EP4405539B1 - Tile levelling device - Google Patents

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EP4405539B1
EP4405539B1 EP22777717.4A EP22777717A EP4405539B1 EP 4405539 B1 EP4405539 B1 EP 4405539B1 EP 22777717 A EP22777717 A EP 22777717A EP 4405539 B1 EP4405539 B1 EP 4405539B1
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Zeno Cipriani
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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
    • 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
    • E04F15/02022—Construction of joints, e.g. dividing strips with means for aligning the outer surfaces of the flooring elements
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F21/00—Implements for finishing work on buildings
    • E04F21/20—Implements for finishing work on buildings for laying flooring
    • E04F21/22—Implements for finishing work on buildings for laying flooring of single elements, e.g. flooring cramps ; flexible webs

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  • the invention relates to a tile levelling device used on a surface to level at least two adjacent tiles.
  • the said device is of the type comprising a support designed to be positioned between at least two adjacent tiles and which, in addition to fulfilling a spacing function, is also equipped with a base envisaged to be placed under the two tiles and an elongated body or rod, which extends vertically from the base in a perpendicular manner thereto.
  • the body has an elongated or stem form and is equipped with gripping means which form a coaxial connection, by means of a thread, with a pressure body.
  • the said body is endowed with a lower edge endowed with a flat support surface intended to operate through contact with parts of the upper surfaces of at least two adjacent tiles.
  • the task of the said flat support surface which is arranged perpendicular to the central axis of the pressure body, is to perform the levelling, i.e. aligning the upper flat surfaces of the two or more adjacent tiles lying in the same plane when the said support surface is pushed against the upper surfaces of the adjacent tiles, exploiting the counteraction applied by the base to the lower surfaces of the said tiles.
  • This operation is performed using the screw connection, whereby the pressure body is screwed onto the thread with which the elongated body or rod is equipped, with the result that the support surface of the pressure body ends up in contact and pushing against the flat upper surfaces of adjacent tiles.
  • EP3567183A1 discloses a device according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the main object of the present invention is to further speed up the entire levelling operation which, according to prior art, is strongly conditioned by the lengthy screwing and unscrewing times.
  • 1 denotes the individual tiles used to make a floor.
  • the tiles 1 are laid on a surface with a layer of glue 2 interposed therebetween.
  • each levelling device is used to act between at least two adjacent tiles 1 and comprises a support which is designed to be inserted between at least two adjacent tiles 1 and is endowed with a base 5, which is positioned under the two adjacent tiles and embedded in the layer of glue 2.
  • Part of the support is an elongated body or rod 4 which extends orthogonally from the base 5 and is equipped with means for the gripping thereof from the outside, which essentially consist of an external thread 40.
  • the external thread 40 is featured and sized so that a pressure body 3 couples therewith in a removable manner by means of a tapped hole 33 with which the said pressure body is endowed.
  • the pressure body 3 has a lower edge 30 which is in turn provided with a flat support surface 31 intended to operate in contact with at least part of the upper surfaces of the adjacent tiles 1, either with or without a scratch guard plate interposed therebetween.
  • the support surface 31 is arranged perpendicular to the central axis of the pressure body 3, which is overall axially symmetric.
  • the pressure body 3 may be coaxially coupled to an external rotating member 7 designed to be driven by an external screwing tool 10 whose task is to generate, on command, the rotation thereof in both directions.
  • the pressure body 3 may be coaxially coupled to the external rotating member 7 by means of a coupling achieved by magnetic attraction.
  • the external rotating member 7 is, in turn, equipped with a tang 9 for coupling with the external screwing tool 10.
  • the pressure body 3 is cylindrical overall and is equipped with protruding ribs 35 on part of the external surface thereof. It is also equipped with an annular insert 32, made of a ferrous or ferromagnetic material, arranged integrally therewith and coaxially on part of the side walls thereof.
  • the external rotating member 7 have an axially symmetrical bell shape, shaped to accommodate - perfectly centred therewithin - at least part of the upper portion of the pressure body (3), and comprises, integrally coupled with at least part of the internal surface thereof, at least one insert consisting of a magnet 8 configured in an annular shape.
  • the task of the magnet 8 is to provide magnetic attraction to attract the annular insert made of a ferromagnetic material 32 with which the single pressure body 3 is equipped
  • the mutual arrangement of the materials used to provide the magnetic attraction between the pressure body 3 and the external rotating member 7 may be swapped and therefore a magnet may be coupled with the pressure body 3 instead of the ferromagnetic material and the external rotating member 7 may be coupled with a ring made of ferromagnetic material or the like instead of the magnet 8.
  • the elongated body 4 is positioned in a vertical arrangement, so that the base 5 thereof is inserted into the layer of glue 2 underneath the edge of the said tile. A new tile 1 is then laid alongside the previous one. The lower part of the elongated body 4 keeps the edge of the new tile away from the edge of the tile laid previously.
  • the tile layer then acts by preparing the assembly consisting of the pressure body 3 magnetically constrained to an external rotating member 7 and then coupling the tang 9 with a screwing tool 10. Activation of the screwing tool 10 screws the pressure body 3 onto the external thread 40 of the elongated body or rod 4 until the lower supporting surface 31 is forced to operate through contact with the upper surfaces of the two tiles 1.
  • the action just described is the result of the pressure applied by the pressure body 3 to the upper surfaces of the tiles 1 through the counteraction applied by the base 5 to the lower surfaces of the said tiles 1.
  • the elongated body 4 may be broken - by hammering the pressure body (3 (step 7)) - and detached therefore from the base 5, which remains in position under the adjacent tiles 1.
  • Unscrewing can be performed quickly using the same screwing tool 10 (see steps 8 and 9).
  • the magnetic attraction exerted between the magnet 8 fixed to the external rotating member 7 and the annular insert 32 made of ferromagnetic material makes the pressure body 3 integral with the said external rotating member 7, thereby ensuring easy manoeuvrability of the assembly which is further increased by the possibility of use thereof in conjunction with a screwing tool.

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IT102021000024488A IT202100024488A1 (it) 2021-09-23 2021-09-23 Dispositivo livellatore per piastrelle
PCT/IB2022/058570 WO2023047242A1 (en) 2021-09-23 2022-09-12 Tile levelling device

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CA (1) CA3232570A1 (pl)
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IT202300016470A1 (it) * 2023-08-02 2025-02-02 Dakota Group S A S Di Zeno Cipriani & C Dispositivo livellatore-spaziatore per piastrelle lastre o simili
EP4644638A1 (en) 2024-04-30 2025-11-05 7C Srl Leveling device for laying tiles

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EP2549030A2 (en) * 2011-07-19 2013-01-23 Brunoplast di Eleuteri Bruno A device for correct laying of floor tiles
WO2014045381A1 (ja) * 2012-09-20 2014-03-27 有限会社オーパーツ 固定装置及び固定装置を用いた施工方法
EP2966238A1 (en) * 2014-07-11 2016-01-13 FI.R.P. di Fiorese M. e C. s.n.c. Positioning system for covering elements
US9279259B1 (en) * 2015-05-21 2016-03-08 William P. Russo Tile lippage removal system
US20170044779A1 (en) * 2015-08-13 2017-02-16 Ching-Tien Teng Tile Leveler
WO2018172802A1 (en) * 2017-03-22 2018-09-27 Krizmanic Davor A device for laying and leveling ceramic tiles or any other plate-like materials on a flat surface
EP3524751A1 (en) * 2018-02-12 2019-08-14 Solidor Rubber&Products BVBA Levelling system
EP3533951A1 (en) * 2018-03-01 2019-09-04 Ghelfi S.r.l. A knob couplable to a spacer-leveller of tiles for laying the tiles on flat surfaces
WO2021071456A1 (en) * 2019-10-08 2021-04-15 Sevinc Murat Leveling tool for building coating materials
WO2021220232A1 (en) * 2020-04-30 2021-11-04 Dakota Group S.A.S. Di Zeno Cipriani & C. Leveler for tiles
EP4008852A1 (en) * 2020-12-04 2022-06-08 Raimondi S.p.A. Supporting device for laying tiles

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DE102011051428A1 (de) * 2010-08-16 2012-02-16 Fliesenwerkstatt Marton Gmbh Verlegehilfe für dünnschichtige Großformatplatten als Boden- oder Wandbedeckung
EP2549030A2 (en) * 2011-07-19 2013-01-23 Brunoplast di Eleuteri Bruno A device for correct laying of floor tiles
WO2014045381A1 (ja) * 2012-09-20 2014-03-27 有限会社オーパーツ 固定装置及び固定装置を用いた施工方法
EP2966238A1 (en) * 2014-07-11 2016-01-13 FI.R.P. di Fiorese M. e C. s.n.c. Positioning system for covering elements
US9279259B1 (en) * 2015-05-21 2016-03-08 William P. Russo Tile lippage removal system
US20170044779A1 (en) * 2015-08-13 2017-02-16 Ching-Tien Teng Tile Leveler
WO2018172802A1 (en) * 2017-03-22 2018-09-27 Krizmanic Davor A device for laying and leveling ceramic tiles or any other plate-like materials on a flat surface
EP3524751A1 (en) * 2018-02-12 2019-08-14 Solidor Rubber&Products BVBA Levelling system
EP3533951A1 (en) * 2018-03-01 2019-09-04 Ghelfi S.r.l. A knob couplable to a spacer-leveller of tiles for laying the tiles on flat surfaces
WO2021071456A1 (en) * 2019-10-08 2021-04-15 Sevinc Murat Leveling tool for building coating materials
WO2021220232A1 (en) * 2020-04-30 2021-11-04 Dakota Group S.A.S. Di Zeno Cipriani & C. Leveler for tiles
EP4008852A1 (en) * 2020-12-04 2022-06-08 Raimondi S.p.A. Supporting device for laying tiles

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