EP3971368B1 - Mechanical locking of floor panels with vertical folding - Google Patents

Mechanical locking of floor panels with vertical folding

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EP3971368B1
EP3971368B1 EP21192158.0A EP21192158A EP3971368B1 EP 3971368 B1 EP3971368 B1 EP 3971368B1 EP 21192158 A EP21192158 A EP 21192158A EP 3971368 B1 EP3971368 B1 EP 3971368B1
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Prior art keywords
panel
locking
tongue
edge
edges
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German (de)
English (en)
French (fr)
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EP3971368A1 (en
Inventor
Darko Pervan
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Valinge Innovation AB
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Valinge Innovation AB
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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
    • E04F15/02038—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements characterised by tongue and groove connections between neighbouring flooring 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
    • E04F15/04—Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements only of wood or with a top layer of wood, e.g. with wooden or metal connecting members
    • 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
    • E04F2201/0138—Joining sheets, plates or panels with edges in abutting relationship by moving the sheets, plates or panels perpendicular to the main plane
    • 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
    • E04F2201/0153—Joining sheets, plates or panels with edges in abutting relationship by rotating the sheets, plates or panels around an axis which is parallel to the abutting edges, possibly combined with a sliding movement
    • 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
    • E04F2201/0169—Joining sheets, plates or panels with edges in abutting relationship by rotating the sheets, plates or panels around an axis which is perpendicular to the abutting edges and parallel to the main plane, possibly combined with a sliding movement
    • E04F2201/0176—Joining sheets, plates or panels with edges in abutting relationship by rotating the sheets, plates or panels around an axis which is perpendicular to the abutting edges and parallel to the main plane, possibly combined with a sliding movement 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • E04F2201/0523—Separate tongues; Interlocking keys, e.g. joining mouldings of circular, square or rectangular shape
    • 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
    • E04F2201/0523—Separate tongues; Interlocking keys, e.g. joining mouldings of circular, square or rectangular shape
    • E04F2201/0535—Separate tongues; Interlocking keys, e.g. joining mouldings of circular, square or rectangular shape adapted for snap locking
    • 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
    • E04F2201/0523—Separate tongues; Interlocking keys, e.g. joining mouldings of circular, square or rectangular shape
    • E04F2201/0547—Separate tongues; Interlocking keys, e.g. joining mouldings of circular, square or rectangular shape adapted to be moved perpendicular to the joint edge
    • 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
    • E04F2201/0523—Separate tongues; Interlocking keys, e.g. joining mouldings of circular, square or rectangular shape
    • E04F2201/0564—Separate tongues; Interlocking keys, e.g. joining mouldings of circular, square or rectangular shape depending on the use of specific materials
    • E04F2201/0576—Separate tongues; Interlocking keys, e.g. joining mouldings of circular, square or rectangular shape depending on the use of specific materials of metal
    • 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
    • E04F2201/0523—Separate tongues; Interlocking keys, e.g. joining mouldings of circular, square or rectangular shape
    • E04F2201/0564—Separate tongues; Interlocking keys, e.g. joining mouldings of circular, square or rectangular shape depending on the use of specific materials
    • E04F2201/0588—Separate tongues; Interlocking keys, e.g. joining mouldings of circular, square or rectangular shape depending on the use of specific materials of organic plastics with or without reinforcements or filling materials

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Architecture (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Floor Finish (AREA)
  • Roof Covering Using Slabs Or Stiff Sheets (AREA)
EP21192158.0A 2006-11-15 2007-10-25 Mechanical locking of floor panels with vertical folding Active EP3971368B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US85896806P 2006-11-15 2006-11-15
SE0602429A SE532607C2 (sv) 2006-11-15 2006-11-15 Mekanisk låsning av golvpaneler med vertikal vikning
EP18209535.6A EP3540146B1 (en) 2006-11-15 2007-10-25 Mechanical locking of floor panels with vertical folding
EP12196884.6A EP2570565B1 (en) 2006-11-15 2007-10-25 Mechanical locking of floor panels with vertical folding
EP07835365A EP2082103B1 (en) 2006-11-15 2007-10-25 An installation method to connect floor panels in rows by vertical folding
PCT/SE2007/050781 WO2008060232A1 (en) 2006-11-15 2007-10-25 Mechanical locking of floor panels with vertical folding

Related Parent Applications (3)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP12196884.6A Division EP2570565B1 (en) 2006-11-15 2007-10-25 Mechanical locking of floor panels with vertical folding
EP18209535.6A Division EP3540146B1 (en) 2006-11-15 2007-10-25 Mechanical locking of floor panels with vertical folding
EP07835365A Division EP2082103B1 (en) 2006-11-15 2007-10-25 An installation method to connect floor panels in rows by vertical folding

Publications (2)

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EP3971368A1 EP3971368A1 (en) 2022-03-23
EP3971368B1 true EP3971368B1 (en) 2026-03-18

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EP (1) EP3971368B1 (da)
JP (1) JP5542443B2 (da)
CN (2) CN101680230B (da)
BR (1) BRPI0717182B1 (da)
DE (1) DE202007019541U1 (da)
DK (1) DK2082103T3 (da)
ES (1) ES2401735T3 (da)
MX (1) MX2009005150A (da)
PL (1) PL3540146T3 (da)
PT (1) PT2082103E (da)
RU (1) RU2458221C2 (da)
SE (1) SE532607C2 (da)
TR (1) TR201902438T4 (da)
UA (1) UA97966C2 (da)
ZA (1) ZA200902959B (da)

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RU2671364C2 (ru) * 2014-02-26 2018-10-30 Инновейшнс 4 Флоринг Холдинг Н.В. Панель с возможностью соединения с подобными панелями для формирования покрытия
DE102014112527A1 (de) * 2014-09-01 2016-03-03 Guido Schulte Mechanische Verbindung für Paneele und Verfahren zur Montage einer Verriegelungsfeder in einem Paneel
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ZA200902959B (en) 2010-07-28
DE202007019541U1 (de) 2013-06-25
UA97966C2 (ru) 2012-04-10
JP5542443B2 (ja) 2014-07-09
SE0602429L (sv) 2008-05-16
ES2401735T3 (es) 2013-04-24
JP2011503388A (ja) 2011-01-27
BRPI0717182B1 (pt) 2017-12-19
RU2458221C2 (ru) 2012-08-10
CN103291050A (zh) 2013-09-11
BRPI0717182A2 (pt) 2013-10-22
TR201902438T4 (tr) 2019-03-21
PL3540146T3 (pl) 2021-12-27
PT2082103E (pt) 2013-02-28
CN101680230A (zh) 2010-03-24
MX2009005150A (es) 2009-05-25
CN101680230B (zh) 2014-03-26
DK2082103T3 (da) 2013-03-11
RU2009122485A (ru) 2010-12-20
SE532607C2 (sv) 2010-03-02
EP3971368A1 (en) 2022-03-23

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