NL2010093C2

NL2010093C2 - Wall assembly, cladding panel support beam, anchor guide, kit of parts and method for cladding a wall.

Info

Publication number: NL2010093C2
Application number: NL2010093A
Authority: NL
Inventors: Wilhelmus Johannes Jaspers
Original assignee: Es
Priority date: 2013-01-08
Filing date: 2013-01-08
Publication date: 2014-07-09

Description

P99939NL00

Title: Wall assembly, cladding panel support beam, anchor guide, kit of parts and method for cladding a wall

The invention relates to a wall assembly comprising a wall and a cladding panel support beam mounted to said wall by means of anchors. In particular, the invention relates to a wall assembly, wherein the anchors extend through an insulation layer placed against said wall. Besides, among 5 others the invention also relates to a method for cladding a wall.

Normally, cladding panels or so-called cladding plates are not fixed directly to a wall. That is, such cladding panels are fixed to multiple support beams generally extending vertically along the wall, or such cladding panels are fixed to cladding panel fixation beams mounted 10 transversely to the support beams. Consequently, space can be provided between the wall and the cladding panels for accommodating an insulating cavity and/or an insulation layer. In order to provide enough space, the cladding panel support beams are often mounted offset from the wall, for example over a distance of about 15 cm. Due to that relatively long distance, 15 and due to the fact that the panels are often comprising heavy materials such as ceramic, fibre cement, stone, glass and/or metal, there is a risk that the anchors will bend or sag. Such bending or sagging can cause stretching or tearing of anchor passages in the insulation layer, such as a foam layer. As a result, the insulation of the wall can decrease dramatically. Possible 20 solutions for this problem may include the use of many more anchors or much thicker anchors and the reduction of the offset distance between the wall and the cladding panel support beam. However, each of such solutions can itself deteriorate the insulation of the wall considerably.

The invention contemplates a wall assembly and/or a method for 25 apply cladding panel support beams to a wall, wherein the drawbacks 2 mentioned above have been avoided, at least partly, while maintaining the advantages of using cladding panel support beams.

Thereto, the invention provides for a wall assembly, comprising a wall and a cladding panel support beam, wherein the support beam is 5 mounted to the wall by means of first anchors and at least one second anchor sloping at an angle with at least one of the first anchors, such that the second anchor can be loaded in tension by the support beam in order to counteract sagging of the first anchors.

As a consequence of the second anchor sloping at an angle with at 10 least one of the first anchors, at least one anchor can be mainly loaded by compressive forces while another anchor can be mainly loaded by tensile forces, thereby considerably reducing bending moments in said one anchor. Hence, the advantage is achieved that a relatively firm mount of the support beam can be provided using relatively few and relatively thin anchors. The 15 number of anchor passages is thus kept relatively low. Besides, the cross sections of said passage are thus kept relatively small. Therefore, a relatively high insulation can be enabled. Besides, when passages in the insulation layer are only made when the anchors are placed, the size of said passages can be kept at a minimum. Therefore, losses in insulation value, 20 for instance a heat or thermal insulation value such as a R-value, can be counteracted.

By advantageously providing that the second anchor slopes down from the wall, it can be enabled that the second anchor is mainly loaded in tension, while the first anchors are mainly pressure loaded.

25 In a further elaboration, the angle between the first and second anchor and/or an angle between the second anchor and a horizontal plane is between 15° and 70°, preferably between 20° and 50°, more preferably between 25° and 40°, especially about 30°. As a result, the wall and the first and the second anchor can form a substantially triangular truss system, 30 providing for a relative firm mount of the support beam.

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In embodiments, at least one of the first anchors, and preferably all of them, extend substantially transverse to the wall. As a result, said first anchors can be anchored into the wall relatively easily, for instance in a conventional manner. Besides, when the end of the anchor protruding from 5 the wall is provided with external threading, standard nuts can be used to mount the support beam substantially transverse to the first anchor.

In a further embodiment, an anchor guide is provided having a base surface for placement against the support beam and having a guiding channel for aligning the second anchor, the guiding channel being at an 10 angle with the base surface. The anchor guide can enable that a second anchor can be placed relatively easily at a desired spot and/or at an appropriate right angle.

By additionally providing the anchor guide with at least one first mounting hole for mounting the first anchor thereto, an appropriate 15 distance between a second anchor and an adjacent first anchor can be predetermined appropriately. Alternatively, the support beam may be provided with a first mounting hole for receiving a first anchor and a second mounting hole at least partly forming a guiding channel for aligning a second anchor.

20 As a further alternative, the first mounting hole may be provided in the support beam and said beam and/or said anchor guide may further comprise attachment means and/or location means enabling attachment of an anchor guide comprising the guiding channel at a predetermined spot on said support beam. Such alternatives may also enable an appropriated 25 distance between a second anchor and an adjacent first anchor, such that the second mounting hole is placed in the vicinity of one of the respective first mounting hole. Hence, the wall and the first and the second anchor can form a substantially triangular truss system providing for a relative firm mount of the support beam. It is further noted that the attachment means 30 and/or the location means may enable correct placement of one or more 4 holes in the guide relative to one or more, preferably corresponding, holes in the cladding panel support beam.

The invention further relates to a cladding panel support beam. Said support beam may comprise an integrated anchor guide having a 5 guiding channel for receiving a second anchor at an angle with the wall, the support beam, the horizontal plane and/or a first anchor.

Alternatively, the anchor guide may be an individual part attachable to or attached to the cladding panel support beam.

It is noted that the invention also relates to such an anchor guide. 10 Besides, the invention relates to a kit of parts comprising a cladding panel support beam and an anchor guide.

Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for cladding a wall and/or a method for providing a wall assembly. The method comprises the steps of anchoring first anchors in a wall, preferably through an 15 insulation layer provided on said wall; mounting at least one cladding panel support beam, preferably a beam according to an aspect of the invention, to the respective first anchors such that the beam is restrained from substantial movement along the respective first anchor in both a direction towards the wall and a direction away from the wall; anchoring at least one 20 second anchor in the wall such that the second anchor slopes at an angle with at least one of the first anchors, preferably through an insulation layer provided on said wall; and mounting the second anchor to the beam, such that said beam is restrained from moving along said second anchor in a direction away from the wall, thereby enabling that the second anchor can 25 be loaded in tension by the beam such that sagging of the first anchors can be counteracted.

It is noted that the steps may be executed subsequently, for instance in the order of presentation above. However, the steps may alternatively be executed in an alternative order and/or two or more of the 30 steps may be executed at least partly simultaneously.

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In embodiments, an insulation layer may first be attached to the wall by any suitable means, for instance by gluing or using a staple gun. Subsequently, first anchors may be anchored into the wall through the attached insulation layer, if desired after drilling a bore into or through the 5 insulation layer, said bore possibly extending into the wall. Since the second anchor may absorb tension forces relatively well, relatively small anchors, preferably having a substantially round cross section and threaded if desired, for instance M8, M10 or M12 anchors, preferably made of stainless steel, may be used. Since such anchors may be fixed to the wall after 10 applying an insulation layer, preferably by anchoring them into the wall, the mounting of support beams to the wall can be relatively efficient and/or in a cost effective way, for instance because the insulation may be applied before the cladding even starts. Hence, different steps can thus be executed by different persons and/or on different moments.

15 Alternatively, at first, first anchors such as headless screws may be anchored into the wall and an insulation layer may subsequently be attached, for instance by pinning it to the headless ends of the first anchors protruding from the wall. An advantage hereof may be that a the insulation layer can be attached relatively firm, without additional attachment means 20 such as staples, rivets, screws or nails penetrating, and thus deteriorating, the insulation layer.

In the appended claim set, other advantageous embodiments of the invention are represented.

By way of non-limiting example only, embodiments of the present 25 invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying figures in which: figure 1 shows a schematic cross section view of an embodiment of a wall assembly 1; figure 2 shows a schematic top view of a cross section of the wall 30 assembly of figure 1; 6 figure 3 shows a schematic cross section view of an alternative anchor guide and an alternative cladding panel support beam; and figure 4 shows a schematic cross section of a further embodiment of the wall assembly according to the invention.

5 It is noted that the figures show merely preferred embodiments according to the invention. The embodiments disclosed in the figures should by no means be understood as limiting the scope of the claimed invention in any way. In this description and in the figures, the same or similar elements have the same or similar reference numbers.

10 In general terms, the invention can be understood as being at least directed to a beam for supporting cladding panels which beam is not only mounted to a wall by normal or first anchors, but also by means of at least one second anchor which is sloping downwards. As a result, the second anchor can form a substantially triangular structure together with a first 15 anchor and the wall, providing a relative firm mounting of the beam.

Figure 1 shows a schematic cross section view of a detail of an embodiment of a wall assembly 1 according to the invention. The wall assembly 1 comprises a wall 2. Here, the wall 2 is an outer wall 2 or a facade. Alternatively, the wall 2 may for instance be an inner wall or a 20 partition. In the shown embodiment, the wall 2 extends substantially in a vertical plane. However, it is noted that in this disclosure a wall 2 is not limited to a vertical wall. For example, the wall 1 may lean over.

The wall assembly 1 further comprises a cladding panel support beam 3, which is mounted to the wall 2 by means of first anchors 4 and at 25 least one second anchor 5. Here, the support beam 3 is mounted to a side 2a of the wall 2 facing outside. However, the support beam 3 may be mounted to a side of the wall 2 facing inside a building.

In the detail shown in figure 1, only one first anchor 4 is visible. However, the shown wall assembly 1 comprises multiple first anchors 4 for 30 mounting the support beam 3 to the wall 2. Although the support beam 3 7 may have another design, the support beam 3 shown in figure 1 is substantially elongated. A further first anchor, which is not shown in figure 1, may be located lower or higher than the one 4 shown. For example, two to ten first anchors 4 may be used to mount the support beam 3. Preferably, 5 the first anchors 4 are provided at substantially regular intervals.

Preferably, the support beam 3 extends substantially parallel to the wall. It is noted that, hke the wall 2, the support beam 3 may extend in a substantially vertical direction. However, said beam 3 may alternatively be mounted in another direction. For example, the support beam 3 may be 10 mounted substantially horizontal or diagonal. As another example, for instance when the wall is leaning over, the beam 3 may extend in a vertical plane substantially transverse to the wall leaning over.

As can be seen in figure 1, the second anchor 5 slopes at an angle a with at least one of the first anchors 4, such that the second anchor 5 can 15 be loaded in tension FI by the support beam 3 in order to counteract sagging of the first anchors 4.

Preferably, multiple or all of the first anchors 4 have longitudinal directions substantially parallel to each other. However, multiple first anchors 4 may be directed differently with respect to each other.

20 It is noted that the wall assembly 1 can comprise multiple second anchors 5 for mounting the support beam 3. Preferably, the second anchors have longitudinal direction substantially parallel to each other. However, multiple second anchors may be directed differently with respect to each other. Each second anchor 5 may for instance be placed in the vicinity of a 25 respective first anchor 4. Preferably, multiple second anchors 5 are distributed at regular intervals along the support beam 3. The number of second anchors 5 may correspond to the number of first anchors 4. In an embodiment, the number of second anchors 5 matches the number of first anchors 4. However, the ratio between first and second anchors may be for 30 instance substantially 1/1, 2/1, 3/1, 4/1 or 5/1.

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Preferably, the longitudinal directions of the first and second anchors are substantially in a single plane or in two parallel planes extending in a longitudinal direction of the support beam 3. Said plane or planes are preferably traversing the wall 2.

5 In embodiments, at least one, preferably multiple and more preferably all of the first anchors 4 extend substantially transverse to a longitudinal direction of the beam. Hence, the first anchors 4 can be anchored relatively easily into the wall 2. Besides, due to the transverse direction of the first anchor 4, the support beam 3 may be mounted 10 relatively easily to said anchor 4, for instance when using two flange nuts 6, 7, each having a flange substantially transverse to the bore of the respective nut.

Here, at least one first anchor 4 extends substantially transverse to the wall 2 and the second anchor 5 slopes down from the wall 2. However, 15 the respective anchors 4, 5 may be directed otherwise. For example, the second anchor 5 may extend substantially horizontally, for instance when the respective first anchor 4 slopes down towards the wall 2. As another example, the second anchor 5 may slope down from the wall 2 while the first anchor 4 is sloping down towards the wall 2. The angle a between the first 20 and second anchor 4, 5 and/or an angle between the second anchor 5 and a horizontal plane may be between 15° and 70°, preferably between 20° and 50°, more preferably between 25° and 40°, especially about 30°.

Figure 2 shows a schematic top view of a schematic cross section of the detail of the wall assembly 1 of figure 1 along fine II, further 25 comprising a cladding panel 8. In turn, the schematic cross section view of figure 1 is a schematic cross section along line I in figure 2, but missing said panel 8. The cross section of the support beam 3 is substantially U-shaped. The base of the U-shape is formed by a mounting strip 3a for mounting the support beam 3 to the wall 2. The mounting strip 3a comprises mounting 30 openings 3b allowing anchors 4, 5 to pass through. The mounting opening 3b 9 can for instance be substantially slot shaped, the slot preferably extending in a longitudinal direction of the support beam. During use, two spacer strips 3c extend from lateral side edges of the base 3a of the U-shape in a direction substantially away from the wall 2. Due to the U-shape, a slit-5 shaped space 30 is provided between the two spacer strips 3c. Said slitshaped space 30 may provide space for placement of one or more anchor guides 11, proximal ends 18 of protruding anchors 4, 5 and/or mounting means 7, 21 for mounting said anchors to the support beam 3. It is noted that an inner height 31 and/or an inner width 32 of the U-shaped space 30 10 may be for instance between 2 and 7 cm, preferably between 4 and 5 cm, especially about 4.5 cm.

At an edge 3e opposite to the mounting strip 3a, the spacer strips 3c are connected to at least one respective fixation part 3d, for instance a fixation strip 3d extending in the longitudinal direction of the beam 3 or one 15 or more fixation tabs. The fixation part 3d is preferably arranged for supporting a cladding panel 8. Thereto, a surface of the fixation part 3d during us facing away from the wall 2 may be substantially parallel with the cladding panel 8, the wall 2 and/or the mounting strip 3a of the support beam 3. Additionally or alternatively, the fixation part or strip 3d can be 20 arranged for fixation to the cladding panel 8. For example, the fixation part 3d may comprise one or more fixation openings 9 such as through holes and/or side recesses for receiving fixation means 10 such as rivets 10, screws or the like. The support beam 3 may for instance be made using moulding a plastic or preferably a metal or metal alloy, such as aluminium or an 25 aluminium alloy. As another example, the support beam 3 may be folded from a blank. In embodiments, the mounting openings 3b and the fixation openings 9 may be provided afterwards, for instance during mounting the support beam 3 to the wall 2. It is noted that the support beam 3 can alternatively be of a different design. For example, its cross section does not 30 need to be substantially U-shaped. Besides, it does neither need to comprise 10 a mounting strip 3a, nor spacer strips 3c, nor fixation strips 3d. For instance, the spacer strips 3c can be replaced by other spacer means such as bars and/or the fixation strips 3d can, as said, be replaced by multiple fixation tabs or wings.

5 As best can be seen in figure 1, the wall assembly 1 can further comprise an anchor guide 11 having a base surface 11a for placement against the support beam 3 and having a guiding channel 12 for ahgning the second anchor 5. Preferably, the guiding channel 12 is at an angle 6 with the base surface 11a, said angle 6 preferably being between 20° and 75°, 10 preferably between 40° and 70°, more preferably between 50° and 65°, especially about 60°. Additionally, the anchor guide 11 can comprise a mounting hole 13 for receiving an anchor 4 at an angle a with the guiding channel 12. In the embodiment of figure 1, the anchor guide 11 which comprises the guiding channel 12 is a separated part 11 attached to the 15 support beam 3. Although the attachment is here at least partly by means of a screw 14, it may be executed by different means, such as by welding, gluing or riveting. It is noted that the anchor guide 11 can be pre-attached to the support beam 3, but can alternatively be supplied separately or in a kit of parts comprising one or more support beams 3 and one or more anchor 20 guides 11. Then, the anchor guide 11 may for instance be attached during installation of the cladding panel support beam to the wall. Such attachment can for example be at least partly by clamping the anchor guide 11 between two mounting means 6, 7 provided at the first anchor 4, such as the two nuts 6, 7, during mounting the support beam 3 to the first anchor 4. 25 Alternatively, the anchor guide 11 may be formed as an integral part of the support beam, for instance it may be formed by moulding. Although in figure 1 the mounting hole 13 is provided in the anchor guide 11, this mounting hole 13 and/or additional mounting holes for receiving first anchors 4 may thus be provided in the support beam 3, for instance in 30 its mounting strip 3a. The support beam 3 itself may thus comprise first 11 mounting holes 13 each for receiving a first anchor 4 and a second mounting hole 12 forming a guiding channel 12 for aligning a second anchor 5, wherein said second hole 12 can have a guiding direction at an angle 6 with a longitudinal direction of said beam 3.

5 In embodiments, the mounting hole 13 and/or said hole 13 and the first anchor 4 together, may be arranged for guiding a first anchor 4, preferably substantially at a predetermined angle relative to the wall, the support beam 3, a second anchor 5 and/or the anchor guide 11. Thereto, the mounting hole 13 can for instance be cylindrical shaped.

10 Figure 3 shows a schematic cross section view of an alternative embodiment of an anchor guide 11 and an alternative cladding panel support beam 3. Preferably, the support beam 3 has mounting openings 3b corresponding to the anchor guide 11. As in the shown embodiment, the anchor guide 11 can for instance be made out of a blank of plate shape 15 material, such as a metal plate. Here, the anchor guide 11 has a protruding joggle 22 for cooperation with an opening 23 in the support beam 3. Said opening 23 and/or joggle 22 can form attachment means and/or location means. Said means can for example together with mounting means 6, 7 and a first anchor 4 be used to attach the guide to the support profile 3.

20 However, additionally or alternatively other means can be used for attaching the guide 11 to the beam 3, such as for instance screwing, clicking, riveting and/or welding. The anchor guide 11 may have a guide channel 12 formed by an opening 24 such as a through bore 24. Alternatively, the guide 11 and a corresponding support beam 3 may be arranged to cooperate such 25 that the opening 24 in the guide 11 may during use cooperate with a mounting opening 3b in the beam 3 to form a guide channel 12a, 12b. It is noted that the guide channel 12 does thus not need to consist of a single opening, nor does it need to be formed in one piece. In the embodiment of figure 3, the mounting opening 12b, 3b has, for ease of production, an axial 30 direction transverse to the mounting strip 3a of the support beam 3.

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However, said opening 12b, 3b may be directed differently, for instance having an axial direction during use extending in substantially the same direction as the second anchor 5.

As further can be seen from figure 3, it is apparent that the wall 5 assembly, the support beam 3 and/or the guide 11 may be arranged to additionally mount the second anchor 5 such that the support beam 3 is during use also restricted from moving in a direction towards the wall. For example, a fourth mounting means 25, such as a nut, can be placed behind the opening 24 for the second anchor 5.

10 Moreover, an alternative way of mounting the first anchor 4 to the support beam 3 is shown in figure 3. Here, a helical pressure spring 6b, forming a first mounting means 6, is placed around the first anchor 4. Said spring 6b pressing the support beam 3 and the anchor guide 11 towards the second mounting means 7, in order to clamp the beam 3 and the guide 11 15 between the first an second mounting means 6, 7. As noted, alternative or additional means for mounting said beam 3 to the anchor may be used.

As best can be seen in figure 1, the wall assembly 1 can further comprise an anchor guide 11 having a base surface 11a for placement against the support beam 3 and having a guiding channel 12 for aligning 20 the second anchor 5. Preferably, the guiding channel 12 is at an angle 6 with the base surface 11a, said angle 6 preferably being between 20° and 75°, preferably between 40° and 70°, more preferably between 50° and 65°, especially about 60°. Additionally, the anchor guide 11 can comprise a mounting hole 13 for receiving an anchor 4 at an angle a with the guiding 25 channel 12. In the embodiment of figure 1, the anchor guide 11 comprising the guiding channel 12 is a separated part 11 attached to the support beam 3. Although the attachment is here at least partly by means of a screw 14, it can be attached by different means. For instance by welding, gluing or riveting. It is noted that the anchor guide 11 can be pre-attached to the 30 support beam 3, but can alternatively be supplied separately or in a kit of 13 parts comprising one or more support beams 3 and one or more anchor guides 11. Then, the anchor guide 11 may for instance be attached during installation, for example at least partly by clamping it between two mounting means provided at the first anchor 4, such as the two nuts 6, 7, 5 when mounting the support beam 3 to the first anchor 4.

Figure 4 shows a schematic cross section of a further embodiment of a wall assembly 1 according to the invention. This embodiment mainly differs from the embodiment shown in figure 2 in that the cladding plate 8 is not directly fixed to the support beam 3. In stead, a cladding panel fixation 10 beam 15 is attached to the support beam 3. Preferably, the cladding panel fixation beam 15 is traversing the support beam at substantially right angles. In embodiments, said fixation beam 15 may extend substantially horizontally. Further, a cladding panel 8 may be fixed to the cladding panel fixation beam 15, for example by means of a connection element 16 attached 15 to a back side of the cladding panel 8 and fixable to the cladding panel fixation beam 15.

The invention further relates to a method for cladding a wall 2 and/or a method for providing a wall assembly 1. The method comprises multiple steps, which do not necessarily need to be executed in the preferred 20 order as presented below, nor need to be executed one after the other. The steps may thus be executed in another order. Additionally or alternatively, at least part of the steps can be executed at least partly simultaneously.

The method comprises the step of anchoring first anchors 4 in a wall 2. It is noted that the first anchor 4, and/or the second anchor 5, may 25 for example be a chemical anchor or a screw anchor 4, 5 or another type of anchor. The anchor 4, 5 can be made of any suitable material, for example a metal or alloy such as stainless steel. Further, the anchor 4, 5 can have a distal end 17 arranged for anchoring into a wall 2. For instance, the distal end 17 is provided with external thread, such as a cutting tread, or chemical 30 anchoring means. Besides, the anchor 4, 5 can have a proximal end 18 14 which may be arranged for driving the anchor into a wall 2. Thereto, the proximal end 18 may be provided with a drive hole, slot or the like for receiving a driving means such as a screw driver or the like. Alternatively or additionally, the proximal end 18 may advantageously be arranged for 5 mounting the support beam 3 and/or an anchor guide 11 to the anchor 4, 5. Thereto, the proximal end 18 may for example be provided with external thread, preferably a standard thread having a diameter such as M8, M10 or M12.

In the shown embodiments, first a plug 19, such as an expansion 10 plug 19, is provided into the wall 2. Subsequently, the first anchors 4 are screwed into the wall. However, the anchors may apparently also be anchored without using plugs. Then, a layer 20 of insulation material, for example a material arranged for sound and/or thermal insulation such as an insulation foam, is placed, for instance pinned, onto the first anchors 4.

15 Alternatively, no insulation layer is used or the insulation layer 20 can be provided on the wall 2 before anchoring the first anchor 4 through said insulation layer 20.

The method further comprises the step of mounting at least one cladding panel support beam 3 to the respective first anchors 4 such that 20 the beam 3 is restrained from substantial movement along the respective first anchor 4 in both a direction towards the wall 2 and a direction away from the wall 2. For example, a first mounting means 6, for instance a first nut 6 such as a flange nut, may be screwed or placed in another way onto the proximal end 18 at a desired distance from the wall 2. Then, the support 25 beam 3 may be placed such that a part of the proximal end 18 extends through the mounting openings 3b of said beam 3, preferably such that the support beam 3 abuts the first mounting means 6. Additionally, before placing the support beam 3, a washer can be placed between the first mounting means 6 and the support beam 3, preferably such that the washer 30 abuts said beam 3. Subsequently, a second mounting means 7, for instance a 15 second nut 7, such as a flanged nut, or a nut and a separate washer, may be screwed onto the first anchor 4 in order to clamp the support beam 3 between the first and second mounting means 6, 7. It is noted that the cladding panel support beam 3 may advantageously be mounted such that it 5 is offset from insulation layer 20 and/or the wall 2, for instance in order to provide a cavity 31. Such cavity 31 may provide insulation. Preferably, the support beam 3 is offset from the wall 2 over a distance of 2 to 30 cm, preferably 8 to 25 cm, more preferably 10 to 20 cm, especially about 15 cm. Alternatively or additionally an offset distance between the insulation layer 10 20 and the support beam 3 may be between 0.5 and 5 cm, preferably between 1 and 3 cm, especially about 2 cm.

Although the shown embodiments use two mounting means 6, 7 clamping the support beam 3 to the first anchor 4, any other suitable mounting means may be used. For example, the first anchor’s proximal end 15 18 and/or the support beam 3 may be arranged for mounting said anchor 4 to said beam 3.

The method also comprises the step of anchoring at least one second anchor 5 in the wall 2, preferably through an insulation layer 20 provided on, along or against said wall 2, such that the second anchor 5 20 slopes at an angle with at least one of the first anchors 4. In preferred embodiments, the second anchor 5 slopes down from the wall 2. The second anchor 5 may for instance be inserted through a guiding channel 12 provided by the support beam 3 or by an anchor guide 11 attached or attachable to said beam 3 or forming an integral part of said beam 3. Since 25 the second anchor 5 is preferably placed after applying an insulation layer 20 to the wall, said anchor 5 will normally be anchored without the use of a pre-positioned plug.

Moreover, the method comprises the step of mounting the second anchor 5 to the support beam 3, for example by placing a third mounting 30 means 21, for instance a nut 21 or flanged nut 21, such that said beam 3 is 16 restrained from moving along said second anchor 5 in a direction away from the wall 2. This enables that the second anchor 5 can be loaded in tension by the beam 3 in order to counteract sagging of the first anchors 4.

As said before, some steps may at least partly be executed 5 simultaneously. For instance, when the second anchor 5 is a bolt or screw which is driven into the wall, a laterally extending head of said bolt or screw can act as a third mounting means 21. While anchoring such second anchor 5, its head will approach the anchor guide 11 and/or support beam 3 and the mounting of said beam 3 and the anchoring of the second anchor 5 can be at 10 least partly simultaneously.

Additionally, the method may comprise the step of fixing a cladding panel 8 or so-called cladding plate to the support beam 3. The cladding panel 8 may for instance comprises or be made of ceramics, such as fine ceramics or coarse ceramics, stone, wood, plastic, glass, metal such as 15 aluminium, zinc, copper, stainless steel, or composite materials such as polyester concrete or fibre reinforced materials, for example fibre cement or laminate materials such as so-called High Pressure Laminate.

Alternatively or additionally, the method may comprise fixing a cladding panel fixation beam 15 to the support beam 3, preferably such that 20 the fixation beam 15 is traversing the support beam 3, for instance at substantially right angles. Additionally, the method may comprise the step of fixing a cladding panel 8 to said cladding panel fixation beam 15.

Fixing the panel to the cladding panel fixation beam 15, or to the support beam 3, can be done by any suitable means. For example, the fixing 25 may be executed by riveting, screwing, clicking, gluing or the like.

The invention is not restricted to the embodiments described above. It will be understood that many variants are possible.

For example, the invention can be applied in order to clad different objects. For instance, the invention can be applied to pillars or 30 beams being part of a visible construction of a building. In the context of 17 this disclosure, a wall may therefore be interpreted as at least including such building elements and the like.

As a further example, the first and/or second anchor does not need to have a substantially circular cross section. For instance, when the anchor 5 is not screwed to the wall, but for example anchored using a chemical reaction or hold by a friction force such as with a nail, the anchor can have any suitable cross section, for example as a substantially square or hexagonal cross section.

These and other embodiments will be apparent to the person 10 skilled in the art and are considered to be lie within the scope of the invention as formulated in the following claims.

Claims

A wall assembly comprising a wall and a cladding panel support beam, wherein the support beam is mounted on the wall by means of first anchors and at least one second anchor that is inclined at an angle with respect to at least one of the first anchors, such that the second anchor can be tensioned by the support beam in order to prevent the first anchors from bending.

Wall assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second anchor is inclined downwards from the wall.

3. Wall assembly as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the angle between the first and second anchor and / or an angle between the second anchor and a horizontal surface is between 15 ° and 70 °, preferably between 20 ° and 50 °, at more preferably between 25 ° and 40 °, and in particular about 30 °.

Wall assembly as claimed in any of the foregoing claims, wherein at least one of the first anchors extends substantially transversely of the wall.

Wall assembly as claimed in any of the foregoing claims, wherein the wall extends substantially in a vertical plane.

6. Wall assembly as claimed in any of the foregoing claims, wherein the bearing beam is substantially elongated, and preferably extends in a substantially vertical direction.

Wall assembly as claimed in any of the foregoing claims, wherein at least one of the first anchors extends substantially transversely of a longitudinal direction of the beam.

8. Wall assembly as claimed in any of the foregoing claims, wherein the first anchors have length directions that are substantially parallel to each other.

Wall assembly as claimed in any of the foregoing claims, wherein the second anchors have longitudinal directions that are substantially parallel to each other.

10. Wall assembly as claimed in any of the foregoing claims, wherein the longitudinal directions of the first and second anchors are substantially in a single plane or in two parallel planes that extend in a longitudinal direction of the supporting beam.

11. Wall assembly as claimed in any of the foregoing claims, further comprising an anchor guide with a base for placing against the bearing beam and with a guide channel for aligning the second anchor, the guide channel being at an angle with the base, said angle at is preferably between 20 ° and 75 °, preferably between 40 ° and 70 °, more preferably between 50 ° and 65 °, and in particular is about 60 °.

Wall assembly as claimed in any of the foregoing claims, preferably as claimed in claim 11, wherein the anchor guide and / or the support beam comprises at least one first mounting hole for mounting the first anchor thereon.

13. Wall assembly as claimed in any of the foregoing claims, wherein the bearing beam of the wall is spaced over a distance of 2 to 30 cm, preferably 8 to 25 cm, more preferably 10 to 20 cm, in particular approximately 15 cm.

14. Wall assembly as claimed in any of the foregoing claims, wherein an insulating layer is provided between the wall and the supporting beam, preferably substantially against the wall and at a distance from said beam.

Wall assembly as claimed in any of the foregoing claims, wherein a cladding panel mounting beam is mounted on the bearing beam, preferably substantially transversely of the bearing beam.

Wall assembly as claimed in any of the foregoing claims, wherein a cladding panel is attached to the bearing beam and / or to the cladding panel mounting beam.

17. Cladding panel support beam for use in a wall assembly 5 according to one of the preceding claims.

18. Support beam as claimed in claim 17, comprising first mounting holes, which are each for receiving a first anchor, and comprising a second mounting hole which at least partially forms a guide channel for aligning a second anchor, said second hole having a guide direction which is at an angle with respect to a longitudinal direction of said beam.

19. Support beam as claimed in claim 18, wherein the second mounting hole is placed in the vicinity of one of the first mounting holes, such that a wall and the first and second anchor, when mounted through said holes, can form a substantially triangular lattice system .

Support beam as claimed in claim 19, wherein the second mounting hole and the respective first mounting hole are placed within 12 cm of each other, preferably within 9 cm, more preferably within 6 cm.

21. Support beam assembly, comprising a cladding panel support beam and at least one anchor guide mounted thereon that has a base for placement against the support beam and that has a guide channel for aligning an anchor, the guide channel being angled with respect to the base said angle preferably being between 20 ° and 75 °, preferably between 40 ° and 70 °, more preferably between 50 ° and 65 °, and in particular about 60 °.

An anchor guide for attachment to a panel support beam for use in a wall assembly according to any of claims 1-16, comprising a base for placing against the support beam and comprising a guide channel for aligning an anchor, said channel being angled with the base, said angle preferably being between 20 ° and 75 °, preferably between 40 ° and 70 °, more preferably between 50 ° and 65 °, and in particular about 60 °.

23. Anchor conductor as claimed in claim 22, further comprising a mounting hole for receiving an anchor at an angle with the guide channel.

A kit of parts comprising a trim panel support beam and an anchor guide according to claim 22 or 23.

25. Method for covering a wall, preferably for providing a wall assembly according to any of claims 1-16, comprising the steps of: anchoring first anchors in a wall, preferably by a wall provided on said wall insulation layer; mounting at least one cladding panel support beam to the respective first anchors, preferably a beam according to any of claims 17-20 or a beam of the assembly of claim 21, that the beam is restrained from substantial movement along the respective first anchor in both a direction towards the wall and in a direction away from the wall; 20. anchoring at least one second anchor in the wall, preferably by an insulating layer provided on said wall, such that the second anchor is inclined at an angle with respect to at least one of the first anchors; and mounting the second anchor on the beam, such that said beam is prevented from moving along said second anchor in a direction away from the wall, thereby realizing that the second anchor can be tension-loaded by the beam such that deflection of the first anchors can be prevented.

26. Method as claimed in claim 25, wherein the second anchor is placed through a guide channel for aligning the second anchor, the guide channel being provided with an anchor guide which is attachable to, attached to or forms an integral part of the support beam.

The method of claim 25 or 26, further comprising attaching a cladding panel to the support beam.

28. A method according to claim 25 or 26, further comprising attaching a cladding panel mounting beam to the bearing beam, preferably such that the mounting beam crosses the bearing beam.

The method of claim 28, further comprising attaching a cladding panel to said cladding panel mounting bar.