AN ANCHORING RAIL AND A WALL ANCHORING SYSTEM FOR INSULATED WALLS

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to an anchoring rail and a wall anchoring system for insulated outer building walls.

[0002] Wall anchoring systems of many kinds are well known, e.g. in relation to securing a brick or masonry outer wall to a substrate or inner wall of the cavity wall in a building structure. In this connection, it makes no difference whether the structural backup wall, i.e. the substrate or inner wall of the cavity is formed of brickwork, a timber frame, steel frame or concrete structure.

[0003] In a masonry cavity wall with an inner wall or brickwork and an outer brick wall, wall ties or wall anchors are used as point fixing to connect the inner and outer wall in order to provide the necessary structural integrity of the outer building wall. Wall ties or anchors are typically made of metal, plastic or a combination thereof and they may have different shapes, e.g. rod-like or flat plates. In other instances said fixing may comprise line objects, like e.g. holding tracks, or brackets (point fixing) as they are for example used in connection with ventilated façade claddings.

[0004] In the cavity, insulation boards are preferably provided. These insulation boards may be supported by the wall ties in the cavity. The wall ties or anchors may consist of transverse pins, e.g. wire pieces, which are fixed to the inner wall during its construction. The insulation boards are then positioned between these protruding wires or mounted by penetrating the wires through the insulation board. Either way, this has the disadvantage that the insulation boards are not accurately mounted, and may be dislocated when the wall ties are bended to fit between the brick layers of the outer wall. Furthermore, when mounting the insulation over the ties, the insulation may break apart, fall off or holes may be punched out causing thermal bridges.

[0005] Moreover, it is realised that a major disadvantage of these protruding wall ties is that construction workers risk getting hurt when working on a site where cavity walls are under construction. The wall ties often are quite numerous, typically 4-6 pieces per square meter, in order to provide the required strength in the construction to withstand the wind load. By bending the wall ties in order to make them fit with the outer wall construction, the strength of these wall ties is somewhat reduced and there is a risk of some wall ties breaking off. Building requirements generally prescribe a maximum elongation or compression of the wall anchors of 1 mm in the cavity wall. This calls for a high concentration of wall anchors per wall area. However, the wall ties also constitute thermal bridges in the thermally insulated cavity wall construction, and from this perspective, as few wall anchors as possible is preferred, just as fewer wall anchors reduces the building costs involved, and the installation time is shorter.

[0006] A masonry anchoring system with an anchoring rail for wall anchor ties is known from US 7,469,511. The anchoring rails are secured to the inner wall structure by fasteners and possibly accompanied by adhesive. Anchor ties are coupled to the anchoring rail as they bite into the slot formed in the anchoring rail. This system, however, has still the disadvantage that the wall anchor ties constitute thermal bridges in a thermally insulated cavity wall.

[0007] In US 2005/210800 a masonry coupling system, comprising an anchor for use in commercial and residential construction is disclosed. The anchor comprises a channel body connected to two walls. A second wall of the two walls has a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being projected substantially perpendicular to the channel bottom and the distal end being projected toward the channel bottom.

[0008] In WO 2005/021883 a wall anchor is disclosed, which is made of a sheet material that is cut into a blank and mounting portions, i.e. the mounting flange and the insulation gripping projections are bent out of the plane. This wall anchor is mounted on the inner wall after it has been raised, preferably together with fitting the insulation slabs. The outer tip of the wall anchor is moulded into the mortar between the bricks during the raising of the outer wall.

[0009] GB-A-2 111 095 discloses a wall anchor made of a sheet material which is cut into a blank and the insulation gripping projections are bent out of the plane. This wall tie is moulded into the mortar between the bricks during the raising of the inner wall. Likewise the outer tip is moulded into the mortar between the bricks during the raising of the outer wall. This wall tie is only useable when the cavity wall includes an inner wall made of bricks that are stacked with an adhesive mortar in between. Moreover, when laying the outer wall, this wall tie must also be bended to fit into the mortar layer between two brick layers. This could cause the insulation boards to be bended or dislocated.

[0010] In WO2014/187726, an innovative new insulating wall construction is disclosed, where columns made of high density mineral wool fibres are provided as load-carrying columns between which insulation panels are provided. This wall structure is advantageous as it is substantially thermal bridge free and provide excellent thermal insulation characteristics. Although an outer cladding can be mounted directly onto this wall structure, there may be circumstances where it is desired to use this wall structure in a cavity wall building construction, for instance with a masonry outer wall constituting the outer protective cover of the building. The columns of this wall construction does offer the possibility of mounting for instance wall ties directly onto the exterior facing mounting elements of the columns, but such mounting, in particular when an insulation layer is provided in the cavity of the cavity wall, may damage the wall ties as they become loaded and unloaded due to variations in wind pressure and wind suction forces acting on the outer wall and the softness or resilience properties of the mineral wool insulation material.

[0011] US 3,903,671 relates to linings for building structures, such as walls, and provides means for attaching panels to a supporting wall surface or structural framework.

[0012] On this background, it is the object of the present invention to provide an anchoring rail and a plurality of fasteners, and a wall anchoring system suitable for being used in insulated outer building walls of various types, e.g. cavity walls of buildings, comprising a substrate or inner wall, an insulation layer and an outer wall constituting the outer protective cover or cladding layer of such insulated outer building wall, particularly a brick or masonry layer. Said wall anchoring system being easy and fast to install and providing very limited thermal bridges.

[0013] This object is achieved by an anchoring rail and a plurality of fasteners according to a first aspect of the invention. Further this object is also achieved by a second aspect of the invention, which is a wall anchoring system for an insulated outer building wall comprising

a substrate or inner wall, an insulation layer and an outer wall, particularly a brick or masonry layer, as the outer protective cover or cladding layer of such building wall; said wall anchoring system comprising fasteners with fastener heads having a fastener head height and a fastener head width and a fastener shaft,

at least one anchoring rail, for the provision on the exterior side of the insulation layer and being securable to the inner wall by a plurality of fasteners extending through the insulation layer; said anchoring rail comprising an anchoring rail profile defining a rail longitudinal direction; said anchoring rail profile comprising

a base portion extending in a wall plane and in the rail longitudinal direction with openings for receiving fasteners with fastener heads having a fastener head height and a fastener head width, and

two longitudinal side flanges disposed opposite each other on each side of said base portion, said side portions extending the rail longitudinal direction and out of the wall plane of the base portion, said side flanges having a first side facing away from the base portion;

a retention portion is provided on each of the side flanges so that the two retention portions on the side flanges are projecting towards one another defining a profile slot between each other, said slot having a predetermined width, said retention portions being provided at a first distance from the base portion and the slot is adapted to receive at least one fixing for tying walls, wherein

the retention portions are configured to bend elastically towards the base portion if at least one of said fastener heads, having a fastener head width greater than the width of the slot and a fastener head height being the same as the first distance, is advanced into the profile slot, such that the retention portions spring back and lock the fastener head in the anchoring rail profile such that the anchoring rail profile cannot axially move on the fastener shaft.

[0014] The present invention is concerned with insulated outer building walls, e.g. cavity walls of buildings, comprising a substrate or inner wall, an insulation layer and an outer wall constituting the outer protective cover or cladding layer of such walls. By the invention there is provided an anchoring and insulation arrangement with an anchoring rail profile, e.g. from steel metal, fixing and securing the insulation in front of the substrate or inner wall of a building, and at the same time securing the outer wall via fixings that are locked in the anchoring rail profile. The anchoring rail profile according to the first aspect of the invention is made special in its shape, so that the rail profile fulfils two functions at the same time:

Firstly and most relevant, it secures the insulation layer and handles wind pressure and suction forces on the wall - the fastener head of the screw is 'clicked' into the profile and the retention portions of the profile keeps it in place ('click on') so that no axial movement is possible on the screw shaft. By the invention it is found advantageous that the anchoring rail profile is fixed in position and the rail cannot axially move on the screw shaft, e.g. as might be caused by wind suction or wind pressure forces.

Secondly, it is possible to place the fixing, in particular a point fixing all along the length of the profile. The fixing can be inserted into the vertical rail profile and is fixed/secured e.g. when turned by 90 degrees or locked in position behind the retention portions of the anchoring rail. Said fixing in case of wall ties or wall anchors are placed into the mortar layer between the outer bricks where required and along with the brick laying process. In case of a ventilated façade cladding said fixing, i.e. a respective bracket, will be fixed/secured the same way for mounting the cladding layer.

[0015] As an alternative, in case of a line fixing, like e.g. holding tracks of a ventilated façade cladding, the fixing is fixed/secured by screws or similar means directly onto the anchoring rail profile, specifically its outer surface opposite the base portion. Preferably, the design of the line fixing is thus adopted to fit the special shape of the anchoring rail profile.

[0016] The wall anchoring system and the anchoring rail profile according to the invention is advantageous since by the invention it is made possible to provide a wall anchoring system which can be mounted directly onto the insulation, such as mineral wool fibrous insulation, of e.g. a cavity wall, although the insulation is flexible/compressible and not supporting the load-bearing capacity of the system as such. However, it is realized that at certain density ranges of higher level and thus raised strength mounting of the anchoring rail profile is supported by the insulation.

[0017] The anchoring rail profile according to the first aspect of the invention is made special in its shape, and in a first embodiment the side portions extending perpendicular to the wall plane of the base portion. Furthermore, preferably the anchoring rail profile is made of one strip of material, such as a metal or metal alloy, in particular steel or aluminium or their respective alloys, which is bent into shape. This allows for an easy and cost-effective manufacture of the anchoring rail profile. By the invention, it is found that the anchoring rail profile may advantageously be provided with a thickness of the material between 0.5-2.0 mm.

[0018] In one embodiment, the retention portions are inwardly bent clamping flanges on the distal sides of the side flanges opposite the base portion. Furthermore, intermediate flanges may be formed between inwardly bent clamping flanges and the distal sides of the side flanges opposite the base portion, said intermediate flanges being substantially parallel to the base portion. Hereby, a profile shape is achieved, which allows for the fastener head to click into the slot, and where the head is firmly clamped between the distal ends of the retention flanges and the base portion once the fastener head is fully inserted into the profile. The shape of the anchoring rail profile with a substantially C-shaped cross-section is also providing stiffness and prevents bending of the profile.

[0019] In a second embodiment, the anchoring profile may be formed with retention portions as inwardly projecting protrusions on the middle sections of the side flanges. This shape may be supplemented with outwardly projecting positioning flanges at the distal sides of the side flanges opposite the base portion, said outwardly projecting flanges being substantially parallel to the base portion. Other shapes of the anchoring rail profile according to the invention may also be provided.

[0020] In the wall anchoring system of the invention the insulation layer preferably comprises mineral wool fibrous panels, preferably with a density of 30-250 kg/m³, more preferably of 50-150 kg/m³. Thus, since the anchoring rail profile is fixed in position and cannot axially move on the screw shaft, e.g. as might be caused by wind suction or wind pressure forces, the wall anchoring system may be used in connection with normal types of insulation, such as the mineral wool with densities within this range.

[0021] In the wall anchoring system of the invention, the at least one anchoring rail is preferably provided in a groove on the exterior side of the insulation layer, said groove preferably being machined into the surface of the insulation layer. Hereby, the anchoring system does not take up additional space and the cavity wall thickness can be reduced.

[0022] In the preferred embodiments of the invention, the anchoring rail is provided with a vertical orientation. However, it is realised that other orientations may be chosen if circumstances favour such other orientations.

[0023] In the preferred embodiments of the wall anchoring system of the invention, the fastener is a screw. However, other types of fasteners may also be used.

[0024] In yet another preferred embodiment of the wall anchoring system according to the invention, the fixing has a gripping end and an outer wall mounting end, where the gripping end is preferably provided with T-shape so that the fixing is adapted for being introduced into the slot of the anchoring rail and locked therein by turned the fixing after introduction. Hereby a simple mounting of the fixing is achieved as the groove of the anchoring rail is used both for locking the fastener head and for locking the fixing. This fixing arrangement is moreover advantageous as the fixing can be mounted at any level in the anchoring rail profile, in particular in case of point fixings. Preferably, the fixing is a wall tie and made of plastic so that thermal bridging as well as corrosion in the wall anchoring system are avoided.

[0025] In the following, the invention is described with reference to embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1a-c

show three schematic cross-sectional views of an insulated outer building wall with a wall anchoring system according to three embodiments of the invention;

Fig. 2

is a cross-sectional view of an anchoring rail according to a first embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 3

is a front view of a wall tie mounted in an anchoring rail profile according to a first embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 4

is a perspective view of the wall tie mounted in the anchoring rail profile shown in fig. 3;

Fig. 5

is a second embodiment of the anchoring rail profile according to the invention;

Fig. 6

is a third embodiment of the anchoring rail profile according to the invention;

Fig. 7

is a schematic sectional view of the anchoring rail profile mounted in the insulation according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 8

is a detailed schematic view of the anchoring rail profile mounted in the insulation for a ventilated façade according to an embodiment of the invention, and

Fig. 9

is a detailed schematic view of the anchoring rail profile mounted in the insulation for a ventilated façade according to another embodiment of the invention.

[0026] In figure 1a, a cavity wall is shown, which has a substrate 1 and an outer wall 2 with an insulation layer 3 there between. In the example shown in fig. 1a of the cavity wall, an additional insulation is comprised in the inner wall 1, which is made of load-bearing columns 4 having insulation slabs 9 between the columns 4 in accordance with the insulating wall system described in WO 2014/187726, which is hereby incorporated by reference.

[0027] At each column 4 there is mounted an anchoring rail profile 5 on the outer side of the insulation layer 3, respectively the insulation spacer element 8 being part of the insulation layer. The anchoring rail profile 5 is accommodated in a groove 31 provided in the insulation spacer element 8 of the column 4 (similar to the groove 31 shown in more detail in fig. 7). The anchoring rail profile 5 is fixed to the innermost element of the column 4 which serves as a substrate1 by a number of fasteners 7 along the length of the profile 5 (in the figures only one fastener 7 is shown).

[0028] The fasteners 7 are provided with fastener heads 71 and inserted into a groove 55 in the anchoring profile 5 and through the base portion 51 of the profile 5 (fig. 2). The fasteners 7 further extend through the insulation and into the substrate 1. In the anchoring rail profile 5 one or more fixings, such as wall ties 6 are mounted. These wall ties 6 extend into the outer wall 2 and are secured in the outer wall, e.g. in the mortar between the bricks of which the outer wall 2 may be built. The anchoring rail profile 5 is shaped such that the fastener head 71 is clamped into a fixed position in the profile 5. In a first embodiment (see fig. 2), inwardly bent flanges 54 lock the screw heads 71 of the fastening screws 7 that secure the anchoring rail profile 5 to the building substrate 1 as well as the base portion 61 of the wall ties 6. In this way the anchoring rail profile 5 is fixed in position and the anchoring rail profile 5 cannot axially move on the screw shaft 72, e.g. as might be caused by wind suction or wind pressure forces.

[0029] In figure 1b, another embodiment of a cavity wall is shown, where the inner wall 1 is a brick wall. The inner wall 1 is provided with an insulation layer 3, and the fastener 7 is secured to the inner wall and retains the profile 5 in a groove 31 of the insulation layer 3.

[0030] In fig. 1c, a ventilated façade building wall is shown. The inner wall 1 is a concrete wall. The inner wall 1 is provided with an insulation layer 3, and the anchoring rail profile 5 is secured by fasteners 7, which similar to the embodiment shown in fig. 1b is secured to the inner wall 1. In the anchoring rail profile 5 a plurality of fixings 6 are provided. These fixings 6 are constituted by mounting brackets to which is mounted a holding member 11. Onto this holding member 11 the outer façade cladding 10 is mounted. The holding member 11 will typically be an elongated holding track 11 mounted in parallel to the anchoring rail 5 and thereby providing a fixing base for the outer building screen or façade cladding 10.

[0031] As mentioned above, the anchoring rail profile 5 is shaped such that the fastener head 71 is clamped into a fixed position in the profile 5. In fig. 2 a first embodiment of such a shape of the anchoring rail 5 is shown. The anchoring rail profile 5 is formed from a strip of metal, such as steel, which is bent into its shape, preferably with a symmetry line along the profile length. The profile has a base portion 51 with orthogonally oriented side portions 52, i.e. α₁ = 90° (see fig. 2). An inwardly bent intermediate portion 53 is provided at the top of the side portions 52 opposite the base portion 51. These intermediate portions 53 are preferably substantially parallel to the base portion 51, i.e. α₂ = 90° (see fig. 2). Extending inwardly from the intermediate portions 53, inclined retention portions 54 are formed. These retention portions 54 are bent in an angle α₃ which is a blunt angle, preferably α₃ = 120°, and forming a groove 55 which at the tips of the retention portions 54 has a width which is slightly less than the diameter of the fastener head 71 and which tips of the retention portions 54 are provided at a level or distance above the base portion 51 which is the same or a little less than the height of the fastener head 71.

[0032] By this shape, the anchoring rail profile 5 is provided with spring-back properties so that the retention portions 54 (and possibly also the side portions 52) will elastically bend further as the fastener head 71 is advanced into the groove 55. The profile 5 is dimensioned such that as soon as the fastener head 71 reaches the base portion 51, the retention portions 54 (and the side portions 52) spring back and lock the head inside the profile 5.

[0033] Besides being designed for receiving and firmly gripping the fastener heads 71, the groove 55 of the anchoring rail profile 5 is also designed for receiving the fixing 6, e.g. a wall tie. As shown in figures 3 and 4, a wall tie is provided with a T-shaped base portion 61 at the gripping end of the wall tie 6. This T-shape means that the wall tie 6 has a traverse element at the end. This traverse element has a length which nearly corresponds to the inner dimension of the base portion of the profile 5. The T-shaped base portion 61 of the wall tie 6 is inserted into the groove 55 of the anchoring rail profile 5 with the traverse element parallel to the direction of the groove 55 and then turned approx. 90° whereby the traverse element becomes clamped and locked in the anchoring rail profile 5.

[0034] In the same plane as the traverse element at the base end 61 the wall tie also is formed with an outer wall mounting end 62 in the form of a loop, eye or similar suitable shapes for firmly retaining a wall tie 6 in the mortar between bricks of the outer wall 2. This loop end 62 becomes oriented perpendicular to the orientation of the anchoring rail profile 5, which preferably is vertical so that the wall ties are aligned with the bricks in the outer wall 2.

[0035] In figure 5 a second embodiment of the anchoring rail profile is shown. In this embodiment, the profile 5 is also symmetrical about the base portion 51. On each side of the base portion side portions 52 are provided. On the side portions 52 inwardly protruding retention portions 54 are formed. On the top of the side portions exterior portions 56 are formed which can rest on the exterior side of the insulation layer. The exterior portions may be ended in a gripping flange 57 for better fixation of the anchoring profile 5 in the insulation. The retention portions 54 are formed on the side flanges 52 so that the side flanges 52 give way as the fastener head 71 is advanced into the groove 55, but as soon as the head 71 has reached the base portion 51, the side portions 52 snap back and the retention portions 54 then firmly grip and lock the fastener head 71 in the profile 5.

[0036] In figure 6 a third embodiment of the anchoring rail 5 is shown. This profile shape is somewhat similar to the shape of the first embodiment but without the intermediate portions. Instead the upright standing side portions 52 are bend into inwardly retention flanges 54 at the side opposite the base portion 51.

[0037] With reference to figure 7, the anchoring rail profile 5 may preferably be accommodated in a groove 31 machined in the exterior side of the insulation layer 3. The groove 31 is preferably provided with a shape congruent to the exterior shape of the anchoring rail profile 5 to ensure a snugly fit of the rail profile 5 in the groove 31.

[0038] In figures 8 and 9 two embodiments are illustrated comprising a line fixing providing a holding track 11 for the ventilated façade application. The elongated holding track 11 is directly applied to the anchoring rail 5 and connected with screws 12. The elongated holding track 11 is provided with a ridge 11a, which fits into the groove 55 of the anchoring rail profile 5. The holding track 11 is generally flat and adapted to receive the outer building screen or façade cladding 10 (see fig. 1c). The anchoring rail profile 5 is raised out of the plane of the insulation layer 3. In fig. 8 there is shown an embodiment, where a spacer element 8 extends out of the outer plane of the insulation layer 3. The anchoring rail profile 5 is mounted in a groove 31 of this spacer element 8 by fasteners 7 where the fastener heads 71 are 'clicked' into position as explained above in relation to e.g. figs. 2 and 7.

[0039] In fig. 9 an alternative embodiment of the ventilated façade application is shown. In this embodiment, there is a different positioning of the anchoring rail profile 5 which is also provided with a different shape comprising support wings 58 adapted to rest on the outside surface of the insulation layer 3 and due to the height of the anchoring rail profile 5 creating a respective ventilation channel 13. The outer façade cladding 10, such as a rainscreen is mounted directly onto the holding track 11, similar to the mounting indicated in fig. 8, which may be a standard rainscreen cladding system of the prior art.

[0040] The invention is described above with reference to some currently preferred embodiments. However, it is realised that variants may be provided, e.g. anchoring rail profiles with different shapes may be provided depending on the size and shape of associated fastener heads.

Claims

1. An anchoring rail (5) and a plurality of fasteners (7) for a wall anchoring system, said anchoring rail (5) being adapted for receiving at least one fixing (6) for tying walls (2), and adapted for being secured to a substrate (1) or inner wall (1) by the plurality of fasteners (7), the anchoring rail (5) comprising:

an anchoring rail profile (5) defining a rail longitudinal direction; said anchoring rail profile (5) comprising

a base portion (51) extending in a wall plane and in the rail longitudinal direction with openings for receiving the anchoring rail fasteners (7) of the type having fastener heads (71) with a fastener head height and a fastener head width and a fastener shaft (72), and

two longitudinal side flanges (52) disposed opposite each other on each side of said base portion (51), said side portions (52) extending the rail longitudinal direction and out of the wall plane of the base portion (51), said side flanges (52) having a first side facing away from the base portion (51);

a retention portion (54) is provided on each of the side flanges (52) so that the two retention portions (54) on the side flanges are projecting toward one another defining a profile slot (55) between each other, said slot (55) having a predetermined width, said retention portions (54) being provided at a first distance from the base portion (51) and the slot (55) is adapted to receive said at least one fixing (6) for tying walls (2),
characterised in that

the retention portions (54) are configured to bend elastically towards the base portion (51) if at least one of said fastener heads (71), having a fastener head width greater than the width of the slot (55) and a fastener head height being the same as the first distance, is advanced into the profile slot (55), such that the retention portions (54) spring back and lock the fastener head (71) in the anchoring rail profile (5) such that the anchoring rail profile (5) cannot axially move on the fastener shaft (72).

2. An anchoring rail (5) and a plurality of fasteners (7) according to claim 1, wherein the side portions (52) extending perpendicular to the wall plane of the base portion (51).

3. An anchoring rail (5) and a plurality of fasteners (7) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the anchoring rail profile (5) is made of one strip of material, such as a metal or metal alloy, in particular steel or aluminium or their alloys, which is bent into shape.

4. An anchoring rail (5) and a plurality of fasteners (7) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the anchoring rail profile (5) is provided with a thickness of the material between 0.5-2.0 mm.

5. An anchoring rail (5) and a plurality of fasteners (7) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the retention portions (54) are inwardly bent clamping flanges (54) on the distal sides of the side flanges (52) opposite the base portion (51).

6. An anchoring rail (5) and a plurality of fasteners (7) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein intermediate flanges (53) are formed between inwardly bent clamping flanges (54) and the distal sides of the side flanges (52) opposite the base portion (51), said intermediate flanges (53) being substantially parallel to the base portion (51).

7. An anchoring rail (5) and a plurality of fasteners (7) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the anchoring rail profile (5) has a substantially C-shaped cross-section.

8. An anchoring rail (5) and a plurality of fasteners (7) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the retention portions (54) are inwardly projecting protrusions on the middle sections of the side flanges (52).

9. An anchoring rail (5) and a plurality of fasteners (7) according to claim 8, wherein outwardly projecting positioning flanges at the distal sides of the side flanges opposite the base portion, said outwardly projecting flanges being substantially parallel to the base portion (51).

10. A wall anchoring system for an insulated outer building wall; said insulated outer building wall comprising

a substrate (1) or inner wall (1), an insulation layer (3) and an outer wall (10), particularly a brick or masonry layer, as the outer protective cover or cladding layer of such building wall;
said wall anchoring system comprising fasteners (7) with fastener heads (71) having a fastener head height and a fastener head width and a fastener shaft (72),

at least one anchoring rail (5), for the provision on the exterior side of the insulation layer (3) and being securable to the inner wall (1) by a plurality of fasteners (7) extending through the insulation layer (3); said anchoring rail (5) comprising an anchoring rail profile (5) defining a rail longitudinal direction; said anchoring rail profile (5) comprising

a base portion (51) extending in a wall plane and in the rail longitudinal direction with openings for receiving fasteners (7) with fastener heads (71) having a fastener head height and a fastener head width, and

two longitudinal side flanges (52) disposed opposite each other on each side of said base portion (51), said side portions (52) extending the rail longitudinal direction and out of the wall plane of the base portion (51), said side flanges (52) having a first side facing away from the base portion (51);

a retention portion (54) is provided on each of the side flanges (52) so that the two retention portions (54) on the side flanges are projecting towards one another defining a profile slot (55) between each other, said slot (55) having a predetermined width, said retention portions (54) being provided at a first distance from the base portion (51) and the slot (55) is adapted to receive at least one fixing (6) for tying walls (2),
characterised in that

the retention portions (54) are configured to bend elastically towards the base portion (51) if at least one of said fastener heads (71), having a fastener head width greater than the width of the slot (55) and a fastener head height being the same as the first distance, is advanced into the profile slot (55), such that the retention portions (54) spring back and lock the fastener head (71) in the anchoring rail profile (5) such that the anchoring rail profile (5) cannot axially move on the fastener shaft (72).

11. A wall anchoring system according to claim 10, wherein the anchoring rail (5) is provided with a vertical orientation.

12. A wall anchoring system according to any one of claims 10 to 11, wherein the fastener (7) is a screw.

13. A wall anchoring system according to any one of claims 10 to 12, wherein the fixing (6) has a gripping (61) end and an outer wall mounting end (62), where the gripping end (61) is provided with T-shape so that the fixing (6) is adapted for being introduced into the slot (55) of the anchoring rail (5) and locked therein by turned the fixing (6) after introduction.

14. A wall anchoring system according to any one of claims 10 to 13, wherein the fixing (6) is a wall tie, preferably made of plastic.

15. A wall anchoring system according to any one of claims 10 to 14, wherein the fixing (6) comprises at least one line fixing, preferably an elongated holding track for receiving the outer building screen or cladding layer, where said line fixing is provided substantially parallel to an anchoring rail.

16. A wall anchoring system according to any one of claims 10 to 15, wherein the anchoring rail (5) is according to any of claims 1 to 9.

17. A wall insulation system comprising the wall anchoring system of any of the claims 10-16 and an outer building wall having a substrate (1) or inner wall (1), an insulation layer (3) and an outer wall (2; 10), particularly a brick or masonry layer, as the outer protective cover or cladding layer of such building wall.

18. A wall insulation system according to claim 17, wherein the insulation layer (3) comprises mineral wool fibrous panels, preferably with a density of 30-250 kg/m³, more preferably of 50-150 kg/m³.

19. A wall anchoring system according to claim 17 or 18, wherein the at least one anchoring rail (5) is provided in a groove (31) on the exterior side of the insulation layer (3), said groove (31) preferably being machined into the surface of the insulation layer (3).

Ansprüche

1. Verankerungsschiene (5) und eine Vielzahl von Befestigungselementen (7) für ein Wandverankerungssystem, wobei die Verankerungsschiene (5) dazu ausgelegt ist, mindestens eine Fixierung (6) zum Anbinden von Wänden (2) aufzunehmen und dazu ausgelegt ist, an einem Substrat (1) oder einer Innenwand (1) durch die Vielzahl von Befestigungselementen (7) befestigt zu werden, wobei die Verankerungsschiene (5) Folgendes umfasst:

ein Verankerungsschienenprofil (5), das eine Schienenlängsrichtung definiert, wobei das Verankerungsschienenprofil (5) Folgendes umfasst einen sich in einer Wandebene und in Schienenlängsrichtung erstreckenden Basisabschnitt (51) mit Öffnungen zum Aufnehmen der generischen Verankerungsschienen-Befestigungselemente (7), die einen Befestigungselementkopf (71) und eine Befestigungselementkopfhöhe und eine Befestigungselementkopfbreite und einen Befestigungselementschaft (72) aufweisen, und

zwei einander gegenüberliegend angeordnete Längsseitenflansche (52) auf jeder Seite des Basisabschnitts (51), wobei sich die Seitenabschnitte (52) in Schienenlängsrichtung erstrecken und aus der Wandebene des Basisabschnitts (51) herausragen, wobei die Seitenflansche (52) eine erste, dem Basisabschnitt (51) abgewandte Seite aufweisen;

einen Halteabschnitt (54), der an jedem der Seitenflansche (52) so bereitgestellt ist, dass die beiden Halteabschnitte (54) an den Seitenflanschen zueinander vorstehen und zwischeneinander einen Profilschlitz (55) definieren, wobei der Schlitz (55) eine vorbestimmte Breite aufweist, wobei die Halteabschnitte (54) in einem ersten Abstand von dem Basisabschnitt (51) bereitgestellt sind und der Schlitz (55) dazu ausgelegt ist, die mindestens eine Fixierung (6) zum Anbinden von Wänden (2) aufzunehmen,

dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass

die Halteabschnitte (54) dazu konfiguriert sind, sich zum Basisabschnitt (51) hin elastisch zu biegen, wenn mindestens einer der Befestigungselementköpfe (71), der eine Befestigungselementkopfbreite aufweist, die größer als die Breite des Schlitzes (55) ist, und eine Befestigungselementkopfhöhe aufweist, die gleich dem ersten Abstand ist, so in den Profilschlitz (55) vorgeschoben wird, dass die Halteabschnitte (54) zurückfedern und den Befestigungselementkopf (71) so in dem Verankerungsschienenprofil (5) arretieren, dass sich das Verankerungsschienenprofil (5) auf dem Befestigungselementschaft (72) nicht axial bewegen kann.

2. Verankerungsschiene (5) und eine Vielzahl von Befestigungselementen (7) nach Anspruch 1, wobei sich die Seitenabschnitte (52) senkrecht zur Wandebene des Basisabschnitts (51) erstrecken.

3. Verankerungsschiene (5) und eine Vielzahl von Befestigungselementen (7) nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei das Verankerungsschienenprofil (5) aus einem in Form gebogenen Streifen Material, wie etwa einem Metall oder einer Metalllegierung, insbesondere Stahl oder Aluminium oder deren Legierungen, besteht.

4. Verankerungsschiene (5) und eine Vielzahl von Befestigungselementen (7) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei das Verankerungsschienenprofil (5) mit einer Dicke des Materials zwischen 0,5-2,0 mm bereitgestellt ist.

5. Verankerungsschiene (5) und eine Vielzahl von Befestigungselementen (7) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Halteabschnitte (54) nach innen gebogene Klemmflansche (54) an den dem Basisabschnitt (51) gegenüberliegenden distalen Seiten der Seitenflansche (52) sind.

6. Verankerungsschiene (5) und eine Vielzahl von Befestigungselementen (7) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei Zwischenflansche (53) zwischen nach innen gebogenen Klemmflanschen (54) und den dem Basisabschnitt (51) gegenüberliegenden distalen Seiten der Seitenflansche (52) ausgebildet sind, wobei die Zwischenflansche (53) im Wesentlichen parallel zu dem Basisabschnitt (51) verlaufen.

7. Verankerungsschiene (5) und eine Vielzahl von Befestigungselementen (7) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei das Verankerungsschienenprofil (5) einen im Wesentlichen C-förmigen Querschnitt aufweist.

8. Verankerungsschiene (5) und eine Vielzahl von Befestigungselementen (7) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, wobei die Halteabschnitte (54) nach innen vorstehende Vorsprünge an den Mittelabschnitten der Seitenflansche (52) sind.

9. Verankerungsschiene (5) und eine Vielzahl von Befestigungselementen (7) nach Anspruch 8, wobei nach außen vorstehende Positionierungsflansche an den distalen Seiten der Seitenflansche gegenüber dem Basisabschnitt angeordnet sind, wobei die nach außen vorstehenden Flansche im Wesentlichen parallel zu dem Basisabschnitt (51) verlaufen.

10. Wandverankerungssystem für eine isolierte Gebäudeaußenwand, wobei die isolierte Gebäudeaußenwand Folgendes umfasst ein Substrat (1) oder eine Innenwand (1), eine Isolierschicht (3) und eine Außenwand (10), insbesondere eine Ziegel- oder Mauerwerksschicht, als äußere Schutzabdeckung oder Verkleidungsschicht einer solchen Gebäudewand;

ein Wandverankerungssystem mit Befestigungselementen (7) mit Befestigungselementköpfen (71), die eine Befestigungselementkopfhöhe und eine Befestigungselementkopfbreite aufweisen, und einem Befestigungselementschaft (72),

mindestens eine Verankerungsschiene (5) zur Bereitstellung an der Außenseite der Isolierschicht (3) und an der Innenwand (1) durch eine Vielzahl von sich durch die Isolierschicht (3) erstreckenden Befestigungselementen (7) befestigbar, wobei die Verankerungsschiene (5) ein eine Schienenlängsrichtung definierendes Verankerungsschienenprofil (5) umfasst, wobei das Verankerungsschienenprofil (5) Folgendes umfasst einen sich in einer Wandebene und in Schienenlängsrichtung erstreckenden Basisabschnitt (51) mit Öffnungen zum Aufnehmen von Befestigungselementen (7), die einen Befestigungselementkopf (71) und eine Befestigungselementkopfhöhe und eine Befestigungselementkopfbreite aufweisen, und

zwei einander gegenüberliegend angeordnete Längsseitenflansche (52) auf jeder Seite des Basisabschnitts (51), wobei sich die Seitenabschnitte (52) in Schienenlängsrichtung erstrecken und aus der Wandebene des Basisabschnitts (51) herausragen, wobei die Seitenflansche (52) eine erste, dem Basisabschnitt (51) abgewandte Seite aufweisen;

einen Halteabschnitt (54), der an jedem der Seitenflansche (52) so bereitgestellt ist, dass die beiden Halteabschnitte (54) an den Seitenflanschen zueinander vorstehen und zwischeneinander einen Profilschlitz (55) definieren, wobei der Schlitz (55) eine vorbestimmte Breite aufweist, wobei die Halteabschnitte (54) in einem ersten Abstand von dem Basisabschnitt (51) bereitgestellt sind und der Schlitz (55) dazu ausgelegt ist, die mindestens eine Fixierung (6) zum Anbinden von Wänden (2) aufzunehmen,

dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass

die Halteabschnitte (54) dazu konfiguriert sind, sich zum Basisabschnitt (51) hin elastisch zu biegen, wenn mindestens einer der Befestigungselementköpfe (71), der eine Befestigungselementkopfbreite aufweist, die größer als die Breite des Schlitzes (55) ist, und eine Befestigungselementkopfhöhe aufweist, die gleich dem ersten Abstand ist, so in den Profilschlitz (55) vorgeschoben wird, dass die Halteabschnitte (54) zurückfedern und den Befestigungselementkopf (71) so in dem Verankerungsschienenprofil (5) arretieren, dass sich das Verankerungsschienenprofil (5) auf dem Befestigungselementschaft (72) nicht axial bewegen kann.

11. Wandverankerungssystem nach Anspruch 10, wobei die Verankerungsschiene (5) mit einer vertikalen Ausrichtung bereitgestellt ist.

12. Wandverankerungssystem nach einem der Ansprüche 10 bis 11, wobei das Befestigungselement (7) eine Schraube ist.

13. Wandverankerungssystem nach einem der Ansprüche 10 bis 12, wobei die Fixierung (6) ein Greifende (61) und ein Außenwandmontageende (62) aufweist, wobei das Greifende (61) so mit T-Form bereitgestellt ist, dass die Fixierung (6) dazu ausgelegt ist, in den Schlitz (55) der Verankerungsschiene (5) eingeführt und darin durch Drehen der Fixierung (6) nach dem Einführen arretiert zu werden.

14. Wandverankerungssystem nach einem der Ansprüche 10 bis 13, wobei die Fixierung (6) ein Wandanker, bevorzugt aus Kunststoff, ist.

15. Wandverankerungssystem nach einem der Ansprüche 10 bis 14, wobei die Fixierung (6) mindestens eine Linienfixierung, bevorzugt eine längliche Haltebahn zum Aufnehmen der Gebäudeaußenverkleidung oder Verkleidungsschicht, umfasst, wobei die Linienfixierung im Wesentlichen parallel zu einer Verankerungsschiene bereitgestellt ist.

16. Wandverankerungssystem nach einem der Ansprüche 10 bis 15, wobei die Verankerungsschiene (5) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9 ausgeführt ist.

17. Wandisoliersystem, umfassend das Wandverankerungssystem nach einem der Ansprüche 10-16 und eine Gebäudeaußenwand, die ein Substrat (1) oder eine Innenwand (1), eine Isolierschicht (3) und eine Außenwand (2; 10), insbesondere eine Ziegel- oder Mauerwerksschicht, als äußere Schutzabdeckung oder Verkleidungsschicht einer solchen Gebäudewand aufweist.

18. Wandisoliersystem nach Anspruch 17, wobei die Isolierschicht (3) Mineralwolle-Faserplatten umfasst, bevorzugt mit einer Dichte von 30-250 kg/m³, besonders bevorzugt von 50-150 kg/m³.

19. Wandverankerungssystem nach Anspruch 17 oder 18, wobei die mindestens eine Verankerungsschiene (5) in einer Nut (31) an der Außenseite der Isolierschicht (3) bereitgestellt ist, wobei die Nut (31) bevorzugt in die Oberfläche der Isolierschicht (3) eingearbeitet ist.

Revendications

1. Rail d'ancrage (5) et pluralité d'attaches (7) pour un système d'ancrage de paroi, ledit rail d'ancrage (5) étant adapté pour recevoir au moins une fixation (6) pour le chaînage de parois (2), et adapté pour être fixé à un substrat (1) ou à une paroi intérieure (1) par la pluralité d'attaches (7), le rail d'ancrage (5) comprenant :

un profilé de rail d'ancrage (5) définissant une direction longitudinale de rail ; ledit profil de rail d'ancrage (5) comprenant

une partie de base (51) se prolongeant dans un plan de paroi et dans la direction longitudinale du rail avec des ouvertures pour recevoir les attaches de rail d'ancrage (7) du type ayant des têtes d'attache (71) avec une hauteur de tête d'attache et une largeur de tête d'attache et une tige d'attache (72), et

deux brides latérales longitudinales (52) disposées l'une en face de l'autre de chaque côté de ladite partie de base (51), lesdites parties latérales (52) se prolongeant dans la direction longitudinale du rail et hors du plan de paroi de la partie de base (51), lesdites brides latérales (52) ayant un premier côté tourné à l'opposé de la partie de base (51) ;

une partie de retenue (54) est prévue sur chacune des brides latérales (52) de sorte que les deux parties de retenue (54) sur les brides latérales font saillie l'une vers l'autre en définissant une fente de profil (55) entre elles, ladite fente (55) ayant une largeur prédéterminée, lesdites parties de retenue (54) étant prévues à une première distance de la partie de base (51) et la fente (55) est adaptée pour recevoir ladite au moins une fixation (6) pour le chaînage de parois (2),

caractérisée en ce que

les parties de retenue (54) sont conçues pour se plier élastiquement vers la partie de base (51) si au moins l'une desdites têtes d'attache (71), ayant une largeur de tête d'attache supérieure à la largeur de la fente (55) et une hauteur de tête d'attache étant la même que la première distance, est avancée dans la fente de profilé (55), de sorte que les parties de retenue (54) reviennent en arrière et verrouillent la tête d'attache (71) dans le profilé de rail d'ancrage (5) de sorte que le profilé de rail d'ancrage (5) ne puisse pas se déplacer axialement sur l'arbre d'attache (72).

2. Rail d'ancrage (5) et pluralité d'attaches (7) selon la revendication 1, dans lesquels les parties latérales (52) se prolongent perpendiculairement au plan de paroi de la partie de base (51).

3. Rail d'ancrage (5) et une pluralité d'attaches (7) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lesquels le profilé de rail d'ancrage (5) est constitué d'une bande de matériau, tel qu'un métal ou un alliage métallique, en particulier de l'acier ou de l'aluminium ou leurs alliages, qui est pliée selon la forme souhaitée.

4. Rail d'ancrage (5) et une pluralité d'attaches (7) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le profilé de rail d'ancrage (5) est pourvu d'une épaisseur de matériau comprise entre 0,5 et 2,0 mm.

5. Rail d'ancrage (5) et pluralité d'attaches (7) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lesquels les parties de retenue (54) sont des brides de serrage pliées vers l'intérieur (54) sur les côtés distaux des brides latérales (52) opposés à la partie de base (51).

6. Rail d'ancrage (5) et pluralité d'attaches (7) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lesquels des brides intermédiaires (53) sont formées entre des brides de serrage pliées vers l'intérieur (54) et les côtés distaux des brides latérales (52) opposés à la partie de base (51), lesdites brides intermédiaires (53) étant sensiblement parallèles à la partie de base (51).

7. Rail d'ancrage (5) et pluralité d'attaches (7) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lesquels le profilé de rail d'ancrage (5) présente une section transversale sensiblement en forme de C.

8. Rail d'ancrage (5) et pluralité d'attaches (7) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, dans lesquels les parties de retenue (54) sont des saillies faisant saillie vers l'intérieur sur les sections médianes des brides latérales (52).

9. Rail d'ancrage (5) et pluralité d'éléments de fixation (7) selon la revendication 8, dans lesquels des brides de positionnement faisant saillie vers l'extérieur sont situées sur les côtés distaux des brides latérales opposés à la partie de base, lesdites brides faisant saillie vers l'extérieur étant sensiblement parallèles à la partie de base (51).

10. Système d'ancrage de paroi pour une paroi extérieure isolée de bâtiment ; ladite paroi extérieure isolée de bâtiment comprenant

un substrat (1) ou paroi intérieure (1), une couche isolante (3) et une paroi extérieure (10), en particulier une couche de brique ou de maçonnerie, sous forme de couche de revêtement ou de protection extérieure d'une telle paroi de bâtiment ;

ledit système d'ancrage de paroi comprenant des attaches (7) avec des têtes d'attache (71) ayant une hauteur de tête d'attache et une largeur de tête d'attache et une tige d'attache (72),

au moins un rail d'ancrage (5), destiné à être disposé sur le côté extérieur de la couche isolante (3) et pouvant être fixé à la paroi intérieure (1) par une pluralité d'attaches (7) se prolongeant à travers la couche isolante (3) ; ledit rail d'ancrage (5) comprenant un profilé de rail d'ancrage (5) définissant une direction longitudinale de rail ; ledit profilé de rail d'ancrage (5) comprenant

une partie de base (51) se prolongeant dans un plan de paroi et dans la direction longitudinale du rail avec des ouvertures pour recevoir des attaches (7) avec des têtes d'attache (71) ayant une hauteur de tête d'attache et une largeur de tête d'attache, et

deux brides latérales longitudinales (52) disposées l'une en face de l'autre de chaque côté de ladite partie de base (51), lesdites parties latérales (52) se prolongeant dans la direction longitudinale du rail et hors du plan de paroi de la partie de base (51), lesdites brides latérales (52) ayant un premier côté tourné à l'opposé de la partie de base (51) ;

une partie de retenue (54) est prévue sur chacune des brides latérales (52) de sorte que les deux parties de retenue (54) sur les brides latérales font saillie l'une vers l'autre en définissant une fente de profilé (55) entre elles, ladite fente (55) ayant une largeur prédéterminée, lesdites parties de retenue (54) étant prévues à une première distance de la partie de base (51) et la fente (55) est adaptée pour recevoir ladite au moins une fixation (6) pour le chaînage de parois (2),

caractérisée en ce que

les parties de retenue (54) sont conçues pour se plier élastiquement vers la partie de base (51) si au moins l'une desdites têtes d'attache (71), ayant une largeur de tête d'attache supérieure à la largeur de la fente (55) et une hauteur de tête d'attache étant la même que la première distance, est avancée dans la fente de profilé (55), de sorte que les parties de retenue (54) reviennent en arrière et verrouillent la tête d'attache (71) dans le profilé de rail d'ancrage (5) de sorte que le profilé de rail d'ancrage (5) ne puisse pas se déplacer axialement sur l'arbre d'attache (72).

11. Système d'ancrage de paroi selon la revendication 10, dans lequel le rail d'ancrage (5) est doté d'une orientation verticale.

12. Système d'ancrage de paroi selon l'une quelconque des revendications 10 à 11, dans lequel l'attache (7) est une vis.

13. Système d'ancrage de paroi selon l'une quelconque des revendications 10 à 12, dans lequel la fixation (6) présente une extrémité de préhension (61) et une extrémité de montage de paroi extérieure (62), l'extrémité de préhension (61) étant pourvue d'une forme en T de sorte que la fixation (6) soit adaptée pour être introduite dans la fente (55) du rail d'ancrage (5) et verrouillée dans celle-ci en tournant la fixation (6) après l'introduction.

14. Système d'ancrage de paroi selon l'une quelconque des revendications 10 à 13, dans lequel la fixation (6) est une attache de paroi, de préférence en plastique.

15. Système d'ancrage de paroi selon l'une quelconque des revendications 10 à 14, dans lequel la fixation (6) comprend au moins une fixation de ligne, de préférence une piste de maintien allongée destinée à recevoir l'écran de bâtiment extérieur ou la couche de revêtement, ladite fixation de ligne étant prévue sensiblement parallèlement à un rail d'ancrage.

16. Système d'ancrage de paroi selon l'une quelconque des revendications 10 à 15, dans lequel le rail d'ancrage (5) est selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9.

17. Système d'isolation de paroi comprenant le système d'ancrage de paroi selon l'une quelconque des revendications 10 à 16 et une paroi de bâtiment extérieure ayant un substrat (1) ou une paroi intérieure (1), une couche d'isolation (3) et un mur extérieur (2 ; 10), en particulier une couche de brique ou de maçonnerie, sous forme de couche de revêtement ou de protection extérieure d'une telle paroi de bâtiment.

18. Système d'isolation de paroi selon la revendication 17, dans lequel la couche isolante (3) comprend des panneaux fibreux de laine minérale, de préférence avec une densité de 30 à 250 kg/m³, plus préférablement de 50 à 150 kg/m³.

19. Système d'ancrage de paroi selon la revendication 17 ou 18, dans lequel l'au moins un rail d'ancrage (5) est prévu dans une rainure (31) sur le côté extérieur de la couche isolante (3), ladite rainure (31) étant de préférence usinée dans la surface de la couche isolante (3).

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