EP1002900A1 - Roadcovering with artificial stone elements - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to pavement material for traffic areas which consists of artificial stone material. Said pavement material is characterized in that it comprises normal pavement elements and symbol-carrying pavement elements. It is furthermore characterized in that when a spatially coherent group of symbol pavement elements is viewed the symbol pavement elements of said group are arranged so as to have the same direction.

Description

The invention relates to a traffic surface floor covering, created with floor covering elements made of artificial stone material, characterized in that it has normal floor covering elements and symbol floor covering elements:
and that, when considering a spatially related group of symbol floor covering elements, the symbol floor covering elements of the group are all arranged with the same orientation.

Traffic floor coverings, created with floor covering elements Artificial stone material, come in a variety of flooring element shapes known. So far, the floor coverings have generally been removed the same floor covering elements or from each other different flooring elements in regular change created to achieve different patterns in the flooring. In the case of the floor covering according to the invention, however, the Integration of special symbol flooring elements in individual Areas of flooring to do; the symbol flooring elements stand out from the uniformity of the remaining flooring. By the at least grouped arrangement in the same orientation becomes the visual recognition of the symbolic statement improved.

It is particularly preferred if the symbol flooring elements in the optical contrast of a symbol (e.g. letters, Numbers / numbers, short words, more or less abstracted Human symbols, logos or other symbols) from normal flooring elements differentiate. In this respect you could also from a traffic floor covering according to the invention Communication of information or information to individual Jobs speak.

Preferably, the normal flooring elements make up the main part of the Flooring.

Areas are considered as traffic areas in particular that intended for vehicle traffic, bicycle traffic or pedestrian traffic are, but not for the use of private enclosed spaces designated areas. As a particularly typical and preferred Areas of application are squares, courtyards, driveways, paths, streets, Pedestrian zones, loading zones, terraces, parking areas for vehicles, Gas stations, commercial areas, industrial areas Areas, workshops, container spaces. It is preferably floor coverings in the "outside area" or the occupancy of Outdoor areas.

In most cases, the "artificial stone material" is concrete. As brick-like materials are another preferred option called. In general, all materials are also considered those aggregates or fillers in time-hardening Binders (e.g. also plastic) are stored. But it can also flooring elements, in particular part of the total number of Floor covering elements in the floor covering, especially symbol floor covering elements, partially or entirely, made of plastic.

The symbol floor covering elements preferably have one of these Shape that they are only in a relative position or only in a mine Number of relative positions (preferably a maximum of four, maximum preferably a maximum of two) to the adjacent ones Flooring elements (i.e. normal flooring elements and / or Symbol flooring elements) can be positioned. If only one the publisher must have a small number of possible relative positions just make sure to be in the "right" of these relative positions embarrassed. In a training with such a shape that only one Relative position is possible, this must be done by the publisher himself Attention step can no longer be made.

The symbol floor covering elements preferably each have at least one form fit area on its outline, the cooperating with a counter-positive area on one adjacent flooring element (i.e. normal flooring element or Symbol flooring element) determines the relative position (s). With the Has form fit area and the counter form fit area it is independent of the other geometric shape of the Flooring elements in hand, a specific relative position or to define a small number of relative positions.

Within the group under consideration you can see the symbol flooring elements Provide neighbor-to-neighbor or in just one Provide neighbor-to-neighbor direction of the floor covering. Another preferred embodiment is the symbol flooring elements recurring at regular intervals to provide, preferably the regular intervals in one first direction of the flooring may be different from the regular intervals in a second direction of the flooring.

Preferably have at least some normal flooring elements and / or at least some symbol flooring elements spacing protrusions on the scope. The spacer protrusions can especially a size for defining narrow joints with a Width of at most 5 mm between adjacent ones Have flooring elements, whereby the laying of the Flooring element simplified. These "narrow" joints, which in the Most cases that are 3 - 5 mm wide are those joints that normally as laying joints between the flooring elements in the Flooring is present and usually after laying the Flooring elements are filled with sand. If the Flooring elements these "small" spacing projections have, the publisher when laying easier by Toasting the spacer tabs work. On the other hand, you can the spacing protrusions in particular a size for fixing of wide joints with a width of at least 8 mm between have adjacent flooring elements, which powerful water passage joints are formed. If those "Larger" spacer projections are provided relatively wide joints between adjacent ones Flooring elements. These joints are also usually included Sand or filled up with grit. Through these "wide joints" can Rainwater is much more effective than with the "narrow joints in normal width "between the flooring elements in the underground drain off, so that the occupied area is no longer in one Drainage system must be connected and a contribution for the desired enrichment of the groundwater. Either with the "smaller" spacing projections as well as with the "Larger" spacing protrusions can either be designed that the projections of a considered flooring element with places of the neighboring flooring elements come into contact there are not provided with a protrusion or you can train so that the projections in places with the adjacent Flooring elements come into contact, where the latter also one Have a head start; in this case, the projections hit each other in pairs against each other. It is understood that in this case the Projections a "projection measure" over the others Flooring element contour have about half the desired Joint width corresponds; in the first case described, "Projection size" of the projections in approximately the desired joint width correspond.

It is further preferred that at least some normal flooring elements and / or at least some symbol flooring elements Material removal points are provided, so that powerful water passages in the flooring are formed. For these powerful water openings and the water drainage capacity of the floor covering thereby achieved applies analogous to what was previously related to the Water penetration joints has been carried out.

Fig. 1

in Draufsicht, einen Ausschnitt aus einem Verkehrsflächen-Bodenbelag;

Fig. 2

in Draufsicht, einen Ausschnitt aus einem Bodenbelag anderer Ausführungsform;

Fig. 3

in Draufsicht, ein Symbol-Bodenbelagelement des Bodenbelags von Fig. 2, wobei mögliche Abwandlungen eingezeichnet sind;

Fig. 4

in Draufsicht, ein Symbol-Bodenbelagelement des Bodenbelags von Fig. 2, aber mit einer Abwandlung.

The invention and further developments of the invention are explained in more detail below with reference to exemplary embodiments illustrated in the drawings. It shows:

Fig. 1

in plan view, a section of a traffic floor covering;

Fig. 2

in plan view, a section of a floor covering of another embodiment;

Fig. 3

in plan view, a symbol floor covering element of the floor covering of Figure 2, with possible modifications are shown.

Fig. 4

in plan view, a symbol flooring element of the flooring of Fig. 2, but with a modification.

The traffic surface floor covering shown in detail in FIG. 1, hereinafter referred to as "floor covering 2", consists mainly of Normal flooring elements 4, all - in plan view - the shape of a square. Along several lines through the floor covering 2 oriented, the floor covering has 2 symbol floor covering elements 6, all of them - in plan view - four times the size of a normal flooring element 4 and one formed by optical deposition Have arrow symbol.

The symbol flooring elements 6 are very apparent from that remaining floor covering 2.

Overall, the section of the Flooring 2 four groups 10, 12, 14, 16 of symbol flooring elements 6 available. Each group 10, 12, 14, 16 could end as shown in Fig. 1; alternatively, individual Groups 10, 12, 14, 16 have a greater longitudinal extent than in Fig. 1 drawn. Each group 10, 12, 14, 16 represents a straight line Stringing together a plurality of symbol floor covering elements 6, the groups 10, 14 running from bottom to top in FIG. 1 and groups 12, 16 run from left to right in FIG. 1. In the Groups 10, 14 have the symbol flooring elements 6 one regularly recurring distance from each other. Even in the groups 12, 16, the symbol flooring elements have a regular recurring distance from each other, but this distance is double as large as in groups 10, 14.

For the sake of completeness it is pointed out that everywhere in the Flooring narrow joints between adjacent flooring elements 4, 4; 4, 6; 6, 6 are present. In this respect, all in Fig. 1 should Strictly speaking, joints are drawn with a double line. Out For reasons of clarity, the joints in FIG. 1 are each only as Single line drawn.

It is also pointed out that the normal flooring elements 4th not all the same size and / or shape in floor covering 2 need to have. As an alternative, you can imagine that the Normal flooring elements 4 "small squares" as drawn with Alternate "large squares" four times the size; also a Alternate between the drawn small squares and oblong-rectangular Normal flooring elements 4 the size of two Squares is conceivable.

The different embodiment of a floor covering 2 shown in FIG. 2 differs from the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 Floor covering 2 in that the symbol floor covering elements 6 - in Top view - like the normal flooring elements 4 also the shape of a square have the same size, but an optically different one Symbol, here e.g. a wheelchair symbol as it is for the disabled People commonly use it. With all eight symbol flooring elements 6 of the section drawn in FIG Flooring 2 (these eight symbol flooring elements 6 represent one Group) are all with the same orientation relative to the normal flooring elements arranged and denote e.g. a place that is particularly suitable for the stay of disabled people or the is provided for parking wheelchairs.

The visual contrast of the symbol of the relevant symbol flooring element 6 can preferably by recessed or raised Top areas of the relevant symbol flooring element 6 (where the recessed areas or those between raised areas deepened areas preferably with color contrasting Material in particular based on plastic or based on cement-bound mass can be filled to the same level) or inserted symbols made of other material, preferably metal his. Another option is to use the top area entirely or train almost entirely in plastic and this lid-like part with to connect the rest of the flooring element.

Another option is to use an icon Optically contrast surface structure with preferred orientation, especially by a system of parallel corrugation. In the The invention does not provide for the symbol floor covering elements 6 from the normal flooring elements 4 only by one differentiate between highlighted colors.

In the embodiment according to FIG. 1, the symbol floor covering elements can 6 maximum in four possible relative positions the normal flooring elements 4 are laid, namely in the four relative positions drawn in FIG. 1. The same goes for the Symbol flooring elements 6 in the embodiment of FIG. 2.

4 is a modified symbol flooring element 6a drawn, that on two adjacent square sides each has a small square projection in the middle in plan view. In the the other two sides of the square each have a top view in the middle small square recess 22 is provided, each recess 22 is slightly larger than a projection 20. The normal flooring elements 4, with which the symbol flooring elements 6a are to be installed, are analogous with projections 20 and Recesses 22 formed. It is easy to see that through this Arrangement of projections 20 and recesses 22 on the normal flooring elements 4 and on the symbol flooring elements 6a Symbol flooring elements 6a only in one Relative position with the adjoining floor covering elements 4 and 6a can be moved, the position shown in Fig. 4 and Direction of the projections 20 and the recesses 22 through the entire covering 2 is continuous.

3 is a symbol floor covering element 6 of the floor covering 2 from Fig. 2 drawn on an enlarged scale, now two Variations are shown.

Each side of the square points clockwise to the right of it Center on a "small" spacer projection 24 which - in Top view - is semicircular and e.g. a "projection size" of 2 - 4 mm opposite the corresponding square side. Appropriate Spacer projections 24 must be on the other symbol flooring elements 6 and on the normal flooring elements 4 imagine. These spacer protrusions 24 serve as a relief laying the flooring elements 4 or 6.

Alternatively, it is possible instead of the drawn and previously described, "small" spacing projections 10 "larger" Spacer projections with a projection dimension of e.g. 4 - 15 mm to provide. On the "flooring element side pairings" on which "Larger" spacer tabs will be present powerful water passage joints between neighboring Flooring elements 4, 4; 4, 6; 6, 6 formed.

3 shows the possible modification that the Symbol flooring element 6 at all four corners material omissions 26 which are triangular in plan view. Along one at a time Slant line 28 are thus the four corners of the symbol flooring element 6 cut off. Very analog Material omissions 26 have to be done with the other symbol flooring elements 6 and with the normal floor covering elements 4 imagine. Overall, the material omissions result in 26 powerful water openings in the covering 2.

All flooring elements 4, 6 are made of concrete; so far you could speak of concrete blocks for floor coverings. In practice they have Flooring elements 4, 6 usually have a chamfer at the transition between the visible in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4 and the top Side surfaces, i.e. a small 45 ° bevel between the above Surfaces. The chamfer is not shown for reasons of clarity.

Claims (8)

Traffic surface flooring, created with flooring elements made of artificial stone material,
characterized,
that it has normal flooring elements and symbol flooring elements;
and that, when considering a spatially related group of symbol floor covering elements, the symbol floor covering elements of the group are all arranged with the same orientation. Traffic floor covering according to claim 1,
characterized,
that the symbol flooring elements have such a shape that they can be positioned only in one relative position or only in a my number of relative positions to the adjacent flooring elements. Traffic floor covering according to claim 2,
characterized,
that the symbol floor covering elements each have at least one form-fitting region on their circumference, which, in cooperation with a counter-form-fitting region, defines the relative position (s) on an adjacent floor covering element. Traffic floor covering according to one of claims 1 to 3,
characterized,
that within the group the symbol flooring elements recur at regular intervals. Traffic floor covering according to claim 4,
characterized,
that the regular intervals in a first direction of the floor covering are different from the regular intervals in a second direction of the floor covering. Traffic floor covering according to one of claims 1 to 5,
characterized,
that the symbol flooring elements differ in the optical contrast of a symbol from the normal flooring elements. Traffic floor covering according to one of claims 1 to 6,
characterized,
that at least some normal floor covering elements and / or at least some symbol floor covering elements have spacing projections on the circumference. Traffic floor covering according to one of claims 1 to 7,
characterized,
that at least some normal floor covering elements and / or at least some symbol floor covering elements are provided with material removal points, so that powerful water passage openings are formed in the floor covering.

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