CEILING MOUNTING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD

摘要

A ceiling system comprises a pair of spaced overhead longitudinal grid support members and a light-weight ceiling panel suspended therefrom. The panel may be an acoustical honeycomb panel in one embodiment. Localized elongated reinforced areas or sections are formed on the top facing which support a plurality of hangers mounted on each section. The reinforced sections coincide in arrangement with the layout of the support members and structurally strengthen the top facing in select areas. In one embodiment, each reinforced section may comprise a stiffening spline attached to the top facing. The ceiling panel is hung from the grid support members via the hangers and reinforced sections. Fasteners may be used to attach the hangers to the reinforced sections which resist pullout when the panel is hung. In certain embodiments, the reinforced sections extend longitudinally through a central portion of the panel to prevent sagging between the panel sides.

主权项

1. A ceiling system comprising:
an overhead support grid including an elongated longitudinal grid support member; a honeycomb ceiling panel disposed below the support grid and supported by the grid support members, the ceiling panel including a top facing sheet, a bottom facing sheet, a core comprised of a plurality of cells extending between the top and bottom facing sheets, and a plurality of peripheral sides, the facing sheets adhesively bonded to the core; the top facing sheet including a longitudinally extending first reinforced section structured to have a greater stiffness than unreinforced portions of the top facing sheet; and a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart hangers arranged in a linear row and attached to the first reinforced section of the top facing sheet, the hangers being configured for removable attachment to the longitudinal grid support member; the first reinforced section comprising a first stiffening spline attached to the top facing sheet, the first stiffening spline having an elongated flattened plate structure and being disposed between the hangers and top facing sheet; the first stiffening spline having a continuous length greater than a majority of the length or width of the ceiling panel, wherein the first stiffening spline extends beneath the plurality of hangers in the linear row such that more than one hanger is attached to the first stiffening spline; wherein the ceiling panel is hung from the longitudinal grid support members via the hangers and conceals the grid support member when viewed from below the bottom facing sheet; wherein the hangers are slideable along the longitudinal grid support member such that the ceiling panel is longitudinally adjustable in a continuum of axial positions on the longitudinal grid support member.