EP1087073B1 - Schienenabschnitt zum Anbringen und Befestigen von Badezimmerarmaturen, Küchenarmaturen oder dergleichen - Google Patents

Schienenabschnitt zum Anbringen und Befestigen von Badezimmerarmaturen, Küchenarmaturen oder dergleichen Download PDF

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EP1087073B1
EP1087073B1 EP00120532A EP00120532A EP1087073B1 EP 1087073 B1 EP1087073 B1 EP 1087073B1 EP 00120532 A EP00120532 A EP 00120532A EP 00120532 A EP00120532 A EP 00120532A EP 1087073 B1 EP1087073 B1 EP 1087073B1
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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
    • E04F13/0801—Separate fastening elements
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B96/00—Details of cabinets, racks or shelf units not covered by a single one of groups A47B43/00 - A47B95/00; General details of furniture
    • A47B96/06—Brackets or similar supporting means for cabinets, racks or shelves
    • A47B96/067—Horizontal rails as suspension means in a cantilever arrangement
    • 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
    • E04F13/0803—Separate fastening elements with load-supporting elongated furring elements between wall and covering elements

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  • the present invention provides a fixing device comprising a track section and a plurality of blocks for applying and fixing bathroom fittings, kitchen fittings or the like mainly for domestic use.
  • a track section is applied onto a wall under the tile coating, in particular between two tile rows, said track section being provided with tongues having such a shape that they permit to apply any bathroom fitting, kitchen fitting or the like, without having to drill and, consequently, to damage the coating irreversibly.
  • the section of the invention has the advantage of avoiding the need to provide holes, seats or the like on the existing coating, that is avoiding damaging the coating, thus permitting to apply any desired fitting onto the wall, the coating of which remains perfectly intact.
  • the section of the invention is also particularly practical to use, due to the configuration of the parts which makes it extremely rapid and easy to set only by means of adhesive or cement mortar used to fix the coating.
  • adhesive or suction cup supporting fittings are used to hang or rest cakes of soap, bathroom fittings, towels, driers or the like which, however, in time tend to come out of the surface on which they are applied, also due to the weight of the element which they have to support.
  • the coating is thus irreversibly damaged, which is even more disagreeable especially with economically and often also artistically valuable ceramic tiles.
  • DE-A-19640274 describes a track section for decoration fittings to be applied to a wall or a floor.
  • the track has a two thin tongues that are buried in the adhesive used for applying a coating to the wall, and includes a support profile having a U-shaped cross section on which a decoration element is inserted.
  • the decoration element has a decorative upper surface which is at least partly located between the side webs of the support profile.
  • the decorative surface is orientated to face into the room, and is releasably fixable to the support profile.
  • the object of the invention is to overcome the above mentioned drawbacks by using a solution (cf. claim 1) according to which the existing tiles are no longer drilled and consequently damaged, but more simply a particular section is laid which is buried under the tiles, thus being firmly engaged with them.
  • the invention provides a track having one or two perforated anchoring tongues to be buried between the mortar or adhesive layer and the coating material, which can particularly consist of ceramic tiles, marble plates or a painted plaster layer or the like, the supports and/or connections of the various wall fittings being applied to said track.
  • the system comprises a section 1 provided with a track 2 and preferably perforated anchoring tongues 3 extending for a certain length along the track sides.
  • the cross section of the fixing block 4 is almost complementary to the central track 2 of the section 1, so that the fixing block 4 is held therein, and further said fixing block has two diametrically opposed chamfered corners 5 which permit to insert and stabilize the block in the track after a rotation of 90 degrees.
  • the central area is provided with a projecting portion 6 partially fitting in the track opening.
  • the projecting portion 6 of the fixing block 4 has a threaded seat 7 which permits to tighten any fitting on the block, thus avoiding the need to drill and, consequently, damage the coating irreversibly.
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 show some bearing fittings comprising, in the former case, a cylindrical body 8 with a central, possibly self-threading through screw 9 and a steel round 10 forming a hanging means or the like, whereas in the latter case the body 11 bears supporting surfaces 12 made of glass or the like.
  • the coating material consisting of the ceramic tiles 14, marble plates or the like, is applied onto the mortar or adhesive by placing it around the section to cover the tongues and keep the track levelled with the coating.
  • the wall is thus provided with a horizontal groove in which the supporting block 4 can be inserted and fixed, on the seat of which the requested fitting is screwed.
  • the fixing blocks can be moved inside the track, added and removed without damaging the coating, thus modifying the environmental interior decoration with great flexibility.
  • the block 4 can be made of a metal such as steel, brass or the like, or of a plastic material such as PVC.
  • one or more block edges can be provided with flexible teeth which engage corresponding flexible or deformable teeth on a wall of the track.
  • the track can have a pair of short tongues without any holes as in figure 5, or have on the outer sides some grooves or cavities shown with numeral 15 in figure 6, which will be filled with adhesive for better anchoring.
  • the base of the track can also have a projecting edge 16 acting as a support for the coating tiles.
  • the track 2 can be separated from the tongues 3 but it can be configured to have a pair of seats 17 engaged by teeth 18 on the vertical walls 19 of the tongues 3.
  • the tongues 3 will have different lengths to fit the section to the coating thickness.

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  1. Eine Befestigungsvorrichtung, umfassend eine Schiene (2) und eine Mehrzahl von Einsätzen (4) zum Befestigen von Küchen- oder Badzubehör, bei der die Schiene eine horizontale Nut aufweist und mindestens einen dünnen Verankerungsflügel (3), der geeignet ist, in der Klebstoffschicht unterhalb der Verkleidung (14) versenkt zu werden, und in der die Einsätze (4) eingesetzt werden und in Längsrichtung besagter Nut verlaufen können, versehen mit Gewindelöchern (7) zum späteren Befestigen von Bad- und Küchenzubehör mit Hilfe von Schrauben (9), gekennzeichnet durch die Tatsache, dass die Schiene einen Querschnitt in C- oder ähnlicher Form und Flügel (13) an den freien Enden besagten Querschnitts in C-Form aufweist, weiter gekennzeichnet durch die Tatsache, dass die Einsätze (4) eine Länge haben, die etwas kürzer ist als die Breite des Schieneninnenraums (2), und ein Paar Kanten aufweisen, die diametral entgegengesetzt (5) und abgerundet sind, so dass der Einsatz im Inneren der Schiene rotieren kann, um ihn von einer Einsatzlage, bei der er gleich ausgerichtet ist wie die Schienenöffnung, in eine rotierte Befestigungslage zu bringen, in der er sich an den Schienenflügeln (13) festmacht.
  2. Schienenprofil zum Befestigen von Einrichtungszubehör, nach Anspruch 1, gekennzeichnet durch die Tatsache, dass besagte Flügel (3) Löcher und/oder Einschnitte aufweisen, die geeignet sind, den Durchlass des Klebstoffs für eine bessere Haftfestigkeit zu erlauben.
  3. Eine Befestigungsvorrichtung, nach einem jeglichen der vorherigen Ansprüche, gekennzeichnet durch die Tatsache, dass die Befestigungseinsätze (4) innerhalb der Schiene verlaufen und in der gewünschten Lage blockiert werden können.
  4. Eine Befestigungsvorrichtung, nach einem jeglichen der vorherigen Ansprüche, gekennzeichnet durch die Tatsache, dass besagte Schiene (2) eine Höhe besitzt, die gleich groß ist wie die Dicke der Verkleidung (14) und der entsprechenden Klebstoffschicht.
  5. Eine Befestigungsvorrichtung, nach einem jeglichen der vorherigen Ansprüche, gekennzeichnet durch die Tatsache, dass an einer oder mehreren Außenwänden Nuten (15), Einschnitte oder Kupplungselemente vorgesehen sind, geeignet, um die Verankerung zu verbessern.
  6. Eine Befestigungsvorrichtung, nach einem jeglichen der vorherigen Ansprüche, gekennzeichnet durch die Tatsache, dass die Verankerungsflügel keine Löcher aufweisen und kürzer sind als die Seitenwände der Schiene.
  7. Eine Befestigungsvorrichtung, nach einem jeglichen der vorherigen Ansprüche, gekennzeichnet durch die Tatsache, dass besagter Einsatz (4) einen Querschnitt hat, der komplementär zur Schiene (2) ist, und dass der Einsatz (4) auf mindestens einer Seite eines oder mehrere Zähnchen oder elastisch verformbare Vorsprünge aufweist, die geeignet sind, mit Zähnchen oder elastisch verformbaren Vorsprüngen auf mindestens einer Schienenwand zu kooperieren, um ein Gleiten des Einsatzes zu erlauben und ihn dann in der erzielten Lage zu halten.
  8. Eine Befestigungsvorrichtung, nach einem jeglichen der vorherigen Ansprüche, gekennzeichnet durch die Tatsache, dass besagte Schiene (2) auf mindestens einer der Außenwände einen Vorsprung (16) aufweist, der geeignet ist, ein Stütz- und Anschlagelement für die Verkleidung darzustellen, und der eine Fuge bildet.
  9. Eine Befestigungsvorrichtung, nach einem jeglichen der vorherigen Ansprüche, gekennzeichnet durch die Tatsache, dass besagte Flügel (18) von der Schiene getrennt sind und Befestigungsmittel (15) aufweisen, die geeignet sind, sich in ebenso viele in der Schiene vorgesehene Sitze (17) zum Zusammenbau einzufügen.
  10. Eine Befestigungsvorrichtung, nach einem jeglichen der vorherigen Ansprüche, gekennzeichnet durch die Tatsache, dass besagter Einsatz (4) aus Metall ist.
  11. Eine Befestigungsvorrichtung nach den Ansprüchen von 1 bis 9, gekennzeichnet durch die Tatsache, dass besagter Einsatz (4) aus Plastik ist.
  12. Eine Befestigungsvorrichtung, nach einem jeglichen der vorherigen Ansprüche, gekennzeichnet durch die Tatsache, dass besagte Schraube (9) selbsteinschneidend ist.
EP00120532A 1999-09-27 2000-09-20 Schienenabschnitt zum Anbringen und Befestigen von Badezimmerarmaturen, Küchenarmaturen oder dergleichen Expired - Lifetime EP1087073B1 (de)

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