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US 12,251,960 B2Granted
Coated panel and method for manufacturing such panel
AssigneeUnilin BV
InventorsBenny Schacht, Filip Tack
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Abstract
A method may be provided for manufacturing a panel that may include a substrate and a top layer provided on the substrate. The top layer may have a printed motif and a translucent or transparent synthetic material layer provided above the printed motif. The panel may have a structure or relief at the surface. The method may involve milling profiles into the substrate to obtain mechanical coupling means for coupling together two of the panels. The structure or relief and/or the printed motif may be realized after milling the profiles into the substrate.
Claims16
A method for manufacturing a panel, the method comprising:
- providing a substrate with a top layer provided on the substrate, the top layer having a printed motif and a translucent or transparent synthetic material layer provided above the printed motif, the translucent or transparent synthetic material layer having a surface with a structure or relief;
- milling profiles into the substrate to obtain mechanical coupling means for coupling together two of the panels;
- realizing the structure or relief and/or the printed motif after milling the profiles into the substrate;
- wherein the translucent or transparent synthetic material layer includes a foamable synthetic material;
- foaming the foamable synthetic material;
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- providing an additional print with an expansion prevention agent that determines location of recesses in the structure or relief.
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