the present invention, a wall having dimensions substantially greater than those of each of the panels.
  • the fixing device comprises a PVC element.
  • PVC allows, among other things, a solid fixing of the panel, without compromising its lightness.
  • the use of PVC makes it possible to limit the risks of degradation, and consequently of embrittlement, of the fixing device.
  • the mounting portion of the fixing device comprises a fir tail profile embedded in the inner layer.
  • the invention also relates to a facade comprising a plurality of panels according to the present invention, said panels being assembled to each other in order to form a decorative facing.
  • the covering panel can be used to cover walls of all sizes.
  • the invention also relates to a kit comprising a panel according to the present invention, the kit further comprising an installation device comprising an assembly portion configured to cooperate with the assembly portion of the positioning device.
  • the presence of the installation device makes it possible to fix the first covering panel covering the wall, the following panels cooperating with the device (s) for fixing said first panel.
  • the invention also relates to a shaper for the manufacture of a panel according to the present invention, the shaper comprising a mold having an internal housing for receiving the internal layer and the external layer, and an upper part forming a cover. closure to close the mold, the shaping device further comprising means for receiving the fixing device configured to hold said fixing device in position so that its fixing portion extends outside the interior housing of said mold when it is closed .
  • the means for receiving the shaper include a receiving projection configured to be housed in the recess of the fixing portion.
  • the presence of the projection makes it possible to facilitate the positioning of the fixing device, and, consequently, the manufacture of the covering panel.
  • the figures 1 and 4 schematically show two examples of covering panels 10 according to the present invention, the panels 10 having a longitudinal direction L1, L2 and a transverse direction I.
  • the transverse direction I extends from transverse manner, preferably substantially perpendicular, to the longitudinal direction L1, L2 .
  • said panel comprises an outer layer 12 having a rear face and comprising a plurality of plates 14.
  • the plates 14 are staggered. It would obviously be possible to design, without departing from the scope of the present invention, a covering panel 10 whose plates 14 would be aligned in rows and columns.
  • the covering panel 10 also includes an inner layer 16 having a front face, joined to the rear face of the outer layer 12, and bonding the wafers 14, and a rear face configured to be disposed against a wall.
  • the internal layer consists of a foam, such as a polyurethane foam, which can be expanded by means of a gas.
  • a covering panel 10 comprising an internal layer 16 comprising any other foamable material having characteristics similar to polyurethane, or, in general, any material which can constitute a binder for the plates 14 of the outer layer 12.
  • the panel 10 further comprises a first and a second border 18, 20 extending substantially parallel to one another, in the longitudinal direction L1, L2 of the panel 10.
  • the panel 10 also comprises third and fourth edges 22, 24, extending in the transverse direction I.
  • the covering panel 10 comprises a first fixing device 30 extending along the first edge 18, in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction L1, L2 .
  • the first fixing device 30 comprises a mounting portion 32, shown in dotted lines on the figures 1 and 4 , embedded in the internal layer 16. As shown in particular on the figure 3A , the mounting portion 32 of the first fixing device 30 has a fir tail profile, configured to improve the mounting of the first fastener 30 in the inner layer 16.
  • the first securing device 30 further comprises an securing portion 34, extending from the inner layer 16 and configured to cooperate, as shown in the figure. figure 3A , with a fixing means 110 such as a screw.
  • the fixing portion 34 of the first fixing device 30 comprises, as shown in particular in the figure 2 , holes 38 configured to receive the fixing means 110. It is obviously possible to design, without departing from the scope of the present invention, a first fixing device 30 in the fixing portion 34 of which no orifice would be formed prior to fixing of the panel 10 to a wall M, the fixing means 110 then being a self-drilling screw forming an orifice during the fixing of the panel 10 to the wall M.
  • the first fixing device 30 comprises an assembly portion 36, for example and in a nonlimiting manner, of the male type.
  • the fixing portion 34 comprises a recess 39 formed between the mounting portion 32 and the assembly portion 36 , the usefulness of which will appear more clearly below.
  • the covering panel 10 furthermore comprises a positioning device 40 extending along the second edge 20 of the panel 10.
  • the positioning device 40 comprises a mounting portion 42 also embedded in the internal layer 16; for example and in a nonlimiting manner, similarly to the first fixing device 30, the mounting portion 42 of the positioning device 40 has a fir-tail profile.
  • the positioning device 40 further comprises an assembly portion 44 for example of the female type extending from the inner layer 16 and configured to cooperate with the assembly portion 36 of the first fixing device 30 of a second panel, as shown on the figure 3A .
  • the covering panel 10 also comprises a second fixing device 50 extending along the third edge 22 of the panel 10.
  • the second fastener 50 as shown in particular on the figure. figure 3B , comprises a mounting portion 52, having a fir tail profile, to be embedded in the inner layer 16 ; the second fixing device 50 also comprises a fixing portion 54, which may include orifices 58 and having a recess 59 , the usefulness of which will appear more clearly below.
  • the second fixing device 50 also comprises an assembly portion 56 similar to that of the first fixing device 30.
  • a notch 61 is formed in the rear face of the inner layer 16, near the fourth edge 24.
  • the first and second fixing devices 30, 50 and the positioning device 40 comprise a PVC element; one could obviously design fixing devices 30, 50 and a positioning device 40 formed in any other material having sufficient strength not to compromise the stability of the mounting of the panels 10 on the wall M.
  • the figure 2 represents the wall M on which several panels 10, 10 ', 10 " are fixed so as to form a facade 100.
  • An installation device 60 is fixed on the wall M, for example and without limitation, in the lower part of the wall M, near the ground.
  • the installation device 60 comprises a fixing portion 62 configured to allow fixing, for example, by screwing, gluing or by any other means, the installation device 60 to the wall M.
  • the installation device 60 cooperates with a fixing means 110 to be fixed to the wall M; one could obviously conceive, without departing from the scope of the present invention, an installation device 60 comprising a fixing lug forming a fixing portion, allowing the simultaneous fixing of a material, such as an insulating material, arranged between the wall M and panel 10.
  • the installation device 60 comprises an assembly portion 64 extending from the fixing portion 62, the assembly portion 64 being for example of the male type.
  • the facade 100 comprises a first covering panel 10, arranged in the lower left part of the wall M on the figure 2 , so that the positioning device 40 of said panel 10 cooperates with the installation device 60; more particularly, the female-type assembly portion 44 of the positioning device 40 of said panel 10 receives the male-type assembly portion 64 of the installation device 60.
  • fixing means 110 cooperate with the fixing portion 34 of the first fixing device 30 of said first panel 10, as well as with the fixing portion 54 of the second fixing device 50, so as to fix the first panel 10. both in its longitudinal L1 and transverse I directions .
  • the facade 100 also comprises a second and a third panel 10 ', 10 " assembled with the first panel 10.
  • the second panel 10 ' is assembled with the first panel 10 so that the first fasteners 30 of the first and second panels 10, 10' are substantially aligned with one another.
  • the first and second panels 10, 10 ' are assembled so that their first edges 18 are substantially aligned with each other.
  • the assembly of the first and second panels 10, 10 ' is carried out so that the notch 61 formed in the fourth edge 24 of the second panel 10' covers the fixing portion 54 of the second fixing device 50 extending according to the third edge 22 of the first panel 10.
  • the fixing portion 54 of the second fixing device 50 of the first panel 10 extends between the wall M and the outer layer 12 of the second panel 10 ' when the first and second panels 10, 10 ' are assembled to one another.
  • the fixing portion 54 of the second fixing device 50 of the first panel 10 is sandwiched between the wall M and the portion of the fourth edge 24 of the second panel 10 ' in which the notch 61 is formed.
  • the recess 59 formed in the fixing portion 54 of the second fixing device 50 is dimensioned so that the end of the fixing means 110 engaged in the fixing portion 54, such as for example the head of a screw, does not not protrude beyond the plane defined by the front face of the second fastener 50, so as not to prevent the cooperation of the assembly portion 56 of the second fastener 50 extending from the inner layer 16 with the notch 61 formed in the fourth edge 24 of the second panel 10 '.
  • the front face of the second fixing device 50 denotes the face opposite to the face configured to be placed against the wall M, when the panel 10 is fixed to said wall M. As shown in particular in FIG. figure 3B , the front face of the second fixing device 50 extends along a plane substantially parallel to the front face of the inner layer 16, being disposed between the wall M and the plane defined by said front face of the inner layer 16.
  • the third covering panel 10 " is assembled with the first panel 10 so that the positioning device 40 of the third panel 10" cooperates with the first fixing device 30 of the first panel 10; more particularly, the assembly portion 36 of the male type of the first fixing device 30 of the first panel 10 is engaged in the assembly portion 44 of the female type of the positioning device 40 of the third covering panel 10 ".
  • the plates 14 of the lower row of the third panel 10 " forming the second edge 20 of the third panel 10" extend beyond the assembly portion 44 of its positioning device 40 so as to cover the portion of fixing 34 of the first fixing device 30 of the first panel 10, when the first and third panels 10, 10 " are assembled together.
  • the recess 39 formed in the fixing portion 34 of the first fixing device 30 of the first panel 10 is dimensioned so that the fixing means 110 does not protrude so as to hamper the cooperation of the first and third panels 10, 10 ", and more particularly the cooperation of the second edge 20 of the second panel 10" with the first edge 18 of the first panel 10.
  • the first and second fixing devices 30, 50, the positioning device 40 and the notch 61 of the different panels 10, 10 ', 10 " are configured so that the facade 100 formed by the assembly of said panels 10, 10 ', 10 " forms a continuity of matter.
  • the covering panels 10, 10 ', 10 " are configured so as to allow a solid and stable fixing of said panels to the wall M, the various fixing devices 30, 50, the positioning device 40 and the notch 61 being configured so as to cover the orifices formed in the fixing portions 34, 54 before or during the mounting of the panels 10, 10 ", 10" to the wall M, in particular to prevent any risk of infiltration inside the wall M.
  • the wall M can be covered by means of panels 10, 10 ', 10 " having different dimensions, and in particular having different lengths L1, L2 , as shown in particular in the examples of figures 1 and 4 , so as to adapt to the different dimensions of the wall M configured to be covered.
  • panels 10, 10 ', 10 " of different dimensions also makes it possible to assemble the different panels staggered with respect to each other, to further improve the strength of the covering of the wall M; in fact, the panels 10, 10 ', 10 " can thus be arranged so, for example, that the transverse junction between two upper panels is not aligned with the transverse junction between two lower panels so as to limit any risk of weakening of the facade 100.
  • the use of panels having different lengths L1, L2 makes it possible to limit the cutting operations to be carried out when covering the wall M with said panels.
  • covering panels 10 having different dimensions according to their transverse direction I, without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • panels 10 having an angular shape particularly suitable for covering the corner of a wall.
  • the covering panels 10, 10 ', 10 " of the present invention are arranged directly against a wall; one could obviously conceive of the use of other materials having, for example, interesting thermal or sound insulation properties, said insulating material being disposed between the rear face of the internal layer 16 and the wall M.
  • the present invention also relates to a shaper 200 for manufacturing the cladding panel 10 according to the present invention.
  • said shaper comprises a mold 202 having an interior housing for receiving the inner 16 and outer 12 layers of the panel 10, and an upper part 204 forming a closing cover for closing the mold 202, in covering the interior housing.
  • the mold 202 comprises a jig 206 having different locations configured to receive the wafers 14.
  • the locations of the jig 206 are delimited, for example and in a nonlimiting manner, by projections 208 configured to keep the wafers 14 separate from one another .
  • the mold 202 also comprises removable complementary studs 209 configured to allow an offset and staggered arrangement of the plates 14 in the mold 202.
  • the mold 202 also comprises first receiving means 210 comprising for example and in a nonlimiting manner a bar, the first receiving means 210 extending in a direction substantially parallel to the second edge 20 of the panel 10 configured to be formed in said conformator 200.
  • the first receiving means 210 comprise a receiving projection 212 configured to cooperate with the female element of the assembly portion 44 of the positioning device 40.
  • the shaper 200 also comprises second receiving means 214 constituted by an end portion of the removable complementary pads 209.
  • the second receiving means 214 are configured to cooperate with the fixing portion 54 of the second fixing device 50, and more particularly with its recess 59.
  • the second receiving means 214 also include a receiving projection 220 to be housed in the recess 59 of the fixing portion 54 of the second fixing device 50.
  • the shaper 200 comprises a complementary part, which may consist, for example and in a nonlimiting manner and as shown in the figure. figure 6B , in a projection 201 formed on the inner face of the cover 204 and configured to allow the formation of the notch 61 in the fourth edge 24 of the cover panel 10.
  • the method of manufacturing the panel 10 according to the present invention firstly comprises a step during which a plurality of plates 14 are placed in the interior housing of the mold 202 of the shaping device 200, and more particularly in the locations of the jig 206 .
  • the method of manufacturing the panel 10 can comprise a step during which a layer of granular material, such as sand, is deposited between the plates 14 placed in the shaper 200; said granular material is thus disposed between the spacings of the plates 14, the layer of granular material having a thickness corresponding to the distance separating the rear face of the plates 14 and the upper end of the projections 208 of the template 206.
  • a layer of granular material such as sand
  • the method then comprises a step during which the positioning device 40 and the third positioning device are placed. fixing 50, respectively on the first and second receiving means 210, 214.
  • the method also comprises a step during which the first fixing device 30 is placed on one of the edges 203 of the mold 200, so that only the mounting portion 32 of the first fixing device 30 is disposed on one. plates 14 placed in the shaping device 200. It is therefore understood that the edge 203 constitutes third receiving means for receiving the first fixing device 30 configured to hold said first fixing device 30 in position so that the fixing portion 32 s 'extends out of the interior housing of the mold 202 of the shaper 200.
  • the material constituting the inner layer 16 is spread on the rear face of the plates 14, on the mounting portions 32, 52 of the first and second fixing devices 30, 50 and on the positioning device 40.
  • the manufacturing process comprises a step during which said material, in the liquid state, is compressed. to form a homogeneous layer binding the platelets 14 of the outer layer 12.
  • a covering panel 10 comprising only one of the first and second fixing devices 30, 50, or a covering panel 10 of which the first fixing device 30 would extend along the second edge 20.
  • a covering panel 10 the portion of which assembly 36 of the first fixing device 30 would be of the female type and that of the positioning device 40 of the male type.
  • the second fixing device 50 has a structure similar to that of the first fixing device 30; one could obviously design a second fixing device 50 comprising only mounting 52 and fixing 54 portions , but not having an assembly portion 56.

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Arrière-plan de l'inventionBackground of the invention

La présente invention a pour objet un panneau de revêtement pour un mur. Elle trouve en particulier une application dans le domaine du bâtiment et des travaux publics pour la pose sur des murs, tant à l'intérieur qu'à l'extérieur, à des fins, par exemple, d'isolation et/ou d'ornement.The present invention relates to a covering panel for a wall. It finds an application in particular in the field of building and public works for laying on walls, both inside and outside, for purposes, for example, of insulation and / or ornament. .

De manière traditionnelle, et tel que décrit en particulier dans le document EP 1 997 977 déposé par la demanderesse, de tels panneaux de revêtement comprennent :

  • une couche externe, ayant une face arrière et comportant une pluralité de plaquettes, et
  • une couche interne, ayant une face avant, assemblée à la face arrière de la couche externe et liant les plaquettes, et une face arrière configurée pour être disposée contre un mur.
In a traditional way, and as described in particular in the document EP 1 997 977 filed by the applicant, such covering panels include:
  • an outer layer, having a rear face and including a plurality of pads, and
  • an inner layer, having a front face, joined to the rear face of the outer layer and binding the wafers, and a rear face configured to be disposed against a wall.

Par plaquettes, on désigne toute pièce pouvant être, par exemple et de manière non limitative, en terre cuite, en céramique, en béton, en pierre, en matériau composite ou tout autre produit reconstitué, configurée pour être disposée de manière plus ou moins espacée d'autres pièces, selon des arrangements pouvant définir des lignes, des rangées ou tout autre motif.By platelets, we designate any part that can be, for example and in a nonlimiting manner, in terracotta, ceramic, concrete, stone, composite material or any other reconstituted product, configured to be arranged more or less spaced other pieces, in arrangements that can define lines, rows or any other pattern.

Habituellement, les panneaux de revêtement connus de l'art antérieur sont fixés à un mur au moyen de vis passant au travers d'orifices formés entre deux plaquettes adjacentes.Usually, the cladding panels known from the prior art are fixed to a wall by means of screws passing through holes formed between two adjacent plates.

Ce type de fixation nécessite que les plaquettes soient espacées les unes des autres de manière suffisante pour permettre le passage de vis configurées pour permettre la fixation stable et solide du panneau à un mur.This type of fixing requires that the plates are spaced from each other sufficiently to allow the passage of screws configured to allow the stable and solid fixing of the panel to a wall.

Par ailleurs, cette fixation impose que la vis, et l'orifice formé dans le panneau pour la recevoir, soient recouverts, par exemple au moyen d'un matériau formant joint entre les plaquettes, après que le panneau a été fixé à un mur.Moreover, this fixing requires that the screw, and the hole formed in the panel to receive it, be covered, for example by means of a material forming a seal between the plates, after the panel has been fixed to a wall.

Ce type de fixation nécessite donc de nombreuses manipulations et ne permet pas, entre autres, la réalisation de panneaux de revêtement dont les plaquettes de la couche externe seraient espacées d'une distance inférieure au diamètre d'une vis adaptée à leur fixation au mur, ni la réalisation de panneaux de revêtement dont l'espace entre les plaquettes de la couche interne ne serait pas comblé par un joint, après la fixation du panneau à un mur.This type of fixing therefore requires many manipulations and does not allow, among other things, the production of covering panels whose plates of the outer layer are spaced at a distance less than the diameter of a screw suitable for their fixing to the wall, nor the production of covering panels with the space between the plates of the inner layer would not be filled with a joint after fixing the panel to a wall.

Les documents US 2009/193742 , CA 2 532 845 et FR 3 017 890 décrivent des panneaux de revêtement comprenant les caractéristiques du préambule de la revendication 1.The documents US 2009/193742 , CA 2,532,845 and FR 3 017 890 describe cladding panels comprising the features of the preamble of claim 1.

Objet et résumé de l'inventionPurpose and summary of the invention

La présente invention a pour but de résoudre, parmi d'autres, les insuffisances décrites plus haut des panneaux de revêtement connus de l'art antérieur, en proposant un panneau dont la fixation soit aisée et stable, et dont l'arrangement relatif des plaquettes les unes par rapport aux autres ne soit pas contraint par les problématiques de fixation du panneau à un mur.The object of the present invention is to resolve, among others, the shortcomings described above of the covering panels known from the prior art, by proposing a panel whose fixing is easy and stable, and whose relative arrangement of the plates. relative to each other is not constrained by the problems of fixing the panel to a wall.

Ce but est atteint par le fait que l'invention porte sur un panneau de revêtement pour un mur selon la revendication 1. Ledit panneau de revêtement comporte au moins un dispositif de fixation ayant :

  • une portion de montage noyée dans la couche interne, et
  • une portion de fixation s'étendant à partir de la couche interne et configurée pour coopérer avec un moyen de fixation pour fixer le panneau audit mur.
This object is achieved by the fact that the invention relates to a covering panel for a wall according to claim 1. Said covering panel comprises at least one fixing device having:
  • a mounting portion embedded in the inner layer, and
  • a fixing portion extending from the inner layer and configured to cooperate with a fixing means for fixing the panel to said wall.

La portion de fixation qui s'étend à partir de la couche interne permet ainsi de fixer le panneau de revêtement sans former d'orifice dans les couches interne et externe, et en particulier sans former d'orifices entre deux plaquettes adjacentes. Il n'est ainsi pas nécessaire de disposer les différentes plaquettes de manière qu'elles soient espacées les unes des autres d'une distance suffisante pour permettre le passage du moyen de fixation. Il n'est pas non plus nécessaire que l'espace entre les plaquettes soit, en partie ou totalement, comblé par un matériau formant joint, après que le panneau a été fixé au mur.The fixing portion which extends from the inner layer thus makes it possible to fix the covering panel without forming an orifice in the inner and outer layers, and in particular without forming orifices between two adjacent plates. It is thus not necessary to arrange the different plates so that they are spaced from each other by a sufficient distance to allow passage of the fixing means. It is also not necessary that the space between the boards be, in part or completely, filled with a gasket material, after the panel has been fixed to the wall.

Par ailleurs, en particulier lorsque la couche interne présente des propriétés de souplesse, le dispositif de fixation contribue à la rigidité et à la planéité du panneau de revêtement.Moreover, in particular when the inner layer has flexible properties, the fixing device contributes to the rigidity and the flatness of the covering panel.

En outre, le fait que la portion de montage du dispositif de fixation soit noyée dans la couche interne assure un montage robuste et solide du dispositif de fixation dans la couche interne, la partie du panneau constituée des couches interne et externe ne risquant pas de se décrocher du mur, indépendamment du dispositif de fixation.In addition, the fact that the mounting portion of the fastener is embedded in the inner layer ensures a sturdy and solid mounting of the fastener in the inner layer, the part of the panel consisting of the inner and outer layers not being liable to collapse. unhook from the wall, regardless of the fixing device.

Par noyé, on comprend que, la portion de montage du dispositif de fixation comportant une face arrière, configurée pour être dirigée vers le mur lorsque le panneau est fixé audit mur, et une face avant opposée à la face arrière, le matériau constitutif de la couche interne est disposé tout autour de la portion de montage, et plus particulièrement contre ses faces avant et arrière.By flooded, it is understood that, the mounting portion of the fixing device comprising a rear face, configured to be directed towards the wall when the panel is fixed to said wall, and a front face opposite the rear face, the material constituting the internal layer is placed all around the mounting portion, and more particularly against its front and rear faces.

En d'autres termes, le dispositif de fixation du panneau selon la présente invention est entouré, au niveau de sa portion de montage, du matériau formant couche interne, et ne compromet donc pas la solidité du panneau.In other words, the panel fixing device according to the present invention is surrounded, at its mounting portion, with the material forming an internal layer, and therefore does not compromise the strength of the panel.

L'invention est déclinée ci-après dans une série de variantes de réalisation, qui peuvent être considérées seules ou en combinaison avec une ou plusieurs des précédentes.The invention is set out below in a series of variant embodiments, which can be considered alone or in combination with one or more of the preceding ones.

Avantageusement, le dispositif de fixation comporte un orifice de fixation formé dans la portion de fixation pour recevoir ledit moyen de fixation.Advantageously, the fixing device comprises a fixing orifice formed in the fixing portion to receive said fixing means.

La fixation du panneau selon la présente invention est donc réalisée par le passage d'un moyen de fixation, par exemple et de manière non limitative une vis, au travers d'un orifice formé dans la portion de fixation.The fixing of the panel according to the present invention is therefore carried out by passing a fixing means, for example and without limitation a screw, through an orifice formed in the fixing portion.

Alternativement, le moyen de fixation est une vis auto perforeuse, qui ne nécessite pas la formation d'un orifice dans la portion de fixation préalablement à la pose du panneau contre le mur.Alternatively, the fixing means is a self-drilling screw, which does not require the formation of an orifice in the fixing portion prior to the installation of the panel against the wall.

De manière avantageuse, la face arrière de la couche interne comporte une entaille configurée pour recevoir la portion de fixation du dispositif de fixation d'un deuxième panneau de manière que la portion de fixation dudit deuxième panneau s'étende entre le mur et la couche externe dudit panneau lorsque ledit panneau est assemblé audit deuxième panneau.Advantageously, the rear face of the inner layer comprises a notch configured to receive the fixing portion of the fixing device of a second panel so that the fixing portion of said second panel extends between the wall and the outer layer. of said panel when said panel is assembled to said second panel.

Par cette disposition, l'apparence extérieure des panneaux de revêtement, après qu'ils ont été fixés au mur, n'est pas modifiée par la présence du dispositif de fixation, la portion de fixation du deuxième panneau étant dissimulée par la partie de la couche interne du premier panneau formant entaille.By this arrangement, the external appearance of the covering panels, after they have been fixed to the wall, is not modified by the presence of the fixing device, the fixing portion of the second panel being concealed by the part of the inner layer of the first panel forming a notch.

En outre, les orifices formés dans la portion de fixation, préalablement ou à la suite de la fixation du panneau au mur, sont recouverts par la partie de la couche interne du deuxième panneau formant entaille, de sorte que le risque qu'un fluide, tel que de l'eau, s'infiltre dans le mur, est significativement réduit.In addition, the orifices formed in the fixing portion, before or after the fixing of the panel to the wall, are covered by the part of the internal layer of the second panel forming a notch, so that the risk that a fluid, such as water, seeping into the wall, is significantly reduced.

Selon l'invention, le dispositif de fixation comporte en outre une portion d'assemblage configurée pour assembler ledit panneau avec un deuxième panneau.According to the invention, the fixing device further comprises an assembly portion configured to assemble said panel with a second panel.

La présence d'une portion d'assemblage configurée pour coopérer avec un deuxième panneau améliore encore la solidité de la fixation du panneau au mur, la fixation n'étant pas uniquement réalisée par le moyen de fixation coopérant avec la portion de fixation, mais également par la coopération de deux panneaux de revêtement adjacents.The presence of an assembly portion configured to cooperate with a second panel further improves the strength of the fixing of the panel to the wall, the fixing not only being carried out by the fixing means cooperating with the fixing portion, but also by the cooperation of two adjacent cladding panels.

La solidité de la fixation des panneaux et la continuité apparente entre les différents panneaux fixés au mur s'en trouvent ainsi améliorées.The strength of the fixing of the panels and the apparent continuity between the various panels fixed to the wall are thereby improved.

Avantageusement, la portion de fixation comporte un décrochement formé entre la portion de montage et la portion d'assemblage pour recevoir ledit moyen de fixation.Advantageously, the fixing portion comprises a recess formed between the mounting portion and the assembly portion to receive said fixing means.

Par cette disposition, l'extrémité du moyen de fixation dépassant du dispositif de fixation après que le panneau a été fixé au mur, par exemple la tête de la vis ou de la pointe formant moyen de fixation, est logée dans ledit décrochement, de manière qu'elle ne dépasse pas des portions de montage et d'assemblage.By this arrangement, the end of the fixing means projecting from the fixing device after the panel has been fixed to the wall, for example the head of the screw or of the point forming the fixing means, is housed in said recess, so that it does not protrude from the assembly and assembly portions.

Ladite extrémité ne compromet ainsi pas, entre autres, la coopération du panneau avec un deuxième panneau.Said end thus does not compromise, among other things, the cooperation of the panel with a second panel.

Le panneau de revêtement comporte une première bordure, le dispositif de fixation s'étendant le long de la première bordure.The cover panel has a first edge, the fastener extending along the first edge.

De préférence, le dispositif de fixation s'étend le long d'au moins deux plaquettes adjacentes.Preferably, the fixing device extends along at least two adjacent pads.

L'agencement du dispositif de fixation le long d'une première bordure du panneau de revêtement, et en particulier son agencement le long d'au moins deux plaquettes adjacentes, améliore la solidité et la stabilité de la fixation du dispositif de fixation à la couche interne du panneau, et par suite améliore la solidité et la stabilité de la fixation du panneau au mur.The arrangement of the fixing device along a first edge of the covering panel, and in particular its arrangement along at least two adjacent plates, improves the strength and the stability of the fixing of the fixing device to the diaper. internal panel, thereby improving the strength and stability of the panel fixing to the wall.

Le panneau de revêtement comporte une deuxième bordure s'étendant de manière sensiblement parallèle à la première bordure et un dispositif de positionnement s'étendant le long de la deuxième bordure, le dispositif de positionnement comprenant :

  • une portion de montage noyée dans la couche interne ; et
  • une portion d'assemblage s'étendant à partir de la couche interne et configurée pour coopérer avec la portion d'assemblage du dispositif de fixation d'un deuxième panneau.
The covering panel has a second edge extending substantially parallel to the first edge and a positioning device extending along the second edge, the positioning device comprising:
  • a mounting portion embedded in the inner layer; and
  • an assembly portion extending from the inner layer and configured to cooperate with the assembly portion of the fixing device of a second panel.

On comprend donc que :

  • lorsque les première et deuxième bordures s'étendent selon une direction sensiblement horizontale, les premier et deuxième panneaux sont assemblés l'un à l'autre selon une direction sensiblement verticale du mur ; et que
  • lorsque les première et deuxième bordures s'étendent selon une direction sensiblement verticale, les premier et deuxième panneaux sont assemblés l'un à l'autre selon une direction sensiblement horizontale du mur.
We therefore understand that:
  • when the first and second edges extend in a substantially horizontal direction, the first and second panels are assembled to each other in a substantially vertical direction of the wall; and
  • when the first and second borders extend in a substantially vertical direction, the first and second panels are assembled to each other in a substantially horizontal direction of the wall.

La coopération de la portion d'assemblage du dispositif de fixation d'un premier panneau avec la portion d'assemblage du dispositif de positionnement d'un deuxième panneau contribue à la solidité de l'assemblage des premier et deuxième panneaux, et par suite à la solidité de leur fixation audit mur.The cooperation of the assembly portion of the fixing device of a first panel with the assembly portion of the positioning device of a second panel contributes to the solidity of the assembly of the first and second panels, and consequently to the strength of their attachment to said wall.

De manière avantageuse, les portions d'assemblage des dispositifs de positionnement et de fixation peuvent être couplées l'une avec l'autre par coopération de forme.Advantageously, the assembly portions of the positioning and fixing devices can be coupled with one another by form cooperation.

De manière préférentielle, la portion d'assemblage de l'un des éléments pris parmi le dispositif de fixation et le dispositif de positionnement est de type mâle, la portion d'assemblage de l'autre des éléments étant de type femelle.Preferably, the assembly portion of one of the elements taken from the fixing device and the positioning device is of the male type, the assembly portion of the other of the elements being of the female type.

Le couplage, et par suite la solidité de la fixation, des premier et deuxième panneaux sont encore améliorés par la présence d'éléments de type mâle et femelle.The coupling, and therefore the strength of the attachment, of the first and second panels are further improved by the presence of male and female type elements.

De préférence, au moins l'une des plaquettes s'étend au-delà de la portion d'assemblage du dispositif de positionnement de manière à recouvrir la portion de fixation du dispositif de fixation d'un deuxième panneau, lorsque le panneau est assemblé avec ledit deuxième panneau.Preferably, at least one of the plates extends beyond the assembly portion of the positioning device so as to cover the fixing portion of the fixing device with a second panel, when the panel is assembled with said second panel.

Par cette disposition, l'apparence extérieure des panneaux de revêtement, après qu'ils ont été fixés au mur, n'est pas modifiée par la présence du dispositif de fixation, la portion de fixation du deuxième panneau étant dissimulée par ladite au moins une plaquette s'étendant au-delà de la portion d'assemblage du dispositif de positionnement du premier panneau.By this arrangement, the external appearance of the covering panels, after they have been fixed to the wall, is not modified by the presence of the fixing device, the fixing portion of the second panel being concealed by said at least one wafer extending beyond the assembly portion of the positioning device of the first panel.

En outre, les orifices formés dans la portion de fixation, préalablement ou à la suite de la fixation du panneau au mur, sont recouverts par ladite au moins plaquette, de sorte que le risque qu'un fluide, tel que de l'eau, s'infiltre dans le mur, est significativement réduit.In addition, the openings formed in the fixing portion, before or after fixing the panel to the wall, are covered by said at least plate, so that the risk that a fluid, such as water, seeps into the wall, is significantly reduced.

Selon l'invention, le panneau de revêtement comporte une troisième bordure s'étendant transversalement par rapport à la première bordure, le panneau comportant un deuxième dispositif de fixation s'étendant le long de la troisième bordure.According to the invention, the covering panel comprises a third border extending transversely with respect to the first border, the panel comprising a second fixing device extending along the third border.

De manière avantageuse, la troisième bordure s'étend selon une direction sensiblement perpendiculaire par rapport à la première bordure.Advantageously, the third border extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first border.

La présence de premier et deuxième dispositifs de fixation améliore encore la solidité et la stabilité de la fixation du panneau de revêtement audit mur.The presence of first and second fasteners further improves the strength and stability of the fastening of the cladding panel to said wall.

On comprend donc que, lorsque la première bordure s'étend selon une direction sensiblement verticale ou sensiblement horizontale, le panneau de revêtement peut être assemblé avec d'autres panneaux s'étendant selon l'une et/ou l'autre desdites directions verticale et/ou horizontale du mur.It is therefore understood that, when the first border extends in a substantially vertical or substantially horizontal direction, the covering panel can be assembled with other panels extending in one and / or the other of said vertical directions and / or horizontal from the wall.

En d'autres termes, la présence des premier et deuxième dispositifs de fixation permet de recouvrir, avec une pluralité de panneaux de revêtement selon la présente invention, un mur ayant des dimensions sensiblement supérieures à celles de chacun des panneaux.In other words, the presence of the first and second fixing devices makes it possible to cover, with a plurality of covering panels according to the present invention, a wall having dimensions substantially greater than those of each of the panels.

De préférence, le dispositif de fixation comporte un élément en PVC.Preferably, the fixing device comprises a PVC element.

L'utilisation de PVC permet, entre autres, une fixation solide du panneau, sans compromettre sa légèreté. En outre, l'utilisation de PVC permet de limiter les risques de dégradation, et par suite de fragilisation, du dispositif de fixation.The use of PVC allows, among other things, a solid fixing of the panel, without compromising its lightness. In addition, the use of PVC makes it possible to limit the risks of degradation, and consequently of embrittlement, of the fixing device.

De préférence, mais non exclusivement, la portion de montage du dispositif de fixation comporte un profil en queue de sapin noyé dans la couche interne.Preferably, but not exclusively, the mounting portion of the fixing device comprises a fir tail profile embedded in the inner layer.

L'utilisation d'un tel profil permet d'encore améliorer la solidité du montage du dispositif de fixation dans la couche interne, et, par suite, la solidité de la fixation du panneau au mur.The use of such a profile makes it possible to further improve the strength of the mounting of the fixing device in the inner layer, and, consequently, the strength of the fixing of the panel to the wall.

L'invention porte également sur une façade comportant une pluralité de panneaux selon la présente invention, lesdits panneaux étant assemblés les uns aux autres afin de former un parement décoratif.The invention also relates to a facade comprising a plurality of panels according to the present invention, said panels being assembled to each other in order to form a decorative facing.

On comprend donc que le panneau de revêtement peut être utilisé pour couvrir des murs de toutes dimensions.It is therefore understood that the covering panel can be used to cover walls of all sizes.

L'invention porte également sur un kit comportant un panneau selon la présente invention, le kit comportant en outre un dispositif d'installation comprenant une portion d'assemblage configurée pour coopérer avec la portion d'assemblage du dispositif de positionnement.The invention also relates to a kit comprising a panel according to the present invention, the kit further comprising an installation device comprising an assembly portion configured to cooperate with the assembly portion of the positioning device.

La présence du dispositif d'installation permet de fixer le premier panneau de revêtement couvrant le mur, les panneaux suivants coopérant avec le(s) dispositif(s) de fixation dudit premier panneau.The presence of the installation device makes it possible to fix the first covering panel covering the wall, the following panels cooperating with the device (s) for fixing said first panel.

Avantageusement, l'invention porte aussi sur un conformateur pour la fabrication d'un panneau selon la présente invention, le conformateur comprenant un moule ayant un logement intérieur pour la réception de la couche interne et de la couche externe, et une partie supérieure formant couvercle de fermeture pour fermer le moule, le conformateur comportant en outre des moyens de réception du dispositif de fixation configurés pour maintenir en position ledit dispositif de fixation de manière que sa portion de fixation s'étende hors du logement intérieur dudit moule lorsqu'il est fermé.Advantageously, the invention also relates to a shaper for the manufacture of a panel according to the present invention, the shaper comprising a mold having an internal housing for receiving the internal layer and the external layer, and an upper part forming a cover. closure to close the mold, the shaping device further comprising means for receiving the fixing device configured to hold said fixing device in position so that its fixing portion extends outside the interior housing of said mold when it is closed .

Par cette disposition, seule la portion de montage du dispositif de fixation est noyée dans la couche interne ; par suite, la portion de fixation reste accessible pour coopérer avec un moyen de fixation pour permettre la fixation du panneau au mur.By this arrangement, only the mounting portion of the fixing device is embedded in the inner layer; consequently, the fixing portion remains accessible to cooperate with a fixing means to allow the panel to be fixed to the wall.

De manière avantageuse, les moyens de réception du conformateur comportent une saillie de réception configurée pour être logée dans le décrochement de la portion de fixation.Advantageously, the means for receiving the shaper include a receiving projection configured to be housed in the recess of the fixing portion.

La présence de la saillie permet de faciliter le positionnement du dispositif de fixation, et, par suite, la fabrication du panneau de revêtement.The presence of the projection makes it possible to facilitate the positioning of the fixing device, and, consequently, the manufacture of the covering panel.

L'invention porte enfin sur un procédé de fabrication d'un panneau selon la présente invention au moyen d'un conformateur selon la présente invention, le procédé comprenant :

  • une étape au cours de laquelle on pose la pluralité de plaquettes dans le logement intérieur du moule dudit conformateur ;
  • une étape au cours de laquelle on dispose le dispositif de fixation sur les moyens de réception ;
  • une étape au cours de laquelle on épand le matériau constitutif de la couche interne sur la face arrière des plaquettes et sur la portion de montage du dispositif de fixation ; et
  • une étape au cours de laquelle on ferme le moule.
The invention finally relates to a method of manufacturing a panel according to the present invention by means of a shaper according to the present invention, the method comprising:
  • a step during which the plurality of plates are placed in the interior housing of the mold of said shaper;
  • a step during which the fixing device is placed on the receiving means;
  • a step during which the material constituting the inner layer is spread on the rear face of the pads and on the mounting portion of the fixing device; and
  • a step during which the mold is closed.

Brève description des dessinsBrief description of the drawings

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront plus clairement et de manière complète à la lecture de la description ci-après de modes de réalisation préférés, donnés à titre d'exemple non limitatif et en référence aux dessins annexés suivants sur lesquels :

  • la figure 1 représente schématiquement un premier exemple de panneau de revêtement selon la présente invention ;
  • la figure 2 représente schématiquement un exemple de façade comportant une pluralité de panneaux selon la présente invention, assemblés les uns aux autres ;
  • les figures 3A et 3B représentent schématiquement l'assemblage de deux panneaux selon la présente invention, respectivement selon une direction transversale et selon une direction longitudinale ;
  • la figure 4 représente schématiquement un second exemple de panneau de revêtement selon la présente invention ;
  • la figure 5 représente schématiquement un exemple de conformateur selon la présente invention ; et
  • les figures 6A et 6B représentent schématiquement des vues en coupes d'un panneau selon la présente invention disposé dans un conformateur, respectivement selon la direction transversale et selon la direction longitudinale.
Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will emerge more clearly and fully on reading the following description of preferred embodiments, given by way of non-limiting example and with reference to the following appended drawings in which:
  • the figure 1 schematically shows a first example of a covering panel according to the present invention;
  • the figure 2 schematically shows an example of a facade comprising a plurality of panels according to the present invention, assembled to each other;
  • the figures 3A and 3B schematically show the assembly of two panels according to the present invention, respectively in a transverse direction and in a longitudinal direction;
  • the figure 4 schematically shows a second example of a covering panel according to the present invention;
  • the figure 5 schematically shows an example of a shaper according to the present invention; and
  • the figures 6A and 6B schematically show sectional views of a panel according to the present invention disposed in a shaping device, respectively in the transverse direction and in the longitudinal direction.

Description détaillée de l'inventionDetailed description of the invention

Les figures 1 et 4 représentent schématiquement deux exemples de panneaux de revêtement 10 selon la présente invention, les panneaux 10 présentant une direction longitudinale L1, L2 et une direction transversale I. Par exemple et de manière non limitative, tel que représenté sur les figures 1 et 4 , la direction transversale I s'étend de manière transversale, de préférence de manière sensiblement perpendiculaire, à la direction longitudinale L1, L2.The figures 1 and 4 schematically show two examples of covering panels 10 according to the present invention, the panels 10 having a longitudinal direction L1, L2 and a transverse direction I. For example and in a nonlimiting manner, as shown in the drawings. figures 1 and 4 , the transverse direction I extends from transverse manner, preferably substantially perpendicular, to the longitudinal direction L1, L2 .

Tel que cela apparaît en particulier sur les figures 3A et 3B , qui représentent des vues en coupe partielles, respectivement selon la direction transversale I et selon la direction longitudinale L1, L2, du panneau de revêtement 10, ledit panneau comporte une couche externe 12 ayant une face arrière et comportant une pluralité de plaquettes 14. As it appears in particular on figures 3A and 3B , which represent partial sectional views, respectively along the transverse direction I and along the longitudinal direction L1, L2 , of the covering panel 10, said panel comprises an outer layer 12 having a rear face and comprising a plurality of plates 14.

Par exemple et de manière non limitative, tel que représenté sur les figures 1 et 4 , les plaquettes 14 sont disposées en quinconce. On pourrait bien évidemment concevoir, sans sortir du cadre de la présente invention, un panneau de revêtement 10 dont les plaquettes 14 seraient alignées en rangées et en colonnes.For example and in a nonlimiting manner, as shown in the figures 1 and 4 , the plates 14 are staggered. It would obviously be possible to design, without departing from the scope of the present invention, a covering panel 10 whose plates 14 would be aligned in rows and columns.

Le panneau de revêtement 10 comporte également une couche interne 16 ayant une face avant, assemblée à la face arrière de la couche externe 12, et liant les plaquettes 14, et une face arrière configurée pour être disposée contre un mur.The covering panel 10 also includes an inner layer 16 having a front face, joined to the rear face of the outer layer 12, and bonding the wafers 14, and a rear face configured to be disposed against a wall.

Par exemple et de manière non limitative, la couche interne est constituée d'une mousse, telle qu'une mousse polyuréthane, pouvant être expansée au moyen d'un gaz. On peut bien évidemment concevoir, sans sortir du cadre de la présente invention, un panneau de revêtement 10 comportant une couche interne 16 comprenant tout autre matériau moussable présentant des caractéristiques similaires au polyuréthane, ou, de manière générale, tout matériau pouvant constituer un liant pour les plaquettes 14 de la couche externe 12. For example and without limitation, the internal layer consists of a foam, such as a polyurethane foam, which can be expanded by means of a gas. It is obviously possible to design, without departing from the scope of the present invention, a covering panel 10 comprising an internal layer 16 comprising any other foamable material having characteristics similar to polyurethane, or, in general, any material which can constitute a binder for the plates 14 of the outer layer 12.

Le panneau 10 comporte en outre une première et une seconde bordures 18, 20 s'étendant de manière sensiblement parallèle l'une à l'autre, selon la direction longitudinale L1, L2 du panneau 10. The panel 10 further comprises a first and a second border 18, 20 extending substantially parallel to one another, in the longitudinal direction L1, L2 of the panel 10.

Le panneau 10 comporte par ailleurs des troisième et quatrième bordures 22, 24, s'étendant selon la direction transversale I. The panel 10 also comprises third and fourth edges 22, 24, extending in the transverse direction I.

Le panneau de revêtement 10 comporte un premier dispositif de fixation 30 s'étendant le long de la première bordure 18, selon une direction sensiblement parallèle à la direction longitudinale L1, L2.The covering panel 10 comprises a first fixing device 30 extending along the first edge 18, in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction L1, L2 .

Le premier dispositif de fixation 30 comporte une portion de montage 32, représentée en pointillés sur les figures 1 et 4 , noyée dans la couche interne 16. Tel que cela apparaît en particulier sur la figure 3A , la portion de montage 32 du premier dispositif de fixation 30 présente un profil en queue de sapin, configuré pour améliorer le montage du premier dispositif de fixation 30 dans la couche interne 16. The first fixing device 30 comprises a mounting portion 32, shown in dotted lines on the figures 1 and 4 , embedded in the internal layer 16. As shown in particular on the figure 3A , the mounting portion 32 of the first fixing device 30 has a fir tail profile, configured to improve the mounting of the first fastener 30 in the inner layer 16.

Le premier dispositif de fixation 30 comporte en outre une portion de fixation 34, s'étendant à partir de la couche interne 16 et configurée pour coopérer, tel que cela apparaît sur la figure 3A , avec un moyen de fixation 110 tel qu'une vis. La portion de fixation 34 du premier dispositif de fixation 30 comporte, tel que représenté en particulier sur la figure 2 , des orifices 38 configurés pour recevoir le moyen de fixation 110. On pourrait bien évidemment concevoir, sans sortir du cadre de la présente invention, un premier dispositif de fixation 30 dans la portion de fixation 34 duquel aucun orifice ne serait formé préalablement à la fixation du panneau 10 à un mur M, le moyen de fixation 110 étant alors une vis autoperforeuse formant un orifice lors de la fixation du panneau 10 sur le mur M. The first securing device 30 further comprises an securing portion 34, extending from the inner layer 16 and configured to cooperate, as shown in the figure. figure 3A , with a fixing means 110 such as a screw. The fixing portion 34 of the first fixing device 30 comprises, as shown in particular in the figure 2 , holes 38 configured to receive the fixing means 110. It is obviously possible to design, without departing from the scope of the present invention, a first fixing device 30 in the fixing portion 34 of which no orifice would be formed prior to fixing of the panel 10 to a wall M, the fixing means 110 then being a self-drilling screw forming an orifice during the fixing of the panel 10 to the wall M.

Enfin, le premier dispositif de fixation 30 comporte une portion d'assemblage 36, par exemple et de manière non limitative, de type mâle.Finally, the first fixing device 30 comprises an assembly portion 36, for example and in a nonlimiting manner, of the male type.

La portion de fixation 34 comporte un décrochement 39 formé entre la portion de montage 32 et la portion d'assemblage 36 dont l'utilité apparaîtra plus clairement par la suite.The fixing portion 34 comprises a recess 39 formed between the mounting portion 32 and the assembly portion 36 , the usefulness of which will appear more clearly below.

Tel que cela apparaît sur la figure 3A , le panneau de revêtement 10 comporte par ailleurs un dispositif de positionnement 40 s'étendant selon la deuxième bordure 20 du panneau 10. As it appears on the figure 3A , the covering panel 10 furthermore comprises a positioning device 40 extending along the second edge 20 of the panel 10.

Le dispositif de positionnement 40 comporte une portion de montage 42 également noyée dans la couche interne 16 ; par exemple et de manière non limitative, de manière similaire au premier dispositif de fixation 30, la portion de montage 42 du dispositif de positionnement 40 présente un profil en queue de sapin.The positioning device 40 comprises a mounting portion 42 also embedded in the internal layer 16; for example and in a nonlimiting manner, similarly to the first fixing device 30, the mounting portion 42 of the positioning device 40 has a fir-tail profile.

Le dispositif de positionnement 40 comporte en outre une portion d'assemblage 44 par exemple de type femelle s'étendant à partir de la couche interne 16 et configurée pour coopérer avec la portion d'assemblage 36 du premier dispositif de fixation 30 d'un deuxième panneau, tel que représenté sur la figure 3A . The positioning device 40 further comprises an assembly portion 44 for example of the female type extending from the inner layer 16 and configured to cooperate with the assembly portion 36 of the first fixing device 30 of a second panel, as shown on the figure 3A .

Par ailleurs, le panneau de revêtement 10 comporte également un deuxième dispositif de fixation 50 s'étendant selon la troisième bordure 22 du panneau 10. Furthermore, the covering panel 10 also comprises a second fixing device 50 extending along the third edge 22 of the panel 10.

De manière similaire au premier dispositif de fixation 30, le deuxième dispositif de fixation 50, tel que cela apparaît en particulier sur la figure 3B , comporte une portion de montage 52, ayant un profil en queue de sapin, pour être noyée dans la couche interne 16 ; le deuxième dispositif de fixation 50 comporte également une portion de fixation 54, pouvant comporter des orifices 58 et présentant un décrochement 59 dont l'utilité apparaîtra plus clairement par la suite.Similarly to the first fastener 30, the second fastener 50, as shown in particular on the figure. figure 3B , comprises a mounting portion 52, having a fir tail profile, to be embedded in the inner layer 16 ; the second fixing device 50 also comprises a fixing portion 54, which may include orifices 58 and having a recess 59 , the usefulness of which will appear more clearly below.

Enfin, par exemple et de manière non limitative, le deuxième dispositif de fixation 50 comporte également une portion d'assemblage 56 similaire à celle du premier dispositif de fixation 30. Finally, for example and in a nonlimiting manner, the second fixing device 50 also comprises an assembly portion 56 similar to that of the first fixing device 30.

Tel que cela apparaît sur la figure 3B , une entaille 61 est formée dans la face arrière de la couche interne 16, à proximité de la quatrième bordure 24. As it appears on the figure 3B , a notch 61 is formed in the rear face of the inner layer 16, near the fourth edge 24.

Par exemple, et de manière non limitative, les premier et deuxième dispositifs de fixation 30, 50 et le dispositif de positionnement 40 comportent un élément en PVC ; on pourrait bien évidement concevoir des dispositifs de fixation 30, 50 et un dispositif de positionnement 40 formés dans tout autre matériau présentant une solidité suffisante pour ne pas compromettre la stabilité du montage des panneaux 10 sur le mur M. For example, and in a nonlimiting manner, the first and second fixing devices 30, 50 and the positioning device 40 comprise a PVC element; one could obviously design fixing devices 30, 50 and a positioning device 40 formed in any other material having sufficient strength not to compromise the stability of the mounting of the panels 10 on the wall M.

La figure 2 représente le mur M sur lequel sont fixés plusieurs panneaux 10, 10', 10" de manière à former une façade 100. The figure 2 represents the wall M on which several panels 10, 10 ', 10 " are fixed so as to form a facade 100.

Un dispositif d'installation 60 est fixé sur le mur M, par exemple et de manière non limitative, en partie inférieure du mur M, à proximité du sol.An installation device 60 is fixed on the wall M, for example and without limitation, in the lower part of the wall M, near the ground.

Le dispositif d'installation 60, tel que représenté en particulier sur la figure 3A , comporte une portion de fixation 62 configurée pour permettre de fixer, par exemple, par vissage, par collage ou par tout autre moyen, le dispositif d'installation 60 au mur M. Par exemple et de manière non limitative, tel que représenté en particulier sur la figure 3A , le dispositif d'installation 60 coopère avec un moyen de fixation 110 pour être fixé au mur M ; on pourrait bien évidemment concevoir, sans sortir du cadre de la présente invention, un dispositif d'installation 60 comportant une patte de fixation formant portion de fixation, permettant la fixation simultanée d'un matériau, tel qu'un matériau isolant, disposé entre le mur M et le panneau 10. The installation device 60, as shown in particular on figure 3A , comprises a fixing portion 62 configured to allow fixing, for example, by screwing, gluing or by any other means, the installation device 60 to the wall M. For example and without limitation, as shown in particular on the figure 3A , the installation device 60 cooperates with a fixing means 110 to be fixed to the wall M; one could obviously conceive, without departing from the scope of the present invention, an installation device 60 comprising a fixing lug forming a fixing portion, allowing the simultaneous fixing of a material, such as an insulating material, arranged between the wall M and panel 10.

En outre, le dispositif d'installation 60 comporte une portion d'assemblage 64 s'étendant à partir de la portion de fixation 62, la portion d'assemblage 64 étant par exemple de type mâle.In addition, the installation device 60 comprises an assembly portion 64 extending from the fixing portion 62, the assembly portion 64 being for example of the male type.

La façade 100 comporte un premier panneau de revêtement 10, agencé en partie inférieure gauche du mur M sur la figure 2 , de manière que le dispositif de positionnement 40 dudit panneau 10 coopère avec le dispositif d'installation 60 ; plus particulièrement, la portion d'assemblage 44 de type femelle du dispositif de positionnement 40 dudit panneau 10 reçoit la portion d'assemblage 64 de type mâle du dispositif d'installation 60. The facade 100 comprises a first covering panel 10, arranged in the lower left part of the wall M on the figure 2 , so that the positioning device 40 of said panel 10 cooperates with the installation device 60; more particularly, the female-type assembly portion 44 of the positioning device 40 of said panel 10 receives the male-type assembly portion 64 of the installation device 60.

Par suite, des moyens de fixation 110 coopèrent avec la portion de fixation 34 du premier dispositif de fixation 30 dudit premier panneau 10, ainsi qu'avec la portion de fixation 54 du deuxième dispositif de fixation 50, de manière à fixer le premier panneau 10 à la fois selon ses directions longitudinale L1 et transversale I. As a result, fixing means 110 cooperate with the fixing portion 34 of the first fixing device 30 of said first panel 10, as well as with the fixing portion 54 of the second fixing device 50, so as to fix the first panel 10. both in its longitudinal L1 and transverse I directions .

La façade 100 comporte par ailleurs un second et un troisième panneaux 10', 10" assemblés avec le premier panneau 10. The facade 100 also comprises a second and a third panel 10 ', 10 " assembled with the first panel 10.

Plus particulièrement, le deuxième panneau 10' est assemblé avec le premier panneau 10 de manière que les premiers dispositifs de fixation 30 des premier et deuxième panneaux 10, 10' sont sensiblement alignés l'un avec l'autre. En d'autres termes, les premier et deuxième panneaux 10, 10' sont assemblés de manière que leurs premières bordures 18 sont sensiblement alignées l'une avec l'autre.More particularly, the second panel 10 ' is assembled with the first panel 10 so that the first fasteners 30 of the first and second panels 10, 10' are substantially aligned with one another. In other words, the first and second panels 10, 10 ' are assembled so that their first edges 18 are substantially aligned with each other.

Tel que représenté en particulier sur la figure 3B , l'assemblage des premier et deuxième panneaux 10, 10' est réalisé de manière que l'entaille 61 formée dans la quatrième bordure 24 du deuxième panneau 10' recouvre la portion de fixation 54 du deuxième dispositif de fixation 50 s'étendant selon la troisième bordure 22 du premier panneau 10. En d'autres termes, la portion de fixation 54 du deuxième dispositif de fixation 50 du premier panneau 10 s'étend entre le mur M et la couche externe 12 du deuxième panneau 10' lorsque les premier et deuxième panneaux 10, 10' sont assemblés l'un à l'autre.As shown in particular on the figure 3B , the assembly of the first and second panels 10, 10 ' is carried out so that the notch 61 formed in the fourth edge 24 of the second panel 10' covers the fixing portion 54 of the second fixing device 50 extending according to the third edge 22 of the first panel 10. In other words, the fixing portion 54 of the second fixing device 50 of the first panel 10 extends between the wall M and the outer layer 12 of the second panel 10 ' when the first and second panels 10, 10 ' are assembled to one another.

Dit autrement, la portion de fixation 54 du deuxième dispositif de fixation 50 du premier panneau 10 est prise en sandwich entre le mur M et la portion de la quatrième bordure 24 du deuxième panneau 10' dans laquelle l'entaille 61 est formée.In other words, the fixing portion 54 of the second fixing device 50 of the first panel 10 is sandwiched between the wall M and the portion of the fourth edge 24 of the second panel 10 ' in which the notch 61 is formed.

On comprend en particulier à l'observation de la figure 3B que le décrochement 59 formé dans la portion de fixation 54 du deuxième dispositif de fixation 50 est dimensionné de manière que l'extrémité du moyen de fixation 110 engagé dans la portion de fixation 54, tel que par exemple la tête d'une vis, ne fait pas saillie au-delà du plan défini par la face avant du deuxième dispositif de fixation 50, de manière à ne pas empêcher la coopération de la portion d'assemblage 56 du deuxième dispositif de fixation 50 s'étendant à partir de la couche interne 16 avec l'entaille 61 formée dans la quatrième bordure 24 du deuxième panneau 10'. It is understood in particular by observing the figure 3B that the recess 59 formed in the fixing portion 54 of the second fixing device 50 is dimensioned so that the end of the fixing means 110 engaged in the fixing portion 54, such as for example the head of a screw, does not not protrude beyond the plane defined by the front face of the second fastener 50, so as not to prevent the cooperation of the assembly portion 56 of the second fastener 50 extending from the inner layer 16 with the notch 61 formed in the fourth edge 24 of the second panel 10 '.

Par face avant du deuxième dispositif de fixation 50, on désigne la face opposée à la face configurée pour être disposée contre le mur M, lorsque le panneau 10 est fixé audit mur M. Tel que représenté en particulier sur la figure 3B , la face avant du deuxième dispositif de fixation 50 s'étend selon un plan sensiblement parallèle à la face avant de la couche interne 16, en étant disposée entre le mur M et le plan défini par ladite face avant de la couche interne 16. The front face of the second fixing device 50 denotes the face opposite to the face configured to be placed against the wall M, when the panel 10 is fixed to said wall M. As shown in particular in FIG. figure 3B , the front face of the second fixing device 50 extends along a plane substantially parallel to the front face of the inner layer 16, being disposed between the wall M and the plane defined by said front face of the inner layer 16.

Par ailleurs, le troisième panneau de revêtement 10" est assemblé avec le premier panneau 10 de manière que le dispositif de positionnement 40 du troisième panneau 10" coopère avec le premier dispositif de fixation 30 du premier panneau 10 ; plus particulièrement, la portion d'assemblage 36 de type mâle du premier dispositif de fixation 30 du premier panneau 10 est engagée dans la portion d'assemblage 44 de type femelle du dispositif de positionnement 40 du troisième panneau de revêtement 10". Furthermore, the third covering panel 10 " is assembled with the first panel 10 so that the positioning device 40 of the third panel 10" cooperates with the first fixing device 30 of the first panel 10; more particularly, the assembly portion 36 of the male type of the first fixing device 30 of the first panel 10 is engaged in the assembly portion 44 of the female type of the positioning device 40 of the third covering panel 10 ".

Tel que représenté en particulier sur la figure 3A , les plaquettes 14 de la rangée inférieure du troisième panneau 10" formant la deuxième bordure 20 du troisième panneau 10", s'étendent au-delà de la portion d'assemblage 44 de son dispositif de positionnement 40 de manière à recouvrir la portion de fixation 34 du premier dispositif de fixation 30 du premier panneau 10, lorsque les premier et troisième panneaux 10, 10" sont assemblés l'un à l'autre.As shown in particular on the figure 3A , the plates 14 of the lower row of the third panel 10 " forming the second edge 20 of the third panel 10", extend beyond the assembly portion 44 of its positioning device 40 so as to cover the portion of fixing 34 of the first fixing device 30 of the first panel 10, when the first and third panels 10, 10 " are assembled together.

Là encore, on comprend que le décrochement 39 formé dans la portion de fixation 34 du premier dispositif de fixation 30 du premier panneau 10 est dimensionné de manière que le moyen de fixation 110 ne fait pas saillie de manière à entraver la coopération des premier et troisième panneaux 10, 10", et plus particulièrement la coopération de la deuxième bordure 20 du deuxième panneau 10" avec la première bordure 18 du premier panneau 10. Here again, it is understood that the recess 39 formed in the fixing portion 34 of the first fixing device 30 of the first panel 10 is dimensioned so that the fixing means 110 does not protrude so as to hamper the cooperation of the first and third panels 10, 10 ", and more particularly the cooperation of the second edge 20 of the second panel 10" with the first edge 18 of the first panel 10.

Tel que représenté en particulier sur la figure 2 , les premier et deuxième dispositifs de fixation 30, 50, le dispositif de positionnement 40 et l'entaille 61 des différents panneaux 10, 10', 10" sont configurés de manière que la façade 100 formée par l'assemblage desdits panneaux 10, 10', 10" forme une continuité de matière.As shown in particular on the figure 2 , the first and second fixing devices 30, 50, the positioning device 40 and the notch 61 of the different panels 10, 10 ', 10 " are configured so that the facade 100 formed by the assembly of said panels 10, 10 ', 10 " forms a continuity of matter.

On comprend ainsi que les panneaux de revêtement 10, 10', 10" sont configurés de manière à permettre une fixation solide et stable desdits panneaux au mur M, les différents dispositifs de fixation 30, 50, le dispositif de positionnement 40 et l'entaille 61 étant configurés de manière à recouvrir les orifices formés dans les portions de fixation 34, 54 préalablement ou lors du montage des panneaux 10, 10", 10" au mur M, en particulier pour empêcher tout risque d'infiltration à l'intérieur du mur M. It is thus understood that the covering panels 10, 10 ', 10 " are configured so as to allow a solid and stable fixing of said panels to the wall M, the various fixing devices 30, 50, the positioning device 40 and the notch 61 being configured so as to cover the orifices formed in the fixing portions 34, 54 before or during the mounting of the panels 10, 10 ", 10" to the wall M, in particular to prevent any risk of infiltration inside the wall M.

On comprend également que le mur M peut être recouvert au moyen de panneaux 10, 10', 10" présentant des dimensions différentes, et en particulier présentant des longueurs L1, L2 différentes, tel que représenté en particulier sur les exemples des figures 1 et 4 , de manière à s'adapter aux différentes dimensions du mur M configuré pour être recouvert.It is also understood that the wall M can be covered by means of panels 10, 10 ', 10 " having different dimensions, and in particular having different lengths L1, L2 , as shown in particular in the examples of figures 1 and 4 , so as to adapt to the different dimensions of the wall M configured to be covered.

L'utilisation de panneaux 10, 10', 10" de dimensions différentes permet également d'assembler les différents panneaux en quinconce les uns par rapport aux autres, pour encore améliorer la solidité du recouvrement du mur M ; en effet, les panneaux 10, 10', 10" peuvent être ainsi agencés de manière, par exemple, que la jonction transversale entre deux panneaux supérieurs ne soit pas alignée avec la jonction transversale entre deux panneaux inférieurs de manière à limiter tous risques de fragilisation de la façade 100. En outre, l'utilisation de panneaux présentant des longueurs L1, L2 différentes permet de limiter les opérations de découpe devant être réalisée lors du recouvrement du mur M par lesdits panneaux.The use of panels 10, 10 ', 10 " of different dimensions also makes it possible to assemble the different panels staggered with respect to each other, to further improve the strength of the covering of the wall M; in fact, the panels 10, 10 ', 10 " can thus be arranged so, for example, that the transverse junction between two upper panels is not aligned with the transverse junction between two lower panels so as to limit any risk of weakening of the facade 100. In addition , the use of panels having different lengths L1, L2 makes it possible to limit the cutting operations to be carried out when covering the wall M with said panels.

On pourrait également concevoir des panneaux de revêtement 10 présentant des dimensions différentes selon leur direction transversale I, sans sortir du cadre de la présente invention.It would also be possible to design covering panels 10 having different dimensions according to their transverse direction I, without departing from the scope of the present invention.

On peut également concevoir, et sans sortir du cadre de la présente invention, des panneaux 10 présentant une forme angulaire particulièrement adaptée au recouvrement de l'angle d'un mur.It is also possible to design, and without departing from the scope of the present invention, panels 10 having an angular shape particularly suitable for covering the corner of a wall.

Dans l'exemple de façade 100 représenté sur la figure 2 , les panneaux de revêtement 10, 10', 10" de la présente invention sont agencés directement contre un mur ; on pourrait bien évidemment concevoir l'utilisation d'autres matériaux présentant, par exemple, des propriétés d'isolation thermique ou phonique intéressantes, ledit matériau isolant étant disposé entre la face arrière de la couche interne 16 et le mur M. In the example of a facade 100 shown in figure 2 , the covering panels 10, 10 ', 10 " of the present invention are arranged directly against a wall; one could obviously conceive of the use of other materials having, for example, interesting thermal or sound insulation properties, said insulating material being disposed between the rear face of the internal layer 16 and the wall M.

La présente invention porte également sur un conformateur 200 pour la fabrication du panneau de revêtement 10 selon la présente invention.The present invention also relates to a shaper 200 for manufacturing the cladding panel 10 according to the present invention.

Tel que cela apparaît sur la figure 5 , qui représente une vue éclatée du conformateur 200, ledit conformateur comporte un moule 202 ayant un logement intérieur pour la réception des couches interne 16 et externe 12 du panneau 10, et une partie supérieure 204 formant couvercle de fermeture pour fermer le moule 202, en recouvrant le logement intérieur.As it appears on the figure 5 , which shows an exploded view of the shaper 200, said shaper comprises a mold 202 having an interior housing for receiving the inner 16 and outer 12 layers of the panel 10, and an upper part 204 forming a closing cover for closing the mold 202, in covering the interior housing.

Plus particulièrement, le moule 202 comporte un gabarit 206 ayant différents emplacements configurés pour réceptionner des plaquettes 14. Les emplacements du gabarit 206 sont délimités, par exemple et de manière non limitative, par des saillies 208 configurées pour maintenir séparées entre elles les plaquettes 14. More particularly, the mold 202 comprises a jig 206 having different locations configured to receive the wafers 14. The locations of the jig 206 are delimited, for example and in a nonlimiting manner, by projections 208 configured to keep the wafers 14 separate from one another .

Le moule 202 comporte également des plots complémentaires amovibles 209 configurés pour permettre une disposition décalée et en quinconce des plaquettes 14 dans le moule 202. The mold 202 also comprises removable complementary studs 209 configured to allow an offset and staggered arrangement of the plates 14 in the mold 202.

Le moule 202 comporte également des premiers moyens de réception 210 comprenant par exemple et de manière non limitative une barre, les premiers moyens de réception 210 s'étendant selon une direction sensiblement parallèle à la deuxième bordure 20 du panneau 10 configuré pour être formé dans ledit conformateur 200. The mold 202 also comprises first receiving means 210 comprising for example and in a nonlimiting manner a bar, the first receiving means 210 extending in a direction substantially parallel to the second edge 20 of the panel 10 configured to be formed in said conformator 200.

Tel que représenté en particulier sur la figure 6A qui représente une vue en coupe du panneau 10 disposé dans le conformateur 200 réalisée selon la direction transversale I du panneau 10, les premiers moyens de réception 210 comportent une saillie de réception 212 configurée pour coopérer avec l'élément femelle de la portion d'assemblage 44 du dispositif de positionnement 40. As shown in particular on the figure 6A which shows a sectional view of the panel 10 disposed in the shaping device 200 made in the transverse direction I of the panel 10, the first receiving means 210 comprise a receiving projection 212 configured to cooperate with the female element of the assembly portion 44 of the positioning device 40.

Par ailleurs, le conformateur 200 comporte également des deuxièmes moyens de réception 214 constitués par une portion d'extrémité des plots complémentaires amovibles 209. Moreover, the shaper 200 also comprises second receiving means 214 constituted by an end portion of the removable complementary pads 209.

Tel que représenté en particulier sur la figure 6B qui représente une vue en coupe du panneau 10 disposé dans le conformateur 200 réalisée selon la direction longitudinale L1, L2 du panneau 10, les deuxièmes moyens de réception 214 sont configurés pour coopérer avec la portion de fixation 54 du deuxième dispositif de fixation 50, et plus particulièrement avec son décrochement 59. Ainsi, les deuxièmes moyens de réception 214 comportent également une saillie de réception 220 pour être logée dans le décrochement 59 de la portion de fixation 54 du deuxième dispositif de fixation 50. As shown in particular on the figure 6B which shows a sectional view of the panel 10 disposed in the shaper 200 made in the longitudinal direction L1, L2 of the panel 10, the second receiving means 214 are configured to cooperate with the fixing portion 54 of the second fixing device 50, and more particularly with its recess 59. Thus, the second receiving means 214 also include a receiving projection 220 to be housed in the recess 59 of the fixing portion 54 of the second fixing device 50.

Par ailleurs, le conformateur 200 comporte une pièce complémentaire, pouvant consister, par exemple et de manière non limitative et tel que représenté sur la figure 6B , en une saillie 201 formée sur la face intérieure du couvercle 204 et configurée pour permettre la formation de l'entaille 61 dans la quatrième bordure 24 du panneau de revêtement 10. Furthermore, the shaper 200 comprises a complementary part, which may consist, for example and in a nonlimiting manner and as shown in the figure. figure 6B , in a projection 201 formed on the inner face of the cover 204 and configured to allow the formation of the notch 61 in the fourth edge 24 of the cover panel 10.

Tel que cela apparaît en particulier à l'observation des figures 6A et 6B , le procédé de fabrication du panneau 10 selon la présente invention comprend tout d'abord une étape au cours de laquelle on pose une pluralité de plaquettes 14 dans le logement intérieur du moule 202 du conformateur 200, et plus particulièrement dans les emplacements du gabarit 206. As it appears in particular from the observation of figures 6A and 6B , the method of manufacturing the panel 10 according to the present invention firstly comprises a step during which a plurality of plates 14 are placed in the interior housing of the mold 202 of the shaping device 200, and more particularly in the locations of the jig 206 .

Par exemple et de manière non limitative, le procédé de fabrication du panneau 10 peut comprendre une étape au cours de laquelle on dépose une couche de matériau granulaire, tel que du sable, entre les plaquettes 14 disposées dans le conformateur 200 ; ledit matériau granulaire est ainsi disposé entre les espacements des plaquettes 14, la couche de matériau granulaire ayant une épaisseur correspondant à la distance séparant la face arrière des plaquettes 14 et l'extrémité supérieure des saillies 208 du gabarit 206. For example and in a nonlimiting manner, the method of manufacturing the panel 10 can comprise a step during which a layer of granular material, such as sand, is deposited between the plates 14 placed in the shaper 200; said granular material is thus disposed between the spacings of the plates 14, the layer of granular material having a thickness corresponding to the distance separating the rear face of the plates 14 and the upper end of the projections 208 of the template 206.

Le procédé comporte ensuite une étape au cours de laquelle on dispose le dispositif de positionnement 40 et le troisième dispositif de fixation 50, respectivement sur les premiers et deuxièmes moyens de réception 210, 214. The method then comprises a step during which the positioning device 40 and the third positioning device are placed. fixing 50, respectively on the first and second receiving means 210, 214.

Le procédé comprend également une étape au cours de laquelle on place le premier dispositif de fixation 30 sur l'un des bords 203 du moule 200, de manière que seule la portion de montage 32 du premier dispositif de fixation 30 soit disposée sur l'une des plaquettes 14 posées dans le conformateur 200. On comprend donc que le bord 203 constitue des troisièmes moyens de réception pour réceptionner le premier dispositif de fixation 30 configurés pour maintenir en position ledit premier dispositif de fixation 30 de manière que la portion de fixation 32 s'étende hors du logement intérieur du moule 202 du conformateur 200. The method also comprises a step during which the first fixing device 30 is placed on one of the edges 203 of the mold 200, so that only the mounting portion 32 of the first fixing device 30 is disposed on one. plates 14 placed in the shaping device 200. It is therefore understood that the edge 203 constitutes third receiving means for receiving the first fixing device 30 configured to hold said first fixing device 30 in position so that the fixing portion 32 s 'extends out of the interior housing of the mold 202 of the shaper 200.

Par suite, on épand le matériau constitutif de la couche interne 16 sur la face arrière des plaquettes 14, sur les portions de montage 32, 52 des premier et deuxième dispositifs de fixation 30, 50 et sur le dispositif de positionnement 40. As a result, the material constituting the inner layer 16 is spread on the rear face of the plates 14, on the mounting portions 32, 52 of the first and second fixing devices 30, 50 and on the positioning device 40.

Enfin, on ferme le moule 202 au moyen du couvercle 204. Finally, the mold 202 is closed by means of the cover 204.

Par exemple et de manière non limitative, dans le mode de réalisation dans lequel le matériau constitutif de la couche interne 16 est du type polyuréthane, le procédé de fabrication comporte une étape au cours de laquelle ledit matériau, à l'état liquide, est comprimé pour former une couche homogène liant les plaquettes 14 de la couche externe 12. For example and in a nonlimiting manner, in the embodiment in which the material constituting the internal layer 16 is of the polyurethane type, the manufacturing process comprises a step during which said material, in the liquid state, is compressed. to form a homogeneous layer binding the platelets 14 of the outer layer 12.

La description ci-dessus est donnée à titre d'exemple, et n'est donc pas limitative de l'invention.The above description is given by way of example, and is therefore not limiting of the invention.

En particulier, on pourrait tout à fait concevoir, sans sortir du cadre de la présente invention, un panneau de revêtement 10 ne comportant que l'un des premier et deuxième dispositifs de fixation 30, 50, ou un panneau de revêtement 10 dont le premier dispositif de fixation 30 s'étendrait selon la deuxième bordure 20. In particular, one could quite conceive, without departing from the scope of the present invention, a covering panel 10 comprising only one of the first and second fixing devices 30, 50, or a covering panel 10 of which the first fixing device 30 would extend along the second edge 20.

On pourrait tout aussi bien concevoir un panneau 10 dont l'un et/ou l'autre des premier et deuxième dispositifs de fixation 30, 50 ne comporterait pas un profilé s'étendant le long de plusieurs plaquettes 14, mais une pluralité de profilés disposés de manière distante les uns des autres le long des première et troisième bordures 18, 22 du panneau de revêtement 10. One could just as easily conceive of a panel 10 of which one and / or the other of the first and second fixing devices 30, 50 would not include a profile extending along several plates 14, but a plurality of profiles arranged spaced apart from each other along the first and third edges 18, 22 of the cladding panel 10.

On pourrait également concevoir, sans sortir du cadre de la présente invention, un panneau de revêtement 10 dont la portion d'assemblage 36 du premier dispositif de fixation 30 serait de type femelle et celle du dispositif de positionnement 40 de type mâle.It would also be possible to design, without departing from the scope of the present invention, a covering panel 10 , the portion of which assembly 36 of the first fixing device 30 would be of the female type and that of the positioning device 40 of the male type.

Tel que représenté sur les différentes figures, le deuxième dispositif de fixation 50 comporte une structure similaire à celle du premier dispositif de fixation 30 ; on pourrait bien évidemment concevoir un deuxième dispositif de fixation 50 comportant uniquement des portions de montage 52 et de fixation 54, mais ne présentant pas de portion d'assemblage 56. As shown in the various figures, the second fixing device 50 has a structure similar to that of the first fixing device 30; one could obviously design a second fixing device 50 comprising only mounting 52 and fixing 54 portions , but not having an assembly portion 56.

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  1. A cladding panel (10) for a wall (M) comprising:
    - an outer layer (12) having a rear face and including a plurality of plates (14);
    - an inner layer (16) having a front face, assembled to the rear face of the outer layer and binding the plates, and a rear face configured to be disposed against the wall (M);
    - first and second borders (18, 20) extending substantially parallel to each other;
    - a third border (22) extending transversely relative to the first border;
    characterized in that it further includes at least:
    - a first fixing device (30) extending along the first border and having:
    ∘ a mounting portion (32) embedded in the inner layer;
    ∘ a fixing portion (34) extending from the inner layer and configured to cooperate with a fixing means (110) for fixing the panel to said wall;
    ∘ an assembly portion (36) configured to assemble said panel with a second panel; and
    - a second fixing device (50) extending along the third border (22).
  2. The panel (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that the first fixing device includes a fixing orifice (38, 58) formed in the fixing portion (34) to receive said fixing means.
  3. The panel (10) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the rear face of the inner layer (16) includes a notch (61) configured to receive the fixing portion (54) of the fixing device (50) for fixing a second panel so that the fixing portion of said second panel extends between the wall and the outer layer of said panel when said panel is assembled to said second panel.
  4. The panel (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the fixing portion includes a recess (39, 59) formed between the mounting portion (34, 54) and the assembly portion (36, 56) for receiving said fixing means.
  5. The panel (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it includes a positioning device (40) extending along the second border, the positioning device comprising:
    - a mounting portion (42) embedded in the inner layer; and
    - an assembly portion (44) extending from the inner layer and configured to cooperate with the assembly portion of the fixing device for fixing a second panel.
  6. The panel (10) according to claim 5, characterized in that at least one of the plates extends beyond the assembly portion of the positioning device so as to cover the fixing portion (32) of the fixing device for fixing (30) a second panel, when the panel is assembled with said second panel.
  7. The panel (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the first fixing device (30, 50) includes a PVC element.
  8. A facade (100) including a plurality of panels (10, 10', 10") according to any one of claims 1 to 7, said panels being assembled together in order to form a decorative facing.
  9. A kit including a panel (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 7 and according to claim 5 or 6, the kit further including an installation device (60) comprising an assembly portion (64) configured to cooperate with the assembly portion (44) of the positioning device (40).
  10. A shaper (200) for the manufacture of a panel (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 7 and according to claim 6, comprising a mold (202) having an internal housing for receiving the inner layer and the outer layer, and an upper portion forming a closure cover (204) to close the mold, the shaper being characterized in that it further includes means for receiving (203, 214) the first fixing device (30) configured to hold in position said fixing device such that its fixing portion (34, 54) extends outside the internal housing of the mold when closed.
  11. The shaper according to claim 10 for the manufacture of a panel according to claim 4, characterized in that the receiving means (214) include a receiving protrusion (220) configured to be housed in the recess (59) of the fixing portion (54).
  12. A method for manufacturing a panel according to any one of claims 1 to 7 by means of a shaper according to claim 10 or 11, the method comprising:
    - a step during which the plurality of plates (14) are laid in the internal housing of the mold (202) of said shaper (200);
    - a step during which the first fixing device (50) is disposed on the receiving means (214);
    - a step during which the constituent material of the inner layer (16) is spread on the rear face of the plates and on the mounting portion of the fixing device; and
    - a step during which the mold is closed.
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