IP Library Granted Patent US 9,574,702
Granted Patent B2
US 9,574,702 · App. 13/352,504 · Granted Feb 21, 2017

Mounting system for insulated installations

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Patent No.
US 9,574,702
App. No.
13/352,504
Granted
Feb 21, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for fixing installations, such as pipes, tanks, vessels or ducts, with thermal and/or sound insulation, as well as the manufacturing and use of the system for fixing. The system for fixing installations exhibits easy mounting and fastening, and is suitable both as a system for providing pre-insulation as well as for being used on readily insulated installations.

Claims (20)

1. A fixing system for installations, the fixing system comprising at least two base plate units mounted on an outer surface of an insulation material having an annular cross section, each base plate unit further including:

a plate element having a curvature and extending peripherally around the outer surface of the insulation material;

a peripheral rib formed on an inner side of the plate element;

a transversal rib formed on the inner side of the plate element and extending perpendicularly to the peripheral rib, wherein the peripheral rib and the transversal rib form a cross shape;

at least two engaging elements extending from the plate element and supported by the peripheral rib and the transversal rib, the at least two engaging elements formed by spikes, the at least two engaging elements each further including a plurality of reinforcing ribs and wherein the peripheral rib and the transversal rib each extend between engaging elements of the at least two engaging elements; and

two guiding elements formed at opposite edges of the plate element to form a peripherally extending groove between the two guiding elements;

wherein:

the at least two base plate units are mounted around a circumference of the insulation material,

the at least two engaging elements penetrate into the insulation material, and each engaging element has a length of 40% to 150% of a thickness of the insulation material, and

each of the at least two base plate units and the corresponding at least two engaging elements form one integral part.

2. The fixing system according to claim 1 , wherein the insulation material comprises at least one layer of at least one of a cellular material and a fibrous material.

3. The fixing system according to claim 1 , wherein on at least one side of at least one layer of the insulation material, surface structures are provided for enhancing thermal as well as acoustic decoupling.

4. The fixing system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one base plate unit of the at least two base plate units and the insulation material form a pre-insulated prefabricated part.

5. The fixing system according to claim 1 , wherein the insulation material is slit to enable arranging a prefabricated part around an installation.

6. The fixing system according to claim 1 , wherein a clamp strip is provided for clamping the insulation material to a pipe via at least one base plate unit of the at least two base plate units.

7. The fixing system according to claim 6 , wherein the clamp strip comprises a longitudinal strip or a belt-like clamping element configured for clamping the insulation material to the pipe via the at least one base plate unit of the at least two base plate units.

8. The fixing system according to claim 1 , wherein a counterpart is arranged on a side of the insulation material opposite to a side where the at least two base plate units are attached, the counterpart comprising means which are engaged by the at least two engaging elements extending through the insulation material.

9. The fixing system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two base plate units are four base plate units mounted on the insulation material at an angular distance of 90°.

10. The fixing system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the peripheral rib and the transversal rib extends at an angle between 20° and 180° around the insulation material.

11. The fixing system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the peripheral rib and the transversal rib extends at an angle between 70° and 120° around the insulation material.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE OF PATENT SECURITY INTEREST (FIRST LIEN) Recorded Feb 29, 2016
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: ARMACELL ENTERPRISE GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 037952/0552 →
RELEASE OF PATENT SECURITY INTEREST (SECOND LIEN) Recorded Feb 29, 2016
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: ARMACELL ENTERPRISE GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 037952/0883 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 12, 2014
From: ARMACELL ENTERPRISE GMBH
To: ARMACELL ENTERPRISE GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 033731/0798 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE DEFICIENCIES IN THE UNDERLYING FIRST LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 031395 FRAME 0670. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE FIRST LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT. Recorded Dec 12, 2013
From: ARMACELL ENTERPRISE GMBH & CO. KG
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 031805/0079 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE DEFICIENCIES IN THE UNDERLYING SECOND LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 031395 FRAME 0745. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECOND LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT. Recorded Dec 12, 2013
From: ARMACELL ENTERPRISE GMBH & CO. KG
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 031805/0267 →
FIRST LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 11, 2013
From: ARMACELL ENTERPRISE GMBH
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 031395/0670 →
SECOND LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 11, 2013
From: ARMACELL ENTERPRISE GMBH
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 031395/0745 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2012
From: STEINHORST, THOMAS; KUISLE, HARALD; MOELLER, STEPHAN; WEIDINGER, JUERGEN
To: ARMACELL ENTERPRISE GMBH
Reel/Frame 027887/0574 →