Global Patent Index - EP 3575511 A1

EP 3575511 A1 20191204 - WALL PANEL SYSTEM

Title (en)

WALL PANEL SYSTEM

Title (de)

WANDPANELSYSTEM

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME DE PANNEAU MURAL

Publication

EP 3575511 A1 20191204 (EN)

Application

EP 19187295 A 20130301

Priority

  • GB 201203707 A 20120302
  • EP 13157473 A 20130301

Abstract (en)

A wall panel system including first and second wall panels (1), which are arranged for mounting to a surface of a wall, each of said first and second wall panels (1) includes a first major surface (7) having a pattern of channels (9) formed therein, said pattern of channels (9) defining an arrangement of tile-like areas (5) in the first major surface, a second major surface (13) located substantially opposite to the first major surface (7), and at least one side wall, wherein a peripheral portion (15,17,19,21) of the first major surface includes a partial channel formation; characterized in that the arrangement is such that when the side wall of the second wall panel (1) is abutted to, and substantially parallel with, the side wall of the first wall panel (1), said peripheral portions (15,17,19,21) define a channel (9) that is similar to at least one of the other channels (9), the first and second wall panels (1) comprise first and second moulded plastics wall panels, each of said first and second wall panels is made from sheet material having a thickness less than or equal to 7mm, and each of said channels includes a concave base (7c), longitudinal side walls (7a,7b), and a longitudinal opening defined by the longitudinal side walls (7a,7b), the arrangement is such that the base (7c) is narrower than longitudinal opening, wherein the longitudinal side walls (7a,7b) include substantially convex curved portions, outer ends of the convex curved portions blend into adjacent tile-like areas (5) and lower ends of the convex curvature blend into the convex base (7c).

IPC 8 full level

E04F 13/08 (2006.01); E04F 13/18 (2006.01); E04F 15/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB)

E04F 13/0871 (2013.01 - GB); E04F 13/0873 (2013.01 - GB); E04F 13/0885 (2013.01 - EP); E04F 13/0887 (2013.01 - EP GB); E04F 13/185 (2013.01 - EP); E04F 13/0898 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2634325 A2 20130904; EP 2634325 A3 20160413; EP 2634325 B1 20190911; DK 2634325 T3 20191216; EP 3575511 A1 20191204; ES 2761252 T3 20200519; GB 201203707 D0 20120418; GB 201303678 D0 20130417; GB 2499845 A 20130904; GB 2501970 A 20131113; GB 2501970 B 20150805; PT 2634325 T 20191218

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 13157473 A 20130301; DK 13157473 T 20130301; EP 19187295 A 20130301; ES 13157473 T 20130301; GB 201203707 A 20120302; GB 201303678 A 20130301; PT 13157473 T 20130301