Fastening device for decorative layer to be laminated on support structure

Abstract

The invention relates to a fastening device (1) for a decorative layer (22) to be laminated on a support structure (21), comprising a beading device (11) and a support (13) on which the support structure (21) and the decorative layer (22) can be arranged in such a way that the decorative layer (22) at least partially covers the support structure (21), the beading device (11) has a beading device edge (12) and is designed to fasten the decorative layer (22) and the support structure (21) to one another along a predetermined seam contour (23) on a support (13) by means of the beading device edge (12), and wherein the fastening device (1) further has a lighting device (31) which is designed to illuminate the support (13) along the seam contour (23).

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a fixing device for a decorative layer to be laminated onto a supporting structure. Background Technology

[0002] Lamination devices and fixing devices for securing decorative layers to be laminated onto a supporting structure have long been known. It is also known to use an edge presser to press the decorative layer along the seam contour against the supporting structure or against a support member, which may be called a pedestal, thereby securing the decorative layer in a predetermined position on the supporting structure during the subsequent actual lamination process.

[0003] In this case, it is usually necessary to manually position the decorative layer on the support structure, or to position the support structure and the decorative layer on the support, and to position the support structure and / or the decorative layer relative to the edge presser, so that the edge or predetermined area of ​​the decorative layer extends precisely along the seam profile defined by the edge of the edge presser.

[0004] However, the problem lies in the fact that the edge presser itself, or other structures of the lamination and / or fixing device, cast shadows on the support, decorative layer, and / or supporting structure, significantly increasing the difficulty of accurately positioning the decorative layer. This problem is particularly pronounced when using dark materials as the decorative layer, because for operators performing manual positioning, the precise orientation of the dark decorative layer is no longer visible or at least not easily discernible within the shadowed area. Summary of the Invention

[0005] Therefore, the object of the present invention is to overcome the above-mentioned disadvantages and provide a fixing device for a decorative layer to be laminated on a support structure, which can more conveniently position the decorative layer and preferably also the support structure relative to a predetermined seam profile.

[0006] This objective is achieved through the combination of features according to claim 1.

[0007] Therefore, according to the present invention, a fixing device for a decorative layer to be laminated onto a supporting structure is provided, the fixing device having a support and an edge clamp. On the support (which may also be called a support body, support seat, or support member), the supporting structure and the decorative layer can be arranged such that the decorative layer at least partially covers the supporting structure. It should be noted that the support is preferably constructed to planarly support the supporting structure, so that the decorative layer can be planarly disposed on the supporting structure, and subsequently the supporting structure and the decorative layer can be laminated to each other, i.e., they can be planarly connected to each other during the lamination process. According to the present invention, the edge clamp has an edge clamp edge particularly facing the support and is constructed to fix the decorative layer and the supporting structure to the support by means of the edge clamp edge, preferably in a form-locking and / or force-locking manner, along a predetermined seam profile, wherein the seam profile is correspondingly determined, particularly by, the direction of the edge clamp edge. Advantageously, the fixing device also includes a lighting device, which may also be referred to as a first lighting device, and is configured to illuminate the support or the decorative layer disposed on the support together with the support structure, along the imaginary path of the joint profile or the joint profile on the support or the decorative layer, thereby eliminating or at least reducing shadows and significantly simplifying the manual positioning operation of the operator. Preferably, the lighting device is designed to illuminate the area on the support immediately adjacent to the joint profile.

[0008] In many cases of fixing devices, a pressing device bridge is provided, on which the pressing device is held directly or indirectly by an actuator to enable movement of the pressing device. In an improved embodiment with such a pressing device bridge, it is preferably specified that the pressing device, together with and / or from the pressing device bridge, is movable toward a support for securing the decorative layer and supporting structure to the support, wherein the lighting device is disposed on the pressing device bridge.

[0009] Relatedly, shadows are typically generated by the edge-pressing bridge because lighting devices used to illuminate the working area on the fixture are usually positioned above the edge-pressing bridge. Therefore, the shadows generated by the edge-pressing bridge are eliminated on the one hand, and the existing components are utilized as a support to structurally integrate the lighting device into the fixture on the other.

[0010] Furthermore, it is preferably specified here that the pressure plate bridge spans the support at a distance, and the lighting device is located on the side of the pressure plate bridge facing the support.

[0011] Although the (first) lighting device is preferably positioned on the edge-pressing bridge, additional beneficial effects can be achieved through clever positioning. For example, if the first lighting device or the third lighting device, which will also be mentioned below, is positioned on the support and positioned such that the generated light is directed parallel to the decorative layer toward the surface of the edge-pressing, then any protrusions of the decorative layer along the seam contour will produce noticeably perceptible shadows, making these protrusions more easily noticeable to the operator. If two lighting devices are used, such as the first lighting device and the third lighting device, to illuminate the area adjacent to the seam contour and the area parallel to the surface, respectively, then they can use different colors, so that these colors blend outside the shadows of the protrusions, and the protrusions are also more easily identifiable through the color presented on the surface of the decorative layer.

[0012] Since the seam profile extends linearly, it is preferably specified that the lighting device consists of a plurality of lighting devices preferably arranged in a row. Alternatively, it may be specified that the lighting device is constructed as a strip, for example as an LED light strip, and extends corresponding to the seam profile, so that the seam profile can be illuminated along its entire length or along an imaginary direction corresponding to the seam profile.

[0013] In principle, the fixing device may also have a mechanical positioning aid for positioning the decorative layer and / or supporting structure on the support; in a simple case, this may be a mechanical stop. Here, an improvement of the invention specifies that the lighting device is configured to illuminate the area on the support adjacent to the mechanical positioning aid or the area of ​​the supporting structure and / or decorative layer adjacent to the mechanical positioning aid, thereby reducing or eliminating shadows and simplifying manual positioning operations. Additionally or alternatively, a second lighting device may also be provided, correspondingly configured to illuminate the area on the support adjacent to the mechanical positioning aid or the area of ​​the supporting structure and / or decorative layer adjacent to the mechanical positioning aid.

[0014] As previously mentioned, the fixing device may also have a working area where an operator can manually position the decorative layer and / or support structure onto the support. Here, the long side of the edge presser faces the working area, and an illumination device is positioned between the working area and the edge presser and / or constructed to illuminate the long side of the edge presser, thereby reducing or eliminating shadows on the side of the edge presser facing the operator.

[0015] However, in order to enable inspection on the side of the edge presser away from the working area, it may be specified that an additional lighting device or a second part of the first lighting device is constructed to illuminate the area on the support adjacent to the edge of the edge presser on the side of the edge presser away from the working area.

[0016] Furthermore, the lighting device can be configured to generate or project an optical positioning aid mark onto the support or the supporting structure and / or decorative layer arranged on the support, and / or the fixing device may have an additional or third lighting device configured to generate or project an optical positioning aid mark onto the support or the supporting structure and / or decorative layer arranged on the support. For example, this can project a direction offset parallel to the direction of the seam edge, or project a predetermined direction of the edge of the decorative layer and / or supporting structure. For example, the third lighting device can be configured as a line laser, or a prism or other optical device can be used to project a clearly defined outline onto the support / support structure / decorative layer.

[0017] A particularly advantageous variation is that the fixture also includes a control unit connected via signal technology to the lighting device and / or to the second and / or third lighting device. This control unit is configured to optically display at least one status information of the fixture by controlling the lighting device. In addition to displaying status information such as the fixture's operating status, operating pressure, and / or other machine parameters, or as an alternative, the fixture may include sensors, for example, for detecting the position of the support structure and / or decorative layer on the support and on one of the mechanical or optical positioning aids. If such a sensor detects that the support structure and / or decorative layer is in a predetermined position, this can be displayed as status information by the lighting device via the control unit. Displaying status information using a lighting device not only replaces other display devices, but importantly, the operator focused on the positioning of the decorative layer and support structure does not need to shift their gaze to obtain the status information, as the status information is directly displayed in the work area determined by manual positioning. Here, the work is significantly simplified by the status information that facilitates manual positioning, and work safety is significantly improved by the safety-related status information.

[0018] For example, status information can be output by changing the color of light or changing the luminous flux, i.e., varying the brightness. Therefore, it can be specified that the lighting device is constructed to change the luminous flux and / or color of light generated for illumination.

[0019] Although typically the (first) lighting fixture and the second and / or third lighting fixture may consist of multiple, particularly multi-color, light-emitting devices, for example, these light-emitting devices may be specified to consist of multiple multi-color LEDs or RGB-LEDs or RGBW-LEDs, which may be controlled together or in groups accordingly.

[0020] Furthermore, it is preferably stipulated that the direct line of sight between the (first) lighting device and the support is not affected by any obstruction that casts a shadow on the support. It should be noted that neither the supporting structure nor the decorative layer constitutes such an obstruction, so it can also be said that the direct line of sight between the (first) lighting device and the decorative layer is not affected by any obstruction that casts a shadow on the decorative layer.

[0021] It should also be clarified that the edge clamp can be integral, with a single edge clamp edge designed to secure the decorative layer and support structure to the support along the entire length of the seam profile. Alternatively, it can be specified that the edge clamp is multi-piece, with each part of the edge clamp collectively forming the edge clamp edge, designed to secure the decorative layer and support structure to the support along the entire length of the seam profile.

[0022] The features disclosed above can be combined arbitrarily, as long as they are technically feasible and do not contradict each other. Attached Figure Description

[0023] Other advantageous improvements of the invention are described in the dependent claims, or shown in more detail below in conjunction with the description of preferred embodiments of the invention and with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0024] The attached image is as follows:

[0025] Figure 1 This is a side view of the fixing device;

[0026] Figure 2 This is a top view of the support for the fixed device. Detailed Implementation

[0027] These figures are illustrative examples. The same reference numerals in the figures indicate the same functional and / or structural features. Figure 2 The support shown can be based on Figure 1 Support for the fixed device.

[0028] exist Figure 1 In the figure, the fixing device 1 is shown in a side sectional view. A support structure 21 is laid flat on the support 13 of the fixing device 1, and a decorative layer 22 is laid flat on the support structure. The edge presser 11 extends from the edge presser bridge 14 and uses its edge presser edge 12 to press the decorative layer 22 against the support 13, thereby fixing it along the seam contour 23 in the subsequent lamination process.

[0029] Under unfavorable lighting conditions, shadows may occur in the area 34 of the support 13 adjacent to the edge presser 11 or the seam profile 23, or in the decorative layer 22 arranged on the support, due to the edge presser bridge 14 itself or other factors. Consequently, the seam profile 23 and the edge presser edge 12 become invisible or difficult to discern for the operator 17 or to the naked eye, and positioning the decorative layer 22 and the support structure 21 relative to the edge presser edge 12 or along the seam profile 23 becomes difficult. This is particularly noticeable when using the decorative layer 22 made of a dark material.

[0030] Therefore, in Figure 1 In the variant shown, a (first) lighting device 31 is provided on the side of the edge presser bridge 14 facing the support 13. This lighting device is configured to illuminate the support 13 along the seam profile 23 and especially in the area 24 adjacent to the seam profile 23 or the edge presser edge 12 and located between the working area 16 and the edge presser 11, thereby reducing or eliminating shadows and, in particular, making the orientation or positioning of the decorative layer 22 adjacent to the edge presser 11 identifiable.

[0031] Therefore, it becomes significantly easier for operator 17 to neatly position the decorative layer 22, so that after the decorative layer 22 is fixed to the support structure 21 by the edge presser 11, the lamination operation can be performed and a neat seam can be formed along the seam contour 23.

[0032] Although the (first) lighting device 31 can be controlled by the control unit 18 only for illuminating the area 34, it is preferably specified that the status information of the fixture 1 can be output to the operator 17 by controlling the (first) lighting device 31 by the control unit 18.

[0033] This not only saves on additional means of displaying status information, but also simplifies the work of operator 17 and improves safety, because operator 17 does not need to take his / her eyes off the positioning-critical area 34 during manual positioning.

[0034] For example, if a safety-related machine parameter of the fixture 1 exceeds a threshold, the (first) lighting device 31 can be controlled by the control unit 18, for example, to produce flashing or blinking light by varying the luminous flux. Similarly, when using the multi-color lighting device 31, the light color can also be changed. Thus, the area 34 can be illuminated with white light and the threshold being exceeded can be indicated by red light.

[0035] In addition, sensors can be installed to check the position of the decorative layer 22. (See reference...) Figure 2For example, a sensor can be placed in the area of ​​the mechanical positioning aid 15 that forms the stop. If the sensor detects that the decorative layer 22 is correctly abutting the positioning aid 15, this can be indicated by the (first) lighting device 31 and, for example, by green light, so that the operator 17 can know the correct positioning on the positioning aid 15 without taking his / her eyes off the area 34.

[0036] exist Figure 2 The fixing device 1 is shown in a top view. Here, the fixing device may optionally be... Figure 1 Fixture 1 in the middle. According to Figure 2 The illustration is simplified, and for clarity, the depiction of the edge-pressing bridge 14 and the edge-pressing device 11 is omitted. Furthermore, the control unit 18 is not shown, but it is present and is connected, at least technically, to the first lighting device 31, the second lighting device 32, and the third lighting device 33.

[0037] Figure 2 The key is that the first lighting device 31 is constructed in a strip shape and corresponds to the seam contour 23, that is, following the direction of the seam contour 23, so that the area 34 that is illuminated or can be illuminated also corresponds to the seam contour 23.

[0038] Such as combination Figure 1 According to Figure 2 The variant shown includes a mechanical positioning auxiliary device 15, which is specifically designed as a stop, and the decorative layer 22 can be attached to the stop and positioned.

[0039] Unfavorable shadows may also appear in the area of ​​the mechanical positioning aid 15. Although the entire area 35 on the decorative layer 22 adjacent to the positioning aid 15 can be illuminated by the first lighting device 31, according to Figure 2 The variant scheme specifies that a second lighting device 32 is provided for this purpose, for example, the second lighting device may be arranged adjacent to the first lighting device 31 on the pressure plate bridge 14.

[0040] In addition, the third lighting device 33 may also be configured to generate optical positioning aid marks 36 by projecting them onto the support 13 and / or the decorative layer 22.

[0041] The implementation of this invention is not limited to the preferred embodiments described above. On the contrary, various variations are conceived, and these variations can employ the solutions shown even in embodiments of fundamentally different types.

Claims

1. A fixing device (1) for a decorative layer (22) to be laminated onto a support structure (21), the fixing device having an edge clamp (11) and a support (13), the support structure (21) and the decorative layer (22) being disposed on the support such that the decorative layer (22) at least partially covers the support structure (21), the edge clamp (11) having an edge clamp edge (12) and configured to fix the decorative layer (22) and the support structure (21) together along a predetermined seam profile (23) on the support (13) by means of the edge clamp edge (12), characterized in that, The fixing device (1) also has a lighting device (31) configured to illuminate the support (13) along the seam profile (23).

2. The fixing device according to claim 1, further comprising a pressure plate bridge (14), wherein the pressure plate (11) is held on the pressure plate bridge, wherein, The edge presser (11) is capable of moving together with the edge presser bridge (14) toward the support (13) and / or is capable of moving from the edge presser bridge (14) toward the support for securing the decorative layer (22) and the support structure (11), wherein the lighting device (31) is disposed on the edge presser bridge (14).

3. The fixing device according to claim 2, wherein, The edge presser bridge (14) spans the support (13) and is spaced apart from the support, and the lighting device (31) is disposed on the side of the edge presser bridge (14) facing the support (13).

4. The fixing device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein, The lighting device (31) consists of a plurality of lighting elements, and / or the lighting device (31) is constructed in a strip shape and extends in correspondence with the seam profile (23) so that the seam profile (23) can be illuminated along its entire length.

5. The fixing device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the fixing device further comprises a mechanical positioning aid (15) for positioning the decorative layer (22) and / or the support structure (21) on the support (13), The lighting device (31) is configured to illuminate the area (35) on the support (13) adjacent to the mechanical positioning aid (15), and / or A second lighting device (32) is provided, which is configured to illuminate the area on the support (13) adjacent to the mechanical positioning aid (15).

6. The fixing device according to any of the preceding claims, the fixing device further comprising a working area (16) in which an operator (17) is able to manually position the decorative layer (22) and / or the support structure (21) on the support (13), the long side of the edge presser (11) facing the working area (16), and the lighting device (31) positioned and / or configured between the working area (16) and the edge presser (11) for illuminating the long side of the edge presser (11).

7. The fixing device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein, The lighting device (31) is configured to project an optical positioning aid mark (36) onto the support (13), and / or the fixing device (1) has a third lighting device (33) configured to project an optical positioning aid mark onto the support.

8. The fixing device according to any of the preceding claims, the fixing device further comprising a control unit (18) connected to the lighting device (31) via signal technology, the control unit being configured to optically display at least one status information of the fixing device (1) by controlling the lighting device (31).

9. The fixing device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein, The lighting device (31) is configured to change the luminous flux and / or color of the light generated for illumination.

10. The fixing device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein, The direct line of sight between the lighting device (31) and the support (13) is not affected by obstacles that cast shadows on the support (13).

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