Floor panel for forming a floor covering

A floor panel for forming a floor covering,

• wherein the floor panel is rectangular, either oblong or square,
• wherein the floor panel is less than 8 mm thick,
• wherein said floor panel comprises a substrate;
• wherein the substrate comprises a first layer, wherein the first layer is extruded,
• wherein the first layer comprises polyvinyl chloride, wherein the first layer comprises no plasticizers or comprises plasticizers in an amount less than 20 phr;
• wherein the first layer comprises fillers,
• wherein said first layer has a thickness of at least 3 mm,
• wherein the first layer constitutes more than half of the thickness of the floor panel,
• wherein the floor panel comprises a top layer, wherein the top layer comprises a decorative layer in the form of a print,
• wherein the top layer comprises a translucent or transparent wear layer,
• wherein the floor panel comprises a first pair of opposite edges,
• wherein the first pair of opposite edges comprises coupling parts on two opposite edges, which coupling parts allow that said floor panel can be coupled to another of said floor panel by means of a downward movement of said floor panel in respect to the other floor panel;
• wherein the coupling parts at the first pair of opposite edges, in the coupled condition of two of such floor panels, form a first locking system which effects a locking in a first direction in a plane of the floor panels and perpendicular to said edges, as well as form a second locking system which effects a locking in a second direction transverse to the plane of the floor panels;
• wherein the first locking system is formed at least of an upward-directed lower hook-shaped part which is situated on one edge of said first pair of opposite edges, as well as a downward-directed upper hook-shaped part which is situated on the other, opposite edge of said first pair of opposite edges, the upward-directed lower hook-shaped part and the downward-directed upper hook-shaped part being configured to be engaged behind each other by means of said downward movement;
• wherein the lower hook-shaped part includes a lip with an upward-directed locking element, whereas the upper hook-shaped part includes a lip with a downward-directed locking element;
• wherein the second locking system comprises locking parts, wherein said locking parts are provided with locking surfaces that are configured to cooperate in the coupled condition of two of such floor panels and that define a tangent line which is horizontal or does not deviate more than 50 degrees from the horizontal,
• wherein said coupling parts at the first pair of opposite edges substantially are realized in said substrate,
• wherein the floor panel comprises a second pair of opposite edges,
• wherein the second pair of opposite edges also comprises coupling parts, which coupling parts allow a locking in a first direction perpendicular to the respective edges and in the plane of the floor panel, as well as in a second direction transverse to the plane of the floor panel,
• wherein the coupling parts on the second pair of opposite edges are manufactured substantially from the material of the substrate,
• wherein the coupling parts on the second pair of opposite edges are configured such that two of such floor panels can be coupled at this second pair of opposite edges by means of a turning movement of one floor panel in respect to the other floor panel, in such a manner that a plurality of such floor panels can be coupled by means of a “fold-down” technique,
• wherein the coupling parts at the second pair of opposite edges are substantially made as a tongue and a groove, wherein the groove is bordered by an upper lip and by a lower lip, wherein in coupled condition of two such floor panels at their second pair of opposite edges a contact zone is provided, wherein the contact zone is provided between the upper lip and the tongue of the coupled edges,
• wherein the contact zone is located at a higher position than the second locking system.