GB2478962A - Reflective thermal and acoustic sheet insulating barrier material, for underlay, floor coverings, walls and loft insulation - Google Patents
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Abstract
The insulation includes an aluminium foil or metallised polyester film, laminated or bonded to another material. Preferably the other material comprises non-woven (needled or stitch bonded) fabric comprising wool and recycled fibres, or cross-linked polyolefin. Preferred insulation includes outer layers of recycled rubber crumb or latex, embossed polyester or polypropylene foam, creep resistant fabric, or reflective material, optionally treated with anti-fungal agents. The insulation may include trapped air. The insulation can be placed beneath carpets, linoleum or hard wood floors. It could also be used as a wall or loft thermal and acoustic insulator, or as an electrostatic discharge material.
Description
Therma-Float Reflective Thermal/Vapour/Acoustic Underlay Insulation Barrier for Floor Coverings and for Wall and Loft Insulation.
Patent Application
Description
The present invention relates to articles offering reflective thermally insulating properties, particularly from sheet materials made from non-woven and felt substrates (predominantly nonwoven) that are backed with crumb rubber or closed cell foam (such as polyethylene or crumb or latex rubber, that may also have on one or both sides covered with a reflective surface, as well as woven, knitted and non-woven substrates or a combination of each, consisting of yarns, filaments or fibres that are either glass or polypropylene or a combination of fibres that may also have thermo-plastic properties, which are also covered or coated with a reflective surface to produce energy efficient articles for conserving warmth, that act as a thermal insulation barrier to prevent heat energy escaping through a floor covering by radiation, conduction or convection, as well as providing acoustic insulation.
These substrates can also be a combination of an open or a closed-cell foam, latex or crumb-rubber, non-woven or felt underlay product that have on one side a woven or knitted or non-woven substrate that acts as a backing, a metallised polyester or aluminium foil is sandwiched or where the underlay or primary has been sprayed or coated with reflective metallised particles or paint or pigment.
The concept of the invention is to produce a reflective thermal insulation barrier in floor coverings and for use in conjunction with other flooring systems such as wood (parquet), vinyl, cushion, carpets and rugs (woven, tufted or non-woven), carpet tiles, ceramic tiles, flocked substrates or bricks, by incorporating a reflective surface that reflects more than 80% of total radiation that passes in and through a floor-covering to the area/ground or medium beneath it. The substrate will also act as a vapour barrier. With this invention, it is possible to conserve heat energy within a room or area by creating this form of insulation barrier between the ground or area under the floor-covering, or substrate under the floor covering, and the air in the space above the floor covering, i.e. the room.
This reflective thermal insulation barrier can, in accordance with this invention, be a foam, crumb or latex -rubber or non-woven felt, and has either one or both sides laminated or covered with a reflective surface that may be a metallised polyester or aluminium foil or that may have been sprayed/coated with a highly reflective paint or similar product offering high reflective properties. This underlay, therefore, offers substantial advantages in thermal insulation as the underlay acts as an insulation medium against convection and conduction, whilst the reflective surface also acts as a means of reflecting radiation back into the room, instead of the heat/radiation penetrating and being lost through the floor-covering and through the underlay.
The invention also refers to the underlay being coated/covered on both sides. This is in order that the cold and moisture from the ground or base material under the floor covering (e.g. concrete or bitumen) is reflected back into the ground to prevent the cold coming through the underlay and/or the floor-covering. The reflective surface, therefore, also acts as a moisture and vapour barrier. Uses:
Aircraft, stadiums, cars, buses, houses, hotels, offices, hospitals.
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- Reflective Thermal and Acoustic Sheet Insulating Barrier Material used for Underlay, Wall and Loft Insulation Patent Application CLAIMS: 1. An article fabricated substantially of a base sheet material with a second layer of either a metallised polyester film of aluminium foil surface laminated or bonded to it on one or both sides, where the combined material is used as an under floor thermal insulation layer.
- 2. An article as in Claim 1, but where the sheet material comprises of wool fibres.
- 3. An article as in Claim 1 & 2 but where the sheet material comprises of wool fibres as well as other fibres.
- 4. An article in any preceding claim where the sheet material consists of recycled fibres.
- 5. An article in any preceding Claim where the sheet material consists of one layer.
- 6. An article in any preceding Claim where the sheet material consists of more than one layer.
- 7. An article in any preceding Claim where the sheet material consists of nominally 3 layers.
- 8. An article in any preceding Claim where the sheet material consists of nominally 4 layers.
- 9. An article in any preceding Claim where the sheet material consists of nominally 5 layers.
- 10. An article in any preceding Claims but where the base sheet material is of a non-woven substrate/construction.
- 11. An article in any preceding Claims but where it is made using a needling process.
- 12. An article as in any preceding Claims but where it is made using a stitch-bonding process.
- 13. An article as in any preceding Claim but where it has on one side foam, either mono or co-polymer or similar flexible material such as rubber, Latex or crumb rubber.
- 14. An article in any preceding Claim where the sheet material comprises of a non-woven or felt underlay product.
- 15. An article in any preceding Claim where the sheet material comprises of a polyester open or closed cell foam.
- 16. An article in any preceding Claim where the sheet material comprises of a polypropylene open or closed-cell foam.
- 17. An article in any preceding Claim, but which supports one or more layers of a material.
- 18. An article in any preceding Claim comprising preferably of a cross-linked polyolefin with a density of between 25 and 150 kg/m3, but preferably 50 kg/rn3, which has a metallised polyester film of aluminium foil surface laminated to it on one side.
- 19. An article as in any preceding Claim, but where the polymer foam is embossed, in particular using a D-sh aped' Pattern or inverse pyramid emboss or alternative design of emboss to artificially lower the compressive strength of the foam, thereby giving greater "softness".
- 20. An article as in any preceding Claim whereby a layer of air is trapped between the foil/metallised sheet material and the sheet material.
- 21. An article in any preceding Claim, but with a woven or non-woven substrate or scrim is laminated either to the opposing side or on top of the metallised surface to aid adhesion and to reduce creep or movement of the insulating underlay article or reduce creep or movement of the floor covering supported on the invention.
- 22. An article in any preceding Claim, but with a knitted substrate laminated either to the opposing side or on top of the metallised surface, to aid adhesion and to reduce creep or movement of the insulating underlay article or reduce creep or movement of the floor covering supported on the invention.
- 23. An article in any preceding claim, but with a 100% recycled rubber crumb backing made from recycled lorry tyres.
- 24. An article according to any proceeding Claim wherein said sheet material has a thickness of less than 20mm.
- 25. An article according to any preceding Claim wherein said sheet material has a thickness that is greater than 0.5mm.
- 26. An article according to any preceding Claim wherein said sheet material has a thickness of between 4.5mm and 7.5mm.
- 27. An article according to any preceding Claim wherein said metallised polyester film or aluminium foil surface laminated to it is between 4 micron and 12 micron.
- 28. An article according to any preceding Claim wherein said metallised polyester film or aluminium foil surface laminated to it is in particular 6 micron.
- 29. An article according to any preceding Claim wherein said metallised polyester film or aluminium foil laminate is on either side of the said materials in any or all of the Claims numbered 1 to 5, so that the said material(s) is sandwiched between two reflective outer layers.
- 30. An article according to any preceding Claim, wherein the outer material has been chemically treated to have anti-fungal and anti-mildew properties.
- 31. An article according to any preceding Claim, which can be used as a thermal insulation medium or as a means of discharging electrostatic in rooms especially where computers are located.
- 32. An article according to any preceding Claim, which can be used as a thermal insulation medium to reflect radiant heat back into the room and or building rather than allow it to dissipate into the floor under the flooring system, e.g. carpet or linoleum, or hard wood as well as provide insulation from conduction or to act as a wall or loft insulator.
- 33. An article in any preceding Claim which will provide a TOG rating of up to 5.
- 34. An article in any preceding Claim which will provide an acoustic rating up to dB.
- 35. An article according to any preceding Claim, whereby the supporting layer laminated to the sheet material is of a reflective nature or designed to reflect radiation.
- 36. An article according to any preceding Claim, whereby a supporting secondary layer laminated to the sheet material provides acoustic absorbing properties.Amendments to the claims have been made as follows: CLAIMS: 1. An article fabricated substantially of a base sheet material that comprises of wool fibres with a second layer of either a metallised polyester film of aluminium foil surface laminated or bonded to it on one or both sides, where the combined material is used as an under floor thermal insulation layer.2. An article as in Claim 1 but where the sheet material comprises of wool fibres as well as other fibres.3. An article in any preceding claim where the sheet material consists of recycled fibres.4. An article in any preceding Claim where the sheet material consists of one layer.5. An article in any preceding Claim where the sheet material consists of more than one layer.6. An article in any preceding Claim where the sheet material consists of nominally 3 layers.7. An article in any preceding Claim where the sheet material consists of nominally 4 layers.8. An article in any preceding Claim where the sheet material consists of nominally 5 layers.9. An article in any preceding Claims but where the base sheet material is of a non-woven substrate/construction.10. An article in any preceding Claims but where it is made using a needling process.11. An article as in any preceding Claims but where it is made using a stitch-bonding process.* . . . . . 12. An article as in any preceding Claim but where it has on one side foam, either mono or co-polymer or similar flexible material such as rubber, Latex or crumb rubber.13. An article in any preceding Claim where the sheet material comprises of a *... . non-woven or felt underlay product.* 14. An article in any preceding Claim where the sheet material comprises of a polyester open or closed cell foam.15. An article in any preceding Claim where the sheet material comprises of a * -. polypropylene open or closed-cell foam.s... 16. An article in any preceding Claim, but which supports one or more layers of a material.17. An article in any preceding Claim comprising preferably of a cross-linked polyolefin with a density of between 25 and 150 kg/rn3, but preferably 50 kg/rn3, which has a metallised polyester film of aluminium foil surface laminated to it on one side.18. An article as in any preceding Claim, but where the polymer foam is embossed, in particular using a D-shaped' Pattern or inverse pyramid emboss or alternative design of emboss to artificially lower the compressive strength of the foam, thereby giving greater "softness".19. An article as in any preceding Claim whereby a layer of air is trapped between the foil/metallised sheet material and the sheet material.20. An article in any preceding Claim, but with a woven or non-woven substrate or scrim is laminated either to the opposing side or on top of the metallised surface to aid adhesion and to reduce creep or movement of the insulating underlay article or reduce creep or movement of the floor covering supported on the invention.21. An article in any preceding Claim, but with a knitted substrate laminated either to the opposing side or on top of the metallised surface, to aid adhesion and to reduce creep or movement of the insulating underlay article or reduce creep or movement of the floor covering supported on the invention.22. An article in any preceding claim, but with a 100% recycled rubber crumb backing made from recycled lorry tyres.23. An article according to any proceeding Claim wherein said sheet material has a thickness of less than 20mm.24. An article according to any preceding Claim wherein said sheet material has a thickness that is greater than 0.5mm.25. An article according to any proceeding Claim wherein said sheet material has a thickness of between 4.5mm and 7.5mm.26. An article according to any preceding Claim wherein said metallised polyester film or aluminium foil surface laminated to it is between 4 micron and 12 micron.27. An article according to any preceding Claim wherein said metallised polyester film or aluminium foil surface laminated to it is in particular 6 micron.28. An article according to any proceeding Claim wherein said metallised polyester film or aluminium foil laminate is on either side of the said materials in any or all of the Claims numbered I to 5, so that the said material(s) is sandwiched between two reflective outer layers.29. An article according to any preceding Claim, wherein the outer material has been chemically treated to have anti-fungal and anti-mildew properties.30. An article according to any preceding Claim, which can be used as a thermal insulation medium or as a means of discharging electrostatic in rooms especially where computers are located.31. An article according to any preceding Claim, which can be used as a thermal insulation medium to reflect radiant heat back into the room and or building rather than allow it to dissipate into the floor under the flooring system, e.g. carpet or linoleum, or hard wood as well as provide insulation from conduction or to act as a wall or loft insulator.32. An article in any preceding Claim which will provide a TOG rating of up to 5.33. An article in any preceding Claim which will provide an acoustic rating up to * 40dB.34. An article according to any preceding Claim, whereby the supporting layer laminated to the sheet material is of a reflective nature or designed to reflect * * radiation.-.* 35. An article according to any preceding Claim, whereby a supporting secondary layer laminated to the sheet material provides acoustic absorbing properties.
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