Floor tile and air handling system using tile

Abstract

A floor tile has a top surface, a lower surface substantially parallel to the top surface, and at least one base mount extending along the lower surface of the floor tile at at least one respective mounting angle. A panel can be selectively mounted in a base mount of the floor tile and configured such that a mounted panel projects from the lower surface at a projection angle. An air handling system employing a plurality of the tiles enables formation of baffles in a plenum below mounted tiles by arranging the mounted panel edges.

1 . A floor tile comprising:
 a top surface;   a lower surface substantially parallel to the top surface;   a base mount extending along the lower surface of the floor tile at a mounting angle; and   a panel selectively mountable in the base mount and configured such that a mounted panel projects from the lower surface at a projection angle.   
   
   
       2 . The floor tile of  claim 1  wherein the panel comprises at least one panel section, each panel section having an upper end configured to be retained by the base mount and a lower end including a section mount substantially identical to the base mount. 
   
   
       3 . The floor tile of  claim 2  further comprising a resilient edge configured to be mounted in one of the base mount and a section mount of a panel section. 
   
   
       4 . The floor tile of  claim 3  wherein the panel comprises a panel section in the base mount and the resilient edge in the section mount of the panel section. 
   
   
       5 . The floor tile of  claim 2  wherein the panel comprises at least two panel sections, a first of the at least two panel sections being mounted in the base mount, subsequent panel sections of the at least two panel sections being mounted in the section mount of respective preceding panel sections. 
   
   
       6 . The floor tile of  claim 5  further comprising a resilient edge configured to be mounted in one of the base mount and a section mount of a panel section, and the resilient edge is mounted in the section mount of a lowermost of the at least two panel sections. 
   
   
       7 . The floor tile of  claim 1  wherein the mounting angle is selected so that adjacent tiles form at least one substantially continuous baffle with their panels. 
   
   
       8 . The floor tile of  claim 1  wherein the mounting angle is forty-five degrees. 
   
   
       9 . The floor tile of  claim 1  wherein the mounting angle is sixty degrees. 
   
   
       10 . The floor tile of  claim 1  wherein at least two base mounts are provided at respective mounting angles. 
   
   
       11 . The floor tile of  claim 1  wherein a first end of the panel is in a first corner of the floor tile. 
   
   
       12 . The floor tile of  claim 11  wherein a second end of the panel is in a second corner of the floor tile. 
   
   
       13 . The floor tile of  claim 12  wherein the second corner is diagonally opposite the first corner. 
   
   
       14 . The floor tile of  claim 12  wherein the second corner is adjacent the first corner. 
   
   
       15 . An air handling system comprising:
 a frame configured to be assembled to be supported by a subfloor of a room and configured to support a raised floor; and   a plurality of floor tiles mounted in the frame, each floor tile including:
 a top surface; 
 a lower surface substantially parallel to the top surface; 
 a base mount extending along the lower surface of the floor tile at a mounting angle; 
 and a panel selectively mountable in the base mount and projecting from the lower surface at a projection angle; and 
   the plurality of floor tiles and the panels being configured to selectively form at least one selectively configurable baffle below the raised floor.   
   
   
       16 . The system of  claim 15  wherein the plurality of tiles include a plurality of mounting angles. 
   
   
       17 . The system of  claim 15  wherein the mounting angle is forty-five degrees. 
   
   
       18 . The system of  claim 15  wherein the mounting angle is sixty degrees. 
   
   
       19 . The system of  claim 15  wherein the mounting angle is ninety degrees 
   
   
       20 . The system of  claim 15  wherein the projection angle is ninety degrees.