U.S. patent application number 13/860263 was filed with the patent office on 2013-10-17 for system for mounting to a facade wall of a building.
This patent application is currently assigned to TRESPA INTERNATIONAL B.V.. The applicant listed for this patent is STEVEN GAYNOR. Invention is credited to STEVEN GAYNOR.
Application Number | 20130269276 13/860263 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 49323811 |
Filed Date | 2013-10-17 |
United States Patent
Application |
20130269276 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
GAYNOR; STEVEN |
October 17, 2013 |
SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING TO A FACADE WALL OF A BUILDING
Abstract
The invention relates to a system for mounting panels to a
facade wall of a building, said system comprising panels, and
mounting means for mounting said panels to the facade wall, spaced
at some distance therefrom, said mounting means comprising:
elongated suspension members extending in horizontal direction and
spaced apart from each other along the facade wall, and hook
members attached to the side of the panels facing towards the
facade wall, said hook members being arranged for suspending
engagement with the elongated suspension elements.
Inventors: |
GAYNOR; STEVEN; (SAN DIEGO,
CA) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
GAYNOR; STEVEN |
SAN DIEGO |
CA |
US |
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Assignee: |
TRESPA INTERNATIONAL B.V.
Weert
NL
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Family ID: |
49323811 |
Appl. No.: |
13/860263 |
Filed: |
April 10, 2013 |
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Application
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Patent Number |
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61623111 |
Apr 12, 2012 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
52/506.05 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E04F 13/083
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
52/506.05 |
International
Class: |
E04F 13/08 20060101
E04F013/08 |
Claims
1. A system for mounting panels to a facade wall of a building,
said system comprising: panels, and mounting means for mounting
said panels to the facade wall, spaced at some distance therefrom,
said mounting means comprising: elongated suspension members
extending in horizontal direction and spaced apart from each other
along the facade wall, and hook members attached to the side of the
panels facing towards the facade wall, said hook members being
arranged for suspending engagement with the elongated suspension
members, and wherein said mounting means are provided with means
for promoting the drainage of water and/or air away from said
facade wall.
2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said drainage means
comprise a lower flange part of said elongated suspension member,
said lower flange part extending parallel and at some distance away
from said facade wall.
3. The system according to claim 1, wherein said drainage means
comprise a deflecting plate element for engagement with said lower
flange part and a next lower hook member.
4. The system according to claim 3, wherein said hook member is
provided with a groove at their upper side thereof for
accommodating the lower edge of said deflecting plate element.
5. The system according to claim 4, wherein said hook member is
provided with an upright ridge adjacent to said groove.
6. The system according to claim 1, wherein said elongated
suspension members are provided with drainage openings at their
upper side thereof.
7. The system according to claim 1, wherein adjusting means are
present for adjusting the hook member relative to the elongated
suspension members.
8. The system according to claim 7, wherein said adjusting means
comprises a setting bolt accommodated in a treaded opening at the
upper side of a hook member and engaging said upper side of said
elongated suspension member.
Description
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional
patent application Ser. No. 61/623,111 filed Apr. 12, 2012, which
is incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The invention relates to a system for mounting panels to a
facade wall of a building, said system comprising panels, and
mounting means for mounting said panels to the facade wall, spaced
at some distance therefrom, said mounting means comprising:
elongated suspension members extending in horizontal direction and
spaced apart from each other along the facade wall, and hook
members attached to the side of the panels facing towards the
facade wall, said hook members being arranged for suspending
engagement with the elongated suspension members.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] A system for mounting panels to a facade wall of a building,
said system according to the above preamble is generally known.
Panels are spaced apart from each other at some distance and
provide a proper shielding of the facade wall as well as a more
attractive and aesthetic look.
[0004] As the panels are mounted to the facade wall spaced at some
distance therefrom, an intermediate gap between the facade wall and
the panels is created, which space can be subjected to the
accumulation of moisture, water (rain) and other contaminations.
These effects will adversely affect the functionality of the
mounting system, and may result in constructional failures.
[0005] In order to obviate the above mentioned drawbacks according
to the invention said mounting means are provided with means for
promoting the drainage of water and/or air away from said facade
wall.
[0006] In an improved embodiment said drainage means comprise a
lower flange part of said elongated suspension member, said lower
flange part extending parallel and at some distance away from said
facade wall. The flange part extending parallel and at some
distance away from said facade wall functions as a separation
shield shielding the facade wall from moisture, rain water and
other types of contaminations.
[0007] More in particular said drainage means comprise a deflecting
plate element for engagement with said lower flange part and a next
lower hook member. Herewith a proper shielding is obtained for
shielding off the inner space created by the flange part extending
parallel and at some distance away from said facade wall, thereby
preventing the facade wall being contaminated and adversely
affected by moisture and rain water. Also by using deflecting
plates of different lengths the mounting systems for panels can
easily be adapted depending on the dimensions of the panels used,
in particular their height.
[0008] To ensure a proper but above all secure engagement of the
deflection plate with the hook member, according to an aspect of
the invention said hook member is provided with a groove at their
upper side thereof for accommodating the lower edge of said
deflecting plate element.
[0009] As a further improvement for the engagement of the
deflection plate with the hook member, said hook member is provided
with an upright ridge adjacent to said groove.
[0010] Furthermore to improve drainage of moisture and water
collecting between the facade wall and the mounting panels, said
elongated suspension members are provided with drainage openings at
their upper side thereof.
[0011] In yet an improved embodiment of the mounting system
according to the invention adjusting means are present for
adjusting the hook member relative to the elongated suspension
members. In particular said adjusting means comprises a setting
bolt accommodated in a treaded opening at the upper side of a hook
member and engaging said upper side of said elongated suspension
member. This allows for a proper and easy adjustment depending on
the height of the panels being used or to set the split between two
adjacent panels.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
[0012] The invention will now be described in more detail with
reference to a drawing, which disclose in:
[0013] FIG. 1 a general view of a facade wall provided with a
mounting system for panels according to the invention;
[0014] FIG. 2a a detailed view of an first embodiment of the
mounting system for panels according to the invention;
[0015] FIG. 2b a detailed view of a further of the mounting system
for panels according to the invention;
[0016] FIG. 3a another detailed view of a further embodiment of the
mounting system for panels according to the invention;
[0017] FIG. 3b another detailed view of a further embodiment of the
mounting system for panels according to the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
[0018] For a better understanding of the invention, like elements
will be indicated by the same numerals in the description of the
figures below. FIG. 1 shows a building 1 having a facade wall 100
to which multiple panels 101 are mounted.
[0019] The panels 101 are mounted to the facade wall 100 of
building 1 using a mounting system implementing mounting means. The
panels 101 are spaced apart from each other at some distance and
provide a proper shielding of the facade wall as well as a more
attractive and aesthetic look. The panels 110 intend to protect the
facade wall from climatic influences such as water and wind.
[0020] Due to the fact that the panels 101 are mounted to the
facade wall spaced at some distance therefrom water and other
contaminations may accumulate between the facade wall and the
panels which is undesired in terms of life-span, safety and
constructional damage.
[0021] In FIGS. 2a-2b and 3a-3b several embodiments are shown of a
system for mounting panels to a facade wall of a building according
to the invention. The mounting system is provided with means for
promoting the drainage of such contaminations away from the facade
wall.
[0022] As shown in FIG. 2a reference numeral 10-10' denotes
mounting means for mounting the panels 101-101' to the facade wall
1. The mounting means 10-10' are composed of elongated suspension
members which extend in horizontal direction and are spaced apart
from each other along the facade wall 1. Each elongated suspension
member 10-10' is mounted to the facade wall 1 by means of suitable
mounting screws 15-15'.
[0023] Each elongated suspension member 10-10' is provided with a
wall flange part 10a-10a= which is placed against the facade wall 1
and which accommodates an opening which fits the mounting screw
15-15'.
[0024] According to the invention the mounting system is provided
with means which promote the drainage of water and/or air away from
the facade wall 1. To this end the elongated suspension members
10-10' are provided with an intermediate flange part 10b-10b= which
has a more or less perpendicular orientation with respect to the
facade wall 1.
[0025] The intermediate flange part 10b-10b= continues in a lower
flange part 10c-10c= which extends parallel to and at some distance
away from the facade wall 1.
[0026] The mounting system also comprises hook members 30-30'
having a panel flange part 30a for mounting the hook member to the
side of the panels 101-101' facing the facade wall 1. Each panel
flange part 30a is provided with multiple openings through which a
mounting screw 31-31' can be accommodated for attaching the hook
members 30-30' to the panel 101-101'.
[0027] The hook members 30-30' is provided with an upper U-shaped
flange part 30b which continues in a wall flange part 30c-30c=.
Wall flange part 30c-30c= can be received in a space 60 created
between the wall 1 and a U-shaped upper flange part 10d-10d= of the
elongated suspension members 10-10'.
[0028] With this construction each panel 101-101' can be properly
suspended using the hook members 30-30' with the elongated
suspension members 10-10'.
[0029] The lower flange part 10c serves as a shielding plate
positioned parallel and at some distance from the facade wall 1 and
promotes the drainage of any water and/or air present in the space
between the facade wall 1 and the mounting panels 101-101' away
from the facade wall 1.
[0030] Preferably a deflecting plate element 20 is mounted to the
lower flange part 10c by means of a mounting screw 21. Said
deflecting plate element 20 is provided with a lower edge 20' which
engages a groove 30e= of the next lower hook member 30'. Together
with the lower flange part 10c the deflecting plate element 20
provides a proper closure for the space 50 between the lower flange
part 10c and the facade wall 1 thereby draining any moisture, water
and/or other contaminations away from the facade wall 1.
[0031] To ensure a proper engagement of the lower edge 20' of the
deflecting plate element 20 in groove 30e-30e= of each hook member
30-30' the upper U-shaped flange part 30b-30b= of each hook member
30-30' is provided with an upright ridge 30f-30f= adjacent to said
groove 30e-30e=.
[0032] In order to allow the drainage of moisture, water and/or air
across the intermediate flange part 10b-10b= and the lower flange
part 10c-10c= and the deflecting plate element 20 away from the
facade wall 1 each elongated suspension member 10-10' is provided
with multiple drainage openings 10e-10e= which are spaced apart
from each other.
[0033] Hereto any moisture, water and/or other contaminations such
as sand or mud will drain through to the drainage openings 10e-10e=
and will displace under gravity or air flow between the facade wall
1 and the panels 101-101' across the intermediate flange part
10b-10b= and the lower flange part 10c and the deflecting plate
element 20. Thus, said contaminations will not adversely affect the
facade wall 1 in terms of life span, safety and constructional
damage.
[0034] Reference numeral 38 denotes a setting bolt being part of
adjusting means for adjusting the orientation of the hook members
30-30' (and therefore the panels 101-101' mounted to said hook
members) with respect to the elongated suspension members 10-10'.
The adjusting means also comprise a threaded opening 30g-30g=
present in the upper U-shaped flange part 30b-30b= of each hook
member 30-30', which setting bolt 38 engages the upper side of the
U-shaped upper flange part 10d-10d= of each elongated suspension
member.
[0035] In FIG. 2b an embodiment is disclosed having a more or less
similar configuration as the embodiment of FIG. 2a.
[0036] However in this embodiment= the elongated suspension members
10-10' have a different design, as the lower flange part 10c-10c=
and the U-shaped upper flange part 10d-10d= are offset and are not
positioned in the same plane (seen in vertical direction). The
offset configuration of the U-shaped upper flange part 10d-10d= and
the lower flange part 10c-10c= allow water or moisture dripping
from the upper members under the influence of gravity to bypass the
top of the suspension members directly lying beneath, and also
reduces the splash effect of dripping water and, in turn, reducing
the amount of water that contacts the back wall.
[0037] In FIG. 3a another embodiment of the mounting system
according to the invention is disclosed wherein the lower flange
part 10c of the elongated suspension members 10 rests on a base
plate 70 which is mounted to the facade wall 1 using a screw 39.
Base plate 70 is accommodated in the mounting system according to
the invention at its lower most location near the foundation 7 of
the building (and ground level 8). In particular the base plate 70
is provided with one or more openings or perforations 70a allowing
ventilation and drainage of the system.
[0038] In FIG. 3b an embodiment is disclosed having a more or less
similar configuration as the embodiment of FIG. 3a.
[0039] However in this embodiment= the elongated suspension members
10 have a different design, as the lower flange part 10c and the
U-shaped upper flange part 10d are offset and are not positioned in
the same plane (seen in vertical direction). The offset
configuration of the U-shaped upper flange part 10d and the lower
flange part 10c allow water or moisture dripping from the upper
members under the influence of gravity to bypass the top of the
suspension members directly lying beneath, and also reduces the
splash effect of dripping water and, in turn, reducing the amount
of water that contacts the back wall.
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