Rockwool International has filed a patent for a lamella fixing system that includes a supporting profile, a lamella with a groove, and a connector clip made of a steel sheet. The connector clip attaches the lamella to the supporting profile, with folded parts for attachment to both. The supporting profile has a depression or opening in the front flange, and the connector clip has folded parts that engage with this depression or opening. GlobalData’s report on Rockwool International gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Lamella fixing system with connector clip for attaching profiles
A recently filed patent (Publication Number: US20230313538A1) describes a lamella fixing system that includes a supporting profile, a lamella with a groove, and a connector clip to connect the lamella and the supporting profile. The connector clip is made of a steel sheet and has a planar, longitudinal part, rearward folded parts for attachment to the supporting profile, and forward folded parts for attachment to the lamella groove. The supporting profile has a depression or opening in the front flange, and the connector clip has rearward folded parts that engage with the depression or opening of the supporting profile.
The steel sheet used for the connector clip is made of spring steel. The thickness of the steel sheet can range from 0.2-1.8 mm, with specific ranges mentioned such as 0.3-1.5 mm, 0.3-1 mm, or specific thicknesses like 0.4, 0.5, or 0.7 mm.
The forward folded parts of the connector clip are designed to be elastically compressed in the width direction, creating an elastically stressed configuration. The system can have multiple forward folded parts that are pressed towards each other when attached to the lamella groove. These forward folded parts can form a snap-fit attachment to the lamella groove.
The connector clip can also have rearward folded parts for attachment to the supporting profile, which can be detachable snap-fit attachments. These rearward folded parts may have holes, notches, or indentations that allow disassembly using a protrusion tool from the front side of the connector clip.
The lamella fixing system can be used with a supporting profile that has a front flange and at least one fastening element for attachment to a supporting wall. The supporting profile can have different cross-sections, such as T-shaped, H-shaped, U-shaped, or asymmetric T-shaped, H-shaped, U-shaped.
The method of installing a lamella using this system involves attaching the rearward folded part of the connector clip to the supporting profile and then slidingly attaching the lamella groove to the forward folded part of the connector clip, which elastically compresses the forward folded part in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
Overall, this patent describes a lamella fixing system that uses a connector clip made of a steel sheet and provides various attachment configurations for connecting the lamella and the supporting profile.
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