GB2420130A - Sound insulating mounting assembly for ceiling, wall and floor slabs - Google Patents

Sound insulating mounting assembly for ceiling, wall and floor slabs Download PDF

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GB2420130A
GB2420130A GB0522885A GB0522885A GB2420130A GB 2420130 A GB2420130 A GB 2420130A GB 0522885 A GB0522885 A GB 0522885A GB 0522885 A GB0522885 A GB 0522885A GB 2420130 A GB2420130 A GB 2420130A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/62—Insulation or other protection; Elements or use of specified material therefor
    • E04B1/74—Heat, sound or noise insulation, absorption, or reflection; Other building methods affording favourable thermal or acoustical conditions, e.g. accumulating of heat within walls
    • E04B1/82—Heat, sound or noise insulation, absorption, or reflection; Other building methods affording favourable thermal or acoustical conditions, e.g. accumulating of heat within walls specifically with respect to sound only
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F13/00—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings
    • E04F13/07—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor
    • E04F13/08—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements
    • E04F13/0801—Separate fastening elements
    • E04F13/0832—Separate fastening elements without load-supporting elongated furring elements between wall and covering elements
    • E04F13/0833—Separate fastening elements without load-supporting elongated furring elements between wall and covering elements not adjustable
    • E04F13/0835—Separate fastening elements without load-supporting elongated furring elements between wall and covering elements not adjustable the fastening elements extending into the back side of the covering elements
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F13/00—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings
    • E04F13/07—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor
    • E04F13/08—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements
    • E04F13/0801—Separate fastening elements
    • E04F13/0832—Separate fastening elements without load-supporting elongated furring elements between wall and covering elements
    • E04F13/0853—Separate fastening elements without load-supporting elongated furring elements between wall and covering elements adjustable perpendicular to the wall
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/62—Insulation or other protection; Elements or use of specified material therefor
    • E04B1/74—Heat, sound or noise insulation, absorption, or reflection; Other building methods affording favourable thermal or acoustical conditions, e.g. accumulating of heat within walls
    • E04B1/82—Heat, sound or noise insulation, absorption, or reflection; Other building methods affording favourable thermal or acoustical conditions, e.g. accumulating of heat within walls specifically with respect to sound only
    • E04B2001/8263—Mounting of acoustical elements on supporting structure, e.g. framework or wall surface
    • E04B2001/8272—Resiliently mounted wall cladding acting as a diaphragmatic sound damper

Abstract

A sound insulating mounting assembly for ceiling, wall and floor slabs comprises an elastically compressible connecting piece 5 in conjunction with a spacer sleeve 1, e.g. of height "a" less than piece 5, the connecting piece being compressed by means of a fastener, such as a screw 7, when the assembly is mounted to a substratum 18, by amount "a" such that the legs 9, 10 of sleeve 1 rest on base 18. As shown, longitudinal plate 6 may be folded into a U -shape, accuracy being assisted by notches 15, and with the use of a further plate 21 and screws 20, 22, a cladding slab 19 may be attached to the mounting assembly.

Description

ASSEMBLY UNIT FOR CEILING, WALL AND FLOOR SLABS The invention concerns an
assembly unit for ceiling, wall and floor slabs with at least one sound insulating connecting piece, a support for the slabs and fasteners working in conjunction with the latter to fix the assembly unit to a solid base in such a maimer that the support is acoustically insulated in relation to said base.
The assembly units of this type known up to now usually consist of two parallel laths in between which little rubber blocks are glued. The slabs are fixed to one of the laths, whereas glue is provided on the outside of the other lath to fix these assembly units against a wall or bottom.
Such assembly units are among others disadvantageous in that they are not suitable to be fixed against a ceiling.
Moreover, in case of fire, they come off the walls. These known assembly units also often result, due to the deformable character of the rubber blocks, in that the slabs can move in relation to each other, as a result of which they do not always connect well to each other.
Hence, the invention mainly aims to remedy these disadvantages, which are quite important, and to provide a technical and economically sound solution which, in spite of the presence of a deformable sound insulating connecting piece, provides an assembly unit which forms a rigid, stable and immobile whole and which can be firmly fixed to a base in an efficient manner. Thus, the assembly unit according to the invention is suitable for ceilings, walls as well as floors.
To this aim, according to the invention, said connecting piece is elastically compressible and it works in conjunction with a spacer sleeve whose shape and dimensions are such that it makes it possible to compress the connecting piece, by means of the fasteners, at least partially against the base on the one hand, and to rest on the latter when the connecting piece is at least * * *** S *S.
* * S S S S * S S S * S * S * S. S a S S * S * S S ** S S S S a. S S S * partially compressed on the other hand, whereby the support extends through this connecting piece at a certain distance from the spacer sleeve.
According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the spacer sleeve has a pressure area on the one hand, placed against the side of the connecting piece opposite the one which is to be directed towards the base, and at least one supporting element extending crosswise in relation to this pressure area on the other hand, which is designed to rest against the base when the connecting piece is in said partially compressed condition.
According to a special embodiment of the invention, the spacer sleeve preferably consists of a metal U-shaped strut whose central part is provided with said pressure area and whose bent far ends both form said supporting elements.
According to a more special embodiment of the invention, the support comprises a longitudinal, preferably metal plate which can be folded in a U-shape according to its longitudinal direction and which extends through the connecting piece, whereby at least both far ends of this plate have means, such as openings, for fixing a longitudinal adapter which is to extend practically parallel to the base and against which said slabs can be placed.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the fasteners comprise at least one screw which is to extend crosswise through the spacer sleeve, the connecting piece and the support, practically perpendicular to the base, while fixing the assembly unit to the latter and without making contact with the support.
Other particularities and advantages of the invention will become clear from the following description of a few specific embodiments of the invention, with reference to the accompanying figures; this description and the figures do not restrict the scope of the invention, but they are merely given as an example to illustrate the invention.
Figure 1 is a schematic view in perspective of a specific embodiment of the invention.
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S a S *I S S S S S. S S S S Figure 2 is, on a somewhat smaller scale, a schematic cross section of this embodiment onto which has been fixed a slab.
In both figures, the same figures of reference refer to the same parts.
In general, the invention concerns an assembly unit which is mainly designed to fix all sorts of slabs to a base, in relation to which they should be acoustically insulated to avoid, for example, sound nuisance between adjacent rooms or between a room and the outside environment, as well as to form an acoustically insulated space.
Hence, the following description is principally limited to this application.
The assembly unit concerned mainly consists of a vibration or sound insulating connecting piece, in particular a little prismatic elastomer block, a support for the slabs working in conjunction with it, a spacer sleeve to keep the support at a certain fixed distance from a base such as a wall, ceiling or floor, and fasteners for fixing the whole to this base.
This assembly unit is characterised in that the connecting piece is elastically compressible up to a certain degree, such that it is practically non- deformable, whereas its acoustically insulating quality is practically entirely preserved. In particular, we notice that the vibration insulating qualities of an elastomer are optimal when it is somewhat pre- stressed or compressed. Thus, a compression in the order of magnitude of 10% will be required in order to obtain a sound acoustic insulation. When the elastomer is compressed to a higher or lesser degree, the vibration- insulating qualities of the elastomer will deteriorate.
Further, the shape and dimensions of the spacer sleeve, which is made of a rigid material such as metal, are such that it becomes possible to compress the connecting piece by means of the fasteners against the base up to the above-described condition on the one hand, and to make it rest on said base as soon as said condition is reached on the other hand, such that a stable whole is obtained. Finally, the support for the slabs extends through the connecting piece * a a.. . **.
* a I S * S S * * S * * S * * 5. I * * S I I S SI S S * S 5 5 * . at a certain distance from the spacer sleeve and the fasteners, such that this support is thus entirely acoustically insulated.
The embodiment of an assembly unit according to the invention represented in figure 1 consists of (1) a U-shaped spacer sleeve 1 whose central part 2 has a pressure area 3, (2) a rectangular prismatic connecting piece 5 made of an elastomer material with a top 4 against which the pressure area 3 is provided, (3) a longitudinal metal plate 6 which forms the support for the slabs, and (4) a fastener which is formed of a screw 7. The bottom side 8 of this connecting piece 5, which is situated opposite side 4, is designed to be pressed against a base which is not represented in this figure by means of the screw 7.
Both bent far ends of the U-shaped spacer sleeve 1 form supporting elements 9 and 10 which extend along the lateral faces 11 and 12 of the connecting piece 5 as of the central part 2 up to a certain distance "a" from the bottom side 8 thereof in the non-compressed condition. This distance "a" is such that, when the connecting piece 5 is in said partially compressed condition as described above, these supporting elements 9 and 10 rest on the base upon which the assembly unit is fixed.
The distance "a" is preferably selected such that the compression of the connecting piece 5 is situated between 8 and 20 %, in particular between 10 and 17 %. In an advantageous manner, the compression of the connecting piece 5 is situated between 12 and 16 %, and it is for example in the order of magnitude of 14 %. For most elastomers is obtained an optimal acoustic insulation with such a compression.
The plate 6 can be folded in a U-shaped manner along its longitudinal axis and it extends through a groove 13 in the connecting piece 5, practically at an equal distance parallel to its top and bottom sides 4 and 8 and also at an equal distance to its lateral faces 11 and 12, whereby the length of both parts 6a and 6b of this plate 6 extending in relation to the connecting piece 5 is preferably practically identical. In these protruding parts or far ends are provided a series of openings 14 for fixing an adapter, as will be described hereafter in relation to figure 2. Further, a series of successive notches 15 situated opposite * S *l * *** * S S S a S * * * a S S S S * S. S 5 S * * S * * * a. S S * S S. S S S S each other are provided in the longitudinal edges of the plate 6, such that the folding thereof can be done in a somewhat controlled and precise manner.
Centrally on the outside of the central part 2 of the spacer sleeve 1, a ring-shaped reinforcement plate 16 is fixed around a passage 17 for the screw 7 provided in this part. This screw 7 is further designed to penetrate through the connecting piece 5 and the longitudinal plate 6 into the base against which the assembly unit is to be fixed. Also centrally in the plate 6 is provided a passage for the screw 7, which is not represented, whose dimensions are sufficiently large so as to not make contact with the latter when it is being fixed in the base concerned.
Figure 2 represents an assembly unit which is fixed to a base 18 by means of a screw 7. To this assembly unit is fixed a slab 19 by means of screws 20.
The parts 6a and 6b of the plate 6 are bent in a U-shaped manner, such that they protrude in relation to the spacer sleeve 1. Between these parts 6a and 6b is fixed a longitudinal adapter 21, also by means of screws 22, which are provided through the openings 14.
The parts 6a and 6b are preferably bent after the assembly unit has been fixed to the base 18. In order to apply the adapter 21, a series of different, successive, identical assembly units must be provided on the base 18, in a straight line, at specific distances from each other, onto which said adapter 21, as described above, is then provided parallel to the base 18, at a certain distance from the latter. This adapter 21 consists for example of a metal U- shaped strut in which holes have been drilled to apply the screws 20.
According to a very interesting alternative embodiment, said adapter with which the slabs 19 are fixed to the assembly unit 1 is formed of a metal C-shaped strut whose edges are folded somewhat towards each other and are elastically deformable. In order to fix the C-shaped strut to the assembly unit 1, the strut is placed over the far ends 6a and 6b of the U-shaped bent plate 6.
When the C-strut is pushed over the far ends 6a and 6b, the distance between the edges of the C-strut becomes somewhat larger until the edges fall in one of the * S *aa * *** * * a S S a a * a a * a a * * as S 5 5 S S * * a * *a a * a S a. S * S S aforesaid notches 15. In this manner, each of the far ends 6a and 6b of the plate 6 is clamped between the edges of the C-strut via said notches 15. Next, a slab 19 is fixed to this strut.
Naturally, the invention is not restricted to the above-described embodiment represented in the figures; several variants can be considered within the scope of the invention.
Thus, the connecting piece may Consist of two or several separate parts placed upon each other, in between which the support extends.
Nor must the spacer sleeve necessarily be U-shaped, but it may Consist for example of a little flat plate provided with the pressure area, and of a cylinder extending centrally to the latter in a perpendicular manner, which forms the supporting element and through which the fastener can be provided. In this embodiment, the connecting piece preferably consists of two parts placed on top of each other, as described above.
Further, the adapter must not necessarily be U-shaped, and it may consist for example of a rectangular or square lath, either or not made of Instead of screws for fixing the slabs to the connecting piece and for fixing the latter to the support, other fasteners, either or not known as such, can be provided. This also applies to the fastening of the spacer sleeve onto a base.
Finally, two opposite slots can be provided in the bent parts of the Ushaped spacer sleeve, through which the support is pushed into the connecting piece.
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Claims (11)

1. Assembly unit for ceiling, wall and floor slabs with at least one sound insulating connecting piece, with a support for the slabs working in conjunction with the latter and with fasteners to fix the assembly unit to a solid base in such a manner that the support is acoustically insulated in relation to said base, in which the connecting piece is elastically compressible and works in conjunction with a spacer sleeve whose shape and dimensions are such that it makes it possible to compress the connecting piece, by means of the fasteners, at least partially against said base on the one hand, and to rest on the latter when the connecting piece is at least partially compressed on the other hand, whereby the support extends through this connecting piece at a certain distance from the spacer sleeve.
2. Assembly unit according to claim 1, in which the spacer sleeve has a pressure area which is placed against the side of the connecting piece opposite the one which is to be directed towards the base, and at least one supporting element extending crosswise to the latter which is designed to rest on the base concerned when the connecting piece is in the above-mentioned partially compressed condition.
3. Assembly unit according to claim 2, in which the spacer sleeve consists of a U-shaped strut whose central part is provided with said pressure area and whose bent far ends both form said supporting elements.
4. Assembly unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, in which the support comprises a longitudinal plate which can be folded in a U- shaped manner along its longitudinal axis and which extends through the connecting piece.
5. Assembly unit according to claim 4, in which at least both far ends of said plate have openings for fixing a longitudinal adapter against which said slabs can be placed.
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6. Assembly unit according to claim 4 or 5, in which said plate extends between the supporting elements of the U-shaped spacer sleeve at a certain distance from the latter.
7. Assembly unit according to any one of claims 4 to 6, in which a series of notches situated opposite each other are provided in its longitudinal edges, such that the folding thereof can be done in a controlled and relatively precise manner.
8. Assembly unit according to any one of claims 4 to 7, in which its longitudinal edges have a series of notches situated opposite each other which make it possible to mount an adapter, in particular a C-shaped strut, on both far ends of this plate for fixing the above-mentioned slabs.
9. Assembly unit according to any one of claims 2 to 8, in which the fasteners extend through the pressure area and the connecting piece and are such that they make it possible to at least partially compress the latter.
10. Assembly unit according to any one of claims 1 to 9, in which said fasteners comprise at least one screw which is to extend crosswise through the pressure area, the connecting piece and the support when the assembly unit is fixed to said base without making contact with the support.
11. Assembly unit for ceiling, wall and floor slabs substantially as described herein with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings. a a a
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