WO2019008347A1 - Revêtement de sol magnétique - Google Patents

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WO2019008347A1
WO2019008347A1 PCT/GB2018/051871 GB2018051871W WO2019008347A1 WO 2019008347 A1 WO2019008347 A1 WO 2019008347A1 GB 2018051871 W GB2018051871 W GB 2018051871W WO 2019008347 A1 WO2019008347 A1 WO 2019008347A1
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Dale NUNN
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Tier Global Holdings Limited
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F15/00—Flooring
    • E04F15/02—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements
    • E04F15/02133—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements fixed directly to an underlayer by means of magnets, hook and loop-type or similar fasteners, not necessarily involving the side faces of the flooring elements
    • E04F15/02144—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements fixed directly to an underlayer by means of magnets, hook and loop-type or similar fasteners, not necessarily involving the side faces of the flooring elements by magnets
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F15/00—Flooring
    • E04F15/02—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements
    • E04F15/02005—Construction of joints, e.g. dividing strips
    • E04F15/02011—Construction of joints, e.g. dividing strips with joint fillings integrated in the flooring elements
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F15/00—Flooring
    • E04F15/02—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements
    • E04F15/02005—Construction of joints, e.g. dividing strips
    • E04F15/02016—Construction of joints, e.g. dividing strips with sealing elements between flooring elements
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F15/00—Flooring
    • E04F15/02—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements
    • E04F15/024—Sectional false floors, e.g. computer floors
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F15/00—Flooring
    • E04F15/02—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements
    • E04F15/024—Sectional false floors, e.g. computer floors
    • E04F15/02405—Floor panels
    • E04F15/02435—Sealing joints
    • E04F15/02441—Sealing strips integrated with the floor panels
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F15/00—Flooring
    • E04F15/12—Flooring or floor layers made of masses in situ, e.g. seamless magnesite floors, terrazzo gypsum floors

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  • This invention relates to flooring, and in particular to a dry lay flooring arrangement suitable for application to a surface, for example a suspended or raised access floor surface of a building. Whilst suitable for such use, the invention is not restricted to such use.
  • a number of flooring systems or arrangements are well known.
  • a suitable adhesive material is typically applied to the concrete or other material surface upon which the tiles are to be laid, and the tiles are subsequently laid and secured in position using the adhesive.
  • Whilst such an arrangement has numerous benefits, it has the disadvantages that the method by which the tiles are laid is time consuming, and that additional time must be left before the floor can be used in order to allow the adhesive to harden or set. Furthermore, such an arrangement does not readily allow one or more of the tiles to be removed.
  • flooring arrangements include vinyl or other material tiles or flooring elements, again laid in position using adhesives, or timber material flooring elements, for example formed with tongue and groove features to allow adjacent elements of the flooring to interlock or interengage to secure the elements to one another in the position.
  • Objects of the invention are to provide a flooring arrangement in which at least some of the disadvantages associated with known flooring arrangements are overcome or are of reduced effect.
  • objects of the invention include to provide a flooring arrangement that is relative quick and simple to lay, that allows removal of individual floor elements when desired, and that allows the formation of seals between adjacent floor elements.
  • the invention is not restricted in this regard.
  • a flooring arrangement comprising a plurality of flooring elements which include, on an underside thereof, a respective magnetic element.
  • the surface upon which the flooring is to be laid is of a magnetic metallic material, such as steel
  • the flooring elements once laid upon the surface will be fixed in position against lateral movement and against lifting by virtue of the magnetic attraction between the magnetic elements and the material of the surface.
  • Such an arrangement is advantageous in that the speed with which the flooring arrangement can be laid is enhanced, there being no requirement to wait for adhesives or the like to harden before the flooring can be used.
  • the process by which the flooring is laid is relatively clean and so need not negatively impact upon use of other adjacent parts of a building in which the flooring is being laid. Additionally, lifting of individual flooring elements is relatively straightforward.
  • the surface upon which the flooring is to be laid is not of a magnetic metallic material
  • thin sheets of an appropriate material may be laid upon the surface and fixed in position, for example using suitable adhesives, screws, nails or other fasteners. Once the sheets have been laid, the floor elements can be positioned, the magnetic attraction serving, as mentioned above, to secure the floor elements against movement.
  • the surface includes, for example, concrete or another non-magnetic material regions
  • flooring elements may be provided for use thereon which do not include the magnetic element. Instead, a rubber or rubber-like material backing may be provided. In such an arrangement, the weight of the flooring elements serves to hold the flooring elements in position.
  • a suitable vacuum attachment device may be attached to a flooring element to be lifted, and then the element may be lifted by applying a sufficiently large and appropriately directed load to the device to overcome any magnetic attraction. Subsequently, when desired, the floor element may be returned into position.
  • the floor element may be of a range of materials.
  • it may comprise a ceramic material tile, a tile of natural stone or of a reconstituted stone material, or of a material such as Corian ( TM) or the like.
  • Other materials include, for example, glass.
  • a further material that may be used is a timber material.
  • the timber material could comprise, if desired, a thin timber laminate provided upon a substrate of another material. It will be appreciated that this is not an exhaustive list of materials with which the invention may be used, and that the invention applies to the use of all such materials.
  • Other materials that may be used include glass, vinyl or porcelain materials.
  • the flooring elements may be provided, along at least one edge surface thereof, with a cover strip that, in use, spaces the flooring elements from one another.
  • the cover strips may serve to give the appearance of grout or the like between adjacent ones of the of the flooring elements.
  • each flooring element carries, along at least one edge thereof, a compressible seal.
  • the seal bears against an edge of an adjacent flooring element, forming a seal therebetween.
  • the seal formed in this manner may serve as an acoustic seal, an air seal and/or a liquid seal.
  • the seal is preferably retained within a channel formation provided in the flooring element. It may be retained therein using an adhesive. Alternatively, the seal may be introduced into the channel in a compressed form, and be retained therein by the engagement of parts of the seal with the walls defining the channel.
  • the edge of the adjacent flooring element against which the seal bears is preferably of angled or sloping form.
  • the invention further relates to a flooring system comprising a metallic, magnetic material layer and a plurality of flooring elements of the type set out hereinbefore arranged upon the layer, the magnetic elements thereof being magnetically attracted to the layer to secure the flooring elements in position upon the layer.
  • the layer may comprise the material of a supporting surface upon which the flooring is to be laid. Alternatively, it may comprise a thin sheet of a metallic material fixed in position upon the support surface.
  • the supporting surface may form part of a raised access floor system.
  • a flooring arrangement comprising a plurality of flooring elements, wherein the flooring elements each carry, along at least one edge thereof, a compressible seal.
  • the seal bears against an edge of an adjacent flooring element, forming a seal therebetween.
  • the seal formed in this manner may serve as an acoustic seal, an air seal and/or a liquid seal.
  • the seal is preferably retained within a channel formation provided in the flooring element. It may be retained therein using an adhesive. Alternatively, the seal may be introduced into the channel in a compressed form, and be retained therein by the engagement of parts of the seal with the walls defining the channel.
  • the edge of the adjacent flooring element against which the seal bears is preferably of angled or sloping form.
  • a self-levelling compound incorporating particles of a magnetic, metallic material.
  • Such a compound may be especially useful in situations in which it is desired to apply a substantially continuous flooring over a surface of a range of different materials.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating part of a flooring system including a flooring arrangement in accordance with an embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 2 is a side view illustrating part of the flooring arrangement in greater detail;
  • Figures 3 to 5 are views illustrating an alternative embodiment;
  • Figure 6 is a diagrammatic view illustrating a flooring element of the arrangement shown in Figures 1 and 2.
  • a flooring system 10 which comprises a flooring arrangement 12 fixed to a surface 14 forming part of a building.
  • the surface 14 is of a metallic material, such as steel, which is magnetic in the sense that magnets are attracted thereto.
  • the surface 14 is supported, in this arrangement, in such a manner as to define a void beneath the surface through which cables or the like may extend.
  • the surface 14 is made up of a series of individual sheets which can be lifted or moved independently of one another, or which include removable sections, to gain access to the void and the cables or the like located therein. Raised access floor structures of this general type are well known.
  • the flooring arrangement 12 comprises a series of flooring elements 16.
  • each flooring element 16 is of substantially square shape, and has secured to the underside thereof an element 18 of a magnetic material.
  • the element 18 substantially covers the underside of the associated element 16. It will be appreciated, however, that arrangements may also be possible in which a number of discrete elements 18 are secured to the underside of the element 16.
  • the elements 16 may be of a range of materials. By way of example, they may take the form of ceramic or porcelain tiles, glass tiles, pieces of natural stone, or tiles formed from reconstituted natural stone. Other materials include Corian (RTM) and the like. Further materials include vinyl and plastics materials. Other materials include timbers, for example thin wood veneers applied to a supporting substrate to form a so-called laminate, or appropriately dimensioned pieces of wood. Furthermore the flooring arrangement 12 may include regions in which different materials are used. By way of example, part of a floor may be covered using flooring elements of ceramic tile form, and other parts may be of wooden form. It will be appreciated that the choice of material will depend upon the application in which the invention is to be employed, and upon the desired surface finish to be achieved.
  • the elements 16 shown are of square shape, but depending upon the desired finish to be achieved, it may be preferred to use elements of other shapes, for example where timber materials are used, then it may be desired for each element 16 to be of elongate rectangular form.
  • the flooring elements are of timber form including a laminated birch core upon which an oak wear surface layer is provided.
  • the invention is not restricted to the use of these materials.
  • the edge wall 20 thereof is formed with a retaining channel 22, the channel 22 extending along substantially the full length of the respective side edge wall 20.
  • Foamed material seal members 24 are located within the respective channels 22.
  • the seal members 24 could be retained in position using adhesives or the like, if desired, but in the arrangement shown they are retained in position by virtue of their inherent resilience.
  • the seal members 24 are located within the respective channels 22 by compressing the seal members 24, inserting them into the respective channels 22, and by subsequently allowing them to resiliently expand to substantially their original shape, bearing against the walls defining the channels 22 in such a manner that the frictional forces between the seal members 24 and the walls defining the channels 22 retain the seal members 24 in position.
  • the lower parts of the other two edge walls 20 are formed with tapered regions 28.
  • each edge wall 20 thereof provided with a sealing member 24 faces towards an edge wall 20 of an adjacent one of the flooring elements 16 provided with a tapered region 28.
  • the flooring elements 16 are positioned such that the seal member 24 is compressed against the respective tapered region 28.
  • the magnetic attraction between the magnetic elements 18 and the surface 14 serves to retain the flooring elements 16 in position, resisting lateral movement thereof and resisting lifting thereof.
  • the seal members 24 form good seals between the adjacent flooring elements 16 proving acoustic, air and/or liquid sealing. The risk of ingress or egress of materials to or from the void beneath the raised access floor is thus reduced.
  • a vacuum device or the like may be used and secured to the flooring element 16 to be lifted. Once secured, the application of a load thereto sufficient to overcome the magnetic attraction between the magnetic element 18 and the surface 14 is used to lift the flooring element 16 away from the surrounding elements 16.
  • the flooring element 16 may be reintroduced into position, the action of the seal member 24 bearing against the tapered surface 28 aiding compression of the seal member 24 to reinstate the seal between the flooring element 16 and the surrounding elements 16.
  • seal member 24 is retained in position within a channel 22
  • arrangements are also possible in which the seal member 24 is simply adhered or otherwise secured to the edge wall 20, and the magnetic attraction serving to retain the newly introduced element 16 in position.
  • the flooring elements 16 are of timber construction, they may be of elongate form, simulating the appearance of floor boards. Ends of the flooring elements 16 may be formed with interengaging tongue and groove formations to aid in ensuring that the elements 16 forming a straight run properly locate relative to one another.
  • FIGS 3 to 5 illustrate an arrangement in which the flooring elements 16 take the form of ceramic tiles or the like.
  • the embodiment is similar to that described hereinbefore except that, instead of providing seals members 14, adhered to edge walls 20 of the elements 16 are plastics or ABS material cover strips 26.
  • the cover strips 26 serve to hold the individual flooring elements 16 in a spaced arrangement, giving the impression of a grout line or filler or the like between adjacent ones of the flooring elements 16.
  • the elements 16 thus form an array covering the surface 14, the strips 26 uniformly spacing the elements 16 from one another.
  • both cover strips 26 and seals 24 may be provided.
  • the surface 14 is not itself of metallic construction, but rather wooden boards or the like may be used.
  • the arrangements described hereinbefore are advantageous in that the flooring elements 16 can be laid swiftly, minimising interruptions to normal use of the building. As laying of the flooring elements 16 does not require time for adhesives or the like to set or harden, the flooring can be used immediately after laying. The process of laying the flooring is a dry, clean process. The flooring, once laid, is advantageous in that individual ones of the flooring elements 16 can be lifted, when required, to permit access to the underfloor void or the like, or for other reasons, and the flooring can subsequently be reinstated. The action of removing one or more flooring elements and reinstating the flooring does not result in significant noticeable damage to the flooring, and so does not impair the visual appearance of the flooring.
  • one or more flooring elements 16 can be replaced or relocated to a less obtrusive position without requiring replacement of the remainder of the flooring.
  • the presence of the seals formed between the adjacent elements 16 resists the passage or air or liquids to or from the void and enhances acoustic insulation.
  • a self-levelling compound may be applied to the floor surface, the self-levelling compound including or incorporating magnetic, metallic material particles, for example steel particles, the presence of which renders the magnetic elements 18 attractive towards the self-levelling compound.
  • the flooring elements 16 may be applied thereto in substantially the manner set out hereinbefore.

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L'invention concerne un agencement de revêtement de sol comprenant une pluralité d'éléments de revêtement de sol (16), chacun desquels comprend, sur un côté inférieur de celui-ci, un élément magnétique (18).
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