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US 2025/0012089 A1Published application
Floor element and method for manufacturing floor elements
AssigneeUnilin BV
InventorChristophe NAEYAERT
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Abstract
A floor element includes a decorative top layer on a polymer substrate. The sides of the floor element have a profile along a section with a surface at right angles to the decorative top layer. The floor panel is provided with a water-repellent coating on at least one side. For each side and along the entire length of the side, at least a part of the profile is coated with a water-repellent coating.
Claims20
A floor element comprising:
- a decorative top layer located on a water-resistant polymer substrate, wherein sides of the floor element have a profile along a section with a surface at right angles to the decorative top layer,
- wherein two opposing sides of the floor element are provided with coupling means configured to couple two adjacent floor elements together, wherein at least one of said opposing sides of the floor element is provided with a water-repellent coating in such manner that the water-resistant polymer substrate is covered with the water-repellant coating, and wherein said water-resistant polymer substrate comprises polymers and fillers.
A method for manufacturing a floor element, comprising the following steps:
- providing a rectangular or square water-resistant polymer substrate, wherein a decorative top layer is located on the water-resistant polymer substrate, and wherein sides of the water-resistant polymer substrate have a profile along a section with a surface at right angles to the decorative top layer, wherein two opposing sides are provided with coupling means;
- providing at least one of said two opposing sides with a solvent-based cover layer, said solvent-based cover layer comprising water-repellent components;
- removing the solvent from the solvent-based cover layer until a water-repellent coating is obtained.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.