Heatable covering system
AssigneeKronoplus Technical AG
InventorsDieter Döhring, David Macher, Gerhard Kremer
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a heatable covering system for floors, ceilings and walls and to a method producing a heatable covering system. The covering system comprises covering panels which comprise at least on one longitudinal edge coupling means in order to be able to join covering panels with each other, wherein the covering panels are provided with electric heating means, built by at least one electrical conductive layer and a therein embedded enforcement layer, and which comprise electric contacting means.
Claims22
A heatable covering system for floors, ceilings and walls, comprising:
- covering panels each having a decorative top side and a bottom side;
- wherein
- the decorative top side includes a décor layer having an appearance of real wood,
- the covering panels each have at longitudinal edges thereof corresponding couplings in order to be able to join the covering panels to each other,
- the covering panels each comprise an electric heater and electric contacts in order to be able to electrically connect the covering panels with each other,
- the electric heater comprises an electrically conductive dry layer formed by an electrically conductive fluid which is applied onto the covering panels as a liquid and then dried or hardened, and
- the covering panels further comprise at least one reinforcement layer wherein the at least one reinforcement layer is at least partially embedded in the electrically conductive dry layer.
A method for producing a heatable covering system for floors, ceilings and walls, comprising the following steps:
- providing a covering panel having a decorative top side and a bottom side, the decorative top side including a décor layer having an appearance of real wood;
- providing an electrically conductive fluid;
- applying the fluid onto the bottom side of the covering panel by means of a casting coating, a spray coating, a coil coating, a roller coating, a doctor blade coating, a screen print coating or an inkjet coating, or a combination thereof, wherein between 10 to 350 g/m2 fluid is applied onto the covering panel;
- applying and rolling a reinforcement layer onto the still not hardened fluid;
- and
- drying the fluid at a temperature up to 130° C. to form an electrically conductive layer, with the reinforcement layer becoming irreversibly adhered to the electrically conductive layer, and wherein the reinforcement layer is at least partially embedded in the electrically conductive dry layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.