EP1315871A1 - Systeme de toiture - Google Patents

Systeme de toiture

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Publication number
EP1315871A1
EP1315871A1 EP01963251A EP01963251A EP1315871A1 EP 1315871 A1 EP1315871 A1 EP 1315871A1 EP 01963251 A EP01963251 A EP 01963251A EP 01963251 A EP01963251 A EP 01963251A EP 1315871 A1 EP1315871 A1 EP 1315871A1
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Prior art keywords
tile
fixation
fixation member
male
female
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EP01963251A
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German (de)
English (en)
Inventor
Ronald Leslie Threlfall
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Ronson Lock-In Tiles Ltd
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Ronson Lock-In Tiles Ltd
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Priority claimed from GBGB0022148.1A external-priority patent/GB0022148D0/en
Application filed by Ronson Lock-In Tiles Ltd filed Critical Ronson Lock-In Tiles Ltd
Publication of EP1315871A1 publication Critical patent/EP1315871A1/fr
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
    • E04D1/00—Roof covering by making use of tiles, slates, shingles, or other small roofing elements
    • E04D1/02—Grooved or vaulted roofing elements
    • E04D1/04—Grooved or vaulted roofing elements of ceramics, glass or concrete, with or without reinforcement
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
    • E04D1/00—Roof covering by making use of tiles, slates, shingles, or other small roofing elements
    • E04D1/34—Fastenings for attaching roof-covering elements to the supporting elements
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
    • E04D12/00—Non-structural supports for roofing materials, e.g. battens, boards
    • E04D12/004—Battens
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
    • E04D1/00—Roof covering by making use of tiles, slates, shingles, or other small roofing elements
    • E04D1/34—Fastenings for attaching roof-covering elements to the supporting elements
    • E04D2001/3444—Fastenings for attaching roof-covering elements to the supporting elements characterised by the roof covering or structure with integral or premounted fastening means
    • E04D2001/3447—Fastenings for attaching roof-covering elements to the supporting elements characterised by the roof covering or structure with integral or premounted fastening means the fastening means being integral or premounted to the roof covering
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
    • E04D1/00—Roof covering by making use of tiles, slates, shingles, or other small roofing elements
    • E04D1/34—Fastenings for attaching roof-covering elements to the supporting elements
    • E04D2001/3488—Fastenings for attaching roof-covering elements to the supporting elements characterised by the type of roof covering elements being fastened
    • E04D2001/3494—Fastenings for attaching roof-covering elements to the supporting elements characterised by the type of roof covering elements being fastened made of rigid material having a flat external surface

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to tiles and fixation sheets for tiles and especially, but not limited to, tiles which are adapted to be quickly and easily secured to a fixation sheet secured to a roof.
  • Tiles are generally secured to a roof by securing the tiles to wooden batons on the roof. Such tiles are time consuming to secure and are not easy to remove and re- secure .
  • Conventional roofing systems comprise firstly laying sheets of felt in order to prevent fluid flow through the roof, for example to protect the construction unit from rain etc. A number of wooden batons are then secured over the felt in order to secure and support the tiles thereon. Accordingly, conventional roofing systems are lengthy to construct and require a lot of work to be conducted on the roof of the construction unit.
  • a tile having securement means defined thereon wherein the securement means is arranged, in use, to secure the tile to a fixation member through an interference fit.
  • a fixation member which is arranged, in use, to have at least one tile secured thereto, whereby the tile is arranged, in use, to be secured to the fixation member through an interference fit.
  • building apparatus comprising at least one tile and at least one fixation member wherein the or each tile has securement means defined thereon wherein the securement means is arranged, in use, to secure the or each tile to the or each fixation member through an interference fit.
  • the or each tile is a roofing member.
  • the building apparatus is roofing apparatus .
  • the fixation member is a fixation sheet.
  • the securement means on the tile comprises a female member.
  • the securement means on the fixation member comprises a male member.
  • the female member may comprise two elongate retaining sections .
  • the elongate retaining sections are spaced apart with respect to the longitudinal axes of the retaining sections.
  • the retaining sections preferably define a retaining area therebetween which is arranged, in use, to retain the male member.
  • the retaining area may comprise convergent sides which converge towards a receiving area.
  • the receiving area enables the male member to pass therethrough in order for the male member to be located in the retaining area.
  • the female member must be expanded in order to retain the male member by the female member.
  • the male member may be contracted in order for the male member to be retained by the female member.
  • the male member is inhibited from removal from the retaining area by abutment of a lateral wall of the male member with the convergent sides provided by the female member.
  • the female member extends laterally across the tile for substantially the whole width of the tile.
  • the male member is an elongate male member.
  • the male member extends laterally across the fixation member and preferably for substantially the whole width of the fixation member.
  • the fixation member comprises a plurality of male members defined thereon.
  • the male members are spaced apart longitudinally.
  • the male member may comprise a raised member
  • the male member has two lateral sides.
  • the lateral side are divergent relative to each other and may extend towards a planar surface.
  • the male member and female member may comprise a dovetail joint.
  • the tile may have an aperture defined therein.
  • the aperture may enable a securement member to project therethrough.
  • the securement member may comprise a screw.
  • the tile may comprise sections of differing widths.
  • the tile may comprise three sections.
  • the tile may have a lip section which may be defined at a first longitudinal end thereof.
  • the tile may have a body section which may be the longitudinally central portion of the tile.
  • the tile may have a flange section which may be defined at a second longitudinal end thereof.
  • the lip section of one tile may be located adjacent to the flange section of a longitudinally adjacent tile and preferably is located underneath the flange section of a longitudinally adjacent tile.
  • a method of building comprising securing a tile to a fixation, member by an interference fit.
  • the method of building comprises a method of constructing a roof.
  • the tile is a roofing tile.
  • the fixation member is a fixation sheet.
  • the method comprises laying the fixation member on roof members and securing thereto.
  • the method comprises securing a plurality of fixation members .
  • the method comprises securing a plurality of tiles to the or each fixation member.
  • the method may comprise expanding a retaining member.
  • the method may comprise contracting a retaining member.
  • Figure 1 is a cross-section of a tile secured to a fixation sheet
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of a fixation sheet.
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view of a tile.
  • Figure 4 is a side cross-section through a part of a row of tiles. Description of the Preferred Embodiments
  • the building system or especially the roofing system 10 comprises a plurality of tiles 12 which are arranged to be secured on the roof of a construction unit using a fixation member in the form of a fixation sheet 14, as shown in Figure 1.
  • the fixation sheet 14 comprises a sheet of a plastics material having raised retaining members defined thereon, as shown in Figure 2. Each fixation sheet may have three retaining members defined thereon.
  • the fixation sheet may be 48 inches or 96 inches wide.
  • the retaining means comprises elongate male retaining members 16 to secure within a female retaining member 18 provided on the underside of the tiles 12.
  • the male members 16 and female members 18 are arranged to engage each tile 12 to the fixation sheet 14 through an interference fit whereby a force is required to cause expansion of at least a part of the female member 18 or contraction of the male member 16 in order for at least a part of the male member 16 to be retained by the female member 18.
  • the male retaining member 16 is a raised member having upwardly divergent lateral sides.
  • the male member 16 may have a width of 1% inches or inch at the upper end thereof .
  • the female member 18 comprises two spaced apart elongate retaining sections. Each elongate section having inwardly facing walls defining a retaining space therebetween. The inwardly facing walls being downwardly convergent in order to define a retaining space to cooperate with the male retaining members 16.
  • the tiles 12 are simply and quickly affixed to the fixation sheets 14 and retained on the roof of the construction unit. Since the tiies are secured using an interference fit, the tiles 12 can be secured from a direction substantially perpendicular or normal with respect to the roof. This is advantageous in a system comprising a row of adjacent tiles secured to the same elongate male member. For example, if a tile is damaged which is not located adjacent to one of the elongate ends of the male member, then the tiles can be easily removed and replaced without the need for sliding the tiles along the retaining member.
  • the tiles 12 may be square tiles and may be 12 inch square tiles .
  • the male members 16 and female members 18 may have any suitable cross-sectional shape in order to perform the function of the interference fit.
  • the female retaining member 18 is located adjacent to one longitudinal edge of the tile 12.
  • the female member 18 extends on the underside of the tile 12 for the whole of the lateral width of the tile 12.
  • the tile 12 comprises three adjacent longitudinal sections extending laterally across the tile 12. These comprise a lip section 20 at the first longitudinal end of the tile 12, a body section 22 in a central region and a flange section 24 at the second longitudinal end of the tile 12.
  • the tiles 12 are retained in rows and columns whereby laterally adjacent tiles in a row simply abut or cooperate with each other.
  • the lip section 20 of a first tile locates underneath the flange section 24 of a second tile as shown in Figure 4.
  • a downwardly angled roof it is the lip section 20 of the lower tile that locates underneath the flange section 24 of the upper tile which thereby encourages fluid (for example rain) to flow down the roof over the surface of the tiles without penetrating the roof.
  • the flange section 24 of the tile 12 may comprise a flush member 26 which may be integral with the tile 12, as shown in Figure 4.
  • the flush members 26 may enable the tile 12 to produce a relatively planar appearance.
  • the female retaining member 18 locates underneath the lip section 20 of the tile 12 and, thereby, in a downwardly angled roof the female retaining member 18 is located above the body section 22 and flange section 74 of the tile 12 and hence supports the weight of the tile 12.
  • the male member 16 and female member 18 may be reversed such that the male member 16 is located in the tile 12 and the female member 18 is located on the fixation sheet 14.
  • the fixation sheet 14 preferably comprises a plastics material, for example polycarbonate and the tile 12 may comprise a plastics material, for example polycarbonate.
  • the fixation sheet 14 has a number of lateral extending female members 18 defined thereon which are longitudinally spaced apart, The longitudinal spacing may be adjusted to suit tiles of different longitudinal lengths, for example standard roof tile or small roof tiles for use on small roofs.
  • the tiles 12 may also be secured to the fixation sheet 14 by securement members (not shown), for example screws.
  • the screws may project through an aperture defined in the lip section 20 of the tile 12 and secure into a part of the fixation sheet 14 or another part of the roof.
  • the screw may be countersunk with respect to the surface of the tile 12 such that the screwhead is concealed once the flange 24 of an adjacent tile is located over the lip 20 of the tile 12.
  • the first tile is located adjacent to the bottom of the roof and is secured in position using both the interference fit and by a screw. Thereafter, only every other row of tiles is secured using screws, for example the first, third, fifth.... rows are secured using both an interference fit and screws whereas the second, fourth, sixth.... rows of tiles are only secured using an interference fit.
  • the tile 12 may comprise a lateral flange member 30 which is arranged to cooperate with a laterally adjacent tile, as shown in Figure 5.
  • the flange member 30 may comprise a profile of the tile 12 having a reduced height such that it does not project upwardly to the full height of the tile 12.
  • the other lateral side of the tile 12 may incorporate a flange member 32 also having a reduced height.
  • This flange member 32 may incorporate the upper surface of the tile 12 but reduced in height such that it does not extend downwards fully. Accordingly, when the lateral flange members 30, 32 are overlapped, the height of the flange members together substantially equals the height of the tile. This overlap increases the efficiency of preventing liquid flowing inbetween adjacent tiles.
  • the flange members 30, 32 may have a retaining section comprising either a male member or female member provided on the lower flange member and an associated male or female member provided on the upper flange member.
  • the male member and female member engage so as to improve the join between laterally adjacent tiles.
  • the male member may locate between two parallel but spaced apart female members.
  • Such elongate male and female members may be provided on tiles.
  • such members may be crucial on prior art tiles where only a single nail connects the tile to the roof since these tiles are able to rotate within the nail acting as a pivot point. Accordingly, in the present invention the tile is secured through an interference fit and preferably an elongate interference fit which prevents the tile from rotating. Therefore, the lateral flange members 30, 32 may simply comprise planar surfaces which would reduce the cost and be easier to manufacture with the tiles also being prevented from rotating.

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  • Roof Covering Using Slabs Or Stiff Sheets (AREA)

Abstract

Cette invention se rapporte à un système de toiture (10) comprenant plusieurs tuiles (12) qui sont conçues pour être fixées sur le toit d'une unité de construction, à l'aide d'un élément de fixation se présentant sous la forme d'une tôle de fixation (14). La tôle de fixation (14) comporte plusieurs éléments de retenue constitués par des éléments mâles (16) placés saillants sur la tôle. Les tuiles (12) comportent des éléments femelles (18) qui sont conçus pour fixer les tuiles (12) à la tôle de fixation (14) par ajustement serré.
EP01963251A 2000-09-09 2001-09-05 Systeme de toiture Withdrawn EP1315871A1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB0022148.1A GB0022148D0 (en) 2000-09-09 2000-09-09 Roofing system
GB0022148 2000-09-09
GB0103971 2001-02-19
GB0103971A GB2366814A (en) 2000-09-09 2001-02-19 Roofing system
PCT/GB2001/003987 WO2002022984A1 (fr) 2000-09-09 2001-09-05 Systeme de toiture

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EP1315871A1 true EP1315871A1 (fr) 2003-06-04

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FR1303992A (fr) * 1961-10-19 1962-09-14 Plastiques Gravures Atel Tuile en matériau semi-rigide
NL6616589A (fr) * 1966-11-24 1968-05-27
FR2495669A1 (fr) * 1980-12-10 1982-06-11 Chicot Dominique Tuile perfectionnee et ses moyens de pose
CH665868A5 (fr) * 1985-08-30 1988-06-15 Alain Henry Element de sous-couverture destinee a servir d'accrochage aux tuiles d'une couverture et sous-couverture realisee avec cet element.
GB2241520A (en) * 1990-03-03 1991-09-04 Cange Controls Ltd Tiling
DE29910093U1 (de) * 1999-06-10 1999-09-23 Gehring, Manfred, Dr., 72250 Freudenstadt Firstelement

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