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Granted Patent B2
US 12687017 · App. 18/437,834 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Floor assembly

Inventor: Christof Babinsky (Rosenheim, DE)
Assignee: ASB Systembau Horst Babinsky GmbH
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Patent No.
US 12687017
App. No.
18/437,834
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A floor assembly may include an array of display devices facing in an upward direction, and a composite glass floor panel arranged above the array of display devices. The composite glass floor panel may be translucent and include a light diffusion layer.

Claims (40)

1 . A floor assembly, comprising:

an array of display devices facing in an upward direction and mounted on an elastic support structure, wherein the elastic support structure rests on a rigid substructure; and

a composite glass floor panel arranged above the array of display devices and respectively associated with the rigid substructure,

wherein the composite glass floor panel is translucent and comprises a light diffusion layer.

2 . The floor assembly of claim 1 , wherein the composite glass floor panel comprises a cover layer forming a walking surface, wherein the cover layer comprises the light diffusion layer.

3 . The floor assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the light diffusion layer is formed at a surface of the cover layer.

4 . The floor assembly according to claim 1 , comprising

a plurality of composite glass floor panels,

wherein the plurality of composite glass floor panels comprises pairs of adjacent composite glass floor panels,

wherein a gap is defined between each pair of adjacent composite glass floor panels, the gap being filled with a sealing member which is optically clear.

5 . The floor assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the composite glass floor panel has a light transmission in a range of 30% to 90%.

6 . The floor assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the composite glass floor panel comprises:

a cover layer made of a glass panel;

a base layer made of a glass panel; and

an intermediate layer made of at least one polymer film, wherein the cover layer, the intermediate layer, and the base layer are sequentially laminated.

7 . The floor assembly according to claim 6 , wherein the at least one polymer film of the intermediate layer comprises: polyvinyl butyral (PVB), ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA), ionoplast polymers, cast in place (CIP) liquid resin, and/or thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU).

8 . The floor assembly according to claim 6 , wherein a thickness of the composite glass floor panel is in a range of 11 mm to 12 mm.

9 . The floor assembly according to claim 6 , wherein a thickness of the cover layer is in a range of 4.5 mm to 5.5 mm, wherein the thickness of the intermediate layer is in a range of 1.0 mm to 2.0 mm, and wherein the thickness of the base layer is in a range of 4.5 mm to 5.5 mm.

10 . The floor assembly according to claim 6 , wherein the cover layer is provided with a pattern of glass dots or ceramic dots distanced from each other, wherein the dots define an average dot diameter.

11 . The floor assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the composite glass floor panel has a light reflection rate in a range of 0.05 to 0.07.

12 . The floor assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the composite glass floor panel has a mirror gloss in a range of 4% to 6%.

13 . The floor assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the composite glass floor panel has a slip resistance value in a range of 88 to 98.

14 . The floor assembly according to claim 1 , wherein glass floor panel rests directly on the array of display devices.

15 . A floor assembly, comprising:

an array of display devices facing in an upward direction and mounted on an elastic support structure, wherein the elastic support structure rests on a rigid substructure; and

a composite glass floor panel arranged above the array of display devices and respectively associated with the rigid substructure,

wherein the composite glass floor panel is translucent and has a light transmission a range of 45% to 55%.

16 . The floor assembly of claim 15 , wherein the composite glass floor panel comprises:

a cover layer made of a glass panel;

a base layer made of a glass panel; and

an intermediate layer made of at least one polymer film, wherein the intermediate layer has a light transmission in a range of 40% to 60%.

17 . A floor assembly, comprising:

an array of display devices facing in an upward direction and mounted on an elastic support structure, wherein the elastic support structure rests on a rigid substructure; and

a plurality of composite glass floor panels which are translucent and arranged above the array of display devices, one of the plurality of composite glass floor panels being associated with a respective one of the rigid substructure,

wherein the plurality of composite glass floor panels comprises pairs of adjacent composite glass floor panels, and

wherein a gap is defined between each pair of adjacent composite glass floor panels, the gap being filled with a sealing member which is optically clear.

18 . The floor assembly according to claim 17 , wherein the sealing member has a light transmission rate in a range of 85% to 95%.

19 . The floor assembly according to claim 17 , wherein the gap has a gap width in a range of 1.5 mm to 2.5 mm.

20 . The floor assembly according to claim 17 , wherein the sealing member comprises a sealing tube or sealing cord pinched between the pair of adjacent glass floor panels.

21 . The floor assembly according to claim 17 , wherein the sealing member comprises an elastic adhesive arranged in the gap.