Veneer laminate and method of manufacture
AssigneeArkansas Face Veneer Co., Inc.
InventorJonathan Douglas Snyder
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Abstract
A two-ply or even-ply veneer laminate panel created by the steps of: pre-flexing a substrate veneer ply sufficiently to substantially break the grains of the substrate ply, and bonding the substrate ply to a face veneer ply. Preferably, the substrate ply is pre-flexed in a direction parallel to the direction that the grains of the substrate ply run. And preferably, the grains of the face ply are oriented in a substantially perpendicular direction to the grains of the substrate ply.
Claims30
A veneer laminate comprising:
- a veneer substrate ply having long grain fibers running in a first direction;
- and
- a veneer face ply bonded to said substrate ply, said face ply having a grain running in a second direction;
- wherein bonds between said long grain fibers of said substrate ply are substantially broken or weakened, while said grain of said face ply is not broken, thereby minimizing warping of said veneer laminate.
A method for constructing a veneer laminate comprising the steps of:
- flexing a substrate ply, having grains running in a first grain direction, sufficiently to substantially break the grains of the substrate ply and minimize warping of said veneer laminate;
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- after said flexing step, bonding the substrate ply to a veneer face ply, the face ply having unbroken grain running in the second direction.
A veneer laminate product created by a process including the steps of:
- flexing a substrate ply, having grains running in a first grain direction, sufficiently to substantially break the grains of the substrate ply and minimize warping of said veneer laminate;
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- after said flexing step, bonding the substrate ply to a veneer face ply, the face ply having unbroken grain running in the second direction.
A veneer laminate consisting essentially of:
- a veneer substrate ply, having a grain running in a first direction and a thickness ranging from approximately 0.907 millimeters (1/28 inches) to 4.233 millimeters (1/6 inches);
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- a veneer face ply bonded to said substrate ply, and having a grain running in a second direction, and a thickness ranging from approximately 1.588 millimeters (1/16 inches) to 0.462 millimeters (1/55 inches);
- wherein said grain of the substrate ply is broken, thereby minimizing warping of said veneer laminate;
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- wherein said the grain face ply is not broken.
A decorative veneer laminate panel comprising:
- a veneer substrate ply, having a grain running in a first direction;
- and
- a decorative veneer face ply bonded to said substrate ply, said face ply having a grain running in a second direction;
- wherein said grain of said substrate ply is broken, while said grain of said face ply is not broken.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.