Facade module and associated building facade

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12247404-B2
Application number	US-202117916762-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 1, 2021
Priority date	Apr 3, 2020
Publication date	Mar 11, 2025
Grant date	Mar 11, 2025

Abstract

A facade module for separating an interior from an exterior of a building volume includes: a partition plate, including an inner face and an outer face, the partition plate including an inner glazed layer forming the inner face; and a fastening element of the partition plate suitable for fastening the partition plate to a building structure. The partition plate includes at least one stone layer forming the outer face of the partition plate and/or extending over the inner glazed layer.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A facade module for separating an interior from an exterior of a building volume, comprising:
at least one partition plate, comprising an inner face and an outer face, the partition plate comprising an inner glazed layer forming the inner face, and
a fastening element of the partition plate, which is configured to fasten the partition plate to a building structure,
the partition plate comprising at least one stone layer forming the outer face of the partition plate,
wherein the partition plate comprises an intermediate glazed layer, the intermediate glazed layer extending between the inner glazed layer and the stone layer, the partition plate comprising a bonding agent bonding the intermediate glazed layer and the stone layer, and wherein
the fastening element comprises:
a base configured to be rigidly attached to the building structure;
a cramp iron; and
locking means, configured to connect the base to the cramp iron and move the cramp iron between a free position and a locking position, wherein the cramp iron presses the inner glazed layer against the base, the fastening element is configured to hold the partition plate onto the building structure when the cramp iron is in the locking position,
wherein the cramp iron comprises a tightening bar, and the partition plate comprises a receiving profile extending between the inner glazed layer and the intermediate glazed layer,
wherein a shape of the receiving profile in a cross section is U-shaped forming a cavity between the inner glazed layer and the intermediate glazed layer, and
wherein the tightening bar extends at least partially into the cavity formed by the U-shaped receiving profile when the cramp iron is in the locking position thereof.

2. The facade module according to claim 1 , wherein the stone layer consists of a group of pieces of stone, the group of pieces of stone comprising a plurality of pieces of stone and a binding agent, the binding agent connecting the pieces of stone to each other.

3. The facade module according to claim 2 , wherein the stone layer includes between one and ten pieces of stone, each piece of stone being a slice of stone with a thickness of between 3 mm and 12 mm.

4. The facade module according to claim 2 , wherein the pieces of stone of the stone group of pieces of stone consist of at least one opaque ornamental stone.

5. The facade module according to claim 1 , wherein an inner surface area and/or an outer surface area of the partition plate is greater than 1 m 2 .

6. A building facade comprising at least one facade module according to claim 1 and a building structure, the fastening element fastening the partition plate to the building structure.

7. The building facade according to claim 6 , wherein the facade module comprises at least two partition plates fastened to the building structure by a single fastening element, the fastening element extending between the two partition plates.

8. The facade module of claim 4 , wherein the pieces of stone of the stone group of pieces of stone are selected from the group consisting of: marble, granite, quartz, and limestone.

9. The facade module according to claim 3 , wherein the pieces of stone of the stone group of pieces of stone consist of at least one opaque ornamental stone.

10. The facade module according to claim 2 , wherein an inner surface area and/or an outer surface area of the partition plate is greater than 1 m 2 .

11. The facade module according to claim 3 , wherein an inner surface area and/or an outer surface area of the partition plate is greater than 1 m 2 .

12. The facade module according to claim 4 , wherein an inner surface area and/or an outer surface area of the partition plate is greater than 1 m 2 .

Assignees

• Kernex
• Agc Glass Europe
• Mineral Expertise

Inventors

• Orjebin Pierre
• Winkel Francois
• Theron Richard

Classifications

• E04B2/88

  Curtain walls {(fixing of glass panes E06B3/54)} · CPC title

• E04F13/0866

  composed of several layers, e.g. sandwich panels or layered panels (layered products as such in general B32B; producing decorative panels or veneers B44C5/04; E04F13/0864, E04F13/0875 take precedence) · CPC title

• E04F13/0837

  extending completely through the covering elements · CPC title

• E04B2/92

  Sandwich-type panels · CPC title

• B32B2607/00

  Walls, panels · CPC title