JPH0310272Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] This invention is a method for building houses, shops, etc. by combining and arranging a plurality of unit pieces of tile flooring material of one type or several types in a rectangular or other shape. The present invention relates to a tile-like flooring material configured to constitute a flooring material in a.

[Conventional technology]

This type of tile-like flooring material, known as tile carpet or P-tile, can be freely combined, allows users to create many different designs, and allows for easy partial replacement of parts. It has been widely used as a flooring material in recent years because it has many advantages such as:

However, with this type of conventional tile flooring,
As shown in FIG. 11, each flooring unit piece 1, 2 is laid over the entire floor surface.
It is customary to cut these flooring unit pieces 1 and 2 into small pieces 1a, 1b, and 2a and lay them around the floor surface where it cannot fit, and this work not only takes time but also requires a lot of cutting. This has the disadvantage that the remaining pieces are wasted and the yield of raw material is reduced. If the floor surface has an irregular shape,
The above drawbacks become even more noticeable.

In addition, in the construction of this type of tile-like flooring, the edges of each flooring unit piece are placed in close contact with each other and are arranged in sequence, and each flooring unit piece is a small piece, so the flooring Even if the dimensional accuracy of the unit pieces of material is good, it is not easy to lay them with accurate joint alignment, and requires considerable specialized skill.

Therefore, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 58-153857, carpet tiles, which correspond to tile-like flooring materials, are laid to form a main surface area with straight edge edges, and the periphery of this main surface area is covered with carpet tiles. A construction method for laying a edging material is disclosed. As a result, when the above-mentioned edge material is used as a guide member and carpet tiles are laid along this edge material, joint alignment can be performed accurately and easily, and it is also possible to improve the material usage yield. It's summery.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, the construction method disclosed in the above-mentioned publication has a problem in that it cannot be applied when forming a main surface area having edges other than straight lines.

In other words, even if the carpet tiles are rectangular flooring unit pieces, there are cases where the flooring unit pieces are laid offset from each other for the purpose of increasing the design effect, or where the carpet tiles have a polygonal or arcuate outer shape. , the edge of the main area has a flat portion and a protrusion.
At this time, the above construction method is to lay carpet tiles by bringing the main surface area and the edge material into linear contact, and the main surface area and the edge material have the above-mentioned flat part and protrusion on the edge. It cannot be applied to the area.

As a result, when forming a main surface area with flat parts and protrusions on the above-mentioned edges, unless a guide member is used together with the edge material, it is difficult for amateurs to do the work, such as joint misalignment. It has the disadvantage of extremely poor performance.

Therefore, in the present invention, when forming a main surface area having a flat part and a protruding part at the edges, it is necessary to avoid the peripheral part of the floor surface where the flooring unit pieces cannot fit, as in the conventional example. To provide a tile-like flooring material that does not involve the troublesome work that would be required when laying small pieces cut from flooring unit pieces, has a good utilization yield of members, and can be easily and accurately constructed without causing joint displacement. It is an object.

[Means for solving the problem] The tile-like flooring material of this invention is made of a plurality of flooring unit pieces of one or several types having a fixed shape such as a rectangle or polygon, and a flexible material that can be rolled up. Each flooring unit piece is sequentially arranged with the adjacent flooring unit pieces in close contact with each other, covering the main surface area of the entire flooring material. Form.

The border member is laid in a blank area of the floor surface that is left behind because the flooring unit pieces do not fit around the main area of the flooring material formed by the flooring unit pieces, that is, in the remaining floor surface area, The edge of the border member and the edge of the main surface area have shapes that allow them to come into close contact with each other at the flat portion and the protrusion.

During construction, a rolled-up border member is first laid out on one side of the periphery of a floor area partitioned by walls, parting materials, etc., and then a unit piece of flooring material is laid using this border member as a guide. are sequentially laid toward the opposite periphery, and then another border member is laid on the opposite periphery in the same manner as in the previous case.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of this invention will be explained based on FIGS. 1 to 10.

The unit piece of flooring material consists of two types: a square unit piece 3 and a hexagonal unit piece 4. Then, each unit piece 3, 4 is laid on the subflooring material so that a pattern in which one square unit piece 3 is surrounded by four hexagonal unit pieces 4 is continuous in the front, back, left, and right directions. is formed.

The border member 5 has a flat portion 5a, one edge of which corresponds to the long side of the hexagonal unit piece 4, which forms a part of one edge of the main surface area formed by each of the unit pieces 3 and 4. and a chevron-shaped protrusion 5b corresponding to the short side of the hexagonal unit piece 4. In FIG. 1, the border member 5 is cut as shown by broken lines in FIG. 2 and laid around the periphery of the floor area. As a result, the edge of the main surface area formed by each unit piece 3, 4 and the edge of the opposing border member 5 are brought into close contact with each other, and their positions are regulated with respect to each other, and the adjacent border members 5, 5 are also The edges will be in close contact with each other.

In this case, the construction procedure is to first lay the border member 5 from one side of the wall after the rough layout is completed, then to arrange the hexagonal unit pieces 4 and square unit pieces 3 in sequence, and finally to the opposite wall. The border member 5 is laid with the dimensions adjusted. Thereby, each unit piece 3, 4 is guided by the inner edge of the border member 5, and is laid down accurately without causing joint displacement. If the unit pieces 3, 4 and the border member 5 are simply laid down, they mutually restrict each other and are prevented from shifting, but if necessary, they may be laid using adhesives, nails, etc.

FIG. 3 shows a modification of the border member 5 in the above embodiment, in which a flat portion 5a at the edge is provided on the surface of the border member 5.
A joint pattern 5c is added that extends linearly in the width direction from the boundary between the chevron-shaped protrusion 5b. When a flooring material is constructed using the border member 5 having such a joint pattern 5c, the joint 6 between each unit piece 3, 4 and the joint pattern 5c are well synchronized, as shown in FIG. It is possible to eliminate the sense of discomfort caused by the border member 5 being different from the unit pieces 3 and 4. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the end of one of the border members 5 is cut off from the chevron-shaped protrusion 5b, and the end of the other border member 5 adjacent thereto is not cut off. , so as to avoid the occurrence of joints that are not in sync with other areas between the border members 5 at the corner of the room.

As shown in FIG. 5, the border member 5 has the flat portion 5a and the chevron-shaped protrusion 5b formed on the two edges thereof, and the center portion thereof is extended in the longitudinal direction as shown by the broken line in the figure. By dividing into two, two border members 5 may be obtained from one surface material.

For ease of handling, the flooring unit pieces such as the square unit piece 3 and the hexagonal unit piece 4 have external dimensions of about 30 to 60 cm square. The material composition is such that a backing material is laminated to a surface material and integrated. Considering the workability when individually replacing the installed unit pieces, the above-mentioned surface material and backing material are preferably made of bendable materials. Materials that meet this condition include carpet materials, wood materials such as thin veneers with a thickness of 0.5 mm or less or slatted veneers, natural fibers such as rush, rattan, hemp, etc.
Synthetic resins (such as PVC), rubber, etc. are suitable.
In addition, for the backing material, synthetic resin, rubber,
Asphalt-based materials are suitable.

When combining several types of flooring unit pieces as in the above example, the surface materials of the different types of flooring unit pieces may be made of the same material, or the surface materials may be made of different materials such as carpet material and rattan. You may. Even in the case of the same carpet material, the surface texture will differ depending on the pile length, so a combination of these may be used.

In the case of the border member 5, the material composition is almost the same as the above-mentioned floor material unit piece, and the material composition is one in which a backing material is laminated to a surface material and integrated. It must be easy to cut because it needs to be cut as described above. Each of the materials mentioned above as the material for the unit piece of flooring material satisfies these conditions, and almost all of the materials listed above are border member 5.
It can also be applied as is. In particular, the surface material must not be a material that will be damaged by being rolled up, so use woven fabric, thin veneer with a thickness of 0.5 mm or less, or slatted veneer, etc., and use non-woven fabric, woven fabric, or soft synthetic resin on the back side. A material to which a bendable material such as rubber is attached is suitable. Figure 6 a, b,
In c and d, preferred examples of the material composition of the border member 5 are shown in cross-sectional views, respectively. The backing material 7 in each of the examples shown in FIGS. 6A to 6C is made of synthetic resin, an asphalt material, or rubber, and in FIG. 6A, a carpet material 8 is used as the surface material. Figure b shows an example in which a veneer 9 with a thickness of 0.3 mm is used as the surface material, and a nonwoven fabric 10 is attached to the back surface of the veneer 9. Figure c shows an example in which natural fibers 11 are used as the surface material. FIG. 6d shows an example in which the entire border member 5 is made of one synthetic resin 12.

By forming the border member 5 from a material that can be rolled up in this way, it becomes possible to carry it in a rolled up state even though it is long, and also in the case of laying construction, it can be gradually rolled up. Since you can work while unrolling it, it saves space and makes construction easier.

Note that the joint pattern 5c of the border member 5 shown in FIG.
For example, as shown in the cross-sectional view in FIG. 7, a part of the surface material 14 pasted to the backing material 13 is omitted or removed, and the joint pattern 5c can be expressed in this part.

Figure 8 shows a square unit piece 15 as a flooring unit piece.
This shows an example in which only one type is used and arranged with their positions shifted, and the left and right border members 16 have unevenness on the inner edge that can adhere to the unevenness of the edge caused by the positional deviation of the unit piece 15. formed at the edges. By cutting out this convex part,
It may also be used as upper and lower border members 16'.

Figure 9 shows a hexagonal unit piece 17 as a flooring unit piece.
This shows an example in which only one type is used. In this case, the left and right border members 18 and the upper and lower border members 1
The concave and convex shapes of the inner edges of 8' are different and cannot be used in common.

FIG. 10 shows an example in which two types of flooring unit pieces, a regular octagonal unit piece 19 and a square unit piece 20, are combined. In this example, left and right border members 21 are combined.
The upper and lower border members 21' have the same chevron-shaped protrusion 21a,
21'a, 21b, and 21'b, the left and right border members 21 can be used as the upper and lower border members 21' by cutting off their ends, for example, as in the previous embodiment.

[Effect of idea]

As described above, the tile-like flooring material of this invention consists of a plurality of flooring unit pieces forming the main surface area of the flooring material, and a long tile-like flooring material laid on the remaining floor surface area around the main surface area of the flooring material. The edge of the main surface area and the edge of the border member opposing this edge have a shape that allows them to come into close contact with each other at the flat portion and the protrusion.

Therefore, if the peripheral part of the floor area where the floor material unit pieces cannot fit is laid with small pieces obtained by cutting the floor material unit pieces, it is not only unnecessary to do the troublesome work, but also it is possible to lay the border members first. By keeping
This functions as a guide when sequentially arranging the flooring unit pieces, and when forming a main surface area with flat parts and protrusions at the edges, it is easy to perform accurate construction without any joint misalignment. can.

In addition, since the border member is made of flexible material that can be rolled up, it is not only easy to carry and handle when rolled up, but it can also be rolled out gradually during construction, making the work even easier without taking up much space. This can have the effect of making things easier.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of this invention, Fig. 2 is a plan view of the border member, Fig. 3 is a plan view showing a modified example of the border member, and Fig. 4 is a plan view showing the use of the border member. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing another modification of the border member, and FIGS. 6 a to 6 d are cross-sectional views showing the material composition of each border member.
Fig. 7 is a sectional view of a border member having a joint pattern, Fig. 8 is a plan view showing a second embodiment of this invention, Fig. 9 is a plan view showing a third embodiment, and Fig. 10 is a plan view showing a third embodiment of the invention. FIG. 11 is a plan view of the conventional example. 3, 4, 15, 17, 19, 20...flooring unit piece, 5, 16, 16', 18, 18', 21, 2
1'...Border member.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) A flooring material consisting of a plurality of flooring unit pieces whose edges are arranged in close contact with each other and forming the main surface area of the flooring material, and a flexible material that can be rolled up. It consists of a combination of a long border member laid in the remaining floor area around the main surface area, and the edge of the main surface area and the edge of the border member opposite to this edge. is a tile-like flooring material characterized by having a shape in which a flat part and a protruding part can be brought into close contact with each other. (2) The tile-like flooring material according to claim 1, wherein the border member has a joint pattern that synchronizes with the joining joint between the flooring unit pieces in the main surface area of the flooring material. (3) Each surface layer of the floor material unit piece and border member is made of the same material.
Tile flooring described in (1). (4) The tile-like flooring material according to claim (1), wherein the surface layer of the unit piece of flooring material is made of a carpet material. (5) The tile-like flooring material according to claim (1), wherein the surface layer of the unit piece of flooring material is made of wood. (6) The tile-like flooring material according to claim (1), wherein the surface layer of the unit piece of flooring material is made of natural fibers. (7) The tile-like flooring material according to claim 1, wherein the surface layer of the unit piece of flooring material is made of synthetic resin.