(19)
(11) EP 1 617 004 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
20.08.2008 Bulletin 2008/34

(43) Date of publication A2:
18.01.2006 Bulletin 2006/03

(21) Application number: 05447168.5

(22) Date of filing: 12.07.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E04B 9/26(2006.01)
E04B 9/22(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK YU

(30) Priority: 12.07.2004 EP 04447174

(71) Applicant: CHICAGO METALLIC CONTINENTAL
2110 WIJNEGEM (BE)

(72) Inventor:
  • Stessel, Wilfried
    2520 Ranst (BE)

(74) Representative: Luys, Marie-José A.H. et al
Gevers & Vander Haeghen, Holidaystraat 5
1831 Diegem
1831 Diegem (BE)

   


(54) Suspended ceiling system


(57) The present invention relates to a suspended ceiling comprising a suspension system with at least one carrier (49, 50), the suspended ceiling comprising at least one ceiling panel (1, 11, 51) connected to at least one spline (3, 23) for suspending the at least one ceiling panel to the at least one carrier, adjacent carriers defining between them a space (9) for receiving at least one ceiling panel between them. The spline extends in upright direction of the at least one ceiling panel and comprises on a first side first suspension means (2) for suspending the spline to the suspension system, and on a second side opposite the first side taken in height direction of the spline, at least one attachment member (10) for attachment of a first ceiling panel (1) to the spline in such a way that the ceiling panel is held and maintained by the attachment member. The first suspension means (2) are disposed at a first distance d1 from the attachment member in height direction of the spline, which is sufficiently large to accommodate between the top face (12) of the first ceiling panel (1) and a bottom part (47) of the carrier (49, 50) at least part of a second ceiling panel (11) in upright direction of the second ceiling panel. The first suspension means (2) are disposed at a second distance d2 from the upright side of the first ceiling panel attached to the attachment member, which is sufficient to accommodate a part of the second ceiling panel (11) when attached to a second spline (23) in width direction of the ceiling panel to permit suspending the second ceiling panel between the first (1) and a third ceiling panel (51) positioned on opposite upright sides (4, 6, 14, 16) of the second ceiling panel.







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