FR2515231A1 - - Google Patents

Abstract

THE INVENTION RELATES TO A PANEL OF WHICH A CERTAIN NUMBER CAN BE USED TO FORM A SIDING OR A WALL CLADDING, IN WHICH THE PANELS ARE CONNECTED TO BETWEEN THEM BY GASKETS WITH PRACTICALLY VERTICAL GROOVE AND TONGUE; THIS PANEL IS CHARACTERIZED IN THAT THE EDGES OF THE PANEL HAVE A LONGITUDINAL RECESS 7 TO FORM A SELF-DRAINING CAVITY BETWEEN THE PANELS DURING THE COOPERATION OF THE EDGE OF A PANEL WITH THE EDGE OF ITS ADJACENT PANEL. A TIE IS PROVIDED FOR ATTACHING THE PANEL TO THE STRUCTURAL ELEMENT OF THE WALL, THIS TIE INCLUDING A BASE WHICH IS FIXED ON THE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS AND A SOCKET WHICH COOPERATES WITH THE INSIDE OF THE RECESS.

Description

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Facing panel.

  The present invention relates to a panel, a multiplicity of which can be used to form a facing for the exterior walls of a building, to coat the interior surfaces of a building, etc. This facing consists of a multiplicity of adjacent panels connected together by tongue and groove joints, a tongue and / or groove being formed on the respective edges of each panel; in use, the seal is oriented practically vertically. Several things are required of an exterior facing: it must adequately protect the building from the elements, it must be easy to assemble and assemble and it

  must only require a minimum of maintenance, such as

  periodical, periodic hammering of fixing nails, etc.

  An interior coating must provide or support a coating

  decorative item such as wall paper or the like and it

  preferably includes thermal insulation and / or insulation

  suitable tick In some cases, for example in large hangars, gymnasiums, factories, etc., the interior covering must also be relatively robust

and resist wear.

  It was found that, in service, none of the systems

  previous siding did not fully meet these specifications.

  fications; in particular, none have the rigidity of

  suitable structure, as well as weather resistance

  ries required A problem raised with previous systems in which the panels extend vertically is that the joints between adjacent panels allow infiltration

  water in and through the seal.

  The present invention provides a panel system.

  floor suitable for use as siding or covering

  ment can be applied for example, either on the elements

  of the interior or exterior walls of a building

  either on the existing cladding or siding of these walls, and which has a joint structure with an integrated self-draining cavity Furthermore, the joint structure is such that this cavity and other elements of the

  joint are hidden under the visible surface of the facing.

  These features provide a large number of

  advantages The self-draining cavity is used to collect water

  filter into the joint and direct it to an appropriate outlet so as to minimize the risk of water passing directly through the facing into the interior of the wall In addition, the facing formed by the panels comprising this joint is particularly resistant and reliable and particularly resists torsional forces The shape of the joint by which the panels of the invention are fixed to each other and to the bearing surface consequently increases considerably the structural rigidity of the finished wall and we can obviously take this into account advantageously at the stage

  of the drawing when using panels according to the invention.

  In addition, the fact that the elements of the seal comprise

  both the self-draining cavity are hidden below what, in use, is the anterior or visible face of the panels,

  the joint structure does not influence the applications

  which panels of the invention can claim On

  can vary the shape or texture of the surface as desired

  face depending on the applications and, if desired, a ma-

  decorative or protective material can be applied to panels

  neaux during manufacturing, thus providing other

  advantages In summary, the panel of the present invention provides

  cures a facing or coating that can be directly applied to load-bearing surfaces such as, for example

  the structural elements of the walls of the building or the covering

  tement or the existing facing of these, which particularly resists

  especially good at bad weather, the resistance of which is such that it can constitute an integrated structural element of the wall and on which

  may apply, before assembly, a decorative and / or protective coating.

  Consequently, in a first aspect, the invention provides a panel for forming a facing constituted by a multiplicity of these panels, each panel having a front face, a rear face and two parallel edges each adapted to cooperate respectively with an adjacent panel by a tongue and groove joint, which is arranged, in use, substantially vertically, characterized in that at least one of the two edges has a recess

  longitudinal to form a self-draining cavity by coo-

  edge of this edge with the edge of the adjacent panel.

  In another aspect, the invention provides a panel for forming a facing constituted by a multi-fold of these panels, each panel having a front face, a rear face and two parallel edges each adapted respectively to cooperate with an adjacent panel by a tongue and groove joint which, in use, is arranged substantially vertically, characterized in that at least one of the two

  edges has a longitudinal recess to form a

  self-draining life by cooperation of this edge with the edge of the adjacent panel, the invention also comprising a

  fastening clip for panels having a base and a

  box which has a main axis substantially in the plane of this base, the socket being adapted to cooperate with a flange extending from one edge of this panel, the base comprising means making it possible to mount this fastener on a surface

  bearing so as to fix the panel on said carrying surface

  aunt. The invention will be better understood on reading the

  detailed description, given by way of example only, of

  several preferred embodiments, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

  Figure 1 is a sectional view through a par-

  tie from a wall of a building having its exterior walls clad

  of panels according to the invention, this portion of each atta-

  che fixing inside a joint between adjacent panels which is usually invisible being shown in dashes; Figure 2 is a partially sectional view on a large scale of the joint between two panels; Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view

  the joint between two panels of the preferred embodiment, if-

  milaire to that shown in FIG. 2, but also showing a fixing clip mounted in the joint; Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view of the edge of an end panel, also showing a fastener for attaching a starting panel mounted on this panel; Figures 5, 6 and 7 are respectively a view in

  plan, a section along line 6-6 and a section along line

  gen 7-7 in the form of a fastening clip shown in Figure 3; Figures 8, 9 and 10 are respectively a view in

  plan, a section along line 9-9 and a section along line

  gne 10-10 of a variant of a fixing clip Figures 11, 12 and 13 are respectively a plan view, a section along line 12-12 and a section along line 13-13 of a form d 'a starting clip shown in Figure 1; and Figures 14, 15 and 16 are respectively a plan view, a section along line 15-15, and a section along

  line 16-16, of a variant of the starting clip.

  Figure 1 is a plan view in section of a wall which is coated with a series of panels according to the embodiment

  preferred of the invention, which panels form a barrier

  ment outside and extend vertically, for example on

  the entire height of the wall However, the panels of the invention

  tion can be used as an interior coating

  laughing or as exterior facing or for both and can be fixed so as to extend, either horizontally or

  vertically depending on what we are looking for In addition, the pan-

  can be any length, any width or any

desired geometric shape.

  The vertical edges of each panel 1 come into bu-

  tee with the longitudinal edges of the adjacent panels and there is provided between two adjacent panels a joint, marked

  generally in 2; this joint is a grooved joint and lan-

  watch, having a tongue 5 and a groove 6, as is

  see it better in figure 2 As we can see in this figure

  gure, the relationship between the length of the tongue 5 and the depth of the groove 6 is such that, when the joint

  is finished, the corresponding edges 8 of the panels adjja-

  cents la and lb abut against each other En

  in addition, when so formed, the seal has a

  self-draining space 7, which in the preferred embodiment is triangular in shape, but which in other embodiments may have in cross section, any desired shape Seen in section, it can be seen that the walls of this cavity are formed by the bevelled portions 9 a and 9 b which extend over the entire length of the longitudinal edges of each panel, while the base of the cavity is formed by the tongue 5 The cavity has dimensions such that not only does it form an anti-cavity -capillary to oppose the infiltration of water through the joint, but it also forms a self-draining cavity so that not only the penetration of water into the joint is stopped if this happens, but also ,

  any water thus captured tends to drain from the joint.

  To prevent possible infiltration of water through

  towards the joint, the longitudinal edges of the tongue may

  also be chamfered; as seen in 5 a, to form auxiliary self-draining cavities. Furthermore, the grooved edge of the panel preferably has a flange 10 such that a gap 12 is formed between the panels joined to the rear of the joint, which gap forms a cavity of last resort and further provides the space to mount the Panel Fasteners, as will be

described later.

  To guarantee resistance to weathering and

  seal wear, preferably applied during manufacture

  cation and before assembly, a protective and / or decorative coating applied to the exterior of the panels (such as one would be used if the panels were made of wood), such as paint, plastic or bituminous coating, etc., so as to cover the surfaces of the edges in abutment 8 and of the chamfered portions 9 a and 9 b which will form, during assembly, the walls of the self-draining cavity 7 If desired, this

  protective coating can also be applied to re-

  cover the inside of 11 has groove 6 and the outside of the

tab 5.

  The front face of the panels shown in the drawing is formed so as to include a facade groove at each joint 2 (in FIG. 2) between the adjacent panels 1, but this is only indicated by way of example and we note that if facade grooves are provided, they may have any desired spacing, regardless of the spacing of the joints, and of course it is not necessary to provide such facade grooves, almost any design or texture of

  surface being possible In addition, although the panels re-

  presented have the thickness they could have if they

  were made of wood, the panels can nevertheless be made of

  plastic or similar material and in this case,

reduce the thickness.

  Although, in a less preferred embodiment, the panels can be fixed directly to a bearing surface, such as the structural elements of a wall or the existing facing of this wall, with nails or similar fixing elements, in the preferred embodiment, they are fixed by fasteners which are shown particularly in Figures 5 to 7 and which can, for example, be

  zinc molded parts or be made by any suitable process

  property known in the art Each of these fasteners

  carries a base portion 20 adapted to rest on a bearing surface, such as for example the uprights 4 of a

  wall (see Figures 1, 3 and 4) and this base portion 20 includes

  carries a mounting hole 21 which is preferably milled and also reinforced by a peripheral boss 22 (see for example Figures 6 and 7) The base can be fixed on the

  bearing surface preferably by screws, nails or.

  the analog Preferably also, the base portion 20 has reinforcing ribs 23 so as to ensure

  attach the necessary structural rigidity.

  The fastener shown in Figures 5 to 10

  will, for ease of description, be called

  fastening and will normally be used between adjacent panels

  cents la and lb, as shown in Figure 3, This-

  the attachment clip has a socket marked in

  its set in 25 into which the re-

  edge 10 adjacent to the lower side of the groove 6 of a pan

  grooved slot The socket 25 is, in the pre-

  fairy, formed by a wall 24 which projects from the base 20

  of the fastener and by a wall 25 a which projects from the door

  tion of the wall 24 so that the space delimited

  by these walls and the upper surface of the base 20, that is

  ie the interior of the fastener, defines a socket The wall 25 a preferably projects substantially parallel

  at base 20, although the walls may be slightly inconsistent

  clinches to give the inside of the socket a slight wedge shape if desired The height of the wall 25 a above the base 20 is such that the rim 10 fits well

inside the socket 25.

  The interior of the socket 25 of the fastener can

  cheerfully include positioning means for position-

  securely hold the clip to the edge of the panel, and vice versa; in the embodiment shown in Figures 5 to 7, the positioning means comprise points 27 which project into the interior of the socket 25 in the direction

  from its mouth 25 b When the edge 10 of a panel is

  nuré is introduced into the socket 25 and pressed into it, the tips 27 penetrate into the material of the rim 10, as seen in FIG. 3, thus positioning in a positive manner

  the panel relative to the fastener.

  The fastener shown in Figures 8 to 10 is also

  also a fixing clip and is identical to that

  above, except that it comprises a variant of positioning means, comprising a series of saw teeth 30 which extend into the interior of the socket 25 from

  of the wall 24 over the width thereof.

  These two forms of positioning means, represented

  shown in Figures 5 to 7 and 8 to 10, are the very preferred forms; however, other forms of

  positioning means known in the art.

  FIG. 3 is a view in partial section and on a larger scale.

  scale of a joint between adjacent panels 1a and 1b, positioned on a bearing surface, shown on this

  figure, as being a post 4, by a fastening clip

  tion of the type described above A screw 30 extends in the

  upright 4 through base 20 and the head of the screw is no-

  yée in the milling of the hole When the panels 1 are positioned to extend vertically, the longitudinal axis of the intermediate fasteners will be horizontal The flange 10 of the panel lb penetrates into the socket 25 of the fastening fastener and consequently, the wall 25 a of the socket 25 extends in the groove 6 of the panel 1b and, as can be

  see by comparison with Figure 1, the thickness of the lan-

  lookout, 5 is locally reduced to take account of the wall 25 a housed inside the groove 6 under the tongue 5.

  It will thus be noted from the foregoing that the wall 25 has the emboi-

  ture 25 of the fastener is in fact contained inside a cavity formed by a local removal of material on the lower side of the tongue 5, and thus, the fastening fastener is, not only positioned on the flange 10 of a panel, but also laterally with respect to the tongue 5 so as to effectively bind the panels together and to

  maintain against forces and loads practicing

  only in any direction.

  Preferably material is removed from the side

  of the tongue at predetermined intervals along the length thereof during the manufacture of the panels, or alternatively or in addition, material can be removed during

assembly on site.

  The fastener shown in Figures 11 to 16 will be for

  description facilities called home clip and is

  made as the fixing clip described above All-

  times, the essential difference between the starting clip and

  the fixing clip is that the starting clip is particu-

  loosely adapted to cooperate with the protruding tongue of an end panel adjacent to a corner rather than with the flange 10 like the fixing tongue Consequently, the socket 25 is moved towards one end of the starting fastener and is slightly raised above base 20

  by comparison with the socket 25 of the fixing clip.

  The starting clip of the preferred embodiment shown on

  Figures 11 to 16 also includes means for position-

  similar to those of the fixing clip and marked

in 27 and 30.

  Figure 4 is a partial sectional view on a large scale of a corner of a wall representing the joint between the

  terminal panels adjacent to the corner and a starting clip.

  The base 20 of a starting clip is positioned on a

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  amount 4 of the wall and is fixed there at will, for example by a

  screw 30 with head, embedded in the base 20 The fastener is positioned

  born on this corner in such a way that it extends over the edge for

  come up against the lower side of the lg panel just above

  around the corner and to keep this panel in a correct spatial position relative to the wall and other panels

  constituting the facing of the wall The tongue 5 of the panel

  minal If extends into the interior of the attachment socket

  starting point as shown and the tips 27 represent

  tees penetrate the end of the tongue for position-

  in a s order for the starting clip on the edge of the panel

if and vice versa.

  To finish and make the corner waterproof to the items-

  peries, a suitable corner cap, such as the one shown

  tee in 40 in Figure 1, can be mounted and fixed at will (the drawing shows no means of fixing) In practice, the procedure for fixing the panels of the present invention on the wall of a building to form the covering or the facing of it is

the next one.

  First, we fix a certain number of fasteners

  starting point on an appropriate edge or corner of the wall, e.g.

  ple on the outermost amount thereof and, if by

  example these panels should extend vertically, some

  a number of start clips are attached to this corner on

  along its height, spaced from each other by a dis-

  predetermined tance from the bottom to the top of the wall, so that the tongue of a panel which will be the end panel can cooperate with these starting fasteners as described above These starting fasteners can be fixed by referring to a plumb line or any other

means known in the art.

  Once these start clips are attached, the tab-

  te of the first panel or end panel is engaged in the sockets of these starting fasteners and is inserted there if necessary so that the positioning pins penetrate into the end of the tongue A certain number of fastening fasteners spaced from each other are placed on the rim adjacent to the groove in the edge of this first panel (as described above) and are again, if necessary, pushed in. These fastening clips are then fixed on the supporting structure We then take a second

  panel and engage the tongue 5 thereof in the rai-

  nure 6 of the first panel, but, before doing so, it may be necessary to remove material from the lower side of the tongue of this second panel in the places where it is located adjacent to the walls of the fastening clips fixing the grooved edge of the first panel 1 on the wall, if this material

  has not been removed during manufacture or if the pre-

  formed do not align with the fasteners in practice, as may occur The fastening fasteners are then fixed on the grooved edge of the second panel I and fixed to the

  wall, and other panels are attached to the wall so-

  milaire until the wall is completely coated

  that we meet windows, doors or other cavities

  in the wall, we use as necessary, at-

  starting spots or suitable trim pieces of the same thickness as the base 20 of these fasteners Finally, where necessary, corner caps, window jets, hangers, etc. are fixed. 1 1

Claims (6)

R E V E N D I C A T I O N S   1 panel to form a facing formed by a multiplicity of these panels, each panel having a front face,   a rear face and two adapted parallel edges each res-   pectively to cooperate with an adjacent panel by a substantially vertical tongue-and-groove joint, characterized in that at least one edge has a longitudinal recess to form a self-draining cavity (7) during cooperation   from this edge with the edge of the adjacent panel.   2 panel according to claim 1, characterized in that each longitudinal edge comprises this recess (7) and that the recess on this edge is complementary to the recess on an edge of an adjoining panel to form this cavity during panel cooperation.   3 panel according to claim 1, characterized in that one edge of the panel has a tongue (5) and the other edge has a groove (6) complementary and in that the   recesses are formed in the respective edges for consti-   kill, during the cooperation of two adjoining panels, the cavity which is located between the tongue and the front face of the sign.   4 Panel according to any one of claims   above, characterized in that it comprises a panel fixing clip having a base (20) and a socket (25) which has its main axis practically in the plane of the base,   the socket being adapted to cover a flange (10) s'6-   extending from one edge of the panel, the base comprising means   to allow the fastener to be mounted on a bearing surface.   Panel clip according to claim 4, characterized in that the socket (25) has the shape of an inclined U relative to the base.   6 fastener for panel according to claim 4, charac-   terized in that positioning means are provided in the socket. 7 fastener according to claim 6, characterized in that the positioning means are spikes (27) which are   project from a wall opposite the mouth of the socket.   8 fastener according to claim 6, characterized in that the positioning means comprise a series of   protrusions projecting from a wall opposite the mouth re of the socket.