EP1223264A2 - Method for laying floor panels with a rectangular configuration - Google Patents

Abstract

In a method of laying floor panels having circumferential tongues, receiving grooves, locking grooves and locking lips, a first row of floor panels is joined through interlocking engagement of the shorts sides. The connection of the floor panels of each subsequent row of floor panels is implemented through attachment along their shorts sides as well as attachment of their long sides with the long sides of each preceding row of floor panels, by using wedges by which neighboring floor panels can be reliably pushed together in longitudinal and transverse directions, while at least partially engaging, without play, the locking lips with the locking grooves as well as the tongues in the receiving grooves.

Description

US Pat. No. 6,023,907 includes a method for laying in the Configuration rectangular floor panels become known. These floor panels each have a first long side and one 1. Narrow side springs protruding transversely and at a lateral distance from the Springs on the bottom locking grooves. On the other 2nd long side or on the other 2. narrow side are grooves adapted to the springs as well as tongues protruding underneath the receiving grooves Directional locking ribs provided. The locking ribs are also largely contoured to the locking grooves.

To lay these floor panels in several parallel rows, first of all a first row of floor panels on the edge of a surface to be covered added on their 1st and 2nd narrow sides that the one on the bottom placed the following floor panel at in Longitudinally inclined position with its narrow-sided spring in the narrow-sided receiving groove of the placed floor panel and then under the engagement of the floor panel placed on the 2nd narrow side provided locking rib with the on the first narrow side of the floor panel to be joined located locking groove in the level of the placed floor panel is pivoted downwards. In the extended position of the floor panels should a play of movement between the locking rib and the locking groove across There should be a parting line.

Then a first floor panel of the second row is over its feathered long side at one end of the first row in the longitudinal receiving groove located there at least one floor panel inserted in the transverse inclination and at the same time is another floor panel of the second row at a lateral distance to the previously installed floor panel with its spring Narrow side with the first floor panel when inclined in the longitudinal direction added the second row and then into the inclined plane of the previous one installed floor panels of the second row swiveled. Then be both floor panels pivoted further down until the locking ribs on the long sides of the previously installed first row into the locking grooves of the floor panels intervene in the second row. Also on the long sides should follow joining a movement between the locking ribs and the There are locking grooves.

All floor panels of the second row and all subsequent rows are then laid in the same way.

The main disadvantage of the known method is that attaching and pivoting the floor panels of the second and everyone following row a fitter at least two floor panels at the same time handle and bring in different angular positions relative to each other got to. Flawless joining is hardly possible. Rather is to expect the floor panels to tilt, with the result that the Locking ribs on the tongues can be damaged. This way, none perfect connection of two floor panels in a row and / or floor panels arranged in adjacent rows be guaranteed unless it is when laying the floor panels used at least two fitters, but then the manufacturing effort noticeably increased. Especially when the tread is loaded later can significantly impair the appearance of the step surface Column arise.

Furthermore, when joining the floor panels, the Tread surface adjacent longitudinal and transverse edges are damaged what the desired appearance of the tread is also extremely impaired.

The invention is based on the prior art - the task based on a method of laying rectangular in configuration Floor panels with specially designed circumferential springs and Locking ribs and matching grooves and locking grooves create, which is damage with a simple, fast working method the locking ribs and the longitudinal and transverse edges on the tread side the floor panels safely avoids.

This object is achieved according to the invention in the characterizing Features of claim 1.

Here, when laying the first row, one with floor panels covering a floor panel in a corner area of the occupying area arranged that the 2nd long side and the 2nd Narrow side with the grooves and the locking ribs of the to be occupied Are facing. Then another floor panel with its spring, the first narrow side with inclined in the longitudinal direction Position on the 2nd narrow side of the already placed floor panel up to for contacting the end face of the 1st narrow side of the following floor panel with the transverse edge of the placed floor panel and then with play-free locking of the locking rib of the placed floor panel with the notch of the further floor panel down to the level of the previous placed floor panels pivoted. The remaining floor panels of the first row are added accordingly.

This way of working can be done easily, quickly and safely by just one technician be performed.

Another variant for laying the first row can be that after placing the first floor panel in a corner area of the area to be covered every additional floor panel by parallel displacement is added to the previously placed floor panel. Slide here then the spring on the first narrow side of the further floor panel in the Groove of the 2nd narrow side of the placed floor panel and the Locking rib on the 2nd narrow side of the placed floor panel in the locking groove on the first narrow side of the further floor panel until the two Floor panels in the first row are aligned in a straight line.

If the first row is completely laid, at the end where the laying the first row, a first floor panel of the second Row in the transverse inclined position with at least one floor panel the first row up to the contact of the end face of its 1st long side with the long edge on the second long side of the placed floor panel added that the longitudinal tongue of the new floor panel into the longitudinal one Pick-up groove of a floor panel of the first row grips. Previously, in Area of the first floor panel of the second row with a mounting wedge a surface sloping towards the first row loosely across the first Row has been scheduled. If after joining the first floor panel the second row with floor panels the first row this first floor panel is lowered in the direction of the assembly wedge, there is a partial backlash-free locking of those located on the 2nd long side of the first row Locking rib with the locking groove on the 1st long side of the first floor panel the second row. Then the first floor panel of the second row lies on the assembly wedge, this partial locking of the locking rib and is sufficient Locking groove to prevent this floor panel from being level the first row can be separated. It is tensile with the first row coupled.

Subsequently, another floor panel of the second row is included lateral distance to the first row via its spring 1. Narrow side with the inclined in the longitudinal direction with that on the assembly wedge lying first floor panel of the second row until the End face of the 1st narrow side of the following floor panel with the transverse edge joined on the 2nd narrow side of the placed floor panel. Before that also in the approximately middle longitudinal section of the further floor panel second row, an assembly wedge has been loosely attached to the first row. Then the further floor panel up to the support on the Assembly wedge pivoted downwards, there is a complete backlash-free, however, a sliding relational mounting enables the locking of Locking rib and locking groove of these two floor panels in the second row the opposite narrow sides.

In this assembly step, the installer only needs the floor panel to be attached to handle.

Now it is sufficient to have both floor panels of the second locked together Row with permanent engagement of the longitudinal spring on the first floor panel in the longitudinal receiving groove of at least one floor panel the first row to pivot slightly upwards, that is, partially Release the latch between the two rows to the second floor panel the second row without significant effort in the plane to be able to slide the first floor panel towards the first row, until the longitudinal spring on the second floor panel into the longitudinal receiving groove of a floor panel of the first row. Subsequently both floor panels are lowered onto the assembly wedges, so that now these floor panels with their longitudinal locking grooves with the longitudinal locking ribs of the first row are partially locked without play are and a transverse displacement in their plane relative to the first row is not is possible.

The lateral distance from the second floor panel of the second row to first row when joining with the first floor panel only needs to be so large that the end face of the longitudinal spring on the second floor panel next to the front of the longitudinal tongue of the first row.

The other floor panels of the second row are then the same laid like the second floor panel.

If all floor panels of the second row have been laid, the assembly wedges removed and it becomes the entire second row of floor panels under final backlash-free locking of the longitudinal locking ribs with the longitudinal ones Latching grooves lowered into the level of the first row. Both rows are now perfectly coupled to each other in a tensile and compressive manner.

As part of the laying of further rows of floor panels on the to the assembly steps are repeated, the same as for the installation the second row.

With the above-described procedure for documenting a specified one Area with floor panels ensures that the entire glue-free Laying measures can be carried out without any special effort can. Damage to the locking ribs on the tongues or the tread side Longitudinal and transverse edges of the floor panels are excluded. The procedure is successive so that a single fitter is sufficient in the shortest possible time an optically perfect gap and joint-free To create a step surface.

According to the features of claim 2, it can be dependent of the respective local conditions that the Floor panels are fixed in position during or after joining. The fixation can e.g. by wedges if the area to be covered is in a room. The wedges are then placed in the column between the Walls and the outer peripheral areas of the floor panels Area used.

In claim 3 is a mounting wedge for performing the invention Procedure marked. The height of this assembly wedge is at the bottom and its inclination to the horizontal so high a locking rib and the depth of a locking groove of a floor panel, that each floor panel in a row that lies on a mounting wedge and with a floor panel of the series previously laid over one longitudinal tongue and a longitudinal receiving groove is added, also over its longitudinal locking groove with the longitudinal locking rib on one Floor panel of the already installed row is partially locked without play, that means to be safe in its level. Then if another floor panel If you want to start in another row after joining the narrow sides of the further floor panel with the previous one Floor panel these two floor panels only slightly upwards from the assembly wedges to be pivoted around the partial locking repealed. The floor panel to be added in the further row can then along the joined narrow sides parallel to the first floor panel be shifted towards the previous row until its Longitudinal spring in contact with the end face of the first long side with the Long edge of a placed floor panel of the first row into the long side Of the first row. Then both Floor panels lowered again onto the surfaces of the assembly wedges, see above that then all longitudinal locking ribs partially without play into the longitudinal ones Locking grooves snap in and thereby both floor panels of the further row the previous row are coupled tensile.

According to claim 4, the length of a mounting wedge is greater than that Dimension the width of a floor panel. This facilitates the handling of the Assembly wedges, especially when removing after laying a row.

Figur 1

ein Bodenpaneel in der Draufsicht;

Figur 2

in der Draufsicht das Fügen zweier Bodenpaneele gemäß der Figur 1 in einer Ebene;

Figur 3

in perspektivischer Darstellung eine Raumecke zu Beginn der Verlegung einer ersten Reihe Bodenpaneele auf einer Fläche gemäß einer weiteren Variante;

Figur 4

eine Darstellung entsprechend der Figur 3 zu Beginn der Verlegung einer zweiten Reihe Bodenpaneele auf einer Fläche;

Figur 5

eine Darstellung entsprechend der Figur 4 während der Verlegung der zweiten Reihe Bodenpaneele;

Figur 6

eine Darstellung entsprechend den Figuren 3, 4 und 5 nach dem Verlegen mehrerer Reihen Bodenpaneele;

Figur 7

in vergrößertem Maßstab einen Längsschnitt durch die beiden Bodenpaneele der Figur 3 entlang der Linie VII-VII in Richtung der Pfeile Vlla gesehen;

Figur 8

einen Schnitt durch die Darstellung der Figur 4 entlang der Linie VIII-VIII in Richtung der Pfeile VIIIa gesehen und

Figur 9

in vergrößerter Darstellung den Ausschnitt IX der Figur 8.

The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to exemplary embodiments shown in the drawings. Show it:

Figure 1

a floor panel in plan view;

Figure 2

in plan view the joining of two floor panels according to FIG 1 in one plane;

Figure 3

a perspective view of a room corner at the start of laying a first row of floor panels on a surface according to another variant;

Figure 4

a representation corresponding to Figure 3 at the beginning of laying a second row of floor panels on a surface;

Figure 5

a representation corresponding to Figure 4 during the laying of the second row of floor panels;

Figure 6

a representation corresponding to Figures 3, 4 and 5 after laying several rows of floor panels;

Figure 7

seen on an enlarged scale a longitudinal section through the two floor panels of Figure 3 along the line VII-VII in the direction of arrows Vlla;

Figure 8

seen a section through the representation of Figure 4 along the line VIII-VIII in the direction of arrows VIIIa and

Figure 9

an enlarged view of section IX of FIG. 8.

In Figure 1, 1 is a rectangular floor panel in configuration Solid wood or laminate. The floor panel 1 has a 1st Long side 2 a projecting transversely with respect to the end face 3, continuous spring 4 and on the opposite second longitudinal side 5 a in the end face 6 machined receiving groove 7, the contours is largely adapted to the spring 4 (see also Figure 9). The spring 4 has stepped sloping surfaces 8, 9, 10 on the underside.

Furthermore, on the first longitudinal side 2 at a lateral distance from the spring 4 bottom locking groove 11 is provided, the trapezoidal cross-section at least with respect to an inclined support surface 12 to a likewise inclined one Counter surface 13 is aligned with a triangular locking rib 14, which is located on the edge of a tongue 15 on the second long side 5. The tongue 15 extends below the receiving groove 7 and faces the End face 6 in front (see Figure 9).

Furthermore, the floor panel 1 has one on a first narrow side 16 Spring 17 and a bottom-side locking groove 18 according to the contour of FIG. 9 and on the opposite second narrow side 19 an adapted to the spring 17 Receiving groove 20 and a tongue 21 with a to the locking groove 18th adapted edge-side locking rib 22, also according to the contour of the figure 9th

Covering a surface 23 with identical floor panels 1, for example within a room, will be based on the figures 2 to 9 described. Here, apart from FIGS. 2 and 7 to 9 the peripheral designs of the floor panels 1 not illustrated. The floor panels mentioned in the description are in referred to in this connection for better understanding with 1a-1d.

When laying a first row 24 floor panels 1 can, as the figure 3 shows, first a halved floor panel 1a in a corner of the room be arranged with the surface to be occupied 23 that the 2nd long side 5 with the locking rib 14 and the second narrow side 19 with the locking rib 22 in point the room. Between the 1st long side 2 and the adjacent wall 25 and between the separating side 26 of the halved floor panel 1a and the adjacent wall 27, wedges 28 are used.

Then, as can be seen in FIGS. 3 and 7, another Floor panel 1b in the longitudinally inclined position according to the arrow PF with its 1st narrow side 16 so with the 2nd narrow side 19 of the previous one floor panels 1a placed on the bottom joined so that the spring 17 on the 1st Narrow side 16 fits into the receiving groove 20 of the second narrow side 19. in this connection lies the end face 30 on the 1st narrow side 16 of the floor panel 1b on the limit the tread surface 29 of the floor panel 1a on the narrow side 19 Transverse edge 31. The inclination of the floor panel 1b to be added to The horizontal is so large that the locking groove 18 bounding towards the tongue 17 Bead 32 can slide over the locking rib 22. Then will the second floor panel 1b according to the arrow PF1 in FIGS. 3 and 7 the floor 33 lowered so that both now over their 1st narrow side 16 and 2. Narrow side 19 floor panels coupled in an extended position 1a, 1b are in the same horizontal plane (in FIG. 7 in dash-dotted lines illustrated).

Thereafter, as can be seen from FIG. 4, for example between the 1st long side 2 of the second floor panel 1b and the wall 25 wedges 28 are used.

The further floor panels 1 of the first row 24 are laid then as previously described.

However, it is also conceivable to lay the first row 24 as shown in FIG Figure 2 can be seen.

Here, after placing a first floor panel 1a in a Corner area of the surface to be covered 23 a second floor panel 1b so parallel to the first floor panel 1a in its plane on the floor 33 placed that the spring 17 on the 1st narrow side 16 of the second floor panel 1b with the receiving groove 20 on the second narrow side 19 of the first Floor panel 1a and the locking groove 18 on the bottom side of the second floor panel 1b with the locking rib 22 on the second narrow side 19 of the first floor panel 1a aligned. By parallel displacement of the floor panel to be added 1b become the placed floor panel 1a according to arrow PF2 then joined to each other in the longitudinal direction. The coincidence of the further floor panels 1 of the first row 24 take place, as shown in FIG. 2 explained.

To lay the second row 34 floor panels 1 on the one to be covered Surface 23 first becomes recognizable from FIGS. 4, 5, 8 and 9 Mounting wedge 35 loosely attached to the first row 24 so that the Surface 36 of the mounting wedge 35 drops towards the first row 24. The inclination can e.g. Amount to 1%.

Thereafter, according to FIG. 4, a floor panel 1c is inclined in the transverse direction Position with its spring 4 having 1. Long side 2 according to arrow PF3 of FIG. 9, dash-dotted lines, to the first row 24 attached until that the end face 3 of the new floor panel 1c under Engagement of the spring 4 in the longitudinal receiving groove 7 on the longitudinal edge 37 of the floor panel 1a of the first row 24. Here is the angle of inclination of the floor panel 1c to be attached so that the bottom panel Bead 38 delimiting the locking groove 11 easily via the locking ribs 14 Floor panels 1a, 1b of the first row 24 can slide. Then will the new floor panel 1c is pivoted downwards according to the arrow PF4 in FIG. 9, until the floor panel 1c on the surface 36 of the mounting wedge 35 lies.

In this context, the height is at the bottom of the assembly wedge 35 and its inclination to the horizontal so at the level of a locking rib 14 and the depth of a locking groove 11 matched (see again in particular Figure 9) that two provided on their on the 1st and 2nd long sides 2, 5 Spring 4 and receiving groove 7 in contact with the end face 3 of the Floor panels 1c on the tread side longitudinal edge 37 of the floor panel 1a and support of the added floor panel 1c on the surface 36 of a mounting wedge 35 attached to a placed row 24 Floor panels 1a, 1c the locking rib 14 only with a partial height in the Locking groove 11 holds. The support surface 12 of the locking groove 11 and the counter surface 13 on the locking rib 14 slide on each other. This ensures that the added floor panel 1c according to Figures 4, 5, 8 and 9 in its level cannot be pulled away from the first row 24.

The next floor panel 1d of the second row 34 is in the longitudinal direction inclined position according to the representations of Figures 5 and 7 so according to the arrow PF with its first narrow side having the spring 17 16 with the second narrow side 19 of the previously having the receiving groove 20 on the mounting wedge 35 deposited floor panels 1c that the further floor panel 1d lies at the lateral distance A from the first row 24. Then when the floor panel 1d according to the arrow PF1 of Figures 5 and 7 is pivoted downward, it arrives with the locking rib 22 and locking groove 18 on the two narrow sides 19, 16 of the floor panels 1c, 1d on the surface 36 of the previously in the approximately middle length range of the Floor panels 1d on the first row 24 of loose mounting wedge 35 and then lies in a stretched position in one level with the first floor panel 1c of the second row 34. This is shown in dash-dot lines in FIG Lines illustrated.

Then both floor panels 1c, 1d of the second row 34 become common pivoted slightly upwards so far that the partial locking of the first floor panel 1c with the first row 24 is (dash-dotted representation of Figure 9). In this situation it will be second floor panel 1d, over the narrow sides 16, 19 between the first Floor panel 1c and the second floor panel 1d guided, according to the arrow PF5 of Figure 5 also joined to the first row 24 until the End face 3 on the longitudinal edge 37 of the first row 24 on the tread surface side lies. Then both floor panels 1c, 1d are together again lowered below, namely to rest on the surfaces 36 of the assembly wedges 35, again a partially play-free locking of the long sides Locking ribs 14 and locking grooves 11 between the two floor panels 1c, 1d of the second row 34 and the floor panels 1a, 1b of the first row 24 takes place in accordance with the representations of Figures 8 and 9.

If the second row 34 is also completed, the assembly wedges 35 removed and all floor panels 1 of the second row 34 on the floor 33 lowered so that the second row 34 is in one plane with the first Row 24 extends.

The laying of all subsequent rows 39 etc. (Figure 6) of the to be covered Surface 23 with floor panels 1 then takes place as with the laying the second row 34 outlined.

REFERENCE NUMBERS

1 -

floor panel

1a -

floor panel

1 b -

floor panel

1 c -

floor panel

1d -

floor panel

2 -

1. Long side of 1, 1a-d

3 -

End face v. 2

4 -

Spring on 2

5 -

2. Long side of 1, 1a-d

6 -

End face v. 5

7 -

Slot in 6

8th -

Sloping surface on 4

9 -

Sloping surface on 4

10 -

Sloping surface on 4

11 -

Locking groove on 2

12 -

End face v. 11

13 -

Counter surface v. 12 to 14

14 -

Locking rib at 15

15 -

Tongue on 5

16 -

1. narrow side v. 1, 1a-d

17 -

Spring on 16

18 -

Locking groove on 16

19 -

2nd narrow side of 1, 1a-d

20 -

Slot on 19

21 -

Tongue on 19th

22 -

Locking rib on 21

23 -

area

24 -

first row with 1a, 1b

25 -

wall

26 -

Separating page v. 1a

27 -

wall

28 -

wedges

29 -

Treads v. 1, 1a-d

30 -

End face at 16

31 -

Transverse edge at 19

32 -

Bead next to 18

33 -

ground

34 -

second row with 1c, 1d

35 -

mounting wedges

36 -

Surfaces v. 35

37 -

Longitudinal edges on 1a, 1b

38 -

Bead next to 11

39 -

Row with 1st

A -

distance

PF -

arrow

PF1 -

arrow

PF2 -

arrow

PF3 -

arrow

PF4 -

arrow

PF5 -

arrow

Claims (4)

Method for laying floor panels (1) which are rectangular in configuration, each of which on one first longitudinal side (2) and one first narrow side (16) protrudes integrally formed springs (4, 17) and parallel next to the springs (4 , 17) - separated by triangular beads (38, 32) directed towards the bottom (33) - trapezoidal locking grooves (11, 18) on the bottom and on the respectively opposite 2nd long side (5) or the 2nd narrow side (19) to the Contour of the springs (4, 17) adapted receiving grooves (7, 20) and below the receiving grooves (7, 20) protruding, integrally molded tongues (15, 21) with edge-side, upward triangular locking ribs (14, 22), characterized through the following assembly steps: a) First of all, a first row (24) of floor panels (1) is joined over their first and second narrow sides (16, 19) by the floor panel (1b) following a floor panel (1a) placed on the bottom in a longitudinally inclined position to the placed floor panel (1a) with its narrow-sided spring (17) into the narrow-sided receiving groove (20) of the placed floor panel (1a) until the end face (30) of the 1st narrow side (16) of the following floor panel (1b) contacts the tread-side Push the transverse edge (31) of the placed floor panel (1a) and then lower it into the plane of the placed floor panel (1a) with play-free locking of the narrow-side locking rib (22) with the narrow-side locking groove (18) and the narrow-sided tongue (17) with the narrow-side locating groove (20) becomes,
or alternatively
first the floor panels (1a, 1b) of the first row (24) are joined over the 1st and 2nd narrow sides (16, 19) by parallel displacement in the plane of the first floor panel (1a) placed on the floor, b) then at least one mounting wedge (35) sloping with its surface (36) towards the first row (24) is loosely attached to one end of the first row (24), c) thereupon a floor panel (1c) for a second row (34) in a position inclined in the transverse direction with its spring (4) having the first long side (2) with the second long side (5) of at least one floor panel (1a) first row (24) with engagement of the spring (4) in the receiving groove (7) of this floor panel (1a) until the end face (3) on the first long side (2) contacts the long edge (37) of a placed floor panel (1a , 1b) and then with partial play-free locking of the locking rib (14) provided on the 2nd long side (5) of a floor panel (1a) of the first row (24) with the locking groove (11) on the 1st long side (2) of the Floor panels (1c) of the second row (34) lowered until they come into contact with the surface (36) of the assembly wedge (35), d) now at least one further assembly wedge (35), identical to the first assembly wedge (35), is placed loosely across the first row (24) at a lateral distance from the first assembly wedge (35) and a second floor panel (1d) of the second row ( 34) with a lateral distance (A) to the first row (24) in the longitudinally inclined position via its first narrow side (16), which has the spring (17), with the second narrow side (19) of the previously placed one, which contains a receiving groove (20) Floor panels (1c) until the end face (30) of the first narrow side (16) of the following floor panel (1d) contacts the transverse edge (31) of the placed floor panel (1c), and then the second floor panel (1d) becomes free of play Locking the locking rib (22) and locking groove (18) located on the narrow sides (19, 16) as well as the spring (17) and the receiving groove (20) until it comes into contact with the surface (36) of the further mounting wedge (35) downwards the level of the placed on the first assembly wedge (35) Floor panels (1c) lowered, e) Subsequently, the narrow-sided floor panels (1c, 1d) of the second row (34) are pivoted upwards relative to the assembly wedges (35), the floor panel (1d) added last with transverse displacement to the previously placed floor panel (1c) via its 1 Long side (2) with the second long side (5) of at least one of the floor panels (1a, 1b) of the first row (24) engaging the long side spring (4) in a long side receiving groove (7) until the end face (3 ) on the first longitudinal side (2) with the longitudinal edge (37) of a placed floor panel (1a, 1b) and then, with partial locking, also the longitudinal locking rib (14) with the longitudinal locking groove (11) on the newly added floor panel (1d ) lowered together with the first floor panel (1c) of the second row (34) onto the surfaces (36) of the assembly wedges (35), f) repetition of the assembly steps d) and e) for the laying of the further floor panels (1) of the second row (34), g) removal of the assembly wedges (35) and lowering of the floor panels (1c, 1d) of the second row (34) onto the floor (33) with play-free locking of the longitudinal locking ribs (14) and locking grooves (11) as well as the springs (4) and the receiving grooves (7), h) Repeat the assembly steps b) to g) for the floor panels (1) of all subsequent rows (39 etc.). Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the floor panels (1) are fixed in position during or after the joining. Assembly wedge for performing the method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a height lower end and its inclination to the horizontal are so matched to the height of a longitudinal locking rib (14) and the depth of a longitudinal locking groove (11) that two over their on the first and second longitudinal sides (2, 5) provided spring (4) and receiving groove (7) with contact of the end faces (3) on the tread side longitudinal edges (37) joined floor panels (1a, 1b; 1c, 1d) and support of the added floor panel (1c, 1d) on the surface (36) of a mounting wedge (35) loosely attached to a placed row (for example 24) only engages the locking rib (14) with a partial height in the locking groove (11). Assembly wedge according to claim 3, characterized in that the length of an assembly wedge (35) is greater than the width of a floor panel (1).

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