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WO2003036000A1
WO2003036000A1 PCT/IB2002/005764 IB0205764W WO03036000A1 WO 2003036000 A1 WO2003036000 A1 WO 2003036000A1 IB 0205764 W IB0205764 W IB 0205764W WO 03036000 A1 WO03036000 A1 WO 03036000A1
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floor
wall element
covering unit
covering
support
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Bart Vanhee
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Daglau Nv
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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
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F13/00—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings
    • E04F13/07—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor
    • E04F13/08—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements
    • E04F13/14—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements stone or stone-like materials, e.g. ceramics concrete; of glass or with an outer layer of stone or stone-like materials or glass
    • 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
    • E04F15/08—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements only of stone or stone-like material, e.g. ceramics, concrete; of glass or with a top layer of stone or stone-like material, e.g. ceramics, concrete or glass

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  • This invention relates to a floor or wall element, comprising at least one covering unit, such as, for instance, a floor tile or a wall tile (faience) or another panel shaped entity, the bottom face of which defines a supporting surface:
  • this invention relates to a method for manufacturing such floor or wall elements.
  • Ceiling tiles, laminated or veneer finished floor panels, massive parquet floor panels are milled to measure as a whole or, if panels made of synthetic material are used, are moulded in one piece by means of pressure die-casting or extrusion techniques. These panels are quite even as far as their dimensions are concerned and have an almost perfectly even upper surface. Furthermore, they are provided with some groove and tongue or clicking system. In this way they may be laid very easily by do-it-yourselfers. The only condition is that an even subfloor is available. In general, as far as floor coverings are concerned, this even subfloor is obtained by means of a so-called "floor finishing material".
  • a floor or wall element comprising at least one covering unit, and the lower surface of which defines a supporting surface, the floor or wall element according to this invention being made in such a manner that at least three points of reference of the upper surface of each covering unit are situated in a plane which runs practically parallel with the supporting surface.
  • the covering units (such as, for instance, a ceramic tile having an irregular thickness and/or a curved upper surface) will immediately take up an ideal position (as to height) to realise an even floor or wall covering, where the upper surfaces of the covering units, lying next to one another, together form a surface as even and flat as possible.
  • the formal deviations for instance floor tiles or wall tiles having an uneven thickness and/or a curved upper surface
  • a person without having the skill of a tile-layer may also be able to realise an even floor or wall covering.
  • the parallelism of the said surfaces is obtained, for instance, when manufacturing the element, by positioning the covering unit and a support correctly with respect to one another (for instance, in an apparatus or a machine provided for that purpose) and by providing a layer of glue (or any other binding means) between the covering element and the support thus obtained, so that this support and the covering unit are joined, their positions (as the said parallel surfaces are concerned) with respect to one another being maintained.
  • a product directly to the lower surface of the floor or wall tile, so that the position desired of the floor or wall tile, as height is concerned, is obtained.
  • This may be, for instance, a glue or synthetic material, sprayed onto the tile.
  • the said support is then constituted by the product with which the tile material has been provided.
  • the product is applied locally (for instance, only next to the corners) on the lower side of the tile.
  • the said characteristic according to this invention may be further obtained by treating its lower side (for instance, by removing material by grinding or milling) after the floor or wall element having been produced (for instance, after it having been burnt) , until the supporting surface being determined by this lower side is practically parallel to the imaginary plane in which the points of reference are situated.
  • an imaginary upper surface of the covering unit is determined by means of four points of reference.
  • these points of reference are determined in such a manner that these points constitute the corners of a square or a rectangle. These points of reference are best situated next to the corners of the covering unit.
  • the covering unit is positioned such, with respect to the support, or after having been manufactured, the lower side of the floor or wall element is treated in such a manner that the imaginary plane through the said points of reference runs parallel with the supporting surface defined by the lower side. So this supporting surface functions as a plane of reference.
  • Positioning the covering unit preferably occurs by a positioning (at the height desired) of the points of reference of the upper surface of the covering unit.
  • the floor or wall element according to this invention is manufactured in such a manner that it comprises at least one spacer, which is provided in order to obtain an air space of a predetermined width between the respective covering elements of floor or wall elements fitting together.
  • this invention relates more particularly also to floor tiles, wall tiles, ceiling tiles or any other panel shaped entity, provided for being fixed (by means of cement or glue) to a foundation next to one another, leaving .a certain width of joint.
  • This foundation may be a wall or a subfloor or a ceiling and may be levelled beforehand or not, by evening out, or by applying a layer of material or mixture to that effect (for instance a finishing layer) .
  • each floor or wall element By constituting a floor or wall covering each floor or wall element, with its spacer, is placed against an adjacent floor or wall element, so that the width of joint desired between the covering units is automatically obtained.
  • this width of joint is defined by the positioning of the covering unit with respect to the edges of the spacer.
  • a preferred embodiment comprises the floor or wall element, at least one covering element provided on a support, so that the lower side of this support defines the supporting surface mentioned above.
  • the floor or wall element according to this invention comprises at least two covering units attached next to one another to the same support with intermediate joint spaces, while the points of reference of the upper surfaces of said covering units are situated in a plane which runs practically parallel to the supporting surface.
  • floor or wall elements are provided comprising four covering units. With such elements a floor or wall covering may be composed very quickly.
  • a sideways protruding spacer is provided with respect to each edge of the covering unit.
  • each spacer of the floor or wall element according to this invention is an unalterable part of the support.
  • Such an element can be rapidly produced in a simple manner.
  • the support for instance, has the shape of a frame, preferably made of synthetic material, at least one straight part of which, is protruding past an edge of the covering unit and functions as a spacer.
  • the support may be carried out with a hollow space, at least partly filled with a synthetic material, such as, for instance, polyurethane.
  • a synthetic material such as, for instance, polyurethane.
  • the support is, for instance a frame with an open central part, which during the production process is filed with a synthetic material, such as, for instance, polyurethane in order to give the element a sufficient bending strength, so that the covering element (for instance the floor tile) will not break under the influence of the normal load applied to a floor.
  • connection means on opposite sides, for instance, with a groove and tongue, in order to connect the floor or wall element with or to position it with respect to other floor or wall elements.
  • each spacer is a part of the covering unit .
  • These spacers are then moulded to the covering unit, for instance, from ceramic material, and then burnt, after which, most of the time, the spacers have to be subjected to a finishing operation (grinding, milling, ...) in order to obtain the dimensions desired.
  • the support may be provided on one or several sides with at least one sideways protruding lip or at least one recess corresponding to such a lip, with which the various elements may be positioned in a straight line one after the other or shifted over half a width with respect to one another. Because of this, it is no longer needed to take measurements or to place a line of reference to that effect.
  • each covering unit is made from a ceramic material or from natural stone. Preferably, this applies to floor tiles.
  • This invention relates also to a set of floor or wall elements comprising a first and a second floor or wall element according to this invention, characterized in that these elements comprise respective connecting means, provided for their being reciprocally connected or positioned at a height, where the surfaces, defined by the upper surfaces of their respective covering units practically coincide.
  • This invention further also relates to alternative methods for manufacturing a floor or wall element, comprising at least one covering unit and the lower side of which defines the supporting surface.
  • each covering unit is connected to a support and positioned thus, with respect to the supporting surface defined by the lower side of the support, that these points of reference are situated in a same imaginary plane, running practically parallel to the supporting surface, defined by the lower side of the support.
  • the floor or wall element is manufactured or moulded first, thereafter at least three points of reference are defined on the upper surface of each covering unit, and the lower side of the floor or wall element is treated, so that this lower side constitutes a supporting surface which runs practically parallel to the imaginary plane in which the said points of reference are situated.
  • the points of reference are defined such that they are the corners of a square or rectangle.
  • an area is defined per covering unit, the dimensions of which practically correspond to the nominal dimensions of the covering unit, increased or not by half a width of joint, of each area the intersection of the centre lines is determined and in a respective area, each covering unit is placed in a position in which its centre line intersection coincides with the centre line intersection of the area concerned.
  • figure 1 represents a cross section of a first embodiment of an element according to this invention
  • figure 2 represents a top view of the element according to figure 1
  • figure 3 represents a top view of a support for an element according to this invention
  • figure 4 represents a top view of a number of supports for elements according to this invention, joined together by means of positioning lips and corresponding recesses
  • figure 5 represents a cross section of a second embodiment of an element according to this invention
  • figures 6 represents a top view of the element according to figure 5
  • figure 7 represents a top view of a third embodiment of a floor element according to this invention
  • figure 8 is a partial cross section of two floor elements according to figure 7, fitting together against one another
  • figure 9 is a cross section of the floor element according to figure 7
  • figure 10 is a top view of a fourth embodiment of a floor element according to this invention
  • figure 11 is a cross section of the floor element according to figure 10
  • a floor tile (1) is represented to which a frame (2) is attached at the bottom by means of glue (3) .
  • the frame (2) is injection moulded from synthetic material and is attached to the tile in such a manner that the plane through the points of reference (4) on the upper face of the tile runs parallel to the lower side (5) of the frame, while the surface occupied by the tile (1) is situated centrally with respect to the surface occupied by the frame (2) .
  • the aim is also that, when applying the tiles (1), the width of joint required will be effected automatically, taking into account the various dimensions lengthways and widthways of the tiles.
  • connection means (7), (8) are provided on the edge, such as, for instance, a groove and tongue system, provided or not with means to realize a snap action fastening. These connection means may also be provided for connecting the frames to one another without any differences in height.
  • An additional form (9), (10) may be applied to the frame, in such a manner that a sideways centring in line (or even shifted over half a tile, see figure 4) will occur automatically.
  • the remaining space inside the frame and under the tile (1) may be filled, if necessary, with a synthetic material (6) or another filling material.
  • a synthetic material (6) or another filling material is a preferred material.
  • the element according to this invention represented in figure 6, comprises one support (2) to which nine ceramic floor tiles (1) are attached by means of a synthetic material or a glue (3) .
  • Each floor tile (1) is positioned with respect to a perfectly square area (11) (indicated by a dashed line), the dimensions of which are corresponding with the nominal dimensions of the floor tiles (1) . These areas (11) are equally distributed over the surface of the support (2), so that the required width of joint between the floor tiles (1) is obtained. Of each area (11) and of each tile (1) the centre lines are determined, and each tile (1) is positioned in an area (11), so that its centre line intersection coincides with the centre line intersection of the area (11) .
  • the tiles (1) are different from the nominal dimensions, their surfaces do not correspond with the surface of their area (11) .
  • the tiles (1) are positioned in such a way that the aspect of the whole (after finishing) is as even as possible.
  • the floor tiles (1) are, as their position as to height is concerned, attached to the support
  • the distance (Z) between the centre lines of two adjacently situated tiles is equal to the sum of the distance (X) between the one edge of the support (2) and the centre of the floor tiles situated along that edge on the one hand, and the distance (4) between the opposite edge of the support (2) and the centre of the floor tiles (1) situated along that edge on the other hand. Because of this the width of joint desired, corresponding to the width of joint between the floor tiles situated next to one another of a same element, is automatically obtained between the floor tiles lying next to one another of elements according to this invention fitting together.
  • a tongue (7) and a groove (8) are provided on the opposite sides of the frame (2) .
  • a floor tile is moulded as a whole with spacers (11) protruding sideways and having supporting elements (12) provided at the bottom side.
  • spacers (11) are carried out with a greater length than required to obtain the exact width of joint desired, so that there will be an excess of material, allowing them to be finished at the required length afterwards.
  • the supporting elements (12) define a random supporting surface and they are also made thicker than required, so that here also there is an excess of material allowing the supporting surface to be corrected by a finishing operation afterwards.
  • the spacers (11) are treated, so that the required length is obtained to define a square or rectangular area inside which the irregularly constituted (13) tile surface is centred. This occurs in such a way that the centre lines (U) , (P) of the tile surface (13) coincide with the centre lines (not represented) of the square or rectangular area defined by the (finished) end faces of the spacers (11) . More particularly, of each side of the tiled surface (13) the centre is taken in order to define the said centre lines (U) , (P) (see figure 7).
  • the spacers (11) may be provided with a bevelled face.
  • the points of reference (4) are chosen in the same place for each tile, for instance, near the four corners of the tile surface.
  • floor tiles or wall tiles may be constituted as a whole with spacers (11) and supporting elements (12) .
  • a ceramic floor element is represented comprising four tile surfaces (13) having an irregular form. This element is carried out as one entity having a joint groove (14) between the tile surfaces
  • Each tile surface (13) is positioned in such a manner that its centre lines (U) , (P) coincide with the centre lines of the square and rectangular area provided for the tile surface concerned, including half of the width of joint.
  • the spacers (11) according to the principles and methods already described, are brought to the exact length and are bevelled if required (see figure 11) .
  • the supporting elements (12) also are brought to the exact thickness in order to obtain a supporting surface (B) , running parallel with the plane through the points of reference on the combined tile surface.

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L'invention concerne un élément de plancher ou de paroi permettant de créer un revêtement de plancher ou de paroi, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend une unité de revêtement (1) disposée sur un support (2) tel que, par exemple, un carreau ainsi qu'au moins une cale d'espacement s'étendant au-delà d'un bord de ladite unité de revêtement (1) et disposée de façon à obtenir une rainure de joint d'une profondeur prédéterminée entre les unités de revêtement (1) respectives des éléments de plancher et de paroi assemblés. Chaque unité de revêtement (1) est disposée sur le support (2) dans une position telle que sa surface supérieure définit un plan (A) s'étendant pratiquement parallèlement à la surface de support (B) définie par le côté inférieur dudit support (2). Lorsqu'on pose un revêtement de plancher ou de paroi, on réalise plus facilement à la fois la profondeur du joint entre les unités de parement (1) et le positionnement en hauteur des unités de revêtement (1).
PCT/IB2002/005764 2001-10-26 2002-10-25 Element de plancher ou de paroi WO2003036000A1 (fr)

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BE2001/0689A BE1014439A3 (nl) 2001-10-26 2001-10-26 Element en werkwijze voor het creeren van een vloer- of wandbekleding.
BE2001/0689 2001-10-26
BE2002/0157 2002-03-08
BE2002/0157A BE1014685A6 (nl) 2001-10-26 2002-03-08 Vloer- of wandelement.

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DE10355788A1 (de) * 2003-11-26 2005-06-30 Meyer, Hans Platte zur Verwendung in einem Verlegesystem, insbesondere zur Herstellung eines Bodenbelags sowie Verfahren zur Herstellung derselben
US7984600B2 (en) 2007-02-02 2011-07-26 Mohawk Carpet Corporation Groutless tile system and method for making the same
US9187899B2 (en) 2009-11-24 2015-11-17 Lg Hausys, Ltd. Composite panel and a production method therefor

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GB570378A (en) * 1943-07-24 1945-07-04 George John Hancock Tiles
FR2407315A1 (fr) * 1977-10-28 1979-05-25 Camberlin Marcel Revetement mural et sol
US4993208A (en) * 1987-09-29 1991-02-19 Buchtal Gesellschaft Mit Beschrankter Haftung Mold for producing tile-shaped floor elements for forming a double floor construction and a corresponding tile-shaped floor element
DE19810773A1 (de) * 1998-03-07 1999-09-16 Volker Reinhold Nivellierbares Fußboden-Fertigbauteil
WO2001057341A1 (fr) * 2000-02-07 2001-08-09 Buck Robert V Systeme de mise en garde et d'orientation detectable destine a des personnes souffrant d'incapacite

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GB570378A (en) * 1943-07-24 1945-07-04 George John Hancock Tiles
FR2407315A1 (fr) * 1977-10-28 1979-05-25 Camberlin Marcel Revetement mural et sol
US4993208A (en) * 1987-09-29 1991-02-19 Buchtal Gesellschaft Mit Beschrankter Haftung Mold for producing tile-shaped floor elements for forming a double floor construction and a corresponding tile-shaped floor element
DE19810773A1 (de) * 1998-03-07 1999-09-16 Volker Reinhold Nivellierbares Fußboden-Fertigbauteil
WO2001057341A1 (fr) * 2000-02-07 2001-08-09 Buck Robert V Systeme de mise en garde et d'orientation detectable destine a des personnes souffrant d'incapacite

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE10355788A1 (de) * 2003-11-26 2005-06-30 Meyer, Hans Platte zur Verwendung in einem Verlegesystem, insbesondere zur Herstellung eines Bodenbelags sowie Verfahren zur Herstellung derselben
DE10355788B4 (de) * 2003-11-26 2008-02-07 Meyer, Hans Platte zur Verwendung in einem Verlegesystem, insbesondere zur Herstellung eines Bodenbelags sowie Verfahren zur Herstellung derselben
US7984600B2 (en) 2007-02-02 2011-07-26 Mohawk Carpet Corporation Groutless tile system and method for making the same
US8156705B2 (en) 2007-02-02 2012-04-17 Mohawk Carpet Corporation Groutless tile system and method for making the same
US9187899B2 (en) 2009-11-24 2015-11-17 Lg Hausys, Ltd. Composite panel and a production method therefor

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