EP1767724B1 - Élément de liaison - Google Patents

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EP1767724B1
EP1767724B1 EP06019455A EP06019455A EP1767724B1 EP 1767724 B1 EP1767724 B1 EP 1767724B1 EP 06019455 A EP06019455 A EP 06019455A EP 06019455 A EP06019455 A EP 06019455A EP 1767724 B1 EP1767724 B1 EP 1767724B1
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connecting element
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Thomas Dr. Grafenauer
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F15/00—Flooring
    • E04F15/02—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F15/00—Flooring
    • E04F15/02—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements
    • E04F15/02005—Construction of joints, e.g. dividing strips
    • E04F15/02022—Construction of joints, e.g. dividing strips with means for aligning the outer surfaces of the flooring elements
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F2201/00—Joining sheets or plates or panels
    • E04F2201/01—Joining sheets, plates or panels with edges in abutting relationship
    • E04F2201/0107—Joining sheets, plates or panels with edges in abutting relationship by moving the sheets, plates or panels substantially in their own plane, perpendicular to the abutting edges
    • E04F2201/0115—Joining sheets, plates or panels with edges in abutting relationship by moving the sheets, plates or panels substantially in their own plane, perpendicular to the abutting edges with snap action of the edge connectors
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F2201/00—Joining sheets or plates or panels
    • E04F2201/02—Non-undercut connections, e.g. tongue and groove connections
    • E04F2201/023—Non-undercut connections, e.g. tongue and groove connections with a continuous tongue or groove
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F2201/00—Joining sheets or plates or panels
    • E04F2201/05—Separate connectors or inserts, e.g. pegs, pins, keys or strips
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T403/00—Joints and connections
    • Y10T403/57—Distinct end coupler

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  • the invention relates to a connecting element for connecting floor panels with a core of wood-based material, in particular MDF or HDF, which is provided at one side edge with a spring and at the opposite side edge with a groove, and the spring to the groove of the panel and the groove to the spring of the panel corresponds.
  • connection element for connection of floor panels is for example from DE 101 62 275 C1 known.
  • the connecting element is strip-shaped and is connected via a spring with the groove of the panel or via a groove with the spring of the panel.
  • the top of the connector terminates with the top of the panel. It may be shaped differently and have in cross-section convex, concave or V-shaped surface contours.
  • connection of the connecting element and floor panel results in a shock between the panel edge and the edge of the connecting element.
  • These joints form very narrow, invisible to the naked eye, vertically directed joints between the panel edges and the edges of the connecting element. Especially when wet wiping a floor, this fact has a particularly disadvantageous effect, since the butt joint acts like a capillary, which draws the moisture between the panel and connecting element.
  • Floor panels are primarily made of wood-based materials, such as HDF / MDF or OSB. Since moisture can penetrate into the wood-core core of the floor panels as a result of the capillary effect, the affected side edges of the panels swell and form a protrusion that is visible in the surface, a so-called spotting. This Aufstippung the quality of the floor is significantly reduced.
  • a sealing element for sealing deck planks which has two opposing lips protruding beyond the side edges on the upper side. These lips should prevent ingress of water between two panels.
  • the connecting element described at the outset is to be improved in such a way that the swelling of the side edges of connected floor panels is prevented.
  • a generic connecting element is characterized in that on the top two opposite over the side edges protruding lips are formed, and that in order to increase the spring force in the connecting element a clip is inserted.
  • the resulting in the connection of the connecting element and floor panel bumps are overlapped, whereby advantageously a tight cover is formed between the adjacent side edges of the connecting element and the panel.
  • the overlapping lips have a sufficiently high inherent elasticity that forces the outer lip end against the panel top side or the decorative top side.
  • the top of the floor panel is provided with a decorative surface which can imitate a natural material and protect the core material from damage, e.g. due to moisture or abrasion, protects.
  • flocking may be provided on the underside of the overlapping lips to further increase the sealing effect of the lips.
  • the flock fibers are arranged perpendicular to the support surface, here the underside of the overlapping lips, to have a correspondingly dense array of fibers per surface area to ensure improved protection against the ingress of moisture from above into the connection.
  • the connecting elements can be made of a mixture of wood fibers and plastic. In this way, low-cost fasteners can be created, which have wood-like properties due to the wood fiber content.
  • the connecting elements can be produced in a continuous process as an extrusion profile, wherein the flocking of the underside of the overlapping lips expediently likewise takes place in the course of utilizing the thermal energy inherent in the connecting element at the end of the extrusion. As a result, it is possible to dispense with a separate adhesive layer for the intimate connection of connecting element and flocking fiber.
  • the connecting elements can also be made entirely of plastic.
  • the connecting elements are color pigments be added to color the connecting element and thus adapt to different requirements with respect to the decor of the panels.
  • the lips are elastically resilient so that the best possible sealing of the joints between the connecting element and the panels can be achieved.
  • the lips lie sealingly in the connection of two panels on the top of the panels. In this way it can be prevented that in the wet cleaning of the floor water can penetrate into the butt joints between the connecting element and panels and leads to swelling of the floor and Tarstipponne.
  • a clamp inserted in the connecting element to increase the spring force is made of metal and can be extruded. It may be bent so that it substantially corresponds to the peripheral contour of the groove.
  • the floor panels 1, 2 consist of a medium density or high density fiberboard, e.g. MDF or HDF.
  • a decorative layer 11 which may be formed for example by a wood grain or a natural stone surface imitating paper layer or a corresponding direct printing, which is coated with a serving as wear protection layer of synthetic resin.
  • each panel 1, 2 is provided with a spring 3 and a groove 4.
  • the spring 3 corresponds to the milled groove on the opposite side 4.
  • the panel 2 is provided in the region of the groove 4 with a locking means 6 which cooperates with a provided on the underside of the spring 3 of the panel 1 locking means 5 and the connected panels. 1 , 2 can lock together so that the connected panels 1, 2 are locked transversely to the direction of connection.
  • the connecting element 7 is provided, which is strip-shaped and at the side edges Ia, IIa has a groove 4a and a spring 3a ,
  • the spring 3a is provided on its underside with a locking means 5a.
  • the groove 4a has a locking means 6a in the lower area.
  • the formation of the spring 3a with its locking means 5a and the formation of the groove 4a with its locking means 6a of the connecting element 7 corresponds to the formation of the spring 3 with its locking means 5 or the groove 4 with its locking means 6 of the panels 1, 2.
  • the connecting element 7 thus adapts seamlessly to the connection of two panels 1, 2 at.
  • a lip 9 is formed in each case in the region of the side edges 1a, 11a, which rest on the upper side 8 of the panels 1, 2 and overlap the joint between the panels 1, 2 and the connecting element 7 so as to overlap Prevent moisture from entering the joint between the floor panel 2 and connecting element 7.
  • the lips 9 have on their underside 9a a flocking with flock fibers, which are arranged perpendicular to the underside 9a of the overlapping lips 9 and form a dense arrangement of fibers per unit area and thus improved protection against the ingress of moisture from above into the wood material core effect of the floor panel 1 or 2.
  • FIG. 3 shows a further embodiment of a connecting element 7, which is provided with an integrated inventive metal clip 12.
  • This metal clip 12 is embedded in the plastic during extrusion and serves to increase the spring force of the connecting element 7.
  • the bracket 12 is bent to substantially correspond to the enlarged circumferential contour of the groove 4a and the spring 3, respectively.

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  1. Elément de liaison pour relier des panneaux de plancher (1, 2) comprenant un noyau en matériau à base de bois, en particulier du type MDF ou HDF, lequel élément est muni d'une languette (3a) sur une arête latérale (Ia) et d'une rainure (4a) sur une arête opposée (IIa), et la languette (3a) correspond à la rainure (4) du panneau (1, 2) et la rainure (4a) à la languette (3) du panneau (1, 2), caractérisé en ce que sur la face supérieure (10) sont formées deux lèvres opposées (9) faisant saillie au-delà des arêtes latérales (Ia, IIa), et en ce qu'une pince (12) augmentant la force élastique de l'élément de liaison est insérée.
  2. Elément de liaison selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les lèvres (9) sont à élasticité de ressort.
  3. Elément de liaison selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que les lèvres (9) s'appuient hermétiquement sur la face supérieure (8) des panneaux (1, 2) lorsque deux panneaux (1, 2) son reliés.
  4. Elément de liaison selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que les lèvres (9) présentent un flocage sur leurs faces inférieures (9a).
  5. Elément de liaison selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il est composé d'un mélange de fibres de bois et de matière synthétique.
  6. Elément de liaison selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il est composé de matière synthétique.
  7. Elément de liaison selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend dans la région de la rainure (4a) et de la languette (3a) des moyens de verrouillage (5a, 6a) qui correspondent à des moyens de verrouillage (5, 6) de la languette (3) et de la rainure (4) du panneau (1, 2).
  8. Elément de liaison selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la pince (12) est recourbée et s'étend sur toute la longueur.
  9. Elément de liaison selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que la pince (12) correspond sensiblement au contour périphérique agrandi de la rainure (4a).
  10. Elément de liaison selon la revendication 1, 8 ou 9, caractérisé en ce que la pince (12) est composée de métal.
EP06019455A 2005-09-22 2006-09-18 Élément de liaison Not-in-force EP1767724B1 (fr)

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