The invention is related to a system comprising a rectangular panel being installed against the outer surface of a building, wherein oblong support elements are attached against said outer surface and wherein said support elements are provided with horizontal bars, wherein said panel comprises a rectangular plate like portion at its front site and comprises along two opposite edges of said plate like portion a backwards directed portion, wherein each backwards directed portion is provided with a first recess and a second recess, wherein each recess engages one of said horizontal bars and wherein at least a part of each first recess extend in a direction parallel with respect to said rectangular plate like portion and wherein each second recess extend in a direction perpendicular with respect to said rectangular plate like portion. Such system is described in publication WO 2016/102452 A1 and Publication EP 0 304 338 A1 describes first said first recesses having a part extending in a direction parallel with respect to said rectangular plate like portion.
A part of the outer surface of a building can be covered with panels in order to improve the appearance of that building or to provide the building with solar panels. For example, an old or damaged wall or roof can be covered by plates of high pressure laminate, being a material that can have any colour or combination of colours, and being a weather resistant material. The system according to the invention can be used for installing panels in an inclined plane or in a vertical plane, whereby the panel can be positioned in a flat plane or edges of the panels can be overlapping like tiles.
An object of the invention is a system comprising rectangular panels attached to oblong support elements, whereby an efficient connection between the panels and the support elements is achieved with a simple tool, when the panels are being installed against the support elements.
Another object of the invention is a system comprising rectangular panels attached to oblong support elements, whereby the panels can be installed in an efficient manner in a tiled mutual relation, whereby the panels are partly overlapping.
Another object of the invention is a system comprising rectangular panels attached to oblong support elements, whereby an installed panel can be easily removed from the support elements without removing surrounding panels.
In order to comply with one or more of these objects, the bars engaged by said second recess are provided with two locking members being rotatable around that bar between a locking position wherein the panel cannot move in the direction perpendicular with respect to the bar and an unlocked position wherein the panel can move away from the bar. Thereby the panel can be installed by moving the panel in such way that each of the first recesses of the two backwards directed portions of the panel engage a horizontal bar of a support element and that subsequently by moving the panel in such way that each of the two second recesses of the panel engages other bars of the support elements.
In a preferred embodiment said panel comprise a rectangular plate like element at the frontside of the panel and each backwards directed portion is an oblong holder member attached against the back side of said plate like element.
Preferably one of the two bars engaged by said second recess is provided with a fixation member being fixed to that bar, in such way that the concerning corner of the panel cannot move in a direction parallel with the bar.
Furthermore, the invention is related to a rectangular panel to be installed against oblong support elements being attached to the outer surface of a building, wherein said support elements are provided with horizontal bars, and wherein said panel comprises a rectangular plate like portion at its front site and comprises along two opposite edges of said plate like portion a backwards directed portion, wherein each backwards directed portion is provided with a first recess and a second recess, wherein each recess can engage one of said horizontal bars, wherein at least a part of each first recess extend in a direction parallel with respect to said rectangular plate like portion and wherein each second recess extend in a direction perpendicular with respect to said rectangular plate like portion, wherein the bars engaged by said second recess are provided with two locking members being rotatable around that bar between a locking position wherein the panel cannot move in the direction perpendicular with respect to the bar and an unlocked position wherein the panel can move away from the bar.
Preferably said plate like portion is a rectangular plate like element at the frontside of the panel and each backwards directed portion is an oblong holder member attached against the back side of said plate like element rectangular panel. Furthermore, the panel may be a solar panel provided with photovoltaic cells.
Furthermore, the invention is related to a method for installing a rectangular panel against the outer surface of a building, whereby oblong support elements being provided with bars in transverse direction are attached against said outer surface so that said bars are horizontal directed, whereby said panel comprises a rectangular plate like portion at its front site and comprises along two opposite edges of said plate like portion a backwards directed portion, whereby each backwards directed portion is provided with a first recess and a second recess, whereby each recess engages one of said horizontal bars, whereby at least a part of each first recess extend in a direction parallel with respect to said rectangular plate like portion and whereby each second recess extend in a direction perpendicular with respect to said rectangular plate like portion, whereby a locking member is rotated around one of the bars in such way that said bar cannot remove from said second recess.
The invention will now be further elucidated by means a description of an embodiment of the panel and its attachment to the support elements, whereby reference is made to the drawing comprising schematic and diagrammatical figures, whereby:
The installation of the panel against the support elements 6 is done as follows. At first, the panel is moved in such way that two bars 8 of different support elements 6 are located in the two first recesses 4 (see
In the situation whereby the panel is rotating around the bars 8 (and being located in recesses 4 of that panel), so that each recess 5 of the panel approaches another bar 8, locking member 14 is in its unlocked position.
In the situation whereby bar 8 is engaged in recess 5 and in order to lock the panel in that position, locking member 14 is rotated around bar 8 from its unlocked position into its locking position by means of said special tool.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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1044218 | Nov 2021 | NL | national |
This application is the U.S. national phase of International Application No. PCT/EP2022/000106 filed Nov. 21, 2022, which designated the U.S. and claims priority to NL 1044218 filed Nov. 26, 2021, the entire contents of each of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/EP2022/000106 | 11/21/2022 | WO |