Wall boards or panel boards for use in interior construction and dry construction

Abstract

The invention relates to a board for use in interior construction, especially for producing new walls in a room or for paneling wall, ceiling or roof surfaces of a room. Said board is provided on at least two opposite ends, a first and a second end, with connecting means, especially having a groove-and-tongue design, for linking the board with other boards of the same kind. The connecting means facilitate a catch, snap-in or click-in connection with an adjoining board of the same kind. Additional fastening means are provided on the board itself or on two boards linked with each other for fastening the board on a support construction. The invention also relates to a method for producing new walls of a room or for paneling already existing wall, ceiling or roof surfaces of a room. According to this method, a first board is mounted, a second board is linked with the first board by establishing a catch, snap-in or click-in connection on the adjoining lateral edges of the two boards, and the second board is secured by additional fastening means.

1 . Board, particularly for interior construction, preferably for producing new walls of a room or for panelling wall, ceiling or roof surfaces of a room, which board can have multi-layer structure with an intermediate layer and at least one upper layer, and comprises: 
 provided on at least two opposite sides, a first and a second side, coupling means, particularly of a tongue-and-groove design, for coupling to further boards of the same type, the coupling means rendering possible a locking, snap-in or click-in coupling to an adjacent board of the same type, and    additional fastening means, which are provided on the board itself or on two mutually coupled boards, for fastening the board to a support structure,    characterized in that    the coupling means form a forced fit and are produced directly from the board material and, in the case of a multi-layer structure, are formed in the intermediate layer and/or one of the upper layers.    
   
   
       2 . Board according to  claim 1 ,  
     characterized in that the fastening means are formed by at least one recess which, when two boards are in the coupled state, is present in the coupling region of the two boards, and in which recess a portion of a fastening clip can be received.  
   
   
       3 . Board according to  claim 2 ,  
     characterized in that the fastening means comprise at least one groove for receiving a portion of a fastening clip.  
   
   
       4 . Board according to  claim 2 , characterized in that the fastening means comprise at least one recess for receiving a screw head or nail head.  
   
   
       5 . Board according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the coupling means are fashioned in such a way that a second board which is to be newly installed can be swivelled into a first, already installed, board.  
   
   
       6 . Board according to  claim 1 , characterized in that a groove cheek which faces towards the support structure and bounds the groove projects relative to a groove cheek adjacent to the visible face of the board.  
   
   
       7 . Board according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the coupling means are fashioned on the first and second sides in such a way that two mutually coupled boards are displaceable in parallel to one another.  
   
   
       8 . Board according to  claim 1 , characterized in that, in addition to the coupling means on the first and second sides, the said board also comprises coupling means on the third and fourth sides for a locking, snap-in or click-in coupling.  
   
   
       9 . Board according to  claim 8 ,  
     characterized in that the coupling means on the third and fourth sides are of a tongue-and-groove design, the tongue projecting, in the coupled state, 6 mm or less, preferably 4 mm or less, into the groove.  
   
   
       10 . Board according to  claim 1 , characterized in that a cavity adjoins a groove which serves as coupling means.  
   
   
       11 . Board according to  claim 1 , characterized in that, on at least one side there is provided, as coupling means, a groove which opens in the direction of the board surface, and on the opposite side there is accordingly provided a tongue which extends in the direction of the rear face of the board.  
   
   
       12 . Board according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the said board is provided on a rear face, at least in segments, with a self-adhesive layer.  
   
   
       13 . Board according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the said board comprises, on a rear face, an appropriate adapter for mounting on a support structure.  
   
   
       14 . Board according to  claim 13 , characterized in that the said board comprises at least one recess, for example, a milled cut, or at least one bore, for receiving a portion of the support structure.  
   
   
       15 . Board according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the board is composed, at least partially, of a wood material or plastic, or modifications of the said materials.  
   
   
       16 . Board according to  claim 1 , characterized in that an elastic sealing material is disposed on at least one portion of an edge surrounding the board.  
   
   
       17 . Board according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the said board is fashioned as a facing shell or partition wall in that it comprises one or two surfaces which are suitable as room interior surfaces.  
   
   
       18 . Board according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the said board comprises an intermediate layer, and the locking coupling means are formed in the intermediate layer or one of the upper layers.  
   
   
       19 . Board according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the front face of the board has a surface which has a surface texture typical of a craftsman-produced wall covering, with its projections and hollows, particularly of a wallpaper or a plastered surface or of a surface produced by a painting technique.  
   
   
       20 . Board according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the said board has a colouring which corresponds to a wood or veneer appearance, to a stone, tiled or fantasy décor, or to a craftsman-produced colouring, particularly an irregular colouring and preferably a colouring produced by a rag, sponge or roller technique, or has a layer composed of wood or wood veneer.  
   
   
       21 . Board according to  claim 19 , characterized in that the surface texture is irregular at least over the entire surface of the board, preferably over the entire surface of several boards of the same type.  
   
   
       22 . Board according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the front face of the board is provided with a surface sealant which is capable of resisting moisture.  
   
   
       23 . Board according to  claim 22 , characterized in that an elastic sealing material is disposed on at least one portion of an edge surrounding the board.  
   
   
       24 . Board according to  claim 1 , characterized in that an adhesive is disposed on at least one portion of an edge surrounding the board.  
   
   
       25 . Board according to  claim 1 , characterized in that a glue receiving channel is provided in the region of an edge of the board which, upon attachment of several boards, forms an abutment with adjacent boards.  
   
   
       26 . Board according to  claim 1 , characterized in that a respective removable protective strip is provided at least along two opposite edges.  
   
   
       27 . Board according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the said board comprises, preferably on its rear face, a thermal and/or sound insulating material and/or a heating or air-conditioning device, or a heating or air-conditioning component layer, particularly a heating film.  
   
   
       28 . Method, particularly for producing new walls of a room or for panelling existing wall, ceiling or roof surfaces of a room, in which, firstly, a first board is mounted, and a second board is then coupled to the first board, a locking, snap-in or click-in coupling being produced at adjacent lateral edges of these two boards, particularly at their longitudinal sides, and the second board is then secured by additional fastening means,  
     characterized in that  
     in connection with the coupling between the first board and the second board, a forced fit is formed, and the coupling means—provided for this are produced directly from the board material.  
   
   
       29 . Method according to  claim 28 ,  
     characterized in that, in the formation of a locking coupling, the second board is applied obliquely to the first board and moved, by a swivelling movement, into the plane in which the first board is located.  
   
   
       30 . Method according to  claim 28 ,  
     characterized in that, in the formation of the locking coupling, the second board is applied to the first board in the plane in which the first board is located and a coupling is subsequently formed at the adjacent lateral edges of these two boards by means of a substantially flat sliding movement.  
   
   
       31 . Method according to  claim 28 ,  
     characterized in that there are used as fastening means at least one fastening clip and at least one groove, for receiving a portion of the fastening clip, and/or several screws or nails and at least one recess for receiving the screw heads or nail heads.  
   
   
       32 . Method according to  claim 28 ,  
     characterized in that, following a first and a second board, a third board is mounted in such a way that it is coupled to both the first and second boards, a locking, snap-in or click-in coupling being formed.  
   
   
       33 . Method according to  claim 32 ,  
     characterized in that the third board is coupled to the first board by swivelling-in.  
   
   
       34 . Method according to  claim 32 ,  
     characterized in that the third board is displaced at least slightly in parallel to its coupling edge with the first board, in order to be coupled to the second board.  
   
   
       35 . Method according to  claim 32 ,