Front adjustable wall panel mounting device

• US 9,803,373 B2
• Filed: 02/20/2017
• Issued: 10/31/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Acculign Holdings, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Acculign Holdings, Inc.
• Inventors: Duranleau, Andre
• Primary Examiner(s): Agudelo, Paola
• Application Number:
  US15/437,156
• Publication Number:
  US 20170159300A1
• Time in Patent Office: 253 Days
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 1/388 Separate connecting elements Connecting devices specially adapted for embedding in concrete E04B1/41; Dowels, i.e. members adapted to penetrate the surfaces of two parts and to take the shear stresses E04B1/48
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2/721 connections specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2/965 Connections of mullions and transoms
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2/967 Details of the cross-section of the mullions or transoms E04B2/965 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2001/389 Brackets
• 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 13/083 Hooking means on the back side of the covering elements
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 13/23 adjustable not used, see E04F13/0801
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 13/25 adjustable not used, see E04F13/0801
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 21/1844 by applying them one by one
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 21/1877 Leveling devices

Abstract

A front adjustable wall panel mounting device that is adjustable from the front of a wall is disclosed. The front adjustable wall panel mounting device has a fixed channel configured to be coupled with a wall frame and a moving channel configured to be coupled with wall panel mounting hardware. The fixed channel and the moving channel are configured to be nested together. The tilt of the wall panel is adjusted by turning first or second adjustment bolts. The depth of the wall panel can be adjusted by turning both the first and second adjustment bolts in the same direction, by the same amount. The vertical height of the wall panel can be adjusted by turning the third adjustment bolt. A thin wrench can be inserted into the wall panel gap, engage and turn the adjustment bolt.

Claims

1. A device for mounting wall panels, comprising:

a fixed casing with a fixed casing back;

a moving casing with a moving casing back, moving casing sides, a moving casing upper end and a moving casing lower end, wherein the moving casing is nested at least partially within the fixed casing with the moving casing back facing a front of the device and the fixed casing back facing a rear of the device;

a mounting plate slidingly coupled to the moving casing back, parallel to and flush against the moving casing back;

an upper riser coupling the moving casing to the fixed casing and configured to cause the moving casing upper end to move towards the rear of the device while remaining nested at least partially within the fixed casing when the upper riser moves vertically in a first direction and configured to cause the moving casing upper end to move towards the front of the device while remaining nested at least partially within the fixed casing when the upper riser moves vertically in a second direction;

a lower riser coupling the moving casing to the fixed casing and configured to cause the moving casing lower end to move toward the rear of the device while remaining nested at least partially within the fixed casing when the lower riser moves vertically in a third direction and configured to cause the moving casing lower end to move towards the front of the device while remaining nested at least partially within the fixed casing when the lower riser moves vertically in a fourth direction;

a first adjustment member configured to move the upper riser vertically through threaded engagement with the upper riser;

a second adjustment member configured to move the lower riser vertically through threaded engagement with the lower riser; and

a third adjustment member configured to move the mounting plate vertically through threaded engagement with the mounting plate;

wherein the upper riser and the lower riser jointly prevent the moving casing sides from extending entirely outside the fixed casing in a direction perpendicular to the plane defined by the fixed casing back.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the fixed casing is configured to be mounted on a structure, and the mounting plate is configured to have a wall panel attached thereto.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the moving casing includes an end plate, and wherein at least one of the adjustment members passes through an unthreaded aperture in the end plate.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein the first, second and third adjustment members each pass through corresponding unthreaded apertures in the end plate.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the mounting plate includes at least one hook shaped mounting bracket extending from the mounting plate and configured to engage the wall panel.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein the at least one hook shaped mounting bracket includes a pair of mounting brackets.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the fixed casing includes a flange extending from opposite sides of the fixed casing, the flange including holes to facilitate mounting the fixed casing to the wall frame.

8. A device for mounting a wall panel to a wall frame, comprising:

a fixed casing configured to be fixed to the wall frame and including two fixed casing sides and a fixed casing back which collectively define a channel;

a moving casing including two moving casing sides, a moving casing back, a moving casing upper end and a moving casing lower end, wherein at least a portion of the moving casing is disposed within the channel;

a mounting plate attached to a front side of the moving casing, parallel to and flush against the moving casing back, and configured to be coupled to the wall panel;

an upper riser coupling the moving casing to the fixed casing and configured to cause the moving casing upper end to move toward a plane defined by the fixed casing back while remaining disposed within the channel when the upper riser moves in a first direction and to cause the moving casing upper end to move away from the plane defined by the fixed casing back while remaining disposed within the channel when the upper riser moves in a second direction;

an upper riser adjustment member configured to move the upper riser in the first and second directions through threaded engagement with the mounting plate; and

a mounting plate adjustment member configured to move the mounting plate up and down relative to the moving casing through threaded engagement with the mounting plate;

wherein the upper riser prevents the moving casing sides from extending entirely outside the channel in a direction perpendicular to the plane defined by the fixed casing back.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein the upper riser adjustment member passes through a first unthreaded aperture in an end plate attached to the moving casing.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein the mounting plate adjustment member passes through a second unthreaded aperture in the end plate.

11. The device of claim 8, further comprising:

a lower riser configured to cause the moving casing lower end to move toward the plane defined by the fixed casing back when the lower riser moves in a third direction and configured to cause the moving casing lower end to move away from the plane defined by the fixed casing back when the lower riser moves in a fourth direction; and

a lower riser adjustment member configured to move the lower riser in the third and fourth directions through threaded engagement with the lower riser.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the lower riser adjustment member passes through an unthreaded aperture in an end plate attached to the moving casing.

13. The device of claim 8, wherein the mounting plate includes at least one hook shaped mounting bracket extending from the mounting plate and configured to engage the wall panel.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein the at least one hook shaped mounting bracket includes a pair of mounting brackets.

15. The device of claim 8, wherein the fixed casing includes a flange extending from both fixed casing sides, the flange including holes to facilitate mounting the fixed casing to the wall frame.

16. A device for mounting a wall panel to a wall frame, comprising:

a fixed casing configured to be fixed to the wall frame and including two fixed casing sides and a fixed casing back collectively defining a channel;

a moving casing including moving casing sides disposed at least partially within the channel;

a mounting plate attached to the moving casing, parallel to and flush against the moving casing back, and configured to be coupled to the wall panel;

an upper riser coupling the moving casing to the fixed casing and configured to cause an upper end of the moving casing to move toward a plane defined by the fixed casing back while remaining disposed at least partially within the channel when the upper riser moves in a first direction and to move away from the plane defined by the fixed casing back while remaining disposed at least partially within the channel when the upper riser moves in a second direction;

an upper riser adjustment member configured to move the upper riser in the first and second directions through threaded engagement with the upper riser;

a lower riser coupling the moving casing to the fixed casing and configured to cause a lower end of the moving casing to move toward the plane defined by the fixed casing back when the lower riser moves in a third direction and to move away from the plane defined by the fixed casing back when the lower riser moves in a fourth direction;

a lower riser adjustment member configured to move the lower riser in the third and fourth directions through threaded engagement with the lower riser; and

a mounting plate adjustment member configured to move the mounting plate up and down relative to the moving casing through threaded engagement with the mounting plate;

wherein the upper riser and the lower riser jointly prevent the moving casing sides from extending entirely outside the channel in a direction perpendicular to the plane defined by the fixed casing back.

17. The device of claim 16, wherein the mounting plate includes at least one hook shaped mounting bracket extending from the mounting plate and configured to engage the wall panel.

18. The device of claim 17, wherein the at least one hook shaped mounting bracket includes a pair of mounting brackets.

19. The device of claim 16, wherein the fixed casing includes a flange extending from both fixed casing sides, the flange including holes to facilitate mounting the fixed casing to the wall frame.

20. The device of claim 16, wherein the upper riser adjustment member and the mounting plate adjustment member each pass through a corresponding unthreaded aperture in an end plate attached to the moving casing.