DE202019100989U1 - Arrangement comprising two connected plates - Google Patents

Abstract

Arrangement comprising at least two plates (1), each plate (1) comprising a carrier layer (2) with a flat front (3), a flat rear (4) and at least one narrow-sided edge side (5), and wherein in the carrier layer ( 2) at least one groove (6) is formed in each plate (1), characterized in that a respective groove (6) is formed on at least one narrow-sided edge side (5) of each plate (1) or carrier layer (2), the two plates (1) or carrier layers (2) lie opposite one another on their edge sides (5) provided with grooves (6) and a connector (7) is inserted in the grooves (6) of the edge sides (5) and extends from a plate ( 1) or carrier layer (2) extends into the other.

Description

The invention relates to an arrangement according to the preamble of claim 1.

It is already known from the prior art to connect two plates to one another by means of a profile, the edges of the plates being recorded in the profile in U-shaped receptacles. 1 shows such a prior art.

If panels of different thicknesses are to be connected to one another, profiles must be kept which have U-shaped receptacles of different widths.

Furthermore, the above-mentioned profiles always protrude from the panels to a certain degree, so that the flush or gap-free placement of pieces of furniture against a panel wall can be made more difficult.

Furthermore, the surface of a plate can be scratched by the profile if one leg of the U-shaped receptacle has sharp edges or the plate is inserted into a somewhat too narrow U-shaped receptacle opening.

The invention is therefore based on the object of specifying an arrangement by means of which two plates, in particular plates of different dimensions, can be fitted as easily and without damage as possible.

The present invention achieves the aforementioned object by the features of claim 1.

According to the invention, it has been recognized that a plate in which a groove is formed can receive a connector as a male part. Regardless of their thickness, two plates can be connected to one another if the connector is only suitably received in each plate or support layer.

According to the invention, the connector does not make contact with the surface of the carrier layer or the surface of a support which is connected to the carrier layer. This prevents damage to the surface of the plate.

The connector is only held and fixed within the plate or support layer. In this way, two panels can be butted together without the connector being visible. Furthermore, a very flat and smooth plate wall can be created, from which no part of the connector protrudes in the area where the edges of the plates lie against one another.

The connector could be designed as a strip-like, elongated element. In this way, the connector can stabilize the panels over their length against twisting or bending.

Against this background, the connector could be over at least 10%, preferably over at least 20%, more preferably over at least 30%, more preferably over at least 50% and particularly preferably over more than 50% up to 100% of the length of the respective edge side or plate extend. A shorter connector can be placed between two different long or high panels. Two plates can also be arranged in steps, namely if a first plate rests on a lower step and a second plate connected to the first plate rests on a higher step. The plates can be easily moved along the connector and relative to each other and / or relative to the connector.

Against this background, the groove could be open on a further edge side which opens into the edge side in which the groove is formed and over the length of which the groove extends at least partially. Because the groove is open to the further edge side or runs open into the further edge side, the connector can be inserted into the groove not only from the side, but also from above or below via the further edge side.

At least one groove could taper or narrow in the direction of the interior of the carrier layer, starting from one of its receiving openings. The groove can preferably taper or narrow continuously. So the connector can first be pressed into the groove with little force and then with increasing force. Furthermore, the connector is well guided when inserted into the groove. The groove is preferably trapezoidal in cross section.

Means could be disposed within the groove to engage the connector. Alternatively or additionally, the connector could be non-positively, positively and / or cohesively connected to the interior of the groove. As a result, the connector is particularly firmly connected to the plates or support layers.

The connector could have two opposite free ends with barbs or a fir tree profile. As a result, the connector as a male part can be inserted into a groove as a female part such that the connector can only be pulled out of the groove again with force. The force to push the connector into the groove is less than the force to pull the connector out of the groove.

The connector could be reversibly insertable into a groove. This means that an arrangement can be easily dismantled and the panels can be reassembled without damage.

The connector could have a middle section that has no barbs or no fir tree profile, the free ends projecting collinearly from the middle section in diametrically opposite directions. Thus, the connector can be stiffened or thickened in the middle section relative to the free ends and thereby stabilize the arrangement of plates particularly well against bending.

The connector could be made of a metal. Metals are particularly stable and can stiffen plastic plates well. Aluminum is particularly suitable because this metal is light and almost does not rust. Furthermore, a connector made of aluminum can be cut to length, namely sawn on site.

The plates could be water tight against each other. As an alternative or in addition, the plates could lie against one another in a watertight manner without another sealant being present in addition to the material of the carrier layer and the material of the connector. The material properties of the carrier layer can be used so that the carrier layer acts as a seal. Water cannot pass from one side of a wall of panels to the other at the point of the joint where the panels are against each other.

A support could be arranged on the carrier layer. Alternatively or additionally, a support could be arranged on the carrier layer, which differs from the carrier layer either in material and / or in elasticity and / or hardness. The support can be designed optically different from the carrier layer, which mainly fulfills sealing and / or fixing purposes due to its elastic deformability.

The support could be arranged and / or glued on the front of the carrier layer. The support is preferably designed to be transparent, at least in some areas. A very thin adhesive layer is preferably provided between the front of the carrier layer and the support.

A transparent overlay looks essentially like a glass or a glass plate. Light can penetrate the outer surface of the pad and penetrate the inside of the pad. This allows optical effects, in particular a spatial depth effect, to be realized. Specifically, it is even possible to illuminate the edition. The viewer can look into the depth of the edition. In this way, a certain spatial and optical depth is imparted, and lighting conditions in a room can be influenced favorably.

Such a plate with a suitable groove for receiving the connector described here can be used as cladding, in particular in the sanitary area, and can replace expensive and heavy glass and wall plates that are difficult to cut. The support is preferably completely and completely transparent.

The overlay could have a view surface which is three-dimensionally structured. The structure creates optically perceptible three-dimensional effects, in particular optical depth effects. The structure also creates tactile, namely haptically perceptible, three-dimensional surfaces. The three-dimensional structure can also be used to transmit information.

The three-dimensional structure could be created by one or more colors applied by screen printing. One color or several colors can differ from the support and / or from each other and thus create a three-dimensional structure. Colors can have different consistencies. Different or differently sized openings can be provided in a printing screen to create a three-dimensional structure.

The support could have an abutment surface which faces the carrier layer and / or bears against it, the abutment surface being printed, painted, labeled and / or provided with a print, a painting and / or a lettering. The contact surface is preferably printed with a color layer or a motif or a graphic. A printed color layer, a printed logo, a printed lettering, a printed pattern or a printed motif can be viewed through the transparent overlay and develop an optical effect. The print is permanently protected because it is protected from abrasion or similar impairments by the overlay. Printing is preferably carried out directly on the contact surface.

However, it is also conceivable that a print or a similar optical and / or graphic design is not applied directly to the contact surface, but rather, for example, to a film which is then connected to the contact surface.

The support could also be placed on a still soft carrier layer as a relatively hard and rigid layer without the use of an adhesive and connect to it cohesively when the carrier layer hardens.

The carrier layer could have bending means on its side facing away from the support, namely the back of the plate. The plate can thus be easily brought into curved shapes with relatively small bending radii. This is preferably achieved by introducing a milling pattern on the back of the plate. This makes the plate easier to bend.

The overlay could have acrylic or be designed as an acrylic layer or acrylic plate. An acrylic layer or acrylic plate can easily be processed by sawing. Furthermore, an acrylic layer or acrylic plate is water-resistant and scratch-resistant.

The thickness of a plate could range from 2 to 20 mm. This range of thickness ensures a certain inherent rigidity of the plate against bending or twisting.

The plate preferably has a thickness of 6 mm or 11 mm. Such panels can be processed without problems, in particular sawn.

The thickness of the pad could range from 1 to 3 mm. This thickness range ensures a certain inherent rigidity of the support against bending or twisting.

The support preferably has a thickness of 2 mm. Panels with such a support can be processed without any problems, in particular sawn, and still show an optically appealing glass look.

The support and / or the carrier layer could or could be colored. The support and / or the carrier layer could or could be provided with pigments. Colors can darken or brighten effects.

A plate could have a length ranging from 10 cm to 3 m and the plate could have a width ranging from 10 cm to 2.5 m. This means that small and large wall surfaces can be covered with just a few steps.

An arrangement, in particular in the sanitary area, could comprise a plate of the type described above and / or a wall or tub. A suitable adhesive could be applied to the plate with a notched trowel. The panel can then be glued as a whole to a wall to be clad. The panel can thus be used as wall cladding and can be laid flat on a wall and on inside or outside corners.

The assembly can preferably be done by gluing the plate to a wall. The plate can be sealed with another plate. The plate can also be used as cladding for the substructure of bathtubs. The plate can also be used as cladding for the base of shower trays.

• 1 eine Anordnung des Stands der Technik, bei der zwei Platten durch ein Profil verbunden sind, welches die Kanten der Platten in U-förmigen Aufnahmen aufnimmt,
• 2 eine perspektivische Teilansicht zweier zu verbindender Platten, in deren Nuten ein Verbinder teilweise aufgenommen ist, wobei die Nuten im Querschnitt trapezförmig sind,
• 3 die zwei Platten gemäß 2 in fertig montiertem Zustand, wobei die Kantenseiten auf Stoß aneinander liegen und der Verbinder weit in die Nuten eingeschoben ist,
• 4 eine Schnittansicht des Verbinders mit Bemaßung in mm, wobei dargestellt ist, dass die freien Enden des Verbinders ein Tannenbaumprofil aufweisen, und
• 5 eine teilweise perspektivische Ansicht des Verbinders gemäß 4, welche dessen leistenartige längliche Ausgestaltung darstellt.

Show in the drawing

• 1 an arrangement of the prior art, in which two plates are connected by a profile which receives the edges of the plates in U-shaped receptacles,
• 2nd 2 shows a perspective partial view of two plates to be connected, in the grooves of which a connector is partially received, the grooves being trapezoidal in cross section,
• 3rd the two plates according to 2nd in the fully assembled state, the edge sides abutting one another and the connector pushed far into the grooves,
• 4th a sectional view of the connector with dimensions in mm, showing that the free ends of the connector have a fir tree profile, and
• 5 a partial perspective view of the connector according to 4th , which represents its strip-like elongated configuration.

1 shows two plates 1' by a profile 7` are interconnected, the edge sides 5 ' of the plates 1' in U-shaped recordings in profile 7` are included. 1 shows the state of the art.

2nd shows an arrangement comprising at least two plates 1 for use in the sanitary area, each plate 1 a carrier layer 2nd with a flat front 3rd , a flat back 4th and at least one narrow side edge 5 includes. In the carrier position 2nd every plate 1 is at least one groove 6 educated.

On every plate 1 is a respective groove 6 on at least one narrow side edge 5 any carrier layer 2nd formed, the two support layers 2nd on their with grooves 6 provided edge sides 5 opposite and being in the grooves 6 the edge sides 5 a connector 7 is inserted, which is from a carrier layer 2nd extends into the other.

Every groove 6 extends over more than 50% up to 100% of the length of the respective edge side 5 .

The connector 7 is designed as a strip-like, elongated element and extends over more than 50% up to 100% of the length of the respective edge side 5 a plate 1 .

Every groove 6 is on another edge side 5a open, which in the edge side 5 flows into the groove 6 is formed and over the length of the groove 6 extends at least partially.

2nd and 3rd show that every groove 6 , from its receiving opening 6a starting towards the inside of the carrier layer 2nd rejuvenated or narrowed. Every groove 6 is trapezoidal in cross section. In 3rd is the connector 7 with the inside of each groove 6 non-positively connected.

4th shows that the connector 7 two opposite free ends 7a , 7b barbed 8th or has a fir tree profile. The connector 7 has a central section 9 on who have no barbs 8th or has no fir tree profile, the free ends 7a , 7b collinear from the mid-section 9 protrude in diametrically opposite directions.

The connector 7 is reversible in every groove 6 importable. The connector 7 is made of a metal, namely aluminum.

3rd shows that the plates 1 lie watertight against one another without the material of the carrier layer 2nd and the material of the connector 7 another sealant is present.

2nd and 3rd show that on the support layer 2nd an edition 10th is arranged, which is in the material, the elasticity and the hardness of the support layer 2nd differs.

Every plate 1 is just designed. The edition 10th is transparent. The edition 10th is with the carrier layer 2nd cohesively connected. The edition 10th is designed as an acrylic layer. The edition 10th is designed as a crystal clear and transparent acrylic layer or acrylic plate.

The plates described here 1 and the elongated and strip-like connector described here 7 or the arrangement described here are preferably used in the sanitary area, but are also suitable for other applications.

In particular, the plates 1 used as a cladding or partition, in particular as a shower partition.

All plates shown here 1 can be designed at least in sections curved or curved.

• Zwei Platten 1 werden montiert, indem der Verbinder 7 zuerst in die Nut 6 einer ersten Platte 1 eingedrückt wird und die andere, zweite Platte 1 dann mit ihrer Nut 6 auf den Verbinder 7 aufgeschoben wird.

Two methods of assembling the assembly are described below:

• Two plates 1 are assembled by the connector 7 first in the groove 6 a first record 1 is pushed in and the other, second plate 1 then with their groove 6 on the connector 7 is postponed.

Alternatively, the plates 1 at the same time on the connector 7 pushed or pushed together so that the free ends 7a , 7b as well as the middle section 9 in the grooves 6 be included.

The plates 1 then form a smooth, flat panel wall.

Reference list

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plate

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Carrier layer

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flat front of 2nd

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flat back of 2nd

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Edge side of 2nd , 1'

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further edge side of 1

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Groove of 2nd

7, 7 '

Connector, profile

7a, 7b

free ends of 7

8th

Barb of 7

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Middle section of 7

10th

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Claims (12)

Arrangement comprising at least two plates (1), each plate (1) comprising a carrier layer (2) with a flat front (3), a flat rear (4) and at least one narrow-sided edge side (5), and wherein in the carrier layer ( 2) at least one groove (6) is formed in each plate (1), characterized in that a respective groove (6) is formed on at least one narrow-sided edge side (5) of each plate (1) or carrier layer (2), the two plates (1) or carrier layers (2) lie opposite one another on their edge sides (5) provided with grooves (6) and a connector (7) is inserted in the grooves (6) of the edge sides (5) and extends from a plate ( 1) or carrier layer (2) extends into the other. Arrangement after Claim 1 , characterized in that the connector (7) is designed as a strip-like, elongated element and / or that the connector (7) extends over at least 10%, preferably over at least 20%, more preferably over at least 30%, more preferably over at least 50 % and particularly preferably more than 50% up to 100% of the length of the respective edge side (5) or plate (1) extends. Arrangement after Claim 1 or 2nd , characterized in that the groove (6) is open on a further edge side (5a) which opens into the edge side (5) in which the groove (6) is formed and over the length of which the groove (6) extends at least partially extends. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a groove (6), starting from its receiving opening (6a), tapers or narrows in the direction of the interior of the carrier layer (2). Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that means are arranged within the groove (6), which come into engagement with the connector (7) and / or that the connector (7) with the interior of the groove (6) by force. , positively and / or cohesively connected. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the connector (7) has two opposite free ends (7a, 7b) with barbs (8) or a fir tree profile and / or that the connector (7) is reversible in a groove (6) can be introduced. Arrangement after Claim 6 , characterized in that the connector (7) has a central section (9) which has no barbs (8) or no fir tree profile, the free ends (7a, 7b) projecting collinearly from the central section (9) in diametrically opposite directions. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the connector (7) is made of a metal, preferably of aluminum. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the plates (1) lie watertight against one another and / or that the plates (1) lie watertight against one another without the material of the carrier layer (2) and the material of the connector (7) another sealant is present. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a support (10) is arranged on the support layer (2) and / or that a support (10) is arranged on the support layer (2), which is either in the material and / or the elasticity and / or the hardness of the carrier layer (2) differs. Strip-type connector (7) for use in an arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, comprising two free ends (7a, 7b). Plate (1) for use in an arrangement according to one of the Claims 1 to 10th comprising a carrier layer (2) with at least one edge side (5, 5a) in which at least one groove (6) is formed.

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