MOUNTING ELEMENT FOR A VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE INSTALLATION OF A RUNNER RAIL IN A POCKET DRYWALL CONSTRUCTION

Abstract

A mounting element for a vertically adjustable installation of a runner rail in a pocket drywall construction including a mounting plate and a mounting angle, wherein the mounting plate has a first raster profile and the mounting angle has a second raster profile complementary to the first raster profile, and wherein the second raster profile of the mounting angle can be interlocked at the first raster profile of the mounting plate in different positions to allow for the mounting angle to be adjustably fastened to the mounting plate is disclosed.

Claims

1. A mounting element for a vertically adjustable installation of a runner rail in a pocket drywall construction comprising: a mounting plate and a mounting angle; wherein the mounting plate has a first raster profile and the mounting angle has a second raster profile complementary to the first raster profile; and wherein the second raster profile of the mounting angle can be interlocked at the first raster profile of the mounting plate in different positions to allow for the mounting angle to be adjustably fastened to the mounting plate.

2. The mounting element according to claim 1, wherein the mounting plate is configured as a U-shaped mounting bracket, wherein a first side element and a-second side element of the U-shaped mounting bracket comprise at least one male or female joint element.

3. The mounting element according to claim 1, wherein the mounting plate has at least one guiding element, which is formed in such a way as to guide a sliding movement of the mounting angle along to the mounting plate.

4. The mounting element according to claim 3, wherein the mounting plate has two guiding elements that are configured as abutting edges aligned in parallel.

5. The mounting element according to claim 1, wherein the mounting plate comprises height indication means capable of indicating the relative vertical position of the mounting angle with the mounting plate.

6. The mounting element according to claim 1, wherein the mounting angle comprises at least one slit designed to fit a screw for a vertically adjustable connection of the mounting angle to the mounting plate.

7. The mounting element according to claim 1, wherein the mounting angle comprises at least one hole designed to fit a screw for additionally fixing the mounting angle to the mounting plate.

8. The mounting element according to claim 1, wherein the first raster profile and the second raster profile is formed as a triangular-shaped profile or as a wave-shaped profile or as a square-shaped profile.

Description

[0027] In the following, the invention is described in connection to the drawings, where:

[0028] FIG. 1 is a schematic drawing of a mounting element which is releasably fastened to a pocket profile of the pocket drywall construction;

[0029] FIG. 2 is a schematic drawing of a mounting angle; and

[0030] FIG. 3 is a cross-section through the first raster profile of the mounting plate.

[0031] FIG. 1 shows a schematic drawing of a mounting element 1 which is releasably fastened to a pocket profile 6.

[0032] Each pocket profile 6 comprises two side flange portions 9a, 9b arranged in parallel at opposite sides of a base portion in such a way as to be able to accommodate a door leaf in between them. Each flange portion 9a, 9b has two rows comprising multiple female joint elements 7 of a releasable fastening connection that are configured as outward bent portions of the respective flange portion 9a, 9b (side flaps). The female joint elements 7 are arranged regularly spaced to each other by a distance of 3 cm.

[0033] This provides a predefined and regularly spaced raster of arranged female joint elements 7 which facilitates the assembly of the drywall construction. Being configured to allow for a plug-in connection, the female joint elements 7 allow for a quick mounting of the mounting elements 1.

[0034] The mounting element 1 comprises a mounting plate 2 and a mounting angle 3. Herein the mounting plate 2 has a first raster profile 21 (shown in FIG. 3) and the mounting angle 3 has a second raster profile 31 (shown in FIG. 2) formed complementary to the first raster profile 21 (shown in FIG. 3). The second raster profile 31 (shown in FIG. 2) of the mounting angle 3 can be interlocked at the first raster profile 21 (shown in FIG. 3) of the mounting plate 2 in different positions to allow for the mounting angle 3 to be adjustably fastened to the mounting plate 2.

[0035] The mounting plate 2 is configured as a U-shaped mounting bracket, wherein a first side element 23a and a second side element 23b of the U-shaped mounting bracket each comprise two male joint elements 24 which are configured complementary to female joint elements 7 of the pocket profile 6 in order to form a releasable fastening connection, and in this case a plug-in connection. The U-shaped mounting bracket is configured in such a way to accommodate the pocket profile 6 in between the first side element 23a and the second side element 23b.

[0036] The mounting plate 2 has two guiding elements 22a, 22b which are aligned in parallel, and which are formed in such a way as to guide a sliding movement of the mounting angle 3 along the mounting plate 2. The two guiding elements 22a, 22b are configured as parallel abutting edges that are in contact with two side edges of the mounting angle 3 when the mounting angle 3 is mounted to the mounting plate 2, as shown. The mounting plate 2 further comprises lines and marks as height indication means 26 that indicate the relative vertical position of the mounting angle 3 with the mounting plate 2.

[0037] The mounting angle 3 comprises one (half open) slit 32 designed to fit a screw for a vertically adjustable connection of the mounting angle 3 to the mounting plate 2.

[0038] The slit 32 can has a longitudinal extension of 7 cm, in a direction parallel to a longitudinal extension of the second raster profile 31 (shown in FIG. 2). If a screw is fit within the slit 32, it guides a relative movement of the mounting angle 3 and the mounting plate 2. The mounting angle 3 further comprises eight holes 33 each designed to fit a screw for additionally fixing the mounting angle 3 to the mounting plate 2. The holes 33 are arranged in two parallel symmetric rows at the mounting angle 3 in order to allow for a force-balanced fixing the mounting angle 3 to the mounting plate 2.

[0039] The combination of the pocket profiles 6 and the mounting elements 1 allows to achieve a precise vertical installation of a runner rail in the pocket drywall construction, because the multiple female joint elements 7 of the pocket profile 6 allow for a coarse vertical adjustment and the first raster profile 21 (shown in FIG. 3) of the mounting plate 2 and the second raster profile 31 (shown in FIG. 2) of the mounting angle 3 allow for a fine vertical adjustment of a runner rail.

[0040] FIG. 2 shows a schematic drawing of the mounting angle 3 in FIG. 1. The mounting angle 3 comprises a second raster profile 31 which is configured complementary to the first raster profile 21 (shown in FIG. 3) and to allow for an adjustable fastening connection with predefined steps. The raster steps are regularly spaced by 2 mm.

[0041] FIG. 3 shows cross-section through the first raster profile 21 of the mounting plate 2 in FIG. 1. The first raster profile 21 is formed as a triangular-shaped profile.