ES2390790B1 - Architectural cladding - Google Patents

Abstract

This architectural cladding is intended to cover the interior surfaces of a building, specifically the walls, columns and ceilings, which adopt conformations of the group comprising flat surfaces, curved surfaces, broken surfaces or mixed surfaces, and floors , which adopt horizontal flat surfaces, inclined flat surfaces and stepped surfaces, all of which are covered by panels formed by groups of parallel and equidistant metal profiles provided with practicable fixing means between them and the corresponding surface of the building.

Description

Architectural cladding.

DESCRIPTIVE MEMORY

Object of the invention

The present invention relates to an architectural cladding, specifically a cladding of new application to the cladding of interior surfaces of buildings, both murals and ceilings, as flooring or other architectural elements. The coating according to the invention is constituted by the special adaptation to said function of the known flat grilles, which are used in the delivery and return grilles in the air conditioning installations and other new elements that do not have a direct relationship with the structure

10 of said flat grids, but if they do so with their exterior configuration.

The flat grids belong to the type obtained by removing the frame from the linear flat grids and modifying its structure. Conventional linear flat grids are substantially constituted by the association in equidistant parallelism of a plurality of equal rectilinear metal profiles, which differ in a marginal head area and a flat marginal tail area. The flat marginal area of the tail has holes

15 Regularly spaced circulars that are transversely crossed by connecting tubes of appropriate diameter so that, by crushing said tubes in the transverse direction thereof and perpendicular to the grid plane, the expansion of the tubes in a diametral direction perpendicular to the plane of the grid determines its interlocking in the holes of said profiles and, consequently, the stiffness of the linear grid.

Background of the invention

The holder of the invention has knowledge of the use in the lining of walls, facades, ceilings or other of the aforementioned linear flat grids of conventional features of flatness and rigidity, for having made with them the first architectural coatings made in our country on flat surfaces, without being aware that such coating has been carried out on other surfaces.

Description of the invention

25 The architectural cladding with the aforementioned linear grilles is suitable to be installed on flat surfaces, while, due to its rigidity, it is impossible to apply to curved surfaces, also, because between each two profiles a groove is established, they are not suitable to cover with them a floor to constitute a pavement. Due to this, profiles of other formal characteristics should be used, although of the same material and of dimensions compatible with those of the linear flat grilles.

30 With the aim of making possible the coating of the interior surfaces of the buildings with the use of such grilles in an architectural coating of curved surfaces, the solution has been adopted that the elements that relate parallel and equidistant to the rectilinear profiles of the grilles have properties of a degree of flexibility. This allows, in one case, the grilles to be used as surface coverings, whether they are concave or convex, and, in another case, to cover discharge or return openings made in conduits.

35 cylindrical air conditioning tubular, such coatings being complemented with linear grids of curved surfaces with the coating of possible flat surfaces of walls, ceilings and columns, extended to the floor covering by means of boards of the same material as that of the linear grilles.

In accordance with the above solution, the object of the present invention has been developed, according to which the walls, columns and ceilings, which adopt conformations of the group comprising the flat surfaces,

40 curved surfaces, broken surfaces or mixed surfaces, and floors, which adopt horizontal flat surfaces, inclined flat surfaces and stepped surfaces, are all covered by panels formed by groups of parallel and equidistant metal profiles. provided with practicable fixing means between them and the corresponding surface of the building.

A feature of the invention resides in the fact that the straight profiles have their tail margin

45 holes that are crossed by means of connection that admit the flexion by themselves, maintaining the parallelism and the equidistance between the mentioned profiles.

Another feature of the invention is the fact that the means for linking the rectilinear profiles in the grid are constituted by joining tubes of the profiles that are diametrically crushed in the transverse direction thereof and parallel to the grid plane, thereby determining its interlocking in holes

50 of the aforementioned profiles according to a plane parallel to the grid plane, which gives the assembly a lower moment of force and allows the grid a certain degree of flexion.

Another feature of the invention is established by the fact that because the means of linking the rectilinear profiles of the grid are constituted by strips that cross rectangular holes provided in the marginal area of the tail of the rectilinear profiles, comprising means of related between the aforementioned Straps and profiles.

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Another feature of the invention lies in the fact that the means of linking the rectilinear profiles of the grid are constituted by thick flexible and elastic wires that pass through circular holes provided in the marginal tail area of said rectilinear profiles, comprising means of mutual related between thick wires and profiles.

Another feature of the invention lies in the fact that because the means of linking the rectilinear profiles of the grid are constituted by steel flares that pass through circular holes provided in the marginal tail area of said profiles, comprising mutual related means between the worms and the profiles that are constituted by separating bushes.

Another feature of the invention is determined by the fact that because the means of linking the rectilinear profiles of the grid are constituted by strips of plastic material regularly provided spaced from projections with a throat transverse to the strip that pass through rectangular openings provided in the area marginal tail of the aforementioned profiles and fit a song thereof in the respective throat of the projections, comprising means of mutual relationship between the strips of plastic material and the profiles in question.

Another feature of the invention is the fact that a linear grid located on one side of a straight square quadrangular column (square or rectangular) has, in only one of its two lateral rectilinear profiles and all along its head, of an outer lateral projection partially configured in a bend that presents its outer section in cantilever coincidence with the plane of an equal linear grid located orthogonally adjacent to the previous one and faced by its edge along the entire head of the lateral rectilinear profile of the same that lacks the external lateral projection.

Another feature of the invention concerns the fact that the linear grid, in only one of its two lateral rectilinear profiles, has on its head an external lateral projection which, comprised in principle in a plane parallel to the plane of the linear grid, is extends, in a magnitude equal to the space of an interval between these rectilinear profiles, forming a depression that, being of equal width to that of the heads of said rectilinear profiles, breaks orthogonally and parallel to the marginal tail area of the rectilinear profile itself in an angled cantilever section of faces of width equal to the width of the heads and the width of the depressed depression, whose edge faces the head of the lateral rectilinear profile lacking the lateral expansion of an orthogonally adjacent linear grid.

Another feature of the invention is suggested by the fact that the adjacent faces of a column are covered by separate sections of linear grid that do not reach the corners of the column laterally leaving a convex dihedral in which a single-piece dihedral corner is installed. which has at least one of the rectilinear profiles on each of its two faces and projected from its vertex a bisector profile topped in a straight angular profile, whose faces are coplanar with the planes of the linear grid sections located on the faces of the column.

Another feature of the invention lies in the fact that the linear grid has its rectilinear profiles fixed to each other by means of joining tubes that pass through the circular holes of the marginal areas and are fixed thereto by radial expansion.

Another feature of the invention lies in the fact that the linear grid has its rectilinear profiles fixed to each other by means of connecting tubes that pass through the circular holes of the marginal areas and are fixed thereto by deformation of said tubes by flattening the same in the transverse direction and perpendicular to the plane of the linear grid.

Another feature of the invention is the fact that at points of the flattened connecting tubes holes are provided for the passage of means for fixing the linear grid to the surface of the column or wall.

Another feature of the invention is provided by the fact that a floor siding is established which should be considered as complementary to a wall covering made, also, by means of siding of linear grids of those used as an air conditioning outlet and that has been installed as wall cladding on the walls of the enclosure whose floor is covered, said boarding constitutes a pavement that is constituted by the association in juxtaposition of a plurality of pieces that, presented in the form of tables and / or plates of solid metallic material, are related pieces with other equal pieces by fitting of at least one side of each of the pieces with one of the sides of another similar piece, for which the pieces have sides properly shaped to carry out the fitting thereof by tongue and groove

Another feature of the invention is the fact that the tongue and groove fitting is one of the type made of groove and tongue or of the type made of box and spike.

Another feature of the invention is the fact that the metal parts in the form of boards and / or plates are made of aluminum material.

Another feature of the invention is specified by the fact that the exposed face of the pieces has their surface grooved unidirectionally by thin grooves of angled section which, being parallel to one of the sides of

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the piece and equidistant from each other, have a mutual distance equal to that of the head of the slats and the gaps between them of a linear grid, those used as an air conditioning outlet, which has been installed as a wall covering.

Another feature of the invention is determined by the fact that the pieces configured as tables, with the exception of marginal side areas, have their surface seen substantially flat, while their unseen surface is furrowed longitudinally by rectangular bands in flattened relief alternated with flattened recesses juxtaposed between consecutive dispositions of said bands, both being of similar width, while, in one of the marginal areas, it presents, on the unseen face, a narrow rectangular embossed band located between the corresponding marginal recess and a minor recess limited by a splice tongue as a descending step that constitutes one of the two longitudinal edges of the piece, while, in the other of the marginal areas, it has a narrow rectangular band in relief that, arranged in juxtaposition to the corresponding recess, extends in a wide tab and n cantilever and in this other part of the piece a limited groove is formed between said wide flange and a short cantilever tongue.

Another feature of the invention is concluded by the fact that the parts configured as plates have the same tongue and groove means as the parts configured as tables.

Another feature of the invention is the fact that the table-shaped pieces have complementary tongue and groove means on only two of their opposite sides, while the plate-shaped pieces have the complementary tongue and groove means on all pairs of sides. opposites

Another feature of the invention consists in the fact that because the pieces have in the wide flange provided in one of the edges of them a colossal holes for the passage of screws fixing the piece to the ground, whose heads are hidden under the recess of the opposite marginal area of the piece to be assembled.

Another feature of the invention is the fact that in a linear grid that is applicable as a discharge and return grilles in the tubular ducts of circular section of an air conditioning or ventilation installation, the association in equidistant parallelism of the rectilinear profiles adopts a transverse arrangement arranged in an arc adapted to the diameter of the conduction and comprised in the span of a perimeter frame that is provided with means of settlement outside the conduit and anchoring means within it, all in coincidence with a window practiced in the conduit itself.

Another feature of the invention is the fact that the perimeter frame comprising the association in equidistant parallelism of the rectilinear profiles is constituted by profiles of orthogonal straight section, whose sides are adapted to the curvature of the conduction zone on the that the perimeter frame is installed and, in the case of a rectangular configuration, it presents two of its opposite sides in an equally arcuate manner according to the diameter of the conduction and the two remaining sides in a rectilinear form, while all of them have the outer wing of the straight section suitable for its attachment to the surface of the marginal area of the window practiced in the conduction.

Another feature of the invention is conferred by the fact that the perimeter frame comprising the association in equidistant parallelism of the rectilinear profiles is constituted by profiles of orthogonal straight section, whose sides are adapted to the curvature of the conduction zone on the that the perimeter frame is installed and, in the case of a rectangular configuration, it presents two of its opposite sides in an equally arcuate manner according to the diameter of the conduction and the two remaining sides in a rectilinear form, while all of them have the outer wing of the straight section suitable for its attachment to the surface of the marginal area of the window practiced in the conduction.

Other features of the invention include the fact that the profiles configured in an arcuate shape have a plurality of transverse recesses in their inner wing which, being equal and equidistant, allow the bent of the outer wing of the profile in an arcuate shape and that the number of recesses correspond approximately to the number of rectilinear profiles provided in their association and in each of them substantially one of the ends of said rectilinear profiles is faced.

Another feature of the invention is determined by the fact that the two arcuate sides of the perimeter frame mount a partition in the form of a circular segment that supports anchoring means of the said perimeter frame to the conduction, which are in correspondence with a wide recess that, provided on the smaller walls of a regulator module, is centered therein for the passage of said anchoring means.

Another feature of the invention is summarized in the fact that the rectilinear sides of the perimeter frame serve as the basis for the coupling of an air flow regulator module that bears a plurality of shutter slats that regulate the passage of air by its controlled positioning. at will

Another feature of the invention is the fact that the regulatory module is constituted by a substantially parallelepipedic body that, being lacking in the larger walls, is arranged on the back of the

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perimeter frame of the linear grid so that the edges of its medium walls fit, by means of a grooved seat provided on the free edge facing the aforementioned perimeter frame, with the edge of the inner wing of the mentioned perimeter frame.

Another feature of the invention lies in the fact that the rectilinear sides of the perimeter frame have a ribbed longitudinal rib on the outer side of its inner wing which, together with an equally longitudinal edge determined on the outer face of the grooved wall seat medium of the regulating module, they constitute the anchor points for the ends of some elastic clamping arches with which the aforementioned perimeter frame and regulating module are coupled together.

Another feature of the invention is the fact that the means of settlement of the perimeter frame on the surface of the air conditioning conduit are constituted by the outer wings of the orthogonal straight section profiles that make up the sides thereof, both rectilinear sides like the two arcuate sides.

Finally, another feature of the invention is presented by the fact that anchoring means of the assembly formed by the perimeter frame and the regulating module inside the conduit, are mounted on the partitions in the form of a circular segment integral with the corresponding perimeter frame with the wide recesses made in the minor walls of the regulator module and are constituted by an anchor bolt, in a broken "S" shape of rectilinear sections, which at one of its ends is requested by a compression spring and related to a spindle threaded to it whose rotation determines the advance or the recoil of the anchor bolt, which applies its other end on a dowel seated against the inner margin of the window practiced in the conduction.

Brief description of the drawings

In order to facilitate the understanding of the ideas set forth, while disclosing various details of a constructive order, an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to the drawings that accompany this report, which, given their primarily illustrative purpose , should be interpreted as devoid of any limiting scope with respect to the extent of the legal protection requested. In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents, in side elevation and with the rectilinear profiles seen from one of its ends, a linear grid fragment in the construction phase of a variant comprised in the object of the invention.

Figure 2 represents a section according to line II-II of the previous figure.

Figure 3 represents a section according to line III-III of figure 1.

Figure 4, represents, in side elevation and with the rectilinear profiles seen by one of its ends, a fragment of the linear grid object of the invention in which the possibility of its positioning on a curved surface is shown.

Figure 5 represents, in side elevation and partially sectioned, a portion of linear grid made according to an arrangement different from that used in the case of Figures 1 to 4.

Figure 6 represents, in side elevation and with the rectilinear profiles seen by one of its ends, a fragment of the linear grid of the previous figure in which the possibility of its positioning on a curved surface is shown.

Figure 7 represents, in perspective, the previous spatial arrangement 3 of two of the elements involved in the construction of a linear grid according to a variant of the invention.

Figure 8 represents, partially sectioned, the arrangement of the elements of the previous figure in their coupling position.

Figure 9 represents, in side elevation and with the rectilinear profiles seen by one of its ends, a fragment of a linear grid constructed with the elements of Figures 7 and 8, in which the possibility of its positioning on a surface is shown curve.

Figure 10 represents, in perspective, one end of a lateral rectilinear profile of a suitable linear grid according to the invention to be intended to cover a quadrangular column.

Figure 11 represents, in cross section, a corner of a quadrangular column in which the arrangement of a linear grid is shown, according to the invention, in which the rectilinear profiles are related by cylindrical connecting tubes and it closes the corner of the column with the lateral rectilinear profile provided by the invention.

Figure 12, similarly to the case of the previous figure, represents a corner of a quadrangular column showing the arrangement of a linear grid, according to the invention, in which the rectilinear profiles are

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related by flattened joining tubes and it closes the corner of the column with the lateral rectilinear profile

provided by the invention and a corner piece is applied at the edge of the column. Figure 13 represents, in front elevation equivalent to a straight section, the end of a preferred embodiment of a piece in the form of a table carried out in accordance with the object of the invention.

Figure 14, represents, in front elevation, a portion of the marginal area seated on the ground of a piece,

specifically the marginal zone in which the groove of the tongue and groove means appears. Figure 15 represents, in front elevation, the same portion of the previous figure, once fixed by screwing in the ground.

Figure 16 represents, in front elevation, the portion of the previous figure and a portion of the marginal zone complementary to the previous one of a second piece to juxtapose to the first piece to which the said one belongs portion.

Figure 17 represents, in front elevation, the final coupling of the two portions of the previous figure.

Figure 18 represents, schematically in front elevation, a section of a wall covering consisting of a linear grid in correspondence with a piece of the flooring object of the invention. Figure 19 represents, schematically on the upper floor, the elements of the previous figure. Figure 20 represents, on the upper floor, a piece of the flooring object of the invention in the event that it

be carried out by plates. Figure 21 represents a section according to line XXI-XXI of figure 20. Figure 22 represents a section according to line XXII-XXII of figure 20. Figure 23 represents, in perspective, a portion of an air conditioning or ventilation duct of

cylindrical tubular configuration, which in an area of it has an arcuate linear grid installed according to with the invention

Figure 24 represents a section according to line XXIV-XXIV of figure 23. Figure 25 represents, in plan view from the front side, an arcuate linear grid made in accordance with the invention.

Figure 26 represents, in plan view from the back, the arcuate linear grid of Figure 25. Figure 27 represents a side elevational view of the arcuate linear grid of Figures 25 and 26. Figure 28 represents a section according to line XXVIII-XXVIII of figure 25. Figure 29 represents a section according to line XXIX-XXIX of figure 24. Figure 30 represents, in section and on a larger scale, the end of the linear grid assembly and regulator module of the

Figure 28 once installed in a cylindrical air conditioning line.

Figure 31, represents, in side elevation, a fragment of one side of the perimeter frame of the type that should be arcuate in which are shown the equal and equidistant notches that allows its arcuate. Figure 32 represents, in side elevation, the side fragment of the perimeter frame of the previous figure once it has been

made the arcuate of it according to the diameter of the cylindrical air conditioning duct. Figure 33 represents, in perspective, a vertical support for fastening linear grilles to a wall. Figure 34 represents, schematically in perspective, the installation of a first linear grid on a support

vertical that, fixed to a wall, leaves a side free for the installation of a second linear grid juxtaposed to the first.

Figure 35 represents, in perspective, a horizontal support for the installation of linear grilles on the ceilings. Figure 36 represents, schematically in plan, the arrangement of the horizontal supports with respect to the linear grilles

Figure 37 represents, schematically, a linear grid that, being rectangular, has been cut to the bias in one part.

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Figure 38 represents, schematically, some ways of coupling the linear grilles installed on a broken wall by their lateral edges.

Figure 39 represents, in front elevation, a part of the end edge of a piece in the form of a pavement table.

Figure 40 represents, in perspective, a lenticular piece of pavement coupling.

Figure 41 represents, schematically in perspective, an instant prior to the coupling of two pieces of pavement, such as that of Figure 39, by means of the lenticular piece of Figure 40.

Description of components of the invention

In the various figures of the drawings that accompany this specification, it is found that the rectilinear profiles 1 have, in contrast to a marginal area of head 2, a flat marginal area of tail 3, of similar width to that of the previous area marginal head 2, in which there are holes 4 that are crossed by means of linking 5 that admit flexion by themselves, maintaining the parallelism and equidistance between the aforementioned rectilinear profiles 1.

Figure 1 shows, in its left part, the arrangement of the components of a conventional linear grid in the position prior to its structuring, said components being constituted by rectilinear profiles 1, differentiated in a marginal area of head 2 and a marginal area of tail 3 of width equivalent to that of the previous one, and by means of linking 5 which, in this case, are constituted by connecting tubes 6.

The preceding arrangement of the aforementioned components is explained in the section made in the figure 1 according to line II-II, in which the marginal areas of head 2 and tail 3 are observed and the arrangement in the latter of the holes 4 and the positioning therein of the connecting tubes 6 that pass loosely through said holes 4.

Likewise, in the right part of the aforementioned figure 1, an embodiment of the object of the invention is shown, which consists in diametrically crushing the connecting tubes 6 to form them in a flattened shape P parallel to the plane Q of the marginal head area 2. The connection tubes 6, thanks to their deformation, are diametrically interlocked at diametrically opposite points in the mentioned holes 4, forming connection means 5 of the rectilinear profiles 1. The connection tubes 6 have a smaller moment of force that allows a slight flexion of the same in the sense of being able to approximate or separate the heads of the rectilinear profiles from each other 1. This allows the attachment of the modified linear grid on a concave surface S, as illustrated in the figure 4, or a convex surface, not shown, such as to cover an opening of a cylindrical tubular duct for delivery or return in an ac air installation conditioned.

Figures 5 and 6 illustrate the case in which the linking means 5 of the rectilinear profiles 1 of the linear grid are constituted by steel flares 7 that pass through circular holes 4 provided in the marginal area of tail 3 of said profiles. rectilinear 1. This case includes means of mutual interconnection between the steel ghosts 7 and the rectilinear profiles 1 which are constituted by spacer bushes 8. Figure 6 shows the way in which the linear grid adapts to a concave surface S.

Figures 7, 8 and 9 illustrate the case in which the linking means 5 are constituted by strips 9 that pass through rectangular holes 10 provided in the marginal area of tail 3 of the rectilinear profiles 1 comprising means of related between the strips 9 and the profiles.

The preceding strips 9 can be metallic or of plastic material, in both cases endowed with a certain degree of flexibility. The strips 9 have regularly spaced projections 11, provided with a throat 12 transverse to the strap 9, which pass through the rectangular holes 10 provided in the marginal area of tail 3 of the rectilinear profiles 1. The projections 11 fit into a edge 13 of the marginal area of the tail 3 with the respective throat 12 of the projections 11. This case comprises means of mutual relationship between the strips 9 of metallic or plastic material and the rectilinear profiles 1 in question, such as the retention of the strips 9 against the edges 13 of the rectangular holes 10 by means of screws 14. The screws 14 passing through the strips 9 through holes 15, are fixed in the wall of the concave surface S. This does not exclude other means such as welding, glue or others.

Similarly, another possibility of realization of the linking means 5, not represented in the drawings by its evidence in view of everything that has been exposed, resides in that the linking means 5 can be constituted by thick flexible and elastic wires that cross Circular holes provided in the marginal area of the tail 3 of the rectilinear profiles 1. This case comprises means of mutual relationship between the thick wires and the rectilinear profiles 1, which may be one of those provided for the case of the strips 9.

The constitution of the minted linear grilles allows, in one case, to use them as surface coating, whether they are concave or convex, and, in another case, to cover discharge or return openings made in cylindrical tubular air conditioning ducts, as will be detailed later.

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As is known, the linear grids 16 are conventionally constituted by the association in parallelism and at equidistant intervals of a plurality of rectilinear profiles 17. The rectilinear profiles 17 which differ in a marginal head area 18 of triangular straight section and a flat marginal zone of tail 19 that emerges from one of the vertices of the previous one. This last flat marginal area of tail 19 is provided with circular holes 20 which, being regularly spaced apart, are transversely crossed by cylindrical connecting tubes 21 of appropriate diameter. This serves so that, in one case, their express expansion determines their interlocking in the circular holes 20 of said rectilinear profiles 17 and, consequently, the stability of the component elements of the linear grid 16 and the rigidity thereof .

Figure 10 shows the single lateral rectilinear profile 17L of a linear grid section 16, which, according to the invention, has on its head 18 an external lateral projection PL. The outer lateral projection PL, comprised in principle in a plane parallel to the plane P of the linear grid, extends, in a magnitude equal to the space of an interval X between these rectilinear profiles 17, forming a depression 22 being of width equal to the of the heads 18 of said rectilinear profiles 17. The outer lateral projection PL is broken at a point 23, orthogonally and parallel to the flat marginal areas of glue 19 of said rectilinear profiles 17, in an angled cantilevered section presenting its two faces 24 equal and of width X equal to that of heads 18 and depression 22 mented. Simultaneously, its edge C remains facing the head 18 of an orthogonally adjacent linear grid.

As illustrated in Figure 11, a first linear grid 16, made in accordance with the invention, has its unique lateral rectilinear profile 17L provided with the outer lateral projection PL. Due to its adjoining on a face of a quadrangular column 25 (preferably square or rectangular) the outer lateral projection PL coincides with its end face of the angled cantilever section with the plane P of a second linear grid 16 and is at a distance D of the conventional rectilinear profile located in lateral position and lacking the external lateral projection PL. In view of Figure 11, it is noted that the corner E of the coating has an acceptable visual continuity, since the outer lateral projection PL of the lateral rectilinear profile 17L configures the corner hiding the discontinuity that would occur in the case of not existing such outer lateral projection PL.

In Figure 12, it can be seen that the adjacent faces of a column 25 are covered by two sections of linear grid 16 that laterally do not reach the corners of column 25 leaving a convex dihedral uncoated. In this dihedral a single-piece dihedral cantonera 26 is installed, which has at least one of the rectilinear profiles 17 on each of its two faces and a bisector profile 27, projected from the apex of the single-piece dihedral cantonera, finished off in a straight angular profile 28 The faces of the straight angular profile 28 are coplanar with the planes of the grid sections 16 linearB located on the faces of the column 25.

On the other hand, it is found that the connecting tubes 21 of the case of the previous figure have been replaced by connecting tubes 21A that have been subjected to a flattening. This flattening allows a certain flexibility to the linear grid, which makes it suitable to be installed on slightly curved surfaces and facilitates its installation in the columns 25 by means of through holes for screws 29 that are secured in plugs 30 inserted in holes of the column 25 .

Another aspect of the architectural cladding of the invention is shown in Figures 13 to 22. This is done with a pavement that matches the wall and column cladding described above. Said pavement is constituted by the association in juxtaposition of a plurality of pieces presented in the form of tables and / or plates of solid metallic material. Pieces 31A or 31B are related respectively to other equal pieces 31A or 31B by fitting at least one side of each of said pieces, with one of the sides of another similar piece. For this purpose the pieces have sides properly shaped to carry out the fitting of them by tongue and groove.

As shown in the front elevation view of the end of a piece 31A in the form of a board, which can have dimensions of about two meters long and about twenty-five centimeters wide, such as that shown in Figure 13.

This referred piece 31A is intended for association in juxtaposition with a pair of pieces 31A or with a plurality of pieces 31B which, respectively presented in the form of tables or plates of solid metallic material, are parts 31A or 31B related to other parts 31A or 31B equal by fitting at least one side of each of said pieces with one of the sides of another similar piece. For this purpose, the minty pieces have suitably shaped sides to carry out their fitting by tongue and groove.

As shown in Figure 13, parts 31A are configured as tables. The pieces 31A, with the exception of two marginal lateral zones left 32 and right 33 according to the drawings, have a substantially flat surface 34, while their unseen surface 35 is longitudinally grooved by rectangular flattened rectangular bands 36, alternated with flattened recesses 37 juxtaposed between consecutive arrangements of said rectangular bands in flattened relief 36, both being of similar width. Simultaneously the pieces 31A have tongue and groove means of the slot and tongue type. In one of the left side marginal zones 32, the pieces 31A have, in the part of the unseen face 35, a narrow rectangular embossed band 38 located between the corresponding marginal recess 37A and a recess

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minor marginal 39 limited by a splice tongue 40 that forms a descending step 41 that constitutes one of the two longitudinal edges of the piece. On the other hand, in the other of the right marginal areas 33, the piece 31A has a narrow rectangular embossed band 42 which, arranged in juxtaposition to the corresponding recess 37A, is extended in a wide cantilever flange 43 and in this other edge of the piece forms a groove 44 limited between said wide cantilever flange 43 and a short tongue 45, also in cantilever.

Figure 13 illustrates the case in which, according to a preferred solution of the invention, the face 34 of the pieces 31A has its surface unidirectionally grooved by thin grooves 46 of angled section. The grooves 46 being parallel to one of the sides of the piece 31A and equidistant from each other, present as a characteristic of the invention, as illustrated in Figures 18 and 19, a mutual distance equal to that of the head of the slats 47 and the openings 48 of a linear grill 49, of those used as an air conditioning outlet, which has been installed as a wall covering.

Figures 14 to 17 show the form of tongue and groove coupling by juxtaposition of two pieces 31A in the form of a table, although they also serve to show the coupling between two pieces 31B in the form of a plate, such as that of Figure 20.

A portion of the right marginal lateral area 33 of a piece 31A seated on the floor 50, specifically the right marginal zone 33 in which the groove 44 of the tongue and groove means appears is illustrated in Figure 14.

Figure 15 shows the arrangement of the same portion of part 31A of Figure 14, once fixed by a screw 51 on the floor 50.

Figure 16 shows the portion of a first piece 31A, like that of the previous figure, and a portion of the left marginal lateral zone 32 complementary to the right marginal lateral zone 33 of a second piece 31A to juxtapose the first piece 31A to which the said portion belongs.

In Figure 17 the final coupling of the two portions of the pieces 31A is checked.

As shown in Figures 20, 21 and 22, the pieces 31B configured as plates have the same tongue and groove means as the pieces 31A configured as tables, however, the pieces 31A in the form of a table have complementary tongue and groove means only two of its opposite sides, while the plate-shaped pieces 31B have complementary tongue and groove means on all pairs of opposite sides.

In the wide splice tongue 40, provided in one of the edges, the pieces 31A and 31B have collision holes 51A for the passage of screws 51 for fixing the piece 31A or 31B to the floor 50. The screw heads 51 they are hidden under the minor marginal recess 39 of the left side marginal zone 32 opposite the piece to be assembled.

The pieces 31A in the form of boards may have the surface of their face seen 34 grooved, or not, by the fine grooves 46. Preferably the grooves 46 are arranged longitudinally, without excluding that they can also run transversely, and even in the two senses to form a grid. The same applies to the case of pieces 31B, which, in addition, can have any polygonal geometric shape.

Figure 23 shows a cylindrical tubular conduit 52 of an air conditioning or ventilation installation in which a linear grid 53 is installed, which is arranged transversely, is contained within a perimeter frame 54, through which it results Apparent and fulfills its functions of impeller of the air conditioning. It is noteworthy that said perimeter frame 54 is constituted by orthogonal straight section profiles, whose sides are adapted to the curvature of the area of the cylindrical tubular conduit 52 on which the perimeter frame 54 is installed. In the case of a rectangular configuration , the perimeter frame 54 has two of its arcuate sides 55, arranged in opposites in an equally arcuate manner according to the diameter of the cylindrical tubular conduit 50, and the other two sides, rectilinear 56. Also, these rectilinear sides 56, which as shown in figures 27, 28 and 29, they have an outer wing 56A and an inner wing 56B, and the arcuate sides 55, which have an outer wing 55A and an inner wing 55B, constitute the outer wing 55A and 56A of the section straight of a settling means for the attachment of the grid 53 linear to the surface of the marginal area of the window 57 practiced in the cylindrical tubular conduit 52.

Figure 24 shows, according to the section indicated in the previous figure, the cylindrical tubular conduit 52 in which the window 57 has been opened for the insertion of the assembly formed by the said arcuate linear grid 53 and a regulator module 58, whose function and constitution will be detailed below.

Figure 25 illustrates the arcuate linear grid 53, which is constituted by the association in equidistant parallelism of rectilinear profiles 59 that adopt an arcuate transverse arrangement, established by connecting tubes 60, according to an arc suitable for the diameter of the conduit 52 tubular cylindrical and comprised in the opening of a perimeter frame 54, as shown in the section that of this figure 23 constitutes figure 27. The figure shows that the perimeter frame 54 is provided with settlement means outside the driving 52

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cylindrical tubular, formed by wings 55A and 56A, while the arrangement of anchoring means 61 is shown inside the cylindrical tubular conduction 52, all in correlation with the window 57 practiced therein.

In figures 25, 26, 28, 29 and 30 it is shown that the regulator module 58 of the flow rate of the air conditioner is constituted by a substantially parallelepiped body 62 which, lacking the large walls, is arranged on the back of the perimeter frame 54 of the arcuate linear grid 53, so that the edges of its medium walls 62A fit, by means of a grooved seat provided on the free edge of said median wall 62A facing the said perimeter frame 54, with the edge of the inner wing 56B of the rectilinear sides 56 of the mentioned perimeter frame 54.

As shown especially in Figure 30, the rectilinear sides 56 of the perimeter frame 54 serve as the basis for coupling the air flow regulator module 58, which is a carrier of a plurality of shutter slats 63 that regulate the passage of air by its positioned controlled at will.

As shown in Figure 31, the profiles that make up the arcuate sides 55 have a plurality of transverse recesses 64 in their inner wing 55 which, being equal and equidistant, allow the bending of the outer wing 55A of the profile of the arcuate side 55 in the how it is seen in figure 32.

The number of transverse recesses 64 corresponds roughly to the number of rectilinear profiles 59 provided in their association to form the arcuate linear grid 53 and in each of them substantially one of the ends of said rectilinear profiles 59.

In figures 24, 28, 29 and 30 it is found that the two arcuate sides 55 of the perimeter frame 54 mount in its inner wing 55B a partition 65 in the form of a circular segment that supports the anchoring means 61 of said perimeter frame 54 to the cylindrical tubular conduction 52. The anchoring means 61 are in correspondence with a wide recess 66 which, provided on the minor walls 62B of the regulator module 58, is centered on the minor walls 62B for the passage of an element of said anchoring means 61.

In Fig. 29 it can be seen that the rectilinear sides 56 of the perimeter frame 54 have on the outer face of their inner wing 56B a ribbed longitudinal rib 67 which, together with an equally longitudinal edge 68 determined on the outer face of the grooved seat of the medium walls 62A of the regulator module 58, constitute the anchor points for the ends of some elastic clamping arches 69 with which the perimeter frame 54 and the regulator module 58 are coupled together.

In figures 24, 28, 29 and 30 it is shown that the anchoring means 61 of the assembly formed by the perimeter frame 54 and the regulator module 58 inside the cylindrical tubular conduit 52, are mounted on the partitions 65 in the form of circular segment of the perimeter frame 54 in correspondence with the wide recesses 66 made in the minor walls 62B of the regulator module 58. In addition, the anchoring means 61 are constituted by an anchoring bolt 70, in the form of a broken "S" in sections. rectilinear, which at one of its ends is requested by a compression spring 71 and related to a threaded spindle 72 to the anchor bolt 70, determining the rotation of the threaded spindle 72 the advance or recoil of the anchor latch 70, which applies its other end on a block 73 seated against the inner margin of the window 57 made in the cylindrical tubular conduit 52.

In cases where linear grids 74 are intended to constitute a wall covering, dorsal suspension means are provided. As illustrated in Figure 33, the dorsal suspension means are constituted by vertical supports 75 which are formed by grooved metal profiles. The profiles differ on a flat bottom 76, with which they are attached to the wall, and on two sides 77, which regularly have recesses 78 coupled, in one case, those of one side with those of the opposite side and, in another case, arranged on only one side. The recesses 78 act as suspension means by its lower section 79 and as retention means by its tongue 80.

These vertical supports 75, preferably, will have a length equal to that of the linear grids 74 to be supported, as shown in Figure 34, without excluding other possibilities, such as those that apply to the case of the linear grilles 74 covering the ceilings , whose characteristics are described below.

The linear grids 74 intended to cover a roof or the like are fixed thereto by means of horizontal supports 81 formed, as illustrated in Figure 35, by short corrugated metal parts. The metal parts differ in a flat bottom 82 and two sides 83 which have on each side, in one case, two recesses 84 coupled, in one case, those of one side with those of the opposite side and, in another case, arranged on only one of the two sides. The recesses 84 act as suspension means and as retention means by means of a hook configuration 85.

Each of these horizontal support pieces 81, in the case of having four recesses 84, serves to support four corners of as many linear grids 74, as shown in Figure 36, having provided that, in the case of holding the Linear grilles 74 next to the wall, the horizontal supports have recesses 84 on only one of their sides.

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The linear grids 74, as illustrated in Figure 37, can be configured at the time of installation according to the geometry of the space available at the place of its positioning, for which, in the case of bias configurations, it is it is essential to have intermediate tubes 86 that retain the new ends of the longitudinal profiles 87.

5 Likewise, the linear grids 74, as shown in Figure 38, can be chamfered at their ends 88 in cases where two linear grids 74 meet to form a convex corner, without excluding a concave corner, which can be solved from two ways, as noted in the aforementioned figure 38.

As illustrated in Figures 39 and 40, in the case of a pavement, it is envisaged that the pieces 31A in the form of boards, have in identical position slots 89 in the extreme edges that lack means of

10 tongue and groove. In their facing position, the grooves 89 serve as the middle fitting of lenticular pieces 90 of mutual relationship, as shown in Figure 41.

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Claims (33)

one.

 - Architectural cladding, specifically one intended to cover the interior surfaces of a building, characterized in that the walls, columns and ceilings, which adopt conformations of the group comprising flat surfaces, curved surfaces, broken surfaces or mixed surfaces, and the floors, which adopt horizontal flat surfaces, inclined flat surfaces and stepped surfaces, are all covered by panels formed by groups of parallel metal profiles (1; 17; 59), equidistant from each other, provided with practicable means of fixing between said profiles (1, 17, 59) and to the corresponding surface of the building.

2.

 - Architectural cladding, according to the preceding claim, for the coating of the surfaces of the walls, columns and ceilings and which is constituted by flat linear gratings (16, 53, 74) without frame suitable for use in the supply and return grilles in air conditioning installations, said grilles (16, 53, 74) being constituted by the association in equidistant parallelism of a plurality of said rectilinear profiles (1, 17, 59) that differ in a marginal head area (2, 18) and a flat marginal area of tail (3, 19), said flat marginal area of tail (3, 19) being provided with regularly spaced circular holes that are transversely crossed by connecting tubes ( 6, 49, 60) of appropriate diameter so that, by crushing said connecting tubes (6, 49, 60) in the transverse direction and perpendicular to the plane of said flat grid (16, 53, 74), the expansion of said d tubes The joint (6, 49, 60), in a diametral direction perpendicular to the grid plane, determines the interlocking of said connecting tubes (6, 49, 60) in the holes of said profiles (1, 17, 59) and, consequently, the stiffness of the linear grid (16, 53, 74), characterized in that said rectilinear profiles (1, 17, 59) have in their marginal flat area of tail (3, 19) some holes (4, 20) that they are crossed by means of linking (5) that admit the flexion by themselves, maintaining the parallelism and the equidistance between the mentioned profiles.

3.

 - Architectural cladding according to claim 2, characterized in that said linking means (5) of said rectilinear profiles (1, 17, 59) in said grid (16, 53, 74) are constituted by connecting tubes (6, 49 , 60) of said profiles profiles (1, 17, 59) that are diametrically crushed in the transverse direction thereof and parallel to the plane of said grid (16, 53, 74), thereby determining their interlocking in holes (4 , 20) circular of said profiles (1, 17, 59) according to a plane parallel to the plane of said grid (16, 53, 74), which gives the assembly a smaller moment of force and allows said grid (16, 53 , 74) a certain degree of flexion.

Four.

 - Architectural cladding, according to claim 2, characterized in that said linking means (5) of said grid profiles (1) are constituted by strips (9) that cross rectangular holes (10) provided in said flat marginal area of tail (3) of said profiles (1), comprising related means between said strips (9) and said profiles (1).

5.

 - Architectural coating, according to claim 2, characterized in that said linking means (5) of said profiles (1, 17, 59) of said grid (16, 53, 74) are constituted by thick flexible and elastic wires that cross holes (4, 20) circular provided in said flat marginal area of tail (3, 19) of said profiles (1, 17, 59), comprising means of mutual relationship between said thick wires and said profiles (1, 17, 59).

6.

 - Architectural cladding, according to claim 5, characterized in that said linking means (5) of said profiles (1, 17, 59) of said grid (16, 53, 74) are constituted by steel flares (7) that cross circular holes (4, 20) provided in said flat marginal area of tail (3, 19) of said profiles (1, 17, 59), comprising means of mutual relationship between said steel flares (7) and said profiles (1, 17, 59) which are constituted by spacer bushes (8).

7.

 - Architectural cladding, according to claim 4, characterized in that said linking means (5) of said rectilinear profiles (1) of said grid are constituted by strips (9) of plastic material provided regularly spaced from projections (11) with a throat (12) transverse to said strip (9) that pass through rectangular holes (10) provided in said flat marginal area of tail (3) of said profiles (1) and fit a edge (13) of said rectangular holes (10) into the respective throat (12) of said projections (11), comprising mutually related means between said strips (9) of plastic material and said profiles (1).

8.

 - Architectural cladding, according to claim 1, specifically one that uses the grilles considered as linear without a frame and which, with the incorporation of said frame, are used in the supply and return grilles in the air conditioning installations, being constituted said grids (16) by the association in parallelism and at equidistant intervals of a plurality of rectilinear profiles (17) that differ in a marginal head area (18) of triangular straight section and a flat marginal tail area (19) that emerges of one of the vertices said marginal head area (18), characterized in that a linear grid (16) located on one side of a square column (25) of quadrangular straight section has, in only one of its two lateral rectilinear profiles (17L) and all along its head, of an external lateral projection (PL) partially configured in a bend that presents its outer section in overhang in coincidence with the plane (P) of an equal linear grid (16) located orthogonally adjacent to said grid (16) and faced by its edge along the entire head of said lateral rectilinear profile (17L) thereof which lacks the outer lateral projection (PL).

9.

 - Architectural cladding according to claim 8, characterized in that the linear grid (16), in only one of its two lateral rectilinear profiles (17L), has on its head an external lateral projection (PL) which, in principle in a plane parallel to the plane (P) of said linear grid (16), it extends, in a magnitude equal to the space of an interval between said rectilinear profiles (17), forming a depression (22) which, being of width equal to that of the heads of said rectilinear profiles (17), is broken orthogonally and parallel to the flat marginal area of tail (19) of the rectilinear profile itself (17) in an angled cantilevered section of faces of width equal to the width of the heads and the width of said depression (22), whose edge faces the head of the lateral rectilinear profile (17L) lacking the lateral expansion of an orthogonally adjacent linear grid (16).

10.

 - Architectural cladding according to claim 8, characterized in that the adjacent faces of a column (25) are covered by two sections of linear grid (16) that laterally do not reach the corners of said column (25) leaving a dihedral uncoated convex in which a single-piece dihedral cantonera (26) is installed, which has at least one of said rectilinear profiles (17) on each of its two faces and projected from the apex of said single-piece dihedral cantonera (26) a bisector profile (27) ) finished off in a straight angular profile (28), whose faces are coplanar with the planes (P) of the linear grid sections (17) located on the faces of said column (25).

eleven.

 - Architectural cladding, according to claim 8, characterized in that the linear grid (16) has its rectilinear profiles (17) fixed to each other by connecting pipes (21, 21A) that pass through the circular holes (20) of the marginal areas glue planes (19) and are fixed to said connecting tubes (21, 21A) by radial expansion.

12.

 - Architectural cladding, according to claim 8, characterized in that the linear grid (16) has its rectilinear profiles (17) fixed to each other by connecting pipes (21, 21A) that pass through the circular holes (20) of the marginal areas glue planes (19) and are fixed to said connecting tubes (21, 21A) by deformation of said connecting tubes (21, 21A) by flattening in the transverse direction and perpendicular to the plane of said grid

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fifteen.

 - Architectural cladding, according to claim 10, characterized in that the tongue and groove fitting is one of the type made by groove (44) and tongue (45).

16.

 - Architectural cladding, according to claim 10, characterized in that the tongue and groove fitting is one of the type made by box and spike.

17.

 - Architectural cladding according to claim 15, characterized in that said metal parts (31A, 31B) in the form of boards and / or plates are made of aluminum material.

18.

 - Architectural cladding, according to claim 15, characterized in that the exposed face gives said pieces (31A, 31B) has its surface grooved unidirectionally by thin grooves (26) of angled section which, being parallel to one of the sides of the piece and equidistant from each other, they have a mutual distance equal to the head of the slats and the gaps between them of a linear grid, those used as an air conditioning outlet, which has been installed as a wall covering.

19.

 - Architectural cladding, according to claim 15, characterized in that said pieces (31A, 31B) configured as tables, with the exception of the two marginal lateral zones (32, 33), have their exposed surface

(34) in substantially flat form, while its unseen surface (35) is longitudinally grooved by rectangular flattened embossed bands (36) alternated with flattened recesses (37) juxtaposed between consecutive arrangements of said bands (36), said bands being (36) and said recesses (37) of similar width, while, in one of said marginal lateral areas (32), it has, on the unseen side (35), a narrow rectangular band in relief (38) located between the corresponding marginal recess (37A) and a minor marginal recess (39) limited by a splice tongue (40) as a descending step (41) constituting one of the two longitudinal edges of said piece (31A, 31B), while which, in the other of said marginal lateral areas (33), has a narrow rectangular band in relief that, arranged in juxtaposition to the corresponding recess (39), is extended in a wide cantilevered flange (43) and in this other edge of bliss ES 2 390 790 Al piece (31A, 31B) forms a groove (44) limited between said wide flange (43) and a short tongue (45) in cantilever.

twenty.

 - Architectural coating, according to claim 15, characterized in that said pieces (31B) configured as plates have the same tongue and groove means as said parts (31B) configured as tables.

twenty-one.

 - Architectural cladding, according to claim 15, characterized in that said table-shaped pieces (31A) have complementary tongue and groove means on only two of their opposite sides, while said plate-shaped pieces (31B) have tongue and groove means complementary on all pairs of opposite sides.

22

 - Architectural cladding, according to claim 15, characterized in that said pieces (31A, 31B) have in the wide flange provided in one of the edges of said pieces (31A, 31B) of colossal holes (51A) for the passage of screws (51) for fixing the piece to the ground (50), whose heads are hidden under the recess of the marginal area (39) opposite the piece to be assembled.

2. 3.

 - Architectural cladding, specifically a linear grid (53) for application as a delivery and return grid in the tubular ducts of circular section of an air conditioning or ventilation installation, said linear grid (53) being constituted by the association in equidistant parallelism of a plurality of rectilinear profiles (59) that are crossed by means of linking (5) that admit the flexion by themselves, maintaining the parallelism and equidistance between said profiles (59), characterized in that the association in equidistant parallelism of said rectilinear profiles (59) adopts a transverse arrangement arranged in an arc suitable to the diameter of said conduit (52) and comprised in the opening of a perimeter frame (54) which is provided with means of settlement outside the conduit (52) and anchoring means inside said conduit (52), all in coincidence with a window (57) made in said own driving (52).

24.

 - Architectural cladding, according to claim 23, characterized in that said perimeter frame (54) comprising the association in equidistant parallelism of said rectilinear profiles (59) is constituted by profiles of orthogonal straight section, adapting the sides (55, 56) of said perimeter frame (54) to the curvature of the area of said conduit (52) on which said perimeter frame (54) is installed and, in the case of a rectangular configuration, has two of its sides (55) opposite in similarly in accordance with the diameter of said conduit (52) and the two remaining sides (56) in a rectilinear manner, while all said sides (55, 56) arrange the outer wing (55A, 56A) of the straight section suitable for its adjoining the surface of the marginal area of the window (57) practiced in said conduction (52).

25.

 - Architectural cladding, according to claim 24, characterized in that said orthogonal straight section profiles configured in an arcuate shape have a plurality of transverse recesses (64) in their inner wing (64) which, being equal and equidistant, allow the bending of the wing exterior (55A) of said profile in an arcuate manner.

26.

 - Architectural cladding according to claim 24, characterized in that the number of transverse recesses (64) corresponds approximately to the number of rectilinear profiles (59) provided in the association of said profiles (59) and in each of said transverse recesses (64) substantially faces one of the ends of said rectilinear profiles (59).

27.

 - Architectural cladding according to claim 25, characterized in that said two arcuate sides (55) of said perimeter frame (54) mount a partition (65) in its inner wing (55B) in the form of a circular segment that supports anchoring means (61) of said perimeter frame (54) to said conduit (52), said anchoring means (61) being in correspondence with a wide recess (66) which, provided on the smaller walls (62B) of a regulator module (58) ), is centered on said minor walls (62B) for the passage of said anchoring means (61).

28.

 - Architectural cladding, according to claim 25, characterized in that the rectilinear sides (56) of said perimeter frame (54) serve as the basis for the coupling of a regulator module (58) of the air flow that is a carrier of a plurality of slats shutters (63) that regulate the passage of air by controlled positioning at will of said shutter slats (63).

29.

 - Architectural cladding, according to claim 25, characterized in that a regulatory module (58) is constituted by a substantially parallelepipedic body which, being devoid of the larger walls, is arranged on the back of the perimeter frame (54) of the grid (53). ) linear so that the edges of its medium walls (62A) fit, by means of a grooved seat provided on the free edge facing the said perimeter frame, with the edge of the inner wing of said perimeter frame (54).

30

 - Architectural cladding according to claim 25, characterized in that the rectilinear sides (56) of said perimeter frame (54) have a ribbed longitudinal rib on the outer face of its inner wing (56B)

(67) which, together with an equally longitudinal edge determined on the outer face of the grooved seat of the medium walls (62B) of the regulator module (58), constitute the anchor points for the ends of some ES 2 390 790 Al elastic pinch arcs (69) with which said perimeter frame (54) and said regulator module (58) interconnect. 31. - Architectural cladding according to claim 25, characterized in that the settlement means of said perimeter frame (54) on the surface of the air conditioning duct (52) are constituted by the 5 outer wings (55A, 56A) of said orthogonal straight section profiles that make up the sides of said perimeter frame (54), both the two rectilinear sides (56) and the two arcuate sides (55). 32. - Architectural cladding according to claim 25, characterized in that anchoring means (61) of the assembly formed by the perimeter frame (54) and the regulator module (58) inside the conduit (52), are mounted on the partitions (65) in the form of a circular segment integral with said perimeter frame (54) in 10 correspondence with the wide recesses (66) made in the minor walls (62B) of said regulator module (58) and are constituted by an anchor latch (70), in a broken "S" shape of rectilinear sections, which by one of its ends is requested by a compression spring (71) and related to a threaded spindle (72) thereto, determining the rotation of said threaded spindle (72) the advance or recoil of said latch of anchor (70), applying the other end of said latch (70) on a block (73) seated against the inner margin of the window (57) practiced in said conduit (52). SPANISH OFFICE OF PATENTS AND BRANDS Application no .: 201190036 SPAIN Date of submission of the application: 24.11.2009  Priority Date: REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE TECHNIQUE 51 Int. Cl.: See Additional Sheet RELEVANT DOCUMENTS

Category

56 Documents cited Claims Affected

X

US 1402028 A (WHITE ALEXANDER P) 03/01/1922, page 1, lines 9 -13; Figures 1-10. one

Claims 1-3;

TO

2-13.23-32

X

US 2009020953 A1 (HALLSTEN JEFFREY A) 01/22/2009, pages 1-5; Figures 1-8. 14-22

TO

US 3996845 A (HARRIS WILLIAM J) 12/14/1976, columns 1-10; Figures 1-7. 1-13,23-32

TO

FR 2669408 A1 (HOULES ROBERT) 05/22/1992, pages 1-7; Figure 1, 1-13,23-32

TO

US 2008236064 A1 (SIPPOLA DUANE F) 10/02/2008, figures 1-22. paragraphs [0009-0064]; 1-13,23-32

TO

GB 2153417 A (ELECTROLUX CONST AS) 08/21/1985, pages 1-4; Figures 1 -5. 1-13,23-32

Category of the documents cited X: of particular relevance Y: of particular relevance combined with other / s of the same category A: reflects the state of the art O: refers to unwritten disclosure P: published between the priority date and the date of priority submission of the application E: previous document, but published after the date of submission of the application

This report has been prepared • for all claims • for claims no:

Date of realization of the report 25.10.2012

Examiner M. R. Revuelta Pollán Page 1/6

REPORT OF THE STATE OF THE TECHNIQUE Application number: 201190036 CLASSIFICATION OBJECT OF THE APPLICATION E04F13 / 12 (2006.01) E04F15 / 06 (2006.01) F24F13 / 08 (2006.01) Minimum documentation sought (classification system followed by classification symbols) E04F, F24F Electronic databases consulted during the search (name of the database and, if possible, terms of search used) INVENTIONS, EPODOC State of the Art Report Page 2/6  WRITTEN OPINION Application number: 201190036 Date of Completion of Written Opinion: 10.25.2012 Statement

Novelty (Art. 6.1 LP 11/1986)

Claims Claims 1-32 IF NOT

Inventive activity (Art. 8.1 LP11 / 1986)

Claims Claims 2-13.23-32 1.14-22 IF NOT

The application is considered to comply with the industrial application requirement. This requirement was evaluated during the formal and technical examination phase of the application (Article 31.2 Law 11/1986).  Opinion Base.- This opinion has been made on the basis of the patent application as published. Considerations: State of the Art Report Page 3/6  WRITTEN OPINION Application number: 201190036  1. Documents considered.- The documents belonging to the state of the art taken into consideration for the realization of this opinion are listed below.

Document

Publication or Identification Number publication date

D01

US 1402028 A (WHITE ALEXANDER P) 03.01.1922

D02

US 2009020953 A1 (HALLSTEN JEFFREY A) 01/22/2009

D03

US 3996845 A (HARRIS WILLIAM J) 14.12.1976

D04

FR 2669408 A1 (HOULES ROBERT) 05/22/1992

D05

US 2008236064 A1 (SIPPOLA DUANE F) 02.10.2008

D06

GB 2153417 A (ELECTROLUX CONST AS) 21.08.1985

 2. Statement motivated according to articles 29.6 and 29.7 of the Regulations for the execution of Law 11/1986, of March 20, on Patents on novelty and inventive activity; quotes and explanations in support of this statement The claimed priorities are considered valid and correspond to claims in the present patent as follows: Priority ES1069272U: claims No. 1-7 Priority ES1069273U: claims 8-13 Priority ES1070730U: claims No. 14-22 Priority ES 1070246U: claims No. 23 -32. The reiv. 23 depends on the reiv. one The patent under study describes an architectural cladding for 3 different areas: - Coating for walls, columns and ceilings: corresponds to claims 1-13 - Coating applied to a grid located on said walls, columns and ceilings: corresponds to the reiv. 23-32. The reiv. 23 depends on reiv. 1 - Floor covering: corresponds to claims 14-22. CLAIM 1. Claim 1 is a very general claim that describes an architectural cladding intended to cover the interior surfaces of a building, such as walls, columns and roof, adapting to flat, curved, broken or stepped surfaces. Said cladding is formed by groups of parallel and equidistant metal profiles, provided by practicable means of fixing between them and to the corresponding surface of the building. Said claim does not describe the shape of the metal profiles or the fixing means. The closest document of the state of the art is document D01 which, like claim 1 of the patent under study, describes a building material for walls, floors, etc., which consists of parallel and equidistant elements that, due to to its configuration it can adapt to different types of surface like the patent under study, and that is provided with means of fixation to each other by means of metallic elements. The invention defined in claim 1 does not differ from the known technique described in document 1 in any essential way. Therefore the invention as claimed in claim 1 is not considered to involve inventive activity. CLAIM 2: Claim 2 describes the architectural cladding formed by flat grid frames without frames that are composed of a plurality of parallel and equidistant rectilinear profiles. Said profiles differ in a head and tail area provided with regularly spaced circular holes that are transversely traversed by connecting tubes (linking means) which determines the interlocking of said connecting tubes in the holes of said profiles and which admit the flexion by themselves, maintaining the parallelism and the equidistance between the mentioned profiles. Document D03 (see Figure 1-3) describes a grid of identical characteristics and design. However, the grid of document D03 is intended for the air outlet of a ventilation circuit and not for an architectural coating. Another important difference is that the joining tube of document D03 does not allow bending. The fact of allowing flexion makes said grid suitable for use as a coating that can be adapted to different types of surfaces. Thus, the claimed invention implies an improved effect compared to the state of the art. Furthermore, it is not considered obvious that one skilled in the art obtains the invention from the documents mentioned above. State of the Art Report Page 4/6  WRITTEN OPINION Application number: 201190036 CLAIMS 3-7: Claims 3-7 describe different types of linking means. Claims 3-7 are dependent on claim 2 and as they also meet the requirements of the PCT with Regarding novelty and inventive activity. CLAIM 8: Claim 8 describes an architectural cladding formed by grilles as described in claim 1 but incorporating a variant in one of the end profiles to serve as a finish in corner encounters (for example in the pillars). Taking into account the argument with respect to claim 2, the invention according to claim 8 meets the requirement of inventive activity. CLAIMS 9-13: Claims 9-13 are dependent on claim 8 and as they also meet the requirements of the PCT with respect to novelty and inventive activity. CLAIMS 14: Claim 14 describes a type of architectural cladding constituted by the association in juxtaposition of a plurality of pieces that, presented in the form of tables and / or solid metallic material, whose sides have sides properly shaped to carry out the fitting of said sides by tongue and groove. The closest document of the state of the art is document D02, whose publication date is 01/22/2009 prior to the date of presentation of the priority claimed by the applicant and corresponding with the object of invention of claim 14: ES1070730U with presentation date 06/16/2009. The invention defined in claim 14 does not differ from the known technique described in document D02 in any essential way. Therefore, the invention according to claim 14 is considered obvious to one skilled in the art. Accordingly, the invention according to claim 14 is not considered to involve inventive activity. CLAIMS 15-16: Claims 15-16 are dependent on claim 14 and describe different tongue and groove options. These tongue and groove options are simply one of several obvious possibilities that an expert in the field would select according to the circumstances, without the exercise of inventive activity, to solve the problem posed. CLAIM 17: Claim 17 depends on claim 15 and describes the choice of aluminum as the material for the longitudinal pieces that make up the floor covering. Such choice is simply one of several obvious possibilities that an expert in the field would select according to the circumstances, without the exercise of inventive activity, to solve the problem posed. CLAIM 18: Claim 18 describes the longitudinal pieces that make up the floor covering characterized by presenting its unidirectionally grooved surface by thin angular grooves equidistant from each other with a distance equal to that presented by the head of the slats and the gaps defined in the claims. 2. These characteristics are characteristics with an aesthetic function and lack inventive activity. State of the Art Report Page 5/6  WRITTEN OPINION Application number: 201190036 CLAIMS 19-22: Claims 19-22 describe the lower surface (the unseen surface) of the longitudinal pieces characterized by longitudinally presenting rectangular flattened embossed rectangular bands with flattened recesses. The way of splicing between said longitudinal pieces and also between the pieces configured as plates are also described. It also describes the option of hidden screws for fixing the piece to the ground in the area of the joints. In claim 19, the slight constructive variant of the splice with respect to document D02 is considered within the scope of the usual practice followed by the person skilled in the art, especially since the advantages achieved are readily anticipated. Consequently, the object of claims 19-22 also lacks inventive activity. CLAIMS 23-32: Claims 23-32 describe the application of the coating defined in claim 1 for use in a delivery and return grid in the circular section tubular ducts of an air conditioning or ventilation installation. Claim 23 describes a linear grid composed of a plurality of parallel and equidistant rectilinear profiles. These profiles differ in a head and tail area equipped with regularly spaced circular holes that are transversely traversed by linking means that allow flexion by themselves, maintaining the parallelism and equidistance between the aforementioned profiles. Document D03 (see Figure 1-3) describes a grid of identical characteristics and design. However, the main difference is that the connection tube of document D03 does not allow bending. The fact of allowing flexion makes said grid suitable for adapting to tubular ducts of circular section. Thus, the claimed invention implies an improved effect compared to the state of the art. Furthermore, it is not considered obvious that one skilled in the art obtains the invention from the documents mentioned above. CLAIMS 24-32: Claims 24-32 are dependent on claim 23 and as they also meet the requirements of the PCT with respect to novelty and inventive activity. State of the Art Report Page 6/6