EP1012425B1 - Floor with floor covering und method for laying said floor covering - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a floor according to the preamble of claim 1 or claim 2. Further, the Invention a method for laying such a floor covering on a most polished floor substructure.

Floor coverings of conventional type, such as textile coverings, tiles, Plates, parquet and the like are on completion the floor substructure laid. In general, the floor substructure points a screed, which is necessary for the flooring level level. On these is called a bonding agent for the floor covering according to its material Mortar bed, an adhesive layer od. Like. Applied. So far these are textile coverings in the form of sheets or tiles, can also be dispensed with the adhesion agent, if the covering material is sufficiently heavy.

Often different types of flooring must be used in a large area of flooring Covering elements are embedded. In the simplest case For example, these are doormats that are in the entrance area to be ordered. In public and industrial Buildings are often large-scale pre-cleaning zones provided in the entrance area. Many are in larger ones Rooms, especially in check-in and waiting halls of Airports, but also in large multi-purpose buildings certain Areas particularly strained, for example by the Frequency of use, but also by luggage carts and the like. Also in such areas are often other Laying floor coverings as in the remaining area of the floor.

Such embedded covering elements always require one already provided on site in conjunction with the screed installation or a subsequent intervention in the floor substructure, for example, in the screed Butt edges or complete frames are used. Of the Screed must be partially dug or slit for this purpose become. As on the ground substructure often installations (Electric, water, heating) laid and screed are covered, these installation facilities are included Reworking on the screed always endangered. In many cases can even in the desired location because of lying there Installation lines do not prepare such a measure be made later.

As recessed flooring elements rework on the floor substructure, especially on the screed, are required fall this works in a different trades than the laying of the flooring. So other craftsmen are needed as the floorer. This makes such pads expensive, requires a corresponding coordination of the trades and leads therefore often to loss of time. This is especially true if such covering elements in an existing flooring be admitted later. To the state of the art Reference is made by way of example to GB 2 241 166.

In order to avoid subsequent work on the ground substructure, Covering elements are also used on the large area laid flooring to be laid. This result either stumbling edges or must the applied covering element be provided with correspondingly inclined transitions. However, these also pose a constant threat to the User and an obstacle to trolleys and the like As an example of the prior art, reference is made to US Pat 654 245 and DE 31 24 529 referenced.

DE-A-40 21 958, from the preamble of the sibling Claims is based, shows and describes a so-called orientation stone, which is an elasticity owns when entering / committing in contrast to the surrounding Flooring tactile to be perceived. The landmark includes a cassette with a housing top shell and a housing lower shell, with the interposition a spring element are nested, wherein in the housing upper shell a patch and covering material can be used. This plaster and flooring material serves as a tread at the orientation stone and accordingly must be opposite the surrounding flooring, that is not formed by an orientation stone, tactile be perceived.

For the installation of the orientation stone in the surrounding Flooring it is necessary in the ground substructure one To incorporate a well into which the landmark stone can be used, since the orientation stone is essential greater height than the surrounding flooring has. With the formation of a depression in the ground substructure the disadvantages already mentioned above are associated.

The invention is based on the object, a floor covering for flooring and a method of laying it, in which the aforementioned disadvantages are taken, but also applied covering elements can be avoided and a first relocation as well as a subsequent relocation the covering elements in just as simple and cheaper Way is possible.

This object is achieved by a floor with the features of claim 1 or the Characteristics of claim 2 solved. It is a laying aid provided in the form of a cassette whose inner outline about the covering element and its outer outline about the same as the recess and in the same way as the flooring set on the floor underbody is, wherein the covering element is inserted into the cassette. The height of the cassette is either about the Thickness of the floor covering or the height of the cassette is lower as the thickness of the flooring and the cassette faces an edge which is to rest a skirt of the covering element serves.

The invention is that as a laying aid a cassette is proposed, the to be inserted covering element in outline corresponds and in the rest of the flush to her connected flooring in the recess is supported. It can be done by the floor publisher on the occasion of laying of the flooring are positioned. Is it correct? the flooring around ceramic tiles, the wall of the cassette can serve as a jointing agent to after insertion of the covering element to ensure a uniform joint pattern. In the cassette has the dimension of the tile. In the event of textile coverings or parquet flooring is a flush Connection desired. In this case, the covering element be provided with a circumferential skirt, the Upper edge of the cassette rests. For the flooring elements it can turn to tiles of other types, parquet others Structure or hardness, to textile tiles, coarse mat material, bristled mats od. Like. Act. It can with such cassettes are also used for purely decorative purposes, by the large-surface flooring by differently colored, differently structured or purely decorative covering elements interrupted becomes. The covering elements can also contain indications, Have logos and the like in decorative form. The Covering elements can also be retrofitted into an existing one Apply flooring by adding a corresponding in the floor covering Recess worked out, the cassette inserted, the transition from flooring to cassette if necessary refinished and the covering element is used. The Covering element can in any known manner in the cassette be attached. The covering element can also be problem-free be replaced without the floor itself Work is necessary.

For larger recesses in the floor you will usually provide several covering elements. In this case, you can several cassettes are grid-like positioned.

The cassettes are usually a rectangular polygonal or round outline. To larger covering elements can insert the side walls of the cassettes be breakable. The cassettes have in this case a Type grid structure on. Also in this case is the flooring flush with the outer walls of the cassettes and the inside sidewalls according to the existing ones Demand erupted.

In procedural terms, the above Task by the method according to claim 4 or the method solved according to claim 5. It is envisaged that before laying on the ground substructure in place of the Belagelementes a cassette is positioned, the inner Outline about the covering element and its outer contour, for example the recess corresponds to the floor covering over a large area laid and flush connected to the cassette is and that the covering element inserted into the cassette becomes.

Preferably, it is provided that the cassette in same way on the ground substructure is set as the flooring itself.

Finally, with several adjoining or For larger covering elements, a plurality of cassettes grid-like positioned on the floor substructure.

The laying aid is an open-topped cassette whose outer Outline about that of the recess provided in the floor covering for the covering element and its inner contour as the of the lining element, wherein the cassette as the Flooring is set on the floor substructure.

The cassette is preferably provided with a lid, having a handle. This way, the cassette can be positioned on the floor substructure and all Covering work to be carried out and only then Cover to be removed to insert the covering element.

The bottom of the cassette can be provided with recesses, for a better grip in the serving as a bonding agent, on the floor substructure applied layer to ensure. Also, the primer can pass through the recesses penetrate upwards and thus for attachment of the covering elements serve in the cassette.

Figur 1

einen Querschnitt durch einen Fußboden mit einer Verlegehilfe;

Figur 2

einen Querschnitt gemäß Fig. 1 während des Verlegevorgangs und

Figur 3

einen der Figur 1 entsprechenden Querschnitt mit einer anderen Ausführungsform des Fußbodens.

The invention will be described with reference to exemplary embodiments shown in the drawing. In the drawing show:

FIG. 1

a cross section through a floor with a laying aid;

FIG. 2

a cross section of FIG. 1 during the laying process and

FIG. 3

a cross section corresponding to Figure 1 with another embodiment of the floor.

In the drawing, the floor substructure is designated 1. It can be multi-layered and, for example on the load-bearing structure and installation cables laid on it have a screed on which a Flooring 2 is laid over a large area. In the floor covering 2 should cover elements with other properties, if necessary also from other material, to be let in. At These places, the floor covering 2 corresponding recesses 3 on. In these recesses 3 is an all-round closed cassette 4 is inserted with a cover 5, the serves as a laying aid. The cassette 4 with the lid 5 has about the same height as the thickness of the floor covering Second

The floor covering 2 is sealed by means of an adhesive layer 6, e.g. one Glue, a binding mortar od. Like. On the floor substructure 1 attached. In the same way, the cassette 4 connected to the substructure 1.

When laying the flooring is done so that first applied to the substructure 1, the adhesive layer 6 and then the flooring 2 is laid over a large area. At the points of the recesses 3 of the floor covering 2 is the Cassette 4 is positioned and over the adhesive layer 6 with the Substructure 1 connected in the same way. Then you can - For example, tiles, parquet od. Like. - The joints 7 between the floor covering 2 of tiles or parquet on the one hand and the cassette 4, on the other hand, by a suitable one Material to be closed so that a flush connection given to the cassette 4.

Subsequently, the lid 5 is removed. He points to this Purpose for example, a recessed handle 8, the placed in position 9 to remove the lid can be. After removing the lid 5 is in the open cassette 4, the covering element 10 is inserted, the Interior of the cassette fully fills and flush with the Top of the floor covering 2 is located (Fig. 2). The covering element 10 but may also slightly exceed the pad 2, for example, a rough layer in the form of random fibers, Having bristles, nubs or the like.

In the embodiment according to FIG. 3, the cassette 4 a peripheral edge or flange 11. This embodiment is particularly beneficial when the flooring 2 is a textile or hard rubber coating and into the cassette 4 also such covering elements with other properties should be used. In this case, the covering element is cut flush with the recess 3 in the floor covering 2, however undercut on its underside, so that it with its peripheral edge on the flange 11 of the Cassette rests.

From the above description it can be readily deduced that that the cassettes 4 also grid-like or in each desired decorative arrangement arranged at a distance can be larger or broken zones of different Structure, tread and roll resistance, different decorative effect etc. to produce.

Claims (7)

1. Floor, comprising a substantially built floor substructure (1), a floor covering (2) laid in large area manner thereon and fixed to the floor substructure (1) by means of an adhesive layer (6) and at least one covering element (10) inserted substantially at the same level in a recess (3) of the floor covering (2) and having different characteristics to the latter, the covering element (10) being inserted in a laying aid in the form of a magazine (4), whose inner contour roughly corresponds to the covering element (10) and whose outer contour roughly corresponds to the recess (3) and which is fixed in the same way as the floor covering (2) on the floor substructure (1), characterized in that the floor substructure (1) forms a planar level for the floor covering (2) and the magazine (4) and that the height of the magazine (4) is roughly the same as the thickness of the floor covering (2).
2. Floor, comprising a substantially built floor substructure (1), a floor covering (2) laid in large area manner thereon and fixed to the floor substructure (1) by means of an adhesive layer (6) and at least one covering element (10) inserted substantially at the same level in a recess (3) of the floor covering (2) and having different characteristics to the latter, the covering element (10) being inserted in a laying aid in the form of a magazine (4), whose inner contour roughly corresponds to the covering element (10) and whose outer contour roughly corresponds to the recess (3) and which is fixed in the same way as the floor covering (2) on the floor substructure (1), characterized in that the floor substructure (1) forming a planar level for the floor covering (2) and the magazine (4), that the height of the magazine (4) is smaller than the thickness of the floor covering (2) and that the magazine (4) has an edge (11) for supporting a border of the covering element (10).
3. Floor according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that in the case of larger recesses in the floor covering (2) there are several magazines (4) arranged in lattice-like manner.
4. Method for laying a floor covering (2) with at least one covering element (10) embedded in a recess (3) of the floor covering (2) and having different characteristics to the latter on a substantially built floor substructure (1), the floor covering (2) being fixed by means of an adhesive layer (6) to the floor substructure (1) and on laying on the floor substructure (1) a magazine (4) is positioned at the location of the covering element (10) and its inner contour roughly corresponds to the covering element (10) and its outer contour roughly corresponds to the recess (3) and the floor covering (2) is laid in large area manner and connected flush to the magazine (4) and the covering element (10) is inserted in the magazine (4), characterized in that the floor substructure (1) is constructed as a planar level for the floor covering (2) and magazine (4) and that the height of the magazine (4) is roughly the same as the thickness of the floor covering (2).
5. Method for laying a floor covering (2) with at least one covering element (10) embedded in a recess (3) of the floor covering (2) and having different characteristics to the latter on a substantially built floor substructure (1), the floor covering (2) being fixed by means of an adhesive layer (6) to the floor substructure (1) and on laying on the floor substructure (1) a magazine (4) is positioned at the location of the covering element (10) and its inner contour roughly corresponds to the covering element (10) and its outer contour roughly corresponds to the recess (3) and the floor covering (2) is laid in large area manner and connected flush to the magazine (4) and the covering element (10) is inserted in the magazine (4), characterized in that the floor substructure (1) is constructed as a planar level for the floor covering (2) and the magazine (4), that the height of the magazine (4) is smaller than the thickness of the floor covering (2) and that the magazine (4) has an edge (11) on which is supported the border of the covering element (10).
6. Method according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the magazine (4) is fixed in the same way as the floor covering (2) to the floor substructure (1) .
7. Method according to one of the claims 4 to 6, characterized in that in the case of several interconnected or larger covering elements (10) a plurality of magazines (4) is positioned in lattice-like manner on the floor substructure (1).

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