U.S. patent application number 11/079269 was filed with the patent office on 2005-12-22 for facade panel and building facade.
This patent application is currently assigned to NBK Keramik GmbH & Co.. Invention is credited to Overgaard, Torben.
Application Number | 20050279037 11/079269 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 34982767 |
Filed Date | 2005-12-22 |
United States Patent
Application |
20050279037 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Overgaard, Torben |
December 22, 2005 |
Facade panel and building facade
Abstract
With a fa.cedilla.ade panel, with a front and a rear that can be
aligned to a building, and with edges running vertically and
horizontally, limiting the fa.cedilla.ade panel, the invention
proposes with recesses arranged on a line running vertically,
whereby the line runs parallel to a vertical edge of the
fa.cedilla.ade panel on the rear.
Inventors: |
Overgaard, Torben;
(Northampton, GB) |
Correspondence
Address: |
GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C.
1950 ROLAND CLARKE PLACE
RESTON
VA
20191
US
|
Assignee: |
NBK Keramik GmbH & Co.
Emmerich Am Rhein
DE
|
Family ID: |
34982767 |
Appl. No.: |
11/079269 |
Filed: |
March 15, 2005 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
52/287.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E04F 13/142 20130101;
E04F 13/0819 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
052/287.1 |
International
Class: |
E04B 002/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Mar 16, 2004 |
DE |
10 2004 013 016.7 |
Claims
1. Fa.cedilla.ade panel with a front and a rear that can be aligned
to a building, and with edges running vertically and horizontally,
limiting the fa.cedilla.ade panel, characterized by recesses
arranged on a line running vertically, whereby the line runs
parallel to a vertical edge of the fa.cedilla.ade panel on the
rear.
2. Fa.cedilla.ade panel according to claim 1, characterized in that
the line runs closely adjacent to a vertical edge.
3. Fa.cedilla.ade panel according to claim 1, characterized in that
the fa.cedilla.ade panel is embodied as a corner panel and features
a mitered vertical corner edge.
4. Fa.cedilla.ade panel according to claim 1, characterized in that
the recesses are combined into a through groove.
5. Fa.cedilla.ade panel according to claim 2, characterized in that
the edge opposite the edge provided with recesses is free of such
recesses.
6. Building fa.cedilla.ade with fa.cedilla.ade panels and with a
mounting construction for attaching the fa.cedilla.ade panels to
the building, characterized in that two horizontally adjacent
fa.cedilla.ade panels parallel to their two vertical adjacent edges
feature recesses on the rear sides directed towards the building,
whereby the recesses are respectively arranged on a line that runs
parallel to a vertical edge of the respective fa.cedilla.ade panel,
and whereby projections are provided on the mounting construction,
which projections extend into the recesses such that the
fa.cedilla.ade panels are aligned exactly parallel to one
another.
7. Building fa.cedilla.ade according to claim 6, characterized by a
fa.cedilla.ade panel with a front and a rear that can be aligned to
a building, and with edges running vertically and horizontally,
limiting the fa.cedilla.ade panel, characterized by recesses
arranged on a line running vertically, whereby the line runs
parallel to a vertical edge of the fa.cedilla.ade panel on the
rear.
8. Building fa.cedilla.ade according to claim 6, characterized in
that the projections extend loosely into the recesses.
9. Building fa.cedilla.ade according to claim 6, characterized by
an angular profile which is attached by a first flank to the
mounting construction and extends with a second flank into the
recesses of the fa.cedilla.ade panel embodied as a groove.
Description
[0001] The invention relates to a fa.cedilla.ade panel according to
the preamble of claim 1 and a building fa.cedilla.ade according to
the preamble of claim 6.
[0002] Building fa.cedilla.ades and the corresponding
fa.cedilla.ade panels are known from practice. The majority of
fa.cedilla.ade panels are embodied in a rectangular manner, thus
provided with edges running exclusively horizontally and
vertically. The joint-aligned alignment of the fa.cedilla.ade
panel, i.e., with aligned joints and always the same joint width,
can often be ensured only with great mechanical effort, since the
associated mounting construction by means of which the
fa.cedilla.ade panels are held onto the building usually allows a
certain mobility and free positioning capability of the respective
fa.cedilla.ade panel in its provided installation site for
equalizing tolerances. Joint profiles are therefore often used,
i.e., extruded profiles of metal or plastic which are inserted in
the joints. A joint running smoothly between the fa.cedilla.ade
panels is ensured by placing the adjacent fa.cedilla.ade panels
against this joint profile. However, the architects' freedom of
design in the embodiment of the building fa.cedilla.ade is
adversely affected by this.
[0003] The object of the invention is to disclose a fa.cedilla.ade
panel and a building fa.cedilla.ade which respectively render
possible an exact joint course between the individual
fa.cedilla.ade panels with as great as possible freedom of design
of the fa.cedilla.ade.
[0004] This object is attained through a fa.cedilla.ade panel with
the features of claim 1 and through a building fa.cedilla.ade with
the features of claim 6.
[0005] In other words, the invention proposes creating an
"invisible" guide system, i.e., provided on the rear of the
fa.cedilla.ade panel, which renders possible the correct vertical
alignment of several fa.cedilla.ade panels one above the other or
of two laterally adjacent fa.cedilla.ade panels next to one
another, thus ensuring the desired vertical joint courses. Since
this guide system is provided on the rear of the fa.cedilla.ade
panels, no profiles projecting into the joints are necessary which
would restrict the design of the joints and thus the freedom of
design of the building fa.cedilla.ade.
[0006] For the vertical alignment of the fa.cedilla.ade panel at
least two recesses are provided which are provided at a distance
one above the other on the rear of the fa.cedilla.ade panel and
which lie on a line that runs parallel to the lateral vertical edge
of the fa.cedilla.ade panel. A vertical alignment of the
fa.cedilla.ade panel or its lateral edge is rendered possible
through corresponding projections which are provided on the
mounting construction and which extend into these recesses. A
vertical alignment of the opposite lateral edge is also
automatically ensured through this so that in all a very regular
and homogenous joint image can be achieved without auxiliary means
visible from the outside. Since the mounting construction, normally
a metallic support construction, can be produced with great
precision, the attachment of such projections to the mounting
construction can also be made with great precision so that a
correct and exact positioning of the individual fa.cedilla.ade
panels is possible by means of the projections, while the actual
attachment method of the fa.cedilla.ade panels to the mounting
construction still provides a certain mobility of the attachment
elements for equalizing tolerances which makes it possible to align
the attachment elements according to the specific conditions of the
fa.cedilla.ade panels.
[0007] In order to be able to compensate for irregularities than
can occur during the production process of the fa.cedilla.ade
panels, it can preferably be provided not to make the recesses in
the fa.cedilla.ade panel until afterwards, thus at the end of the
actual production process. For example, if the fa.cedilla.ade
panels are made of clay or a similar material which is fired for
hardening, influencing the geometry of these fa.cedilla.ade panels
through the firing process cannot be ruled out. If the recesses are
not made in the rear of the fa.cedilla.ade panel until after the
firing process, it can be ensured that these recesses are arranged
with the desired precision which, together with the accurate,
defined alignment of the projections in the area of the mounting
construction, later ensures the desired positionally accurate
arrangement of the fa.cedilla.ade panel on the building.
[0008] In particular if the fa.cedilla.ade panel is embodied as a
corner panel, thus features a mitered vertical corner edge, the
positioning and alignment of the fa.cedilla.ade panel according to
the proposal by means of the recesses on the fa.cedilla.ade panel
and the projections on the mounting construction provides a
solution to existing problems which hitherto could be solved at
best with the aid of often undesirable joint profiles so that the
embodiment according to the proposal is particularly advantageous
with such corner panels.
[0009] The recesses can be embodied as individual bores, slotted
holes or the like. However, it can be provided particularly simply
in terms of production technology to combine these recesses into a
through groove. This renders possible in a particularly economic
manner the use of corresponding profiles which are attached to the
mounting construction and which feature a flank that extends into
the recess of the fa.cedilla.ade panel or several fa.cedilla.ade
panels. For example, simple, commercial and economical L-shaped
angle profiles can be used which are attached by their one flank to
the mounting construction and extend with the other flank into the
groove-shaped recess of the fa.cedilla.ade panel. Although a
desired precise lateral guidance of the fa.cedilla.ade panel is
given through the continuous geometry of the groove which is not
linked to specific points on the one hand and of the L-shaped angle
profile on the other hand, great scope is given in the attachment
in terms of height of the angle profile or the alignment in terms
of height of the fa.cedilla.ade panel, however, so that an
uncomplicated and rapid mounting is supported.
[0010] In order to be able to easily absorb thermal expansions or
shocks from seismic causes, preferably only a single line provided
with recesses can be provided on the rear of the fa.cedilla.ade
panel so that the fa.cedilla.ade panel can work freely on both
sides of this line under the given influences and, e.g., can
expand, vibrate or the like. If the line with the recesses runs
near a vertical edge, this edge is described as "provided with
recesses." As with a component fixed on one side, this edge of the
fa.cedilla.ade panel can be regarded as a `fixed bearing" whereas
the opposite edge can be seen as a "loose bearing" which, although
it is attached to the mounting construction, can work and conform
to the seismic or thermal conditions due to the above-mentioned
tolerances and mobilities with this type of attachment so that the
fa.cedilla.ade panel can, e.g., expand or contract.
[0011] Exemplary embodiments of the invention are explained in more
detail on the basis of the purely diagrammatic drawings. They
show:
[0012] FIG. 1 A horizontal cross section through the corner
embodiment of a building fa.cedilla.ade,
[0013] FIG. 2 A horizontal cross section through a column or
support cladding, and
[0014] FIG. 3 A second exemplary embodiment of a corner embodiment
of a fa.cedilla.ade construction.
[0015] In the drawings 1 respectively designates a fa.cedilla.ade
panel which is attached to a mounting construction labeled as a
whole with 2, whereby the mounting construction 2 in turn is
attached to a building that is not shown for reasons of
clarity.
[0016] In FIG. 1 the mounting construction 2 features an angle
bracket 3 attached to the building. A hollow profile 4 with a
roughly square cross section extends from the angle bracket 3,
whereby this hollow profile 4 can be formed by a single or two
separate, approximately Z-shaped profiles. The hollow profile 4 can
be embodied as a continuous extruded profile or as a plurality of
supports arranged spaced one above the other which respectively
feature only a limited height of, e.g., 5 cm or 10 cm. A spacer
profile arrangement is labeled as a whole with 5. A spacer profile
with damping material properties, e.g., of EPDM, is used in a
manner known per se for the vibration-damping mounting of the
fa.cedilla.ade panel 1 to the remaining mounting construction
2.
[0017] Attachment elements 10 are provided on the hollow profile,
which attachment elements can be seen in particular from FIGS. 2
and 3 and which hold the fa.cedilla.ade panels 1 in a manner known
per se. They are embodied, e.g., as J-shaped or U-shaped holders
which wrap around the fa.cedilla.ade edges, in that they extend,
e.g., under the fa.cedilla.ade panel 1 and engage in a groove
running on the panel lower edge.
[0018] In addition, an L-shaped angular profile 6 is provided on
the mounting construction 2 which on the one hand is attached to
the mounting construction 2 and which on the other hand extends
with both ends of its two flanks into respectively one groove 7 of
respectively one fa.cedilla.ade panel 1 so that these two adjacent
fa.cedilla.ade panels 1 embody between them a defined joint of
equal width over the entire height of the fa.cedilla.ade panel
1.
[0019] If the angular profile 6 also extends over the height of the
fa.cedilla.ade panel 1 shown to the next higher fa.cedilla.ade
panel or that arranged under it, the aligned alignment of the
joints of fa.cedilla.ade panels 1 arranged one above the other is
ensured by this construction.
[0020] FIG. 2 shows that the fa.cedilla.ade panels 1 can be
embodied not only on one vertical edge as corner panel, thus that
not only one vertical edge is mitered as a corner edge; instead in
the case of small-sized fa.cedilla.ades, such as, e.g., the
cladding of a support construction, it can be provided that one or
more of the fa.cedilla.ade panels used forms corner edges on both
opposite vertical edges.
[0021] With the center fa.cedilla.ade panel 1 shown in FIG. 1, it
is furthermore provided that the groove does not run closely
adjacent to a certain corner edge, but the groove 7 runs at the
center of the fa.cedilla.ade panel 1 so that in the case of changes
in the geometry of the fa.cedilla.ade panel 1, e.g., due to thermal
influences, an identical change of the joint width will occur on
both joints of the fa.cedilla.ade panel 1 and thus an identical
joint image is achieved. In contrast, the two fa.cedilla.ade panels
1 shown at the side in FIG. 1 are provided with a groove 7 near a
single edge, as shown in FIG. 1.
[0022] FIG. 3 shows an exemplary embodiment of a corner embodiment
of the building fa.cedilla.ade with a mounting construction 2
embodied differently compared to FIG. 1, which construction, i.a.,
features a mounting angle 8 starting from which an arm 9 with
multiple offsets extends which in turn supports the two
fa.cedilla.ade panels 1.
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