JP2007270567A - Floor material and its finishing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a finishing method for a floor material capable of imparting a design and a function easily and economically on the floor material while the floor material has durability and anti fouling property. <P>SOLUTION: The means provided by this invention discloses the floor finishing method wherein the floor material having recesses continuously in the longitudinal direction. After installing the floor material on the specified position, members having a design or a function are fitted into the recess, so as to make the floor surface almost smooth. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a flooring which can easily and economically impart a design and function and a finishing method thereof.

  Conventionally, a line has been provided in the longitudinal direction of the flooring for the purpose of displaying walking sections, providing a guidance function, and the like in the passage. In general, a line is provided in a passage by a method of applying a paint, a method of applying a tape, or a method of integrally forming with a flooring. The method of applying paint is carried out by displaying the center line of the road and the roadside belt. The method of applying a tape is also commonly used for displaying the walking section, and is often seen in hospitals and schools.

  However, the method of applying a paint on the floor surface has a problem that it is difficult to achieve linearity, it takes time to cure, and it becomes dirty during that time. Further, the method of applying the tape can be easily carried out, but there is a problem that the tape is easily peeled off and the durability is poor, and the end portion is stained.

  In order to solve these problems, the applicant of the present application has proposed a flooring in which a line is integrated with the flooring and the surface has no unevenness (Patent Document 1). In the flooring of Patent Document 1, since the line is not on the flooring surface, the above problem is solved, but the manufacturing process is increased and the cost is disadvantageous.

  In addition, in the field of visually impaired person guidance, guidance methods that replace braille blocks have been studied, and there is a system that guides visually impaired persons using a guidance device having means for identifying the color of a guidance line (see Patent Document 2). This Patent Document 2 describes a method of applying a tape, but does not describe a floor material.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 05-096274 JP 2005-342218 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a flooring material that can easily and economically impart a design and function to the flooring material and is durable and resistant to contamination, and a finishing method thereof. The purpose is to do.

  The means taken by the present invention in order to solve the above-mentioned problems is that the floor material has a recess continuously in the longitudinal direction (Claim 1), and after constructing the floor material at a predetermined position, This is a flooring finishing method in which a member having a design or a function is fitted in the recess to make the flooring surface substantially smooth (Claim 2).

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, while being able to give a design and a function to a flooring simply and economically, it can be finished in the flooring which is durable and is hard to get dirty.

  The present invention is a flooring having a recess continuously in the longitudinal direction. Further, after the flooring is applied at a predetermined position, a member having a design or a function is fitted into the recess to substantially smooth the flooring surface. This is a finishing method for flooring. It is preferable to provide a plurality of the concave portions on the flooring material to make a plurality of members having a design or a function, and it becomes easy to combine the design and the design, the function and the function, the design and the function, and the high design and the high function. And the degree of freedom to combine design and functions can be increased.

  The material of the flooring of the present invention is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include synthetic resin, rubber, asphalt, stone, concrete, wood, metal, and the like, and are processed by a known method. In consideration of workability and workability, a synthetic resin is preferable, and a thermoplastic resin is particularly preferable. Examples of the thermoplastic resin include olefin resins, vinyl chloride resins, fluorine resins, acrylic resins, polyamide resins, polyester resins, urethane resins, and the like, considering the durability, olefin resins, vinyl chloride A urethane resin can be suitably used. These resins can be formed by a known method such as a calendar method, an extrusion method, or a coating method. In the case of a thermoplastic resin flooring, the surface thereof can be subjected to a surface treatment with an ultraviolet curable paint, an electron beam curable paint or the like in order to improve the wear resistance and scratch resistance.

  The form of the flooring of the present invention may be tiled or elongated, and can also be applied to a painted floor. In the case of a tile shape or a long shape, a thickness or a roll having a thickness of 0.5 to 5 mm, a width of 200 to 2500 mm, and a length of 200 mm to several tens of meters can be used.

  The material of the member having the design or function to be fitted into the recess of the present invention can be the same as that of the flooring and can be processed by the same method. When the member having a design or a function is a thermoplastic resin, it can be molded by a known molding method such as a calendering method, an extrusion method, a coating method, etc., and a design or a function is imparted at the same time as molding or in a later process Can be used. If necessary, it can be processed into a predetermined width and shape by slitting, cutting, punching, or the like. About the thickness of a member, it is necessary to set so that the surface may become substantially smooth at the time of finishing.

  The width of the member having a design or a function is preferably 30 to 1000 mm and more preferably 50 to 1000 mm in consideration of designability and distinguishability. The position of the member having a design or function with respect to the floor material width direction can be freely set with the center or a portion from the end portion, and can be set at a position preferable for design and a position that can be easily identified.

  You may combine the floor material of a different material, and the member which has a design or a function. In terms of not giving a sense of incongruity, a member having a design or function such as a member having a design or function made of synthetic resin for a flooring made of synthetic resin, or a member having a wooden design or function for a wooden flooring And the same quality as the flooring is preferred.

  A combination of design and design, function and function, design and function, by forming one recess in the flooring and providing one design or function member, and incorporating multiple designs or functions into that single member However, it is preferable to provide a plurality of concave portions of the flooring material of the present invention and to provide a plurality of members having a design or a function, so that a wide variety of combinations of designs and designs, functions and functions, and designs and functions can be obtained. As a result, higher design, higher functionality, and greater freedom of design and function combination can be achieved.

The design of the present invention or the design of the member having a function is not particularly limited as long as it has a design effect. For example, a color tone by a colorant, a color tone mixed with a brilliant pigment such as a pearl pigment, a wood powder, a shell, Examples include mixed patterns of glass chips, marble patterns, so-called inlaid patterns in which multicolored pellets are pressure-integrated, printed patterns, patterns of films with specific shapes such as circles and polygons, etc. .
Among these, the design related to the color tone, the specific shape, and the like can also serve as a guidance function described later.

  The function of the member having the design or function of the present invention refers to display of walking sections, guidance / warning (such as visually impaired people, disasters, etc.), anti-slip, and the like. The display of the walking section, guidance / warning can also be used for identification by sensors in the case of visually impaired persons. Specific physical quantities and shapes (hereinafter referred to as unique elements) such as hue, infrared ray, ultraviolet ray, magnetism, reflected sound, code pattern, figure, etc. can be applied to the identification by the sensor. These unique elements may be applied alone or in combination of two or more.

  When the hue is applied as the intrinsic element, the members having a design or function are colorants such as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, fluorescent whitening agent, fluorescent agent, luminescent pigment, luminous agent, infrared radiation It can be formed from a material containing a substance, an ultraviolet radiation substance, a wavelength conversion material and the like. Infrared rays and ultraviolet rays cannot be identified visually, but there are sensors that can detect each of them, and this is applicable when using sensors. By using nocturnal pigments and phosphorescent agents, guidance at night and during power outages is possible. In addition, since the hue can be identified by a color sensor, it is also effective for guiding visually impaired people. Usually, a photodiode is used for the color sensor, and a filter is often used in combination to reduce noise.

  When magnetism is applied as the intrinsic element, a member having a design or function is obtained from a material containing a magnetic material, magnetized, and information is recorded as magnetism. It can be read and identified by a magnetic reader as a sensor.

  When reflected sound is applied as the specific element, a member having a design or function can be obtained by changing the material of the floor material, but in order to eliminate misunderstanding, either the member having the design or function or the floor material is used. It is effective to laminate a foam layer and a damping layer on one side. In addition, when the flooring is made of a thermoplastic resin, the reflected sound can be identified by embossing either the design or function member or the flooring.

  When a code pattern is applied as the unique element, a member having a design or function is obtained by printing the code pattern, and it is preferable to provide a transparent protective layer on the printing surface in consideration of durability. The code pattern is difficult to identify visually, but can be read and identified with a CCD camera or code reader as a sensor.

  When a figure is applied as the unique element, a member having a design or a function is obtained by printing in the same manner as a code pattern, and can be identified visually or by a CCD camera as a sensor.

  In the case where the flooring material for guidance is identified by a sensor, such as when it is used by a visually impaired person, it is detected only by a sensor having a design or function in order to avoid misidentification. It is necessary not to detect it on the other floor material surface, and the sensitivity setting of the sensor is important. If the detectable unique element is in the form of a code pattern, figure, etc., the unique element used in the design or function member need not be used elsewhere, and the detectable unique element is hue, magnetism, reflected sound, etc. In the case of the physical quantity, it may be set in consideration of the detection limit of the wavelength, frequency width, and intensity detected by the sensor so that the difference between the design or function member and the other parts is sufficiently large.

  The concave portion of the floor material of the present invention may be continuously connected in a line shape or intermittently in the longitudinal direction of the floor material, and is constituted by a line, a broken line, a circle, a polygon, other shapes, or a combination thereof. be able to.

  In order to form the recess 3, when the floor material is made of a thermoplastic resin, the surface layer is laminated while being seated by a calendar device, an extruder, or the like, leaving the corresponding portion on the thermoplastic resin floor material base, or A film or sheet may be laminated with an adhesive, a pressure-sensitive adhesive or heat with a laminator. Moreover, a recessed part can also be formed by embossing.

  When the flooring material is a coated floor or concrete, the surface of the member having the design or function is previously masked with a tape or the like with the thickness of the member having the design or function, and the coated floor other than the masked portion is coated. The concave portion 3 may be formed by applying a paint or by pouring and solidifying the concrete, or by applying a coating floor or concrete on the entire floor surface and pressing with a plate having a size suitable for the identification unit before curing. May be formed. For other metals, woods, and stones, the recesses 3 can be formed by cutting or the like. Of course, even in the case of resin, coated floor, concrete, etc., the recess 3 can be formed by shaving.

  After the floor material in which the recesses 3 are formed is formed, or the recesses are formed before hardening, such as concrete, a member having a design or a function is attached to the recesses with an adhesive or a pressure-sensitive adhesive, and finished substantially smooth. It is also possible to fill the concave portion with a paint as a member having a design or a function. Furthermore, the design and the function can be easily changed by bonding the sheet-like design or the member having the function subjected to the back surface adhesive processing. Of course, it is necessary to set so that the depth of the concave portion matches the thickness of the sheet-like member including the back surface adhesive processing layer.

In order to provide a member having a design or a function substantially smoothly with the floor material surface, as shown in FIG. 1, a concave portion 3 corresponding to the member 2 having a design or function is formed at a predetermined position on the surface of the floor material base, This can be achieved by fitting a member 2 having a design or function into the recess 3.
The term “smoothly smooth” as used in the present invention means that there is almost no level difference and is almost flat. When the level difference between the design or function member and the other flooring material surface is expressed numerically, +200 to −300 microns (design or function The member having higher is the + side and the lower member is the − side), preferably +100 to −200 microns, more preferably +50 to −100 microns. When it exceeds +200 microns, a member having a design or a function is easily peeled off, and when the level difference exceeds 300 microns, it is easily soiled.

  In this way, after the floor material is constructed at the site, a design or a member having a function can be attached, so the design can consider the relationship with the surroundings at the actual site alignment, so the best design It can be selected and the design is excellent. In addition, guidance and warning can be done on site, so that it is possible to reduce the sense of discomfort for healthy people.

  EXAMPLES Hereinafter, although an Example is given and this invention is demonstrated in more detail, this invention is not limited to these Examples.

<Example 1>
An olefin-based resin flooring base 4 having a width of 1800 mm and a thickness of 1.6 mm is formed by a calender device, and a portion of 300 to 700 mm is removed from one end of the flooring base 4, and the surface is beige as shown in FIG. A floor material 5 having a color and a thickness of 0.4 mm and having a concave portion was obtained by laminating the surface layer 5 made of an olefin resin having a thickness of 0.4 mm. The floor material having the recesses obtained is applied to the corridor, and as a member having a design, a geometric pattern is back-printed on the back surface and subjected to adhesion treatment with an acrylic adhesive, and is made of an olefin resin having a thickness of 0.4 mm and a width of 400 mm. The transparent sheet was aligned with the concave portion 3 and attached as shown in FIG. 2 to finish the resin floor material made of olefin resin.

<Example 2>
A floor base 4 made of vinyl chloride resin having a width of 2000 mm and a thickness of 2.0 mm is formed by a calender device, and a portion from 200 mm to 300 mm is removed from one end of the floor base 4, as in Example 1. A surface layer 5 made of a vinyl chloride resin and having a thickness of 0.2 mm was laminated on the surface with a calender device to obtain a flooring having a recess. The obtained flooring material having the recesses 3 is applied to the corridor, and as a member having a function of guiding by hue, a yellow urethane-based paint added with a phosphorescent agent is applied to the recesses 3 and cured to cure the vinyl chloride for induction. Finished with a plastic resin flooring.

<Example 3>
A flooring base 4 made of a vinyl chloride resin having a width of 1800 mm and a thickness of 1.6 mm is formed by a calender device, and a portion 3 (a) 150 mm to 650 mm from one end of the flooring base 4 and 950 mm to 1650 mm Except for part 3 (b), the floor layer 5 made of vinyl chloride resin having a gray color and a thickness of 0.4 mm was laminated on the surface with a calender device to obtain a flooring having a recess. The floor material having the obtained recesses 3 (a) and 3 (b) was applied to the hallway, and as a member having a design, black and white with a thickness of 0.4 mm and a width of 500 mm treated with an acrylic adhesive. A vinyl chloride resin marble sheet is attached to the recess 3 (a), a marble pattern is printed on the back surface by a transfer method, and adhesive treatment is performed with an acrylic adhesive. The made transparent sheet was stuck to the recess (b) and finished to a vinyl chloride resin flooring.

<Example 4>
A floor base 4 made of vinyl chloride resin having a width of 1800 mm and a thickness of 1.6 mm is formed by a calender device, and a portion 3 (c) of 200 mm to 300 mm from one end of the floor base 4 and 1500 mm to 1600 mm. Except for part 3 (d), the floor layer 5 made of a vinyl chloride resin having a gray color and a thickness of 0.4 mm was laminated on the surface with a calendar device to obtain a flooring having a recess. The floor material having the recesses 3 (c) and 3 (d) thus obtained was applied to the corridor, and as a member having an induction function by hue, a yellow thickness of 0.4 mm and a width of 100 mm treated with an acrylic adhesive. The vinyl chloride resin sheet was attached to the recesses 3 (c) and (d) to finish a vinyl chloride resin flooring.

<Example 5>
A flooring base 4 made of a vinyl chloride resin having a width of 2000 mm and a thickness of 2.0 mm is formed by a calender device, a part 3 (e) of 200 mm to 300 mm from one end of the flooring base 4 and 1200 mm to 1700 mm. Except for part 3 (f), as shown in FIG. 3, the surface layer 5 made of vinyl chloride resin having a gray color and a thickness of 0.4 mm was laminated on the surface with a calendar device to obtain a flooring having a recess. The floor material having the recesses 3 (e) and 3 (f) thus obtained was applied to the corridor, and as a member having an induction function by hue, the yellow thickness 0.4 mm and width 100 mm treated with an acrylic adhesive. A vinyl chloride resin sheet with a thickness of 0.4 mm and a width of 500 mm obtained by pasting a sheet of vinyl chloride resin in conformity with the recess 3 (e), printing a marble pattern on the back surface by a transfer method, and performing an adhesive treatment with an acrylic adhesive. The made transparent sheet was attached to the concave portion (f), and finished to a vinyl chloride resin flooring.

<Example 6>
A flooring base 4 made of a vinyl chloride resin having a width of 2000 mm and a thickness of 1.6 mm is formed by a calender device, a portion 3 (g) of 200 mm to 300 mm from one end of the flooring base 4, and a thickness of 500 mm to 900 mm Except part 3 (h), part 3 (i) from 1100 mm to 1500 mm, part 3 (j) from 1700 mm to 1800 mm, made of vinyl chloride resin with a gray surface and 0.4 mm thickness as shown in Fig. 4 The floor material surface layer 5 was laminated with a calendar device to obtain a floor material having a recess. The floor material having the obtained recesses 3 (g) to 3 (j) was applied to the corridor, and as a member having a function of guiding by hue, a yellow thickness 0.4 mm and a width 100 mm treated with an acrylic adhesive. A sheet of vinyl chloride resin was attached to the recesses 3 (g) and 3 (j), a marble pattern was printed on the back side by a transfer method, and adhesive treatment was performed with an acrylic adhesive. A transparent sheet made of vinyl chloride resin is attached to the recess 3 (h), and the back surface is adhesive-treated with an acrylic adhesive. The thickness is 0.4mm, the width is 400mm, and gray and white vinyl chloride resin marble. The sheet was attached to the recess 3 (i) and finished to a vinyl chloride resin flooring.

<Comparative Example 1>
A flooring base of vinyl chloride resin having a width of 1800 mm and a thickness of 1.6 mm is formed by a calender device, and a beige color vinyl chloride resin flooring layer having a thickness of 0.4 mm is formed on the entire surface of the flooring base. The flooring was obtained by laminating with a calendar device. The obtained flooring is applied to the corridor, and a vinyl chloride resin yellow sheet having a thickness of 0.2 mm and a width of 200 mm, which is adhesively treated with an acrylic adhesive, is used as a member having a guiding function on the back surface. Affixed to the position and finished to a vinyl chloride resin flooring material for guidance.

<Comparative example 2>
A vinyl chloride resin flooring was obtained in the same manner as in Comparative Example 1, and a yellow urethane paint was applied in a line shape instead of a yellow sheet to obtain a member having an induction function.

The floor materials finished as described above are used for evaluation by the following evaluation methods and evaluation criteria, and the results are shown in Table 1.
<Designability>
The finished flooring was judged visually.
A: Good looking and excellent in design.
○: Good finish in design.
X: It is inferior in design.
<Inductivity>
The member having the induction function and the other floor material portion were detected by a color sensor (yellow photodiode), and the difference was compared.
A: There are two or more guiding functions, which are detected by each member part, and are not detected otherwise.
○: It has one guiding function, it is detected by a member portion having the guiding function, and is not detected otherwise.
X: Not detected by the member part having the guiding function, or detected by both the member part having the guiding function and the other part.
<Durability>
In the vicinity of a member having a design or function of the flooring, a person actually put on leather shoes and repeatedly performed a walking test 10,000 times, and the degree of peeling or dripping of the end of the member having the design or function was visually determined.
○: No peeling or drowning.
X: Peeling or dripping was recognized.
<Stain resistance>
Similar to the durability test, the walking test was performed 1000 times, and the degree of contamination of the end portion of the member having the design or function was visually determined.
○: Dirt is not recognized.
Δ: Dirt is observed but not so noticeable.
X: Dirt is conspicuous.

  From Table 1, Examples 1 and 5 have good design properties, Examples 2 and 5 have a guiding function, and Examples 4 and 6 have two members each having a guiding function, and are inductive. In Examples 3 and 6, since different designs are combined, it is finished nicely as a flooring material. Moreover, it turns out that Examples 1-6 are excellent in both durability and stain resistance.

  By making the flooring continuously concave in the longitudinal direction of the flooring, it is possible to easily and economically impart a design and function to the flooring, and it is durable and resistant to dirt Since it can be finished, the flooring and the finishing method of the present invention can be widely used in stores, hospitals, geriatric health facilities and the like.

Schematic sectional view showing one embodiment of a flooring having a recess according to the present invention Schematic sectional view of the flooring finished by the method of the present invention The schematic cross section which shows the other embodiment of the flooring which has a recessed part of this invention The schematic cross section which shows the other embodiment of the flooring which has a recessed part of this invention The schematic cross section which shows the other embodiment of the flooring which has a recessed part of this invention The schematic cross section which shows the other embodiment of the flooring which has a recessed part of this invention

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Flooring material 2 Design or member which has a function 3 Recessed part 3 (a) -3 (j) Plural recessed part 4 Flooring base 5 Surface layer of flooring

Claims (2)

A flooring characterized by having a recess continuously in the longitudinal direction. A method for finishing a flooring material, comprising: applying a member having a design or a function to the concave portion after constructing the flooring material at a predetermined position;

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