WO2024003901A1 - Unité de montage d'installation à fleur - Google Patents

Unité de montage d'installation à fleur Download PDF

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WO2024003901A1
WO2024003901A1 PCT/IL2023/050659 IL2023050659W WO2024003901A1 WO 2024003901 A1 WO2024003901 A1 WO 2024003901A1 IL 2023050659 W IL2023050659 W IL 2023050659W WO 2024003901 A1 WO2024003901 A1 WO 2024003901A1
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forming unit
cavity forming
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Michael Ben-Dor
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Wall-Smart Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02G—INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
    • H02G1/00—Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing or dismantling electric cables or lines
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02G—INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
    • H02G3/00—Installations of electric cables or lines or protective tubing therefor in or on buildings, equivalent structures or vehicles
    • H02G3/02—Details
    • H02G3/08—Distribution boxes; Connection or junction boxes
    • H02G3/12—Distribution boxes; Connection or junction boxes for flush mounting

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  • the present disclosure is in the field of tools for assisting in flush-mounting installations.
  • the present disclosure provides a solution for installing a flush mounted device in a wall.
  • the solution can be used for installation of an existing wall (after removing some of the top finish materials) and is particularly relevant for installing a flush mounted device in a wall that is being constructed and requires to be applied with finish materials, such as plaster. This is very common in the case of concrete wall construction, mortar construction or brick wall construction.
  • the solution provided by the present disclosure allows to plan the thickness of the finish materials to be applied to the walls such that the end result of the mounted device is flush with the finished wall.
  • the solution of the present disclosure facilitates to form the wall itself and the finish materials such that the end result of the mounted device is flush with the finished wall Therefore, the solution of the present disclosure is a new tool, provides a different solution that facilitates forming the wall, together with the finishing material, in a manner that the electric device installed in the wall is flush with the finished wall.
  • This installation tool allows installation that requires electrical back boxes (line voltage installation) and installations without (low voltage electrical devices).
  • the present disclosure provides a cavity forming unit that is associated with a base unit that is installed in the wall or foundations for constructing the wall during the early construction stage thereof, namely prior to application of finish materials thereon or even prior to the application of concrete that forms the wall.
  • the cavity forming unit is controllably positioned, by a depth calibration mechanism, at a desired position along a depth axis so as to determine the protrusion extent of the cavity forming unit from the surface of the unfinished wall.
  • the depth axis is defined normal to the plane formed by the wall.
  • the wall mount base unit is configured to be installed within the wall and be associated or coupled with adapter components of a mounted device such as an electronic device (e.g. a touch screen, a switch, or any smart-home device), that in turn are attached to the electronic device to be mounted flush with the finished wall. Therefore, the wall mount base unit has a receiving space that is dimensioned to be fitted with a specific adapter component of an electronic device or can have adjustable cavity to allow to be fitted with a various adapter components of electronic devices in various dimensions.
  • the wall mount base unit may also be configured to allow electrification of the electronic device, e.g. by having an aperture in the base of the receiving space for receiving an electric box or passing electric wires therethrough.
  • the cavity forming unit further comprises a separation film, sheet or layer that is either applied to or covers at least a portion of the peripheral walls to separate the peripheral walls from the plaster, thereby allowing the extraction of the cavity forming unit after the application of the plaster.
  • the separation film, sheet or layer is separable from the cavity forming unit upon manipulation thereon, e.g. by rupturing a portion of it and application of a pulling force thereon. If the separation film or layer covers at least a portion of the peripheral walls, it is required to be peeled or dissociated relatively easily from the cavity forming unit.
  • the separation film or layer is applied to or covers a portion of the peripheral walls, so as to avoid direct contact between the body, and in particular the peripheral walls, and the plaster applied around the cavity forming unit.
  • the cavity forming unit further comprises a gripping portion accessible from the first face for allowing gripping of the cavity forming unit to extract it from the receiving space.
  • the gripping portion allows to grip the cavity forming unit, by hand or with a designated tool and pull it from the cavity after the preparation of the installation process is over.
  • the cavity forming unit comprises at least a part of or is configured to associate with a depth calibration mechanism that is allowing to control the position of the body within the receiving space such that the first face is at a desired protrusion extent from an opening of the receiving space of the wall mount base unit. Namely, the protrusion extent from the plane defined by the opening of the receiving space, which defines the cavity dimension to be formed by the finishing materials that will be applied to the wall. This is performed prior to the performance of finish to the wall, e.g. application of plaster and/or cladding material that results in the planned thickness of the finish of the wall that determines the extent of protrusion.
  • the cavity forming unit further comprises an anchoring mechanism for anchoring the body at the desired position within the receiving space.
  • the anchoring mechanism is configured for association with a respective part of in the wall mount or specifically in the receiving space to result in an anchoring association between the body and the wall mount base, namely restraining the body in position within the receiving space.
  • the anchoring can be triggered by a specific manipulation once the body is at the desired position, i.e. at a desired protrusion extent from an opening of the receiving space of the wall mount base unit.
  • Another alternative can be that the anchoring occurs simultaneous with the calibration process by the calibration mechanism.
  • the anchoring mechanism is constituted by the depth calibration mechanism.
  • the depth calibration mechanism serves for two functions simultaneously - (i) allowing to controllably adjust the position the body within the receiving space such that the first face is at a desired protrusion extent from an opening of the receiving space; and (ii) fix the position of the body within the receiving space when it is at the desired protrusion extent from an opening of the receiving space, namely anchoring it in position.
  • This can be, for example, by screwing elements, level-based mechanism that allows to move the body between levels, each defines a different protrusion extent, etc.
  • the depth calibration mechanism comprises four screws accessible from four distinct portions of the first face, typically at about four corners of the first face.
  • the body is whole, namely it is filled with material that forms it.
  • the body does not include any open side such as in electric boxes, for example.
  • the cavity forming unit further comprising a removable protective film covering the gripping portion for protecting the gripping portion from unwanted materials that can render it inaccessible, e.g. plaster.
  • a removable protective film covering the gripping portion for protecting the gripping portion from unwanted materials that can render it inaccessible, e.g. plaster.
  • the gripping portion Before the removable protective film is removed, the gripping portion is not accessibly for a user. Once the plastering process is over, the removable protective film is removed, exposing the gripping portion for providing access for gripping the cavity forming unit and extracting it.
  • said single consecutive material is a synthetic polymer enveloping the entire or a vast majority portion of the body.
  • the gripping portion is an aperture formed in the first face for allowing gripping of the body by a user.
  • a kit comprising a wall mount base unit intended to be mounted on a wall, or on foundations that the wall is planned to be formed around them or based on them, and accommodate a mounted device, e.g. an electronic device, a switch, or a smart-home device.
  • the wall mount base unit comprises a base body that defines a receiving space for accommodating said mounted device, wherein a bottom surface of the receiving space, i.e. the distal portion from the opening of the cavity, is formed with an aperture designed for being fitted with electric box or for passing electric wires therethrough to a back part of the wall.
  • the kit further comprises at least a part of a depth calibration mechanism for associating with respective parts of the depth calibration mechanism of a cavity forming unit according to any one of the above-described embodiments, and a cavity forming unit according to any one of the above-described embodiments.
  • the wall mount base unit comprises mounting extensions outwardly extending from the base body, namely extending to a direction away from the cavity, and are intended to engage with a surface of the wall and to be covered with plaster, thereby anchoring the wall mount base unit in place.
  • Yet another aspect of the present disclosure provides a method for preparing a flush-mount installation on a wall.
  • the method comprising: (i) fitting a cavity forming unit into a receiving space of a wall mount base unit being mounted on a wall, or on foundations that the wall is planned to be formed around them or based on them, the cavity forming unit is having dimensions matching the profile of the periphery of the receiving space and comprises a first face, facing outwardly from the receiving space, namely the dimensions of the cavity forming unit are about the dimensions of the receiving space, though slightly smaller, e.g. up to 10% or 5% smaller; (ii) calibrating or adjusting the position of the cavity forming unit within the receiving space, e.g.
  • the method further comprising, prior to said fitting, mounting a wall mount base unit into a wall mount base unit cavity of the wall.
  • the base unit may include an electric back box formed in a base of its cavity or an aperture in the base of the cavity to allow passing electric wires.
  • said performing comprises one or more plaster treatments to the wall.
  • the cavity forming unit is the cavity forming unit of any one of above-described embodiments.
  • the cavity forming unit comprises at least a part of the depth calibration mechanism, covering said depth calibration mechanism after said calibrating and uncovering said depth calibration mechanism prior to said extracting.
  • said extracting comprises releasing association between parts of said depth calibration mechanism comprised in the cavity forming unit and parts of the depth calibration mechanism comprised in the wall mount base unit, e.g. parts formed in the base of the receiving space.
  • the association is made between screws of the depth calibration mechanism and threads in said one or more depth calibration mechanism receiving portions.
  • said extracting comprises gripping an extracting portion accessible from the first face.
  • said extracting comprises removing a protective film formed over said extracting portion prior to said gripping.
  • said extracting comprises peeling off said separating material such that during extraction the peeled off material remains adhered to the wall.
  • the wall mount base unit and the cavity forming unit is the wall mount base unit or the cavity forming unit in any one of the above-described embodiments of the kit.
  • Yet another aspect of the present disclosure provides a method for flush-mounting a mounted device on a wall.
  • the method comprising: (i) the method of any one of the above-described embodiments; (ii) fixing a device adaptor platform to the wall mount base unit, typically by fixing it to a base of the receiving space; and (iii) attaching the mounted device to the device adaptor platform.
  • the method further comprising, prior to said attaching, calibrating the depth position of the device adaptor platform within the cavity. Namely, calibrating or adjusting its distance from the base of the receiving space or its position along the depth axis of the formed cavity in the wall, the depth axis is defined normal to the plane formed by the wall.
  • said calibrating step may comprise attaching the mounted device first to examine the protrusion extent and then removing it for calibration of the depth position of the device adaptor platform, and reattaching the mounted device to the device adaptor platform.
  • the cavity forming unit comprises a separation film for separating its peripheral walls from finish materials applied to the wall.
  • the cavity forming unit comprises depth calibration mechanism accessible from the first face for allowing said calibrating.
  • the cavity forming unit comprises a separating material applied to or covers at least a portion of peripheral walls of the cavity forming unit to separate the peripheral walls from the plaster, thereby allowing the extraction of the cavity forming unit after the application of the plaster.
  • separating material covers the cavity forming unit entirely or a vast majority of the cavity forming unit, mainly leaving only the depth calibration mechanism exposed, wherein, prior to said extracting, the method comprising removing the portion of the separating material that covers the first face and, in particular, the gripping portion.
  • the removing may comprise cutting a pattern of the protective film on the first face.
  • a cavity forming unit for use in a flush-mount installation, comprising: a body defined by peripheral walls extending between a first face and a second face, the peripheral walls defining a shape suitable to be fitted into a receiving space of a wall mount base unit; a separation film is applied to or cover at least a portion of the peripheral walls, wherein the separation film is separable from said at least a portion of the peripheral walls; a gripping portion accessible from the first face for allowing gripping of the cavity forming unit to allow to extract if from the receiving space; wherein the cavity forming unit comprises at least a part of or is configured to associate with a depth calibration mechanism allowing controlling the position of the body within the receiving space such that the first face is at a desired protrusion extent from an opening of the receiving space of the wall mount base unit; and an anchoring mechanism for allowing association with a respective anchoring portion defined in the receiving space for anchoring the body at said desired protrusion extent within the receiving space.
  • PVC Polyvinyl chloride
  • PE Polyethylene
  • POF Polyolefin
  • a kit comprising: a wall mount base unit intended to be mounted on a wall, or on foundations that the wall is planned to be formed around them or based on them, and accommodate a mounted device that comprises a base body that defines a receiving space for accommodating said mounted device, wherein a bottom surface of the receiving space is formed with an aperture designed for being fitted with electric box or for passing electric wires therethrough, and at least a part of a depth calibration mechanism for associating with respective parts of the depth calibration mechanism of a cavity forming unit according to any one of embodiments 1-17; and a cavity forming unit according to any one of embodiments 1-17.
  • a method for preparing a flush-mount installation on a wall comprising: fitting a cavity forming unit into a receiving space of a wall mount base unit being mounted on a wall, or on foundations that the wall is planned to be formed around them or based on them, the cavity forming unit is having dimensions matching the profile of the periphery of the receiving space and comprises a first face, facing outwardly from the receiving space; calibrating the position of the cavity forming unit within the receiving space to fixedly position the cavity forming unit such that the first face protrudes above the opening of the receiving space at a desired extent; performing a finish to the wall; extracting the cavity forming unit from the receiving space after said performing, thereby forming a cavity.
  • a method for flush-mounting a mounted device on a wall comprising: the method of any one of embodiments 20-29, further comprising fixing a device adaptor platform to the wall mount base unit; attaching the mounted device to the device adaptor platform.
  • Figs. 1A-1E are schematic illustration of different views of a non-limiting example of an embodiment of a cavity forming unit alone or in association with a base unit according one or more aspects of the present disclosure.
  • the cavity forming unit 100 comprises a body 102 defined between a first face 103 and a second face 105 and its shape is defined by peripheral walls 104.
  • the peripheral contour of the peripheral walls 104 are designed to allow to form a specific cavity dimension in the wall, after applying finishing materials thereto, that fits to a specific device to be installed in the wall, so it is flush with the finished wall.
  • the depth position of the body within the receiving space of the base unit is calibrated.
  • the extent of the protrusion L is defined according to the expected thickness of the finishing materials that are to be applied to the wall around the cavity forming unit 100 and therefore dictates the dimension of the cavity to be formed, after the extraction of the cavity forming unit 100 following the finish of the wall.
  • the peripheral walls 104 are covered or wrapped by a separation film 118, separable from the peripheral walls 104 that is intended to separate the peripheral walls 104 from the finish materials that are applied to the wall to allow easy extraction of the cavity forming unit 100 at the end of the finishing process such that the finishing materials, e.g. plaster, adhere to the separation film 118 and not the peripheral walls 104, and when the separation film 118 is separated from the peripheral walls 104, the peripheral walls are not adhered to the walls and the extraction of the cavity forming unit 100 is allowed.
  • the separation film can be a synthetic polymer, and in some embodiments, it can be a shrink wrap material, such as PVC, PE or POF.
  • the separation film 118 is characterized to allow easy dissociation from the peripheral walls, e.g.
  • the entire body is wrapped by the separation film, protecting it during shipping, transportation, or the installation process.
  • the access to the through- holes, from the first and the second faces, are to be made by puncturing the separation filmin the specific places of the through-holes.
  • a gripping portion 120 is formed at the body 102, e.g. in a central portion of the body 102, and is accessible from the first face 103, which is intended to face at the opposite direction of the receiving space 108.
  • the gripping portion 120 is in the form of a through-hole extending between the first and second faces 103 and 105, and is designed to allow gripping of the body 102 for extracting it after the finishing process. It is to be noted that if the body is entirely wrapped with the separation film, the portion of the separation film that covers the gripping portion is required to be punctured prior to the extraction process.
  • like elements of different figures were given similar reference numerals shifted by the number of hundreds corresponding to the number of the respective figure. For example, element 210 in Figs. 2A-2C serves the same function as element 110 in Figs. 1A-1E.
  • Figs. 2A-2C are schematic illustrations of different views of a non-limiting example of an embodiment of the wall mount base unit, with which the cavity forming unit is intended to associate therewith.
  • the base unit 210 comprises a base body 230 defining a receiving space 208 for receiving the cavity forming unit therein.
  • the receiving space has about the same dimensions as of the cavity forming unit (the cavity forming unit is slightly smaller than the receiving space so as to allow its insertion thereto).
  • the base body 230 comprises a bottom surface 232 that is formed with an aperture 234 for receiving electric box or other electronic components 235 to allow, after the installation process of the mounted device, to electrify the mounted device.
  • the bottom surface 232 is formed with the second part of the depth calibration mechanism 212B, which is constituted by threads 216 intended for receiving the screws from the cavity forming unit to allow controlling the depth position of the cavity forming unit within the cavity, namely, the protrusion extent of the first face of the cavity forming unit from the plane P defined by the opening 206 of the receiving space 208.
  • the base unit 210 further comprises extensions 236 outwardly extending from the base body 230, namely extending away from the receiving space 208.
  • the extensions are intended to be flat on the peripheral portion of the cavity of the wall, in which the base unit 210 is installed in to firmly hold it in position.
  • FIGs. 3A-3G are schematic illustrations showing different views of the steps of the process of the installation of a flush-mount device in a wall.
  • Figs. 3A-3B show the basic association between the cavity forming unit 300, the depth calibration mechanism 312 and the base unit 310, wherein the enlarged portion of Fig. 3A shows the portion of the peripheral walls 304, which is applied, covered, or wrapped the separation film 318.
  • the finish materials FM are applied to the wall and the cavity CAV is formed. Then, the cavity forming unit 300 is dissociated from the base unit 310 and is extracted, together with at least a part of the depth calibration mechanism 312, as can be seen in Fig. 3E.
  • Figs. 3F-3G show that the device adaptor platform 350 is associated with at least a part of a depth calibration mechanism 312, which can be the same as the one of the cavity forming unit 300 or different, for allowing to control the depth penetration position of the device adaptor platform 350 within the formed cavity CAV, namely the distance of the front face of the device adaptor platform 350 from the opening of the formed cavity CAV.
  • the mounted device MD is then coupled to the device adaptor platform 350 to be flush mounted in the wall.

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La présente divulgation concerne une solution pour installer un dispositif monté à fleur dans une paroi. La solution peut être utilisée pour l'installation d'une paroi existante, après le retrait de certains des matériaux de finition supérieurs, et est particulièrement pertinente pour installer un dispositif monté à fleur dans une paroi qui est construite et nécessite l'application de matériaux de finition, tels que du plâtre. Ceci est très commun dans le cas d'une construction de mur en béton, d'une construction de mortier ou d'une construction de mur en briques. La solution fournie par la présente divulgation permet de planifier l'épaisseur des matériaux de finition à appliquer aux parois de telle sorte que le résultat final du dispositif monté est à fleur avec la paroi finie.
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