Process for achieving décor on surface elements
AssigneePergo (Europe) AB
InventorsKrister Hansson, Johan Lundgren, Hakan Wernersson
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Abstract
A process for achieving décor on surface elements (1) which comprises a decorative upper layer (2) and a supporting core (5). A selected main décor is entered via a terminal, the selected décor emanating from the group consisting of; an archetype digitized via digital camera or scanner and a digitized décor from a database. The dimensions of the surface to be covered by surface elements (1) and the desired dimension of the décor is entered into the terminal. Support programs is then used for calculating the segmentation of the main décor to cover more than one surface element. The result of the selections and calculations is visualized via the terminal.
Claims26
A process for achieving decór on a surface, the surface having desired dimensions and comprising a plurality of surface elements, the surface elements comprising a decorative upper layer, a supporting core, and edges comprising at least one of a tongue and groove, the process comprising:
- i) selecting a main decor via a terminal, the selected main decor emanating from a group consisting of an archetype digitised via digital camera or scanner and a digitised decor from a database;
- ii) calculating an intermediate distance, wherein the intermediate distance corresponds to a distance needed to form at least one of the tongue and groove on the surface elements;
- and entering dimensions of the surface to be covered by surface elements and the desired dimension of the decór into the terminal and using support programs for calculating a segmentation of the decór to cover more than one surface element, whereby at least one surface element is provided with the intermediate distance,
- iii) displaying a result of the selections and calculations via the terminal;
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- iv) forming at least one of a tongue and a groove on an edge of at least one surface element.
A process for forming surface elements having a decór on a surface having desired dimensions, the surface elements comprising a decorative upper surface, a supporting core, and at least one of a tongue and a groove on at least one edge, the process comprising;
- i) selecting a main décor via a terminal, the selected décor emanating from a group consisting of an archetype digitised via digital camera or scanner and a digitised décor from a database;
- ii) entering dimensions of the surface to be covered by surface elements and the desired dimension of the decór into the terminal and using support programs for calculating segmentation of the decór to cover more than one surface element and calculating an intermediate distance, wherein the intermediate distance corresponds to a distance needed to form at least one of the tongue and groove on the surface elements;
- iii) printing the decór on the decorative upper surface;
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- iv) forming at least one of a tongue and a groove on an edge of at least one surface element on the basis of the intermediate distance.
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