MECHANISM AND METHOD FOR TENSIONING A SHEET OF COVERING FOR A PORTION OF BUILDING ENVELOPE

This invention relates to a portion of building envelope (1), such as a portion of a facade or roof structure, intended for a permanent construction and comprising a textile cover sheet, a frame supporting the sheet comprising at least one first profile section (5) to hold at least one first end of...

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Main Author De Giorgi, Laurent
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 04.03.2020
Subjects
BUILDING
FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
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Summary:This invention relates to a portion of building envelope (1), such as a portion of a facade or roof structure, intended for a permanent construction and comprising a textile cover sheet, a frame supporting the sheet comprising at least one first profile section (5) to hold at least one first end of the sheet, a plurality of fixings (4) for fixing the frame to the construction (6) and a plurality of elastic tensioning mechanisms (9). These mechanisms (9) are arranged to apply force to one said profile section (5), a first tensioning mechanism being connected to a first fixing and a second tensioning mechanism being connected to a second fixing. The invention also relates to a method for tensioning a corresponding cover sheet.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20150718502