FI120009B - Flooring system - Google Patents

Description

FLOORING SYSTEM

The invention relates to a coating system for coating floors or other surfaces by means of surface elements, such as tiles, which comprises positioning said surface elements on a surface intended to produce desired patterns on the surface using guide means and means for securing them.

Various tiles, such as stone tiles, mosaic tiles and molded or extruded tiles, are known in the art as floor coverings such that they are regularly laid and locked to the substrate by tile adhesive or mortar. In known solutions, the tiles are installed several millimeters apart. The seam is finally filled.

With the solution described above, the tile patterns have to be formed by the layouts of tiles of different colors or sizes, whereby in these layouts the tiles often have to be cut, and especially in these layouts it is difficult to maintain a constant seam width and seam thickness throughout the area. Also, the tile material in these should usually be the same material only when the color varies. It is hardly possible to create patterns on the floor using a variety of materials, due to the filling of the seams and the tile 20 being fixed to the substrate, whereby mutual movements due to differences in thermal expansion cannot be allowed to occur.

Further, EP 0277867 A1 discloses a first tiling cassette having an apertured plate in which apertures of corresponding size are placed in the apertures to form tile supports. The frame is removed and replaced by another tile cassette with tile guides with raised platforms. The tiling is done according to these and the frame is removed.

From FR 2415702 A1, various angular fires 30 and 30 are known which control the positioning of the tiles. The corner blocks do not ensure that the tiles remain in place, but merely position them for gluing. These are the remaining tiles that are part of the mosaic pattern of the tiling.

WO 2004057131 discloses a surface coating system with adjoining surfaces

JP 2006233426 A1, DE 102006003515 AI and FR 2555629 A1 disclose surface coating systems in which spaces for lighting, heating cables or other cables are left under tile or in spaces.

the elements are joined together by a tongue and groove joint.

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In order to provide an improved pattern of the tiled floors described above and to expand the use of different materials in connection with stone or other pressed tiles, the present system has provided a considerable improvement over the prior art. The system of the invention is characterized in that the system comprises a cassette having a cassette bottom, a frame element guiding and mounting surface elements mounted on the cassette base, the corners of said frame being adapted to form an aperture which can be mounted in the shape of an aperture and a fitted locking piece when the cassettes are left in the system.

An advantage of the system according to the invention is that the floor is installed easily and correctly, while maintaining straight lines, since the surface elements are mounted on cassettes which determine the flow of the lines and always position the following surface elements in the correct position.

The use of different materials is natural, since the cassette frames are not made of stone. As a result, frames produce different color renditions in a very different way than conventional alternating tiles. Underfloor heating can be installed, for example, on the bottom of each cassette and different lighting possibilities through the floor are also possible. When the cassettes are connected to each other by a tongue and groove joint, any cassette can be disassembled and reinstalled. You can also start installing cartridges anywhere on the floor.

The invention will now be explained in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 shows a top view of a flooring solution according to the invention. Figure 2 is a sectional view taken along line Π-II in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken along line ΠΙ-ΠΙ in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a sectional view of a locking piece.

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Figure 5 shows a heating resistor located at the bottom of the cartridge.

Figure 6 is a top view of a cassette.

Figures 6a-c show a locking piece in different directions.

Fig. 7 is a side view of the cassette of Fig. 6.

Figure 1 shows an embodiment of a floor covering system according to the invention as a floor covering using a cassette system. The cassette frames 2 are positioned around each plate 1. The material of the cassette frames 2 may be wood, plastic, metal or various combinations thereof. Between adjacent cassette frames there is, for example, a tongue and groove joint 6 as shown in Figure 2. The corners of the cassette frames 2 form a rectangular aperture with a locking piece 4 disposed in the aperture. The tiles 1 are then also in place. For example, a colorless sealing compound can be extruded into each seam after installation. 5οί 5 frame frame is its own cassette, whereby one tile 1 is mounted on it, as shown in section 1, or, for example, a selected tile collection consisting of smaller tiles filling the space of frame 2. The system of the invention enables the space of the frame to be filled with any selection and placement and decoration of the coating materials.

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Figure 2 shows a section along line II - Π, with the cassette bottoms 3 underneath the tiling showing the bottom. The soles 3 are rectangular and slightly slab 1 larger and preferably have beveled corners as shown in Figure 5. An advantageous size for the bottom 3 is such that, in their orientation, there is a gap 5 between them in all directions, for example 8 mm. In this 25 gap 5, electric cables can be routed if lighting or heating is followed on the floor. The bottom 3 of the cassette may be a separate plate, but preferably it is integral with the frame 2 being of the same material or when the frame is of different material, it is pre-attached to the bottom 3 of the cassette so that the cassette is ready for installation.

Fig. 3 shows a section along the line ΙΠ - jolloin, whereby the locking piece 4 is accurately fitted both between the cassette bases 3 and between the cassette cassette frames 2. The locking piece 4 is inserted last by pressing down on the recess. A cassette comprising a base 3 and a frame 2 is placed on a substrate such as a base mat used in connection with parquet. The stone slabs 1 may also be glued to the bottom of the cassette 3, if necessary. The frames 2 may also be glued to the base plate 3. The locking piece 4 may be in the form of a rectangle, a circular shape or a regular polygon. Preferably, the cassette solution comprises a ready-to-install base 3, a frame 2, a heating cable 9 and a tile 1 or a tile assembly 5 filling the middle section. The luminaire 7 may also be provided in the cassette if required.

Fig. 4 shows a locking piece 4 to which a lamp 7 is connected. Underneath the locking piece 4, a space 8 for electrical connections is formed by shaping the piece.

Fig. 5 shows the bottom 3 of the cassette, the dashed lines 1 of the cassette on it and the heating cable 9 in the groove in the surface of the bottom 3. Electricity is wired from the locking piece 4 to the next locking piece in the gap 5 between the soles 3 of Figure 2. 15

Fig. 6 shows a frame 2 attached to the bottom of the cassette, a heating resistor 9 in the grooves in the bottom and the ends of the cable 9 coming out from one corner. The base 3 extends beyond the corners of the frame 2 and forms a visible protrusion. Holes 10 and 11 are drilled in these projections. The hole 10 is e.g. for mounting the base plate 3 to the wall. The hole 11, in turn, was locked-20 by the pin 16 at the corresponding point in the Pispala 4. The locking piece 4 has pins on each of the four edges, so that it locks the bottom of the cassettes 3 closely together, as well as the frame 2. Various tile arrangements can be placed inside the frame 2, e.g.

The side view of Figure 7 shows in more detail the holes 13 for the cable outlet 9. Also, the tongues of the frame 2 can be all females, whereby a tongue-and-groove tab 19 is mounted on the tongue and groove joint. Once the locking piece 4 has been removed, the flexible tongue tab 19 can be pulled out. The material of the frame 2 is suitable for wood, metal, plastic or the like. The locking member 4 is made of, for example, wood, stone, metal, translucent material.

Claims (8)

A floor or other surface covering system 5 formed by means of surface elements, such as tiles (1), comprising the positioning of surface elements (1) on a surface intended to produce desired patterns on the surface using frames (2) and securing means (4). wherein the rigid system comprises a cassette comprising a cassette base (3), a frame (2) for guiding the mounting and retention of surface elements to be mounted on or integrated with the cassette base (3), wherein the corners of said frame (2) fitted with corners of other cassette frames (2) to form an aperture in which a sweat piece (4) adapted to the shape and size of the aperture can be mounted when the cassettes are left in place in the rigid system. Coating system according to Claim 1, characterized in that the bottom (3) of the cassette 1S is larger than the space defined by the inner edge of the frame (2). Coating system according to Claim 1, characterized in that the outer edge of the frame (2) has a jointing structure with an adjacent frame (2). Coating system according to claim 1, characterized in that the locking piece (4) is symmetrical, either circular, rectangular or polygonal. Coating system according to Claim 1, characterized in that a luminaire (7) is arranged on the locking piece (4) or on the bottom (3) of the cassette. 25 Coating system according to Claim 1, characterized in that a heating cable (9) is provided on the bottom (3) of the cartridge. Coating system according to Claim 1, characterized in that the necessary electrical connections are provided on the underside of the locking piece (4) or in the space below it (8). Coating system according to Claim 1, characterized in that a space (5) for cables is provided between the cassette bottoms (3).