Support device for a panel and method to assemble a panel

Abstract

Support device ( 1 ) for a panel ( 2 ), comprising: a profile ( 4 ) defining a housing section ( 5 ) into which a border ( 3 ) of said panel ( 2 ) is inserted, said housing section ( 5 ) being delimited by a base ( 6 ), by a first lateral wall ( 7 ) and by a second lateral wall ( 8 ) of the profile ( 4 ), said profile being constituted by a first portion ( 4 a ) and by a second portion ( 4 b ) different from each other; adjusting means ( 10 ) installed at the height of the panel ( 2 ) in relation to the base ( 6 ) of the profile ( 4 ), said adjusting means ( 10 ) being located inside the housing section ( 5 ) and being at least partially arranged nearby said first lateral wall ( 7 ) so that, with the border ( 3 ) of the panel ( 2 ) inserted in the housing section ( 5 ), these adjusting means ( 10 ) can be accessed through a first passing slot ( 11 ) located between the border ( 3 ) of the panel ( 2 ) and the first lateral wall ( 7 ); joining means ( 21 ) of the two portions ( 4 a , 4 b ) of the profile ( 4 ), said joining means ( 21 ) including a bent plate ( 24 ) with a first end ( 24 a ) that can be inserted into a shouldered part ( 23 ) of said second lateral wall ( 8 ) and with a second end ( 24 b ) having a bushing ( 25 ) engageable for rotation inside the joint seat ( 22 ) obtained in said first lateral wall ( 7 ).

1 . Support device ( 1 ) for a panel ( 2 ), comprising:
 a profile ( 4 ) defining a housing section ( 5 ) into which a border ( 3 ) of said panel ( 2 ) is inserted, said housing section ( 5 ) being delimited by a base ( 6 ), by a first lateral wall ( 7 ) and by a second lateral wall ( 8 ) of the profile ( 4 );   height adjusting means ( 10 ) of panel ( 2 ) in relation to the base ( 6 ) of said profile ( 4 ), said adjusting means ( 10 ) being arranged inside the housing section ( 5 ),   characterised in that said adjusting means ( 10 ) are at least partially arranged nearby said first lateral wall ( 7 ) so that, with the border ( 3 ) of the panel ( 2 ) inserted in the housing section ( 5 ), these adjusting means ( 10 ) can be accessed through a first passing slot ( 11 ) located between the border ( 3 ) of the panel ( 2 ) and the first lateral wall ( 7 ) to allow the adjustment of the panel height once installed ( 2 ).   
     
     
         2 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , in which said adjusting means ( 10 ) comprise a lower plate ( 12 ) laid onto the base ( 6 ) of profile ( 4 ) and an upper plate ( 13 ) onto which the border ( 3 ) of said panel ( 2 ) is positioned, said lower plate ( 12 ) being equipped with cylindrical pins ( 14 ) which are parallel to one another and go through the relative smooth holes ( 16 ) obtained in the upper plate ( 13 ); said upper plate ( 13 ) also having a threaded hole ( 17 ) located between said smooth holes ( 16 ) that houses a screw ( 19 ) located nearby said first lateral wall ( 7 ) so that said screw ( 19 ) is in the first passing slot ( 11 ) with the border ( 3 ) of the panel ( 2 ) inserted in the housing section ( 5 ). 
     
     
         3 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , in which said profile ( 4 ) is made by a first portion ( 4   a ) and by a second portion ( 4   b ) which are different from each other and can be connected through joining means ( 21 ) so as to define said housing section ( 5 ). 
     
     
         4 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 3 , in which said portions ( 4   a,    4   b ) are asymmetrical so that the first portion ( 4   a ) defines the first lateral wall ( 7 ) of the housing section ( 5 ) and the second portion ( 4   b ) defines the second lateral wall ( 8 ) and the base ( 6 ) of said housing section ( 5 ). 
     
     
         5 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 3 , in which said portions ( 4   a,    4   b ) are symmetrical so that the first portion ( 4   a ) defines the first lateral wall ( 7 ) and half of the base ( 6 ) of said housing section ( 5 ) and the second portion ( 4   b ) defines the second lateral wall ( 8 ) and the other half of the base ( 6 ) of said housing section ( 5 ). 
     
     
         6 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 3 , in which said first lateral wall ( 7 ) has a joint seat ( 22 ) and said second lateral wall ( 8 ) boasts a shouldered part ( 23 ); said joining means ( 21 ) comprising a bent plate ( 24 ) having a first end ( 24   a ) that can be inserted into said shouldered part ( 23 ) and a second end ( 24   b ) equipped with a bushing ( 25 ), said bushing ( 25 ) being accessible through the first passing slot ( 11 ) so that when rotating, said bushing ( 25 ) will engage the joint seat ( 22 ). 
     
     
         7 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 3 , in which said first lateral wall ( 7 ) boasts a shouldered part ( 23 ) and said second lateral wall ( 8 ) boasts a joint seat ( 22 ), said joining means ( 21 ) comprising a bent plate ( 24 ) having a first end ( 24   a ) that can be inserted into said shouldered part ( 23 ) and a second end ( 24   b ) equipped with a bushing ( 25 ), said bushing ( 25 ) being accessible through a second passing slot ( 26 ) located between the border ( 3 ) of panel ( 2 ) and the second lateral wall ( 8 ) so that when rotating, said bushing ( 25 ) will engage the joint seat ( 22 ). 
     
     
         8 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , also comprising gaskets ( 35 ) which are snap-applied between profile ( 4 ) and border ( 3 ) of panel ( 2 ) so as to isolate the housing section ( 5 ). 
     
     
         9 . Wall structure ( 27 ) comprising a plurality of uprights ( 28 ) and beams ( 29 ) that define sectors for the application of as many panels ( 2 ),
 characterised by the fact of comprising support devices ( 1 ) for panels ( 2 ) according to  claim 1 , the profile ( 4 ) of said devices ( 1 ) being anchored to a floor ( 30 ) or ground so as to build the lower profile of said wall structure ( 27 ).   
     
     
         10 . Method to assemble a panel ( 2 ) comprising the steps of:
 laying a lower profile ( 4 ) onto a floor ( 30 ) or ground;   anchoring an upper profile ( 40 ) to a ceiling ( 32 );   inserting an upper border ( 33 ) of panel ( 2 ) into an upper housing section ( 50 ) defined in the upper profile ( 40 );   inserting a lower border ( 3 ) of panel ( 2 ) into a lower housing section ( 5 ) defined in the lower profile ( 4 ), said lower housing section ( 5 ) being delimited by a base ( 6 ), by a first lateral wall ( 7 ) and by a second lateral wall ( 8 );   adjusting the height of panel ( 2 ) in relation to the base ( 6 ) of said lower profile ( 4 ) through adjusting means ( 10 ) arranged in the lower housing section ( 5 ),   
       characterised in that the step of adjusting the panel height ( 2 ) consists in accessing said adjusting means ( 10 ) through a first passing slot ( 11 ) located between the lower border ( 3 ) of panel ( 2 ) and the first lateral wall ( 7 ) so as to allow the adjustment of the panel height ( 2 ) once installed. 
     
     
         11 . Method according to  claim 10 , in which the step of laying the lower profile ( 4 ) onto the floor ( 30 ) consists in turn to lay a second portion ( 4   b ) of said lower profile ( 4 ) onto the same floor ( 30 ), said second portion ( 4   b ) defining the base ( 6 ) and the second lateral wall ( 8 ) of the lower housing section ( 5 ), while the step of inserting the lower border ( 3 ) of panel ( 2 ) inside the lower housing section ( 5 ) consists in turn to position said lower border ( 3 ) nearby the base ( 6 ) and connect a first portion ( 4   a ) of the lower profile ( 4 ) to said second portion, said second portion ( 4   a ) defining the first lateral wall ( 7 ) of the lower housing section ( 5 ).