CA2453482C - Panel, in particular, flooring panel, as well as method for installing panels - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention pertains to a panel (2) with a tongue-and- groove connection that can be mechanically interlocked, wherein the tongue and the groove can be engaged by means of a pivoting movement. According to the invention, a depression (36) is provided on the underside of the tongue (10) in order to accommodate a projection (34) arranged on the distal end of the lower lip (14). In the method according to the invention, two panels to be connected to one another can be moved into an intermediate position or levering position and then completely connected to one another by means of a pivoting movement.
Description
PANEL, IN PARTICULAR, FLOORING PANEL, AS WELL AS METHOD FOR
INSTALLING PANELS
The invention is related to a panel, in particular, a flooring panel, with the features of the preamble of Claim 1, wherein said panel can be mechanically connected to other panels. Panels of this type are typically utilized as a floor covering, for example, parquet or laminate flooring, or as a ceiling or wall sheeting. The invention also pertains to a method for installing panels according to Claims 6 and 8.
The individual panels can be interconnected into a flat large-surface unit with the aid of a mechanical connection such that the installation can be realized without adhesives or other mechanical mounting elements, e.g., screws or nails. In this respect, it is particularly advantageous that the panels can be installed without using glue and consequently removed again at a later time.
The panel is preferably utilized as a flooring panel and preferably manufactured from laminate flooring panels that consist of a wood material. The panels may also be used for other applications, for example, as wall or ceiling panels.
Profile geometries that respectively contain a tongue-and-groove connection for vertically interlocking panels are known from the prior art disclosed in W0 94/26999 and WO
97/47834. In addition, the profiles are horizontally interlocked with the aid of a pair of interlocking surfaces that are usually aligned obliquely referred to the upper side of the panels.
The term snap-in connection refers to the interlocking elements for horizontally interlocking the first lateral edge of a first panel coming in contact with the interlocking surfaces of the second lateral edge of a second panel. This contact causes at least one element of the connection to be bent during the interlocking process such that the element is locked into place, i.e., the element is bent back. This means that the respective connections can only be produced by overcoming a mechanical resistance. This is the reason. why the connections are also referred to as snap action or snap-in connections.
It is also known, in particular, from WO 97/47834, to realize panel connections of this type in a non-positive fashion. This means that the interlocking elements are at least partially deflected in the connected state and exert a contracting force.
US 4,426,820 discloses another connection that has a purely positive profile geometry. In this case, the connecting elements are not bent when the panels are joined by pivoting them relative to one another.
A highly precise fit between the elements is of the utmost importance, namely with respect to the vertical interlocking by means of the tongue and groove as well as the horizontal connection.
All previously described panels can be interconnected by means of a pivoting movement. For this purpose, a new panel is respectively placed along an already installed panel in an angled fashion and subsequently pivoted downward.
Problems arise, in particular, with long lateral edges that have a length in excess of 1000 mm, namely due to the fact that the panels need to be held at an angle relative to one another over a long distance. This means that the installation needs to be carried out in a highly precise fashion.
These problems are, in particular, encountered when a new panel needs to be connected to two already installed panels that are connected along their long lateral edges. In this case, the new panel is respectively connected to the first panel along the long lateral edge and to the second panel along the short lateral edge by means of a pivoting movement.
Initially, a short lateral edge of the new panel is connected to the already installed second panel.
Subsequently, the new panel and the second panel are simultaneously raised and ang-i.ed in order to displace the new panel by sliding it in the direction of the already installed first panel along the short lateral edge. This causes the panels to be interconnected in an unstable fashion and it frequently occurs that the second panel is disengaged from the first panel along the long lateral edge. In this case, the attempt to install the new panel fails, and the second panel initially needs to be reconnected to the first panel before the attempt to connect the new panel can be repeated.
The object of the present invention is to disclose a panel, in which the installation of the panels by means of a pivoting movement is simplified.
According to the invention, the above--defined objective is attained with a panel of this type which is realized in accordance with the features disclosed in the characterizing part of Claim 1.
INSTALLING PANELS
The invention is related to a panel, in particular, a flooring panel, with the features of the preamble of Claim 1, wherein said panel can be mechanically connected to other panels. Panels of this type are typically utilized as a floor covering, for example, parquet or laminate flooring, or as a ceiling or wall sheeting. The invention also pertains to a method for installing panels according to Claims 6 and 8.
The individual panels can be interconnected into a flat large-surface unit with the aid of a mechanical connection such that the installation can be realized without adhesives or other mechanical mounting elements, e.g., screws or nails. In this respect, it is particularly advantageous that the panels can be installed without using glue and consequently removed again at a later time.
The panel is preferably utilized as a flooring panel and preferably manufactured from laminate flooring panels that consist of a wood material. The panels may also be used for other applications, for example, as wall or ceiling panels.
Profile geometries that respectively contain a tongue-and-groove connection for vertically interlocking panels are known from the prior art disclosed in W0 94/26999 and WO
97/47834. In addition, the profiles are horizontally interlocked with the aid of a pair of interlocking surfaces that are usually aligned obliquely referred to the upper side of the panels.
The term snap-in connection refers to the interlocking elements for horizontally interlocking the first lateral edge of a first panel coming in contact with the interlocking surfaces of the second lateral edge of a second panel. This contact causes at least one element of the connection to be bent during the interlocking process such that the element is locked into place, i.e., the element is bent back. This means that the respective connections can only be produced by overcoming a mechanical resistance. This is the reason. why the connections are also referred to as snap action or snap-in connections.
It is also known, in particular, from WO 97/47834, to realize panel connections of this type in a non-positive fashion. This means that the interlocking elements are at least partially deflected in the connected state and exert a contracting force.
US 4,426,820 discloses another connection that has a purely positive profile geometry. In this case, the connecting elements are not bent when the panels are joined by pivoting them relative to one another.
A highly precise fit between the elements is of the utmost importance, namely with respect to the vertical interlocking by means of the tongue and groove as well as the horizontal connection.
All previously described panels can be interconnected by means of a pivoting movement. For this purpose, a new panel is respectively placed along an already installed panel in an angled fashion and subsequently pivoted downward.
Problems arise, in particular, with long lateral edges that have a length in excess of 1000 mm, namely due to the fact that the panels need to be held at an angle relative to one another over a long distance. This means that the installation needs to be carried out in a highly precise fashion.
These problems are, in particular, encountered when a new panel needs to be connected to two already installed panels that are connected along their long lateral edges. In this case, the new panel is respectively connected to the first panel along the long lateral edge and to the second panel along the short lateral edge by means of a pivoting movement.
Initially, a short lateral edge of the new panel is connected to the already installed second panel.
Subsequently, the new panel and the second panel are simultaneously raised and ang-i.ed in order to displace the new panel by sliding it in the direction of the already installed first panel along the short lateral edge. This causes the panels to be interconnected in an unstable fashion and it frequently occurs that the second panel is disengaged from the first panel along the long lateral edge. In this case, the attempt to install the new panel fails, and the second panel initially needs to be reconnected to the first panel before the attempt to connect the new panel can be repeated.
The object of the present invention is to disclose a panel, in which the installation of the panels by means of a pivoting movement is simplified.
According to the invention, the above--defined objective is attained with a panel of this type which is realized in accordance with the features disclosed in the characterizing part of Claim 1.
The panel according to Claim 1 of the invention has the following characteristics.
A first lateral edge and an opposite second lateral edge are provided analogous to all rectangular panels. Although the invention primarily pertains to a pair of lateral edges, the profile geometries described below may also be arranged on both pairs of lateral edges. The profiles of the first and the second lateral edge are realized complementary and can be connected to one another by means of a pivoting movement in order to produce the vertical interlocking and the horizontal connection.
The following portion of the description initially pertains to the first lateral edge and subsequently to the second lateral edge.
The first lateral edge has the following characteristics:
- a first contact surface that is arranged on the upper end of the first lateral edge, - a groove that is arranged on the first lateral edge, - an upper lip that upwardly limits the groove, - a lower lip that downwardly limits the groove, wherein the distal end of the lower lip protrudes over the distal end of the upper lip, - a first fitting surface that is arranged on the upper lip, - a second fitting surface that is arranged on the lower lip in the region of the groove bottom, and - a second contact surface that is arranged on the lower lip in the region of the distal end.
The first fitting surface and the second fitting surface form the fitting surfaces for the vertical interlocking on the first lateral edge. The first contact surface and the second contact surface form the surfaces for producing the horizontal connection on the first lateral edge.
The second lateral edge has the following characteristics:
- a third contact surface that is arranged on the upper end of the second lateral. edge, - a tongue that is arranged on the second lateral edge, - a third fitting surface that is arranged on the upper side of the tongue, - a fourth fitting surface that is arranged on the underside of the tongue in the region of the distal end, and - a fourth contact surface that is arranged on the underside of the tongue and spaced apart from the distal end.
The third fitting surface and the fourth fitting surface form the fitting surfaces for the vertical interlocking on the second lateral edge. The third contact surface and the fourth contact surface form the surfaces for producing the horizontal connection on the second lateral edge.
A first lateral edge and an opposite second lateral edge are provided analogous to all rectangular panels. Although the invention primarily pertains to a pair of lateral edges, the profile geometries described below may also be arranged on both pairs of lateral edges. The profiles of the first and the second lateral edge are realized complementary and can be connected to one another by means of a pivoting movement in order to produce the vertical interlocking and the horizontal connection.
The following portion of the description initially pertains to the first lateral edge and subsequently to the second lateral edge.
The first lateral edge has the following characteristics:
- a first contact surface that is arranged on the upper end of the first lateral edge, - a groove that is arranged on the first lateral edge, - an upper lip that upwardly limits the groove, - a lower lip that downwardly limits the groove, wherein the distal end of the lower lip protrudes over the distal end of the upper lip, - a first fitting surface that is arranged on the upper lip, - a second fitting surface that is arranged on the lower lip in the region of the groove bottom, and - a second contact surface that is arranged on the lower lip in the region of the distal end.
The first fitting surface and the second fitting surface form the fitting surfaces for the vertical interlocking on the first lateral edge. The first contact surface and the second contact surface form the surfaces for producing the horizontal connection on the first lateral edge.
The second lateral edge has the following characteristics:
- a third contact surface that is arranged on the upper end of the second lateral. edge, - a tongue that is arranged on the second lateral edge, - a third fitting surface that is arranged on the upper side of the tongue, - a fourth fitting surface that is arranged on the underside of the tongue in the region of the distal end, and - a fourth contact surface that is arranged on the underside of the tongue and spaced apart from the distal end.
The third fitting surface and the fourth fitting surface form the fitting surfaces for the vertical interlocking on the second lateral edge. The third contact surface and the fourth contact surface form the surfaces for producing the horizontal connection on the second lateral edge.
when two panels are connected to one another along two complementary lateral edges, the first and third contact surfaces, the second and fourth contact surfaces, the first and third fitting surfaces and the second and fourth fitting surfaces adjoin one another in a paired fashion.
According to the invention, it was recognized - that the distal end of the lower lip contains a projection that protrudes upward and is limited the second contact surface on the side that faces the groove bottom by, and - that a depression is formed on the underside of the tongue between the fourth fitting surface and the fourth contact surface, - wherein the shape of the depression is essentially adapted to the shape of the upper end of the projection.
The profile according to the invention makes it possible to join two lateral edges of two panels in two steps. Thus the aforementioned object of the invention is also attained with the method described below.
The panels according to the invention may either be joined in the form of a positive fit, i.e., without bending the interlocking elements, or in the form of a non-positive connection.
The aforementioned objective is also attained with a system according to Claim 5 which consists of a series of panels.
Embodiments of this system are described iri greater detail below.
According to the invention, it was recognized - that the distal end of the lower lip contains a projection that protrudes upward and is limited the second contact surface on the side that faces the groove bottom by, and - that a depression is formed on the underside of the tongue between the fourth fitting surface and the fourth contact surface, - wherein the shape of the depression is essentially adapted to the shape of the upper end of the projection.
The profile according to the invention makes it possible to join two lateral edges of two panels in two steps. Thus the aforementioned object of the invention is also attained with the method described below.
The panels according to the invention may either be joined in the form of a positive fit, i.e., without bending the interlocking elements, or in the form of a non-positive connection.
The aforementioned objective is also attained with a system according to Claim 5 which consists of a series of panels.
Embodiments of this system are described iri greater detail below.
- 7 _ The object of the invention is also attained with a first variation of a method which is disclosed in Claim 6 and comprises the following steps:
The method serves for interconnecting two lateral edges of two panels.
A first panel is arranged on the floor. A second panel is arranged on the floor such that it is spaced apart from the first panel and a first lateral edge of the first panel is arranged opposite of a second lateral edge of the second panel.
In a first step of the method, the second panel is moved into a position, in which the depression of the second panel is engaged with the projection of the first panel.
This results in an intermediate position, in which both panels assume a defined position relative to one another and are also partially engaged. This position may also be referred to as the levering position because the final position is subsequently reached due to the mutual lever action and shifting, together of the angularly positioned panels.
In the second step of the method, the second panel is positioned at an angle, wherein the second lateral edge of the second panel remains in contact with the first lateral edge of the first panel. The second panel is moved in the direction of the first lateral edge of the first panel in the angled position until the upper corners of the lateral edges contact one another and then pivoted downward. This causes the fitting surfaces and the contact circuses of both lateral edges to come in contact with one another.
The method serves for interconnecting two lateral edges of two panels.
A first panel is arranged on the floor. A second panel is arranged on the floor such that it is spaced apart from the first panel and a first lateral edge of the first panel is arranged opposite of a second lateral edge of the second panel.
In a first step of the method, the second panel is moved into a position, in which the depression of the second panel is engaged with the projection of the first panel.
This results in an intermediate position, in which both panels assume a defined position relative to one another and are also partially engaged. This position may also be referred to as the levering position because the final position is subsequently reached due to the mutual lever action and shifting, together of the angularly positioned panels.
In the second step of the method, the second panel is positioned at an angle, wherein the second lateral edge of the second panel remains in contact with the first lateral edge of the first panel. The second panel is moved in the direction of the first lateral edge of the first panel in the angled position until the upper corners of the lateral edges contact one another and then pivoted downward. This causes the fitting surfaces and the contact circuses of both lateral edges to come in contact with one another.
Since the two lateral edges already are partially engaged in the intermediate or levering position, both panels can be subsequently held at an angle relative to one another without easily disengaging the panels. This simplifies the handling of the panels during the second step of the method such that a simple and fast installation can be achieved.
The second panel preferably is moved toward the first panel essentially parallel to the floor. The second panel is only raised at the end of this movement in order to engage the projection with the depression. This means that it is no longer necessary to laboriously hold at an angle and correspondingly position the new panel relative to the already installed panel, and that the handling is simplified.
The object of the invention is also attained with a second variation of a method which is disclosed in Claim 8 and comprises the following steps:
The method is used for installing several panels such that they are interconnected into a flat large-surface unit, namely by mechanically engaging the panels along adjoining lateral edges. The panels respectively comprise two pairs of oppositely arranged first lateral edges and second lateral edges according to the invention.
A first panel is arranged on a floor together with a second panel, wherein a first lateral edge of the first panel was already connected to a second lateral edge of the second panel. In other words, the first panel is arranged in a row of panels--that might already be completely installed--while the second panel is arranged in a new row to be installed and, if applicable, already connected to _ 9 -additional panels of the same row with the opposite lateral edge.
A new panel intended for the new row -to be installed is angularly placed against a first lateral edge of the second panel with its second lateral edge, wherein the depression of another second lateral edge of the new panel is arranged above the projection of the first lateral edge of the first panel.
The new panel is connected to a first lateral edge of the second panel by pivoting the new panel downward such that the depression of the new panel is engaged with the projection of the first panel.
This completes the first step of the method. At this point, the new panel is completely connected to the second panel along the corresponding lateral edges while the lateral edges of the new panel and the first panel are partially engaged. This position corresponds to the above-described levering position.
At the beginning of the second step, the new panel is held at an angle together with the second panel, wherein the second lateral edge of the new panel remains in contact with the first lateral edge of the first panel. This means that the underside of the tongue and the upper side of the lower lip are in contact along at least a contact line that, however, is shifted during the movement.
The new panel is moved in the direction of the first lateral edge of the first panel in the angled position until the upper corners of the lateral edges contact one another, wherein the lateral edges of the second panel and the second lateral edge of the new panel remain connected to one another.
The new panel is then pivoted downward together with the second panel until the fitting surfaces and the contact surfaces of the first lateral edge of the first panel and the second lateral edge of the new panel contact one another.
It is advantageous that the second panel is angled relative to the first panel by less than 15 , preferably less than 12 , in particular, less than 10 . These angles are sufficiently small for ensuring that the lateral edges in question which already are partially engaged can only be disengaged during the subsequent sliding movement if they are subjected to an additional movement or force.
In another preferred embodiment of the described method, the new panel is angularly positioned on the first lateral edge of the second panel, wherein a section of the distal tongue end of the new panel adjoins a section of the first contact surface of the first panel. The method is additionally simplified due to this contact between the tongue of the new panel and the first lateral edge of the first panel, namely because it is easier to adjust the position, in which the projection is arranged underneath the depression and automatically engaged with the depression when the new panel is subsequently pivoted downward.
Embodiments of the invention are described in greater detail below with reference to the enclosed figures. The figures show:
-li-Fig. 1 a first lateral edge of a panel according to the invention, Fig. 2 a second lateral edge of a panel according to the invention, Fig. 3 two panels according to the invention, wherein a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge are completely engaged with one another, Fig. 4 the panels according to Figure 3 in the levering position, Fig. Sa-e a first variation of the method according to the invention, and Fig. 6a-e a second of variation of the method according to the invention.
Fig. 1 and 2 respectively show a panel 2 with a first lateral edge 4 and a second lateral edge 6.
According to Fig. 1, the first lateral edge 4 has a first contact surface 8 that is arranged on the upper end of the first lateral edge 4.
A groove 10 comprises an upper lip 12 that upwardly limits the groove 10 and a lower lip 14 that downwardly limits the groove 10. The distal end of the lower lip 14 protrudes over the distal end of the upper lip 12.
A first fitting surface 16 is arranged on the upper lip 12 and a second fitting surface 18 is arranged on the lower lip 14 in the region of the groove bottom 20.
A second contact surface 22 is arranged on the lower lip 14 in the region of its distal end.
According to Fig. 2, the second lateral edge 6 has a third contact surface 24 on its upper end.
The second lateral edge 6 is also provided with a tongue 26 that has a third fitting surface 28 on the upper side and a fourth fitting surface 30 on the underside.
A fourth contact surface 32 is arranged on the underside of the tongue 26 and spaced apart from the distal end.
In the connected state of two complementary lateral edges 4 and 6 which is shown in Fig. 3, the first contact surface 8 and the third contact surface 24, the second contact surface 22 and the fourth contact surface32, the first fitting surface 16 and the third fitting surface 28 and the second fitting surface 18 and the fourth fitting surface 30 adjoin one another in a paired fashion.
According to the invention, the distal end of the lower lip 14 contains a projection 34 that protrudes upward and is limited by the second contact surface 22 on the side that faces the groove bottom 20. In addition, a depression 36 is arranged on the underside of the tongue 26 between the fourth fitting surface 30 and the fourth contact surface 32. The shape of the depression 36 is essentially adapted to the shape of the upper end of the projection 34.
The projection 34 and the depression 36 make it possible to arrange two panels 2 in the levering position according to Fig. 4, in which the projection 34 is accommodated in the depression 36. In Figure 4, the projection 34 and the depression 36 are illustrated with separate lines in order to elucidate this aspect. Naturally, the surfaces of both elements adjoin one another when they are in the levering position.
The described figures indicate that the depression 36 and the upper end of the projection 34 are realized in a V-shaped fashion, wherein the point of the V is directed upward. This simple shape ensures that the panels 2 can only be displaced relative to one another while in the levering position if they are subjected to a force. In other words, the levering position is a stable position that, however, can be easily changed. Naturally, the shape of the depression and the projection is not limited to that of a V and may be chosen arbitrarily.
The preferred design of the connecting elements which makes it possible to achieve a positive fit between the profiles is illustrated in the embodiment according to Figures 1-4.
In this preferred design, the contact surfaces 22 and 32 are not engaged with one another until the pivoting movement carried out during the joining of the two lateral edges 4 and 6 is completed.
However, the invention is not limited to profiles with a positive fit. The contact surfaces 22 and 32 may also be prestressed relative to one another due to an elastic material deformation of the lower lip 14 or the tongue 26.
This would result in a non-positive connection between the two panels 2.
Fig. 4 shows another preferred detail of the profile geometry. When the projection 34 of a first panel 2 is engaged with the depression 36 of a second panel 2, the distal end 38 of the tongue 26 is arranged outside a plane E that extends perpendicular to the upper side of the panel 2 along the first contact surface 8, namely in the direction of the distal end of the lower lip 14. This plane is indicated with a broken line in Fig. 4. The particular advantage of this design is described in greater detail below with reference to Fig. 6.
A first variation of the method according to the invention for installing panels is described below with reference to Fig. 5a-5e. In Fig. 5a-5e, the upper portion respectively shows a perspective representation of the relative position between the two panels 2 and 2', and the lower portion shows the position along the first and second lateral edges 4 and 6' in the form of a sectional representation.
The method for installing two panels by means of a mechanical connection along adjacent lateral edges comprises the following steps:
Fig. 5a: a first panel 2 is arranged on a floor. A second panel 2' is arranged on the floor such that it is spaced apart from the first panel 2 and a first lateral edge 4 of the first panel 2 is situated opposite of a second lateral edge 6' of the second panel 2'.
Fig. 5b: the second panel 2' is moved into a position, in which the depression 36' of the second panel 2' is engaged with the projection 34 of the first panel 2. This position is also referred to as the so--called levering position.
This position is reached by initially displacing the second panel 2' horizontally until both lateral edges 4 and 6' lie near one another. This is indicated with an arrow in Fig.
5b. Subsequently, the second panel 2' is raised and additionally displaced until the depression 361 is essentially arranged above the projection 34. The second panel 2' is then lowered into the position illustrated in Fig. 5b.
In addition, this position can also be reached by placing the second lateral edge 6' of the second panel 2' against the first lateral edge 4 of the first panel 2 in an angled fashion, for example, such that the tongue 26' and the lower lip 14 contact one another. The position shown in Fig. 5b is reached by subsequently lowering the second panel 2'.
Fig. Sc: the second panel 2' is angled, i.e., raised in the direction of the arrow shown. During this process, the second lateral edge 6' of the second panel 2' remains in contact with the first lateral edge 4 of the first panel 2.
This contact takes place, for example, along the lower surface of the tongue 26' and the upper surface of the lower lip 14.
Fig. 5d: the second panel 2' is moved in the direction of the first lateral edge 4 of the first panel 1 in the angled position until the upper corners 7, 23' of the lateral edges 4, 6' contact with one another. This movement is also indicated with an arrow.
Fig. 5e: the second panel 2' is subsequently pivoted downward until the fitting surfaces 16, 28' and 18, 30', as well as the contact surfaces 8, 24' and 22, 32', are in contact with one another. This movement is also indicated with an arrow in the figure.
The joining of the two panels 2 and 2' consequently takes place in two steps. In step 1, the sequence of movements illustrated in Fig. 5a and 5b is carried out until the levering position is reached. In the second step, the sequence shown in Fig. 5c-5e is carried out. This also elucidates the term levering position because a lever-type engagement between the lateral edges 4 and 6' is achieved by means of a lifting movement, a displacement and a lowering movement after the levering position is reached.
A second variation of the method according to the invention is illustrated in Fig. 6a-6e. In Fig. 6a-6e, the upper portion respectively shows a perspective representation of the relative position between the panels 2, 2' and 211, and the lower portion shows the position along the first lateral edge 4 of the first panel 2 and the second lateral edge 6b' of the new panel 2' in the form of a sectional representation.
According to Fig. 6a-6e, the method for installing two panels by means of a mechanical connection along adjacent lateral edges comprises the following steps:
Fig. 6a: a first panel 2 is arranged on the floor together with a second panel 211, wherein a first lateral edge 4 of the first panel 2 was connected to a second lateral edge 61' of the second panel 211. A new panel 2' is angularly placed against a first lateral edge 4" of the second panel 2" with its second lateral edge 6a', wherein the depression 36b' of the second lateral edge 6b' of the new panel 2' is arranged above the projection 34 of the first lateral edge 4 of the first panel 2.
In this first step, the new panel 2' preferably is angularly placed against the first lateral edge 4" of the second panel 2" in such a way that a section of the distal end 38' of the tongue 26' adjoins a section of the first contact surface 8 of the first panel 2. This significantly simplifies the positioning of the new panel 2' relative to the first panel 2 because the subsequent lowering movement automatically causes the projection 34 to be inserted into the depression 36b'. For this purpose, the profile geometry has the peculiarity described above with reference to Fig.
4, namely that the distal end 38' of the tongue 26' is arranged outside the plane E shown in Figure 4 in the levering position.
Fig. 6b: the new panel 2' is pivoted downward and thusly connected to a first lateral edge 4" of the second panel 211, and the depression 36b' of the new panel 2' is engaged with the projection 34 of the first panel 2. This downward pivoting movement is indicated with an arrow in Fig. 6b.
Fig. 6c: the new panel 2' is positioned at an angle together with the second panel 211, wherein the second lateral edge 6b' of the new panel 2' remains in contact with the first lateral edge 4 of the first panel 2. This movement is indicated with an arrow in Fig. 6c.
Fig. 6d: the new panel 2' is moved in the direction of the first lateral edge 4 of the first panel 1 (arrow) in the angled position until the upper corners 7, 23b' of the lateral edges, 4, 6b' contact one another. During this movement, the lateral edges 4" of the second panel 2" and the second lateral edge 6a' of the new panel 2' remain connected to one another.
When angling the new panel 2' relative to the first panel 2, the new panel 2' and the second panel 2" preferably are essentially aligned relative to one another in one plane.
Due to this measure, the two panels 2' and 2" are prevented from separating, i.e., the two lateral edges 4"
and 6a' are prevented from disengaging.
Fig. 6e: in the last step, the new panel 2' is pivoted downward (arrow) together with the second panel 2" until the fitting surfaces 16, 28' and 18, 30, as well as the contact surfaces 8, 24; 22, 32' come in contact with one another.
The method according to Fig. 6 provides the advantage that it is relatively simple to move the new panel 2' into the levering position together with the first panel 2, namely because the new panel 2' is connected to the short lateral edge 4" along the short lateral edge 6a'. This connection can be easily produced because the lateral edges to be connected are not very long.
The situation is quite different along the long lateral edges 4 and 6b', as well as 4 and 611. In this case, it is necessary to very precisely observe the alignment of the panels 2' and 2" relative to the first panel 2 so as to prevent the lateral edges 6b' and 6" from sliding out of the lateral edge 4. In the levering position, the lateral edges already are partially engaged with one another and consequently aligned very well at the beginning of the second step of the method. In addition, part of the tongue already is situated beyond the projection of the lower lip such that a movement in the direction opposite to the levering movement is required in order to completely disengage the connection.
It goes without saying that the first panel 2 may be composed of several individual panels in order to form a correspondingly long lateral edge 4 for connecting the two pane l s 2' and 2''.
In both previously described methods, the new panel only needs to be slightly angled in order to connect the new panel to the already installed first panel. The second panel 2' is angled relative to the first panel 2 by less than 15 , preferably less than 12 , in particular, less than 100. These angles ensure, in particular, that the partially produced connection is preserved in the levering position, namely because a larger angle is usually required for disengaging the tongue that already is partially inserted at this point.
The second panel preferably is moved toward the first panel essentially parallel to the floor. The second panel is only raised at the end of this movement in order to engage the projection with the depression. This means that it is no longer necessary to laboriously hold at an angle and correspondingly position the new panel relative to the already installed panel, and that the handling is simplified.
The object of the invention is also attained with a second variation of a method which is disclosed in Claim 8 and comprises the following steps:
The method is used for installing several panels such that they are interconnected into a flat large-surface unit, namely by mechanically engaging the panels along adjoining lateral edges. The panels respectively comprise two pairs of oppositely arranged first lateral edges and second lateral edges according to the invention.
A first panel is arranged on a floor together with a second panel, wherein a first lateral edge of the first panel was already connected to a second lateral edge of the second panel. In other words, the first panel is arranged in a row of panels--that might already be completely installed--while the second panel is arranged in a new row to be installed and, if applicable, already connected to _ 9 -additional panels of the same row with the opposite lateral edge.
A new panel intended for the new row -to be installed is angularly placed against a first lateral edge of the second panel with its second lateral edge, wherein the depression of another second lateral edge of the new panel is arranged above the projection of the first lateral edge of the first panel.
The new panel is connected to a first lateral edge of the second panel by pivoting the new panel downward such that the depression of the new panel is engaged with the projection of the first panel.
This completes the first step of the method. At this point, the new panel is completely connected to the second panel along the corresponding lateral edges while the lateral edges of the new panel and the first panel are partially engaged. This position corresponds to the above-described levering position.
At the beginning of the second step, the new panel is held at an angle together with the second panel, wherein the second lateral edge of the new panel remains in contact with the first lateral edge of the first panel. This means that the underside of the tongue and the upper side of the lower lip are in contact along at least a contact line that, however, is shifted during the movement.
The new panel is moved in the direction of the first lateral edge of the first panel in the angled position until the upper corners of the lateral edges contact one another, wherein the lateral edges of the second panel and the second lateral edge of the new panel remain connected to one another.
The new panel is then pivoted downward together with the second panel until the fitting surfaces and the contact surfaces of the first lateral edge of the first panel and the second lateral edge of the new panel contact one another.
It is advantageous that the second panel is angled relative to the first panel by less than 15 , preferably less than 12 , in particular, less than 10 . These angles are sufficiently small for ensuring that the lateral edges in question which already are partially engaged can only be disengaged during the subsequent sliding movement if they are subjected to an additional movement or force.
In another preferred embodiment of the described method, the new panel is angularly positioned on the first lateral edge of the second panel, wherein a section of the distal tongue end of the new panel adjoins a section of the first contact surface of the first panel. The method is additionally simplified due to this contact between the tongue of the new panel and the first lateral edge of the first panel, namely because it is easier to adjust the position, in which the projection is arranged underneath the depression and automatically engaged with the depression when the new panel is subsequently pivoted downward.
Embodiments of the invention are described in greater detail below with reference to the enclosed figures. The figures show:
-li-Fig. 1 a first lateral edge of a panel according to the invention, Fig. 2 a second lateral edge of a panel according to the invention, Fig. 3 two panels according to the invention, wherein a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge are completely engaged with one another, Fig. 4 the panels according to Figure 3 in the levering position, Fig. Sa-e a first variation of the method according to the invention, and Fig. 6a-e a second of variation of the method according to the invention.
Fig. 1 and 2 respectively show a panel 2 with a first lateral edge 4 and a second lateral edge 6.
According to Fig. 1, the first lateral edge 4 has a first contact surface 8 that is arranged on the upper end of the first lateral edge 4.
A groove 10 comprises an upper lip 12 that upwardly limits the groove 10 and a lower lip 14 that downwardly limits the groove 10. The distal end of the lower lip 14 protrudes over the distal end of the upper lip 12.
A first fitting surface 16 is arranged on the upper lip 12 and a second fitting surface 18 is arranged on the lower lip 14 in the region of the groove bottom 20.
A second contact surface 22 is arranged on the lower lip 14 in the region of its distal end.
According to Fig. 2, the second lateral edge 6 has a third contact surface 24 on its upper end.
The second lateral edge 6 is also provided with a tongue 26 that has a third fitting surface 28 on the upper side and a fourth fitting surface 30 on the underside.
A fourth contact surface 32 is arranged on the underside of the tongue 26 and spaced apart from the distal end.
In the connected state of two complementary lateral edges 4 and 6 which is shown in Fig. 3, the first contact surface 8 and the third contact surface 24, the second contact surface 22 and the fourth contact surface32, the first fitting surface 16 and the third fitting surface 28 and the second fitting surface 18 and the fourth fitting surface 30 adjoin one another in a paired fashion.
According to the invention, the distal end of the lower lip 14 contains a projection 34 that protrudes upward and is limited by the second contact surface 22 on the side that faces the groove bottom 20. In addition, a depression 36 is arranged on the underside of the tongue 26 between the fourth fitting surface 30 and the fourth contact surface 32. The shape of the depression 36 is essentially adapted to the shape of the upper end of the projection 34.
The projection 34 and the depression 36 make it possible to arrange two panels 2 in the levering position according to Fig. 4, in which the projection 34 is accommodated in the depression 36. In Figure 4, the projection 34 and the depression 36 are illustrated with separate lines in order to elucidate this aspect. Naturally, the surfaces of both elements adjoin one another when they are in the levering position.
The described figures indicate that the depression 36 and the upper end of the projection 34 are realized in a V-shaped fashion, wherein the point of the V is directed upward. This simple shape ensures that the panels 2 can only be displaced relative to one another while in the levering position if they are subjected to a force. In other words, the levering position is a stable position that, however, can be easily changed. Naturally, the shape of the depression and the projection is not limited to that of a V and may be chosen arbitrarily.
The preferred design of the connecting elements which makes it possible to achieve a positive fit between the profiles is illustrated in the embodiment according to Figures 1-4.
In this preferred design, the contact surfaces 22 and 32 are not engaged with one another until the pivoting movement carried out during the joining of the two lateral edges 4 and 6 is completed.
However, the invention is not limited to profiles with a positive fit. The contact surfaces 22 and 32 may also be prestressed relative to one another due to an elastic material deformation of the lower lip 14 or the tongue 26.
This would result in a non-positive connection between the two panels 2.
Fig. 4 shows another preferred detail of the profile geometry. When the projection 34 of a first panel 2 is engaged with the depression 36 of a second panel 2, the distal end 38 of the tongue 26 is arranged outside a plane E that extends perpendicular to the upper side of the panel 2 along the first contact surface 8, namely in the direction of the distal end of the lower lip 14. This plane is indicated with a broken line in Fig. 4. The particular advantage of this design is described in greater detail below with reference to Fig. 6.
A first variation of the method according to the invention for installing panels is described below with reference to Fig. 5a-5e. In Fig. 5a-5e, the upper portion respectively shows a perspective representation of the relative position between the two panels 2 and 2', and the lower portion shows the position along the first and second lateral edges 4 and 6' in the form of a sectional representation.
The method for installing two panels by means of a mechanical connection along adjacent lateral edges comprises the following steps:
Fig. 5a: a first panel 2 is arranged on a floor. A second panel 2' is arranged on the floor such that it is spaced apart from the first panel 2 and a first lateral edge 4 of the first panel 2 is situated opposite of a second lateral edge 6' of the second panel 2'.
Fig. 5b: the second panel 2' is moved into a position, in which the depression 36' of the second panel 2' is engaged with the projection 34 of the first panel 2. This position is also referred to as the so--called levering position.
This position is reached by initially displacing the second panel 2' horizontally until both lateral edges 4 and 6' lie near one another. This is indicated with an arrow in Fig.
5b. Subsequently, the second panel 2' is raised and additionally displaced until the depression 361 is essentially arranged above the projection 34. The second panel 2' is then lowered into the position illustrated in Fig. 5b.
In addition, this position can also be reached by placing the second lateral edge 6' of the second panel 2' against the first lateral edge 4 of the first panel 2 in an angled fashion, for example, such that the tongue 26' and the lower lip 14 contact one another. The position shown in Fig. 5b is reached by subsequently lowering the second panel 2'.
Fig. Sc: the second panel 2' is angled, i.e., raised in the direction of the arrow shown. During this process, the second lateral edge 6' of the second panel 2' remains in contact with the first lateral edge 4 of the first panel 2.
This contact takes place, for example, along the lower surface of the tongue 26' and the upper surface of the lower lip 14.
Fig. 5d: the second panel 2' is moved in the direction of the first lateral edge 4 of the first panel 1 in the angled position until the upper corners 7, 23' of the lateral edges 4, 6' contact with one another. This movement is also indicated with an arrow.
Fig. 5e: the second panel 2' is subsequently pivoted downward until the fitting surfaces 16, 28' and 18, 30', as well as the contact surfaces 8, 24' and 22, 32', are in contact with one another. This movement is also indicated with an arrow in the figure.
The joining of the two panels 2 and 2' consequently takes place in two steps. In step 1, the sequence of movements illustrated in Fig. 5a and 5b is carried out until the levering position is reached. In the second step, the sequence shown in Fig. 5c-5e is carried out. This also elucidates the term levering position because a lever-type engagement between the lateral edges 4 and 6' is achieved by means of a lifting movement, a displacement and a lowering movement after the levering position is reached.
A second variation of the method according to the invention is illustrated in Fig. 6a-6e. In Fig. 6a-6e, the upper portion respectively shows a perspective representation of the relative position between the panels 2, 2' and 211, and the lower portion shows the position along the first lateral edge 4 of the first panel 2 and the second lateral edge 6b' of the new panel 2' in the form of a sectional representation.
According to Fig. 6a-6e, the method for installing two panels by means of a mechanical connection along adjacent lateral edges comprises the following steps:
Fig. 6a: a first panel 2 is arranged on the floor together with a second panel 211, wherein a first lateral edge 4 of the first panel 2 was connected to a second lateral edge 61' of the second panel 211. A new panel 2' is angularly placed against a first lateral edge 4" of the second panel 2" with its second lateral edge 6a', wherein the depression 36b' of the second lateral edge 6b' of the new panel 2' is arranged above the projection 34 of the first lateral edge 4 of the first panel 2.
In this first step, the new panel 2' preferably is angularly placed against the first lateral edge 4" of the second panel 2" in such a way that a section of the distal end 38' of the tongue 26' adjoins a section of the first contact surface 8 of the first panel 2. This significantly simplifies the positioning of the new panel 2' relative to the first panel 2 because the subsequent lowering movement automatically causes the projection 34 to be inserted into the depression 36b'. For this purpose, the profile geometry has the peculiarity described above with reference to Fig.
4, namely that the distal end 38' of the tongue 26' is arranged outside the plane E shown in Figure 4 in the levering position.
Fig. 6b: the new panel 2' is pivoted downward and thusly connected to a first lateral edge 4" of the second panel 211, and the depression 36b' of the new panel 2' is engaged with the projection 34 of the first panel 2. This downward pivoting movement is indicated with an arrow in Fig. 6b.
Fig. 6c: the new panel 2' is positioned at an angle together with the second panel 211, wherein the second lateral edge 6b' of the new panel 2' remains in contact with the first lateral edge 4 of the first panel 2. This movement is indicated with an arrow in Fig. 6c.
Fig. 6d: the new panel 2' is moved in the direction of the first lateral edge 4 of the first panel 1 (arrow) in the angled position until the upper corners 7, 23b' of the lateral edges, 4, 6b' contact one another. During this movement, the lateral edges 4" of the second panel 2" and the second lateral edge 6a' of the new panel 2' remain connected to one another.
When angling the new panel 2' relative to the first panel 2, the new panel 2' and the second panel 2" preferably are essentially aligned relative to one another in one plane.
Due to this measure, the two panels 2' and 2" are prevented from separating, i.e., the two lateral edges 4"
and 6a' are prevented from disengaging.
Fig. 6e: in the last step, the new panel 2' is pivoted downward (arrow) together with the second panel 2" until the fitting surfaces 16, 28' and 18, 30, as well as the contact surfaces 8, 24; 22, 32' come in contact with one another.
The method according to Fig. 6 provides the advantage that it is relatively simple to move the new panel 2' into the levering position together with the first panel 2, namely because the new panel 2' is connected to the short lateral edge 4" along the short lateral edge 6a'. This connection can be easily produced because the lateral edges to be connected are not very long.
The situation is quite different along the long lateral edges 4 and 6b', as well as 4 and 611. In this case, it is necessary to very precisely observe the alignment of the panels 2' and 2" relative to the first panel 2 so as to prevent the lateral edges 6b' and 6" from sliding out of the lateral edge 4. In the levering position, the lateral edges already are partially engaged with one another and consequently aligned very well at the beginning of the second step of the method. In addition, part of the tongue already is situated beyond the projection of the lower lip such that a movement in the direction opposite to the levering movement is required in order to completely disengage the connection.
It goes without saying that the first panel 2 may be composed of several individual panels in order to form a correspondingly long lateral edge 4 for connecting the two pane l s 2' and 2''.
In both previously described methods, the new panel only needs to be slightly angled in order to connect the new panel to the already installed first panel. The second panel 2' is angled relative to the first panel 2 by less than 15 , preferably less than 12 , in particular, less than 100. These angles ensure, in particular, that the partially produced connection is preserved in the levering position, namely because a larger angle is usually required for disengaging the tongue that already is partially inserted at this point.
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1. A panel, in particular, a flooring panel that can be mechanically connected to other panels of the same type, - with a first lateral edge (4) and an opposite second lateral edge (6), - with a first contact surface (8) that is arranged on the upper end of the first lateral edge (4), - with a groove (10) that is arranged on the first lateral edge (4), - with an upper lip (12) that upwardly limits the groove (10), - with a lower lip (14) that downwardly limits the groove (10), wherein the distal end of the lower lip (14) protrudes over the distal end of the upper lip (12), with a first fitting surface (16) that is arranged on the upper lip (12), - with a second fitting surface (18) that is arranged on the lower lip (14) in the region of the groove bottom (20), - with a second contact surface (22) that is arranged on the lower lip (14) in the region of the distal end, - with a third contact surface (24) that is arranged on the upper end of the second lateral edge (6), - with a tongue (26) that is arranged on the second lateral edge (6), - with a third fitting surface (28) that is arranged on the upper side of the tongue (26), - with a fourth fitting surface (30) that is arranged on the underside of the tongue (26) in the region of the distal end, and - with a fourth contact surface (32) that is arranged on the underside of the tongue (26) and spaced apart from the distal end, - wherein the first contact surface (8) and third contact surface (24), the second contact surface (22) and the fourth contact surface (32), the first fitting surface (16) and the third fitting surface (28) as well as the second fitting surface (18) and the fourth fitting surface (30) adjoin one another in a paired fashion when two panels are connected to one another along two complementary lateral edges (4,6), characterized in - that the distal end of the lower lip (14) contains a projection (34) that protrudes upward and is limited by the second contact surface (22) on the side that faces the groove bottom (20), and in - that a depression (36) is formed on the underside of the tongue (26) between the fourth fitting surface (30) and the fourth contact surface (32), - wherein the shape of the depression (36) is essentially adapted to the shape of the upper end of the projection (34).
2. The panel according to Claim 1, characterized in that the depression (36) and the upper end of the projection (34) have the shape of a V.
3. The panel according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the second contact surface (22) and the fourth contact surface (32) can be engaged with one another in the form of a positive fit.
4. The panel according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the second contact surface (22) and the fourth contact surface (32) can be engaged with one another in the form of a non-positive connection.
5. A system consisting of a series of panels according to one of Claims 1-4, characterized in that, when the projection (34) of a first panel (2) is engaged with the depression (36) of a second panel (2), the distal end (38) of the tongue (26) is arranged outside a plane (E) that extends perpendicular to the upper side of the panel (2) along the first contact surface (8), namely in the direction of the distal end of the lower lip (14).
6. A method for installing two panels by means of a mechanical connection along adjacent lateral edges, wherein the panels are realized in accordance with one of Claims 1-4, and wherein - a first panel (2) is arranged on a floor, - a second panel (2') is arranged on the floor such that it is spaced apart from the first panel (2) and the first lateral edge (4) of the first panel (2) is situated opposite of a second lateral edge (6') of the second panel (2'), - the second panel (2') is moved into a position, in which the depression (36') of the second panel (2') is engaged with the projection (34) of the first panel (2), - the second panel (2') is angled while the second lateral edge (6') of the second panel (2') remains in contact with the first lateral edge (4) of the first panel (2), - the second panel (2') is moved in the direction of the first lateral edge (4) of the first panel (2) in the angled position until upper corners (7, 23') of the lateral edges (4, 6') contact one another, and - the second panel (2') is subsequently pivoted downward until the fitting surfaces (16, 28'; 18, 30') and the contact surfaces (8, 24'; 22, 32') are in contact with one another.
7. The method according to Claim 6, wherein the second panel (2') is moved toward the first panel (2) essentially parallel to the floor and raised at the end of this movement in order to engage the projection (34) with the depression (36').
8. The method for installing panels by means of a mechanical connection along adjacent lateral edges, wherein the panels are realized in accordance with one of Claims 1-4 and respectively comprise two pairs of oppositely arranged first and second lateral edges, and wherein - a first panel (2) is arranged on the floor together with a second panel (2''), wherein the first lateral edge (4) of the first panel (2) was connected to a second lateral edge (6'') of the second panel (2''), - a new panel (2') is angularly placed against a first lateral edge (4'') of the second panel (2'') with its second lateral edge (6a'), wherein the depression (36b') of the second lateral edge (6b') of the new panel (2') is arranged above the projection (34) of the first lateral edge (4) of the first panel (2), - the new panel (2') is pivoted downward and thusly connected to the first lateral edge (4'') of the second panel (2''), and the depression (36b') of the new panel (2') is engaged with the projection (34) of the first panel (2), - the new panel (2') is positioned at an angle together with the second panel (2'') while the second lateral edge (6b') of the new panel (2') remains in contact with the first lateral edge (4) of the first panel (2), - the new panel (2') is moved in the direction of the first lateral edge (4) of the first panel (2) in the angled position until upper corners (7, 23b') of the lateral edges (4, 6b') contact one another, namely while the lateral edges (4'') of the second panel (2'') and the second lateral edge (6a') of the new panel (2') remain connected to one another, and - the new panel (2') is pivoted downward together with the second panel (2'') until the fitting surfaces (16, 28'; 18, 30'), as well as the contact surfaces (8, 24'; 22, 32'), come in contact with one another.
9. The method according to Claim 8, wherein the new panel (2') is angularly placed against the first lateral edge (4'') of the second panel (2'') in the first step, and wherein a section of the distal end of the tongue (26') adjoins a section of the first contact surface (8) of the first panel (2).
10. The method according to Claim 8 or 9, wherein the new panel (2') and the second panel (2'') are essentially aligned relative to one another in one plane when the new panel (2') is angled relative to the first panel (2).
11. The method according to one of Claims 6-10, wherein the second panel (2') is angled relative to the first panel (2) by less than 15°, preferably less than 12°, in particular, less than 10°.
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