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US 10,895,079 B2Granted
Decorative panel, panel covering, and method of producing such a decorative panel
AssigneeNorthann Building Solutions LLC
InventorLin Li
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Abstract
The invention relates to a decorative panel, in particular a floor panel, ceiling panel or wall panel. The invention also relates to a panel covering, such as a floor covering, ceiling covering or wall covering, comprising a plurality of panels according to the invention. The invention further relates to a method of producing a decorative panel according to the invention.
Claims48
A decorative panel, in particular a floor panel, ceiling panel or wall panel, comprising:
- a core provided with an upper side and a lower side,
- a decorative top structure affixed, directly or indirectly, on said upper side of the core, said decorative top structure comprising:
- at least one decorative print layer forming at least one décor image,
- a substantially transparent or translucent three-dimensional embossing structure at least partially covering said print layer, wherein the embossing structure is a multi-layer embossing structure which comprises:
- at least one, at least partially cured base layer provided with a plurality of indentations, and
- at least one at least partially cured elevated pattern layer formed by a plurality of elevations printed on top of said base layer.
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A method of producing a decorative panel, comprising the steps of:
- A) forming at least one décor image onto an upper side of a core by means of printing, preferably digital printing,
- B) applying a liquid base layer on at least a part of at least one décor image formed during step A),
- C) position-selectively printing of a plurality of embossing droplets on the still liquid base layer in a manner, that the thickness of the base layer changes on the positions where the embossing droplets are spayed on, such that at these positions indentations are formed in the liquid base layer,
- D) at least partially curing said base layer provided with said indentations,
- E) position-selectively printing an elevated pattern layer formed by a plurality elevations on said base layer, preferably said base layer which is at least partially cured during step D), and
- F) at least partially curing said pattern layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.