阅读说明：本技术 用于浮动铺设以构成地板嵌板复合件的硬质地板嵌板 (Rigid floor panel for floating laying to form a floor panel composite ) 是由 马塞尔·策恩 于 2020-02-24 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及一种硬质地板嵌板(1),具有上侧(2)和下侧(3)和沿着嵌板侧部的侧棱(10,20),用于浮动地铺设以构成地板嵌板复合件,其中分别将至少两个地板嵌板拼合,其中相对置的侧棱(10,20)设有榫槽轮廓化部,其中在第一侧棱(10)中设有榫(11)和接合面(16)并且在相对置的第二侧棱(20)中设有槽(21)和接合面26,其中第一侧棱(10)的榫(11)具有上部侧(12)和下部侧(13)；其中在榫的下部侧(13)上设有具有接触面(15)的突出部(14)；其中第一侧棱(10)的接合面(16)从地板嵌板的上侧(2)朝向上部榫侧(12)伸展并且接合面(16)倾斜地构成；其中在第二侧棱(20)中的槽(21)具有上侧和下侧,其中槽(21)的上侧由上部凸缘(22)限界并且槽的下侧由下部凸缘(23)限界；其中在槽的下部凸缘(23)中设有具有接触面(25)的留空部(24)；其中第二侧棱(20)的接合面(26)从地板嵌板的上侧沿着上部凸缘(22)伸展并且接合面(26)倾斜地构成；其中在至少两个地板嵌板的拼合状态中,榫(10)的突出部(14)接合到槽的下部凸缘(23)的留空部(24)中,使得榫的突出部(14)的和槽的下部凸缘的留空部(24)的接触面(15,25)将张紧力施加到彼此上；并且其中在至少两个地板嵌板的拼合状态中在榫轮廓化部的第一侧棱(10)的倾斜的接合面(16)和槽轮廓化部的第二侧棱(20)的倾斜的接合面(26)贴靠时,产生沿着榫轮廓化部和槽轮廓化部的侧棱的倾斜的接合面(16,26)的线性按压。(The invention relates to a hard floor panel (1) having an upper side (2) and a lower side (3) and lateral edges (10, 20) along the panel sides for the floating laying of floor panels to form a floor panel composite, wherein at least two floor panels are each joined together, wherein the opposing lateral edges (10, 20) are provided with a tongue-and-groove profiling, wherein a tongue (11) and a joint surface (16) are provided in a first lateral edge (10) and a groove (21) and a joint surface 26 are provided in an opposing second lateral edge (20), wherein the tongue (11) of the first lateral edge (10) has an upper side (12) and a lower side (13); wherein a projection (14) with a contact surface (15) is provided on the lower side (13) of the tongue; wherein the connecting surface (16) of the first lateral edge (10) extends from the upper side (2) of the floor panel towards the upper tongue side (12) and the connecting surface (16) is formed at an angle; wherein the groove (21) in the second lateral edge (20) has an upper side and a lower side, wherein the upper side of the groove (21) is delimited by an upper flange (22) and the lower side of the groove is delimited by a lower flange (23); wherein a recess (24) with a contact surface (25) is provided in the lower flange (23) of the groove; wherein the connecting surface (26) of the second lateral edge (20) extends from the upper side of the floor panel along the upper flange (22) and the connecting surface (26) is formed at an angle; wherein in the fitted state of the at least two floor panels, the protrusion (14) of the tongue (10) engages into the recess (24) of the lower flange (23) of the groove, such that the contact surfaces (15, 25) of the protrusion (14) of the tongue and the recess (24) of the lower flange of the groove exert a tensioning force on one another; and wherein in the assembled state of the at least two floor panels, when the inclined contact surfaces (16, 26) of the first lateral edges (10) of the tongue profile and the second lateral edges (20) of the groove profile abut, a linear pressure along the inclined contact surfaces (16, 26) of the lateral edges of the tongue profile and the groove profile is produced.)

1. A rigid floor panel (1) having a core consisting of a wood material sheet, a wood material plastic sheet or a plastic sheet, having an upper side (2) and a lower side (3) and lateral edges (10, 20; 30, 40; 50, 60; 70, 80) along the sides of the panel for floating laying to constitute a floor panel composite,

wherein at least two floor panels are separately joined,

wherein the opposite side edges (10, 20; 30, 40; 50, 60; 70, 80) are provided with tongue-and-groove profiling,

wherein a tongue (11, 31, 51, 71) and an abutment surface (16, 36, 56, 76) are provided in a first lateral edge (10, 30, 50, 70) and a groove (21, 41, 61, 81) and an abutment surface (26, 46, 66, 86) are provided in an opposing second lateral edge (20, 40, 60, 80),

wherein the tongue (11, 31, 51, 71) of the first lateral edge (10, 30, 50, 70) has an upper side (12, 32, 52, 72) and a lower side (13, 33, 53, 73);

wherein a projection (14, 34, 54, 74) having a contact surface (15, 35, 55, 75) is provided on a lower side (13, 33, 53, 73) of the tongue;

wherein the connecting surface (16, 36, 56, 76) of the first lateral edge (10, 30, 50, 70) extends from the upper side (2) of the floor panel (1) toward the upper tongue side (12, 32, 52, 72) and the connecting surface (16, 36, 56, 76) is formed at an angle;

wherein the engagement surface (16, 36, 56, 76) of the first lateral edge (10, 30, 50, 70) is inclined from the upper side of the floor panel inwards away from the vertical towards the tongue (11, 31, 51, 71),

wherein the groove (21, 41, 61, 81) in the second lateral edge (20, 40, 60, 80) has an upper side and a lower side,

wherein the upper side of the groove (21, 41, 61, 81) is delimited by an upper flange (22, 42, 62, 82) and the lower side of the groove is delimited by a lower flange (23, 43, 63, 83);

wherein a recess (24, 44, 64, 84) with a contact surface (25, 45, 65, 85) is provided in the lower flange (23, 43, 63, 83) of the groove (21, 41, 61, 81);

wherein the connecting surface (26, 46, 66, 86) of the second lateral edge (20, 40, 60, 80) extends from the upper side (2) of the floor panel (1) along the upper flange (22, 42, 62, 82) and the connecting surface (26, 46, 66, 86) is formed at an angle;

wherein the engagement surface (26, 46, 66, 86) of the second side edge (20, 40, 60, 80) slopes from the upper side of the floor panel inwardly away from the vertical towards the groove (21, 41, 61, 81),

wherein in the fitted state of at least two floor panels the protrusion (14, 34, 54, 74) of the tongue (11, 31, 51, 71) engages into the clearance (24, 44, 64, 84) of the lower flange (23, 43, 63, 83) of the groove (21, 41, 61, 81) such that the contact surfaces (15, 35, 55, 75; 25, 45, 65, 85) of the protrusion (14, 34, 54, 74) of the tongue (11, 31, 51, 71) and the clearance (24, 44, 64, 84) of the lower flange (23, 43, 63, 83) of the groove (21, 41, 61, 81) exert a tensioning force on each other; and is

Wherein in the assembled state of at least two floor panels, when the inclined engagement surfaces (16, 36, 56, 76) of the first lateral edges (10, 30, 50, 70) of the tongue profile and the inclined engagement surfaces (26, 46, 66, 86) of the second lateral edges (20, 40, 60, 80) of the groove profile are in contact, a linear pressure along the inclined engagement surfaces (16, 36, 56, 76; 26, 46, 66, 86) of the lateral edges of the tongue profile and the groove profile is produced at the contact points of the engagement surfaces.

2. The floor panel according to claim 1,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

the inclination of the engagement surface (16, 36, 56, 76) of the first lateral edge (10, 30, 50, 70) of the tongue profile from the upper side (2) of the floor panel (1) to the upper tongue side (12, 32, 52, 72) is between 1 ° and 5 °, preferably between 1 ° and 3 °, particularly preferably between 1 ° and 2 °.

3. The floor panel according to any one of the preceding claims,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

the inclination of the engagement surface (26, 46, 66, 86) of the second lateral edge (20, 40, 60, 80) of the groove profiling along the upper flange (22, 42, 62, 82) of the groove (21, 41, 61, 81) from the upper side (2) of the floor panel (1) is between 1 ° and 5 °, preferably between 1 ° and 3 °, particularly preferably between 1 ° and 2 °.

4. The floor panel according to any one of the preceding claims,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

the inclination of the joint surfaces (16, 36, 56, 76; 26, 46, 66, 86) of the tongue profile and the groove profile has the same angle.

5. The floor panel according to any one of the preceding claims,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

the inclination of the joint surfaces (16, 36, 56, 76; 26, 46, 66, 86) of the tongue profile and the groove profile has different angles.

6. The floor panel according to any one of the preceding claims,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

the thickness of the tongue (11, 31, 51, 71) corresponds to the width of the groove (21, 41, 61, 81).

7. The floor panel according to any one of the preceding claims,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

the clearance (24, 44, 64, 84) in the lower flange (23, 43, 63, 83) of the groove (21, 41, 61, 81) is provided in a section in a part of the lower flange (23, 43, 63, 83) of the groove (21, 41, 61, 81) extending beyond the upper flange (22, 42, 62, 82) of the groove (21, 41, 61, 81).

8. The floor panel according to any one of the preceding claims,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

at least one abutment (27, 47, 67, 87) is provided in the recess (24, 44, 64, 84) of the lower flange (23, 43, 63, 83) of the groove (21, 41, 61, 81).

9. The floor panel according to any one of the preceding claims,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

the tongue and groove profiling has one or a combination of the following features:

rounding at the corners (or edges) of the tongue and groove profiling;

-a dirt collection chamber between all sides of the floor panel that are fitted into each other; a dust collecting chamber in particular between a recess (24, 44, 64, 84) of the lower flange (23, 43, 63, 83) of the groove (21, 41, 61, 81) and the projection (14, 34, 54, 74) of the tongue (11, 31, 51, 71);

a ramp surface (28, 48, 68, 88) at a free end of the lower flange (23, 43, 63, 83) of the slot (21, 41, 61, 81);

-a contact surface (19, 29; 39, 49; 59, 69; 79, 89) formed by an upper side (12, 32, 52, 72) of the tongue (11, 31, 51, 71) and an underside of the upper flange (22, 42, 62, 82), the contact surface extending substantially parallel to a plane defined by the floor panel (1).

10. The floor panel according to any one of the preceding claims,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

the tongue profiling makes it possible to splice at least two floor panels ("corner-to-corner" connection) by placing a first floor panel obliquely on a horizontally arranged second floor panel and then pivoting the first floor panel downward in the direction of the laying plane.

11. The floor panel according to any one of the preceding claims,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

a rectangular shape is provided, wherein the tongue-and-groove profiling is provided at the longitudinally extending side edges and at the transversely extending side edges, respectively.

12. The floor panel according to claim 11,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

the groove profiles in the longitudinally running side edges and in the transversely running side edges are identical to one another or different from one another.

13. The floor panel according to any one of the preceding claims,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

the panels have a core consisting of an HDF or MDF board, of a WPC board or of a PVC carrier board.

14. A method for floatingly laying a floor panel according to any preceding claim, for use in constructing a floor panel composite, the method comprising the steps of:

-laying a first floor panel,

-joining a second floor panel to the first floor panel, wherein the tongue of the second floor panel is engaged into the groove of the first floor panel, wherein the lower flange of the groove profiling is bent outwards in the tailored state, such that the lower flange provides a force by which the panels are permanently forced towards each other.

15. A floor panel composite, which can be manufactured according to the method of claim 14.

Technical Field

The invention relates to a rigid floor panel for floating laying for forming a floor panel composite, in particular a laminate floor.

Background

Floor panels having tongue and groove profiles at the lateral edges for laying into panel composites, such as laminate flooring, are widely popular and generally known. The profile enables a simple laying of the floor panels into a floor covering. Such floor coverings can be made of, for example, wood fiber boards or plastic boards. Usually, floor panels are provided with a decorative layer and a wear resistant surface layer.

The tongue and groove profiles usually used, however, have the disadvantage that gaps of different sizes are formed between the panels lying against one another. Dirt and also moisture can enter the gap and, in particular in the case of wood material panels as carrier plates, cause an expansion or swelling of the carrier plates of the floor panel. The expansion or swelling of the woody material carrying plate causes a lifting of the surface layer, so that the surface layer is subjected to an increased wear.

Different devices for splicing floor panels during installation can reduce or prevent such gaps. The use of corresponding equipment, however, complicates the application of the floor panels and is therefore not advantageous.

Correspondingly, different alternative tongue and groove profiles have been developed in the past in order to reduce the gap size.

Thus, for example, from EP 1026341B 1a floor panel for the realization of a floor covering is known, wherein coupling elements in the form of tongues and grooves are provided on the edges of two opposite sides of the panel. The tongue and groove are designed such that, in the assembled state of two or more floor panels, a tensioning force is exerted on one another, which forces the floor panels towards one another. The tensioning force is caused by an elastically bendable flange in the groove, which flange is at least partially bent in the assembled state and in this way provides a pretensioned tensioning force.

However, this also results in gaps on the upper side of the split panels, and in this case in particular at the contact points of the joining faces of the two opposite side edges of the two split floor panels, through which gaps moisture and dirt can enter between the floor panels.

Disclosure of Invention

The object of the present invention is therefore to improve the tongue-and-groove profiles known from the prior art in such a way that the formation of gaps at the joint faces of the floor panels is avoided, so that the ingress of moisture and dirt and the disadvantages associated therewith are prevented.

This object is achieved by means of a floor panel having the features of claim 1.

Correspondingly, floor panels are provided, in particular having a core consisting of a wood material sheet, a wood material plastic sheet or a plastic sheet, having an upper side and a lower side and lateral edges along the panel sides (i.e. along the longitudinal and transverse sides), for floating laying to constitute a floor panel composite,

wherein at least two floor panels are respectively spliced or connected to each other,

wherein the opposite side edges are provided with tongue-and-groove profiled parts,

wherein a tongue and an abutment surface are provided in a first lateral edge and a groove and an abutment surface are provided in an opposite second lateral edge,

wherein the tenon of the first side edge has an upper side and a lower side;

wherein a projection with a contact surface is provided on the lower side of the tongue;

wherein the joint surface of the first lateral edge extends from the upper side of the floor panel to the upper tongue side, and the joint surface is formed obliquely; wherein the engagement face of the first side edge slopes inwardly away from the vertical from the upper side of the floor panel towards the tongue,

wherein the groove in the second side edge has an upper side and a lower side,

wherein the upper side of the slot is bounded by the upper flange and the lower side of the slot is bounded by the lower flange;

wherein a clearance with a contact surface is provided in the lower flange of the groove;

wherein the joint surface of the second lateral edge extends from the upper side of the floor panel along the upper flange of the groove and the joint surface is formed obliquely;

wherein the engagement surface of the second side edge slopes inwardly away from the vertical from the upper side of the floor panel towards the groove,

wherein in the fitted state of the at least two floor panels, the protrusion of the tongue engages into the recess of the lower flange of the groove, so that the contact surfaces of the protrusion of the tongue and the recess of the lower flange of the groove exert a tensioning force on one another; and

wherein in the assembled state of at least two floor panels, when the inclined contact surfaces of the first side edges of the tongue profiles and the second side edges of the groove profiles are in contact, a linear pressure along the inclined contact surfaces of the side edges of the tongue profiles and the groove profiles is generated at the contact point of the contact surfaces.

In the sense of the present invention, the joining surfaces are to be understood as the facing surfaces on which the split panels are braced against one another in order to form a planar upper surface of the joined and locked panels which is as closed as possible. The technical term engagement surface therefore includes sections of the side edges which are actually pressed against one another. The engagement surfaces abut directly against each other to close the surfaces.

By combining the tensioning force and the linear pressing according to the invention, it is now possible to avoid gaps between the abutting floor panels, so that the ingress of moisture and dirt into the floor panels is reduced. The linear compression results here from the contour geometry and the pressure to be applied.

In this context, the term "linear pressing" is understood to mean a pressing that runs linearly along the engagement or locking surface or a pressing that runs substantially linearly. Here, the bonding surfaces (along the entire surface or almost the entire surface) are pressed substantially linearly against each other.

The tongue and groove preferably have complementary shapes to each other. The projection on the lower side of the tongue extends along the lower flange of the groove and engages in the recess of the lower flange of the groove in the coupled state of the two panels. The contact surfaces of the projection of the tongue and the recess abut against each other. The tongue is placed precisely on the upper and lower side of the groove in the assembled state of the floor panel, wherein a pressure force P is exerted on the upper flange of the groove. The pressure is absorbed not only by the upper flange but also by the entire structure, since the pressure can be transmitted through the tongue and the lower flange. A tensioning force is caused by the pressing force P, by means of which the panels are spliced and held.

As described above, when the inclined contact surface of the tongue-profile ridge and the inclined contact surface of the upper flange of the groove-profile ridge abut against each other, a linear pressure is generated, thereby preventing moisture from entering.

The inclination of the joining surface or of the joining edge is understood in the sense of the present invention to mean the inclination or declination of the joining surface or joining edge from the upper side of the panel inwards away from the vertical towards the tongue or towards the groove.

Typically, the respective joining faces of the upper and side edges of the panels constitute a right angle (90 °); i.e. the upper side of the panel and the joint surface are arranged at right angles to each other. In the present case, the angle between the upper side of the panel and the engagement face is not greater than a right angle, but forms a (acute) angle between 85 ° and 89 °, preferably between 87 ° and 89 °, particularly preferably between 88 ° and 89 °.

In other words, the joining surfaces are each inclined away from the vertical (of the upper side of the panel) at an angle of between 1 ° and 5 °, preferably between 1 ° and 3 °, particularly preferably between 2 ° and 3 °.

Correspondingly, in one embodiment of the present panel, the inclination or decline of the engagement surface of the first side edge of the tongue profile from the upper side of the floor panel to the upper tongue side is between 1 ° and 5 °, preferably between 1 ° and 3 °, particularly preferably between 1 ° and 2 °.

In a further embodiment of the present panel, the junction of the second side edge of the groove profiling inclines or declines from the upper side of the floor panel along the upper flange towards the groove by between 1 ° and 5 °, preferably between 1 ° and 3 °, particularly preferably between 1 ° and 2 °.

In a preferred embodiment, the inclination or declination of the engagement surfaces of the tongue profile and the groove profile respectively has the same angle. Thus, the joint surface of the tongue profiling can be inclined at 1 ° and the joint surface of the groove profiling can likewise be inclined at 1 °.

However, it is also possible for the inclination or declination of the engagement surfaces of the tongue profile and the groove profile to have different angles. Thus, the joint surface of the tongue profiling can be inclined at 1 °, while the joint surface of the groove profiling can be inclined at 2 °.

It is also possible, in a variant, for the joint face of the tongue profiling not to have an inclination or a decline (i.e. to run at right angles to the upper side of the floor panel) and for the second joint face of the groove profiling to have an inclination or a decline.

The opposite is also possible. In this variant, the first engagement surface of the tongue profiling has an inclination, while the second engagement surface of the groove profiling has no inclination (i.e. runs at right angles to the upper side of the floor panel).

When the inclined contact surfaces of the tongue and groove profiles abut in the assembled state of the two floor panels, a linear compression occurs at the contact point of the contact surfaces. Due to the inclination of the joint surfaces, starting from the (upper) contact point as the apex, an angle is formed between the oppositely situated joint surfaces, the magnitude of which angle is related to the magnitude of the angle of the inclined joint surface and is between 2 ° and 10 °, preferably between 2 ° and 6 °, preferably between 2 ° and 3 °. The angle between the oppositely lying joining surfaces can therefore amount to 2 ° when the joining surface of the tongue profile surface is inclined by 1 ° and when the joining surface of the groove profile portion is inclined by 1 °. In the case of a joint surface of the tongue profiling inclined by 1 ° and a joint surface of the groove profiling inclined by 2 °, the angle between the oppositely situated joint surfaces amounts to 3 °.

The configuration of the tongue and groove profiles is described in detail below.

The profiled section provided in the present floor panel and having a tongue and a groove as a coupling piece between the two panels is preferably formed in one piece.

As described in detail above, a tongue having an upper side and a lower side is provided in the first lateral edge. The distance between the upper side of the tenon and the lower side of the tenon from the top side of the panel can be varied in relation to the thickness of the panel.

The thickness of the tongue is preferably equal to the width of the groove, so that the upper flange of the groove is supported by the tongue and the tongue is again supported by the lower flange of the groove.

The upper side of the tongue is flat or planar and is formed horizontally with respect to the upper side of the panel. The upper side of the groove (or the lower side of the upper flange of the groove) is likewise arranged planar and horizontally, so that the tongue and the groove can engage into one another without resistance or can be pushed into one another. The upper side of the tongue and the lower side of the upper flange form a contact surface which extends substantially parallel to the plane defined by the floor panel.

In a further embodiment of the present floor panel, a recess is provided between the joining surface of the tongue profiling and the upper side of the tongue.

It is also proposed that the lower side of the tongue has a chamfer at its edge. The inclination can also be described as a chamfer having an angle between 45 ° and 55 °.

As already described above, the projection provided on the lower side of the tongue extends along the lower flange of the groove. In the coupled state of the two panels, the projection engages into the recess of the lower flange of the groove. The angle of the contact surfaces of the recess of the lower flange and the projection of the tongue is between 30 ° and 70 ° with respect to the horizontal plane. Said angle is desirable in order to achieve an optimized pressing together of the floor panels and at the same time enable a simple joining and fitting of the floor panels.

In the assembled or coupled state of the tongue and the groove, an additional space can be formed between the projection on the lower tongue side and the recess in the lower flange of the groove, which additional space serves, for example, as a dust collecting chamber. The dimensions of the dirt collection chamber can vary, for example, between a profile in the longitudinal sides of the panel (longitudinal profile) and a profile in the transverse sides of the panel (transverse profile).

It is also proposed that the lower flange of the groove extends beyond the upper flange of the groove. In this case, the recess in the lower flange of the groove is in the section of the lower flange which extends beyond the upper flange of the groove.

In one embodiment of the present floor panel, at least one abutment is provided in the recess of the lower flange of the groove. The support can exhibit different thicknesses in the transverse profile and in the longitudinal profile.

The thickness of the upper flange of the slot can be greater than or equal to the thickness of the lower flange. In the case of different thicknesses of the upper and lower flanges, the median line through the tongue and groove is disposed below the median line of the panel. In this arrangement, the lower flange of the groove is bent when the two floor panels are joined together, so that the upper side of the floor panels is not subjected to alteration or deformation.

The upper and lower flanges also have rounded edges, thereby simplifying the splicing of the panels. Thus, the engagement surface of the upper flange may comprise a rounded or chamfered edge. The chamfer is provided at the contact point of the upper flange of the groove with the upper side of the tongue and enables a simple splicing of the floor panels.

In a further embodiment, inclined or chamfered (or also sloped) surfaces are likewise provided at the free ends of the lower flanges of the grooves, whereby a simple pushing of the tongue-and-groove profiles into one another can be achieved.

At the transition of the tongue and groove profiles to the underside of the panel, a chamfer or bevel is provided over a length of 0.6mm at an angle of between 20 ° and 30 °, preferably 25 °. The chamfer is provided in particular in a mating structure provided on the underside of the panel and enables better laying without debris formation.

In a further embodiment of the present floor panel, it is provided that the tongue-and-groove profiling has one or a combination of the following features: a rounding at a corner (or edge) of the tongue and groove profiling; a dirt collection chamber between all sides of the floor panels that are joined into one another; in particular between the recess of the lower flange of the groove and the projection of the tongue.

The tongue-and-groove profiling enables the two floor panels to engage into one another in order to impart a rotational or pivoting movement ("diagonal angle"). In this case, the first floor panel is first placed obliquely on the horizontally arranged second floor panel and then pivoted in the direction of the laying plane so that the split floor panel lies in the laying plane. In order to be able to engage two floor panels into one another by means of a rotational movement, the edges or bends are preferably rounded or rounded.

The present floor panels preferably have a rectangular shape, wherein a tongue and groove profiling is provided at the longitudinally running side edges and at the transversely running side edges, respectively.

The longitudinal profile for the longitudinally extending side edge connector panels may have the same or a different tongue and groove profiling as the transverse profile for the laterally extending side edge connector panels.

The main difference between the longitudinal profile and the transverse profile relates to the design of the support in the recess of the lower flange, as a result of which a larger space or chamber between the tongue projection and the groove recess is also created in the assembled state of the floor panel. In the case of a transverse profile, the lower flange of the groove also has a ramp face at the end of the groove, which is not provided in the longitudinal profile.

Preferably, the present panels have a core consisting of a wood material board, preferably an HDF or MDF board, a wood material plastic board, preferably a WPC board, or a plastic carrier board, preferably a PVC carrier board. In the case of plastics, the core can have at least one filler material in an amount of 70% of the total weight of the core up to the carrier plate, wherein preferably calcium carbonate or a material with similar properties is used.

The thickness of the panel may be between 4mm and 16mm, preferably between 4.5mm and 12 mm. Preferred panel thicknesses are 4.5mm and 12 mm.

As described above, the current floor panel is used to floatingly lay the floor panel. The corresponding laying method comprises the following steps:

-laying a first floor panel, and

-joining the second flooring panel to the first flooring panel, wherein the tongue of the second flooring panel is joined into the groove of the first flooring panel, wherein the lower flanges of the grooved profiling are bent outwards in the split state, such that the lower flanges provide a force by which the panels are forced permanently towards each other.

The pretensioning force resulting from the co-action of the tongue and groove is optimally transmitted to the upper side of the floor panel, wherein the engagement surfaces of the groove and tongue profiles press against each other in the engagement direction, so that a linear press is produced at the contact points of the engagement surfaces to form an angle between the engagement surfaces.

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The invention is described in detail below with reference to the following examples and figures. The figures show:

figure 1A shows a schematic cross-sectional view (transverse profile) of a 4.5mm thick floor panel with a tongue profiling according to a first embodiment;

figure 1B shows a schematic cross-sectional view (transverse profile) of a 4.5mm thick floor panel with a groove profiling according to a first embodiment;

FIG. 1C shows a schematic cross section of two split floor panels with the tongue profiling shown in FIG. 1A and the groove profiling shown in FIG. 1B;

figure 2A shows a schematic cross-sectional view (longitudinal profile) of a 4.5mm thick floor panel with a tongue profiling according to a second embodiment;

figure 2B shows a schematic cross-sectional view (longitudinal profile) of a 4.5mm thick floor panel with a groove profiling according to a second embodiment;

FIG. 2C shows a schematic cross section of two split floor panels with the tongue profiling shown in FIG. 2A and the groove profiling shown in FIG. 2B;

figure 3A shows a schematic cross-sectional view (transverse profile) of a 12mm thick floor panel with a tongue profiling according to a third embodiment;

fig. 3B shows a schematic cross-sectional view (transverse profile) of a 12mm thick floor panel with a groove profiling according to a third embodiment;

fig. 4A shows a schematic cross-sectional view (longitudinal profile) of a 12mm thick floor panel with a tongue profiling according to a fourth embodiment; and

FIG. 4B shows a schematic cross-sectional view (longitudinal profile) of a 12mm thick floor panel having a groove-profiled portion according to a fourth embodiment

Detailed Description

The invention is explained for rectangular floor panels, which can be connected to one another at their longitudinal sides and at their transverse sides or, but also, only on one side.

Thus, the tongue profiling shown in fig. 1A and the groove profiling shown in fig. 1B according to the first embodiment are provided in the lateral side, i.e. in the shorter side, of the floor panel, while the profiling shown in fig. 2A and 2B according to the second embodiment engages into the longitudinal side of the floor panel.

The present floor panels have a rectangular shape with side edges 10, 20 extending along the longitudinal and transverse sides of the panel and adapted to be floatingly laid to constitute the floor panel.

Floor panels typically have a length of one meter to 2 m. The thickness of the panel may also vary, however in the embodiment depicted in fig. 1A to C and 2A to C is 4.5 mm.

Each floor panel has at the opposing edges 10, 20 a tongue-and-groove profiling, described in detail below, which enables the assembly of 2 adjacent floor panels. In this case, a tongue 11 is provided in the first lateral edge 10 and a groove 21 is provided in the opposite second lateral edge 20.

Fig. 1A shows a first tongue profile, which is provided for a lateral side of a floor panel. The spring 11 of the spring profiling of the first lateral edge 10 has an upper side 12 and a lower side 13.

The distance of the tongue upper side 12 from the panel upper side or panel surface 2 and the distance of the tongue lower side 13 from the panel lower side 3 can be varied in relation to the panel thickness.

The upper side 12 of the tongue 11 has a flat surface 19, which is arranged horizontally with respect to the upper side of the panel. The length of the upper side of the tongue can be equal in the transverse profile (fig. 1A) and in the longitudinal profile (fig. 2A), while the length of the lower tongue side in the transverse profile is greater than the length of the lower tongue side in the longitudinal profile.

The lower side of the spring 11 has a chamfer or chamfer 17 at its edge with an angle of between 45 ° and 55 °.

At the lower side 13 of the tongue, a projection 14 with a contact surface 15 is provided. The projection 14 has an inclination of between 10 ° (transverse profile) and 44 ° (longitudinal profile) with respect to the flat, horizontal section of the underside 13 of the tongue.

The length and height of the projection 14 can also be varied in relation to the design of the spring as a transverse profile or a longitudinal profile.

The tongue profile of fig. 1A has an engagement surface 16 at the side edge, which extends from the upper side 2 of the floor panel towards the upper tongue side 12 and has an inclination or declination in the direction from the upper side of the floor panel towards the upper tongue side. The inclination of the engagement surface 16 extends at an angle of 1 ° to the vertical on the upper side of the floor panel. Thus, the engagement surface 16 has an inclination inwardly away from the vertical.

At the transition of the joint surface 16 of the tongue profiling to the upper side 12 of the tongue, a recess 16a is provided.

The groove 21 provided in the second side edge 20 of the floor panel 1 according to the illustration of fig. 1B has an upper side and a lower side, wherein the upper side of the groove 21 is delimited by an upper flange 22 and the lower side of the groove is delimited by a lower flange 23. The span or width of the groove formed by the upper flange 22 and the lower flange 23 corresponds to the thickness of the tongue 11, so that the tongue 11 can be engaged into the groove 21.

The lower side of the upper flange 23 of the groove with the surface 29 is arranged flat and horizontally like the surface 19 of the tongue on the upper side, so that the tongue and the groove can engage into each other without resistance or can be pushed into each other. The upper side 19 of the tongue and the lower side 29 of the upper flange 23 form a contact surface which runs substantially parallel to the plane defined by the floor panel.

The upper flange 22 and the lower flange 23 differ in thickness, wherein the upper flange 22 may be thicker than the lower flange 23. Due to the smaller thickness of the lower flange 23, it acts as a resiliently bendable projection.

In the lower flange 23 of the groove, a recess 24 with a contact surface 25 is provided, wherein the recess 24 with the contact surface 25 interacts complementarily with the spring 11 with the contact surface 15. A support 27 is formed in the recess 24. The formation of the abutments 27 in the transverse profile (fig. 1B) and 47 in the longitudinal profile (fig. 2B) is manifested by different thicknesses, which is due to the technical profile geometry and the pretensioning effect associated therewith.

The groove profiling of fig. 1B has an engagement surface 26 at the lateral edge running along the upper flange 22. The engagement surface 26, like the tongue engagement surface 16, is inclined, wherein the inclination of the engagement surface 26 also extends at an angle of 1 ° to the vertical on the upper side of the panel.

At the transition of the joint surface 26 to the lower side of the upper flange 23 with the surface 29, an inclined portion or chamfer 26a is provided.

At the free ends of the lower flanges 23 of the slots there are provided ramp surfaces 28 which simplify the engagement of the short transverse sides with one another. The corresponding ramp surface 48 in the longitudinal contour (fig. 2B) is, on the contrary, of less thick design and is rather provided as a rounding. The geometric distinction is caused by the different behavior of the transverse profile and the longitudinal profile when the profiles are bent into an angle during laying. The ramp surface 28 enables easier seating of the transverse profile. Furthermore, it is ensured that laying by means of the pestle does not damage the profile.

In the fitted state (see fig. 1C), the projection 14 of the tongue 11 engages into the recess 24 of the lower flange 23 of the groove, so that the contact surface 15 of the projection 14 and the contact surface 25 of the recess 24 of the lower flange exert a tensioning or pretensioning force towards one another.

When the inclined engagement surface 16 of the tongue profile and the inclined engagement surface 26 of the groove profile abut in the assembled state of the two floor panels, a linear pressure along the inclined engagement surfaces 16, 26 is generated at the contact point of the engagement surfaces 16, 26. An angle of 2 ° is formed between the inclined engagement surfaces 16, 26. Thus, the contact points of the upper portions of the joining surfaces 16, 26 are pressed together to constitute an almost continuous surface.

Due to the constructive solution of the geometry of the tongue and groove profiling, a dust collecting chamber is formed between all sides of the floor panels that are joined into each other. It is pointed out in particular that the cavity between the clearance 24 of the lower flange 23 of the groove 20 and the protrusion 14 of the tongue 11 is shown in transverse profile (fig. 1C).

Whereas in the longitudinal profile (see fig. 2C) the cavity or dust chamber between the recess 44 and the projection 34 is smaller. This is associated with a selected tongue mechanism of the groove profile in the transverse profile and the longitudinal profile, wherein the spring force in the transverse profile is greater than in the longitudinal profile. Furthermore, the transverse profile also has a higher profile pitch than the longitudinal profile (i.e. the lower flange 23 of the transverse profile is longer than the lower flange 43 of the longitudinal profile). The groove walls of the transverse profile spring up, whereby an easier laying of the combined ramp surface 28 and the cavity in the transverse profile is possible. The slightly altered profile mass and geometry of the transverse profile and the longitudinal profile is caused in particular by the different properties of the transverse profile and the longitudinal profile due to the different lever arms when the profiles are bent into an angle during laying.

In the coupled state of the floor panel shown in fig. 1C, in addition at the transition to the panel underside, the spacing between the lower flange 23 and the lower tongue is visible, which spacing occurs in particular when HDF panels are laid.

The second embodiment of the tongue-and-groove profiling shown in fig. 2A to 2C is provided as already mentioned as a longitudinal profile in the longitudinal side of the floor panel.

The spring contour of fig. 2A corresponds essentially to the spring contour of fig. 1A, the length of the lower spring side 13 in the transverse profile differing from the length of the lower spring side 33 in the longitudinal profile. In particular, the length of the lower spring side 13 in the transverse profile is longer than in the longitudinal profile of fig. 2A.

Furthermore, the geometry of the projections 14 in the transverse profile differs from the geometry of the projections 34 in the longitudinal profile. The projections 14 in the transverse profile are therefore thinner than the projections 34 in the longitudinal profile, i.e. the height of the projections 14 in the transverse profile is smaller than the height of the projections 34 in the longitudinal profile. The geometric difference is also caused by the different behavior of the transverse profile and the longitudinal profile due to the different lever arms when the profiles are bent into an angle during laying.

The groove profiling of fig. 2B differs from the groove profiling of fig. 1B in particular by the angle of inclination of the inclined engagement surface. Thus, the engagement surface 26 of fig. 1B is inclined at 1 °, whereas the engagement surface 46 in fig. 2B has an inclination of 2 °. The difference in the inclination of the engagement surfaces of the grooved profiling in the transverse profile and in the longitudinal profile is caused by the length of the transverse side and the longitudinal side.

In the mated condition (see fig. 2C), an angle of 3 ° is formed between the angled engagement surfaces 36, 46. The contact points of the upper part of the joint face are also pressed together along the longitudinal edges to constitute an almost continuous surface.

The length of the lower flange 23 of the transverse profile is also different from the length of the lower flange 43 of the longitudinal profile, wherein the lower flange 23 of the transverse profile is longer than the lower flange 43 of the longitudinal profile.

A third embodiment of the tongue-and-groove profiling, shown in fig. 3A to 3B, is provided as a transverse profile in a transverse side of a floor panel with a thickness of 12 mm.

The fourth embodiment of the tongue-and-groove profiling shown in fig. 4A to 4B is again provided as a longitudinal profile in the longitudinal side of a floor panel with a thickness of 12 mm.

The tongue-and-groove profiling of fig. 3A, 3B and 4A, 4B corresponds substantially to the tongue-and-groove profiling of fig. 1A, 1B and 2A, 2B, so that reference can be made to the above embodiments.

List of reference numerals:

1 floor panel

2 upper side of floor panel

3 underside of floor panel

First side edge of a 10, 30 pane with a tongue profile having a thickness of 4.5mm

11, 31 tenon

Upper side of 12, 32 tenon

13, 33 underside of tenon

14, 34 protrusions

15, 35 of the projections 14, 34

16. 36 inclined joint surface

16a, 36a, recesses in the abutment surfaces 16, 36

17, 37 chamfering

19, 39 contact surfaces on the upper sides 12, 32

20, 40 second side edges with a grooved profile having a thickness of 4.5mm

21, 41 groove

22, 42 upper flange

23, 43 lower flange

24, 44 in the lower flange 23, 43

25, 45 contact surfaces of the recesses 24, 44

26, 46 inclined joint surface

26a, 46a chamfering

27, 47 seats in the recesses 24, 44

28, 48 ramp surfaces

29, 49 contact surfaces on the underside of the upper flanges 22, 42

First side edge of a 50, 70 pane having a thickness of 12mm with a tongue profile

51, 71 tenon

Upper side of 52, 72 tenon

Underside of 53, 73 tenon

54, 74 projection

55, 75 contact surface of projections 54, 74

56, 76 inclined joint surface

56a, 76a engagement surfaces 56, 76

57, 77 chamfering

59, 79 contact surfaces on the upper sides 52, 72

60, 80 second side edges with a grooved profile having a thickness of 12mm

61, 81 grooves

62, 82 upper flange

63, 83 lower flange

Recesses in the lower flanges 63, 83 of the flanges 64, 84

65, 85 contact surfaces of the recesses 64, 84

66, 86 inclined joint surface

66a, 86a chamfering

67, 87 in the recesses 64, 84

68, 88 ramp surface

69, 49 at the lower side of the upper flanges 62, 82.