EP2116667A2 - Method for making aluminium section fittings for floors - Google Patents

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EP2116667A2
EP2116667A2 EP09006120A EP09006120A EP2116667A2 EP 2116667 A2 EP2116667 A2 EP 2116667A2 EP 09006120 A EP09006120 A EP 09006120A EP 09006120 A EP09006120 A EP 09006120A EP 2116667 A2 EP2116667 A2 EP 2116667A2
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Roberto Radaelli
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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
    • E04F15/02005—Construction of joints, e.g. dividing strips
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F19/00—Other details of constructional parts for finishing work on buildings
    • E04F19/02—Borders; Finishing strips, e.g. beadings; Light coves
    • E04F19/06—Borders; Finishing strips, e.g. beadings; Light coves specially designed for securing panels or masking the edges of wall- or floor-covering elements
    • E04F19/061—Borders; Finishing strips, e.g. beadings; Light coves specially designed for securing panels or masking the edges of wall- or floor-covering elements used to finish off an edge or corner of a wall or floor covering area
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F19/00—Other details of constructional parts for finishing work on buildings
    • E04F19/02—Borders; Finishing strips, e.g. beadings; Light coves
    • E04F19/06—Borders; Finishing strips, e.g. beadings; Light coves specially designed for securing panels or masking the edges of wall- or floor-covering elements
    • E04F19/062—Borders; Finishing strips, e.g. beadings; Light coves specially designed for securing panels or masking the edges of wall- or floor-covering elements used between similar elements
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F19/00—Other details of constructional parts for finishing work on buildings
    • E04F19/02—Borders; Finishing strips, e.g. beadings; Light coves
    • E04F19/06—Borders; Finishing strips, e.g. beadings; Light coves specially designed for securing panels or masking the edges of wall- or floor-covering elements
    • E04F19/065—Finishing profiles with a T-shaped cross-section or the like

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  • the present invention relates to a method for making aluminium section fittings for floors.
  • dilating joints to compensate for any deformations caused by temperature and moisture variations, and are further used other joints to connect floor portions arranged at different levels.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide such a section fitting making method allowing to make section fittings having improved aesthetic and functional characteristics, that is constructional and aesthetic characteristics greatly improved with respect to those of existing section fittings.
  • a main object of the invention is to provide such a method allowing to make faced or "ennobled" aluminium section fittings.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide such a method allowing to easily and quickly make section fittings which, owing to their specifically designed constructional features, are very reliable and safe in operation.
  • Yet another object of the present invention is to provide such a method which can be carried out starting from easily commercially available elements and materials and which, moreover, is very competitive from a mere economic standpoint.
  • the method for making aluminium section fittings for floor has been specifically designed for making, by coating operations, aluminium section fittings for floors, such as dilating section fittings, of the type shown in figures 1-3 , hanging section fittings, of the type shown in figures 4-6 , C section fittings, stepped section fittings, as well as yet other application section fittings.
  • the method according to the present invention comprises a starting step of making a raw section fitting, by a die extruding operation, thereby providing an extruded section fitting having any desired or target shape and cross section.
  • the figures show, by way of an example, a dilating section fitting 1 and a hanging section fitting 3.
  • the method provides to coat the extruded section fitting by a coating natural and/or pre-composite coating veneer.
  • coating veneers having a thickness of 4/10 mm, and made of any desired veneer material, such as: maple, walnut, cherry tree, beech-wood, wengé, teak, ebony, bamboo, zebrano and so on.
  • a premium flexible paper material having a thickness of. 1/10 mm, with a wood-like pattern, in several colors and essences, but also with fancy and different finishings (colors, metals, fibers and so on).
  • the natural wood or paper coating layer has been generally indicated by the reference number 2.
  • a third operating step of the inventive method provides to bond or connect the extruded section fitting and wood veneer material by glueing them, by a PUR based hotmelt adhesive material, that is an inactivated mixture of polyurethane, which is hot applied on the extruded section fitting, preferably at a temperature of about 100/140°C.
  • the above adhesive material differently from those based on EVA and containing thermoplastics resin, will cross-link thereby providing a unfusible polyurethane molecule.
  • An example of a preferred adhesive comprises that adhesive material commercially called EP 12 602.00 , made by the company Jowatherm-Reaktant.
  • the inventive method further comprises a fourth operating step to perform a painting operating cycle, carried out by applying an insulating acrylic primer and two further coats of a transparent mat anti-scratching polyurethane "diamond" material.
  • the insulating acrylic primer comprises preferably a two-component polyurethane paint, that is a hydroxylated and an isocyanatic part.
  • a last operating step of the inventive method comprises applying a transparent protective film, generally indicated by the reference number 4 in the figures.
  • the used protective film in other words, will provide a mean for preserving the aesthetic properties of the above made section fitting.
  • the invention provides a method allowing to easily and inexpensively make floor aluminium section fittings having improved technical and aesthetic characteristics.
  • the used materials, as well as the contingent size and shapes can be any, according to requirements.

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Abstract

A method for making an aluminium section fitting (1) for floors comprises the steps of making a raw section fitting (1) by a die extruding operation, with a required shape and cross-section; coating the extruded fitting by a natural and/or pre-composite Veneer, a synthetic material, or a coating paper material (2); bonding the section fitting (1) and coating (2) by glueing; applying a protective paint; and finally applying a temporary clear protective film (4).

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    BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • The present invention relates to a method for making aluminium section fittings for floors.
  • As is known, in making large area surface floors, section fittings for joining the floor portions are conventionally used.
  • For example, are herein used the so-called dilating joints to compensate for any deformations caused by temperature and moisture variations, and are further used other joints to connect floor portions arranged at different levels.
    • SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • The aim of the present invention is to provide such a section fitting making method allowing to make section fittings having improved aesthetic and functional characteristics, that is constructional and aesthetic characteristics greatly improved with respect to those of existing section fittings.
  • Within the scope of the above mentioned aim, a main object of the invention is to provide such a method allowing to make faced or "ennobled" aluminium section fittings.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide such a method allowing to easily and quickly make section fittings which, owing to their specifically designed constructional features, are very reliable and safe in operation.
  • Yet another object of the present invention is to provide such a method which can be carried out starting from easily commercially available elements and materials and which, moreover, is very competitive from a mere economic standpoint.
  • According to one aspect of the present invention, the above aim and objects, as well as yet other objects, which will become more apparent hereinafter, are achieved by a method for making aluminium section fittings for floors, characterized in that said method comprises the steps of:
    • making a raw section fitting by a die extruding operation, to provide a section fitting having any desired shape and cross-section;
    • coating said section fitting by either a natural and/or pre-composite or synthetic material, such as paper, PVC and polypropylene material coating Veneer;
    • bonding the thus made section fitting and coating by glueing;
    • performing a protective paint applying operating cycle; and
    • applying a further temporary transparent protective film.
    BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
  • Further characteristics and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent hereinafter from the following detailed disclosure of a preferred, though not exclusive, embodiment of the invention, which is illustrated, by way of an indicative, but not limitative, example in the accompanying drawings, where:
    • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a dilating section fitting for floors;
    • Figure 2 is a further perspective view of the dilating section fitting of the preceding figure, including the coating according to the invention;
    • Figure 3 is yet another perspective view of a portion of a floor, showing the dilating section fitting in its assembled condition;
    • Figure 4 is yet another perspective view of a hanging section fitting;
    • Figure 5 is yet another perspective view of the hanging section fitting shown in the preceding figure, including the coating according to the present invention; and
    • Figure 6 is yet another perspective view of a floor portion showing a hanging section fitting in an assembled condition thereof.
    DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
  • With reference to the number references of the above mentioned figures, the method for making aluminium section fittings for floor according to the present invention, has been specifically designed for making, by coating operations, aluminium section fittings for floors, such as dilating section fittings, of the type shown in figures 1-3, hanging section fittings, of the type shown in figures 4-6, C section fittings, stepped section fittings, as well as yet other application section fittings.
  • More specifically, the method according to the present invention, comprises a starting step of making a raw section fitting, by a die extruding operation, thereby providing an extruded section fitting having any desired or target shape and cross section.
  • The figures show, by way of an example, a dilating section fitting 1 and a hanging section fitting 3.
  • Then, as a second or further operating step, the method provides to coat the extruded section fitting by a coating natural and/or pre-composite coating veneer.
  • To perform the above coating step, are herein preferably used coating veneers having a thickness of 4/10 mm, and made of any desired veneer material, such as: maple, walnut, cherry tree, beech-wood, wengé, teak, ebony, bamboo, zebrano and so on.
  • Alternately, it is possible to coat the above aluminium section fittings also by using synthetic materials, such as coating papers and PVC, polypropylene and so on.
  • More specifically, it is herein preferred to use a premium flexible paper material, having a thickness of. 1/10 mm, with a wood-like pattern, in several colors and essences, but also with fancy and different finishings (colors, metals, fibers and so on).
  • In the figures, the natural wood or paper coating layer has been generally indicated by the reference number 2.
  • A third operating step of the inventive method provides to bond or connect the extruded section fitting and wood veneer material by glueing them, by a PUR based hotmelt adhesive material, that is an inactivated mixture of polyurethane, which is hot applied on the extruded section fitting, preferably at a temperature of about 100/140°C.
  • The above adhesive material, differently from those based on EVA and containing thermoplastics resin, will cross-link thereby providing a unfusible polyurethane molecule.
  • An example of a preferred adhesive comprises that adhesive material commercially called EP 12 602.00 , made by the company Jowatherm-Reaktant.
  • The inventive method further comprises a fourth operating step to perform a painting operating cycle, carried out by applying an insulating acrylic primer and two further coats of a transparent mat anti-scratching polyurethane "diamond" material.
  • The insulating acrylic primer comprises preferably a two-component polyurethane paint, that is a hydroxylated and an isocyanatic part.
  • By the above painting cycle, a product having a trampling resistance class corresponding to AC4 is thereby made.
  • A last operating step of the inventive method comprises applying a transparent protective film, generally indicated by the reference number 4 in the figures.
  • Thus, by applying the above transparent or clear protective film, it is possible to protect the decorated or patterned part of the section fitting, to prevent the latter from being damaged in shipment and cutting operations.
  • The used protective film, in other words, will provide a mean for preserving the aesthetic properties of the above made section fitting.
  • It has been practically found that the invention fully achieves the intended aim and objects.
  • In fact, the invention provides a method allowing to easily and inexpensively make floor aluminium section fittings having improved technical and aesthetic characteristics.
  • In practicing the invention, the used materials, as well as the contingent size and shapes, can be any, according to requirements.

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  1. A method for making aluminium section fittings for floors, characterized in that said method comprises the steps of:
    - making a raw section fitting by a die extruding operation, to provide a section fitting having any desired shape and cross-section;
    - coating said section fitting by either a natural and/or pre-composite or synthetic material, such as paper, PVC and polypropylene material coating veneer;
    - bonding the thus made section fitting and coating veneer by glueing;
    - performing a protective paint applying operating cycle; and
    - applying a further temporary transparent protective film.
  2. A method, according to claim 1, characterized in that said coating is performed by preferably using coating veneer materials having a thickness of 4/10 mm, and any commercially available coating material essence, such as: maple, walnut, cherry tree, beech-wood, wengé, teak, ebony, bamboo, zebrano and so on.
  3. A method, according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, for carrying out said synthetic material coating step, a premium flexible paper material, having a thickness of 1/10 mm, with wood-like pattern arrangement, in several colors and essences, as well as with different fancy and finishings (colors, metals, fibers and so on) is preferably used.
  4. A method, according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the glueing of said section fitting and wood veneer material is carried out by a PUR-based hotmelt adhesive material, that is an inactivated polyurethane mixture, which is hot applied on said section fitting, preferably at a temperature of about 100/140°C, said adhesive material cross-linking to provide unmeltable polyurethane molecule.
  5. A method, according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said adhesive material comprises an adhesive compound commercially available with the trade name of EP 12 602.00, from the company Jowatherm-Reaktant.
  6. A method, according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the painting operating cycle is performed by using an insulating acrylic primer and two coats of a mat clear anti-scratching polyurethane "diamond" material.
  7. A method, according to claim 6, characterized in that said insulating acrylic primer comprises preferably a two-component polyurethane paint material, that is an hydroxilated part and an isocyanatic part.
  8. A method, according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the painting cycle is adapted to provide a painted section fitting meeting the trampling resistance requirements of the AC4 class.
  9. A method, according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said protective transparent or clear film allows a patterned part of said section fitting to be protected, to prevent said section fitting from being damaged in shipment and cutting operations.
  10. An aluminium section fitting for floor, characterized in that said section fitting comprises an extruded aluminium section coated by a wood veneer material, or a synthetic and plastic PVC, polypropylene material, applied to said section fitting by glueing and being protected by a clear or transparent protective film.
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