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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a coating system in bituminous laminated tiles for covering mantle of roof with pattern by three-dimensional effect of such a way as to give the said mantle, a traditional aspect of the clay type, such as a roof tile-like or clay tile-like.
2. Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 37 CFR 1.98.
At latitudes mainly European, in the context of discontinuous roofing of residential applications, products traditionally used in roofing tiles are mostly by clay, but also cement, and ancient slate or other stones. For example, in the Clay roofing, roof tile, in its various forms, is a shaped clay element of which is applied from the time of the Romans, widespread in Europe but also in the Arab world, and has a load of the structure of the roof for about 60 kg/m2. In northern Europe have also developed the coverings with concrete tiles, which are now produced in different colors by means of co-extrusion, and whose application provide to weighting the structure of about 50 kg/m, while with the stone coverings it can be reached weight of up to 100 kg/sqm.
The said covering elements, in general, are applicable for roofs with a slope of less than 50° and greater than 15° and, in current construction techniques, are often combined with a layer of waterproof membrane to guarantee the water tightness of the covering.
We may reasonably convey about the aesthetic effect that a tile roofing mantle gives to the roof of a building, which taken as a whole is of valuable feature. Beyond the color tone and good quality characteristics, the overall aesthetic appearance of the roof with a tile covering, in principle suggests to the consumer, an aspect of solidity, of overall robustness and stability over time, together with the peculiarities aesthetic and architectural blend well in a typical building of the European latitudes.
Known are also the bituminous tiles. The bituminous classical tile, with respect to the elements of clay type, has a greater adaptability to all climates and all geometries of roofs. It's a walk-on cover that aggravates the structure for averagely 10 kg/m2. Can be used for all slopes up to the vertical and ensures the water tightness of the roof for slopes over 20%. As a product, which unlike the previous one is mostly flat, you may be able to provide a three-dimensional appearance to the surface of the roof intervening with a play of colors and shades.
For example, Canadian Tile® www.tegolacanadese.com it is one of the main makers of this product, ranking among the best international companies that produce and sell bituminous tiles. In principle, to produce a conventional bituminous tile, it is required that for example a layer of glass veil, the so-called carrier, carried out by an accumulator is started through a coating station. The coating station has the task of associating a layer of bitumen on both the top and bottom of the layer of glass veil. With the aim of increasing the fire resistance and weathering, are then merged stabilizers minerals and subsequently the grit for example formed from crushed stone, pigmented and possibly treated with a ceramic procedure, which is applied only on the top surface of the coating and subsequently pressed. The function of the grit is to confer to the bituminous flat tile color and at the same time to protect the coating from the action of ultraviolet rays. Finally, a layer of silica sand-based release agent is applied on the lower surface to prevent the compound from sticking to the plant and that the tiles do not glue to each other during the packaging. The artifact multilayer thus obtained is then cut into tiles of the requested format. Some variants to the conventional bituminous tiles, may provide for the application to the substrate thus obtained, of a further coating layer, which can also be metallic.
In recent years have gradually developed into the market laminated bituminous tiles, which thanks to a special double-layer overlap and the use of very natural color palettes, they propose to call that height effect of the aspect of the coverings typical of traditional roofs. However, the exposed portion of the bituminous classical or laminated tile, i.e. the part that remains visible after installation, is less than half the height of the tile itself. On this point it is interesting to note that according to established techniques during installation, to prevent rising of the water, it is necessary to overlap the row subsequent to the one already installed for more than half the height of the tile itself.
By way of example, one can generally say that for elements of length 1000 mm and height 340 mm, the exposed portion of a tile is thus equal to 145 mm, while for elements of 420 mm the exposed portion rises up to 185 mm. In any case, it is to lay an average of six to seven tiles per square meter.
With the aim of identifying the state of the art relevant to the subject matter of the present invention, was conducted a search, aimed at identifying prior documents, both part of the information deducible commonly via the network, both in the patent, tracking the following documents, which by the applicant may be considered to be of importance:
D1, is what can be inferred from the site www.gaf.com. It describes a laminated bituminous tile called mod. Monaco the size of 1016 mm in width to a height of 432 mm. The overall shape, is almost rectangular, with the profile of the upper edge and the lateral edges which is straight, while the profile of the lower edge is shaped. Still more in particular, said bituminous tile is composed of two layers of the same kind but of different hue, each coupled by overlap, respectively, a first base layer with a dark shade, whose profile of the bottom edge is capped or geometrically defined by a series of open brokenness, each brokenness composed of three segments, of which two oblique and opposite with respect to a straight line of union of said two oblique sides which is horizontal and parallel to the profile of the upper edge. The second layer which is superimposed with respect to said first layer, coincides exactly with the profile of the upper edge of the first layer and partially with the profile of the lateral edge. The said second layer in correspondence of the lower portion of the tile, has of a series of notches closed on three sides, which are equidistant from each other geometrically shaped in the form of an upside down isosceles trapezium, and with on the sides of said tile, respectively the right and left side two partial notches, each of which corresponding to about half of the main notch. Performing the laying of bituminous tiles type D1, by means of the partial overlap of tiles on one another, starting from the gutter line, doing so to make coincide the trapezoidal notches the one below and aligned relative to each other. In such way it's obtained a three-dimensional mantle effect, which overall gives to the roof an aesthetic appearance similar to the covering mantle in clay of a clay tile.
D2 describes a bituminous tile of the type for the composition of a cover, where the said bituminous tile is of the multilayer type, with a first and a second layer coupled to overlap.
The lower part of the bituminous tile, is shaped so as to provide areas carved in the shape of an upside down isosceles trapezoid, and in correspondence with the lateral edge, a scored portion equal to half of the adjacent. The aesthetic effect which imparts said cover is of the type with three-dimensional pattern.
D3 similarly to the previous one, describes a bituminous tile which is suitable to be superimposed presenting a lip along the head of overlap. D4 proposes a multi-layer bituminous tile whose side edges, are shaped in such a way as to constitute a male female groove during the lateral joining of the tiles. Finally D5, describes a tile made of composite material of wood, which is adapted to be superimposed by lateral joining to an adjacent tile.
All things considered, it can be considered reasonably known under the ambit of roof covering the fact that:
In principle, the solutions adopted to date appear to be suitable for use with protective purposes, however, against the same may be ascribed certain drawbacks.
First, the configuration of the bituminous laminated tile known with patterns by three-dimensional effect, is forced to dimensional constraints, which substantially they affect the exposure of the surface to a confined area of reduced surface. This circumstance requires the contractor to use as noted above, from n. 6 to n. 7 tiles per square meter, with its relative time and cost of installation.
It can be reasonably agreed, that the conventional coating systems that require the simple juxtaposition in side abutment between bituminous tiles and the adjacent one for each course, involve in the case of slopes greater than 15°, the coupling of the tiles to other waterproofing systems, a circumstance that further complicates the installation with laying speeds that are particularly long, albeit considerably influencing the overall costs.
All things considered it is reasonable to the needs of companies in the sector to identify innovative solutions provided of a good degree of improvement compared to the solutions used to date.
These and other purposes are achieved with the present invention according to the characteristics of the included claims, solving the mentioned problems by means of a coating system for roof covering with pattern of the covering mantle by three-dimensional effect and bituminous laminated tile, in which the covering mantle is obtained for each course, combining laterally and overlapping the lip of at least the band or the fret of each contiguous bituminous tile and where the course of tiles upstream is superimposed to the course of tiles downstream so that the area of exposure is greater than 55% of the total area of each bituminous tile and wherein said bituminous tile is of the type composed of two composite layers coupled and overlapping staggered in the longitudinal direction, respectively, a first called band, consisting of at least one support material on which is deposited a layer of organic or inorganic waterproof material coated with a finishing layer with properties of UV protection of the waterproofing layer and a second composite layer similar to the first named decorative fret, said first and second composites layers are coupled so as to be staggered with respect to the longitudinal direction of said bituminous laminated tile so as to obtain for each head a lip out edging, respectively a fret lip on one side, a band lip on the other side.
In this way, through the considerable creative contribution whose effect represents an immediate and considerable technical progress, are achieved remarkable multiple purposes and advantages.
A first purpose with respect to the classic bituminous coverings was to provide to significantly increase the exposed surface area for each bituminous tile, which, with the bituminous tile purpose of the present invention, becomes at least 50% of the tile itself. From the point of view of the advantage is obtained, therefore, a consequent reduction in the number of tiles per square meter of surface to be coated, with a significant cost containment, together with the time of installation which are proportionally reduced.
A second purpose was to simplify the procedures for installation, especially for those types of roofs with a slope over 15°. In particular, using the innovative installation system with protected side approach the product is waterproofing on its own, without the need to pair it with other waterproofing systems.
Another purpose was to improve the three-dimensional optical effect. The multilayer geometry, through the creation of notches or slots, formed at the second layer of each bituminous tile, allows to obtain three-dimensional geometries of a covering system mostly flat, with an optical effect which recalls the three-dimensionality of the traditional covering systems such as clay tiles, although always acting on the geometries of the second layer, by invoking an optical effect of various types, similar to concrete tiles and slabs of slate. It therefore seems reasonable to believe that using a flat laminated product which, compared to the technologies mentioned above, has advantages in terms of reduction of the weight per square meter, one can achieve an increase in the range of slopes in which the product can be applied as they can ensure of its own roof waterproofing, without it being necessary to install additional sealing elements.
Finally, it is significant to note that the presence of a self-adhesive area on the lower surface of the support layer, allows to facilitate the step of installation of the product and to increase at the same time the sealing of the roof.
In conclusion, these purposes and advantages, have the advantage not negligible, to achieve a bituminous laminated tile and a cladding system for covering a roof with a good technological content.
These and other advantages will appear from the following detailed description of a preferred solution with the help of the enclosed schematic drawings whose details of execution are not to be considered limitative but only and exclusively illustrative.
The present invention, relates to a bituminous laminated tile (10, 20, 30, 40) for roof covering, of the type apt to reproduce a pattern of the roof covering (50) of three-dimensional effect (
Even more in detail, the band (100) (
The laminated bituminous tile (10) of
It can therefore be agreed in principle that the notches (116) extend for a height whose size is between 70%±15% in proportion to the total height of said tile (10, 20, 30, 40) and where the length and the height of the fret (110, 210, 310, 410) is equal to the length and height of the band (100, 200, 300, 400).
In the coating system object of the present invention, for roof covering, (see
Subsequently, proceeding towards the ridge line, there is provided then to install the second course, partially overlapping the tile (10) of the upper course with respect to the tile (10) of the lower course, leaving exposed the tile (10) of the lower course for the whole height of the notches (116) that are created on each laminated bituminous tiles (10), in this way obtaining a surface of exposure of at least 55% of the total area of the tile.
The laminated bituminous tile (20) (
From the aesthetic point of view, combining laterally and overlapping in the longitudinal direction the heads of the laminated bituminous tiles (20), in forming the covering mantle, and superimposing the course of bituminous tiles upstream than downstream, because each notch (216) is rectilinear and perpendicular to the edge (212) of the fret (210), the exposed end of the bituminous tile (20) reproduces an aesthetic effect similar to the slabs of slate.
The laminated bituminous tiles (30) shown in
Again, similarly to previous solutions, also
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind | 371c Date |
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PCT/IB2012/001486 | 8/1/2012 | WO | 00 | 12/14/2015 |