Arrangement

Abstract

An arrangement for providing a connection between a profile (1) and another element (E), wherein the arrangement comprises a profile (1) extending along a profile axis (A) with a side wall (2) which laterally delimits a profile interior (3) and with end faces (4) which delimit the profile (1) at each end, and at least one functional element (5) connectable to the profile (1) with a functional section (6) and at least one fastening section (7), wherein in the connected state, when the functional element (5) is connected to the profile (1), the functional section (6) projects away from the profile (1) from the end face (4) and the fastening section (7) projects from the end face (4) in the direction of the profile (1), and wherein the profile (1) has at least one profile-side fastening opening (8) in the side wall (2) and wherein the fastening section (7) has at least one fastening section-side fastening opening (9).and wherein the arrangement further comprises at least one fastening element (10) which extends through the at least one profile-side fastening opening (8) and the at least one fastening section-side fastening opening (9) so that a fixed connection is provided between the profile (1) and the functional element (5).

Description

TECHNICAL AREA

[0001] The present invention relates to an arrangement for providing a connection between a profile and a further element according to claim 1. STATE OF THE ART

[0002] Wall systems for sanitary facilities are known from the prior art. Such wall systems are provided with profiles which are then clad with a panel wall. The profiles serve both as support elements for the panel wall and as storage areas for sanitary fixtures. PRESENTATION OF THE INVENTION

[0003] It is an object of the present invention to provide an arrangement which has a profile and a functional element and which allows the connection of the profile with a further element, wherein the functional element can be easily mounted on the profile.

[0004] The device according to claim 1 solves these and other problems. The arrangement according to claim 1 serves to provide a connection between a profile and a further element. The arrangement comprises a profile extending along a profile axis, with a side wall that laterally delimits an interior profile space, and with end faces that delimit the profile at each end, and at least one functional element connectable to the profile, comprising a functional section and at least one fastening section. In the connected state, when the functional element is connected to the profile, the functional section projects away from the profile from the end face. The fastening section projects from the end face in the direction of the profile. The profile has at least one fastening opening on the profile side in the side wall. The fastening section has at least one fastening opening on the fastening section side.The arrangement further includes a fastening element. The at least one fastening element extends through the at least one profile-side fastening opening and the at least one fastening section-side fastening opening, so that a firm connection is provided between the profile and the functional element.

[0005] The sophisticated arrangement provides a structure in which a connection of the arrangement with another profile can be provided very easily.

[0006] Because at least one fastening element extends through both fastening openings, a separation movement between the profile and the functional element is prevented. Any force occurring during a separation movement is absorbed by the fastening element.

[0007] Preferably, the fastening openings extend along a common axis, which is inclined at an angle, particularly at right angles, to the profile axis. Preferably, the profile has a groove extending in the direction of the profile axis on at least two opposite side walls. One of the aforementioned profile-side fastening openings is arranged in each of the two grooves.

[0008] The fastening element is preferably designed as a one-piece fastening element. Preferably, the functional element is made of a die-castable material, such as die-cast zinc or die-cast aluminum.

[0009] In a first embodiment, the fastening section is provided by two arm sections. One of the arm sections extends into one of the grooves, and the other arm section extends into the other groove. Each arm section has at least one of the aforementioned fastening openings on the fastening section side.

[0010] The aforementioned arm sections extend from the profile's end face into the respective groove. The functional element can be mounted onto the profile in the direction of the profile axis, with the arm sections sliding into the grooves during installation.

[0011] The grooves are preferably open towards the outside when viewed transversely to the central axis.

[0012] In one variant, the fastening element extends through the two fastening section-side fastening openings in the arm sections and through the two profile-side fastening openings.

[0013] In a second variant, one of the fastening elements extends through one of the aforementioned fastening section-side fastening openings and one of the aforementioned profile-side fastening openings, and another of the fastening elements extends through another of the aforementioned fastening section-side fastening openings and another of the aforementioned profile-side fastening openings.

[0014] Preferably, the groove is bounded by a base leg and two side legs projecting from the base leg. Each side leg has a projection extending into the respective groove. The arm section has a retaining section and a recessed section on both sides, with the projection extending into the recessed section and the retaining section positioned between the projection and the base leg. This design has the advantage that the arm sections and the grooves are well guided relative to each other, which increases the stability of the connection.

[0015] Preferably, the arm section has an arm length extending from the functional section to its free end. The fastening element can be positioned in various configurations. In a first configuration, the at least one fastening opening is located closer to the free end than to the functional section. In a second configuration, the at least one fastening opening is located closer to the functional section than to the free end. In a third configuration, the at least one fastening opening is located midway between the free end and the functional section. These three configurations can also be combined when multiple fastening elements are used.

[0016] In a second embodiment, the fastening section is provided by a plug-in section. When connected, the plug-in section projects into the interior of the profile. The at least one fastening opening on the fastening section side is located in said plug-in section.

[0017] Preferably, the profile has one of the aforementioned profile-side mounting openings on each of two opposite side walls. In a first embodiment, the fastening element extends through both profile-side mounting openings and through the at least one mounting opening on the mounting section side in the aforementioned plug-in section. In a first embodiment, a first fastening element extends from one profile-side mounting opening into one of the mounting openings on the mounting section side, and a second fastening element extends from the other profile-side mounting opening into one of the mounting openings on the mounting section side.

[0018] Preferably, at least one of the side walls has a plurality of spaced-apart locking recesses which extend into the interior of the profile, wherein said plug-in section has at least one relief in which the locking recesses come to lie in the connected state.

[0019] Preferably, the plug-in section has a cavity which is bounded by side walls.

[0020] In another embodiment, the functional element has the arm sections as described above and the plug-in section as described above. The plug-in section is located between the two arm sections.

[0021] Preferably, the functional section has a functional structure to which another profile can be attached.

[0022] In one variant, the functional structure is provided by an arm section as described above. In another variant, the functional structure is provided by a threaded opening.

[0023] In one variant, at least one fastening element is a fastening rivet, in particular a blind rivet. In another variant, the fastening element can also be a fastening pin.

[0024] In another variant, at least one fastening element is a fastening screw, in particular a fastening screw with a metric thread or a self-tapping thread.

[0025] Further embodiments are specified in the dependent claims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] Preferred embodiments of the invention are described below with reference to the drawings, which serve only for illustration and are not to be interpreted restrictively. The drawings show: Fig. 1 is a perspective exploded view of an arrangement with a profile and a functional element according to a first embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the arrangement according to Figure 1 in the connected state and with another element; Fig. 3 a perspective view of the arrangement according to the Figure 1 and 2 in the connected state; Fig. 4 a perspective view of the arrangement according to the Figures 1 to 3 2 in the connected state and with the further element; Fig. 5 a perspective exploded view of an arrangement with a profile and a functional element according to a second embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 6 a sectional view of the arrangement according to Figure 5in the connected state and with another element; Fig. 7 a perspective view of the arrangement according to the Figures 5 and 6 in the connected state; and Fig. 8 a perspective view of the arrangement according to the Figures 5 to 7 in the connected state and with the other element. DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EXECUTION FORMS

[0027] In the Figures 1 to 4 A first embodiment of the arrangement according to the present invention is shown and described in the Figures 5 to 8 A second embodiment of the arrangement according to the present invention is shown. Identical parts are provided with the same reference numerals.

[0028] The in the Figures 1 to 8 The arrangements shown serve to provide a connection between a profile 1 and another element E.

[0029] The arrangement comprises a profile 1 extending along a profile axis A and at least one functional element 5 connectable to the profile 1. The functional element 5 serves to connect the profile 1 and the further element E.

[0030] Profile 1 has a side wall 2, which laterally defines an interior profile space 3. At its ends, profile 2 is bounded by end faces 4. The end faces 4 are preferably perpendicular to the profile axis A. In the illustrated embodiment, profile 1 has four side walls 2. Each side wall 2 has a groove 11. The grooves 11 extend along the profile axis A. Each groove 11 is bounded by a base leg 13 and two side legs 14 projecting from the base leg 13. Each of the side legs 14 has a projection 15 that extends into the respective groove. Other shapes of profile 2 are also conceivable.

[0031] The functional element 5 has a functional section 6 and a fastening section 7. The functional section 6 is intended for fastening the further element E. The fastening section serves to fasten the functional element 5 to the profile 2.

[0032] In the Figure 1 and 5An exploded view of the arrangement is shown. The functional element 5 is connected to the profile 1 via at least one fastening element 10. For the connection to the at least one fastening element 10, the profile 1 has at least one profile-side fastening opening 8 in the side wall 2, and the fastening section 7 has at least one fastening opening 9 on the fastening section side. The at least one fastening element 10 extends through the at least one profile-side fastening opening 8 and through the at least one fastening section-side fastening opening 9. A fixed connection is provided between the profile 1 and the functional element 5 by the fastening element 10.

[0033] In the Figures 1 to 8A fastening rivet is shown as fastening element 10. The fastening rivet here is a blind rivet. Other types of fastening rivets can also be used. The fastening element can also be designed as a screw.

[0034] In the Figures 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 The connected state between the functional element 5 and the profile 1 is shown. In the connected state, that is, when the functional element 5 is connected to the profile 1, the functional section 6 projects away from the end face 4 and the fastening section 7 projects from the end face 4 towards the profile 1.

[0035] Functional section 6 can be configured in different ways, as shown in the two embodiments. In the first embodiment according to the Figures 1 to 4Functional section 6 is essentially identical to fastening section 7. The additional element E is a further profile, identical to profile 1, which is connected to functional section 6. In the second embodiment according to the Figures 5 to 8 Functional section 6 has a bearing plate 26 to which a further fastening element 27 is attached. At least one of the further elements E is attached to the fastening element 27 itself. Here, the further elements E are additional profiles. The fastening element 27, to which the further profiles E are attached, can also be referred to as functional element 5 with respect to the further profiles E.

[0036] Based on the Figures 1 to 4 The fastening section according to the first embodiment will now be described in more detail.

[0037] In the second embodiment, one of the aforementioned profile-side mounting openings 8 is arranged on each of two opposing grooves 11. The mounting section 7 is provided by two arm sections 12. One of the arm sections 12 extends from the end face 4 into one of the grooves 11, and the other arm section 12 extends from the end face 4 into the other groove 11. The two arm sections 12 run parallel to each other and can be inserted into the grooves 11 in the direction of the profile axis A. Each arm section 12 has at least one of the aforementioned mounting section-side mounting openings 9.

[0038] In the illustrated embodiment, the fastening element 10 extends through the two fastening section-side fastening openings 9 in the arm sections 12 and through the two profile-side fastening openings 8. Thus, a fastening element 10 is used which extends through all fastening openings 8.

[0039] In a variant of the first embodiment not shown, one of the fastening elements 10 extends through one of the aforementioned fastening openings 9 on the fastening section side and one of the aforementioned fastening openings 8 on the profile side. Another of the fastening elements 10 extends through another of the aforementioned fastening openings 9 on the fastening section side and another of the aforementioned fastening openings 8 on the profile side. Thus, at least two fastening elements 10 are used, which extend from different sides of the profile 1 into the respective fastening openings 8, 9.

[0040] In the illustrated embodiment, each of the arm sections 12 has a retaining section 16 and a recessed section 17 on both sides. The projection 15 extends into the recessed section 17, and the retaining section 16 is positioned between the projection 15 and the base leg 13.

[0041] The arm section 12 has an arm length L from the functional section 6 to its free end 25. The at least one fastening opening 9 is located closer to the free end 25 than to the functional section 6. Alternatively, the at least one fastening opening 9 is located closer to the functional section 6 than to the free end 25. The at least one fastening opening 9 can also be located midway between the free end 25 and the functional section 6.

[0042] Based on the Figures 5 to 8 The fastening section according to the second embodiment will now be described in more detail.

[0043] In the second embodiment, the fastening section 7 is provided by a plug-in section 18. In the connected state, the plug-in section 18 projects into the profile interior 3. This is due to the Figure 6The at least one fastening opening 9 on the fastening section side is arranged in the aforementioned plug-in section 18.

[0044] Profile 1 has one of the aforementioned profile-side fastening openings 8 on each of two opposite side walls 2. In the Figures 5 to 8 In the embodiment shown, the fastening element 10 extends through the two profile-side fastening openings 8 and the at least one fastening section-side fastening opening 9 in the said plug-in section 18.

[0045] In a variant of the second embodiment not shown, a first fastening element 10 extends from one profile-side fastening opening 8 into one of the fastening section-side fastening openings 9, and a second fastening element 10 extends from the other profile-side fastening opening 8 into one of the fastening section-side fastening openings 9. Thus, at least two fastening elements 10 are used, which extend from different sides of the profile 1 into the respective fastening openings 8 and 9.

[0046] In the profiles 1 of both embodiments, at least one of the side walls 2 has a plurality of spaced-apart locking recesses 19. The locking recesses 19 extend into the interior of the profile 3. The aforementioned plug-in section 18 has at least one clearance 20. The locking recesses 19 lie within the clearance 20 when connected.

[0047] In the illustrated embodiment, the plug-in section 18 has a cavity 21. The cavity 21 is bounded by side walls 22. The at least one fastening element 10 extends through the cavity 21. The cavity 21 extends from the front side opposite the functional section 6 into the fastening section 7.

[0048] In a third embodiment, not shown in the figures, the arm sections 12 and the plug-in section 18 described above are arranged on the functional element 5.

[0049] Of the Figure 5 A functional element 5 is also visible, which has two of the aforementioned plug-in sections 18. The two plug-in sections 18 are at an angle of 90° to each other. Furthermore, another bearing plate 26 is arranged between the two plug-in sections 18, which can be connected to the bearing plate 26 of the functional element 5 described above. A screw 28 is provided for connecting the bearing plates, which is guided through an opening 29 in one bearing plate 26 and into a thread 30 of the other bearing plate 26. REFERENCE MARK LIST

[0050] 1 Profile 2 Side wall 3 Profile interior 4 End face 5 Functional element 6 Functional section 7 Mounting section 8 Profile-side mounting opening 9 Mounting section-side mounting opening 10 Mounting element 11 Groove 12 Arm section 13 Base leg 14 Side leg 15 Cantilever 16 Retaining section 17 Recess section 18 Plug-in section 19 Locking recesses 20 Clearance 21 Cavity of 18 22 Side walls of 18 23 Functional structure 25 Free end 26 Bearing plate 27 Additional mounting element 28 Screw 29 Opening 30 Threaded opening A Profile axis E Additional element L Arm length

Claims

1. Arrangement for providing a connection between a profile (1) and a further element (E), wherein the arrangement comprises a profile (1) extending along a profile axis (A) with a side wall (2) which laterally delimits a profile interior (3) and with end faces (4) which delimit the profile (1) at each end, and at least one functional element (5) connectable to the profile (1) with a functional section (6) and at least one fastening section (7), wherein in the connected state, when the functional element (5) is connected to the profile (1), the functional section (6) projects away from the profile (1) from the end face (4) and the fastening section (7) projects from the end face (4) in the direction of the profile (1), and wherein the profile (1) has at least one profile-side fastening opening (8) in the side wall (2) and wherein the fastening section (7) has at least one fastening section-side fastening opening (9).and wherein the arrangement further comprises at least one fastening element (10) which extends through the at least one profile-side fastening opening (8) and the at least one fastening section-side fastening opening (9) so that a fixed connection is provided between the profile (1) and the functional element (5).

2. Arrangement according to claim 1, characterized by the fact thatthe profile (1) has a groove (11) extending in the direction of the profile axis (A) on at least two opposite side walls (2), wherein one of the aforementioned profile-side fastening openings (8) is arranged in each of the two grooves (11), and that the fastening section (7) is provided by two arm sections (12), wherein one of the arm sections (12) extends into one of the grooves (11) and the other of the arm sections (12) extends into the other of the grooves (11), and wherein the arm sections (12) each have at least one of the aforementioned fastening section-side fastening openings (9).

3. Arrangement according to claim 2, characterized by that the fastening element (10) extends through the two fastening section-side fastening openings (9) in the arm sections (12) and through the two profile-side fastening openings (8); or thatone of the fastening elements (10) extends through one of the aforementioned fastening section-side fastening openings (9) and one of the aforementioned profile-side fastening openings (8), and another of the fastening elements (10) extends through another of the aforementioned fastening section-side fastening openings (9) and another of the aforementioned profile-side fastening openings (8).

4. Arrangement according to claim 2 or 3, characterized by the fact thatthe groove is bounded by a base leg (13) and two side legs (14) projecting from the base leg (13), each of the side legs (14) having a projection (15) extending into the respective groove, and the arm section (12) has a retaining section (16) and a recessed section (17) on both sides, the projection (15) extending into the recessed section (17) and the retaining section (16) being located between the projection (15) and the base leg (13).

5. Arrangement according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterized by the fact thatthe arm section (12) has an arm length (L) from the functional section (6) to its free end (25), wherein the at least one fastening opening (9) is closer to the free end (25) than to the functional section (6); or wherein the at least one fastening opening (9) is closer to the functional section (6) than to the free end (25); or wherein the at least one fastening opening (9) is located midway between the free end (25) and the functional section (6).

6. Arrangement according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that the fastening section (7) is provided by a plug-in section (18) which, in the connected state, projects into the interior of the profile (3), wherein the at least one fastening section-side fastening opening (9) is arranged in said plug-in section (18).

7. Arrangement according to claim 6, characterized by the fact thatthe profile (1) has one of the aforementioned profile-side fastening openings (8) on each of two opposite side walls (2), wherein the fastening element (10) extends through the two profile-side fastening openings (8) and the at least one fastening section-side fastening opening (9) in the said plug-in section (18); or wherein a first fastening element (10) extends from one profile-side fastening opening (8) into one of the fastening section-side fastening openings (9) and wherein a second fastening element (10) extends from the other profile-side fastening opening (8) into one of the fastening section-side fastening openings (9).

8. Arrangement according to claim 6 or 7, characterized by the fact thatat least one of the side walls (2) has a plurality of spaced-apart locking recesses (19) which extend into the profile interior (3), wherein the said plug section (18) has at least one free cut (20) in which the locking recesses (19) come to lie in the connected state.

9. Arrangement according to one of claims 6 to 8, characterized by the fact that the plug section (18) has a cavity (21) which is bounded by side walls (22).

10. arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact that the functional element (5) comprises the arm sections (12) according to one of claims 2 to 6 and the plug-in section (18) according to one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the plug-in section (18) is located between the two arm sections (12).

11. arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact thatthe functional section (6) has a functional structure (23) to which a further profile (E) can be attached.

11. Arrangement according to claim 10, characterized by the fact that the functional structure is provided by arm section according to claim 2.

12. Arrangement according to claim 10, characterized by the fact that The functional structure is provided through a threaded opening (30).

13. arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact that that at least one fastening element (10) is a fastening rivet (10), in particular a blind rivet; or that the fastening element (10) is a fastening pin.

14. arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact that the at least one fastening element (10) is a fastening screw, in particular a fastening screw with a metric thread or a self-tapping thread.

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