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US 12,448,784 B2Granted
Decorative panel comprising grout imitation
AssigneeUnillin, BV
InventorsJan De Rick, Benny Schacht, Bryan Rollier, Lieven Vangheluwe
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Abstract
A panel including a substrate and a top layer. The top layer has a decor layer and a wear layer. The panel is provided with a first pair of opposite edges; and optionally with a second pair of opposite edges. At least one edge of the first pair of opposite edges is provided with a grout imitation.
Claims22
A panel, comprising a substrate and a top layer,
- wherein the top layer comprises a decor layer and a wear layer,
- wherein the panel is provided at a first pair of opposite edges with coupling parts, arranged for cooperating with each other, as male coupling parts and female coupling parts, for coupling two such panels at the first pair of opposite edges to each other in a floor, wall or ceiling covering;
- wherein the male coupling part is provided at a male edge of the first pair of opposite edges;
- wherein the female coupling part is provided at a female edge of the first pair of opposite edges;
- wherein the coupling parts are provided with mechanical locking means arranged to prevent a drifting apart of two coupled panels into a direction perpendicular to a surface of the coupled panels as and into a direction perpendicular to respective coupled edges of the two coupled panels in a plane parallel to the coupled panels;
- wherein the male coupling part, comprises a section of an upper surface provided below the surface of the panel and below a location of the decor layer,
- wherein said upper surface of said section is provided with a substantially uniform color;
- wherein a visual appearance of said upper surface of said section differs over a full surface thereof from the visual appearance of a decor layer,
- wherein in a coupled condition of a first such panel coupled at the male edge thereof onto the female edge of a second such panel, the female edge overlaps part of the upper surface of said section of the male edge of the first such panel such that part of the upper surface of said section of the male edge of the first such panel is hidden from view whereas part of the upper surface of said section is visible in the view perpendicular to the surface of the coupled panels,
- wherein the part of the upper surface of said section that is visible in the view perpendicular to the surface of the coupled panels is at least 1.5 mm wide.
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A panel, comprising a substrate and a top layer, wherein the top layer comprises a decor layer and a wear layer,
- wherein the panel is provided at a first pair of opposite edges with coupling parts, arranged for cooperating with each other, substantially as male coupling parts and female coupling parts, for coupling two such panels at the first pair of opposite edges to each other in a floor, wall or ceiling covering;
- wherein the male coupling part is provided at the male edge of the first pair of opposite edges;
- wherein the female coupling part is provided at a female edge of the first pair of opposite edges;
- wherein the coupling parts are provided with mechanical locking means arranged to prevent a drifting apart of two coupled panels into a direction perpendicular to a surface of the coupled panels and into a direction perpendicular to respective coupled edges of the two coupled panels in a plane parallel to the coupled panels;
- wherein a surface of at least one of the male edge or the female edge is provided with a recess,
- wherein the recess extends deeper into the panel than a location of the decor layer;
- wherein the recess is provided with a lacquer layer comprising sand and/or particles having a particle size larger than 20 μm;
- wherein the lacquer layer of the recess is at least partially visible in coupled condition of the panel with another such panel at a respective first pair of opposite edges;
- wherein a thickness of the lacquer layer is less than 200 μm,
- wherein at least part of a side edge of the recess is provided with said lacquer layer;
- wherein the edge of the first pair of opposite edges opposite to the edge comprising the recess is at least over a section provided with a lacquer layer, wherein the lacquer layer at this edge contributes to providing a grout imitation of coupled panels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.