Classifications

• • 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
  • E04F15/02044—Separate elements for fastening to an underlayer
• • 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
  • E04F15/02038—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements characterised by tongue and groove connections between neighbouring flooring elements
• • 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
  • E04F15/02133—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements fixed directly to an underlayer by means of magnets, hook and loop-type or similar fasteners, not necessarily involving the side faces of the flooring elements
• • 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
  • E04F15/10—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements of other materials, e.g. fibrous or chipped materials, organic plastics, magnesite tiles, hardboard, or with a top layer of other materials
  • E04F15/105—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements of other materials, e.g. fibrous or chipped materials, organic plastics, magnesite tiles, hardboard, or with a top layer of other materials of organic plastics with or without reinforcements or filling materials
• • 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
  • E04F15/10—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements of other materials, e.g. fibrous or chipped materials, organic plastics, magnesite tiles, hardboard, or with a top layer of other materials
  • E04F15/107—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements of other materials, e.g. fibrous or chipped materials, organic plastics, magnesite tiles, hardboard, or with a top layer of other materials composed of several layers, e.g. sandwich panels
• • 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
  • E04F15/02161—Floor elements with grooved main surface
• • 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
  • E04F15/02044—Separate elements for fastening to an underlayer
  • E04F2015/0205—Separate elements for fastening to an underlayer with load-supporting elongated furring elements between the flooring elements and the underlayer
  • E04F2015/02066—Separate elements for fastening to an underlayer with load-supporting elongated furring elements between the flooring elements and the underlayer with additional fastening elements between furring elements and flooring elements
  • E04F2015/02072—Separate elements for fastening to an underlayer with load-supporting elongated furring elements between the flooring elements and the underlayer with additional fastening elements between furring elements and flooring elements the additional fastening elements extending into the back side of the flooring elements
• • 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
  • E04F15/02044—Separate elements for fastening to an underlayer
  • E04F2015/02105—Separate elements for fastening to an underlayer without load-supporting elongated furring elements between the flooring elements and the underlayer
  • E04F2015/02111—Separate elements for fastening to an underlayer without load-supporting elongated furring elements between the flooring elements and the underlayer not adjustable
  • E04F2015/02116—Separate elements for fastening to an underlayer without load-supporting elongated furring elements between the flooring elements and the underlayer not adjustable with fastening elements extending into the back side of the flooring elements

Definitions

• the invention relates to an assembly for producing a floor covering.
• the invention relates in particular to a complement of the modular support structure of a floor covering which is described and shown in the document FR-A-2 955 601.
• This document describes and represents a modular structure for supporting a floor covering which comprises a series of adjacent modular elements of covering such as slabs or planks, which are fixed on the upper face of a lower plane support interposed between the modular elements constituting a floor and the floor.
• the invention thus relates to an assembly for producing a floor covering of the type comprising:
• a lower modular support structure comprising a series of unitary support modules each of which is a polygonal contour plate which is delimited by a planar horizontal upper face and which are assembled together to form a plane support able to be interposed vertically between the floor and a top covering;
• a modular top covering which comprises a series of adjacent modular elements of coating, such as slabs or boards, which are fixed on the upper faces vis-à-vis said unitary modules support.
• the invention aims to propose new means for fixing the modular coating elements that do not require, for assembly, assembly and fixing, to use nails or screws.
• the invention proposes an assembly of the type mentioned above, characterized in that each modular element of coating is fixed on the upper faces of said unitary support modules by fastening means cooperating with complementary shapes and by interlocking elastic in the vertical direction.
• the positioning, the assembly and the installation of the modular elements of covering, such as slabs or planks are realized by simple elastic interlocking, that is to say without using any tool particular fastening such as for example a screwdriver and screws.
• the fixing means comprise:
• At least one fixing rail section which is formed on the lower face of each modular coating element and which delimits two opposite longitudinal hooking grooves
• each guide rail has a so-called dovetail profile
• each modular coating element is provided with a series of parallel fastening rails which are arranged according to a a regular transverse step, and the upper face of each modular support element comprises several parallel series of pairs of hooks aligned longitudinally and which are arranged according to the same regular transverse pitch;
• each section of fixing rail extends over the entire length of the modular coating element
• each unitary support module is provided with a series of positioning pins which are formed in relief and which cooperate with associated positioning ribs formed in relief under the lower face of the modular facing elements opposite;
• each modular coating element is of regular polygonal contour, in particular rectangular, and each section of fixing rail extends parallel to the length of its contour;
• each modular coating element is greater than the greatest length of a modular support element
• Each support module and / or each modular coating element is made of a single molded part, in particular plastic.
• FIG. 1 is a perspective view from above of a plate belonging to the modular lower support structure
• FIG. 2 is a sectional view through a vertical transverse plane illustrating vis-à-vis a lower plate and an upper modular element with their complementary assembly means, and which are illustrated in relative position before assembly;
• FIG. 3 is a view similar to that of Figure 2 in which the two elements are in the assembled position; and - Figure 4 is a schematic perspective view of an assembly according to one embodiment of the invention.
• the lower modular structure of support 100 is of the type described in document FR-A-2 955 601.
• This lower structure 100 is thus constituted of a series of unitary modules 10 allowing, by assembly of several of these modules 10, the realization of the lower modular structure of support.
• Each module 10 is here a square contour plate whose general plane, in use, is horizontal, that is to say parallel to the ground on which it will be placed.
• Each plate 10 is delimited by a flat horizontal top face 12 and an opposite horizontal flat bottom face 14 intended to rest on the ground.
• the set of horizontal plane upper faces 12 of the plates 10 constitute the flat horizontal upper face 12 of the lower modular support structure in the sense of the invention.
• the assembly of the unit modules 10 thus constitutes a planar support, with horizontal flat top face 12, which is able to be interposed vertically between the ground and the upper covering constituting the floor.
• each modular element 102 of the upper covering is here a slab or plank of rectangular contour whose longest length extends in the longitudinal direction L.
• Each element 102 is here in the form of a board whose upper face 104 is grooved longitudinally by grooves 105.
• the board 102 is of greater dimension than a modular element 10, according to its length, and it extends in particular over a length as it overlaps longitudinally simultaneously here several adjacent lower unit modules 10 (see Figure 4).
• Each plate 102 is delimited by a lower horizontal face 106 from which extend, on either side, two opposite lateral ribs 1 10 formed in the extension of the lateral edges 108 of the board 102.
• Each rib 1 10 is delimited externally by a vertical lateral face 1 14 in the extension of the edge 108 and then by a lower horizontal face 1 12 adapted to bear on the horizontal upper face 12 of the lower modules 10, in the assembled and fixed position of board 12 on the lower modular structure.
• each lateral rib 1 10 is delimited internally by an inclined longitudinal face 1 16 whose function will be explained later.
• the board 102 comprises a central fixing rail 1 18.
• the rail 1 in section by a transverse vertical plane, and as can be seen in particular in Figures 2 and 3, has a dovetail-shaped profile which defines in particular two opposite lateral grooves 120.
• the fixing rail 1 18 is also delimited by a flat underside
• the horizontal lower longitudinal face 122 of the fixing rail 1 18 is connected, on either side, to each of the opposite longitudinal grooves 120, by an inclined longitudinal longitudinal facet 124 forming the bevel whose function will be explained later.
• the lateral ribs 1 10 and the central fixing rail 1 18 extend here, by way of non-limiting example, over the entire length of the board 102 which is thus in the form of a profiled profile cross section continue according to length L.
• the transverse width of a board 102 is such that its underside comprises only one fastening rail 1 18, but the board, without departing from the scope of the invention, could comprise several fixing rails parallel distributed transversely at a defined pitch under the lower face 106.
• the fastening rail 1 18 constitutes one of the complementary means of fixing, by complementary shapes and elastic interlocking, the slab or board 102 on the lower modular structure 100 consisting of the assembly of the lower modules 10.
• the complementary means of the lower modular structure 100 here consist of a series of resiliently deformable hooks formed on the upper face 12 of each modular element 10 support.
• each modular support element 10 here comprises several series of pairs of opposed hooks 50 which extend vertically projecting above the horizontal face 12.
• Each hook 50 is in the form of a resiliently deformable blade 52 which extends generally in the vertical direction and longitudinally and which, at its upper free end, comprises a rib 56 forming a hook respectively and each of which is suitable, in position assembled, to be received in a complementary groove 120.
• the blades 52 with their ribs 56 forming a hook are elastically deformable so as to constitute a pair of elastically deformable hooks, their elastic deformation being obtained because the cooperation of the inclined facets 124 of a rail 1 18 with the beveled upper faces 58 of the hooks 56, during the elastic interlocking made by pressure in the vertical direction and introduction of a rail 1 18 between the pairs of hooks 50 aligned longitudinally.
• each blade 52 is connected to the structure of a module 10 by a transverse rib and vertical reinforcement 54.
• the relative sizing and positioning of two hooks 50 of a pair of hooks is of course complementary to the width of a fixing rail 1 18 with its two opposite grooves 120.
• each upper face 12 comprises several series of pairs of hooks 50 aligned longitudinally, these series being arranged in a transverse pitch such that a module 10 can receive either a slab or board 102 comprising several parallel fastening rails arranged in the same transverse pitch, or several adjacent slabs or planks whose dimensions and the positioning of the fastening rails are such that two parallel rails 1 18 and each belonging to one of two adjacent planks 102, received in a series of pairs of longitudinally aligned hooks.
• each unitary support module 10 is provided with a series of positioning pins 60 which are formed in relief at above the horizontal upper face 12.
• Each lug 60 is delimited laterally by an inclined external lateral face 62 whose slope is complementary to that of each inclined inner side face 1 16 of a rib 1 10 of a board or slab 102.
• the fixing after positioning and assembly can be completed by screws or nails received for this purpose in the studs 30 of the plates 5 10 and in the core of the material constituting a fastening rail 1 18, the studs 30 being, for this purpose, arranged centrally between the pairs of opposite hooks 50, that is to say vis-à-vis screw of the lower face 122 of a fixing rail 1 18.

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