[0001] The present invention generally applies to the field of interior furnishing and it
regards a system installable in a space at a ceiling, in particular for offices, museums,
shops and the like.
State of the Art
[0002] Systems for obtaining false ceilings in a space, for example the so-called "open
space" office, a shop, a museum or the like, are known. Such systems generally included
a plurality of beams or longitudinal profiles connected to a ceiling. In case there
is a false ceiling, a plurality of panels are coupled to the beams.
[0003] The bearing beams are suitable to concealingly house a plurality of accessories such
as alarms, illumination lights, electric cables, data cables, ducts for air conditioning,
partitioning walls or the like.
[0004] Possibly, the beams can be of the multifunction type, i.e. such accessories can be
removably inserted into the bearing beam so as to enable a user to change the configuration
of the space whenever required.
[0005] Such known systems can be improved in various aspects, in particular as regards safety.
[0006] Furthermore, beams suitable to house lighting devices are known. Such systems comprise
magnets for coupling the lighting device to the beam. However, such lighting devices
have limited dimensions in that they are particularly light, generally less than 1
kg.
Summary of the invention
[0007] An object of the present invention is to at least partly overcome the drawbacks illustrated
above, by providing a multifunctional system installable in a space at a ceiling,
that is highly functional and inexpensive.
[0008] An object of the invention is to provide a system installable in a space that is
particularly safe.
[0009] An object of the invention is to provide a system installable in a space that allows
the use of heavy accessories.
[0010] An object of the invention is to provide a system installable in a space that allows
to mount a particularly versatile lighting device.
[0011] An object of the invention is to provide a system installable in a space that minimises
the installation times.
[0012] An object of the invention is to provide a system installable in a space that has
high aesthetic appeal.
[0013] An object of the invention is to provide a system installable in a multifunctional
space.
[0014] These objects, just like others that will be more apparent hereinafter, are attained
by a system installable in a space as described, illustrated and/or claimed herein.
[0015] In a first aspect, there may be provided a system installable in a space at a ceiling,
comprising:
- at least one longitudinal profile or beam couplable with the ceiling;
- at least one longitudinal conductive guide rail that can be fixed to said at least
one profile or beam and that can be power-supplied with electric power supply means;
- at least one lighting device removably coupled with said at least one longitudinal
beam or profile and electrically connected with said at least one longitudinal conductive
guide rail;
wherein said at least one profile or beam comprises a pair of lateral walls mutually
facing each other and an upper wall designated to be faced towards the ceiling mutually
cooperating to internally define a compartment open at the bottom to removably receive
said at least one lighting device;
wherein said system further comprises:
- first means for the magnetic coupling of said at least one lighting device and of
said at least one longitudinal conductive guide rail;
- second means for the removable mechanical coupling of said at least one lighting device
and of said at least one profile or beam, said second coupling means cooperating with
said first magnetic coupling means.
[0016] In a further aspect, irrespective of the above, there may be provided a multifunctional
system installable in a space at a ceiling, comprising:
- at least one longitudinal profile or beam couplable with the ceiling;
- at least one first and one second accessory that perform one or more functions in
the space, said at least one first and one second accessory being alternatively and
selectively removably couplable with said at least one profile or beam;
wherein said at least one profile or beam comprises a pair of lateral walls mutually
facing each other and an upper wall designated to be faced towards the ceiling mutually
cooperating to internally define a compartment open at the bottom to removably receive
said at least one first or at least one second accessory;
wherein the system further comprises:
- means for snap coupling said at least one first and one second accessory with said
at least one profile or beam;
- safety means removably coupleable with said at least one profile or beam in at least
one operative position to prevent the decoupling of said at least one first and one
second accessory and said at least one longitudinal beam or profile.
[0017] The dependent claims describe advantageous embodiments of the invention.
Brief description of the drawings
[0018] Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will be more apparent in
light of the detailed description of a preferred but non-exclusive embodiment of a
system 1, illustrated by way of non-limiting example with reference to the attached
drawings, wherein:
FIGS. 1A and 1B are schematic views of embodiments of a system 1;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the electric power supply of a lighting device 40;
FIGS. 3 and 4 are axonometric views of some details of the system 1, in particular FIG. 3 illustrates a beam 10 and FIG. 4 illustrates a lighting device 40;
FIG. 6A is a sectional schematic view of an embodiment of some details of the partitioning
system 1, with FIG. 6B showing some enlarged details of FIG. 6A;
FIG. 7 is a sectional exploded schematic view of another embodiment of some details of the
partitioning system 1.
Detailed description of some preferred embodiments
[0019] With reference to the mentioned figures, herein described is a system
1 installable in a space
E, generally an open space, at a ceiling
C or a false ceiling.
[0020] Essentially, the system
1 may include one or more longitudinal profiles or beam
10 that can be connected in a per se known manner to the ceiling
C. The longitudinal profiles
10 may thus be structural or non-structural. For example, they may be sections, beams
or small beams
10.
[0021] A plurality of panels
20 of the false ceiling and a plurality of elements
26 for the mutual connection of the panels
20 and the beams
10 may be possibly present.
[0022] Once the panels
20 and the beam
10 are connected, the latter may cooperate to define a main extension plane of the false
ceiling
π.
[0023] The beam
10 may have a substantially longitudinal extension defining an axis
X and it may comprise a pair of lateral walls
11,
12 facing each other and an upper wall
13 designated to be faced towards the ceiling
C.
[0024] The lateral walls
11,
12 may extend in respective planes substantially perpendicular to the false ceiling,
i.e. they may be substantially perpendicular to the upper wall
13 so as to cooperate in a manner such that the beam
10 is substantially C-shaped section.
[0025] It is clear that the lateral walls
11,
12 may be divided into two or more portions, without departing from the scope of protection
of the attached claims.
[0026] The lateral walls
11,
12 and the upper wall
13 may thus cooperate mutually to define a compartment
14 open at the bottom part to removably receive one or more accessories
30,
40 that perform one or more functions in the space
E.
[0027] The accessories may be of different types, for example, they may be service accessories
such as lighting devices, lights, emergency lights, fire safety alarms, cable ducts,
smoke and/or presence detection sensor, speakers and/or the like. Data cables, telephone
cables or the like may be possibly inserted into the cable ducts.
[0028] Possibly, one or more accessories protection elements operatively coupled with the
accessories
30,
40 and/or the beam
10 may be provided for.
[0029] Each of the lateral walls
11,
12 of the beam
10 may include an upper edge
1100',
1200' facing towards the ceiling
C and a lower edge
1100",
1200" opposite thereto and faced downwards.
[0030] The lateral walls
11,
12 may have inner surfaces
110',
120' and outer surfaces
110",
120", the latter being designated to remain facing the panels
20.
[0031] Elements
16 for connection with corresponding connection elements
26 of the panels
20 may be arranged externally to the beam
10. For example, the connection elements
16 may be seats or female elements
16' arranged at the outer surfaces
110",
120", while the connection elements
26 may be male elements
26'.
[0032] The connection elements
16 and the connection elements
26 may possibly be snap-coupled to each other.
[0033] It is clear that the aforementioned male and female elements may also be inverted
without departing from the scope of protection of the attached claims. For example,
the connection elements
26 may include the female element and the connection elements
16 may include the male element.
[0034] It is clear that such connection elements
16,
26 may be of any type without departing from the scope of protection of the present
invention.
[0035] The beam
10 and the panel
20 may be coupled so as to allow the mutual sliding along a direction substantially
parallel to the axis
X and prevent the mutual sliding thereof along a direction substantially perpendicular
with respect to the axis
X, i.e. they may prevent the decoupling of the beam
10 and of the panel
20.
[0036] Thus, the panels
20 and the beam
10 may be connected in a simple and quick manner, without using screws, bolts or similar
fixing elements. Furthermore, thanks to such characteristic, the positioning of the
panel
20 may be varied slightly even when it is already connected with the beam
10.
[0037] The beam
10 may suitably comprise one or more portions
19 to be coupled with the ceiling
C. Such types of coupling may be of the per se known type.
[0038] The beam
10 may comprise at least one portion to allow the coupling of the accessory
30,
40 with the beam
10. Such coupling may preferably be of the removable type.
[0039] Suitably, the inner surfaces
110',
120',
130' of the walls
11,
12,
13 may thus define the inner surface of the compartment
14.
[0040] In any case, the system
1 may house only one accessory
40, a plurality of such accessories
40, or a plurality of accessories
30,
40 different from each other as described above. For example, the compartment
14 may house a plurality of lighting devices
40 and emergency lights. On the other hand, according to another embodiment the compartment
14 may house a plurality of different accessories
30, such as for example emergency lights, alarm signals and/or smoke sensors, and/or
speakers for example as illustrated in Fig. 7.
[0041] Generally, the accessories
30,
40 may be simultaneously and/or alternatingly couplable with the beam
10. In particular, the beams
10 may comprise several accessories
30,
40 simultaneously or the accessories
30,
40 may be selectively alternatingly mountable on a beam
10.
[0042] Should the need to vary the configuration of the system
1 arise, the appropriate accessory
30,
40 may be suitably mounted upon removing the accessory
30,
40 present, if present, from one or more of the beams
10.
[0043] The system
1 may thus be multifunctional, i.e. it may be suitable to house one or more accessories
in a removable manner so as to guarantee to the user the possibility of changing the
configuration of the space
E whenever required.
[0044] It is clear that the system
1 may comprise a plurality of beams
10 having the characteristics described above, each one of which may comprise one or
more accessories
30,
40.
[0045] According to a particular aspect of the invention, the system
1 may comprise means
60 and means
70 for coupling the accessories
30,
40 and the beam
10 as better described hereinafter.
[0046] The accessories
30,
40 may be coupled with the beam
10 using the means
60, while the means
70 may act as safety means for preventing the decoupling of the accessories
30,
40 and the beam
10. On the other hand, according to another aspect of the invention, the means
60 and the means
70 may cooperate to couple the accessories
30,
40 and the beam
10.
[0047] Such characteristics will allow to prevent the inadvertent decoupling between the
beam
10 and the accessories
30,
40 with the risk of the latter falling off, for example due to wear, overheating, impacts,
earthquakes or the like.
[0048] In other words, in this manner the system
1 may have anti-seismic characteristics.
[0049] Furthermore, this could allow the coupling of the beam
10 with heavy accessories
30,
40. For example, the accessories
30,
40 may weigh up to 7 kg, preferably up to 10 kg per linear metre.
[0050] In other words, the means
70 may act as safety elements and/or support elements for the coupling of the accessories
30,
40 with the beam
10.
[0051] For example, should the accessory
30,
40 be light, i.e. substantially lighter than 1 kg, the means
70 may be safety elements, while should the accessory
30,
40 be heavy, i.e. weigh about 10 kg, the means
70 may serve as coupling means.
[0052] It is clear that such examples are not exclusive in that the function of the means
70, i.e. the safety and/or support function, may depend on the weight of the accessories
30,
40, on the configuration of the means
60 and, more generally, on the mutual configuration of the means
60 and of the means
70.
[0053] More in detail, the means
60 may be snap-coupling means, magnets, male-female means, bayonet-coupling means or
the like of the per se known type. For example, the means
60 may be of the magnetic type as shown in the attached figures. However, such example
shall not be deemed as exclusive.
[0054] On the other hand, the means
70 may include one or more laminar elements
70'. In particular, the laminar element
70' may comprise a pair of opposite end portions
71,
72, and a central portion
73 interposed between the latter.
[0055] Suitably, the central portion
73 may interact with the accessory
30,
40 while the end portions
71,
72 may interact with the lateral walls
11,
12 of the beam
10.
[0056] In particular, the lateral walls
11,
12 may comprise a respective longitudinal appendage
111,
121 extending towards the compartment
14. Preferably, the longitudinal appendages
111,
121 may have a substantially continuous extension along the entire beam
10.
[0057] Suitably, the longitudinal appendages
111,
121 and the end portions
71,
72 may be configured so as to promote the insertion of the element
70' into the compartment
14 and so as to prevent the release thereof.
[0058] For example, as illustrated in the attached figures, the appendages
111,
121 may be substantially arc-shaped and they may have a concave portion
113,
123 for receiving the end portions
71,
72 of the element
70'. Suitably, the end portions
71,
72 may also be substantially arc-shaped in an opposite manner with respect to the concave
portions
113,
123.
[0059] In this manner, the mutual configuration of the appendages
111,
121 and the end portions
71,
72 may allow to facilitate the insertion of the element
70' and it may allow to prevent the inadvertent removal of thereof from the compartment
14.
[0060] More in detail, the concave portions
113,
123 of the longitudinal appendages
111,
121 may have a respective upper operative surface
112,
122 susceptible to come into contact with a corresponding operative surface
74,
75 of the end portions
71,
72.
[0061] Preferably, the element
70' may be removably inserted into the compartment
14.
[0062] For example, the end portions
71,
72 may be rotatably movable with respect to the central portion
73 iso as to allow the user to act thereon to move the operative surfaces
74,
75 and
112,
122 away and thus remove the element
70' from the compartment
14.
[0063] The element
70' may be made of metal or of polymeric material. Furthermore, the element
70' may be elastically deformable or it may comprise at least one elastically deformable
portion
76. In other words, may slightly deform the element
70' or the portion
76 thereof to rotate the end portions
71,
72 so as to allow the removal of the element
70' from the compartment
14.
[0064] Thanks to the longitudinal appendages
111,
121, the element
70' may be coupled with the beam
10 in any operative position of the latter so as to adapt to the different positions
and/or lengths of the accessories
30,
40. Possibly, both the element
70' and the accessories
30,
40 may be coupled with the beam
10 in any position of the latter.
[0065] The expression operative position is used to indicate when the element
70' is coupled with the beam
10 and interacts with the accessory
30,
40 to perform a support and/or safety function.
[0066] According to a particular aspect of the invention, the elements
70' may slide along the beam
10 still remaining coupled therewith. In particular, the end portions
71,
72 may slide along the appendages
111,
121 while the respective operative surfaces
74,
75 and
112,
122 may remain at mutual contact.
[0067] In this manner, the elements
70', and possibly also the accessories
30,
40, may be positioned in any position of the beam
10 and/or they can be repositioned thereon.
[0068] Furthermore, advantageously, the accessories
30,
40 can be removed or replaced without having to de-couple the elements
70' and the beams
10.
[0069] According to a particular embodiment, the accessory may be a lighting device
40 comprising at least one light source
40' or a speaker
30.
[0070] Suitably, at least one longitudinal conductive guide rail 41' that can be powered
by means of electric power supply means may be provided for. In particular, an electric
power supply line, for example the domestic power mains, electrically connected with
the conductive guide rail
41' may be provided for so that the latter power-supplies the light source
40'.
[0071] The latter may for example comprise one or more LED lights, possibly a spot of LED
lights, i.e. a plurality of LEDs
40' mounted on a special support structure of the known type. In particular, the LED
lights
40' may be electrically connected with the conductive guide rail
41' so as to be power-supplied by the latter. The LED lights
40' may be all identical to each other or not.
[0072] Each device
40 may be substantially modular, i.e. it may consist of two or more LED spots
40'. For example, the device
40 may have a length of 600 mm (one spot), 1200 mm (two spots) 1800 mm (three spots)
or 2400 mm (four spots).
[0073] Each spot may comprise a high number of LEDs. For example, a spot measuring 600 mm
long may comprise 294 LEDs
40' arranged in 7 rows.
[0074] According to a particular aspect of the invention, the guide rail
41' may be power-supplied at low voltage. Thus, the LED lights
40' may too be power-supplied at low voltage.
[0075] The electronic devices are divided into electrical insulation classes as defined
by the IEC (
International Electrotechnical Commission). In particular, the device
40 may meet the insulation class III requirements according to the IEC.
[0076] Thus, the device
40 may be particularly safe, it may not be hazardous in case of contact with the human
body, and thus does not require the earthing of the device.
[0077] For example, the voltage of the guide rail
41' may be about 48 volts in direct current.
[0078] The electric power supply line may suitably be at low voltage (electricity generated
by a low voltage battery) or there may be provided for at least one low voltage transformer
42 connected to the electric power supply line and arranged upstream of the of the guide
rail
41' so that the latter is power-supplied in low voltage (FIG. 2).
[0079] There may be provided for a transformer
42 at each beam
10 so that it is connected with a guide rail
41', or the transformer
42 may be simultaneously electrically connected with a plurality of guide rails
41'.
[0080] Possibly, a plurality of consecutive guide rails
41' coupled to the same beam
10 with the same transformer
42 may be possibly connected.
[0081] It is clear that the dimensioning and configuration of the transformer
42 may vary depending on the need, the materials, the length of the guide rail, or the
current of the power mains that supply it with power.
[0082] In other words, the domestic mains (220 Vac, alternating current) may define the
electric power supply line, while - due to the presence of the transformer - the guide
rail
41' and thus the LED lights
40' may be power-supplied at low voltage (48 Vdc, direct current).
[0083] This may allow avoiding the high number of cables and transformers which can generally
be observed in such devices. Furthermore, the use of low voltage electric current
makes the device particularly safe, with low risks for the users and operators and
without requiring earthing.
[0084] Thus, the installation thereof will also be particularly simple, safe and quick.
[0085] Suitably, the guide rail
41' may be integrally coupled with the upper wall
13 of the beam
10 in a per se known manner, for example by means of self-tapping screws or screw-bolt
systems.
[0086] As known, should the lighting device
40 be under class III, there is no need for particular solutions for the safety or isolation
of one or more parts thereof.
[0087] Thus, the lighting device
40 may comprise a longitudinal profile
44 and an adapter element
43 susceptible to be coupled with the guide rail
41' so as to mutually couple the lighting device
40 and the beam
10. Each device
40 may preferably comprise an adapter
43 in proximity of an end
44' and an adapter
43 in proximity of the opposite end
44' of the longitudinal profile
44.
[0088] Preferably, the adapter element
43 may comprise electrically conductive means to allow the flow of current between the
guide rail
41' and the LEDs
40'. It is clear that the electrical connections between each LED
40' and the guide rail
41' may be of the per se known type, for example by means of suitable cables passing
through the adapter
43.
[0089] According to a particular aspect of the invention, the guide rail
41' and/or the adapter
43 may comprise mutually couplable magnetic elements defining the coupling means
60.
[0090] For example, the guide rail
41' may comprise at least one magnet, preferably a magnetic longitudinal bar, while the
adapter
43 may be configured to be attracted by the magnet so as to couple the latter to the
guide rail
41'.
[0091] The magnetic coupling may for example be obtained so that the guide rail
41' can sustain a weight of in the order of a few Kg per linear metre, i.e. the configuration
and characteristics of the magnetic bar and of the adapter 43 may be such that the
mutual attraction is substantially equal to or greater than such force.
[0092] The adapter element
43 may suitably be coupled to the guide rail
41' in any position of the latter so that the lighting device
40 and thus the system
1 adapts to the various lighting needs of the space
E.
[0093] Furthermore, the adapter element
43 may be removably coupled with the guide rail
41' so as to enable to easily reconfigure the arrangement of the lighting device
40.
[0094] The profile
44 and the adapter
43 may be integrally coupled in a per se known manner, for example, as shown in FIG.
6A, by means of a screw-bolt system.
[0095] In other words, the adapter
43 may be coupled at the upper part with the guide rail
41' by means of the mutual magnetic attraction action, i.e. by means of the means
60, and - at the lower part - with the longitudinal profile
44 by means of the screw-bolt system.
[0096] The device
40 may suitably comprise at least one seat
170 for the laminar element
70', and in particular for the central portion
73 thereof.
[0097] More in particular, the laminar element
70' may be interposed between the adapter
43 and the profile
44 so as to prevent the detachment of the adapter
43 from the guide rail
41' and thus the lighting device
40 from the beam
10.
[0098] The adapter
43 and the longitudinal profile
44 may thus respectively have at least one first portion
45 and at least one second portion
46 mutually faced and spaced apart to define the seat
170.
[0099] At least one spacer
80 interposed between the portions
45,
46 so as to keep the latter mutually spaced apart by a predetermined distance may be
suitably provided for. For example, such spacer
80 may be a washer or the like.
[0100] Suitably, the central portion
73 of the laminar element
70' may also have a thickness substantially equal to or slightly smaller than the predetermined
distance.
[0101] For example, such distance may be about 1.5 mm, while the central portion
73 may have a slightly smaller thickness, for example of about 1.2 - 1.4 mm.
[0102] According to a particular aspect of the invention, the entire laminar element
70' may have such thickness.
[0103] In this manner, upon inserting the central portion
73 into the seat
170, the former may remain interposed between the adapter
43 and the profile
44.
[0104] Should the profile
44 not be present or should the latter not have the portion
46 facing the portion
45, the central portion
73 of the laminar element
70' may come into contact with the portion
45 of the adapter
43 to support the latter.
[0105] It is clear that the description above does not exclusively refer to the lighting
device
40 only. As a matter of fact, the speaker
30 may also have the seat
170 for the laminar element
70' and it may have the adapter
43 couplable with the beam
10 using the means
60.
[0106] Thus, the beam
10, or a plurality of beams
10, may be operatively provided. Furthermore, a plurality of lighting devices
40 which may be coupled with the beam
10 in any position of the latter by means of coupling means
60 may be provided. The laminar element
70' may be subsequently coupled with the beam
10 by inserting the former into the compartment
14 and then sliding the laminar element
70' so as to insert it into the seat
170.
[0107] Preferably, each lighting device
40 may have a pair of adapters
43 and a pair of seats
170 for receiving the laminar elements
70'.
[0108] It is clear that the laminar elements
70' may be coupled with the beam
10 before or after inserting the lighting device
40 and possibly irrespectively of the presence of the lighting device
40.
[0109] In other words, upon removing the laminar elements
70' from the seat
170, the lighting device
40 may be removed and/or repositioned. The laminar elements
70' may suitably slide along the beam
10 and/or they may be removed therefrom, for example by acting on the portions
76.
[0110] The invention is susceptible to numerous modifications and variants, all falling
within the scope of protection of the attached claims. All details can be replaced
by other technically equivalent elements, and the materials can be different depending
on the technical needs, without departing from the scope of protection defined by
the attached claims.
1. A system installable in a space (
E) at a ceiling (
C), comprising:
- at least one longitudinal profile or beam (10) couplable with the ceiling (C);
- at least one longitudinal conductive guide rail (41') that can be fixed to said at least one profile or beam (10) and that can be power-supplied with electric power supply means;
- at least one lighting device (40) removably coupled with said at least one longitudinal beam or profile (10) and electrically connected with said at least one longitudinal conductive guide
rail (41');
wherein said at least one profile or beam (
10) comprises a pair of lateral walls (
11,
12) mutually facing each other and an upper wall (
13) designated to be faced towards the ceiling (
C) mutually cooperating to internally define a compartment (
14) open at the bottom to removably receive said at least one lighting device (
40);
wherein said system further comprises:
- first means (60) for the magnetic coupling of said at least one lighting device (40) and of said at least one longitudinal conductive guide rail (41');
- second means (70) for the removable mechanical coupling of said at least one lighting device (40) and of said at least one profile or beam (10), said second coupling means (70) cooperating with said first magnetic coupling means (60).
2. System according to the preceding claim, wherein said at least one lighting device
(40) comprises at least one adapter element (43), said first magnetic coupling means (60) being configured to magnetically couple said at least one adapter element (43) and said at least one conductive longitudinal guide rail (41').
3. System according to claim 2, wherein said at least one lighting device (40) comprises at least one seat (170) for said second mechanical coupling means (70), said at least one seat (170) and said second mechanical coupling means (70) being mutually configured so that when the latter are coupled with said at least
one profile or beam (10), said second mechanical coupling means (70) prevent the decoupling of said at least one adapter element (43) and said at least one conductive longitudinal guide rail (41').
4. System according to claim 3, wherein said at least one lighting device (40) comprises at least one longitudinal profile (44), said at least one adapter element (43) and said at least one longitudinal profile (44) respectively having at least one first portion (45) and at least one second portion (46) mutually facing each other and spaced to define said at least one seat (170).
5. System according to claim 4, comprising at least one spacer (80) interposed between said at least one first and at least one second portion (45, 46) of said at least one adapter element (43) and of said at least one longitudinal profile (44) to keep the same portions mutually spaced by a predetermined distance.
6. System according to claim 3, 4 or 5, wherein said second mechanical coupling means
(70) include at least one element (70') having a substantially laminar extension, said at least one laminar element (70') comprising a central portion (73) designated to be inserted into said at least one seat (170) and a pair of opposite end portions (71, 72) designated to interact with said at least one profile or beam (10).
7. System according to the preceding claim, wherein said central portion (73) of said at least one laminar element (70') can be removably inserted into said seat (170).
8. System according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said second coupling
means (70) - once coupled with said at least one profile or beam (10) - are slidable with respect to the latter.
9. System according to any one of claims 6, 7 and 8, wherein said pair of lateral walls
(11, 12) comprises a respective longitudinal appendage (111, 121) extending towards said compartment (14), said pair of opposite end portions (71, 72) of said at least one laminar element (70') being susceptible to interact with said longitudinal appendage (111, 121) of respectively said pair of lateral walls (11, 12) of said at least one profile or beam (10) for coupling the latter and said at least one laminar element (70') in any position.
10. System according to the preceding claim, wherein said longitudinal appendage (111, 121) of said pair of lateral walls (11, 12) has a respective first upper operative surface (112, 122), said pair of opposite end portions (71, 72) of said at least one laminar element (70') having a respective second operative surface (74, 75), said first and second operative surfaces (112, 122 and 74, 75) being mutually at contact upon coupling said at least one laminar element (70') with said at least one profile or beam (10).
11. A multifunctional system installable in a space (
E) at a ceiling (
C), comprising:
- at least one longitudinal profile or beam (10) couplable with the ceiling (C);
- at least one first and one second accessory (30, 40) that perform one or more functions in the space (E), said at least one first and one second accessory (30, 40) being alternatingly selectively removably coupled with said at least one profile
or beam (10);
wherein said at least one profile or beam (
10) comprises a pair of lateral walls (
11,
12) mutually facing each other and an upper wall (
13) designated to be faced towards the ceiling (
C) mutually cooperating to internally define a compartment (
14) open at the bottom to removably receive said at least one first (
30) or at least one second accessory (
40);
wherein the system further comprises:
- means (60) for snap coupling said at least one first and one second accessory (30, 40) with said at least one profile or beam (10);
- safety means (70) removably coupleable with said at least one profile or beam (10) in at least one operative position to prevent the decoupling of said at least one
first and one second accessory (30, 40) and said at least one longitudinal beam or profile (10).
12. System according to claim 11, wherein said safety means (70) comprise at least one laminar element (70'), the latter being coupleable with said at least one longitudinal profile or beam
(10) in any operative position thereof.
13. System according to claim 11 or 12, wherein said at least one laminar element (70') is snap insertable into said compartment (14) to be coupled with said at least one profile or beam (10).
14. System according to any one of claims 11 to 13, wherein said at least one laminar
element (70') comprises a pair of opposite end portions (71, 72), said pair of lateral walls (11, 12) comprising a respective longitudinal appendage (111, 121) extending towards said compartment (14), said pair of opposite end portions (71, 72) being susceptible to interact with a respective longitudinal appendage (111, 121) of said pair of lateral walls (11, 12) of said at least one profile or beam (10).
15. System according to the preceding claim, wherein said pair of opposite end portions
(71, 72) and said longitudinal appendages (111, 121) of said pair of lateral walls (11, 12) are mutually configured so as to promote the insertion of said at least one laminar
element (70') into said compartment (14) and in order to prevent the release thereof.