System for Fixing Panels, Slabs, Glass Walls, etc. to Supporting Surfaces in the Building Field and/or in the Furniture Field

Abstract

A fixing system including at least one upright, preferably in extruded aluminum, with special orientable brackets suitable for being restrained to the same upright, particularly suitable for the construction of structural facades of the hanging type, whether these provides rotule supports for the holding of perforated slabs or panes of glass or whether they have point-type supports with a ball joint for the holding of non-perforated slabs or panels of glass.

1 . System of attachment for the fixing of supports of panels, glass walls and slabs, etc. to supporting structures, characterised in that it comprises, in combination:
 at least one profile or upright with at least one open longitudinal slot, suitable for being restrained in a known manner to a supporting surface;   at least one orientable bracket having an end suitable for being inserted in said slot and suitable for holding said panels, glass walls, slabs, etc. by means of supports of the known type;   said means of fixing of said end of the bracket in said slot of the upright;   
     said end of the orientable bracket being of a complementary shape to the internal surface of the slot. 
   
   
       2 . System according to  claim 1 , characterised in that said end has an open cross section suitable for widening under the action of known means, blocking inside the slot in which it is inserted. 
   
   
       3 . System according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the section bar or upright for support of the orientable brackets has, on the side turned towards the panes of glass or panels, two open and specular longitudinal slots, with a circular section. 
   
   
       4 . System according to  claim 1 , characterised in that inside the two longitudinal slots with open circular section of each of the uprights, the orientable brackets are inserted in a flag configuration. 
   
   
       5 . System according to  claim 1 , characterised in that each bracket is provided with a special end which is substantially formed by a tubular member having an open circular crown section. 
   
   
       6 . System according to  claim 1 , characterised in that said longitudinal slots are provided internally with longitudinal grooves arranged radially and spaced with a predefined step, and said end of the bracket has two appendix arranged radially, placed in such a way as to be inserted in said longitudinal grooves provided inside the slots of the upright, said grooves and said appendix being shaped so as to be joined one to the other. 
   
   
       7 . System according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the remaining part of the body of the bracket is formed by a short section that projects radially from the end of the bracket and continues, deviating laterally tilted preferably through 45°, this latter part of the bracket being provided with at least one hole for fixing supports of the known type for supporting glass panes or panels or slabs. 
   
   
       8 . System according to  claim 5 , characterised in that the end circular crown of each bracket has, in the internal part, truncated cone surfaces suitable for housing two truncated cone wedges in steel, of which the first wedge has a through hole and the second wedge has a threaded hole; said wedges being suitable for being connected with a screw in such a way that, by screwing it to move them close one to the other, it causes widening of the open circular crown of the bracket which, being inserted in the longitudinal slot of the upright, is suitable for blocking integrally with the same. 
   
   
       9 . System according to  claim 1 , characterised in that it additionally comprises a suitable member or cover for snap closure, preferably in the same material as the upright, which is suitable for being snap-positioned in the parts of the slots of the upright, which are free after positioning of the brackets, in order to close them, creating continuity of the external surface of the same upright. 
   
   
       10 . System according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the upright  1  is suitable for being anchored to the support structure of the building by means of metal brackets of the known type that are restrained to the same upright by means of Halfen bolts arranged transversally. 
   
   
       11 . System according to  claim 1 , characterised in that each bracket can adopt, in relation to the upright, a plurality of positions or different flag-type orientations and can be fixed in this position to support the slab or panel or glass wall restrained thereto. 
   
   
       12 . System according to  claim 1 , characterised in that each bracket is reversible, i.e. it is suitable for being mounted in an overturned and reversed position inside the slot, increasing the possibility of constructing façades with a variable angle. 
   
   
       13 . System according to  claim 7 , characterised in that in the body of each bracket at least one attachment hole is provided for at least one known support for holding the panes of glass or panels or slabs; in this way achieving fixing of said panels or panes of glass to the uprights by means of said orientable brackets. 
   
   
       14 . System according to  claim 6 , characterised in that the two triangular appendix radially projecting outside of the end crown of the brackets are suitable for facilitating positioning of the same in relation to the upright so as to form predefined angles in the position of the glazed surfaces. 
   
   
       15 . System according to  claim 1 , characterised in that said longitudinal slots are open for an angle of at least 90°. 
   
   
       16 . System according to  claim 6 , characterised in that said longitudinal radial grooves inside the slots are spaced with a step of 15°. 
   
   
       17 . System according to  claim 1 , characterised in that said upright has other additional longitudinal and appropriately shaped slots or cavities, suitable for the insertion of Halfen-type bolts, for the anchorage of these uprights to the support structures of buildings, after longitudinal slotting of the same uprights. 
   
   
       18 . System according to  claim 7 , characterised in that the body of the brackets has slots or holes with an aesthetic and/or lightening function. 
   
   
       19 . System of attachment for the fixing of supports for panels, glass walls, slabs, etc. to supporting structures, as substantially described and illustrated in the present description and in the accompanying drawings. 
   
   
       20 . System according to  claim 6 , characterised in that the end circular crown of each bracket has, in the internal part, truncated cone surfaces suitable for housing two truncated cone wedges in steel, of which the first wedge has a through hole and the second wedge has a threaded hole; said wedges being suitable for being connected with a screw in such a way that, by screwing it to move them close one to the other, it causes widening of the open circular crown of the bracket which, being inserted in the longitudinal slot of the upright, is suitable for blocking integrally with the same.