WO2017025462A1 - Supporting structure for heating elements of radiating floors and coverings - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24D—DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR
- F24D3/00—Hot-water central heating systems
- F24D3/12—Tube and panel arrangements for ceiling, wall, or underfloor heating
- F24D3/14—Tube and panel arrangements for ceiling, wall, or underfloor heating incorporated in a ceiling, wall or floor
- F24D3/141—Tube mountings specially adapted therefor
- F24D3/142—Tube mountings specially adapted therefor integrated in prefab construction elements
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
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- the present invention relates to a supporting structure for heating elements of radiating floors and coverings.
- heating elements of radiating floors and coverings with heating elements of the water type or with heating elements of the electric type, which usually comprise a base, often constituted by a panel or by a sheet or by a flexible membrane of thermoplastic material, from which extend an ordered matrix of bosses which define interspaces between them for laying heating pipes or electrical cables.
- the bosses have perimeter walls with an anti-extraction shape for the insertion by interlocking of a pipe or of a cable in the interspace between two adjacent bosses.
- the bosses which are usually made in a single piece with the base, are arranged at a mutual distance that cannot be modified, and as a consequence the perimeter walls with anti-extraction shape can ensure the interlocking only for heating pipes or cables that have transverse cross- sections of dimensions not less than the minimum distance between such perimeter walls.
- Such a supporting structure is therefore not capable of retaining heating pipes or electrical cables interlocked between the bosses if they have smaller transverse dimensions than expected.
- the aim of the present invention is to provide a supporting structure for heating elements of radiating floors and coverings which is capable of overcoming the limitations of conventional structures.
- an object of the invention is to provide a supporting structure that can be easily adapted to also retain radiating elements of smaller transverse dimensions than the minimum distance between the perimeter walls of two laterally adjacent bosses.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a supporting structure that is simple and intuitive to use.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a supporting structure that can be used to provide radiating floors and coverings in the manner of conventional supporting structures.
- a supporting structure for heating elements of radiating floors and coverings which comprises a base from which extend an ordered matrix of bosses which define interspaces between them for laying heating pipes or heating electrical cables, said bosses having perimeter walls with an anti-extraction shape for the insertion by interlocking of a heating element in the interspace between two adjacent bosses, characterized in that it comprises an element for locking between said bosses a pipe or an electrical cable which has its greater transverse dimension smaller than the minimum distance between two facing perimeter walls of corresponding bosses.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portion of supporting structure according to the invention.
- FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of an element for locking a supporting structure according to the invention
- FIG. 6 is a plan view of a portion of a supporting structure according to the invention.
- FIG. 7 is a transverse cross-section of a portion of a supporting structure according to the invention.
- a supporting structure for heating elements of radiating floors and coverings according to the invention is generally designated with the reference numeral 10.
- the supporting structure 10 of which a portion by way of example is shown in Figure 1, comprises a base 11 from which extend an ordered matrix of bosses, for example the bosses 12, 13, 14, 15 shown in the figures, which between them define interspaces 16, 17, 18, 19 for laying for example a heating electric cable 20.
- the base 11 and the bosses 12, 13, 14 and 15 are constituted by a single body made of plastic material, and in particular by a membrane of polypropylene, or polyethylene, or other thermoplastic material, which allows the escape of water vapor from an underlying resting surface on which it is laid and which at the same time is waterproof, i.e. it prevents the passage of water to that resting surface.
- the bosses have perimeter walls 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 with an anti- extraction shape for the insertion by interlocking of a heating cable into the interspace between two adjacent bosses, for example, as in the figures, for the cable 20 in the interspaces 16 and 17 between the pairs of laterally adjacent bosses 12 and 13, and 14 and 15.
- the supporting structure further comprises an element 27 for locking, between the bosses, a cable 20 which has its greater transverse dimension A smaller than the minimum distance B between two facing perimeter walls, for example 21 and 22 of corresponding bosses 12 and 13, as in Figure 6.
- the locking element 27 has at least one portion 28 thereof contoured for interlocking in an interspace between two facing perimeter walls of corresponding bosses.
- the locking element 27 has two opposing interlocking portions 28 and 29 which are joined by an intermediate anti-lifting portion 30 which is designed to be superimposed on the underlying cable 20 thus preventing the exit thereof from the interspaces 16 and 17 occupied between the bosses.
- the locking element 27 is constituted by a bar with its greater transverse dimension C bigger than or equal to the minimum distance B between two facing perimeter walls 23 and 24, and 25 and 26, of corresponding bosses.
- locking element can be tubular.
- locking element can be circular in cross-section, or square, or triangular, or oval, or another shape, according to the technical needs and requirements.
- the locking element 27 has a through transverse opening 32 for the cable 20, which is adapted to partially surround the cable.
- the through transverse opening 32 is open toward the base 11 when the locking element 27 is in the configuration for use.
- the through transverse opening 3 can be arc-shaped, as in Figure 2, or another shape, as in Figures 3, 4 and 5.
- Figure 3 shows for the purposes of example that the through transverse opening 132 of the locking element 127 can be triangular.
- Figure 4 shows for the purposes of example that the through transverse opening 232 of the locking element 227 can be rectangular.
- Figure 5 shows for the purposes of example that the through transverse opening 332 of the locking element 327 can be rectangular with rounded corners.
- the present supporting structure 10 can be used with a cable 20 with a diameter A smaller than the minimum distance B between two laterally adjacent bosses, which is held in position by the use of one or more locking elements 27.
- a supporting structure has been devised that can be easily adapted to retain radiating elements of smaller transverse dimensions than the minimum distance between the perimeter walls of two laterally adjacent bosses.
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Abstract
A supporting structure (10) for heating elements of radiating floors and coverings, which comprises a base (11) from which extend an ordered matrix of bosses (12, 13, 14, 15) which define interspaces (16, 17, 18, 19) between them for laying heating pipes or heating electrical cables (20), the bosses having perimeter walls (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26) with an anti- extraction shape for the insertion by interlocking of a heating element in the interspace between two adjacent bosses, the supporting structure comprising an element (27) for locking between the bosses a pipe or an electrical cable (20) which has its greater transverse dimension (A) smaller than the minimum distance (B) between two facing perimeter walls (21, 22) of corresponding bosses.
Description
SUPPORTING STRUCTURE FOR HEATING ELEMENTS OF RADIATING FLOORS AND COVERINGS
The present invention relates to a supporting structure for heating elements of radiating floors and coverings.
Nowadays structures are known and widespread for supporting heating elements of radiating floors and coverings, with heating elements of the water type or with heating elements of the electric type, which usually comprise a base, often constituted by a panel or by a sheet or by a flexible membrane of thermoplastic material, from which extend an ordered matrix of bosses which define interspaces between them for laying heating pipes or electrical cables.
The bosses have perimeter walls with an anti-extraction shape for the insertion by interlocking of a pipe or of a cable in the interspace between two adjacent bosses.
The bosses, which are usually made in a single piece with the base, are arranged at a mutual distance that cannot be modified, and as a consequence the perimeter walls with anti-extraction shape can ensure the interlocking only for heating pipes or cables that have transverse cross- sections of dimensions not less than the minimum distance between such perimeter walls.
Such a supporting structure is therefore not capable of retaining heating pipes or electrical cables interlocked between the bosses if they have smaller transverse dimensions than expected.
The aim of the present invention is to provide a supporting structure for heating elements of radiating floors and coverings which is capable of overcoming the limitations of conventional structures.
Within this aim, an object of the invention is to provide a supporting structure that can be easily adapted to also retain radiating elements of smaller transverse dimensions than the minimum distance between the perimeter walls of two laterally adjacent bosses.
Another object of the invention is to provide a supporting structure that is simple and intuitive to use.
Another object of the invention is to provide a supporting structure that can be used to provide radiating floors and coverings in the manner of conventional supporting structures.
This aim and these and other objects which will become better evident hereinafter are achieved by a supporting structure for heating elements of radiating floors and coverings, which comprises a base from which extend an ordered matrix of bosses which define interspaces between them for laying heating pipes or heating electrical cables, said bosses having perimeter walls with an anti-extraction shape for the insertion by interlocking of a heating element in the interspace between two adjacent bosses, characterized in that it comprises an element for locking between said bosses a pipe or an electrical cable which has its greater transverse dimension smaller than the minimum distance between two facing perimeter walls of corresponding bosses.
Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will become better apparent from the description of a preferred, but not exclusive, embodiment of the supporting structure according to the invention, which is illustrated by way of non-limiting example in the accompanying drawings wherein:
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of supporting structure according to the invention;
- Figure 2 is a front elevation view of an element for locking a supporting structure according to the invention;
- Figures from 3 to 5 each show a variation of embodiment of the locking element in Figure 2;
- Figure 6 is a plan view of a portion of a supporting structure according to the invention;
- Figure 7 is a transverse cross-section of a portion of a supporting
structure according to the invention.
With reference to the figures, a supporting structure for heating elements of radiating floors and coverings according to the invention is generally designated with the reference numeral 10.
The supporting structure 10, of which a portion by way of example is shown in Figure 1, comprises a base 11 from which extend an ordered matrix of bosses, for example the bosses 12, 13, 14, 15 shown in the figures, which between them define interspaces 16, 17, 18, 19 for laying for example a heating electric cable 20.
The base 11 and the bosses 12, 13, 14 and 15 are constituted by a single body made of plastic material, and in particular by a membrane of polypropylene, or polyethylene, or other thermoplastic material, which allows the escape of water vapor from an underlying resting surface on which it is laid and which at the same time is waterproof, i.e. it prevents the passage of water to that resting surface.
The bosses have perimeter walls 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 with an anti- extraction shape for the insertion by interlocking of a heating cable into the interspace between two adjacent bosses, for example, as in the figures, for the cable 20 in the interspaces 16 and 17 between the pairs of laterally adjacent bosses 12 and 13, and 14 and 15.
The supporting structure further comprises an element 27 for locking, between the bosses, a cable 20 which has its greater transverse dimension A smaller than the minimum distance B between two facing perimeter walls, for example 21 and 22 of corresponding bosses 12 and 13, as in Figure 6.
The locking element 27 has at least one portion 28 thereof contoured for interlocking in an interspace between two facing perimeter walls of corresponding bosses.
In particular, in the form of the invention described herein, which is illustrative and non-limiting thereof, the locking element 27 has two opposing interlocking portions 28 and 29 which are joined by an
intermediate anti-lifting portion 30 which is designed to be superimposed on the underlying cable 20 thus preventing the exit thereof from the interspaces 16 and 17 occupied between the bosses.
The locking element 27 is constituted by a bar with its greater transverse dimension C bigger than or equal to the minimum distance B between two facing perimeter walls 23 and 24, and 25 and 26, of corresponding bosses.
It should be understood that such locking element can be tubular.
It should be understood that such locking element can be circular in cross-section, or square, or triangular, or oval, or another shape, according to the technical needs and requirements.
The locking element 27 has a through transverse opening 32 for the cable 20, which is adapted to partially surround the cable.
The through transverse opening 32 is open toward the base 11 when the locking element 27 is in the configuration for use.
The through transverse opening 3 can be arc-shaped, as in Figure 2, or another shape, as in Figures 3, 4 and 5.
Figure 3 shows for the purposes of example that the through transverse opening 132 of the locking element 127 can be triangular.
Figure 4 shows for the purposes of example that the through transverse opening 232 of the locking element 227 can be rectangular.
Figure 5 shows for the purposes of example that the through transverse opening 332 of the locking element 327 can be rectangular with rounded corners.
Use of the supporting structure 10 according to the invention is the following.
First of all a section of cable 20 is laid in the interspaces between the bosses, according to a chosen path, and then one or more locking elements 27 are inserted with snap-action astride the cable 20, with the locking portions 28 and 29 being inserted by snap-action between the contoured
walls 23 and 24 and 25 and 26 of the bosses; such contoured walls, for example, extend inclined outward from the base 11 on converging planes so as to define interspaces 16, 17, 18 and 19 that have a substantially dovetail- shaped cross-section.
In this manner the present supporting structure 10 can be used with a cable 20 with a diameter A smaller than the minimum distance B between two laterally adjacent bosses, which is held in position by the use of one or more locking elements 27.
In practice it has been found that the invention fully achieves the intended aim and objects.
In particular, with the invention a supporting structure has been devised that can be easily adapted to retain radiating elements of smaller transverse dimensions than the minimum distance between the perimeter walls of two laterally adjacent bosses.
Furthermore, with the invention a supporting structure has been devised that is simple and intuitive to use.
Moreover, with the invention a supporting structure has been devised that can be used to provide radiating floors in the manner of conventional supporting structures.
The invention, thus conceived, is susceptible of numerous modifications and variations, all of which are within the scope of the appended claims. Moreover, all the details may be substituted by other, technically equivalent elements.
In practice the components and the materials employed, provided they are compatible with the specific use, and the contingent dimensions and shapes, may be any according to requirements and to the state of the art.
The disclosures in Italian Utility Model Application No. 202015000043525 (UB2015U061637) from which this application claims priority are incorporated herein by reference.
Where technical features mentioned in any claim are followed by
reference signs, those reference signs have been included for the sole purpose of increasing the intelligibility of the claims and accordingly, such reference signs do not have any limiting effect on the interpretation of each element identified by way of example by such reference signs.
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1. A supporting structure (10) for heating elements of radiating floors and coverings, which comprises a base (11) from which extend an ordered matrix of bosses (12, 13, 14, 15) which define interspaces (16, 17, 18, 19) between them for laying heating pipes or heating electrical cables (20), said bosses having perimeter walls (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26) with an anti- extraction shape for the insertion by interlocking of a heating element in the interspace between two adjacent bosses, characterized in that it comprises an element (27) for locking between said bosses a pipe or a cable (20) which has its greater transverse dimension (A) smaller than the minimum distance (B) between two facing perimeter walls (21, 22) of corresponding bosses.
2. The supporting structure according to claim 1 , characterized in that said locking element (27) has at least one portion (28) thereof contoured for interlocking in a said interspace between two facing perimeter walls of corresponding bosses.
3. The supporting structure according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said locking element (27) has two opposing interlocking portions (28, 29) which are joined by an intermediate anti- lifting portion (30) which is designed to be superimposed on an underlying pipe or cable (20) thus preventing the exit thereof from the interspaces occupied between the bosses.
4. The supporting structure according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said locking element (27) is constituted by a bar with its greater transverse dimension (C) bigger than or equal to the minimum distance (B) between two facing perimeter walls of corresponding bosses, which is provided with a through transverse opening (32) for a pipe or a cable which is adapted to partially surround said pipe or cable.
5. The supporting structure according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said through transverse opening (32) is open toward said base when said locking element is in the configuration for use.
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