Disassemblable Flooring Panel with Vertical Extraction Edges
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing flooring panels are not designed for easy dismantlement, leading to the unnecessary removal of adjacent panels or the entire flooring system when only partial replacement or adjustment is needed.
Innovation Solution
A dismountable flooring panel design featuring thinner mounting edge portions with protruding and recessed surfaces that allow for perpendicular mounting and dismounting in the up-and-down direction, enabling individual panel replacement and adjustment without affecting adjacent panels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional flooring panels are assembled using mortise-and-tenon joints designed for easy assembly only, then the assembly process is convenient and quick, but the flooring cannot be individually dismounted when replacement or rearrangement is needed
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting edge portions are segmented into thinner sections with distinct upper and bottom surfaces, allowing the flooring panel to be divided into functional zones: the main body provides structural integrity while the thinner mounting edges enable individual panel removal through vertical extraction without affecting adjacent panels
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of designing joints that are easy to assemble horizontally but difficult to disassemble, the invention inverts the approach by creating mounting edges that are thinner and structured to allow vertical extraction. The upper and bottom surfaces of the mounting edges are positioned at different height levels, enabling the panel to be pulled up or down for individual removal while maintaining easy assembly through overlapping in the horizontal direction
2Adaptability or versatility
If a portion of flooring panels needs to be replaced or adjusted, then only those specific panels should be removed, but in traditional flooring systems adjacent panels must also be dismantled or even the whole flooring
Solution Approach 1:
The flooring system is segmented into independently removable panels through the thinner mounting edge portions that are structurally separated from the main panel body. This segmentation allows selective removal of individual panels or small groups without requiring dismantlement of adjacent panels, enabling partial replacement and rearrangement operations
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting edge portions are extracted as thinner, separate elements from the main panel body, creating a structural distinction that enables individual panel extraction. The mounting edges with their upper and bottom surfaces at different heights allow the panel to be pulled vertically out of the assembled flooring, facilitating quick removal and reinstallation operations
3Ease of repair
If mounting edge portions are made thinner and extended laterally with upper and bottom surfaces at different height levels, then individual panel dismounting becomes possible, but the structural complexity of the mounting mechanism increases
Solution Approach 1:
The thinner mounting edge portions are applied locally at the edges of the flooring panels rather than throughout the entire panel structure. The upper and bottom surfaces at different height levels are implemented only where needed for mounting and dismounting operations, maintaining simple panel bodies while adding complexity only to the functional mounting zones
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting functionality is merged into the panel body structure itself through the laterally extended mounting edge portions. The upper and bottom surfaces of the mounting edges work together as an integrated system, combining the mounting and dismounting functions into the panel's own structure rather than requiring separate mechanical fasteners or complex joining mechanisms
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AI summary
A disassembleable flooring panel (1) comprises a flooring panel body (11), having a first mounting edge portion (111) and a second mounting edge portion (112), the first mounting edge portion (111) and the second mounting edge portion (112) being thinner than the flooring panel body (11) and being laterally extended from the flooring panel body (11). Two mounting members (121, 122) are respectively disposed on an upper surface of the first mounting edge portion (111) and on a bottom surface of the second mounting edge portion (112), in which a mounting direction (D1) of the first mounting edge portion (111) and a mounting direction (D2) of the second mounting edge portion (112) are both parallel to an up-and-down direction of the flooring panel body, thereby enabling the mounting member (121, 122) of the flooring panel body (11) to connect to a mounting member (122a, 121a) of another flooring panel body (11a)