CN210421772U - Plank block, locking member and plank block assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a plank piece, locking piece and plank piece subassembly. 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. According to the utility model discloses a plank piece can be effective spacing to the plank piece that the concatenation is good.

Description

Plank block, locking member and plank block assembly

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a field, more specifically are assembled to the plank piece, the utility model relates to a take plank piece of hasp, lock piece and plank block group spare.

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.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to solve or at least alleviate the problem that exists among 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.

Still provide a lock piece, the lock piece is including being the lateral wall of closed loop shape, the lock piece is used for will according to the utility model discloses an embodiment the plank piece lock solid together.

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.

Still provide a plank block subassembly, plank block subassembly includes according to the utility model discloses a each embodiment plank block and locking piece, the locking piece be used for with plank block lock solid is in the same place.

Drawings

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

fig. 1 shows a front view of a wood panel block according to an embodiment of the invention;

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

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

FIG. 4 illustrates a schematic assembly 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 shows a schematic assembly view of a plank block assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention; and

fig. 9 shows a schematic assembly diagram 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 plurality of alternative structural modes and implementation modes can be proposed by those skilled in the art without changing the spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings are merely illustrative of the technical solutions of the present invention, and should not be considered as limiting or restricting the technical solutions of the present invention in their entirety or in any other way.

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 utility model discloses an embodiment provides a plank piece, is provided with the slot in the bottom surface corner of plank piece, and the edge of slot and plank piece encloses into the installation department jointly. 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 in the plank block according to various embodiments of the present invention, the slots may be parallel to the edges of the plank block, these slots may be machined in the plank 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 locking member 6 according to an 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 cushion the plank when it is installed between the plank pieces.

Referring to fig. 4, a plank block assembly in an assembled state is shown, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. 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.

It can be seen from the above embodiments that the plank block assemblies according to the embodiments of the present invention can allow the plank blocks to be being assembled, being assembled in a staggered manner or being assembled in a herringbone manner, and can effectively limit the relative positions between the plank 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 an assembled state in accordance with another embodiment of the present disclosure. 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 said 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 said first slot and/or said 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.

On the other hand, the utility model discloses still aim at the plank piece or the locking piece of protection individual sale, or the plank block group spare including plank piece and locking piece of selling jointly.

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 may occur to those skilled in the art upon reading the teachings of the present invention, are intended to be within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims (14)

1. The utility model provides a plank block, its characterized in that the bottom surface corner of plank block is provided with the slot, the slot with the edge of plank block encloses into the installation department jointly, the slot is used for cooperating with the lateral wall of locking piece, the corner of the bottom surface of plank block be provided with along the first slot of first direction and along with the crossing second slot of second direction of first direction, first slot and second slot and the edge of plank block encloses into the installation department jointly, first slot and second slot are used for respectively cooperating with the adjacent first wall and the second wall of locking piece.

2. The plank block of claim 1, 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.

3. The plank block of claim 2 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.

4. The plank block of claim 2 wherein the width of the second slot is greater than the thickness of the second wall of the locking member with which it engages such that the second slot is in clearance engagement with the second wall.

5. The plank block of claim 2, wherein the plank blocks are being assembled, the locking members for locking the mounting portions of the corners of the four plank blocks.

6. The plank of claim 2 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 middle of another plank block.

7. The plank of claim 2 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 assembled, the locking member for locking the mounting portions of the corners of two plank blocks and the middle of another plank block.

8. The plank block of claim 1, wherein the plank block has a diamond shape, the first and second slots are parallel to 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.

9. 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.

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

11. A locking member, characterised in that the locking member comprises a side wall in the form of a closed loop, the locking member being used to lock together blocks of wood according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

12. The latch of claim 11 wherein said latch is made of plastic or metal.

13. The latch of claim 11 wherein the latch has a rectangular, circular, arrowhead, diamond or star cross-section.

14. A plank assembly comprising a plank as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 10 and a locking member for locking the plank together.

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