Panel

摘要

A panel, with a horizontally and vertically active locking system, 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, in the other panel. The vertically active locking element comprises a locking element in the form of an insert. The locking element comprises at least a pivotable lock-up body and an attachment portion. The locking element comprises a bending zone including a first boundary surface with the lock-up body as well as a second boundary surface with the attachment portion. The lock-up body and the attachment portion, in the non-coupled condition, extend underneath each other.

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 said 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 one of the respective sides; wherein this locking element comprises at least a lock-up body; 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; wherein the locking element includes a strip attached in a recess in the panel, the locking element including an attachment portion which retains the strip in the recess, and the locking element also including a bending zone of a material different from the material of the lock-up body, the bending zone comprising a first boundary surface with said lock-up body and a second boundary surface with said attachment portion; wherein said lock-up body and the attachment portion, in the non-coupled condition, extend in a horizontal direction at least for a part vertically underneath each other, wherein points of the first boundary surface and the second boundary surface are situated on a vertical line one above the other, and wherein said first boundary surface for at least a portion of said part, in said non-coupled condition of the panels, extends in a direction forming an angle of less than 30° with an upper surface of the panels.