EP0199560A2 - Montage de panneaux de plancher - Google Patents

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EP0199560A2
EP0199560A2 EP86302919A EP86302919A EP0199560A2 EP 0199560 A2 EP0199560 A2 EP 0199560A2 EP 86302919 A EP86302919 A EP 86302919A EP 86302919 A EP86302919 A EP 86302919A EP 0199560 A2 EP0199560 A2 EP 0199560A2
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Ronald Frank Morrison
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Westering Homes Ltd
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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
    • E04F15/02044—Separate elements for fastening to an underlayer
    • 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
    • E04F15/02044—Separate elements for fastening to an underlayer
    • E04F2015/02105—Separate elements for fastening to an underlayer without load-supporting elongated furring elements between the flooring elements and the underlayer
    • E04F2015/02127—Separate elements for fastening to an underlayer without load-supporting elongated furring elements between the flooring elements and the underlayer adjustable perpendicular to the underlayer

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  • This invention relates to a floor panel assembly.
  • the substrate is usually a concrete floor.
  • the substrate can be uneven and may be stepped or cambered, depending on the floor construction.
  • the floor panels which are often provided with tongue and groove interlocking edges, are normally nailed to timber battens which lie on the concrete floor surface.
  • the battens support the panels and help to hold them together.
  • a 'quilt' of glass or rock wool is positioned between the battens and the concrete floor.
  • the floor assembly then forms a raft which is isolated and free to 'float' over the substrate. This adds to the flexibility of the floor structure and thus increases the resistance to the transmission of impact sounds, such as footsteps, through the floor.
  • the levelling of this type of floor is achieved by placing wedges or packers beneath the battens to compensate for depressions and cambers which are.normally present in concrete and beam and pot floors.
  • the load supported by the floor is concentrated on the battens which tend to compress the glass or rockwool quilt.
  • the load is further concentrated by the use of levelling wedges or packers resulting in all the useful resilience of the quilt being lost.
  • the floor may fail to float or meet the insulation requirements.
  • the panels conceal the battens and the quilt. This makes visual inspection of the floor assembly very difficult and poor workmanship and fitting may go undetected until the floor is tested for its sound insulating properties.
  • the floor may be formed from a number of small panels supported at each corner by adjustable jacks, each jack supporting the corners of four adjacent panels. As the jacks are free standing on the substrate great care must be taken to ensure that the jacks are correctly positioned and at the correct height so as to produce a level and stable floor surface.
  • a floor panel assembly comprising a panel member and a plurality of length adjustable elongate supporting members which pass through and are lockably mounted in the panel, the arrangement being such that one end portion of each of the supporting members bears against a lower supporting surface, the other end protruding through the panel to allow length adjustment to be affected, the panel being spaced from the lower surface by the supporting members.
  • the lower supporting surface may be a structural substrate in the form of a concrete floor of a building.
  • the supporting members are in the form of threaded steel rods and are mounted in threaded sockets located in bores in the panel.
  • locking nuts are provided and are used to lock the supporting member in the desired position in the panel.
  • the ends of the supporting members which bear on the lower supporting surface are provided with resilient pads to help minimise sound transmittion from the panel to the surface.
  • any load above the plastic limit of the resilient pad is supported by the supporting member.
  • the panel is made of flooring grade chipboard.
  • a felt layer may be provided on the lower surface of the panel to enhance the sound absorption properties of the assembly.
  • lead foil may be provided between the panel and the felt layer to further enhance these properties.
  • floor panel fixing means comprising a horizontal support member which extends along and is fixed to a structural member of a building, a floor panel supported at an edge portion by the support member, a resilient layer of material being positioned between the support member and the edge portion of the floor panel and an elongate fixing member which extends through a bore in the floor panel into the support member, a resilient ferrule being positioned in the bore between the fixing member and the panel.
  • partition fixing means comprising a support member fixed to a substrate, a partition frame member separated from the support member by a resilient layer of material and an elongate fixing member passing through a bore in the lower partition frame member and a bore in the resilient layer into the support member, a resilient ferrule being positioned in the bore between the fixing member and the partition frame member.
  • a method of laying floor panels comprising positioning a rectangular floor panel above and spaced apart from a lower supporting surface, levelling the panel using four length adjustable elongate supporting members which pass through and extend from the panel, such supporting members being situated at each corner portion of the panel, positioning further supporting members provided in the panel and spaced apart from the corner supporting members such that all supporting members are in contact with the lower surface and locking all said supporting members in position.
  • a second aspect of the invention which relates to a sound insulation laminate for use in a floor, wall or ceiling panel.
  • An object of the second aspect of the invention is to provide effective and easily fitted sound insulation.
  • a sound insulation laminate having a first lead foil sheet spaced from a second lead foil sheet by a core member.
  • the foil sheets have weights of between 4 and 6 oz/sq.ft.
  • a felt sheet is provided on the second lead foil sheet. This provides resilience when the laminate is used as a floor panel or sound absorption when the laminate is used as a ceiling or wall panel.
  • the core member is a chipboard panel to add mass to the laminate and hence improve its sound insulation properties.
  • the chipboard also provides the laminate with structural rigidity and strength.
  • the laminate is produced in the form of inter-fitting panels.
  • a sound insulation laminate having a lead foil sheet positioned between a first and a second sheet member.
  • the first sheet member may be a sheet of felt and the second sheet member may be a sheet of chipboard or a sheet of felt.
  • a floor panel assembly comprises a rectangular planar panel 1 and a supporting rod 2 which passes through a bore 3 in the panel 1.
  • the supporting rod 2 is threaded and co-operates with an internally threaded steel insert 4 which is located on the panel in the lower portion of the bore 3.
  • the insert 4 is in the form of tee nut and has four prongs 5 which extend into the panel I and secure the insert 4 in place.
  • the upper section of the bore 3 is countersunk at 8 to receive a retaining nut 9 which is screwed onto the rod 2 to lock the rod 2 in a desired position.
  • a nut 6 which is locked in position by glue or other suitable substance.
  • An annular rubber pad 7 is affixed to the lower surface of the nut 6 and extends beyond the end of the rod 2 to contact a lower substrate 10 on which the panel assembly rests.
  • the panel 1 is in the form of a laminate of flooring grade chipboard 11, lead foil 12 and felt 13 to provide a high degree of sound insulation.
  • floor panels 1 to be installed are delivered to the site counterbored and with the inserts 4 fitted.
  • the rods 2 are screwed into the inserts 4 on site.
  • the rods 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D at the corners of the panel 1 are first adjusted to level the panel 1 at the desired height above the substrate 10.
  • the length of rod 2 extending from the panel 1 being adjusted by turning the rod 2 in the insert 4.
  • Tongues 14 and grooves 15 are provided on the adjacent respective edges of the panels 1 to provide a secure fit between adjacent panels 1.
  • the resilient pads 7, which are 6mm thick in this example, are designed to compress approximately lmm.
  • a further imposed load of 25kg causes a further compression of lmm and a total imposed load of 50kg results in a total compression of 3mm which still provides the required resilience to meet impact sound insulation standards.
  • the resilient pad 7 is designed such that upon the imposition of excessive concentrated load on individual rods 2, the resilient pad 7 is not compressed beyond the range of elastic recovery. Before this compression is reached, the end of the rod 2 bears directly on to the substrate 10 thus protecting the pad 7 which can recover its original profile when the excessive load is removed.
  • the floor raft tends to migrate to close this gap against one or possibly two walls. This migration is caused by ordinary vibration, foot traffic and building movement.
  • the gap may be sealed with a resilient sealant which is effective in the short term but may lose its effectiveness through embrittlement or may even be squeezed out of the gap.
  • Fig. 4 shows floor panel fixing means which comprise a horizontal levelling batten 17 which extends along a supporting wall 16, a floor panel 1 supported at an edge portion by the batten 17, a resilient pad 18 being positioned between the batten 17 and the floor panel 1 and a fixing nail 19 which extends through a bore 20 in the floor panel 1 into the batten 17, a resilient ferrule 21 being positioned in the bore between the nail 19 and the panel 1.
  • floor panel fixing means which comprise a horizontal levelling batten 17 which extends along a supporting wall 16, a floor panel 1 supported at an edge portion by the batten 17, a resilient pad 18 being positioned between the batten 17 and the floor panel 1 and a fixing nail 19 which extends through a bore 20 in the floor panel 1 into the batten 17, a resilient ferrule 21 being positioned in the bore between the nail 19 and the panel 1.
  • a layer of resilient material 28 is also provided between the outer edge of the panel I and the wall 16.
  • the ferrule 21 acts effectively to isolate the fixing nail 19 from the floor raft, thereby obviating sound transmission between the nail 19 and the floor raft.
  • partitioning fixing means comprise a batten 22 nailed to the concrete floor 10 and separated from a batten 23 of a partition 29 by a layer of felt 24.
  • a fixing nail 25 passes through a bore 26 in the partition batten 23 into the batten-22 on the floor 10, a resilient ferrule 27 being positioned in the bore 26 between the nail 25 and the partition batten 23.
  • the partition 29 is similarly fixed at its top portion to the ceiling.
  • a sound insulation laminate shown generally at 51, comprises a first lead foil sheet 52, a chipboard panel 53, a second lead foil sheet 54 and a felt sheet 55.
  • the chipboard panel 53 is provided with tongues 151 and grooves 152 to facilitate accurate and secure fitting to adjacent panels. Woodwork glue may also be used to provide a seal between adjacent tongues 151 and grooves 152.
  • the two lead foil sheets 52 and 54 are thin lead foil sheets of, for example, 4 and 6 oz/sq.ft. This arrangement provides greater resistance to the transmission of sound than a laminate having a single lead foil of equivalent or greater weight, for example, 18 oz/sq.ft.
  • Other combinations of lead foil for example two sheets of 6 oz/sq.ft., or a sheet of 6 oz/sq.ft and a sheet of 9 oz/sq.ft., may be used.
  • the chipboard panel 53 adds mass to the laminate 51, and, as mass is generally proportional to sound insulation properties, provides additional sound insulation. Also, the chipboard panel 53 provides the laminate with structural strength making fitting of the laminate convenient and economical.
  • the felt sheet 55 which may be made from jute or hair, provides the laminate 51 with resilience when it is used as a floor panel and additional sound absorption properties when the laminate 1 is employed as a ceiling or wall panel.
  • the outer surface of the first lead foil sheet 52 is covered by a paper sheet to prevent children or animals from gaining access to the lead.
  • Fig. 2 shows a laminate similar to the laminate of Fig. 1 but without the first lead foil sheet 52.
  • a hessian textile laminate 56 is applied to the chipboard panel 3.
  • the hessian 56 is primed ready for painting to provide an attractive exterior finish.
  • Figs. 8 and 9 may be fitted as floor, wall or ceiling panels 60, 61 and 62, as shown in Figs. 11, 12 and 13 respectively.
  • Fig. 10 shows a laminate for floor sound insulation having a lead foil sheet 57 sandwiched between two layers of felt 58 and 59.
  • the upper layer 58 is of jute and hair and the lower layer 59 is of acrylic material.
  • the laminate In use, the laminate is located on the existing floorboards and below chipboard panels.
  • the laminate is supplied in broad strips and when fitted the edges of adjacent strips are joined by sealing tape.
  • the sound insulation laminate of the present invention provides an effective and easily fitted solution to the problem of inadequate sound insulation.
  • the use of two thin lead foil sheets, as opposed to one thicker sheet, provides better sound insulation with less expense and weight.

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GB858509954A GB8509954D0 (en) 1985-04-18 1985-04-18 Sound insulation laminate
GB8509954 1985-04-18
GB8518865 1985-07-25
GB858518865A GB8518865D0 (en) 1985-07-25 1985-07-25 Floor panel assembly

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Cited By (5)

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US5033242A (en) * 1988-11-08 1991-07-23 Gyorgy Borbely Shuttering panels for use in formwork for cavity floors
GB2378457A (en) * 2001-08-10 2003-02-12 J M T Man Services Ltd Support for a floor, ceiling or wall
EP1568829A2 (fr) 2004-02-26 2005-08-31 Getzner Werkstoffe Holding GmbH Pied pour le support élastique des panneaux de planchers
WO2010140946A1 (fr) 2009-06-01 2010-12-09 Nivell System Ab Dispositif de réglage d'espace et de niveau, et dispositif de solive de construction de plancher
EP2910707A1 (fr) * 2014-02-24 2015-08-26 MERK Timber GmbH Élément d'appui pour un double fond ou un faux-plancher

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GB990491A (en) * 1963-03-02 1965-04-28 H H Robertson Holdings Ltd Improvements in or relating to flooring units or slabs
US3503166A (en) * 1968-03-22 1970-03-31 Yosh Nakazawa & Associates Inc Architectural system of interior modular construction
FR2095974A5 (fr) * 1970-06-08 1972-02-11 Harvey Ronald
FR2317433A1 (fr) * 1975-06-25 1977-02-04 Harvey Martin Plancher sureleve
FR2428716A1 (fr) * 1978-06-16 1980-01-11 Bridgestone Tire Co Ltd Procede et dispositif pour disposer des plaques de planches au-dessus d'une sous-couche
GB2070100A (en) * 1980-02-22 1981-09-03 Thornhill B Adjustable Flooring
US4348841A (en) * 1979-05-18 1982-09-14 Bridgestone Tire Co., Ltd. Outer heat insulating structure on a building roof

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB990491A (en) * 1963-03-02 1965-04-28 H H Robertson Holdings Ltd Improvements in or relating to flooring units or slabs
US3503166A (en) * 1968-03-22 1970-03-31 Yosh Nakazawa & Associates Inc Architectural system of interior modular construction
FR2095974A5 (fr) * 1970-06-08 1972-02-11 Harvey Ronald
FR2317433A1 (fr) * 1975-06-25 1977-02-04 Harvey Martin Plancher sureleve
FR2428716A1 (fr) * 1978-06-16 1980-01-11 Bridgestone Tire Co Ltd Procede et dispositif pour disposer des plaques de planches au-dessus d'une sous-couche
US4348841A (en) * 1979-05-18 1982-09-14 Bridgestone Tire Co., Ltd. Outer heat insulating structure on a building roof
GB2070100A (en) * 1980-02-22 1981-09-03 Thornhill B Adjustable Flooring

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5033242A (en) * 1988-11-08 1991-07-23 Gyorgy Borbely Shuttering panels for use in formwork for cavity floors
GB2378457A (en) * 2001-08-10 2003-02-12 J M T Man Services Ltd Support for a floor, ceiling or wall
EP1568829A2 (fr) 2004-02-26 2005-08-31 Getzner Werkstoffe Holding GmbH Pied pour le support élastique des panneaux de planchers
WO2010140946A1 (fr) 2009-06-01 2010-12-09 Nivell System Ab Dispositif de réglage d'espace et de niveau, et dispositif de solive de construction de plancher
EP2438253A1 (fr) * 2009-06-01 2012-04-11 Nivell System Aktiebolag Dispositif de réglage d'espace et de niveau, et dispositif de solive de construction de plancher
EP2438253A4 (fr) * 2009-06-01 2014-05-21 Nivell System Ab Dispositif de réglage d'espace et de niveau, et dispositif de solive de construction de plancher
EP2910707A1 (fr) * 2014-02-24 2015-08-26 MERK Timber GmbH Élément d'appui pour un double fond ou un faux-plancher

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