WO2009047594A2

WO2009047594A2 - Surface covering device

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Publication number: WO2009047594A2
Application number: PCT/IB2008/001418
Authority: WO
Inventors: Antoine Paulus
Original assignee: La Juste
Priority date: 2007-05-31
Filing date: 2008-05-31
Publication date: 2009-04-16
Also published as: WO2009047594A9; WO2009047594A3; MC200105A1

Abstract

The device of the invention can be used for covering the surface of a building and comprises at least two plates having different sizes made of a metal or plastic material and capable of being assembled. The device is characterised in that the first plate includes at least one side having an substantially Z shape while the opposite side has an inclined face, the second plate includes a side with a face inclined towards the inside at the same inclination as the central bar of the Z while the opposite side has an inclined face substantially identical to the first plate, and in that the two plates slide one within the other by said Z sides at the face inclined towards the inside on the one hand and at the face inclined towards the outside on the other hand. The two plates have a different size in a direction perpendicular to the inclined sides so that they can slide one within the other in a telescopic manner.

Description

PATENT

SURFACE COVERING PROVISION F Submitter: The Fair SCP

Inventor: Antoine M PAULUS

The present invention relates to a device for covering a surface of a building, this surface can be a wall, a facade, a roof or any other part of a building or other structure.

There are wall coverings called cladding. These devices are attached to the wall to protect, beautify or restore its appearance if it is old. There are also roof covering systems such as tiles, slates or cover plates.

However all these systems are standard size and do not cover all types and all forms of surface. The object of the present invention is to provide a device that is both simple to implement, having sealing qualities and both scalable in size and position.

The device according to the invention serves to cover a surface of a building and comprises at least two plates of different sizes of metal or plastic material capable of being assembled, it is characterized in that the first plate has at least one form side substantially Z-shaped and the opposite side having an inclined pan, the second plate has a side with an inwardly inclined pan with the same inclination as the central bar Z and the opposite side has an inclined pan substantially identical to the first plate , and that the two plates slide one in the other by said Z-sides and the inwardly sloped on the one hand and the sides inclined outwards on the other hand. The two plates are of different size in the direction perpendicular to the inclined sides so that they can slide one into the other telescopically. This form allows the use of plates of different size (length, width or depth, or thickness), or even different color or material, which can be slid on one another so as to adapt to the surface to cover and the design chosen by the designer. The main advantage of the device is its nestable and telescopic character, it can be used to realize any type of design, and in this it can be called "design cladding system".

According to one particular arrangement, the second plate having an inwardly sloping section is of smaller size than the first plate having a Z-shaped side. The second plate being of smaller size, it is inserted by telescopic sliding between the Z and the inclined pan of the first plate.

According to another arrangement, the outwardly inclined panel has the same inclination as the bar Z. It is thus possible to fit two adjacent plates side by side: the sloping panel towards the outside of each plate fitting into each other. the Z or the inclined face inward of the neighboring side plate.

According to another particular arrangement, the first plate is fixed to the surface to be covered by means of at least one hole placed in the Z bar. The horizontal bar of Z is pierced with an orifice which makes it possible to fix the side corresponding plate to the surface to be covered. The fastening system is adapted to the material constituting the surface to be covered, such as a nail, a screw, etc. opposite side is held in place by the side Z of the neighboring plate with which it cooperates.

According to a first variant, each of the plates is folded perpendicularly to the Z-side. The plate is folded on one side or the other according to whether to cover a convex or concave surface.

According to a second variant, each of the plates is folded parallel to the Z side and that the two sides of the plate are Z. The plate thus produced is a ridge plate.

According to a first device, the surface covered is a wall. According to a particular arrangement of the first device, the outwardly inclined face of the first plate comprises a return. This return serves to hold the connecting plate or second plate in the first plate.

According to a second device the surface covered is a roof. According to a particular arrangement, each plate is associated with an insulating material.

According to a first variant, the insulation is thermal. According to a second variant, the insulation is phonic.

According to a second variant, the insulation is fireproof, that is to say it resists fire.

The process for covering a surface of a building, according to the invention, is characterized in that it implements a device comprising at least two plates of different sizes made of metallic material, plastic or any other material, capable of being assembled, the first plate has at least one side substantially Z-shaped and the opposite side having an outwardly inclined face, and the second plate has an inwardly inclined pan side with substantially the same inclination as the central bar of the Z and the opposite side has an outwardly inclined face identical to the first plate, and that the two plates slide one into the other by said Z-sides and inclined inward on the one hand and the sides inclined outwards on the other hand.

The invention will be better understood on reading the following description given solely by way of example and with reference to the appended drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the three plates according to the invention,

FIG. 2 is a detailed view of the telescopic fitting on one side of two plates, FIG. 3 is a detailed view of the other side of the two plates,

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of several nested plates,

FIG. 5 is a sectional view along V-V of the first plate according to the invention,

FIG. 6 is a view from above of the first plate according to the invention,

FIG. 7 is a sectional view according to VI I-VII of the second plate,

FIG. 8 is a view from above of the second plate,

FIG. 9 is a side view of a roof covered with the plates according to the invention, FIG. 10 is a sectional view of a ridge plate,

- Figure 1 1 is a sectional view of a plate for bordering the roof,

FIG. 12 is a sectional view along XII-XII of a first plate intended to cover a wall,

FIG. 13 is a view from above of the plate of FIG. 6, FIG. 14 is a sectional view of a wall covered with the plates according to the invention,

FIG. 15 is a sectional view along XV-XV of a second plate intended to cover a wall; FIG. 16 is a view from above of the plate of FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a perspective of a hollow plate,

- Figure 18 is a perspective view of a hollow plate according to a second embodiment.

The device according to the invention consists of two plates 1 and 2, or 5 and 6, which can slide into one another.

In Figure 1 which shows roof plates, the plate 1 has one of its lateral edges 10 Z-shaped, the other side edge 11 has a return 1 10 and an outwardly inclined pan 11. The plate 2 has one of its lateral edges 20 with an inwardly inclined face 200, the other edge 21 has a return 210 and then an outwardly inclined face 21 1. The dimensions of the plate 2 are slightly smaller than those of the plate 21. of the plate 1 so that the latter can slide on the plate 2 which constitutes a connecting plate. 2 shows a detailed view of the interlocking sliding telescopic of the two plates 1 and 2 on the side of the side edges 1 1 and 21. The return 1 10 of the edge 1 1 is wider than the return 210 of the edge 21 so that the latter can slide in the space left between the return 1 10 and the top 12 of the plate 1.

FIG. 3 shows a detailed view of the other edge 10 and 20 of each plate 1 and 2. The return 200 of the plate 2 is more inclined than the web 100 of the Z so that the inclined plate 200 can be inserted between the pan 100 and the top 10 of the plate 1. The second branch 101 of the Z is pierced with two holes 102 which allow the attachment of the plate 1 on the surface to be covered. We can see in Figure 4 several plates 1 and 2 according to the invention nested together. A set of slidably mounted plates 1a and 2a laterally engage with another set 1b and 2b (not shown) on one side and another set 1c and 2c (not shown) on the other side. For the understanding, we will use the same references as for 1 and 2 for the same parts of the adjacent plates b and c. The sides 10a and 20a cooperate with the side 1 1b and 21b (not shown) while the sides 1 1a and 21a cooperate with the sides 10c and 20c (not shown) and so on to achieve a whole surface to cover.

Next, if the type of surface that is to be covered, different plate profiles will be used.

For a roof, the two types of profile employed are shown in Figures 5 to 8. The first profile 1 (see FIG.

6) has a first Z-shaped side 10 and a second 1 1 with a return 110 followed by an outwardly inclined section 1 1 1. The Z-shaped side 10 is perforated at 102 in the lower part 101 of the Z in order to fix said plate 1 on the roof to be covered. The

The second profile 2 (see FIGS. 7 and 8) has a first side 20 with a return 200 in the form of an inwardly inclined section and a second side 21 with a return 210 followed by an inclined section 21 1 towards the outside.

Two other types of plate profile are also used: a ridge plate 4 and a low border plate 3 visible in FIGS. 9, 10 and 11.

Figure 9 shows in section a roof covered with plates 1 and 2 according to the invention, the plates 1 and 2 are laid alternately arranged in rows starting from a low roof edge plate 3 and rising progressively towards the ridge of the roof. The edge plate 3 (see FIG. 1 1) has a first side 30 ending in the Z-shape, it is folded substantially into its middle 32 and the second side 31 has a U-shaped profile. Said plate 3 is perforated at 302 on the lower part 301 of the Z. The edge plate 3 is fixed by the hole 302 first at the edge of the roof, then arranged row by row a series of plates 1 and 2.

Each row of plates 1 and 2 is mounted as follows (see Figure 1):

- Place a first plate 1 on the roof by positioning the side 1 1 on the edge plate 3 and fixing the plate 1 on the roof by a screw 103 for example placed in the hole 302, but any other fastening system would .

The plate 2 is then slid under the plate 1, leaving half of said plate 2 over the plate 1.

- Slips a second plate 1 'above the half of the previous plate 2 and the plate 1' is fixed on the roof as the plate 1 and so on.

When all the rows of plates 1 and 2 necessary to reach the top of the roof have been mounted, a ridge plate 4 is placed. The ridge plate 4 is symmetrical, it is folded in its middle 42 and its two sides 40 and 41 are end in the form of

Z. We see in Figure 10 the ridge portion in section of a roof covered with plates according to the invention, here the section is made to the right of the plates according to the first profile 1. The plate 4 is forced in between the two rows of plates 1 and 2 arranged on each side of the roof. At the corners of the roof, use a plate 7 with an angle corresponding to that which one wants to cover (cf figure 17) in hollow position or following point if one wants to use it inside the angle or to outside.

The profile 7 used for valley-shaped roof troughs or roof bumps, and illustrated in Figure 17, has a first Z-shaped 70 and perforated 702 in the part 701 of the Z, the second side 71 has a return 710 followed by an outwardly inclined pan 71 1, as the plate of Figure 5, but here the plate 7 is folded in its middle 72 perpendicular to the sides 70 and 71 and both sides 70 and 71 continue separately on each side of the middle fold

72. This plate 7 having the same profile as the plate 1 on each half of its surface, the latter can perfectly fit into the half of the connecting plate 2.

To cover a wall, two other plate profiles 5 and 6 will be used, which can be seen in FIGS. 12 to 15. The first plate 5 has a first Z-shaped side 50 and a second side 51 with a sloped pan 510. the outside then a return 51 1 inward. The side 50 is perforated at 502 in the lower branch 501 of the Z. The second plate profile 6 has a side 60 which has a pan 600 inclined inwardly while the second side 61 consists of a pan 610 inclined towards outside, this second plate is a connecting plate.

Each row is mounted in the same way as for those of the roof (see Figure 12): - we place a first plate 5 on the wall and we position the side 51 on the left edge of the wall and fixed the plate 5 on the wall by a screw (not shown), for example disposed in the hole 502, but any other fastening system would be suitable.

- The plate 6 is then slid under the plate 5, leaving, for example, half of said plate 6 of the plate 5. It is possible to choose the size of the overlap zone of two plates and thus modulate the appearance cladding.

- Slips a second plate 5 'above half, or the desired length, of the previous plate 6 and is fixed to the plate 5' on the wall as the plate 5 and so on. The first row can start from the left and move to the right, but you can also start at the bottom and climb to the top of the wall. At the corners of the wall, a plate 8 with a specific profile (see FIG. 18) is used with an angle of s the dimension of that of the wall to be covered.

The plate 8a has a profile similar to the plate 5, with the difference that said plate 8 is folded in its middle 82 and that each side 80 and 81 continues separately on each side of the fold 82. The side 80 divided by the fold 82 has a Z-shaped profile of each side of said fold 82, each side 801 and 801 has

Z is perforated by a hole 802 and 802a for fixing said plate 8 on the wall to be covered. In the same way, the side 81 divides in two and continues with two inclined faces 810 and 810a outwards with a return 81 1 and 811 a. The profile of the plate i5 8 being identical to that of the plate 5, the plate 8 can perfectly fit with the connecting plate 6 to the middle of the latter.

The plates can be made of different materials such as metal, rigid plastics or any other material

20 adapted, they can be placed on concrete surfaces, wood or semi-rigid surfaces, planes but also on curved surfaces such as domes. The plates can also be covered with photovoltaic cells or solar panels, or be integrated. The plates can

25 also be made of special glass or tempered plastic that includes these cells or the plates will also be made itself into photovoltaic cells according to available technology.

Plates may also be made from any equivalent means for producing energy, such as small or micro turbines capable of producing energy from rain or wind. Plates can then be a source of ecological energy.

These cells can be fixed in a conventional manner by gluing, screwing, riveting or any other known means.

The plates can also be made in any desired size: not only the plate can be made to the desired length and / or width, but its thickness and the insulation material can be chosen according to the desired design or constraints .

Claims

1. Device for covering a surface of a building and comprising at least two plates (1, 2; 5, 6) of different sizes of metal or plastic material capable of being assembled, characterized in that

the first plate (1, 5) has at least one side (10, 50) substantially Z-shaped and the opposite side (1 1, 51) having an outwardly inclined section (1 1 1, 510),

the second plate (2, 6) has a side (20, 60) with an inward incline (200, 600) at the same inclination as the center bar (100, 500) of the Z and the opposite side ( 21, 61) has an outwardly inclined section (21 1, 610) substantially identical to that of the first plate, and

the two plates (1, 2, 5, 6) slide one in the other along said Z-sides (10, 50) and the inwardly inclined sides (20, 60) (200, 600) on the one hand and the sides inclined outwards

(11, 211, 510, 610) on the other hand.

2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the second plate (2, 6) with an inwardly inclined pan side (200, 600) is of smaller dimension than the first plate (1, 5) having a side (10, 50) Z-shaped.

3. Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the outwardly inclined face (210, 610) has the same inclination as the bar (100, 500) Z. 5

4. Device according to claim 3, characterized in that the first plate (1, 5) is fixed to the surface to be covered by means of at least one hole (102, 502) placed in the bar (101, 501). ) of the Z.

5. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first plate (1, 5) is folded perpendicular to the Z side.

6. Device according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the first plate (4) is folded parallel to the side (40, 41) Z and that the two sides (40, 41) of the plate are Z.

7. Device according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that s covered surface is a wall.

8. Device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the sloped outwardly (510) the first plate (5) comprises a return (511).

9. Device according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the surface covered is a roof.

10. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each plate (1, 2, 4, 5, 6) is associated with an insulating material.

1 1. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the insulation is thermal.

12. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the insulator is phonic.

13. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the insulation is fireproof. A method of covering a surface of a building, characterized in that it implements a device comprising at least two plates (1, 2; 5, 6) of different sizes made of metallic or plastic material suitable for assembled, that the first plate (1, 5) has at least one side (10, 50) substantially Z-shaped and the opposite side (1 1, 51) having an inclined section (1 1 1, 510), the second plate (2, 6) has a side (20, 60) with an inclined pan with an inclination substantially identical to the central bar (100, 500) of the Z and the opposite side (21, 61) has an inclined pan (21 1, 610) substantially identical to the first plate (1, 5), and that the two plates 1, 2; 5, 6) slide in one another by said sides (10, 50) and the sides inclined inwards (200, 600) on the one hand and the inclined faces (111, 211; 510, 610) on the other hand.