EP1065331A1 - Roof verge tile - Google Patents

Abstract

The roofing edge tile consists of a standard flat tile (2) with grooves (6, 7) along the upper surface of one edge and the lower surface of the other. The tile can be fitted with side plates (8, 18) to go over the edges of a roof, each side plate being shaped to engage with one edge of the tile. Each of the side plates has an in-turned upper edge (10, 20), one with a rib (12) on its underside to engage with a groove (6) in the upper surface of the tile edge and a projection (14) to engage with a groove (15) in the underside of the tile; the other has a slider (22) with a raised edge to engage with a groove (7) in the under surface of the tile.

Description

The present invention relates to a tile with side flap.

The flap that this tile has is intended to cover the edge of the roof also called shore. The edge of the roof may have a strip of wood when the roof overhangs compared to the construction. It is possible to leave this edge strip visible and not covered by the tiles, or again to implement a side flap tile covering the edge strip, when there is a roof overhang, or covering directly the wall of the building when there is no roof overhang.

A first solution consists in making a roof tile monobloc, comprising a part constituted by a interlocking tile of the type of those constituting the roof, comprising an adjoining flap, obtained in one piece with the body of the tile. You should plan two types of products, namely a tile with an edge flap at right and a tile with a left side flap. These pieces are complex and therefore difficult to manufacture and cost Student.

There are also individual strand elements that come resume the classic nesting of a tile, and have a flap. he then these elements should be fixed at the edge of the roof on the strip, by nailing where possible. However, this fixation can pose problems, especially when the flap is pressed against a wall of the building.

The object of the invention is to provide a tile with a side flap, may be suitable for left and right edge borders, which is of a simple structure, and which avoids any need for additional fixing to the shore level, for example by nailing.

• une tuile à emboítement de type connu en soi, et comportant en outre, le long de l'un de ses bords longitudinaux, au moins une rainure tournée vers le haut et débouchant au moins à son extrémité inférieure et, le long de son autre bord longitudinal, au moins une nervure tournée vers le bas et débouchant au moins à son extrémité supérieure, et
• deux rabats distincts de la tuile,
  • dont le premier comporte un retour plan d'appui sur la face supérieure de la tuile, en recouvrant au moins la rainure longitudinale de la tuile, ce retour plan comportant, sur sa face inférieure, au moins une nervure longitudinale destinée à être engagée dans au moins une rainure longitudinale débouchant dans la face supérieure de la tuile, la face intérieure du rabat étant équipée d'au moins un plot destiné à venir prendre appui contre la face inférieure de la tuile, la distance entre le plot et le retour d'appui sur la face supérieure de la tuile étant sensiblement égale à l'épaisseur de la tuile, et
  • dont le second comporte un retour plan destiné à former une surface continue d'appui sur la face supérieure de la tuile, et une glissière qui, dépassant de la face intérieure du rabat, est destinée à recevoir chaque nervure longitudinale et tournée vers le bas de la tuile,
     l'un ou l'autre des deux rabats pouvant être monté sur la tuile, suivant qu'il convient d'équiper celle-ci d'un rabat droite ou d'un rabat gauche.

For this purpose, the tile it concerns, includes:

• a tile interlocking type known per se, and further comprising, along one of its longitudinal edges, at least one groove facing upwards and opening at least at its lower end and, along its other edge longitudinal, at least one rib facing downwards and opening out at least at its upper end, and
• two separate flaps of the tile,
  • the first of which includes a return plane of support on the upper face of the tile, covering at least the longitudinal groove of the tile, this return plane comprising, on its underside, at least one longitudinal rib intended to be engaged in the at least one longitudinal groove opening into the upper face of the tile, the inner face of the flap being equipped with at least one stud intended to come to bear against the underside of the tile, the distance between the stud and the bearing return on the upper face of the tile being substantially equal to the thickness of the tile, and
  • the second of which comprises a flat return intended to form a continuous bearing surface on the upper face of the tile, and a slide which, projecting from the internal face of the flap, is intended to receive each longitudinal rib and turned downwards. the tile,
  either of the two flaps can be mounted on the tile, depending on whether it is necessary to equip it with a right flap or a left flap.

The tiles can be used up to the edge of the roof, after have made a traditional layout, then allow the assembly of side edge flaps, of the two types indicated above, one of which suitable for the right side and the other for the left side. The flaps having a relatively simple shape, since it does not stray far from one flat surface, are obtained in a much simpler way than when these are special elements integrating in a single block a tile and a flap.

Advantageously, the stud of the first flap comprises a longitudinal rib intended to penetrate a longitudinal groove formed in the underside of the tile, and whose depth decreases in the direction of engagement of the rib, in order to achieve a blocking conical. Therefore, the first flap is perfectly blocked relative to the tile on which it is mounted, without risk of pivoting with respect to this one, not requiring additional fixing against a strip from shore or against a wall.

In addition, the flat return of the first flap has a rib longitudinal which, intended to penetrate a groove in the upper face of the tile, has a reduced length compared to that of the tile. This characteristic is intended to prevent this rib from disturbing the flow of rainwater, insofar as the grooves opening out in the upper face of the tile are used to channel, in part, this water rain.

According to another advantageous characteristic of the invention, the slide of the second flap intended to receive a rib projecting from the underside of the tile has an inclined surface, in order to achieve a conical locking of the flap relative to the tile. Again, this is to achieve perfect blocking of the second flap vis-à-vis the tile on which he rode.

In addition, the slide of the second flap is continuous and extends to from the upper end of the flap for most of the length of this one. It is advantageous that this slide has a length important to form a weir for rainwater.

According to another characteristic of the invention, this tile comprises means for axially locking each flap relative to the tile.

According to one embodiment, the means for blocking a flap lateral to the tile are formed by holes correspondents intended for the engagement of a key. It can be, by example, for the first flap, holes made in the end upper part of the slide, and in the upper part of the return plane, in the area that will be covered by the top row tile.

Alternatively, if the tile has a nose turned down at its lower edge, the slide of the second flap is of reduced length compared to that of the return plane this flap, and comes to rest against the lower nose of the tile to block the flap relative to the tile.

In order to preserve the aesthetics of the roof, the lower ends of the returns flaps are shaped corresponding to that from the bottom edge of the tile.

Figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'un toit, cassé par le milieu, avec mise en évidence des rives droite et gauche, les côtés droit et gauche étant considérés en regardant un toit depuis le bas ;

Figure 2 est une vue en perspective éclatée d'une tuile et de deux rabats droit et gauche ;

Figure 3 est une vue en perspective éclatée de dessous d'une tuile et de deux rabats droit et gauche ;

Figure 4 est une vue en perspective de dessous de deux parties de tuile équipées pour l'une d'un rabat droit et pour l'autre d'un rabat gauche ;

Figure 5 est une vue en coupe transversale de deux tuiles assemblées l'une à l'autre et équipées l'une d'un rabat droit et l'autre d'un rabat gauche.

In any case, the invention will be clearly understood with the aid of the description which follows, with reference to the appended schematic drawing representing, by way of nonlimiting example, an embodiment of this tile:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a roof, broken in the middle, with highlighting of the right and left banks, the right and left sides being considered by looking at a roof from the bottom;

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of a tile and two right and left flaps;

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view from below of a tile and two right and left flaps;

Figure 4 is a perspective view from below of two tile parts equipped for one with a right flap and for the other with a left flap;

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of two tiles assembled to one another and equipped one with a right flap and the other with a left flap.

The figures represent a tile 2, which is a flat tile, comprising at its lower end a nose 3 dipping downwards, comprising at its upper end and on its upper face a zone socket 4 intended to cooperate with a socket area 5 formed near its lower edge and on its lower face. The tile 2 comprises, along one of its two longitudinal edges, two grooves 6 rounds on the side of its upper face, and opening downwards. The tile 2 has, at its other edge and on its underside, two ribs 7 facing downwards intended for the assembly of two tiles, coming to engage in grooves 6 of a neighboring tile, as shown in figure 5.

This side flap tile includes a first side flap or left flap, designated by the general reference 8. This flap has a main surface 9 intended to vertically cover part of a building, such as an edge strip, and with the upper edge fitted a return plane 10 intended to come to bear on the upper face a tile 2, covering at least the longitudinal grooves 6 of the tile. This return 10 has, on its underside, a rib longitudinal 12, of short length relative to the length of the flap, intended to be engaged in a longitudinal groove 6 opening into the upper face of tile 2. The inner face of the flap is equipped with a stud 13, located substantially opposite the rib 12 and the part of which more interior is equipped with a rib 14 facing upwards. The stud 13 is intended to come to bear against the underside of the tile 2, and the rib 14 is intended to be engaged in a longitudinal groove 15 formed in the underside of the tile and opening on the side of the lower edge of it. The width of the groove 15 decreases in the direction of engagement of the rib 14, to ensure a locking of the flap 8 by relative to tile 2. The end of the return 10, designated by the reference 16, has the same conformation as the nose 3 of tile 2 to ensure a continuity in terms of aesthetics. The flap 8 is engaged on the tile 2 of bottom up. In order to ensure an axial blocking of the flap 8 relative to the tile 2, the flap comprises, in its return 10 and near the end upper part thereof, a bore 17, intended for engaging a key, this hole being located opposite a hole in tile 2, or beyond of tile 2 to bear against the upper edge thereof.

The invention also relates to a flap 18 or straight flap, comprising a main surface 19 intended to come into contact against an edge strip or a building wall, this wall ending in a flat upper return 20 intended to form a continuous bearing surface on the upper side of the tile. This return is associated with a slide 22 protruding from the inside of the flap and intended to receive a rib longitudinal 7 facing down, from tile 2. In order to achieve a perfect blocking the flap 18 relative to the tile, the slide 22 has a inclined surface 23 allowing the realization of a conical blocking.

It should be noted that the slide 22 of the second flap is continuous and extends from the upper end of the flap over most of the length thereof, to form a weir for rainwater. The slide 22 stops behind the return 20 to be able to take support against the nose 3 which forms a stop, insofar as the flap is engaged on tile 2 from top to bottom. The end of the return 20, designated by the reference 25, has the same shape as the nose 3 to ensure a continuity from an aesthetic point of view.

As is apparent from the above, the invention provides a great improvement to the existing technique by providing a flap tile lateral, comprising a main part constituted by a roof tile traditional interlocking, and two accessories forming flaps, of structure simple, and likely to be firmly blocked vis-à-vis require complex operations other than sliding.

It goes without saying that the invention is not limited to the single form of execution of this tile, described above by way of example, it on the contrary embraces all variants. This is how this tile might not be a flat tile, as shown in the drawing, but a interlocking tile with another shape, without it coming out for as much within the scope of the invention.

Claims (9)

Roof tile with lateral flap, characterized in that it comprises: a interlocking tile (2) of a type known per se, and further comprising, along one of its longitudinal edges, at least one groove (6) turned upwards and opening at least at its lower end and, along its other longitudinal edge, at least one rib (7) turned downwards and opening at least at its upper end, and two flaps (8, 18) separate from the tile, the first (8) of which has a return plane support (10) on the upper face of the tile (2), covering at least the longitudinal groove (6) of the tile, this return plane (10) comprising, on its lower face, at least one longitudinal rib (12) intended to be engaged in at least one longitudinal groove (6) opening into the upper face of the tile (2), the internal face of the flap being equipped with at least one stud (13) intended to come to bear against the underside of the tile, the distance between the stud and the bearing return on the upper face of the tile being substantially equal to the thickness of the tile (2), and the second (18) of which comprises a flat return (20) intended to form a continuous bearing surface on the upper face of the tile (2), and a slide (22) which, projecting from the inside face of the flap, is intended to receive each longitudinal rib (7) facing the bottom of the tile, either of the two flaps (8, 18) can be mounted on the tile, depending on whether it is necessary to equip the latter with a right flap or a left flap. Roof tile according to claim 1, characterized in that the stud (13) of the first flap (8) has a longitudinal rib (14) intended to penetrate a longitudinal groove (15) formed in the underside of the tile (2), the depth of which decreases in the direction of engagement of the rib, in order to achieve a conical blocking. Roof tile with lateral flap according to any one of Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the return plane (10) of the first flap (8) has a longitudinal rib (12) which, intended to penetrate in a groove on the upper face of the tile, has a length reduced compared to that of the tile. Roof tile with lateral flap according to any one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the slide (22) of the second flap (18) intended to receive a rib (7) projecting from the face bottom of the tile (2) has an inclined surface (23), in order to achieve a conical locking of the flap (18) relative to the tile (2). Roof tile according to claim 4, characterized in that the slide (22) of the second flap (18) is continuous and extends from from the upper end of the flap over most of its length. Roof tile with lateral flap according to any one of Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that it includes means for axial locking of each flap relative to the tile. Roof tile with lateral flap according to claim 6, characterized in what the means for blocking a lateral flap relative to the tile are constituted by corresponding holes (17) intended for engagement of a key. Roof tile according to claims 5 and 6, characterized in that, in the case where the tile has a nose turned towards the bottom at its lower edge, the slide (22) of the second flap (18) is of reduced length compared to that of the flat return (20) of this flap, and comes to bear against the lower nose (3) of the tile to achieve the blocking of the flap relative to the tile. Roof tile with lateral flap according to one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the low ends (16, 25) of the flat returns (10, 20) of the flaps (8, 18) are shaped corresponding to that from the lower edge (3) of the tile.

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