Patents Assigned to Välinge Innovations AB
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20220170275
    Abstract: A connecting device for connecting a first building element and first building panel, the connecting device including at least one primary connecting means extending in a direction along a primary axis and configured to cooperate with a first mechanical locking system of a first edge of the first building element, to obtain an assembled position therewith, preferably by means of a folding displacement of the connecting device about the primary axis, to thereby lock the connecting device from displacement along a secondary axis and a perpendicular tertiary axis each being orthogonal the primary axis. The connecting device includes secondary connecting means extending in a direction along the tertiary axis and configured to cooperate with a second mechanical locking system of respective first and opposite second edges of the first and preferably second building panel, wherein the connecting device further includes tertiary means for cooperating with the first panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Roger YLIKANGAS, Karl QUIST
  • Publication number: 20220143718
    Abstract: Floor panels are shown, which are provided with a mechanical locking system comprising tongue and grooves provided with protrusions and cavities which are displaceable in relation to each other and configured such that the protrusions can obtain a vertically unlocked position where they match the cavities and a vertically locked position where the protrusions overlap each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Darko PERVAN, Niclas HAKANSSON, Mattias SJOSTRAND, Christian BOO, Agne PALSSON
  • Publication number: 20220127850
    Abstract: A set of building panels including a first mechanical locking system at respective first and second opposite edges. The first mechanical locking system including at one of the first or second opposite edges a tongue groove configured to receive a locking tongue of the other of the first or second edges, for vertical locking of adjacent essentially identical panels in an assembled position. The locking tongue includes an essentially horizontal and/or upwards-facing upper surface. A second mechanical locking system is formed on respective third and fourth opposite edges. The second mechanical locking system includes at one of the third or fourth edges a wedge groove configured to receive a displaceable locking tongue, for vertical locking of essentially identical adjacent panels in an assembled position. The displaceable locking tongue is configured to displace in a displacement groove provided in the said other of the third or fourth edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventor: Christian BOO
  • Publication number: 20220112726
    Abstract: A set of essentially identical floorboards each including a front face and a rear face extending in the horizontal plane, a core, and a surface layer, a mechanical locking system is arranged at least at two opposite edges for connecting a floorboard with an adjacent floorboard in a horizontal and a vertical direction, said mechanical locking system being configured for connecting the floorboard with the adjacent floorboard by vertical folding, wherein one of said opposite edges is provided with a horizontally extending protrusion at an upper edge, and wherein said protrusion is configured to overlap a surface groove at an upper edge of the other of said opposite edges, such that two connected and adjacent floorboards have upper overlapping edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Marcus BERGELIN, Mats NILSSON
  • Publication number: 20220090391
    Abstract: A building panel, such as floor panel, including a core, the panel further including an upper arrangement being attached to an upper side of the core and/or a lower arrangement being attached to a lower side of the core. At least one of the core, the upper arrangement and lower arrangement is mineral-based, and at least one of upper and/or lower arrangement includes at least one rigid layer. The rigid layer includes at least one of an impact modifier or an acrylic processing aid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventor: Christoffer NILSSON
  • Publication number: 20220063326
    Abstract: A method to produce a building panel, including: providing a substrate, applying a thermosetting binder in dry form on the substrate for forming a sub-layer, applying a sheet on the sub-layer, and pressing the substrate, the sub-layer and the sheet together to form a building panel, thereby the thermosetting binder of the sub-layer impregnates the sheet from below. Also, a semi-finished product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Hans PERSSON, Marcus BERGELIN
  • Publication number: 20220049735
    Abstract: A set of panels including a first panel, a second panel and a mechanical locking device for locking the first panel to the second panel. The first panel includes a first edge and a first panel surface and the second panel includes a second edge and a second panel surface. The first edge includes a first edge reinforcement in a first edge reinforcement groove, wherein the first edge reinforcement groove is a first drill hole, and/or the second edge includes a second edge reinforcement, wherein the second edge reinforcement is in a second edge reinforcement groove, wherein the second edge reinforcement groove is a second drill hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventor: Thomas MEIJER
  • Publication number: 20220024195
    Abstract: A method for producing a floorboard having a topside veneer includes forming a multilayer body which includes a starting carrier plate, a plurality of veneers placed on the starting carrier plate so that a gap is formed between neighboring ones of the veneers, a resin layer including a resin provided between the starting carrier plate and the veneers, and a balancing layer arranged on a bottom side of the starting carrier plate; joining the starting carrier plate, the resin layer, the veneers and the balancing layer by pressing the multilayer body in a press; separating the multilayer body into individual boards between the neighboring veneers in a region of the gap; profiling the individual boards at side borders of the boards; and providing the individual boards with joining means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventor: Guido SCHULTE
  • Publication number: 20220024189
    Abstract: A method to produce a veneered element, the method including applying a first layer on a substrate, applying a second layer on the first layer, applying a veneer layer on the second layer, pressing the first layer, the second layer and the veneer layer together to form a veneered element, wherein, after pressing, the second layer is transparent or translucent such that the first layer is visible through a crack, cavity, hole and/or knot of the veneer layer. Also, such a veneered element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Göran ZIEGLER, Rickard RITTINGE
  • Publication number: 20220025658
    Abstract: A vertical joint system for substrates is formed with joints and which engaged by relative motion in a direction perpendicular to major surfaces and of the substrate. The joints are configured to enable relative rotation of up to 3 degrees while maintaining engagement of the joints. The joints and are further configured to form two locking planes one on each of the inner and outer most sides of the joint. Engagement about the locking planes is provided by transverse outward extending surfaces. At least one surface in each pair of engaging surfaces is smoothly curved. The joints and can be further arranged to provide a third locking plane parallel to and between the locking planes. The joints are disengaged by combination of a downward rotation of one joint relative the other then application of a downward force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventor: Richard William KELL
  • Publication number: 20220025657
    Abstract: Floor panels are shown, which are provided with a mechanical locking system on long and short edges allowing installation with vertical folding and where the long edge locking system prevents separation of the short edges during the folding action. Floor panels with mechanical locking systems with a flexible and displaceable tongue allowing easy installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventor: Darko PERVAN
  • Publication number: 20220018373
    Abstract: A set including a first panel with a first main plane, a second panel with a second main plane and a mechanical locking device configured for locking the first panel to the second panel is described. The first main plane is arranged essentially perpendicular to the second main plane in a locked position of the first panel and the second panel. The mechanical locking device includes a first tongue and a groove surface at a first panel surface, and a locking groove and an edge surface at a second edge. The first tongue includes a first locking surface, the locking groove includes a second locking surface, the first locking surface is configured to interact with the second locking surface in the locked position, wherein the first tongue and/or the locking groove is/are flexible for facilitating locking of the first panel to the second panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventor: Christian BOO
  • Publication number: 20220009248
    Abstract: A method for modifying the degree of gloss of a surface. The method including the steps of a) providing an object; b) applying to at least one surface of the object, a powder composition comprising a thermosetting binder; c) applying onto the at least one surface of the resulting object in b), a fluid composition; and d) applying heat and pressure to the resulting surface from c) with a press plate in a pressing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: Välinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Melker RYBERG, Disa WIGBLAD, Andreas SLOTTEMO, Göran ZIEGLER