JPH0791019A - Manufacture of tile unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a good tile unit with proper joint width by preventing tiles and a resin mat from being dislocated when the tile unit to be formed by arranging the tiles fixedly orb the resin mat is manufactured. CONSTITUTION:A resin mat 14 is put on tiles 16, and the tiles 16 and resin mat 14 are positioned at proper locations using a frame body 26. Also a steel plate 38 is put on the resin mat 14 to prevent the tiles 16 and resin mat 14 from being dislocated by their weight during the transportation. Then a through- hole 40 is provided in the steel plate 38 to fill adhesive agent through the hole.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tile unit capable of easily constructing a tile floor, and more specifically, it is formed by arranging a plurality of tiles in a predetermined array on a flexible mat such as a resin mat and integrally fixing the tiles with an adhesive. Regarding tile unit.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventionally, a tile floor has a structure in which tiles are arranged in a predetermined arrangement on a base material and fixed to the base material with mortar, an adhesive or the like. However, there is a problem that the construction period is long.

On the other hand, on balconies, balconies, etc., artificial turf and resin mats are also laid on the concrete floor surface, but these are not always sufficient in terms of water accumulation, aesthetics and luxury. There are problems such as not being satisfied with.

Here, it is considered by the present inventors that tiles are arranged in a predetermined array on a flexible mat such as a resin mat, and the back surface is fixed and integrated with an adhesive to form a unit.

In this tile unit, a tile floor can be easily constructed by simply arranging a flexible mat, for example, a resin mat (hereinafter, a resin mat will be described as a representative) on the floor side.

This tile unit is particularly suitable for constructing a tile floor by laying it on the floor surface on a balcony or veranda. Of course, this tile unit is also useful as a tile surface that is laid out at the entrance or in an outdoor garden or the like.

When manufacturing such a tile unit, tiles are generally housed in respective housing recesses of a positioning member assembled in a lattice to form a predetermined arrangement, and a gap (joint) between the tiles is formed. Position each tile so that the width of the tiles is constant and the joints extend neatly in a straight line (for better joint passage), and then the resin mat is placed on the tiles and the adhesive is applied. The method of carrying in the heating furnace and heating and curing the adhesive is preferably used.

However, in this case, even if the tile and the resin mat are positioned at proper positions, the tile or the resin mat is displaced during the subsequent transportation of the tile and the resin mat, and the obtained tile unit has uneven joints. There is a problem that it becomes a bad street.

In addition, the resin mat is often deformed in a slightly warped state, and in this case, there is a problem that the applied adhesive is squeezed out between the resin mat and the back surface of the tile, and it is desired to solve these problems. Was there.

[0010]

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and its gist is to provide a plurality of tiles on a top surface of a flexible mat made of resin, rubber or the like with a predetermined thickness. A method of manufacturing a tile unit in which the back surfaces of the tiles are arranged in an array state and fixed to a predetermined fixing portion of the flexible mat with an adhesive to be integrated, and (a) the plurality of tiles are And placing the flexible mat on the back surface of the tiles, and (b) each tile and the relative position of the tile and the flexible mat are properly positioned by a positioning member. And (c) a plurality of through holes on the flexible mat, each through hole having a predetermined weight provided at a position corresponding to the fixing portion of the flexible mat. The step of placing the plate, and (d) Simultaneously with or after placing the plate, a step of injecting an adhesive into the fixing portion through the through hole, and (e) placing the tile and the flexible mat on the flexible mat with the weight plate. The tile unit is manufactured through a step of carrying the adhesive to a subsequent step such as a heat curing step of the adhesive together with the positioning member.

[0011]

As described above, the present invention has a predetermined thickness (preferably 6 to 20) on each tile in a predetermined arrangement state.
mm) a flexible mat such as a resin mat, and a weight plate having a predetermined weight and a plurality of through holes at a predetermined position on the upper side of the flexible mat, and in that state, a subsequent step such as a heat curing step of the adhesive is performed. It is to be transported.

According to the present invention, the pre-positioned tiles and the flexible mat can be conveyed to the subsequent process while being held in the fixed state by the action of the weight plate, so that the adhesive is injected and It is possible to prevent the tiles and resin mats from moving out of position after the application and before it hardens.
You can get a tile unit that has all the joints and has good joints.

Further, since the through-hole is formed in the weight plate at a position corresponding to the fixed portion of the flexible mat, the weight plate is adhered with the weight plate placed thereon, that is, with the positioning state maintained. The agent can be injected at the anchorage site of the flexible mat.

The plurality of through holes in the weight plate can be used not only as holes for injecting the adhesive as described above, but also as holes for introducing heat when the adhesive is cured by heating. The adhesive can be effectively heated, and the curing reaction can be promptly performed.

Further, the weight plate has a function of suppressing warp deformation of the flexible mat and sufficiently adhering the flexible mat to the back surface of the tile, whereby the adhesive injected and applied between the flexible mat and the back surface of the tile. It can be effectively prevented from protruding from the gap, and the tile unit can be in a good finished state.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 10 denotes a tile unit of this example, and as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of tiles (here, 9 pieces) are provided on the upper surface of a flexible resin mat 14 (thickness is 8 mm) of a predetermined shape. 16 units are arranged and fixed to form an integral unit. This tile unit 10
For example, the tile floor 12 can be easily constructed simply by laying it on the concrete floor surface of the balcony.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show concrete structures of the tile unit 10 and the resin mat 14, and as shown in these drawings, the resin mat 14 has a large number of vertical bars 18 and laterals. A grid-like member composed of crosspieces 20,
Legs 22 are formed at the intersections of the vertical rails 18 and the horizontal rails 20 so as to project to the rear surface side (upper side in the figure).

The ring portion 2 is provided at the intersection of the vertical rails 18 and the horizontal rails 20 where the leg 22 is not formed.
4 are formed. The ring portion 24 is projected to the back surface side of a certain size.

These ring portions 24 have tiles 16 inside.
This is a portion for injecting an adhesive for fixing the resin mat 14 to the resin mat 14. However, in this example, as will be described later, the adhesive and the resin mat 14 are not directly adhered to each other, but the adhesive enters the inside of the ring portion 24 and solidifies to form a lump (the adhesive adheres to the back surface of the tile. ) Is the vertical bar 18 of the resin mat 14.
And, the resin mat 14 and the tile 16 are integrated by the engaging action with the horizontal rail 20.
The ring portions 24 are provided at four places for one tile 16.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 26 denotes a frame body as a positioning member, which has a substrate 28 made of aluminum or the like.
The frame 26 includes an outer frame 30 and a plurality of inner vertical and horizontal middle frames 32.
And a plurality of receiving recesses 34 for receiving the tiles 16 between the frames.

Pins 36 project from the four corners of the substrate 28. These pins 36 serve as spacers for ensuring a constant vertical interval when the frame bodies 26 are stacked.

Reference numeral 38 is an iron plate having a thickness of about 4.5 mm, for example, and is provided with a large number of through holes 40. These through holes 40 are provided at positions corresponding to the ring portion 24 of the resin mat 14.

5 and 6, a method of manufacturing the tile unit 10 including the steps of positioning the tile 16 and the resin mat 14 by using the frame 26 and holding the iron plate 38 to maintain the positioning state will be described in detail. It is shown in the figure.

In the manufacturing method of this example, the tiles 16 conveyed by the conveyor 42 as shown in FIG. 6 are transferred to the inside of the frame 26 supplied onto the conveyor 42 in the step (I). To do. That is, each tile 16 is inserted and set in the accommodation recess 34 of the frame 26 with its surface facing downward.

The accommodating recess 34 is formed to be larger than the tile 16 by a predetermined size, and when the tile 16 is simply inserted into the accommodating recess 34, the accommodating recess 34 is formed.
A predetermined gap is formed between the inner frame 32 and the outer frame 26 forming the.

Next, in step (II), the resin mat 14 is placed on the back surface of the tile 16. Of course, at this time, the resin mat 14 is placed on the tile 16 so that the legs 22 face upward.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 7, the frame body 26 is tilted at a certain angle with the corner portion A as a fulcrum, and the tile 16 is biased in each accommodation recess 34 by vibrating. That is, the two sides of the tile 16 are slightly moved so as to be in close contact with the corresponding outer frame 30 and middle frame 32 (step
(III)). As a result, the tiles 16 are properly arranged, a certain gap (joint) is formed between the tiles 16, and the joints are in a state of being linearly and neatly extended.

Next, in the step (IV), the iron plate 38 is placed on the resin mat 14, and subsequently the adhesive is applied from the nozzle 44 through the through holes 40 of the iron plate 38 as shown in FIG. Is injected into the inside of the ring portion 24 (step (V)).

After the adhesive is injected in the step (V),
Next, this is conveyed rightward in FIG. 6 by the conveyor 42, and in the stacking step (VI), the tile 16 and the resin mat 1
4, The frame bodies 26 on which the iron plates 38 are set are stacked. At this time, the above-mentioned pins 36 function as pillars to support the upper frame body 26 and secure a predetermined gap between the upper and lower frame bodies 26.

The frame body 26, the tiles 16, the resin mat 14, and the iron plate 38, which are stacked in this manner, are carried into the heating furnace 46 by the conveyor 42, and the heat curing reaction of the adhesive is carried out in the heating furnace 46. Done.

The stacked frame bodies 26 are individually decomposed at the exit from the heating furnace 46, and are conveyed to the subsequent process.
Subsequently, the iron plate 38 and the frame 26 are removed, and the tile unit 10 of the product is taken out.

According to the method of this example, the heavy iron plate 3
The tile 16 and the resin mat 14 that have been positioned in advance by the action of 8 do not shift in position during the transportation, and therefore, the tile unit 10 in which the tiles 16 are in a good arrangement state and have a good joint and a good finish can be obtained.

Since the through hole 40 is formed in the iron plate 38, the adhesive can be injected while the iron plate 38 is still placed, and the resin plate 14 is operated by the iron plate 38 so that the rear surface of each tile 16 is covered. Since it is kept in a state in which the adhesive is sufficiently adhered to, the adhesive is properly prevented from protruding from between the resin mat 14 and the tile 16.

Further, in this example, since the iron plate 38 is simply placed to maintain the position of the tile 16 and the resin mat 14, the manufacturing of the tile unit 10 can be easily automated.

FIG. 9 shows another embodiment of the present invention. In this example, the iron plate 38 is clamped by a clamp 48.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, but this is merely an example, and the present invention can be carried out in a mode in which various modifications are made based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention. is there.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a frame and an iron plate used in a method of manufacturing a tile unit according to an embodiment of the present invention together with a tile and a resin mat.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a usage example of a tile unit which is a target of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of the same tile unit.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part of a resin mat of the same tile unit.

FIG. 5 is a process explanatory diagram of an example method of the present invention.

6 is a plan layout view of the step shown in FIG. 5. FIG.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a partial process shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of another partial process shown in FIGS.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Tile Unit 14 Resin Mat 16 Tile 22 Leg 24 Ring Part 26 Frame 38 Iron Plate 40 Through Hole 42 Conveyor 44 Nozzle 46 Heating Furnace 48 Clamping Tool

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of tiles are arranged in a predetermined array on an upper surface of a flexible mat made of resin, rubber or the like, and a back surface of each tile is used as an adhesive at a predetermined fixing portion of the flexible mat. (A) A step of arranging the plurality of tiles with the front surface facing downward and placing the flexible mat on the back surface of the tiles (b) Positioning the tiles and the relative positions of the tiles and the flexible mat to appropriate positions by a positioning member; and (c) having a plurality of through holes on the flexible mat and The step of placing a weight plate having a predetermined weight provided at a position where the through hole corresponds to the fixing portion of the flexible mat, and (d) at the same time as or after mounting the weight plate, the fixing through the through hole. Glue on the part The step of injecting and (e) the tile and the flexible mat are conveyed to the subsequent step such as the heat curing step of the adhesive together with the positioning member with the weight plate placed on the flexible mat. A method of manufacturing a tile unit, comprising manufacturing a tile unit through steps.