Device for fastening a vertically oriented panel

Abstract

A device for fastening a panel in a floor profile, having a floor-side floor profile with a guide channel of U-shaped cross section, a support element arranged in the guide channel, is U-shaped and has a fastening channel, wherein support walls form an introduction opening for introducing the panel with their edges facing away from a rest face. At least one movably attached clamping element is provided on each support wall and interacts with an associated working face on the support wall such that the clamping element is movable from a starting position, into an end position, and back and effects clamping of the panel arranged in the fastening channel between the support walls. An actuating device is included, which is connected to at least one clamping element and arranged on the mounting side and via which the clamping element is moved and the panel is clamped in the fastening channel.

1 . A device for fastening a panel in a floor profile, having
 a floor-side floor profile with a guide channel of U-shaped cross section formed by a floor profile bottom and two lateral flanges, which form a guide channel in the longitudinal direction,   a support element, which is arranged in the guide channel, is likewise U-shaped in cross section and has a fastening channel for fixing the panel in the guide channel, which is formed by two support walls, which each bear against an inner side of a flange, and a rest face, which connects these support walls and on which a lower edge of the panel sits when positioned as intended, wherein the support walls form an introduction opening for introducing the panel with their edges facing away from the rest face, wherein
 at least one movably attached clamping element is provided on each support wall and interacts with an associated working face on the support wall in question such that the clamping element in question is movable from a starting position, in which the clamping element protrudes the least into the fastening channel, into an end position, in which the clamping element protrudes maximally into the fastening channel, and back and thereby effects clamping of the panel arranged in the fastening channel between the support walls, 
 an actuating device, which is connected to at least one clamping element and is arranged on the mounting side and via which the at least one clamping element configured to be moved and the panel configured to be clamped in the fastening channel, 
 wherein the fastening channel has a narrowed cross section in the region of the introduction opening. 
   
     
     
         2 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the narrowed cross section is realised by at least one element configured to be pivoted relative to the associated support wall. 
     
     
         3 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the narrowed cross section is realised at least by a mounting-side angle compensator, which is connected to a clamping element and is movable together with a clamping element. 
     
     
         4 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein an upper mounting-side clamping element and a lower mounting-side clamping element are located on the mounting-side support wall, said clamping elements being movable together via a single actuating device such that both of them jointly narrow the cross section of the fastening channel for the clamping effect. 
     
     
         5 . The device according to  claim 4 , wherein the upper mounting-side clamping element and the lower mounting-side clamping element are movable towards and away from one another by the actuating device. 
     
     
         6 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the lower mounting-side clamping element is connected to a drop-side lower clamping element via a connecting element such that a tensile force configured to be transmitted via the actuating device from the mounting-side clamping element to the drop-side lower clamping element, as a result of which both clamping elements narrow the cross section of the fastening channel for the clamping effect. 
     
     
         7 . The device according to  claim 6 , wherein the connecting element is formed by a deflection band. 
     
     
         8 . The device according to  claim 5 , wherein the actuating device is formed by a setting screw, which extends through a threadless channel in the upper mounting-side clamping element into a screw channel in the lower mounting-side clamping element, as a result of which the two clamping elements configured to be moved towards one another by rotating the setting screw. 
     
     
         9 . The device according to  claim 8 , wherein a longitudinal extent of the setting screw and a movement direction of the clamping elements run perpendicularly to the plane of the rest face. 
     
     
         10 . The device according to  claim 4 , wherein at least one compression spring acts on the mounting-side lower clamping element, which compression spring is compressed when the lower clamping element is tightened, and the spring rate of which acts on the lower clamping element on relaxing, in order to lower the lower clamping element. 
     
     
         11 . The device according to  claim 10 , wherein the mounting-side support wall has a detachable closure clip, on which the upper movable clamping element is arranged, wherein the closure clip configured to be inserted from above in the direction of the rest face and configured to be detachably attached via a locking connection. 
     
     
         12 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the movement of all the movable clamping elements configured to be driven via a single actuating device. 
     
     
         13 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the guard rail panel includes glass. 
     
     
         14 . A method for fastening a panel in a floor profile having a guide channel of U-shaped cross section, comprising the following steps:
 a) introducing at least one support element into the guide channel of the floor profile, wherein the support element has a rest face for receiving the lower edge of the panel and at least one movably attached clamping element on each of the inner sides of lateral support walls;   b) inserting the panel into the support element arranged in the guide channel from above through an introduction opening in the direction of the rest face so that the lower edge of the panel rests on the rest face, and orienting the panel into a desired vertical position in the guide channel, wherein the support element follows the orientation of the panel;   c) actuating an actuating device that is accessible from the mounting side, as a result of which the movable clamping element is moved from a relaxed starting position, in which the movable clamping element protrudes the least into the fastening channel, into an end position, in which the movable clamping element protrudes maximally into the fastening channel, and as a result clamps the panel in the fastening channel.   
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 14 , wherein the lower mounting-side clamping element is connected to a drop-side lower clamping element via a connecting element such that, on actuation of the actuating device, a tensile force is transmitted from the mounting-side clamping element to the drop-side lower clamping element, as a result of which both clamping elements narrow the cross section of the fastening channel for the clamping effect. 
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 14 , wherein the clamping elements are loosened and retightened as required by actuation of the actuating device in order to carry out corrections of the orientation of the panel, wherein all the movable clamping elements are moved together via the single actuating device.