CA1276421C - Floor structure - Google Patents
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Abstract:
A floor structure comprises a flooring (10) situated on top of a first lower layer of joists (6) and a second upper layer of joists (8), said layers together forming a cross structure where the joists of the two layers extend perpendicular to one another. The two layers of joists are situated on top of chocking means (1). In order to obtain a good surface flexibility over the entire floor and consequently in order to make the floor structure suited as a sports floor, resilient spring elements (9) separating the two layers are situated at the intersections of the two layers of joists (6 and 8).
A floor structure comprises a flooring (10) situated on top of a first lower layer of joists (6) and a second upper layer of joists (8), said layers together forming a cross structure where the joists of the two layers extend perpendicular to one another. The two layers of joists are situated on top of chocking means (1). In order to obtain a good surface flexibility over the entire floor and consequently in order to make the floor structure suited as a sports floor, resilient spring elements (9) separating the two layers are situated at the intersections of the two layers of joists (6 and 8).
Description
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Title: A Floor Structure Technical Field The invention relates to a floor structure comprising a flooring situated on a first lower and a second upper layer of parallel and mutually spaced joists, whereby one layer extends substantially perpendicular to the joists of the other layer, and whereby the first layer of joists is situated on chocking means arranged at regular inter-vals, said first layer furthermore being provided with a slot immediately above the chocking means.
Back~round Art It is known to manufacture floor structures with a flooring of for instance parquet and situated on two layers of parallel joists, whereby the joists of one layer extend perpendicular to the joists of the second layer, and where-by the two layers of joists abut one another directly and are situated on chocking means arranged at regular inter-vals. The joists abutting the chocking means directly are provided with a sawn vertical cut extendin~ preferably into half thickness. Such a flooring does not, however, provide a satisfactory flexibility over a surface, i.e.
the so-called surface flexibility, which is sufficient for being suitable as a sports floor. The latter is especi-ally due to the fact that the floor structure does not disclose a sufficient flexibility on the sites where the joists of the two layers are intersecting. The cuts in the lower layer of joists damp the transmission of vertical oscillations in the flooring during the use.
Disclosure of ~nvention The new and characteristic features of the floor structure according to the invention are:
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that resilient spring elements separating the two layers are situated at the intersections between the two layers of joists.
In this manner a floor structure is obtained in a simple and inexpensive manner which over a surface discloses a flexibility everywhere allowing the floor to be used as a sports floor. At the same time it is possible to manufac-ture the flooring of solid wood and thereby the flooring is particularly resistant to the loads exerted ther~on.
According to the invention it is particularly preferred that the resilient spring elements are substantially solid and made of rubber or plastics.
Furthermore the second layer of joists may according to the invention be provided with a slot immediately above the spring elements, and the mutual distance and cross-sectional dimensions of the joists may be such that the following formula is met:
LlElIl = K L2E2I2~
where K is a structure constant varying between 0.1-1.5, but preferably between 0.55-0.65, and E is the elasticity module, L the distance between the joists, and I the moment of inertia, and whereby the symbol l refers to the upper layer of joists, and the symbol 2 to the lower layer of joists. In this manner the flooring meets the requirements presented especially in some countries to the surface flexibility of sports floors. These requirements correspond to the requirements applying in the Federal Republic of Western Germany in the form of DIN 18032 part II.
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-2a-Specifically, the present invention provides a floor structure which comprises a flooring which is situated on top of a first lower and a second upper layer of parallel, interspaced joists whereby the joists of one layer extend substantially perpendicular to the joists of the other layer and whereby the first layer of joists is situated on top of chocking means which are arranged at regular intervals. I'he first layer of joists is also provided with a slot immediately above the chocking means. ~he floor structure being characterized in that resilient spring elements which separate the two layers of joists are situated at the intersections of the two layers of joists.
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Brief Description of Drawings The invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a vertical, longitudinal, sectional view through a floor structure according to the invention, Fig. 2 is a top view of the structure of Fig. 1, whereby the flooring has been removed for the sake of clarity, and Fig. 3 is a vertical, transverse, sectional view through the floor structure of Figs. 1 and 2.
Best Mode for CarrYinq Out the Invention The floor structure of Figs. 1, 2, and 3 comprises rows of chocking means 1 situated on a foundation 2. ~hese chocking means may in a manner known per se comprise one or more wood blocks 3 and 4 situated atop one another, wedging means 5 or another type of levelling means being situated on top of said chocks. A first layer of parallel joists 6 is situated on top of these chocking means 1, said joists being situated at the same mutual distance and supported by the chocking means at sites also situated at the same mutual distance. Immediately above the chocking means the joists 6 are provided with a vertical cut sawn down and extending from the top and downwards to half the thickness of the joists 6. These cuts have been indicated by the reference numeral 7. A second layer of joists 8 is situated on top of the first layer of joists 6, said second layer of joists also extending in parallel at the same mutual distance but also extending perpendicular to the joists 6 of the first layer. Small solid, resilient spring elements 9 are situated everywhere between the two layers of joists 6 and 8, and immediately above these spring elements 9 the joists 8 disclose a vertical cut 12 sawn down and extending at a depth of 2/3 of the thickness of the joists 8.
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A flooring 10 of solid parquet is situated directly on the second layer of joists 8.
The joists 6 and 8 of the two layers of joists must be situated at such a mutual distance and be dimensioned in such a manner that the dynamic resilience of the completed floor does not separate more than 15% from one another at the softest and the most rigid measuring site on the floor surface. In this manner the floor structure meets the requirements presented in the Federal Republic of Western Germany in the form of DIN 18032 part II and corresponding to the requirements presented in several other countries in order to allow the floor ~tructure to be used as a sports floor. These requirements are met pro~ided LlElIl = K L2E2I2~
where K is a structure constant varying between 0.1-1.5, but preferably between 0.55-0.65, E is the elasticity module, L is the distance between the joists, and I .s the moment of inertia. The symbols 1 and 2 refer to the second layer of joists 8 and the first layer of joists 6, respectively.
By the preferred floor structure the joists 8 of the second layer of joists disclose the cross-sectional dimension 70 x 35 mm and the joists 6 of the first layer of joists the cross-sectional dimension 45 x 45 mm, whereas the spring element discloses the dimension 50 x 50 x 24 mm. The chock-ing means are made of joists of a width of 50 mm and as to height they have been arbitrarily chosen in such a manner that together with the wedging means 5 they allow a horizontal levelling of the flooring of the floor struc-ture.
As indicated in Figs. 1 and 2, an isolation 11 of a suit-~764f~
able type is situated on top of a vapor blocking layereverywhere between the chocking means.
Concerning the resilient spring elements, the dimension and shape thereof can vary according to desire as the abutment surface is preferably at least 50 x 50 mm and the thickness is preferably at least 17 mm. According to desire the elements may be profiled, i.e. they may for instance comprise grooves extending longitudinally. In order to facilitate the putting down procedure the spring lo element~ may therefore be provided with a suita~le profil-ing. The spring elements may be made of many different materials such as caoutchouc, neoprene rubber, nitrile rubber, polyvinyl chloride, ethylvinyl alcohol, polyure-thane, polyacryl, polypropene, polyethene, polystyrene or other similar materials or mixtures thereof. By the pre-ferred embodiment the spring elements are made of a rub-ber-like material sold under the Trade Mark "Regupol".
The flooring is preferably made of solid, 22 mm thick press-dried beechwood parquet. Other floorings may, howev-er, also be used such as for instance 18-20 mm thick ply-wood, on which needle felt or a thin layer of plywood or another type of flooring material is situated.
The spring elements may be secured on the adjacent joists in any suitable manner such as by gluing or by means of nails.
If all the parts of the floor structure are made of wood, these parts should during the putting down of the floor disclose a moisture per cent as follows: The joists 8: 12~, the joists 6: 12%, the wood chocks 3 and 4: 12%, and the parquet: ~%. In order to guarantee these moisture per cents the materials should be packed in a dampproof mate-rial until the time of application, and the moisture con-tent should be maintained during the putting down of the floor. Concerning the distances the various parts of the ~L2764Z~I, preferred embodiment are interspaced as follows when meas-ured in the horizontal direction: The joists 6 of the first layer of joists: 41.1 cm, the joists 8 of the second layer of joists: 33.6 cm, and the chocking means 1: 67.3 cm measured in the longitudinal direction of the joists 6.
Title: A Floor Structure Technical Field The invention relates to a floor structure comprising a flooring situated on a first lower and a second upper layer of parallel and mutually spaced joists, whereby one layer extends substantially perpendicular to the joists of the other layer, and whereby the first layer of joists is situated on chocking means arranged at regular inter-vals, said first layer furthermore being provided with a slot immediately above the chocking means.
Back~round Art It is known to manufacture floor structures with a flooring of for instance parquet and situated on two layers of parallel joists, whereby the joists of one layer extend perpendicular to the joists of the second layer, and where-by the two layers of joists abut one another directly and are situated on chocking means arranged at regular inter-vals. The joists abutting the chocking means directly are provided with a sawn vertical cut extendin~ preferably into half thickness. Such a flooring does not, however, provide a satisfactory flexibility over a surface, i.e.
the so-called surface flexibility, which is sufficient for being suitable as a sports floor. The latter is especi-ally due to the fact that the floor structure does not disclose a sufficient flexibility on the sites where the joists of the two layers are intersecting. The cuts in the lower layer of joists damp the transmission of vertical oscillations in the flooring during the use.
Disclosure of ~nvention The new and characteristic features of the floor structure according to the invention are:
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that resilient spring elements separating the two layers are situated at the intersections between the two layers of joists.
In this manner a floor structure is obtained in a simple and inexpensive manner which over a surface discloses a flexibility everywhere allowing the floor to be used as a sports floor. At the same time it is possible to manufac-ture the flooring of solid wood and thereby the flooring is particularly resistant to the loads exerted ther~on.
According to the invention it is particularly preferred that the resilient spring elements are substantially solid and made of rubber or plastics.
Furthermore the second layer of joists may according to the invention be provided with a slot immediately above the spring elements, and the mutual distance and cross-sectional dimensions of the joists may be such that the following formula is met:
LlElIl = K L2E2I2~
where K is a structure constant varying between 0.1-1.5, but preferably between 0.55-0.65, and E is the elasticity module, L the distance between the joists, and I the moment of inertia, and whereby the symbol l refers to the upper layer of joists, and the symbol 2 to the lower layer of joists. In this manner the flooring meets the requirements presented especially in some countries to the surface flexibility of sports floors. These requirements correspond to the requirements applying in the Federal Republic of Western Germany in the form of DIN 18032 part II.
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-2a-Specifically, the present invention provides a floor structure which comprises a flooring which is situated on top of a first lower and a second upper layer of parallel, interspaced joists whereby the joists of one layer extend substantially perpendicular to the joists of the other layer and whereby the first layer of joists is situated on top of chocking means which are arranged at regular intervals. I'he first layer of joists is also provided with a slot immediately above the chocking means. ~he floor structure being characterized in that resilient spring elements which separate the two layers of joists are situated at the intersections of the two layers of joists.
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Brief Description of Drawings The invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a vertical, longitudinal, sectional view through a floor structure according to the invention, Fig. 2 is a top view of the structure of Fig. 1, whereby the flooring has been removed for the sake of clarity, and Fig. 3 is a vertical, transverse, sectional view through the floor structure of Figs. 1 and 2.
Best Mode for CarrYinq Out the Invention The floor structure of Figs. 1, 2, and 3 comprises rows of chocking means 1 situated on a foundation 2. ~hese chocking means may in a manner known per se comprise one or more wood blocks 3 and 4 situated atop one another, wedging means 5 or another type of levelling means being situated on top of said chocks. A first layer of parallel joists 6 is situated on top of these chocking means 1, said joists being situated at the same mutual distance and supported by the chocking means at sites also situated at the same mutual distance. Immediately above the chocking means the joists 6 are provided with a vertical cut sawn down and extending from the top and downwards to half the thickness of the joists 6. These cuts have been indicated by the reference numeral 7. A second layer of joists 8 is situated on top of the first layer of joists 6, said second layer of joists also extending in parallel at the same mutual distance but also extending perpendicular to the joists 6 of the first layer. Small solid, resilient spring elements 9 are situated everywhere between the two layers of joists 6 and 8, and immediately above these spring elements 9 the joists 8 disclose a vertical cut 12 sawn down and extending at a depth of 2/3 of the thickness of the joists 8.
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A flooring 10 of solid parquet is situated directly on the second layer of joists 8.
The joists 6 and 8 of the two layers of joists must be situated at such a mutual distance and be dimensioned in such a manner that the dynamic resilience of the completed floor does not separate more than 15% from one another at the softest and the most rigid measuring site on the floor surface. In this manner the floor structure meets the requirements presented in the Federal Republic of Western Germany in the form of DIN 18032 part II and corresponding to the requirements presented in several other countries in order to allow the floor ~tructure to be used as a sports floor. These requirements are met pro~ided LlElIl = K L2E2I2~
where K is a structure constant varying between 0.1-1.5, but preferably between 0.55-0.65, E is the elasticity module, L is the distance between the joists, and I .s the moment of inertia. The symbols 1 and 2 refer to the second layer of joists 8 and the first layer of joists 6, respectively.
By the preferred floor structure the joists 8 of the second layer of joists disclose the cross-sectional dimension 70 x 35 mm and the joists 6 of the first layer of joists the cross-sectional dimension 45 x 45 mm, whereas the spring element discloses the dimension 50 x 50 x 24 mm. The chock-ing means are made of joists of a width of 50 mm and as to height they have been arbitrarily chosen in such a manner that together with the wedging means 5 they allow a horizontal levelling of the flooring of the floor struc-ture.
As indicated in Figs. 1 and 2, an isolation 11 of a suit-~764f~
able type is situated on top of a vapor blocking layereverywhere between the chocking means.
Concerning the resilient spring elements, the dimension and shape thereof can vary according to desire as the abutment surface is preferably at least 50 x 50 mm and the thickness is preferably at least 17 mm. According to desire the elements may be profiled, i.e. they may for instance comprise grooves extending longitudinally. In order to facilitate the putting down procedure the spring lo element~ may therefore be provided with a suita~le profil-ing. The spring elements may be made of many different materials such as caoutchouc, neoprene rubber, nitrile rubber, polyvinyl chloride, ethylvinyl alcohol, polyure-thane, polyacryl, polypropene, polyethene, polystyrene or other similar materials or mixtures thereof. By the pre-ferred embodiment the spring elements are made of a rub-ber-like material sold under the Trade Mark "Regupol".
The flooring is preferably made of solid, 22 mm thick press-dried beechwood parquet. Other floorings may, howev-er, also be used such as for instance 18-20 mm thick ply-wood, on which needle felt or a thin layer of plywood or another type of flooring material is situated.
The spring elements may be secured on the adjacent joists in any suitable manner such as by gluing or by means of nails.
If all the parts of the floor structure are made of wood, these parts should during the putting down of the floor disclose a moisture per cent as follows: The joists 8: 12~, the joists 6: 12%, the wood chocks 3 and 4: 12%, and the parquet: ~%. In order to guarantee these moisture per cents the materials should be packed in a dampproof mate-rial until the time of application, and the moisture con-tent should be maintained during the putting down of the floor. Concerning the distances the various parts of the ~L2764Z~I, preferred embodiment are interspaced as follows when meas-ured in the horizontal direction: The joists 6 of the first layer of joists: 41.1 cm, the joists 8 of the second layer of joists: 33.6 cm, and the chocking means 1: 67.3 cm measured in the longitudinal direction of the joists 6.
Claims (5)
1. A floor structure comprising a flooring (10) situated on top of a first lower and a second upper layer of paral-lel, interspaced joists (6 and 8, respectively), whereby the joists (6, 8) of one layer extend substantially perpen-dicular to the joists (6, 8) of the other layer, and where-by the first layer of joists (6) is situated on top of chocking means (1) arranged at regular intervals, said first layer of joists furthermore being provided with a slot (7) immediately above the chocking means (1), charac-terised in that resilient spring elements (g) separating the two layers of joists are situated at the intersections of the two layers of joists (6, 8).
2. A floor structure as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the resilient spring elements are substantially solid and made of rubber or plastics.
3. A floor structure as claimed in claim 2, characterised in that the spring elements are profiled.
4. A floor structure as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the second layer of joists (8) is provided with a slot (12) immediately above the spring elements, and that the mutual distance and cross-sectional dimensions of the joists are such that the following for-mula is met:
L1E1I1 = K ? L2E2I2, where K is a structure constant varying between 0.1-1.5, but preferably between 0.55-0.65, and E is the elasticity module, L is the distance between the joists, and I is the moment of inertia, and where the symbol 1 refers to the upper layer of joists and the symbol 2 to the lower layer of joists.
L1E1I1 = K ? L2E2I2, where K is a structure constant varying between 0.1-1.5, but preferably between 0.55-0.65, and E is the elasticity module, L is the distance between the joists, and I is the moment of inertia, and where the symbol 1 refers to the upper layer of joists and the symbol 2 to the lower layer of joists.
5. A floor structure as claimed in claim 4, characterised in that the parts thereof are made of wood, whereby the joists and the chocking means during the putting down disclose a moisture per cent of 12%, and that the flooring is solid parquet disclosing a moisture per cent of 8%
during the putting down.
during the putting down.
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA000511217A CA1276421C (en) | 1986-06-10 | 1986-06-10 | Floor structure |
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| CA000511217A CA1276421C (en) | 1986-06-10 | 1986-06-10 | Floor structure |
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| CA1276421C true CA1276421C (en) | 1990-11-20 |
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| CA000511217A Expired - Lifetime CA1276421C (en) | 1986-06-10 | 1986-06-10 | Floor structure |
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