WO1990013725A1

WO1990013725A1 - Improvement in wall with a sliding door

Info

Publication number: WO1990013725A1
Application number: PCT/SE1990/000282
Authority: WO
Inventors: Gunnar Rosenborg; Lars Fridh
Original assignee: Gyproc Ab
Priority date: 1989-05-05
Filing date: 1990-04-27
Publication date: 1990-11-15
Also published as: SE8901606L; SE8901606D0; SE463469B

Abstract

In a wall comprising a framework (10, 10A, 11A, 11B) with covering panels (12A, 12B, 12C, 12D) mutually spaced and covering the framework at both sides thereof, there is defined between the panels a free space (13) for receiveing therein a sliding door (14) in the opened position thereof, said space terminating in a vertical slot (16) for the movement of the sliding door between opened and closed positons, said slot being located at one side of a door opening (15) to be closed by means of the sliding door. The panels are received at the edges thereof extending along the slot, in metal sheet box sections (17) provided as stiles of the door opening on the outside of the panels, said sections forming a supporting girder for the covering panels as well as farming and lining o the door opening.

Description

IMPROVEMENT IN WALL WITH A SLIDING DOOR

The invention relates to a wall construction comprising a framework with covering panels mutually spaced and covering the framework at both sides thereof.

The more and more increasing building costs in connection with new production of primarily dwell¬ ings have made architects and constructors increas¬ ingly aware of the need of utilizing in the most ef¬ fective manner the space available such that there will be no spaces that cannot be used neither for furnishing nor for living. A typical example of a space of this kind is the space that must be avail¬ able at each hinged door - the door type which is most common in dwellings - in order that there is room for the door to swing between opened and closed positions and the door can be operated between these positions fairly comfortably. If sliding doors are used instead this space which is of no use per se will be eliminated but the problem is that walls of the type referred to above, which are commonly used, do not allow mounting of sliding doors between the panels because the space therebetween contains the framework, and mounting of sliding doors on the out¬ side of the wall is not appealing aesthetically.

The purpose of the invention is to provide in an elegant manner a space for a sliding door between the panels while maintaining a strong and stable wall construction and an appearance of the wall and the framing of the door opening, which is appealing from an aesthetic point of view.

For said purpose the invention provides a wall construction of the kind referred to above having the characterizing features of claim 1. An embodiment of the invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in which

FIG 1 is a side view of a wall having a sliding door of the invention,

FIG 2 is a horizontal cross sectional view of the wall in FIG 1,

FIG 3 is a broken enlarged horizontal cross sec¬ tional view along line III-III in FIG 1, FIG 4 is a broken enlarged vertical cross sec¬ tional view along line IV-IV in FIG 1, FIG 5 is a broken enlarged vertical cross sec¬ tional view along line V-V in FIG 1, FIG 6 is a perspective view of a spacer for at- taching the sections on the outside of the wall, and

FIG 7 is an exploded enlarged perspective view showing the interconnection of section and spacer. The wall shown in the drawings is built up in the conventional manner of a framework including horizontal girders 10 consisting of channel metal sheet rails which are attached to the ceiling and the floor, and vertical uprights 11A and 11B also consisting of channel metal sheet rails which are Jfftr mounted vertically and are connected to the ceiling and floor girders. Moreover, further horizontal crossbars may be provided connected to said up¬ rights, which consist also of channel metal sheet rails. On the outside of the framework thus con¬ structed there are provided at both sides thereof gypsum panels 12A, 12B and 12C, which are attached to the framework.

In order to provide in the wall a space 13 for c sliding door 14 for closing a door opening 15 the space between the gypsum panels 12A bounding said space is free from rails. The space is bounded at the bottom of a horizontal girder 10 attached to the floor. At the top the space is bounded by a horizon¬ tal crossbar 10A while the upright 11A terminates the space 13 inside the wall (to the left in FIG 1) . The space 13 forms a slot 16 at the door opening. The panels 12A preferably are of a stiffer quality than the other panels of the wall and can consist of so called hard gypsum panels, that is panels which have a higher density than common gypsum panels and are reinforced with glass fiber. The slot opening 16 is bounded by two metal sheet sections 17 (FIG 7) box-shaped in cross section, which define between an inwardly projecting flange 18 and one of the side walls parallel to the flange and extended outwards, an open pocket to receive therein the edge portion of the panel 12A the rest of the section being posi¬ tioned on the outside of the panel. The panels 12A being terminated in this way imparts to the space 13 a width with small tolerances. The extension of the side wall forms an abutment for the edge portion of the panel 12A when it is being inserted into the pocket. The crossbar 10A at one end thereof is at¬ tached to the upright 11A, the other end and th«j» central portion being inserted between bent but laps 17A on the sections 17 which at a predetermined dis¬ tance from the floor are punched so that said laps can be bent out from the sections. The sections should be anchored at the top and bottom to the ceiling and the floor, respectively, and such an¬ choring is effected by means of a spacer of the em¬ bodiment shown in FIGS 6 and 7.

The spacer comprises a metal sheet rail 19 on the upper side of which there is attached by spot welding or in another suitable way transverse rails 19A mutually spaced a distance corresponding to the width of the door opening 15. Two upstanding Ushaped yokes 20 are attached to the rails 19A, said yokes being dimensioned and mutually spaced such that they can be inserted into the box-shaped sections 17 when- the spacer is located with the rails 19A extending transversally of the wall.

At the side of the door opening which is op¬ posite to the slot opening 16 the gypsum panels 12 are terminated in the same manner as at the opening 16 but there is provided between the gypsum panels a vertical upright 11C closing the space between the panels 12C towards the door opening. The upright 11B is pressed over the sections 17, the upright 11C in turn being pressed in between the sections 17 and is clamped therebetween.

The sections 17 thus form not only part of the framework but also stiles and lining at each side of the opening, and they can be shaped as shown, pre¬ ferably with curved outer corners, but they can also be given another shape based on aesthetic considera¬ tions provided they have a sufficient inertia factor to stiffen the two panels 12A as is necessary at the free edges thereof at the slot 16. ^

Inside the space 13 the sliding door is 'sus¬ pended from a roller rail 21 riveted to the crossbar 10A, in the conventional manner by the sliding door running with rollers 22 on the roller rail, the connection between the sliding door and the rollers being provided by means of an adjustment screw 23.

The gypsum panels 12D forming the wall covering above the door opening, which do not extend up to the ceiling are provided at the lower edges thereof with an edge lining 24 as reinforcement of the lower edge of the gypsum panels. This edge lining can com¬ prise a standard section.

On the upright 11A bounding the space 13 inside . the wall there are provided one or more stop pins 25 of some soft or elastic material as abutments for the door when it is opened and displaced to the inner end position in the wall. At the opposite side of the door opening there is mounted to the upright 11C a ceiling strip 26 also of a soft and elastic material, the sliding door abutting said strip when it is displaced to the completely closed position.

It is of course possible to use the construction described with metal sheet sections on the outside of the wall also in case the wall is made up of a wooden framework and has covering panels of another type than gypsum panels.

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Claims

1. Wall construction comprising a framework (10, 10A, 11A, 11B) with covering panels (12A, 12B, 12C, 12D) mutually spaced and covering the framework at both sides thereof c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that a free space (13) is defined between the panels to receive therein a sliding door (14) in the opened position thereof, said space terminating in a ver¬ tical slot (16) for the movement of the sliding door between opened and closed positions, said slot being located at one side of the door opening (15) to be closed by means of the sliding door, and that the panels at the edges thereof extending along the slot, are received in metal sheet sections (17) provided on the outside of the panels as stiles of the door opening.

2. Wall construction as in claim 1 wherein the metal sheet sections (17) comprise box-shaped sec¬ tions.

3. Wall construction as in claim 2 wherein the box sections form an open pocket to receive therein the edge portion of the panel.

4. Wall construction as in claim 3 wherein the pocket is defined between a side wall of the boj _ section and an inwardly extending flange (18-) .

5. Wall construction as in claim 4 wherein the said wall projects from the inwardly extending flange to form an abutment for the edge portion of the panel when inserted into the pocket.

6. Wall construction as in any of claims 1 to 5 wherein a fitting for fixedly mounting the ends of the box section comprises an element (20) to be in¬ serted into the box section, said element being con¬ structed for mounting to the floor or the ceiling, respectively.

7. Wall construction as in claim 6 wherein the fittings at one side and the other of the wall are interconnected by means of a rail (19A) to be con¬ nected to the floor or the ceiling, respectively.

8. Wall construction as in claim 7 wherein the rails_. (19A) at opposite sides of the door opening a- re interconnected by means of a spacer rail (19).

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