Masonry system

Abstract

A masonry system having masonry elements which can be laid one on top of the other. Each masonry element has at least one spacer to which two panels are fastened.

Claims

1. A wall system having wall elements of various sizes and formats on which the wall elements are arranged thereabove can be laid, wherein the wall elements have two spaced-apart spacer bodies per wall element and two panels, wherein the spacer bodies and the panels are connected together by means of adhesives or binders, characterized in that the spacer bodies are configured in a cuboidal manner and are oriented perpendicularly to the wall system, in that the spacer bodies are arranged in a manner protruding over at least one edge of the panels in such a way that the panels are spaced apart when corresponding wall elements are joined onto one another, and in that at least one seal is provided and is arranged between edges of the panel that are arranged one above the other and is formed in a strip-like manner.

2. The wall system of claim 1 wherein the adhesive or binder is quick setting.

3. The wall system of claim 1 wherein the adhesive or binder has means for permanent fastening.

4. The wall system of claim 1 wherein cross section of the spacer bodies is configured in a rectangular manner.

5. The wall system of claim 1 wherein the plates or the spacer bodies have grooves or protrusions in the region of their contact faces.

6. The wall system of claim 1 wherein the plates have clearances corresponding to the width of the contact faces between the plates and spacer bodies, said clearances preferably being configured in the form of a trough.

7. The wall system of claim 6 wherein the clearances are configured in a manner corresponding to the cross-sectional form of the spacer bodies and form rectangular or oval portions as seen in cross section.

8. The wall system of claim 1 wherein the plates have at least one trough and at least one elevation which are arranged in a manner spaced apart from the edge of the trough.

9. The wall system of claim 1 wherein at least one seal is provided, and is arranged between edges of the panels that are arranged alongside one another and is formed in a strip-like manner.

10. The wall system of claim 1 wherein at least one horizontally oriented seal and one vertically oriented seal are connected to form an L-, T-, or U-shaped seal or corresponding polygonal seals or annular seals.

11. The wall system of claim 1 wherein two seals are provided on both sides of the spacer bodies in the region of the two panels.

12. The wall system of claim 1 wherein at least one seal is configured in an annular or angular manner, rests on the edges of the panels and engages around the spacer bodies at their protrusions.

13. The wall system of claim 1 wherein the spacer bodies are made of concrete.

14. The wall system of claim 1 wherein the panels are made of one or more layers of concrete.

15. The wall system of claim 1 wherein the visible faces of the panels have differently coloured facing concrete layers or facing concrete layers provided with different surface layers or surface treatments.

16. The wall system of claim 1 wherein the panels are made of natural stone.

17. The wall system of claim 1 wherein the surfaces of the concrete panels in the fresh or cured state or the surfaces of the natural-stone panels are treated with a finishing agent, selected from the group consisting of acrylates and varnishes.

18. A method for producing wall elements of a wall system of claim 1 wherein a plate is arranged on a substrate, in that adhesives or binders are applied to the plate or to that face of the spacer bodies that faces the plate in that the spacer bodies are joined to the plate such that the spacer bodies are arranged in a manner protruding over at least one edge of the plates in that adhesive or binder is applied in a corresponding manner to that face of the spacer bodies that faces away from the first plate or to the inner side of the second plate and in that the second plate is attached.

19. The method according to claim 18 wherein the plates and the spacer bodies are produced in a device rotated through an angle of 90 degrees to form wall elements.

20. The method according to claim 18 wherein the spacer bodies on the first plate or the second plate is pressed against the first plate by its own weight or by means of pressing force until the adhesive effect of the adhesive or binder has been achieved.

21. The method according to claim 18 wherein a quick-curing adhesive or binder is applied between the spacer bodies and the first plate and/or the second plate preferably at a plurality of points and in that furthermore slow-curing adhesive, mortar or foam is applied between the spacer bodies and plates.

22. The method according to claim 18 wherein the spacer bodies, the first plate and the second plate are held in form on one another by means of fast-setting adhesive or binder or a holding means, and in that adhesive, mortar or foam is applied in the grooves or clearances or next to the protrusions or at the transition regions between the plates and spacer bodies.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) Exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

(2) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a masonry unit having two panels and two spacers;

(3) FIG. 2 shows a masonry unit similar to that of FIG. 1 having modified panels;

(4) FIG. 3 shows an embodiment similar to that of FIG. 1;

(5) FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a masonry unit similar to that of FIG. 1 with modifications;

(6) FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a masonry unit having oval section spacers;

(7) FIG. 6 is a lateral view of a masonry unit with upwardly protruding spacers; and

(8) FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a masonry unit similar to that of FIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(9) In FIGS. 1 to 7, insofar as illustrated individually, reference character 1 identifies a first panel and 2 a second panel. Between the parallel panels 1 and 2 there are two parallel spacers 3 and 4. In the exemplary embodiments of FIGS. 1 to 4, the spacers 3, 4 are fashioned in substantially the shape of a rectangular prism. Panels 1 and 2 are fastened to spacers 3 and 4 by an adhesive agent and/or a binding agent and/or an adhesive compound and/or a binding compound, so that a rigid unitary masonry element is produced.

(10) In the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 2 the panels 1, 2 have grooves 5 on their confronting sides facing toward the spacers, into which grooves an adhesive agent and/or a binding agent and/or an adhesive compound and/or a binding component can be placed prior to the spacers being installed. Panels 1 and 2 can, however, also have recesses 6 as illustrated in FIG. 3, wherein the width of the recesses correspond to the width of the spacers received therein, so that fixation of the spacers 3, 4 and the panels 1, 2 relative to one another can be effected before the adhesive agent and/or binding agent and/or adhesive compound and/or binding compound has cured and improved bonding of the spacers 3, 4 and panels 1, 2 to one another takes place. As shown in FIG. 3 there is a seal 7 around the spacers 3, 4 which rests on the edges of the panels 1 and 2 and has a rectangular shape either by primary shaping or by stress.

(11) Panels 1 and 2 of FIG. 4 each have two vertically extending troughs 8, smooth surfaces adjacent thereto, and a pair of vertically extending ridges 9 at laterally opposite sides of each trough 8. The troughs 8 serve to accommodate slower-curing agents or compounds, while fast curers are applied to the smooth surfaces, for example as glue dots, in order to ensure fixation. The parallel ridges 9 serve to align the spacers and panels relative to one another. Instead of the fast curers, an apparatus can also fix the panels 1, 2 and spacers 3, 4 relative to one another. In the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 5, the spacers 3 and 4 are fashioned in oval shape. They correspond with recesses in the panels whose cross sections form arcuate sections. Prefixation and enhanced strength also result with these spacers and corresponding recesses in the panels. The exemplary embodiment of FIG. 6 shows spacers 3 having upper ends which 4, protrude above the top of the panels so as to position the masonry elements relative to one another. To this end it is sufficient that the spacers protrude past panel 1 or panels 1 and 2 on one side, it being unimportant whether spacers 3 and 4 are flush or shorter on the opposite, invisible side, because positioning is effected by the protrusions of the spacers with the insides of the panels.

(12) In the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 7, an L-shaped seal 10 is disposed on the top and one side of panel 2 so that, given an appropriate disposition of L-shaped seals on adjacent masonry elements, the masonry system is completely sealed. The arms of the L shaped seal 10 are connected together at a notch in a corner of the panel 2 so that the arms can be aligned straight relative to one another and thus in space-saving fashion for storage and transportation/shipping purposes, as indicated by the dash line. If a masonry system having face joints/shadow-casting joints is to be fabricated, however, the lower or upper end faces of spacers 3 and 4 should be flush with panels 1 and 2 or protruding slightly so that these end faces of the spacers rest at heights adapted to spacers having protrusions or panel edges and define a face joint. There too, appropriately adapted seals can be employed.