CN1575368A

CN1575368A - Locating device and method for locating tiles

Info

Publication number: CN1575368A
Application number: CNA028211243A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 安东尼·大卫·普雷西
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2001-09-21
Filing date: 2002-09-17
Publication date: 2005-02-02
Also published as: BR0206045A; WO2003025306A1; US20040237446A1; EP1427901A1

Abstract

A substantially planar locating device (10) for locating tiles (16) has a plurality of spacers (12, 14) upstanding from a first side (11) of the device (10). The second side (13) of the device (10) is substantially planar for placing against a substantially planar surface. The device (10) has a plurality of through holes (20) extending through the device (10) from the first side (11) to the second side (13). In use, tiles (16) can be placed against the first side (11) of the device (10) and be spaced apart from each other by the spacers (12, 14). Adhesive can pass from the first side (11) through the through holes (20) to the second side (13) to fix tiles (16) to a surface against which the second side (13) is placed.

Description

Be tile location positioner and method

The present invention relates to positioner and method to tile or other tile shape members location usefulness.

Run into many problems when giving a surface as floor, a place or wall shop tile (tile).For example, surface to be spread may be rough and uneven in surface, is difficult to the tile of rigidity is applied from the teeth outwards.Usually, with the tile also non-easy thing of spaced apart equably.Guarantee tile is not easy every putting also with floor or wall equably very much.

With the tile integral production be known every ear (spacing lug) so that tile is on average separated.Its shortcoming is the configuration that needs to increase by two kinds of tiles, and a kind of configuration is used for the outer rim that tile is arranged, and another kind is used for its exterior angle.It is very high producing different types of tile cost.

Another kind of is that cross distance piece (spacer) is set on the tile angle every the known method of putting tile evenly.The not high money paid for odd jobs spending of this method Master Cost is but very big, and is pretty troublesome because this distance piece uses.Otherwise also matchstick, folding cardboard etc. can be placed between the tile.But they all run easily, can make every putting inequality in a word.

In addition, above-mentioned technology may produce the accumulation site error on two (being generally vertical) directions, does not just make the obviously out of square and position of tile.

UA-A-4809470 has described a kind of plate that is used for fixing brick.This plate has many places to immerse oneself in blind recessed (countersunk blind recess).Nail or bolt penetrate blind recessed, nail or bolt head withstand on blind recessed on.Nail or bolt are fixed to plate on the wall.Then cementing agent is applied and place on the cementing agent onboard and with brick.With being frictionally engaged of channel-section steel brick being fixed fully hardens until cementing agent.Also mortar is applied between brick.

US-A-3533206 has described a kind of building block anchor clamps, and these anchor clamps are bearing in building block between the contact pin.Anchor clamps nail on the wall.Its plate have stretch flange in one in case with anchor clamps and wall every putting.Barrier material can be placed by in the space that flange provides between plate and the wall.Cementing agent is used for brick fixing onboard.Be provided with a plurality of holes or recess so that admit superfluous cementing agent.Mortar places between brick.

By first aspect present invention, for the location tile provides a kind of flat substantially positioner, this device comprises: a plurality ofly install the distance piece that first face erects by this; This device be used for reclining flat substantially second of flat substantially surface; And a plurality ofly extend to the through hole that second face runs through this device from first face; Thus, first in this device and their spaces are arranged of tile can being reclined during use by distance piece, cementing agent can pass through hole by first face and lead to second so that on the surface that tile second face that is fixed to is reclined.

The benefit that positioner of the present invention provides is, adopt application cementing agent of the present invention tile can be fixed on wall, floor or the similar item, this be because cementing agent can pass this device through hole contact second face reclines in this device use wall, etc.This speed that tile is fixed on the wall improves.The distance piece of this device can guarantee that tile arranges by desired configuration, need not the shape of member is done any change or adopted other every putting device.So just can tile be separated a kind of compact way equably mutually and with wall.

In a most preferred embodiment, first group of distance piece system extends substantially in parallel to each other.

In another most preferred embodiment, second group of distance piece and first group of distance piece vertically extend substantially.

In a most preferred embodiment, first group of distance piece separates substantially equably.In another embodiment, second group of distance piece separates substantially equably.Tile cardinal principle that can be easily that size and distance piece is identical substantially at interval is spaced apart equably, can make the completion wall surface levelling smooth thus.This tile is generally square or rectangle, suitable configuration space spare, and other shapes are also applicable.

In a most preferred embodiment, this device comprise at least one on this device plane from the overhanging protuberance in the edge of this device, thus, at least one protuberance can be included in a neighboring devices complementary recess in case with this device and described neighboring devices link together.Described at least one protuberance can have at least one edge corner angle of can reentrying.

In a most preferred embodiment, this device comprises that at least one is in the recess at this device edge on this device plane, and at least one recess can be included the complementary protuberance of a neighboring devices in so that this device and described neighboring devices are linked together thus.Described at least one recess can have at least one edge corner angle of can reentrying.

Sometimes need use multiple arrangement, large tracts of land paster brick for example, neighboring devices can align without lifting an eyebrow and sequence this moment.In addition, neighboring devices is linked together, these devices just help mutual location, and are all the more so at the use initial stage especially, and this moment, these devices were set on wall or similar first.

First in this device can include at least one recess and be used for laying one or more heating elements.Heating element can be electrical heating elements, hot-water line etc.This embodiment can be arranged on below the tile heating element easily rapidly when the paster brick.This device can have some special features, and for example, several portions is facing to the protuberance of this or each described recess, so that heating element is located.

In another embodiment, unite and be provided with an aforesaid device and all sticking pad of a plurality of every upper and lower surface, this pad can place the respective through hole of device can be from installing the bur that first face leads to second to provide.

Adopt this embodiment that the whole system that comprises positioner, cementing agent and tile can be installed easily, need not to use any wet type cementing agent.The meaning of this positioner is that tile is applied ointment or plaster for the first time and can accurately be located, and this means that equally the adhesion of adhesive pad is even first contact just may be very strong, because just need not to relocate probably at all behind initial location.So fully tile is fixed on wall, floor or other surfaces rapidly, exactly, avoid having originally because of waiting for delaying that the wet type adhesive cures causes.

In a most preferred embodiment, adhesive pad is a self-adhesion, and its tacky surfaces allows a kind of suitable broken away from medium as taking off paper protected at first.

The shape and size of pad are preferably identical substantially with through hole.

By second aspect present invention, a kind of method that the multi-disc tile is attached to a flat substantially surface is provided, the method adopts a kind of flat substantially positioner, this device has and a plurality ofly installs the distance piece that first face erects by this, this device be used for reclining flat substantially second of flat substantially surface, and a plurality ofly extend to the through hole that second face penetrates this device by first face; This method comprises the steps: this is installed the second face flat substantially surface that reclines; A slice tile and at least some distance pieces aligned sequence; And tile is pressed on this device, tile is located by cementing agent, and make tile by at least some distance pieces location.

Cementing agent can capacity apply on flat substantially surface so that tile directly presses cementing agent by the hole on the device.

Cementing agent can apply before device second face reclines flat substantially surface on flat substantially surface and/or device second.

Cementing agent can apply before tile is pressed onto on the device on first of device.

Cementing agent can apply on tile before tile is pressed onto on the device.

Deposited cementing agent can be fixed on tile on the device and with device and be fixed on the wall.Adopt this device can improve tile and be fixed to speed on the wall.

As a kind of selection, cementing agent can have the form of pad, and this fills up every equal toughness of upper and lower surface, but in the respective through hole of these pad embedded devices.The shape and size of pad are preferably the same substantially with through hole.

Now intend by example one of the present invention embodiment being described with reference to accompanying drawing, in the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 illustrates the plan view by the routine positioner of one of one embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 illustrates by another the routine positioner protuberance of one embodiment of the invention and the plan view of recess.

Fig. 3 illustrates the cross section by another embodiment of the present invention adjacent positioned device.

Referring to Fig. 1, the shape of flat substantially positioner 10 is roughly square or rectangle.Device 10 one sides 11 have many shapes that erect for protruding the distance piece 12,14 of elongated bulge.First group of distance piece 12 be along extending with the parallel substantially axle of device 10 1 sides, and 14 of second group of distance pieces vertically extend with first group of distance piece 12.

Spacing in first and second groups between the adjacent spaces part 12,14 is identical substantially with the width of waiting to be attached to the tile 16 on the wall.The zone 18 of 12,14 formation of distance piece can be square, rectangle or other shapes that are fit to hold the respective shapes tile.Distance piece 12,14 not necessarily must form straight line.For example, distance piece 12,14 can form curve to adapt to bearing curve shape tile on device 10 plane, also can be configured to hexagon or other polygon tiles provide supporting.

Distance piece 12,14 extends as shown along device 10 serially, also can extend along device 10 discontinuously.Distance piece 12,14 can, for example, be L shaped, T shape or cross.L shaped, T shape or cross distance piece 12,14 can be disposed, make them can support the bight or the edge of tile 16.

The surface in the zone 18 between the distance piece 12,14 is smooth planar substantially.On the other hand, the surface in 12,14 zones 18 of distance piece also can be coarse so that tile 16 is sticked on the device 10 better.Can there be some dimpled grains (indent) (not shown) on the surface in 12,14 zones 18 of distance piece.These dimpled grains can reduce the materials of manufacturing installation 10 and/or tile 16 is sticked on the device 10 better.

Second 13 of device 10 is flat substantially.Second 13 surface can smoothly substantially also can have a kind of cementing agent that makes and stick to lip-deep texture structure well.In addition, or otherwise, second 13 surface also can have a series of grooves or other textures so that the moisture of overflowing on the guiding wall leaves.

Device 10 is provided with some large through-holes 20.Through hole 20 extends to second 13 by 10 first 11 in device.

On wall during the paster brick, will install 10 walls that recline earlier.For example, device 10 can be used hand, nail, staple or bolt on the wall, also can use cementing agent between device 10 and wall.For another example, device 10 second 13 can have also that can be used to will device 10 attached adhesive pad on the wall.

In a special case, cementing agent is filled with the through hole 20 in zone 18.Tile 16 and distance piece 12,14 are aligned sequence and it is shifted onto on the cementing agent, cementing agent is just fixed tile 16 on the wall like this.Like this, device 10 just is sandwiched between tile 16 and the wall.Other tiles can be as the method infusion, and a slice connects a slice and adheres on the wall.Cementing agent can be injected the one or more through holes 20 on the zone 18 that is in 12,14 of distance pieces more than, then multi-disc tile 16 be shifted onto on the cementing agent respectively.In another special case, recline after the wall will installing 10, cementing agent only can be applied on tile 16, then this tile is pressed against on the device 10, cementing agent is fixing on the wall with tile 16 by through hole 20.In another example, cementing agent can apply at device 10 and tile 16 on the two.But device 10 cross-over connection wall upper recess or other uneven positions, these recesses or other uneven positions can be filled with cementing agent selectively.

In the example shown, be provided with rectangle protuberance 22, be provided with corresponding recess 24 along device 10 two other limit devices 10 along two adjacent side devices 10 of device 10.The protuberance 22 of a device 10 and the corresponding recess 24 of neighboring devices 10 are pieced together, just multiple arrangement 10 can be linked together.Protuberance 22 can be other shapes that are different from rectangle, for example triangle, semicircle or part circle.

In the embodiment shown in Figure 2, each protuberance 22 and recess 24 all have at least one edge of can reentrying, and illustrated embodiment has the opposed edge of reentrying.This becomes light and handy rapidly with regard to making device 10 mutual location, and it is firm that the mechanical interlocking between the adjacent positioned device 10 also becomes.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 3, each positioner 10 along on one side or both sides all or part of to have a cross section be leg-of-mutton wedge shape protuberance 28, match with the recess 30 of respective shapes in the adjacent positioned device 10.The limit also makes device 10 mutual location become rapidly and easily.

When multiple arrangement 10 is fitted together, the extensible so that bridge-set 10 of tile 16, like this, the edge of device 10 can be the distance to nearest parallel interval part 12,14 easily, this is apart from being half of 12,14 distances of adjacent parallel distance piece.At each device edge of 10, half of every oblique cut grafting tile 16 can be on a device 10, and second half of tile 16 can install on 10 at another.On the angle of several means 10, overlap joint tile 16 can make its 1/4th surface on each of four neighboring devices 10.When tile 16 extends when overlapping some devices 10 like this, tile 10 itself can help neighboring devices 10 to locate mutually.

The cementing agent that lays through through hole 20 can be standard type tile subsides wall cementing agent, also can be more suitably to be made into to be fit to adopt ejector filler to lay and/or to be applicable to the tile multiple spot to adhere to the cementing agent that contacts.In employed occasion, used cementing agent can be the standard type tile and pastes the wall cementing agent between device 10 and wall, also can be more suitably and prepares, is more suitable for the material adhesion cementing agent on the wall with device 10.

On the other hand, see through the form that cementing agent that through hole 26 lays can be pad, this every two sides of pad all has viscosity.Tacky surfaces can be self-adhering-type, also can originally cover with taking off paper.The shape of pad, big or small preferably the same with through hole 26.

A device part of 10 can be provided with immerses oneself in recess 26.These recess 26 receivabilities are used for head that device 10 is fixed on nail in the walls or bolt.Nail head or bolt head just can not stretch out the zone 18 that provides for tile 16 is provided like this.

Device 10 can be with any suitable material manufacturing, and these materials can be expanded polystyrene, polyethylene, PVC, fiber, fiberboard, compressed paper, compressed cellulose etc.Installing kind, density and the thickness of 10 materials can select can select with regard to rigidity or flexibility, and/or select with regard to the performance that adapts to any unevenness of wall to guarantee the insulation between wall and the tile 16 with regard to heat-proof quality.

Can make the tile 16 of device 10 to adapt to different size, quantity and layout of a series of specifications and shape.

Device 10 can have guiding thing blocking with guiding device 10.Can on device 10, mark, mould or form these and guide thing with method for distinguishing.The guiding thing can form grid.Device 10 can have indentation and also can give cut, and this sampling device 10 just can disconnect along indentation or cut.To install 10 break along indentation or cut after, device 10 can be repaired with cutter etc.

Particularly, in the occasion that is used for laying tile on the floor, first 11 of device 10 can have groove or recess.Groove or recess can be laid underground heating element, as electrical heating elements, hot-water line etc.

Particularly, when relating on the wall fixedly tile, device 10 can be used to fixing any tile shape member, and promptly thickness is less than the member of width/height, and can be used to fix other members such as brick etc., also can be used for other surfaces as the floor etc.

One embodiment of the present of invention are described in conjunction with the example of being illustrated.But can be understood that, can be made many changes and change to described example within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. one kind is used for flat substantially positioner that tile is positioned, and this device comprises:

A plurality ofly install the distance piece that first face erects from this;

Second face of this device is flat substantially, and flat substantially surface is used for reclining;

A plurality ofly extend to the through hole that second face penetrates this device by first face;

Thus, go up and by distance piece their spaces are arranged for first that tile can be abutted in this device during use, cementing agent can lead to second tile is fixed on one second surface that is reclined by first via through holes.

2. device as claimed in claim 1, wherein first group of distance piece extends substantially in parallel to each other.

3. device as claimed in claim 2, wherein second group of distance piece and first group of distance piece vertically extend substantially.

4. as any one the described device in the claim 1 to 3, wherein first group of distance piece is cardinal principle spaced apart equably.

5. as any one the described device in the claim 1 to 4, wherein second group of distance piece is spaced apart equably substantially.

6. as any one the described device in the claim 1 to 5, comprise at least one in this device plane from this device on one side to overhanging protuberance, this at least one protuberance can be fitted into the complementary recess of a neighboring devices thus so that this device and described neighboring devices are linked together.

7. device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said at least one protuberance have at least one edge of can reentrying.

8. as any one the described device in the claim 1 to 7, comprise at least one recess on limit of this device in this device plane, wherein this at least one recess can fit into the complementary protuberance of a neighboring devices, so that this device and described neighboring devices are linked together.

9. device as claimed in claim 8, wherein said at least one recess have at least one edge of can reentrying.

10. as any one the described device in the claim 1 to 9, at least one recess that is included in first is used for laying one or more heating element.

11. as any one the described device in the claim 1 to 10 and the combination of a plurality of pad, each pad upper and lower surface has adhesive surface, all pads can place the respective through hole of device interior so that the cementing agent that can be passed to second by device first face to be provided.

12. combination as claimed in claim 11, wherein Dian shape and size are the same substantially with through hole.

13. one kind is used a flat substantially positioner that the multi-disc tile is attached to a flat substantially lip-deep method, this device has: a plurality of distance pieces that erect from first face of device, this device be used for reclining flat substantially second of flat substantially surface, and a plurality ofly extend to the through hole that second face penetrates this device by first face;

This method may further comprise the steps:

Second face of device is clinged on the flat substantially surface;

One tile and at least some distance pieces aligned sequence; And

This tile is pressed onto on first of device,, and makes tile by at least some distance pieces location so that tile is by the cementing agent fix in position.

14. method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the cementing agent with abundant amount is applied to flat substantially surface so that tile directly is pressed onto on the cementing agent by the hole on the device.

15. as claim 13 or the described method of claim 14, wherein cementing agent second face that ties up to device cling to be applied on the flat substantially surface before the flat substantially surface and/or second of device on.

16. as any one the described method in the claim 13 to 15, wherein cementing agent ties up to tile is pressed onto on first that is applied to device on the device before.

17. as any one the described method in the claim 13 to 16, wherein cementing agent is applied on the tile before tying up to and being pressed onto tile on the device.

18. method as claimed in claim 13, wherein cementing agent has the form of pad, and every pad upper and lower surface all has adhesive surface, and pad can place among the corresponding through hole of device.

19. method as claimed in claim 18, wherein all pulvilliform shapes are the same substantially with through hole with size.