WO1993025775A1 - Joint means at edge walls of clean rooms - Google Patents

Joint means at edge walls of clean rooms Download PDF

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WO1993025775A1
WO1993025775A1 PCT/SE1993/000489 SE9300489W WO9325775A1 WO 1993025775 A1 WO1993025775 A1 WO 1993025775A1 SE 9300489 W SE9300489 W SE 9300489W WO 9325775 A1 WO9325775 A1 WO 9325775A1
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wall
leg
edging
edge
door frame
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PCT/SE1993/000489
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Bertil Larsson
John MORÉN
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ABB Fläkt AB
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/38—Connections for building structures in general
    • E04B1/61—Connections for building structures in general of slab-shaped building elements with each other
    • E04B1/6108—Connections for building structures in general of slab-shaped building elements with each other the frontal surfaces of the slabs connected together
    • E04B1/612—Connections for building structures in general of slab-shaped building elements with each other the frontal surfaces of the slabs connected together by means between frontal surfaces
    • E04B1/6166—Connections for building structures in general of slab-shaped building elements with each other the frontal surfaces of the slabs connected together by means between frontal surfaces with protrusions on both frontal surfaces
    • E04B1/6175—Connections for building structures in general of slab-shaped building elements with each other the frontal surfaces of the slabs connected together by means between frontal surfaces with protrusions on both frontal surfaces with two or more protrusions on each frontal surface
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/74—Removable non-load-bearing partitions; Partitions with a free upper edge
    • E04B2/7401—Removable non-load-bearing partitions; Partitions with a free upper edge assembled using panels without a frame or supporting posts, with or without upper or lower edge locating rails
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/74—Removable non-load-bearing partitions; Partitions with a free upper edge
    • E04B2002/7498—Partitions for clean rooms

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  • the present invention relates to an arrangement for joining together a plurality of rectangular wall- elements to form room-defining walls, wherein one or more edge parts of a wall-element is/are joined to an edge part of an adjacent wall-element, such as a similar wall-element, a window frame, a door frame or like structure, by means of a joining device which detachably engages both edge parts.
  • each wall-element comprises a shell-like structure having mutually opposing side panels which are made of aluminium or some like mate ⁇ rial and which enclose filling material therebetween.
  • the side panels are terminated with an edging element consisting of an edging profile bent in one of said side panels along those edges of the wall-element that is joined to an edge of an adjacent, similar wall- element.
  • the edging profile i" ludes a leg which extends in ⁇ wardly from the side of the wall-element, and a resil ⁇ ient leg which extends in a direction opposite to the first-mentioned leg, so as to form an elastically widenable slot between the two legs.
  • This slot is intended to receive one leg of a U-shaped joining profile, whose other leg is received in the corre ⁇ sponding slot of said adjacent wall-element. This arrangement, however, does not ensure that an effective seal will be obtained between the two wall- elements thus joined.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a wall- element joining arrangement of the kind defined in the introduction which will provide a seal of such effi- ciency as to enable the arrangement to be used in the construction of clean rooms.
  • this object is achieved by sinking or lowering the joining device in relation to the side of the wall-element such as to form a groove or channel, and filling the groove or channel with a sealing filler, for instance with polyurethane materi ⁇ al, flush with the outer surface of said wall side.
  • Figures 1-3 are similar plane section views which each illustrate a small part of a room-defining wall, of which parts each includes a mutually different embodi- ment of the inventive wall-element joining arrange ⁇ ment, namely with regard to wall joints, window joints, and joints to door parts.
  • Figure 1 illustrates partially two wall-elements 2 and 4 respectively, which are joined edge-to-edge, as shown generally at 6, in a manner described in more detail herebelow, and which form part of a wall con- struction that is intended to define a clean room.
  • the wall-elements 2 and 4 are rectangular when seen from above, and each wall is comprised of a shell-like structure comprising side panels 8 made of aluminium or like material, and a filler 10 enclosed therebetween.
  • respective panels 8 are terminated with an edging element which consists of an edging profile bent from a respective panel. More specifically, the edging profile has an edging leg 12 which extends inwardly, away from one side of the wall-element, and a resilient leg 14 which extends in a direction away from the first-mentioned leg 12, away from said leg, such as to form an elasti- cally widenable slot between the two legs.
  • the pairs of slots thus provided on each side of respective elements 2 and 4 are intended to receive and to clamp a respective leg 16 and 18 of a U-shaped joining profile, the base of which is referenced 20.
  • the free ends of the legs 14 are located beneath the plane of respective wall panels, so that when the joining element is fitted, the base 20 of the U-shaped profile will be located on a lower level, i.g. sunken, in relation to said panel.
  • a channel which is defined by the base 20 and the mutually opposing legs 12.
  • This groove or channel is filled with sealing material 22, for instance a polyurethane material, flush with the level of the panel surfaces.
  • the wall-element 4 illustrated in Figure 1 incorpo ⁇ rates an exhaust air channel 24 which, although not shown, extends along the length of the wall-element.
  • Figure 2 illustrates an embodiment in which the wall- element 4 has been replaced with a window that in ⁇ cludes two glass panes 26 and 28.
  • the edge of each pane that lies proximal to the wall-element 2 is fitted with a profiled strip generally referenced 30.
  • the profile strip 30 includes a first U-shaped section 32 which receives the edge of the corresponding window pane, and further includes a second U-shaped section 34 which extends at right angles to the first U-shaped section and which receives the leg 18 of the wall- element joining profile 16-20.
  • sealing material 22 is disposed in the channel over each side of the join between the wall- element 2 and the window.
  • the embodiment illustrated in Figure 3 includes a profiled strip, referenced generally 40, for the door frame 36 of a door 38.
  • the profiled strip 40 has U- shaped sections 42 which correspond to the U-shaped sections 34 of the Figure 2 embodiment and each of which receives a respective leg 18 of the joining profile 16-20, in a manner similar to that of the Figure 2 embodiment.
  • the U-shaped sections 42 are formed integrally with a U-shaped profile 44 which is dimensioned to grip around the edge of the door frame 36, in the manner illustrated in the Figure.

Abstract

The invention relates to an arrangement for joining together a plurality of rectangular wall-elements (2, 4) to form a defining wall structure, wherein the wall-elements have one or more edge parts which are joined to edge parts of an adjacent element, such as a similar wall-element, by means of joining devices (16-20) which removably grip the two edge parts. The joining device (16-20) is disposed on a lower level in relation to one side of the wall-element, so as to form a groove which is filled with a sealing material (22), such as polyurethane material, to the surface level of one side of the panel.

Description

"Joint means at edge walls of clean rooms"
Technical Field
The present invention relates to an arrangement for joining together a plurality of rectangular wall- elements to form room-defining walls, wherein one or more edge parts of a wall-element is/are joined to an edge part of an adjacent wall-element, such as a similar wall-element, a window frame, a door frame or like structure, by means of a joining device which detachably engages both edge parts.
Technical Field
There is known to the art a joining arrangement by means of which a plurality of rectangular wall-ele¬ ments are joined together to form a defining wall structure, wherein each wall-element comprises a shell-like structure having mutually opposing side panels which are made of aluminium or some like mate¬ rial and which enclose filling material therebetween. The side panels are terminated with an edging element consisting of an edging profile bent in one of said side panels along those edges of the wall-element that is joined to an edge of an adjacent, similar wall- element.
The edging profile i" ludes a leg which extends in¬ wardly from the side of the wall-element, and a resil¬ ient leg which extends in a direction opposite to the first-mentioned leg, so as to form an elastically widenable slot between the two legs. This slot is intended to receive one leg of a U-shaped joining profile, whose other leg is received in the corre¬ sponding slot of said adjacent wall-element. This arrangement, however, does not ensure that an effective seal will be obtained between the two wall- elements thus joined.
Disclosure of the Invention
The object of the invention is to provide a wall- element joining arrangement of the kind defined in the introduction which will provide a seal of such effi- ciency as to enable the arrangement to be used in the construction of clean rooms.
According to the invention, this object is achieved by sinking or lowering the joining device in relation to the side of the wall-element such as to form a groove or channel, and filling the groove or channel with a sealing filler, for instance with polyurethane materi¬ al, flush with the outer surface of said wall side.
Brief Description of the Drawing
The invention will now be described in more detail with reference to an exemplifying embodiment thereof and also with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which
Figures 1-3 are similar plane section views which each illustrate a small part of a room-defining wall, of which parts each includes a mutually different embodi- ment of the inventive wall-element joining arrange¬ ment, namely with regard to wall joints, window joints, and joints to door parts.
Description of Preferred Embodiments
The same reference signs are used in the different Figures to identify the same or similar parts. Figure 1 illustrates partially two wall-elements 2 and 4 respectively, which are joined edge-to-edge, as shown generally at 6, in a manner described in more detail herebelow, and which form part of a wall con- struction that is intended to define a clean room. Although not shown, the wall-elements 2 and 4 are rectangular when seen from above, and each wall is comprised of a shell-like structure comprising side panels 8 made of aluminium or like material, and a filler 10 enclosed therebetween.
Along those edges of the wall-elements 2 and 4 at which the elements are mutually joined, respective panels 8 are terminated with an edging element which consists of an edging profile bent from a respective panel. More specifically, the edging profile has an edging leg 12 which extends inwardly, away from one side of the wall-element, and a resilient leg 14 which extends in a direction away from the first-mentioned leg 12, away from said leg, such as to form an elasti- cally widenable slot between the two legs. The pairs of slots thus provided on each side of respective elements 2 and 4 are intended to receive and to clamp a respective leg 16 and 18 of a U-shaped joining profile, the base of which is referenced 20.
The free ends of the legs 14 are located beneath the plane of respective wall panels, so that when the joining element is fitted, the base 20 of the U-shaped profile will be located on a lower level, i.g. sunken, in relation to said panel. Thus, there is formed along the length of the join a channel which is defined by the base 20 and the mutually opposing legs 12. This groove or channel is filled with sealing material 22, for instance a polyurethane material, flush with the level of the panel surfaces. The wall-element 4 illustrated in Figure 1 incorpo¬ rates an exhaust air channel 24 which, although not shown, extends along the length of the wall-element.
Figure 2 illustrates an embodiment in which the wall- element 4 has been replaced with a window that in¬ cludes two glass panes 26 and 28. The edge of each pane that lies proximal to the wall-element 2 is fitted with a profiled strip generally referenced 30. The profile strip 30 includes a first U-shaped section 32 which receives the edge of the corresponding window pane, and further includes a second U-shaped section 34 which extends at right angles to the first U-shaped section and which receives the leg 18 of the wall- element joining profile 16-20. Similar to the Figure 1 embodiment, sealing material 22 is disposed in the channel over each side of the join between the wall- element 2 and the window.
The embodiment illustrated in Figure 3 includes a profiled strip, referenced generally 40, for the door frame 36 of a door 38. The profiled strip 40 has U- shaped sections 42 which correspond to the U-shaped sections 34 of the Figure 2 embodiment and each of which receives a respective leg 18 of the joining profile 16-20, in a manner similar to that of the Figure 2 embodiment. The U-shaped sections 42 are formed integrally with a U-shaped profile 44 which is dimensioned to grip around the edge of the door frame 36, in the manner illustrated in the Figure.

Claims

Claims
1. An arrangement for joining together a plurality of rectangular wall-elements (2, 4) in a manner to form a defining wall structure, wherein one or more edge parts of said wall-elements are joined with edge parts of an adjacent element, such as a similar wall-ele¬ ment, a window frame (26, 28), a door frame (36) or the like, by means of a wall-element joining device (16-20) which removably grips the two edge parts, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the joining device (16-20) is sunken in relation to one side of the wall- element so as to form a channel which is filled with a sealing material (22), for instance polyurethane material, to the surface level of said one side.
2. An arrangement according to Claim 1, in which each of the rectangular wall-elements (2, 4) is a shell-like structure comprising side panels (8) of aluminium or like material and a filler (10) enclosed therebetween; in which said panels are terminated with an edging element along edges of the wall-element (2) that is joined to an edge of an adjacent element, such as a corresponding edge of a similar wall-element (4), a window frame (26, 28), a door frame (36) or some like structure; in which said edging element is com¬ prised of an edging profile which is bent from a corresponding panel (8) and which includes an edging leg (12) which extends inwardly from one side of t .e wall-element and a resilient leg (14) which extends in the opposite direction away from said leg (12), such that the two legs form an elastically widenable slot therebetween; and in which said slot clampingly re¬ ceives one leg (16) of a U-shaped joining section whose other leg (18) engages a corresponding edging element (34; 42) at said edge of the adjacent element, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the free end of the resilient leg (14) of the edging* profile and a corre¬ sponding leg means of said corresponding edging element (34; 42) of the adjacent element, and also the base part (20) of the U-shaped section (16-20) that extends between said legs and grips across said edge elements disposed on a lower level are sunken in rela- tion to one side of respective adjacent wall panels such as to form said groove that is filled with said sealing material (22).
3. An arrangement according to Claim 2, c h a r - a c t e r i z e d in that the edging element of a window frame, door frame or like structure includes two first U-shaped sections (34; 42) and a holder means (34; 44), wherein said first U-shaped sections include said corresponding leg means and receive the other leg of a corresponding joining profile, and wherein the holder means functions to hold the door frame, window or like structure.
4. An arrangement according to Claim 3, c h a r - a c t e r i z e d in that in the case of a window having two window panes (26, 28), the first U-shaped sections (34) are mutually separate but formed inte¬ grally with one another in a second U-shaped section (32) which is intended to receive an edge of a corre- sponding window pane (26, 28).
5. An arrangement according to Claim 3, c h a r ¬ a c t e r i z e d in that in the case of a door frame (36), the holder means is comprised of a U-shaped section (44) which is dimensioned to grip around the door frame and is formed integrally with the two first U-shaped sections (42).
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