The application requires in the priority of the formal patent application NO.13094653 of the U.S. of the formal patent application NO.13041172 of the U.S. of application on March 4th, 2011 and application on April 26th, 2011.Whole disclosure of these applications are that whole purposes are hereby incorporated by and are incorporated herein.
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In Fig. 1 to Figure 13, show comprise one or more build panel orientation tool (totally with 10 indications) and one or more construction panel location and support system 50 of building panel support instrument (totally with 40 indications) with and the exemplary embodiment of individual tool.Describe in more detail as following, the instrument warp of said system is concentrated and is adjusted individually with the position that needs in contiguous its installation site that is installed to subsequently and helps user's transfer and/or interim the support to build panel (for example dry wall plate).
Generally speaking; Orientation tool 10 is respectively hung oneself and is adjusted with (for example) through removably or the construction panel that temporarily anchors to wall or ceiling joist and/or be mounted thereon, the element of construction of chimeric fabric structure and/or be supported on the element of construction of fabric structure.In case support to place; Orientation tool can help guiding to build first edge (being also referred to as forward edge among this paper) of panel through the gradient section that tilts; And the joist that will then be installed at (for example) contiguous panel then need position, interim support panel edge on support platform.Supporting tool 40 also is supported on the element of construction through being suspended on the ceiling joist movably or being installed to the ceiling joist through adjusting with (for example) separately; And can be according to the configuration of supporting tool; Through move to the wherein position of the chimeric construction faceplate part of support component along joist; Perhaps help to support a part of building panel to the Support Position of building under the panel, for example partly be supported on second edge of the construction panel on one or more orientation tool through moving said support component.Likewise, can concentrate the said instrument that uses individually or as a system.
For ease of explaining, show among this paper and the exemplary embodiment of described instrument 10,40 receives interim support through adjusting to use with the dry wall plate to be close to the ceiling joist before being installed to the ceiling joist on the mean level orientation.Yet; Should be clear from following description; Instrument can through adjust with under the situation that does not break away from category of the present invention with various orientation (for example vertical, for example be installed to the wall joist, perhaps with angled orientation, for example be installed to joist or other structural beams or form crooked or the wall at angle or the supporter of ceiling arranged) the construction panel and the dry wall plate of any other type of installing use together.Likewise, for example, employed in the following description direction term is relative and for clarity sake and in addition provide, and should not be regarded as to have limited significance.
And, below show and prototype embodiment that the exemplary tool embodiment that discussed makes for the industrial steel (for example positive square tube and angle steel etc.) of the special characteristic that welds together (comprise with illustrated mode and connect movably) and/or processing by several securely and explained to have among this paper.In addition,, and building technology big or small with the standard timber of tradition use in the building construction of the U.S. customize its concrete size, scale and other sizes for using.For example, wall frame is generally formed by timber beam and/or the firm rack beams structure of 2x4, and wherein a series of vertical beam (wall bone) extends between horizontal top and bottom beam (plate).Normally, two top boards are arranged, one on the top of another piece, and wherein the beam of the 2x4 of parallel series or 2x6 extends along the limit to form the ceiling framework across the top board of relative wall frame.Yet; Should be appreciated that; The content that is disclosed comprises the embodiment that is formed by following mode; It can be through structure to adapt to other structural beams assemblies or configuration, by other suitable made and otherwise assembling, and/or adjusting or extra/movably bindiny mechanism of substituting between the various assemblies that are configured to be included in particular tool and part or wherein.
At first two exemplary embodiments of building panel orientation tool 10 are discussed, then two exemplary embodiments of building panel support instrument 40 are discussed with reference to figure 5 to Fig. 9 referring to figs. 1 to Fig. 4.With reference to figures 10 to Figure 13; How describe and follow discussion instrument 10,40 together as building panel location and support system 50; And through discussion some alternative arrangements and/or some embodiment change and reach a conclusion, for example, with the change of the configuration of illustrating element of construction and these assemblies.What various embodiment, configuration and the method that in following paragraph, discloses was example should not be regarded as having limited significance, and is merely the aspect of explaining orally one or more themes of describing among this paper.Various changes all maybe and be regarded as in the category of this disclosure.
In Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 with 100 show to build panel orientation tools 10 first, non-exclusive, exemplary embodiment, and in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 with 200 demonstrations second, non-exclusive, exemplary embodiment.Two embodiment of orientation tool 10 are through adjusting with needing the location, position and supporting the edge or the marginal portion of building panel in (for example) contiguous installation site.Especially, orientation tool 100 and 200 is all through adjusting the forward edge that supports the dry wall plate with the position of one or more ceiling joists of being installed at adjacent trunk wallboard basically.Architectural difference between two exemplary embodiments provides the configuration that is fit to dissimilar installation sites separately.Clearer and more definite, orientation tool 100 for stabilizing means wherein through adjusting with chimeric wall assembly (for example one or more wall joist) and therefore can being fit to an embodiment of the ceiling installation site that the contiguous wall in one or more edges of dry wall plate wherein installs.Yet, orientation tool 200 for stabilizing means wherein through adjusting with chimeric ceiling structure (for example dry wall plate be installed to ceiling joist) and the edge that therefore can be fit to a dry wall plate wherein embodiment of the ceiling installation site of contiguous wall.
Usually and with regard to function to a certain degree; Each orientation tool embodiment comprises microscler ramp parts 12 that are connected to stabilizing means 14; Said stabilizing means 14 is through being configured to the embedded structure building assemblies, thus on fabric structure in support said ramp parts with respect to the precalculated position of installation site.Ramp parts 12 comprise a support platform 16 and the gradient section 18 that is arranged in its upper end, said gradient section 18 contiguous said support platforms 16 arrange and through be configured to said support platform 16 at angle and to extending below.Said gradient section 18 comprises smooth basically upper surface 20, its through the forward edge that is configured to sliding gomphosis and will be placed on the construction panel on the gradient section subsequently towards said support platform 16 guiding.The upper surface of said gradient section has the top edge 22 total with the upper surface of said support platform 16 24, and it is through being configured to receive and support the forward edge at least of building panel.
More specifically, as showing in Fig. 1 and 2, show that orientation tool 100 is formed by two bars, 102,104 structures for square steel pipe, said two bars 102,104 connect in the top and form the summit.Especially, preceding bar 102 is to acutangulate and outstanding forward with back bar 104, and back bar 104 is shown as vertical orientation.The cross bar 106 that the is shown as rectangular angle steel heart therein is connected to the summit and extends to the vertical plane that bar 102,104 forms with the right angle, and wherein its top board 108 forms the rear side that horizontal planes and its side plate 110 adjoin back bar 104.Can being counted as backward, the side plate 110 of the relative arm of bar either side extension has one or more holes 112 (for example) so that clamp structure (being shown as screw S) can be used for interim and removably said instrument is fixed to one or more wall joist W.The forward edge 114 of top board 108 across its thickness and along its length with the outstanding identical angle offset of angle of preceding bar 102 so that the upper surface of preceding bar 116 has the edge 118 common with the upper surface of top board 106 120.At last, the lower end that back bar 104 is shown comprises U-shaped bracket component 122, and it mainly is made up of pair of parallel arm 124, and said parallel arms 124 extends back from the substrate 126 that is connected to bar 104 rear sides.Distance as shown in the figure, that parallel arms 124 each intervals are certain, this distance are enough to for wall joist W matched in clearance is provided.
Therefore, in first embodiment 100, the top board 108 of cross bar 106 provides the support platform 16 of orientation tool 10, wherein forms the upper surface 122 of the top board of support platform upper surface 18, through adjusting to receive and to support the forward edge of building panel (dry wall plate).The upper surface 120 of preceding bar 102 provides the gradient section 18 of said instrument, and said stabilizing means 14 is concentrated by afterwards bar 102, side plate 110 and bracket component 122 constitute.Especially, the back surface of location side plate 110 is also on it temporary fixed to adjoin horizontal wall joist W (for example top board), and said bracket component 122 chimeric perpendicular walls joist W.As above mentioned; Although in this figure, do not show; But the ceiling joist is usually by top plate supporting, and therefore said instrument 100 generally is installed in such position, makes the upper surface 122 of top board 108 be enough to hold the thickness of building panel with the separated distance of ceiling interjoist.In comprising the embodiment of bracket component; (or location) in addition generally is set with respect to wall bone (perpendicular walls joist W) is placed in the middle said instrument so that the either side of the loosely chimeric said wall bone of the arm of bracket component, and (for example) is to provide additional limits to instrument with respect to the transverse movement of wall frame.
In the prototype embodiment of first exemplary embodiment 100 expression of orientation tool 10,3/4 " bar and back bar before square pipe is used for, wherein the total length of back bar is in the scope of about 10 " to 18 ", and the total length of preceding bar is in the scope of about 18 " to 24 ".In some prototype embodiment, the outstanding downwards tip of preceding bar is corner (as showing in Fig. 1 and 2) polishing or rounding above that, and/or quilt curves with further downwarping and presents a smooth surface with the dry wall plate to the bottom of chimeric said bar.In addition, preceding bar and the back angle between the bar is in about 45 degree (angle that causes forming between the upper surface in the upper surface of gradient section and support platform at about 35 degree to 45 scopes spent) to the scope of 55 degree.Length 1 " x1 " angle steel in about 6 " to 10 " scope is used for cross bar.Yet some variants do not have cross bar, are fixed to the opening of wall wall bone and only have and preceding bar one or both the same wide support platforms with the back bar but have through the back bar.And some variants do not have bracket component; In some applications; For example those are installed in parallel in wall frame so that the dry wall plate of placing is on it provided in the application of a plurality of strong points with a plurality of orientation tools, find that said bracket component is unlike in the application of only using an orientation tool such transverse movement to the restriction individual tool and works.
In Fig. 3 and 4; Second exemplary embodiment 200 that also shows orientation tool 10 is formed by two bars, 202,204 structures for square steel pipe; Said two bars 202,204 form a summit in its end connection; But bar 202 is with outstanding forward with the obtuse angle of back bar 204 formation wherein, and said back bar 204 is shown as horizontal direction in this embodiment.Before the upper surface 206 of bar have the top edge 208 total with the upper surface of back bar 204 210.The support 212 that is shown as microscler angle steel bar also generally extends back from it along the longitudinal axis that is parallel to the back bar longitudinal axis at the far-end that its near-end is connected to back bar 204.Support 212 is made up of side plate 214 and top board 216; The bottom of wherein said side plate 214 is connected to the side of back bar 204 at its front end; The distance that said top board 216 is upwards certain at interval with the upper surface 210 of back bar, this distance is enough to hold the thickness of the forward edge of building panel.Top board 216 has one or more openings 218 (for example) so that clamp structure (being shown as screw S) can be used for being installed on the construction panel P of ceiling joist C and said instrument being fixed to one or more ceiling joist C through (for example) provisionally.
In second embodiment 200, back bar 204 provides the support platform 16 of orientation tool 10, and wherein its upper surface 210 forms the upper surface 24 of support platform, and it is through adjusting to receive and to support the forward edge of building panel (for example dry wall plate).Preceding bar 202 provides ramp parts 12, and wherein the upper surface 206 of preceding bar 202 provides the gradient section 18 of instrument.Said stabilizing means 14 adopts the form of support 212.
In the prototype embodiment of second exemplary embodiment 200 expression of orientation tool 10,3/4 " bar and back bar before square pipe is used for, wherein the total length of back bar is in the scope of about 2 " to 6 ", and the total length of preceding bar is in the scope of about 18 " to 24 ".As embodiment 100; In some prototype embodiment; The tip that preceding bar stretches out downwards is corner (as showing in Fig. 3 and 4) polishing or rounding above that; And/or by being curved with further downwarping, and the angle between preceding bar and the back bar is about 135 degree (angle that causes forming between the upper surface in the upper surface of gradient section and support platform is spent to 45 scopes spent about 35) to the scope of 145 degree.Length 1 " x1 " angle steel in about 10 " to 14 " scope is used for cross bar, and the length of the front end of bar side is in the scope of about 1 " to 4 " after wherein being connected to.The upper surface of back bar and the gap between the top board are in the scope of about 1/4 " to 3/4 ".In some variants, said support platform is by the extra cross bar of bar either side after extending to through configuration and in addition horizontal expansion.
In Fig. 5 with 300 show to build panel support instruments 40 first, non-exclusive, exemplary embodiment, and in Fig. 6 to 9 with 400 show second, non-exclusive, exemplary embodiment.In brief, two embodiment of supporting tool 40 are through adjusting to support edge, marginal portion or other parts of building panel P in the position (for example contiguous installation site) of needs provisionally.Especially, supporting tool 300 is installed to ceiling joist C movably and optionally moves into place one or more ceiling joist that is installed to contiguous said plate basically and to support the soffit of dry wall plate in place through adjusting.On the other hand, supporting tool 400 can be fixed to the ceiling joist immovably but comprise a movably support component, and said parts optionally move into place and support the dry wall plate in a similar manner.The structural difference of two exemplary embodiments mainly is to allow first embodiment to be installed to the ceiling joist movably and puts in place as a cell moving, and second embodiment fix in position but comprise movably assembly.Therefore, as understanding from following description, each embodiment has specific effectiveness at different construction environment.
Usually and with regard to function to a certain degree; Each supporting tool embodiment comprises hanging frame 42 and support component 44; Wherein said hanging frame 42 is through adjusting said instrument being installed to ceiling joist C, and said support component 44 is connected on the hanging frame 42 and on the plane on the plane of arranging the bottom surface that is being parallel to the ceiling joist C that hanging frame 42 is installed to (for example), leaves said hanging frame 42 and extend.
Clearer and more definite, as shown in Figure 5, the hanging frame 42 of supporting tool 300 is by constituting by column 306 microscler top and bottom guiding partss 302,304 connected to one another.Especially, top guide parts 302 form passages, and it is through adjusting so that at least one matched in clearance with the top edge of ceiling joist C to be provided, wherein limiting said passage from roof 310 to the parallel side wall that extends below 308.Bottom guiding parts 304 comprises sidewall 312 and diapire 314, and it is respectively through adjusting a side and the lower limb with chimeric ceiling joist C.This configuration allow whole framework 42 through with slightly little angle on top edge " hang-up " top guide parts hang on the ceiling joist, follow the lower limb of chimeric diapire 314 and joist.Column keeps the relation of predetermined space between the top and bottom guiding parts.Alternatively, guiding parts is through adjusting connection (for example) to hold the ceiling joist of different in width (for example, 2x8,2x6 and 2x4 are all timber sizes that generally are used for the ceiling joist).In supporting tool 300, through opening adjustability is provided along column 306, can fix through the opening extension and through nut 318 from sidewall 312 outstanding bolts 316.
The support component 44 that shows supporting tool 300 is by for the elongate bars 320 of positive square steel pipe constitutes, and said elongate bars 320 is in the bottom surface that is arranged essentially parallel to the ceiling joist and under the bottom surface of ceiling joist at interval the plane, extend at the direction upper cantilever of the longitudinal axis that is parallel to support frame.Particular it, said interval is enough to hold the thickness of building panel.Bar 320 is through being connected to hanging frame from diapire 314 pair of bolts 322 outstanding and that fixed by nut 324 downwards.Though be not requirement, show also that in supporting tool 300 this connection is adjustable (for example) with the gap between the bottom surface of the end face that allows user's adjusting lever 320 and ceiling joist C to all embodiment.Thickness of the specific construction panel that this gap can be used by user's hobby, with supporting tool or the like confirms, but is generally greater than the thickness of building panel the value less than the thickness of about twice.
In prototype embodiment by the embodiment of supporting tool 40 300 expressions, one section total length about 24 " to 30 " scope in 1 " the square pipe is used for microscler support bar.The total length of top and bottom guiding parts is all in the scope of about 6 " to 10 ", and said length is suitable for preventing that hanging frame from shaking during by they sup-port or topple in the weight of dry wall plate on the ceiling joist.
In some prototypes, replace bolt, one or two column surpasses bottom guiding parts extension and is connected with adjustable with support bar (through additional openings) or non-adjustable (for example through welding).In a variant; Support bar is installed on the vertical plane of a column, to carry out narrow pivoting action; And the biasing member that adopts the extension spring form through the location with the far-end of bar to upper offset, (for example) is against on the dry wall plate that is supported by supporting tool with the end that forces bar.
In Fig. 6 to Fig. 9, compare with first embodiment 300, show that second exemplary embodiment 400 of supporting tool 40 comprises the hanging frame 42 of different configurations.The hanging frame 42 of supporting tool 400 comprises generally the installing component with 46 indications, and it is installed to instrument ceiling joist C (or on ceiling joist C) through adjusting with (for example) contiguous panel installation site; And be connected to installing component and generally with 48 the indication guiding parts.Guiding parts 48 is supported on the microscler support component that moves with respect to said guiding parts between expanded position and the spare space movably.Under this background, thereby expanded position extends below in the panel installation site for the distal portions of support component wherein and for the position that the purpose support panel puts in place is installed.The spare space refers to the position of non-expanded position.
Perhaps as best image among Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, the hanging frame 42 that shows supporting tool 400 is made up of general flat installing plate 402, two opposite sides plate 404 from the middle part of said flat installing plate 402 to extending below.Though be not the requirement to all embodiment, installing plate 402 comprises the flange 406 that extends through side plate 404 edge longitudinals.Installing plate 402 has one or more openings 408 (for example) so that clamp structure (being shown as screw S) can be used for provisionally and removably directly (as showing) or said instrument is fixed to ceiling joist C through the construction panel that is installed on ceiling joist C.In second exemplary embodiment, installing plate 402 is therefore as installing component 46.
Adopt the form of the positive square steel pipe of the shorter length 410 that is also referred to as sleeve or sleeve part among this paper to show guiding parts 48.Guiding parts 48 in this embodiment pivotally is connected to installing component movably: the end face that shows sleeve 410 comprises the pipe 412 that extends across its width, and it receives the pivot pin 414 that is supported across side plate 404.
The support component 44 that shows supporting tool 400 is made up of for the elongate bars 420 of positive square steel pipe what receive movably that guiding parts supports; Clearer and more definite, in supporting tool 400, the inner passage that elongate bars 420 limits through sleeve 410 received slidably with respect to sleeve 410 along the translational motion between expanded position and spare space of its major axis.In the illustrated embodiment, bar 420 is being arranged essentially parallel to ceiling joist bottom surface and under ceiling joist bottom surface at interval the plane, at the direction upper cantilever of the longitudinal axis that is parallel to hanging frame, is extending to the either side of sleeve 410.
Though be not requirement, show that also supporting tool 400 comprises the handle 422 (for example) that operationally is attached to support component 44 and needs the position to help the user that bar is slided into and skids off to all embodiment.Employing shows handle 422 from the form than quarter butt of the outstanding positive square steel pipe of the near-end of bar 420 downwards.
And, though be not requirement, show that also supporting tool 400 comprises the locking member that adopts thumb screw assembly 424 (being shown as screw thread thumb screw 426 and handle 428) form to all embodiment.Thumb screw assembly 424 (or more clearly being thumb screw 426) is admitted with engage thread with vertical orientation through the distal portions of bar 420.As showing among Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, thumb screw assembly 424 is alternative chimeric support component is kept (or locking) in the needs position with respect to guiding parts.More particular it, the far-end (for example) that can be considered to the thumb screw 426 of locking surface is compelled to be against on the corresponding target surface through rotating handles, thereby forms friction lock.Target surface can be any surface that needs; But for fear of relatively more soft surface (surface of the joist C that for example instrument was installed to (or panel P)) is caused damage; Installing plate 402 (or more particular it; Its flange 406 one) suitable target surface can be provided, the locking surface of thumb screw can be compelled to this target surface.Likewise, Fig. 7 shows support component 44, its slide progress open position so that the far-end of bar 420 panel P with and the panel installation site that is installed to below extend; And Fig. 8 shows chimeric Lock Part, that is, the locking surface of thumb screw is compelled to be against on the flange 406 so that support component is remained in the expanded position.
In the embodiment of institute's example; Also as bias component, it can be chimeric so that the distal portions of support component is setovered towards the panel installation site that is the plane of the ceiling joist that instrument was installed in the embodiment of institute's example through selectivity except that being used as Lock Part for thumb screw assembly 424 in supporting tool 400.As shown in Figure 9; Guiding parts be connected with the pivot of installing component allow support component as pivot pin 414 wherein as the lever of fulcrum; Tightly the near-end of bar 420 is pulled to handle 428 so that be against the further change of the thumb screw assembly 424 of target surface, the distal portions of the offset staff 420 that makes progress accordingly.The biasing element of supporting tool can through allow user's tool using with keep panel P near or even the joist that directly is against panel and is installed to impel panel P to be installed to the installation site.
In prototype embodiment by the embodiment of supporting tool 40 400 expressions, one section total length about 30 " to 36 " scope 3/4 " square pipe is used for microscler support bar.The sleeve part is by 1 of shorter length (about 3 " to 5 "), and " positive square tube constitutes.Installing plate is by flat 1 of the steel plate in about 4 " to 8 " scope, and " wide bar constitutes, and side plate is by the similar bar formation of the steel plate of length in about 2 " about 6 " scope.Handle is made up of and is attached to an angle far-end of elongate bars the positive square steel pipe of a segment length about 6 " 3/4 ".
Figure 10 to Figure 13 shows the assembly of locating and support temporarily the construction panel support system 50 in use of a plurality of construction panel P (being shown as the dry wall plate) with respect to the contiguous installation site on the ceiling joist C.Generally speaking, system 50 comprises one or more construction panel orientation tools 10 (instrument 200 that shows among the instrument 100 that for example shows among Fig. 1 to Fig. 2 and/or Fig. 3 to Fig. 4 or the like) and one or more construction panel support instrument 40 (instrument 400 that shows among the instrument 300 that for example shows among Fig. 5 and/or Fig. 6 to Fig. 9).Element of construction (that is, joist W, C and dry wall plate P) and instrument needn't show in proportion, but schematically show to a certain extent for the purpose of example.
In Figure 10, show that the orientation tool 10 according to first exemplary embodiment 100 is fixed to wall joist W so that the upper surface of support platform 16 24 is enough to hold the distance of building panel P with one contiguous at ceiling joist C interval.Show the construction panel P on the upper surface 20 that its forward edge is placed on gradient section 18, (for example) promotes panel if controlling the workman of opposite side edge along gradient section, then builds panel P and on the direction shown in the arrow, is directed on the gradient section.Although only show an orientation tool 10 at Figure 10, two or more orientation tools can launch along wall frame is parallel, and (for example) is with through using a plurality of parallel gradient sections that bigger stability is provided and supporting.
In Figure 11, the forward edge of building panel P is directed to the upper surface of support platform, and supports to place for purpose is installed.The interlude of building panel P can then pivot upwards also, and (for example) promotes this opposed edges and leaves gradient section along shown in the arrow towards ceiling through the workman.
In Figure 12, show that the supporting tool 40 according to shown embodiment 300 hangs on ceiling joist C movably, and move into place so that the bottom surface of support component 44 chimeric construction panel P.Generally speaking; Supporting tool 40 chimeric ceiling joists; This supporting tool is hung on loosely to be enough on the ceiling joist easily move along its length, and (for example) so that the workman who adopts a hand support panel to be against the ceiling joist can retreat by the another hand puts in place so that instrument 40 pullings are perhaps slided differently.Use therein in the system according to the supporting tool of shown embodiment 400; Instrument is fixed to ceiling joist C, and workman's (for example) puts in place and support component is slided in the expanded position to use handle and then through the thumb screw assembly that shows among (for example) Fig. 7 to Fig. 8 support component to be locked through hypsokinesis.Certainly, as showing among Fig. 9, the thumb screw assembly can be used to force panel P more near joist C or even directly be against joist C alternatively.In addition, although in Figure 12, only show a supporting tool 40, can use two or more supporting tools (for example) so that a plurality of strong points to be provided.Build panel P and put in place with respect to the installation site now, and can install, after this, remove orientation tool 10 also mobile supporting tools 40 and leave the Support Position according to conventional method.
In Figure 13, show that the orientation tool 10 according to second exemplary embodiment 200 is fixed to ceiling joist C through building panel P.In addition, can use more than one orientation tool (for example) so that a plurality of parallel gradient sections to be provided.And mobile supporting tool leaves wall is enough to allow the contiguous construction panel of being installed of the second construction panel P to promote and support to place with respect to the installation site.Continue by this way, single workman can be installed to whole ceiling framework with a plurality of construction panels continuously.
Can carry out some configuration changes to the exemplary embodiment that is regarded as in category of the present invention.For example; Although show that orientation tool 10 has rigid construction; But articulated, adjustable connection that other embodiment can adopt (for example the alternative between stabilizing means and the ramp parts pivots and is connected) so that (for example) through between the vertical and horizontal orientation, moving stabilizing means in the installation site of contiguous wall and the installation site that is close to wall adopt single unit.In addition; Though the scope at the angle that forms between gradient section and the horizontal plane in prototype embodiment is spent to the scope of 45 degree about 35, the angle of any position perhaps has practicality above the angle of this scope in some applications in about 20 degree to 60 degree scopes.In addition, the connection that comprises adjustable angle can provide the orientation tool that this scope can be provided.Alternatively, the orientation tool assembly that forms ramp parts and/or stabilizing means can (for example) have adjustable-length through adopting telescopic configuration, so that orientation tool can be used for more applications.For example, the height of ceiling can have considerable variation in many installations, and the orientation tool with ramp parts of adjustable-length can allow to promote and builds panel so that the vertical distance that forward edge is placed on gradient section keeps minimum.In addition, some embodiment of orientation tool can comprise additional assemblies (for example, like the support or the support post that possibly be applicable to heavy-duty applications), and/or the Multiple Combination of specific components (for example parallel ramp parts, a plurality of stabilizing means or the like); Yet other embodiment can comprise a spot of assembly (indicated for example), and wherein, some embodiment of orientation tool do not comprise supporting bracket.In some orientation tools, stabilizing means can replace or be connected to the ramp parts in addition, and/or can be through being configured to be different from one or more element of construction of the chimeric fabric structure of mode that is shown.
In addition, as showing that supporting tool 40 can comprise hanging frame, this hanging frame is perhaps gone up at ceiling joist (for example showing among the embodiment 400) and is kept putting in place or being mounted thereon (for example showing among the embodiment 300) slidably.These two kinds of configurations all can have a handle (for example showing in the exemplary embodiment 400) or more than one handle (it can be different from shown the setting) is suitable for the hanging frame of this configuration or moving of support arm with help.In addition; Arbitrary configuration can have a support component, and it is the hanging frame that provided of rigidity or be connected by removable between the guiding parts that shows in the exemplary embodiment 400 and the installing component with respect to (for example) for movably with respect to the hanging frame in (for example) exemplary embodiment 300.Such as among the embodiment 400 demonstration; Removable connection can allow guiding parts to move pivotally on a vertical plane; But other embodiment can be on horizontal plane alternatively (or additionally) pivoting action is provided, (for example) swings in the needs position level with the support arm that allows to receive in guiding parts and/or the guiding parts.In addition, the support component that shows exemplary embodiment 400 is slidingly installed to be moved with translation on the long axis direction of support component, but other mounting meanss also can, for example pivot to install.Arbitrary configuration can have the locking member that (for example) provides in a second embodiment or provide in any appropriate manner in addition.In addition; (for example) chimeric for the locking surface and the installing plate that allow the thumb screw assembly in a plurality of positions of support component; Supporting tool can have some Lock Parts, perhaps a removable Lock Part (for example can pass the Lock Part of support component in a series of positions).Although the characteristics of embodiment 400 are to have the thumb screw assembly as Lock Part and bias component, other embodiment can comprise assembly separately provides arbitrary or two characteristics to provide locking and/or characteristic perhaps to operate together some assemblies.The locking surface of Lock Part can be taked any configuration, for example has the characteristic of flat, and it is more suitable for chimeric target surface except that the surface of installing plate.
Although shown and describe the present invention with reference to aforementioned operation principle and illustrative examples and embodiment, those skilled in the art should understand and can carry out under the situation that does not break away from spirit of the present invention and category in form and the various changes on the details.This invention is intended to be included in that in the category of Rights attached thereto requirement all are this substitutes, revises and change.