Mounting clip for the floating mounting of wall and ceiling panels

Abstract

A mounting clip (1) for the floating mounting of wall and ceiling panels consisting of composite wood materials, said panels being connected to one another without adhesive by corresponding locking profiles to form a wall or ceiling covering and being fastened to a substructure. The mounting clip has a base board (2), a receiving portion (4) formed in one piece with the base board and intended for engaging in a locking profile of a panel, wherein the receiving portion has a distancing piece (5) arranged as far as possible perpendicularly to the plane of the base board, and a contacting piece (6), which adjoins the distancing piece and is arranged as far as possible parallel to the plane of the base board, and a slot (8) is provided in the base board for fastening the mounting clip to a fastening means on the substructure the slot can be at least 1.5-4 cm long and extend transversely with respect to the contacting piece.

Claims

1. A mounting clip for floating mounting of wall and ceiling panels (13, 14) made from composite wood materials, which are connected to one another without adhesive using corresponding interlocking locking profiles (16) to form a wall or ceiling covering and are fastened to a substructure (18) with the mounting clip having a base board (2) having a length a width, a receiving portion (4) integrally formed as a single piece with the base board (2) to engage a respective said interlocking locking profile (16) of a respective said panel (13, 14), wherein the receiving portion (4) has a distancing piece (5), which is arranged substantially perpendicular to a plane of the base board (2) and a contacting piece (6), which adjoins the distancing piece (5) and is arranged substantially parallel to the plane of the base board (2), and a slot (8) in the base board (2) configured to fasten the mounting clip (1) with a fastening means to the substructure (18), wherein the slot (8) is at least 1.5 cm (0.59 inches)-4 cm (1.57 inches) long and extends in a longitudinal axis direction (L) of the mounting clip and transversely to the contacting piece (6), and a bead (9) that extends around the slot (8), and alleviates pressure of the fastening means on the mounting clip, is formed on an edge of the slot (8) in the base board (2).

2. The mounting clip according to claim 1, wherein the slot (8) is designed as a die-cut hole.

3. The mounting clip according to claim 1, wherein the receiving portion (4) is designed as a die-cut and twice bent tongue.

4. The mounting clip according to claim 1, wherein the receiving portion (4) has a thickness of between 0.2 mm and 0.6 mm.

5. The mounting clip according to claim 1, wherein a width of the receiving portion (4) corresponds at least to half the base board width.

6. The mounting clip according to claim 1, wherein, in the base board (2), linear beads (11a, 11b) extending in the longitudinal direction (L) of the base board (2) are present.

7. The mounting clip according to claim 6, wherein the beads (9, 11a, 11b) are arranged on the right and left next to the receiving portion (4).

8. The mounting clip according to claim 6, wherein at least one of (i) the bead (9) extending around the slot (8) or (ii) the linear beads (11a, 11b) form recesses on an underside of the base board (2) and elevations on a top side of the base boards (2).

9. The mounting clip according to claim 6, wherein the linear beads (11a, 11b) extend across at least half the length of the base board (2).

10. The mounting clip according to claim 9, wherein the linear beads (11a, 11b) extend across at least two thirds of the length of the base board.

11. The mounting clip according to claim 1, wherein the mounting clip (1) is formed from metal.

12. The mounting clip according to claim 11, wherein the metal is sheet metal.

13. The mounting clip according to claim 11, wherein the metal is galvanized sheet metal.

14. A wall and ceiling covering made from composite wood panels and mounting clips (1) according to claim 1, wherein a respective said mounting clip (1) abuts with the receiving portion (4) on a lower grooved flange (15) of a respective said locking profile (16) of a first panel (13) and is fastened to the substructure (18) with a respective said fastening means protruding through the slot (8), wherein the first panel (13) is movably in abutment with the receiving portion (4) and the mounting clip (1) is fastened movably along the slot (8) to the substructure (18).

15. The wall and ceiling covering according to claim 14, wherein the distancing piece (5) of the respective mounting clip (1) is arranged between the lower grooved flange (15) of the first panel (13) and a contacting portion (19) of a second panel (14), which is connected to the first panel (13) via the locking profiles (16), such that the lower grooved flange (15) of the first panel (13) pushes against the distancing piece (5) and displaces the mounting clip (1) when the panels (13, 14) swell, and the second panel (14) remains connected without gaps and offsets to the first panel (13) via the locking profiles (16) and the mounting clip (1) is moved in the opposite direction via the contacting portion (19) on the locking profile (16) of the second panel (14) when the panels (13, 14) shrink.

16. The wall and ceiling covering according to claim 14, wherein the wall and ceiling panels are composite wood panels.

17. The wall and sealing covering according to claim 16, wherein the composite wood panels are panels (13, 14) with a carrier board made from plywood, fiber board or plywood and fiber board.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) In the following, the invention is described in greater detail based on an exemplary embodiment. Therein:

(2) FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the mounting clip according to the invention schematically in a view;

(3) FIG. 2 shows the embodiment of the mounting clip according to the invention from FIG. 1 schematically in a cross-section;

(4) FIG. 3 shows a detail of a ceiling or wall covering with the mounting clip 1 in an installation situation with a first and a second composite wood panel schematically in a cross-section.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(5) FIGS. 1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the mounting clip 1 according to the invention with a base board 2. The base board 2 is rectangular and approx. 3.3 cm wide, approx. 5.2 cm long, and approx. 0.5 mm thick. Starting from the top edge 3 of the mounting clip 1, the receiving portion 4 is arranged in the first third of the base board 2. The receiving portion 4 is designed as a die-cut tongue. It has a distancing piece 5 (see FIG. 2) and a contacting piece 6. In the region of the receiving portion 4, there is an opening 7 in the base board 2. The opening 7 was created by the die-cutting of the receiving portion 4. The width of the receiving portion 4 corresponds to approx. 50% of the width of the mounting clip 1. The receiving portion 4 also has a thickness of approximately 0.5 mm.

(6) Starting from the top edge 3 below the receiving portion 4 and along the center longitudinal axis ML of the mounting clip 1, a slot 8 extends in a longitudinal axis direction L (represented by an arrow) of the mounting clip 1. The slot 8 is 2.5 cm long and has a diameter of 4 mm. A bead 9 extends around the slot 8 for reinforcement of the edge 10 of the slot 8. The bead is approx. 4.5 mm wide here. It is expressly pointed out that the individual features and parts in the FIGS. 1-3 are not shown to scale in relation to one another.

(7) For a particularly stable embodiment of the mounting clip 1, such clip additionally has two linear beads 11a, 11b, which are arranged in the region of the side edges 12a, 12b albeit at a distance from the side edges 12a, 12b. The linear beads 11a, 11b are thus arranged on the right and left of the receiving portion 4 and the slot 8. The linear beads 11a, 11b are approx. 3.5 mm wide and extend across three quarters of the length of the mounting clip 1. The linear beads 11a, 11b are arranged in parallel with one another. The height of the beads 9, 11a, 11b is approx. 1.5 mm.

(8) FIG. 3 shows a detail of a ceiling or wall covering with the mounting clip 1 in an installation situation with a first and a second composite wood panel 13, 14 schematically in a cross-section. The composite wood panels 13, 14 are an HDF with a decorative coating, but can also be a coated plywood board, MDF, or similar as an alternative. The mounting clip 1 is mounted with its receiving portion 4 on a lower grooved flange 15 of a first part 16a of a locking profile 16. The second part 16b of the locking profile 16 corresponds to the first part 16a. The corresponding parts 16a, 16b of the locking profile 16 are connected to one another without adhesive and prevent the forming of a gap or a height offset between the panels 13, 14.

(9) The first panel 13 and the second panel 14 rest on the linear beads 11a, 11b of the mounting clip 1. The mounting clip 1 is fastened by means of a screw 17 to the substructure 18. The screw 17 is designed as a countersunk screw here, it is seated on the bead 9 extending around the slot 8, and seals flush with it.

(10) With a swelling movement of the panels 13, the lower grooved flange 15 pushes against the receiving portion 4, in particular against the distancing piece 5, and displaces the mounting clip 1 in a longitudinal axis direction L of the mounting clip 1, i.e., transversely to the longitudinal axis direction (not shown here) of the panels 13, 14. Thereby the mounting clip 1 slides along the fixed screw 17 with its slot 8.

(11) With a shrinking movement, the panels 13, 14 contract. For the mounting clip 1 not to remain in its position and potentially slide down off the lower grooved flange 15 of the first panel, the contacting portion 19 in the second part 16b of the locking profile 16 is designed in such a way as to come into contact with the mounting clip 1 when the panels 13, 14 move in a shrinking direction and displace it. With the shrinking and swelling movements, the panel surface as a whole moves due to the locking profiles 16 between the panels 13, 14.