Method for manufacturing panels having a decorative surface
AssigneeUnilin BV
InventorBenjamin Clement
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Abstract
A method is provided for manufacturing a printed paper layer. The method may involve providing the paper layer with a printed pattern. Providing the printed pattern may involve depositing water based inks using a digital inkjet printer. The water based inks may be pigment containing inks. The dry weight of the deposited pigment containing inks may be lower than 9 grams per square meter. The paper layer may include an inkjet receiver coating, such that the inks are deposited on the inkjet receiver coating. The total volume of the deposited pigment containing inks may be less than 15 milliliter.
Claims18
A method for manufacturing a printed paper layer for use in laminate floor panels, the method comprising:
- providing the paper layer with a printed pattern representing a wood pattern;
- wherein providing the printed pattern involves depositing water based inks using a digital inkjet printer;
- wherein the water based inks are pigment containing inks;
- wherein the dry weight of the deposited pigment containing inks is lower than 9 grams per square meter;
- wherein the paper layer at least includes an inkjet receiver coating, such that the inks are deposited on the inkjet receiver coating;
- wherein the total volume of the deposited pigment containing inks is less than 15 milliliter;
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- wherein the printed pattern covers a majority of a surface of the paper layer;
- wherein the paper layer is a non-white colored, pigmented, and/or dyed base paper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.