Building panel with locking system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12325994-B2
Application number	US-202418629046-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 8, 2024
Priority date	Oct 23, 2020
Publication date	Jun 10, 2025
Grant date	Jun 10, 2025

Abstract

A set of building panels including a first mechanical locking system at respective first and second opposite edges. The first mechanical locking system including at one of the first or second opposite edges a tongue groove configured to receive a locking tongue of the other of the first or second edges, for vertical locking of adjacent essentially identical panels in an assembled position. The locking tongue includes an essentially horizontal and/or upwards-facing upper surface. A second mechanical locking system is formed on respective third and fourth opposite edges. The second mechanical locking system includes at one of the third or fourth edges a wedge groove configured to receive a displaceable locking tongue, for vertical locking of essentially identical adjacent panels in an assembled position. The displaceable locking tongue is configured to displace in a displacement groove provided in the said other of the third or fourth edge.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A set of building panels, comprising:
a first mechanical locking system at respective first and second opposite edges, the first mechanical locking system comprising at one of the first or second opposite edges a tongue groove configured to receive a locking tongue of the other of the first or second edges by a folding displacement of the locking tongue for vertical locking of adjacent essentially identical panels in an assembled position, said locking tongue comprising an essentially horizontal and/or upwards-facing upper surface; and
a second mechanical locking system on respective third and fourth opposite edges, the second mechanical locking system comprising at one of the third or fourth edges a wedge groove configured to receive a displaceable locking tongue by a vertical displacement of the wedge groove, for vertical locking of essentially identical adjacent panels in an assembled position, wherein said displaceable locking tongue is configured to be displaced in a displacement groove provided in said other of the third or fourth edge, said displacement groove comprising an upper wall, wherein said wedge groove is arranged vertically below the upper surface of the locking tongue, and wherein an uppermost surface of the other of the third or fourth edges overlaps with a portion of the displacement groove when viewed in plan.

2. The set according to claim 1 , wherein the upper wall of the displacement groove is arranged vertically below the upper surface of the locking tongue.

3. The set according to claim 1 , wherein the entire upper wall of the displacement groove is arranged vertically below the upper surface of the locking tongue.

4. The set according to claim 1 , wherein the displacement groove comprises a sideways open opening, wherein the opening is provided vertically below the upper surface of the locking tongue.

5. The set according to claim 1 , wherein a first end of the locking tongue, in the longitudinal direction of the panel, comprises a first portion, and a second opposite end of the locking tongue comprises a second portion.

6. The set according to claim 5 , wherein said first portion and said second portion are configured to, in assembled position of adjacent panels, essentially be in contact, or in contact.

7. The set according to claim 5 , wherein the first portion and the second portion are configured such that, in assembled position of adjacent panels, the first and second portion are pre-tensioned against each other.

8. The set according to claim 5 , wherein the first portion and the second portion are configured such that, in assembled position of adjacent panels by the second mechanical locking system, a play is formed between the adjacent panels, wherein the first portion and the second portion are configured such that a sufficient size of the play is obtained such that respective surface layers of the assembled adjacent panels are contiguous and/or not pushed apart.

9. The set according to claim 5 , wherein immediately juxtaposed upper edge portions of the third and fourth edge, in assembled position of two adjacent panels, form a second vertical plane, wherein the first portion is configured to be flush with said upper edge portion of the third edge.

10. The set according to claim 5 , wherein the first portion and the second portion are configured such that, in assembled position of adjacent panels by the second mechanical locking system, a play is formed between the adjacent panels, wherein the play is in the range of 0.00 to +0.50 mm.

11. The set according to claim 5 , wherein the first portion and the second portion are configured such that, in assembled position of adjacent panels by the second mechanical locking system, a play DS is formed between the adjacent panels wherein the play DS is in the range of −0.05 to +0.10 mm.

12. The set according to claim 1 , wherein the panel comprises a plane, wherein the upper surface of the locking tongue is disposed on a first side of the plane, and wherein the displacement groove is disposed on a second side of the plane, wherein the second side is a side of the plane being opposite the first side.

13. The set according to claim 1 , wherein the first mechanical locking system further comprises at one of the first or second opposite edges a locking groove configured to receive a locking element of a locking strip projecting from the other of the first or second edges by a folding displacement.

14. The set according to claim 13 , wherein the locking strip is arranged at one of the first or second edges and the locking tongue is arranged at the other of the first or second edges.

15. The set according to claim 13 , wherein the locking strip is arranged vertically below the locking tongue.

16. The set according to claim 1 , wherein the other of the third or fourth edge has a horizontally outermost end toward the third or fourth edge, an entirety of said displacement groove being horizontally offset from the horizontally outermost end of the other of the third or fourth edge.

17. The set according to claim 16 , wherein the horizontally outermost end of the other of the third or fourth edge is located at a second locking strip of the other of the third or fourth edge, the second locking strip including a locking element configured to be received by a lower locking groove of the third or fourth edge, the second locking strip being free of the displacement groove.

Assignees

• Vaelinge Innovation Ab

Inventors

• Boo Christian

Classifications

• E04F2201/0547

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

• E04F2201/0169

  by rotating the sheets, plates or panels around an axis which is perpendicular to the abutting edges and parallel to the main plane, possibly combined with a sliding movement · CPC title

• E04F2201/0146

  with snap action of the edge connectors · CPC title

• E04F2201/0535

  adapted for snap locking · CPC title

• E04C2002/001

  Mechanical features of panels · CPC title