Heat shield element arrangement and method for installing a heat shield element

A method for installing a heat shield element arrangement including a heat shield element and a spring element on a supporting structure, comprising:

• providing a heat shield element comprising:
• a hot side;
• a cold side;
• a retaining groove on each of two oppositely disposed side edges running transversely to an installation groove;
• installing the heat shield element into the installation groove, the steps of installing the heat shield element comprising:
• installing the spring element on the heat shield element in order to engage the retaining grooves with a retaining hook;
• introducing a screw into an associated continuous screw head opening;
• inserting the screw through a drilled hole provided in the spring element;
• installing the heat shield element together with the installed spring element and the screw on the supporting structure in a movement normal to a surface of the supporting structure such that a threaded shank of the screw engages in the associated drilled screw hole of the supporting structure;
• tightening the screw which engages the hook into the retaining groove, and
• installing an additional heat shield element in the installation groove.

A heat shield element arrangement, comprising:

• a plurality of heat shield elements arranged adjacent to one another to form a row supported by a supporting structure, at least one heat shield element comprising:
• a hot side;
• a cold side;
• a retaining groove on each of two oppositely disposed edge sides;
• and
• a continuous screw head opening oriented substantially vertically through the cold side and the hot side of the heat shield element,
• a support structure comprising an installation groove associated with and elongated parallel to the heat shield element row, and a screw hole disposed in the installation groove,
• a screw disposed in the screw hole and accessible through the continuous screw head opening, and
• a spring element at least partly retained by the screw and extending within the installation groove to the retaining groove, the spring element comprising a clamping retaining hook configured to engage a respective retaining groove and secure the heat shield element to the supporting structure.