EP0816592A2 - Elément modulaire pour faux planchers surélevés en matière souple - Google Patents

Elément modulaire pour faux planchers surélevés en matière souple Download PDF

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EP0816592A2
EP0816592A2 EP97830336A EP97830336A EP0816592A2 EP 0816592 A2 EP0816592 A2 EP 0816592A2 EP 97830336 A EP97830336 A EP 97830336A EP 97830336 A EP97830336 A EP 97830336A EP 0816592 A2 EP0816592 A2 EP 0816592A2
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Giorgio Niada
Ermanno Franz
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2000 SERVICE S.A.S. DI NIADA ROBERTO & C.
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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
    • E04F15/10—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements of other materials, e.g. fibrous or chipped materials, organic plastics, magnesite tiles, hardboard, or with a top layer of other materials
    • 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
    • E04F15/02177—Floor elements for use at a specific location
    • E04F15/02188—Floor elements for use at a specific location for use in wet rooms

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  • the present invention relates to sectional floorings in plastic material, rubber and the like, and particularly to a modular element for the composition of such floorings.
  • the known floorings used for such purposes generally have a perforated structure allowing water, oil, dust, etc. to go through, so that they settle on the underlying floor and leave the additional flooring usable for the user.
  • such floorings are usually formed of a plurality of modular elements arranged side by side and mutually restrained, so as to form a single assembly.
  • a drawback of known modular elements is that the seam between adjacent modules is evident, so that the visual effect of a continuous flooring is not achieved.
  • Another drawback results from the element thickness which forms a step along the perimeter of the additional flooring, at the risk of stumbling thereon when entering the area provided with such a flooring.
  • a first essential advantage of this modular element is to allow the connection between the various flooring elements without the seams being visible, thus achieving an improved aesthetical effect.
  • Another advantage of the present element is to include a modular ramp along the edge of the additional flooring, so as to eliminate the step resulting from the thickness of said element.
  • a modular element according to the present invention includes a plurality of hollow cylindrical bodies 1 arranged in staggered rows so as to form a square grid (9 x 9 in the illustrated example). Each cylinder 1 is connected to the adjacent cylinders by vertical ribs 2 extending in the lower portion of cylinder 1.
  • Cylinders 1' arranged along two adjacent edges of the element, have an inner profile 3' which in its lower portion is differently shaped from the inner profile 3 of the other cylinders 1. Furthermore, such external cylinders 1' are shorter than cylinders 1 with which they are aligned at the top, whereby they are spaced of a height "h" from the element bearing surface which is defined by the lower bases of cylinders 1.
  • connecting pegs 4 are arranged, also hollow and with axial symmetry, which are shaped so as to engage with the lower portion of the inner profile 3' of the external cylinders 1', in order to allow the connection between the various elements forming the flooring.
  • pegs 4 are substantially formed of a base 4a, having a height "h", and of a truncated cone-shaped body 4b ending in a hemispherical top 4c.
  • the latter has a larger diameter than body 4b and forms therewith an undercut 4d engaging in a respective abutment formed in profile 3', while the lower base of cylinder 1' leans on base 4a of peg 4.
  • each connecting peg 4 is fitted inside a respective external cylinder 1' and is aligned at the bottom with cylinders 1 of the two connected modular elements.
  • peg 4 fits in the lower portion of cylinder 1' and locally restores the flooring height by compensating with its own base 4a for the shorter height of cylinder 1'. Furthermore, since peg 4 reaches only a half of cylinder 1', its presence may be detected only from the top plan view (as in Fig.2), but is practically invisible when the flooring is normally watched by the user with a reduced visual angle.
  • Said ramp is formed of right-angled elements (Fig.3) and straight elements (Fig.4) mutually restrained by an end side lug 5 engaging in a respective end seat 6 formed in the adjacent element.
  • the ramp consists of a plane 7 inclined at about 45° and supported by a plurality of vertical ribs 8.
  • the ramp is subsequently fixed along the flooring perimeter by means of inserts 9 suitable to engage in the inner profiles 3, 3' of cylinders 1, 1'.
  • Said inserts 9 are located on the lower side of a horizontal end portion 10 radiusing with plane 7. In this way a continuity between the floor and the plane of the additional flooring is achieved through the ramp, thus eliminating the step and the risk of stumbling thereon.
  • a ramp angular element which is inversely shaped with respect to that illustrated in Fig.3, namely with support ribs 8 along the smaller radius edge and inserts 9 along the larger radius edge.

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EP97830336A 1996-07-04 1997-07-03 Elément modulaire pour faux planchers surélevés en matière souple Expired - Lifetime EP0816592B1 (fr)

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IT1996MI000478U IT240768Y1 (it) 1996-07-04 1996-07-04 Elemento modulare per pavimentazioni componibili in materialeelastico
ITMI960478U 1996-07-04

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EP0816592A2 true EP0816592A2 (fr) 1998-01-07
EP0816592A3 EP0816592A3 (fr) 1998-07-08
EP0816592B1 EP0816592B1 (fr) 2001-09-05

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Cited By (5)

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EP0857839A2 (fr) * 1997-01-11 1998-08-12 Milliken Denmark A/S Système de bordure
DE10045814C1 (de) * 2000-09-08 2002-02-07 Rainer Landgraf Gitterplatte
AT501449A1 (de) * 2004-12-21 2006-09-15 Hrovath Josef Dipl Ing Verbindungseinrichtung zum verbinden von bauteilen
WO2007118913A1 (fr) * 2006-04-17 2007-10-25 Golden Decking, S.L. Plaque perfectionnée destinée à la configuration de planchers
ES2328098A1 (es) * 2009-03-11 2009-11-06 Francesc D'assi Rovira Salvado Pieza arquitectonica modular.

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US3868798A (en) * 1973-08-16 1975-03-04 Joseph P Spica Modules for through- and under-drawing flooring
FR2240320A1 (en) * 1973-08-07 1975-03-07 Roybier Albert Plastic playing surface for outdoor games - has interlinked square mats of open lattice work structure with lower feet
GB2063328A (en) * 1979-04-11 1981-06-03 Bergqvist H G F Floor covering slabs
US4807412A (en) * 1984-09-25 1989-02-28 Jydsk Fjederfabrik A/S Grating or mat element
DE3923656A1 (de) * 1989-07-18 1991-01-31 Spiess Kunststoff Recycling Verlegplatte aus kunststoff, insbesondere aus recycling-kunststoff

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2240320A1 (en) * 1973-08-07 1975-03-07 Roybier Albert Plastic playing surface for outdoor games - has interlinked square mats of open lattice work structure with lower feet
US3868798A (en) * 1973-08-16 1975-03-04 Joseph P Spica Modules for through- and under-drawing flooring
GB2063328A (en) * 1979-04-11 1981-06-03 Bergqvist H G F Floor covering slabs
US4807412A (en) * 1984-09-25 1989-02-28 Jydsk Fjederfabrik A/S Grating or mat element
DE3923656A1 (de) * 1989-07-18 1991-01-31 Spiess Kunststoff Recycling Verlegplatte aus kunststoff, insbesondere aus recycling-kunststoff

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0857839A2 (fr) * 1997-01-11 1998-08-12 Milliken Denmark A/S Système de bordure
EP0857839A3 (fr) * 1997-01-11 1999-06-02 Milliken Denmark A/S Système de bordure
DE10045814C1 (de) * 2000-09-08 2002-02-07 Rainer Landgraf Gitterplatte
AT501449A1 (de) * 2004-12-21 2006-09-15 Hrovath Josef Dipl Ing Verbindungseinrichtung zum verbinden von bauteilen
WO2007118913A1 (fr) * 2006-04-17 2007-10-25 Golden Decking, S.L. Plaque perfectionnée destinée à la configuration de planchers
ES2328098A1 (es) * 2009-03-11 2009-11-06 Francesc D'assi Rovira Salvado Pieza arquitectonica modular.

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ITMI960478U1 (it) 1998-01-04
ITMI960478V0 (fr) 1996-07-04
DE69706483D1 (de) 2001-10-11
DE69706483T2 (de) 2002-04-25
EP0816592B1 (fr) 2001-09-05
IT240768Y1 (it) 2001-04-11

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