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• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
  • E04F13/00—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings
  • E04F13/07—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor
  • E04F13/08—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements
  • E04F13/18—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements of organic plastics with or without reinforcements or filling materials or with an outer layer of organic plastics with or without reinforcements or filling materials; plastic tiles
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
  • E04F13/00—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings
  • E04F13/07—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor
  • E04F13/08—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements
  • E04F13/0801—Separate fastening elements
  • E04F13/0832—Separate fastening elements without load-supporting elongated furring elements between wall and covering elements
  • E04F13/0833—Separate fastening elements without load-supporting elongated furring elements between wall and covering elements not adjustable
  • E04F13/0835—Separate fastening elements without load-supporting elongated furring elements between wall and covering elements not adjustable the fastening elements extending into the back side of the covering elements
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
  • E04F13/00—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings
  • E04F13/07—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor
  • E04F13/08—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements
  • E04F13/0801—Separate fastening elements
  • E04F13/0832—Separate fastening elements without load-supporting elongated furring elements between wall and covering elements
  • E04F13/0833—Separate fastening elements without load-supporting elongated furring elements between wall and covering elements not adjustable
  • E04F13/0841—Separate fastening elements without load-supporting elongated furring elements between wall and covering elements not adjustable the fastening elements engaging the outer surface of the covering elements, not extending through the covering
  • E04F13/0842—Separate fastening elements without load-supporting elongated furring elements between wall and covering elements not adjustable the fastening elements engaging the outer surface of the covering elements, not extending through the covering specially adapted for thin sheet-like materials, e.g. sheet-metal or plastics

Definitions

• the invention relates to an assembly of fagade cladding elements which, when applied to a fagade, have a repeatedly recurring pattern which forms a sequence of troughs and crests, the assembly comprising :
• At least one base fagade cladding element which is provided with a first longitudinal side to which is applied a first fagade attachment means, and with a second longitudinal side, and the pattern of which has a pattern length
• a starting fagade cladding element which is provided with a third longitudinal side and a fourth longitudinal side, wherein the third longitudinal side is provided with a second fagade attachment means and wherein the fourth longitudinal side is provided with a third fagade attachment means, wherein a covering cap is applied to the fourth longitudinal side, and
• an end fagade cladding element which is provided with a fifth longitudinal side and a sixth longitudinal side, wherein a fourth fagade attachment means and a covering cap are applied to the fifth longitudinal side.
• Such an assembly of fagade cladding elements is known from EP-S 0 687 338.
• the continuing pattern is formed by a sine.
• the first fagade attachment means which comprises a gutter board which is applied below a trough of the pattern, are applied to the first longitudinal side.
• a clip is applied under a trough of the pattern.
• a projection, applied to the second longitudinal side in line with the trough, of a first fagade cladding element is shifted into the gutter board of the first fagade cladding element and a further clip, which forms part of the first fagade attachment means, is snapped into the clip of the second fagade cladding element.
• a drawback of the known assembly of fagade cladding elements is that it provides little flexibility since play is scarcely possible when two successive fagade cladding elements are joined to each other. In buildings numerous variations are possible for the fagade and the known assembly of fagade cladding elements does not provide an adequate response to a large number of these variations.
• the object of the invention is to provide an assembly of fagade cladding elements with which numerous variations in fagade construction can be clad.
• the second longitudinal side of the base fagade cladding element is provided with a first tooth, which first tooth has a length of between 6 % and 30 %, in particular between 9 % and 25 %, of the length of the pattern, which first tooth is situated transversely to the second longitudinal side, and wherein the first longitudinal side forms part of a first extension piece which continues the pattern there and comprises the first fagade attachment means, which first extension piece is provided with a first gutter board which has a depth which is at least equal to the length of the first tooth, and wherein the first gutter board and the first tooth are formed and applied in such a way that they can be shifted one into the other;
• the third longitudinal side forms part of a second extension piece which continues the pattern and comprises the second fagade attachment means, which second extension piece is provided with a second gutter board which has a depth which is at least equal to the length of the first tooth, and wherein the second gutter board is formed and applied in such a way that the first tooth can be shifted in and out the second gutter board;
• the sixth longitudinal side is provided with a second tooth, which second tooth has a length of between 6 % and 30 %, in particular between 9 % and 25 %, of the length of the pattern, which second tooth is situated transversely on the sixth longitudinal side, and wherein the fifth longitudinal side is provided with a third extension piece which continues the pattern there at a distance of at most half of the length of the pattern, and wherein the fourth fagade attachment means is applied
• a first preferred embodiment of an assembly of fagade cladding elements according to the invention is characterised in that the start fagade cladding element comprises a fourth extension piece which continues the pattern there with a distance of at least half of the length of the pattern, which fourth extension piece comprises the third fagade attachment means, which assembly is further provided with a first recess which has a length of at least a quarter of the length of the pattern and in the fourth extension piece adjacent to the third fagade attachment means is applied in line with the trough of the pattern and extends towards the fourth longitudinal side.
• the start fagade cladding element can also be used as a component of a filling fagade cladding element.
• a second preferred embodiment of an assembly of fagade cladding elements according to the invention is characterised in that it further comprises at least one filling facade cladding element which is provided with a seventh and an eighth longitudinal side to which seventh longitudinal side a fifth fagade attachment means is applied and to which eighth longitudinal side a fifth extension piece is applied which continues the pattern there with a distance of at most half of the length of the pattern and wherein a sixth fagade attachment means is applied to the fifth extension piece, which sixth fagade attachment means is provided with a second recess which has a length of at least a quarter of the length of the pattern and is applied adjacent to the fifth fagade attachment means in line with the trough of the pattern and extends towards the eighth longitudinal side, wherein the second recess is formed in such a way that the third extension piece is to be applied in a manner capable of being shifted therein, the seventh longitudinal side forms part of a sixth extension piece which continues the pattern there and comprises the fifth fagade attachment means, which sixth extension piece is provided with
• filling fagade cladding elements which are also equipped with the same tooth-and-gutter board connection affords the advantage of working with base measures for the base fagade cladding elements on the one hand and of working with filling fagade cladding elements which can compensate if the length of the fagade is not a multiple of the standard measure on the other hand.
• a third preferred embodiment of an assembly of fagade cladding elements according to the invention is characterised in that it further comprises at least one corner fagade cladding element which is provided with a first corner limb which comprises a ninth longitudinal side and a second corner limb which comprises a tenth longitudinal side, wherein the ninth longitudinal side is provided with a sixth fagade attachment means which is covered by a covering cap, and wherein the tenth longitudinal side is provided with a seventh fagade attachment means, and wherein for the coupling between the end facade cladding element and the adjacent corner facade cladding element the ninth longitudinal side is provided with a third recess which has a length of at least a quarter of the length of the pattern and is applied at the sixth facade attachment means in line with the trough of the pattern and extends towards the ninth longitudinal side, wherein the third recess is formed in such a way that the third extension piece can be applied in a manner capable of being shifted therein, and wherein the tenth longitudinal side forms part of a seventh
• a fourth preferred embodiment of an assembly of facade cladding elements according to the invention is characterised in that the first, second, fifth and seventh facade attachment means is formed by the juxtaposition of the gutter board and a U-shaped profile, wherein the gutter board is applied at a right angle to a limb of the U-shaped profile.
• the U shape is advantageous for carrying a screw or a pin which is then fastened in the facade and, in addition, it provides a basis for forming the gutter board.
• the invention also relates to a method of attaching an assembly in which the distance of the facade to be clad is measured and is then divided by the length of the pattern, and if a whole number and a fraction of a whole number occur during this division, this fraction is distributed over the distance by moving the tooth into the gutter board.
• fig. 1 shows a fagade provided with facade cladding elements according to the invention
• fig. 2 shows a sequence of base fagade cladding elements
• fig. 3 shows a coupling of a base fagade cladding element with a start fagade cladding element
• fig. 4 shows a coupling of an end fagade cladding element with a base fagade cladding element
• fig. 5 shows a coupling of base fagade cladding elements with a filling fagade cladding element
• figs. 6 and 7 show a coupling of a base fagade cladding element with a corner fagade cladding element
• figs. 8, 9, 10 and 1 1 show the masking elements; fig. 12 shows another embodiment of a fagade cladding element according to the invention.
• fig. 13 shows still other embodiments of a fagade cladding element according to the invention.
• Fig. 1 shows a fagade 1 provided with a first embodiment of fagade cladding elements according to the invention.
• the fagade cladding elements can be applied either over the entire fagade or over part of the fagade, in accordance with the wishes of the owner.
• the facade cladding is of course interrupted at the level of an opening for a window or a door.
• Fig. 2 shows a sequence of base facade cladding elements 2.
• Each base facade cladding element 2 is provided with a first longitudinal side 3, to which a first facade attachment means 4 is applied, and with a second longitudinal side 5.
• the base facade cladding element has a repeatedly recurring pattern which forms a sequence of troughs (d) and crests (t) and the pattern of which has a pattern length (pi).
• the pattern is formed by a square wave, but it will be evident that the invention is not restricted to patterns in the form of square waves and that other patterns are possible such as sinusoidal waves, serrations, comb shapes etc.
• the invention is not restricted to symmetrical patterns and asymmetrical patterns are also possible, as for example shown in fig. 13.
• the second longitudinal side 5 of the base facade cladding element 2 is provided with a first tooth 6, which first tooth has a length of between 6 % and 30 %, in particular between 9 % and 25 %, of the pattern length pi.
• the first tooth is situated transversely on the second longitudinal side and preferably has an obliquely sloping head portion.
• the first longitudinal side 3 forms part of a first extension piece 7 which continues the pattern there. As indicated in fig. 2, the trough of the pattern extends at the level of the first longitudinal side 3 as it were further than indicated by the pattern length in order to get under a crest of an adjacent base facade cladding element in this way.
• the first extension piece 7 comprises a first facade attachment means 4 which is provided with a first gutter board 8.
• the first gutter board has a depth which is at least equal to the length of the first tooth.
• the first gutter board 8 and the first tooth 6 are formed and applied in such a way that they are capable of being shifted one into and out of the other. The shift into and out of each other is facilitated by the obliquely sloping head portion of the first tooth.
• the first facade attachment means 4 is preferably formed by the juxtaposition of the gutter board 8 and a U-shaped profile, in which case the gutter board is applied perpendicularly to a limb of the U-shaped profile.
• the first tooth 6 of the subsequent base facade cladding element is shifted into the first gutter board 8 of the preceding base facade cladding element which is already fastened to the facade.
• the depth over which the first tooth is shifted into the first gutter board is dependent upon the width of the base facade cladding element on the one hand and the width of the facade to be clad on the other hand.
• the first tooth must of course be shifted sufficiently far into the first gutter board in order to achieve an attachment, but it is not necessary for the first tooth to be shifted fully into the first gutter board.
• the first tooth has already been shifted over 30 % of its length into the first gutter board a complete attachment is obtained.
• the length of the tooth determines the distance over which the base facade cladding element is capable of being shifted. For this reason the length of the tooth is then also defined as a percentage of the length of the pattern. Which percentage is chosen, is dependent upon the geometry of the pattern and upon the relationship between the length of the trough and the length of the crest. In this way, with a base facade cladding element with a length of the pattern of 33 mm for example the length of the tooth will amount to 25.85 % of the length of the pattern and with a length of the pattern of 90 mm for example the length of the tooth will amount to 9.1 1 % of the length of the pattern.
• Fig. 3 shows a coupling of a base facade cladding element 2 to a starting facade cladding element 12.
• the starting facade cladding element 12 has a third longitudinal side 13 which forms part of a second extension piece 17 which continues the pattern there and which comprises a second facade attachment means 14.
• the second extension piece 17 is provided with a second gutter board 18 which has a depth which is at least equal to the length of the first tooth 6.
• the first and second facade attachment means 4, 14 have a same configuration.
• the second gutter board 18 is formed and applied in such a way that the first tooth 6 is capable of being shifted in and out.
• the starting facade cladding element 12 additionally comprises a fourth longitudinal side 15 which is provided with a third facade attachment means 19.
• the third facade attachment means comprises an attachment member 19' to which a covering cap 20 is applied.
• the covering cap is in the form of a crest of the pattern so as to follow in this way the recurring pattern.
• the covering cap is preferably clipped to the third facade attachment means 19, but it will be clear that other attachment means which shift one into the other are also possible.
• the covering cap is preferably provided with internal projections 19"
• the starting facade cladding element 12 preferably comprises a fourth extension piece 16 which continues the pattern there with a distance of at most half the length of the pattern.
• the fourth extension piece preferably comprises the third facade attachment means 19.
• a first recess 1 1 is further provided which has a length of at least a quarter of the length of the pattern and is applied in the fourth extension piece adjacent to the third facade attachment means 19 in line with the trough of the pattern and extends towards the fourth longitudinal side.
• Fig. 4 shows a coupling of an end facade cladding element 22 to the base facade cladding element 2.
• the end facade cladding element 22 is provided with a fifth longitudinal side 23 and with a sixth longitudinal side 25.
• the fifth longitudinal side 23 is provided with a fourth facade attachment means 24 to which a covering cap 20 is applied.
• the fourth facade attachment means 24 preferably has the same design as the third facade attachment means 19 but it is formed by a separate component.
• the fifth longitudinal side 23 is further provided with a third extension piece 27 which continues the pattern there with a distance of at most half the length of the pattern.
• the fourth facade attachment means 24 is applied to the third extension piece.
• the sixth longitudinal side 25 is provided with a second tooth 26, which second tooth has a length of between 6 % and 30 %, in particular between 9 % and 25 %, of the length of the pattern.
• the second tooth 26 is arranged transversely on the sixth longitudinal side.
• the first and the second teeth have the same design so that the second tooth of the end facade cladding element 22 fits into a first gutter board of the base facade cladding element 2.
• the second tooth 26 of the end facade cladding element 22 is shifted into the first gutter board 8 of the base fagade cladding element 2.
• the third extension piece 27 is then pressed against the facade.
• the fourth facade attachment means 24 is placed against the third extension piece 27 and an anchoring means 9 is applied in the facade through the fourth facade attachment means 24 and the third extension piece 27.
• the covering cap 20 is applied to the fourth facade attachment means 24 in order to complete the pattern.
• the assembly according to the invention preferably also comprises a filling facade cladding element 32, as shown in fig. 5. That filling facade cladding element 32 is provided with a seventh longitudinal side 33 and an eighth longitudinal side 35, to which seventh longitudinal side is applied a fifth fagade attachment means 34. The latter has a same configuration as the first fagade attachment means.
• a fifth extension piece 37' which continues the pattern there with a distance of at most half the length of the pattern, is applied to the eighth longitudinal side 35.
• a sixth fagade attachment means 37 is applied to the fifth extension piece. That sixth fagade attachment means has a similar configuration to the third fagade attachment means 19, but differs from this latter by the position of the anchoring means 9.
• the sixth fagade attachment means is provided with a second recess 39 which has a length of at least a quarter of the length of the pattern and is applied in the continuation of the trough of the pattern and extends towards the eighth longitudinal side 35.
• the second recess 39 is formed in such a way that the third extension piece 27 can be shifted therein.
• the seventh longitudinal side 33 forms part of a sixth extension piece 31 which continues the pattern there and comprises the fifth fagade attachment means 34.
• the sixth extension piece 31 is provided with a third gutter board 38 which has a depth which is at least equal to the length of the first tooth 6.
• the third gutter board 38 is formed and applied in such a way that the first tooth 6 is capable of being shifted into and out of it.
• the third gutter board has the same configuration as the first and second gutter boards 8, 18.
• the filling fagade cladding element 32 preferably cooperates with an end fagade cladding element 22, as illustrated in fig. 5.
• an end fagade cladding element 22 is first applied to a base fagade cladding element and, after that, the second recess 39 is applied to the third extension piece 27 and both are fastened to the fagade.
• the fifth attachment means 34 is then fastened to the fagade and, after that, the first tooth 6 of a following base fagade cladding element 2 is pressed into the third gutter board 38.
• the covering cap 20 is applied to the sixth fagade attachment element.
• a filling fagade cladding element also affords advantages when replacing one or more damaged fagade cladding elements.
• a filling fagade cladding element in the fagade cladding it is possible to remove it in a simple manner. To this end it is sufficient for the covering cap 20 of the filling fagade cladding element 32 to be detached and removed, so as to provide access to the sixth fagade attachment means 37. As a result of this latter also being removed, the end fagade cladding element 22 is released and it can be removed by moving the second tooth 26 out of the first gutter board.
• the fagade can also of course have corners, for example between a front fagade and a lateral fagade or if the building has a projection or a recess.
• Fig. 6 shows a clad fagade provided with an external corner
• fig. 7 shows a clad fagade provided with a re-entrant corner.
• the assembly according to the invention preferably comprises a corner fagade cladding element 42 for an external corner and a corner facade cladding element 52 for a re-entrant corner.
• the corner facade cladding element 42, 52 is provided with a first limb (A, C) which comprises a ninth longitudinal side 45 and a second limb (B, D) which comprises a tenth longitudinal side 43.
• the ninth longitudinal side 45 is provided with a seventh facade attachment means 40 which is covered with the covering cap 20.
• the seventh fagade attachment means 40 has the same configuration as the sixth fagade attachment means 37. This latter is mounted on the starting fagade cladding element in the same way as the covering cap.
• the tenth longitudinal side 43 is provided with an eighth fagade attachment means 44 which has the same design as the first fagade attachment means 4.
• the ninth longitudinal side 45 is provided with a third recess 49 which has a length of at least a quarter of the length of the pattern.
• the seventh fagade attachment means 40 is applied in line with the trough of the pattern and extends towards the ninth longitudinal side.
• the third recess 49 is formed in such a way that the third extension piece 27 can be shifted therein.
• the tenth longitudinal side 43 forms part of a seventh extension piece 47 which continues the pattern and comprises the eighth fagade attachment means 44.
• the seventh extension piece 47 is provided with a fourth gutter board 48 which has a depth which is at least equal to the length of the first tooth 6. With respect to dimensions and design the fourth gutter board is similar to the first gutter board.
• the fourth gutter board 48 is formed and applied in such a way that the first tooth 6 can be shifted into and out of it.
• the external corner fagade cladding element 42 is preferably provided with a crest from the sequence of which a raising flank is situated in line with the sixth fagade attachment means and forms the connection between the corner limbs A and B.
• the inner corner fagade cladding element 52 is preferably formed in such a way that a connection between the corner limbs C and D is formed by a connection of two troughs from the sequence.
• the eighth fagade attachment means 44 is fastened to the fagade. After that, the first tooth 6 of the base fagade cladding element 2 is shifted into the fourth gutter board. Part of the end fagade cladding element 22, namely the one formed by the crest and the trough with the third extension piece 27 thereof, is then applied by shifting the third extension piece 27 into the third recess 49 and shifting the second tooth
• a trough and a crest are incorporated in the corner fagade cladding element 42 or 52 between the ninth and the tenth longitudinal side so that this trough forms the corner in the case of an inner corner and the crest forms the corner in the case of an external corner.
• a better finish is achieved and it is provided that a trough is always present in a re-entrant corner and a crest is always present for an external corner.
• Fagades comprise openings for windows and doors and it is therefore necessary to take this into consideration when cladding the fagade.
• the fagade cladding element according to the invention then also has to be sawn in order to free the opening. Since the sawing can be carried out at any place in the profile, the assembly according to the invention preferably comprises a first and a second opening connection profile 50, 60, as illustrated in figs. 8, 9, 10 and 1 1 .
• the first or the second opening connection profile 50, 60 respectively is formed each time by a masking part 51 , 61 that masks an interruption in the pattern at the level of the opening.
• the opening connection profiles 50, 60 are preferably provided with further attachment means 52, 62 in order to be fastened in a frame of the opening in the facade.
• the masking parts are then fastened to these further attachment means.
• the further attachment means 52, 62 are fastened in the frame of the opening.
• the facade cladding elements are then sawn in such a way that the saw cut 55, 57 is close to the further attachment means.
• the masking parts are then fastened to the further attachment means in order to mask the saw cut.
• the distance of the facade to be clad is first measured. This distance is then divided by the length of the pattern. If a whole number results from this division, then the facade cladding elements can be applied without any more. If a whole number and a fraction of a whole number result, then this fraction is distributed over the distance by the shift of the tooth into the gutter board.
• the facade cladding elements according to the invention are preferably produced from aluminium and are preferably obtained by extrusion.
• the invention is not, however, limited to aluminium as a material, and other materials, such as plastics material, wood or glass, are also possible.
• Fig. 12 shows another embodiment of a facade cladding element according to the invention.
• the crests are narrower than the troughs.
• the first gutter board 78 and the first tooth 76 are applied to the rear side of the element and are shifted with respect to the trough.
• the first facade attachment element 74 is likewise applied to the rear side of the element and is shifted with respect to the trough.
• Fig. 13 shows an embodiment in which the base facade cladding element 72 has an asymmetrical pattern. In this design, however, a first tooth 76 and a first gutter board 78 are also provided.

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