Abstract:
The present invention relates to a natural stone development method which enables natural stones used particularly on exterior wall and interior wall and all kinds of coatings to be mounted easily. With the inventive method, natural stones used on wall coatings are reinforced. In addition; the inventive method also enables to reduce cost of workmanship occurring during facade or wall and all kinds of coatings, loss of time and waste experienced.

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
       [0001]    The present invention relates to a natural stone development method which enables natural stones used particularly on exterior wall and interior wall coatings to be mounted easily. 
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0002]    Today coating is performed by mounting natural stones and so on mechanically to surfaces, walls or facades particularly in high buildings because of their advantages. A material similar to hollow profile is placed which is mounted upon being suspended on column, wall and similar parts of a building in order that firstly the coating member is mounted to the building during coating. By means of the said material, isolation material can be placed between building and coating member easily. 
         [0003]    A connection piece which may have various shapes is mounted on profiles mounted in a hollow way. In order that the said piece and the natural stone, in other words the coating member, are coupled; holes or channels with various depths are usually made on corresponding long parallel edges and connection between the afore-mentioned piece and the connection piece is realized by placing coupling members such as pin, bar to the said holes. Then the holes are fixed upon being filled with adhesive material optionally or fixed using a material, which is known in the state of the art, called as silicone sheath. In the event that, the said coupling technique is used, it is required to leave joint space between the pieces because of the coupling members. This has two major disadvantages in general terms. Firstly, the fact that the said hole is filled with a joint filling material primarily leads to great expense of workmanship and material and also renewal and maintenance costs in years. The second disadvantage is due to the fact that resistance of material decreases and it wears off in time because of exposure to environmental factors such as rain, wind in the event that the holes remain open. 
         [0004]    If it is not desired to leave joint space in the said coupling technique; preferably the members with a blind-ended tip having a bolt shape are fixed to grooves, which are located on the back surface to the back surface of the natural stone in other words the coating member and opened through an additional processing by means of an adhesive. The members fixed to the rear surface of the stone are fixed to connection pieces, which are located on the hollow profile, by means of connection members such as nut preferably. Because the said process is carried out under construction site conditions it leads to loss of workmanship, time and waste. 
         [0005]    In using natural stone or another material on facade coatings, adjustments allow thickness of 3 centimetres at minimum due to natural conditions. And this leads to difficulty of transportation and installation resulting from weight. 
         [0006]    In another method used in the state of the art, coupling is provided by pushing the material among the lip-like structure which is mounted mutually by opening channel thoroughly on the sides thereof with 3 centimetres thickness. And this leads to the fact that a dimensional difference in profile and building facade is reflected on surface and integrity of surface and level cannot be ensured. 
         [0007]    The Chinese patent document no. CN101793083 discloses a connectable natural stone and a production method of this natural stone. The said natural stone comprises: a stone body which has a polished flat surface provided with a groove on thereof; a resin inside the groove; and a connection which is formed between the groove and the resin along the groove direction. The connectable natural stone comprises steps of: polishing one surface of the natural stone to be flat and forming a groove on this surface; putting a rod-like die, which is immiscible with the resin inside the groove, wherein two ends thereof extend out of two ends of the groove; fully filling the groove with heated and melted resin and drawing the rod-like die out of the groove when the resin is cooled and subjecting it to a certain degree to form a connection. The connecting hole is formed on the natural stone and the fixed part is placed on the connecting hole. 
         [0008]    The Japanese patent document no. JPH10237846 discloses a natural stone block. There is a hole provided on the natural stone. An adhesive is filled into the said hole and a reinforcement in form of a deformed bar is buried and fixed to the said hole. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0009]    An objective of the present invention is to realize a natural stone development method which enables natural stones used particularly on exterior wall and interior wall and all kinds of coatings to be mounted easily. 
         [0010]    Another objective of the present invention is to realize a method which enables to reinforce natural stones used on facade or wall coatings. 
         [0011]    Another objective of the present invention is to realize a method which enables to reduce cost of workmanship occurring during facade or wall coatings. 
         [0012]    Another objective of the present invention is to realize a method which enables to reduce loss of time and waste experienced during facade or wall coatings. 
         [0013]    Another objective of the present invention is to realize a method which enables to prevent cracks that may occur on the coating material provided on the coated facade or wall in time. 
     
    
     
       DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
         [0014]    “A development method for mounting natural stones on facade coatings easily” realized to fulfill the objectives of the present invention is shown in the figure attached, in which: 
           [0015]      FIG. 1  is a flowchart of the inventive method. 
       
    
    
       [0016]    The inventive method ( 100 ) comprises steps of:
       opening at least one channel on the back surface of natural stone block ( 101 );   placing reinforcement and suspension member, wherein connection members which ensure fixing onto the connection pieces located on the wall whereon coating will be made, into the channels opened on the block ( 102 ).       
 
         [0019]    In the inventive method ( 100 ); at least one channel is opened on the natural stone, which will be used in facade coating, surface that is not visible from outside when it is coated by means of any method in the state of the art ( 101 ). The said channel can have regular geometrical shapes such as cylindrical, spherical or irregular shapes such as grid pattern or spiral. Depth of the channel opened on the natural stone can have any depth which depends on thickness of the natural stone and varies from application to application. After channel is opened on the natural stone ( 101 ); reinforcement and suspension member, wherein connection members which ensure fixing onto the connection pieces located on the wall whereon coating will be made, are placed into the channels opened ( 102 ). The reinforcement and suspension member, which is embedded into the channel opened on the natural stone, is a profile thickness of which can be adjusted based on the thickness of the natural stone; has a thickness between preferably 3 to 10 millimetres; manufactured from an organic or inorganic material such as aluminium or glass fiber; and has high strength in the inventive method ( 100 ). Shape of the said reinforcement and suspension member is equal or too close to the shape of the channel opened on the natural stone. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the reinforcement and suspension member has a thickness equal to the thickness of the channel opened or less than it. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the reinforcement and suspension member is attached into the channel by means of an organic or inorganic adhesive such as epoxy or polyester. With the connection members located on various points of the reinforcement and suspension member, the natural stone can be coupled by any suspension system in the state of the art and thus it is save on both workmanship and time during facade coating. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the connection piece provided on the reinforcement and suspension member is preferably a suspension-bolt system. 
         [0020]    The reinforcement and suspension member used in the inventive method ( 100 ) has a shape which is identical or very similar with a slot such as channel, grid located behind the natural stone. The reinforcement and suspension member is a single piece in a preferred embodiment of the invention and coupling pieces which can be coupled to each other is obtained in order to increase number of connection members on thereof in alternative embodiments of the invention. Amount of load which can be taken and carried (tolerable) in a point way is increased by means of increasing the number of connection members on the reinforcement and suspension member. In addition to this, the coating material also strengthens structurally upon the number of connection members increases. Thickness of the said reinforcement and suspension member can change in itself, connection members are not located in symmetrical places and one of them can be located at the top and the other can be located at the bottom. In an embodiment of the invention, the reinforcement and suspension member has a rough surface so that the surface adsorption can be enhanced. 
         [0021]    Due to the fact that durability and strength of natural stone, which is obtained by placing the reinforcement and suspension member to the channels formed on thereof, is enhanced by means of the reinforcement and suspension member with the inventive method ( 100 ); natural stones having dimensions thinner than coating members in the state of the art can be used in coating process. Thus, problems that may occur due to weight of natural stone in transportation and installation are avoided. 
         [0022]    With the inventive method ( 100 ), no thickness difference occurs on the natural stone surface because the actual mounting holes of the natural stone obtained by placing the reinforcement and suspension member to the channels formed on thereof are connected to the reinforcement and suspension member located in the natural stone. Therefore, a substantial convenience is provided in packaging and transportation processes. 
         [0023]    It is possible to develop various embodiments of the inventive method ( 100 ), it cannot be limited to examples disclosed herein and it is essentially according to claims.