ES2391302T3 - Split wall and construction method - Google Patents

Abstract

An internal partition wall system (10) comprising: an internal partition wall panel (12) having an edge (26) configured to engage an edge (28) of another similar panel (12) to define a boundary between the panels (12), the sinuous limit being in the direction of a panel face (32) to the other panel face (32), a plurality of fasteners (18, 20) for use in fixing the panel (12) in position , each of the fixers having a first portion (56, 70) for locking to a panel, a second portion (58, 74) for attachment to a neighboring structure (14, 16), and a connection portion (60, 68) for connect the first portion (56, 70) and second portion (58, 74) to fix the panel (12), in use, with respect to the neighboring structure (14, 16), where the first portion (56, 70) locks a panel (12) in use, pawning the panel edge (22, 24), characterized in that a lower fastener (20) for joining, in use, to the bottom edge (24) of the panel (12) has a In the first portion (70), it controls a panel (12), in use, by penetrating the panel edge (24), and an upper fastener (18) for joining, in use, to the upper edge (22) of the panel (12). ) has a first portion (56) that interlocks a panel (12) in use, hugging the panel edge (22).

Description

Split wall and construction method

The walls of internal division are divisions that do not carry load provided inside a building. These serve to divide the space between structures that carry load into separate enclosures.

DE29924488U1 describes partition wall panels that incorporate vertical horizontal channels for the passage of cables and services. The partition wall panels include a monolithic core, surface components and stiffening and connection members used to fix to the floor or ceiling. The ends of the panels are profiled so that they fit together.

US2107145A describes wall structures formed by precast concrete slab and groove slabs with built-in reinforcements. The reinforcements are used as a means of attachment or interlocked between the slabs and wooden wedges are used to prevent lateral movement of the wall. Uprights and filling slabs are used to form window and door openings.

CA 1031532A1 describes prefabricated flat panels for partition walls in constructions, each panel comprising a lightweight core and an outer liner. The core is a rectangular parallelepiped obtained from a material such as plaster that exhibits a reduced weight with the use of a large amount of light materials such as shavings or barks or wood, spherical balls or balls of expanded polystyrene or the like and is provided on at least its longitudinal edges with longitudinal grooves into which inclined cylindrical cavities or depressions fit to form a spinapez pattern joint. Both main faces of the core are provided with a facing such as a fiber board covering sheet.

DE10050446A1 describes a method of manufacturing internal partition walls that do not support load. Wall panels can be manufactured externally and then installed at the construction site. The lightweight construction of the wall panels consists essentially of Polysterol (reinforced polystyrene cement) with crushed reinforced cement, cement and water. The internal wall panels can be held in place by square brackets, which hug the panel and are fixed to the floor.

The present invention provides an internal partition wall panel having an edge configured to coincide with an edge of another similar panel to define a joint between the panels, the sinuous boundary being in the direction of one panel face to the other face of panel, a plurality of fasteners for use in fixing the panel in position, each of the fasteners having a first portion for locking in a panel, a second portion for fixing to a neighboring structure, and a connection portion for connecting the first portion and the second portion, to fix the panel, in use, with respect to the neighboring structure, where the first portion interlocks a panel, in use, pawning the panel edge, and where a lower fixator for fixing, in use, at the bottom edge of the panel has a first portion that interlocks a panel, in use, penetrating the panel edge, and an upper fastener for joining, in use, at the top edge of the panel has a first po tion that interlocks a panel, in use, hugging the panel edge.

The sinuous boundary may include a plurality of straight legs. The sinuous boundary may include at least three straight legs, or at least five straight legs.

The edges can be complementary. The panel may have a first male edge that is complementary in shape with a second female edge. Each panel can have a first male edge and a second female edge.

The complementary shape of the edges may cause adjacent panels to adopt a preferred relative alignment when they are coupled.

The configured border can be a vertical border on the installed panel. Preferably the upper and lower edges of the panel are flat.

The panel can be formed of a configurable material, such as cementitious material. The configurable material may be a cement mixture or a plaster mixture or a mixture of these materials. The configurable material may contain beads of thermal insulating material, such as a polymeric material. The insulating material can be polystyrene.

The second portion may provide holes for elongated fasteners.

The connection portion may be a plate. The first and / or second portions may be formed by deformation of the plate material from the plate plane. The material can be deformed using a stamping, punching or bending operation.

In another aspect the invention provides a method of forming an internal partition wall, which includes providing a plurality of internal partition wall panels, each having an edge formed to coincide with an edge of another similar panel to define a joint between the panels. , the sinuous connection being in the direction of one panel face (32) to the other panel face, positioning the panels in edge-to-edge relationship in the wall line, providing a plurality of fasteners for use in fixing each panel in position, each fastener having a first portion for locking a panel, a second portion for fixing to a neighboring structure, and a connection portion connecting the first portion and a second portion, for fixing the panel, in use, with respect to the neighboring structure, the first portion being interlocked to a panel, in use, by means of the effort of the panel edge, and securing the panels in position by means of at least one lower fastener that joins, in use, the lower edge of the panel, the or each lower fastener having a first portion that interlocks a panel, in use, by penetration of the panel edge, and at least one upper fastener that joins, in use , the upper edge of the panel, having the panel

or each top fixator, a first portion that interlocks a panel, in use, embracing the panel edge.

The panels and fasteners can form an internal partition wall system as defined above.

Examples of the present invention will now be described in greater detail, by way of example only, and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a partial perspective view, partially cut away, of an internal partition wall formed in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 2 is an enlarged part of Figure 1, of the upper part of the wall panels;

Figure 3 is a view equivalent to Figure 2, showing an alternative edge profile, and Figure 3a is a diagrammatic representation of a modified version of the profile of Figure 3, seen along the edge;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a fastener used on the top of the wall panels;

Figure 5 is an enlarged view of part of Figure 1, at the bottom of the wall panels, and

Figure 6 is a perspective view of a fastener used at the foot of the wall panels.

Figure 1 illustrates an internal partition wall panel system 10 formed by panels 12 fixed in position between floor 14 and ceiling 16 by fasteners 18, 20.

The panels 12 are similar, being generally rectangular and flat and installed in a generally vertical orientation with their longest vertical dimension. Upper fasteners 18 are used to secure the upper edge 22 of each panel to the ceiling 18. Lower fasteners 20 are used to secure the lower edge 24 of each panel to the floor 14.

The neighboring panels 12 are located at their vertical edges 26, 28. In this example each panel is formed with a first male edge 26 and a second female edge 28. In Figure 1, a male edge 26 is exposed in view, thus as a female edge 28. The shape of the edges 26 and 28 is preferably constant along the vertical length of the edges and therefore can be described in greater detail with reference to the enlarged view of Figure 2, which shows a male edge 26 coupled to a female edge 28.

Returning to Figure 2, the male edge 26 has a sinuous shape formed by five straight legs. Two straight legs 30 extend from opposite faces 32 of the panel 12, generally perpendicular to the plane of the panel 12. The straight legs 30 impacting respective intermediate legs 34 in concavities 36. The intermediate legs 34 extend from the main body of the panel 12, impacting on a middle leg 38 at the edges 40. The middle leg 38 is parallel to the straight legs 30 generally perpendicular to the plane of the panels 12. Thus, there are five legs that define the sinuous shape of the male edge 26, resulting in a prominent section 42 towards the inside of the flat faces of the panels 12.

The female edge 28 is complementary in shape to the male edge 26. Thus, the edge 28 has straight legs 44 extended from the flat faces of the panel 12, generally perpendicular to the plane of the panel 12, and which have intermediate legs 46 at the edges 48. The intermediate legs 46 extend from the edges 48 towards the main body of the panel 12, creating a concave channel, and which affect a middle leg 50 that forms the base of the channel.

From the above description it can be understood that by providing complementary male and female edges 26, 28 it is possible to couple the section 42 of a male edge 46 in the channel of a female edge 28 of another panel 12. The complementary shape and nature of the edges 26, 28 provides a series of effects, as follows. The boundary between the panels 12 follows a sinuous path in the direction of one side 32 towards the other side 32, so that any gap that may exist between adjacent panels 12 will not be straight. The joint formed in this way is considered to be a relatively poor conductor of heat, sound and fire, by virtue of this sinuous shape. In addition, the installation process, described more fully below, is simplified because the shape of the edges will cause adjacent panels to adopt a preferred relative alignment when the edges of the panels 26, 28 are coupled. An operator will perceive the groove of the panels when addressing this preferred relative alignment. In addition, the inter-coupling of the edges 26, 28 provides greater stability to the finished wall, providing certain fastening of each panel 12 to its neighbors.

In this example the panels are formed of a cement mixture but other cementitious or configurable materials can be used. For example a plaster mixture can be used. A combined mixture of plaster and cement can be used. Panels with constant edge profiles along their lengths can be conveniently formed with a molding or extrusion process.

The use of configurable materials to form the panels allows the incorporation of other material in the panels. For example, thermal insulating material, in the form of material beads, can be incorporated into the panels. This may be a polymeric material. Polystyrene is an example of an insulating material that can be incorporated in the form of pearls. Many thermal insulating materials will also provide improved insulation of other parameters, such as sound and / or fire.

In this example the vertical edges 26, 28 of the panels 12 are profiled in the manner described, while the upper and lower edges 22, 24 are flat and generally perpendicular to the faces 32.

The profiles described for edges 26, 28 are complementary and different. Conveniently each panel 12 will have a male edge 26 and a female edge 28, so that all panels can be identical. In an alternative each panel can be formed with two male edges 26, or two female edges 28, in which case a wall will be constructed by alternating male and female panels.

An alternative form for the vertical edges of the panels 12 is illustrated in Figure 3, which otherwise corresponds to Figure 2. In this example each panel has two identical edges that have a three-leg shape where two straight legs 52 they are joined by an intermediate leg 54. It can easily be understood that this alternative geometry provides another form of sinuous limit, with expected improvements in heat, sound and fire insulation. The ease of installation and obtaining relative alignment between panels is also improved on a flat edge, such as stability, but the interconnection of the edges of Figure 3 is less secure than the interconnection of the edges of Figure 2, since The reliability of obtaining a preferred alignment and the stability obtained during use can both be lower than in relation to the embodiment of Figure 2.

In the example of figure 3 the intermediate leg 54 has a diagonal orientation with respect to the legs 52 and the plane of the panels 12. Another alternative is illustrated in figure 3a, which differs from the example of figure 3 in that the leg intermediate 54 'is perpendicular to straight legs 52'.

The panels are installed using fasteners 18, 20, illustrated in greater detail in Figures 4 and 6. The upper fastener 18 is an article having a first portion generally indicated with 56 for interlocking a panel, a second portion generally indicated with 58 for fixing to a neighboring structure (in this case the roof 16) and a connecting portion 60 connecting the first and second portions, to fix the panel 12, in use with respect to the roof 16. In greater detail, the upper fastener 18 it is formed from a plate by bending strips 62 upwards from the plane of the connecting portion 60 to form walls between which the upper edge 22 of the panel 12 can be embraced, the strips 62 extending through the faces 32 of panel 12. Tabs 64 that remain in the plane of portion 60 when the strips 62 are folded, are provided with openings 66 to receive screws, nails or other elongated fasteners, to ensure the fixator 18 to the ceiling 16.

Thus, the upper edge 22 can be fixed to the ceiling 16 by coupling of at least one upper fastener 18 on the upper edge 22, with the upper edge 22 received between the strips 62, and then securing the fastener 18 to the ceiling 16 by means of elongate fasteners through openings 64.

The deformation of the plate material to form the strips 62, leaving the tabs 64, can be obtained by stamping, punching or bending operation.

A lower fastener 20 is illustrated in more detail in Figures 5 and 6. The fastener 20 takes the form of a plate 68 forming the fastener connection portion 20. The first interlocking portion to a panel 12 is formed as a series of teeth 70 bent out of the plane of the plate 68 to leave grooves 72. The second portion for fixing to a neighboring structure (in this example, the floor 14) is formed by the openings 74, to receive screws, nails or other elongated fasteners. Thus, the lower fastener 20 can be fixed to the floor 14 before the introduction of a panel 12, by means of the appropriate openings 74 and elongated fasteners. A panel 12 inserted from above can then be pressed down onto the projected teeth 70, until they penetrate the lower edge of the panel 24, then retaining the lower edge 24.

In a preferred example for installing an internal partition wall, a set of lower fasteners 20 is fixed to the floor 14 along the desired line of the partition wall. Then a first panel 12 can be introduced and pressed down on the lower fixator 20. This fixes the lower edge 24. The panel 12 can be raised to the vertical position, if it is not already vertical. Upper fasteners 18 may be arranged on the upper edge 22, before raising the panel 12 to the vertical position, so that the upper edge 22 reaches the ceiling 16, it being relatively simple to introduce elongated fasteners through the openings 66 in the flanges 64 , to secure the upper fastener 18 to the ceiling 16, thereby also fixing the upper edge 22, with respect to the ceiling 16.

Another panel 12 can then be introduced by aligning the edge of the new panel with the edge of the previous panel, for coupling, for example, the edges 26, 28. After reaching the correct alignment the new panel can be pressed down on a lower fastener 20 already fixed to the floor 14, and 16 upper fasteners 18 provided on the upper edge 22 can be fixed to the ceiling by means of appropriate elongated fasteners. With the continuation of this process, the internal partition wall is built quickly, cleanly and safely from a series of panels 12.

Thus, an example of the invention is an internal partition wall system comprising panels 12 as described above, fasteners 18, 20 as described above, the panels 12 being coupled edge to edge, as described, to be fixed. in position by means of fasteners 18, 20. In addition, the coupling of the edges further improves the fixing of the panels 12.

When panels of the type described above are used for the formation of an internal dividing wall, having them edge-to-edge along the line of the wall, it is expected that the use of the materials described above will provide a number of advantages. The preforming of the panels, for example in the manner described, facilitates an easy, fast and clean installation. Using a mixture based on cement and / or plaster incorporating polystyrene beads or other insulating material provides a panel that is light and can thus be handled easily and safely, however it provides good thermal, acoustic and fire insulation characteristics. The panels can be easily remodeled on site, for example cut openings for doors or windows, channels for installation of services, etc.

It can be understood from the above description that many variations and modifications can be made in the examples described above, without departing from the scope of the present invention, as defined by the appended claims. In particular, many different materials can be used for the construction of the panels and fasteners. Detailed configurations and shapes of fasteners and panels (particularly panel edges) can be varied widely, according to the required performance of the partition wall being constructed. Other materials such as rubber or rubber-based materials, and in the form of pearl, granules, strip or foil can be incorporated into the panels.

Claims (22)

one.

An internal partition wall system (10) comprising: an internal partition wall panel (12) having an edge (26) configured to engage an edge (28) of another similar panel (12) to define a boundary between the panels (12), the sinuous limit being in the direction of one panel face (32) to the other panel face (32), a plurality of fasteners (18, 20) for use in fixing the panel (12) in position, each of the fasteners having a first portion (56, 70) for locking to a panel, a second portion (58, 74) for attachment to a neighboring structure (14, 16), and a connection portion (60 , 68) to connect the first portion (56, 70) and second portion (58, 74) to fix the panel (12), in use, with respect to the neighboring structure (14, 16), wherein the first portion (56 , 70) interlocks a panel (12) in use, pawning the panel edge (22, 24), characterized in that a lower fastener (20) for joining, in use, to the bottom edge (24) of the panel (1 2) has a first portion (70) that interlocks a panel (12), in use, by penetrating the panel edge (24), and an upper fastener (18) for joining, in use, to the upper edge (22) The panel (12) has a first portion (56) that interlocks a panel (12) in use, hugging the panel edge (22).

2.

A system according to claim 1, wherein the sinuous boundary includes a plurality of straight legs (30, 34, 38, 52, 54, 52 ', 54').

3.

A system according to claim 2, wherein the sinuous boundary includes at least three straight legs (52, 54.52 ', 54').

Four.

A system according to claim 2, wherein the sinuous boundary includes at least five straight legs (30, 34, 38).

5.

A system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the edges (26, 28) are complementary.

6.

A system according to claim 5, wherein the panel (12) has a first male edge (26) that is complementary to a second female edge (28).

7.

A system according to claim 5 or 6, wherein each panel (12) has a first male edge

(26) and a second female edge (28).

8.

A system according to claim 5, 6 or 7, wherein the complementary shape of the edges (26, 28) causes adjacent panels (12) to adopt a preferred relative alignment when assembled.

9.

A system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the configured edge (26, 28) is a vertical edge in the installed panel (12)

10.

A system according to claim 9, wherein the upper and lower edges (22, 24) of the panel

(12) are flat.

eleven.

A system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the panel (12) is formed with a configurable material.

12.

A system according to claim 11, wherein the configurable material is cement based.

13.

A system according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the configurable material is a cement mixture or a plaster mixture or a mixture of these materials.

14.

A system according to claim 11, 12 or 13, wherein the configurable material contains beads of thermal insulating material.

fifteen.

A system according to claim 14, wherein the insulating material is a polymeric material.

16.

A system according to claim 14 or 15, wherein the insulating material is polystyrene.

17.

A system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the second portion (58, 74) provides holes for elongated fasteners.

18.

A system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the connection portion (60, 68) is a plate.

19.

A system according to claim 18, wherein the first and / or second portions (56, 58, 70, 74) are formed by deforming the plate material (60, 68) with respect to the plate plane (60, 68).

twenty.

A system according to claim 19, wherein the material is deformed using a stamping, punching or bending operation.

twenty-one.

A method of forming an internal partition wall that includes providing a plurality of wall panels

5 internal division (12) each having an edge (26) configured to engage an edge (28) of another similar panel (12) to define a boundary between the panels (12), the boundary being sinuous in the direction of a panel face (32) on the other side of the panel (32), position the panels (12) in relation edge to edge in the parsed line, provide a plurality of fasteners (18, 20) for use in fixing each panel ( 12) in position, each of the fasteners having a first portion (56, 70) for locking to a panel (12), a second portion (58, 10 74) to fix to a neighboring structure (14, 16), and a connection portion (60, 68) that connects the first portion (56, 70) and second portion (58, 74), to fix the panel (12) in use, with respect to the neighboring structure (14, 16), interlocking the first portion (56, 70) to a panel (12), in use, by pawning the panel edge (22, 24) and fixing the panels (12) in position by means of at least one lower fastener (20) which is fixed, in use, to the bottom edge (24) of the panel (12), the first fixator (20) having a first portion (70) interlocking a 15 panel (12), in use, by penetrating the edge of the panel (24), and at least one upper fixator (18) that joins, in use, the upper edge (22) of the panel (12), having the fixative or each top fixative (18) a first portion (56) interlocking a panel (12), in use, hugging the panel edge (22). 22. A method according to claim 21, wherein the panels and fasteners form an internal partition wall system according to any one of claims 1 to 20.