A method for producing a roof drain element

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025389119-A1
Application number	US-202318880455-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 4, 2023
Priority date	Jul 7, 2022
Publication date	Dec 25, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for producing a roof drain element comprising steps of: i) Providing a digital model of a roof drain element (1) and ii) Based on the digital model, producing a roof drain element (1) by additive manufacturing, wherein the roof drain element (1) comprises a baseplate (2) having upper and lower major surfaces (21, 22) and at least one hollow tubular section (3) extending outwardly from the upper major surface (21) of the baseplate (2), and wherein step ii) comprises: ii1) Providing a baseplate (2) and H2) Producing tubular section(s) (3) to the upper major surface (21) of the baseplate (2) by using a 3D printer, preferably a fused filament fabrication or a fused particle fabrication printer.

First claim

1 . A method for producing a roof drain element comprising steps of:
i) providing a digital model of a roof drain element and ii) based on the digital model, producing a roof drain element by additive manufacturing, wherein the roof drain element comprises a baseplate having upper and lower major surfaces and at least one hollow tubular section extending outwardly from the upper major surface of the baseplate, and wherein step ii) comprises:
ii1) providing a baseplate and
ii2) producing tubular section(s) to the upper major surface of the baseplate by using a 3D printer.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the baseplate has a thickness of 0.5-10 mm.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one hollow tubular section has first and second end openings and a fluid channel extending along the longitudinal direction of the hollow tubular section.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the fluid channel of each hollow tubular section extends though the baseplate.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one hollow tubular section has a circular or rectangular cross-section.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the roof drain element comprises at least two hollow tubular sections having a rectangular cross-section, wherein the adjacent hollow tubular sections are connected to each other through a common side wall.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one hollow tubular section has a wall thickness of 0.25-10 mm.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the baseplate or the upper major surface of the baseplate and/or the at least one hollow tubular section is/are composed of a polymeric material comprising:
a) at least 35 wt. % of at least one polymer P, selected from polyvinylchloride, polyolefins, halogenated polyolefin, ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, rubbers, and ketone ethyl esters and b) at least 0.5 wt.-% of at least one inorganic filler F, all proportions being based on the total weight of the polymeric material.

9 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one polymer P is selected from polyvinylchloride, polypropylene, propylene copolymers, ethylene propylene diene monomer, and ketone ethyl ester.

10 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one inorganic filler F has a median particle size d 50 in the range of 0.1-50 μm.

11 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one inorganic filler F comprises calcium carbonate.

12 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the amount of the calcium carbonate constitutes at least at least 15 wt.-% of the total weight of the at least one inorganic filler F.

13 . Method according to claim 8 , wherein the polymeric material further comprises at least one flame retardant FR.

14 . A method comprising sealing of rainwater outlets in flat roof structures with the roof drain element obtained by using the method according to claim 1 .

15 . Method for installing a roof drainage comprising steps of:
I) providing a roof drain element obtained by using the method according to claim 1 and II) adhering the roof drain element to a surface a roof substrate via the upper and/or lower major surface of the baseplate.

Assignees

• Sika Tech Ag

Inventors

• Hübscher Peter
• Hueppi Patrick
• Michel Adrian
• Näf Armin
• Z'Rotz Roy

Classifications

• E04D2013/084

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• E04D2013/0826

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• B33Y70/10

  Composites of different types of material, e.g. mixtures of ceramics and polymers or mixtures of metals and biomaterials · CPC title

• B33Y80/00

  Products made by additive manufacturing · CPC title

• B33Y10/00

  Processes of additive manufacturing · CPC title