FR3106602A1 - Mobile partition system - Google Patents

Abstract

Mobile partitioning system Mobile partitioning system to be connected to at least one fixed partition (4; 6) of a building, in particular a fixed partition comprising panels (18) of plasterboard, gypsum fibers or the like, comprising at least one movable partition (2; 3) to be connected by at least one recessed hinge (20) to the fixed partition, the movable partition having substantially the same thickness (e) as the fixed partition, the hinge (20) being hidden when the movable partition is closed and follows on from the fixed partition. Figure for the abstract: Fig. 2

Description

Movable partition system

The present invention relates to the adaptation of the spaces of a building using a mobile partitioning system.

It is known to use mobile partitioning systems to partition the spaces of a building according to use.

Various types of false partitions have been proposed, in the form of sliding panels in particular. These existing systems generally have an appearance that differs from that of fixed partitions, which makes them not very discreet. In addition, the sound insulation they provide is much lower than that of fixed partitions.

Application CN107882360A describes a partitioning system making it possible to modify the number of rooms within a dwelling, comprising a rotating partition, provided with a door, the partition being mounted on joints arranged on the floor and on the ceiling. A motor is provided to drive the partition in rotation. Such a system is relatively complex and expensive, and requires the presence of the movable partition to be provided from the design of the housing.

Application CN108505651A describes a set of sound-insulated hinged panels. The joints are arranged alternately on either side of the panels and remain visible regardless of the deployed or retracted configuration. Such a partitioning system is not very discreet, and is more suitable for partitioning workspaces in offices than for transforming housing.

There is a need to benefit from a partitioning system that allows a space to be closed with good sound insulation, which is discreet and aesthetic, and easy to implement.

The invention meets this need by proposing a mobile partitioning system to be connected to at least one fixed partition of a building, in particular a fixed partition comprising panels of plasterboard, gypsum fibers or the like, the partitioning system comprising at least one movable partition to be connected by at least one recessed hinge to the fixed partition, the movable partition having substantially the same thickness as the fixed partition, the hinge being concealed when the movable partition is closed and is a continuation of the fixed partition.

The invention offers an elegant solution for quickly changing the number of rooms in a home or offices, for example transforming a T3 into a T2 or a T4 into a T3, without the transformation harming the aesthetics of the space and while having a satisfactory quality of sound insulation. In particular, with the exception, for example, of a recessed handle, nothing may visually protrude from either side of the partitioning system. The invention can also be easily adapted to existing fixed partitions, and does not require the provision of a motorization or a reinforcement to install a joint on the ceiling.

In an exemplary implementation of the invention, the system comprises two movable partitions each to be connected to an adjacent fixed partition by at least one recessed hinge, each movable partition having substantially the same thickness as the adjacent fixed partition. This makes it possible, in the open configuration, to provide a large opening.

The movable partition or at least one of the movable partitions may include at least one lock. The latter can be used to block the mobile partition in at least one of the open and closed configurations.

The system may comprise one or more covers which are attached to the mobile partition and/or the fixed partition at the level of the connection between the two, in the open configuration, to hide the hinges between the two, and to preserve an aesthetic appearance on the outside. 'together.

The recessed hinge(s) can allow a 90° opening of the mobile partition. In this case, the system can advantageously include a cover, in particular L-shaped in section, configured to cap the angle formed between the fixed partition and the mobile partition when the latter is opened at 90°.

As a variant, the recessed hinge allows a 180° opening of the mobile partition. In this case, the system may include a cover, in particular U-shaped in section, to cover the hinge or hinges and the edge of the fixed partition and of the mobile partition when the latter is open to 180°.

The movable partition or each movable partition may include sound insulation sandwiched between two exterior panels, in particular gypsum fiber panels of the Fermacell® type.

The movable partition or each movable partition may include a plinth continuing on from a plinth of the adjacent fixed partition. Thus, the movable partition(s) retain the appearance of the adjacent fixed partition, when these also include a plinth.

The or each mobile partition can also include an automatic plinth. Such a plinth has a seal which presses against the facing surface in the closed position of the partition and retracts when the partition leaves this position. The automatic skirting can in particular be integrated into the partition in the thickness of the latter. The or each mobile partition can include automatic skirting boards at the top and bottom.

The partitioning system may include vertical joints applied between movable partitions or between a movable partition and the adjacent fixed partition, at least when the movable partition(s) are closed.

The movable partition or each movable partition may have a recess on its longitudinal edge bearing the recessed hinge, the adjacent fixed partition having on its opposite longitudinal edge a recess of complementary general shape. The presence of the recess also makes it possible to define a support surface for the vertical joint.

Preferably, the movable partition and the fixed partition have the same exterior surface appearance.

The mobile partition may not include bearings resting on the ground to reduce the forces exerted on the fixed partition. In the closed or open position, the movable partition can press via the joint of the aforementioned automatic plinth on the ground, or via a lock. As a variant, the mobile partition comprises such a bearing.

Another subject of the invention, according to another of its aspects, is an interior fittings for a building comprising at least one fixed partition and at least one movable partition of a system as defined above, connected to said at least one partition fixed.

The mobile partition can extend over the entire height under the ceiling or false ceiling.

The fixed partition may have the same structure as the movable partition, in particular include an insulating core sandwiched between two outer panels, in particular made of gypsum fibres.

The invention can be better understood on reading the detailed description which follows, of a non-limiting example of implementation thereof, and on examining the appended drawing, in which:

FIG. 1 schematically and partially represents an example of housing equipped with a partitioning system according to the invention,

figure 2 represents the system of figure 1 with the movable partitions being opened,

Figure 3 shows the partitioning system after complete opening of the mobile partitions,

Figure 4 is a horizontal section of the partitioning system,

Figure 5 is a partial elevational view in which the cremones are made at least partially visible,

Figure 6 schematically shows the frame of the movable partition,

Figure 7 is a partial and schematic vertical section of the upper part of the movable partition,

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 7 of the lower part of the movable partition,

Figure 9 is a view similar to Figure 7 of the upper part of the partition showing the upper lock,

Figure 10 is a view similar to Figure 7 of the lower part showing the lower lock,

figure 11 represents a detail taken at the level of the reference XI of figure 4,

FIG. 12 represents a detail taken at the level of reference XII in FIG. 4,

FIG. 13 represents a detail taken at the level of reference XIII in FIG. 4,

FIG. 14 represents a detail taken at the level of reference XIV in FIG. 4,

Figure 15 schematically and partially shows an example of an automatic skirting board,

Figure 16 is a vertical sectional view showing the mobile right partition folded down on the adjacent fixed partition,

Figure 17 schematically illustrates the installation of a cover on the fixed and mobile partitions in the 180° open configuration, and

is a view similar to FIG. 17 in the case of a 90° open configuration.

detailed description

There is shown in Figures 1 to 3 an example of housing equipped with a mobile partitioning system 1 according to the invention.

This system comprises left 2 and right 3 mobile partitions which can pass from a closed configuration illustrated in figure 1 to an open configuration illustrated in figure 3.

The left mobile partition 2 is hinged to an adjacent fixed partition 4 and the right mobile partition 3 is hinged to an adjacent fixed partition 6, against which it can fold in the open position, after pivoting through 180°, while the left mobile partition pivots 90° to reach the open position.

It can be seen in Figures 1 to 3 that the movable partitions 2 and 3 extend over substantially the entire height under the ceiling and have the same appearance in the closed configuration as the adjacent fixed partitions 4 and 6, thus giving the visual impression from afar of a single continuous wall.

In Figure 4, there is shown in horizontal section the system 1, the movable partitions 2 and 3 being shown twice, respectively in the open and closed positions.

The mobile partitions 2 and 3 comprise in the example considered a framework 15 as illustrated in FIG. medium density MDF (“Medium Density Fiber Board”) glued and hollowed out, with rebate for embedding the sheets 10 and 11. An acoustic insulator 13 such as glass wool, visible in FIGS. 11 and 13 in particular, is received in the recesses 14 of the structure 12.

Gypsum fiber panels 16, for example of the 12.5 mm thick Fermacell® type, are attached to the frame 15 of each movable partition 2 or 3.

The fixed partitions 4 and 6 also comprise panels 18 of the same type, arranged on either side of an acoustic insulator 19, such as mineral or vegetable wool.

It can be seen in Figures 11 and 13 in particular that the movable partitions 2 and 3 have the same thickness e as the adjacent fixed partitions 4 and 6. This thickness is between 70 and 80mm for example.

It can also be seen that the clearance existing between the fixed 4 and mobile 2 partitions, between the mobile partitions 2 and 3, and between the mobile 3 and fixed 6 partitions, when the mobile partitions 2 and 3 are in the closed position, is small, for example between 3 and 5 mm, which gives a visual impression of continuity of the partitioning, as can be seen in figure 1.

In the closed position, the panels 16 of the movable partitions 2 and 3 located on the same side of the insulation 13 are also coplanar with the panels 18 of the fixed partitions located on the same side, in the example considered.

The fixed and mobile partitions are connected by hinges 20 which are embedded partly in the fixed partition and partly in the mobile partition, so that these hinges are hidden when the mobile partition is in the closed position. The hinges 20 are received in recesses 21 of the vertical plates 10 of the mobile partitions.

Automatic baseboards 24 are housed in the lower and upper horizontal plates 11 of the movable partitions 2 and 3, as shown in Figures 7 to 10.

Each automatic plinth 24 includes a seal 25 which is vertically movable between an extended position, where it presses against the facing surface, and a retracted position, where it extends set back from said surface and therefore does not hinder movement. rotation of the partition.

The movement of the joints 25 is controlled by a system for locking the movable partitions in the closed position, comprising locks 27 with rocker to be knocked out, visible in Figures 9 and 10, and cremone bolts 26 with mortise latch for wooden joinery and openings with the French, visible in Figure 5. The locking system also includes the corresponding latches.

The movable partition 2 carries on the side opposite the adjacent fixed partition a gasket 28 which is partially housed in a groove 29 cut into the corresponding vertical sheet 10 at the end of the partition.

Similarly, the fixed partitions 4 and 6 each carry on their side adjacent to the movable partition each a seal 30 which is partially housed in a corresponding groove 31 of the fixed partition.

The movable partitions 2 and 3 have, as can be seen in Figure 13 in particular, surfaces 32 and 33 formed in the vertical sheets 11, between which the seal 28 carried by the movable partition 2 is pressed, when the movable partitions 2 and 3 are closed.

Each of these surfaces 32 and 33 forms a recess on the edge of the mobile partition, at the level of the corresponding vertical sheet 11.

When the mobile partition 2 is open at 90°, the seal 28 is applied to an abutment 35 mounted on a fixed partition 7 extending parallel to the partition 4. This fixed partition 7 can be provided at the end with a finish 41 , which extends a short distance from the end of the movable partition 2, as shown in Figure 12.

The fixed partitions 4 and 7 define with the movable partition 2, when the latter is pivoted by 90° in the open position, a volume 46 which can be used as a cupboard, as illustrated in FIG. 46. The movable partition 2 then extends perpendicular to the fixed partitions 4 and 7, and defines the bottom of this volume 46.

The ceiling of the housing has, above the movable partition 3, when the latter is in the closed configuration, an element 50 such as a cleat, on which is fixed, for example by means of screws, a flat 51 which serves as a stop for the partition in the open position, as illustrated in Figures 7 and 9 in particular. A hole can be made in the element 50 to accommodate the bolt 55 of the upper lock, as shown in Figure 9. A similar hole can be made in the floor, to accommodate the bolt 56 of the lower lock.

The mobile partition 3 can pivot by 180° to press against the fixed partition 6, as illustrated in figure 4.

The hinges 20 can be configured to hold the movable partitions 2 and 3 in their open position with a certain force, thanks for example to the presence of an opening assistance spring. As a variant, the maintenance in the open position can be carried out by any suitable locking means.

To mount the movable partitions 2 and 3, these can be installed with their framework 15 without the panels 16, these being mounted once the frameworks of the partitions are in place. This can make it possible to use the same panels for covering mobile panels and fixed panels.

A cover 60 can be mounted on the fixed and mobile partitions to hide the end of the partitions, as illustrated in FIGS. 17 and 18. Such a cover 60 makes it possible to hide the hinges 20 and thus preserve the aesthetics of the partitioning system. in an open configuration.

The cover 60 may have a section in the general shape of an L as illustrated in FIG. 18, when the mobile partition is pivoted by 90° between the open and closed positions.

It can still have a generally U-shaped section in the case of a 180° pivoting partition, as shown in figure 17.

The cover 60 can be arranged to be fixed in a removable manner on the fixed and mobile partitions, for example via magnetic fasteners, which makes it possible to remove it easily to return the mobile partition to the closed position. It can still be fixed by friction, snap or using Velcro type fasteners.

Of course, the invention is not limited to the examples which have just been described. It is for example possible to provide more than two movable partitions according to the invention within a housing. The frame of a movable partition can be formed differently, in particular include metal or plastic parts. Bearings can be arranged under the movable partitions to take up part of the weight of the latter, and reduce the mechanical stresses exerted on the fixed partitions, at least during the rotation of the movable partitions.

Claims (14)

Mobile partitioning system to be connected to at least one fixed partition (4; 6) of a building, in particular a fixed partition comprising panels (18) of plasterboard, gypsum fibers or the like, comprising at least one mobile partition (2 3) to be connected by at least one recessed hinge (20) to the fixed partition, the movable partition having substantially the same thickness ( e ) as the fixed partition, the hinge (20) being concealed when the movable partition is closed and comes in the continuity of the fixed partition. System according to claim 1, comprising two mobile partitions (2; 3) each to be connected to an adjacent fixed partition (4; 6) by at least one recessed hinge (20), each mobile partition having substantially the same thickness as the fixed partition adjacent. System according to one of Claims 1 and 2, the mobile partition or at least one of the mobile partitions comprising at least one lock. System according to any one of the preceding claims, the recessed hinge(s) (20) being configured to allow a 90° opening of the mobile partition. System according to claim 4, comprising a cover (60) to cover the angle formed between the fixed partition and the mobile partition when the latter is opened at 90°. System according to any one of Claims 1 to 3, the recessed hinge or hinges (20) being configured to allow a 180° opening of the mobile partition. System according to claim 6, comprising a cover (60), in particular U-shaped in section, to cover the hinge or hinges (20) and the edge of the fixed partition and of the mobile partition when the latter is open to 180° . System according to any one of the preceding claims, the mobile partition or each mobile partition comprising sound insulation (13) sandwiched between two external panels (16), in particular panels made of gypsum fiber of the Fermacell® type. System according to any one of the preceding claims, the partitioning system comprising vertical joints (28; 30) applying between the movable partitions or between a movable partition and the adjacent fixed partition, at least when the movable partition or partitions are closed. 10. System according to any one of the preceding claims, the movable partition or each movable partition having a recess on its longitudinal edge carrying the recessed hinge, the adjacent fixed partition having on its opposite longitudinal edge a recess of complementary general shape. 11. System according to any one of the preceding claims, the movable partition and the fixed partition having the same exterior surface appearance. 12. Building interior fittings comprising at least one fixed partition (4; 6) and at least one mobile partition (2; 3) of a system according to any one of the preceding claims, connected to said at least one fixed partition. 13. Arrangement according to claim 12, the movable partition (2; 3) extending over the entire height under the ceiling or false ceiling. 14. Arrangement according to claim 12 or 13, the fixed partition (4; 6) having the same structure as the movable partition, comprising an insulating core (19) sandwiched between two outer panels (18), in particular made of gypsum fibres.