SYSTEM FOR FASTENING ACOUSTIC PANELS AND CORRESPONDING SUPPORT STRUCTURE

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an acoustic panels fastening system and support structure thereof wherein the support structure for acoustic panel comprises: one or more fastening beams and one or more fastening elements; wherein the fastening element comprises a rail for attaching to the acoustic panel; a fitting-clip slidably connected to the rail along a first sliding axis; wherein the fitting-clip comprises a clip for slidably fastening to the fastening beam along a second sliding axis and wherein the fastening beam or beams are configured for being fastened to a plane surface.

Claims

1. A support structure for an acoustic panel comprising one or more fastening beams and one or more fastening elements, wherein each fastening element comprises: a rail attachable to the acoustic panel; and a fitting-clip slidably connected to the rail along a first sliding axis; wherein the fitting-clip comprises a clip configured to slidably fasten to the one or more fastening beams along a second sliding axis, and wherein the one or more fastening beams is configured for being fastened to a plane surface.

2. The support structure according to claim 1, wherein the rail and the fitting-clip are configured such that they can be attached together to the acoustic panel.

3. The support structure according to claim 1, wherein the first sliding axis and the second sliding axis are in different directions.

4. The support structure according to claim 1, wherein, the fastening beam of the acoustic panel is fastened to the plane surface with an air gap between the back of the acoustic panel and the plane surface.

5. The support structure according to claim 1, wherein the beam and the fitting-clip are fastened by a sliding male-female fitting.

6. The support structure according to claim 1, wherein the rail and the fitting-clip are fastenable by a sliding male-female fitting.

7. The support structure according to claim 1, wherein the beam is cylindrical or rectangular.

8. The support structure according to claim 1, comprising four rails, four fitting-clips and two beams for each acoustic panel.

9. An acoustic panel fastening system for fastening to plane surfaces, comprising: one or more acoustic panels; and a support structure for the one or more acoustic panels, the support structure comprising, for attachment to each acoustic panel, one or more fastening beams and one or more fastening elements, wherein each fastening element comprises: a rail attachable to the one or more acoustic panels; and a fitting-clip slidably connected to the rail along a first sliding axis; wherein the fitting-clip comprises a clip configured to slidably fasten to the one or more fastening beams along a second sliding axis, and wherein the one or more fastening beams is configured for being fastened to a plane surface.

10. The fastening system of claim 9, wherein each acoustic panel further comprises a fitting element configured to connect the rail to the fastening beam, thereby creating an air gap between at least one of the acoustic panels and the plane surface.

11. The fastening system according to claim 9, wherein each acoustic panel is removable.

12. The fastening system according to claim 9, wherein the plane surfaces are horizontal plane surfaces or vertical plane surfaces.

13. The fastening system according to claim 12, wherein the plane surfaces are horizontal plane surfaces and wherein the horizontal plane surfaces are ceilings.

14. The fastening system according to claim 12, wherein the plane surfaces are the vertical plane surfaces and wherein the vertical plane surfaces are walls.

15. The fastening system according to claim 9, further comprising fastening means for fastening the rail to the panel.

16. The fastening system according to claim 15, wherein the fastening means comprise screws.

17. The fastening system according to claim 9, wherein each acoustic panel comprises four rails arranged in vertexes of the panel, four screws and four elements for fitting in the rail and in the beam.

18. Fastening system according to claim 9, wherein the fastening element is a plug.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0050] The following figures provide preferred embodiments for illustrating the description and should not be seen as limiting the scope of the disclosure.

[0051] FIG. 1: Schematic representation of a set of panels vertically arranged for creating an acoustic barrier, according to the disclosure herein presented.

[0052] FIG. 2: Schematic representation of a fastening point/plug 1 screwed to a surface and of a beam 2.

[0053] FIG. 3: Schematic representation of the first step for placing an acoustic panels fastening system to horizontal or vertical surfaces.

[0054] FIG. 4: Schematic representation of a step subsequent to placing an acoustic panels fastening system to horizontal or vertical surfaces.

[0055] FIG. 5: Schematic representation of a step subsequent to placing an acoustic panels fastening system to horizontal or vertical surfaces and wherein two panels are placed side by side.

[0056] FIG. 6: Representation of a fastening point/plug 3 and of a screw 4 that may be placed in key points of a surface.

[0057] FIG. 7: Schematic representation of the fitting of a beam 5 to the set formed by the fastening points/plug 3 and screws 4 already previously fastened to a surface, the arrows representing the fitting direction of the beam 5.

[0058] FIG. 8: Schematic representation of the fastening of a beam 5 to the structure formed by the fastening point/plug 3 and screw 4 already previously fastened to a surface, wherein the arrows represent the fitting of the beam and wherein the beam is fitted to three sets of fastening points/plug 3 and screw 4.

[0059] FIG. 9: Schematic representation wherein A represents a rail 10 that may be screwed to an acoustic panel and in which a fitting/clip 11 is afterwards fastened; wherein B represents the fastening of the fitting/clip to the rail this set being afterwards screwed.

[0060] FIG. 10: Schematic representation wherein A represents a rail 10 that may be screwed to an acoustic panel and in which a fitting/clip is afterwards fitted in.

[0061] FIG. 11: Schematic representation of the application of acoustic panels according to the disclosure herein presented.

[0062] FIG. 12: Representation of a fitting detail of two acoustic panels arranged side by side.

[0063] FIG. 13: Representation of a detail of the rail and fitting sliding between each other.

[0064] FIG. 14: Detail of the fastening system.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0065] The disclosure herein presented comprises an acoustic panels fastening system, and support structure thereof, the fastening system being simultaneously compatible with a vertical assembly and with fastening in horizontal plane surfaces, in particular ceilings, and vertical ones, in particular walls, this being a universal system for all types of fastening: horizontal surfaces, vertical surfaces and vertical piling.

[0066] FIG. 7 represents an embodiment wherein 4 acoustic panels may be placed, their placement being made at height.

[0067] FIG. 8 represents an embodiment wherein 8 acoustic panels may be placed, 4 of these panels being placed at height, as FIG. 7 shows and the remaining 4 panels are also placed at height and to the side of the first 4 panels previously arranged.

[0068] In an embodiment, each acoustic panel comprises a rail, fastening means of the rail to the panel and a fitting element to the rail and to the beam creating an air gap between a surface of the acoustic panel and the plane surface or wall.

[0069] In an embodiment, the fittings necessary to fasten acoustic panels are male-female fittings.

[0070] In an embodiment, the rail may be of metal or plastic.

[0071] In an embodiment, the fitting/clip/element, in particular fitting-clip, for fitting may be of plastic or metal.

[0072] In an embodiment, the rail may be screwed to the acoustic panel and afterwards the fitting/clip/element for fitting may be inserted in the rail.

[0073] In an embodiment, the rail and the fitting/clip/element, in particular fitting-clip, for fitting may be coupled to each other and afterwards this set may be screwed to the acoustic panel.

[0074] In an embodiment, the set of rail, fitting/clip/element, in particular fitting-clip, for fitting and screw may be distributed along the panel, in particular each set may be placed in a vertex of the acoustic panel.

[0075] In an embodiment, each acoustic panel comprises 4 sets of rail, fitting/clip/element, in particular fitting-clip, for fitting and screw positioned in the respective vertexes of the panel.

[0076] Although only particular embodiments of the present disclosure have been represented and described herein, those skilled in the art will know how to introduce modifications and replace some technical features with equivalent ones, depending on the requisites of each situation, without departing from the scope of protection defined by the appended claims.

[0077] The presented embodiments are combinable. The following claims set out particular embodiments of the disclosure.