Patents Assigned to Välinge Innovation AB
  • Publication number: 20220324217
    Abstract: A building panel with a surface layer including a wood veneer, a wood fibre based core and a sub-layer between the surface layer and the core. The sub-layer includes wood fibres and a binder. The surface layer has surface portions including material from the sub-layer. The surface portions including material from the sub-layer extend into the wood veneer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Darko PERVAN, Göran ZIEGLER
  • Publication number: 20220316219
    Abstract: A building panel, such as a floor panel or wall panel, has a first mechanical locking device at a respective first edge 11 and an opposite second edge, such as long edges, for horizontal and vertical locking of similar or essentially identical building panels in an assembled position. The building panel further has a second mechanical locking device at a respective third edge and an opposite fourth edge for horizontal and vertical locking of similar building panels or essentially identical building panels in an assembled position. The first mechanical locking device includes, at the first edge, a tongue groove 111 configured to receive a first locking tongue at the second edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventor: Christian BOO
  • Publication number: 20220299057
    Abstract: Panels are shown, which are provided with a mechanical locking system including a separate and flexible tongue allowing connection with a snap action. An outer edge part of the separate flexible tongue includes a guiding protrusion that facilitates easy disassembly of the panels and that is deformed during locking and/or unlocking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventor: Darko PERVAN
  • Publication number: 20220298803
    Abstract: A set of panels each including a main surface, a first edge, an opposite second edge, a third edge which is adjacent to the first edge and a fourth edge which is opposite to the third edge. The set includes a mechanical locking device which is configured to lock the first edge to the second edge. The locking device includes a flexible tongue. The flexible tongue includes a central part configured to cooperate with a tongue groove for locking. A first edge part and the tongue groove are configured such that when in the locked position a force P? is applied adjacent the first edge and the third edge of the first panel and another force P is applied adjacent the second edge and the third edge of the second panel, the first edge part is pushed towards a bottom surface of an insertion groove which allows a disassembling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Fredrik BOO, Anders NILSSON, Karl QUIST
  • Publication number: 20220298789
    Abstract: A method to produce a building panel, including providing a core, applying a first paper layer on a first surface of the core, wherein the first paper layer includes a resin impregnated paper, applying refined lignocellulosic fibres on the first paper layer, applying a wood veneer layer above the refined lignocellulosic fibres, applying pressure to the core, the first paper layer, the refined lignocellulosic fibres, and the wood veneer layer to form a building panel. Also, to such building panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventor: Göran ZIEGLER
  • Publication number: 20220298802
    Abstract: Building panels, such as a floor panels or wall panels. The panels including a first mechanical locking system at respective parallel and opposite third and fourth edges, such as long edges, configured to cooperate for horizontal and vertical locking between two adjacent building panels, preferably by means of a folding motion. The panels further including a second locking system at respective parallel and opposite first and second edges, such as short edges, configured to cooperate for horizontal and vertical locking of two adjacent building panels. An upper edge portion of one of the third edge or fourth edge, preferably the third edge, includes a first lower lip portion configured to cooperate with a first upper lip portion of an upper edge portion of the other of the third and fourth edge of an adjacent panel when the third and fourth edges are arranged in locking engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Roger YLIKANGAS, Anders NILSSON, Karl QUIST
  • Publication number: 20220281213
    Abstract: A building panel, such as a floor panel, including a core including at least one or more of a thermoplastic material, a thermoset material, a mineral based material or a combination thereof. The building panel further including a first layer arrangement, arranged on one side of the core, having a surface layer and a thermally insulating layer, where the thermally insulating layer is arranged between the core and the surface layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Pontus GAMSTEDT, Christoffer NILSSON
  • Publication number: 20220282494
    Abstract: A set of panels includes first and second panels, and a mechanical locking device for assembly by vertical relative displacement of the panels. A locking strip extends from a first edge of the first panel in a direction parallel to first and second panel surfaces of the first panel. The locking strip includes a locking strip edge, and first and second locking strip surfaces respectively extending in directions substantially corresponding to those of the first and second panel surfaces. The locking strip includes a locking element cooperating with a locking groove at a second edge of the second panel for locking in a direction parallel to the first panel surface. Opposite edges respectively include cooperating tongue and tongue groove for vertical locking. The first and second edges respectively include first and second engaging positioning elements to decrease vertical movement of the panels in the locked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Roger YLIKANGAS, Thomas MEIJER
  • Publication number: 20220275821
    Abstract: A mechanical connection arrangement for panels, includes a first panel, a second panel and a mechanical locking device for locking the first panel to the second panel. A surface of the first panel and a surface of the second panel are parallel and in contact in a locked position of the first and second panels. The mechanical locking device includes at least one rod-shaped element at said surface of the first panel and at least one corresponding insertion recess at said surface of the second panel. The rod-shaped element is configured to be inserted in the insertion recess. The rod-shaped element extends at a first angle from the surface of the first panel and the insertion recess extends into the second panel at a second angle from the surface of the second panel. The difference between the first angle and the second angle is between 0.5° and 6°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Johan SVENSSON, Peter DERELÖV
  • Publication number: 20220268031
    Abstract: Floor panels which are provided with a mechanical locking system including a displaceable tongue in a displacement groove. The tongue is moulded and provided with bendable protrusions. A building panel having an edge portion provided with a groove, in which a tongue formed as a separate part is received, wherein the tongue includes at least two bow shaped protrusions at a first long edge of the tongue, and wherein the protrusions are arranged bendable in the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Darko PERVAN, Agne PALSSON
  • Publication number: 20220252097
    Abstract: A mounting bracket for connecting two objects to one another. The mounting bracket includes an elongate protruding tongue element configured to be inserted in a cylindrical recess in one of the objects. The tongue element has one recess contacting side. A cross section of the tongue element on the recess contacting side is a circle sector with a radius, the other side of the tongue element being adapted to engage with a locking device. The locking device includes a cylinder and a lever connected to the cylinder. The cylinder is configured to be arranged in the recess adjacent the tongue element. The cylinder is configured to act as a cam when the cylinder is turned about its axis in the recess using the lever such that the cylinder is turned from a mounting position to a locking position in which a part of the locking surface pushes the tongue element such that the recess contacting side of the tongue element is in a pressing fit against the side of the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Oscar RYDSJÖ, Marko SOSTAR, Patrik CARLSSON
  • Publication number: 20220242058
    Abstract: In one aspect there is provided a tool arrangement for manufacture of a furniture product including a building element, such as a building panel. A tool configuration is configured to be displaced, such as linearly displaced, along a primary axis. The tool configuration includes a drilling device including a drill configured to form an insertion groove in a surface of the building element by means of axial displacement along a longitudinal centre axis of the drill in a direction towards the building element. The tool configuration further includes a dispenser device configured to dispense adhesive means into the insertion groove and an inserter device configured to arrange a locking means in the insertion groove. The longitudinal axis of the rotatable tool is preferably arranged at an acute angle to the primary axis and/or to the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Peter DERELÖV, Johan SVENSSON
  • Publication number: 20220243482
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to building panels, such as floor panels, including a locking device. The locking device includes a protrusion and a groove configured to cooperate for vertical locking of a first edge portion of a first building panel to an adjacent second edge portion of a second building panel. The locking device further includes a separate tongue arranged in an insertion groove and a recess configured to cooperate for horizontal locking of the first and the second edge portions. The first and second edge portions are configured to be assembled by a relative essentially horizontal displacement and/or by angling. The insertion groove is provided vertically below at least one horizontal plane extending along a vertical locking surface provided in a third edge portion of the first building panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Caroline LANDGÅRD, Marcus STÅHL, Darko PERVAN
  • Publication number: 20220243751
    Abstract: An assembled product includes at least three elements arranged in three different planes. A first element is connected perpendicular to a second element, and a third element is connected perpendicular to the second element. The assembled product includes one or more locking devices, each comprising a flexible tongue arranged in an insertion groove one of the at least three elements. The flexible tongue cooperates with a tongue groove, at an adjacent one of the at least three elements, for locking the one element and the adjacent element together. A second edge of the second element is connected to a second edge of the third element by a first of said locking devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Hans BRÄNNSTRÖM, Agne PÅLSSON, Peter DERELÖV
  • Publication number: 20220228615
    Abstract: A set of panels is disclosed, preferably for a furniture product. The set including a panel, an adjacent panel and a locking device. The panel includes a groove and at least one hole connected to the groove via an opening. The adjacent panel includes a first edge that is configured to be arranged in the groove of the panel. The locking device is configured to lock the first edge of the adjacent panel in the groove of the panel. The locking device includes a cylinder and a lever connected to the cylinder. The cylinder is configured to be arranged in the hole in the panel. The cylinder is configured to be displaceable in the hole between a first mounting position and a second locking position by means of rotation of the cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventor: Marko SOSTAR
  • Publication number: 20220228372
    Abstract: A set of panels including first and second panels. The first and second panels respectively include first and second edges. The first edge includes a locking strip with a locking element configured to cooperate with a locking groove at the second edge for locking the first edge to the second edge. The locking element includes a first locking surface at a first angle from a plane parallel to the first panel surface and the locking groove includes a second locking surface at a second angle from a plane parallel to the third panel surface. The first angle is different from the second angle such that the first locking surface converges towards the second locking surface at a cooperation part in a locked position. The first locking surface cooperates with the second locking surface at the cooperation part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Anders NILSSON, Karl QUIST, Roger YLIKANGAS, Fredrik BOO
  • Publication number: 20220213912
    Abstract: A set comprising a first panel, a second panel and a mechanical locking device for locking the first panel to the second panel is disclosed. The first panel includes a first edge surface and a first panel surface and the second panel includes a second edge surface and a second panel surface. The mechanical locking device includes an insertion groove at the first edge surface, wherein the insertion groove has a first displacement surface and an opposite second displacement surface, a bottom surface and a depth direction. The insertion groove includes a flexible tongue, and an edge tongue including a tongue groove, wherein the flexible tongue is configured to cooperate with the tongue groove for locking of the first panel to the second panel, and the first and the second displacement surface of the insertion groove are converging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventor: Christian BOO
  • Publication number: 20220186761
    Abstract: A locking rail for locking of a first and a second panel horizontally. The panels each include an essentially vertical panel surface and an essentially horizontal edge surface. The locking rail includes a first and a second locking device which are configured to engage the edge surface of the first and the second panel, respectively, and an interconnecting extension which extends between said first and second locking device. The first and second locking device each includes a first locking tongue which extends essentially perpendicular to the interconnecting extension. The first locking tongue of the first locking device is configured for locking of the first panel in a first horizontal direction and the first locking tongue of the second locking device is configured for locking of the second panel in the first horizontal direction. The locking rail includes a first locking part which extends essentially perpendicular to the interconnecting extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Peter DERELÖV, Hans BRÄNNSTRÖM
  • Publication number: 20220176582
    Abstract: A method to produce a veneered element, including providing a first layer of a first powder and applying a second layer of a second powder above the first layer. Further the method includes applying a veneer layer above the second layer. Thereafter heating and pressing the first layer, the second layer and the veneer layer together to form the veneered element and forming a bevel at least partly along at least one side portion of the veneered element, where the first layer, the second layer and the veneer layer are at least partly exposed in the bevel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Magnus NILSSON, Sofia NILSSON
  • Publication number: 20220178150
    Abstract: Building panels, such as a floor panels or wall panels. The panels include a first mechanical locking system at respective parallel and opposite third and fourth edges, such as long edges, configured to cooperate for horizontal and vertical locking between two adjacent building panels, preferably by means of a folding motion. The panels further include a second locking system at respective parallel and opposite first and second edges, such as short edges, configured to cooperate for horizontal and vertical locking of two adjacent building panels. An upper edge portion of one of the third edge or fourth edge, preferably the third edge, includes a first lower lip portion configured to cooperate with a first upper lip portion of an upper edge portion of the other of the third and fourth edge of an adjacent panel when the third and fourth edges are arranged in locking engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Roger YLIKANGAS, Anders NILSSON, Karl QUIST