Panel

摘要

A panel, with a horizontally and vertically active locking system, which allows two of such floor panels to be connected to each other at their sides by providing one of these floor panels, by means of a downward movement. The vertically active locking element comprises a locking element in the form of an insert and comprises at least a pivotable lock-up body and an attachment portion. The pivotable lock-up body and the attachment portion, in the non-coupled condition, horizontally extend at least for a part underneath each other and maintain a vertical mutual distance.

主权项

1. A panel, which, at least at two opposite sides, comprises coupling parts, with which two of such panels can be brought in a coupled condition;
wherein these coupling parts form a horizontally active locking system and a vertically active locking system; wherein the horizontally active locking system comprises a male part and a female part, which allow that two of such panels can be connected to each other at said sides by providing one of these panels with the pertaining male part, by means of a downward movement, in the female part of the other panel; wherein the vertically active locking system comprises a locking element, which, in the form of an insert, is provided in the side having the male part; wherein this locking element comprises at least a pivotable lock-up body, said lock-up body being directed upward; wherein the lock-up body, at one extremity, forms a stop-forming locking portion, which can cooperate with a locking portion of a similar coupled panel, the locking element comprising a strip which is attached in a recess in the panel by means of an attachment portion which retains the strip in the recess, wherein said pivotable lock-up body in the non-coupled condition extends horizontally at least for a part underneath the attachment portion, however, wherein a vertical mutual distance is maintained between the lock-up body and the attachment portion; wherein the locking element comprises an elastic bending zone, which forms a connection between the attachment portion and the pivotable lock-up body; wherein the bending zone is a hinge portion; and wherein the bending zone and the lock-up body are formed from synthetic material with different material characteristics such that a material of the bending zone is more flexible than a material of the lock-up body.