IP Library Granted Patent US 12,247,406
Granted Patent B2
US 12,247,406 · App. 18/684,770 · Granted Mar 11, 2025

Panel, in particular floor panel, having sealing function, and panel system

Inventors: Bruno Reiter (St. Johann in Tirol, AT); Tobias Holz (Wismar, DE)
Assignee: Fritz Egger GmbH & Co. OG
E04F15/02038E04F15/10E04F2201/0107
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Patent No.
US 12,247,406
App. No.
18/684,770
Granted
Mar 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a panel, in particular floor panel, with an upside, with a underside, with a first side edge, with a second side edge arranged opposite the first side edge, with a first locking element formed on the first side edge, with a second locking element formed on the second side edge. The first locking element and the second locking element are designed to correspond to one another, with a first bearing surface formed on the first side edge. The first abutment surface adjoins the upside, and with a second abutment surface formed on the second side edge. The second abutment surface adjoins the upside, in which the technical problem of preventing moisture and dirt from penetrating between the connected panels is solved.

Claims (32)

1. A panel, especially a floor panel, comprising:

a plate forming a core;

an upside;

an underside;

a first side edge;

a second side edge arranged opposite the first side edge;

a first locking element formed on the first side edge;

a second locking element formed on the second side edge, wherein the first locking element and the second locking element are designed to correspond to each other;

a first abutment surface formed on the first side edge, the first abutment surface being adjacent to the upside; and

a second abutment surface formed on the second side edge, the second abutment surface being adjacent to the upside,

wherein the first locking element and the second locking element are able to establish a horizontal locking in a locking position, and

wherein the material of the side edges corresponds to a core material of the plate,

wherein

a deformation element is arranged at least in sections on at least one of the abutment surfaces, wherein the deformation element is formed from the material of the side edge, wherein the deformation element protrudes with respect to the at least one of the abutment surfaces,

a deformation section corresponding to the deformation element is provided on another abutment surface of the at least one of the abutment surfaces, wherein the deformation section runs flat with respect to the other abutment surface, and

the deformation element and the deformation section are able to be deformed at least partly in the locking position due to a contact of the deformation element with an opposite abutment surface.

2. The panel according to claim 1 ,

wherein

a distance between a distal end of the deformation element and the abutment surface in a direction perpendicular to the abutment surface is in a range of 0.02 to 0.1 mm.

3. The panel according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the deformation element has a substantially triangular cross-section.

4. The panel according to claim 1 , wherein the deformation element has a substantially trapezoidal cross-section.

5. The panel according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the deformation element has a substantially semicircular cross-section.

6. A system of a plurality of panels according to claim 1 ,

wherein

in a locking position, the first locking element on the first side edge of a second panel is in contact, at least in sections, with the second locking element formed on the second side edge of a first panel,

in the locking position, the first abutment surface on the first side edge of the second panel is in contact, at least in sections, with the second abutment surface on the second side edge of the first panel,

in the locking position the deforming element arranged on the first abutment surface of the first side edge of the second panel and/or the deforming element arranged on the second abutment surface of the second side edge of the first panel is in contact with the second abutment surface of the second side edge of the first panel and/or with the abutment surface of the first abutment surface of the first side edge of the second panel, and

the contact of the deforming element with the opposite abutment surface deforms the deforming element and the opposite deforming section at least in sections.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2024
From: REITER, BRUNO; HOLZ, TOBIAS
To: FRITZ EGGER GMBH & CO. OG
Reel/Frame 067751/0413 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 21192565 · Aug 23, 2021 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240328171A1 · Oct 3, 2024
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