Panel
AssigneeChampion Link International Corporation
InventorsThomas Luc Martine Baert, Tom Van Poyer, Sven Boon
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Abstract
The invention relates to a panel, in particular a floor panel or a wall panel configured for forming a floor or wall covering, the panel comprising at least one core layer, the core layer comprising at least one pair of opposite side edges which are provided with complementary coupling parts configured for interconnecting adjacent panels, the core layer comprising an upper core surface and a bottom core surface, and at least one ceramic tile, the ceramic tile comprising an upper surface and a bottom surface and the panel further comprising at least one further layer.
Claims18
A panel configured for forming a floor or wall covering, the panel comprising:
- at least one core layer, the core layer comprising at least one pair of opposite side edges which is provided with complementary coupling parts, the core layer comprising an upper core surface and a bottom core surface;
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- at least one ceramic tile, the ceramic tile comprising an upper surface and a bottom surface, wherein the ceramic tile is attached to the upper core surface of the core layer by means of an adhesive layer;
- wherein the ceramic tile comprises at least one protective layer located at its bottom surface,
- wherein the at least one protective layer forms an integral part of the ceramic tile, and
- wherein the at least one protective layer is formed by a ceramic glaze layer comprising clay and/or fluxes.
A method for manufacturing a panel configured for forming a floor or wall covering, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing at least one core layer, the core layer comprising at least one pair of opposite side edges which is provided with complementary coupling parts, the core layer comprising an upper core surface and a bottom core surface;
- b) providing or forming at least one ceramic tile, the ceramic tile comprising an upper surface and a bottom surface;
- c) subjecting the bottom surface of the ceramic tile to a firing process such that glazing and/or vitrification of the bottom layer occurs;
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- d) attaching the bottom layer of the ceramic tile to the upper core surface of the core layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.