EP3179009B1 - Flat floor or wall covering element - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a set of floor and / or wall covering elements with a magnetic connection for easy, tool-free installation. Furthermore, the invention relates to a composite and a laying system of at least two related floor and / or wall covering elements.

STATE OF THE ART

Modular floors for exhibition stands, retail areas, shopping malls, temporary areas and modular floor or wall covering systems are well known. These modular floor or wall covering systems form seamless surfaces that are easy and quick to lay.

Such floor or wall covering systems may be either floating, d. H. Without fixing to the ground, be laid or glued to the ground or otherwise fixed. Floating floors offer the advantage that impact sound is transmitted less strongly.

In known temporary floor or wall covering systems and temporary floors for exhibition stands or the like, which are laid floating, the individual elements are usually connected via tongue and groove joints or connectors.

The free edges of a composite of several of these modules each show a groove or a pin of the tongue and groove joint. There remain unsightly free edges of the external elements or modules, which are replaced by an additional assembly step, for example by adaptation, e.g. a sawing and / or attaching an additional cover strip or the like must be reworked, covered or covered.

Through the individual modules a recess of individual points is possible to use, for example, pieces of furniture, exhibition elements or other elements there. With central removal of individual modules or elements from a composite also arise free edges with a disclosed groove or a visible pin.

So is in the WO 93/23638 discloses a modular dance floor, wherein individual elements are positioned against each other via tongue and groove connections on each outer side of each element and are fixed together by means of magnets which are mounted within these tongue and groove connections. The magnets are mounted in a notch within the groove and form as a counter element, the spring of the tongue and groove joint.

The DE 103 54 789 A1 discloses a panel and method for laying a plurality of panels in the form of floor or wall coverings on a substrate. The panel has a lower layer to improve the acoustics and sound transmission properties. The underlayer can be releasably fixed to the substrate by an adhesive, Velcro, magnetic, suction or positive connection. The individual panels are connected to each other via tongue and groove connections.

The BE 876252 A2 discloses a transportable multipart gymnastics mat. Through the individual mat elements, an arbitrarily large gymnastics mat can be put together. The individual elements are connected to each other via magnets. The mattress elements are made of elastically deformable material, wherein at least one magnet is embedded on the peripheral surfaces. Likewise, a plurality of magnets arranged in a row or ferromagnetic plates may be embedded around the peripheral surface. By rotatably mounted magnets, any upwardly and downwardly oriented magnetic polarity can be achieved for each magnet.

The KR 10 2012 01 40 232 A describes a tile in which magnets are arranged on the peripheral side, so that a plurality of identical tiles can be interconnected. Each magnet is freely movable arranged in a kind of chamber, and is in contact with the magnetic field of a magnet of an adjacent tile in accordance with the magnetic pole. The chambers are delimited by limiting elements to the peripheral side of the tile that the magnets can not fall out of the chamber.

The DE 20 2010 005 166 U1 discloses an acoustic absorber element having magnets at the corners so that multiple elements can be placed side by side. The magnets have in such an arrangement to a different magnetic polarity, so that identical elements can be arranged arbitrarily, that is also rotated side by side. Each item can be either with the top or magnetically connected to the underside upwardly oriented with an adjacent element.

The US 2014/02 20 271 A1 shows a magnetic tile, wherein in a non-magnetic material magnetic elements are embedded. The complete tile is then coated with an enveloping material and can be attached to a ferromagnetic surface, for example on a board or the like. The magnetic elements have at the top of the tile a different magnetic polarity as at the bottom of the tile.

In the US 2013/00 55 533 A1 is a multi-part floor mat for sporting purposes revealed. The individual square or rectangular elements of the floor mat consist of a flexible material in which cavities with magnets arranged therein are arranged in the vicinity of the edges. The magnets are inside the element. The cavity may be opened such that an edge of the element can be angled and deflected so that the cavity is accessible. The magnet is still close enough to the edge of the element that this magnet can be connected to another magnetic element.

The US 2015/00 27 079 A1 discloses a self-fixing panel system or system for closing doors. Individual elements are connected to each other magnetically and mechanically. Two contiguous circumferential sides of the two elements each have a pin or a recess, wherein pulled over a magnet at the bottom of the recess of the pin in this recess, that is mechanically displaced, and so a mechanical connection can be established.

The JP 2002138652A relates to a floor or wall covering, which consists of individual plate-shaped elements which can be magnetically connected to each other. About the peripheral side of the individual plates individual magnets are arranged, which have an alternating magnetic pole in the circumferential direction. The plates have a rectangular or square shape.

The JP S6437831U shows a kind of floor covering, which consists of individual rectangular, square, triangular or hexagonal plates, which adjoin flush with their edge regions. Located in the corner areas of the panels a way to attach a connecting means that can connect several abutting plates.

The JP S6269537U and JP 2001190391A showed more floor coverings, wherein the individual plates are connected to each other via magnetic or mechanical connection means.

For coverings of flat individual elements, especially floor and / or wall coverings with such flat elements, it is advantageous to provide a way to allow recesses in the surface of the covering and free edge geometries of the covering. In order to minimize the assembly effort, it is therefore advantageous, after the installation of the individual elements, no further edge strips or cover strips or the like to attach and adjust.

Accordingly, the edge regions of recesses, ie the edge regions of the sheet-like elements should be designed so that they without further post-processing and can remain without a subsequently attached trim element in the form of a cover strip or the like. At the same time, the stability, ie the positioning of the individual elements with each other should not be disturbed by edge areas or recesses.

In addition, a free installation of the interior space should be made possible at any desired location of an exhibition space or an interior space. Through the individual modules recesses should be made possible at individual points of the composite of several individual elements to introduce furniture, exhibition elements or other modules there.

A combination between floor and wall covering, wherein individual elements can also be positioned at right angles to each other and cover at least two surfaces which are perpendicular to each other, is also advantageous.

The temporary modular floor and / or wall covering should also provide optimum room acoustics, whereby it should be ensured that, in each case, all the top sides are placed or oriented on the correct side of the floor or wall covering. This is particularly important for the same optical design of the upper and lower sides of the elements, but other material designs in the interior near the top or bottom sides crucial.

The object of the invention is therefore to propose a sheet-like element, in particular a floating floor and / or wall covering element, which also in a non-connected to another planar element state such edge areas, ie peripheral surfaces provides, due to the optical design no subsequent Mounting a cover strip or the like need, the stability of several juxtaposed, flat elements is still ensured among each other. A further object of the invention is to make possible a tool-free, simple installation and dismantling possibility of a wall or floor covering, wherein upon contact of at least second elements an orientation of the upper sides of identical elements takes place and thus a laying orientation of the upper and lower sides of the contacted elements is specified.

This object is achieved by a floor and wall covering element, a composite of floor and wall covering elements and a laying system according to the independent claims. Advantageous developments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to a set of floor and / or wall covering elements comprising larger area floor and / or wall covering elements and smaller floor and / or wall covering elements, each floor and / or wall covering element comprising a top, a bottom and a peripheral side with at least three Peripheral side sections, wherein at least two adjoining peripheral side sections in each case an even number of magnets, in particular at least two magnets are attached. The at least two peripheral side sections have the same length. In this case, adjacent magnets are aligned at a peripheral side portion with a different magnetic pole and the magnets of all peripheral side portions are aligned with an alternating magnetic pole with respect to a circumferential direction on the peripheral side, and the peripheral side has a flat surface. As a result, the upper sides or the undersides of adjacent floor and / or wall covering elements (16) are automatically oriented by the magnetic attraction of the magnets.

It is proposed that the at least three circumferential side sections are each arranged at an angle α = 60 ° to one another and form a complete circumferential side of an edge line of an equilateral triangle geometry or at least two peripheral side sections are arranged at an angle α = 60 ° to each other and at least one at least one further magnet is mounted on the third circumferential side section, or at least two peripheral side sections are arranged at an angle α = 45 ° to one another and / or the complete peripheral side forms an edge line of an isosceles triangle geometry, and wherein the magnets are arranged equidistantly on the peripheral side sections, and wherein a larger surface area floor and / or wall covering element has peripheral side portions which are a multiple of the length of the Has peripheral side sections of a smaller floor and / or wall covering element.

If the peripheral side forms an isosceles triangle, a rectangle or square can easily be formed with several floor or wall covering elements. If the peripheral side forms an equilateral triangle, a coherent surface with free design possibility, ie. H. free edge sections, are formed.

In this case, the top and the bottom form a geometry of an equilateral triangle or an isosceles triangle. It may be formed a floor or wall covering element, which has the shape of an equilateral or isosceles triangle, which is surrounded flush by the peripheral side. Such molds can be laser-cut, stamped, cut or milled, for example, during manufacture from the material.

Furthermore, the magnets are arranged equidistantly on the peripheral side portion.

In the meaning of the invention, a different magnetic pole means that a magnet designed as a permanent magnet with a north pole or a south pole in the direction of the peripheral side and the other pole is oriented inside the element, and an adjacent magnet corresponding to a south pole or a north pole in the direction of the peripheral side are oriented. However, it is conceivable that a magnet orientates a north and a south pole in the direction of the peripheral side and the adjacent magnet in a circumferential direction a south and a north pole oriented in the direction of the peripheral side. This ensures that an adjacent floor or wall covering element at the same location also has a permanent magnet which has an opposite magnetic polarity or poling order, so that a high magnetic attraction effect is given.

The individual elements are not glued, but positively connected with each other, ie by the magnetic connection of the opposite magnet with different polarization magnetically fixed against each other, and are insofar easy and wear-free interchangeable. The magnets can have a rectangular, square, round or even elliptical cross section. By designing a plurality of similar floor and / or wall covering elements according to the invention, it is possible to magnetically connect several of these elements next to one another in a plane, wherein an alignment of identical elements with the respective defined surface upwards "automatically", ie by the predetermined polarity of the magnets on the peripheral side sections of the elements.

According to the invention, at least two magnetically differently oriented magnets are arranged on a peripheral side section, which magnets can be magnetically connected to respectively oppositely polarized magnets of an adjacent floor or wall covering element.

In a further possibility ferromagnetic conductive regions, for example of iron, cobalt, nickel or alloys thereof may be provided, wherein correspondingly polarized magnets are buried in the interior of the floor and / or wall covering element, and a magnetic circuit can be produced by the ferromagnetic conductive region , wherein at least two correspondingly oppositely oriented magnetic poles are guided from the buried magnet, starting through the ferromagnetic conductive regions to a peripheral side portion. These in turn can connect magnetically-positively with correspondingly oppositely poled magnets or ferromagnetically conductive regions of adjacent floor and / or wall covering elements. A further alternative is a mixed form, wherein at least one magnet and at least one ferromagnetic conductive region, which now need not be magnetically pre-polarized, can be arranged on a peripheral side section. The arrangement is such that a ferromagnetic portion is opposed to a magnet on one circumferential side portion of an adjacent element, and vice versa, so that a ferromagnetic portion can each magnetically force-connect to a magnet of an adjacent element. It is obvious that stronger magnets are to be used for the same magnetic force effect as with the exclusive use of magnets. As a result, the number of required magnets can be minimized.

Due to the different magnetic polarity of the at least two magnets, the upper side or the underside is automatically "oriented" by the magnetic attraction of at least two inventive floor and / or wall covering elements. The at least two magnets of a peripheral side section should preferably have the same geometry, so that identical floor and / or wall covering elements can be connected to one another. The fact that the peripheral side has a flat surface, a seamless composite of several inventive floor and / or wall covering elements can be produced. The connection is based purely on a magnetic force, with a geometrically induced positive connection or a mechanical connection is not required and thus each floor or wall covering element has a smooth peripheral side surface. This flat surface of the peripheral side also forms the visible edge of a recess or the visible edge of an edge element of a composite of a plurality of floor and / or wall covering elements according to the invention. This visible edge can remain in the installed state without further treatment or without further installation step attaching a cover strip.

On each circumferential side, at least two magnets, but also four, six or more even magnets, may preferably be arranged equidistantly and buried flush. In an alternative solution, end surfaces of two ferromagnetic conductors, in particular nickel, cobalt or iron conductors, which connect internally buried magnets to form a semi-open magnetic circuit, can end flush. Internally buried magnets may be further used for magnetically fixing a ferromagnetic element or a structurally identical bottom and / or wall covering element to be attached at right angles thereto, so that e.g. for a wall mounting or a non-floating floor mounting a connection option is created.

The design with at least two magnets makes it possible to position at least two elements according to the invention next to one another in such a way that they are aligned and fixed in one plane. This plane is defined by one of the elements according to the invention and each further element is aligned by the at least two-fold support by the at least two magnets in this plane. In another aspect, the alignment of other elements may be orthogonal take place to this level, in which further elements according to the invention are arranged at right angles to already placed elements.

By different surfaces or surface coatings of the individual sheet-like elements, different surface structures can be easily combined with a combination of these elements according to the invention, wherein the surfaces of the individual elements oriented by the arrangement of the magnets of different polarity and by the magnetic connection with at least one adjacent element on the same side be like the neighboring elements.

This is achieved in that at least two magnets are mounted with a different magnetic pole on at least two peripheral side sections and the magnets of all peripheral side sections are arranged with an alternating magnetic pole with respect to a circumferential direction on the peripheral side.

The direction of rotation can be seen as a clockwise or counterclockwise running direction running on this surface when looking at the top of a floor and / or wall covering element. Furthermore, the circumferential direction along the peripheral side, i. H. along several peripheral side sections, to be defined. The circulation direction can be defined counterclockwise or clockwise along this circular shape on the surface or along the peripheral side. In this case, the magnets of all circumferential side sections are arranged along this circumferential direction in an alternating or alternating magnetic pole. In this case, the magnetic pole of magnets which are arranged adjacent to adjoining peripheral side sections are also different. In this case, all peripheral side sections equipped with magnets can have the same arrangement with respect to the magnetic pole and can thus be configured as it were, since an even number of magnets per circumferential side section are always arranged.

It can peripheral side portion with at least two magnets and an even number of magnets, ie also with four, six, eight or ten magnets are formed. In this case, at least three uneven floor and / or wall covering elements can be connected to one another such that on a peripheral side portion of a larger floor and / or wall covering element, the Sum has a length of two peripheral side sections of two smaller floor and / or wall covering elements, these two smaller floor and / or wall covering elements are magnetically attached.

Preferably identically shaped floor or wall covering elements of the same size are connected to each other by means of magnetic force. It is essential here that abutting side surfaces of the adjacent elements have an even number of magnets with alternating polarity alignments, which are preferably arranged equidistant from one another. It is also possible, as indicated above, that areal larger elements have a side surface which has a multiple of the length of a side surface of a smaller element. The corresponding counter-polarization order and the distance of the magnets corresponds to the polarization order and distances of the magnets along the side surface of the smaller elements, so that each magnet is further associated with its corresponding counter magnet on the adjacent element. This results in the possibility of covering large surface areas by elements whose side surfaces are e.g. twice, three times or four times as long as the side surfaces of smaller elements, and which can be seamlessly connected to smaller elements. Thus, the number of elements can be drastically reduced when occupying a surface, with edge and corner areas can be filled with smaller items. Thus, a hierarchization of element sizes is conceivable, wherein elements of a unit area size and elements with a 4-fold, 9-fold, 16-fold or n ^ 2 larger unit area can be combined hierarchically to a surface lining with a minimum number of elements to be able to provide.

The floor or wall covering elements can be freely designed in their geometry. Single-axis or biaxial symmetrical geometries are advantageous, since in this case several elements of the same design can be easily combined.

It is also conceivable to centrally place in the planar element a core of a ferromagnetic material, such as iron, nickel or cobalt or another magnet.

Several floor or wall covering elements can put together in a composite forming a floor and / or wall covering. Advantageously, the Magnets formed flush with the peripheral side of the floor or wall covering element. In other words, this means that these areas do not protrude beyond the planar peripheral side. If several elements are placed adjacent to one another without joints, no appreciable gap or gap arises between these elements, as a result of which a coherent, ie jointless or seamless surface can be formed. If these floor or wall covering elements are used to form a wall covering, a nail or the like of a magnetic or ferromagnetic material, for example, can be attached to the substrate, ie to the wall, for fixing purposes. The nail or the like should be advantageously fixed in the plane of the peripheral side in which the magnets are mounted in the wall or the floor. Likewise, it is conceivable to introduce at least one region of a magnet or a ferromagnetic material centrally in the floor or wall covering element. This can also serve to fix the floor or wall covering elements on the wall or on the floor. In the embodiment of the floor or wall covering element with a magnetic core, this magnetic material or nail should advantageously be mounted centrally behind each floor or wall covering element on the wall or in the floor in order to achieve an optimal fixing effect.

Likewise, it is conceivable to mount individual metallic elements in the wall or in the floor in such a way that they come into contact with the floor or wall covering element in the region of the circumferential side on which the magnets are located and thus have a fixing effect. Also, a ferromagnetic layer, for example, ferromagnetic coated adhesive film or mixed with ferromagnetic nanoparticles paint can be applied to a wall or floor area, the floor or wall covering elements can adhere magnetically to be adhesive. Such a fixation by nails or the like can also be applied to the arrangement of the elements according to the invention on a horizontal surface or as a floor covering on the horizontal surface or the floor.

The peripheral side portions of the floor or wall covering elements preferably have a length of 25 cm. Three peripheral side sections of 25 cm in length thus form an equilateral triangle with a height of h = √3 / 2 times the length of the peripheral side sections. The angles α between the respective peripheral side sections are 60 °. It can also be different elements Size combined in the composite. This is particularly well implemented in the execution of the floor or wall covering elements in the form of equilateral triangles.

In a preferred embodiment, the at least three circumferential side sections each have at least two magnets of different magnetic poles, and the magnets of all peripheral side sections are arranged with an alternating magnetic pole with respect to a circumferential direction. If all three circumferential side sections each have two magnets, another such identical floor or wall covering element can be attached to any circumferential side section. All peripheral side sections should therefore have the same arrangement of the magnetic regions as well as the magnetic polarity. In this case, the third peripheral side section should also have an even number of magnets. In this way, a composite, ie a coherent surface without gaps, ie a seamless surface can be formed. By the at least two magnets on each peripheral side portion, the individual sheet-like elements against shear and normal stress are stored against each other. If all three circumferential side sections each have two magnets, then it is advantageous to arrange the negative or positive magnetic pole on the same side of the peripheral side section. This is ensured by the definition of the direction of rotation, in which the magnets are arranged alternately. Several identical elements according to the invention can thus be arbitrarily combined with any desired peripheral side section with defined upper and lower side, ie placed next to one another.

In a preferred embodiment, the floor or wall covering element made of wood, a pulp, a wood material, cork and / or plastic. Accordingly, good impact sound properties can be achieved. The materials cork and pulp have good acoustics and are easy to work with. A floor or wall covering element is accordingly easy to produce and can be lasered, punched, cut or milled, for example, from the material. Here also material combinations are possible. Floor or wall covering elements made of different materials can be easily combined because the connection of the elements with each other is realized by a magnetic and non-mechanical connection independent of the material of the element.

In a preferred embodiment, the floor or wall covering element is constructed with at least two layers and comprises a lower layer and an upper layer. Here, savings in material costs can be made if individual layer thicknesses are not so great in thickness. The individual layers, lower layer and upper layer, can be glued together. The magnets on the peripheral side can be mounted in the top or bottom layer or in both layers. The element can be made up of several different materials in that the top and bottom layers have different materials. The individual layers may each have a thickness of 2 mm to 8 mm, preferably 4 mm.

In a preferred embodiment, the floor and / or wall covering element is constructed in three layers and comprises a lower layer, a middle layer and a top layer. The at least two magnets are preferably disposed in the middle layer, but may be placed in any other layer as well. In a centric arrangement of the magnets results in a centric arrangement when connecting several elements to each other. The elements are therefore aligned in a plane and connected to each other in the middle. The element may be constructed of several different materials in that the top, middle and bottom layers have different materials. The individual layers may each have a thickness of 2 mm to 6 mm, preferably 3 mm. If the magnets are placed in a single layer, their height preferably corresponds to that of the layer. Similarly, the height of the magnets can be the sum of the heights of all layers, i. H. the height of the floor and / or wall covering element correspond.

In a preferred embodiment, the top layer of cork, felt, textile, laminate, ceramic, carpet material and / or PVC exist. If several floor and / or wall covering elements are formed with different top layers, floor and / or wall covering elements can be combined with different surfaces. As a result, a different optical effect can be achieved by the combination of elements with different top layers. The middle layer and lower layer can be formed from the same material.

In a preferred embodiment, an additional cover layer made of cork, felt, textile, laminate, ceramic, carpet material is attached to the upper side and / or PVC. In this way, for example, a flexible, cost-effective and recoverable cork flooring can be formed in which only the cover layer consists of cork and the middle and lower layer are formed of a different material.

In a preferred embodiment, the magnets terminate flush with the surface of the peripheral side and have a length of at least 0.5 cm to 4 cm, preferably at least 2 cm. In one embodiment, in which the magnets terminate flush with the surface of the peripheral side, seamless surfaces constructed from a plurality of composite floor and / or wall covering elements are possible. Peripheral side sections with at least two magnets each 2 cm in length should have a length of 20 cm to 40 cm, but preferably a length of 25 cm in each case in order to optimally use the magnetic effect. It is also possible to combine elements of different sizes in combination.

In a preferred embodiment, the magnets are made of a neodymium material and protrude at least 3 mm into the floor and / or wall covering element. With such magnets, a particularly strong magnetic connection of the individual floor and / or wall covering elements can be achieved with each other. The so-called neodymium magnets or neodymium iron boron or NdFeB magnets have a particularly high magnetic effect. Due to these high forces of attraction, even very small magnets are sufficient to apply a high tensile force. A tearing apart of a composite in the form of a floor or wall covering of individual floor and / or wall covering elements by entering, leaning or the like can be prevented. The magnetic composite is thus ensured even at a tensile load perpendicular to the respective peripheral side and a shear stress in the direction of the peripheral side of the floor and / or wall covering elements.

In a preferred embodiment, with two magnets, a first magnet is mounted on one third L1 of the length and a second magnet is mounted on two thirds L2 of the length of a peripheral side portion. This arrangement is similar to an optimal arrangement to achieve optimal magnetic fixation of the individual elements to each other. With a peripheral side length of 25 cm, the length is L1 = 8.3 cm and the length L2 = 16.6 cm. The magnets can be mounted centrally on these lengths L1 and L2 either along or across the length of the peripheral side portion.

In a secondary aspect, the invention relates to a composite of at least two floor and / or wall covering elements according to the invention. It is proposed that the at least bottom and / or wall covering elements are magnetically connected to one another by the at least two magnets of different magnetic poles on the at least two peripheral side sections of each element such that the top sides and bottom sides of each floor and / or wall covering element are identical in the assembled state orientate. Accordingly, in the assembled state, all upper sides are arranged on one side and all lower sides on the other side of the composite. Such a composite allows easy assembly. The individual floor and / or wall covering elements are therefore self-aligning. Different tops of different configurations are therefore oriented "automatically" to the surface of the composite. Due to the different magnetic polarity of two adjacent magnets assembly of two floor and / or wall covering elements arranged on different sides of the upper and lower sides is not possible. A floor and / or wall covering element, which is directed upside down, can not connect to a floor and / or wall covering element which has the surface facing downwards. In such an arrangement, the magnets of the two floor and / or wall covering elements abut each other.

In a preferred embodiment, by twisting a floor or wall covering element by an angle β against at least one adjacent floor or wall covering element or by a shearing movement along the peripheral side against at least one adjacent floor or wall covering element this element can be released from the composite again. In this case, individual elements can be removed from the composite. Such a composite is therefore easy to disassemble or disassemble. Likewise, it is easily possible to remove recesses in a composite of several floor and / or wall covering elements in the middle.

In a further subsidiary aspect, a laying system is proposed from at least two floor and / or wall covering elements according to the invention. It will proposed that at least two floor and / or wall covering element are stacked with adjacent top of the first element to the bottom of the second element and for laying the individual elements are magnetically connected to each other by the at least two magnets of different magnetic polarity on the at least two peripheral side portions of each element in that the tops and bottoms of each floor and / or wall covering element are oriented the same way in the installed state. Accordingly, in the mounted state, all the top sides are arranged on one side and all bottom sides on the other side. The individual elements can be released from the mounted state by turning them at an angle β against at least one adjacent floor and / or wall covering element or by a shearing movement along the circumferential side against at least one adjacent floor and / or wall covering element. Before assembly, the floor and / or wall covering elements can be stacked one above the other. Due to the magnetic regions, there is also a magnetic attraction between the floor and / or wall covering elements in the case of a stacked arrangement. For the transport state before installation of the laying system, the floor and / or wall covering elements can be transported in such an arrangement. A stack of at least two floor and / or wall covering elements can additionally be secured by a securing element such as a band or the like. The band can also have ferromagnetic properties, so that the stacked elements magnetically bond to the band.

In a preferred embodiment, at least two floor and / or wall covering elements enter into a magnetic connection at right angles to one another. Such a laying system allows a continuous surface consisting of wall and floor covering. Here, the flooring passes seamlessly and seamlessly into the wall covering. In this case, magnetic materials, for example, nails can be placed in the wall at regular intervals, so that the individual mounted on the wall side floor and / or wall covering elements are fixed to this vertical plane. For such a laying system, floor and / or wall covering elements of the same type can be used for the area of the floor covering and the wall covering.

DRAWINGS

Further advantages result from the present drawings and drawings. In the drawings, embodiments of the invention are shown. The drawings, the description and the claims contain numerous features in combination. The person skilled in the art will expediently also consider the features individually and combine them into meaningful further combinations.

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an external view of an embodiment of a floor and / or wall covering element according to the invention with view of the three peripheral side sections;

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an external view of another embodiment of a floor and / or wall covering element according to the invention with view of the peripheral side sections;

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a three-dimensional view of an embodiment of a floor and / or wall covering element according to the invention;

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a three-dimensional view of an embodiment of a floor and / or wall covering element according to the invention;

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a composite of several floor and / or wall covering elements according to the invention with a view of the different magnetic poles;

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an external view of an embodiment of a floor and / or wall covering element according to the invention with view of the three peripheral side sections;

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the composite of two floor and / or wall covering elements according to the invention;

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a combined wall and floor covering of floor and wall covering elements according to the invention;

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a composite of four or six floor and / or wall covering elements according to the invention or two embodiments of large-area floor and / or wall covering elements according to the invention;

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a composite with a recess or a laying system of floor and / or wall covering elements according to the invention;

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the three-dimensional view of a composite or installation system of floor and / or wall covering elements according to the invention with a recess;

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the three-dimensional view of a composite or installation system of floor and / or wall covering elements according to the invention with mounted filling element;

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an external view of an edge element of another embodiment of a floor and / or wall covering element according to the invention with view of the three peripheral side sections;

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the composite of several inventive floor and / or Wandbelagselemente with rectangular recess;

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a further composite of several elements according to the invention with a rectangular recess;

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a section through an embodiment of a floor and / or wall covering element according to the invention;

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a three-dimensional view of an embodiment of a floor and / or wall covering element according to the invention with cover layer;

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a three-dimensional external view of an embodiment of a floor and / or wall covering element according to the invention with cover layer;

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a three-dimensional view of an embodiment of a floor and / or wall covering element according to the invention with upper layer, middle layer and lower layer;

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an external view of another embodiment of a floor and / or wall covering element according to the invention with view of the three peripheral side sections;

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an external view of another embodiment of a floor and / or wall covering element according to the invention with view of the three peripheral side sections;

Fig. 22:

a composite or laying system of several floor and / or wall covering elements according to the invention FIGS. 20 and 21 ;

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a composite or laying system of several floor and / or wall covering elements according to the invention Fig. 20 or 21 ;

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a composite or laying system of several floor and / or wall covering elements according to the invention Fig. 20 or 21 ,

In the figures, the same or similar components are numbered with the same reference numerals.

Fig. 1 shows an exterior view of an embodiment of a floor or wall covering member 16 according to the invention with view of the three peripheral side sections 26, 28. The bottom or wall covering member 16 has a top 22 and bottom 24 (not visible) in the form of an equilateral triangle 38. All three peripheral side sections 28 are Accordingly, at an angle α = 60 ° to each other. In this embodiment, each peripheral side portion 28 has two magnets 34. The two magnets 34 on each peripheral side portion 28 have different magnetic poles 36, 37. On each peripheral side portion 28 is mounted a magnet 34 having a positive magnetic pole 36 and a magnet 34 having a negative magnetic pole 37 , The magnets 34 are placed centrally at the level of the peripheral side portions 28. The floor or wall covering element 16 is integrally formed in this embodiment. All three circumferential side portions 28 have the same construction with respect to the arrangement of the magnets 34 and the arrangement of the magnetic poles 36, 37th

Fig. 2 shows an exterior view of another embodiment of a floor or wall covering element 16 according to the invention. The top 22 and bottom 24 (not visible) of the floor or wall covering element 16 has as in Fig. 1 the shape of an equilateral triangle 38. Likewise, each peripheral side portion 28 has two magnets 34 which have an alternating magnetic pole in the direction of rotation U. In contrast to Fig. 1 is the in this embodiment Floor or wall covering element 16 formed in three layers and has a lower layer 42, a middle layer 44 and a top layer 46. The magnets 34 are arranged in the middle layer 44 and terminate flush with the surface 30 of the peripheral side 26. Each peripheral side section 28 has two magnets 34, one magnet 34 having a positive magnetic pole 36 and the other magnet 34 having a negative magnetic pole 37.

A three-dimensional view of an embodiment with four magnets per circumferential side section shows Fig. 3 , The backsheet 42 is disposed on the side of the bottom 24 (not visible), the topsheet 46 on the side of the top 22. The bottom 24 and the top 22 have the same dimensions and are arranged centrally above the other. The magnets 34 are arranged with an alternating magnetic pole 36, 37 on the peripheral side portion 28.

Another view of the embodiment shows Fig. 4 , It is particularly clear that the magnets 34 are flush with the surface 30 of the peripheral side 26 and run alternately with respect to a circumferential direction U, which is defined on the surface 22.

Fig. 5 shows the composite 18 of several inventive floor or Wandbelagselemente16 I, 16 II, 16 III. All six illustrated floor or wall covering elements 16 have the same design and thus the same defined circumferential direction U. When mounting a plurality of flat elements 16 side by side thus two magnets 34 different magnet poles 36, 37 are placed opposite each other. Each floor or wall covering element 16 has two magnets 34 on each circumferential side section 28, one magnet 34 having a positive magnetic pole 36 and the other magnet 34 having a negative magnetic pole 37 and the magnetic pole of all magnets attached to a floor and / or wall covering element 16 Circumferential direction U have an alternating magnetic pole.

Fig. 6 shows a further embodiment of a floor and / or wall covering element 16 according to the invention in an outer view and with view of the three peripheral side sections 26, 28. The floor and wall covering element 16 has an upper side 22 and lower side 24 (not visible) in the form of an equilateral triangle 38 All three peripheral side sections 28 are therefore at an angle α = 60 ° to each other. In this embodiment, each peripheral side portion 28 has four magnets 34. The four magnets 34 on each peripheral side portion 28 are arranged with respect to the peripheral side portion 28 with alternating magnetic poles 36, 37. At each peripheral side portion 28, two magnets 34 having a positive magnetic pole 36 and two magnets 34 having a negative magnetic pole 37 are mounted. The magnets 34 are placed centrally at the level of the peripheral side portions 28. The floor or wall covering element 16 is integrally formed in this embodiment. All three peripheral side sections 28 have the same construction with respect to the arrangement of the magnets 34 and the arrangement of the magnetic poles 36, 37, so that in a circumferential direction U of all magnets are arranged alternately, since therefore the number of all magnets is even.

The arrangement of two floor and / or wall covering elements 16 I, 16 II for assembly or disassembly shows Fig. 7 , The floor and / or wall covering elements 16 have a three-layer structure consisting of a lower layer 42, a middle layer 44 and an upper layer 46. The magnets 34 on the peripheral side sections 28 are arranged centrally in the middle layer 44. At each peripheral side portion 28 two magnets 34 are arranged, which have a different magnetic pole 36, 37. For the assembly step B, the floor or wall covering element 16 II (shown on the right) is tilted in the plane of the floor or wall covering element 16 I (shown on the left) in the direction of the arrow B by the angle β. As a result, the two flat elements 16 I, 16 II are magnetically interconnected. For disassembly takes place tilting of the floor or wall covering element 16 II in the direction of arrow A, so that this floor or wall covering element by an angle β against the other floor or wall covering element 16 I is tilted. By this tilting and in the position shown, both floor or wall covering elements 16 I, 16 II can be easily detached from each other. For mounting two planar elements 16 I, 16 II at right angles to each other, the right element 16 II is tilted to an angle β = 90 °, whereby it also receives a magnetic connection with the element 16 I shown on the left and is fixed. The magnetic attraction is also effective through the top 22 of the right illustrated floor or wall covering element 16 I, 16 II.

Fig. 8 shows a combined wall and floor covering of floor or wall covering elements according to the invention 16 I, 16 II, 16 III. The floor or wall covering elements 16 I, 16 II, 16 III form equilateral triangles 38 and are connected to each other without gaps. The transition from floor to wall covering is carried out by mounting inventive floor or wall covering elements 16 I, 16 II, 16 III at a 90 ° angle to each other Fig. 7 , Such a laying system 20 may additionally be magnetically bonded to metallic materials, such as nails, mounted in the wall (not shown). The floor or wall covering elements 16 I, 16 II, 16 III, which are on the vertical, ie the wall surface, can therefore be fixed to the wall. The peripheral sides 26 and peripheral side sections 28 of the edge region of the composite 18 of the laying system 20 form visible surfaces.

A plan view of a further embodiment of a floor or wall covering element 16 according to the invention Figs. 9a and 9b , The illustrated floor or wall covering elements 16 I, 16 II, 16 III form a seamless composite 18, wherein all top sides 22 are oriented on one side. The magnetic connections of the individual floor or wall covering elements 16 with one another of such a composite 18 are described in detail in FIG Fig. 5 shown. It is also conceivable, according to a complete such hexagonal element as a whole Figs. 9a and 9b train. This can, for example, the subdivisions into four individual elements Fig. 9a , or the six individual elements after Fig. 9b , form in the form of dummy joints or be formed with a seamless surface. Such contiguous elements can be used to lay a large surface area to save the magnets in the dummy joints. The arrangement of the magnets on the peripheral side sections of the large-sized flat elements with dummy joints corresponds to the arrangement of individual planar elements in the geometry of the representation by the dummy joints. Accordingly, a large-sized element can also be installed combined with individual floor or wall covering elements. Here, the distances between the magnets of both elements can match. Such an arrangement can be routed repeatedly as often as desired.

A plan view of a laying system 20 in the assembled state with the formation of a recess 80 of several floor or wall covering elements according to the invention 16 shows Fig. 10 , The tops 22 of all elements 16 are arranged on side 1 of the composite 50. This laying system 20 consists of floor or wall covering elements 16 in the form of equilateral triangles 38. The edge geometry of this laying system therefore does not form any rectangles. The recess 80 has the shape of a hexagon.

Fig. 11 shows a three-dimensional view of a laying system 20 of several inventive floor or wall covering elements 16. This view shows how the recess 80 can be realized within the laying system 20 of several floor or wall covering elements 16. In this case, an element 16 is removed from the composite 18 by tilting against the plane of the laying system 20 or the composite 18 from a plurality of floor or wall covering elements 16. The peripheral sides 26 and peripheral side sections 28 of the elements 16 adjoining the recess 80 form visible edges of the laying system 20. This also applies to the peripheral sides 26 and peripheral side sections 28 of the external floor or wall covering elements 16.

Another three-dimensional view of the installation system 20 from Fig. 11 shows Fig. 12 , In Fig. 12 In addition, a filling element 82 is introduced into the recess 80. This filling element may for example be a table, a stool, a shelf or the like. The filling element can fill the recess 80 over the entire surface or leave parts of the recess 80 uncovered.

Fig. 13 shows an exterior view of another embodiment of a floor or wall covering element 16 according to the invention. This floor or wall covering element 16 also forms a triangular shape, wherein two peripheral side sections 38 are arranged at an angle α = 60 ° to each other and the third peripheral side portion 28 perpendicular to one of these peripheral side sections 28 is formed. Such an embodiment forms a so-called edge element for a composite 18 of a plurality of floor or wall covering elements 16 in the form of equilateral triangles 38. This edge element is also constructed in three layers and has a lower layer 42, a middle layer 44 and a top layer 46. This so-called "half" equilateral triangle 38 has at the peripheral side portion 28, which forms the hypotenuse of the triangle, two magnets 34 with different magnetic poles 36, 37. Another peripheral side portion 28 has two further magnets 34, which also has a different magnetic polarity respectively. All the magnets 34 are arranged with an alternating magnetic pole with respect to a circumferential direction U (not shown) around the peripheral side 26. The third peripheral side section 28 has no magnet 34. The magnets 34 of the first and second peripheral side sections 28 have different geometrical dimensions.

Fig. 14 shows the use of such a border element Fig. 13 in a composite 18 or laying system 20 with execution of a recess 80. Using such edge elements as in Fig. 13 can also be rectangular recesses 80 of laying systems 20 consisting of floor or wall covering elements 16 in the form of equilateral triangles 38 are formed. The edge elements in the form of "half-equilateral triangles" are placed in the recess 80 so that the peripheral side portion 28, which has no magnet 34, is oriented to the recess 80. The two other peripheral side portions 28 of the peripheral element enter into magnetic connections with the adjacent floor or wall covering elements 16. Thus, rectangular and square recesses can be implemented.

Fig. 15 shows another installation system 20 consisting of floor or wall covering elements 16 in the form of equilateral triangles 38 with a rectangular recess 80. Along the recess are edge elements after Fig. 13 appropriate. All tops 22 of the laying system 20 are oriented on one side. With such edge elements also step-like recesses 80 can be achieved. Fig. 15 shows, in addition, that rectilinear outer edges of a composite 18, which are also arranged at right angles to one another, can be made possible with such edge elements.

A section through an embodiment of a floor or wall covering element 16 according to the invention Fig. 16 , The floor or wall covering element 16 has the shape of an equilateral triangle 38. Two magnets 34 are attached to each of the three peripheral side sections 28. A magnet is hereby mounted on a third of the length L1 of the peripheral side portion 28 and has a positive magnetic pole 36. The second magnet 34 is mounted on two-thirds L2 of the length of the peripheral side portion 28 and has a negative magnetic pole 37. All magnets 34 protrude at least 3 mm into the floor or wall covering element 16. All three peripheral side sections 28 are of identical construction. Such a thing For example, the element may have three peripheral side sections 28 each 25 cm in length.

In Fig. 17 a floor or wall covering element 16 is shown with a cover layer 78. This floor or wall covering element 16 has the shape of an equilateral triangle 38 and two magnets 34 on each peripheral side section 28. The floor or wall covering element 16 is integrally formed and has a cover layer 78 which, for example, made of wood 54, pulp 56, wood material 58, Cork 60, plastic 62, felt 64, textile 66, laminate 68, ceramic 70, carpet material 72 or PVC 74 may be formed. A seamless, floating laid flooring in the form of, for example, a carpet or a laminate can be achieved here.

The embodiment in Fig. 18 shows a floor or wall covering element 16, which is constructed in three layers, consisting of a lower layer 42, a middle layer 44, and a top layer 46. On the upper side 22, a further cover layer 78 is attached. This cover layer 78 can be formed, for example, from cork 60, felt 64, textile 66, laminate 68, ceramic 70, carpet material 72 or PVC 74. Comparable to Fig. 17 owns the embodiment Fig. 18 The shape of an equilateral triangle 38 having three peripheral side portions 28. The magnets 34 of different magnetic poles 36, 37 are formed in the middle layer 44 and flush with the surface 30 of the peripheral side 26. The three layers, lower layer 42, middle layer 44 and upper layer 46, may also be formed of different materials.

Fig. 19 shows a further embodiment of a floor or wall covering element 16 according to the invention. In this embodiment, the floor or wall covering element 16 is also constructed in three layers consisting of a bottom layer 42, a middle layer 44 and a top layer 46. The top layer 46 is of a different material than the middle layer 44 and the lower layer 42 is formed and thus forms the cover layer. The magnets 34 are arranged in the middle layer 44 and also arranged flush with the surface 30 of the peripheral side 26.

Fig. 20 shows an exterior view of another embodiment of a floor or wall covering element 16 according to the invention as well as the view of the three peripheral side sections 28. The top 22 and the bottom 24 (not visible) of the floor or wall covering member 16 has the shape of an isosceles triangle 40. The floor or wall covering member 16 is integrally formed and has three peripheral side portions 28 each with two magnets 34. Each peripheral side portion 28 has a magnet 34 with a positive magnetic pole 36 and a magnet 34 with a negative magnetic pole 37. The bottom or wall covering element 16 in the form of an isosceles triangle 40 thus has two peripheral side sections 28, which are arranged at an angle α = 45 ° to each other.

Another embodiment of a floor or wall covering element 16 according to the invention shows Fig. 21 , In this embodiment, the floor or wall covering member 16 is formed in three layers and has a lower layer 42, a middle layer 44 and a top layer 46. At each peripheral side portion 28 are two magnets 34 each having a positive and a negative magnetic pole 36, 37, both in the direction the peripheral side are oriented arranged. The respective north and south pole of each magnet is arranged in the direction of the peripheral side 26, so that there is also an alternating magnetic polarity of all the magnets on the peripheral side 26 when defining a direction of rotation. The magnets 34 are disposed in the middle layer 44 and terminate flush with the surface 30 of the peripheral side 26. The floor or wall covering element 16 has the shape of an isosceles triangle 40.

A laying system 20 consisting of floor or wall covering elements 16 in the form of isosceles triangles 40 show the FIGS. 22, 23 and 24 , In each of these three figures, different possibilities of the arrangement or the composite 18 of the floor or wall covering elements 16 are shown to each other. The assembled state 48 of the different FIGS. 22, 23 and 24 shows that identical floor or wall covering elements 16 can be arranged differently from each other. If the floor or wall covering elements 16 have different top sides 22 or different cover layers 78, different optical effects can be achieved. Accordingly, the same materials of different color design or different materials can be combined. Similarly, existing structures can be dismantled and combined and rebuilt in a different way.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

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Floor and / or wall covering element

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composite

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laying system

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top

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bottom

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peripheral side

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Surface of the peripheral side

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Circumference of the peripheral side

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magnets

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positive magnetic polarity

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negative magnetic polarity

38

equilateral triangle

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isosceles triangle

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underclass

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middle class

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top layer

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Page 1 of the network

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Page 2 of the network

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Wood

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Pulp material

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Engineered wood

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cork

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plastic

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felt

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Textile

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laminate

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ceramics

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Carpet material

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PVC

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Neodymium material

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topcoat

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recess

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filler

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Floor and / or wall covering element 1

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Floor and / or wall covering element 2

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Claims (13)

1. Set of floor and / wall covering elements comprising larger-area floor and / wall covering elements and smaller-area floor and / or wall covering elements, each floor and / or wall covering element (16), comprising a top side (22), a bottom side (24) and a peripheral side (26) with at least three peripheral side sections (28), where an even number of magnets (34), in particular at least two magnets (34), are attached to each of at least two abutting peripheral side sections (28), where the at least two peripheral side sections (28) have the same length, where adjacent magnets (34) on a peripheral side section (28) are oriented with a different magnetic polarity (36, 37), and the magnets (34) of all peripheral side sections (28) are oriented with an alternating magnetic polarity relative to a rotation direction (U) on the peripheral side (26), and the peripheral side (26) has an even surface (30) such that the top sides (22) and the bottom sides (24) of adjacent floor and / or wall covering elements (16) are automatically oriented by the magnetic pull of the magnets (34), characterized in that the at least three peripheral side sections (28) are each arranged at an angle α = 60° to one another and form a complete peripheral side (26) of an edge line of a geometry of an equilateral triangle (38), or at least two peripheral side sections (28) are arranged at an angle α = 60° to one another and at least one further magnet (34) is attached to at least one third peripheral side section (28), or at least two peripheral side sections (28) are arranged at an angle α = 45° to one another and / or the complete peripheral side (26) forms an edge line of a geometry of an isosceles triangle (40), and where the magnets (34) are arranged at equal distances on the peripheral side sections (28), and where each larger-area floor and / or wall covering element (16) has peripheral side sections (28), which have a multiple of the length of the peripheral side sections (28) of the smaller floor and / or wall covering element (16).
2. Set of floor and / or wall covering elements (16) according to claim 1, characterized in that the at least three peripheral side sections (28) each have at least two magnets (34) of different magnetic polarity (36, 37), and the magnets (34) of all peripheral side sections (28) are arranged with an alternating magnetic polarity relative to a rotation direction (U).
3. Set of floor and / or wall covering elements (16) according to one of the above claims, characterized in that the floor and / or wall covering element (16) consists of wood (54), a cellulose (56), a wood material (58), cork (60) and / or plastic (62).
4. Set of floor and / or wall covering elements (16) according to one of the above claims, characterized in that the floor and / or wall covering element (16) is designed with at least two layers and comprises a bottom layer (42) and a top layer (46).
5. Set of floor and / or wall covering elements (16) according to one of the above claims, characterized in that the floor and / or wall covering element (16) is designed with three layers and comprises a bottom layer (42), a middle layer (44) and a top layer (46), where the at least two magnets (34) are arranged in the middle layer (44).
6. Set of floor and / or wall covering elements (16) according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the top layer (46) consists of cork (60), felt (64), textile (66), laminate (68), ceramic (70), carpeting material (72) and / or PVC (74), or that an additional covering layer (78), which consists of cork (60), felt (64), textile (66), laminate (68), ceramic (70), carpeting material (72) and / or PVC (74) is attached to the top side (22).
7. Set of floor and / or wall covering elements (16) according to one of the above claims, characterized in that the magnets (34) flush with the surface (30) of the peripheral side (26) and each have a length of at least 0.5 cm to 4 cm, preferably at least 2 cm.
8. Set of floor and / or wall covering elements (16) according to one of the above claims, characterized in that the magnets (34) are manufactured from a neodymium material (76) and project at least 3 mm into the floor and / or wall covering element (16).
9. Set of floor and / or wall covering elements (16) according to one of the above claims, characterized in that in the case of two magnets (34) a first magnet (34) is attached at one third L1 of the length and a second magnet (34) at two thirds L2 of the length of a peripheral side section (28).
10. Combination (18) of at least two floor and / or wall covering elements (16 I, 16 II) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least two floor and / or wall covering elements (16 I, 16 II) are connected to one another magnetically by the at least two magnets (34) on the at least two peripheral side sections (28) of each floor and / or wall covering element (16 I, 16 II) such that the top sides (22) and bottom sides (24) of each floor and / or wall covering element (16 I, 16 II) have the same orientation in the fitted state (80) so that all top sides (22) are arranged on the one side (50) of the combination (18) and all bottom sides (24) on the other side (52).
11. Combination (18) according to claim 10, characterized in that by turning a floor and / or wall covering element (16 I) by an angle β relative to at least one adjacent floor and / or wall covering element (16 II) or by a shearing movement along the peripheral side relative to at least one adjacent floor and / or wall covering element (16 II) that floor and / or wall covering element (16 I) can be released again from the combination (18) so that individual floor and / or wall covering elements (16 I, 16 II) can be removed from the combination (18).
12. Laying system (20), comprising at least two floor and / or wall covering elements (16 I, 16 II) according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that at least two floor and / or wall covering elements are stacked one above the other with the top side (22) of the first floor and / or wall covering element (16 I) abutting the bottom side (24) of the second floor and / or wall covering element (16 II) and are magnetically connected to one another for laying of the individual floor and / or wall covering elements (16 I, 16 II) by the at least two magnets (34) on the at least two peripheral side sections (28) such that the top sides (22) and bottom sides (24) of each floor and / or wall covering element (16 I, 16 II) have the same orientation in the fitted state (80) so that all top sides (22) are arranged on the one side (50) of the laying system (20) and all bottom sides (24) on the other side (52), where individual elements can be released again from the fitted state (80) by turning them by an angle β relative to at least one adjacent floor and / or wall covering element (16 I, 16 II) or by a shearing movement along the peripheral side (26) relative to at least one adjacent floor and / or wall covering element (16 I, 16 II).
13. Laying system (20), comprising at least two floor and / or wall covering elements (16 I, 16 II) according to claim 12, characterized in that at least two floor and / or wall covering elements (16 I, 16 II) form a magnetic connection at right angles to one another.

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