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US 2022/0034520 A1Published application
Precast radiant floor modules and floor systems
AssigneeClark Pacific, A California General Partnership
InventorJon Mohle
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Abstract
A precast floor system and precast radiant floor modules provide an alternative to conventional radiant systems that are installed in the field. Radiant circuits are embedded in concrete floor planks when they are precast, thereby forming precast radiant floor modules. The radiant circuits can be pre-configured into multiple temperature-controlled zones in the floor plank. The precast floor system is assembled by arranging ribbed and non-ribbed precast radiant floor modules in an alternating configuration where non-ribbed precast radiant floor modules are supported along their edges by the ribs on the ribbed precast radiant floor modules.
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A precast radiant floor module, comprising:
- (a) a precast concrete floor plank;
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- (b) a plurality of tubes at least partially embedded in the precast concrete floor plank, wherein the tubes are embedded during precast of the concrete floor plank;
- (c) said plurality of tubes arranged in a fluidic circuit;
- (d) each tube in the fluidic circuit having a supply terminus and a return terminus, wherein the supply terminus is configured for connection to a supply manifold and the return terminus is configured for connection to a return manifold.
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A precast radiant floor module, comprising:
- (a) a precast concrete floor plank;
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- (b) a plurality of tubes at least partially embedded in the precast concrete floor plank, wherein the tubes are embedded during precast of the concrete floor plank;
- (c) said plurality of tubes arranged in a first fluidic circuit and a second fluidic circuit separate from the first fluidic circuit;
- (d) each tube in the first fluidic circuit having a supply terminus and a return terminus, wherein the supply terminus is configured for connection to a first supply manifold and the return terminus is configured for connection to a first return manifold;
- (e) each tube in the second fluidic circuit having a supply terminus and a return terminus, wherein the supply terminus is configured for connection to a second supply manifold and the return terminus is configured for connection to a second return manifold.
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A precast modular radiant floor system, comprising:
- (a) a plurality of precast ribbed radiant floor modules;
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- (b) a plurality of precast non-ribbed floor modules;
- (c) wherein each said precast ribbed radiant floor module comprises:
- (i) a precast concrete floor plank, the precast concrete floor plank having first and second sides, each side having a length, a first rib along the length of the first side of the precast concrete floor plank, and a second rib along the length of the second side of the precast concrete floor plank;
- (ii) a plurality of tubes at least partially embedded in the precast concrete floor plank, wherein the tubes are embedded during precast of the concrete floor plank;
- (iii) said plurality of tubes arranged in a first fluidic circuit and a second fluidic circuit separate from the first fluidic circuit;
- (iv) each tube in the first fluidic circuit having a supply terminus and a return terminus, wherein the supply terminus is configured for connection to a first supply manifold and the return terminus is configured for connection to a first return manifold;
- (v) each tube in the second fluidic circuit having a supply terminus and a return terminus, wherein the supply terminus is configured for connection to a second supply manifold and the return terminus is configured for connection to a second return manifold;
- (d) wherein each said precast non-ribbed radiant floor module comprises:
- (i) a precast concrete floor plank having first and second sides;
- (ii) a plurality of tubes at least partially embedded in the precast concrete floor plank, wherein the tubes are embedded during precast of the concrete floor plank;
- (iii) said plurality of tubes arranged in a first fluidic circuit and a second fluidic circuit separate from the first fluidic circuit;
- (iv) each tube in the first fluidic circuit having a supply terminus and a return terminus, wherein the supply terminus is configured for connection to a first supply manifold and the return terminus is configured for connection to a first return manifold;
- (v) each tube in the second fluidic circuit having a supply terminus and a return terminus, wherein the supply terminus is configured for connection to a second supply manifold and the return terminus is configured for connection to a second return manifold;
- (e) wherein the precast ribbed radiant floor modules and precast non-ribbed radiant floor modules are arranged in an alternating pattern;
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- (f) wherein the sides of the precast concrete floor planks of the non-ribbed radiant floor modules are supported by ribs of adjacent precast ribbed radiant floor modules.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.