EP0191486A2 - Slide-blocking wall or floor covering, in particular for swimming pools - Google Patents

Slide-blocking wall or floor covering, in particular for swimming pools Download PDF

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EP0191486A2
EP0191486A2 EP86101812A EP86101812A EP0191486A2 EP 0191486 A2 EP0191486 A2 EP 0191486A2 EP 86101812 A EP86101812 A EP 86101812A EP 86101812 A EP86101812 A EP 86101812A EP 0191486 A2 EP0191486 A2 EP 0191486A2
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F15/00—Flooring
    • E04F15/02—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements
    • E04F15/06—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements of metal, whether or not in combination with other material
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    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
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  • the invention relates to anti-slip floor or wall coverings, in particular for swimming pools, made of rustproof metal, such as steel or the like, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • coverings are to cover all those accessible areas, e.g. to provide a surface in and around the swimming pool that prevents people from slipping even when wet. It is known to create roughness in the form of sand gluing in the case of plastic surfaces, or to use checker plates in the case of aluminum. These are sheets that are raised on the upper side by profile rolling during the last rolling pass, which are oriented in different directions and therefore prevent slipping in any direction. They replace the previously used ribbed or corrugated sheets, which have cross-arranged ribs and recesses in between, in which water can remain and which make cleaning more difficult. To produce such profiles on stainless steel sheets, however, requires an excessive technical effort.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object, in particular, of an anti-slip floor or wall covering To create stainless steel that is easy and inexpensive to manufacture.
  • a steel sheet with circular knobs offers extensive protection against slipping.
  • the elevations formed in a certain grid also allow water to run off.
  • the knobs can be obtained in a particularly simple manner by embossing a sheet, with corresponding depressions remaining on the back of the sheet, so the knobs are simply shaped out of the sheet.
  • a flat sheet 1 of, for example, 1.5 or 2.5 mm thick made of chrome-nickel steel is locally deformed by an embossing stamp so that part of the material is pressed upwards, thereby making circular elevations in Form of knobs 2 with about 9 mm in diameter and about 1.2 mm in height.
  • indentations 3 on the rear side. These indentations are not visible in the installed position and are therefore neither aesthetically nor functional, e.g. as dirt trap, for effect.
  • the elevations or knobs 2 are expediently arranged in a square grid, the grid dimension being 20 to 30 mm. However, the invention is not limited to this grid, since the knobs 2 can also be arranged irregularly or offset. It is also possible to vary the shape and the diameter of the elevations or knobs 2. A bubble diameter 6-3 0 mm has proven to be very useful. Particularly advantageous knobs have a diameter of 7 to 15 mm. As the figures show, the circular knobs also have a preferred flat surface, which results when stamping with a corresponding stamp. 1 and 2 are particularly suitable for swimming pool floors, the version according to FIGS. 3 and 4 is particularly useful for the kick walls of swimming pools.
  • the invention is not limited to these applications. This means that stairs, pool surrounds, lifting floors, ladders and the like, as well as wet barefoot areas can also be executed.

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1. A non-slip floor or bottom or wall covering, in particular for swimming pools, of rust-proof metal such as stainless steel sheet with circular knobs which are impressed into the sheet as raised portions on the top side of the sheet, characterised in that the knobs (2) which rise out of the flat sheet (1) are of a diameter of from 6 to 30 mm, rise above the flat sheet by from 1 to 2 mm and are arranged in a square pattern pitch of from 20 to 30 mm.

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Die Erfindung betrifft rutschhemmende Boden- oder Wandbeläge, insbesondere für Schwimmbecken, aus rostfreiem Metall, wie Stahl od. dgl., gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Patentanspruches 1.The invention relates to anti-slip floor or wall coverings, in particular for swimming pools, made of rustproof metal, such as steel or the like, according to the preamble of claim 1.

Derartige Beläge haben den Zweck, all jene begehbaren Flächen, z.B. in und um das Schwimmbecken, mit einer Oberfläche zu versehen, die auch bei Nässe ein Ausgleiten von Personen verhindert. Es ist bekannt, bei Kunststoffoberflächen Rauhigkeiten in Form von Sandeinklebungen zu schaffen, bzw. bei Aluminium Warzenbleche zu verwenden. Das sind Bleche, die durch Profilwalzen beim letzten Walzstich Erhebungen auf der Oberseite erhalten, die in verschiedenen Richtungen orientiert sind und daher ein Ausgleiten in jeder Richtung verhindern. Sie ersetzen die früher verwendeten Rippen- oder Riffelbleche, welche kreuzweise angeordnete Rippen und dazwischen Vertiefungen aufweisen, in denen Wasser stehenbleiben kann und die die Reinigung erschweren. Derartige Profilierungen an rostfreien Stahlblechen herzustellen, erfordert jedoch einen übermäßigen technischen Aufwand.The purpose of such coverings is to cover all those accessible areas, e.g. to provide a surface in and around the swimming pool that prevents people from slipping even when wet. It is known to create roughness in the form of sand gluing in the case of plastic surfaces, or to use checker plates in the case of aluminum. These are sheets that are raised on the upper side by profile rolling during the last rolling pass, which are oriented in different directions and therefore prevent slipping in any direction. They replace the previously used ribbed or corrugated sheets, which have cross-arranged ribs and recesses in between, in which water can remain and which make cleaning more difficult. To produce such profiles on stainless steel sheets, however, requires an excessive technical effort.

Der Erfindung liegt daher die Aufgabe zugrunde, einen rutschhemmenden Boden- oder Wandbelag insbesondere aus rostfreiem Stahl zu schaffen, der einfach und kostengünstig herzustellen ist.The invention is therefore based on the object, in particular, of an anti-slip floor or wall covering To create stainless steel that is easy and inexpensive to manufacture.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß durch die Kennzeichnungsmerkmale des Patentanspruches 1 gelöst.This object is achieved by the characterizing features of claim 1.

Weitere Merkmale der Erfindung sind in Unteransprüchen beansprucht.Further features of the invention are claimed in the subclaims.

Ein mit kreisförmigen Noppen ausgestattetes Stahlblech bietet weitgehenden Schutz gegen ein Ausrutschen. Die in einem bestimmten Raster ausgebildeten Erhebungen ermöglichen auch das Ablaufen von Wasser. Besonders einfach lassen sich die Noppen durch Prägen eines Bleches gewinnen, wobei auf der Rückseite des Bleches entsprechende Vertiefungen zurückbleiben, die Noppen also einfach aus dem Blech herausgeformt werden.A steel sheet with circular knobs offers extensive protection against slipping. The elevations formed in a certain grid also allow water to run off. The knobs can be obtained in a particularly simple manner by embossing a sheet, with corresponding depressions remaining on the back of the sheet, so the knobs are simply shaped out of the sheet.

Eine vorteilhafte Noppenanordnung ist im Unteranspruch 3 genannt.An advantageous knob arrangement is mentioned in dependent claim 3.

Die Erfindung wird nachfolgend anhand von Ausführungsbeispielen, die auch in der Zeichnung dargestellt sind, näher beschrieben. Es zeigen:

  • Fig. 1 einen Teilschnitt durch ein Noppenblech,
  • Fig. 2 eine Draufsicht auf ein Noppenblech,
  • Fig. 3 einen Teilschnitt durch ein anders Noppenblech und
  • Fig. 4 eine Draufsicht hierzu.
The invention is described in more detail below with reference to exemplary embodiments which are also shown in the drawing. Show it:
  • 1 is a partial section through a knobbed sheet,
  • 2 is a plan view of a knobbed sheet,
  • Fig. 3 shows a partial section through a different knobbed sheet and
  • Fig. 4 is a plan view of this.

Wie die Zeichnung erkennen läßt, ist ein ebenes Blech 1 von beispielsweise 1,5 bzw. 2,5 mm Stärke aus Chrom-Nickel-Stahl durch einen Prägestempel örtlich so verformt, daß ein Teil des Materials nach oben gedrückt ist, wodurch kreisrunde Erhebungen in Form von Noppen 2 mit etwa 9 mm Durchmesser und etwa 1,2 mm Höhe entstehen.As can be seen in the drawing, a flat sheet 1 of, for example, 1.5 or 2.5 mm thick made of chrome-nickel steel is locally deformed by an embossing stamp so that part of the material is pressed upwards, thereby making circular elevations in Form of knobs 2 with about 9 mm in diameter and about 1.2 mm in height.

An der Rückseite ergeben sich dabei Vertiefungen 3. Diese Vertiefungen sind in Einbaustellung nicht sichtbar und kommen daher weder ästhetisch noch funktionell, z.B. als Schmutzfang, zur Wirkung.There are indentations 3 on the rear side. These indentations are not visible in the installed position and are therefore neither aesthetically nor functional, e.g. as dirt trap, for effect.

Die Erhebungen bzw. Noppen 2 sind zweckmäBig in einem quadratischen Raster angeordnet, wobei das Rastermaß 20 bis 30 mm beträgt. Die Erfindung ist jedoch nicht auf diese Rasterung beschränkt, da die Noppen 2 auch unregelmäßig oder versetzt angeordnet werden können. Ebenso ist es möglich, die Form und den Durchmesser der Erhebungen oder Noppen 2 zu variieren. Ein Noppendurchmesser von 6 bis 30 mm hat sich als sehr brauchbar erwiesen. Besonders vorteilhafte Noppen weisen einen Durchmesser von 7 bis 15 mm auf. Wie die Fig. zeigen, weisen auch die kreisrunden Noppen eine bevorzugte ebene Oberfläche auf, die sich beim Prägen mit einem entsprechenden Stempel ergibt. Während die verformten Bleche gemäß einer Ausführung nach den Fig. 1 und 2 sich besonders für Schwimmbeckenböden eignen, ist die Ausführung nach den Fig. 3 und 4 besonders für die Abstoßwände von Schwimmbecken zweckmäßig.The elevations or knobs 2 are expediently arranged in a square grid, the grid dimension being 20 to 30 mm. However, the invention is not limited to this grid, since the knobs 2 can also be arranged irregularly or offset. It is also possible to vary the shape and the diameter of the elevations or knobs 2. A bubble diameter 6-3 0 mm has proven to be very useful. Particularly advantageous knobs have a diameter of 7 to 15 mm. As the figures show, the circular knobs also have a preferred flat surface, which results when stamping with a corresponding stamp. 1 and 2 are particularly suitable for swimming pool floors, the version according to FIGS. 3 and 4 is particularly useful for the kick walls of swimming pools.

Die Erfindung ist nicht auf diese Anwendungen beschränkt. So können auch Treppen, Beckenumgänge, Hubböden, Leitern und dgl. sowie naßbelastete Barfußbereiche damit ausgeführt werden.The invention is not limited to these applications. This means that stairs, pool surrounds, lifting floors, ladders and the like, as well as wet barefoot areas can also be executed.

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1. Rutschhemmende Boden- oder Wandbeläge, insbesondere für metallische Schwimmbecken, aus nichtrostendem Metall-, insbesondere Stahlblech, mit Erhebungen auf der Blechoberseite, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die an der Oberseite der ebenen Bleche (1) vorstehenden Erhebungen kreisförmig in Form von Noppen (2) sind.1. Non-slip floor or wall coverings, in particular for metallic swimming pools, made of stainless metal, in particular steel sheet, with elevations on the upper side of the sheet, characterized in that the protrusions on the upper side of the flat sheets (1) are circular in the form of knobs (2 ) are. 2. Belag nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Noppen (2) in das Blech (1) eingeprägt sind und an der Noppen-Rückseite entsprechende Vertiefungen (3) aufweisen.2. Covering according to claim 1, characterized in that the knobs (2) in the sheet (1) are embossed and have corresponding depressions (3) on the knob rear. 3. Belag nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Noppen (2) einen Durchmesser von 6 bis 30 mm und eine Höhe von 1 bis 2 mm bei einer quadratischen Raster-Teilung von 20 bis 30 mm aufweisen.3. Covering according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the knobs (2) have a diameter of 6 to 30 mm and a height of 1 to 2 mm with a square grid pitch of 20 to 30 mm. 4. Belag nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Noppen (2) einen Durchmesser von 7 bis 15 mm aufweisen.4. Covering according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the knobs (2) have a diameter of 7 to 15 mm.
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AT0042985A AT385551B (en) 1985-02-14 1985-02-14 NON-SLIP STAINLESS STEEL METAL PLATE FOR SWIMMING POOLS, POOL ENVIRONMENTS, SHOWER CUPS AND THE LIKE
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