Floor board and method for manufacturing such floor boards
AssigneeUnilin BV
InventorsDieter D'HONDT, Aaron SHAW
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Abstract
A floor board including a decorative surface layer applied to a substrate, where the substrate has MDF or HDF material at a side edge thereof. where the side edge is treated both with an impregnation agent and/or a scaling agent based on a super absorbing material. Also, a method for manufacturing such floor boards.
Claims20
A floor board comprising a substrate having side edges and a decorative surface layer applied to said substrate, wherein the substrate comprises MDF or HDF material at a side edge thereof, wherein said side edge of said substrate is treated with an oil.
A floor board comprising a substrate having side edges and a decorative surface layer applied to said substrate, wherein the substrate comprises MDF or HDF material at a side edge thereof, wherein said side edge of said substrate is treated with a hydrophobic protein-based liquid.
A floor board comprising a substrate having side edges and a decorative surface layer applied to said substrate, wherein the substrate comprises MDF or HDF material at a side edge thereof, wherein said side edge of said substrate is treated with an impregnation agent, said impregnation agent comprising an oil-type solvent.
A method for manufacturing a floor board, said floor board comprising a decorative surface layer applied to a substrate, said method comprising:
- providing a substrate material comprising MDF/HDF material;
- applying a decorative surface layer to a top surface of said substrate material;
- dividing said substrate material into planks having approximately the size of said floor board;
- profiling a side edge of said planks;
- said MDF/HDF material being exposed at said side edge;
- impregnating said side edge with an oil;
- wherein the oil is chosen from the list of:
- turpentine, linseed oil, castor oil and soy oil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.