EP2426285A1 - System for manufacturing a ceiling area that can be mounted underneath a ceiling - Google Patents

Abstract

The system comprises two mounting rails (3), which are spaced from each other, and a flat element (4), such as a panel with lateral edges. The mounting rails are fixed on the one hand to a ceiling (1), and holds the flat element on the other hand. The mounting rail is aligned parallel to the ceiling. A holding surface is provided for holding the entire edge of the flat elements. An independent claim is also included for a method for manufacturing a ceiling area suspended below a ceiling, particularly a room ceiling.

Description

The invention relates to a system for the production of a below a ceiling, especially ceiling, mountable, in particular suspended at a distance to the ceiling, ceiling area.

Various embodiments of suspended ceilings are known in practice, in the present case a "suspended ceiling area" being understood to mean such a suspended ceiling which is freely accessible on at least one lateral area, ie has at least one distance from a wall or the like located there.

The disadvantage here is that with existing suspended ceilings usually a grid-shaped retaining structure is given, in which mostly square plates are inserted. A consistent uniform surface design is thus not possible in such systems, and for inserting the plates must be performed diagonally tilted through the grid of the holding structure. However, this is only possible if there is sufficient clearance above the retaining structure.

In plastered drywall, which are attached to a mostly wooden substructure, however, an increased construction effort is required, and there are narrow limits in terms of usable "decors". Also, a temporary installation without damage or visual impairment is not possible.

The object of the invention is to avoid the aforementioned disadvantages and to provide a way with which a suspended ceiling with a variety of optical design options can be realized, which is easily and simply temporarily removed at least partially.

This object is achieved in that the ceiling area comprises on the one hand at least two mutually spaced mounting rails and on the other hand at least one planar element, such as a panel or the like, with lateral edges, wherein the at least two mounting rails are attached on the one hand to the ceiling and on the other hand hold at least one planar element, each mounting rail has at least one aligned substantially parallel to the ceiling, preferably two parallel aligned groove flanks having groove for receiving or a holding surface for holding the entire relevant edge of the fastened sheet element, and wherein the at least one planar Element has both a ceiling associated with the ceiling surface and a space associated with the room side surface and is mounted or mounted between the mounting rails by lateral insertion. In that regard, on the one hand find a wide variety of materials use and by correspondingly pronounced designs of the sheet-like elements a uniform look in the manner of a large continuous surface is possible.

Advantageously, a plurality of juxtaposed planar elements may be arranged between two adjacent mounting rails, wherein each planar element has two opposite short edges and two opposite long edges and each planar element inserted with its short edge in the corresponding groove or on the corresponding holding surface of the mounting rail or is introduced.

At least one planar element may be formed as a commercially available panel (in particular consisting of wood-based materials), as used for example as a floor covering or for wall cladding. The short edge represents the front edge of the panel and may have a length of about 20 cm. The distance of the mounting rails is determined by the length of the long edges. The length of the long edge can be for example 60 cm. Preferably, the mounting rails are mounted horizontally on a wall or on a spacer formed as a counter battens or substructure. In a horizontal alignment of the mounting rails, the short edge of each sheet is horizontal and the long edge aligned vertically.

With increasing length of the mounting rails a higher number of flat elements is required. Adjacent planar elements can butt against each other with their longitudinal edges. But it is also possible that the flat elements in the region of one long edge have a groove and in the region of the opposite other long edge a spring. Then the flat elements can be fixed in the manner of a tongue and groove joint against each other.

Of course, the flat elements may also be square. In this case, the long and short edges are the same length. If the flat elements is designed, for example, as a commercially available panel, the thickness is approximately between 5 and 20 mm.

Regardless of the shape of the sheet-like elements, these can consist of a wide variety of materials.

In that regard, at least one planar element can be, for example, a panel, a mirror element, a plexiglass element or the like. The edge of the planar element corresponds to the thickness of the entire panel. The mounting rail may be made of aluminum, plastic or other suitable material. If a ceiling area is to be created, for example, with three rows of flat elements arranged next to one another, the four mounting rails in the desired length and in the desired vertical spacing on the ceiling, which may be, for example, a room ceiling, can be fastened in a first step become. Subsequently, the sheet-like elements are inserted into the grooves of opposite mounting rails.

The ceiling area can be designed as a set in the form of a system and sold. In this case, the corresponding number of mounting rails, flat elements and accessories, such as screws, fixtures, spacers, dowels, etc. factory assembled and sold as a set. The customer only has to do the assembly at home, whereby both the mounting rails and the flat elements may have been brought to the correct length at the factory.

If later a flat element is to be removed, this only has to be postponed again, without the need for further measures, such as the dismantling of mounting rails as in the prior art.

Also, at least one mounting rail, which is designed to fix two adjacent flat elements, be H-shaped and two grooves, the groove bases are aligned facing each other, or T-shaped with two retaining surfaces which are oriented away from one another, have.

According to the invention, the height of the groove can be made somewhat larger than the height of the corresponding edge of the flat element to be received in the groove for easy displaceability of the flat element in the respective groove. As a result, the flat elements can be easily moved in the respective groove.

Furthermore, the groove may consist of two spaced-apart thin-walled legs. This gives the ceiling area a nearly flat surface, since only the mounting rails with their room-side thin-walled legs slightly protrude from the general extent of the ceiling area.

In addition, at least one mounting rail may have a fastening groove for an accessory element to be attached, wherein the fastening groove is freely accessible on the room side in the case of fastened flat elements. The mounting groove can be adapted in terms of their cross-section of the object to be fastened.

Preferably, the ceiling area can be spaced over at least one spacer element from the ceiling. For example, at least one spacer element may be a rigid construction, but it is also possible to emboss at least one spacer element as a suspension, for example by means of a cable, wire, chain or rigidly formed suspension elements.

Advantageously, the ceiling area may have, at least in the region of one of its outer edges, a ceiling-side illumination device for indirect, concealed illumination.

Furthermore, at least in the region of one of its outer edges, the ceiling region can have a cover strip which extends at least laterally upwards, so that the areas behind it, in which, for example, a mounting leg can be provided, are optically concealed. If a lighting device is provided in the region of the cover strip, it is thus possible to realize hidden and therefore indirect lighting.

Such a cover strip, for example, on the mounting leg, in particular on the orthogonal to the ceiling extending portion of the mounting leg, be arranged or fixed.

If a cover strip is to be fastened to an outer edge of the ceiling area, on which no mounting rail extends longitudinally or no mounting leg is provided, this cover strip can also be attached by means of a mounting bracket to the end portion of another cover strip. Thus, a "circumferential" cover strip can be realized by a plurality of adjacent cover strips. In this case, resulting corner regions may be cut, for example mitred, but there are also cover strips in the region of the corner areas possible, which may be either the same material or contrasting with the cover strips.

At least one planar element may be formed as a commercially available panel. This may be, for example, a floor, wall or ceiling panel or a solid wood panel. This can be used on a large variety of decor.

According to the invention, the thickness of at least one planar element, at least in the region of the entire relevant edge, in particular over its entire extent, can be less than 15 mm.

Also may be provided for pressing together adjacent, located in a groove or above a support surface area elements at least one acting in the direction of the respective mounting rail and provided with a provided at the opposite end of the mounting rail counter-pressure abutment. Against such an abutment, the sheet-like elements are pressed by the pressing device. Of course, it is also possible that on both sides of the mounting rail ever a pressing device is provided. The pressing-together device presses the adjacent planar elements against one another such that the planar elements can no longer move and thus an undesired joint formation between adjacent planar elements is avoided.

Furthermore, at least one pressing device can have a clamping region and at least one contact surface attached laterally to the clamping region, wherein each contact surface cooperates with the flat element to be pressed, preferably with the narrow side of the flat element to be pressed, and the clamping region cooperates with the mounting rail and wherein for a Pressing the sheet-like elements against one another the distance A between the clamping area and the mounting rail can be reduced.

By means of suitable measures, the clamping area is fixed relative to the mounting rail. If, for example, the mounting rail has a cavity extending along the mounting rail, a piece of wood can be driven into this cavity after the mounting rail has been cut to the desired length, for example a piece of wood into which, for example, a screw can be screwed. For fixing the pressing-on device, the clamping region can have a bore through which the screw passes.

The screw is screwed into the wooden block. The further the screw is screwed into the block of wood, the distance between the clamping area and the mounting rail is increasingly reduced. This has the consequence that each contact surface increasingly on its associated flat element acts and thus the surface elements are more and more pressed together.

Of course, other constructive embodiments for screwing a screw are conceivable. So z. B. in the cavity of the mounting rail a along the mounting rail extending screw can be provided, in which a screw can be screwed.

Other measures for attachment are possible. For example, the clamping region may also have latching arms in the region of opposite edges, which interact with corresponding latching elements arranged on the mounting rail.

Preferably, the total width of the inserted in a mounting rail planar elements together slightly, in particular 5 to 10 mm, be greater than the length of the mounting rail. Now, if the inserted in the mounting rail, flat elements pressed together, thereby reducing the lateral resistance.

Preferably, at least one contact surface in the non-tensioned state can be located further in the direction of the planar element or of the planar element than the associated clamping region.

Also, the clamping region and at least one contact surface may be part of a, in particular curved, spring element. Of course, the clamping region and at least one contact surface may also be part of a rigid element, which is designed, for example, like a clamp. The spring element or the rigid element, for example, with a screw on the mounting rail fixed. By screwing in the screw, the distance between the clamping area and the mounting rail is reduced so that the flat elements are pressed against each other.

At least one contact surface may be formed as a partial region, in particular as a partial region projecting in the direction of the planar element to be pressed, of a laterally mountable edge element. A corresponding edge element can be fastened to the mounting rail, for example by means of screws.

The invention also relates to a method for producing and mounting a below a ceiling, especially ceiling, mountable, in particular suspended at a distance to the ceiling, ceiling area.

The above-mentioned object of the invention is further achieved by a method for producing and mounting a below a ceiling, especially ceiling, mountable, in particular suspended at a distance to the ceiling, ceiling area, initially at least two mounting rails below the ceiling objected to each other and opposite each other mounted, wherein each mounting rail has at least one aligned substantially parallel to the ceiling, preferably two parallel aligned groove flanks having groove for receiving or a holding surface for holding the entire relevant edge of the fastened sheet element and that subsequently at least one planar element, such as a panel or the like, with lateral edges and a ceiling-side surface to be assigned to the ceiling, as well as a room-side surface to be assigned to the space between them Mounting rails is attached by lateral insertion.

Preferably, prior to insertion into the grooves of two adjacent mounting rails in at least one vertical edge of a sheet-like element, a recess for forming a recess in the finished ceiling area can be introduced. Of course, the recess can also already be inserted at the factory. Also, each recess can be introduced into each edge of two adjacent planar elements, so that in the mounted state then the recess - if both recesses are mounted at the same height - is formed by both recesses. For example, cables can be routed through the recesses.

Advantageously, the required planar elements can be inserted into the mounting rail, in particular laterally pushed in, and for pressing adjacent, in this groove or above the holding surface befindlicher planar elements at least at one end of the mounting rail An Aneinanderdrückeinrichtung is attached to at least one of the two outer planar elements of this groove or holding surface exerts a force acting in the longitudinal direction of the respective mounting rail and provided with a provided at the opposite end of the mounting rail or abutting abutment cooperating clamping force. In the method according to the invention, the planar elements are inserted, for example, in the mounting rail so that the adjacent sheet-like elements touch each other at their side edges. For example, if it is flat elements with a projecting spring and on the opposite edge with a corresponding groove, engages the spring of a flat element in the corresponding groove of the adjacent sheet-like element. Then, the sheet-like elements are pressed close to each other by means of at least one Aneinanderdrückeinrichtung and thus held permanently in this position. Moving is no longer possible.

The counter-bearing can be rigid. For example, the groove may be formed closed at the end or it may be provided protruding into the groove projection. Against such an abutment, the sheet-like elements are pressed by the pressing device. Of course, it is also possible that is provided on both sides of the mounting rail ever a pressing-together. The pressing device presses the adjacent planar elements against each other so that the sheet-like elements can not move and thus an unwanted joint formation between adjacent surface elements is avoided.

In the inserted state, at least one of the two outer sheet-like elements can easily protrude beyond the free end of the mounting rail, preferably 5 to 10 mm. It is of course also possible that the respective flat element projects on both sides of the mounting rails. When the flat elements are pressed against each other, the respective projection is reduced.

The mounting rails can also be arranged below the ceiling, in particular ceiling, arranged such that at least the corresponding dimension of the at least one on the side of the ceiling area at which the at least one planar element between the mounting rails is mounted by lateral insertion flat element corresponding free space to a possible wall, in particular room wall, or the like remains.

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eine Draufsicht auf ein erstes Ausführungsbeispiel eines erfindungsgemäßen Deckenbereiches,

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einen Schnitt durch den Gegenstand nach Fig. 1,

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Embodiments of the invention illustrated in the drawings are explained below. Show it:

Fig. 1

a plan view of a first embodiment of a ceiling region according to the invention,

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a section through the object after Fig. 1 .

Fig. 3

a plan view of a second embodiment of a ceiling region according to the invention,

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a section through the object after Fig. 3 and

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a section through a third embodiment of a ceiling region according to the invention.

In all figures the same reference numerals are used for identical or similar components.

In the figures, various embodiments of a ceiling region according to the invention are shown, which is mounted below a ceiling 1, which in the present case is a ceiling. In the illustrated exemplary embodiments, the ceiling area is spaced from the ceiling 1 by spacer elements 2, which in the present case are designed as hangers.

The ceiling area consists of three mutually parallel mounting rails 3 and a plurality of arranged between two mounting rails 3, designed as panels planar elements 4. Thus, the ceiling area has two "rows" of flat elements 4.

Each mounting rail 3 has a mounting leg 5, which may either be integrally formed with the mounting rail 3 or - as shown, as may be formed on the mounting rail 3 mounted separate component. Each mounting rail 3 is fixed, for example by means of screws 6 to the corresponding spacer element 2. On the mounting leg 5 is formed a substantially orthogonal to the ceiling 2 extending formed area 7.

The mounting leg 5 may be formed, for example, as the dimensions of the ceiling area corresponding peripheral wooden frame.

In the embodiment according to Fig. 1 and 2 the outer mounting rails 3 each have a substantially parallel to the ceiling 1 aligned groove, whereas the middle mounting rail 3 comprises two substantially parallel to the ceiling 1 aligned grooves whose groove bases are aligned facing each other. The grooves each comprise two mutually parallel groove flanks 8. In these grooves then engages in each case the entire relevant edge of the sheet-like element 4 to be fastened.

In the illustrated embodiment, the height of each groove is slightly larger than the height of the entire edge of the sheet-like element 4, so that each flat Element 4 is slightly displaced in the direction of the longitudinal extent of the mounting rails 3.

As Fig. 2 can be seen, each between two adjacent mounting rails 3 a plurality of juxtaposed flat elements 4 are arranged, each planar element 4 has two opposite short edges and two opposite long edges. Each planar element 4 is inserted with its short edge in the corresponding groove of the mounting rail 3.

The flat elements 4 may be, for example, commercially available panels whose short edge has a length of about 20 cm. The distance of the mounting rails 3 is determined by the length of the long edges. The length of the long edge is in the illustrated embodiment about 60 cm. With increasing length of the mounting rails 3, a higher number of flat elements 4 is required.

How out Fig. 2 visible cover strips 9 are provided laterally in the edge regions of the ceiling region, which are attached either to the orthogonal to the ceiling 1 aligned areas 7 of the mounting leg 5 and / or other cover strips 9.

In the left edge area of the ceiling area, a lighting device 10 is arranged behind the cover strip 9 provided there.

In the in the 3 and 4 illustrated embodiment of a ceiling region according to the invention the cover strip 9 is L-shaped and thus comprises a parallel to the ceiling 1 facing horizontal leg 11th The mounting rails 3, as in particular in the case of Fig. 5 illustrated further embodiment, not formed as a groove, but each have at least one parallel to the ceiling 1 aligned holding surface 12, on which then rests the respective planar element 4 each.

In this case, the corresponding edge of the respective planar element 4 - as out Fig. 5 visible - provided with a groove 13 which comprises the holding surface 12. The height of the groove 13 must be at least slightly greater than the height (material thickness) of the holding surface 12. In this way, an invisible from below attachment of the sheet-like elements 4 is possible, which preferably complement each other with a corresponding expression of the respective edge regions to a single total area ,

Claims (20)

System for the production of a below a ceiling (1), in particular ceiling, mountable, in particular at a distance to the ceiling (1) suspended, ceiling area, characterized in that the ceiling portion on the one hand at least two mutually objected to each other oppositely arranged mounting rails (3) and on the other hand, at least one planar element (4), such as a panel or the like, having lateral edges, wherein the at least two mounting rails (3) on the one hand on the ceiling (1) are fixed and on the other hand hold the at least one planar element (4) each mounting rail (3) has at least one substantially parallel to the ceiling (1) aligned, preferably two parallel aligned groove flanks (8) having groove for receiving or a holding surface (12) for holding the entire relevant edge of the fastened sheet element (4) and wherein the at least one planar element (4) both one of the ceiling (1) zugeor has the ceiling-side surface as well as a room-side surface assigned to the room and between the mounting rails (3) attachable or attached by lateral insertion. System according to the preceding claim, characterized in that between two adjacent mounting rails (3) a plurality of juxtaposed planar Elements (4) are arranged, wherein each planar element (4) has two opposite short edges and two opposite long edges and each planar element (4) with its short edge in the corresponding groove or on the corresponding holding surface (12) of the mounting rail ( 3) is inserted or inserted. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one mounting rail (3), which is designed to fix two adjacent planar elements (4), is H-shaped and has two grooves whose groove bases are facing toward each other, or T shaped with two retaining surfaces (12), which are aligned pointing away from each other. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the height of the groove is designed slightly larger than the height of the corresponding edge of the flat element (4) to be received in the groove for easy displaceability of the flat element (4) in the groove. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the groove consists of two spaced-apart thin-walled legs. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one mounting rail (3) has a fastening groove (9) for an accessory to be attached, which is freely accessible on the room side when the flat elements (4) are fastened. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the ceiling area over at least a spacer (2) is spaced from the ceiling (1). System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the ceiling region has at least in the region of one of its outer edges a ceiling-side illumination device for an indirect concealed lighting. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one planar element (4) is designed as a commercially available panel. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the thickness of at least one planar element (4), at least in the region of the entire relevant edge, in particular over its entire extent, is smaller than 15 mm. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that adjacent to each other, in a groove or above a holding surface (12) located planar elements (4) acting in the direction of the relevant mounting rail (3) and with one at the opposite end the mounting rail (3) provided counter bearing cooperating pressing device (15) is provided. System according to the preceding claim, characterized in that at least one pressing device (15) has a clamping region (17) and at least one contact surface (18) attached laterally to the clamping region (17), each contact surface (18) being in contact with the flat element to be pressed (4), preferably with the Narrow side of the pressed flat element (4), cooperates and the clamping area (17) with the mounting rail (3) cooperates and wherein for pressing the flat elements (4) together, the distance A between the clamping area (17) and the mounting rail (3 ) is reducible. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the total width of the in a mounting rail (3) inserted flat elements (4) together slightly, in particular 5 to 10 mm, is greater than the length of the mounting rail (3). System according to one of claims 12 or 13, as far as dependent on claim 12, characterized in that at least one contact surface (18) in the non-tensioned state further in the direction of the sheet-like element (4) or the sheet-like elements (4) than the assigned clamping range (17). System according to claim 12 or according to one of claims 13 or 14, as far as dependent on claim 12, characterized in that the clamping region (17) and at least one contact surface (18) are part of a, in particular curved, spring element. System according to claim 12 or according to one of claims 13 to 15, as far as dependent on claim 12, characterized in that at least one contact surface (18) as a partial region, in particular as a pointing in the direction of the flat element (4) projecting subregion ( 20), a laterally mountable edge element (19) is formed. Method for producing and mounting a below a ceiling (1), in particular ceiling, mountable, in particular at a distance to the ceiling (1) suspended ceiling area, characterized in that initially at least two mounting rails (3) below the ceiling (1) from each other objectionable and arranged opposite each other, wherein each mounting rail (3) at least one substantially parallel to the ceiling (1) aligned, preferably two parallel aligned groove flanks (8) having, groove for receiving or a holding surface (12) for holding the entire concerned Having edge of the planar element to be fastened (4) and that then at least one planar element (4), such as a panel or the like, with side edges and one of the ceiling (1) attributable to the ceiling side surface as well as a space to be assigned to the room side surface between the Mounting rails (3) attached by lateral insertion w ill. Method according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the required planar elements (4) inserted into the mounting rail (3), in particular pushed laterally, and for pressing adjacent, in this groove or above the holding surface befindlicher planar elements (4) at least at one end of the mounting rail (3) a pressing device (15) is mounted on at least one of the two outer planar elements (4) of this groove or holding surface acting in the longitudinal direction of the relevant mounting rail (3) and with one at the opposite end the mounting rail (3) provided or attached abutment cooperating clamping force exerts. Method according to one of claims 17 and 18, characterized in that in the inserted state, at least one of the two outer sheet-like elements (4) projects slightly beyond the free end of the mounting rail (3). Method according to one of claims 17 to 19, characterized in that the mounting rails are arranged below the ceiling (1), in particular ceiling, arranged on that side of the ceiling area, on which the at least one planar element (4) between the mounting rails (3) is mounted by lateral insertion, an at least the corresponding dimension of the at least one sheet-like element (4) corresponding free space to a possible wall, in particular room wall, or the like remains.

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