US 12,247,404 B2
Facade module and associated building facade
Pierre Orjebin, Vincennes (FR); Francois Winkel, Meyzieu (FR); and Richard Theron, Chirens (FR)
Assigned to MINERAL EXPERTISE, Paris (FR); and AGC Glass Europe, Louvain-la-Neuve (BE)
Appl. No. 17/916,762
Filed by KERNEX, Paris (FR); and AGC Glass Europe, Louvain-la-Neuve (BE)
PCT Filed Apr. 1, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/058707
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 3, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/198468, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 7, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 20 03374 (FR), filed on Apr. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0160215 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. E04F 13/14 (2006.01); B32B 3/06 (2006.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B32B 9/00 (2006.01); B32B 17/06 (2006.01); E04B 2/88 (2006.01); E04B 2/92 (2006.01); E04F 13/08 (2006.01)
CPC E04F 13/144 (2013.01) [B32B 3/06 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 9/002 (2013.01); B32B 17/06 (2013.01); E04F 13/0837 (2013.01); E04F 13/0866 (2013.01); B32B 2307/41 (2013.01); B32B 2307/732 (2013.01); B32B 2607/00 (2013.01); E04B 2/88 (2013.01); E04B 2/92 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.