US2022074209A1PendingUtilityA1

Façade construction and/or wall construction

Assignee: MOEDING KERAMIKFASSADEN GMBHPriority: Jan 10, 2019Filed: Jan 10, 2020Published: Mar 10, 2022
Est. expiryJan 10, 2039(~12.5 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
E04F 13/0803E04F 2203/00E04B 2/7407E04B 2/90E04F 13/0862E04F 13/142E04F 13/0826E04F 2203/04E04B 2001/3583
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Abstract

A façade structure and/or wall structure for a building which includes tiles (1) and a support structure (2), in which the tiles (1) are received oriented in each case in the vertical plane. The support structure (2) has taut tension elements (3). The tiles (1) received in the support structure (2) are mounted in a weight-supporting manner and/or held locked by means of one or more of the allocated tension elements (3), directly and/or via bearing bodies (4) attached to the tension elements (3). The several or at least one of the tiles (1) are or is allocated in each case at least one holding element (5). For anchoring to the tile (1), the holding element (5) has at least one anchoring portion that can be anchored in a receiver (1hn) of the tile, and/or cooperates with an anchor (6) received in a receiver (1hn) of the tile (1), and wherein the holding element (5) has at least one tension element gripping portion for gripping on at least one of the tension elements (3) allocated to the tiles (1).

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1 . A façade structure and/or wall structure for a building, comprising tiles and a support structure, in which the tiles are received oriented in each case in the vertical plane,
 wherein it is provided: 
 that the support structure has taut tension elements wherein, as taut tension elements, vertically oriented tension elements or horizontally oriented tension elements are provided or vertically oriented tension elements and crossing horizontally oriented tension elements are provided, and 
 that the tiles received in the support structure are mounted in a weight-supporting manner and/or held locked by means of one or more of the allocated tension elements, directly and/or via bearing bodies attached to the tension elements, and wherein 
 several or at least one of the tiles are or is allocated in each case at least one holding element, 
 wherein, for anchoring to the tile, the holding element has at least one anchoring portion that can be anchored in a receiver of the tile, and/or cooperates with an anchor received in a receiver of the tile, and 
 wherein the holding element has at least one tension element gripping portion for gripping on at least one of the tension elements allocated to the tiles. 
 
     
     
         2 . The façade structure and/or wall structure according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the receiver of the tile is formed as a receiving space formed inside the tile. 
 
     
     
         3 . The façade structure and/or wall structure according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the receiving space extends horizontally in the tile and wherein 
 two vertical tension elements are allocated to the tile, wherein the first of the vertical tension elements passes through the left lateral edge area of the tile and the second of the vertical tension elements passes through the right lateral edge area of the tile, and 
 wherein in each case at least one tension element gripping portion of one or more of the holding elements allocated to the tile grips on the first vertical tension element and on the second vertical tension element. 
 
     
     
         4 . The façade structure and/or wall structure according to  claim 3 , wherein
 the anchor is arranged in the horizontal receiving space and its opposite ends cooperate with two holding elements, 
 since the first of the opposite ends of the anchor acts on a portion of the holding element in the manner of an anchoring, wherein with its tension element gripping portion the holding element grips on the first vertical tension element, and since the second of the opposite ends of the anchor acts on the holding element in the manner of an anchoring, wherein with its tension element gripping portion the holding element grips on the second vertical tension element. 
 
     
     
         5 . The façade structure and/or wall structure according to  claim 3 , wherein
 the receiving space extends vertically in the tile, and wherein 
 two horizontal tension elements are allocated to the tile, wherein the first of the horizontal tension elements passes through the lower horizontal edge area of the tile and the second of the horizontal tension elements passes through the upper horizontal edge area of the tile, and wherein at least one tension element gripping portion of one or more holding elements allocated to the tile grips on the first horizontal tension element and on the second horizontal tension element. 
 
     
     
         6 . The façade structure and/or wall structure according to  claim 5 , wherein
 the anchor is arranged in the vertical receiving space and its opposite ends cooperate with two holding elements, 
 since the first of the opposite ends of the anchor acts on a portion of the holding element in the manner of an anchoring, wherein with its tension element gripping portion the holding element grips on the first horizontal tension element, and since the second of the opposite ends of the anchor acts on the holding element in the manner of an anchoring, wherein with its tension element gripping portion the holding element grips on the second horizontal tension element. 
 
     
     
         7 . The façade structure and/or wall structure according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the anchor has at least one anchoring end, which cooperates with a first portion of the holding element, forming a positive-locking and/or friction-locking connection and/or resilient snap-on connection. 
 
     
     
         8 . The façade structure and/or wall structure according to  claim 7 , wherein
 the anchoring end of the anchor has a resilient portion and the first portion of the holding element has at least one protrusion and/or at least one recess, on or in which the resilient portion of the anchoring end engages; or 
 wherein the anchoring end of the anchor has at least one protrusion and/or at least one recess and the first portion of the holding element has a resilient portion, which engages on the at least one protrusion and/or in the at least one recess. 
 
     
     
         9 . The façade structure and/or wall structure according to  claim 8 , wherein
 the anchor is formed as a double-T-shaped profile, which has a connecting web with two transverse webs at the ends of the connecting web, wherein the resilient portion is formed on the connecting web or the at least one protrusion and/or the at least one recess are or is formed on the connecting web, 
 wherein, in the area of the first portion, the holding element has two U arms, on the sides of which facing away from each other or on the sides of which facing each other the at least one protrusion and/or the at least one recess or the resilient portion is formed, and 
 wherein the anchoring end of the anchor cooperates with the U arms of the holding element, since the connecting web of the double-T-shaped profile of the anchor engages between the U arms of the holding element and the resilient portion cooperates with the at least one protrusion and/or the at least one recess. 
 
     
     
         10 . The façade structure and/or wall structure according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the tile has four corner areas, wherein in each case at least one tension element gripping portion of holding elements arranged in the tile grips in each of the four corner areas. 
 
     
     
         11 . The façade structure and/or wall structure according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the holding element is formed as an L bracket element, which has a first L arm and a second L arm which form a right angle, wherein the first L arm is formed to engage in a receiving area extending horizontally in the tile and the second L arm is formed to engage in a receiving area extending vertically in the tile. 
 
     
     
         12 . The façade structure and/or wall structure according to  claim 11 , wherein
 the first L arm has the tension element gripping portion and the second L arm has the tile anchoring portion or the portion cooperating with the anchor, or 
 wherein the first L arm has the tile anchoring portion or the portion cooperating with the anchor and the second L arm has the tension element gripping portion. 
 
     
     
         13 . The façade structure and/or wall structure according to  claim 11 , wherein
 the first L arm and/or the second L arm have or has a U-shaped cross section. 
 
     
     
         14 . The façade structure and/or wall structure according to  claim 11 , wherein
 the holding element is formed as a U-shaped profile, wherein the U arms of the U-shaped profile in a first longitudinal portion of the U-shaped profile are formed longer than the U arms in a second longitudinal portion of the U-shaped profile. 
 
     
     
         15 . The façade structure and/or wall structure according to  claim 14 , wherein
 the U-shaped profile forming the holding element has the basic configuration of an L bracket, wherein the first L arm is formed by the longer U arms of the first longitudinal portion of the U-shaped profile and the second L arm is formed by the shorter U arms of the second longitudinal portion of the U-shaped profile. 
 
     
     
         16 . The façade structure and/or wall structure according to  claim 15 , wherein
 the U-shaped profile forming the holding element, which has the basic configuration of an L bracket, is arranged in the tile such 
 that the first L arm with the longer U arms engages in the horizontally extending receiving area of the tile, wherein the U arms extend horizontally in the horizontally extending receiving area, forming the anchoring to the tile, and 
 that the second L arm with the shorter U arms engages in the vertical receiving area of the tile, wherein the shorter U arms extend horizontally, and thus transverse to the longitudinal extent of the vertical receiving area, forming the tension element gripping portion, since the vertical tension element allocated to the tile passes through the vertical receiving area in the area between the shorter U arms of the U-shaped profile. 
 
     
     
         17 . The façade structure and/or wall structure according to  claim 13 , wherein,
 to form the anchoring portion, the longer U arms and/or, to form the tension element gripping portion, the shorter U arms are formed deviating from a parallel configuration in such a way that they diverge towards their free ends, in such a way that they form an elastic clamping connection to the inner wall of the receiving space when engaging in the receiving space under elastic deformation of the U arms. 
 
     
     
         18 . The façade structure and/or wall structure according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the holding element is formed as an axially extending, elongate element, wherein the elongate element has at least one longitudinal portion, which has the tile anchoring portion or the portion cooperating with the anchor, and wherein the elongate element has the tension element gripping portion at least at one axial end. 
 
     
     
         19 . The façade structure and/or wall structure according to  claim 18 , wherein
 the elongate element forming the holding element has a tension element gripping portion in each case at least at one axial end or at both opposite axial ends. 
 
     
     
         20 . The façade structure and/or wall structure according to  claim 18 , wherein
 the elongate element forming the holding element has an elastic portion, and the tile anchoring portion is formed in the elastic portion, forming an elastic clamping connection through the cooperation of the elastic portion with the inner wall of the receiving space. 
 
     
     
         21 . The façade structure and/or wall structure according to  claim 1 , wherein
 several or at least one of the tiles received in the support structure are or is mounted in a weight-supporting manner via bearing bodies attached to the tension elements, 
 wherein it is provided 
 that the bearing body cooperates with the holding element, since the holding element is arranged between a bearing formed on the tile and a bearing formed on the bearing body, which forms a bearing supporting the weight of the tile. 
 
     
     
         22 . The façade structure and/or wall structure according to  claim 1 , wherein
 several or at least one of the tiles received in the support structure are or is held locked via bearing bodies attached to the tension elements, 
 wherein it is provided 
 that the bearing body cooperates with the holding element, since the holding element, is arranged between a bearing formed on the tile and a bearing formed on the bearing body, which forms a bearing locking the position of the tile. 
 
     
     
         23 . The façade structure and/or wall structure according to  claim 1 , wherein
 several or at least one of the bearing bodies are or is attached to the tension element by welding and/or screwing and/or by catching and/or by adhesion and/or by grouting. 
 
     
     
         24 . The façade structure and/or wall structure according to  claim 1 , wherein
 only one of the bearing bodies or several of the bearing bodies is or are allocated to each of the tiles. 
 
     
     
         25 . The façade structure and/or wall structure according to  claim 1 , wherein,
 in the area of their lower edge several or at least one of the tiles rest or rests on one or more of the bearing bodies. 
 
     
     
         26 . The façade structure and/or wall structure according to  claim 25 , wherein
 the tiles or the tile rest or rests on a lower left bearing body in the area of a lower left corner area of the tile and on a lower right bearing body in the area of a lower right corner area of the tile. 
 
     
     
         27 . The façade structure and/or wall structure according to  claim 1 , wherein
 several or at least one of the tiles are or is held locked in the area of their upper edge by means of one or more of the bearing bodies. 
 
     
     
         28 . The façade structure and/or wall structure according to  claim 27 , wherein
 the tiles or the tile are or is held locked in the area of an upper left corner area of the tile by an upper left bearing body and are or is held locked in the area of an upper right corner area of the tile by means of an upper right bearing body.

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