CN101563238A - Polymer or composite wall and surface veneering products, systems and methods of use thereof - Google Patents

Polymer or composite wall and surface veneering products, systems and methods of use thereof Download PDF

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CN101563238A
CN101563238A CNA2007800466207A CN200780046620A CN101563238A CN 101563238 A CN101563238 A CN 101563238A CN A2007800466207 A CNA2007800466207 A CN A2007800466207A CN 200780046620 A CN200780046620 A CN 200780046620A CN 101563238 A CN101563238 A CN 101563238A
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E·A·克努松
J·F·多兰
P·J·福斯伯格
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The present invention relates to wall and surface veneering products and systems that provide a replica image of a natural surface, such as stone, brick or wood, and is easily installable due to its lightweight characteristics and securement design. The present invention further includes systems for attachment of the veneering product to walls or other surfaces and also includes systems for assembling such products to provide pleasing arrangements and complete wall coverage. The present invention also includes methods of manufacture, which ensures the natural appearance of stone or wood by imaging a natural surface, such as stone or wood, and preparing a mold from that image to mass produce a replica of that particular surface.

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Wall and surface polymer or composite veneering products, system and using method thereof
The cross reference of related application
The application requires the U.S. Provisional Application No.60/829 of submission on October 18th, 2006, the U.S. Provisional Application No.60/953 that on July 31st, 925 and 2007 submitted to, 040 priority.The content of aforementioned patent applications is incorporated the application into way of reference.
Technical field
The present invention relates to the veneering products and the system of body of wall and metope, it can for example stone, brick or wood provide imitated pattern, and because its lightweight characteristic and safety design and install easily to self-faced.The present invention also comprises and is used for veneering products is attached to body of wall or other surperficial system, and comprises and be used to assemble this goods with the configuration that pleasant is provided and the system of complete body of wall coating.The present invention also comprises manufacture method, its by for self-faced for example stone or the wooden pattern that produces guarantee stone or wooden natural appearance, and prepare mould, so that produce Counterfeit Item in batches with particular surface by described pattern.
Background technology
Though often use true natural material (for example cutting stone, brick or wood) in building industry, this goods have produced with transportation with the challenge of relevant problem is installed.For instance, using natural stone, concrete, brick or when wooden, bother very much in the time of may and this based article being installed in transportation, because they are very heavy and be difficult to goods attached to each other to the other side or be attached to base material for example on the surface of body of wall or plate.In addition, stone (natural or artificial), concrete and wooden goods regular meeting fade, make dirty or degenerate in time, thereby damage their aesthetic appearance and finally require them to be replaced.
Building industry and interior decoration product manufacturer are found to be difficult to utilize some materials such as plastics, glass fibre, pottery or the like to make goods with imitation cutting stone, brick or wood.Found that this goods can not suitably obtain the desirable appearance of their corresponding natural material, and much the durability of this based article is relatively poor.For instance, this goods often can not have suitable texture, embossment and color combinations, and if this combination suitably can make observing and thinks that it is natural product but not Counterfeit Item at a low price.The industry is sought a kind of construction or is decorated and use goods, its lightweight, installation easily, permanent durable, fabulous natural aesthetic feeling is provided and can keeps its natural appearance for a long time.
Summary of the invention
The method that embodiments of the present invention relate to polymer or composite material wall metope veneering products and use and make this goods.Veneering products of the present invention also can be by one or more material (thermoplastic for example, thermosets, glass fibre, pottery ...) make, described material can also resist that for example sunlight, water, pet are invaded and harassed the damage that causes and wearing and tearing and made dirty by dust or other organic material because of environment.In various embodiment kinds of the present invention, use polymer (high density polyethylene (HDPE) for example, polypropylene or the like), they utilize structure foaming and other foamable polymer technology and processed, have the body of wall veneering products of desirable texture and embossment with generation, fabulous durable and robust construction characteristic also is provided simultaneously.In addition, foaming of this structure and/or foamable polymer goods can also bear the further processing to their exposed surface, thereby desirable natural product for example stone or wooden texture and color are provided.Veneering products of the present invention is lightweight haply, and can provide and substitute for example natural or artificial stone of other wall covering thing, brick, wooden or the like benefit.
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Fig. 1 is the front-side perspective view of an embodiment of the front surface of polymer veneering products of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the front-side perspective view of an embodiment of the rear surface of polymer veneering products of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the front-side perspective view of an embodiment of the rear surface of polymer veneering products of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the front-side perspective view of an embodiment of the rear surface of polymer veneering products of the present invention, comprising a plurality of ribs.
Fig. 5 a is the front view of an embodiment of the front surface of polymer veneering products of the present invention, and it has the T-cellular construction.
Fig. 5 b is the front view of an embodiment of the front surface of polymer veneering products of the present invention, and it has the Z-cellular construction.
Fig. 5 c is the front view of body of wall, comprising at least four kinds of Z-of the present invention unit polymer veneering products embodiments.
Fig. 6 a is the front-side perspective view of an embodiment of the front surface of polymer veneering products of the present invention, comprising the staggered form parts.
Fig. 6 b is the front-side perspective view of an embodiment of the front surface of polymer veneering products of the present invention, and it has the T-cellular construction and comprises bonding fastener.
Fig. 6 c is the backside perspective view of an embodiment of the front surface of polymer veneering products of the present invention, and it has the T-cellular construction.
Fig. 6 d is the front-side perspective view of an embodiment of the front surface of polymer veneering products of the present invention, and it has the Z-cellular construction and comprises bonding fastener.
Fig. 6 e is the backside perspective view of an embodiment of the front surface of polymer veneering products of the present invention, and it has the Z-cellular construction.
Fig. 7 is the front-side perspective view of an embodiment of the front surface of polymer veneering products of the present invention, comprising a plurality of attached pad that is incorporated into plate.
Fig. 7 a is the front-side perspective view of an embodiment of the front surface of polymer veneering products of the present invention, comprising a plurality of attached pad that is incorporated into plate.
Fig. 7 b is the side view of an embodiment of the front surface of polymer veneering products of the present invention, comprising a plurality of attached pad that is incorporated into plate.
Fig. 7 c is the front-side perspective view of an embodiment of the front surface of polymer veneering products of the present invention, comprising a plurality of attached pad that is incorporated into plate.
Fig. 7 d is the side view of an embodiment of the front surface of polymer veneering products of the present invention, comprising a plurality of attached pad that is incorporated into plate.
Fig. 8 a is the front view of an embodiment of polymer veneering products of the present invention, and it has the Z-cellular construction and comprises the glossal canal fastening system.
Fig. 8 b is the side view of an embodiment of polymer veneering products of the present invention, and it has the Z-cellular construction and comprises the glossal canal fastening system.
Fig. 9 a is the front view of an embodiment of the plate of polymer veneer of the present invention system, and it utilizes the barb clamp to be incorporated into body of wall or base material.
Fig. 9 b is the rearview of an embodiment of the plate of polymer veneer of the present invention system, and it utilizes the barb clamp to be incorporated into body of wall or base material.
Fig. 9 c is the vertical view of an embodiment of the plate of polymer veneer of the present invention system, and it utilizes the barb clamp to be incorporated into body of wall or base material.
Fig. 9 d is the side view of an embodiment of the plate of polymer veneer of the present invention system, and it utilizes the barb clamp to be incorporated into body of wall or base material.
Figure 10 a is the front view of an embodiment of barb clamp of the present invention.
Figure 10 b is the side view of an embodiment of barb clamp of the present invention.
Figure 10 c is the front-side perspective view of an embodiment of barb clamp of the present invention.
Figure 11 a is the front view of an embodiment of intercalation clamp of the present invention.
Figure 11 b is the front-side perspective view of an embodiment of intercalation clamp of the present invention.
Figure 11 c is the side view of an embodiment of intercalation clamp of the present invention.
Figure 12 is the perspective view of an embodiment of polymer veneering products of the present invention, and it utilizes the barb clamp to be incorporated into two other plates of the present invention.
Figure 13 a-e is each view of an embodiment of the bight wall cover plate of polymer veneering products of the present invention.
Figure 14 a-c is each view of wall covering system, comprising by barb clamp fastening a plurality of plates and corner plates.
Figure 15 a is the backside perspective view of an embodiment of the plate of polymer veneer of the present invention system, and it utilizes the round end clamp to be incorporated into body of wall or base material.
Figure 15 b is the side view of an embodiment of the plate of polymer veneer of the present invention system, and it utilizes the round end clamp to be incorporated into body of wall or base material.
Figure 15 c is the vertical view of an embodiment of the plate of polymer veneer of the present invention system, and it utilizes the round end clamp to be incorporated into body of wall or base material.
Figure 16 a is the front view of an embodiment of round end clamp of the present invention.
Figure 16 b is the front-side perspective view of an embodiment of round end clamp of the present invention.
Figure 16 c is the side sectional view of an embodiment of round end clamp of the present invention.
Figure 17 a is the front view of an embodiment of round end clamp of the present invention, and it can use with the perfusion joint sealing material.
Figure 17 b is the front-side perspective view of an embodiment of round end clamp of the present invention, and it can use with the perfusion joint sealing material.
Figure 17 c is the side sectional view of an embodiment of round end clamp of the present invention, and it can use with the perfusion joint sealing material.
Figure 18 a is the front-side perspective view of an embodiment of edge wall cover plate, and it can be used in the polymer veneer of the present invention system.
Figure 18 b is the rearview of an embodiment of edge wall cover plate, and it can be used in the polymer veneer of the present invention system.
Figure 18 c is the vertical view of an embodiment of edge wall cover plate, and it can be used in the polymer veneer of the present invention system.
Figure 19 a is the vertical view of an embodiment of corner edge wall cover plate, and it can be used in the polymer veneer of the present invention system.
Figure 19 b is the backside perspective view of an embodiment of corner edge wall cover plate, and it can be used in the polymer veneer of the present invention system.
Figure 19 c is the front-side perspective view of an embodiment of corner edge wall cover plate, and it can be used in the polymer veneer of the present invention system.
Figure 20 is the perspective view of an embodiment of polymer veneering products of the present invention, and it utilizes the round end clamp to be incorporated into two other plates of the present invention.
Figure 21 a is the front view of an embodiment of buckle grid, and it can be used in the polymer veneer of the present invention system.
Figure 21 b is the front-side perspective view of an embodiment of buckle grid, and it can be used in the polymer veneer of the present invention system.
Figure 22 a is the backside perspective view of crest table, and it can be used in the polymer veneer of the present invention system.
Figure 22 b is the side view of crest table, and it can be used in the polymer veneer of the present invention system.
Figure 22 c is the rearview of crest table, and it can be used in the polymer veneer of the present invention system.
Figure 23 a-e is each view of an embodiment of the bight wall cover plate of polymer veneering products of the present invention.
Figure 24 a-d is each view of wall covering system, comprising by round end clamp fastening a plurality of plates and corner plates.
Figure 25 is the front view of an embodiment of base material, and base material comprises that grid is used for one or more polymer veneering products of the present invention is fastened to body of wall or surface.
Figure 26 is the front view of an embodiment of base material, and base material comprises that the porous link plate is used for one or more polymer veneering products of the present invention is fastened to body of wall or surface.
Figure 27 is the side view of an embodiment of base material, and base material comprises that the rail system is used for one or more polymer veneering products of the present invention is fastened to body of wall or surface.
Figure 28 is the side view of an embodiment of polymer veneering products of the present invention, comprising top and basal sliding parts.
Figure 29 is the perspective view of an embodiment of polymer veneering products, and it is configured for the bight and uses.
Figure 30 is the perspective view of an embodiment of polymer veneering products, and it is configured for the bight and uses.
Figure 31 a-e is each view of concrete pin-connected panel unlike pavers and polymer veneering products covering.
Figure 32 a-c is each view of concrete pin-connected panel unlike pavers design, and it is suitable for admitting polymer veneering products covering.
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The embodiments of the present invention that describe below and do not mean that be exclusiveness or limit the invention to below definite form in describing in detail.On the contrary, the selection of these embodiments and description are in order to make those skilled in the art can understand and grasp principle of the present invention and practical application.
Fig. 1 and 2 has described an embodiment of polymer of the present invention or composite veneering products, it comprises veneer plate 10, described veneer plate comprises front surface 12, it has embossment and/or texture, and rear surface 14, it has one or more attached platform 16, is used for veneer plate 10 is fastened to the surface.It may be noted that attached platform 16 can be incorporated into the side of plate 10 alternatively but not is positioned at rear surface 14, depend on the type or the plate design of attachment member.The front surface 12 of veneering products can comprise one or more color, texture, embossment relief and/or design.For instance, as be depicted in Fig. 1, an embodiment of veneer plate 10 can be rendered as single cutting stone.In many embodiments of the present invention, front surface design be by produce self-faced for example the pattern of stone, sillar, wood or brick obtain.Produce the self-faced pattern for plate is provided, it imitates self-faced and provides outward appearance the most attractive in appearance.To make an explanation to a kind of mode that produces pattern below.
Fig. 2,3 and 4 has described three embodiments of the rear surface 14 of veneer plate 10 of the present invention.In various embodiments of the present invention, rear surface 14 can be dig core or hollow, thereby reduce the raw-material amount that is used for plate 10, for example plastic resin, bulk cargo formula mold compound and/or glass fibre.Rear surface 14 is dug core groove 18 and storage tank 20 further is provided, so that air moves freely in each plate back.Such groove 18 and storage tank 20 help to place existence of veneering products back and accumulation moisture, and this moisture can damage the construction material that is placed in each plate 10 back.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the rear surface of hollow can filling noise reduction and/or insulating materials.For instance, insulating foams (for example polyurethane foam) can spray or stick the rear surface to each plate, so that additional noise reduction and/or heat insulation to be provided.
In various embodiments of the present invention, core or hollow shape can be dug in rear surface 14 becomes the imitated pattern that is similar to front surface 12, and promptly by comprising rear board in mould, it has at least a portion of imitated pattern of the front surface 12 of plate 10.In manufacture process, molten resin is injected between the front and back panel, to form each plate 10.As previously mentioned, raw material can be reduced in cavitation rear surface 14, and in some embodiments for plate provides roughly homogeneous thickness, thereby keep the intensity and the durability of plate 10.Homogeneous thickness also provides benefit, the i.e. cooling of all parts of homogenizing plate 10 in forming process when moulding plate 10.In another embodiment of the present invention, the rear surface 14 of digging core can also comprise one or more rib 22, as is depicted in Fig. 5, and its top from plate 10 extends to the bottom of plate, and/or extends to opposite side from a side.Such rib 22 allows plates to realize additional stability and additional structure, and provides additional durability with the suffered bad impact of reply plate 10.
The overall plastics thickness of plate of the present invention can change, and depends on desirable rigidity and manufacturing process (for example the plate of structure foaming is thicker than the high pressure injection moulding plate usually).Yet it is that about 50 mils (mils) are to 500 mils that the various embodiments of plate of the present invention can have average thickness.In various embodiments, average thickness is about 80 mil to 300 mils.In additional embodiment, the average thickness of plate is about 120 mil to 250 mils.It may be noted that the each several part of plate, for example attached platform or rib can have bigger thickness, but the main body of plate 10 has thin wall thickness usually.
In addition, the front surface of each plate 10 can comprise various embossment relief, thereby in some embodiments, provides natural cutting stone sillar or wooden outward appearance.The embossment relief can make that usually the texture on surface is more showy, and embodies by the peak valley structure.The embossment relief can change, and depends on desirable outward appearance.For instance, various embodiment of the present invention can comprise a large amount of embossment (for example put to low spot from height and be up to 10cm), so that very thick texture to be provided.In other embodiments, embossment can have average relief degree (for example being up to 5cm).In another embodiment, embossment can (for example be up to 1.5cm) to a certain extent gently.
In various embodiments of the present invention, the front surface 12 of plate 10 can be smooth, the band fillet or the band oblique angle.The front surface 12 of this embodiment can comprise the front portion of being with the oblique angle, has one or more bend, rake or the pleat portion that are arranged in front surface 12.In some embodiments, band oblique angle front surface 12 adopts corner block plate (tri-panel) outward appearance, for example in edge's chamfering or declivity.It may be noted that front surface 12 can also be with fillet, smooth basically and/or comprise the embossment position, so that more natural outward appearance to be provided.
As previously mentioned, the embodiment of front surface can be smooth, the band fillet comprises texture and embossment, and/or the band oblique angle, being adapted to moulding or manufacturing (for example laminated, japanning, light or heat activated coating), thereby provides desirable outward appearance.Front surface is that for example natural stone, sillar, brick or wooden pattern are made by producing actual self-faced in various embodiments of the present invention.Produce the self-faced pattern and can utilize various technologies to realize, for example casting produces the self-faced pattern, or by digital scan moulding (digital scanning) self-faced.When casting produced the self-faced pattern, the mirror image pattern on surface can produce like this, and cast material promptly is provided, for example silicone, pottery or fine sand, and cast in it on self-faced and/or around the self-faced casting.In case cast material solidifies or formed the mirror image pattern of self-faced, the casting object is promptly removed by the self-faced mould from new formation, thereby the negative-appearing image of opposite pattern or self-faced is produced.Next, the negative-appearing image pattern material that can be cured is cast once more, to produce the erect image pattern of self-faced.Such process produces waters texture and the embossment that foundry goods can obtain self-faced.In case the mirror image pattern (being erect image and negative-appearing image) of casting is produced, can produce by suitable mold materials mould and/or the mold insert made of aluminium, steel or pottery for example, so that carry out the batch manufacturing by mold materials being implemented erect image and/or negative-appearing image casting process, to form production mould.In various embodiments of the present invention, sand or pottery are used to the negative-appearing image and/or the erect image pattern that provide detailed, thereby provide the desirable details on the self-faced, described then details can be transferred to more durable steel or aluminium production mould, so that make the plate with one or more self-faced pattern in batches.Casting produces the self-faced pattern and can realize by Casting Equipment.Can be used to prepare to be used for the Casting Equipment of this casting process including, but not limited to Arrow Pattern and Foundry Company (address: 9725SouthIndustrial Drive, Bridgeview Illinois) and WK Industries (address: 6120Millett Ave., Sterling Heights, product Michigan).
As an alternative, mould can prepare by digital scan moulding self-faced, so that obtain the surface of stone, brick or wooden unit.In case the scanning moulding, mould can be made by suitable mold materials, so that make the anterior plate or the panel of the front surface with carrying scan pattern in batches.The core side that it may be noted that mould can be made by digital scan moulding or casting self-faced.By such generation pattern, the core that is provided is essentially the mirror image of the front surface of mould, thereby makes the plate 10 of manufacturing have relative homogeneous thickness.
As previously mentioned, plate of the present invention single stone, brick or the wooden unit pattern that can obtain.As an alternative, as be depicted in Fig. 5 a-c, veneer plate 10 can have the outward appearance of multiple stone.For instance, single plate can be rendered as the reef structure, and it has a plurality of cutting stones, as is depicted in Fig. 5 a.In another embodiment, as be depicted in Fig. 5 b and 5c, veneer plate 10 can be rendered as and comprise a plurality of section stones or a plurality of cutting stone, and they adopt the form of broad stone pattern at random.In addition, advise that front surface 12 can comprise one or more color, texture and/or embossment relief, so that natural stone, brick or wooden outward appearance to be provided as the front.
When utilization has multiple building materials for example the plate of the pattern of stone, wood or brick covers body of wall, importantly avoid outward appearance to have the pattern that repeats.When utilizing this goods, each building materials for example stone be arranged when neat, be formed on visually unacceptable straight line through regular meeting, thereby in body of wall, form long vertical or horizontal segmenting part in the place that one group of stone or wooden plate end at same position.Such segmenting part is considered to unacceptable pattern.Therefore, embodiments of the present invention are designed to specify the position of section or plane area that the patterning building materials are provided in disjunction, for example stone, brick or wooden plate.In such embodiment, each stone be positioned in the main part that constitutes by plate (for example＞plate 50%, or in other embodiments＞plate 75%), so that two or more section/plane areas at least of plate inside are partly extended and pass in disjunction along plate periphery.In another embodiment of the present invention, each stone be positioned in the main part that constitutes by plate (for example＞plate 50%, or in other embodiments＞plate 75%), so that a three or more at least section/plane area of plate inside are partly extended and pass in disjunction along plate periphery.In another embodiment of the invention, each stone be positioned in the main part that constitutes by plate (for example＞plate 50%, or in other embodiments＞plate 75%), so that at least four or more a plurality of section/plane area of plate inside are partly extended and pass in disjunction along plate periphery.If the stone disjunction that such section is not settled intentionally, recurrent disjunction pattern may be identified on the body of wall.
Fig. 5 a has described T-unit plate 10, and comprising four sections or plane area, they extend along the periphery of plate 10, and pass plate inside.In being depicted in the T-unit of Fig. 5 a, can find each in four sections of at least one independent stone disjunction.These sections are illustrated by the broken lines, and the section segmenting part is delineated out profile by square.For instance, stone 2 disjunction sections 1; Stone 4 disjunction sections 2; Stone 3 disjunction sections 3; Stone 3 and 5 disjunction sections 4.
Fig. 5 b has described another embodiment of the present invention, wherein each patterning building materials for example stone be positioned on the Z-unit plate 10.This embodiment of Z-unit plate has 3 section/unit substantially, and wherein each section is by one or more patterning building materials disjunction.For instance, stone 1 segmenting part section 1; Stone 2 segmenting part sections 3; Stone 3 segmenting part sections 2.Each section is illustrated by the broken lines, and segmenting part is represented with square.At last, Fig. 5 c has described wall segment, and it has at least 4 different Z- unit plates 1,2,3,4 and a spot of finish plate A, B, C, D and I, II, III.Can see that in body of wall, the body of wall that the main part of utilizing the plate by each section of disjunction to constitute is built has avoided producing in the body of wall unacceptable straight line segmenting part.
The various embodiments of plate of the present invention can also comprise interlocking member, and it allows plate overlapping and/or be fastened to each other and go up.Fig. 6 a has described an embodiment of the invention, and wherein plate 10 comprises overlapping 32 of overlapping 30 of front side and rear side.It may be noted that as be located at the top of plate 10 and bottom substitute or additional, such interlocking plate can also be formed on the side of plate 10.In addition, overlapping 32 of overlapping 30 of front side and rear side can have fastener, so that plate is mechanically interconnected extremely each other.The example of fastener includes, but are not limited to: fastener, hitching post and groove, clamp, adhesive, screw, rivet, nail and their combination.In various embodiments, screw, adhesive and their combination are used for plate is fastened to base material.The back will be further explained these plates.
Fig. 6 b-6g has described embodiments of the present invention, and it can utilize adhesive itself or utilize adhesive and screw, nail or rivet and be fastened to base material, for example body of wall.As be depicted in Fig. 6 b and 6c, T-unit plate 10 has front surface 12 and attached platform 16, can utilize one or many adhesive tapes or adhesive 15 be fastened to base material, body of wall for example, and utilize second adhesive tape/adhesive 17 to be fastened to the upside plate.As an alternative, not to utilize adhesive that each plate is fastened to base material, screw, nail or rivet can be used for each plate 10 is fastened to base material, by pushing one or more fastener hole 19 that screw, nail or rivet is passed be located in the attached platform 16.In various embodiments, screw, nail or rivet can pass the attached platform 16 of polymer simply, and do not need fastener hole 19.It may be noted that depression 13 that its width was substantially equal to or was slightly larger than the width of attached platform 16 can be located at the bottom side, rear portion of plate 10, so that the additional width of the attached platform 16 of nested adhesive tape 17 and/or adjacent plate, thereby more concordant system can be obtained.The backside perspective view that demonstrates depression 13 is depicted in Fig. 6 c.
Fig. 6 d and 6e have described another embodiment of the present invention, and wherein Z-unit plate 10 has front surface 12 and attached platform 16, can utilize one or many adhesive/adhesive tapes 17 be fastened to base material, and utilize second adhesive 17 to be fastened to the upside plate.As an alternative, be similar to previously described T-unit, screw, nail or rivet can be used for each plate 10 is fastened to base material, promptly by screw, nail or rivet being passed one or more fastener hole 19 that is located in the attached platform 16.In various embodiments, screw, nail or rivet can pass the attached platform 16 of polymer simply, and do not need fastener hole 19.Be similar to T-unit embodiment, the depression 13 that its width was substantially equal to or was slightly larger than the width of attached platform 16 can be located at the bottom side, rear portion of plate 10, thereby so that the additional width of nested adhesive tape and adjacent cells fastening ridge can obtain more concordant system.The backside perspective view that demonstrates the depression 13 of Z-unit plate is depicted in Fig. 6 e.
Other embodiment of the present invention can utilize one or more machanical fastener, and for example screw, nail, rivet and/or clamp are fastened to body of wall or base material.Fig. 7 and 7a have described other embodiment of the present invention, wherein fastening pad 34 is incorporated into the side of plate 10, providing another kind of approach that plate 10 is attached to body of wall or base material, and when obtaining mortar body of wall outward appearance, hope further provides desirable gap.Pad 34 can comprise one or more fastener hole 36, is used for screw is passed pad 34, thereby plate is fastened to body of wall or supporter.Pad 34 can also be used for the gap that provides suitable between plate, to be adapted to the application of perfusion joint sealing material between plate, so that the outward appearance of mortar body of wall to be provided.Any ceramic tile or perfusion joint sealing material can, be used for the present invention.For instance, acrylic acid or silicone perfusion joint sealing material (for example ceramic tile of sand filling and perfusion joint sealing material), for example ColorFast Industries, Inc., (address: 350West HStreet, Colton, California 92324) make, can be used for the present invention.
In addition, one or more pad 34 that is depicted in Fig. 7 can also comprise pad ridge 40, is used for being used as block when such pad 34 is inserted pad opening 38, thereby sets the distance between the plate.The pad opening can be located in the adjacent plate 10 substantially, to admit and the combined plate of interlocking.
Fig. 7 b has described the upward view of the plate in the embodiment of Fig. 7, and wherein plate 10 also comprises pad opening 38, is used to hold the insertion of one of pad 34 of being located at this plate 10 top sides.Such hole 38 is normally used for following situation, and promptly adjacent row's plate 10 is by layout straggly, thereby needs the top of the T-pad on the nested plate that be placed in the top.The pad opening can be included in any embodiment of the present invention, so that the possibility of setting up no mortar outward appearance to be provided.It may be noted that, all such embodiments can also comprise tightening platform, be similar to those and be depicted in Fig. 2,4 and 5, be used to utilize adhesive for example glue or the fastening plate 10 of two-sided tape, or utilize adhesive and the fastening plate 10 of screw, rivet or nail.
Fig. 7 c and 7d have described the another embodiment of plate of the present invention, wherein plate 10 also comprises pad 34, it can be used to provide grouting to use required gap, perhaps can be inserted in the hole 38 that is located substantially on adjacent plate 10, so that the stone with stone outward appearance (not grouting) to be provided.In such embodiment, each plate 10 comprises pad 34 and pad opening 38, and described pad opening is suitable for adjacent plate 10 with interlocking at interval.In various embodiments, pad can comprise pad ridge 40, and it can the adjacent plate of jack-up, so that suitable gap is provided when needs are in the milk.As an alternative, pad 34 can be urged through ridge 40 and further enter in the hole, to be adapted to have the stone of stone outward appearance.In addition, pad can comprise fastener hole 36, is used for screw, rivet, nail or other secure component are penetrated body of wall or the base material that is positioned at each plate back.Each pad 34 can also comprise line 42, is used for disjunction pad when pad 34 is not used.
Fig. 8 a has described another embodiment of the present invention, comprising glossal canal formula plate attachment part.Z-unit plate 10 among Fig. 8 a comprises attached platform 16 that is positioned at oedoeagus 11 and the depression 13 that is located at the moon end 15 of plate 10, is used to admit attached platform 16.Attached platform 16 can comprise one or more hole 19, and they are configured to admit screw, nail or rivet, is used for plate 10 is fastened to base material, for example body of wall.Fig. 8 b has described the side view of the plate of Fig. 8 a, and wherein plate 10 comprises tongue 21 that is located at cloudy end 15 and the groove 23 that is located at oedoeagus 11.It may be noted that tongue 21 can comprise a plurality of lugs, but not the single elongated tongue that extends along the main body of one or more side of plate 10.In addition, groove 23 can be one group of hole along one or more side setting of plate 10, but not extends the groove 23 of the whole length of passing through described one or more side.Yet, generally recommend groove 23 to extend, the bigger compatibility so that assembling to be provided along the whole length of described one or more side.
The embodiment that is depicted in Fig. 8 a-b in utilization is assembled in the process of body of wall, and first plate 10 is positioned on second plate that is fastened on the body of wall.Next, the tongue of first plate 21 inserts in the groove of second plate, and first plate pushed in groove downwards, arrives the tram until plate.Next, by utilizing adhesive/adhesive tape attached platform 16 is attached to for example body of wall of base material, or utilizes the screwing togather of screw, nail or rivet, nail joint or riveted joint and platform 16 is attached to base material, first plate is secured to body of wall.
Other embodiment can use turn-buckle that plate of the present invention is attached to body of wall or base material.Fig. 9-14c has described embodiments of the present invention, and wherein plate 10 utilizes turn-buckle to be secured to body of wall or base material.In various embodiments of the present invention, turn-buckle is a barb clamp 44.Fig. 9 a-d has described the various view of an embodiment of plate 10 of the present invention, wherein uses the barb clamp to be used for plate is fastened to base material, for example body of wall.Fig. 9 a and 9b have described an embodiment of the invention front view and rearview, and wherein plate 10 comprises the front surface 12 and the rear surface 14 of being with beveled edges.Ridge 48 extends along the periphery of two or more sides of plate 10, thereby produces the groove 50 between front surface 12 and ridge 48.Referring to Fig. 9 c and 9d.Ridge 48 and groove 50 provide approach, so that ridge 48 is inserted between the barb of one or more barb clamp 44, thereby plate are fastened to body of wall or base material and adjacent plate 10.It may be noted that in other embodiments ridge 48 can comprise one or more barb, it can be used for further plate being fastened to barb clamp 44.
Figure 10 a-10c has described an embodiment of barb clamp 44, and it can be used for plate 10 of the present invention is fastened to body of wall or base material and is fastened to adjacent plate.The barb clamp 44 of this embodiment comprises front panel 52 substantially, and it comprises one or more barb 54 that functionally is incorporated into backboard 56 by clamp cushion block 58.In such embodiment, clamp cushion block 58 is in conjunction with front panel 52 and back panel 56, to form the ridge 48 that groove 72 is used to admit plate 10.Front panel 52 and back panel can also comprise the hole or cave in 62 that it is positioned to receivability securable fastener 60, for example screw, rivet, nail or the like.Yet other secure component also can use, for example adhesive (for example glue or two-sided tape).The barb clamp can be made by any suitable material, for example plastics, pottery, metal, alloy or the like.For instance, barb clamp 44 can by metal or alloy for example aluminium or stainless steel, plastics for example polyester or Merlon or bulk cargo formula mold compound (thermosetting) are made.
In addition, in various embodiments, the gap of the barb 54 on the front panel 52 can be used for setting in installation process the gap of plate 10.For instance, make it through first or second barb 54 by inserting ridge 48, plate 10 can and existing plate be separated by suitable distance between them, to admit the perfusion joint sealing material.Each barb 54 is used to limit plate along further moving near the direction of adjacent plate.As an alternative, by inserting the last barb 54 that ridge 48 makes it process barb clamp 44 merchants, plate 10 can abut against the location, side of adjacent plate 10 continuously.
Figure 11 a-11c has described intercalation clamp 63, and its mode of operation is similar to previously described barb clamp 44, but can be used in body of wall or base material edge.Intercalation clamp 63 comprises front panel 52 substantially, and this front panel comprises one or more barb 54 that functionally is incorporated into backboard 56 by clamp cushion block 58.Be similar to barb clamp 44, in various embodiments, by make securing member for example screw, nail or rivet pass the hole or cave in 62, intercalation clamp 63 can be fastened to body of wall or base material.As an alternative, intercalation clamp 63 can utilize adhesive for example sealant or two-sided tape and be fastened to base material.
In operation, as be depicted in the rearview of Figure 12, by the ridge 48 of plate 10 bottoms being inserted the groove 72 of one or more intercalation clamp 63 that has been secured to base material, the plate 10 of this embodiment is secured to base material, for example body of wall.Next, the ridge 48 at plate 10 tops inserts the front panel 52 of one or more barb clamp 44 and the groove 72 between the backboard 54.In case barb clamp 44 is secured to plate 10, clamp 44 promptly is utilized one or more securing member 60 for example screw or adhesive and be fastened to body of wall or base material.This process is repeated, and the wall portion of arranging until the bottom is secured to for example body of wall of base material.In case row is fastened in the bottom, the plate 10 of this embodiment is promptly by following body of wall or the base material of being fastened to, be the groove 72 that the ridge 48 at plate 10 tops is inserted into barb clamp 44, and next the ridge 48 of plate 10 bottoms is inserted into and is fastened at the front panel 52 of the barb clamp on the following plate and the groove 72 between the backboard 54.Next, securing member 60 is positioned in the hole of the first barb clamp 44 that is arranged in plate 10 tops, and barb clamp 44 is secured to body of wall or base material, thereby plate 10 is fastened to body of wall or base material.This process is continued, and is capped upper plate 10 until body of wall.It may be noted that this process can this replace to from body of wall or base material top and begin downward fastening plate 10, or at the fastening plate of a side of body of wall or base material and shift to body of wall or the opposite side of base material.
Figure 13 a-13e has described an embodiment of corner plates 64, and it can be used for above-described plate 10 and barb clamp 44.In this embodiment, corner plates 64 comprises a plurality of stones 66 that are molded in the front surface 12 substantially.Yet in other embodiments, corner plates 64 can also be shaped to and only present single stone.In some embodiments, wherein comprise a plurality of stones in single plate, plate can comprise stone jut 68, and it can be placed between two plates 10, and/or caves in 70, and it can admit conventional plate 10.It may be noted that corner plates jut 68 can insert corner plates depression 70, to finish around the covering that coats the bight.Be similar to above-described plate, corner plates 64 can comprise ridge 48, extend its one or more side along corner plates 64, can insert in barb clamp 44 or the intercalation clamp 63, corner plates 64 is bonded to adjacent plate 10 and corner plates 64 is fastened to base material.
Figure 14 a-14c has described corner plates 64 and has been incorporated into the body of wall assembly that has around coating the bight, comprising a plurality of plates 10 by 44 combinations of barb clamp.Advise that as the front each corner plates 64 of the present invention and/or each plate 10 can present the outward appearance of single stone, sillar, timber or the like, perhaps can present the outward appearance of a plurality of stones, sillar, timber or the like.
Figure 15-24e has described embodiments of the present invention, and wherein plate 10 turn-buckle that is utilized round end clamp form is fastened to body of wall or base material.Figure 15 a-c has described the various view of an embodiment of plate 10 of the present invention, has wherein used the round end clamp to be used for plate 10 is fastened to base material, for example body of wall.Figure 15 a-15c has described backside perspective view, side view and the vertical view of an embodiment of the invention, and wherein plate 10 comprises the front surface 12 and the rear surface 14 of being with beveled edges.In various embodiments of the present invention, a plurality of slots 74 extend the periphery of two or more tops, bottom and/or the side of passing through plate 10, thereby produce a plurality of attachment point, are used for each plate 10 is combined with body of wall or base material.Slot 74 can have Any shape or size, but can both be provided for approach that plate 10 is fastened to body of wall or base material and is fastened to adjacent plate 10.In various embodiments of the present invention, slot be shaped as circle or ellipse, radius is about 0.1 inch to 2.5 inches.In various embodiments, the radius of slot 74 is approximately 0.15 inch to 1.5 inches, and in other embodiments, the radius of slot is 0.3 inch to 1 inch.It may be noted that the any-slot shape can use.For instance, can be used as the slot shape such as shapes such as polygon, rectangle, squares.
Figure 16 a-16c has described an embodiment of round end clamp 76, and described round end clamp can be used for plate 10 of the present invention is fastened to body of wall or base material and is fastened to adjacent plate.The round end clamp 76 of this embodiment comprises two or more attachment members 78 by 80 combinations of clamp neck substantially.The shape and size of each attachment member 78 are set to be arranged on the slot 72 at the edge of plate 10 substantially and are admitted.In addition, attachment member 78 can also comprise the hole or cave in 62 that it is oriented to admit securable fastener 60, for example screw, rivet, nail or the like.Yet other secure component also can use, for example adhesive (for example glue/sealant or two-sided tape).Round end clamp 76 can be made by having any suitable materials such as plastics, pottery, metal, alloy or the like.For instance, round end clamp 76 can by metal or alloy for example aluminium or stainless steel, plastics for example polyester, polyethylene, polypropylene or Merlon or glass fibre or bulk cargo formula mold compound (thermosetting) are made.
In various embodiments, the length of round end clamp 76 can be arranged to plate 10 is positioned near the adjacent and/or position of plate 10 on every side, thereby provides minimum slit to there not being the slit fully between plate.Yet in other embodiments, the length of round end clamp 76 can strengthen, to provide the slit between adjacent plate.When utilizing longer round end clamp 76, can filling pour into joint sealing material in the slit so that mortar body of wall outward appearance to be provided.Figure 17 a-17c has described an embodiment of round end clamp 76, and it can be used for providing desirable slit between adjacent plate 10.In this embodiment, clamp neck 80 is lengthened out providing additional length to round end clamp 76, thereby provides desirable slit when plate 10 is assembled on body of wall or the base material.In addition, in various embodiments, as be depicted in Figure 16 a and 17a, the width of clamp neck 80 is less than the width of attachment member 78.
Figure 18 a-18c has described an embodiment of moulding plate 82, and its mode of operation is similar to previously described round end clamp plate, but can be used on body of wall or the base material edge (for example top, bottom, side).Moulding plate 82 comprises front surface 12 and rear surface 14 substantially.A plurality of slots 74 are being carried in the rear surface 14 of this embodiment, and described slot can be used to admit one or more attachment member, are used for moulding plate 84 is fastened to body of wall, base material and/or adjacent plate.At last, as be depicted in Figure 19 a-19c, corner-shaping spare 86 can be used for providing the border in the various bight of body of wall or base material.It may be noted that all embodiments, comprise barb clamp embodiment, can comprise moulding plate and corner-shaping spare.On body of wall or base material, to provide the border.
In operation, as be depicted in the rearview of Figure 20, moulding plate (not shown) and corner plates (not shown) are fastened to base portion, top and/or the side of body of wall by round end clamp 76.In case profiled member is fastened, the plate 10 of this embodiment is fastened to body of wall or base material in the following manner: at first one or more attachment member 78 with one or more round end clamp 76 inserts the top of plate 10 and/or one or more slot 74 on the side.Before note that in the slot 74 that attachment member 78 is inserted moulding plate 84, corner-shaping spare 86 or plate 10, round end clamp 76 can at first be incorporated into body of wall or base material alternatively.In case clamp 76 is secured to plate 84,86,10, then utilize one or more securing member 60, be anchored on plate on the round end clamp and be incorporated into moulding plate and corner plates and be positioned at the top of plate 10 and the round end clamp 76 of side surface is secured to base material, for example body of wall.This process is repeated, and the wall portion of arranging until the bottom is secured to body of wall or base material.In case row is fastening in the bottom, other one or more round end clamp 76 promptly is inserted into the slot 74 of top of other plate of this embodiment, and this plate is secured to body of wall or base material, inserts the slot 74 of the bottom of the edge plate 10 that will be attached to body of wall or base material by the attachment member 78 that will be anchored on body of wall or base material.Next, securing member 60 is positioned in the hole of the round end clamp 76 of being located at plate 10 tops, and round end clamp 76 is secured to body of wall or base material, thereby plate 10 is fastened to body of wall or base material.This process is continued, and is capped upper plate 10 until body of wall.It may be noted that this process can be replaced by plate 10 is begun from the top of body of wall or base material fastening downwards, perhaps at the fastening plate of a side of body of wall or base material and shift to body of wall or the base material opposite side.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the buckle grid 88 of round end clamp can be fastened to body of wall or base material, and plate 10 or crest table can be fastened to buckle grid 88.Figure 21 a and 21b have described to be used for an embodiment of buckle grid 88 of the present invention.In general, the buckle grid 88 of this embodiment comprises sheet material 90, and it has a plurality of slots 74 of arranging along one or more edge.The buckle grid can be fastened to body of wall or base material by any member well known in the prior art, and described clamp structure is including, but not limited to screw, nail, rivet, adhesive or the like.In case be fastened to body of wall, plate 10 or crest table can utilize one or more round end clamp 76 to be incorporated into buckle grid 88.
Figure 22 a-22c has described an embodiment of crest table (wall cap) 92, and described crest table can be fastened to buckle grid of the present invention.In various embodiments, crest table 92 comprises front surface 12 and rear surface 14.In the embodiment of being described, rear surface 14 comprises a plurality of ribs 94, so that provide additional stability and additional structure for crest table 92.In some embodiments, a plurality of round end clamps 76 can be fastened to the rear surface 14 and/or the rib 94 of crest table 92, are snapped to then in the buckle grid 88 that has been positioned on the body of wall.
Figure 23 a-23e has described an embodiment of corner plates 64, and described corner plates can be used for above-described plate and round end clamp 76.In this embodiment, corner plates 64 comprises a plurality of stones 66 that are molded in the front surface 12 substantially.Yet in other embodiments, corner plates 64 can also be shaped to and only present single stone.In some embodiments, comprising a plurality of stones that are arranged in single plate, plate can comprise stone jut 68, and when being covered with when coating body of wall, described stone jut can or cave in one or more conventional plate 10 of another adjacent corners plate and 70 intersect.It may be noted that when covering the bight, can admit conventional plate 10 with depression 70.Be similar to above-described plate, the slot 74 that corner plates 64 comprises along the top of corner plates 64, extend bottom and/or one or more side, it can be used for corner plates 64 is bonded to adjacent plate 10.
Figure 24 a-24d has described to be combined in the corner plates 64 in the body of wall assembly, comprises a plurality of plates 10 by 76 combinations of round end clamp in the body of wall assembly.Advise that as the front each corner plates 64 of the present invention and/or each plate 10 can present the outward appearance of single stone, sillar, timber or the like, perhaps can present the outward appearance of a plurality of stones, sillar, timber or the like.
Various embodiment of the present invention can form solid memder by the technology with manufacturing advantage, for example injection moulding, structure foaming (for example low pressure multiinjector structure foaming), use the injection moulding of chemistry and other blowing agent, extrude blow molding, or thermoforming.In many embodiments of the present invention, plate 10 is the foaming plates that utilize foam process to make, for example structure foaming (for example low pressure multiinjector structure foaming, or the injection moulding of use chemistry and other blowing agent).Such foaming plate can provide firm and rigid structure, so that set up protective barrier for base material, and can bear powerful the impact.
Other embodiment of the present invention can comprise the wall covering system that is formed with a plurality of members.For instance, a kind of veneer system can comprise a plurality of plates of the present invention, and they are incorporated into and are attached in for example trellis system or the backing on the surface of wall of substrate surface.Under certain conditions, may be useful be the surface that trellis system or for example attached grid of backing, buckle grid, glued board, flakeboard or dry wall is attached to body of wall or other structure, to support one or more plate of the present invention.For instance, uneven body of wall, for example corrugated metal sidewall building or old-fashioned brick or concrete construction may require that for example metal or plastic grill, buckle grid, glued board or dry wall are attached to its surface to admit plate of the present invention better with trellis system.Yet, need point out once more that such trellis system or backing may be optional.In addition, when hope restriction base material impaired, trellis system or backing can be used to protect following base material.For instance, trellis system can be fastened to the dry wall or the body of wall of plastering in the attachment points of limited quantity, but not a plurality of plates is being bonded to the required a plurality of positions of the same dry wall or the body of wall of plastering.
Figure 25 has described an embodiment of trellis system of the present invention or backing 24.The trellis system 24 of this embodiment comprises grid 26, and described grid comprises a plurality of staggered form levels and vertical part.Trellis system 24 can utilize one or more base material securing member 28 to be attached to base material, for example body of wall.The example of base material securing member 28 includes, but are not limited to, screw, bolt, adhesive, rivet, nail and their combination.In being depicted in the embodiment of Fig. 7, trellis system 24 utilizes a plurality of base material securing member 28 screws, bolt or rivets of being used as to be incorporated into surface of wall.
Figure 26 has described another substituting trellis system or backing 24, and it can be used for the application.Trellis system 24 comprises the porous link plate, and described porous link plate is to be similar to
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Figure 27 has described another embodiment of trellis system 24, and described trellis system can be fastened to body of wall or other surface.In this embodiment, the trellis system with one group of rail (comprising top slide frame 34 and basal sliding frame 36) is positioned in base material for example on the body of wall.Top slide frame 34 and basal sliding frame 36 are configured to admit one or more top slide parts 38 and the basal sliding parts 40 on the rear surface 14 that is located at plate 10 substantially, as are depicted in Figure 28.It may be noted that in various embodiments, described one or organize the top slide frame and the basal sliding frame can be directly fastened to body of wall or the surface that is capped more, but not they at first are fastened to base material.
Plate of the present invention can adopt the form of Any shape and can have virtually any size.For instance, as previously mentioned, plate can be shaped as rectangle, circle, ellipse or " Z " shape structure.Plate can also be shaped as the encirclement bight or be assembled into unconventional shape or be assemblied in shape unconventional.Figure 29 and 30 has described two embodiments of corner plates 64, and described corner plates can be used for the outside and inboard an angle of 90 degrees portion.
Plate 10 and corner plates 64 can also be of different sizes.In some embodiments of the present invention, plate 10 is greater than 8 square feet.In another embodiment of the invention, plate 10 is about 2 to 8 square feet.In other embodiments, plate 10 is about 1/4 to 4 square feet or 1/2 to 3 square feet.The plate of other different size can be used to provide unconventional pattern (for example broad stone or reef pattern).
Introduce as the front, any body of wall can be capped veneering products of the present invention.For instance, the pin-connected panel unlike pavers can be configured to admit and fastening veneer plate of the present invention.Such plate can provide additional durability, wear-resistant and aesthetic appearance with respect to the in-problem concrete product of routine.Figure 31 a-e has described an embodiment of plate 10, and it can be used for the oversite concrete piece.The plate 10 of this embodiment of the present invention comprises front surface 12 substantially, and it is incorporated into one or more groove attachment part 96.Front surface 12 can such as here description moulding and/or manufacture comprise band color and grain surface, with imitated natural appearance, for example stone or wood.For instance, in various embodiments of the present invention, stone or plank can patternings, and to obtain desirable surface, coated then one or more polymer lacquer is to obtain natural appearance.It may be noted that other manufacturing process, for example the mould interior trim or the surface of solids apply (solid surface coating), can be used to make block plate of the present invention.In this embodiment, plate 10 can extend around the side of concrete block 100, and wherein said one or more groove attachment part 96 is configured to insert and be fastened in the groove of being located in the concrete block 100 98.Groove attachment part 96 and admittance groove 98 can have different shape and size.
Another embodiment that can be used for the plate 10 of oversite concrete piece is depicted in Figure 32 a-c.In this embodiment, groove 98 and groove attached 96 be shaped as dovetail or dog bone (8 font), thereby the fastening attached of plate 10 is provided.Figure 32 b has described the rearview of plate, comprising two groove attachment part 96 that are configured as dog bone shape structure and plate 10, comprising surrounding edge 102.
Each plate of the present invention can and comprise color and/or other additive (for example ultraviolet inhibitor, texture reinforcing agent, metal or glass particle or the like) by veining, protection to be provided to plate and/or desirable natural appearance is provided.Generally speaking, the appreciable surface of observer can comprise the moulding that is made of wear resistant materials and/or the texture and/or the pattern of manufacturing.In various embodiments of the present invention, the exposed surface of plate 10 can have natural appearance.For instance, the exposed surface of front surface 12 can and impose color by veining, to have the outward appearance such as sillar, natural stone, sand, soil, clay, wood, tree and leaf, water or any other natural earth system outward appearance.In addition, in other embodiments, the exposed surface of veneering products, for example front surface 12, can also comprise one or more design (symbol for example, exabyte, logo, pattern), it can be placed in (for example Company Logo embeds in stone color and the texture) in natural appearance texture and the color.In addition, in another embodiment of the present invention, front surface 12 can also comprise such design, the outward appearance of for example multiple brick, stone, timber or material piece.This makes can install bigger plate in body of wall, this plate looks and comprises multiple brick, stone, material piece, timber or the like.
In many embodiments of the present invention, the position that other expection of the outward appearance of front surface 12 and plate 10 can be seen comprises natural appearance substantially.This can be accomplished in several ways, comprising, but be not limited to thermoforming, laminated and/or coating (for example, the surfaces of solids such as UV-activated coating apply, or the polymer japanning).For instance, the embossment of each plate 10, texture and color can form by one or more resin of thermoforming in having the mould of desirable texture, comprise color and other additive in the resin.Such technology can realize that for example thermoforming is extruded by any technology well known in the prior art, rotational moulding, and injection moulding, the structure foaming uses the injection moulding of chemistry and other blowing agent, vacuum forming, or their any combination.In many embodiments of the present invention, plate 10 utilizes foam process to form, for example the structure foaming or the injection moulding of use blowing agent.Like this pass through the member that member that foam process makes can provide durable, rigidity and have desirable texture.In other embodiments, texture can also be printed on plate 10 by rolling mould in auxiliary process after forming plate 10, and described rolling mould is printed on texture on the polymer front surface 12.
In another embodiment of the present invention, natural appearance can obtain by lamination process.In various embodiments, have desirable natural appearance and comprise desirable color and position that the sheet material of the polymeric material of additive (ultraviolet inhibitor for example, natural or synthetic stone granules ...) is laminated in plate 10 for example on the front surface 12.In various embodiments of the present invention, the sheet material of polymeric material can comprise natural or synthetic particle (granite for example, marble, aluminum trihydrate, aluminium oxide ...).Generally speaking, in lamination process, front surface 12 can have thermal welding or stick to the sheet material of the polymeric material on the front surface 12.Laminated step like this can occur in the additional step that forms behind the plate 10.As an alternative, laminated plastic sheet can insert the front side of mould, and is formed on the resin that injects mould.For instance, when making plate 10, before the mould casting resin, the sheet material of polymeric material can be placed in the front end of injecting molding die, and be thermoformed subsequently or vacuum forming on the front surface of mould.Next, molten resin is injected in the injection molding, thus with laminated sheet integral be combined in the anterior of plate 10 and alternatively other expection of plate 10 with the top at descried position.
In another embodiment of the invention, natural appearance can utilize the surface of solids to apply and realize.Wherein, surface of solids coating comprises one or more natural minerals or fiberfill substantially, one or more polymer binding resins and one or more initator.Natural minerals or fiberfill can include, but are not limited to, natural stone or rock block filler (granite for example, marble, quartz, lime stone, the shale particle), wooden fiber, hydrated alumina (for example aluminum trihydrate), the sand powder, the acrylic acid bits, calcium carbonate has the aluminium oxide of the quartz of the polymer-coated of being colored, sand, and any other filler that natural stone, brick or wooden outward appearance can be provided.
Various embodiment of the present invention comprises one or more polymerizable binder resin.In one embodiment, the invention provides a kind of system, comprising initator and one or more polymerizable binder resin, every kind of binder resin is carrying one or more polymerizable groups.According to this embodiment, the light trigger group is used to cause the polymerisation of polymerizable groups, thereby forms polymer coating, and for example, form is for passing through the layer of described one or more initator covalent bonding to the plate front surface.Term used herein " polymerizable groups " typically refers to such group, and it is suitable for being aggregated by initiation, and described initiation can cause by free-radical generating, more preferably causes by visible wavelength ray or long wave ultraviolet exciting light initator.
Suitable polymerizable compound can be selected from monomer polymerizable molecules (for example, organic supramolecular) and big monomer polymerizable molecules (for example, organic big monomer-polymer).Term used herein " big monomer-polymer " refers to the macromolecule unimolecule, and its molecular weight is about 250 to about 25,000, and preferably approximately 1,000 to about 5,000.For the purposes of the present invention, as not adding regulation in addition, term " unimolecule " should refer to monomer and/or macromolecule polymerizable molecules here when being used.
In another embodiment, polymerizable unimolecule compound of the present invention comprises big monomer polymerizable molecules.Suitable big monomer-polymer can be synthesized by for example previously described those of unimolecule.According to the present invention, the polymerizable functional components (for example, vinyl group) of big monomer-polymer can be placed in the end of polymer chain, perhaps with at random or nonrandom frame mode settle along one or more point of polymer chain.
The example that can be used for some polymerizable binder resins of the present invention comprises, but be not limited to polyurethane, polyepoxide, epoxy-acrylate, epoxides and epoxy resin, ammonia ester acrylate, methacrylate, unsaturated polyester (UP), polyalcohol, acrylic acid, and unimolecule and oligomer with similar backbone structure of these resins.
Coating also comprises one or more initator.Usually, initator is a multifunctional preparation of the present invention, and it is carrying the reaction of hiding (for example light reaction or the thermal response) molecular moiety that covalent bonding is hung to one or more side of resin.The various embodiments of coating of the present invention comprise one or more light reaction molecular moiety, thus its fully stable can storage keeping under the condition of its character.The reaction molecular part of hiding can be chosen as each the different part in response to electromagnetic spectrum, wherein preferred especially those in response to the ultraviolet ray of frequency spectrum and visible light part (being called " light reaction " here).
The light reaction molecular moiety is in response to the external excitation that applies specially, produces with the experience active matter, causes covalent bonding to adjacent chemical constitution, for example, and the chemical constitution that provides by identical or different molecule.The light reaction molecular moiety is those atomic radicals in the molecule, and they keep them under condition of storage covalent bond is constant, but the activation by exterior source of energy forms covalent bond with other molecule.
The light reaction molecular moiety produces for example ketone of free radical, particularly nitrence, carbene and excited state of active matter when absorbing external electric energy, electromagnetic energy or kinetic energy (heat energy).The light reaction molecular moiety can be chosen as each different piece in response to electromagnetic spectrum, and is preferably to be called " photochemistry " molecular moiety (moiety) in this application sometimes in response to the light reaction molecular moiety of the ultraviolet ray of for example frequency spectrum and visible light part.
The light reaction aryl ketones, for example acetophenone, benzophenone, anthraquinone, anthrone and; Be similar to the heterocycle (be the heterocyclic analogs of anthrone, for example those are at 10 heterocyclic analogs with N, O or S) of anthrone, or their replacement (for example, ring replaces) derivative can be used in the some embodiments of the present invention.The functional group of this ketone is preferred, because their experience activation/passivation described herein easily/and activation cycle again.Benzophenone is a kind of light reaction molecular moiety that can be used, and is because it can be by photochemical excitation and the initial singlet state that activates that forms, crosslinked and form triplet between described singlet state experience system.The triplet that excites can be inserted carbon-hydrogen link by absorbing hydrogen atom (for instance, from the carrier surface), thereby it is right to produce base.Base causes forming new carbon-carbon bond to collapse subsequently.If can not obtain to be used for the reaction key (for example, carbon-hydrogen) of bonding, what then ultraviolet light brought out is reversible to exciting of benzophenone group, and removes the back molecule at energy source and return the ground state energy level.The photoactivation aryl ketones, for example benzophenone, thioxanthones, camphorquinone and acetophenone are particular importances, activate because these groups can experience in water repeatedly again, and therefore the coating efficiency of increase can be provided.
Other initator can comprise that one or more has the light trigger of four or more a plurality of reactive groups.The example of this initator comprises four (4-benzoyl benzylic ethers), four (the 4-benzoylbenzoic acid esters) of pentaerythrite and the acylated derivatives of tetraphenylmethane.
Azide constitutes the another kind of reaction molecular part of hiding, and comprises aromatic yl azide (C 6R 5N 3) azidomethyl phenyl nitrogenize thing 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzophenone azide particularly for example, acyl azide (CO-N 3) for example benzazide thing and p-toluyl azide, azido-ester class (O-CO-N 3) ethyl azido-ester for example, aziminobenzene formic acid esters, sulfuryl azide (SO 2-N 3) for example benzenesulfonyl azide and phosphoryl azide (RO) 2PON 3For example diphenyl phosphoryl azide and diethyl phosphoryl azide.Diazonium compound constitutes another kind of light reaction molecular moiety, and comprises diazonium alkanes (CHN 2) for example diazomethane and diphenyl diazomethane, diazonium ketone (CO-CHN 2) for example diazobenzene ethyl ketone and 1-Trifluoromethyl-1-diazonium-2 pentanone, diazonium acetate class (O-CO-CHN 2) for example t-acetic acid diazonium acetate and phenyl diazonium acetate, and β-ketone-α-diazonium acetate class (CO-CN 2-CO-O-) t-acetic acid α diazonium acetoacetic ester for example.Other light reaction molecular moiety comprises for example azodiisobutyronitrile of aliphatic azo compound, two ethylene imine class (CHN 2) two ethylene imines of 3-trifluoromethyl-3-phenyl for example, ethene ketone (CH=C=O) for example ketenes and diphenylethlene ketone.
The surface of solids applies the surface can put on veneering products of the present invention by the technology of any kind, to provide essence to product surface to cover and coating fastening attached, for example by spray, dip-coating or the like.In various embodiment of the present invention, surface of solids coating can put on product surface by a step or two-step technology.For instance, in single step technology, the mixture of the homogeneous basically of filler, polymerizing resin and initator is applied in the surface of goods, and initator is activated so that resin polymerization and coating adhered to from the teeth outwards then.
As an alternative, two-step or shifting process can be used to bestow surface of solids coating.In such technology, initator at first is applied in upward surperficial and is activated so that initator is adhered to from the teeth outwards.In case initator is attached, the mixture of the homogeneous basically of filler and polymerizing resin is applied on the surface, and initator is activated again so that resin polymerization and mixture adhered to from the teeth outwards.It may be noted that in various embodiments of the present invention embeding layer can put on the surface and go up so that adhere to surface of solids coating better.For instance, one or more layer, silane for example, siloxanes and/or group draw synthetic fibre (Parylene) layer to put on the surface before bestowing surface of solids coating.
In another embodiment of the present invention, veneering products can utilize the painted and further veining of enamelling process.A kind of such enamelling process that can be used for various embodiment of the present invention be polymer adhere to enamelling process wherein polymer adhere to the surface that lacquer is applied in veneering products.In some embodiments of the present invention, by flame treatment or after by plasma or Corona discharge Treatment, polymer adheres to lacquer and is applied in front surface 12 at front surface 12.As an alternative, adhesion promoter can be used to promote the adhesion of polymer lacquer, but not uses flame, plasma or Corona discharge Treatment.Yet, it may be noted that adhesion promoter can be included in the prime coat, perhaps can be exactly the prime coat that puts on front surface 12.
In various embodiments of the present invention, it can be solvent base lacquer or water-based paints that polymer adheres to lacquer.The example of this lacquer can be learnt by following explanation.Yet a lot of embodiments of the present invention use has the very polymer adhesion lacquer of low gloss.For instance, in embodiments of the present invention, the glossiness of utilizing the lacquer that 60 ° of Grossmeters measure is for less than 5 and can be between 0 and 4.In various embodiments, glossiness can be between 1 and 3.
Adhere in the method for lacquering at a kind of polymer, the front surface 12 of plate 10 utilizes the manufacturing of following technology, for example injection moulding, structure foaming (for example low pressure multiinjector structure foaming) uses the injection moulding of chemistry and other blowing agent, rotational moulding, thermoforming is extruded, or any other technology.Next, before applying lacquer, the surface that all of plate 10 will be painted can be by flame treatment, plasma or Corona discharge Treatment, or utilize adhesion promoter to handle.Flame treatment can utilize any gas torch system of for example propane, acetylene or the like to implement.Plasma treatment can also utilize any device that forms gas plasma to implement, and gas plasma can be drawn towards polymer surfaces.The surface of flame or plasma treatment should be in 24 hours, alternatively in 8 hours, more preferably japanning in 5 hours.In case the surface is handled by flame, plasma, corona discharge or adhesion promoter, polymer adheres to lacquer, for example is mixed with the polyurethane-base lacquer of crosslinking agent, or water-based paints, promptly is applied in one or more surface of plate 10.It may be noted that polymer adheres to the lacquer mixture and should apply in the mixed short time; In some embodiments, almost be to apply immediately.
An example that can be used for the polymer lacquer type of embodiments of the present invention is two component polyurethanes, and it has such mixing ratio substantially: three to five parts of varnish stains are than one to two part of crosslinking agent (for example XL-003 crosslinking agent or isocyanates).Two following examples relate to two kinds of such polyurethane-bases lacquers.
Embodiment 1
The high solid aliphatic urethane
120 series
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Explanation
High solid (High Solids) 3.5V.O.C. two component polyurethane is used in metal, plastics and room with on the wood.It is used for industry and automobile purposes.These series of products have excellent chemically-resistant and the anti-performance of making dirty.It shows excellent adhesiveness, can adhere on many base materials, have good anti-stroke and wearability, and it has 2-3H hardness.
Characteristic
Density, pound/gallon: 7.95-13.0
The weight %:51-70 of solid
The percent by volume of solid: 42.9-60
Viscosity: 35-42 second
Flash-point, °F 80
Coating process: traditional HVLP method
For coating is diluted: the 5-base material; 1-XL009; 1-acetone
The 6-base material; 1-XL003; 1-20LT161
The Kaifeng back life-span: 70 °F following 3 hours
The curing scheme: 180 °F following 30 minutes
60 ° of glossiness evaluations: matt to 96
Supply VOC, pound/gallon: 3.0-3.6
Coating VOC, pound/gallon: 2.9-3.5
Embodiment 2
Moderate solid aliphatic urethane
121 series
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Explanation
121 series are moderate solid, low-temperature setting two component polyurethane, are used on metal and the plastics.It is used for industry and automobile purposes.These series of products have excellent chemically-resistant, anti-making dirty and the water-fast performance of soaking.It shows excellent adhesiveness, can adhere on many base materials, have good anti-stroke and wearability, and it has 2H hardness.
Characteristic
Density, pound/gallon: 7.92-11.0
The weight %:45-67 of solid
The percent by volume of solid: 37-48
Viscosity: 45 seconds, Cai's grace cup #2
Flash-point, °F 78
Coating process: HVLP; Tradition
For coating is diluted: the 4-base material; 1-XL009
The 5-base material; 1-XL003
The Kaifeng back life-span: 70 °F following 2 hours
The curing scheme: 160 °F following 35 minutes, the air drying
Tack-free time 40 minutes
60 ° of glossiness evaluations: matt to 96
Supply VOC, pound/gallon: 3.6-4.3
Coating VOC, pound/gallon: 3.37-4.0
Polymer among the embodiment 1 and 2 adheres to lacquer and is all made and supply by following businessman:
PRIME?COATINGS
1002Hickory?Street
Pewaukee，WI?53072
www.primecoatings.net
Phone: (262) 691-1930
Can be used for substituting polymer adhesion enamel-cover of the present invention and draw together solvent based lacquer and water paint, it is made into and is applicable to low surface energy polymeric, for example polypropylene and polyethylene.Can be used for this solvent of member of the present invention and the example of water-based paints and include, but are not limited to, by the Redspot Paint﹠amp of Indiana, USA Ifans Wei Er; Varnish Company, the polyurethane-base lacquer (for example 2K high solid amido formate base coated article) that Inc. produces; Or polyurethane-base lacquer, water paint or powder base lacquer, for example
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Polyurethane series product, Or
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The ammoniacal liquor series of products
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The powder coated series of products, these lacquers are all made by Sherwin Williams company.Need be before coating two examples of water paint of flame, plasma or Corona discharge Treatment plate surface as described below:
Embodiment 3
NuB?ond TM
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Explanation
NuBond TM(the ID sign indicating number: AWOR-1208) be the moderate solid, low-VOC aqueous coating is used on metal and the plastics.It is used for industry and automobile purposes.These series of products have excellent chemistry, make dirty and the water-fast performance of soaking.It shows excellent adhesiveness, can adhere on many base materials, has good anti-stroke and wearability.
Identification code AWOR-1208
Instruction book component water paint is applicable to TPO
Goods name white stone
Color N/A
Viscosity 30-40 second under the encapsulation state, #3 Cai grace (EZ) cup
Weight/gallon 9.36 ± 0.50
The weight % 43.34 ± 2.00 of solid
The volume % 34.98 ± 2.00 of solid
% glossiness 2.0-2.2,60 ° of Grossmeters are measured
1.81 ± 0.15 pounds/gallon of packaging V .O.C. (removing loss)
± 0.15 pound/gallon 0.83 (comprising loss)
Coating process HVLP or conventional spray paint
Coating viscosity former state is motionless
Dilution is up to 5%, dilute with water
Diluent water
Base material TPO and/or polypropylene
Purify diluent water, until carrying out drying/switch to MEK
200 of conditions of cure are following 30 minutes
Flash-off time 3-5 minute
Build 1.0 ± 0.2 mils
Embodiment 4
NuB?ond TM
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Explanation
NuBond TM(the ID sign indicating number: AWOR-2447) be the moderate solid, low-VOC aqueous coating is used on metal and the plastics.It is used for industry and automobile purposes.These series of products have excellent chemically-resistant, anti-making dirty and the water-fast performance of soaking.It shows excellent adhesiveness, can adhere on many base materials, has good anti-stroke and wearability.
Identification code AWOR-2447
Instruction book component water paint is applicable to TPO
Goods name grey stone
Color N/A
Viscosity 30-40 second under the encapsulation state, #3 Cai grace (EZ) cup
Weight/gallon 9.25 ± 0.50
The weight % 42.60 ± 2.00 of solid
The volume % 34.85 ± 2.00 of solid
% glossiness 2.0-2.2,60 ° of Grossmeters are measured
1.85 ± 0.15 pounds/gallon of packaging V .O.C. (removing loss)
± 0.15 pound/gallon 0.85 (comprising loss)
Coating process HVLP or conventional spray paint
Coating viscosity former state is motionless
Dilution is up to 5%, dilute with water
Diluent water
Base material TPO and/or polypropylene
Purify diluent water, until carrying out drying/switch to MEK
200 of conditions of cure are following 30 minutes
Flash-off time 3-5 minute
Build 1.0 ± 0.2 mils
Polymer among the embodiment 3 and 4 adheres to lacquer and is all made and supply by following businessman:
United?Paint，Inc.
24671?Telegraph?Road
Southfield，MI?48033-3035
Phone: 248.353.3035
Fax: 248.353.4865
www.unitedpaint.com
Polymer adheres to lacquer can also comprise one or more additive, so that additional beneficial characteristics to be provided.For instance, the additive of, moderate meticulous or coarse particles form by in lacquer, comprising, additional texture can put on the surface of plate 10.Such particulate additive can be selected from any suitable texture additives, mica for example, sand, perlite, foam, silica, metal, acrylic acid or glass beads and fiber, or any other lacquer texture additives.The lacquer additive can be included in the lacquer, and living applies in enamelling process.For instance, for example mica, sand, foam or the like can be pushed into and (for example advance to the surface lacquer texture, example use device, for example sanding machine) or screening (for example utilize to sieve and spread on the surface) to the surface of plate, apply prime coat and/or auxiliary lacquer coat simultaneously.Such technology can be scattered texture and be trapped in coating, thereby provides meticulous, moderate or coarse texturizing surfaces.
Polymer adheres to lacquer and can be coated with by any way well known in the prior art, comprising, but be not limited to, spraying, dip-coating is brushed, sponge obliterating and any other lacquer coating process.In various embodiment, polymer adheres to lacquer and is applied in by spraying.Generally speaking, the lacquer less than 10 mils is applied in the surface that need be painted.In other embodiments, the lacquer less than 5 mils is applied in; In other embodiments, the lacquer less than 5 mils is applied in the surface that need be painted.In various embodiment, the primary colours priming paint of about 0.2 to 2.5 mil or 0.5 to 1.5 mil build is applied in the whole surface of plate.In case priming paint is applied in, assisted color can optionally put on the wet or dried priming paint as required.Such assisted color can be utilized with the similar mode of priming paint and apply, for example spraying, and sponge obliterating and any other paint-on technique well known in the prior art are brushed in dip-coating.Be also pointed out that priming coat can put on the substrate surface before coating lacquer described herein.For instance, before japanning, visit firm binder resin, send and draw the coating of synthetic fibre or other subbing can put on the surface, to promote optimal adhesion.
In case lacquer has put on the expectation surface of veneer plate, goods promptly are cured subsequently.In various embodiments of the present invention, goods are that 220 and following (for example 175 to 220) are solidified by baker in temperature after japanning; In other embodiments, at 185 and following (for example 150 to 185); And another embodiment kind, at 160 and following (for example 100 to 150).In various embodiment, coat with lacquer the time period that under said temperature, was cured 2 minutes to 4 hours; In other embodiments, the time period is 5 minutes to 2 hours, and in another embodiment kind, the time period is 5 minutes to 30 minutes.Goods are carried out the air drying then.In case by the air drying, veneering products just can be prepared to have installed.It may be noted that curing process can at room temperature carry out, but can correspondingly extend hardening time usually.
Say once more that as previously mentioned, surface of solids coating, polymer sheet or polymer adhere to lacquer can bestow or be laminated to any veneering products that is made of wear resistant materials (for example plastic resin, thermosetting, glass fibre etc.).In such embodiment, surface of solids coating, polymer sheet or polymer adhere to one or more surface that lacquer is applied in veneering products.
As previously mentioned, veneering products of the present invention can by wear-resistant, the composite or the polymeric material of rigidity are made basically, comprising, but be not limited to, plastics (for example reclaimed just be covetous or fresh material), rubber composition, glass fibre, or any other similar material, or their composition.Preferable material comprises the polymer of lightweight and slightly flexible, for example high density and low density polyethylene (LDPE) (HDPE or LDPE) and polypropylene (PP).It may be noted that polypropylene copolymer can be used for the present invention, but recommend to have the polyethylene composition in the polypropylene copolymer, wherein comprise and be not more than 30% polyethylene, be not more than 20% polyethylene in other embodiments.Yet other plastics also can use.The example of other plastics comprises, but be not limited to, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS), PBT (PBT), poly terephthalic acid cyclohexanedimethanol (PCT), SAN (SAN), polystyrene, Merlon, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyurethane, copolymer and their combination.Be also pointed out that the wear-resistant polymeric material can also with the filler material of filler material or recovery for example the byproduct or the like of titanium, carbon fiber, talcum, glass, sawdust, cellulose fibre, paper use.Generally speaking, embodiments of the present invention can comprise the material that has with any kind of the combination similar characteristic of plastics, vinyl material, silicone, glass fibre, rubber or these materials.
It is a kind of that can be used for other material of the present invention can be thermosets.For instance, bulk cargo formula mold compound (BMC) or thermosetting comprising one or more mylar, glass fibre and other additive, can be used to make one or more member of the present invention.The various embodiments of thermosets and BMC comprise the Compounds by Bulk Molding, Inc. (address: 1600Powis Court West, Chicago IL 60185) and the Kenro Incorporated (subsidiary of Carlisle Company, address: 200Industrial Drive, Fredonia WI53021) makes and/or moulding.
It may be noted that being used for material of the present invention should have enough rigidity, when installing, impacted and/or being positioned to other object of contact, to keep its shape.Another kind of material can comprise such material, and it is similar to the used material of dustbin of producing some type, or uses the rubber that reclaims from such as objects such as tires.Such material can keep rigidity, can also provide flexible simultaneously when being subjected to impacting.In addition, such material also has such ability, promptly recovers its original-shape after impulsive force is removed or finished.
Embodiments of the present invention can also change outward appearance.Because embodiments of the present invention can be by following technology manufacturing, for example injection moulding, structure foaming, use the injection moulding of chemistry and other blowing agent, extrude thermoforming, extrusion modling, rotational moulding or the like, so mould can comprise design, the size and dimension of any kind.In addition, the front surface 12 of plate 10 can be formed as almost texture, embossment and/or the structure of any kind.For instance, plate can be designed to be rendered as and be similar to a plurality of section stones, cutting stone, brick, wooden plate or any other natural wall construction material.In other embodiments, a plurality of plates 10 can be formed as and comprise such design, that is, in the time of on being positioned at retaining wall, with intactly constituting big single design, for example spelling out company or school's name with big ocra font ocr, or intactly constitute large-scale pattern.It may be noted that embodiments of the present invention can also for example vinyl material link plate (vinyl siding), brick, stone or the like use with other wall product.
In addition, because the present invention can make and/or comprised multiple different goods by multiple different goods, for example plastics, rubber composition or glass fibre, so plate can comprise any color or color combination.Use any color or color combination to make easily color and traditional wall body building material in veneering products of the present invention or be complementary on every side, this is because of being used for wall body building material or the surrounding environment that manufactured materials of the present invention can be colored and be designed to almost can mate any kind.For instance, the body of wall plate that is installed in the building of beach can be made by plastics or rubber, and is colored to present the outward appearance of sand or natural stone body of wall.
Advise that as the front veneering products of the present invention can be used to have the building of the body of wall or the surperficial theme of any kind, wherein wish to obtain natural appearance for example stone, brick or wood.In application, by one or more plate is applied to substrate surface, substrate surface can attach the various embodiment of plate 10 of the present invention.In numerous embodiments of the present invention, technology originates in the preparation base material, rests and reorganizes so that carry out the surface by the cleaned base material surface.Substrate surface can be a body of wall, for example existing body of wall, it is the plane basically, and is made of for example wooden dry wall of one or more material, masonry structure, liner plate, metal sheet, insulator (for example cellular insulation body), concrete, cinder and the concrete block poured into a mould, pin-connected panel unlike pavers, brick or the like.In other embodiments, base material can be prepared into by trellis system or backing are fastened to substrate surface.By the identification base material, one or more plate is attached at base material or had before put on the attached trellis system of substrate surface or the surface of backing.
In various embodiments of the present invention, pattern can at first be positioned on the substrate surface, so that be capped difform plate.For instance, pattern, for example the broad stone pattern can put on body of wall by polishing or template profiling, thereby stays the pattern with desired position position that is made of various difform plates.In case the template pattern is attached on body of wall or the surface, the plate that is equal to shape and size promptly is applied in this pattern, is similar to recreation segment in location in the picture arrangement game.It may be noted that the pattern more than can put on same body of wall, thereby obtain FINAL APPEARANCE at random.
Plate of the present invention can utilize one or more securing member to be attached at surface or trellis system or backing, for example utilizes adhesive, rivet, screw, nail, two-sided tape, ball-and-socket connector, buckle, hook to tie fitting, balladeur train, clamping device (for example barb clamp and round end clamp), support, structural
Figure A20078004662000391
Or well known in the prior artly plate of the present invention can be fastened to base material or trellis system or other attachment member of backing.The combination that it may be noted that securing member also can be used for fastening plate of the present invention.For instance, various embodiment can use the combination of screw, nail or rivet and one or more adhesive, plate is fastened to base material or trellis system or backing.
In numerous embodiments of the present invention, each plate is utilized two-sided tape and adheres to base material and/or adjacent plate, comprises the adhesive that affinity is arranged with polymeric material on the two-sided tape.For instance, the various embodiments of plate can be fastening with adhesive, for example two-sided VHB and acrylic acid or the polyurethane foam adhesive tape of being made by 3M company.In this embodiment of the present invention, two-sided tape can adhere to attached platform in the rear surface of each plate.The backing of two-sided tape is removed, and plate is attached to body of wall or base material at ideal position.The example that can of the present inventionly be used for this adhesive tape of plate 10 comprises 4952,5952,5925 and the 5962VHB two sides adhesive tape of being made by 3M company (address: 3M Center, St.Paul, MN 55144-1000).Another kind of operable adhesive tape includes, but are not limited to, the polyethylene adhesive tape of the 4466W dual coating of being made by 3M company.Other example that can be used for the suitable two-sided tape of plate of the present invention includes, but are not limited to, The polyurethane foam adhesive tape 4492W and the 4462W of dual coating,
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Acrylic foam adhesive tape 5952 and 5925 and The amido formate foam adhesive tape 4016 of dual coating.In addition, the adhesive seal agent, for example 4000 and 5200 sealants of being made by 3M also can be used for plate 10 is fastened to base material, for example body of wall.Before on the surface that plate is pressed against base material, sealant can be applied on the rear surface of substrate surface or plate by any measure well known in the prior art (for example spraying or spreading).Yet importantly, used adhesive (for example adhesive tape or sealant) need be suitable for sticking on the resin-based goods.The front listed examples can provide this feature.In general, the curing of adhesive can be pasted to base material with plate rightly.Depend on adhesive, can change hardening time, but under many circumstances hardening time less than 72 hours.
Represent in detail though utilize accompanying drawing and preceding detailed description and introduced the present invention; but such representing and introduce should be considered to illustrative rather than restrictive in fact; be to be understood that; have only preferred implementation to be represented and introduce, and all modifications and variations that are positioned at spirit of the present invention all need protected.

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1, a kind of polymer veneering products comprises:
Plate, it comprises: one or more polymeric material and have front surface, described front surface comprise by producing texture and the embossment that the self-faced pattern obtains;
The rear surface of hollow; And
One or more attached platform, it is suitable for admitting one or more securing member, is used for plate is bonded to surface of wall or base material.
2,, also comprise one or more laminate, coating or their combination so that self-faced color and/or texture to be provided on the front surface that is attached at plate and/or the side according to the polymer veneering products of claim 1.
3, according to the polymer veneering products of claim 2, wherein, the coating that comprises surface of solids coating or polymer lacquer is attached on the front surface of plate.
4, according to the polymer veneering products of claim 1, wherein, described composite or polymeric material are selected from following one group: polyethylene, polypropylene, polyurethane, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS), PBT (PBT), poly terephthalic acid cyclohexanedimethanol (PCT), SAN (SAN), polystyrene, Merlon, polyester, thermosets, the composition of above-mentioned material and copolymer.
5, according to the polymer veneering products of claim 1, wherein, described one or more securing member is selected from following one group: two-sided tape, sealant, screw, nail, rivet, clamping device.
6, according to the polymer veneering products of claim 1, wherein, produce the self-faced pattern, make described front surface present texture and embossment by casting or digital scan moulding self-faced.
7, according to the polymer veneering products of claim 6, wherein, described self-faced is selected from following one group: stone, sillar, wood, brick.
8, according to the polymer veneering products of claim 5, wherein, described attached platform comprises one or more ridge, and described clamping device is the barb clamp.
9, according to the polymer veneering products of claim 5, wherein, described attached platform is a slot, and described clamping device is the round end clamp.
10, according to the polymer veneering products of claim 1, wherein, the rear surface of described hollow is filled with noise reduction and/or insulating materials.
11, according to the polymer veneering products of claim 1, wherein, described quieter material is an insulating foams.
12, a kind of method of utilizing one or more polymer veneer plate covering substrates surface comprises:
The preparation substrate surface, so that admit the wall covering, described wall covering comprises one or more plate;
Described one or more plate is bonded to body of wall or surface, and each plate comprises one or more polymeric material and has: front surface, and it has by producing texture and the embossment that the self-faced pattern obtains; The rear surface of hollow; And one or more attached platform, it is suitable for admitting one or more securing member, is used for plate is bonded to surface of wall or base material; And
Described one or more plate is fastened to substrate surface.
13, the method on covering body of wall according to Claim 8 or surface, wherein, described substrate surface is like this preparation: polishing or be molded into one or more pattern on substrate surface, and plate is fastened on the relevant position that is limited by polishing or molded pattern.
14, according to the method on the covering substrates surface of claim 10, wherein, described substrate surface prepares by attached trellis system or backing.
15, a kind of polymer veneer concrete wall goods comprise:
Concrete block, it comprises one or more groove;
Plate, it comprises one or more polymeric material and has front surface that described front surface comprises by producing texture and the embossment that the self-faced pattern obtains;
The rear surface of hollow; And
One or more groove attachment part, it is suitable for inserting in described one or more groove that is arranged in the concrete block, so that plate is bonded to concrete block.
16, a kind of polymer veneer plate comprises:
One or more polymeric material, and have front surface, described front surface comprises a plurality of self-faced patterns with texture and embossment, and described texture and embossment obtain by producing one or more self-faced pattern;
At least a three or more section, they partly extend along the periphery of plate, and extend through the inside of plate, and each section is disconnected by at least one self-faced pattern;
The rear surface of hollow; And
One or more attached platform, it is suitable for admitting one or more fastener, is used for plate is bonded to substrate surface.
17,, also comprise the front surface and/or one or more laminate on the side, coating or their combination that are attached at plate, with color and/or the texture that self-faced is provided according to the polymer veneer plate of claim 16.
18, according to the polymer veneer plate of claim 17, wherein, the coating that comprises surface of solids coating or polymer lacquer is attached on the front surface of plate.
19, according to the polymer veneer plate of claim 16, wherein, described composite or polymeric material are selected from following one group: polyethylene, polypropylene, polyurethane, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS), PBT (PBT), poly terephthalic acid cyclohexanedimethanol (PCT), SAN (SAN), polystyrene, Merlon, polyester, thermosets, the composition of above-mentioned material and copolymer.
20, according to the polymer veneer plate of claim 16, wherein, described one or more securing member is selected from following one group: two-sided tape, sealant, screw, nail, rivet, clamping device.
21, according to the polymer veneer plate of claim 16, wherein, produce the self-faced pattern, make described front surface present texture and embossment by casting or digital scan moulding self-faced.
22, according to the polymer veneer plate of claim 16, also comprise one or more tongue and one or more groove, be used for each plate is fastened to adjacent plate.
23, according to the polymer veneer plate of claim 22, wherein, described plate utilizes securing member to be secured to substrate surface, and described securing member is selected from following one group: two-sided tape, sealant, screw, nail, rivet, clamping device.
24, according to the polymer veneer plate of claim 16, wherein, described plate is shaped as Z-unit or T-cellular construction.
25, a kind of method of utilizing one or more polymer veneer plate covering substrates surface comprises:
The surface of preparation base material, so that admit the body of wall veneering products, described body of wall veneering products comprises one or more plate, described plate comprises: one or more polymeric material; The texture of front surface and embossment are comprising a plurality of self-faced patterns of one or more self-faced; The rear surface of hollow; One or more fastening ridge, it is suitable for admitting one or more fastener, so that plate is bonded to substrate surface; And a three or more at least section, they partly extend along the periphery of plate, and extend through the inside of plate, and each section is disconnected by at least one self-faced pattern; And
Described one or more plate is fastened to the body of wall substrate surface.
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