Floor panel assembly and floor panel for use therein

摘要

A floor panel assembly includes sheet-shaped floor panels joinable by joining members, each panel being provided on a first edge with a first joining member and, on a second edge, with a second joining member. The first and second joining members of two panels are configured to be joined by a movement of the panels towards to each other. The joining members lock the panels vertically and horizontally. The joining members are provided with a locking element which is deformable, during said joining, from a first position allowing the joining members to be joined, to a second position in which it locks the joining members to each other at least horizontally.

主权项

1. A floor panel assembly comprising sheet-shaped floor panels, which floor panels are provided with a plurality of edges, a lower side and an upper side, whereby the floor panels are configured to be joined by joining members, each floor panel being provided on at least a first edge with a first joining member and, on a second edge, with a second joining member, the first and second joining members of two panels being configured to be joined by a movement of the two panels with their first and second edges towards to each other such that in a joined position the panels meet each other near their upper side along a seam, the first and second joining members locking the panels at the adjacent edges at least in a direction perpendicular to the upper side and in a direction parallel to the upper side but perpendicular to the adjacent first and second edges in their joined position, the first and second joining members being provided with at least one deformable locking element which is deformed, during said joining, from a first position with a first shape allowing the first and second joining members to be joined, to a second position with a second shape in which it locks the first and second joining members to each other at least in said direction parallel to the upper side, the second shape of the locking element being different than the first shape, wherein the locking element is provided on one of the first and second joining members and comprises a first locking surface co-operating with a second locking surface on the other of said first and second joining members for locking the two panels to each other to prevent the panels from moving away from each other in a direction parallel to the upper side, and wherein the second locking surface on the other of the first and second joining members is located within a recess and inclined such that the second locking surface is facing away from the seam in the joined position of the panels.