FIXING BRACKET AND INSTALLATION KIT FOR A CEILING AND WALL MOUNTED AWNING BOX

Abstract

Fixing support for an awning cassette for ceiling and wall installation, characterized in that it comprises a profile with an L-shaped cross-section that defines two perpendicular partitions (4, 5), each with a free distal end, which define between them an interior space for the arrangement of the cassette, a first partition (4) for fixing to a wall, and a second partition (5) for fixing to a ceiling, said partitions (4, 5) having towards the interior space and at their distal ends coupling means, including a first coupling means with a seat (6) at the distal end of the first partition (4) and perpendicular to it, with a hole for the insertion of a screw (3) for fixing the cassette (20).

Description

FIXING BRACKET AND INSTALLATION KIT FOR AN AWNING BOX A ROOF AND WALL OBJECT OF THE INVENTION The present invention, a support fixing bracket and an installation assembly for an awning cassette for ceiling and wall mounting, intended to provide a means of securing the installation of the housing or coupling profile that forms the aforementioned cassette in which the components of an awning are integrated, has a structural configuration that allows, with the same support and without changing its position, the installation of said cassette to a wall or to a ceiling, facilitating in both cases the process of carrying out said installation of the cassette to the support installed on the ceiling or the wall. The field of application of the present invention belongs to the sector of the industry dedicated to the manufacture of support elements and systems, focusing particularly on the field of awning installation, in particular cassette awnings. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION As is well known, a cassette awning (also called an integrated cassette awning or simply awning cassette) is a type of awning whose structure comprises at least a cassette with a coupling profile or box, where the canvas is stored and protected, a roll-up axle for the awning canvas and a load bar. These types of awnings or awning cassettes are usually installed either on a wall, that is, on a vertical surface, or on a ceiling, depending on the needs or structure of the building where it will be placed. For this purpose, a fixing support is usually used, which is fixed to the wall or ceiling and then the cassette is connected or fixed to the support. Currently, there are awning cassette brackets that can be used to attach the awning cassette to a wall or ceiling. Depending on the installation circumstances, the bracket must be positioned differently depending on where the awning is to be mounted. Thus, whether the awning is to be wall- or ceiling-mounted, although the same type of bracket can be used, its positioning differs, and, perhaps more importantly, the method of securing and installing the cassette on the bracket changes completely. In fact, especially when mounting to the ceiling, the installation can be quite complex. More specifically, the type of current support <suele estar conformado por un perfil ormado por un cuerpo sustancialmente plano con dos extremos acodados en los que se prevé, en un lado, un asiento con un orificio para la inserción de un tornillo y, en el lado opuesto, un resalte que define un alojamiento. Therefore, when the chest is wall-mounted, the existing bracket is positioned with the side containing the seat facing the bottom, as shown in Figure 1. To install the chest, it is fitted by rotating it, inserting one of the upper legs into the bracket housing, which in this case is located at the top of the bracket. Once this leg is inserted, the chest is rotated and the lower leg of the drawer rests on the seat at the bottom of the bracket. When it is in position, the screw is tightened, securing the system. On the other hand, when the awning needs to be ceiling-mounted (Figure 2), the bracket is positioned so that the seat with the screw hole is at the front, while the opposite side with the housing is at the back. To install the cassette, one of the rear legs of the cassette is first fitted into the housing on the bracket, and then, while holding the cassette in the desired position, it is screwed in from the front. The main drawback is that this method obscures the hole where the screw for attaching the cassette to the bracket is screwed in, and it also exposes the user to potential hazards when holding the cassette in its final position to tighten the screw. It's important to keep in mind that an awning and its cassette can be quite long. The objective of the present invention is to provide an improved support and housing assembly for fixing this type of awning that allows for easier placement on both walls and ceilings. Furthermore, and with reference to the current state of the art, it should be noted that, at least as far as the applicant is concerned, there is no knowledge of any other support and housing or invention of similar application for fixing awning housings that presents technical and structural characteristics equal or similar to those claimed herein. EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION The present invention, a support fixing bracket and an installation assembly for an awning cassette for ceiling and wall mounting, has as its first object a fixing bracket for an awning cassette for ceiling and wall mounting according to claim 1. In particular, the support comprises an L-shaped profile that defines two perpendicular partitions, each with a free distal end, which define between them an interior space for the arrangement of the chest, a first partition for fixing to a wall, and a second partition for fixing to a ceiling, said partitions having towards the interior space and at their distal ends coupling means, including a first coupling means with a seat at the distal end of the first partition and perpendicular to it, with a hole for the insertion of a screw for fixing the chest. Preferably, the distal end of the horizontal partition comprises, as a second coupling means, a step with a horizontal extension having an upper projection at its end, coinciding with the distal end of the horizontal partition, defining an upper recess between said projection and the step. Likewise, the distal end of the first partition of the support may have, as a third means of coupling, a guide stop perpendicular to the seat and parallel to the first partition, being located between the hole and the first partition. Additionally, the second partition may have, perpendicular to it, a projection that extends into the interior space. A second object of the invention is an installation assembly for an awning housing for ceiling and wall mounting according to claim 5. In particular, the assembly that is the subject of the invention comprises a fixing support as described above, and an awning housing that has at least one coupling profile to the support, a winding shaft for the awning fabric and a load bar for the fabric, said coupling profile having two ends: - a first end with a lower leg having an internal ramp for interacting with the screw of the first coupling means located at the distal end of the first support partition, and - a second end with a hook that emerges from a vertical extension to interact with the second coupling means of the support. Preferably, in this assembly, the lower leg of the coupling profile is positioned between the screw and the guide stop of the support. Also, preferably, the coupling profile includes a harpoon that engages with the projection of the support. According to the above, the invention proposes an assembly consisting of a support fixing and an awning cassette intended to provide a means of securing the installation of awnings that include a cassette or coupling profile in which the operating components of the same are integrated and which has the particularity of having a structural configuration that, with the same support and without modifying its position, allows the installation of said cassette both on the wall and on the ceiling, facilitating in both cases the process of carrying out said installation. To this end, unlike currently known supports, which consist of a profile that defines a flat body forming a single straight partition with a central reinforcement and angled on its respective longitudinal sides, where, on one side, it has a hole for inserting a screw and, on the opposite side, a protrusion that defines a housing, and which is placed with the hole at the bottom if the awning is to be wall mounted or with the hole at the front if it is to be ceiling mounted, the support of the present invention is formed by a profile that is formed by an L-shaped body, so that it defines two perpendicular partitions that are arranged respectively a first partition, preferably in a vertical position, and a second partition, preferably in a horizontal position, and whose respective longitudinal edges, at the distal ends of said partitions, have coupling means to hold the housing.The box, and in particular its coupling profile, is in turn equipped with complementary means to attach to the ends of both partitions, so that it can be fixed to both the wall and the ceiling without changing the position of the support, with the hole for placing the fixing screw of the box always located at the bottom of the support, which facilitates the fixing operation. Thus, and more specifically, the L-shaped body of the support of the invention comprises a first partition or vertical partition, which will serve to fix the support to the wall, normally fixed by means of screws that pass through it at the points that are convenient, and a second partition or horizontal partition, perpendicular to the previous one, which will serve to fix the support to the ceiling. Furthermore, at the distal end of the second horizontal partition, i.e., at the top of the support, a stepped extension is provided with an upper projection at its end which, in turn, defines an upper recess, these elements being configured in accordance with to fit a hook provided on a wall of the upper part of the chest configured in a complementary way to fit in a complementary manner. And, at the distal end of the vertical partition, that is, at the bottom of the support, a hole is provided for the insertion of the screw that fixes the bottom of the chest in conjunction with a leg provided on the edge of said bottom of the chest, where an internal ramp is provided that is pushed by the screw, and a stop that acts as a guide. Therefore, once the bracket is installed, regardless of whether it's mounted to a wall or the ceiling, the method for attaching the storage box will be the same. Prepare to insert the screw into the underside of the bracket, ensuring it doesn't go beyond the seat wall. Slide the storage box onto the bracket, fitting the upper hook into the protrusion on the stepped extension of the upper part of the bracket, and push it in until the bottom rests against the guide stop. In this position, the box will remain secure even without the screw being inserted and tightened. Another improvement worth noting is that, when mounted to the wall, the upper part of the chest remains attached to the support by means of the hook at its upper end, which prevents the profile that defines said chest, which can be very long, from flexing, since the support maintains its position with the protrusion of the upper extension. The advantages provided by the support and chest assembly of the invention are numerous, the main ones being the following: - The same wall / ceiling support is used to hold the entire chest, where its relative position with respect to it does not change whether it is on the wall or the ceiling. - The installation movement is simplified, there are no more turns and it is reduced to a lateral movement. - The installation method is unified in both types of installations. - The danger of installing the roof-mounted safe is drastically reduced. DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES To complete the description of the invention and facilitate its understanding, a set of figures is included as an integral part of the description, with an illustrative and non-limiting character. Figure 1 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of an example of a chest support, according to the prior art, depicted in position for fixing the chest to a wall. Figure 2 shows a view of the support shown in Figure 1, according to the previous technique, in this case represented to fix the chest to the ceiling. Figure 3 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of an example of the embodiment of the support and housing fixing assembly for ceiling and wall awning installation, the object of the invention, showing the configuration and parts it comprises. PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION In view of the figures, an example of the prior art of a support with an awning cassette fixed to the wall and ceiling is described, as well as a non-limiting embodiment of the support and cassette fixing assembly for awning installation to the ceiling and wall of the present invention. Thus, taking into account figures 1 and 2, it can be observed how, according to the previous technique, the installation of an awning with a cassette (200) varies depending on whether it is wall-mounted (figure 1) or ceiling-mounted (figure 2), since it involves the use of a known support (100) consisting of a flat body that defines a single straight partition (101) which, bent on its respective longitudinal sides, presents, on one side, a perforated seat (6) for the insertion of a screw (3) and, on the opposite side, a protrusion (104) that defines a housing (105), which causes two different ways of installing the cassette. When wall-mounted, as shown in Figure 1, the bracket (100) is fixed with the perforated seat (6) at its bottom, and the box (200) is fitted by rotating it, inserting one of its upper legs (201) into the housing (105) located at the top of the wall-mounted bracket. Once this upper leg (201) is inserted, it is rotated and rests a lower leg (202) on the perforated seat (6) of the bracket (100). When it is in position, the screw (3) is tightened, thus securing the system. However, when ceiling-mounted, as shown in Figure 2, the familiar bracket (100) is positioned with the perforated seat (6) at the front, meaning the front of the awning from which it emerges from the cassette. In this case, the cassette (200) must be secured by first fitting a rear leg (203) of the cassette (200) into the housing (105) of the bracket. Then, while holding the cassette in the desired position, the screw (3) is threaded from the front. This method has the disadvantage of obscuring the hole where the screw is being threaded, and it also exposes the user to potential hazards, as the cassette (200) must be held in its final position to tighten the screw. The new support assembly (1) and box (2) of the invention advantageously solves this problem. Specifically, as shown in Figure 3, the support (1) of the invention, in addition to having a perforated seat (6) for inserting a screw (3) to fix the box (2), is distinguished essentially by the fact that it consists of a profile formed by an L-shaped body that defines two partitions (4, 5) perpendicular to each other. A first partition (4) is positioned vertically for fixing to a wall, and a second partition (5) is positioned horizontally for fixing to a ceiling, without needing to modify its position. At the respective longitudinal edges or lower and upper distal ends of these partitions (4, 5), coupling means are provided, which, along with the perforated seat (6),to secure the chest (2) by means of complementary coupling means provided respectively at the top and bottom thereof, being exactly the same whether the support (1) is fixed to the wall by means of the vertical partition (4) or fixed to the ceiling by means of the horizontal partition (5), in both cases the perforated seat (6) for threading the screw (3) for fixing the chest (2) located at the bottom of the support (1), i.e., at the distal end of the vertical partition (4), regardless of whether it is fixed to the wall or to the ceiling. Specifically, the coupling means of said support (1), at the distal end of the horizontal partition (5), that is, at the top of the support (1), comprise, respectively: a stepped horizontal extension (7) with an upper projection (8) at its end which, in turn, defines an upper recess (9) between said projection and the step of the extension, said coupling means being configured accordingly to receive and couple to a hook (10) provided in a vertical extension (11) of the top of the chest (2) configured as complementary coupling means of said top. And, at the distal end of the vertical partition (4), at the bottom of the support (1), said coupling means preferably comprise: the perforated seat (6) for the insertion of the screw (3) which has a guide stop (12) configured to receive and couple to the bottom of the chest (2) where the latter has a lower leg (13) with an inner ramp (14) as complementary coupling means of said bottom part. Furthermore, in a preferred embodiment, the horizontal partition (5) of the upper part of the support (1) has an inner central leg (15) that coincides with a harpoon (16) of the upper part of the chest (2). Therefore, the steps for installing the box (2) once the support (1) is fixed to both the wall and the ceiling, consist of the following: - First, the screw (3) is inserted through the bottom of the perforated seat (6) without exceeding the wall of said seat of the support (1) with its end, leaving it ready for subsequent threading. - Next, the movement and method of installing the chest (2) is reduced to sliding it by fitting the hook (10) of the chest (2) into the upper projection (8) of the top of the support (1), pushing until the vertical extension (11) of the chest (2) makes contact with the end of the stepped horizontal extension (7) of said top of the support (1). - Once it reaches its stop, the lower leg (13) of the chest (2) is positioned behind the hole in the seat (6) for the screw (3). In this position, the chest (2) can remain in place even without the screw (3) being inserted and threaded, as it rests between the hook (10) and the lower leg (13). - Once the chest (2) is positioned with said support, the screw (3) is tightened, which thanks to the inner ramp (14) of the lower leg (13) makes it possible to push the chest (2) towards the guide stop (12) of the support (1), which, together with the upper recess (9), serve as a guide for it, since they manage to guide the chest (2) until the harpoon (16) of the upper part of the chest (2) fits into the central leg (15) of the inner part of the horizontal partition (5) of the support (1). Once all these steps have been completed, the chest (2) is perfectly fixed to the support (1).

Claims

1. A mounting bracket for an awning cassette for ceiling and wall installation, characterized in that it comprises an L-shaped profile defining two perpendicular partitions (4, 5), each with a free distal end, defining an interior space between them for the cassette, a first partition (4) for fixing to a wall, and a second partition (5) for fixing to a ceiling, said partitions (4, 5) having coupling means at their distal ends towards the interior space, including a first coupling means with a seat (6) at the distal end of the first partition (4) and perpendicular thereto, with a hole for the insertion of a screw (3) for fixing the cassette (20). 2.A support, according to claim 1, characterized in that the distal end of the horizontal partition (5) comprises, as a second coupling means, a step with a horizontal extension (7) having an upper projection (8) at its end, coinciding with the distal end of the horizontal partition (5), defining an upper recess (9) between said projection and the step.

3. A support, according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the distal end of the first partition (4) comprises, as a third coupling means, a guide stop (12) perpendicular to the seat (6) and parallel to the first partition (4), and located between the opening and the first partition (4).

4. A support, according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the second partition (5) has a perpendicular projection (15) extending into the interior space. 5.Installation assembly for an awning cassette for ceiling and wall mounting, characterized in that it comprises: - A fixing bracket (1) according to any of claims 1 to 4, and - An awning cassette, which has at least one coupling profile (2) to the bracket (1), a winding shaft for the awning fabric, and a fabric load bar, said coupling profile (2) having two ends: a first end with a lower leg (13) having an internal ramp (14) for interacting with the screw (3) of the first coupling means located at the distal end of the first partition (4) of the bracket (1), and a second end with a hook (10) extending from a vertical extension (11) for interacting with the second coupling means of the bracket (1).

6. Assembly, according to claim 5, characterized in that the lower leg (13) of the coupling profile (2) is arranged between the screw (3) and the guide stop (12) of the bracket (1). 7.Assembly, according to any of the preceding claims 5 or 6, characterized in that the coupling profile (2) comprises a harpoon (16) that interacts with the projection (15) of the support (1).