AESTHETIC WALL FACADE SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS

• US 20140090326A1
• Filed: 08/03/2013
• Published: 04/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: 3Form (Hunter Douglas N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Hunter Douglas Incorporated (Hunter Douglas N.V.)
• Inventors: Jedia, Carlos Bernardo Gonzalez
• Application Number:
  US13/958,551
• Publication Number:
  US 20140090326A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 52/506.05
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 13/08 composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements, E04F13/072 takes precedence; borders, skirtings E04F19/02; of webs or fabrics E04F13/002; fixing strips E04F19/06; separate provisional spacers between adjacent tiles E04F21/0092; implements or means for setting tiles E04F21/18
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 13/0807 adjustable perpendicular to the wall
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 13/0871 having an ornamental or specially shaped visible surface E04F13/0867 takes precedence

Abstract

A cladding for facades or walls which is made up of a plurality of panels, where adjacent panels have different curvatures, in which said cladding (1) is comprised of a plurality of convex panels (2) and a plurality of concave panels (3), which are alternately installed in a contiguous manner; in which each of the panels (2, 3) which form the plurality of convex panels (2) and concave panels (3) is installed on a first profile (4) and a second profile (5); said profiles (4, 5) are formed by a first portion (6) in a “C” shape and a second portion (7) in an inverted “C” shape, in which the first portion (6) in a “C” shape has in the outer part of its wings a first plurality of serrated teeth (8) and the second portion (7) in an inverted “C” shape has on the inside of its wings a second plurality of serrated teeth (9), which, once pushed against one another, are joined by the tongue and groove connection generated by the serrated teeth (8, 9); where the first portion (6) in a “C” shape is fastened to the wall (12) with screws and the second portion (7) is then wedged in the first portion (6) through said serrated teeth.

Claims

1. A cladding system for facades or walls which is composed of a plurality of panels, wherein adjacent panels have different curvatures, CHARACTERIZED in that:

said cladding (1) is made up of a plurality of convex panels (2) and a plurality of concave panels (3), which are alternately installed in a contiguous manner;

wherein each of the panels (2, 3) which form the plurality of convex panels (2) and concave panels (3) is installed on a first profile (4) and a second profile (5);

said profiles (4, 5) are formed by a first portion (6) in a “

C”

shape and a second portion (7) in an inverted “

C”

shape, wherein the first portion (6) in a “

C”

shape has in the outer part of its wings a first plurality of serrated teeth (8), and the second portion (7) in an inverted “

C”

shape has on the inside of its wings a second plurality of serrated teeth 9), which, once pushed against one another, are joined by the tongue and groove connection generated by the serrated teeth (8, 9);

wherein the first portion (6) in a “

C”

shape is fastened to the wall (12) with screws and the second portion (7) is then wedged in the first portion (6) through such serrated teeth;

wherein the profiles (4, 5) have at their ends of the portion in a “

C”

shape an upper groove (11) and a lower groove (10), both inclined or oblique and collinear with each other;

wherein the concave curved profiles (3) are installed between a first profile (4) placed on top and a second profile (5) placed at the bottom, wherein both grooves, upper and lower, which support said concave curved profiles (3) are inclined towards the interior of each profile (4, 5); and

wherein the convex curved panels (2) are installed between a first profile (4) placed at the bottom and a second profile (5) placed on top, wherein both grooves, upper and lower, which support said convex curved panels (2), are inclined toward the outside of each profile (4, 5).

2. A cladding for facades or walls according to claim 1, CHARACTERIZED in that said first profiles (4) can be rotated 180°

to become second profiles (5).

3. A cladding for facades or walls according to claim 1, CHARACTERIZED in that said second profiles (5) can be rotated 180°

to become first profiles (4).

4. A wall faç

ade assembly, comprising;

a plurality of standoff brackets selectively connectable to a wall;

one or more first profile components connectable to a first standoff bracket of the plurality of standoff brackets, each of the one or more first profile components comprising;

a first portion that is connectable to the first standoff bracket; and

a second portion that is connectable to the first portion, the second portion comprising an upper slot angled away from the first portion and a lower slot angled toward the first portion;

one or more second profile components connectable to a second standoff bracket of the plurality of standoff brackets, each of the one or more second profile components comprising;

a first portion that is connectable to the second standoff bracket; and

a second portion that is connectable to the first portion, the second portion comprising an upper slot angled toward the first portion and a lower slot angled away from the first portion; and

one or more curved panels connected between the one or more first profile components and the one or more second profile components, each of the one or more curved panels having opposing edges that are positionable within the upper and lower slots so secure the one or more curved panels between the one or more first profile components and the one or more second profile components.

5. The wall faç

ade assembly of claim 4, wherein,

one or more of the first portions comprises one or more retention mechanisms disposed on an outer surface thereof; and

one or more of the second portions comprises one or more retention mechanisms disposed on an interior surface thereof, the second portion being configured to receive at least a portion of the first portion therein,

the one or more retention mechanisms of the first portion and the one or more retention mechanisms of the second portion being configured to cooperate to secure the first and second portions together.

6. The wall faç

ade assembly of claim 4, wherein at least one standoff bracket of the plurality of standoff brackets comprises a mounting surface to which the first portion can be connected and two legs extending from the mounting surface.

7. The wall faç

ade assembly of claim 6, wherein each of the two legs forms an obtuse angle with the mounting surface.

8. The wall faç

ade assembly of claim 6, wherein the two legs are spaced apart a first distance adjacent the mounting surface and spaced apart a second, greater distance distant from the mounting surface.

9. The wall faç

ade assembly of claim 6, wherein the at least one standoff bracket comprises a flange extending from an end of each leg opposite the mounting surface.

10. The wall faç

ade assembly of claim 9, wherein the flanges facilitate connection of the at least one standoff bracket to the wall.

11. The wall faç

ade assembly of claim 4, further comprising at least one rear panel disposed between the wall and the one or more curved panels.

12. The wall faç

ade assembly of claim 11, wherein the at least one rear panel is connected to the wall or the plurality of standoff brackets.

13. The wall faç

ade assembly of claim 4, wherein the one or more curved panels are formed of metal.

14. The wall faç

ade assembly of claim 4, wherein a depth of curvature of at least one of the one or more curved panels is greater than a combined length of the first and second portions.

15. The wall faç

ade assembly of claim 4, wherein the opposing edges of the one or more curved panels comprise ridges configured to secure the opposing edges of the one or more panels in the upper and lower slots.

16. A method of aestheticizing the exterior of a building, the method comprising:

securing a first profile to an exterior surface of the building, the first profile comprising an upper slot angled away from the exterior surface of the building and a lower slot angled toward the exterior surface of the building;

securing a second profile to the exterior surface of the building, the second profile comprising an upper slot angled toward the exterior surface of the building and a lower slot angled away from the exterior surface of the building; and

connecting one or more curved panels between the first profile and the second profile.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein connecting one or more curved panels between the first profile and the second profile comprises inserting a ridge formed on a first edge of the one or more curved panels into the upper slot of the first profile and inserting a ridge formed on a second edge of the one or more curved panels in the lower slot of the second profile.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising positioning inserts within the upper and lower slots, the inserts being configured to retain the ridges within the upper and lower slots.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein connecting one or more curved panels between the first profile and the second profile comprises inserting a ridge formed on a first edge of the one or more curved panels into the lower slot of the first profile and inserting a ridge formed on a second edge of the one or more curved panels in the upper slot of the second profile.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the first profile is disposed below the second profile and the one or more curved panels connected therebetween are convex panels.