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Granted Patent B2
US 12,460,668 · App. 18/191,404 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Set of panels and an associated assembled article

Inventor: Thomas Meijer (Viken, SE)
Assignee: VÄLINGE INNOVATION AB
F16B12/125F16B12/26A47B47/042F16B2012/466
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Patent No.
US 12,460,668
App. No.
18/191,404
Granted
Nov 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A set of panels including a first panel and a second panel configured to assume a locked state in which a first main plane of the first panel is arranged at an angle of between 30° and 150° relative to a second main plane of the second panel. A separate tongue arranged in an insertion groove provided in a groove of the first panel is configured to cooperate with a locking portion of the recess provided in the edge section of the second panel for locking the panels in a first direction perpendicular to the first main plane, and the edge section is configured to cooperate with the groove for locking the panels in a second direction parallel to the first main plane. The locking portion is disposed at a locking angle below 45° with respect to the second main plane and/or the first direction.

Claims (21)

1 . A set of panels comprising a first panel and a second panel configured to assume a locked state in which a first main plane of the first panel is arranged at an angle (ϕ) of between 30° and 150°, relative to a second main plane of the second panel, the set comprising:

a groove provided in the first panel,

an edge section of the second panel,

an insertion groove provided in the groove of the first panel, a separate tongue being arranged in the insertion groove, and

a recess provided in the edge section of the second panel,

wherein the separate tongue is configured to cooperate with a locking portion of the recess for locking the first and second panels to each other in a first direction perpendicular to the first main plane,

wherein the edge section of the second panel is configured to cooperate with the groove of the first panel for locking the first and second panels to each other in a second direction parallel to the first main plane and extending towards a side edge surface of the first panel, and

wherein the locking portion is disposed at a locking angle with respect to the first direction, the locking angle (α) not exceeding 40°.

2 . The set according to claim 1 , wherein the groove is provided in an interior portion of a first face of the first panel.

3 . The set according to claim 1 , wherein the insertion groove is provided at an angle (β) of 18°-45°, with respect to the first main plane.

4 . The set according to claim 1 , wherein the locking portion is planar.

5 . The set according to claim 1 , wherein the locking angle (α) is 30°-40°.

6 . The set according to claim 1 , wherein a relative angle (g) between the locking portion and the insertion groove is 15°-50° in the locked state.

7 . The set according to claim 1 , wherein the edge section is distanced from a bottom portion of the groove in the locked state by a space.

8 . The set according to claim 1 , wherein an outer portion of the separate tongue is curved or comprises a bevel.

9 . The set according to claim 1 , wherein the first main plane is arranged essentially perpendicularly to the second main plane.

10 . The set according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the first panel defined by a first and a second face of the first panel varies by more than ±0.2 mm with respect to a nominal thickness value.

11 . The set according to claim 1 , wherein the first and/or second panel(s) comprises a core layer and a décor structure.

12 . The set according to claim 1 , wherein the first and/or second panel(s) is/are layered comprising at least two core layers.

13 . The set according to claim 1 , wherein the first and/or the second panel(s) comprise(s) a sandwich core.

14 . An assembled article comprising the set of panels according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 17, 2023
From: MEIJER, THOMAS
To: VÄLINGE INNOVATION AB
Reel/Frame 063340/0032 →
Priority Claims (1)
SE 2250390-8 · Mar 30, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230313823A1 · Oct 5, 2023
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