Metal framed facade panel and facade covered with such a panel
OwnerAndre Felix, Laurent Felixinventors
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Abstract
The panel comprises an outer plate (70) supported by a metal frame (71). Two opposite sides of the frame are formed by light metal profiled elements (72, 73) having a rim (74) which extends along one edge (75) of the outer surface of the plate. This rim may be bevelled or right-angled. The plate is clamped between the opposing rims (74) by means of two threaded steel rods (76). The other two edges of the panel are devoid of any metal element. The panel (62) may be placed on the front of a window (63) or an opaque part of the facade. This panel makes it possible to attach, without the use of glue, thin facade facing plates, particularly plates of glass or stone, so that they are virtually the only visible parts of the facade.
Claims20
Facing or window panel designed to form a prefabricated element of the exterior facade surface of a building and comprising at least one rectangular exterior plate (10, 70, 100), especially made of glass, stone, fibro-cement, synthetic material or the like, and a metal frame (11, 71, 121, 151) supporting the said exterior plate and provided with means to attach it to a facade structure or to a window, said frame comprising at least one pair of support elements having metal rims hooked onto at least two opposing edges of the exterior plate to hold said exterior plate, and traction elements extending between the two support elements of each pair behind said exterior plate and connecting said two support elements so as to pull them forward each other and grip the exterior plate between said rims said traction elements being capable of varying the spacing between the two support elements of each pair, and at least one of the remaining edges is substantially free of any visible exterior support.
Building facade comprising a facade structure and an exterior facing consisting of at least one rectangular exterior plate (10, 70, 100), especially made of glass, stone, fibro-cement, synthetic material or the like, and a metal frame (11, 71, 121, 151) supporting said exterior plate and provided with means to attach it to a facade structure said frame comprising at least one pair of support elements having metal rims hooked onto at least two opposing edges of the exterior plate to hold said exterior plate, and traction elements extending between the two support elements of each pair behind said exterior plate and connecting said two support elements so as to pull them toward each other and grip the exterior plate between said rims said fraction elements being capable of varying the spacing between the two support elements of each pair, and at least one of the remaining edges is substantially free of any visible exterior support.
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