Patent ID: 11933055
Assignee: UNILIN BV
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  Y | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A floor element for forming a floor covering, comprising:
a first pair of opposite sides, comprising a first coupling part on one of the opposite sides and a second coupling part on the other of the opposite sides,
wherein the first coupling part comprises a male coupling part and the second coupling part comprises a female coupling part, and wherein the first coupling part and the second coupling part are provided with vertically active locking portions, arranged such that, the first and second coupling parts cooperate with corresponding coupling parts of another floor element and, as coupled to the another floor element, effect a locking in a vertical direction, perpendicular to a plane of the floor covering,
wherein the first coupling part and the second coupling part comprise horizontally active locking portions, arranged such that the first and second coupling parts cooperate with the corresponding coupling parts of the another floor element and, as coupled to the another floor element, effect a locking in a horizontal direction, perpendicular to the first pair of opposite sides and in the plane of the floor covering,
wherein the first and second coupling parts are arranged such that the floor element is configured to couple to the corresponding coupling parts of the another floor element by a turning movement or a horizontal shifting movement;
wherein the floor element comprises a substrate and a top layer, and wherein the substrate is made of a filled synthetic material composite and the first and second coupling parts are formed in the substrate, such that both of the vertically active locking portions and the horizontally active locking portions are entirely made of the filled synthetic material composite, and wherein the top layer comprises a decorative film with a printed decor;
wherein the filled synthetic material composite comprises a thermoplastic material and an inorganic filling material;
wherein a weight ratio between the thermoplastic material and the inorganic filling material is between 50:50 and 20:80; and
wherein the first and second coupling parts are milled profiles.