EP1427901A1 - Dispositif de positionnement et procede de positionnement de dalles - Google Patents

Dispositif de positionnement et procede de positionnement de dalles

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EP1427901A1
EP1427901A1 EP02767645A EP02767645A EP1427901A1 EP 1427901 A1 EP1427901 A1 EP 1427901A1 EP 02767645 A EP02767645 A EP 02767645A EP 02767645 A EP02767645 A EP 02767645A EP 1427901 A1 EP1427901 A1 EP 1427901A1
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adhesive
spacers
tiles
substantially planar
tile
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Anthony David Precey
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Priority claimed from GB0122836A external-priority patent/GB0122836D0/en
Priority claimed from GB0214527A external-priority patent/GB0214527D0/en
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F13/00—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings
    • E04F13/07—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor
    • E04F13/08—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements
    • E04F13/0862—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements composed of a number of elements which are identical or not, e.g. carried by a common web, support plate or grid
    • 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
    • E04F15/02194—Flooring consisting of a number of elements carried by a non-rollable common support plate or grid
    • 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
    • E04F15/08—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements only of stone or stone-like material, e.g. ceramics, concrete; of glass or with a top layer of stone or stone-like material, e.g. ceramics, concrete or glass
    • E04F15/082—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements only of stone or stone-like material, e.g. ceramics, concrete; of glass or with a top layer of stone or stone-like material, e.g. ceramics, concrete or glass with a top layer of stone or stone-like material, e.g. ceramics, concrete or glass in combination with a lower layer of other material
    • E04F15/087—The lower layer being of organic plastic with or without reinforcements or filling materials

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a locating device for and to a method of locating tiles or other tile-like members .
  • the surface to be tiled may be uneven, making it difficult to apply rigid tiles to the surface.
  • it can also be difficult to space the tiles evenly apart. It can also be difficult to ensure that the tiles are equally spaced from the floor or wall .
  • US-A-4809470 describes a panel for mounting bricks.
  • the panel has countersunk blind recesses. Nails or screws pierce the recesses, the heads of the nails or screws being received in the recesses. The nails or screws secure the panel to a wall.
  • Adhesive is then applied to the panel and bricks are placed on the adhesive. Frictional engagement with channel bars secures the bricks until the adhesive has sufficiently hardened. Mortar is also laid between the bricks.
  • US-A-3533206 describes a building block holder which supports building blocks between tabs.
  • the holder is secured to a wall using nails.
  • the panel has an inwardly extending flange to space the holder from the wall.
  • Insulation material can be placed in the space provided by the flange between the panel and the wall.
  • Adhesive is used to secure bricks to the panel. Holes or recesses are provided to accommodate excess adhesive. Mortar is placed between the bricks.
  • a substantially planar locating device for locating tiles, the device comprising: a plurality of spacers upstanding from a first side of the device; the second side of the device being substantially planar for placing against a substantially planar surface; and, a plurality of through holes extending through the device from the first side to the second side; whereby in use tiles can be placed against the first side of the device and be spaced apart from each other by the spacers and adhesive can pass from the first side through the through holes to the second side to fix tiles to a surface against which the second side is placed.
  • An advantage provided by the locating device of the present invention is that tiles can be fixed to a wall or floor or the like using a single application of adhesive as the adhesive can pass through the through holes of the device to contact the wall, floor, etc. against which the second side of the device is placed in use. This increases the speed with which tiles can be secured to a wall.
  • the spacers of the device ensure that the tiles are arranged in the desired configuration without requiring any modification to the shape of the member or the use of separate spacing devices. The tiles can thus be evenly spaced from each other and from the wall in a simple manner .
  • a first set of the spacers extend substantially parallel to each other.
  • a second set of the spacers extend substantially orthogonally to the first set of spacers .
  • a first set of spacers are spaced apart substantially equally.
  • a second set of spacers are spaced apart substantially equally.
  • Tiles of substantially equal size to the spacing between the spacers can be easily spaced apart substantially equally thereby to provide a neat finish. Typically, such tiles will be square or rectangular, though other shapes can be accommodated by appropriate arrangement of the spacers .
  • the device comprises at least one projection projecting outwardly from an edge of the device in the plane of the device, whereby the at least one projection can be received in a complementary recess of a neighbouring device to connect the device and a said neighbouring device together. Said at least one projection may have at least one re-entrant edge.
  • the device comprises at least one recess in an edge of the device in the plane of the device, whereby the at least one recess can receive a complementary projection of a neighbouring device to connect the device and a said neighbouring device together.
  • Said at least one recess may have at least one re-entrant edge .
  • neighbouring devices When a plurality of devices are required, for example to tile a large area, neighbouring devices can be easily aligned. Furthermore, by connecting neighbouring devices together, the devices will help position each other, especially in the initial stages of use when the devices are first offered up to the wall or the like.
  • the device may comprise at least one recess in the first side for receiving one or more heating elements.
  • the heating elements may be electrical heating elements, hot water pipes, etc. This embodiment enables heating elements to be easily and quickly located under tiles during tiling.
  • the device may have features, such as projections partially across the or each said recess for retaining the heating elements in position.
  • Such an embodiment permits very convenient installation of the complete system of locating device, adhesive and tiles without the use of any wet adhesive.
  • the locating device means that the tiles can be located accurately on initial application, which in turn means that the adhesive of the adhesive pads can be very strong, even on initial contact, as it is unlikely that the tiles will have to be repositioned at all after the initial location. This all allows rapid and accurate fixing of tiles to a wall, floor or other surface and avoids the delay which would otherwise be caused by waiting for a wet adhesive to cure.
  • the adhesive pads are self- adhesive and have their adhesive surfaces initially protected by a suitable releasable medium, such as release paper.
  • the pads are preferably of substantially the same shape and size as the through holes.
  • Adhesive may be applied to the substantially planar surface through the holes in the device in sufficient quantity to allow the tile to be pressed directly onto the adhesive .
  • Adhesive may be applied to the substantially planar surface and/or the second side of the device before the second side of the device is placed against the substantially planar surface.
  • Adhesive may be applied to the first side of the device before the tile is pressed onto the device.
  • Adhesive may be applied to the tile before the tile is pressed onto the device.
  • Tiles can be secured to the device and the device can be secured to a wall using a single application of adhesive. This increases the speed with which tiles can be secured to a wall using a device.
  • the adhesive may be in the form of pads that each have adhesive surfaces on opposite sides, the pads being locatable in respective through holes of the device.
  • the pads are preferably of substantially the same shape and size as the through holes.
  • Figure 1 shows a plan view of an example of a locating device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 2 shows a plan view of a projection and recess of another example of a locating device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 3 shows a cross-section through adjacent locating devices in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
  • a substantially planar locating device 10 has a generally square or rectangular shape.
  • One side 11 of the device 10 has upstanding spacers 12,14 in the form of projecting elongate ridges.
  • a first set of the spacers 12 extends along an axis substantially parallel to one side of the device 10 and a second set of the spacers 14 extends perpendicularly to the first set of spacers 12.
  • the distance between adjacent spacers 12,14 of the first and second sets is substantially the same as the width of a tile 16 to be stuck to the wall.
  • the space 18 formed between spacers 12 , 14 may be square or rectangular or another suitable shape for housing correspondingly shaped tiles.
  • the spacers 12,14 may not necessarily form straight lines.
  • the spacers 12,14 may be curved in the plane of the device 10 suitable for supporting curve shape tiles, or may be arranged to provide support for hexagonal or other polygonal tiles.
  • the spacers 12,14 may extend continuously along the device 10 as shown or may extend discontinuously along the device 10.
  • the spacers 12,14 may for example be L shape, T shape or cross shape.
  • L shape, T shape or cross shape spacers 12 , 14 may be arranged so that they can support the corners or edges of a tile 16.
  • the surface of the space 18 between the spacers 12,14 may be substantially smooth. Alternatively, the surface of the space 18 between spacers 12,14 may be rough to improve the adhesion of a tile 16 to the device 10.
  • the surface of the space 18 between spacers 12,14 may have indents (not shown) . The indents may result in less material being used to make the device 10 and/or the indents may improve the adhesion of a tile 16 to the device 10.
  • the second side ,13 of the device 10 is substantially planar.
  • the surface of the second side 13 may be substantially smooth or may have a texture so that adhesive will adhere well to the surface.
  • the surface of the second side 13 may additionally or alternatively have a series of grooves or other texturing to allow moisture emanating from the wall to be conducted away.
  • the device 10 is provided with large through holes 20.
  • the through holes 20 extend from the first side 11 of the device 10 to the second side 13.
  • the device 10 is first positioned against the wall.
  • the device 10 may be held by hand or nailed or stapled or screwed to the wall or adhesive may be used between the device 10 and the wall.
  • the second side 13 of the device 10 may have sticky pads which can be used to tack the device 10 to the wall.
  • the through holes 20 of one space 18 are then filled with adhesive.
  • a tile 16 is then aligned with the spacers 12,14 and pushed onto the adhesive so that the adhesive holds the tile 16 to the wall.
  • the device 10 is thus sandwiched between the tile 16 and the wall. Further tiles 16 can then be stuck to the wall in the same way.
  • Adhesive may be placed through the through hole or holes 20 of more than one space 18 between spacers 12,14 before plural tiles 16 are respectively pushed onto the adhesive.
  • adhesive may be applied only to the tiles 16 which are then pressed against the device 10, the adhesive passing through the through holes 20 to fix the tiles 16 to the wall.
  • adhesive may be applied both to the device 10 and the tiles
  • the device 10 can bridge hollows or other uneven parts of the wall, such hollows or other uneven parts optionally being filled with adhesive.
  • the device 10 is provided with rectangular protrusions 22 along two adjacent edges of the device 10.
  • the device 10 is provided with corresponding recesses 24 along the other two edges of the device 10.
  • a plurality of devices 10 can be joined together by mating protrusions 22 of one device 10 with corresponding recesses 24 of an adjacent device 10.
  • the protrusions 22 may be a shape other than rectangular, for example triangular, semi- circular or part-circular.
  • the protrusions 22 and recesses 24 each have at least one re-entrant edge, the embodiment shown having opposed re-entrant edges. This provides for quick and easy location of the locating devices 10 relative to each other and a strong mechanical lock between adjacent locating devices 10.
  • each locating device 10 has along the whole or part of one or two edges a wedge-shape projection 28 of triangular cross-section that mates with a correspondingly shaped recess 30 in an adjacent locating device 10. This again allows for quick and easy location of the locating devices 10 relative to each other.
  • tiles 16 may extend to bridge the devices 10 and thus the edges of the device 10 may conveniently be a distance to the nearest parallel spacer 12,14 which is half the distance between adjacent parallel spacers 12,14. At the edges of each device 10, half of each bridging tile 16 may be on one device 10 and the other half of the tile 16 may be on another device 10. At the corners of the devices 10, the bridging tile 16 may have a quarter of its surface on each of four neighbouring devices 10. When the tiles 16 extend to bridge devices 10 in this way, the tiles 16 themselves can help locate neighbouring devices 10 relative to each other.
  • the adhesive placed through the through holes 20 may be a standard tile-to-wall adhesive or a more suitably formulated adhesive better adapted to application by a gun and/or for multipoint adhesive contact with the tiles.
  • the adhesive used between the device 10 and the wall may be a standard tile-to-wall adhesive or a more suitably formulated adhesive better adapted for sticking the material of the device 10 to the wall.
  • the adhesive placed through the through holes 26 may be in the form of pads that each have adhesive surfaces on both sides .
  • the adhesive surfaces may be of the self-adhesive type and may initially be covered by release paper.
  • the pads are preferably of the same shape and size as the through holes 26.
  • Countersunk recesses 26 may be provided in a portion of the device 10. These recesses 26 can accommodate the head of nails or screws used to fix the device 10 to the wall. The nail head or screw head will then not protrude into the space 18 provided for the tile 16.
  • the device 10 may be made from any suitable material such as expanded polystyrene, polythene, PVC, fibre, fibreboard, compressed paper, compressed cellulose, etc.
  • the type, density and thickness of the material of the device 10 may be chosen for its thermal insulating properties to provide for insulation between the wall and the tiles 16, for its rigidity or flexibility, and/or for its ability to accommodate any unevenness of the wall.
  • the device 10 may be made in a range of formats and sizes in order to accommodate different sizes, numbers, shapes and lay-outs of tiles 16.
  • the device 10 may have guides to guide cutting of the device 10. These guides may be marked on the device 10 or they may be moulded or otherwise formed on the device 10. The guides may be in a square grid.
  • the device 10 may have indents or it may be scored so that the device 10 may be broken along the indents or scoring. Having broken the device 10 along the indents or scoring, the device 10 may be trimmed using for example a knife.
  • the first side 11 of the device 10 may have channels or recesses. These can receive underfloor heating elements, such as electrical heating elements, hot water pipes, or the like.
  • the device 10 may be used for fixing any tile-like member, i.e. a member having a thickness which is small compared to its width/length, and for fixing other members, such as bricks or the like, and to other surfaces, such as a floor.
  • any tile-like member i.e. a member having a thickness which is small compared to its width/length
  • other members such as bricks or the like
  • other surfaces such as a floor.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un dispositif de positionnement (10) sensiblement plan, utilisé pour positionner des dalles (16), qui comporte une pluralité d'écarteurs (12, 14), en saillie d'une première face (11) du dispositif (10). La seconde face (13) du dispositif (10) est sensiblement plane pour être placée contre une surface sensiblement plane. Ledit dispositif (10) présente une pluralité de trous de passage (20) s'étendant à travers le dispositif (10), entre la première face (11) et la seconde face (13). En service, les dalles (16) peuvent être placées contre la première face (11) du dispositif (10) et être espacées les unes des autres par les écarteurs (12, 14). Du produit adhésif peut passer de la première face (11) à la seconde face (13), à travers les trous de passage (20), afin de sceller des dalles (16) sur une surface contre laquelle se trouve la seconde face (13).
EP02767645A 2001-09-21 2002-09-17 Dispositif de positionnement et procede de positionnement de dalles Withdrawn EP1427901A1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0122836A GB0122836D0 (en) 2001-09-21 2001-09-21 A locating device and method for locating tiles
GB0122836 2001-09-21
GB0214527 2002-06-24
GB0214527A GB0214527D0 (en) 2002-06-24 2002-06-24 A locating device and method for locating tiles
PCT/GB2002/004221 WO2003025306A1 (fr) 2001-09-21 2002-09-17 Dispositif de positionnement et procede de positionnement de dalles

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