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- the present invention pertains to the art of doors and, more particularly, to the construction of a door having a fire resistant core.
- Doors for commercial, and even domestic, applications are often rated for fire resistance. More specifically, fire doors are rated based on their ability to resist burning in the case of a fire, with standard ratings being defined as 20, 45, 60 and 90 minutes depending on the length of time a door can withstand a rating temperature, typically in the range of 1700+° F. The higher the minute rating, the better the fire rating. For instance, low rated fire doors are typically made from an organic material, while high rated fire doors are generally made from mineral or metal materials. More specifically, a 20 minute door typically includes a particle or stave board core. For 45, 60 and 90 minute ratings, a wood door generally has a mineral core.
- Fire rated door cores for 45-60-90 minute ratings are generally made of inorganic materials such as gypsum, perlite, vermiculite and calcium silicate.
- the process manufacturing is usually by casting.
- These panels have disadvantages of not being able to provide good mechanical strength specially for screws or nails and they are very dusty for any cutting or boring. They are also very fragile and do not provide always good lamination for the door skins. Of course, these materials are more expensive than wood or wood-based products.
- a fire rating of at least 45 minutes is usually achieved with inorganic door cores, rather than with a core made of solid wood, wood particle board or wood fiber board. It has also been more difficult to obtain such results with lamination of two layers of particle board or wood fiber board because of delamination of one layer during the fire test. Also, a high level of distortion or cupping is occurring on a large door, specially when the density of the core is exceeding 40 lbs.
- the present invention is directed to producing a laminated fire door including a core containing panels or boards made from an organic material and a fibrous binder or adhesive, wherein the door exhibits at least a 45 minute fire rating.
- a fire door constructed in accordance with the invention includes a core having multiple panels made from an organic material containing flax, having sandwiched therebetween a relatively thick layer of a fibrous binder, preferably a sodium silicate adhesive.
- the fire door core is formed by using a silicate adhesive, preferably sodium silicate, in the order of 25 mils (0.6 mm) to laminate together two flax boards, each having a thickness in the range of 0.625-0.875 inches (approximately 16-22 mm).
- each of the laminated flax boards has a density of between 20 and 45 pounds per cubic foot (320-700 kgs/m 3 ).
- the laminated flax board panels can then be trimmed to be used as a core in making a specified sized door. With the exposed organic surfaces, outer door skins can be readily and effectively laminated to the core.
- FIG. 1 is a partial sectional view of a portion of a fire door constructed in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a system for producing a fire door core shown in FIG. 1 .
- a fire door constructed in accordance with the present invention is generally indicated at 2 .
- door 2 includes an outer peripheral frame 5 , constituted by interconnected rails, an upper one of which is shown at 7 , and stiles, one of which is shown at 8 ; a core 11 ; an inner door skin 14 ; and an outer door skin 15 .
- outer peripheral frame 5 constituted by interconnected rails, an upper one of which is shown at 7 , and stiles, one of which is shown at 8 ; a core 11 ; an inner door skin 14 ; and an outer door skin 15 .
- core 11 constitutes a laminate including a first panel 20 , a second panel 21 and an intermediate fibrous binder layer 23 .
- first and second panels 20 and 21 are formed from an organic material, specifically flax.
- intermediate binder layer 23 is preferably constituted by a sodium silicate adhesive.
- each of first and second panels 20 , 21 has a thickness in the order of 0.625-0.875 inches (approximately 16-22 mm) and are spaced by intermediate binder layer 23 in the order of 25 mils (0.6 mm).
- these distances and dimensions are merely presented in connection with a preferred embodiment of the invention such that they can be readily altered in connection with forming other standard door thicknesses and/or custom designs.
- flax board instead of wood, and by using a sodium silicate fibrous adhesive, core 11 remains together during a standard 45 minute burn test. Also advantageous is the fact that the flax board offers a very high insulation coefficient versus particle board or inorganic products because it contains air pockets in its structure, with the air pockets also reducing the burning rate.
- the sodium silicate adhesive provides a rating of 2000° F. and can contain talc, aluminum silicate of potash and soda, magnesium silicate, cellulose and/or inert fillers, kaolin clay, mica, perlite and/or cristaline silica. It should be noted that the sandwich construction of flax board would not achieve the 45 minutes rating if laminated with PVA, poly-urethane, epoxy or any other organic adhesives.
- FIG. 2 illustrates a preferred manner of forming core 11 in accordance with the invention.
- each of first and second panels 20 and 21 are originally received from a stack 33 of corresponding panels arranged on an in-feed scissor lift 35 .
- Each panel 20 , 21 is systematically pushed directly through a coating apparatus 48 , at which both the first and second panels 20 and 21 are coated with a respective portion of binder layer 23 , and then placed upon a conveyor 42 .
- this step can be performed in various ways, including spraying, pouring, painting and the like.
- a binder layer coating 23 of sodium silicate adhesive having a thickness of about 12 mils (0.3 mm) is applied with a roller spreader on exposed surface of each panel 20 , 21 .
- each panel 20 , 21 is transferred to another scissor table 50 as illustrated in FIG. 2 with respect to a previously coated panel 20 being arranged on top of a stack 55 of cores 11 .
- top panel 20 on stack 55 has an exposed coating of the binder layer 23 .
- panel 21 is flipped from upon conveyor 42 to a position atop panel 20 in stack 55 thereby combining the binder layers 23 to establish an adhesive thickness of approximately 25 mils (0.6 mm). In this manner, each set of panels 20 and 21 are laminated together to form the various cores 11 arranged in stack 55 .
- stack 55 is shifted upon a conveyor 60 to within a cold press indicated at 65 for a prior stack 70 of cores 11 .
- Each stack 70 remains in cold press 65 until the various binder layers 23 are fully dried or cured, generally in the order of one hour.
- the stack 70 is removed from cold press 65 upon conveyor 75 such that cores 11 can be used in making a requisite number of doors 2 .
- the flax-based core 11 achieves at least a fire rating level of 45 minutes. Therefore, a relatively inexpensive door 2 can be formed in accordance with the present invention which exhibits low weight, high mechanical strength, exceptional bonding for outer door skins, good screw holding power, the ability to be readily cut to various sizes, easy machining characteristics, and low dust generation during machining as compared to more expensive mineral cores.
Abstract
A laminated fire door including a core, containing panels or boards made from an organic material including flax, and a fibrous binder constituting a sodium silicate adhesive, is used to make a door exhibits at least a 45 minute fire rating. In accordance with a preferred form of the invention, the fire door core is formed by using a silicate adhesive, preferably sodium silicate, in the order of 25 mils (0.6 mm) to laminate together two flax boards, each having a thickness in the range of 0.625-0.875 inches (approximately 16-22 mm), with each of the laminated flax boards having a density of between 20 and 45 pounds per cubic foot (320-700 kgs/m3).
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- The present invention pertains to the art of doors and, more particularly, to the construction of a door having a fire resistant core.
- 2. Discussion of the Prior Art
- Doors for commercial, and even domestic, applications are often rated for fire resistance. More specifically, fire doors are rated based on their ability to resist burning in the case of a fire, with standard ratings being defined as 20, 45, 60 and 90 minutes depending on the length of time a door can withstand a rating temperature, typically in the range of 1700+° F. The higher the minute rating, the better the fire rating. For instance, low rated fire doors are typically made from an organic material, while high rated fire doors are generally made from mineral or metal materials. More specifically, a 20 minute door typically includes a particle or stave board core. For 45, 60 and 90 minute ratings, a wood door generally has a mineral core.
- In general, the higher rated fire doors have more costly constructions. It is known in the door industry that a particle board or wood fiber board can achieved a 20 minutes fire rating, but cannot withstand the hose stream test in a 45 minutes fire test. It is also more difficult or impossible when two layers of fiberboard are laminated together with PVA adhesive. In a typical 45 minutes fire test, the first layer will fall in the furnace after 15 to 20 minutes and the burning will progress fast thereafter leaving little structure to hold the brutal effect of the hose stream test.
- Fire rated door cores for 45-60-90 minute ratings are generally made of inorganic materials such as gypsum, perlite, vermiculite and calcium silicate. The process manufacturing is usually by casting. These panels have disadvantages of not being able to provide good mechanical strength specially for screws or nails and they are very dusty for any cutting or boring. They are also very fragile and do not provide always good lamination for the door skins. Of course, these materials are more expensive than wood or wood-based products.
- As indicated above, a fire rating of at least 45 minutes is usually achieved with inorganic door cores, rather than with a core made of solid wood, wood particle board or wood fiber board. It has also been more difficult to obtain such results with lamination of two layers of particle board or wood fiber board because of delamination of one layer during the fire test. Also, a high level of distortion or cupping is occurring on a large door, specially when the density of the core is exceeding 40 lbs.
- Based on the above, it would be a substantial advantage to provide a cost efficient 45 minutes fire door that would offer good screw holding power on the entire core for hardware or other fastening devices and an effective surface for high strength lamination of door skins, while also being light, stable, sound reducing and ecological.
- The present invention is directed to producing a laminated fire door including a core containing panels or boards made from an organic material and a fibrous binder or adhesive, wherein the door exhibits at least a 45 minute fire rating. More specifically, a fire door constructed in accordance with the invention includes a core having multiple panels made from an organic material containing flax, having sandwiched therebetween a relatively thick layer of a fibrous binder, preferably a sodium silicate adhesive. In accordance with a preferred form of the invention, the fire door core is formed by using a silicate adhesive, preferably sodium silicate, in the order of 25 mils (0.6 mm) to laminate together two flax boards, each having a thickness in the range of 0.625-0.875 inches (approximately 16-22 mm). In accordance with the most preferred form of the invention, each of the laminated flax boards has a density of between 20 and 45 pounds per cubic foot (320-700 kgs/m3). The laminated flax board panels can then be trimmed to be used as a core in making a specified sized door. With the exposed organic surfaces, outer door skins can be readily and effectively laminated to the core.
- With this construction, a fire door can be readily manufactured with a fire rating level of at least 45 minutes out of laminated organic panels containing flax which establish advantageous adhesion qualities for door skins. Additional objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment when taken in conjunction with the drawings wherein like reference numerals refer to corresponding parts in the several views.
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FIG. 1 is a partial sectional view of a portion of a fire door constructed in accordance with the present invention; and -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a system for producing a fire door core shown inFIG. 1 . - With initial reference to
FIG. 1 , a fire door constructed in accordance with the present invention is generally indicated at 2. As shown,door 2 includes an outerperipheral frame 5, constituted by interconnected rails, an upper one of which is shown at 7, and stiles, one of which is shown at 8; acore 11; aninner door skin 14; and anouter door skin 15. In general, the above construction ofdoor 2, with the exception of the particulars ofcore 11, is known in the art. Therefore, these aspects ofdoor 2 will not be discussed further here in detail. - The present invention is particularly directed to the construction and method of forming
core 11. In general,core 11 constitutes a laminate including afirst panel 20, asecond panel 21 and an intermediatefibrous binder layer 23. In accordance with the most preferred form of the invention, each of first andsecond panels intermediate binder layer 23 is preferably constituted by a sodium silicate adhesive. - In the most preferred form of the invention, each of first and
second panels intermediate binder layer 23 in the order of 25 mils (0.6 mm). Of course, these distances and dimensions are merely presented in connection with a preferred embodiment of the invention such that they can be readily altered in connection with forming other standard door thicknesses and/or custom designs. - It has been found that, by using flax board, instead of wood, and by using a sodium silicate fibrous adhesive,
core 11 remains together during a standard 45 minute burn test. Also advantageous is the fact that the flax board offers a very high insulation coefficient versus particle board or inorganic products because it contains air pockets in its structure, with the air pockets also reducing the burning rate. The sodium silicate adhesive provides a rating of 2000° F. and can contain talc, aluminum silicate of potash and soda, magnesium silicate, cellulose and/or inert fillers, kaolin clay, mica, perlite and/or cristaline silica. It should be noted that the sandwich construction of flax board would not achieve the 45 minutes rating if laminated with PVA, poly-urethane, epoxy or any other organic adhesives. Therefore, it is the combination of flax board and sodium silicate that makes this core so resistant to fire by creating a heat barrier in center of the core. For instance, using only flax board of even 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) thick as the core would not achieve the same results and would fail the fire test. By constructing door cores in accordance with the invention, doors can be assembled easily with standard production lines that are handling the high volume of 20 minutes particle board constructions. The door faces or skins can be readily laminated to the door core without special adhesives because two organic surfaces are being bonded together. -
FIG. 2 illustrates a preferred manner of formingcore 11 in accordance with the invention. In general, each of first andsecond panels stack 33 of corresponding panels arranged on an in-feed scissor lift 35. Eachpanel coating apparatus 48, at which both the first andsecond panels binder layer 23, and then placed upon aconveyor 42. In general, this step can be performed in various ways, including spraying, pouring, painting and the like. In the most preferred embodiment, abinder layer coating 23 of sodium silicate adhesive having a thickness of about 12 mils (0.3 mm) is applied with a roller spreader on exposed surface of eachpanel panel FIG. 2 with respect to a previously coatedpanel 20 being arranged on top of astack 55 ofcores 11. As illustrated,top panel 20 onstack 55 has an exposed coating of thebinder layer 23. Thereafter, afterpanel 21 is fully coated,panel 21 is flipped from uponconveyor 42 to a position atoppanel 20 instack 55 thereby combining thebinder layers 23 to establish an adhesive thickness of approximately 25 mils (0.6 mm). In this manner, each set ofpanels various cores 11 arranged instack 55. - In accordance with the most preferred form of the invention, after
stack 55 has achieved a desired number ofcores 11, e.g., 20-25 cores,stack 55 is shifted upon aconveyor 60 to within a cold press indicated at 65 for aprior stack 70 ofcores 11. Eachstack 70 remains incold press 65 until thevarious binder layers 23 are fully dried or cured, generally in the order of one hour. Thereafter, thestack 70 is removed fromcold press 65 uponconveyor 75 such thatcores 11 can be used in making a requisite number ofdoors 2. - With the above arrangement, it has been found that a portion of the sodium silicate adhesive penetrates the air pockets in the flax board, becomes tacky and sticky, and dries in a cold press to form a hard and glassy bond to weld the two panels together in order to avoid separation or delamination during a 45 minute fire test.
Core 11 can then be trimmed on any or all of its four sides for use in making a specifiedsized door 2, such as with the addition offrame 5 and inner and outer door skins 14 and 15. - With this arrangement, it has been found that the flax-based
core 11 achieves at least a fire rating level of 45 minutes. Therefore, a relativelyinexpensive door 2 can be formed in accordance with the present invention which exhibits low weight, high mechanical strength, exceptional bonding for outer door skins, good screw holding power, the ability to be readily cut to various sizes, easy machining characteristics, and low dust generation during machining as compared to more expensive mineral cores. - Although described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the invention, it should be readily understood that various changes and/or modifications can be made to the invention without departing from the spirit thereof.
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1. A fire door comprising:
an outer peripheral frame; and
a two panel laminate core including:
a first panel formed from an organic material including first and second opposing planar surfaces, said organic material including flax;
a second panel formed from an organic material including first and second opposing planar surfaces, said organic material including flax; and
a fibrous binder layer arranged between the first planar surface of the first panel and the first planar surface of the second panel, said binder layer including a silicate adhesive, wherein the first and second panels are pressed together with the binder layer sandwiched therebetween to form the two panel laminate core, said two panel laminate core being arranged within the outer peripheral frame to form a door having a fire rating of at least 45 minutes.
2. The fire door according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second panels has a thickness in the order of 0.625-0.875 inches (approximately 16-22 mm).
3. The fire door according to claim 1 , wherein the flax in the first and second panels has a density between 20 and 45 pounds per cubic foot (320-700 kgs/m3).
4. The fire door according to claim 1 , wherein the fibrous binder layer is approximately 25 mils (approximately 0.6 mm) thick.
5. The fire door according to claim 1 , wherein the silicate adhesive constitutes sodium silicate.
6. The fire door according to claim 5 , wherein the sodium silicate further contains components selected from the group consisting of: talc, aluminum silicate of potash and soda, magnesium silicate, cellulose and/or inert fillers, kaolin clay, mica, perlite and/or cristaline silica.
7. A two panel laminate core for a fire resistant door having a fire rating of at least 45 minutes including:
a first panel formed from an organic material including first and second opposing planar surfaces, said organic material including flax;
a second panel formed from an organic material including first and second opposing planar surfaces, said organic material including flax; and
a fibrous binder layer arranged between the first planar surface of the first panel and the first planar surface of the second panel, said binder layer including a silicate adhesive, wherein the first and second panels are pressed together with the binder layer sandwiched therebetween to form the two panel laminate core, said two panel laminate core being arranged within the outer peripheral frame to form a door having a fire rating of at least 45 minutes.
8. The core according to claim 7 , wherein each of the first and second panels has a thickness in the order of 0.625-0.875 inches (approximately 16-22 mm).
9. The core according to claim 7 , wherein the flax in the first and second panels has a density between 20 and 45 pounds per cubic foot (320-700 kgs/m3).
10. The core according to claim 7 , wherein the fibrous binder layer is approximately 25 mils (approximately 0.6 mm) thick.
11. The core according to claim 7 , wherein the silicate adhesive constitutes sodium silicate.
12. The core according to claim 11 , wherein the sodium silicate further contains components selected from the group consisting of: talc, aluminum silicate of potash and soda, magnesium silicate, cellulose and/or inert fillers, kaolin clay, mica, perlite and/or cristaline silica.
13. A method of forming a two panel fire resistant door core rated for at least 45 minutes comprising:
forming a first panel formed from an organic material containing flax;
forming a second panel formed from an organic material containing flax;
coating one side of at least one of the first and second panels with a silicate adhesive to form a binder layer; and
joining the first and second panels with the binder layer being sandwiched between the first and second panels.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein joining the first and second panels constitutes cold pressing the first and second panels together to a desired thickness for the laminate core.
15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
mounting the core in an outer peripheral frame; and
applying outer sheathing panels to opposite sides of the core to form a door having a fire rating of at least 45 minutes.
16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the binder layer is rolled onto each of the first and second panels.
17. The method of claim 13 , wherein each of the first and second panels is provided with a thickness in the order of 0.625-0.875 inches (approximately 16-22 mm).
18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the binder layer is formed approximately 25 mils (approximately 0.6 mm) thick.
19. The method of claim 13 , wherein the silicate adhesive constitutes sodium silicate.
20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising: employing sodium silicate which contains components selected from the group consisting of: talc, aluminum silicate of potash and soda, magnesium silicate, cellulose and/or inert fillers, kaolin clay, mica, perlite and/or cristaline silica.
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