EP0546971A1 - Invisible junction device, suitable in particular for tight fabrics - Google Patents

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EP0546971A1
EP0546971A1 EP92440137A EP92440137A EP0546971A1 EP 0546971 A1 EP0546971 A1 EP 0546971A1 EP 92440137 A EP92440137 A EP 92440137A EP 92440137 A EP92440137 A EP 92440137A EP 0546971 A1 EP0546971 A1 EP 0546971A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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  • the present invention relates to the field of wall or ceiling coverings in the form of sheets, fabrics, or other stretched large width elements, and relates to an invisible joining device, in particular for stretched fabrics.
  • the laying of PVC fabrics or sheets stretched on the ceiling or on a wall is generally carried out definitively by means of spikes or staples or by means of a removable fixing means constituted by peripheral supports integral with the ceiling or walls and by a bead equipping the edges of the sheet and cooperating by shape with the support.
  • a bead attachment generally makes it possible to perfectly solve the problems of sheet tension, adaptation to the dimensions of the premises to be equipped, as well as possible dismantling, for example to access the plenum.
  • the present invention aims to overcome these drawbacks.
  • an invisible joining device in particular for stretched fabrics, characterized in that it is essentially constituted by a support for fixing to a ceiling or to a wall, by profiles for receiving beads of hooking, arranged in the support, and by an element for closing partially, or completely by pinching, the support.
  • the invisible joining device in particular for stretched fabrics, shown by way of example in FIGS. 1 and 2, is essentially constituted by a support 1 for fixing to a ceiling or to a wall, by profiles 2 for receiving beads of attachment, arranged in the support 1, and by an element 3 of partial or total closure by pinching, of the support 1.
  • the support 1 is advantageously in the form of a profile provided, on the one hand, with a bearing face against the existing ceiling or wall or for fixing on an intermediate support and, on the other hand, on the opposite side , two longitudinal sections 2 intended to cooperate with beads for hooking the corresponding edges of the sheet or sheets to be stretched, at the joint to be produced, these sections 2 extending parallel and symmetrically with a slight inclination relative to the vertical, their outer edge being aligned with the edge 4 of one of the sides of the support 1, while the other edge protrudes from the first with the formation of an edge 5 in extension of the outer edge of the corresponding profile 2.
  • the element 3 for closing the support 1 preferably consists of a profile, substantially U-shaped, supported by a wing on the upper part of the support 1 and the other wing of which bears against the edge.
  • 4 of the support has a thickness equal to the protruding length of the other edge of the support 1 relative to the edge 4 and is provided at its external free end with an edge 6 intended to cooperate with the edge 5, the fixing of the element 3 on the support 1 being ensured by at least one screw or at least one screw-nut or stud-nut 7 assembly (FIG. 1).
  • This embodiment makes it possible to obtain a practically invisible junction, either between two sheets, or at the level of the passage cutout, during the positioning, of an element passing through a sheet.
  • this device remains removable after detachment from one or more of the other sides of the sheet in order to access the screws or the like 7 for tightening the element 3.
  • the support 1 can also be in the form of a profile for attachment to a wall or to a ceiling provided with a single profile 2 for receiving a attachment bead, the opening of which faces downwards, and cooperating with a closing element 3 screwed onto said support and applying the sheet, near its fixing edge in the profile 2, against the wall or the ceiling.
  • a support 1 is not shown in the accompanying drawing, since it can be deduced simply from FIG. 1, from which it in fact takes up the constitution of the right part of the support 1 and that of the element 3.
  • FIG. 2 represents an alternative embodiment of the invention, in which the support 1 'is constituted by a first profiled element 8 for fixing to a wall or a ceiling, provided with a first profile 2 whose opening is extended by an edge edge 9 and by a second profiled element 10 articulated by means of a hinge 11 or a similar pivoting device on the first profiled element, said second profiled element 10 also being provided with a profile 2 arranged symmetrically, in the service position, with respect to profile 2 of the first element 8, said profile 2 also being extended by an edge edge 12 and the second profiled element 10 having a reversible engagement means 13 cooperating with the first profiled element 8 leaving a very thin seal between the two edges of the sheet or sheets to be joined.
  • the support 1 ' is constituted by a first profiled element 8 for fixing to a wall or a ceiling, provided with a first profile 2 whose opening is extended by an edge edge 9 and by a second profiled element 10 articulated by means of a hinge 11 or a similar pivoting device on the first
  • the reversible latching means 13 is advantageously constituted by hooks in the form of elastic latching blades cooperating with corresponding cutouts 14 provided in element 8. Due to the provision of a very thin joint between the edges jointing, that is to say the fact that the edges 9 and 12 are not clamped against each other, it is possible to maneuver the means 13, for example by means of a spatula or any another relatively rigid and thin element, in the sense of a detachment from the cutouts 14 of the element 8, in order to allow automatic opening of the device allowing easy access to the beads for fixing the corresponding edges in the profiled elements 2 .
  • the invention it is possible to produce an invisible joining device, in particular for stretched fabrics, this device making it possible to remove all visible joining accessories and thus considerably improve the aesthetic effect.
  • the embodiment according to FIG. 2 allows a release directly at the junction, after triggering of the means 13 by means of a very thin tool, such as a spatula inserted in the joint, without previously unhooking other sides of the sheet or a neighboring sheet, so that it is possible to achieve significant time savings.
  • a very thin tool such as a spatula inserted in the joint

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This invention relates to a device for making invisible joins, particularly for tent canvas. Device characterised in that it consists essentially of a support (1, 1') for fixing to a ceiling or a wall using sections (2) to take fixing pads, positioned in the support (1) and using a unit (3) for partial closing, or total closing by squeezing, of the support (1). Particularly applicable in the area of ceiling and/or wall coverings. <IMAGE>

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La présente invention concerne le domaine des revêtements de murs ou de plafonds sous forme de feuilles, de tissus, ou autres éléments de grande largeur tendus, et a pour objet un dispositif de jonction invisible, notamment pour toiles tendues.The present invention relates to the field of wall or ceiling coverings in the form of sheets, fabrics, or other stretched large width elements, and relates to an invisible joining device, in particular for stretched fabrics.

La pose de tissus ou de feuilles en PVC tendus au plafond ou à un mur est généralement réalisée de manière définitive au moyen de pointes ou d'agrafes ou par l'intermédiaire d'un moyen de fixation démontable constitué par des supports périphériques solidaires du plafond ou des murs et par un bourrelet équipant les bords de la feuille et coopérant par forme avec le support. Un tel accrochage par bourrelet permet généralement de résoudre parfaitement les problèmes de tension de la feuille, d'adaptation aux dimensions des locaux à équiper, ainsi que de démontage éventuel, par exemple pour accéder au plénum.The laying of PVC fabrics or sheets stretched on the ceiling or on a wall is generally carried out definitively by means of spikes or staples or by means of a removable fixing means constituted by peripheral supports integral with the ceiling or walls and by a bead equipping the edges of the sheet and cooperating by shape with the support. Such a bead attachment generally makes it possible to perfectly solve the problems of sheet tension, adaptation to the dimensions of the premises to be equipped, as well as possible dismantling, for example to access the plenum.

Toutefois, dans le cas de très grandes surfaces à revêtir d'une telle feuille tendue, il se pose un problème de dimension en largeur de la feuille inhérent à la réalisation de cette dernière, de sorte qu'il est nécessaire de prévoir un dispositif spécial de jonction suivant la largeur. Un tel dispositif est constitué actuellement par un montage spécifique de supports analogues aux supports périphériques, au niveau de la jonction entre les feuilles parallèles.However, in the case of very large surfaces to be coated with such a stretched sheet, there is a problem of dimension in width of the sheet inherent in the production of the latter, so that it is necessary to provide a special device junction along the width. Such a device currently consists of a specific mounting of supports similar to peripheral supports, at the junction between the parallel sheets.

De même, dans le cas de présence d'un poteau dans une pièce, il est nécessaire de prévoir dans la feuille une découpe permettant sa mise en place autour dudit poteau. Une telle mise en place sur le poteau même est effectuée de manière habituelle par utilisation des supports périphériques, le trait de découpe entre un côté de la feuille et la découpe du poteau même, nécessaire pour l'insertion du poteau, étant équipé, de chaque côté, d'un bourrelet destiné à coopérer avec un montage spécifique de supports analogues aux supports périphériques.Likewise, in the case of the presence of a post in a room, it is necessary to provide a cutout in the sheet allowing it to be placed around said post. Such an installation on the post itself is carried out in the usual way by the use of peripheral supports, the cutting line between one side of the sheet and the cutting of the post itself, necessary for the insertion of the post, being equipped, on each side, with a bead intended to cooperate with a specific mounting of supports similar to peripheral supports.

Ces montages spécifiques permettent, certes, de résoudre les problèmes de jonction, mais, cependant, les moyens utilisés restent visibles au niveau de ladite jonction et ont un effet défavorable du point de vue esthétique.These specific assemblies allow, of course, to solve the junction problems, but, however, the means used remain visible at the said junction and have an unfavorable effect from the aesthetic point of view.

La présente invention a pour but de pallier ces inconvénients.The present invention aims to overcome these drawbacks.

Elle a, en effet, pour objet un dispositif de jonction invisible, notamment pour toiles tendues, caractérisé en ce qu'il est essentiellement constitué par un support de fixation à un plafond ou à une paroi, par des profilés de réception de bourrelets d'accrochage, disposés dans le support, et par un élément de fermeture partielle, ou totale par pincement, du support.It has, in fact, for its object an invisible joining device, in particular for stretched fabrics, characterized in that it is essentially constituted by a support for fixing to a ceiling or to a wall, by profiles for receiving beads of hooking, arranged in the support, and by an element for closing partially, or completely by pinching, the support.

L'invention sera mieux comprise, grâce à la description ci-après, qui se rapporte à un mode de réalisation préféré, donné à titre d'exemple non limitatif, et expliqué avec référence au dessin schématique annexé, dans lequel :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en coupe d'un dispositif conforme à l'invention, et
  • la figure 2 est une vue analogue à celle de la figure 1 d'une variante de réalisation de l'invention.
The invention will be better understood from the description below, which relates to a preferred embodiment, given by way of nonlimiting example, and explained with reference to the appended schematic drawing, in which:
  • FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a device according to the invention, and
  • Figure 2 is a view similar to that of Figure 1 of an alternative embodiment of the invention.

Le dispositif de jonction invisible, notamment pour toiles tendues, représenté à titre d'exemple aux figures 1 et 2, est essentiellement constitué par un support 1 de fixation à un plafond ou à une paroi, par des profilés 2 de réception de bourrelets d'accrochage, disposés dans le support 1, et par un élément 3 de fermeture partielle, ou totale par pincement, du support 1.The invisible joining device, in particular for stretched fabrics, shown by way of example in FIGS. 1 and 2, is essentially constituted by a support 1 for fixing to a ceiling or to a wall, by profiles 2 for receiving beads of attachment, arranged in the support 1, and by an element 3 of partial or total closure by pinching, of the support 1.

Le support 1 se présente avantageusement sous forme d'un profilé muni, d'une part, d'une face d'appui contre le plafond ou le mur existant ou de fixation sur un support intermédiaire et, d'autre part, du côté opposé, de deux profilés longitudinaux 2 destinés à coopérer avec des bourrelets d'accrochage des bords correspondants de la ou des feuilles à tendre, au niveau du joint à réaliser, ces profilés 2 s'étendant parallèlement et symétriquement avec une légère inclinaison par rapport à la verticale, leur bord extérieur étant aligné avec le bord 4 de l'un des côtés du support 1, tandis que l'autre bord dépasse du premier avec formation d'une arête 5 en prolongement du bord extérieur du profilé 2 correspondant.The support 1 is advantageously in the form of a profile provided, on the one hand, with a bearing face against the existing ceiling or wall or for fixing on an intermediate support and, on the other hand, on the opposite side , two longitudinal sections 2 intended to cooperate with beads for hooking the corresponding edges of the sheet or sheets to be stretched, at the joint to be produced, these sections 2 extending parallel and symmetrically with a slight inclination relative to the vertical, their outer edge being aligned with the edge 4 of one of the sides of the support 1, while the other edge protrudes from the first with the formation of an edge 5 in extension of the outer edge of the corresponding profile 2.

L'élément 3 de fermeture du support 1 est constitué, de préférence, par un profilé, sensiblement en forme de U, s'appuyant par une aile sur la partie supérieure du support 1 et dont l'autre aile s'appuie contre le bord 4 du support 1, présente une épaisseur égale à la longueur en saillie de l'autre bord du support 1 par rapport au bord 4 et est munie à son extrémité libre externe d'une arête 6 destinée à coopérer avec l'arête 5, la fixation de l'élément 3 sur le support 1 étant assurée par au moins une vis ou au moins un ensemble vis-écrou ou goujon-écrou 7 (figure 1).The element 3 for closing the support 1 preferably consists of a profile, substantially U-shaped, supported by a wing on the upper part of the support 1 and the other wing of which bears against the edge. 4 of the support 1, has a thickness equal to the protruding length of the other edge of the support 1 relative to the edge 4 and is provided at its external free end with an edge 6 intended to cooperate with the edge 5, the fixing of the element 3 on the support 1 being ensured by at least one screw or at least one screw-nut or stud-nut 7 assembly (FIG. 1).

Ainsi, après montage du support 1 sur le plafond ou le mur correspondant, il suffit d'insérer les bourrelets des bords correspondants, de la ou des feuilles à jointoyer, dans les profilés 2, avant insertion des bourrelets des autres bords dans les supports périphériques et mise sous tension des feuilles. Il en résulte qu'au niveau de la jonction longitudinale entre deux feuilles, dans le cas de réalisation de surfaces importantes ou au niveau du trait de découpe de passage d'un élément intermédiaire tel qu'un poteau ou autre, le jointoiement entre les feuilles ou entre les bords de la découpe est réalisé en premier lieu, puis est suivi par le montage de l'élément 3 de fermeture du support 1, cet élément 3 étant serré sur le support 1 au moyen des vis ou des ensembles vis-écrou ou goujon-écrou 7, de manière à ne laisser apparaître qu'une simple ligne longitudinale après montage définitif des autres bords de la ou des feuilles et tension de celles-ci.Thus, after mounting the support 1 on the corresponding ceiling or wall, it suffices to insert the beads of the corresponding edges, of the sheet or sheets to be joined, in the profiles 2, before insertion of the beads of the other edges in the peripheral supports. and energizing the sheets. It follows that at the longitudinal junction between two sheets, in the case of making large areas or at the cut-out line for the passage of an intermediate element such as a post or the like, the jointing between the sheets or between the edges of the cut is carried out first, then is followed by the mounting of the element 3 for closing the support 1, this element 3 being tightened on the support 1 by means of the screws or screw-nut or stud-nut 7 assemblies, so leaving only a simple longitudinal line appear after final assembly of the other edges of the sheet or sheets and tension thereof.

Ce mode de réalisation permet l'obtention d'une jonction pratiquement invisible, soit entre deux feuilles, soit au niveau de la découpe de passage, lors de la mise en place, d'un élément traversant une feuille. En outre, ce dispositif reste démontable après décrochement de l'un ou de plusieurs des autres côtés de la feuille afin d'accéder aux vis ou analogues 7 de serrage de l'élément 3.This embodiment makes it possible to obtain a practically invisible junction, either between two sheets, or at the level of the passage cutout, during the positioning, of an element passing through a sheet. In addition, this device remains removable after detachment from one or more of the other sides of the sheet in order to access the screws or the like 7 for tightening the element 3.

Selon une variante de réalisation de l'invention, non représentée au dessin annexé, le support 1 peut également se présenter sous forme d'un profilé de fixation à un mur ou à un plafond muni d'un seul profilé 2 de réception d'un bourrelet d'accrochage, dont l'ouverture est tournée vers le bas, et coopérant avec un élément 3 de fermeture vissé sur ledit support et appliquant la feuille, près de son bord de fixation dans le profilé 2, contre le mur ou le plafond. Un tel support 1 n'est pas représenté sur le dessin annexé, du fait qu'il peut être déduit simplement de la figure 1, dont il reprend en fait la constitution de la partie droite du support 1 et celle de l'élément 3.According to an alternative embodiment of the invention, not shown in the accompanying drawing, the support 1 can also be in the form of a profile for attachment to a wall or to a ceiling provided with a single profile 2 for receiving a attachment bead, the opening of which faces downwards, and cooperating with a closing element 3 screwed onto said support and applying the sheet, near its fixing edge in the profile 2, against the wall or the ceiling. Such a support 1 is not shown in the accompanying drawing, since it can be deduced simply from FIG. 1, from which it in fact takes up the constitution of the right part of the support 1 and that of the element 3.

La figure 2 représente une variante de réalisation de l'invention, dans laquelle le support 1' est constitué par un premier élément profilé 8 de fixation sur un mur ou un plafond, muni d'un premier profilé 2 dont l'ouverture est prolongée par une arête de bord 9 et par un deuxième élément profilé 10 articulé au moyen d'une charnière 11 ou d'un dispositif pivotant analogue sur le premier élément profilé, cedit deuxième élément profilé 10 étant également muni d'un profilé 2 disposé symétriquement, en position de service, par rapport au profilé 2 du premier élément 8, ledit profilé 2 étant également prolongé par une arête de bord 12 et le deuxième élément profilé 10 présentant un moyen d'enclenchement réversible 13 coopérant avec le premier élément profilé 8 en laissant subsister un joint de très faible épaisseur entre les deux bords de la ou des feuilles à jointoyer. Ainsi, il est possible de réaliser un accrochage, sans tension, de l'ensemble des bords d'une ou de plusieurs feuilles, puis de rapprocher les arêtes 9 et 12 du support 1 par basculement, dans la charnière 11, du deuxième élément profilé 10, le maintien en position de service étant assuré par coopération du moyen 13 dudit deuxième élément 10 avec le premier élément 8.FIG. 2 represents an alternative embodiment of the invention, in which the support 1 'is constituted by a first profiled element 8 for fixing to a wall or a ceiling, provided with a first profile 2 whose opening is extended by an edge edge 9 and by a second profiled element 10 articulated by means of a hinge 11 or a similar pivoting device on the first profiled element, said second profiled element 10 also being provided with a profile 2 arranged symmetrically, in the service position, with respect to profile 2 of the first element 8, said profile 2 also being extended by an edge edge 12 and the second profiled element 10 having a reversible engagement means 13 cooperating with the first profiled element 8 leaving a very thin seal between the two edges of the sheet or sheets to be joined. Thus, it is possible to attach, without tension, all of the edges of one or more sheets, then bring the edges 9 and 12 of the support 1 by tilting, in the hinge 11, the second profiled element. 10, the maintenance in the service position being ensured by cooperation of the means 13 of said second element 10 with the first element 8.

Le moyen 13 d'enclenchement réversible est avantageusement constitué par des crochets sous forme de lames d'enclenchement élastiques coopérant avec des découpes 14 correspondantes prévues dans l'élément 8. Du fait de la prévision d'un joint de très faible épaisseur entre les bords à jointoyer, c'est-à-dire du fait que les arêtes 9 et 12 ne sont pas serrées l'une contre l'autre, il est possible de manoeuvrer le moyen 13, par exemple au moyen d'une spatule ou de tout autre élément relativement rigide et de faible épaisseur, dans le sens d'un décrochage hors des découpes 14 de l'élément 8, afin de permettre une ouverture automatique du dispositif autorisant un accès aisé aux bourrelets de fixation des bords correspondants dans les éléments profilés 2.The reversible latching means 13 is advantageously constituted by hooks in the form of elastic latching blades cooperating with corresponding cutouts 14 provided in element 8. Due to the provision of a very thin joint between the edges jointing, that is to say the fact that the edges 9 and 12 are not clamped against each other, it is possible to maneuver the means 13, for example by means of a spatula or any another relatively rigid and thin element, in the sense of a detachment from the cutouts 14 of the element 8, in order to allow automatic opening of the device allowing easy access to the beads for fixing the corresponding edges in the profiled elements 2 .

Lors de la mise en place de feuilles, sur un plafond ou un mur, tous les bords de la ou des feuilles peuvent être montés dans leur support correspondant, le dispositif pouvant être fermé en dernier lieu jusqu'à enclenchement du moyen 13 dans les découpes 14, la tension définitive des feuilles étant réalisée, de manière connue, après cet enclenchement.When placing sheets, on a ceiling or a wall, all the edges of the sheet or sheets can be mounted in their corresponding support, the device being able to be closed last until the means 13 engage in the cutouts 14, the tension final sheets being made, in known manner, after this engagement.

Grâce à l'invention, il est possible de réaliser un dispositif de jonction invisible, notamment pour des toiles tendues, ce dispositif permettant de supprimer tous les accessoires de jonction visibles et ainsi d'améliorer considérablement l'effet esthétique.Thanks to the invention, it is possible to produce an invisible joining device, in particular for stretched fabrics, this device making it possible to remove all visible joining accessories and thus considerably improve the aesthetic effect.

En outre, le mode de réalisation suivant la figure 2 permet un décrochage directement au niveau de la jonction, après déclenchement du moyen 13 par l'intermédiaire d'un outil de très faible épaisseur, tel qu'une spatule insérée dans le joint, sans décrochage préalable d'autres côtés de la feuille ou d'une feuille voisine, de sorte qu'il est possible de réaliser d'importants gains de temps.In addition, the embodiment according to FIG. 2 allows a release directly at the junction, after triggering of the means 13 by means of a very thin tool, such as a spatula inserted in the joint, without previously unhooking other sides of the sheet or a neighboring sheet, so that it is possible to achieve significant time savings.

Bien entendu, l'invention n'est pas limitée au mode de réalisation décrit et représenté au dessin annexé. Des modifications restent possibles, notamment du point de vue de la constitution des divers éléments ou par substitution d'équivalents techniques, sans sortir pour autant du domaine de protection de l'invention.Of course, the invention is not limited to the embodiment described and shown in the accompanying drawing. Modifications remain possible, in particular from the point of view of the constitution of the various elements or by substitution of technical equivalents, without thereby departing from the scope of protection of the invention.

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Dispositif de jonction invisible, notamment pour toiles tendues, caractérisé en ce qu'il est essentiellement constitué par un support (1, 1') de fixation à un plafond ou à une paroi, par des profilés (2) de réception de bourrelets d'accrochage, disposés dans le support (1), et par un élément (3) de fermeture partielle, ou totale par pincement, du support (1).Invisible jointing device, in particular for stretched fabrics, characterized in that it essentially consists of a support (1, 1 ') for fixing to a ceiling or to a wall, by profiles (2) for receiving beads of hooking, arranged in the support (1), and by an element (3) of partial or total closure by pinching, of the support (1). Dispositif, suivant la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le support (1) se présente avantageusement sous forme d'un profilé muni, d'une part, d'une face d'appui contre le plafond ou le mur existant ou de fixation sur un support intermédiaire et, d'autre part, du côté opposé, de deux profilés longitudinaux (2) destinés à coopérer avec des bourrelets d'accrochage des bords correspondants de la ou des feuilles à tendre, au niveau du joint à réaliser, ces profilés (2) s'étendant parallèlement et symétriquement avec une légère inclinaison par rapport à la verticale, leur bord extérieur étant aligné avec le bord (4) de l'un des côtés du support (1), tandis que l'autre bord dépasse du premier avec formation d'une arête (5) en prolongement du bord extérieur du profilé (2) correspondant.Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the support (1) is advantageously in the form of a profile provided, on the one hand, with a face for bearing against the existing ceiling or wall or for fixing to an intermediate support and, on the other hand, on the opposite side, two longitudinal profiles (2) intended to cooperate with beads for hooking the corresponding edges of the sheet or sheets to be stretched, at the joint to be produced, these profiles (2) extending parallel and symmetrically with a slight inclination relative to the vertical, their outer edge being aligned with the edge (4) on one side of the support (1), while the other edge protrudes from the first with the formation of an edge (5) in extension of the outer edge of the corresponding profile (2). Dispositif, suivant la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'élément (3) de fermeture du support (1) est constitué, de préférence, par un profilé, sensiblement en forme de U, s'appuyant par une aile sur la partie supérieure du support (1) et dont l'autre aile s'appuie contre le bord (4) du support (1), présente une épaisseur égale à la longueur en saillie de l'autre bord du support (1) par rapport au bord (4) et est munie à son extrémité libre externe d'une arête (6) destinée à coopérer avec l'arête (5), la fixation de l'élément (3) sur le support (1) étant assurée par au moins une vis ou au moins un ensemble vis-écrou ou goujon-écrou (7).Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the element (3) for closing the support (1) preferably consists of a profile, substantially U-shaped, supported by a wing on the upper part of the support (1) and the other wing of which bears against the edge (4) of the support (1), has a thickness equal to the protruding length of the other edge of the support (1) relative to the edge ( 4) and is provided at its external free end with an edge (6) intended to cooperate with the edge (5), the fixing of the element (3) on the support (1) being provided by at least one screw or at least one screw-nut or stud-nut (7) assembly. Dispositif, suivant la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le support (1) se présente sous forme d'un profilé de fixation à un mur ou à un plafond muni d'un seul profilé (2) de réception d'un bourrelet d'accrochage, dont l'ouverture est tournée vers le bas, et coopérant avec un élément (3) de fermeture vissé sur ledit support et appliquant la feuille, près de son bord de fixation dans le profilé (2), contre le mur ou le plafond.Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the support (1) is in the form of a profile for attachment to a wall or to a ceiling provided with a single profile (2) for receiving a bead of hooking, the opening of which faces downwards, and cooperating with a closure element (3) screwed onto said support and applying the sheet, near its fixing edge in the profile (2), against the wall or the ceiling . Dispositif, suivant la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le support (l') est constitué par un premier élément profilé (8) de fixation sur un mur ou un plafond, muni d'un premier profilé (2) dont l'ouverture est prolongée par une arête de bord (9) et par un deuxième élément profilé (10) articulé au moyen d'une charnière (11) ou d'un dispositif pivotant analogue sur le premier élément profilé, cedit deuxième élément profilé (10) étant également muni d'un profilé (2) disposé symétriquement, en position de service, par rapport au profilé (2) du premier élément (8), ledit profilé (2) étant également prolongé par une arête de bord (12) et le deuxième élément profilé (10) présentant un moyen d'enclenchement réversible (13) coopérant avec le premier élément profilé (8) en laissant subsister un joint de très faible épaisseur entre les deux bords de la ou des feuilles à jointoyer.Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the support (l ') consists of a first profiled element (8) for fixing to a wall or a ceiling, provided with a first profiled (2) whose opening is extended by an edge edge (9) and by a second profiled element (10) articulated by means of a hinge (11) or a similar pivoting device on the first profiled element, said second profiled element (10) also being provided with a profile (2) arranged symmetrically, in the service position, with respect to the profile (2) of the first element (8), said profile (2) also being extended by an edge edge (12) and the second element profile (10) having a reversible engagement means (13) cooperating with the first profile element (8) leaving a very thin seal between the two edges of the sheet or sheets to be joined. Dispositif, suivant la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que le moyen (13) d'enclenchement réversible est avantageusement constitué par des crochets sous forme de lames d'enclenchement élastiques coopérant avec des découpes (14) correspondantes prévues dans l'élément (8), évitant ainsi le décrochage préalable à d'autres endroits, ou de surfaces attenantes.Device according to claim 5, characterized in that the reversible engagement means (13) is advantageously constituted by hooks in the form of elastic engagement blades cooperating with corresponding cutouts (14) provided in the element (8) , thus avoiding stalling in other places, or adjoining surfaces.
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