DEVICE FOR A VENTILATED FACADE

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for a ventilated facade, comprising a plurality of panels (1) provided with at least two hooking elements (4), at least one upright profile (5) intended to be attached to a building, wherein the U-shaped upright profile (5), a hanger (10) for each hooking element (4) secured with the possibility of sliding and frontally to the upright profile (5), which is configured to hold the panel (1) and wherein the hanger (10) is provided with a central cavity (3), wherein the hooking element (4) is housed in the central cavity (3) in an assembly situation, enabling the hanger (10) to be frontally assembled to the upright profile (5) and access to the connecting element (26). Thus, it is possible to adjust the panels in height without the need for disassembly and at any stage of the installation, even after having finished their installation.

Claims

1. A device for a ventilated facade, comprising: a plurality of panels (1) provided with at least two hooking elements (4) that extend from the internal portion of the panel (1); at least one upright profile (5) having a substantially U-shaped sector intended to be attached to a building, wherein the upright profile (5) is provided with: a web (6) from which at least one profile guide element (7, 8) extends; two lateral wings (9) that extend from the web (6); a hanger (10) for each hooking element (4) secured with the possibility of sliding and frontally to the upright profile (5), which is configured to hold the panel (1) and wherein the hanger (10) comprises: a central cavity (3), a hanger guide element (15, 16) that engages with the profile guide element (7, 8) in an assembly situation, and a hole (18, 19) intended to house a connecting element (26), an outer section (11) and an inner section (12, 13) facing the outer section (11) which limit the central cavity (3), wherein the hanger guide element (15, 16) extends from the inner section (12, 13) and the hole (18, 19) is arranged in the inner section (12, 13) wherein the hooking element (4) is housed in the central cavity (3) in an assembly situation, enabling the hanger (10) to be frontally assembled to the upright profile (5) and access to the connecting element (26) at any time during assembly, characterized in that: the outer section (11) comprises a first through hole (21) that is coaxial to the first hole (18), the hanger (10) comprises a vibration damper (25) that embraces the outer section (11) of the hanger (10), and the vibration damper (25) is a polymeric board comprising a second through hole (29) coaxial to the first through hole (21).

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the profile guide element (7, 8) is made up of a plurality of outgoing ribs (7) that extend in the direction of the lateral wings (9).

3. The device of claim 2, wherein one of the outgoing ribs (7) is provided with a longitudinal projection (37), with which the connecting element (26) partially interferes when introducing the tip of the connecting element (26).

4. The device of claim 12, wherein the inner section (12,13) is a first inner section (12) provided with a hanger guide element (15, 16) made up of a plurality of incoming ribs (15) complementary to the outgoing ribs (7) and a first hole (18).

5. The device of claim 1 wherein the inner section (12, 13) is longer than the outer section (11), access to the first hole (18) being free.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the profile guide element (7, 8) is a U-shaped ribbed projection (8) that extends in the direction opposite to the lateral wings (9).

7. The device of claim 6, wherein the ribbed projection (8) is provided with notches (36) intended to be hooked with the connecting element (26).

8. The device of claims 1 and 6, wherein the inner section (12,13) is a second inner section (13) provided with a hanger guide element (15, 16) which is a central projection (16) that can be housed in the ribbed projection (8) and with a second hole (19) intended to house the connecting element (26).

9. The device of claim 810, wherein the upright profile (5) comprises two outer wings (14) that extend in a direction opposite to each other and are perpendicular to the lateral wings (9) and the hanger (10) comprises two lateral sections (28) that attach the outer section (11) and the second inner section (13) and lateral reinforcements (17) that extend from the lateral sections (28) of the hanger (10) and that partially embrace the outer wings (14) of the upright profile (5) clipping thereto and allowing pre-positioning.

10. The device of claim 7, wherein the lateral reinforcements (17) are slightly inclined with respect to the lateral sections (14) and in an intermediate assembly situation an interstice (35) is defined between the hanger and the upright profile and in a final assembly situation said interstice (35) is removed.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein the panels (1) comprise vertical longitudinal protrusions (2) in the rear area thereof from which the hooking elements (4) extend.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] As a complement to the description provided herein, and for the purpose of helping to make the features of the invention more readily understandable, in accordance with a preferred practical exemplary embodiment thereof, said description is accompanied by a set of drawings constituting an integral part of the same, in which by way of illustration and not limitation, the following has been represented:

[0026] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a detail of a device for a ventilated facade.

[0027] FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of two panels represented from the inner portion and the outer portion thereof.

[0028] FIG. 3A shows a perspective view of a first configuration of a section of an upright profile, the vibration damper, a hanger and a connecting element.

[0029] FIG. 3B shows a cross-sectional view of FIG. 3A.

[0030] FIG. 4A shows a perspective view of a second configuration of a section of an upright profile, the vibration damper, a hanger and a connecting element.

[0031] FIG. 4B shows a cross-sectional view of FIG. 4A.

[0032] FIG. 5A shows a perspective view of a third configuration of a section of an upright profile, the vibration damper, a hanger and a connecting element.

[0033] FIG. 5B shows a cross-sectional view of FIG. 5A.

[0034] FIG. 6 shows an exploded view of a bracket.

[0035] FIG. 7 shows an exploded view of the hanger.

[0036] FIG. 8A shows a cross-sectional view of the connecting element, the vibration damper and the upright profile in an intermediate assembly situation.

[0037] FIG. 8B shows a cross-sectional view of the connecting element, the vibration damper and the upright profile in a final assembly situation.

[0038] FIG. 9 shows a detailed view of a device for a ventilated facade provided with two panels.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

[0039] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a detail of a device for a ventilated facade, according to the present invention, wherein a panel (1) is shown provided with several hooking elements (4). The facade of the embodiment shown comprises three U-shaped upright profiles (5) that are intended to be attached to a building and a hanger (10) for each hooking element (4) that is secured to the upright profile (5) wherein the hanger (10) holds the panel (1) in an assembly situation.

[0040] The panel (1) comprises longitudinal protrusions (2) on the internal portion of the panel (1) from which the hooking elements (4) extend. A bracket (22) can also be seen attached to the upright profile (5) and which is intended to be attached to the building, attaching the upright profile (5), by the rear portion thereof, to the building.

[0041] FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of two panels (1) represented from the inner left portion and the outer right portion thereof. The three longitudinal protrusions (2) are two longitudinal protrusions (2) arranged on the edges of the panel (1) and a longitudinal protrusion (2) in the central area, acting as a stiffener, wherein the panel (1) comprises three hooking elements (4) in each longitudinal protrusion (2) and the facade comprises three upright profiles (5), the number of elements being able to change depending on the dimensions of the panel (1).

[0042] FIG. 3A shows a perspective view of a first configuration of a section of an upright profile (5), a hanger (10) and a connecting element (26). The upright profile (5) is provided with a web (6) from which a profile guide element (7, 8) and two lateral wings (9) extend.

[0043] The hanger (10) is secured to the upright profile (5) and is configured to hold the panel (1). The hanger (10) is provided with an outer section (11) and an inner section (12, 13) facing the outer section (11) from which a hanger guide element (15, 16) extends that engages with the profile securing element (7, 8) and a hole (18, 19) intended to house a connecting element (26). The central cavity (3) is defined between the two sections (11, 12, 13) wherein the hooking element (4) of the panel (1) is housed.

[0044] Specifically in the embodiment shown, the profile securing element (7, 8) is made up of a plurality of outgoing ribs (7) that extend in the direction of the lateral wings (9) and the inner section (12,13) is a first inner section (12) provided with a hanger guide element (15, 16) made up of a plurality of incoming ribs (15) complementary to the outgoing ribs (7) and a first hole (18) arranged in the central position with respect to the width of the inner section (12). The outer section (11) in turn comprises a first through hole (21) that is coaxial to the first hole (18).

[0045] The hanger (10) comprises a vibration damper (25) with a second through hole (29) coaxial to the first through hole (21) such that there is direct and frontal access to the hanger (5) by adjusting the connecting element (26).

[0046] FIG. 3B shows a cross-sectional view of FIG. 3A, according to the present invention, in which the connection between the outgoing ribs (7) and the incoming ribs (15) and the connecting element (26) which is a screw housed in the first hole (18) are shown.

[0047] It can be seen that one of the outgoing ribs (7), the one in the central portion, is provided with a longitudinal projection (37) that generates an interference joint that cannot be disassembled between the hanger (10) and the connecting element (26), since when inserting the tip of the connecting element (26), which is a screw, it partially interferes with the longitudinal projection (37) by removing material, blocking the position of the hanger (10).

[0048] FIG. 4A shows a perspective view of a second configuration of a section of an upright profile (5), a hanger (10) provided with the first internal section (12) and a connecting element (26). In the embodiment shown, the inner section (12) is longer than the outer section (11), access to the first hole (18) and therefore to the connecting element (26) being free. FIG. 4B shows a cross-sectional view of FIG. 4A.

[0049] FIG. 5A shows a perspective view of a third configuration of a section of an upright profile (5), a hanger (10) and a connecting element (26), wherein the profile securing element (7, 8) is a U-shaped ribbed projection (8) that extends in the direction opposite to the lateral wings (9). The inner section (12,13) is a second inner section (13) provided with a hanger guide element (15, 16) which is a central projection (16) that can be housed in the ribbed projection (8) and with a second hole (19).

[0050] Unlike the vibration dampers (25) shown in the previous figures, the vibration damper (25) of the third configuration does not have a lateral opening, but covers the outer section (11) and has a lower slot. The upright profile (5) comprises a central wing (30) that extends in the direction opposite to the lateral wings (9).

[0051] FIG. 6 shows an exploded view of a bracket (22), the function of which is to attach the upright profile (5) to the building. The bracket (22) is provided with a first surface (23) and a second surface (24) perpendicular to the first surface (23) which is intended to be attached to the building. The bracket (22) comprises a flange (31) that extends from the first surface (23) and houses the central wing (30) in an assembly situation.

[0052] The bracket (22) comprises mechanical retaining elements (32,33), such as a first screw (32) and a second screw (33) and a plastic spacer (34) intended to be placed between the bracket (22) and the facade. The bracket (22) further comprises an insulating polymeric spacer (27) that embraces the second surface (24).

[0053] FIG. 7 shows an exploded view of the hanger (10), the connecting element (26) and the vibration damper (25) with the second through hole (29) coaxial to the first through hole (21) and lateral reinforcements (17) that extend from the lateral sections (28) of the hanger (10).

[0054] FIG. 8A shows a cross-sectional view of the connecting element (26), the vibration damper (25) and the upright profile (5) in an intermediate assembly situation, wherein the latter comprises two outer wings (14) that extend in a direction opposite to each other and are perpendicular to the lateral wings (9) and the hanger (10) comprises two lateral sections (28) that attach the outer section (11) and the inner section (12, 13) and the lateral reinforcements (17) that partially embrace the outer wings (14) of the upright profile (5).

[0055] In FIG. 8A, the connecting element (26) is in a situation prior to final assembly, while FIG. 8B shows a cross-sectional view of a connecting element (26) fully inserted into the ribbed projection (8) in a final assembly situation.

[0056] The lateral reinforcements (17) are slightly inclined with respect to the lateral sections (14) such that in an intermediate assembly situation an interstice (35) is generated between the hanger (10) and the upright profile (5), in addition to an interference that generates friction between the inside of the lateral reinforcements (17) and the ends of the outer wings (14) that allows the hangers (10) to remain preliminarily positioned on the upright profile (5) without sliding and without having to secure them by means of the connecting element (26).

[0057] When the connecting element (26) is tightened and inserted into the ribbed projection (8), thus securing the hanger (10), the same is prevented from being stressed until it breaks. The lateral reinforcements (17) are slightly deformed, but they keep holding the upright profile (5) by the sides, thus preventing the screw-type connecting element (26) from deforming the upright profile (5) by opening it and preventing the threaded connection from losing strength.

[0058] FIG. 9 shows a detailed view of a device for a ventilated facade provided with two panels (1), showing the possibility of accessing the connecting element after assembly of the panels (1). A hanger (10) can be seen that is secured to the upright profile (5) and that is holding the two panels (1). The panels (1) have an outer or front area that is the visible portion, and an inner or rear area that the portion is facing the building. The connecting element (26) is accessible from the front of the facade once the panels (1) are already installed, being able to adjust the height of the hanger (10) at any time and, therefore, the height of the panels (1).