ES1205486U - A support system of practicable panels, applicable in building (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

A system (100) supporting panels (20) practicable, applicable in building, characterized in that it comprises rods (3) bent over themselves in a non-extreme portion thereof to form one or more handles (14), being the panels (20) attached to the rods (3) in coincidence with said or said handles by means of clamps or pins with the possibility of tightening, said handles being sufficiently marked to hinder that said clamps or pins could run through the rod (3) outside of the handles. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

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DESCRIPTION

A practicable panel support system, applicable in building Technical sector of the invention

The invention relates to a practicable panel support system, applicable in building. This system is particularly applicable for fixing panels in for example reticular structures of the type that are used in the field of building to construct curtain walls and / or ventilated facades and / or lattices and / or pergolas.

Background of the invention

In the field of constructive solutions to fix parts in curtain wall systems, facades or pergolas there are many solutions. They are usually based on systems where the pieces are fixed by means of fittings on vertical uprights fixed directly on a previous facade support. All these systems are characterized because they are assembled on site in a piece-by-piece manner.

Patent document US8256178 describes a steel mesh system composed of wavy filiform shapes, braided to form a reticular structure, where the pieces are fixed to the gaps of the mesh thanks to grooves that are provided to the pieces, such effect, on two of its opposite sides. In this case, it is possible to remove or replace parts by separating the wires located in the grooves of the pieces, but the system is limited to the predefined dimensions of the reticles and is not suitable for flat pieces or in the form of panels without sufficient thickness for the formation in them of coupling grooves.

It is an objective of the present invention to disclose an alternative system to known systems that not only allows to easily remove or replace parts in the form of panels, but also be economically and constructively simple. It is of interest that this proposed system provides greater creative freedom to the assembly formed by the structure and the panels, being able to attach to the same structure pieces of different sizes, even of different sizes than a grid, or use several pieces (not necessarily of the same size) in the same grid space. It is also of interest, for example, that the pieces can be fixed firmly to the reticle or with some degree of freedom with respect to it, by

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for example, so that they can be balanced by the effect of the wind or the effect of a suitable mechanism.

Explanation of the invention.

The proposed system is a practicable panel support system, applicable in building, which is essentially characterized in that it comprises rods bent over themselves in a non-extreme portion thereof to form one or more handles, the panels being subject to the rods in coincidence with said or said handles by means of tweezers or pins with the possibility of tightening, said handles being sufficiently pronounced to prevent said tweezers or pins from being able to run on the rod outside the handles.

The invention provides that the system comprises complementary or auxiliary components. Thus, the system can use washers to distribute the clamping force exerted on the handles. In one embodiment, the washers are provided in correspondence with the cross section of the rod with a cleft suitable to accommodate a section of said rod.

The handle or handles can be formed by a sharp arched or rectangular portion of the rod that determines a kind of fork for the passage with little strike of a corresponding pin, bolt or fixing screw of an associated panel, which are attached to the rods by tightening of corresponding nuts or equivalent that step on said forks.

The proposed construction system is especially compatible with a modern solution

for the formation of reticular structures, for example, one in which the elements

crossbars are precisely formed by rods equipped with two terminal ends

opposite and twisted that enables them to embrace and catch each one of a

corresponding amount, without being essential the use of screws or similar. In these

systems, these rods are firmly attached to the uprights by restoring force

generated by elastically deforming at least one of the uprights or ends

rod terminals during coupling. Although a form is exemplified below

of realizing this type of structures to contextualize the present invention, the solution

technique that is the subject of this application focuses on the way in which the pieces, even in

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form of panels, they are linked to the structure, specifically to the rods, this solution can be applied in structures formed in another way.

The invention also provides for the use of washers to distribute the clamping force of the nuts when the handles are shaped forks, in this case the washers are provided in correspondence with the outer width of the forks of two lateral fins folded essentially at 90 ° which fit each one out on one of the fork arms.

In a variant, the rods comprise at least two handles, preferably in the form of forks, coplanar but opposed.

When handles in the form of forks and pins, bolts or screws are combined, the arms of the forks can also be folded to arrange the support arch of the forks, which is used for the passage of the pin, bolt or screw fixing the associated panel and also for the support of said panel, at an angle with respect to the base of said forks. In this way the panel will be attached to the inclined rod with respect to a reference plane that passes through the rod.

It is also envisaged that the panels may be provided on their rear face with spacers with a perforated support for application on the handles of the rods, thus varying the separation distance, and the inclination, of the panels with respect to the uprights between which holds the associated rod.

In a more complete embodiment, these spacers are attached to a rotating shaft that is moved by means of an actuator group, which is equipped with supports whose distance from each other is related to the distance between two handles of the same rod. , so that the assembly formed by the panel and the actuator group can be attached to a rod by means of the handles, thus providing the panel with the ability to rotate around the aforementioned rotating axis.

Brief description of the drawings

Fig. 1 is a general view of a construction system of a wall covering;

Fig. 2a and 2b are detailed views of a terminal end of a cross member and of

an associated amount, both configured for mutual coupling, which exemplifies how

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forming the crosslinked structure of the system of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 exemplifies a first embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 4 exemplifies a second embodiment of the invention;

Figs. 5a and 5b exemplify a third embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 6 exemplifies a fourth embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 7 exemplifies a fifth embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 8 shows an exploded view of a sixth embodiment of the invention, further illustrating the assembly correctly assembled;

Fig. 9 shows an exploded view of a seventh embodiment of the invention, also further illustrating the assembly correctly assembled; Y

Fig. 10 shows an exploded view of an eighth embodiment of the invention, further illustrating the assembly correctly assembled;

Detailed Explanation of the Invention

A construction system especially suitable for the implementation of the invention is exemplified in general in Fig. 1, in the form of a wall covering. The construction system comprises a series of mounting elements 2; a series of rods 3 that play a function of crossbars intended to be held between two uprights not aligned vertically; and a series of cladding panels 20 prepared to be suspended from one or more crossbars at the same time, the same crossbar being able to share more than one piece. The uprights 2 can be fixed to the surface or wall to be coated in a conventional manner. Alternatively, the system can be suspended or hung, according to the preferred orientation.

The system 100 is versatile because a kind of grid can be formed which, in addition to being able to present different sizes, allows covering panels 20 not necessarily arranged in perfectly aligned rows and columns.

For this purpose, the uprights 2 are provided with anchoring means distributed along their length where terminal ends 33 of which the rods 3 are provided can be firmly attached, all as exemplified in Figs. 2a and 2b.

In the example of Figs. 2a and 2b, the uprights 2 have a strip or sheet shape and are

intended to be essentially normal to the surface to be covered by the system

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constructive or to the plane of the facade if it is a ventilated facade system. In particular, the uprights 2 can be based on a sheet of cut or stamped steel or plastic material depending on the design required to determine in them anchoring means where the terminal ends 33 of the rods 3 can be attached. In the example , these anchoring means are formed by recesses 2a, 2b and 2c made in the material constituting the uprights 2.

Advantageously, the uprights 2 can be served in coils which facilitates a pre-assembly of uprights and rods at the factory, since it is easy to cut them to the necessary length, as well as stamping or drilling them conveniently to form the anchoring means, in this case in the form of slots 2a and cuts 2b and 2c.

As for the rods 3, by way of example, they can be made of a single piece of iron, stainless steel, aluminum, galvanized steel, or even of plastic materials. The invention takes advantage of the fact that the filiform shape illustrated in Figs. 2a and 2b makes it possible to easily form couplings 33a, 33b and 33c at the terminal ends in coincidence with the anchoring means of the uprights 2, to allow the grip of the rods 3 in the uprights 2.

In the construction system, at least one of the uprights 2 and the terminal ends 33 of the rods 3, whether the rods 3 are one piece or several, have the flexibility to latch on each other by restoring force. That is, to be able to arrange the couplings 33a, 33b and 33c of the terminal ends 33 in the recesses 2a, 2b and 2c, respectively, of the uprights 2 or the uprights 2 must be elastically deformed; or these terminal ends 33 must be elastically deformed; or both components (uprights 2 and terminal ends 33) must be elastically deformed to be then subjected by restoring force when they tend to revert to their original form. Advantageously, the connection between uprights 2 and rods 3 is not only reversible, but can be carried out without using screws or the like.

The proposed panel support system 100 is characterized in particular

by the way in which the panels 20 can be linked to the structure formed by the

uprights 2 and rods 3, specifically the latter, for which the system 100 takes

new advantage of how easy it is to provide rods 3 in various ways, with elbows,

undulations or combined forms and especially to provide them with a non-extreme portion of

at least a portion in the form of a lug or handle where the panels will be held by

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tweezers or pins with the possibility of tightening taking advantage of the fact that if said handles are sufficiently pronounced, they contribute to hindering said tongs or pins from running through the rod outside the handles, all as exemplified below.

Fig. 3 is a rear view of a panel 20 fixed to a rod 3 by means of two washers 9 in the form of plates that step on said rod 3 with tightening of two sets of screw 5 and nut 6. The plates are placed in coincidence with two handles 14 formed on the rod 3 bent on itself so that the stiffness of the fork and the plate prevents, although the tightening is not optimal, that it can run on the rod 3 as it cannot overcome the angled sections or tight curves that determine each handle 14.

This effect can be achieved even with a single wide handle 14, as illustrated in Fig. 4. In this case the movement of the panel 20 along the rod 4 is also impeded in the first direction by stopping a first washer 9 with the arm of the handle 14 adjacent and in the other direction by stop of the other washer 9 with the other arm of the handle 14 adjacent.

In these examples, the washers 9 have a stamped portion to determine a kind of housing 9a, in the form of a concave cleft, suitable for receiving the rod 3.

The handle or handles can be narrow to receive a pin with adjustment. In this case, they will determine a kind of fork 4 for the passage, with little clearance, of said pin, bolt or fixing screw of an associated panel 20, which may be attached to the rods 3 by simple tightening of corresponding nuts 6 if they step on said forks 4.

Figs. 5a and 5b show both rear and front views of a panel 20 and how it is attached to a rod 3 in which its central portion has two coplanar but opposite forks 4, formed by the rod 3 conveniently bent on itself.

In this example, two screws 5 are used that pass through the panel 20 to fix this to the

rod 3. As shown in Figs. 5a and 5b, while the head of the screws rests against the

front face of panel 20 its thread crosses a corresponding fork 4 and panel 20 is

firmly attached to the rod by tightening corresponding nuts 6. In this

In this case, washers 7 are used to favor the correct tightening, but, in a singular way, the

Washers 7, in correspondence with the outer width of the forks 4, have two fins

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sides 7a essentially bent at 90 ° which adjust each one outside on one of the arms 4a of the associated fork 4.

In this case, the opposite arrangement of the two forks 4 makes it possible to compensate forces on the rod 3, for example, when the system is requested by wind or another phenomenon that applies a force on the panel 20, which would transmit moments in opposite directions to the rod 3 by means of the connections via the forks 4.

The example of Fig. 6 follows the same principle, but in this case the two forks 4 on the rod 3 are formed following the same orientation. In this case, the panel 20 has a folded sheet shape giving rise to two wings each of which will be applied on one side of the rod 3, whereby, if desired, washers can be dispensed with and tightening of the nuts 6 directly on the screws 5 that will pass through the panel 20 in coincidence with the forks 4.

In this case the panel 20 can even be made of a flexible material taking advantage of the stiffness of the rod 3. In this case, the rod 3 prevents the panel 20 from being able to combine around a vertical axis while, as a mast , allows panel 20 to fly or wave due to wind or similar.

Figs. 7 and 8 are intended to illustrate the versatility of the system according to the invention, for example, as regards the orientation or inclination of the panels 20.

Note that in the examples in Figs. 7 and 8 the arms 4a of the forks are bent, thus providing the support arch 4b of the forks 4, which serves not only for the passage of the bolt or fixing screw 5 of the associated panel 20 but also for the support of said panel 20, at an angle to the base of said forks 4. Consequently, panel 20 will be attached to the rod 3 inclined to the same extent that the arms 4a are bent. In these examples, the arms 4a are bent approximately 90 °.

It is the case that the terminal ends 33 in these examples are

configured so that the rods 3, to be held between two vertical uprights 2,

it will be horizontal with the arms of the forks 4a extending also

horizontally, but providing the respective vertical support arches 4b. This

Particular choice allows the panels 20 to be fixed in advance with respect to the rod 3

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so that, as illustrated in Fig. 8, the panel 20 can even hide the terminal ends 33 and its coupling with the uprights 2. This is an aesthetic option that may have its interest.

The invention provides for the rotational movement of the panels 20, for example, around the bolt used for attachment to the rod 3. In the embodiment of Figure 7, it is possible to take advantage of the position essentially perpendicular to the facade plane that the panels 20 would adopt, this being an optimal orientation so that the panels 20 can rotate due to the effect of the wind.

Alternatively, spacers can be used, both to hide the fixing screws of the panels, to arrange the panels oriented in different planes to the support arches 4b of the forks 4, and to simultaneously, arrange the panels 20 in an advanced plane with respect to rod 3, all as intended to illustrate the example of Fig. 9.

In Fig. 9, the panel 20 mounts spacers 8 on its rear face 20b, for example, attached to the panel 20 by gluing, in the form of straight brackets, with a perforated support 8b for application on the forks 4 of the rod 3.

The invention provides that connection of a panel 20 to the corresponding rod 3 can be through transmission means, for the purpose, for example, of providing movement to panel 20 with respect to rod 4. While it is possible that the panel 20 is freely rotatable around a bushing bushing of the rod 3, subject to this effect to the rod 3 by the corresponding forks 4, the example chosen to show this other possibility offered by the invention is an example in which the system It is completed with an actuator group, such as an electric actuator.

In fact, in the variant of Fig. 10, the spacers 8 are, in this case by means of sets of screws 5 'and nuts 6', attached to a rotating shaft 11 which is moved by means of an actuator group 10, with a small electric motor, which is equipped with brackets 10a whose distance from each other is related to the distance between two forks 4 of the rod 3. Therefore, the assembly formed by the panel 20 and the actuator group 10 can be fixed, as in the previous examples, by means of the forks 4, thus providing the panel 20 with the capacity to rotate around said rotating axis 11.

Claims (9)

5 10 fifteen twenty 25 30 35 1. - A system (100) of supporting panels (20) practicable, applicable in building, characterized in that it comprises rods (3) folded on themselves in a non-extreme portion thereof to form one or more handles (14), the panels (20) being attached to the rods (3) in coincidence with said or said handles by means of tweezers or pins with the possibility of tightening, said handles being sufficiently pronounced to impede that said tweezers or pins can run through the rod (3) out of the handles. 2. - A system (100) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that it comprises washers (9) for distributing the clamping force exerted on the handles (14), the washers (8) being provided in correspondence with the cross-section of the rod (3) with a cleft (9a) suitable to accommodate a section of said rod (3). 3. - A system (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one handle (14) is formed by a sharp arched or rectangular portion that determines a kind of fork (4) for the passage with little strike of a corresponding pin , formed for example by a bolt or fixing screw (5), of an associated panel, which are fastened to the rods by tightening of corresponding nuts (6) that step on said forks (4). 4. - A system (100) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that it comprises washers (7) for distributing the clamping force of the nuts (6) on the forks (4), the washers (7) being provided in correspondence with the outer width of the forks of two lateral fins (7 a) bent essentially at 90 ° which adjust each one outside on one of the arms (4a) of the fork. 5. - A system (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the rods (3) comprise at least two handles (14) that are coplanar but opposed. 6. - A system (100) according to any one of claims 3 to 4, characterized in that the arms (4a) of the forks are folded to arrange the support arch (4b) of the forks (4), which is used for passage of the pin, bolt or fixing screw (5) of the associated panel (20) and for the support of said panel, at an angle to the base of said forks (4). 7. - A system (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the panels (20) are provided on their rear face (20b) with spacers (8), with a perforated support (8b) for application on the handle or handles (14) of the rods (3). 5 8. - A system (100) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the spacers (8) are shaped like a cartouche or similar. 9. - A system (100) according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the spacers (8) 10 are attached to a rotating shaft (11) which is moved by means of an actuator group (10), the which is equipped with supports (10a) whose distance from each other is related to the distance between two handles (14) of the same rod (3), so that the assembly formed by the panel (20) and the actuator group ( 10) It can be attached to a rod (3) by means of the handles (14), thus providing the panel (20) with the ability to rotate around the aforementioned rotating shaft 15 (11). DRAWINGS image 1 Fig. 2a Fig. 2b 14 9a image2 5 9 Fiq. 3 9a image3 image4 image5