EP3318697A1 - Vorrichtung zur installation von fliesen - Google Patents

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EP3318697A1
EP3318697A1 EP16196881.3A EP16196881A EP3318697A1 EP 3318697 A1 EP3318697 A1 EP 3318697A1 EP 16196881 A EP16196881 A EP 16196881A EP 3318697 A1 EP3318697 A1 EP 3318697A1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F21/00—Implements for finishing work on buildings
    • E04F21/0092—Separate provisional spacers used between adjacent floor or wall tiles

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  • the present invention relates to a device for leveling and spacing tiles.
  • the device according to the present invention provides a device for spacing and leveling tiles.
  • the present invention provides a two part device for use in leveling and spacing tiles.
  • the device includes two parts, a rotatable portion and a fixed portion.
  • the rotatable portion referred to hereinafter as a knob-cam includes two helical diametral opposed frontal action cams, a domed knob portion, a central opening, a knurled or ribbed portion and an annular surface portion at the bottom.
  • the fixed portion referred to hereinafter as a hook-base includes a base with flat surfaces for seating the tiles and ribs for spacing and separating tiles, a neck portion extending through a slot in the knob-cam and double blades which will engage with the double cam. The installation does not require tools.
  • the base portion is inserted from the side underneath the tiles and spaced by the ribs in between the tiles. After insertion of the base portion will be installed all surrounding tiles, and then the knob-cam will be inserted.
  • the neck portion extends upwardly above the tiles, and is adapted to be broken away after the adhesive sets upon application of sufficient upward force or sideways force.
  • the knob-cam is placed against the tiles such that the neck extends through the key opening.
  • the knob-cam includes two diametral opposed frontal action cam surfaces that engage the blades when the knob-cam is rotated. The knob-cam is rotated until the tiles are temporarily secured between the knob-cam and the base. Adhesive is used to permanently secure the tiles on the surface. The device evenly holds the tiles in correct position during the curing process.
  • the neck and hook portions can be removed by breaking them away from the base portion. Clamping is provided from opposite directions, fastening the tiles in such a way that the upper surface of the tiles will be coplanar.
  • the device may be used in conjunction with regular spacers, wider than the ribs and the device is providing just clamping force.
  • a device 1000 according to the present invention is shown in FIG. 1 , depicting a knob-cam portion 2000 and a hook-base portion 3000.
  • the hook-base portion 3000 includes a hook 3100 and a base 3200.
  • Three tiles 4100 are shown mounted against the base 3200 of the base portion 3000, and the tiles 4100 are shown as having side walls 4130. There is room for a fourth tile 4100 against the base portion 3200, which has been omitted for the sake of illustration.
  • the device 1000 is provided for use in leveling and spacing tiles.
  • the knob-cam portion 2000 is shown separated from the hook-base portion 3000, prior to assembly.
  • the knob-cam portion 2000 has a domed knob shape 2300 and includes a pair of frontal cams 2100 (including a left cam 2110 and a right cam 2120, the left cam 2110 having an engaging edge 2111, a helical teethed and stepped cam profile 2112, an uppermost edge 2117, and an outer wall 2118.
  • a pair of frontal cams 2100 including a left cam 2110 and a right cam 2120, the left cam 2110 having an engaging edge 2111, a helical teethed and stepped cam profile 2112, an uppermost edge 2117, and an outer wall 2118.
  • the right frontal cam 2120 has an engaging edge 2121, a helical teethed and stepped cam profile 2122, an uppermost edge 2127, a central opening 2200, a central key hole 2210, a central key slot 2220, an outer wall 2128, a knurling 2330 formed by alternating raised portions 2331 and recesses 2332, a surface 2310, a surface 2320, and an annular seating bottom surface 2350.
  • the hook-base portion 3000 is formed by a hook 3100 and a base 3200.
  • the hook 3100 has a rounded key 3130 formed by a tongue 3133 which has a central hole 3131 with a chamfer 3132, a pair of engaging blades 3110 and 3120, and a neck 3140 which has two side surfaces 3141 and 3142.
  • the neck 3140 is connected to the base 3200 by breakable portions 3150, consisting in the edge 3151 and the corners 3152 which are disposed at a bottom region of the neck 3140, situated under the tiles' upper surface.
  • the base 3200 has a supporting flat wall 3210, a plurality of ribs 3220, each of the ribs 3220 respectively including a slanted portion 3222 and a top portion 3221, and a plurality of flat portions 3211.
  • the plurality of flat portions 3211 respectively receive bottom corner portions of the tiles 4100 which are to be separated by the ribs 3220.
  • the flat portions 3211 are provided between adjacent ones of the ribs 3220.
  • FIG. 2a is a perspective view of the device of FIG. 1 , showing an assembly step in which the knob-cam portion 2000 is brought toward the upper surfaces 4110 of the tiles 4100 in the direction shown by the dashed arrow D1.
  • FIG. 2b is a perspective view of the device of FIG. 1 , showing the next assembly step in which the hook 3100 of the hook-base portion 3000 extends through the key opening 2200 of the knob-cam portion 2000 and the blades 3110 and 3120 extend above the cams 2110 and 2120 such that the engaging edges 2111 and 2121 of the cams are below the blades portions 3110 and 3120.
  • the annular surface 2350 is touching the upper portion of tiles 4110.
  • the knob-cam portion 2000 is about to be rotated in the direction shown by the dashed arrow R1, the shown mechanism is unlocked and does not provide residual force.
  • FIG. 2c is a perspective view of the device of FIG. 1 , the shown assembly mechanism is locked.
  • the frontal cams act as circular wedges and will provide the clamping residual force between the knob-cam 2000 and the tiles 4100.
  • the blades 3110 and 3120 will start climbing on the cams' teethed and stepped profiles 2112 and 2122, generating click sounds which can quantify the residual force necessary for proper clamping. It is important that the rotation is stopped after few clicks, to prevent breakage of the neck 3140 along the breakable portions 3151 and 3152.
  • the clamping effect will self level the upper surfaces of the tiles 4110 until they all touch the annular surface 2350 which creates a datum plane for leveling.
  • the clamping effect is similar to the force provided by the jaws from a vice.
  • the self-leveling effect propagates to all adjacent tiles found under the knob-cam 2000.
  • the hook 3100 is adapted to be broken by fracture and can be removed, either by further rotation of the knob-cam portion 2000 or by striking of the hook 3100 in a sideways direction.
  • the breaking edges 3152 and 3151 will be below the upper surface of tiles 4110 and will be covered later with grout and hidden.
  • the hook portion 3100 can then be removed and the knob-cam portion 2000 can be reused.
  • FIG. 3a is a perspective section view of the device 1000 in the position shown in FIG. 2b wherein the hook 3100 of the hook-base portion 3000 is inserted through the key opening 2200 of the knob-cam portion 2000. The mechanism is shown unlocked. Also in this view, the base portion 3200 has a bottom seating wall 3210. The remaining parts are as numbered and described in the foregoing.
  • FIG. 3b is a view similar to FIG. 3a , and wherein the knob-cam portion 2000 has been rotated and locked into place between the blades portion 3110 and 3120 and radial valleys 2115 and 2125, consequently clamping surrounding tiles 4100 in place. The mechanism is shown locked.
  • FIG. 4a is a perspective view of the device 1000 with the knob-cam portion 2000 and the hook-base portion 3000 of FIG. 1 , prior to assembly, and with the tiles 4100 omitted for the sake of clarity. The mechanism is shown unlocked. The remaining parts are as numbered and described in the foregoing.
  • FIG. 4b is a perspective view of the device 1000 having the knob-cam portion 2000 and the hook-base portion 3000 of FIG. 4a , following assembly and tightening. The device is shown locked. Here the tiles 4100 have been omitted for the sake of clarity.
  • FIG. 5a is a front elevational view of the hook-base portion 3000, showing the hook 3100, the neck 3140, and the base 3200.
  • the base 3200 is shown having a chamfer 3212 and a seating surface 3211.
  • the central neck 3140 is perpendicular to the base's flat seating surfaces 3211.
  • the tongue portion 3130 from the key 3100 is suitable for gripping by the user during the rotation of knob-cam 2000.
  • the ribs 3220 from the base 3200 have continuous material with no gaps in between.
  • the ribs 3220 provide equidistant spacing between adjacent tiles and can be made in a plurality of colors, each color representing a different spacing distance between tiles. The remaining parts are as numbered and described in the foregoing.
  • FIG. 5b is a top elevational view of the hook-base portion 3000 having the seatings surfaces 3211 of the base 3200 as shown in FIG. 5a .
  • the remaining parts are as numbered and described in the foregoing.
  • FIG. 5c is a right side elevational view of the hook-base portion 3000 having the base 3200 shown in FIG. 5a .
  • the remaining parts are as numbered and described in the foregoing.
  • FIG. 6a is a perspective view of the hook-base portion 3000 having the base 3200 shown in FIG. 5a , for use with four tiles.
  • FIG. 6b is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the hook-base portion 3000 having the base 3200, for use with three tiles.
  • FIG. 6c is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the hook-base portion 3000 having the base 3200, for use with two tiles.
  • FIG. 7a is a front elevational view of the knob-cam portion 2000 of FIG. 1 , having an annular bottom surface 2350.
  • the cam 2120 is shown having respective engaging edge 2121 and uppermost edge 2127.
  • the knob-cam 2000 can be reused . The remaining parts are as numbered and described in the foregoing.
  • FIG. 7b is a top elevational view of the knob-cam portion 2000 of FIG. 7a .
  • the central key opening 2200 is shown having a central key hole 2210, a central key slot 2220 and two wing-shaped key slot ends 2221 and 2222.
  • the central key hole 2210 has a diameter sufficient to accommodate and guide during rotation the neck portions 3141 and 3142 of hook-base 3000.
  • the two wing-shaped slot ends 2221 and 2222 are sufficiently wide to accommodate passage of the entire width of the hook 3100 of the hook-base portion 3000.
  • FIG. 7c is a side elevational view of the knob-cam portion of FIG. 7a as viewed from the right of FIG. 7a .
  • FIG. 8a is a perspective view of the knob-cam portion 2000 of FIG. 1 showing a knurled portion 2330. The remaining parts are as described in the foregoing.
  • FIG. 8b is a perspective view of another embodiment of the knob-cam portion 2000, having a plurality of separated rib portions 2340 for ease of gripping and rotating. The remaining parts are as described in the foregoing.
  • FIG. 9a is a side elevational view of a further embodiment of a knob-cam portion 2000 of FIG. 1 , having an annular bottom surface 2350.
  • the cam 2120 is shown having respective engaging edge 2121 and uppermost edge 2127.
  • the knob-cam 2000 can be reused . The remaining parts are as numbered and described in the foregoing.
  • FIG. 9b is a top elevational view of the knob-cam portion 2000 of FIG. 9A , showing the cam 2110 and the cam 2120, together with the pairs of radial valleys 2115 and 2125.
  • the pairs of radial valleys facilitate seating and locking of the blade portions 3110 and 3120 during operation.
  • FIG. 9c is an enlarged frontal section of a portion of the cam 2120, showing a close-up view of the teethed stepped radial valleys 2125.
  • Each of the radial valleys 2125 has a generally scalloped shape, and includes the edges 2121 which prevents the blade portion 3110 and blade portion 3120 from unlocking itself; a valley portion 2124 which cooperates with the edge 2121 to prevent the blade portion 3110 and blade portion 3120 from unlocking itself; and a hill portion 2126 which allows a smooth transition to the next edge 2121 and provide residual force.
  • Each of the radial valleys 2125 has an axial pitch h1, measured vertically between two consecutive edges 2121, and a depth h1 a of the valley (which determines the key's sound pitch intensity during turning). Each of the radial valleys 2125 also has a total blade travel h1b from the bottom of a valley to the next edge 2121. Each of the radial valleys 2125 has a perimeter pitch p1 (e.g., a length p1), a distance p1 a between and edge 2121 and the bottom of a valley, and a hill p1 b which is a distance between the bottom of the valley to the next edge 2121, measured transversely. As seen in FIG.
  • the radial valley 2125 has a concave portion 2124 where the locking ramp of the valley is located and a convex portion 2126 which leads smoothly to the next edge 2121.
  • the cams have axial and frontal action, and the orientation of the edges 2121 from the teethed and stepped profile is in opposite direction from the tiles.
  • FIG. 9d is an enlarged section view of an assembly formed by a blade 3120 which looks like a V-Notch and the cam teethed and stepped profile 2122.
  • the tip edge 3122 and two adjacent sidewalls 3121 seats and engages with the locking valley portions 2124 wherein the edge 2121 and the locking ramp 2124 prevent the tip blades 3122 from unlocking themselves.
  • the tip 3122 slides upwardly along the hill portion 2126 which forms a smooth transition to the next edge 2121 whereupon the tip 3122 can slide into the next radial valley portion 2125.
  • this sharp and central V shape is very effective in engaging with the teethed stepped profile on cams.
  • the teeth have a radial pattern, i.e. are radially disposed, the blades 3110, 3120 have to engage in a substantially exactly radial manner, and this determines that the sharp blades tips 3122 will be substantially exactly in the middle of the radial valleys 2125 and 2115.
  • FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a further embodiment of a knob-cam portion 2000 which can be used in the device of FIG. 1 , wherein the cams 2110 and 2120 have smooth or textured surfaces instead of teethed and stepped surfaces.
  • FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a further embodiment of a knob-cam portion 2000 which can be used in the device of FIG. 1 , wherein the cams 2110 and 2120 have smooth or textured surfaces instead of teethed and stepped surfaces as well as a plurality of ribs 2340 for facilitating manual gripping and turning.
  • the frontal cams have specified surfaces. It is contemplated as being within the scope of the present invention that the frontal surfaces of helical cams can have any of: teethed and stepped surfaces; textured surfaces; or smooth surfaces. This includes teethed stepped surfaces as described above.
  • FIG. 12a is a frontal sectional view showing a base portion 3200, shown sliding into engagement from the side under the tile 4100 in the direction indicated by an arrow D2.
  • the tile 4100 is disposed on the adhesive 4200 which is covering the floor 4300.
  • FIG. 12b is an enlarged view of the chamfer 3212 portion.
  • the seating wall 3210 through the seating surface 3211 of the base 3200 is supporting a tile 4100.
  • the leading edge of the wall 3100 has the downward oriented chamfer 3212, wherein the chamfer 3212 assists in penetrating the adhesive A along with an arrow labeled D2 showing a direction of insertion or movement. That is, the chamfer 3212 in this process will push down the adhesive 4200 so as to help rub and clean the lower seating surface 4120 of tile 4100 from the adhesive 4200 in the location adjacent to the base 3200.
  • an arrow labeled D3 shows a direction in which the adhesive A is pushed down by the chamfer 3212, such that adhesive is cleaned from underneath the tile 4100, providing a clean supporting surface.

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