Building panel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11680413-B2
Application number	US-202016738737-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 9, 2020
Priority date	Sep 24, 2019
Publication date	Jun 20, 2023
Grant date	Jun 20, 2023

Abstract

Building panels, such as floor panels or wall panels. The panels including a first mechanical locking system at respective parallel and opposite third and fourth edges, such as long edges, configured to cooperate for horizontal and vertical locking between two adjacent building panels, preferably by means of a folding motion. The panels further including a second locking system at respective parallel and opposite first and second edges, such as short edges, configured to cooperate for horizontal and vertical locking of two adjacent building panels. An upper edge portion of one of the third edge or fourth edge, preferably the third edge, includes a first lower lip portion configured to cooperate with a first upper lip portion of an upper edge portion of the other of the third and fourth edge of an adjacent panel when the third and fourth edges are arranged in locking engagement.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for producing mechanical locking systems in a building panel, the building panel comprising
a first mechanical locking system at opposite third and fourth edges, the mechanical locking system comprising
a first pair of horizontal locking surfaces in the third edge and a second pair of horizontal locking surfaces in the fourth edge for horizontal locking of adjacent building panels,
the first pair of horizontal locking surfaces comprising a first upper edge surface of the building panel and a locking element surface provided on a locking element protruding from a locking strip,
the second pair of horizonal locking surfaces comprising a second upper edge surface and the locking groove surface provided by a locking groove configured to receive the locking element of one of the adjacent building panels in response to a folding movement of the adjacent building panel for horizontal locking of the building panels from parting away from each other,
a second mechanical locking system at respective parallel and opposite first and second edges, configured to cooperate for horizontal and vertical locking of two of the adjacent building panels,
a first pair of vertical locking surfaces in the third edge and a second pair of vertical locking surfaces in the fourth edge for vertical locking of adjacent building panels,
the first pair of vertical locking surfaces comprising a first lower lip portion disposed below said first upper edge surface and a tongue groove surface provided by a tongue groove configured to receive a locking tongue of a fourth edge of an adjacent building panel for vertical locking of the adjacent building panel in a direction along the normal of a front surface of the building panel,
the second pair of vertical locking surfaces comprising an upper surface of the locking tongue and a first upper lip portion disposed between a front surface of the building panel and the locking tongue and below the second upper edge surface;
the first lower lip portion being configured to cooperate with the first upper lip portion provided below the second upper edge surface of one of the adjacent building panels for vertical locking of the building panels when said third and fourth edges are assembled in locking position, the method comprising:
displacing the building panel in a third edge feeding direction with its third edge relative to a first tool set and relative to a second tool set;
the first tool set comprising a first and second tool member arranged on a first tool set common rotary shaft; the second tool set comprises a first and second tool member arranged on a second tool set common rotary shaft;
forming with the first tool set, at least part of the locking element and at least part of the locking strip, wherein forming at least part of the locking element comprises forming at least part of the locking element surface, and at least part of locking strip, the first upper edge surface, and the first lower lip portion;
forming with the second tool set, at least a part of the locking element of the building panel and at least part of the tongue groove, wherein forming at least part of the tongue groove comprises forming at least part of the tongue groove surface.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
displacing the building panel in a fourth edge feeding direction with its fourth edge relative to a third tool set and a fourth tool set;
the third tool set comprises a first and second tool member arranged on a third tool set common rotary shaft; the fourth tool set comprises a first and second tool member arranged on a fourth tool set common rotary shaft;
forming with the third tool set at least part of the locking groove, wherein forming at least part of the locking groove comprises forming at least part of the locking groove surface;
forming with the fourth tool set, at least part of the locking tongue;
forming with the fourth tool set, at least part of the locking tongue and at least part of the first upper lip portion, wherein forming at least part of the locking tongue comprises forming at least part of the upper tongue surface.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first tool members and the second tool members of the respective first and second tool sets each comprise a rotatable disk or rotatable cutting tool configured to be adjustable in relation to each other.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein said rotatable disks or rotatable cutting tools of each of the respective tool sets are configured to be at least partially overlapping in a direction along a center axis of the respective common rotary shaft.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first tool set and the third tool set are arranged opposing each other on opposite sides of the building panel, in a width direction of the building panel, and configured to simultaneously engage with the building panel.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second tool set and the fourth tool set are arranged opposing each other on opposite sides of the building panel, in a width direction (W) of the building panel, and configured to simultaneously engage with the building panel.

7. The method according to claim 2 , comprising
displacing the building panel in a first edge feeding direction with its first edge relative to a fifth tool set and relative to a sixth tool set;
the fifth tool set comprising a first and second tool member arranged on a fifth tool set common rotary shaft; the sixth tool set comprising a first and second tool member arranged on a sixth tool set common rotary shaft;
forming with the fifth tool set, at least part of a first edge locking element and at least part of a first edge locking strip, wherein forming at least part of the first edge locking element comprises forming at least part of the first edge locking element surface and at least part of a first edge locking strip, a first edge first upper edge surface and a first edge second lower lip portion;
forming with the sixth tool set, at least a part of the first edge locking element.

8. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising:
displacing the building panel in a second edge feeding direction with its second edge relative to a seventh tool set and an eighth tool set;
the seventh tool set optionally comprising a first and second tool member arranged on a seventh tool set common rotary shaft; the eighth tool set comprises a first, second and third tool member arranged on an eighth tool set common rotary shaft;
forming with the seventh tool set at least part of a second edge locking groove, wherein forming at least part of the second edge locking groove comprises forming at least part of a second edge locking groove surface;
forming with the eighth tool set, at least part of a second edge locking tongue, wherein forming of at least part of the second edge locking tongue comprises forming at least part of a lower surface of the second edge locking tongue, at least part of the second edge locking tongue, at least part of a second edge first upper lip portion, at least part of a second tongue groove configured to receive a displaceable locking tongue of a first edge of an adjacent building panel for vertical locking of building panels.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the first and second tool members of a respective one of the first through the seventh tool sets comprises a rotatable disk or rotatable cutting tool configured to be adjustable in relation to each other.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein said rotatable disks or rotatable cutting tools of the first and second tool members of the respective one of the first through the seventh tool sets a

Assignees

• Vaelinge Innovation Ab
• Valinge Innovation Ab

Inventors

• Ylikangas Roger
• Nilsson Anders
• Quist Karl

Classifications

• E04F2201/044

  with tongues or grooves comprising elements which are not manufactured in one piece with the sheets, plates or panels but which are permanently fixedly connected to the sheets, plates or panels, e.g. at the factory · CPC title

• B27M3/06

  of composite floor plates per se by assembling or jointing the parqueting blocks · CPC title

• B27M3/0066

  characterised by tongue and groove or tap hole connections · CPC title

• E04F2201/0146

  with snap action of the edge connectors · CPC title

• E04F2201/0161

  with snap action of the edge connectors · CPC title