Covered panel and method for manufacturing covered panels
AssigneeUnilin BV
InventorsBenjamin CLEMENT, Sam LEDEGEN
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Abstract
A coated panel has at least a substrate and a top layer applied thereto, The top layer includes at least a decor layer and a translucent or transparent wear layer. The above-mentioned wear layer has a thermally cured acrylate resin or a thermally cured unsaturated polyester resin. Thermal curing partially or completely cures the resin. The acrylate resin or unsaturated polyester resin is at least partially cured by a thermally initiated radical crosslinking reaction. A method for the production of such coated panels, in particular floor panels, is provided according the aforementioned coated panel.
Claims15
Method for making a coated paper sheet, wherein the coated paper sheet comprises a paper sheet and a partially cured acrylate coating layer;
- wherein the partially cured acrylate coating layer is provided for being at least partially cured in a thermal pressing operation;
- wherein the method comprises the steps of
- providing a paper sheet;
- applying an acrylate resin onto the paper sheet thereby providing the paper sheet with an acrylate coating layer;
- irradiating the acrylate coating layer with UV-irradiation such that the surface of the acrylate coating layer on the paper sheet is dry and the acrylate coating layer is a partially cured acrylate coating layer;
- wherein the acrylate resin, comprises at least a photoinitiator and one or more than one thermoinitiator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.