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US 12,188,238 · App. 16/738,602 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Building panel

Inventors: Roger Ylikangas (Lerberget, SE); Anders Nilsson (Helsingborg, SE); Karl Quist (Höganäs, SE)
Assignee: Välinge Innovation AB
E04F15/02038B27G13/14B27M3/0066B27M3/06E04F2201/0146E04F2201/0153E04F2201/0161E04F2201/023E04F2201/043E04F2201/044
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Patent No.
US 12,188,238
App. No.
16/738,602
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Building panels, such as a floor panels or wall panels. The panels including a first mechanical locking system at respective parallel and opposite third and fourth edges, such as long edges, configured to cooperate for horizontal and vertical locking between two adjacent building panels, preferably by means of a folding motion. The panels further including a second locking system at respective parallel and opposite first and second edges, such as short edges, configured to cooperate for horizontal and vertical locking of two adjacent building panels. An upper edge portion of one of the third edge or fourth edge, preferably the third edge, includes a first lower lip portion configured to cooperate with a first upper lip portion of an upper edge portion of the other of the third and fourth edge of an adjacent panel when the third and fourth edges are arranged in locking engagement.

Claims (19)

1. A set of similar or essentially identical building panels, comprising:

a first mechanical locking system at respective parallel and opposite third and fourth edges being long edges of the panel, the first mechanical locking system configured to cooperate for horizontal and vertical locking between two adjacent building panels; and

a second locking system at respective parallel and opposite first and second edges, configured to cooperate for horizontal and vertical locking of two adjacent building panels,

wherein an upper edge portion of one of the third or fourth edge comprises a first lower lip portion configured to cooperate with a first upper lip portion of an upper edge portion of the other of the third or fourth edge of an adjacent panel when said third and fourth edges are assembled in locking position,

wherein an upper edge portion of one of the first or second edge comprises a second lower lip portion configured to cooperate with a second upper lip portion of an upper edge portion of the other of the first or second edge of an adjacent panel when said first and second edges are assembled in locking position, wherein the first lower lip portion is continuous with the second lower lip portion.

2. The set according to claim 1 , wherein the lip portions each comprises a planar horizontal surface.

3. The set according to claim 1 , wherein said lip portions continuously define a datum plane.

4. The set according to claim 1 , wherein said first and second lower lip portions are contiguous with each other such as to extend continuously along the third or fourth edge and the first or second edge, and said first and second upper lip portions are contiguous with each other such as to extend continuously along the other of the third or fourth edge and the other of the first or second edge.

5. The set according to claim 1 , wherein the first upper lip portion is configured to bear on the first lower lip portion when adjacent panels are assembled in locking position by means of the first locking system.

6. The set according to claim 1 , wherein the second upper lip portion is configured to bear on the second lower lip portion when adjacent panels are assembled in locking position by means of the second locking system.

7. The set according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second locking systems each comprise a locking tongue and a tongue groove, wherein said lip portions are disposed between a respective of said locking tongue or tongue groove and the front surface of the panel.

8. The set according to claim 1 , wherein said upper edge portion of the second edge and/or fourth edge, each comprise a vertically extending edge portion extending from the front surface followed by a contiguous bend inwards towards a centre of the panel.

9. The set according to claim 8 , wherein said bend comprises a right-angle bend.

10. The set according to claim 1 , wherein the panel comprises a surface layer, said surface layer comprising a binder.

11. The set according to claim 10 , wherein said binder has a penetration depth into a core of the panel in a direction transverse the front surface.

12. The set according to claim 10 , wherein said penetration depth extends to and including at least part of the lip portions.

13. The set according to claim 1 , wherein at least one pocket is formed adjacent the first and/or second lower lip portion between the third edge of a panel and the fourth edge of adjacent panels or between the first edge of a panel and the second edge of an adjacent panel when the panels are configured in assembled position, said pocket configured to receive a sealant.

14. The set according to claim 13 , wherein the pocket extends vertically below the first and second lower lip portions.

15. The set according to claim 1 , wherein said upper edge portion of the first edge and/or third edge each comprise a vertically extending edge portion extending from the front surface followed by a contiguous bend outwards away from the centre of the panel.

Assignments (1)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CORRECT APPLICATION NUMBER PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 051783 FRAME: 0167. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jun 30, 2020
From: YLIKANGAS, ROGER; NILSSON, ANDERS; QUIST, KARL
To: VÄLINGE INNOVATION AB
Reel/Frame 053085/0668 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 19199234 · Sep 24, 2019 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210087827A1 · Mar 25, 2021
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