FR3074206A1 - RIGID GRID PANEL SLIDING FIXING DEVICE, RIGID GRID FIXING PANEL FIXING KIT, AND OCCULTANT CLOSURE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A KIT - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for fastening slats with a rigid grid panel (1), characterized in that it comprises: - a profile (2) forming a slat receiving part (3, 6) being able to support in use, the lower ends (32) of lamellae (20), and - a plurality of fastening portions (7), which are carried by the bottom (3) of the profile (2), away from the vertical wall (6) of the lamella receiving part (3, 6) so as to also allow the reception of the lower end (32) of at least one lamella (20) between the fixing part (7) and said vertical wall (6). ), comprising fixing means (9, 10, 11) for fixing the profile (2) to a horizontal wire (17) of the rigid grid panel (13).

Description

FIXING DEVICE

SLATS

WITH PANEL

ROASTING

RIGID,

FIXING KIT

SLATS A

SIGN

ROASTING

RIGID AND FITTED OCCULTANT FENCE

FROM SUCH A KIT

The invention relates to the field of blackout fences and relates more particularly to a device for fixing slats with a rigid mesh panel, to a kit for fixing slats to a rigid mesh panel and to a blackout fence equipped with such a fastening kit. slats with rigid mesh panel.

The fixing of slats allows to dress rigid mesh panels and thus allows a blackout fence, or even a privacy screen, to preserve the privacy of the gardens but to constitute in particular still serving as a protection panel against the wind .

It has long been known to fix vertical strips on rigid mesh panels.

We know from French patent application FR3018843 A1 a slat fixing element which is positioned in the lower part of the rigid mesh panel. Such an element comprises a cross section portion in C, intended to be clipped onto the lower horizontal wire of the rigid mesh panel. The fastening element also has a straight part serving as a lamella support foot and intended to be received in the hollow vertical lamella so as to clip the lamella with a tension element intended to clamp the wall of the lamella against the part of cross section in C. A fixing element must be provided for each slat, which makes the long and repetitive installation of the many slats necessary to obtain a blackout fence.

In addition, when the rigid grid panel is placed substantially flush with the ground, due to local irregularities in the ground level for example, it is not possible to pivot the fixing element to penetrate the right part to inside the coverslip. It is thus common for the installer to mount a without fixing at the bottom.

large number of fasteners in length, time, an element of a number of slats

In addition, because of the large pose for fences it can happen that by weariness and for the installer fixing deterioration facilitated example for the one that can take away does not systematically install by slat. It follows the closing, in case of the slats not fixed.

In addition, such a fastening element is a wind inadvertently laying of non-hollow strips or of non-negligible thickness.

There is therefore a need for a fast, convenient, reliable and versatile solution of lamellae for mounting a

The rigid mesh panel that produces an aesthetic finished appearance.

present invention has a device for fixing lamellae, therefore for an object panel with a rigid mesh, for attaching rigid comprising lamellas to a panel with vertical and horizontal wires, the device being that it comprises:

a profile forming a part which and son characterized by receiving by the fact lamellae extends in the longitudinal direction of the profile has a bottom and a vertical wall connected to the bottom, the bottom being able to support in use, the lower ends of lamellae received in the space defined between the plane containing the horizontal wires of the rigid mesh panel and the vertical wall of the profile and each disposed between two successive vertical wires of the rigid mesh panel, and

- Several fixing parts, mistletoe are carried by the bottom of the profile, at a distance from the vertical wall of the part to allow less reception of the lamella reception between vertical wall, each of the horizontal means of the fixing having use, with lamellae so also from the lower end of the fixing part to the fixing part and said comprising fixing for fixing the rigid grid panel profile, a length such that they come to be placed between the two are wires to a suitable medium wire, of successive verticals of the rigid mesh panel.

Unlike the previous state of a fastening element to technical fastening devices where the operator must by slat, it suffices to fix fasten the profile to the panel to introduce the slats into the profile according to the distributed mesh one by one and then as existing devices.

Preferably, the regularly parts of and fixing parts are along the profile, from with a consecutive fixing interval.

minus mm between two

Preferably, the device, namely the profile and the fixing parts, is made of PVC.

mm.

The

The

The transverse profile can be of a fixing part can distance, measured length to be in the longitudinal direction of a length of the vertical wall of the receiving part the profiled direction, between lamellae and each fixing part can be 6.5 mm.

The present invention also relates to a kit for fixing lamellas to a rigid mesh panel, for fixing lamellar wires to a rigid mesh panel comprising vertical and horizontal wires, the kit comprising at least one wedging profile capable of being inserted longitudinally. to the rigid mesh panel in folds of the rigid mesh panel and reinforce the retention of the slats against the horizontal wires of the rigid mesh panel, and a closure profile capable of covering the upper part of the slats, the kit being characterized by the fact that it comprises also a device for fixing lamellas rigid grid panel such as defined above.

The present invention also relates to a blackout fence, comprising at least one rigid mesh panel and a plurality of lamellae, the rigid mesh panel being fixed to at least two piguets and comprising vertical wires and horizontal wires, and being provided a lamella. less the number of vertical wires of the rigid mesh panel, characterized by the fact that the slats are fixed, at their lower ends, to the rigid mesh panel by a fixing device such as defined above or by a kit of fixing as defined above.

Preferably, the fixing device comprises a number of fixing parts equal to the number of lamellae, each fixing part being located between two successive vertical wires of the rigid mesh panel.

Of course, as a variant, the fixing parts can be distributed evenly along the profile, at a pitch such that between two successive fixing parts there are, in the longitudinal direction of the profile, several strips, such as for example three strips. .

Preferably, the distance, measured in the direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the profile, between the vertical wall of the lamella receiving means and each fixing part is slightly greater than the thickness of a lamella. The slats are supported by the bottom of the profile and laterally correctly maintained on one side by the vertical wall of the slat receiving means and on the other side by the horizontal wire of the rigid mesh panel or by the fixing part, without the need to force the strip into the profile.

As a variant, provision may be made for the vertical part of the lamella receiving means and / or the fixing part to be able to pinch the lower ends of the lamellae, for example because the distance is slightly less than the thickness of the lamellae , but this is not compulsory to have a correct retention of the slats.

To better illustrate the object of the present invention, several embodiments will be described below, by way of indication and without limitation, with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In these drawings:

- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device for fixing lamellas to a rigid mesh panel according to the present invention;

- Figure 2 is a device of Figure 1 seen in cross section of

- Figure 3 is a perspective view of the device of Figure 1 in the assembled state;

- Figure 4 is a perspective view of a rigid mesh panel of a lamella attachment kit to rigid mesh panel;

- Figure 5 is a perspective view of a wedging profile of a kit for fixing lamellas to a rigid mesh panel;

- Figure 6 is a perspective view of a closure profile of a kit for fixing lamellas to a rigid mesh panel;

Figure 7 East a view in perspective of a lamella a kit of fixation of panel slats mesh rigid; and Figure 8 East a view in perspective of a fencing

blackout fitted with a slat fixing kit to rigid mesh panel.

In Figure 1, it can be seen that there is shown a device for fixing lamellas to rigid mesh panel 1 according to the present invention.

We means by mesh panel rigid all fence element made of ' a My illage rigid plan of son metal vertical and horizontal, square or rectangular, and well known to the skilled person. Of such panels are maintained Between stakes of way to constitute a fence delimiting land.

Usually such panels have in their lower, intermediate and upper parts a part of the folded mesh, forming a projection, running over the entire length of the panel, generally in the form of a V in cross section.

Lamella means any profile of parallelepiped shape, full or hollow, generally made of plastic, metal or wood for example, and arranged on a rigid mesh panel so as to constitute a blackout fence. Such a strip is well known to those skilled in the art.

The device for fixing lamellas to rigid mesh panel 1 comprises a fixing profile 2 of substantially parallelepiped shape which comprises a flat bottom 3 intended in use to be positioned on the ground side. The bottom 3 is rectangular and has a first longitudinal edge 4 and second longitudinal edge 5 opposite one another. At the first edge 4, the fixing profile 2 has a first vertical wall 6 which extends over the entire length of the first longitudinal edge 4 perpendicular to the bottom 3, preferably forming a right angle with the bottom 3. Thus, the bottom 3 and the first vertical wall 6 constitute a receiving zone in which a lower end of the lamella is received and wedged, resting on the bottom 3 and in the vicinity, possibly in contact, with the first vertical wall 6 as will be described by the after.

On the second longitudinal edge 5, the fixing profile 2 comprises fixing parts 7 configured to fix the fixing device 1 to a rigid mesh panel. As can be seen in FIG. 2, the fixing parts 7 comprise a second vertical wall 8 perpendicular to the bottom 3 and facing with and at the same height as the first vertical wall 6.

The fixing parts 7 comprise an arm 9 connected to the second vertical wall 8 at the level of the mid-height thereof on the side opposite to that facing the first vertical wall 6. The arm 9 has an arcuate portion 10 of C-shaped cross section, the opening of which faces downwards, thus constituting a chute 11. In use, the open part of the C is therefore oriented towards the ground. The arcuate portion 10 extends from the second vertical wall 8 of the fixing profile 2 and ends at its free end by an end portion 12.

The end portion 12 is preferably curved, with a center of curvature which is on the outside.

to fixing profile 2. It appropriate of to note than the terminal portion 12 can be straight. At the level of the parts of fixation 7 of preferably the distance between the first one wall 6 and the

second wall 8 of the profile 2 is preferably at least slightly greater than the thickness of a strip 20. For example, said distance is 6.5 mm.

As can be seen in FIG. 3, the fixing parts 7 are configured to fix the fixing device 1 to a rigid mesh panel 13.

In Figure 4, we can see that there is shown a rigid mesh panel 13. Such a rigid mesh panel 13 is constituted by a rigid flat mesh of vertical metallic wires 14 and horizontal 15 and in particular comprises an upper horizontal wire 16 and a lower horizontal wire 17.

In the assembled state, the fixing device 1 is fixed to the lower horizontal wire 17. As can be seen in FIG. 3, the fixing device 1 is fixed via the fixing parts 7 to the mesh panel 13 by insertion of the lower horizontal wire 17 into the chute 11. Due to the arcuate shape, the arm 9 forms with the second vertical wall 8 of the fixing profile 2 a constriction configured to hold the lower horizontal wire 17 in the chute II. The lower horizontal wire 17 is inserted, respectively withdrawn, by pushing towards the outside of the terminal portion 12 so as to widen the constriction, the lower horizontal wire 17 being thus held by clipping.

As can be seen in FIG. 1, the fixing device 1 comprises a plurality of individual fixing parts 7, distributed uniformly, having an interval between two successive fixing parts 7, and of constant pitch.

According to the embodiment shown in Figures 1, 2, 3A and 8, the interval is of a length at least slightly greater than the diameter of a vertical wire 14 and is thus dimensioned so as to allow the passage of a vertical metal wire 14 of the mesh of the rigid mesh panel 13, the fixing parts 7 thus having a length such that they can be positioned between two vertical wires 14. Advantageously, the interval between two fixing parts is 12 mm . Thus, in such a configuration, there is a fixing part 7 for each space between two successive vertical wires 14 of the mesh.

The fixing profile 2 can be manufactured using a process usually encountered such as by extrusion, molding, etc., having a single fixing part 7 running over the entire length thereof, a cut being then made. at constant pitch to individualize the fixing parts 7 and thus obtain the profile with the desired dimensions. Particularly advantageously, the fixing profile 2 is made of PVC.

Preferably, the profile 2 has a length of 608 mm.

The fixing parts can have a length of 44 mm and the first 6 and second 8 vertical walls can have a height of 15 mm.

The present invention also relates to a kit for fixing slats to a rigid mesh panel.

The kit comprises for a rigid mesh panel 13, at least one fixing device 1, preferably four fixing devices of 608 mm in length, which have the advantage of being more easily handled by a single operator, or a device fixing, for example 2500 mm in length, wedging profiles 18, preferably three, and at least one closing profile 19 and a plurality of lamellae 20, one

lamella 20 of less than the number of vertical wires 14 of sign 13 • Sure the figure 5 we can see that we there at represented a profile of timing 18. From way usual, as

can be seen in Figure 4, the rigid mesh panel 13 has in its lower, intermediate and upper parts a part of the folded mesh 21, projecting, running over the entire length of the panel 13, V-shaped in cross section . The fold has a horizontal wire 22 at the tip of the V.

The wedging profiles 18 are thus configured to be housed longitudinally in the panel 13, namely perpendicular to the strips 20, in the space defined by the folds 21.

The wedging profiles 18 thus have correspondingly a V cross section, as can be seen in FIG. 5. The connecting part 23 of the two wings 24 of the V has an arcuate portion 25, open on the side opposite that towards which is open the V, and configured to receive the horizontal wire 22 of the rigid panel 13 at the bottom of the V of the fold 21. The free ends of the arms of the wedging profile 18 are intended to come to bear against the face of the lamella 20.

Such wedging profiles 18 make it possible to stiffen the blackout fence, in particular vis-à-vis the wind.

In the case of a rigid mesh panel which has a fold of different geometry, the wedging profiles will have a corresponding geometry, for example with a cross section of trapezoidal shape.

In Figure 6, it can be seen that there is shown a closure profile 19. The closure profile 19, for example is of a length of 1.24 mm or 1.00 mm and has a cross section in U, having a bottom 26, a first wall 27 and a second wall 28, the first 27 and second 28 walls being parallel to each other and perpendicular to the bottom 26. The first wall 27 is higher than the second wall 28 and includes a return 29, running over the entire length of the closure profile 19, oriented towards the inside of the U, forming an angle of 45 ° with the first wall 27. Advantageously, the distance separating the first wall 27 and the second wall 28 is 12 mm.

It should be noted that the fixing kit could comprise more than one closure profile 19, the total length of the closure profiles 19 placed end-to-end then being equal to the length of the fixing device 1.

In Figure 7, we can see that there is shown a strip 20 for blackout fence. Such a strip 20 is in the form of a parallelepiped profile 20 having two longitudinal faces 30 and two transverse faces 31 parallel in pairs. We will call lower end 32, the end of the strip 20 oriented on the ground side and upper end 33 the end of the strip 20 oriented skyward in the mounted state of the strip 20. In Figure 7, the strip 20 is hollow as usually encountered, in particular, the strip has a reinforcing wall 34 connecting the two longitudinal faces perpendicular thereto and running over the entire length of the strip 20. However, such a strip 20 may be full. According to the present invention, the strip 20 can advantageously be made of PVC. Generally, the slats can be made of plastic, metal or wood, for example.

Advantageously, the strip 20 has a thickness of 6 mm.

We will now describe the mounting of a blackout fence 35, as shown in Figure 8, using the fixing kit of lamellas to rigid mesh panel according to the present invention.

Beforehand, the rigid mesh panel 13 is installed between two stakes (not shown) as in a conventional manner, by means of fixing means of rigid mesh mesh panel well known to those skilled in the art.

The fixing device 1 is fixed to the rigid grid panel 13 by clipping the lower horizontal wire 17 into each trough 11 of the fixing parts 7, as shown in FIG. 3.

The lamellae 20 are inserted vertically in the space separating two successive vertical wires 14 and in the space separating the horizontal wires 22 from the folds 21 of the other horizontal wires 15, until the lower end 32 comes into contact with the bottom 3 of the fixing device 1, and a longitudinal face 30 at least in the vicinity, and possibly in contact with, the side of the first vertical wall 6 of the fixing device 1 facing the rigid mesh panel 13. Furthermore, when a fence is seen from the side of the first vertical wall 6 of the fixing device 1, the latter constitutes the finishing part of the fixing device 1, as can be seen in FIG. 8. Indeed, when the rigid mesh panel 13 is completely obscured by strips 20, held by the fixing device 1 over the entire length thereof, the lower part of the blackout fence 35 thus formed has an edge c ontinu over the entire length thereof, on the one hand stiffening the assembly and on the other hand, giving a finished aesthetic appearance to the assembly.

On the other hand, when a strip 20 is inserted in a gap between two vertical wires 14 in the lower part of which is fixed a fixing part 7, the lower end 32 of the strip 20 is held laterally between the first vertical wall 6 and the second vertical wall 8 of the fixing device 1.

Once all the strips 20 have been mounted, the wedging profiles 18 are inserted into the folds 21 of the rigid mesh panel 13 so that the horizontal wire 22 of the fold 21 slides in the arcuate part 25. The wedging profiles 18 are thus resting on the one hand against the rigid mesh panel 13 via their connecting portion 23 and on the other hand bearing against the strips 20 via their wings 24. Such a configuration increases the rigidity of set of blackout fencing 35.

The closure profile 19 is then mounted by inserting the upper ends 33 of the strips 20 in the space defined between the first 27 and second 28 walls to the bottom 26. The closure profile 19 is fixed to the rigid mesh panel 13 by l intermediate of the return 29 coming to clamp the upper horizontal wire 16. Advantageously, the free edge of the return 29 is configured to bear against the face of the strip 20. The strips 20 are thus held by pinching between the first wall 27 and the second wall 28 of the closure profile 19. In addition, the closure profile 19 closes the strips in the case of hollow strips.

The set of slats 20 for blackout fence 35 is thus secured by the fixing device 1 in the lower part, by the closure profile 19 in the upper part and stiffened by the wedging profiles 18, all transverse to the slats 20.

It is understood that the embodiments which have just been described have been given by way of non-limiting example and that embodiments may be provided without thereby departing from the scope of the present invention. .

Claims (9)

1 - Device for fixing slats to rigid grid panel (1), for fixing slats (20) to a rigid grid panel (13) comprising vertical wires (14) and horizontal wires (15), the device (1) being characterized by the fact that it comprises: - a profile (2) forming a lamella receiving part (3, 6) which extends in the longitudinal direction of the profile (2) and comprises a bottom (3) and a vertical wall (6) connected to the bottom (3 ), the bottom (3) being able to support, in use, the lower ends (32) of strips (20) received in the space defined between the plane containing the horizontal wires (15) of the rigid mesh panel (13) and the vertical wall (6) of the profile (2) and each disposed between two successive vertical wires (14) of the rigid mesh panel (13), and - several fixing parts (7), which are carried by the bottom (3) of the profile (2), at a distance from the vertical wall (6) of the lamella receiving part (3, 6) so as to also allow receiving the lower end (32) of at least one strip (20) between the fixing part (7) and said vertical wall (6), each fixing part (7) comprising fixing means (9, 10, 11) for fixing the profile (2) to a horizontal wire (17) of the rigid mesh panel (13), the fixing means (9, 10, 11) having a length such that they are suitable, in use, to be placed between two successive vertical wires (14) of the rigid mesh panel (13). 2 - Device (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the fixing parts (7) are distributed evenly along the profile (2), preferably with an interval of at least 12 mm between two parts consecutive fixing. 3 - Device (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the device (1), namely the profile (2) and the fixing parts to the mesh panel (7), is made of PVC. 4 - Device (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the profile (2) is of a length of 608 mm. 5 - Device (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the fixing part (7) is of a length of 44 mm. 6 - Device (1 ) according to 1 ' any of the claims 1 to 5, characterized by the fact i than the distance, measured in the direction transversal at the direction longitudinal of profile (2 ) , enter here wall vertical (6) of the receiving part slats (3, 6) and every fixing part (7) is of 6.5 mm. 7 - Kit for fixing lamellas to rigid mesh panel, for fixing lamellas (20) to a rigid mesh panel (13) comprising vertical wires (14) and horizontal wires (15), the kit comprising at least one profile for wedging (18) able to be inserted longitudinally to the rigid mesh panel (13) in folds (21) of the rigid mesh panel (13) and reinforce the retention of the strips (20) against the horizontal wires (15) of the rigid mesh panel ( 13), and a closure profile (19) capable of covering the upper part (33) of the strips (20), the kit being characterized by the fact that it also comprises a device for fixing strips to a rigid mesh panel (1 ) as defined in any one of claims 1 to 6. 8 - Blackout fence (35), comprising at least one rigid mesh panel (13) and a plurality of strips (20), the rigid mesh panel (13) being attached to at least two stakes and comprising vertical wires (14) and horizontal wires (15), and being provided a lamella (20) less than the number of vertical wires (14) of the rigid mesh panel (13), characterized in that the lamellae (20) are fixed, at their lower ends (32), to the rigid mesh panel (13) by a fixing device (1) as defined in any one of claims 1 to 6 or by a fixing kit as defined in claim 7. 9 - Blackout fence (35) according to claim 8, characterized in that the fixing device (1) comprises a number of fixing parts (7) equal to the number of strips (20), each fixing part (7) being located between two successive vertical wires (14) of the rigid mesh panel (13). 10 - Blackout fence (35) according to one of the claims 8 and 9, characterized by the fact than the distance, measured in the direction transversal at the direction longitudinal of profile (2 ) , enter here wall vertical (6) means of reception of slats (3, , 6) and