EP0287391A2
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Tile assembly wall
Assignee: Inax Corp
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Filing: 1988-04-15
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2008-04-15
Abstract
Abstract A novel tile assembly wall is provided by mounting and installing a multiplicity of tiles 12 having mating grooves 13 on a tile support plate 10 having vertical brackets 11. More specifically, the tile support plate 10 has a multiplicity of substantially vertical brackets 11 erected substantially at right angles from the support plate, said bracket 11 being a thin vertical plate having an upwardly inclined upper edge 11b for hooking. The tile 12 has a lateral groove 13 on the backside thereof to receive the vertical bracket 11, said groove 13 having an upper engaging edge 12a to be hung on at least a pair of the vertical brackets 11.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigetaka Shimazaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 19:36
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04F; E04F13/00; E04F13/07; E04F13/08; E04F13/0801; E04F13/0803
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
A tile assembly wall comprising a tile support member and a multiplicity of tiles mounted and installed on the support member by hooking means of the support member and mating grooves of the tiles: characterized in that the tile support member is a tile support plate having a multiplicity of substantially vertical brackets erected substantially at right angles from the support plate, said bracket being a thin vertical plate having an upwardly inclined upper edge for hooking; and the tile has a lateral groove on the backside thereof to receive the vertical bracket, said groove having an upper engaging edge to be hung on at least a pair of the vertical brackets.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
A tile assembly wall comprising a tile support member and a multiplicity of tiles mounted and installed on the support member by hooking means of the support member and mating grooves of the tiles: characterized in that the tile support member is a tile support plate having a multiplicity of substantially vertical brackets erected substantially at right angles from the support plate, said bracket being a thin vertical plate having an upwardly inclined upper edge for hooking; and the tile has a lateral groove on the backside thereof to receive the vertical bracket, said groove having an upper engaging edge to be hung on at least a pair of the vertical brackets.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The tile assembly wall according to Claim 1, in which the vertical brackets are arranged in horizontal rows and vertical columns on the tile support plate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
The tile assembly wall according to Claim 1 or 2, in which the angle of the upwardly inclined upper edge of the vertical bracket is in the range of from 30 degrees to less than 90 degrees with the tile support plate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The tile assembly wall according to Claim 1, 2 or 3, in which at least lower backside portions of the installed tiles are bonded with an adhesive to the tile support plate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The tile assembly wall according to any one of Claims 1∼4, in which the tile support plate is provided with a plurality of depressed ribs.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
157 words
A method for fabricating a tile assembly wall comprising a tile support member and a multiplicity of tiles mounted and installed on the support member by hooking means of the support member and mating grooves of the tiles: characterized in that the tile support member is a tile support plate having a multiplicity of substantially vertical brackets erected substantially at right angles from the support plate, said bracket being a thin vertical plate having an upwardly inclined upper edge for hooking; the tile has a lateral groove on the backside thereof to receive the vertical bracket, said groove having an upper engaging edge to be hung on at least a pair of the vertical brackets; and the tiles are mounted on the tile support plate in such a fashion that the upper engaging edges of the tiles are hung on the vertical brackets aligned in rows in the sequence of the lower row to the higher row.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
157 words
A method for fabricating a tile assembly wall comprising a tile support member and a multiplicity of tiles mounted and installed on the support member by hooking means of the support member and mating grooves of the tiles: characterized in that the tile support member is a tile support plate having a multiplicity of substantially vertical brackets erected substantially at right angles from the support plate, said bracket being a thin vertical plate having an upwardly inclined upper edge for hooking; the tile has a lateral groove on the backside thereof to receive the vertical bracket, said groove having an upper engaging edge to be hung on at least a pair of the vertical brackets; and the tiles are mounted on the tile support plate in such a fashion that the upper engaging edges of the tiles are hung on the vertical brackets aligned in rows in the sequence of the lower row to the higher row.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to Claim 6, in which the vertical brackets are arranged in horizontal rows and vertical columns on the tile support plate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method according to Claim 6 or 7, in which the angle of the upwardly inclined upper edge of the vertical bracket is in the range of from 30 degrees to less than 90 degrees with the tile support plate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method according to Claim 6, 7 or 8, in which at least lower backside portions of the installed tiles are bonded with an adhesive to the tile support plate.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
23 words
The method according to any one of Claims 6∼9, in which the tile support plate is provided with a plurality of depressed ribs.
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