IE54912B1

IE54912B1 - Structural system for lining and partitioning a room

Info

Publication number: IE54912B1
Application number: IE2979/83A
Authority: IE
Original assignee: Mehlhorn Wolfgang
Priority date: 1982-12-16
Filing date: 1983-12-16
Publication date: 1990-03-14
Also published as: FI83114B; GR79730B; YU46279B; WO1984002368A1; KR840007045A; PL245159A1; HU186632B; ES8406612A1; BG49724A3; IL70464A; FI843216A; DD210240A5; YU245283A; PL142457B1; DE3317208A1; AU2331684A; FI83114C; ES528144A0; HUT35751A; IL70464A0

Abstract

Building system (60) for the coating and the partitioning of a room having at least a ceiling surface (105) and a floor surface (35) with walls and/or ceiling surfaces based on panel elements and connected to profiled supports (36, 37, 38) and arranged on the ceiling and floor surfaces, and of which the lateral edges are provided with connection profiles that can be joined to the connection profiles of the panel-like neighbouring element so as to reinforce the wall or the ceiling. The vertical wall elements bear on a foot profile comprised of one or a plurality of profiled parts. Each of the supports (36, 37, 38) which are arranged on the floor side and which have the shape of a foot profile is horizontally orientated on the floor surface (35) and secured to the latter by means of retainer members. On a long side edge of each wall element there is formed a U-shaped connection profile and connected thereto on one side. To the connection profile, it is possible to fix a hooking profile formed on the other wall element to be connected. On the terminal edges of the wall elements which are on the ceiling side, assembly profiles are arranged for the wall elements intended to form the ceiling. [EP0111857A1]

Description

The invention relates to a structural system for lining and partitioning a room possessing at least one ceiling surface and a floor surface, this system having walls and/or ceilings which are assembled from plateshaped elements, these elements being attached to carriers which are designed in the form of profile pieces and are installed on the ceiling and floor surfaces, the side edges of these carriers possessing clamping profiles which, in order to stiffen the wall, or ceiling, can be connected to clamping profiles belonging to the adjacent plate-shaped element.

A structural system of the abovementioned type has already been disclosed in DE-AS 1,937,443 and DE-OS 2,340, 909. However, this known system has the disadvantage that, in the case of double-leaf walls, the carriers can be manufactured only with difficulty, and the clamping profiles do not bring about secure retention when the installed height of the plates is large, or when the system is erected in rooms which are subjected to vibrations.

The object of the invention is to provide a structural system of this generic type which, adapting to the stresses prevailing in the case in question, enables even doubleleaf walls to be erected in a simple manner, and which allows room-partitioning to be carried out both simply and inexpensively.

According to the invention there is provided a structural system for lining and partitioning a room possessing at least one ceiling surface and a floor surface, said system comprising walls and/or ceilings which are assembled from plate-shaped elements, these elements being attached to carriers which are designed in the form of profile pieces and are installed on the ceiling and floor surfaces, the side edges of these carriers possessing clamping profiles which, in order to stiffen 3 3 54913 the wall, or ceiling, can be connected to clanging profiles belonging to the adjacent plate-shaped element, the system including the combination of the following features: a) each wall element is supported, in a manner known per se, on a girder-like base profile which is made from at least one profile piece, this base profile being aligned horizontally on the floor surface, to which it is securely attached by means of fasteners, b) a clamping profile, which is generally U-shaped having two side webs and an intermediate web is formed on one of the long lateral edges of each wall element in which U-shaped clamping profile an extended web with an opening section facing the plane of the plate is arranged, normal to this plane, in a manner such that the clamping profile can be clamped into a locking profile which is formed on the other long lateral edge of the wall element which is to be attached, this locking profile being composed of a retaining web of a large U-shaped profile piece, which retaining web is arranged parallel to the extended web of the clamping profile, an angle-web being formed on the free side web of the large profile piece, on its end portion, and pointing towards the retaining web, the formation of this angle-web, on the side web opposing the retaining web, being effected in a manner such that its terminal web portion is aligned parallel to the retaining web, and is located at a distance, from this web, which corresponds to the length of the middle web of the clamping profile, and c) attachment profiles, which can be connected to the ceiling carriers, are located on the ceiling-side bounding edges of the wall elements, the function of these attachment profiles being to retain the ceiling elements. 4 4 54912 Further features of the invention are described hereinafter. An illustrative embodiment of the invention, with various configurations, is illustrated in the drawings, in which: 5 Figures la and lb show the structural system according to the invention, in partial, diagrammatic views. Figures 2a and 2b show a base profile for a single-leaf wall element, in side view, in section, Figure 2c shows a base profile for a double-leaf wall 10 element, in side view, in section, Figure 3a shows an attachment profile, designed as a double-cap profile, in side view.

Figure 3b shows another attachment profile, in side view. Figure 4 shows a door opening, in a diagrammatic plan 15 view, Figure 5a shows the ceiling-side attachment of the door frame, to the ceiling elements, in side view, in section, Figure 5b shows a head profile for the door opening, 5 5 54913 1n side view, Figures 6· and 6b show two doors for door opening, in plan view, 1n section, Figure 7 shows a window frame, In plan view, Figures 6a and 6b show two window frane ettechsent profiles. In plan view, Figure 8c shows a portion of an attachment profile, seen fro* the front, figurrt 9a and 9b show two curtain rails, 1n side view, 1n section, Figure 9e shows a portion of a curtain rail, seen fro* the front.

Figures 10a to 10c show a celling panel In plan view, 1n a transversely-sectioned view, and 1n a longitudinally-sectioned view, Figures 11a to 11c show a ceiling eleaent, 1n a view fro* the front. In side view, and 1n a transverse view, Figure 11d shows the arrangenent of celling eleaents. In transverse view, Figures 11e and 11f show the fixing of celling eleaents, 1n transverse view, Figures 12a to 12c show the design of wall elenents. In plan view.

Figures 13a and 13b show a lengthwise connection of two wall eleaents according to Figures 12a and 12b, and a corner connection of two such elenents, In plan view, Figure 13c showt an outside corner connection of two well elenents, 1n plan view, Figure 13d shows another design of a corner connection, 1n plan view, Figure 14a shows a wall-element connection enploylng a tolerance-conpensatIng piece, 1n plan view, Figure 14b shows another design of a watl-ele*ent connection employing * toleranee-coapenaeting piece, 1n plan view, Figures 15e end 15b show the design of door frenea, 1n plan v1aw. 6 6 5 4 9 17, Figure 16 «how* 4 pertitlon-eonneetlon, In plan view, and Figure 17 shows a partition arrangement between a dry room and a wet room, In a diagrammatic side view, In paction.

Figure 1a Illustrates the Installation of the structural systes 60 1n a rooa which 1s bounded by a floor surface 35, a celling 105, and an outside wall 107. The floor surface 35 and the ceiling 105 can be, for example, the steel decks of a ship, and the outside wall 10 107 can be a steel wall forming part of this ship. The structural system 60 1s composed of vertical wall elements 40, 41, which are attached to horlsontal celling elements 46 by means of attachment profiles. Ce1llng-carriart 46 are provided for the purpose of retaining the celling 15 elements 48, 1t being possible to fasten these carriers 46 to the celling 105 by means of fixing tracks 47, On the floor, the wall elements 40, 41 are supported on base profiles 37, 38. At the ceiling, the room 1s formed by the ceiling elements 48, in conjunction with a panel end-20 piece 73 which serves as a closure element for a row of installed ceiling elements 48. The panel end-piece can be eauipped with a lighting box or air-conditioning box, marked 106. As a result, 1t is possible to Integrate the as-installed service systems Into the structural system, 25 the Installation of the lighting or air-conditioning units having to be carried out once the structural aystaa 60 has been erected. The wall elements 40, 41 and the ceiling elements 48 are composed of aetel claddings 109, on the external surfaces, between which an insulating 30 layer 108 Is located. The Insulating layer can be composed of glass wool, minersl wool, or of some similar material, or it can also be composed of an insulating foam.

Figure 1b shows another design of rooms, 1n which 35 design a window 97a is located in the outside wall 107, and a metal door 1, 2 it located 1n a aid· wall of a corridor. In this embodiment, the calling alemanta 48 are mounted on the wall elements 40, 41 1n a manner eueh that they support themselves. As 1n the case of tha 7 7 549 12 de»1fln «{cording to figure 1«, the bate profile· 37, 38 •re masked by means of skirting strips 3b.

The base profit* 37 for tha wall «laments 41 it designed in tha form of a single piece of sheet metal 5 cut to an appropriate shape, and uith a u-shaped cross-taction (Figure 3a). The aide «*b* 111, 113 of tms base profile 37 serve as chack wabs for tha wall element 41.

It is possible to locate the base profit· 37 directly on a floor surface 35, or, alternatively, to provide spac-10 ing pieces or footing plates 56 betwaan tne floor surface 35 and the base profile 37, in order to permit horizontal alignment. The end portion of the side web 113 which 1s associated with the metal cladding 109 is bent over in the outward direction. This bent-over portion of plate :5 serves as a spacing strip 55 and, when the base profile 37 1s installed close to a wall at the rear, enables a snail clearance, relative to the rear well, to be reliably preserved in every instance. As a result of this, it is possible, without difficulty, to place masldng profiles on 20 the upper end portions of the wall elements 41, these masking profiles being designed to support ths ceiling. The side web 112 which Is associated with the insulating layer 108 is aligned, relative to the middle web 114, at an angle exceeding 90°. As a result, the operation of 25 pushing a wall element 41 into the base profile 37 is facilitated.

A base profile 38 for a double-leaf wall element 40 1$ illustrated in Figure 2c. The base profile 38 is composed of two profile pieces 54 which, in cross-aection, 30 are generally U-shaped end which are spaced apart from one another by means of a transition piece 50. Tha transition piece 50 1s formed by two atrip alemanta 37 which ar* joined together and which are attached to the profile places 54 in an arrangement such that they ar* at 35 an angle to on* another. Tha tranaition place 50 anaurea thot a cteeranc* i* preserved, between the profile pieces 54, auch that an attachment profile can, in all Casas, be placed on the upper end portions of the individual wall element· of tha wall «lament 40, this attechment profile 8 8 5 4 9 1 2 serving to retain celling element· 46. The Inner tide webs S3 of the profile pieces 54 ere noreel to the bottom webs 52, end the outer side webs 51 ere arranged, relative to the bottom webs 52, at an angle exceeding 90°. At a S result of this arrangeaent, the operation of pushing In the Individual wall eleaents 41, In order to fora the wall eie-aent 40, 1s rendered easier, as In the ease of the base profile 37. The outer side webe 51 ean be masked by Beans of skirting strips 36 which are Installed on whatever floor·* 10 covering has been applied to the floor surface 35. Likewise, the base profile 38 can be aligned, on the floor surface 35, by aeans of footing plates 56, or slallar parts. As 1n the case of the base profile 37, the footing plates 56 are also welded to the base profile 38 and attached to the floor sur-15 face 35. If the floor surface 35 1s designed as a steel deck, the fastening of the base profiles 37, 38 to the footing plates 56 Is likewise effected by aeans of welding. However, It 1s also possible to effect the ettachaent by neans of glued joints, or by aaans of boltad Joints.

Figure 3a Illustrates a capping profile 65 which 1s used as an ettachaent profile on the ce1l1ng-t1de edge of the well eleaents 40, 41. This capping profile 65 Is composed of a U-shaped p'roflle portion 66, on which e clanping profile 42 for attaching celling elements 48 1s 25 foreed. For Mounting celling eleaents 48 for coaparatfvely snail rooms, such as corridors and the like, it 1i alto possible to provide a ceiling-retaining profile 67, aa attachment profile 64, on the ce1l1ng-s1de edges of the wall elenents 40, 41 (Figure 3b). This ceiling-retaining 30 profile 67 1s coaposed of e U-shaped profile portion 68 which Is attached to the wall element 40, 41, a horizontal web 70 being arranged on one of the llabe, 69, of this profile portion 68, and possessing an upetand 61 on Its termlntl portion. The celling eleaents 48 coae to 35 rest on this web 70. An Insulating strip 71, coaposed of i material which Is self-extinguishing 1n the event of fire, 1s preferably located between the web 70 and the celling elements 48. It la aleo potalble to arrange webs 111, 112 possessing holes 113 on the profile portion 68, 9 9 54 9 la in order to b· able to fatten the attachaent profilet 64 to eeiI1ng-earr1ere 46, or to retaining track» 47.

A rooa wall containing a aetal door 1, 2 it Illustrated, diagramaatically, in figure 4, The rooa wall 5 1a coapoted of a wall element 40, foraed by wall eleaentt 41, a door franc 9 being fattened to thia wall element 40, 1n the region of the door opening 65, by meant of wall-’ attachment profile! 166 which are located on the terminal portions of the wall element 40. In the eloeed state, the 10 door 1, 2 bears against a sealing profile 15 which Is inserted into a profile-projection 91 on the door frame 9.

When the height of the door openings 85 equals that of the room, a ceiling-retaining profile 67 and/or a capping profile 65 it, or are, mounted on the wall-* 15 attachment profile 166, to which profile, 67 and/or 65, the ceiling elenentt 48 in Question can be attached (Figure 5a). If required, the edges of the joint between the wal l-attachaent profile 166 and the door frame 9 can be masked by means of a head profile 89. The head pro-20 file 89 ean, for example, possess a U-shaped cross-section, permitting attachment to the structural system 60 by means of its side webs 90 (Figure 5b).

Two embodiments of doors 1, 2 are illustrated in figures 6a and 6b, each of these doors being designed as 25 a aetal door. The door 1, shown in Figure 6a, possesses a reinforcing frame 5, which is enclosed by the plateshaped metal claddings 5, 6. Tha reinforcing frame 3 is designed in the fora of a continuous piece of thin material, cut to shape and profiled. It possesses a U-30 shaped core-profile section 22, on one of the short limbs, 24, of which section 22 a portion 25 of the pre-cut piece 10 1s shaped into a "ll". The free web 28 of this portion 25 bears against the metal cladding 5, A web 27 is formed on the free terminal portion of the long limb 35 of the core-profile section 22, bent over at a right-angle and bearing against the metal cladding 6, The metal cladding 5 Is fastened to the Inner web 29 of the portion 25 by means of rivets 20. A flat portion is formed, likewise at a right-angle, on the edge portions of the metal cladding 6, thie flat portion bearing agalntt tha middle wab 30 of the core-profile «action 22, to which It 1a attached by aaana of rivatt 20. The core-profile aaetlon 22 and tha edge portion of the natal cladding 6 fora a groove 16 which serve· to reeaive a sealing profile 14. On one side, the sealing profile 14 possesses a resilient, moulded-on wab which Basks the rivets 20 in tha region of the Inner web 29. As a result, the sealing profile 14 peraits the complete Basking of the rivets 20 of the Hvetted joints which fasten the natal claddings 5, 6 to the reinforcing frsae 3. The cavity inside the door leaf 12 can be packed with a sound-absorbing and f1 re-retardant Insulating aedlun 31.

The door Illustrated in Figure 6b It designed as a double folding door. It likewise possesses a reinforcing frane 4, to the edge portions of which the Betel claddings 7, 8 are fastened. The reinforcing fraite 4 is designed in the fora of a thin place of material 11 which has been cut to shape and profiled, this frane 4 possessing a U-shaped core-profile section 23 which is located approximately in the niddle. A web 27 is foratd on the long wab 26 of the core-profile section 23, on its terminal portion, at a right-angle, to which web 27 the terminal portions of the aetal cladding 7 are fastened by means of a folded-seas joint. The folded-setm joint 32 can ba produced by rolling, or by a similar method.

A U-shaped portion 25 is formed on the short Limb 24 of the core-profile section 23, the free, terminal web 28 of this portion being connected to the metal cladding 8 by means of a folded-seam joint 21. At the tame time, the cora-profila section 23 forms the groove 16 for receiving a sealing profile 14. An additional scaling profile 15 is fastened in a groove In the door frame 9. As m result of this arrangement, the sealing of tha door leaf 13, against the door frame 9, is effected at two flat locations, so thst, if the door and the wall are dasignad to be adequately' soundproof, adequate sound-insuletion will also be present in the region of the door frame.

On its ineide, the door leaf 13 is packed with 11 11 54912 an insulating medlua 31 which expediently posses»·* flre-Kitaretmt and eound-absorbing properties.

Figure 7 Illustrates a window frene 97 which een be foraed In a wall aleaent 40, 41, The window 5 fraae 97 1» tenpoted of two vertlcel ettachnent profiles 92, 93, and two horizontal curtain rails 98, 99 which are designed as multi-chamber profiles and are attached, by eieans of bolted Joints, to the surrounding wall elements 40, 41, The attachment profiles 92, 93 are 10 coaposed, 1n each ease, of a box-shaped frame 94 on one side of which a web 95 1s formed, on which a claaplng profile 42, or a locking profile 43, 1s formed (Figures 8a to 6c). Regularly arranged apertures 94, 94a are formed 1n the frame 94, which enable bolts, for bolted 15 Joints, to be passed through, it is also possible to fasten special built-in elements at these apertures 94, 96». In the curtain-rail profiles 98, 99, one chamber, 100, of the multi-chamber profile 1s provided with a longitudinal slot 101. This longitudinal slot 101 20 serves to connect the curtsln to attachment rollers which are Housed 1n the chamber 100 1n a manner permitting movement, A web-l1kt locking stop 102 is formed on the multi-ehamber profile, as an installation aid. Cover-webs 103 are formed on the multi-chamber profiles of the 25 curtain rails 98, 99, and on the attachment profiles 92, 93, into which webs 103 the adjoining wall elements 40, 41 extend. In order to reduce noise-generation, the edge portions 104 of the covcr-uoba 103 are designed with a tapering cross-eeetlon (Figures 9» to 9c>.

A particular design of a celling element 1s Illustrated 1n Figures 10a to 10c. This celling clamant It designed es · celling penel 115 which 1a coaposed of • rectangular sheet-metel profile 128 which een ba filled with en Insulating leyer 108. On each of the transverse 35 sides 114, 117 of the sheet-metal profile 128, a U-shaped bent-over portion 118, 119 1s formed, which serves to stiffen the side* of the sheet-metal profile 126 in the lateral direction, as well as to fix the position of the Insulating layer 108. An L-sheped profile edge 122, 124 12 1* formed on each of the longitudinal «Idee 120, 121, The*e profile edge* 122, 124 »erve, firstly, to ttlffen the sheet-metal profile 128 In the longitudinal direction, ·· well as to fix the position of an Insulating layer 108 and, moreover, serve as connecting elements for connecting a plurality of celling panels 115. For this purpose, the profile edge 122 possesses a free, outward-pointing end web 123. The profile edge 124 1s designed as a clamping member 126, for which purpose a clamping web 125 is bent over, 1n the outward direction, on that terminal portion of the end web 127 which Is located on the Inside, During the assembly of a plurality of celling panels 115 to fora a celling, the end web 123 of one of the ceiling panels 115 1s pushed Into the clanping member 126 which is formed by the clamping web 125 and the end web 127 of the preceding celling panel 115. By this mesne, the positions of the celling panels ere adequately fixed, their transverse tides 116, 117 resting on the wsbs 70 of attachment profiles. In order, 1n a given case, to fit the lest celling panel 115 of e celling, the last two eelUng panels 115 are «tacked, one above the other, and ere then Inserted Into the apertures 1n the celling, whereupon the lest ceiling panel 115 can then be pulled down in order to close the remaining aperture.

Components for the structural system 60 are illustrated in Figures 11a to 16d, this systsm making It possible to achieve adequate stlffneea even 1n eases Involving comparatively large heights, of approx. 4.50 a, and eompsratlvsly large unsupported spans of, for exsaple 3 m. if there Is a requirement to further Increase the distance spanned by the celling elements, 1t will be necessary to support them from ceiling-carriers 46, or by msans of similar members.

The celling element 48 Illustrated In Figures 11a to 11c 1s composed of a aetel cladding 174 with edge profiles 177, 178 which ere formed on the edge portions 175, 176, these edge profiles 177, 178 possessing, In each case, projecting support webs 183, 184 which *re stiffened by Internal bent-over feature* 185, 186. The S49iH 1 3 cavity 167, formed by the edge profile* 177, 178, c*n be packed with an Insulating layer 108. The support webs 183, 184 are designed with different lengths, thus enabling constructional tolerances to be compenseted-out S by shifting the support webs 183, 184 Of Mutually abutting catting elements 48 tn the region of the Joint 181. At the sane tine, the support-webs 183, 184 rest one on top of the other, and one of the edge profiles, 177, of one of the calling elements 48 overlaps the other edge pro-10 file 178 of the other celling element 48 (Figure 11d).

At well as being fastened to attachment profile* 84 (Figure 3b), the celling elements 48 can also be fastened to angle pieces 173 which are located on the wall alementt 40, 41 1n the region of the edge of the 15 celling (Figures 11e end 11f). The web 160, bent up on the termlnsl portion of the retaining web 179 of each of the angle pieces 173, enables the retaining web 179 to be ahaped In tha manner of a tray, into which 1t 1s possible to Insert an Insulating atrip 182, composed of aponga 20 rubber or some similar material. The angle pieces 173 sre fastened to the well elements 40, 41, by means of bolted Joints 156.

A wall element 41 1s Illustrated in Figure 12a, 1n plan view, a clamping profile 131 and a locking pro-25 file 132 being formed on 1ta terminal portions, at the edges. The clamping profile 131 1s composed of a piece of pre-cut profile materiel, of generally "0" shape, one of the webt, 133, of this profile piece, namely an extended web 133, being arranged normal to the plat· 30 element 130 of the wall element 41, and balng attached to this plate element 130. The end web 135 of the clamping profile 131 1a arranged normal to the middle web 134, parallel to tne extended web 133, and pointing coward· the plate element 130 of the metal cladding 109. The 35 locking profile 132 1a composed of an enlarged U-shaped profile piece 137, one of Its webs being designed es e retaining web 136 and being atteched to the plate element 130 at a right-angle. The retaining web 136 1s arranged parallel to the extended web 133 and 1n the seme direction 14 • i this web 133. An angle-web 139 is formed on tht aide web 138 at the end of the profile piece 137, the terminal portion 140 of this angla-web 139 being aligned parallel to tha retaining web 136 and projecting Into the profile piece 137. An intulating medium 108 can be housed 1n the cavity foraed by the angle-web 139 of the locking profile 132 and the elaaping profile 131. In the tear way, an Insulating medium 108 can be placed on the plate 130, a portion of plate remaining unfilled with insulating medium 108, over the area feeing the clamping profile 131, in order to permit the Insertion, Into this region, of the angle-web 139 of the profile piece 137 belonging to the adjeeent well element 41.

Two wall elements 41 which are designed as end pieces 44, 45 are Illustrated 1n figure* 12b and 12c. On the end piece 44, a locking profile 132 1s formed at one end, and a clamping web 49 Is formed at the other end, in each case, 1t being possible to push the clamping web 49 into a locking profile 132 of an adjoining wall eleaent 41, for example whan making corner-connections. The end piece 45 possesses a clamping profile 131 on each of its terminal portions, at the aides.

As illustrated 1n Figures 13a and 13b, two adjacent wall element* 41 can be attached, both in a longitudinal direction, and to form an outside corner, simply by pushing the clamping profile 131 of one wall eleaent 41 Into the locking profile 132 of the other wall element 41. Should the clamping action between the clamping profile 131 and the locking profile 132 be Insufficient to endow the wall struetur* with adequate atiffnes, it is additionally possible, for example, to provide Hvetted joint*, using blind rivets, or the like, cavities in the region of the joint divisions are expediently packed with an insulating medium 108.

An inside corner-connection is illustrated in figure 13c, in which the connection between the clamping profile 131 of one of two adjacent wall elements 41 and the locking profile 132 of the other wall element 41 is effected by meant of a cornar-profίle piece 143. The 15 15 5 4 S 1 3 corner-prof1l· piece 163 1* composed of a U-ahapcd basic profile 145, one of the side limbs, 146/ of this profile 14$ being designed with an Increased length/ and possessing a retaining web 147, on Its teralnal portion, in 5 order to fora a clanping portion 144. In the case of an 1ns1d« cornei' 142, Die tleaptny μι'οΐίΐ* 131 and the lurking profile 132 are then held between the base profile 145 and the retaining web 147. In order to prevent the corner-profile piece 143 fron being able to nove, 1t can 10 ba attached to the locking profile 132, or also, alternatively, to the clanping profile 131, by Means of rivetted joints or bolted joints. For this purpose, it is possible to provide apertures 153 1n the side liab 146, before starting to erect the corner-profile piece 143.

If it is desired to Install an additional wall elenent 41 normal to a wall element 41, and between its clamping profile 131, which is located at Its end, and the locking profile 132, normal to the plane of the wall element 41, a tolerance-compensating piece 146 or 154, 20 as appropriate, can be used to secure the additional wall elenent 41. The tolerance-compensating piece 148 is designed with a Z-ehapcd cross-section, and consists of a retaining I1nb 152 Which can be fastened, for example by means of rivetted joints 151, to the plate elenent 25 130 of one of the wall elements 41. An angle piece 150 is formed on the retaining limb 152, this angle piece 150 forming an opening section 149. The clamping profile 131 of the wall element 61 whieh is to be secured can be pushed into this opening section 149 (Figure 14a). If 1t 30 1s desired to fasten the locking profile 132 of a wall element 41 to another wall element 41, 1t Is necessary to provide the tolerance-compensating piece 154. This tolerance-compensating piece 154 possesses a retaining limb 155, on one of the end portions of which a clamping 35 profits 131 is formed at a right-angle. The toleranee-eompenssting piece 154 is attached, by means of bolted joints 156, to the plate elenent 130 of one of the wall eLements 41. Instead of the bolted joints 156, 1t is also possible to provide rivetted joints. The other 16 16 549 1 2 wall element 41 1» secured by pushing the locking profile 132 In tideway*, over the clanping profile 131 of the tolerance-compensating piece 154 (Figure 14b).

Two door frame* 9, 9* are Illustrated, diagram-5 matleally, 1n Figures 13a and 15b, The door frame 9 it composed of two frame-attachment profile* 157, 158, e locking profile 132 and a clamping profile 131 being formed on the end portions (159, 160; 161, 162) of these frame-attachment profile* 157, 158, on alternate side* 1n 10 each case. It 1s then possible to attach either additional profile pieces, as attachment elements, or, alternatively, to attach additional wall elements 41 directly, to the clamping profiles 131 and the locking profiles 132, a* the case nay be.

The door frame 9a 1* composed of two frame- attachment profiles 163, 164 which are composed, 1n each case, of a door stop-profile 165 on which a clamping profile 131 and a locking profile 132 are formed, on alternate sides 1n each cast, and of a wall-attachment 20 profile 166 on which a locking profile 132 and a clamping profile 131 are formed, likewise on alternate sides 1n each case. The frame-attachment profiles 163, 164 are joined together, by the door stop-profile* 165, by neans of Hvetted Joints 151, or, alternatively, by neans of 25 bolted joint* 156, Figure 16 Illustrates the attachment of a partition 169 to a wall element 41, between the clamping profile 131 of this wall element 41 and the locking profile 132. In order to fix the additional wall element* 30 41 of the partition 169, which are arranged normal to the first wall element 41, a connecting pleee 171 1s provided, consisting of a basic profile possessing e Z-shaped cross-section, an angle piece 150 being formed on one of Its terminal portion*, forming an opening section 35 149, and a clamping profile 131 being formed on Its other terminal portion. This clamping profile 131 Is pushed Into the locking profile 132 of on* of the wall elements 41 of the partition 169, The clamping profile 131 belonging to the other wall element 41 of the partition 169 1s 17 17 5 4 912 fitted Into the opening section 149. Tht attachment to the plat· element 130 of the first well element 41 1s effected by neens of bolted joints 156, the bolts being passed through the teralnal portion of the angle piece 150 and the clasping profile 131 of one of the wall eleaents 41 of the partition 169.

A partition 74 1s Illustrated In Figure 17, by naans of which a wet roon 76 1s separated fron a dry roon 75. The wall elenent 41 on the dry roots aide 1a nounted on base profiles 37. The spacing strip 55 bears against a supporting wall 77 which 1s fastened to the floor surface 35, on which wall 77 a spacer-profile piece 76 is nounted. For this purpose, an upper, U-shaped retaining profile 79 is formed on the epaecr-profile piece 78, this retaining profile 79 being pushed over the spacer-profile piece 78, The wall element 41 on the wet roon side 1s nounted on a lower retaining profile Θ0, It being possible to present the notal cladding 109 to the apacer-proflie piece 78. An Insulating layer 81 1s Located between the retaining profile 60 and tht wall element 41 on the wet roon aide. A substructure 82 edjolns the retaining profile 80 and the lower region of the well elenent 41 on the wet roon tide, 1t being possible for this sub-structure 82 to consist either of a nouldable compound, or of a moulded profile body.

The tub-structure 82 and the eurface 83, on the wet roon tide, of the wall elanant 41 on tha wet roon aide can receive tiles 84, attached by neens of an adhetlva, or can, alternatively, be coeted with a weter-repelllng composition.

Claims

1. A structural system for lining and partitioning a room possessing at least one ceiling surface and a floor surface, said system comprising walls and/or ceilings which are assembled from plate-shaped elements, these elements being attached to carriers which are designed in the form of profile pieces and are installed on the ceiling and floor surfaces, the side edges of these carriers possessing clamping profiles which, in order to stiffen the wall, or ceiling, can be connected to clamping profiles belong-to the adjacent plate-shaped element, the system including the combination of the following features: a) each wall element is supported, in a manner known per se, on a girder-like base profile which is made from at least one profile piece, this base profile being aligned horizontally on the floor surface, to which it is securely attached by means of fasteners, b) a clamping profile, which is generally O-shaped, having two side webs and an intermediate web is formed on one of the long lateral edges of each wall element, to which it is attached on one side, in which O-shaped clamping profile and extended web with an opening section facing the plane of the plate is arranged, normal to this plane, in a manner such that the clamping profile can be clasped into a locking profile which is formed on the other long lateral edge of the wall element which is to be attached, this locking profile being composed of a retaining web of a large O-shaped profile piece, which retaining web is arranged parallel to the extended web of the clamping profile, an angle-web being formed on the free side web of the large profile piece, on its end portion, and pointing towards the retaining web, the formation of this angle-web, on the side web opposing the retaining web being effected in a manner such that its terminal web portion is aligned parallel to the retaining web, and is located at a distance, from this web, which corresponds to the length of the middle web of the clamping profile, and c) attachment profiles, which can be connected to the ceiling carriers, are located on the ceiling-side bounding edges of the wall elements, the function of these attachment profiles being to retain the ceiling elements.

2. A structural system according to Claim 1, wherein the base profile for the single-leaf wall element is designed in the form of a single piece of sheet metal, cut to an appropriate shape, and with a generally U-shaped cross-section, the wall element being inserted between its side webs, the end portion of the side web which is associated with a metal cladding having two side webs and an intermediate web being bent over in the outward direction, and the side web which is associated with an insulating layer being arranged, relative to the middle web, at an angle exceeding 90°.

3. A structural system according to Claim 1, wherein the base profile for the double-leaf wall element is composed of two profile pieces which, in cross-section, are generally U-shaped and which are spaced apart from one another by means of a transition piece, their inner side webs being normal to the bottom webs , and their outer side webs being arranged, relative to the middle web, at an angle exceeding 90°.

4. A structural system according to Claim 2 or 3, wherein footing plates are located on the undersurface of the base profile, these footing plates being attached both to the base profile and to the floor surface. 20

5. A structural system according to any one of Claims 1 to 4, wherein capping profiles are located on the ceiling-side edges of the wall elements, as connecting profiles possessing a D-shaped profile portion which is connected to the wall element, and on which a clamping profile for ceiling elements is formed.

6. A structural system according to any one of Claims 1 to 5, wherein ceiling-retaining profiles are located on the ceiling-side edges of the wall elements, as attachment profiles for retaining ceiling elements, these ceiling-retaining profiles being composed of a α-shaped profile portion which is connected to the wall element, a horizontal web being formed on one of the limbs of this profile portion, and possessing, in certain cases, an upstand on its terminal portion, on which an insulating strip is located as an underlay for the ceiling element, this insulating strip being self-extinguishing in the event of fire.

7. A structural system according to any one of Claims 1 to 6, wherein the ceiling elements are designed as ceiling panels which are composed of a rectangular sheet-metal profile which can be filled with an insulating layer, a U-shaped bent-over portion being formed on each transverse side of this sheet-metal profile, and an L-shaped profile edge being formed on each of its longitudinal sides, of which profile edges the one edge possesses a free end web which can be connected to a clamping member of the adjacent ceiling panel, the clamping member is formed on the other profile edge, by a clamping web, this clamping web being bent over, in the outward direction, on the end web of the profile edge. 21 21 54312

8. A structural system according to any one of Claims 1 to 7, wherein,in order to form door openings in an arrangement of wall elements, attachment-profile pieces, provided with clamping and/or locking profiles, are located at the free lateral edges of the wall elements, and/or the comer-profiles, to which attachment-profile pieces the door frame, which is designed as a hollow-profile component, is secured, on which frame a profile-projection is formed, directed into the through-passage, for receiving a sealing profile, against which a door can be brought to bear when in the closed position.

9. A structural system according to Claim 8, wherein the door comprises a continuous reinforcing frame, made of a thin piece of sheet metal, or fire-resistant plastic, cut to shape and profiled, this piece possessing reverseshaped areas in order to form at least one groove matched to the continuous sealing profile which seals the door leaf to the door frame, the outer metal cladding bearing against this profiled piece and being attached to it.

10. A structural system according to Claim 9, wherein the reinforcing frame bears against the edge portions of the metal cladding on the door-recess sides.

11. A structural system according to Claim 9, wherein the reinforcing frame possesses the cross-sectional profile of those edge portions of the metal cladding which are located on the door-recess sides.

12. A structural system according to Claim 9, wherein the metal claddings are attached to door-edges on the door-recess sides.

13. A structural system according to any one of Claims 9 to 12, wherein the reinforcing frame is attached to the edge portions of the metal cladding by means of glued joints, or by means of folded-seam joints.

14. A structural system according to any one of Claims 22 22 5 4 9 12 9 to 13, wherein the reinforcing frame is composed of a plate-shaped piece of material which has been cut to shape, with a U-shaped core-profile section, on one of the short limbs of which section, a portion of the pre-5 out piece of material is formed into a "U“, and a web on the long limb of this section is bent over at a right-angle.

15. A structural system according to Claim 13 or 14, wherein the web and the free web of the U-shaped portion 10 are attached to the metal cladding.

16. A structural system according to Claim 14, wherein the middle web of the U-shaped core-profile section and the inner web of the U-shaped portion are attached to the metal cladding. 15 17. A structural system according to Claim 8, wherein the ceiling-side attachment-profile piece is attached to the ceiling elements by means of a capping profile and a ceiling-retaining profile.

17. 18. A structural system according to any one of Claims 20 i to 17, wherein, in order to fix internal fittings, and the like, the plate elements are attached to attachment profiles which are composed of a box-shaped frame with regularly arranged apertures for retaining built-in elements, and with a web which is formed on one side of the 25 frame and which possesses a clamping or locking profile.

18. 19. A structural system according to any one of Claims 1 to 18, wherein, in order to form a window in the wall elements, they' are attached to a window frame which is composed of two vertical attachment profiles and two 30 horizontal multi-chamber profiles which are designed as curtain rails and are attached, by means of screw fasteners, to the surrounding wall elements, a longitudinal slot being formed in at least one chamber of the multi-chamber 23 23 5 4 912 profiles, in order to connect the curtains to attachment rollers which are housed in the chamber in a manner permitting movement.

19. 20. A structural system according to Claim 19, wherein a web-like locking stop is formed on the multi-chamber profile, as an installation aid.

20. 21. A structural system according to Claim 20, wherein cover-webs with edge portions which possess a tapered cross-section are formed on the multichamber profiles of the curtain rails, and on the attachment profiles, these cover-webs extending over the adjoining wall elements.

21. 22. A structural system according to any one of Claims 1 to 6, wherein, in order to form an inside comer, a comer-profile piece is pushed over the locking profile, and is fastened to it, it being possible to lock the clamping profile of a wall element into the unoccupied clamping section of this locking profile.

22. 23. A structural system according to Claim 22, wherein the comer-profile piece is composed of a U-shaped basic profile which can be pushed onto the U-shaped profile piece of the locking profile, in a manner such that it clamps tightly, a retaining web for retaining a clamping profile being formed, bent over at a right-angle, on an extended side-limb of this basic profile.

23. 24. A structural system according to Claim 22 or 23, wherein, in order to fasten a second wall element to a first wall element, normal to this element and between its clamping profile and the locking profile on the plate element of the first wall element, a tolerance-compensating piece, possessing a Z-shaped cross-section, is installed, the clamping profile of the second wall element being pushed into that opening section of this tolerance-comp- 24

24. S4912 ensating piece which faces away from the first plate element.

25. A structural system according to Claim 22 or 23, wherein, in order to fasten a second wall element 5 to a first wall element, normal to this element and between its clamping profile and the locking profile on the plate element of the first wall element, a tolerance-compensating piece is installed, which is composed of a retaining limb, on one end portion of 10 which a clamping profile is formed, at a right-angle, onto which clamping profile the locking profile of the second wall element can be pushed.

26. A structural system according to any one Claims 22 to 25, wherein the door frame is designed as a 15 frame-attachment profile, a locking profile and a clamping profile being formed on its end portions, on alternate sides in each case.

27. A structural system according to any one of Claims 22 to 25, wherein the door frame is formed 20 from frame-attachment profiles which are composed of a door stop-profile on which a clamping profile and a locking profile are formed, on alternate sides in each case, and of a wall-attachment profile on which a locking profile and a clamping profile are 25 formed, on alternate sides in each case, it being possible to join these frame-attachment profiles together by means of rivetted joints and bolted joints.

28. A structural system according to any one of Claims 22 to 27, wherein, in order to form a part- 30 ition on a wall element, a connecting piece is installed on the wall element, this connecting piece 35 355 4 913 consisting of a Z-shaped retaining piece on which a clamping profile is formed, it being possible to push the clamping profile of one of the additional wall elements into the Z-shaped opening section of this connecting piece, and to push, into the clamping profile of one of the additional wall elements, and to push, into the clamping profile of this additional wall element, and to push, into the clamping profile of this additional wall element, the locking profile of the other additional wall element.

29. A structural system according to Claim 28, wherein the Z-shaped retaining piece possessing the clamping profile of the plate element of the first additional wall element is attached thereto by means of bolted joints or rivetted joints.

30. A structural system according to any one of Claims 22 to 29, wherein angle pieces with insulating strips which can be brought into contact with the retaining webs are fastened to the ceiling-side end portions of the wall elements, on which insulating strips ceiling elements can be mounted, edge profiles being located on the lateral edge portions in a manner such that when the ceiling elements are butt-jointed, one of the edge profiles of one of the ceiling elements overlaps the other edge profile of the other ceiling element.

31. A structural system according to Claim 1, substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings. F. R. KELLY & CO., AGENTS FOR THE APPLICANTS.