Device for bonding or welding a membrane

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9328515-B2
Application number	US-201314366955-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 6, 2013
Priority date	Feb 21, 2012
Publication date	May 3, 2016
Grant date	May 3, 2016

Abstract

A device ( 20 ) for bonding or welding a membrane, including an undercarriage ( 30 ) for supporting the device on the membrane at least at one contact point, which is formed by a pressing element ( 40 ) for pressing the membrane onto a metal plate to be bonded or welded thereto, and at least at two further contact points, which are formed by castors ( 31, 32 ). A frame ( 42 ) extends upwards from the undercarriage ( 30 ), wherein the device ( 20 ) can be manoeuvred using the frame. The pressing element ( 40 ) includes a heating device ( 46 ), which is designed as an induction coil, by which the metal plate, which is provided with an adhesive or weldable coating, can be heated. An induction generator and a control and cooling device thereof are mounted in or on a housing ( 50 ), which is fixed to the frame ( 42 ) at a distance (A) above the undercarriage ( 30 ). The device ( 20 ), which is formed as one part, can be tilted for moving around a castor axis ( 28 ) and can then be lowered via the metal plate onto the membrane.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A unitary device for adhesively bonding or welding a roofing membrane ( 70 ), on a roof, the device comprising:
an undercarriage ( 30 , 39 ) that supports the device ( 20 ; 25 ) on the roofing membrane ( 70 ) at a contact point ( 23 ), a pressing element ( 40 ) connected to the undercarriage for pressing the roofing membrane ( 70 ) onto a component ( 72 ) to be adhesively bonded or to be welded thereto, and a castor ( 31 , 32 ) or roller ( 26 ) located at a further contact point ( 21 , 22 ) or contact line ( 24 ) for moving the device ( 20 , 25 ),
a controllable electric heating device that brings the roofing membrane ( 70 ) and the component ( 72 ) into an adhesively bondable or weldable state, and
a frame ( 42 ) which extends upward from the undercarriage ( 30 , 39 ) to maneuver the device ( 20 , 25 ),
wherein the pressing element ( 40 ) includes the heating device ( 46 ) which comprises an induction coil and is adapted to heat a metal plate which forms the component ( 72 ) and is provided with an adhesively bondable or weldable covering,
an induction generator and a control and cooling device therefor are fitted in or on a housing ( 50 ) which is fitted on the frame ( 42 ) at a distance (A) above the undercarriage ( 30 , 39 ), and
wherein the device ( 20 ) is tiltable with the frame ( 42 , 43 ) about a castor or roller axis ( 28 , 29 ) and is movable in the tilted state.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pressing element ( 40 ) is movable one-dimensionally or multi-dimensionally in relation to the undercarriage ( 30 , 39 ) by a joint head.

3. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pressing element ( 40 ) is provided with compensation elements which ensure that the pressing element ( 40 ) rests uniformly on the roofing membrane ( 70 ).

4. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pressing element ( 40 ) is movable into contact with the roofing membrane ( 70 ) in a spring-mounted manner.

5. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pressing element ( 40 ) is lowerable with the undercarriage ( 30 , 39 ) onto the roofing membrane ( 70 ).

6. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one of the contact points is designed as a sliding point ( 33 ), and the pressing element ( 40 ) is designed to be lowerable onto the roofing membrane ( 70 ) from the undercarriage ( 30 , 39 ).

7. The device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the undercarriage ( 30 , 39 ) in a top view forms a triangle, in corners of which two of the castors ( 31 , 32 ) and the pressing element ( 40 ) are arranged.

8. The device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the undercarriage ( 30 , 39 ) in a top view forms a triangle, in corners of which two of the castors ( 31 , 32 ) and the sliding point ( 33 ) are arranged.

9. The device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the undercarriage ( 39 ) in a top view forms a square, in corners of which two of the castors ( 31 , 32 ) and two of the sliding points ( 33 , 35 ) are arranged.

10. The device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the pressing element ( 40 ) is fitted on the undercarriage ( 30 ) at a location within the triangle.

11. The device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the pressing element ( 40 ) is fitted on the undercarriage ( 30 ) at a location outside the triangle.

12. The device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the pressing element ( 40 ) is fitted on the undercarriage ( 39 ) at a location within the square.

13. The device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the undercarriage is designed as an extension arm ( 62 ) which is pivotable at one end with the frame ( 42 ) about the castor or roller axis ( 28 , 29 ) and bears the pressing element ( 40 ) at its free, other end.

14. The device as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the castor or roller axis ( 28 , 29 ) bears at least one castor ( 31 ) or at least one roller ( 26 ).

15. The device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the sliding point ( 30 , 35 ) is designed as a supporting plate.

16. The device as claimed in claim 15 , wherein a lower side of the supporting plate is provided with elevations ( 37 ) for contact in spots or regions with a roofing membrane ( 70 ).

17. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the induction coil is combined with a position exploring coil.

Assignees

• Sfs Intec Holding Ag

Inventors

• Gasser Daniel
• Sieber Sven
• Oesch Sonja

Classifications

• B29C66/8161

  said pressing elements being supported or backed-up by springs or by resilient material · CPC title

• H05B6/105

  using a susceptor · CPC title

• H05B6/14

  Tools, e.g. nozzles, rollers, calenders · CPC title

• B29C66/8652

  being pushed by hand or being self-propelling · CPC title

• E04D15/04 Primary

  for roof coverings comprising slabs, sheets or flexible material · CPC title