Floorboards provided with a mechanical locking system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10844612-B2
Application number	US-201916528992-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 1, 2019
Priority date	Mar 25, 2013
Publication date	Nov 24, 2020
Grant date	Nov 24, 2020

Abstract

Floorboards provided with a mechanical locking system including a locking strip protruding from a first edge of a first floorboard. The locking strip is provided with a locking element configured to cooperate with a locking groove at a lower side of a second edge of a second floorboard for locking the first edge and the second edge in a horizontal direction. The first edge and the second edge are configured to be assembled by a vertical downward motion of the second edge towards the first edge. The second edge is provided with a calibrating groove adjacent the locking groove. Also, a method for producing a mechanical locking system.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. Floorboards provided with a mechanical locking system comprising a locking strip protruding from a first edge of a first floorboard,
wherein the locking strip is provided with a locking element configured to cooperate with a locking groove at a lower side of a second edge of a second floorboard for locking the first edge and the second edge in a horizontal direction,
wherein the first edge or the second edge is provided with a tongue configured to cooperate with a tongue groove at the other of the first or the second edge for locking the first edge and the second edge in a vertical direction,
the first edge and the second edge are configured to be assembled by a vertical downward motion of the second edge towards the first edge,
wherein said second edge includes a groove adjacent said locking groove, and an upper surface of the groove forms a non-zero angle with an adjacent surface of the locking groove which is adjacent to the upper surface of the groove, an orientation of the adjacent surface of the locking groove having at least a vertical component at an intersection of the adjacent surface with the upper surface of the groove.

2. The floorboards as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the tongue is an integrated part of the first edge or the second edge.

3. The floorboards as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the tongue is formed of the same material as the first edge or the second edge.

4. The floorboards as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the tongue is provided at the second edge and extends vertically downward from an upper side of the second floorboard.

5. The floorboards as claimed in claim 4 , wherein a width of the tongue increases with a distance from the upper side of the second floorboard.

6. The floorboards as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the tongue is a displaceable tongue arranged in a displacement groove.

7. The floorboards as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the groove is open into the locking groove.

8. The floorboards as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the groove opens at least in a downward direction.

9. The floorboards as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the locking groove opens downward.

10. The floorboards as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the groove connects with the locking groove at a bottom surface of the second floorboard.

11. The floorboards as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the floorboards comprise a front surface with a surface layer and an opposite rear surface, wherein the surface layer is a decorative surface layer or a print layer.

12. The floorboards as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the locking element protrudes upward.

13. The floorboards as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first edge of the first floorboard is shorter than a long edge of the first floorboard and the second edge of the second floorboard is shorter than a long edge of the second floorboard.

14. Floorboards provided with a mechanical locking system comprising a locking strip protruding from a first edge of a first floorboard,
wherein the locking strip is provided with a locking element configured to cooperate with a locking groove at a lower side of a second edge of a second floorboard for locking the first edge and the second edge in a horizontal direction,
wherein the first edge or the second edge is provided with a tongue configured to cooperate with a tongue groove at the other of the first or the second edge for locking the first edge and the second edge in a vertical direction, wherein the tongue is formed of the same material as the first edge or the second edge,
the first edge and the second edge are configured to be assembled by a vertical downward motion of the second edge towards the first edge,
wherein said second edge includes a groove adjacent said locking groove, and an upper surface of the groove forms a non-zero angle with an adjacent surface of the locking groove which is adjacent to the upper surface of the groove, an orientation of the adjacent surface of the locking groove having at least a vertical component at an intersection of the adjacent surface with the upper surface of the groove.

15. Floorboards provided with a mechanical locking system comprising a locking strip protruding from a first edge of a first floorboard,
wherein the locking strip is provided with a locking element configured to cooperate with a locking groove at a lower side of a second edge of a second floorboard for locking the first edge and the second edge in a horizontal direction,
wherein the first edge or the second edge is provided with a tongue configured to cooperate with a tongue groove at the other of the first or the second edge for locking the first edge and the second edge in a vertical direction, wherein the tongue is a displaceable tongue arranged in a displacement groove,
the first edge and the second edge are configured to be assembled by a vertical downward motion of the second edge towards the first edge,
wherein said second edge includes a groove adjacent said locking groove, and an upper surface of the groove forms a non-zero angle with an adjacent surface of the locking groove which is adjacent to the upper surface of the groove, an orientation of the adjacent surface of the locking groove having at least a vertical component at an intersection of the adjacent surface with the upper surface of the groove.

Assignees

• Valinge Innovation Ab

Inventors

• Boo Christian

Classifications

• E04F2201/042

  with grooves positioned on the rear-side of the panel · CPC title

• E04F2201/0146

  with snap action of the edge connectors · CPC title

• E04F2203/08

  with a plurality of grooves or slits in the back side, to increase the flexibility or bendability of the elements · CPC title

• E04F2201/0547

  adapted to be moved perpendicular to the joint edge · CPC title

• E04F15/107

  composed of several layers, e.g. sandwich panels (layered products in general B32B; producing decorative panels or veneers B44C5/04) · CPC title