US20060010820A1 - Wall boards or panel boards for use in interior construction and dry construction - Google Patents

Wall boards or panel boards for use in interior construction and dry construction Download PDF

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US20060010820A1
US20060010820A1 US10/451,547 US45154703A US2006010820A1 US 20060010820 A1 US20060010820 A1 US 20060010820A1 US 45154703 A US45154703 A US 45154703A US 2006010820 A1 US2006010820 A1 US 2006010820A1
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  • the invention relates to a board for use in interior construction and dry construction, especially for producing new walls and facing shells of a room or for panelling wall, ceiling or roof surfaces of a room, and to an associated method.
  • Large-format boards e.g. of plasterboard, which are fastened to suitable supports, are known from the domain of interior construction. In dry construction, for example, these boards are fastened to metal profiles to produce new partition walls. Alternatively, for the purpose of forming panellings, the boards can be fastened to a lathing joined to a wall, or they can be fastened to roof slopes such as, for example, the beams of a roof truss.
  • the boards can be more than man-high and have a width of over 1 m.
  • Such boards are known as “one-man boards” and have dimensions of, for example, approximately 1.50 ⁇ 1.00 m.
  • larger standard boards exist with dimensions of, for example, 1.25 ⁇ 2.50 m, which can normally only be handled by two persons.
  • the abutting edges of the boards are flattened in the abutment region of each two boards.
  • the boards are thus bevelled at the edge so that a comparatively level flattened region is obtained at the abutting edge of two adjacent boards.
  • This flattened region can be filled up with filler.
  • a textile strip is then inserted in the damp filler.
  • a panelling element which can be coupled to an adjacent panelling element by means of a tongue-and-groove joint.
  • the groove is bounded by so-called groove cheeks.
  • the groove cheek located on the side facing away from the room concerned has recesses for receiving fastening means.
  • the disclosed panel can be joined to a sub-structure by means of the described fastening means.
  • a combined set comprising a locking member and at least two panels is known from EP 1 120 515 A1, which has not been pre-published.
  • a first panel is fastened to a base by means of a clip.
  • the tongue of a second panel is inserted in the groove of the first panel and is held on the substructure and to the first panel by a projecting portion formed on the clip.
  • a panelling element designed for floor coverings which is provided with a special tongue-and-groove joint rendering possible a locking coupling with adjacent panelling elements.
  • at the time of coupling at least one of the portions bounding the groove is at least briefly deflected and a locking coupling is formed in that this portion is at least substantially moved back and, in an interlocking manner, holds a projection provided on the tongue of the adjacent panel.
  • DE 200 17 114 U1 describes a panelling element for floors, ceilings or walls, on the lower groove cheek of which there is a recess through which a fastening element, e.g. a screw, can be screwed in for the purpose of joining the panelling element to a sub-structure.
  • a contiguous panelling element can be coupled to a first panelling element fastened in this manner through a form-closure type tongue.
  • JP 11350706 for a panel which is composed, at least on its surface, of metal.
  • the object of the invention is to create a board for interior construction and dry construction, which can be coupled to further boards of the same type with a low resource expenditure and in a time-saving and visually attractive manner for the purpose of forming a new wall or a panelling. Furthermore, a method which is suitable for this is to be created.
  • a first and a second side of the board coupling means which, upon coupling to other boards of the same type, render possible a locking coupling to the respectively adjacent board.
  • These coupling means can be provided in the form of, for example, a tongue-and-groove design.
  • the coupling means on two opposite sides are complementary of one another, so that the lateral edge of a board can be coupled in a locking or interlocking manner to the opposite lateral edge of a board of the same type.
  • locking coupling in this context means that an at least brief deflection occurs in the region of the coupling, particularly at one of the involved portions, for example, at one of the groove cheeks bounding a groove, so that a (generally termed) locking projection, which is preferably over-dimensioned, can be accommodated.
  • a portion is moved in such a way that it passes through a dead centre, whereupon the portion moves back, at least partially, in a resilient manner so that the said locking projection is securely held.
  • the portion which is moved in this manner can still remain at least slightly deflected, so that a force continues to be exerted which draws the boards to one another. It is also conceivable, however, for there to be no deflection in the coupled state but, at the same time, for mutually coupled boards to be prevented from moving apart.
  • the coupling means provided on the board which effect the locking coupling it is to be emphasized that they are integrally provided on the board. In other words, they are produced directly in the board material, so that there is no need for expensive provision of additional coupling means.
  • Such a locking coupling has the substantial advantage that boards for interior construction finishing work, which are to be fastened to ceilings and/or walls, can be coupled to one another in a hitherto unknown manner without visible joints.
  • the term “without visible joints” means that, although a joint or abutment exists between two adjacent boards, the joint is nevertheless of such a quality and of such small dimensions that it is not noticeable.
  • the joint corresponds to a very well executed wallpaper butt joint so that the effect of a particularly well applied wallpaper is created or, in the case of other surface types, the joint is not perceptible. This is because the described locking, snap-in or click-in coupling prevents two adjacent boards from moving apart so that a good appearance is assured without the need for separate working of the abutments between the boards.
  • a coupling is formed between two boards which couples the two boards perpendicularly to the considered lateral edge in all directions.
  • the two boards cannot be raised relative to one another in a direction perpendicular to their surface.
  • they cannot easily be separated from one another in a direction parallel to their surface.
  • This interlocking is effective at least during the period of use, i.e., for as long as the boards form a partition wall or panelling.
  • the coupling means can nevertheless be fashioned in such a way that, through appropriate disengagement of the boards from one another, the boards can be separated from one another in a non-destructive manner without soiling, and can be reused in a different way.
  • the board according to the invention is particularly suitable for producing new walls or for panelling existing surfaces of a room in that there are additional fastening means, on the board itself or on two mutually coupled boards, which enable the board to be fastened to a support structure.
  • these fastening means can be provided at the coupling location of two mutually coupled boards so as to enable the board to be fastened at this location to a support structure by appropriate clips or adapters made from metal or plastic.
  • these additional fastening means can be provided in such a way that a respective board is fastened to a support structure by appropriate clips, screws or nails.
  • Fastening to a support structure can also be effected by adhesion or bonding, and by means of hook-and-loop or magnetic tape.
  • the board according to the invention offers clear advantages in that, firstly, it is substantially, i.e. approximately 30%, lighter than a plasterboard. Consequently, it can be transported and fitted with a small expenditure of effort. Furthermore, the board according to the invention can be easily worked, for example, with a compass saw or hand-held circular saw.
  • the board according to the invention unlike the use of plasterboards, does not involve filling of the butt joints and abrading of the filler compound. This also advantageously saves the extensive cleaning work that is normally required with the use of plasterboards.
  • the board according to the invention is advantageously suitable as a facing for suspended ceilings, light partition walls, facing shells and attic finishing work.
  • a so-called “short length” of the board could have a length of approximately 1.3 m, preferably 1.285 m.
  • the interlocking design of the coupling means ensures that the abutment between two adjacent boards is largely inconspicuous and, in particular, is no more conspicuous to the viewer than, for example, the joints of abutting wallpaper strips applied with adhesive.
  • the hitherto necessary filling of joints and the application of a textile strip can be omitted as a result. This means a substantial easing of work, and ensures a satisfactory and visually attractive work result.
  • these coupling means ensure that two adjacent boards are aligned on the same level in respect of their surface. If mounting on a support structure beneath the board were to be used alone, it would not necessarily be guaranteed that the boards would be on the same level, and obtrusive offsets could be produced on the surface.
  • the coupling means formed on the boards can however be fashioned with such precision that the surfaces of adjacent boards fit to one another in an exactly flush manner.
  • the board according to the invention can be advantageously provided with physical properties which are favourable in respect of construction.
  • the board has a B1 low flammability classification according to DIN 4102.
  • the F-30B classification required for single-family and two-family houses can be attained.
  • sound and thermal insulation requirements can be advantageously fulfilled by means of the board according to the invention.
  • the board according to the invention can be classified as a very low-pollutant material which fulfils the requirements of the “Blue Angel” seal.
  • the board according to the invention can be made airtight or diffusion-tight in order to fulfil various regulations.
  • An embodiment which has proved particularly advantageous is that in which the additional fastening means which serve to fasten the board to a support structure are formed by at least one recess which, when two boards are in the coupled state, is present in the coupling region of the two boards, and in which recess a portion of a fastening clip can be received.
  • a space for receiving a portion of a fastening clip is appropriately provided in the coupling region between two boards according to the invention which are of the same type.
  • a first, installed board can thereby be fastened to the base through the use of one or more fastening clips.
  • Fastening by means of the fastening clips is effected in this region in such a way that a subsequent coupling of a second board to the already fastened first board is not impeded.
  • a particular advantage in the use of fastening clips consists in that the board according to the invention can be mounted so as to be movable in all directions relative to the fastening clips.
  • a larger surface panelled with several boards according to the invention can also move or “work” in a floating manner in a direction perpendicular to the respective abutments with the result that no joints open up upon contraction or swelling of the boards, due to the fact that the combination of all boards is able to move to a certain extent in relation to the clips by means of which the boards are held on the support structure.
  • At least one groove which serves to receive a portion of a fastening clip.
  • Such a groove extends outwards from the edge of the board into the material of the board, and a corresponding limb of a fastening clip can engage in this groove so that the board is held on the support structure.
  • the recess serving to receive screw heads or nail heads.
  • These recesses can be respectively adapted, as a countersunk hole, to the head of an individual screw or individual nail.
  • the recess can also be formed as a groove over a certain length along the edge of the board, so that the number of fastening means used, i.e., screws or nails, can be freely selected.
  • Such a recess in the widest sense, can also be formed as a free space which, when two boards are in the coupled state, is present in the coupling region of the boards and is suitable for receiving both the head of a screw or of a nail and a slightly projecting portion of a clip which can be applied by “tacking”.
  • any type of locking, snap-in or click-in action is suitable for the locking coupling between two boards of the same type. It is currently preferred, however, to fashion the coupling contours in such a way that a second board which is to be newly installed and joined to a first, already installed, board can be swivelled in. In other words, the second board is swivelled, at least slightly, about the abutting edge between the two boards under consideration and is thereby locked in position.
  • the board according to the invention that the lower groove cheek, i.e., the groove boundary opposite the visible face of the board, project relative to the groove cheek provided on the visible face.
  • the additional fastening device for receiving a screw head or nail head, or similar fastening means can be provided in the form of, for example, one or more recesses in the projecting region, without the need for these fastening means to be attached obliquely, slightly past the upper groove cheek. Rather, they can be attached in the region which projects relative to the upper groove cheek, in a direction substantially perpendicular to the board surface.
  • the said locking coupling be fashioned in such a way that the two boards are displaceable in relation to one another in a direction parallel to the mutually interlocked edges.
  • this creates the possibility whereby a third board which is to be newly installed, and which is to be coupled to a first board, in addition to a second board already installed, can, following its coupling to the first board, be coupled, through displacement parallel to the coupling edges, to the second board at the edges perpendicular to the said coupling edges.
  • the board according to the invention in addition to the hitherto considered first and second sides which are opposite one another, the third and fourth sides of a rectangular board also have coupling means for a locking, snap-in or click-in coupling.
  • coupling means for a locking, snap-in or click-in coupling As previously described, it is thereby possible to realize a particularly secure and, advantageously, jointless combination of the boards in all directions. Furthermore, it is rendered possible to panel even relatively large interior surfaces with a multiplicity of the boards according to the invention without the boards themselves being for this purpose excessively large and no longer manageable.
  • the coupling at the third and fourth sides can be effected through a substantially flat displacement or through a lowering movement in a direction substantially perpendicular to the board surface, in the manner, as it were, of a pushbutton.
  • the groove provided on the third and fourth sides it is particularly, but not exclusively, preferred for a cavity to adjoin the actual groove which serves to receive the tongue.
  • this cavity it is preferred that (viewed in cross-section) it be of a lesser width than the groove serving to receive the tongue.
  • the groove tapers in the direction of the interior of the board to form the said cavity. This serves to provide the two groove cheeks bounding the groove with the flexibility necessary for forming the locking or snap-in coupling.
  • the described short locking distance in consideration of which, per se, a comparatively small groove depth is sufficient. Even in the case of such a comparatively shallow groove, the described cavity creates the flexibility of the groove cheeks that is advantageous for interlocking.
  • a groove in the widest sense, is provided which is open in the direction of the visible face of the board.
  • a tongue extends in the direction of the rear face of the board.
  • Two adjacent boards can thereby be coupled to one another through a movement which is substantially perpendicular to the board surface, in the manner of a pushbutton.
  • This type of coupling can be effected by a straight-line lowering movement in the said direction on all four sides of a rectangular board.
  • a new board which is to be installed can be interlocked on the third or fourth side in that it is fitted on this side, in the correct position, to an already installed board, and, upon swivelling-in, the tongue projecting in the direction of the rear face goes into the groove open towards the upper face.
  • a jointless surface can thereby be advantageously formed with adjacent boards without the need to displace a newly installed board in parallel to its first and second sides.
  • the additional fastening means of the board according to the invention for mounting on a support structure can furthermore be formed by a self-adhesive layer which is provided, at least in segments, on the rear face of the board.
  • a self-adhesive layer can be protected until the time of mounting by a film or suchlike, so that the adhesive is activated only following removal of the film and thereafter, upon being pressed on to a support structure, fastens the board.
  • the board according to the invention comprises an appropriate adapter for mounting on a portion or an element of the support structure.
  • the support structure need not necessarily have separate elements used for mounting of the board according to the invention.
  • the elements acting together with the fastening means of the board can also be integrally provided on the support structure.
  • a clip explained in greater detail in the following, can be formed on the support or sub-structure as an integrated component, particularly as an extruded profile.
  • fastening means provided on the board and the fastening means of the sub-structure which act together with them need not necessarily be provided separately from the board and sub-structure respectively.
  • the invention also extends to a combination of the board according to the invention and provided fastening means which are mountable or mounted on a sub- or support structure or are integrated on the latter, since such a combination advantageously creates a particularly simple possibility for producing partition walls or panelling room interior surfaces.
  • the fastening device provided on the board according to the invention is that of at least one recess, particularly a milled cut, or at least one bore, which acts together with an element or a section provided for this on the sub- or support structure in such a way that the board according to the invention is securely held on this structure.
  • the milling cut could form a locking channel or several locking openings in which an appropriate section on the sub-structure engages and fastens the board according to the invention to the sub-structure in the manner of a pushbutton.
  • the mounting, e.g. screw-mounting, of an adapter on the rear face of the board according to the invention is also conceivable.
  • a corresponding mating component would be fastened to the sub-structure and would enable the board according to the invention to be pressed on, slipped on or locked on.
  • the board be composed, at least partially, of a wood material, particularly MDF or HDF board, or, alternatively, of plastic.
  • the board according to the invention can be composed, at least partially, of a variant of the said materials modified with additives or with additional layers.
  • a density of approximately 500 to 800 kg/m 3 preferably approximately 750 kg/m 3
  • the density is of a lesser value, in particular, approximately 100 to 150 kg/m 3 .
  • the surface texture according to the invention can be formed in a particularly attractive manner on the surface of a wood material by pressing on a paper or a film by means of melamine resin.
  • boards can be produced inexpensively and, on the other hand, it is possible for such boards to be fastened without difficulty.
  • the described surfaces can be advantageously realized so as to effect particularly realistic simulation and so that they are abrasion, scratch and impact resistant and easy to clean.
  • MDF board furthermore offers the advantage that it is a thermally comfortable material, the surface of which feels “warm” because the material has a low heat penetration coefficient. Consequently, a wall faced with the board according to the invention feels warmer than a concrete or stone wall or a lime/cement plaster surface.
  • the board offers advantages if the additional fastening means are fashioned in such a way that they are covered when two boards are in the coupled state.
  • the board can be provided with a strip of material which projects over the board edge that is visible on the front face, so that the board can be fastened to a support structure at this location by means of nails or screws. This strip of material can be covered by the corresponding edge of an adjacent board.
  • the coupling be effected in an interlocking or locking manner
  • the corresponding coupling means be fashioned so that a forced fit is formed between two mutually coupled boards. Accordingly, two adjacent boards bear on one another under tension, and there is no risk of an unattractive joint forming between the two boards.
  • a particularly advantageous development of the board according to the invention consists in that the board is formed as a facing shell or partition wall, in that it has respectively one or two surfaces suitable as room interior surfaces.
  • a partition wall for a room can thereby be created in a particularly simple manner.
  • the ceiling or floor, and vertical profiles adapted in any manner, on which the board can be mounted by appropriate coupling means, may be cited as a support or sub-structure within the meaning of the invention on which, in such a case, the board according to the invention is mounted in addition to the locking coupling between two adjacent boards.
  • the board according to the invention can also have a multi-layer structure, and have an intermediate layer.
  • Such an intermediate layer can consist of, for example, a honeycomb or hollow-body board, or of a clamping board, preferably of a thickness of 40 mm, faced on both sides with the board according to the invention instead of with the hitherto known plasterboard.
  • the coupling means which engage according to the invention enable a partition wall to be formed substantially more easily than is currently possible according to the prior art, whereby partition walls are produced in an elaborate manner by means of vertical members and plasterboards fastened on the latter.
  • the locking coupling means can be formed on both the intermediate layer and the at least one present upper layer.
  • fastening without the use of vertical members can be realized, for example, by the constructor, by means of strips, provided on the upper and lower edges, which are fastened to the floor and ceiling by means of pegs.
  • the board according to the invention for interior construction advantageously has a surface which is provided with the typical surface texture of a wall facing produced by a craftsman, particularly with the projections and hollows of such a facing.
  • a wallpaper, a plastered surface, particularly a fine, coarse or textured plaster, or a surface produced by a painting technique may be cited as examples of such a craftsman-produced wall facing pre-formed in the factory on the interior finishing board according to the invention.
  • such surfaces which are to be formed from, e.g. plasterboard, on existing walls or panellings must be produced by means of a multiplicity of individual process steps.
  • the surface of the board according to the invention can be advantageously made so that it can be painted with an ordinary paint or provided with a wallpaper or tile facing.
  • a different colouring or surface finishing can be applied if necessary at a later time, as is usual for craftsman-produced wallpaper coverings.
  • the use of such a board according to the invention which is provided with, e.g. an under-film, still dispenses with four operations, namely, filling, smoothing, priming and the application of an undercoat.
  • the board according to the invention can consist of the previously mentioned materials, particularly of MDF board, and be modified or coated with an additive or an additional layer, so that the board can be coated using the previously mentioned operations.
  • the board according to the invention could also be left bare and, in this state, be provided with a coating or applied layer.
  • All textures that are possible and usual for room interiors are conceivable as surface textures that may be provided on the board according to the invention.
  • an appearance corresponding to that of plastered walls can be formed by an appropriate texture.
  • a coarse fibre appearance can be created.
  • as wallpapers are glass-fibre mats which are essentially formed of a comparatively coarse woven fabric.
  • the texture produced in this context can also be provided on the surface of the board according to the invention.
  • interior construction finishing work is substantially simplified by the board according to the invention in that the application of the board according to the invention makes it possible to dispense with a large number of hitherto necessary steps for forming the final wall facing.
  • a tiled surface may be cited as a craftsman-produced surface that may be imitated by the board according to the invention.
  • a particularly attractive appearance of the board according to the invention is achieved if the latter has a colouring which likewise corresponds to a colouring produced by a craftsman.
  • a colouring which likewise corresponds to a colouring produced by a craftsman.
  • an irregular colouring such as that produced, for example, when a rag, roller or sponge application technique is used.
  • interior wall colourings expensively produced in this manner by a craftsman can be replaced by a colouring which is correspondingly applied in the factory to the board according to the invention.
  • the production of a partition wall or the panelling of interior surfaces of a room consequently involves a substantially lesser expenditure, particularly an advantage in respect of installation time and cost, and less soiling.
  • the colouring of the surface of the board according to the invention which constitutes the visible surface can furthermore correspond to a wood or veneer appearance, and to a stone, tiled or so-called fantasy decor, which may be of any design.
  • the board according to the invention may be provided with a genuine wood veneer on its visible surface.
  • modifications of the said materials and surface coatings are conceivable.
  • the board according to the invention can be provided with any coatings which are suitable as a surface.
  • a cork or plastic surface, natural or artificial stone, applied cement, flow-stone, possibly with aggregates or additives, may be cited as examples.
  • the surface texture is irregular, at least over the entire surface of one board and preferably over the surface of several boards of the same type.
  • the surface of the board according to the invention is produced not merely through the repeated adding together of a particular small-format surface texture. This would result in a “repeated pattern” type of appearance which would be identifiable even by an unpractised viewer.
  • the surface texture be irregular at least of the entire surface of a board and thus be repeated, at most, on an adjacent board.
  • the surface texture is also irregular over several adjacent boards, this being achievable, for example, through the use of appropriately large-format pressing plates in the production of the board according to the invention, as described in greater detail in the following.
  • the surface texture is repeated after a sufficiently large interval, so that the impression of a repeated pattern cannot be created in any way. Rather, the impression of an irregular, craftsman-produced surface texture is created.
  • the front face of the board can also have a different type of colouration.
  • the corresponding coloration can be provided, e.g. that of a tiled pattern, wood decor or suchlike.
  • a coloured design of the front face may be provided, without a three-dimensional texturing.
  • the coloured design can either simulate the light-and-shadow effect of a three-dimensional texturing or it can imitate the coloration of a wall facing which is in any case smooth, for example, the pattern of a decor wallpaper.
  • the front face of the board with a surface sealant which is capable of resisting moisture.
  • the front face can advantageously have a moisture-repellent surface coating or surface sealant, so as to create a surface which is particularly easy to care for, and can be kept in condition without difficulty using wet cleaning agents.
  • the boards can be advantageously rectangular in form.
  • a sealing material can be applied to a long edge or to a long and a short edge, thus rendering possible an elastic bearing on the adjacent board, i.e., on the adjacent board adjoining in both the longitudinal direction and the transverse direction.
  • slight movements e.g. due to expansion of material, are compensated in that the elastic sealing material deforms or expands so that open, clearly visible joints cannot occur between adjacent boards.
  • edges of the board according to the invention can even be of a bevelled form so as to produce in the region of the abutment an emphasized joint, e.g. a V-shaped channel in which, for example, a coloured jointing material can be inserted, so that the joints are emphasized and a correspondingly desired surface appearance is produced.
  • an emphasized joint e.g. a V-shaped channel in which, for example, a coloured jointing material can be inserted, so that the joints are emphasized and a correspondingly desired surface appearance is produced.
  • the board is provided with adhesive so as to achieve a more secure combination with the adjacent boards and reliably prevent gaping joints.
  • the adhesive can advantageously be handled by the user without difficulty, provision can be made whereby the adhesive is provided with a cover strip which can be removed shortly before the board is mounted, or a two-component adhesive is used, respectively one component of this adhesive being disposed on opposing edges of the board. The two components of the adhesive are only combined, and effect the adhesive bond, upon the coupling of two boards, when they are mounted so that they abut on one another.
  • two adjacent boards are coupled together by means of an adhesive.
  • a glue receiving channel which, in the coupled state, is filled with adhesive, is provided in the region of the edges which adjoin one another.
  • a protective strip particularly a self-adhesive protective strip, is provided on the surface, at least along edges to which the adjacent boards are applied, the protective strip then being removable when two adjacent boards are coupled together. The surfaces of the boards are thereby protected against soiling, particularly if adhesive is used.
  • a further simplification for the user can be achieved by the preferred embodiment in which the board according to the invention is provided with an insulating material, preferably on the rear face, so that such a material need not be applied separately.
  • This can be both a thermal insulation and a sound insulation material.
  • an acoustic or sound-insulating mat having advantageous sound insulating properties and which, for the purpose of reducing structural sound, need normally be only a few millimetres thick, can be applied, preferably to the rear face of the panel.
  • an insulating mat of, for example, Styropor or polyurethane of a thickness of, for example, 60 mm to 80 mm can be provided for an advantageous reduction of the sound transmission and for thermal insulation.
  • a heating or air-conditioning device or a heating or air-conditioning component layer, can be provided on, preferably, but not limited thereto, the rear face of the board according to the invention.
  • This can be in the form of, for example, a heating film having a comparatively small thickness and provided with metal films or wires which can be heated by passing through electrical current, so that the board according to the invention can be a heating source for a room.
  • a heating film is provided on the visible face of the board according to the invention, under the normally provided decor paper, or also as a visible surface of the board according to the invention to form, as it were, a visible, “technical base”.
  • a heating film thereby becomes an integral component of an interior finishing work board, and is not bonded as a separate layer to the board for interior construction finishing work.
  • the integration of such a heating film or of any heating device by pressing into the laminate constitutes, in the context of laminate production, an innovation which is independent of the invention described in the preceding paragraphs and of its various embodiments.
  • a board is thereby for the first time produced from laminate with an integrated heating film or device.
  • the heating film it is also to be noted that it can comprise, as a printed material in the manner of, as it were, currently common printed circuit boards or cards, metal which is capable of conducting current and emits heat.
  • a contraction can occur within the boards or the support structure, for example, due to moisture and/or temperature changes. Provision can therefore be advantageously made whereby the individual boards are movably located on their support structure, i.e., they are installed in a floating manner, so that, for example, the material of the support structure itself or of the boards can expand without resulting in warping or buckling of the boards.
  • the boards are advantageously coupled to one another in a fixed manner, for example by means of the above-mentioned locking couplings or adhesion bonds.
  • the individual panel elements have a maximum width of approximately 30 cm
  • the one-man boards according to the invention can have widths of over 60 cm.
  • they can be dimensioned to match the standard wallpaper strip size so that—as already mentioned—the form of the abutting edges and any irregularities that are present there create the same visual effect as the visible edges of wallpaper strips applied with a butt joint.
  • a comparatively low surface gloss level for example, 2.5 to 5 gloss level points, measured with a gloss-level meter (Dr. Lange, measuring angle 60°).
  • This can be achieved through appropriate design of the laminate, for example, through the use of appropriate pressing plates.
  • the topmost layer of the laminate can be stamped, in a manner known per se, so that the surface design, and particularly the surface roughness, can be influenced by means of such pressing plates.
  • the surface roughness of the boards and, consequently, the surface roughness of the laminate layers can be influenced by, for example, the types of paper used, the resin grades or, if applicable, by liquid or solid additives.
  • a relatively rough paper can be used, or the additives can be contained in or added to the resin.
  • Such a surface roughness being greater than that of the floor coverings, not only creates a more matt board surface that is visually desirable but, in particular, also renders possible a better adhesion of varnishes or paints.
  • the individual boards or the complete produced ceiling or wall panelling can be overpainted, whether to determine the colour immediately upon production of the wall and ceiling panelling or to alter the appearance of the wall or ceiling panelling after a certain period of use.
  • the boards, or wall and ceiling panellings provision can be made, if necessary, to make the boards breathable.
  • the decor paper can be imprinted with a visible or invisible substance which repels the subsequently applied melamine resin, so that an air-tight seal that is otherwise effected by the melamine resin is broken at these locations. Since the boards in the wall or ceiling area are not normally exposed to such high moisture loads as in the floor area, such a break in the seal can be provided without adversely affecting the durability of the boards or wall and ceiling panelling. In this way, a vapour-permeable wall and ceiling panelling can be achieved.
  • Gaping joints between adjacent boards are to be avoided in order to achieve an appearance which is as uniform as possible over a large area.
  • This interlocking can be made comparatively weak, so that the boards can be easily coupled to one another without the need to overcome excessively high pressure forces. This because, if additional adhesive is provided, the interlocking need only hold the adjacent boards together until the adhesive is dry and assumes the final coupling of the two boards.
  • tensioning bands as is known from practice in the adhesion bonding of panel elements on, for example, floors, is thus superfluous, so that working progress is expedited.
  • appropriately profiled rollers can be used as an alternative to pressing plates.
  • a laminate is used as a board surface
  • attainment of the appropriate profile height in the surface of the board material can be facilitated through the use of appropriate paper, for example, by a paper having a weight greater than the standard substance of 70-80 grams per square metre that is usual for unresined base paper.
  • additional layers can be used as so-called “underlays”, in order to increase the compressibility of the surface layer of the laminate and thereby to render possible particularly good profile heights.
  • a board according to the invention can be advantageously produced in a particularly inexpensive manner in that, firstly, the various laminate layers of the laminate surface, known per se, secondly, the core, which can consist of, for example a wood material, and, thirdly, a counteracting material, such as the counteracting paper, known per se, are simultaneously coupled to form a workpiece.
  • the object according to the invention is achieved, secondly, by the method described in claim 28 for producing new walls of a room or for panelling existing surfaces of a room.
  • a first board is mounted.
  • a second board is then coupled to the first board, a locking coupling being produced at the adjacent lateral edges of the two boards under consideration, preferably at their longitudinal edges.
  • the second board is then secured by additional fastening means.
  • the second board in this case is preferably fastened to a separate support structure.
  • the boards can be advantageously installed by means of a swivelling movement and thereby interlocked. Particularly in an unfavourable working position, e.g. in the case of overhead working, it is thus possible to achieve an easily manipulable and rapid installation of the boards and, at the same time, a secure, fixed coupling of the coupled boards.
  • a first board for example is installed.
  • the tongue of a second board is applied obliquely to the lateral edge of the first board, which is provided with a groove, the tongue being then inserted as far as possible into the groove.
  • the second board is brought into the same plane as the first board by means of a subsequent swivelling movement, it being possible to effect a regular interlocking.
  • a locking coupling can be achieved, for example, through appropriate edge profiling of the panel elements, this edge profiling being advantageously designed in favour of a simpler pushing together of the two boards with the lowest possible resisting forces so that, when pushing the boards together over the total length of 260 cm, the user can apply sufficient pressure forces without difficulty.
  • fastening clips and grooves provided accordingly on the board can be used as fastening means.
  • the fastening can be effected by means of self-adhesive layers or screws or nails, which are combined in an appropriate manner with recesses provided on the board.
  • a third board is mounted in such a way that it is coupled to both the first and the second board, forming a locking, snap-in or click-in coupling. Consequently, the boards according to the invention can be coupled to one another not merely continuously in a particular direction; rather, relatively large surfaces can be panelled with the boards according to the invention in that rows of several boards, rather than individual boards, are disposed next to one another.
  • the previously described second and third boards form such a row which is located, in its entirety, next to the first board under consideration.
  • the third board is coupled to the second board by a swivelling-in movement, in which appropriate coupling contours at the abutment edge between the second and third boards engage with one another.
  • the third board is displaced, at least slightly, in parallel to its coupling edge with the first board, for the purpose of being coupled to the second board.
  • this displacement is preferably effected by a comparatively short distance, for example, 6 mm or less, preferably 4 mm or less.
  • the coupling between the third and second boards can be effected as it were simultaneously with the coupling of the third board to the first board, in that the third board is lowered, at its abutting edge with the second board, substantially perpendicularly to the board surfaces, so that appropriate interlocking contours engage with one another in this region.
  • This movement has already been referred to above as a “pushbutton” movement.
  • provision can be made whereby greater retaining forces and greater locking forces of adjacent panel elements are rendered possible through appropriate edge profilings and whereby, in this case, the panel elements are not slipped simultaneously into one another over their entire length of 260 cm, but these two panel elements are first aligned in a common plane, but set obliquely in relation to one another, so that a V-shaped gap is produced between the two boards.
  • This gap can be closed by a swivelling movement of the second board, so that in each case only an approximately discrete contact point is produced where, due to the interlocking of the two boards, comparatively large forces need to be applied.
  • the previously described installation procedures can be performed at two opposite sides of the board, for example, at the two longitudinal sides. If a tongue-and-groove profiling is also provided on the other two sides, i.e., for example, the two ends, this can be advantageously designed to permit a pure sliding movement of two boards, so that the said second board is coupled, firstly, to the first board at the common longitudinal edges and then coupled to a third board at the common end edges by longitudinal displacement.
  • a peripheral edge profiling is provided on the boards, this can be produced directly out of the board material itself, for example, milled out. Provision can also be made, however, for the use of special profile strips which are attached to the edges of the actual board. Thus, for example, provision can be made whereby such profile strips are inexpensively used as prefabricated, semifinished products already provided with the final profiling and are coupled to the actual board.
  • the profile strip can be produced from a freely deformable material, for example, from a liquid plastic or a plastic foam, and to bond this strip on to the board while it is being formed.
  • the board can be guided along a correspondingly contoured hollow form, the hollow form being filled with the plastic or the plastic foam and the foam or the plastic being bonded to the rest of the board.
  • an appropriate pressure is applied, for example, by the expansion behaviour of a plastic foam, it is possible to achieve an intimate bonding of this material to the board material if the board material is porous, for example, in the form of a wood material.
  • the boards permit a direct abutment of adjacent boards, for example, either by means of board material or by means of an intermediate adhesive or sealant, so that a particularly uniform, continuous design of the wall or ceiling panelling can be achieved, such as that which is achievable and known, for example, in the case of a papered or plastered surface.
  • FIGS. 1 to 8 each show a cross-sectional view of the coupling region of two mutually coupled boards, in the region of the first and second sides of the boards;
  • FIG. 9 shows a perspective representation of the embodiment shown in FIG. 8 .
  • FIGS. 10 to 14 each show a cross-sectional view of the coupling region of two mutually coupled boards, in the region of the third and fourth sides.
  • the reference 1 denotes two boards of the same type for interior construction finishing work, the one board 1 having a groove 2 and the other board 1 having a tongue 3 which extends into the groove 2 of the adjacent board 1 .
  • the combination of tongue and groove secures the two boards 1 against forces which act transversely relative to the board plane and tend to lift the boards away from a support structure.
  • the boards 1 are secured in that they are supported on the support structure, not represented in FIG. 1 . It must be mentioned at this point, both for the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and for all embodiments described in the following, that the surface of the board 1 according to the invention which, in the representation in FIG.
  • the visible face 1 is actually the upper surface, is the so-called visible face intended to be directed towards a room interior.
  • This visible face is identifiable in that, at the contact face 7 , two adjacent boards do not have a discernible joint on this face.
  • the visible face is accordingly formed by the face represented as the lower surface.
  • the boards 1 are secured against separating forces, which draw the boards apart and act transversely relative to the longitudinal edges of the boards 1 , by a contact face 4 .
  • a rib 5 formed on the underside of the tongue 3 bears on the side wall of a retaining channel 6 , effecting an interlocking of the two boards 1 .
  • two separate contact locations 8 c and 8 d are formed in the front region of the groove cheek which comprises the retaining channel 6 .
  • the contact location 8 d provides for an exact positioning of the boards in a direction perpendicular to their surface.
  • the contact location 8 c provides for an exact positioning in a direction parallel to the surface.
  • the distance, measured in parallel to the surface of the board, between the abutting edge 7 and the inner (in FIG. 1 , the right-hand) flank of the rib 5 can be greater than the distance between the abutting edge 7 and the position of the contact location 8 c in the retaining channel 6 , so that a forced fit is advantageously produced at this location.
  • transition between the retaining channel 6 and the front periphery of the associated groove cheek is of a rounded form, with a comparatively large radius, so as to produce a smooth but nevertheless perceptible engagement of the rib 5 in the retaining channel 6 .
  • FIG. 1 shows a coupling of the two boards 1 without glue.
  • a recess 9 above the tongue 3 and below the upper contact face 7 can, however, serve as a glue receiving channel for the purpose of receiving excess glue if the two boards 1 are to be permanently coupled to one another in a manner which seals the joint.
  • the boards 1 can be installed by means of a swivelling movement and thereby interlocked.
  • the left-hand board 1 for example, of which the groove 2 is shown, is installed first.
  • the tongue 3 of the second board 1 is applied obliquely to the lateral edge of the first board 1 , the tongue 3 being inserted as far as possible into the groove 2 .
  • the tongue 3 has an underside 12 which is bevelled towards the free end of the tongue 3 , i.e., has a rising course, so that the right-hand board 1 , when in its above-mentioned oblique position, can be inserted as far as possible into the groove 2 .
  • This insertion movement is limited on the one hand by the contact of the tongue with the upper and lower bounding edges of the groove 2 and, on the other hand, by a contact of the two boards 1 in the region of their upper contact face 7 .
  • the subsequent swivelling of the right-hand board 1 effects, as shown in FIG. 1 , the complete insertion of the tongue 3 into the groove 2 and the interlocking at the contact face 4 .
  • the disclosure of WO 01/51733 is made, in its full extent, subject-matter of the present application.
  • FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment example with a fundamentally similar, namely, interlockable edge geometry of the two boards 1 , but in which this geometry effects a less strongly formed interlocking of the two boards 1 .
  • this geometry effects a less strongly formed interlocking of the two boards 1 .
  • it can be advantageous to create a weaker locking resistance, so as to simplify the installation of the boards.
  • provision can also be made to provide different edge geometries on different portions of the peripheral edge of the board, for example, in the case of a board having a rectangular form, an edge geometry on the longitudinal edges which differs from that on the end edges.
  • the tongue-and-groove formation with the identifiable retaining rib on the side of the tongue 3 facing towards the support structure 15 and with a recess in the corresponding groove cheek, is formed so that the two adjacent boards can be coupled to one another by a substantially flat displacement.
  • the board shown on the left in FIG. 2 is mounted first by means of, additionally, the fastening clip 16 .
  • the fastening clip 16 is obviously fastened to the support structure. This can be advantageously realized by, for example, flat-head screws, which do not project over the surfaces of the fastening clip and thus do not impede the fitting of the boards according to the invention.
  • the head of a different type of screw can be received in the hollow space shown between the web 18 and the edge of the board.
  • the second board is applied laterally and placed on the support structure. A displacement parallel to the surfaces of the boards presses the tongue into the groove and effects a locking coupling through the interaction between the retaining rib and the receiving channel for the retaining rib.
  • a seal is provided between the two boards 1 in the region of the contact face 7 .
  • a sealing material 14 for example, a silicone strip, which can be already sprayed on to one of the two boards 1 in the factory for the purpose of rapid installation, or which can be applied to one of the boards 1 by the user as required.
  • the two boards 1 are fastened to a schematically indicated support structure 15 by means of fastening clips 16 .
  • the latter consist of a base plate 17 which can be glued, nailed, screwed or similarly joined to the support structure 15 .
  • a web 18 extends from the base plate 17 and an angled limb 19 extends from the said web into a groove 20 of the board 1 shown on the left.
  • the fastening clip 16 has a comparatively wide base plate 17 .
  • This base plate like the rest of the fastening clip 16 , can extend for a certain distance in a direction perpendicular to the plane of projection of FIG. 2 , resulting in a substantially strip-type fastening clip 16 .
  • the web 18 extends substantially perpendicularly from the base plate 17
  • the angled limb 19 in turn, extends substantially perpendicularly relative to the web 18 and, consequently, substantially parallel to the base plate 17 .
  • the limb 19 can also extend at a certain angle so that, in interaction with a correspondingly aligned groove 20 in the board 1 , a certain clamping action is effected.
  • the figure indicates, in a purely schematic manner, that behind the groove 20 the board 1 does not extend to the web 18 .
  • the alignment of the two boards 1 e.g. a perpendicular alignment of oblong, rectangular boards 1 is effected in that the adjacent boards 1 bear on one another in each case in the region of their contact face 7 .
  • both boards 1 do not extend to the web 18 but rather, such that a free space remains which permits an expansion movement of the boards, for example, due to moisture and/or temperature differences. In this way, a floating installation of the boards 1 is rendered possible, so that the latter are able to “work” in a material-specific manner without the production of cracks due to tensile forces or buckling of the wall or ceiling panelling due to pressure forces.
  • FIG. 3 shows an embodiment example which is similar to that of FIG. 2 but in which there is no strip of sealing material 14 , a gluing of the two boards 1 by means of an adhesive 21 being provided instead.
  • the recess 9 as a glue receiving channel, is filled with the adhesive 21 .
  • Adhesive 21 emerging from the surface of the boards 1 can be removed with a schematically indicated tool 22 .
  • the tool 22 can be, for example, a blade, with which the adhesive 21 can preferably be removed after it has partially or very largely set.
  • the tool can be, for example, a spatula with which the adhesive 21 can preferably be removed while it is not yet set, but is soft or swollen.
  • a factory-fitted self-adhesive strip 23 which can be removed following removal of the excess adhesive, is provided on the surface, along the longitudinal edges.
  • FIG. 4 shows an embodiment example in which the boards 1 are not interlocked, the two boards 1 in this case being instead firmly coupled to one another by adhesive 21 .
  • the latter extends far into the edge region of the boards 1 and, for example, can be already applied in the factory:
  • a single-component adhesive can be provided which is initially protected against setting by means of a protective strip. Following removal of the protective strip, the two boards 1 can be coupled together, so that the adhesive can then set and the two boards 1 can join together.
  • a visible groove 24 is provided, purely by way of example, in the region of the contact face 7 for the purpose of deliberately achieving a visual texturing of the wall and ceiling panelling.
  • FIG. 5 shows an embodiment example which is similar to that in FIG. 2 but in which the boards 1 abut directly on one another in the region of their contact face 7 , without an intermediate sealing material.
  • the locking coupling particularly the position of the contact face 4 , effects a forced fit between the two boards 1 , assuring that the two boards abut firmly on one another in the region of the contact face 7 .
  • This embodiment example according to FIG. 5 renders possible a particularly inconspicuous seam between the two boards 1 so that a particularly extensive impression of the entire wall or ceiling panelling is achieved, for example, similar to the flat impression of a wallpaper in which the individual wallpaper strips abut on one another.
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 correspond essentially to the embodiments shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 , but in these cases the boards 1 are fastened to the support structure 15 , not by means of fastening clips 16 , but by means of screws 25 which—as in the case of the representations of FIGS. 1 to 7 as a whole—are indicated in a purely schematic manner.
  • the respective boards 1 shown on the left each have, behind their groove 2 , a groove lip 26 which projects over the board periphery shown at the front, the screws 25 extending through this groove lip 26 .
  • the groove lips 26 are provided with respective recesses 27 which are capable of receiving all or, as in the case of the embodiments shown, most of the screw head.
  • recesses 27 can be provided as discrete hollows in the groove lips 26 so that, for example, the user can be hereby provided with an indication of the locations at which screws 25 are to be used, and in which quantity, for fastening the boards 1 .
  • the recesses 27 can also be in the form of a groove which extends over the entire length of the groove lip 26 , so that the user can select the respectively appropriate fastening location according to the design of the support structure 15 .
  • the boards 1 are represented in a purely schematic form. Contrary to this purely schematic representation, they preferably consist of two or more different layers or materials: firstly, of a core material, for example of a wood material, and secondly, of a surface, for example of a laminate, the laminate itself, in turn, being able to consist of layers of different materials.
  • this surface can have a three-dimensional structure, i.e., have hollows and/or projections.
  • the support structure 15 is shown in a purely schematic form in FIGS. 2 to 7 .
  • This can be, for example, an aluminium profile, as is customary for the dry construction trade.
  • the support structure 15 can also be a wooden lath structure or existing ceiling or wall elements such as, for example, masonry, roof beams or suchlike that are to be panelled with the boards 1 .
  • one of the boards 1 being the left-hand board in FIG. 8 , has a groove 2 for receiving a tongue 3 which is provided on the board shown on the right.
  • the tongue and groove are fashioned for a swivelling-in movement of the board, shown on the right in FIG. 8 , which is to be fitted to the left-hand board.
  • the groove cheek which faces towards the surface on the room side is provided with a bevel 28 .
  • the tongue 3 is rounded on its side which faces away from the room and, on its side which faces away from the room, has an appropriate surface 30 .
  • the latter bears on a correspondingly inclined surface 32 of the groove cheek which is at a greater distance from the room interior.
  • a retaining channel 6 which has a rounded transition 34 to the front side of the groove cheek under consideration.
  • the rib 5 which projects on the tongue engages in a locking or click-in manner at this rounded transition.
  • the two boards can thereby be jointlessly coupled to one another.
  • a particularly advantageous variant of the contact of the two boards 1 at four defined points, already described in connection with FIG. 1 is realized in the case of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 .
  • the first two contact locations 8 a and 8 b are located in the front region of the tongue 3 , i.e., respectively, on the side of the tongue facing towards the visible face and on the side of the tongue facing away from the visible face.
  • the third contact location 8 c is located at the contact point between the projecting rib 5 and the rounded transition 34 of the retaining channel 6 .
  • the fourth contact location 8 d is not located between the retaining channel 6 and the front edge 40 of the lower groove cheek. This is because a free space is required in this region for the portion 19 of the fastening clip 16 .
  • a contact location 8 d is provided in the contact region between the inclined surface 30 of the tongue 3 and the inclined surface 32 of the groove cheek which faces away from the visible face.
  • the fixing of position in a direction perpendicular to the board surface is essentially effected by this contact location 8 d .
  • the definition of position in a direction parallel to the surfaces of the boards 1 , and a jointless coupling between the two boards 1 are achieved by means of the contact location 8 c .
  • the dimension between the contact location 8 c and the visible-face upper edge of the board is slightly greater than the corresponding dimension between, on the one hand, the visible-face upper edge of the board which comprises the groove and, on the other hand, the rounded transition 34 of the retaining channel, so that there is a forced fit at this location.
  • the described arrangement of the four contact locations 8 a to 8 d is a measure which is to be considered as being independent of the use of additional fastening means, for example, in the form of the fastening clip 16 , and exhibits its advantages in any boards including, for example, floorboards.
  • the front end region of the lower groove cheek can be used for additional fastening measures, for example, by means of the shown clip 16 or, also, a fastening by means of nails, if the fourth contact location 8 d , which is used for fixing of position in a direction perpendicular to the board surfaces, is provided on an inclined underside of the tongue 3 or, also, on a contact location, on the underside of the tongue, which is straight but separated from the contact location 8 b in a defined manner.
  • a further particularity evident in the case of the embodiment shown in FIG. 8 is that, at the transition between, on the one hand, the region which is substantially parallel to the board surface and comprises the contact location 8 b and, on the other hand, the inclined surface 30 , the surface of the tongue 3 which faces away from the visible face comprises an at least small recess 52 which separates these two contact regions from one another. Consequently, in other words, the bend on the side of the tongue 3 facing away from the visible face need not necessarily be joined to the corresponding bend on the side of the respective groove cheek. Rather, in order to fix the two panels in a defined position in relation to one another, the contact need be effected only at the contact location 8 b and between the two inclined surfaces 30 , 32 .
  • a further board being the right-hand board according to FIG. 8 , is only fitted after the left-hand board according to FIG. 8 has been fastened to the base by means of one or more fastening clips 16 .
  • This fastening clip corresponds essentially to the previously described fastening clips.
  • a particularity in the case of the embodiment shown in FIG. 8 is that, on the side which comprises the groove, the board according to the invention does not have an additional groove ( 20 ; cf. FIG. 2 ) for receiving the portion 19 of the fastening clip.
  • the height of the groove cheek which faces away from the room interior is matched to the free space 36 on the side of the (right-hand) tongue board which faces away from the room in such a way that at this location there is a free space or a recess 38 for the portion 19 of the fastening clip 16 .
  • an appropriate free space 44 in which is received the fastening clip web 18 which joins the portion 19 to the base plate 17 of the fastening clip 16 there remains, between the front edge 40 of the groove cheek under consideration and the opposite edge 42 on the tongue board, an appropriate free space 44 in which is received the fastening clip web 18 which joins the portion 19 to the base plate 17 of the fastening clip 16 .
  • the additional fastening means namely, the free spaces 38 , 44 are formed in their joined state in the coupling region of two boards.
  • FIG. 9 shows a perspective representation of the embodiment according to FIG. 8 .
  • This additionally shows the dimension of the fastening clip 16 in the direction of the considered coupling edges of two boards 1 .
  • This dimension is comparatively short, so that several such clips are normally used along an edge.
  • the openings 46 enable the clip to be fastened to a support structure, for example, by screws, so that a further board, the left-hand board according to FIG. 9 , can be subsequently mounted in the previously described manner.
  • a subsequently installed board, the left-hand board according to FIG. 9 is displaceable in the direction of the coupling edges.
  • the free space 38 is selected so that the fastening clips used do not impede such a displacement. This displacement enables a further, third, board to be coupled at the third and fourth sides (the previous embodiments related only to the first and second sides).
  • the board 1 on the left in FIG. 8 is fitted by, in addition, the portions 18 and 19 of the clip 16 in such a way that the board 1 can move in the direction of the arrow A relative to the clip.
  • a “floating” fastening to a base or a support structure is thereby formed, as a result of which a combination of several mutually coupled boards can move relative to the clips 16 , and effects such as contraction or swelling of the boards can be accommodated without the risk of the boards gaping apart on the visible face. This effect applies likewise to the embodiment according to FIGS. 2 to 5 .
  • the web 18 is at a sufficient distance from the front edge 40 of the one groove cheek, so that a movement in the direction of the arrow A is rendered possible in all directions.
  • This advantageously enables movements to be allowed in the order of magnitude of some millimetres.
  • the central, larger opening shown is in the form of a longitudinal hole so that, if necessary, the clip itself can also be displaced slightly relative to the support structure on which it is fitted.
  • the said advantages can be achieved in that the support or sub-structure is itself movable.
  • the coupling between several boards according to the invention and the support or sub-structure would be rigid.
  • the panelled would nevertheless be able to “work” in that the support or sub-structure, particularly the laths or beams of the same, are movably fitted relative to a fixed part of a building.
  • the embodiment according to FIG. 10 has similarities to the embodiments according to FIGS. 2, 3 , 5 and 6 , since the coupling is essentially effected by a straight-line sliding movement.
  • a rib 5 formed on the side of the tongue 5 which faces away from the room, engages in a locking or snap-in manner with a retaining channel 6 which is formed on the groove cheek, adjoining the groove 2 , which likewise faces away from the room interior.
  • a particularity of the coupling shown in FIG. 10 is that the tongue 3 is comparatively short and only projects to a certain extent into the groove 2 .
  • the sliding distance necessary for locking is determined essentially by the distance A between the outer edge of the tongue 3 and the front edge of the groove cheek which faces towards the room since, upon swivelling-in of the previously mentioned third board, it is necessary for the front edge of the tongue 3 to move past the front edge of the groove cheek of an already installed second board. Only when this has been achieved can the third board be displaced, according to FIG. 10 , in the left-right direction in order to adopt the mounted state shown in FIG. 10 .
  • the length of the tongue 3 is essentially shortened to the dimension that is necessary for reliable supporting of the tongue 3 in the groove 2 .
  • FIG. 11 This applies likewise to the embodiment shown in FIG. 11 , which differs from the embodiment shown in FIG. 10 in that the groove cheek which faces away from the room, being the upper groove cheek according to FIG. 11 , extends further than the groove cheek on the room side, and in that the retaining channel 6 is provided in this region for the purpose of receiving the rib 5 .
  • This is preferred for certain applications and, moreover, achieves the same advantages as those previously described in connection with the embodiment shown in FIG. 10 .
  • FIG. 12 differs from that shown in FIG. 11 in that, firstly, both the rib 5 and the boundaries of the retaining channel 6 have a slightly hooked form.
  • a further particularity consists in that the actual groove 2 which serves to receive the tongue 3 is adjoined by a cavity 48 which, in the case shown, is of a lesser width (the dimension from top to bottom according to FIG. 12 ) than the groove 2 . This, however, is not absolutely necessary. Rather, the cavity 48 can have the same width, at least in segments, as the groove 2 and, moreover, be of any form. Due to the cavity 48 , the lower groove cheek is extended, as it were, to the base of the cavity 48 .
  • the groove cheek can be provided with a greater degree of flexibility and possible tongue course, resulting in particularly good deflection characteristics, which are necessary in order allow the rib 5 to move past the boundaries of the retaining channel 6 to effect the coupling.
  • FIG. 14 shows an embodiment in which a board 1 which is to be newly installed, being the left-hand board according to FIG. 14 , engages, as a result of a movement, with an already installed board 1 , being the right-hand board according to FIG. 14 , the said movement being substantially perpendicular to the board surfaces.
  • a board which is to be newly installed is applied obliquely, at its first or second side, to the already installed first board and subsequently swivelled downwards, for example, according to the coupling shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 .
  • the application is effected in such a way that the shown tongue 3 , which faces substantially perpendicularly away from the board surface, is in approximate alignment with the groove 2 that is open towards the upper side of the board.
  • the tongue 3 Upon lowering, the tongue 3 then passes into the position shown in FIG. 14 and is held in a locking manner.
  • This is effected by a substantially mushroom-shaped formation of the tongue 3 , with a widened end on which, in particular, there is formed a locking projection 5 which corresponds to the previously described rib.
  • the said locking projection is received in an appropriate cavity 50 on the groove 2 .
  • the coupling shown in FIG. 14 also enables several boards to be jointlessly coupled in a reliable manner at their third and fourth sides.
  • the disclosure of WO 01/51733 is made, in its full extent, subject-matter of the present application.

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