Suspended ceiling, a ceiling tile and an associated installation method

The suspended ceiling (100) according to any of the preceding claims, in which said second pair of side-edge portions (204;

• 206) comprises a third side edge (204) and a fourth side edge (206), wherein a first stepped profile (240;
• 240b;
• 340;
• 540a-b) is provided in and extending along the third side edge (204) for forming a step in a back surface (212;
• 212b) of said ceiling tile (120;
• 122;
• 120a;
• 120b;
• 300;
• 500), and wherein a second stepped profile (250;
• 350;
• 550a-b) is provided in and extending along the fourth side edge (206) for forming a step in said back surface (212;
• 212b), said grid of profiles (110;
• 112) comprising a third and a fourth flange engaging with said first (240;
• 240b;
• 340;
• 540a-b) and second (250;
• 350;
• 550a-b) stepped profiles, respectively.

The suspended ceiling (100) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein said ceiling tile (120;

• 122;
• 120a;
• 120b;
• 300;
• 500) is rectangular.

The suspended ceiling (100) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein said ceiling tile (120;

• 122;
• 120a;
• 120b;
• 300;
• 500) comprises compressed fibre material.

A suspended ceiling (100), further comprising a plurality of ceiling tiles (120;

• 122;
• 120a;
• 120b;
• 300;
• 500) according to any of the preceding claims.

A method for mounting a suspended ceiling (100), comprising

• providing a grid of profiles (110;
• 112) and a ceiling tile (120;
• 122;
• 120a;
• 120b;
• 300;
• 500),
• installing the ceiling tile (120;
• 122;
• 120a;
• 120b;
• 300;
• 500) in a frame of said grid of profiles (110;
• 112), said ceiling tile having a first (200;
• 202) and a second (204;
• 206) pair of non-adjacent side-edge portions,
• wherein installing said ceiling tile (120;
• 122;
• 120a;
• 120b;
• 300;
• 500), characterized in
• arranging the ceiling tile (120;
• 122;
• 120a;
• 120b;
• 300;
• 500) in an inclined position and directing a first side edge (200) of the first pair of side-edge portions (200;
• 202) towards a first flange of the frame;
• inserting, by relative displacement of the ceiling tile (120;
• 122;
• 120a;
• 120b;
• 300;
• 500) and the grid of profiles (110;
• 112), said first flange into a first groove (220;
• 320;
• 520) of said ceiling tile (120;
• 122;
• 120a;
• 120b;
• 300;
• 500) provided along said first side edge (200) to such an extent that a second side edge (202) of the first pair of side-edge portions (200;
• 202) clears a second flange of the frame, whereby said first flange engages from below with an upper engagement surface (226) associated with the first groove (220;
• 320;
• 520);
• arranging the ceiling tile (120;
• 122;
• 120a;
• 120b;
• 300;
• 500) in a horizontal position and aligning a second groove (230;
• 330;
• 530) of said ceiling tile (120;
• 122;
• 120a;
• 120b;
• 300;
• 500) provided along said second side edge (202) with said second flange, such that a third and a fourth flange of said frame engage from above with a third (204) and a fourth (206) side edge, respectively, of the second pair of side-edge portions (204;
• 206), the first flange continuing to engage from below with said upper engagement surface (226) associated with the first groove (220;
• 320;
• 520);
• and
• displacing the ceiling tile (120;
• 122;
• 120a;
• 120b;
• 300;
• 500) towards the second flange, the first, third and fourth flange continuing to engage with the first (200), third (204) and fourth (206) side edge, respectively, such that said second flange engages from below with an upper engagement surface (236;
• 236a) associated with the second groove, whereby said flanges engages with said side-edge portions (200;
• 202;
• 204;
• 206) such that a clamping action that counteracts lateral displacement of the ceiling tile (120;
• 122;
• 120a;
• 120b;
• 300;
• 500) is provided.

A ceiling tile for a suspended ceiling (100), the ceiling tile (120;

• 122;
• 120a;
• 120b;
• 300;
• 500) being arranged to be supported by flanges (262;
• 264;
• 272;
• 274;
• 282) of a grid of profiles (110;
• 112), said flanges (262;
• 264;
• 272;
• 274;
• 282) having a thickness T,
• wherein said ceiling tile (120;
• 122;
• 120a;
• 120b;
• 300;
• 500) having a front surface (210;
• 210b), a back surface (212;
• 212b) and a first (200;
• 202) and a second (204;
• 206) pair of non-adjacent side-edge portions, characterized in that
• each side-edge portion of said first pair (200;
• 202) comprising an upper engagement surface (226;
• 236;
• 236a) faced in the same direction as the front surface (210;
• 210b) and each side-edge portion of said second pair (204;
• 206) comprising a lower engagement surface (244;
• 244b;
• 254) faced in the same direction as the back surface (212;
• 212b), wherein
• said upper engagement surfaces (226;
• 236;
• 236a) being arranged at a distance (X) from said front surface (210;
• 210b),
• said lower engagement surfaces (244;
• 244b;
• 254) being arranged at a distance (Y) from said front surface (210;
• 210b),
• wherein the difference between said distance X and said distance Y is less than said thickness T.