FACADE FASTENING SYSTEM

Abstract

A fastening arrangement for anchoring facade panel elements includes a substructure on a building shell and a plurality of facade panel elements. The fastening arrangement has an adhesive component and a mechanical securing component. The fastening arrangement is characterized in that per facade panel element, at least two securing straps are provided as mechanical securing components, each having at least two fastening points. At least one fastening point of the two securing straps has a sliding point which uses an oblong hole. Furthermore, the longitudinal extent of this oblong hole defines an axis which is tilted at an angle of between 5 and 20 relative to the vertical axis. The fastening arrangement is constructed by preparing the substructure and at least one facade panel element for fastening, attaching the securing straps to the facade element and applying an adhesive component. After aligning and attaching the facade element to the substructure, the securing straps are attached to the substructure, with one attachment point of a first securing strap being the sliding point, and after fastening of the sliding point, the oblong hole is tilted at an angle of between 5 and 20 with respect to the vertical axis.

Claims

1. A fastening arrangement for anchoring a plurality of facade panel elements to a substructure on a building shell, the fastening arrangement comprising: an adhesive component and a mechanical securing component adapted to be located between the substructure and the facade panel elements; the mechanical securing component including at least two securing straps per facade panel element, the at least two securing straps each including at least two fastening points; at least one of said fastening points of the first of the two securing straps is a sliding point that comprises an oblong hole; and a longitudinal extent of the oblong hole defines an axis (A) that is tilted at an angle of between 5 and 20 with respect to a vertical axis (V).

2. The fastening arrangement according to claim 1, at least one of the securing straps is formed as a flat, substantially T-shaped strap element, a double-T shaped strap element, an L-shaped strap element, or an I-shaped strap element.

3. The fastening arrangement according to claim 2, wherein at least first and second ones of the securing straps are of a same type of strap element.

4. The fastening arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the straps are formed from steel, aluminum or high-strength plastics.

5. The fastening arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the adhesive component comprises at least one of the following: single- or multi-component adhesive, double-sided adhesive tape, double-sided foam adhesive tape, double-sided adhesive dots, or double-sided adhesive strips.

6. The fastening arrangement according to claim 1, further comprising the plurality of facade panel elements and the substructure, wherein the substructure comprises vertically arranged profiles.

7. The fastening arrangement according to claim 6, wherein the vertically arranged profiles are configured as L-, U- or flat profiles made from metal.

8. A method for fastening facade panel elements to a substructure, the method comprising: a) providing a substructure; b) providing at least one facade panel element; c) preparing the substructure and the facade panel element for fastening; d) attaching at least two securing straps to the facade element; e) applying at least one adhesive component onto the facade element or the substructure); f) aligning and attaching the facade element to the substructure; and g) fastening the at least two securing straps to the substructure, wherein one fastening point of a first one of the at least two securing straps is a sliding point which uses an oblong hole, a longitudinal extent of which defines an axis (A) which, after fastening at the sliding point, is tilted at an angle between 5 and 20 with respect to a vertical axis (V).

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein step c) comprises: cleaning at least partial surfaces of at least one of the substructure or the facade panel element.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein step c) further comprises: applying an adhesion promoter/primer.

11. The method according to claim 8, wherein the attaching in step d) comprises adhering, screwing, riveting, clamping the securing straps to the facade element.

12. The method according to claim 8, wherein the applying of the adhesive component in step e) comprises at least one of the following steps: applying a single- or multi-component adhesive, attaching a double-sided adhesive tape, attaching a double-sided foam adhesive tape, double-sided adhesive dots or strips.

13. The method according to claim 8, wherein the step c) is carried out after step d).

14. The method according to claim 8, wherein the fastening in step g) comprises screwing or riveting.

15. The method according to claim 8, wherein the aligning and attaching of the facade element according to step f) comprises: positioning the facade panel element horizontally and vertically according to a laying plan; and bringing at least one of surfaces to be bonded or adhesive components applied into contact with each other.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the aligning and attaching of the facade element according to step f) further comprises at least one of: fine adjustment of the alignment of the facade panel element; or attaching clamps, cramps, or clips for securing the aligned facade panel element.

17. The method according to claim 8, further comprising prior to fastening a further facade panel element according to steps a) to g), attaching of one or more distance gauges, which support an alignment and attachment of the further facade panel element.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0049] FIG. 1 shows an overview (not conclusive) of possible strap elements.

[0050] FIG. 2 shows a fastening arrangement with sliding point(s), but not according to the invention.

[0051] FIG. 3 shows a fastening arrangement according to the invention.

[0052] FIG. 4 shows a possible embodiment of a spacer element.

[0053] FIG. 5 shows a rear view of a schematic assembly for a fastening arrangement.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0054] FIG. 1 shows various embodiments of securing straps as they can be used in a fastening arrangement according to the invention. The reference signs 11, 11 designate two simple, I-shaped straps with two through-holes 13, 13, wherein 11 designates a through-hole configured as an oblong hole 13. Embodiment 11 does not allow a sliding point due to the two circular through-holes. Embodiment 11 allows a sliding point in the oblong hole 13, provided that the connecting element (screw, rivet, . . . ) allows a loose connection. A screw connection through an oblong hole, e.g., can be a fixed point if the screw in the oblong hole 13 connects the strap 11 rigidly enough that a relative movement is excluded. Reference sign 12 designates a T-shaped strap and reference 12 an L-shaped strap element with 2 oblong holes 13. The double-T-shaped strap element 12 has two oblong holes. An expert will select or adapt the provision with oblong holes depending on the type of facade panel and substructure. The variants shown are not a final selection but merely exemplary representations. Technically possible details such as beads or reinforcing embossments are not illustrated.

[0055] FIG. 2 shows a fastening arrangement with 2 straps 23, 24 according to the prior art. They are presented here in order to better define the invention. The substructure is again designated by 22, 22 and is shown as a vertical profile to which a facade panel element 25 has been fastened. Two straps 23, 24 of different shapes are used to complete the fastening arrangement. The top of strap 23 shows an oblong hole with horizontal orientation; the orientation axis is designated by A. Analogously, the strap 24 has a vertically oriented oblong hole, the orientation axis of which is designated by A. The fastening arrangement shown in FIG. 2 comprises oblong holes of different orientation and can represent a sliding point or a fixed point, depending on the connecting element used. The absence of the feature axis A tilted at an angle to the vertical means that the fastening arrangement of FIG. 2 is, however, not an embodiment according to the invention. In case of the strap 23, the orientation of axis A and the vertical V define an angle of 90. In the case of strap 24, the angle between V and A is substantially 0.

[0056] In contrast to this, the fastening arrangement according to FIG. 3 represents an embodiment according to the invention. The left side of FIG. 3 is basically comparable to the left side of FIG. 2. The strap 42 has a fastening point 30 with the profile 22 of a substructure. Here, since the strap has no oblong hole, it is a fixed point or pivot point rather than a sliding point. The connection between the securing strap 42 and the facade panel element 25 includes two fixing points 32, 32. The fastening point 32 is a fixed point; the fastening point 32 has an oblong hole; however, its horizontal orientation does not make it a sliding point in the sense of the invention.

[0057] This is different in the case of the securing strap 40, which likewise connects a profile 22 of the substructure to the facade panel element 25. This strap 40 has an oblong hole 41, the orientation of which, designated by the axis A in FIG. 3, is tilted at an angle to the vertical V. According to the invention, the fastening point 50 is a sliding point; thus, this connection is able to compensate for thermal expansions of the substructure or facade panel. The second fastening point 52 of the securing strap 22 is preferably configured as a fixed point.

[0058] FIG. 4 shows a distance gauge or sleeve 60, which can be used for assembling facade panel elements 25. It preferably has a T-shape or mushroom-shape with a flat head 62 in cross-section. A tubular sleeve 61 has an outer diameter D.sub.HA, which defines the nominal distance between two facade panel elements 25 during assembly. The head 62 or flange on the sleeve 61 with diameter D.sub.K serves as a limit stop; for details see FIG. 5. The sleeve can be configured as a solid rod or can be tubular with a free inner diameter DHI. In addition to saving material, the opening can also serve as an engagement point for a setting tool or an auxiliary handle for removing the distance gauge 60 after assembly.

[0059] FIG. 5 shows an assembly situation from the building side with a view to the rear side of a facade element 25. A strap 22 (without connecting elements) is covered on the rear side of the facade element and a distance gauge 60 marks the nominal distance to the next facade element to be assembled.

[0060] The features of the invention disclosed in the above description, in the drawings and in the claims can be essential for the implementation of the invention, either individually or in any combination that is technically reasonable or advantageous.

REFERENCE LIST

[0061] 11, 11 Strap element, securing strap I-shaped [0062] 12 Strap element, securing strap T-shaped [0063] 12 Strap element, securing strap L-shaped [0064] 12 Strap element, securing strap double T-shaped [0065] 13, 13 Through-holes [0066] 20 Fastening arrangement, holding system [0067] 22, 22 Subconstruction [0068] 25 Facade panel element, facade element [0069] 30, 32, 32 Fastening points [0070] 41 Oblong hole [0071] 40, 42 Securing strap(s) [0072] 50 Fastening point oblong hole [0073] 52 Fastening point [0074] 60 Distance gauge [0075] 61 Sleeve [0076] 62 Head