EP3374567A1

EP3374567A1 - Riding surface and method for constructing a riding surface

Info

Publication number: EP3374567A1
Application number: EP17840587.4A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Erfindernennung liegt noch nicht vor Die
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2017-01-31
Filing date: 2017-12-28
Publication date: 2018-09-19
Anticipated expiration: 2037-12-28
Also published as: ES2827480T3; CA3051716C; RU2019125972A; ZA201905091B; EP3763876A1; WO2018141321A1; US20220112667A1; DK3374567T4; AU2017396836A1; CA3051716A1; ES2827480T5; CN110214211A; EP3374567B2; ES2932303T3; US20190390414A1; JP7252124B2; DK3374567T3; JP2020505532A; EP3374567B1; RU2019125972A3

Abstract

The invention relates to a riding surface, having a stepping layer (1) and a mat (2) arranged between the ground and the stepping layer, drip tubes (3) for watering the stepping layer being embedded in the mat, preferably in grooves on the side of the mat facing the stepping layer.

Description

Riding ground and method for the construction of a riding ground

The present invention relates to a waterable riding floor and a method for its construction.

From practice, riding floors and systems for irrigating riding surfaces in a variety of forms both for the free riding arena and for the riding arena known. In particular, a variety of soils and systems are known, including with a so-called underfloor irrigation, which should ensure a uniform moisture penetration of the place. On the most grown soil drip pipes or hoses and above ground grid are designed to protect the drip hoses against damage by horse hooves. The soil grid is usually grid-shaped, so that the sand of the footing can be dewatered and possibly dehydrated. For this purpose, the soil grid is filled with sand and completely covered to form a footing. Due to the physical properties of the sand, in particular due to the capillary action of the sand particles, moisture is transported from the drip hoses up into the footing. By using such a riding surface with integrated humidification, the impact resistance is increased with the greatest possible elimination of the risk of slipping for the horse. Furthermore, the time is saved for a separate humidification of the soil. To loosen up the soil, the sand is regularly mixed with textile or fleece chaff.

A major problem of the riding floors known from practice is that the drip hoses are designed directly on the ground and not inconsiderable part of the amount of water does not moisten the footing, but rather seeps or runs into the ground. Furthermore, the recesses of the usually thick and open floor grid for loading and drainage of the riding floors are extremely large. Since the sand must be filled in addition to supplements of the footing in the soil grid, an extremely large amount of sand is required. In other words, the sand to be filled volume of the known soil grid is extremely large. This increases the necessary amount of sand. Another disadvantage of the known riding floors is their in their preparation quite complex structure, especially in large-scale design. In addition, the handling during storage, during construction and during transport designed of the riding ground - depending on the size or area - quite cumbersome. Another disadvantage is that in order to achieve a shock-absorbing floor or a suitable damping to protect the horses usually appropriate additives, for example in the form of textile or Vlieshäcksel are required, but inadequate alone.

The present invention is therefore an object of the invention to provide an equestrian, which ensures optimal irrigation and drainage with robust and simple construction with the greatest possible elimination of the risk of injury to the horse. In addition, an improved method for building a corresponding riding ground should be specified.

The above object is achieved with respect to the riding floor by the features of claim 1. Thereafter, the riding floor on a footing, arranged between the bottom and footing mat and drip hoses, wherein the drip hoses are embedded in the mat, preferably in grooves on the tread layer facing side of the mat.

With respect to the inventive method, the underlying object is achieved by the features of claim 13, namely the fact that the drip tubes in the mat, preferably in grooves on the side facing the bottom layer of the mat are preferably embedded on site.

In accordance with the invention it has been recognized that it is of particular advantage not to arrange the drip tubes on the ground and protect by their complex and voluminous soil grid in their structure, which in turn to fill and cover the soil grid with a large volume of sand and damping Additives must be filled. On the contrary, the invention takes a completely different route, namely, a mat is laid directly or indirectly on the floor and arranged the drip tubes on the side facing the footing of the mat. Specifically, the drip hoses may be embedded in grooves on the side of the mat facing the tread layer. Through the grooves, the drip hoses are firmly placed on the mat and largely protected from damage and at the same time avoid unwanted seeping of the water reaching from the drip hoses. The Drip hoses can be assigned to the mat, for example. By press fit. It may be necessary to embed the drip hoses by kick or light hammer blow in the mat or pinched. Also, a locking mechanism and / or nut and / or spring-like characteristics are conceivable. The footing thus lies directly or indirectly on the mat and the drip hoses. As a result, an extremely thin riding floor and yet a robust structure can be realized. The required volume of the footing can be reduced to a minimum. Also a possible risk of injury due to deep recesses of floor grids is eliminated. The drip hoses have a fixed position due to the embedding in the grooves of the mat and can not easily slip during the construction of the riding floor or over time. Another advantage is that due to the simple structure, in particular due to the predefined embedding of the drip hoses, the construction of the riding floor can be done without special expertise.

Consequently, with the riding floor according to the invention and with the method for constructing a riding floor according to the invention a possibility is given, with robust and simple construction with the greatest possible elimination of the risk of injury to the horse ensures optimal irrigation and drainage.

Advantageously, the mat is at least partially made of a water-permeable and / or soft and / or damping material. Particularly well suited for this PU foam rubber, which is preferably pressed under heat and / or baked. Also conceivable is the use of rubber granules, especially from recycled car tires. The mat can be constructed as solid as possible or have a grid structure. The formation of the mat of a soft or damping material is particularly healthy or gentle for horses and can spare the addition of soft additives in the sand. A certain water permeability prevents water from accumulating and too much wetness of the riding ground. In a largely self-contained mat, the unwanted seepage of serving for humidification water is avoided, or at least reduced. Alternatively or additionally, the mat is at least partially made of a solid material, preferably made of PVC. This ensures increased stability and increased protection of the drip hoses. Furthermore, the use of a solid material has the advantage of a certain pressure distribution. It is conceivable that the mat is at least partially made of water-impermeable material, especially in the region of the grooves in order to avoid accidental seepage of the exiting the drip hoses water as far as possible. The mat can be made extremely thin, namely just so thick that a protection and possibly a pressure distribution is ensured. Depending on the material and method of manufacture of the mat, it is advantageous for storage, transport and handling when the mat is available as a roll product. Furthermore, it is conceivable that individual mat elements can be plugged together on site and / or extended as desired. Thus, the riding floor can be extended to any area, namely by juxtaposing several mats and possibly intermediate mats. For this purpose, connecting regions for connecting in each case a further mat could be formed at the ends of the mat. A simple juxtaposition and / or overlapping multiple mats is also conceivable. An external mat could be customized by cutting. Even a thickness of the mat of 25 mm to 30 mm is sufficient to embed the drip hoses in the mat and to form a stable and cushioning basis for the footing. Extremely high floor structures, as they are known from practice in the construction of riding floors with floor grids, can be omitted.

It is further advantageous if the grooves are milled in the mat and / or in particular produced by injection molding during production of the mat. The width and depth of the grooves can be adapted to the hoses used. Preferably, the grooves for embedding the drip hoses at regular intervals and parallel to each other. Distances of 30 cm between the drip hoses are conceivable.

In particular, in the case of water-permeable mats, part of the water emerging from the drip hoses may seep through the mat and remains unused for irrigation. To avoid this, in a further advantageous manner, at least the surface of the grooves oriented toward the footing layer is largely impermeable to water, in particular with one coated waterproof material and / or the grooves formed in a water-impermeable mat or at least a water-impermeable region of the mat. In a particularly advantageous manner, the mat at certain intervals passages, preferably holes, which allow penetration of water and / or largely avoid penetration of larger amounts of sand and other particles. As a result, drainage can be ensured, for example, during heavy rainfalls, without losing water, which comes from the drip hoses. At the same time, virtually no sand from the footing will seep under the mat in an ideal way. Conceivable is a round and / or square configuration of the passages. It is conceivable that the passages are arranged linearly and parallel to the grooves and have a certain distance from the grooves, so that the water reaching from the drip tubes at least largely does not seep through the passages.

To avoid slipping of the sand of the footing, it is particularly advantageous if the mat at least on its side facing the footing has a structure, in particular a network or lattice structure. In addition, a corresponding structure of the surface of the mat can again prevent the water emerging from the drip hoses from seeping through the passages, for example by the grooves and the passages being arranged in different depressions or at least partially separated from one another by elevations of a structure. It is important here that the water coming from the drip hoses does not again seep directly over the passages, but instead gets into the footing layer. The passages are intended to prevent an excessive amount of water from being present in the footing and to drain them below the release layer. In a further advantageous manner, the dripping tubes, which are preferably made of plastic, have valves and / or membranes which are oriented toward the footing layer for irrigating the footbed. These are thus oriented in the embedded state of the pedal tubes upwards. As a result, an ideal transport of moisture to the footing is feasible. Conceivable is a diameter of Drip tubes of 16 mm. The drip hoses are preferably arranged at regular intervals, for example parallel to one another.

For increased stabilization and increased protection of the pedal tubes, as well as for pressure distribution, it is conceivable to arrange between the mat and the footing a preferably made of PVC intermediate mat and / or an intermediate net. An intermediate mat or an intermediate web can advantageously have passageways, preferably holes, at specific intervals. These passages may allow water to pass from the drip tubes to the footing layer but avoid penetration of larger quantities of sand and other particles from the footing to below the interlayer. An optimal distance for watering the footing between the individual passages and possibly membranes of a mat is 10 cm. In order to prevent slippage of the sand of the footing, it is conceivable that the intermediate mat has a structure, in particular a mesh or lattice structure, at least on its side facing the footing layer. The intermediate mat can be made extremely thin, namely just so thick that a protection and possibly a pressure distribution is ensured. Furthermore, it is conceivable that the mat is arranged directly or indirectly on grown soil and / or drainage, in particular gravel. Despite its small thickness, the mat can be made so robust that it can withstand even coarse ground, even offsetting certain unevenness in the floor.

Furthermore, it is conceivable that the mat is arranged on grown soil and / or drainage, in particular gravel. Despite its small thickness, the mat can be made so robust that it can withstand even coarse ground, even offsetting certain unevenness in the floor.

The footing advantageously consists essentially of sand and aggregates, in particular of geotextile, and is directly or indirectly on the mat and the drip hoses on. Filling and covering a volume-rich soil grid is not required here. The tread layer advantageously has a thickness of 10 to 12 cm in order to optimally moisturize the footing and a reduced risk of injury to horse and rider.

Furthermore, it is conceivable that below the mat a protective mat is arranged, which is made of a water-permeable and / or soft and / or damping material. Particularly well suited for this PU foam rubber, which is preferably pressed and / or baked under the action of heat. Also conceivable is the use of rubber granules, especially from recycled car tires. The protective mat can be constructed as solid as possible or have a lattice structure. The formation of the protective mat made of a soft or dampening material is particularly healthy or gentle for horses and can save the addition of soft additives in the sand to a certain extent again. According to constitutional law, it is conceivable that moisture sensors / sensors, which measure the moisture of the footing layer, are integrated in the riding floor, in particular in the footing layer. A controller may control the amount and / or time of water delivery via the drip hoses. The riding floor according to the invention and the method according to the invention for constructing such a riding ground is suitable for all areas of application, including riding arenas, outdoor riding arenas and racetracks. Even excessive curves, such as in racetracks can be realized with the riding floor according to the invention and the method according to the invention.

There are now various possibilities for designing and developing the teaching of the present invention in an advantageous manner. For this purpose, on the one hand to the claim 1 subordinate claims and on the other hand to refer to the following explanation of two preferred embodiments of the invention with reference to the drawings. In conjunction with the explanation of the preferred embodiments of the invention with reference to the drawings, also generally preferred embodiments and developments of the teaching are explained. In the drawing shows 1 is a schematic view of a first embodiment of the invention

Structure of a riding floor according to the invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view of a second embodiment of the

Structure of a riding floor according to the invention,

Fig. 3 is an exploded view of the subject matter of Fig. 2 and

4 is a plan view of the mat of Figures 2 and 3.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic view of a first embodiment of the structure of a riding floor according to the invention, with a footing 1, a mat between the bottom and bottom layer 1 arranged mat 2, here called lower mat 2, and drip tubes 3, in grooves 4 of the footing facing side of the lower mat 2 are embedded.

The lower mat 2 is made of a water-permeable, soft and cushioning material, namely made of PU foam rubber. The dampening property of the mat 2 is especially beneficial for the horses moving on the riding floor. Conceivable here is the production of the lower mat 2 from a rubber granules of recycled car tires. The lower mat 2 can be provided as a roll product, wherein the individual runways of the lower mat 2 can be joined together and expanded as desired. The thickness of the lower mat 2 is approximately 25 to 30 mm. It is on a not shown in FIG. 1, preferably grown soil and / or drainage, eg. Gravel, can be arranged. The water permeability of the lower mat 2, an optimal drainage of excess water can be realized. The soft yet sturdy material of the lower mat 2 provides an ideal base for the riding floor, even on coarser ground.

The drip hoses 3 are made of plastic and have at regular intervals for irrigation of the bottom floor to the bottom layer-oriented valves 5. The drip hoses may have a diameter of 16 mm and are embedded in parallel tracks in the lower mat 2. Above the lower mat 2 and the drip tubes 3, an intermediate mat 6 made of PVC is arranged to stabilize and protect the drip tubes 3 and to distribute the pressure between the lower mat 2 and the footing layer 1. The intermediate mat 6 has a plurality of holes 7 arranged at a distance of 10 cm from one another. These holes 7 allow penetration of water from below the intermediate mat 6 to the footing 1, but avoid penetration of larger amounts of sand and other particles from the footing 1 to below the intermediate mat 6. On the side facing the footing 1 of the intermediate mat 6 points the intermediate mat 6 a lattice structure, which avoids slipping of the footing. Instead of an intermediate mat 6 and an intermediate network is conceivable.

The footing 1 consists essentially of sand and aggregates, namely geotextile and rests on the intermediate mat 6. It has a thickness of 10 to 12 cm.

2, 3 and 4 each show in a schematic view a second embodiment of a riding floor according to the invention, with a footing 1 and a mat arranged between bottom 8 and bottom layer 1 mat 2 in the sense of a separating mat, wherein in grooves 4 on the footing 1 facing Side of the mat 2 drip hoses 3 are embedded for irrigation of the footing 1.

The mat 2 is made of a solid material, namely made of PVC and assembled from individual mat elements 2. The grooves 4 on the side facing the footing 1 of the mat 2 are milled into the mat 2 and have a width and a depth of 18 mm. The grooves 4 and thus the drip tubes 3 are arranged in parallel and at equal distances from each other. Between the drip hoses 3 are square and parallel to the drip hoses 3 square holes 7 are provided, which allow penetration of water and avoid penetration of larger amounts of sand and other particles as far as possible. The holes 7 are just dimensioned so large that infiltrate unwanted amounts of water in the footing, for example. in heavy rainfall, but not the amount of water passing from the pedal tubes 3 for irrigating the footing.

The mat 2 has on its side facing the footing 1 a lattice structure, which contributes to a stability of the mat 2 on the one hand and on the other hand prevents unwanted manner from the treads 3 water seeping through the holes 7. In other words, the regions of the drip hoses 3 and those of the holes 7 are separated from one another at least by a grid structure.

The drip hoses 3 are made of plastic and have at regular intervals for irrigation of the footing 1 to the footing 1 out oriented valves 5. The drip hoses are dimensioned so that they can be embedded or clamped in an ideal manner in the grooves.

The mat 2 is arranged on a grown bottom 8, namely gravel. Due to the water permeability of the mat 2, an optimal outflow of excess water can be realized. The footing 1 consists essentially of sand and aggregates, namely geotextile and rests on the mat 2. It has a thickness of 10 to 12 cm.

With regard to further advantageous embodiments of the riding floor according to the invention and the method for the construction of a riding floor reference is made to avoid repetition to the general part of the specification and to the appended claims.

Finally, it should be expressly understood that the above-described embodiments of the riding floor according to the invention and the method for the construction of a riding floor only serve to discuss the claimed teaching, but do not limit these to the embodiments. LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1 footing

2 (lower) mat

3 drip hoses

4 grooves

5 valves

6 intermediate mat

7 holes

8 soil / gravel

Claims

1. equestrian, with a footing (1) and between the bottom and footing (1) arranged mat (2), wherein in the mat (2), preferably in

Grooves (4) are embedded on the side of the mat (2) facing the footing layer (1), dripping tubes (3) for irrigating the footing layer.

2. Riding floor according to claim 1, characterized in that the mat (2) at least partially made of a water-permeable and / or soft and / or damping material, preferably made of PU foam rubber and / or rubber granules, in particular from recycled car tires, and / or made of a solid material, preferably made of PVC.

3. Riding floor according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the mat (2) is available as a roll and / or individual mat elements (2) are plugged together.

4. Riding surface according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the grooves (4) are milled into the mat (2) and / or in production of the mat (2) are made in particular injection molding technology.

5. riding according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the grooves (4) are largely impermeable to water, in particular coated with a water-impermeable material and / or the grooves are formed in a waterproof material.

6. Riding floor according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the mat (2) passages, preferably holes (7), which allow penetration of water and / or largely avoid penetration of larger amounts of sand and other particles.

7. Riding floor according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the mat (2) at least on its the footing (1) side facing a structure, in particular a mesh or lattice structure having.

8. Riding floor according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the preferably made of plastic drip tubes (3) to the footing (1) oriented towards valves and / or membrane (5) for the water outlet.

9. Riding floor according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that for stabilization and protection of the drip hoses (3) and / or pressure distribution between the mat (2) and the footing (1), preferably made of PVC intermediate mat (6 ) and / or an intermediate network is arranged.

10. Riding floor according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the riding floor, in particular the mat (2), on grown soil (8) and / or drainage, in particular ballast (8), can be arranged.

1 1. Riding floor according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the footing (1) consists essentially of sand and aggregates in particular of geotextile and rests directly or indirectly on the mat (2) and the drip hoses (3).

12. Riding floor according to one of claims 1 to 1 1, characterized in that below the mat (2) a protective mat is arranged, which consists of a water-permeable and / or soft and / or damping material, preferably of PU foam rubber and / or rubber Granules, in particular from recycled car tires.

13. A method for constructing a riding ground according to one of claims 1 to 12, comprising a footing (1), between the bottom and footing (1) arranged mat (2) and drip tubes (3), wherein the drip tubes (3) in the mat (2), preferably in grooves (4) on the side facing the footing (1) side of the mat (2) are embedded.