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EP2679743B1
EP2679743B1 EP12173863.7A EP12173863A EP2679743B1 EP 2679743 B1 EP2679743 B1 EP 2679743B1 EP 12173863 A EP12173863 A EP 12173863A EP 2679743 B1 EP2679743 B1 EP 2679743B1
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Sébastien Viale
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    • E04FFINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F19/00Other details of constructional parts for finishing work on buildings
    • E04F19/02Borders; Finishing strips, e.g. beadings; Light coves
    • E04F19/04Borders; Finishing strips, e.g. beadings; Light coves for use between floor or ceiling and wall, e.g. skirtings
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05BELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B47/00Circuit arrangements for operating light sources in general, i.e. where the type of light source is not relevant
    • H05B47/10Controlling the light source
    • H05B47/105Controlling the light source in response to determined parameters
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04FFINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F19/00Other details of constructional parts for finishing work on buildings
    • E04F19/02Borders; Finishing strips, e.g. beadings; Light coves
    • E04F19/04Borders; Finishing strips, e.g. beadings; Light coves for use between floor or ceiling and wall, e.g. skirtings
    • E04F2019/0404Borders; Finishing strips, e.g. beadings; Light coves for use between floor or ceiling and wall, e.g. skirtings characterised by the material
    • E04F2019/0422Borders; Finishing strips, e.g. beadings; Light coves for use between floor or ceiling and wall, e.g. skirtings characterised by the material of organic plastics with or without reinforcements or filling materials
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21VFUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V23/00Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices
    • F21V23/04Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches
    • F21V23/0442Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches activated by means of a sensor, e.g. motion or photodetectors
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21VFUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V33/00Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
    • F21V33/006General building constructions or finishing work for buildings, e.g. roofs, gutters, stairs or floors; Garden equipment; Sunshades or parasols
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21VFUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V33/00Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
    • F21V33/0064Health, life-saving or fire-fighting equipment
    • F21V33/0076Safety or security signalisation, e.g. smoke or burglar alarms, earthquake detectors; Self-defence devices
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    • G08SIGNALLING
    • G08BSIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B17/00Fire alarms; Alarms responsive to explosion
    • G08B17/10Actuation by presence of smoke or gases, e.g. automatic alarm devices for analysing flowing fluid materials by the use of optical means
    • GPHYSICS
    • G08SIGNALLING
    • G08BSIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B21/00Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal condition and not otherwise provided for
    • G08B21/02Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
    • G08B21/10Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons responsive to calamitous events, e.g. tornados or earthquakes
    • GPHYSICS
    • G08SIGNALLING
    • G08BSIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B21/00Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal condition and not otherwise provided for
    • G08B21/02Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
    • G08B21/12Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons responsive to undesired emission of substances, e.g. pollution alarms
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05BELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B47/00Circuit arrangements for operating light sources in general, i.e. where the type of light source is not relevant
    • H05B47/10Controlling the light source
    • H05B47/105Controlling the light source in response to determined parameters
    • H05B47/115Controlling the light source in response to determined parameters by determining the presence or movement of objects or living beings

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  • the present invention relates to a skirting board, or wall base, comprising event detection means.
  • a skirting board also known as a baseboard, wall molding or a wall base, is generally a board covering the lowest part and/or the upper part of a wall, usually covering the joint between the wall surface and the floor and/or ceiling.
  • a skirting board generally covers the uneven edge of flooring next to the wall. It has an aesthetical purpose serving as a decorative molding, but installed between the wall surface and the floor it protects also the wall from kicks, abrasion, and furniture.
  • a skirting board is generally made of wood or plastic, and is nailed, screwed or glued to the wall.
  • Skirting boards are usually simple panels having only aesthetical and wall protection purposes.
  • US 7142123 discloses a sensor system, e.g. configured as a baseboard or crown moulding, for detecting and determining the severity of moisture in building materials, such as wood, drywall, plaster, etc.
  • Document GB 2455723 relates to floor illumination, e.g. in a skirting board, which is automatically activated when needed.
  • WO 2008/093261 discloses an apparatus, with a carrier element and a holding means, which can be a baseboard, having an optical fiber embedded in the carrier element.
  • the present invention aims to provide a skirting board which does not have the drawbacks of the prior art.
  • the present invention aims to provide a multifunction skirting board which is an alternative to traditional skirting boards.
  • the invention aims to provide a multifunction skirting incorporating detection means, power supply and communication means.
  • the present invention aims to provide a solution to cabling and cable connections issues.
  • the present invention discloses a skirting board according to claim 1.
  • the skirting board may comprise one, or a suitable combination of one or several, of the following characteristics:
  • the present invention discloses also the use of the skirting board according to the invention to detect traffic, a fall, a liquid leakage, moisture release, gas release, smoke release, fragrance release, nuclear, chemical or biological (NBC) release, movement or sound into a wall, a floor and/or a ceiling
  • the present invention discloses also a skirting system comprising at least one skirting board according to the invention.
  • the present invention discloses also the use of the skirting system according to the invention to cover the lowest and/or the upper part of the wall of a construction.
  • the present invention relates to a skirting board 1 able to detect at least one event, preferably a plurality of events of the same or different nature.
  • the skirting board 1 is thus multifunctional.
  • the skirting board 1 comprises detection means 2, power supply means 3 and communication means 4. All the means are embedded in the skirting board body 5.
  • the detection means 2 comprise at least one detector preferably a plurality of detectors, able to detect any suitable event.
  • the detectable event may occur near the floor, the wall, the ceiling and/or within the space covered by the detector or detectors, but also on the surface or within the floor, the wall and/or the ceiling.
  • the event detectable can be a traffic, a fall, a vibration, a light, lights, a liquid leakage, moisture release, gas release, smoke release, fragrance release, nuclear, chemical or biological (NBC) release, movement or sound into the wall, the floor and/or the ceiling.
  • a traffic a fall, a vibration, a light, lights, a liquid leakage, moisture release, gas release, smoke release, fragrance release, nuclear, chemical or biological (NBC) release, movement or sound into the wall, the floor and/or the ceiling.
  • NBC nuclear, chemical or biological
  • the event can be an horizontal and/or vertical movement of a body of an object, an animal or a person, for example a person which is moving or falling in the space covered by the detector, or detectors, embedded in the skirting board.
  • the event can be the leakage of water or oil for example, onto or from the wall, the ceiling and/or the floor.
  • the event can be the release of moisture coming from the wall, the floor and/or the ceiling.
  • the event can be the release of at least one gas coming from the wall, the floor and/or the ceiling.
  • the gas may be for example butane or propane, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and/or exhaust fumes.
  • the event can be the release of smoke from the combustion, or pyrolysis, of a material, for example of a furniture during a fire.
  • the event can be the release of nuclear, chemical and/or biological particles or components.
  • the event may be the release of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from PVC floorings.
  • VOCs volatile organic compounds
  • the event can be the movement or sound coming from the wall, the floor and/or the ceiling, for example the sound produced by termites, rats or mice.
  • the detector may be for example an ultrasonic detector, a passive infrared detector or a combination thereof.
  • the detector may be for example a gas detector, a multiple gas detector, a smoke detector, a liquid detector, an audio detector or a combination thereof.
  • the power supply means 3 comprise a power supply coupled to the electric network of the place wherein the skirting board is installed.
  • the skirting board 1 may also comprise the electric cables.
  • the power supply means 3 comprise autonomous power supply.
  • the power supply means 3 comprise at least one photovoltaic cell 6, preferably a plurality of photovoltaic cells, and at least one battery, more preferably a plurality of batteries.
  • the communication means 4 are means to communicate that an event, or a plurality of events, detected by detection means, occurred.
  • the communication means 4 may be either by wire or wireless.
  • the communication means 4 comprise means to produce an audible and/or visual alarm, preferably audible and visual alarms.
  • the communication means 4 may comprise a speaker, or a plurality of speakers, to produce a sound or a plurality of sounds, music, and/or a light or lights, of a single colour or multiple colours, which may also be flashing.
  • the communication means 4 comprise wireless communication means.
  • the wireless communication means may comprise Wi-Fi means, RFID means, Bluetooth means, mobile phone means and/or access to internet means.
  • the wireless communication means may enable the skirting board to communicate to a computer.
  • the communication means 4 comprise wireless communication means in combination with means to produce audible and/or visual alarm.
  • the skirting board 1 further comprises data interpretation means 7 and may further comprise data storage means.
  • the data interpretation means 7 may comprise a central processing unit, memory means, for example, ROM or RAM.
  • the data interpretation means 7 interpret the event, or plurality of events, detected by the detection means. For example, for an event "falling", it can discriminate between the fall of a person and a dog, a child or a bag, being simply laid on the floor.
  • the skirting board 1 further comprises cooling means.
  • the cooling means may be either air-conditioning means or means to cool the different means embedded within the skirting board.
  • the skirting board 1 may further comprise coupling means enable to couple adjacent skirting boards according to the invention and/or means to fix the skirting board to the wall and/or to the floor or ceiling.
  • the skirting board 1 according to the invention is made of wood or plastic, preferably, it is made of PVC or rubber.
  • the skirting board 1 according to the invention has any suitable shape and dimension.
  • the skirting board 1 according to the invention present the advantage of being easy to install discreetly and fully integrated in the wall.
  • the skirting system comprises at least one skirting board 1 according to the invention, preferably a plurality of skirting boards 1 according to the invention.
  • the skirting system may comprises at least one skirting board, preferably a plurality of skirting boards being simple boards, or panels, not multifunctional boards, for example made of wood or plastic, without any electronic embedded therein.
  • the skirting system may also comprise a board which is not multifunctional but comprises the electric cables from the power supply means.
  • the skirting system may be used to cover the lowest and/or the upper part of a wall.
  • the wall comprising the skirting system according to the invention is an inside wall of a construction, preferably a building.
  • the wall comprising the skirting system according to the invention is an outside wall of a construction, preferably a building.

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Description

    Field of the invention
  • The present invention relates to a skirting board, or wall base, comprising event detection means.
  • Prior art and related technical background
  • A skirting board, also known as a baseboard, wall molding or a wall base, is generally a board covering the lowest part and/or the upper part of a wall, usually covering the joint between the wall surface and the floor and/or ceiling.
  • A skirting board generally covers the uneven edge of flooring next to the wall. It has an aesthetical purpose serving as a decorative molding, but installed between the wall surface and the floor it protects also the wall from kicks, abrasion, and furniture.
  • A skirting board is generally made of wood or plastic, and is nailed, screwed or glued to the wall.
  • Skirting boards are usually simple panels having only aesthetical and wall protection purposes. However, the closest prior arts US 7142123 discloses a sensor system, e.g. configured as a baseboard or crown moulding, for detecting and determining the severity of moisture in building materials, such as wood, drywall, plaster, etc. Document GB 2455723 relates to floor illumination, e.g. in a skirting board, which is automatically activated when needed. WO 2008/093261 discloses an apparatus, with a carrier element and a holding means, which can be a baseboard, having an optical fiber embedded in the carrier element.
  • Aims of the invention
  • The present invention aims to provide a skirting board which does not have the drawbacks of the prior art.
  • The present invention aims to provide a multifunction skirting board which is an alternative to traditional skirting boards.
  • The invention aims to provide a multifunction skirting incorporating detection means, power supply and communication means.
  • The present invention aims to provide a solution to cabling and cable connections issues.
  • Summary of the invention
  • The present invention discloses a skirting board according to claim 1.
  • According to particular embodiments, the skirting board may comprise one, or a suitable combination of one or several, of the following characteristics:
    • the event detection means comprises an ultrasonic detector, a passive infrared detector or a combination thereof,
    • the event detection means comprises a gas detector, a multiple gas detector, a smoke detector, a liquid detector, an audio detector or a combination thereof,
    • the communication means comprise means to produce audible and/or visual alarms,
    • the skirting board comprises data storage means,
    • the skirting board comprises coupling means enable to couple adjacent skirting boards and/or means to fix said skirting board to the wall and/or to the floor or ceiling.
  • The present invention discloses also the use of the skirting board according to the invention to detect traffic, a fall, a liquid leakage, moisture release, gas release, smoke release, fragrance release, nuclear, chemical or biological (NBC) release, movement or sound into a wall, a floor and/or a ceiling
  • The present invention discloses also a skirting system comprising at least one skirting board according to the invention.
  • The present invention discloses also the use of the skirting system according to the invention to cover the lowest and/or the upper part of the wall of a construction.
  • Brief description of the drawings
    • Figure 1 represents schematically the front face of the skirting board.
    • Figure 2 represents schematically the inside of the skirting board.
    Detailed description of the invention
  • The present invention relates to a skirting board 1 able to detect at least one event, preferably a plurality of events of the same or different nature. The skirting board 1 is thus multifunctional.
  • The skirting board 1 comprises detection means 2, power supply means 3 and communication means 4. All the means are embedded in the skirting board body 5.
  • The detection means 2 comprise at least one detector preferably a plurality of detectors, able to detect any suitable event.
  • The detectable event may occur near the floor, the wall, the ceiling and/or within the space covered by the detector or detectors, but also on the surface or within the floor, the wall and/or the ceiling.
  • As for example, the event detectable can be a traffic, a fall, a vibration, a light, lights, a liquid leakage, moisture release, gas release, smoke release, fragrance release, nuclear, chemical or biological (NBC) release, movement or sound into the wall, the floor and/or the ceiling.
  • The event can be an horizontal and/or vertical movement of a body of an object, an animal or a person, for example a person which is moving or falling in the space covered by the detector, or detectors, embedded in the skirting board.
  • The event can be the leakage of water or oil for example, onto or from the wall, the ceiling and/or the floor.
  • The event can be the release of moisture coming from the wall, the floor and/or the ceiling.
  • The event can be the release of at least one gas coming from the wall, the floor and/or the ceiling. The gas may be for example butane or propane, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and/or exhaust fumes.
  • The event can be the release of smoke from the combustion, or pyrolysis, of a material, for example of a furniture during a fire.
  • The event can be the release of nuclear, chemical and/or biological particles or components. For example, the event may be the release of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from PVC floorings.
  • The event can be the movement or sound coming from the wall, the floor and/or the ceiling, for example the sound produced by termites, rats or mice.
  • In a preferred embodiment, the detector may be for example an ultrasonic detector, a passive infrared detector or a combination thereof.
  • In a preferred embodiment, the detector may be for example a gas detector, a multiple gas detector, a smoke detector, a liquid detector, an audio detector or a combination thereof.
  • The power supply means 3 comprise a power supply coupled to the electric network of the place wherein the skirting board is installed. In this case, the skirting board 1 may also comprise the electric cables.
  • The power supply means 3 comprise autonomous power supply. The power supply means 3 comprise at least one photovoltaic cell 6, preferably a plurality of photovoltaic cells, and at least one battery, more preferably a plurality of batteries.
  • The communication means 4 are means to communicate that an event, or a plurality of events, detected by detection means, occurred. The communication means 4 may be either by wire or wireless.
  • In a preferred embodiment, the communication means 4 comprise means to produce an audible and/or visual alarm, preferably audible and visual alarms. The communication means 4 may comprise a speaker, or a plurality of speakers, to produce a sound or a plurality of sounds, music, and/or a light or lights, of a single colour or multiple colours, which may also be flashing.
  • The communication means 4 comprise wireless communication means.
  • The wireless communication means may comprise Wi-Fi means, RFID means, Bluetooth means, mobile phone means and/or access to internet means.
  • The wireless communication means may enable the skirting board to communicate to a computer.
  • In a preferred embodiment, the communication means 4 comprise wireless communication means in combination with means to produce audible and/or visual alarm.
  • The skirting board 1 further comprises data interpretation means 7 and may further comprise data storage means.
  • The data interpretation means 7 may comprise a central processing unit, memory means, for example, ROM or RAM.
  • The data interpretation means 7 interpret the event, or plurality of events, detected by the detection means. For example, for an event "falling", it can discriminate between the fall of a person and a dog, a child or a bag, being simply laid on the floor.
  • The skirting board 1 further comprises cooling means.
  • The cooling means may be either air-conditioning means or means to cool the different means embedded within the skirting board.
  • The skirting board 1 may further comprise coupling means enable to couple adjacent skirting boards according to the invention and/or means to fix the skirting board to the wall and/or to the floor or ceiling.
  • The skirting board 1 according to the invention is made of wood or plastic, preferably, it is made of PVC or rubber.
  • The skirting board 1 according to the invention has any suitable shape and dimension.
  • The skirting board 1 according to the invention present the advantage of being easy to install discreetly and fully integrated in the wall.
  • The skirting system comprises at least one skirting board 1 according to the invention, preferably a plurality of skirting boards 1 according to the invention. In this last embodiment the skirting system may comprises at least one skirting board, preferably a plurality of skirting boards being simple boards, or panels, not multifunctional boards, for example made of wood or plastic, without any electronic embedded therein. However, the skirting system may also comprise a board which is not multifunctional but comprises the electric cables from the power supply means.
  • The skirting system may be used to cover the lowest and/or the upper part of a wall.
  • In a preferred embodiment, the wall comprising the skirting system according to the invention is an inside wall of a construction, preferably a building.
  • In another preferred embodiment, the wall comprising the skirting system according to the invention is an outside wall of a construction, preferably a building.

Claims (9)

  1. A skirting board (1) for covering the joint between the wall surface and the floor and/or ceiling, said skirting board (1) comprising, embedded in the skirting board body, event detection means (2), power supply means (3), communication means (4) data interpretation means (7) and cooling means, said power supply means being autonomous and comprising at least one photovoltaic cell (6) and at least one battery, said communication means being WiFi and/or Bluetooth means, said data interpretation means (7) comprising a central processing unit for interpreting events detected by the event detection means (2).
  2. The skirting board (1) according to claim 1, wherein the event detection means (2) comprises an ultrasonic detector, a passive infrared detector or a combination thereof.
  3. The skirting board according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the event detection means comprises a gas detector, a multiple gas detector, a smoke detector, a liquid detector, an audio detector or a combination thereof.
  4. The skirting board (1) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the communication means (4) comprise means to produce audible and/or visual alarms.
  5. The skirting board (1) according to any of the preceding claims, comprising data storage means.
  6. The skirting board (1) according to any of the preceding claims, comprising coupling means able to couple adjacent skirting boards and/or means to fix said skirting board to the wall and/or to the floor or ceiling.
  7. Use of the skirting board (1) according to any of the claims 1 to 6, to detect traffic, a fall, a vibration, a light, lights, a liquid leakage, moisture release, gas release, smoke release, fragrance release, nuclear, chemical or biological (NBC) release, movement or sound into a wall, a floor and/or a ceiling.
  8. A skirting system comprising at least one skirting board (1) according to the claims 1 to 6.
  9. Use of the skirting system according to claim 8 to cover the lowest and/or the upper part of the wall of a construction.
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