CN111519859A

CN111519859A - Plank block, locking member and plank block assembly

Info

Publication number: CN111519859A
Application number: CN201910103695.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨建忠
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2019-02-01
Filing date: 2019-02-01
Publication date: 2020-08-11

Abstract

The invention provides a wood block, a locking piece and a wood block assembly. The bottom surface corner of plank piece is provided with the slot, the slot with the edge of plank piece encloses into the installation department jointly, the slot is used for cooperating with the lateral wall of locking piece. The wood board block can effectively limit the spliced wood board block.

Description

Plank block, locking member and plank block assembly

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of wood block assembly, in particular to a wood block with a lock catch, a locking piece and a wood block assembly.

Background

Wood panels, such as wood flooring, will dry out in a dry environment creating gaps between the wood panels. The conventional timber blocks usually have improved tongue and groove structures, such as increased protrusions or recesses, to form locking structures to prevent gaps between the assembled timber blocks.

Disclosure of Invention

It is an object of the present invention to solve or at least alleviate problems in the prior art.

On the one hand, a slot is formed in the corner of the bottom surface of the wood board block, the slot and the edge of the wood board block jointly enclose an installation part, and the slot is used for being matched with the side wall of the locking piece.

Optionally, in the plank block, a corner of a bottom surface of the plank block is provided with a first slot along a first direction and a second slot along a second direction intersecting with the first direction, the first slot and the second slot and an edge of the plank block enclose together to form an installation portion, and the first slot and the second slot are respectively used for being matched with a first wall and a second wall adjacent to a locking member.

Optionally, in the wood board block, the wood board block is a cube, the first slot is along a width direction of the wood board block, and the second slot is along a length direction of the wood board block.

Optionally, in the wood block, the width of the first slot is substantially equal to the thickness of the first wall of the locking member engaged therewith, so that the first slot is tightly engaged with the first wall.

Optionally, in the plank block, a width of the second slot is greater than a thickness of a second wall of the locking member engaged therewith, such that the second slot is in clearance fit with the second wall.

Optionally, in the plank block, the plank block is being assembled, and the locking member is used for locking the mounting portions at the corners of the four plank blocks.

Optionally, in the plank block, the second slot of plank block extends the whole length of plank block, the plank block still includes the middle part of plank block is followed the third slot and the fourth slot of the width direction of plank block, the plank block is fallen by mistake and is assembled, the locking piece is used for the installation department at the corner of lock solid two plank blocks and the installation department at the middle part of another plank block.

Optionally, in the wood board block, the second slot of the wood board block extends the entire length of the wood board block, the wood board block further includes a third slot, a fourth slot, a fifth slot and a sixth slot in the middle of the wood board block along the width direction of the wood board block, the wood board block is assembled in a herringbone manner, and the locking member is used for locking and fixing the mounting portions of the corners of the two wood board blocks and the mounting portion of the middle of the other wood board block.

Optionally, in the wood board block, the wood board block is in a diamond shape, the first slit groove and the second slit groove are respectively parallel to the adjacent sides of the diamond-shaped wood board block, and the locking member is used for locking and fixing the installation parts of the corners of four or eight wood board blocks.

Optionally, in the plank block, a width of the first slot and/or the second slot is in a range of 1.0-3.5mm, and/or a depth of the first slot and/or the second slot is in a range of 4-8 mm.

Optionally, in the plank block, the slot comprises an arcuate section.

There is also provided a locking member comprising a closed loop shaped side wall for locking together blocks of timber according to embodiments of the present invention.

Optionally, in the lock, the lock is made of plastic or metal.

Optionally, in the lock member, a cross section of the lock member is rectangular, circular, arrow-shaped, diamond-shaped, or star-shaped.

There is also provided a plank assembly comprising a plank block according to various embodiments of the present invention and a locking member for locking the plank blocks together.

Drawings

The principles of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

figure 1 shows a front view of a wood panel block according to one embodiment of the invention;

fig. 2 shows a reverse side view of a wood panel block according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 illustrates a latch according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 illustrates a construction schematic of a plank block assembly according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 illustrates a schematic assembly of a plank block assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 illustrates a schematic assembly of a plank block assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 illustrates the plank block assembly of FIG. 6 in an extended state;

FIG. 8 illustrates a sectional view of a plank block assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 9 illustrates a construction schematic of a plank block assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

It is easily understood that according to the technical solution of the present invention, a person skilled in the art can propose various alternative structures and implementation ways without changing the spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings are merely illustrative of the technical aspects of the present invention, and should not be construed as all of the present invention or as limitations or limitations on the technical aspects of the present invention.

The terms of orientation of upper, lower, left, right, front, rear, front, back, top, bottom, and the like referred to or which may be referred to in this specification are defined relative to the configuration shown in the drawings, and are relative terms, and thus may be changed accordingly depending on the position and the state of use. Therefore, these and other directional terms should not be construed as limiting terms.

According to the embodiment of the invention, the wood block is provided, the slot is arranged at the corner of the bottom surface of the wood block, and the slot and the edge of the wood block jointly enclose the mounting part. The locking piece is including being the lateral wall of closed loop shape, and the lateral wall of locking piece inserts in the slot of a plurality of plank pieces for the locking piece centers on the installation department of a plurality of plank pieces, thereby makes the plank piece receive the spacing of locking piece. The wood block is, for example, wood floor, wall panel, decorative panel or furniture panel, etc. Hereinafter, wood flooring is taken as an example.

Referring first to fig. 1 and 2, there are shown perspective views of the front and back views, respectively, of a wood panel block, such as wood flooring. The wood panel block 1 may comprise a top surface 11 and a bottom surface 12. The

slots

21,31 are provided at the corners of the bottom surface 12 of the block 1, the

slots

21,31 and the edges of the block 1 enclosing a mounting portion 51 at the corner of the block 1. The width w and depth h of the slot are marked in fig. 2. The locking member 6 as shown in fig. 3 is fitted to the mounting portion 51 of the plurality of wood panels 1, thereby linking the respective wood panels 1 together. In a more specific embodiment, as shown in the embodiment of fig. 1 and 2, the corners of the bottom surface 12 of the block 1 are provided with a first slot 31 in a first direction and a second slot 21 in a second direction intersecting the first direction, the first and

second slots

31, 21 and the edge of the block 1 together defining a mounting portion 51, the first and

second slots

31, 21 being adapted to cooperate with adjacent first and

second walls

61, 62 of the locking member 6, respectively. In the illustrated embodiment, the block 1 is a cube, and the first slot 31 and the second slot 32 are parallel to two sides of the block, respectively, the first slot 31 being along the width of the block 1, and the second slot 21 being along the length of the block 1. Since the slots may be parallel to the edges of the blocks in the block according to various embodiments of the present invention, the slots may be machined during the block tenoning process without adding additional processes. In alternative embodiments as set forth below, the plank 1 may have other shapes and the slot may have other configurations.

Referring to fig. 3, a lockout member 6 in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention is shown. The locking member 6 comprises a side wall in the shape of a closed loop, which is perpendicular to the bottom or top surface of the block when mounted to the block. Which are used to lock together the timber blocks 1 as shown in figures 1 and 2. In this embodiment, the locking member 6 has a cubic or box shape and includes at least a first side wall 61, a second side wall 62, a third side wall 63 and a fourth side wall 64. The locking member 6 according to some embodiments of the present invention does not include a bottom wall and therefore does not underlay the plank when it is installed between the plank blocks.

Referring to FIG. 4, a plank block assembly is shown in an assembled state, according to one embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the plank blocks are selected for assembly, i.e., adjacent plank blocks are arranged in the same direction with the edges of the respective plank blocks aligned. The wood panel block 1 comprises a set of

first slots

31,34 and a set of

second slots

21,22, thereby defining four mounting portions 51 at the four corners of the wood panel block 1. The locking members 6 are used to lock the mounting portions 51 at the corners of the four timber planks. In some embodiments, the width of the

first slots

31,34 is substantially equal to the thickness of the first wall 61 of the locking member engaged therewith, so that the

first slots

31,34 are tightly engaged with the first wall 61, and since the expansion and contraction of the wood block 1, especially the wood floor made of solid wood material, in the length direction is not significant, the

first slots

31,34 are provided to be tightly engaged with the first wall 61 in the length direction. In some embodiments, the width of the

second slot

21,22 may be larger than the thickness of the second wall 62 of the locking member 6 engaged therewith, so that the

second slot

21,22 is in clearance fit with the second wall 62, i.e. there is a gap between the

second slot

21,22 and the second wall 62, to allow the wood board block 1 to expand and contract in the width direction, which is advantageous for wood board blocks. In other embodiments, such as in the case of a composite floor where expansion and contraction are not significant, each slot may mate with a side wall of the locking element. In some embodiments, the

second slots

21,22 are about 1mm thicker than the second wall 62, such as 0.5-1.5mm, such that after assembly, there is a gap of about 1.0mm between the

second slots

21,22 and the second wall 62. This can be achieved by setting the slot width or the thickness of the side wall of the locking member.

In the shown embodiment the

second slots

21,22 of the plank block 1 extend the entire length of the plank block 1. In the shown embodiment the

first slots

31,34 of the plank block 1 extend the entire width of the plank block 1. In an alternative embodiment, the first and/or second slot may extend only a part of the width or length of the wood panel block 1. With continued reference to fig. 1,2 and 5, in some embodiments, the plank 1 further comprises a third slot 32 and a fourth slot 33 in the middle of the plank along the width of the plank 1, the second slot 22, the third slot 32 and the fourth slot 33, and the edges of the plank 1 together enclose a mounting portion 52 in the middle of the plank 1 (where the middle does not represent the midpoint, and can be anywhere between the two ends of the plank, such as at 1/3 lengths of the plank). As shown in fig. 5, the wood panels 1 are assembled in a staggered manner, i.e. the wood panels 1 are in the same direction, but the head of one wood panel 1 is aligned with the middle of another wood panel 1 at a certain position. The locking member 6 is used to lock the mounting portions 51 of the corners of two planks and the mounting portion 52 of the middle of the other plank. In this embodiment, too, the

first slots

31,34, the third slot 32 and the fourth slot 33 can be tightly fitted to the wall of the locking member 6, and the

second slots

21,22 can be loosely fitted to the wall of the locking member 6.

With continued reference to fig. 6 and 7, the

second slots

21,22 of the wood panel block extend the entire length of the wood panel block 1. The plank block 1 further comprises a third slot 32, a fourth slot 33, a fifth slot 36 and a sixth slot 35 in the middle of the plank block in the width direction of the plank block, wherein the second slot 21, the third slot 32, the fourth slot 33 and the edge of the plank block enclose a first middle mounting part 52, and the second slot 21, the fifth slot 36, the sixth slot 35 and the edge of the plank block enclose a second middle mounting part 52. The wood blocks are assembled in a herringbone mode, namely the wood blocks are arranged in a herringbone mode along the direction perpendicular to each other. The locking member 6 is used to lock the mounting portions 51 of the corners of two planks and the mounting portion 52 of the middle of the other plank. In this embodiment, too, the

first slots

31,34, the third slot 32, the fourth slot 33, the fifth slot 36 and the sixth slot 35 can be tightly fitted to the wall of the lock member 6, and the

second slots

21,22 can be loosely fitted to the wall of the lock member 6. In this embodiment, the wall thickness of the lock member 6 may be set to be the same and the width of each slit may be set to be different. In figure 7 a herringbone pattern of destination panel assemblies is shown, in some embodiments each panel is retained by six locking members 6, in some embodiments some locking members 6 may optionally be omitted, for example each panel may be retained by three, four or five locking members 6, for example.

As can be seen from the above embodiments, the wood block assembly according to the embodiments of the present invention may allow the wood blocks to be assembled positively, dislocated or herringbone and may effectively limit the relative positions between the wood blocks. In some embodiments, the plank blocks can also be allowed to expand and contract in the width direction.

With continued reference to FIG. 8, a plank block assembly is shown in a assembled state according to another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the plank block 1' has a diamond shape, the first and

second slots

31,34, 21,22 are parallel to the adjacent sides of the diamond-shaped plank block, respectively, a locking member, such as a locking member 71 having an octagonal star shape, is used to lock the mounting portions 51 of the corners of eight plank blocks, and a locking member, such as an arrow-shaped locking member 72 or a diamond-shaped locking member 73 is used to lock the mounting portions 51 of the corners of four plank blocks. In this embodiment, too, the

first slots

31,34 can mate with the walls of the locking

members

71,72,73, and the

second slots

21,22 can be in clearance fit with the walls of the locking

members

71,72, 73. In the embodiment shown in fig. 8, the angle of the corners of the diamond is about 45 degrees, the locking member 71 in the middle is used to lock eight plank blocks, in an alternative embodiment the corners of the diamond may be about 60 degrees, and the locking member is used to lock six plank blocks. The corners of the diamond may have other angles and the locking members may be used to lock other numbers of blocks. In addition, in alternative embodiments, the diamond-shaped wood blocks can also be spliced by fishbones.

In some embodiments, a slot, such as the first slot or the second slot, may comprise an arcuate segment. As shown in fig. 9, in some embodiments, for the cubic plank 1 ″, the slot with the arc-shaped section and the edge of the plank enclose the mounting portion 51 at the corner, and the locking member 8 with the arc-shaped section can be used to lock the mounting portions 51 at the corners of four planks.

In an embodiment of the invention, the width of the first slot and/or the second slot is in the range of 1.0-3.5mm, or in the range of 1.5-3.5mm, or in the range of 2.0-3.0mm and/or the depth of the first slot and/or the second slot is in the range of 4-8mm, or in the range of 4-7mm, or in the range of 4-6 mm. In some embodiments, the depth of the first and second slots is within 1/3 of the entire thickness of the plank to ensure the strength of the plank. In some embodiments, the locking

members

6,7,8 may be made of plastic or metal. In some embodiments, the cross-section of the

locking members

6,7,8 may be rectangular, circular, arrow-shaped, diamond-shaped, or star-shaped, such as hexagonal or octagonal.

In another aspect, the present invention is also directed to the protection of a plank block or locking member sold separately, or a plank block assembly including a plank block and a locking member sold together.

It should be understood that all of the above preferred embodiments are exemplary and not restrictive, and that various modifications and changes in the specific embodiments described above, which would occur to persons skilled in the art upon consideration of the above teachings, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. The wood board block is characterized in that a slot is formed in the corner of the bottom surface of the wood board block, the slot and the edge of the wood board block jointly enclose an installation part, and the slot is used for being matched with the side wall of a locking piece.

2. The plank block of claim 1 wherein a corner of the bottom surface of the plank block is provided with a first slot in a first direction and a second slot in a second direction intersecting the first direction, the first and second slots and the edge of the plank block together enclosing a mounting portion, the first and second slots for mating with adjacent first and second walls of a locking member, respectively.

3. The plank block of claim 2, wherein the plank block is cubic, the first slot being along a width of the plank block, the second slot being along a length of the plank block.

4. A plank block as claimed in claim 3, wherein the width of the first slot is substantially equal to the thickness of the first wall of the locking member with which it is engaged, such that the first slot is a close fit with the first wall.

5. A plank block as claimed in claim 3, wherein the width of the second slot is greater than the thickness of the second wall of the locking member with which it is engaged, such that the second slot is in clearance engagement with the second wall.

6. A plank block as claimed in claim 3 wherein the plank block is being assembled and the locking means is used to lock the mounting portions of the corners of four plank blocks.

7. The plank block of claim 3, wherein the second slot of the plank block extends the entire length of the plank block, the plank block further comprising a third slot and a fourth slot in the middle of the plank block along the width direction of the plank block, the plank blocks being staggered and assembled, the locking member for locking the mounting portions of the corners of two plank blocks and the mounting portion of the middle of another plank block.

8. The plank block of claim 3, wherein the second slot of the plank block extends the entire length of the plank block, the plank block further comprising a third slot, a fourth slot, a fifth slot, and a sixth slot in the middle of the plank block along the width of the plank block, the plank block being herringbone aligned, the locking member for locking the mounting portions of the corners of two plank blocks and the middle of another plank block.

9. The plank block of claim 2, wherein the plank block has a diamond shape, the first and second slots are parallel to the adjacent sides of the diamond shaped plank block, respectively, and the locking member is configured to lock the mounting portions of the corners of four, six, or eight plank blocks.

10. Plank as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the width of the first and/or second slot is in the range of 1.0-3.5mm and/or the depth of the first and/or second slot is in the range of 4-8 mm.

11. The plank block of claim 1 wherein the slot comprises an arcuate section.

12. A locking member, characterised in that the locking member comprises a side wall in the form of a closed loop, the locking member being adapted to lock together blocks of wood according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

13. The latch of claim 12 wherein said latch is made of plastic or metal.

14. The latch of claim 12 wherein said latch has a rectangular, circular, arrowhead, diamond or star cross-section.

15. A plank assembly comprising a plank as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 11 and a locking member for locking the plank together.