CN111519859A - Boards, Locks and Board Components - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a wood block, a locking member and a wood block assembly. A slot is provided at the corner of the bottom surface of the wood block, the slot and the edge of the wood block together form a mounting portion, and the slot is used to cooperate with the side wall of the locking member. The wood block according to the present invention can effectively limit the position of the spliced wood block.

Description

Boards, Locks and Board Components

technical field

The present invention relates to the field of wood block assembling, and more particularly, the present invention relates to a wood block with a lock, a locking member and a wood block assembly.

Background technique

Wooden boards, such as wooden floors, will shrink in a dry environment causing gaps between the boards. In the existing common wood blocks, the falcon slot structure of the wood blocks is usually improved, such as adding protrusions or notches, so as to form a locking structure to prevent the gap between the assembled wood blocks.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The purpose of the present invention is to solve or at least alleviate the problems existing in the prior art.

In one aspect, a wood block is provided, a slot is provided at the corner of the bottom surface of the wood block, the slot and the edge of the wood block together form a mounting portion, and the slot is used for locking with the lock side walls of the piece.

Optionally, in the wood block, a corner of the bottom surface of the wood 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 the edge of the wood block together form a mounting part, the first slot and the second slot are respectively used for the first wall adjacent to the locking piece cooperate with the second wall.

Optionally, in the wood block, the wood block is in the shape of a cube, the first slot is along the width direction of the wood block, and the second slot is along the length direction of the wood 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 matched therewith, so that the first slot is tightly fitted with the first wall .

Optionally, in the wood block, the width of the second slot is greater than the thickness of the second wall of the locking member matched with the second slot, so that the second slot and the second wall are gap-fitted.

Optionally, in the wood block, the wood block is being assembled, and the locking member is used to lock the installation parts of the corners of the four wood blocks.

Optionally, in the wood block, the second slot of the wood block extends the entire length of the wood block, and the wood block further comprises a width along the middle of the wood block along the wood block. The third slot and the fourth slot in the direction, the wood blocks are assembled in a staggered manner, and the locking member is used to lock the installation part of the corner of the two wood blocks and the installation part of the middle part of the other wood block.

Optionally, in the wood block, the second slot of the wood block extends the entire length of the wood block, and the wood block further comprises a width along the middle of the wood block along the wood block. The third slot, the fourth slot, the fifth slot and the sixth slot in the direction, the wooden blocks are assembled in a herringbone shape, and the locking member is used to lock the installation part of the corners of the two wooden blocks and the other A mounting part in the middle of a wooden block.

Optionally, in the wood block, the wood block is in the shape of a rhombus, the first slot and the second slot are respectively parallel to the adjacent sides of the diamond-shaped wood block, and the locking member Mounting section for locking the corners of four or eight planks.

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

Optionally, in the wood block, the slot includes an arcuate section.

A locking member is also provided, the locking member includes a side wall in the form of a closed loop, and the locking member is used for locking the wooden blocks according to the embodiments of the present invention together.

Optionally, in the locking member, the locking member is made of plastic or metal.

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

Also provided is a plank assembly comprising the plank according to various embodiments of the present invention and a locking member for locking the planks together.

Description of drawings

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

Figure 1 shows a front view of a wood block according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2 shows a reverse view of a wood block according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 3 shows a locking member according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 shows a schematic diagram of the assembly of a wood block assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5 shows a schematic diagram of the assembly of a wood block assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 shows a schematic diagram of the assembly of a wood block assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 7 shows the extended state of the plank assembly in Fig. 6;

FIG. 8 shows a schematic diagram of the assembly of a wood block assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 9 shows a schematic diagram of assembling a wood block assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

It is easy to understand that, according to the technical solutions of the present invention, without changing the essential spirit of the present invention, those of ordinary skill in the art can propose various alternative structures and implementations. Therefore, the following specific embodiments and accompanying drawings are only exemplary descriptions of the technical solutions of the present invention, and should not be regarded as all of the present invention or as limitations or restrictions on the technical solutions of the present invention.

Orientation terms such as upper, lower, left, right, front, rear, front, back, top, bottom, etc. mentioned or possibly mentioned in this specification are defined relative to the configurations shown in the drawings, which are It is a relative concept, so it may change accordingly according to its different locations and different usage states. Therefore, these and other terms of orientation should not be construed as limiting.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a wood block is provided, and a slot is provided at the corner of the bottom surface of the wood block, and the slot and the edge of the wood block together form an installation portion. The locking member includes a closed-loop side wall, and the side wall of the locking member is inserted into the slots of the plurality of wood blocks, so that the locking member surrounds the mounting portions of the plurality of wood blocks, so that the wood blocks are restricted by the locking member. bit. The wood panels are, for example, wood floors, wainscoting, decorative panels or furniture panels. The following uses wooden floors as an example.

Referring first to Figures 1 and 2, there are shown front and rear perspective views of a wood panel, such as a wood floor, respectively. The wood block 1 may include a top surface 11 and a bottom surface 12 . Slots 21 , 31 are provided at the corners of the bottom surface 12 of the wooden block 1 , and the slits 21 , 31 and the edge of the wooden block 1 enclose a mounting portion 51 located at the corner of the wooden block 1 . The width w and depth h of the slot are marked in FIG. 2 . The locking pieces 6 as shown in FIG. 3 are fitted to the mounting portions 51 of the plurality of wooden blocks 1 , so as to connect the respective wooden blocks 1 together. In a more specific embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the corners of the bottom surface 12 of the wood block 1 are provided with first slots 31 along the first direction and along the first direction intersecting the first direction. The second slot 21 in the second direction, the first slot 31 and the second slot 21 and the edge of the wood block 1 together define the mounting portion 51 , the first slot 31 and the second slot 21 are respectively used for locking with Adjacent first walls 61 and second walls 62 of member 6 cooperate. In the illustrated embodiment, the wood block 1 is in the shape of a cube, the first slot 31 and the second slot 32 are respectively parallel to the two sides of the wood block, the first slot 31 is along the width direction of the wood block 1, the second The slot 21 is along the length of the wood block 1 . Since in the wood block according to various embodiments of the present invention, the slots can be parallel to the edge of the wood block, these grooves can be machined in the tenoning process of the wood block without adding an additional process. In alternative embodiments, as described below, the wood block 1 may have other shapes, and the slots may have other configurations.

Referring to Figure 3 there is shown a locking member 6 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The locking member 6 includes a side wall in the form of a closed ring. When installed on the wooden block, the side wall of the locking member is perpendicular to the bottom surface or the top surface of the wooden block. The locking pieces are used to lock the wooden blocks 1 as shown in Figures 1 and 2 together. In this specific embodiment, the locking member 6 is in the shape of a cube or box, and at least includes 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 planks when it is installed between the planks.

Referring to Fig. 4, there is shown a plank assembly in an assembled state according to one embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the wood blocks are selected to be assembled, that is, adjacent wood blocks are arranged in the same direction, and the edges of each wood block are aligned. The board 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 board 1 . The locking member 6 is used to lock the mounting portion 51 of the corners of the four wooden blocks. 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 to which they fit, such that the first slots 31 , 34 fit tightly with the first wall 61 , due to the fact that the planks 1. In particular, the expansion and contraction of the wooden floor made of solid wood is not significant in its longitudinal direction, so the first slits 31 and 34 are arranged in the longitudinal direction to closely match the first wall 61. In some embodiments, the width of the second slots 21 , 22 may be greater than the thickness of the second wall 62 of the locking member 6 , so that the second slots 21 , 22 are in clearance fit with the second wall 62 , that is, the first There are gaps between the two sealing grooves 21 and 22 and the second wall 62 to allow the expansion and contraction of the wood block 1 in the width direction, which is favorable for the wood block made of solid wood. In other embodiments, such as in the case of laminate floors with insignificant expansion and contraction, each slot may be tightly fitted with the side wall of the locking member. In some embodiments, the second slots 21 , 22 are thicker than the second wall 62 by about 1 mm, such as 0.5-1.5 mm, so that after the assembly is completed, there is a thickness of 1.0 mm between the second slots 21 , 22 and the second wall 62 clearance of about mm. The above relationship can be achieved by setting the width of the slot or the thickness of the side walls of the locking member.

In the embodiment shown, the second slots 21 , 22 of the plank 1 extend the entire length of the plank 1 . In the embodiment shown, the first slots 31 , 34 of the plank 1 extend the entire width of the plank 1 . In alternative embodiments, the first slot and/or the second slot may extend only a portion of the width or length of the wood block 1 . 1, 2 and 5, in some embodiments, the wood block 1 further includes a third slot 32 and a fourth slot 33 along the width direction of the wood block 1 in the middle of the wood block, the second slot 22. The third slot 32, the fourth slot 33 and the edge of the wood block 1 together form the mounting portion 52 in the middle of the wood block 1 (wherein, the middle does not represent the center, it can be any position between the two ends of the wood block 1). position, such as 1/3 of the length of the plank). As shown in FIG. 5 , the wooden blocks 1 are staggered and assembled, that is, the wooden blocks 1 are in the same direction, but the head of one wooden block 1 is aligned with a certain position in the middle of the other wooden block 1 . The locking member 6 is used to lock the mounting portion 51 at the corner of the two wooden blocks and the mounting portion 52 at the middle of the other wooden block. In this embodiment, likewise, the first slot 31, 34, the third sealing slot 32 and the fourth slot 33 can be in close cooperation with the wall of the locking member 6, and the second slot 21, 22 can cooperate with the locking member 6. The wall of the piece 6 is a clearance fit.

With continued reference to FIGS. 6 and 7 , the second slots 21 , 22 of the plank extend the entire length of the plank 1 . The wood block 1 further includes a third slot 32, a fourth slot 33, a fifth slot 36 and a sixth slot 35 along the width direction of the wood block in the middle of the wood block, wherein the second slot 21, the first slot The three slots 32, the fourth slot 33 and the edge of the wood block enclose the first middle installation portion 52, the second slot 21, the fifth slot 36 and the sixth slot 35 and the edge of the wood block enclose the second middle installation Section 52. The wooden blocks are assembled in a herringbone shape, that is, the wooden blocks are arranged in a herringbone shape along the direction perpendicular to each other. The locking member 6 is used to lock the mounting portion 51 at the corner of the two wooden blocks and the mounting portion 52 at the middle of the other wooden block. In this embodiment, too, the first slot 31 , 34 , the third slot 32 , the fourth slot 33 , the fifth slot 36 and the sixth slot 35 can be tightly fitted with the walls of the locking member 6 , the second slots 21 , 22 can be clearance-fitted with the walls of the locking member 6 . In this embodiment, the wall thickness of the locking member 6 can be set to be the same and the width of each slot can be set to be different to realize the above structure. Figure 7 shows the purpose board assembly of herringbone assembly. In some embodiments, each wood block is limited by six locking members 6. In some embodiments, part of the locking can be selectively omitted. Pieces 6, for example, can be restrained by, for example, three, four or five locking pieces 6 per board.

It can be seen from the above embodiments that the wood block assembly according to the embodiment of the present invention can allow the wood blocks to be assembled in a positive, staggered or herringbone manner, and can effectively limit the relative positions between the wood blocks. In some embodiments, expansion and contraction of the plank in the width direction can also be allowed.

Continuing to refer to FIG. 8 , there is shown a plank assembly in an assembled state according to another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the wood block 1 ′ is in the shape of a rhombus, the first slot 31 , 34 and the second slot 21 , 22 are respectively parallel to the adjacent sides of the rhombus-shaped wood block. The locking piece 71 is used to lock the mounting portion 51 of the corners of the eight wooden blocks. The locking piece, such as the arrow-shaped locking piece 72 or the diamond-shaped locking piece 73 Mounting part 51 . In this embodiment, likewise, the first slots 31 , 34 may fit tightly with the walls of the locking members 71 , 72 , 73 and the second slots 21 , 22 may cooperate with the walls of the locking members 71 , 72 , 73 Clearance fit. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 8 , the angle of the corners of the rhombus is about 45 degrees, and the locking member 71 in the middle is used to lock the eight wooden blocks. In an alternative embodiment, the corners of the rhombus can be about 60 degrees. , and the locking piece is used to lock the six wooden boards. The corners of the rhombus can also have other angles, and the locks can be used to lock other numbers of planks. In addition, in an alternative embodiment, the rhombus-shaped wood block can also be spliced with fishbone.

In some embodiments, the slot, such as the first slot or the second slot, may comprise arcuate segments. As shown in FIG. 9 , in some embodiments, for the cube-shaped wood block 1 ″″, the slot with the arc-shaped section and the edge of the wood block enclose the installation part 51 at the corner, in the form of a belt The locking pieces 8 with arc-shaped sections can be used to lock the mounting parts 51 at the corners of the four wooden blocks.

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 The depth of neutralization/or the first slot and/or the second slot is in the range of 4-8 mm, or in the range of 4-7 mm, or in the range of 4-6 mm. In some embodiments, the depth of the first slot and the second slot is within 1/3 of the entire thickness of the wood board, so as to ensure the strength of the wood board. In some embodiments, the locking members 6, 7, 8 may be made of plastic or metal. In some embodiments, the cross-sections 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 present invention is also intended to protect a plank or a locking piece sold separately, or a plank assembly comprising a plank and a locking piece sold together.

It should be understood that all the above preferred embodiments are exemplary rather than restrictive, and various modifications or variations made by those skilled in the art to the specific embodiments described above under the concept of the present invention should be within the scope of legal protection of the present invention.

Claims (15)

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.

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