A MOUNTING PLATE AND A MOUNTING SURFACE

Abstract

A mounting plate for attaching bricks to a wall structure. The mounting plate includes a first mounting area for a first brick; a second mounting area for a second brick; locking grippers arranged on a gripping area between the first mounting area and the second mounting area and separating the first mounting area and the second mounting area from each other. The first mounting area including a first support surface arranged to support the first brick, and a hanger arranged to hang the first brick from a recess behind the first brick, the second mounting area including a second support surface arranged to support the second brick.

Claims

1-15. (canceled)

16. A mounting plate for attaching bricks to a wall structure, wherein the mounting plate comprises: a first mounting area for a first brick; a second mounting area for a second brick; locking grippers arranged on a gripping area between the first mounting area and the second mounting area at the mounting plate and separating the first mounting area and the second mounting area from each other; the first mounting area comprising a first support surface arranged to support the first brick at the mounting plate, and a hanger arranged to hang the first brick on the mounting plate from a recess behind the first brick, the second mounting area comprising a second support surface arranged to support the second brick at the mounting plate, and the locking grippers are arranged to lock the first brick to the mounting plate by providing a restraining structure preventing movement of the first brick along the first support surface.

17. The mounting plate according to claim 16, wherein the mounting plate comprises a rear surface for placing the mounting plate on a surface of the wall structure, and a front surface facing towards the first brick and the second brick, the rear surface forming a mounting plane (M) of the mounting plate to be attached on the surface of the wall structure, the first and second support surfaces form together a support plane(S), said support plane(S) being at a distance from the front surface and extending parallel with the mounting plane (M), and the hanger is arranged to protrude from the front surface in a direction of the support plane(S).

18. The mounting plate according to claim 17, wherein the hanger is arranged to extend from the front surface through the support plane(S) to the other side of the support plane(S) at an angle of less than 90 degrees on the side of the locking grippers.

19. The mounting plate according to claim 16, wherein the mounting plate comprises multiple hangers arranged in a row on the mounting plate.

20. The mounting plate according to claim 16, wherein the first support surface and the second support surface are arranged to join together and to form a support unit such that, the first support surface is arranged to extend from the first mounting area to the second mounting area, forming the second support surface in the second mounting area, and the mounting plate comprises multiple support units.

21. The mounting plate according to claim 20, wherein the support units are arranged in a row on the mounting plate such that at least one support unit is arranged between adjacent locking grippers.

22. The mounting plate according to claim 16, wherein the locking grippers comprise an elongate gripper arm protruding from the front surface of the mounting plate and extending longitudinally of the mounting plate in the gripping area arranged between the first mounting area and the second mounting area on the mounting plate.

23. The A mounting plate according to claim 22, wherein the elongate gripper arm comprises an arm portion protruding from the front surface of the mounting plate and extending away from the front surface of the mounting plate, and an end portion extending from the arm portion, which said end portion extending toward the front surface of the mounting plate, or said end portion extending parallel with the front surface of the mounting plate.

24. The mounting plate according to claim 22, wherein the gripper arm is arranged to taper towards the end of the gripper arm.

25. The mounting plate according to claim 16, wherein the mounting plate having an upper edge and a lower edge such that the first mounting area and the second mounting area are arranged between the upper edge and the lower edge, the second mounting area extending from the upper edge to the gripping area and the first mounting area extending from the gripping area to the lower edge, the first mounting area having a first connecting structure arranged, and the second mounting area having a second connecting structure arranged between the upper edge and the second support surface, the first connecting structure being arranged to connect to the second connecting structure of adjacent mounting plate to connect the mounting plates together.

26. The mounting plate according to claim 25, wherein the second connecting structure being a female connector having a vertical support portion and a horizontal support portion, and the first connecting structure being a male connector having a protrusion portion, which the male connector being arranged to engage with the female connector of an adjacent mounting plate such that the lower edge of the mounting plate is placed against the vertical support portion of the adjacent mounting plate, and the protrusion portion of the mounting plate and the horizontal support portion of the adjacent mounting plate provide a form-fitting connection.

27. The mounting surface for attaching bricks to a wall structure, wherein the mounting surface comprises: a) one or more mounting plates, each mounting plate comprising: a first mounting area for a first brick; a second mounting area for a second brick; locking grippers arranged on a gripping area between the first mounting area and the second mounting area at the mounting plate and separating the first mounting area and the second mounting area from each other; an upper edge and a lower edge such that the first mounting area and the second mounting area are arranged between the upper edge and the lower edge, the second mounting area extending from the upper edge to the gripping area and the first mounting area extending from the gripping area to the lower edge, the first mounting area having a first connecting structure, and the second mounting area having a second connecting structure, the first connecting structure is connected to the second connecting structure of adjacent mounting plate such that the mounting plates are connected to each other through the connecting structures; b) a first end plate having a third connecting structure at a lower edge of the first end plate, a brick connecting structure at an upper edge of the first end plate, and a hanger arranged between the third connecting structure and the brick connecting structure, the third connecting structure of the first end plate is connected to the second connecting structure of a mounting plate; and c) a second end plate having a fourth connecting structure at an upper edge of the second end plate, and a brick support surface at a lower edge of the second end plate, the fourth connecting structure is connected to the first connecting structure of a mounting plate; the mounting surface comprising the first end plate provided at one end of the one or more mounting plates at the upper end and the second end plate provided at the other end of the one or more mounting plates at the lower end.

28. The mounting surface according to claim 27, wherein the third connecting structure of the first end plate corresponds to the first connecting structure of the mounting plate, and the fourth connecting structure of the second end plate corresponds to the second connecting structure of the mounting plate.

29. The mounting surface according to claim 27, wherein the brick connecting structure of the first end plate comprises a third support surface for supporting the brick at the first end plate, and an upper end support arranged to prevent movement of the brick along the third support surface at the first end plate.

30. The mounting surface for attaching bricks to a wall structure, wherein the mounting surface comprises: a) one or more mounting plates, each mounting plate comprising: a first mounting area for a first brick; a second mounting area for a second brick; locking grippers arranged on a gripping area between the first mounting area and the second mounting area at the mounting plate and separating the first mounting area and the second mounting area from each other; an upper edge and a lower edge such that the first mounting area and the second mounting area are arranged between the upper edge and the lower edge, the second mounting area extending from the upper edge to the gripping area and the first mounting area extending from the gripping area to the lower edge, the first mounting area having a first connecting structure, and the second mounting area having a second connecting structure, the first connecting structure is connected to the second connecting structure of adjacent mounting plate such that the mounting plates are connected to each other through the connecting structures; b) a first end plate having a third connecting structure at a lower edge of the first end plate, a brick connecting structure at an upper edge of the first end plate, and a hanger arranged between the third connecting structure and the brick connecting structure, the third connecting structure of the first end plate is connected to the second connecting structure of a mounting plate; and c) a second end plate having a fourth connecting structure at an upper edge of the second end plate, and a brick support surface at a lower edge of the second end plate, the fourth connecting structure is connected to the first connecting structure of a mounting plate; the mounting surface comprising the first end plate provided at one end of the one or more mounting plates at the upper end and the second end plate provided at the other end of the one or more mounting plates at the lower end, wherein the one or more mounting plates comprise mounting plates according to claim 16.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0036] The invention is described in detail by means of specific embodiments with reference to the enclosed drawings, in which

[0037] FIG. 1 shows a mounting plate according to the invention as seen from side with bricks attached;

[0038] FIG. 2 shows a mounting plate according to the invention as seen from side without bricks;

[0039] FIG. 3 shows a mounting plate according to the invention;

[0040] FIG. 4 shows the first end plate connected to the mounting plate;

[0041] FIG. 5 shows the second end plate connected to the mounting plate; and

[0042] FIG. 6 shows a mounting surface according to the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0043] FIG. 1 shows a side view of a mounting plate 1 according to the invention. The mounting plate 1 extends between the upper edge 18 and the lower edge 17 and has a rear surface 15 for placing the mounting plate 1 on the surface of the wall structure and a front surface 16 on the opposite side of the mounting plate 1. The mounting plate has a first mounting area 10 for a first brick 101 and a second mounting area 20 for the second brick 102. The bricks 101, 102 are connected to the mounting plate 1 such that the bricks are arranged to extend over two adjacent mounting plates 1. Therefore, one brick is arranged to extend from the first mounting area 10 to the second mounting area 20 of an adjacent mounting plate 1. Locking grippers 34 are provided in a gripping area 30 between the first mounting area 10 and the second mounting area 20. Thus, the locking grippers 34 are arranged in a mid-part of the mounting plate 1. The mounting and gripping areas are shown with dashed lines in the FIG. 1, in which it can be seen that the first mounting area 10 and the second mounting area 20 are separated from each other by the gripping area 30. The first mounting area 10 comprises a hanger 12 from which the first brick 101 is arranged to engage the mounting plate 1. The first brick 101 is arranged to rest from its upper part, i.e., above the recess of the hanger in the brick 101, on the first support surface 11, which is arranged between the hanger 12 and the locking gripper 34. The first support surface 11 is at a distance from the front surface 16, i.e., the first support surface 11 protrudes from the from the front surface 16. The second mounting area 20 comprises a second support surface 21 for a brick to rest from its lower part, i.e., below the recess of the hanger in the brick, on the mounting plate 1. Thus, the second support surface 21 is arranged between the locking gripper 34 and the upper edge 18 of the mounting plate 1. The second support surface 21 is provided at a distance from the front surface 16 similarly as the first support surface 11, i.e., protruding from the front surface 16. The locking grippers 34 are arranged to extend in the longitudinal direction of the mounting plate 1 which the longitudinal direction is the direction of extension of the upper edge 18 and the lower edge 17. The locking grippers 34 are arranged to lock the first brick 101 which is arranged through the recess of the brick 101 to the hanger 12, to the mounting plate 1 to prevent movement of the first brick 101 along the first support surface 11. The upper side surface of the first brick 101 preferably connects at least partly to the locking gripper 34. The locking grippers 34 are also arranged to attach the mortar applied between adjacent bricks to the mounting plate 1.

[0044] The locking grippers 34 comprise a gripper arm 31 protruding from the front surface 16 of the mounting plate 1. The gripper arm 31 has an arm portion 32 extending from the front surface 16 of the mounting plate 1 and an end portion 33 extending from the arm portion 32. The arm portion 32 extends from the front surface 16 in a direction away from the front surface 16. The end portion 33 extends from the arm portion 32 in a direction toward the front surface 16, or alternatively parallel with the front surface 16, or still alternatively partly parallel with the front surface 16 and partly in a direction toward the front surface 16.

[0045] The mounting plate 1 further comprises a first connecting structure 50 and a second connecting structure 60 which the first connecting structure 50 is connectable to the second connecting structure 60 of an adjacent mounting plate 1 and the second connecting structure 60 is connectable to the first connecting structure 50 of another adjacent mounting plate 1. The second connecting structure 60 is provided between the upper edge 18 of the mounting plate 1 and the second support surface 21 at the second mounting area 20 and comprises a female connector having an opening toward the upper edge 18 of the mounting plate 1. The first connecting structure 50 is provided on the other side of the hanger 12 than the first support surface 11 at the first mounting area 10 and preferably comprises a male connector connectable to the female connector of the second connecting structure 60 of adjacent mounting plate 1. The female connector comprises a vertical support portion 61 providing vertical support for the adjacent mounting plate placed from its lower edge 17 on the vertical support portion 61. The female connector also comprises a horizontal support portion 62 providing horizontal support for the adjacent mounting plate by a connection between a protrusion portion 51 of the male connector and the horizontal support portion 62 of the female connector. The protrusion portion 51 can be a bend or bends in the mounting plate 1, by means of which a connection with the horizontal support portion of the female connector of the second connecting structure 60 is obtained.

[0046] FIG. 2 shows the mounting plate 1 according to the invention shown in FIG. 1 without the bricks 101, 102. To avoid repetition, the parts shown in FIG. 1 will not be described again here, but the focus is on explaining a mounting plane M and a support plane S shown in FIG. 2 which also apply to the FIG. 1 but which are only shown in FIG. 2 for the sake of clarity. The rear surface 15 of the mounting plate 1 forms the mounting plane M which is arranged against the wall structure when connecting the mounting plate 1 to a wall. The rear surface 15 may form bends away from the mounting plane M, but the mounting plane M is formed by the rear surface 15 which rests on the wall structure. The support plane S is formed by the support surfaces 11, 21 on which the brick 101, 102 rests when connected to the mounting plate 1 from the hanger 12. The first and second support surfaces 11, 21 are on the same support plane S and the second connecting structure 60 may form additional support surface for the brick to rest on. The support plane S is spaced apart from the mounting plane M and at a distance from the front surface 16 of the mounting plate 1. The mounting plane M and the support plane S are parallel planes, which are separated from each other. The hanger 12 extends from the front surface 16 of the mounting plate 1 through the support surface S to the other side of the support plane S than the front surface 16. The locking grippers 34 at the gripping area 30 also extend through the support plane S but the first and second connecting structures 50, 60 remain mostly between the mounting plane M and the support plane S with the exception when the second connecting structure 60 comprises an additional support surface for the second brick 102. In other words, the first connecting structure 50 at the first mounting area 10 and the second connecting structure 60 at the second mounting area 60 are provided between the mounting plane M and the support plane S at the mounting plate 1.

[0047] FIG. 3 shows the mounting plate 1 as seen from front. The mounting plate 1 shows the front surface 16 having the first mounting area 10 at the lower part of the mounting plate 1 between the locking grippers 34 and the lower edge 17, and the second mounting area 20 at the upper part of the mounting plate 1 between the locking grippers 34 and the upper edge 18. The locking grippers 34 are arranged in the gripping area 30 at the mid part of the mounting plate 1. The upper edge 18 and the lower edge 17 extend parallel in the longitudinal direction of the mounting plate 1. The second mounting area 20 comprises the second connecting structure 60 having the female connector opening upwardly toward the upper edge 18. The FIG. 3 shows the horizontal support portion 62 of the female connector providing horizontal support for an adjacent mounting plate connected to the mounting plate 1. The first mounting area 10 comprises the first connecting structure 50 having the male connector which comprises a protrusion portion 51 formed with bends in the mounting plate 1.

[0048] The FIG. 3 also shows locking grippers 34 arranged in a row extending in the longitudinal direction of the mounting plate 1. The elongate gripper arm 31 extending also in the longitudinal direction of the mounting plate 1 such that the elongate gripper arms 31 of the locking grippers 34 are arranged in succession. The first support surface 11 at the first mounting area 10 and the second support surface 21 at the second mounting area 20 are united as the support unit 40 extending from the first mounting area 10 through the gripping area 30 to the second mounting area 20. The support units 40 are arranged in a row on the mounting plate 1 such that the locking grippers 34 and the support units 40 alternate in the row. The hangers 12 are also provided in a row along the longitudinal direction of the mounting plate 1. Although FIG. 3 shows multiple separate hangers 12, the hanger 12 may alternatively be provided as one hanger 12 extending along the length of the mounting plate 1 at the first mounting area 10.

[0049] The FIG. 4 shows one end of the mounting surface 110 comprising a first end plate 2 and mounting plates 1. The FIG. 4 shows only the end plate 2 together with one mounting plate 1 completely and one half of the mounting plate 1 for the sake of clarity. The first end plate 2 comprises a third connecting structure 70 at a lower edge of the first end plate 2 and a brick connecting structure 71 at an upper edge of the first end plate 2 and a hanger 12 arranged between the third connecting structure 70 and the brick connecting structure 71. The third connecting structure 70 of the first end plate 2 is connected to the second connecting structure 60 of the mounting plate 1. The second brick 102 is provided to the mounting surface 110 such that the recess of the second brick 102 is arranged to the hanger 12 of the first end plate 2. The upper back edge of the second brick 102 rests on a third support surface 71a, which the third support surface 71a is arranged at the support plane S, and the upper end edge of the second brick 102 is arranged towards an upper end support 71b of the first end plate 2 for preventing movement of the brick 102 along the third support surface 71a in vertical direction. The second brick 102 is attached to the mounting surface 110 by the hanger 12 and the upper end support 71b which prevents the movement of the brick away from the mounting surface 110. The second brick 102 rests also on the second support surface 21 of the mounting plate 1. The first brick 101 is connected to the mounting plate 1 so that it rests from the upper part on the first support surface 11 of the mounting plate 1 and is connected to the mounting surface 110 from the hanger 12 of the mounting plate 1. The lower part of the first brick 101 rests on the second support surface 21 of the mounting plate 1.

[0050] The FIG. 5 shows the other end of the mounting surface 110 comprising a second end plate 3 and mounting plates 1. The FIG. 5 shows only one mounting plate 1 completely and one half of the mounting plate 1 for the sake of clarity. The second end plate 3 comprises a fourth connecting structure 80 at an upper edge of the second end plate 3 and a brick support surface 81 at a lower edge of the second end plate 3. The fourth connecting structure 80 of the second end plate 3 is connected to the first connecting structure 50 of the mounting plate 1. The first brick 101 is provided to the mounting surface 110 such that the recess of the first brick 101 is arranged to the hanger 12 of the mounting plate 1. The upper part of the first brick 101 is provided to the same mounting plate 1 as the lower part of the second brick 102 and arranged to the hanger 12. The lower part of the first brick 101 rests on the brick support surface 81 of the second end plate 3. The brick support surface 81 is arranged at the support plane S such that the brick hangs from the hanger 12 in the right line and does not bend inwards toward the wall structure.

[0051] The FIG. 6 shows a mounting surface 110 comprising multiple mounting plates 1 together with a first end plate 2 and a second end plate 3. The mounting surface 110 is formed from multiple mounting plates 1 arranged one above the other and depending on the length of the wall also one next to the other.

[0052] The second end plate 3 is arranged at the lower end of the mounting surface 110 and the first end plate 2 is arranged at the upper end of the mounting surface 110, the mounting plates 1 are arranged between the first end plate 2 and the second end plate 3. As can be seen from FIG. 6 the bricks 101, 102 are arranged to the mounting surface 110 such that each brick 101, 102 is placed on two adjacent mounting plates 1 covering the connection between the adjacent mounting plates 1. The upper edge of each brick 101, 102 is placed on the first support surface 11 of the mounting plate 1 and the lower edge of each brick 101, 102 is placed on the second support surface 21 of the mounting plate 1. The hangers 12 of the mounting plates 1 are provided toward the mid part of each brick 101, 102, in which the recess of the hanger 12 is arranged. The locking grippers 34 are provided between the bricks 101, 102.

[0053] Mounting plates are arranged adjacently such that the longitudinal side edges connect.

[0054] The invention has been described above with reference to the examples shown in the figures. However, the invention is in no way restricted to the above examples but may vary within the scope of the claims.