Tile Levelling Spacer With Protective Plate Against Surface Scratches
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing levelling spacer systems for tiles can cause surface defects such as abrasions or scratches on delicate tiles, and there is a need for adaptable and cost-effective solutions that reduce material usage and environmental impact.
Innovation Solution
A levelling spacer system with a block, separating element, pressure wedge, and interposed plate that allows for anti-scratch and anti-chipping protection, adaptable to various tile formats, using a plate with striker elements and blades to stabilize the system and prevent direct contact between the pressure element and the tile surface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the pressure element directly contacts the tile surface to apply levelling pressure, then the levelling function is achieved, but surface defects such as abrasions or scratches occur on delicate tiles
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a protective plate as an intermediary element between the pressure element and the tile surface. This plate transfers the levelling pressure from the pressure element to the tile indirectly, preventing direct contact that would cause surface defects. The protective plate is specifically designed to distribute pressure without scratching or damaging delicate tile surfaces while maintaining the effectiveness of the levelling function.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If anti-rubbing plates are designed with specific dimensions to fit particular pressure elements, then protection effectiveness is improved, but compatibility with different blocks and pressure elements decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The protective plate is designed with universal dimensions and features that allow it to be compatible with multiple types of blocks and pressure elements from different manufacturers. The plate incorporates standardized interface features such as slots and engagement mechanisms that work with various pressure element configurations, enabling a single plate design to protect tiles across different levelling system variants while maintaining effective surface protection.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If traditional levelling systems use multiple separate components for protection, then protection coverage is improved, but material usage and environmental impact increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the protective plate with the block structure by integrating the plate directly into the block design. This integration eliminates the need for separate protective components and reduces the total number of parts in the levelling system. The protective function is combined with the structural function of the block, thereby reducing material consumption and minimizing environmental impact while maintaining comprehensive surface protection.
Data Source
AI summary
A levelling spacer system for laying tiles for coating surfaces, including a block equipped with a base positionable posteriorly to a laying surface of at least two adjacent tiles and flanked with respect to a flanking direction, and a separating element rising from the base at right angles thereto capable of being inserted between side walls facing said two flanked tiles, the separating element including a through window, a shaped edge of which is placed at a distance from the base greater than a maximum height of a visible surface of the tiles from the base itself, a pressure wedge to be inserted at least partially into the through window between the visible surface of the tiles and the shaped edge along a crossing direction parallel to the flanking direction. and a plate to be interposed between the pressure wedge and the visible surface of the tiles with a surface facing the base. The plate is configured to be inserted at least partially into the through window between the visible surface of the tiles and the pressure wedge along the crossing direction.