Floor panel and method for the manufacture thereof
AssigneeUnilin Beheer B.V., besloten vennootschap
InventorsBernard Paul Joseph Thiers, Peter Jozef Hochepied
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Abstract
Floor panel of the type comprising a hard top layer forming a decorative surface, from which, together with other identical or similar floor panels, a floor covering can be formed, wherein this floor panel includes at least one sound-absorbing layer which is integrated into the floor panel and is located between other layers of this floor panel.
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Floor panel from which, together with other identical or similar floor panels, a floor covering can be formed, said floor panel comprising layers including a top layer forming a decorative surface and a panel top side, and at least one sound-absorbing layer which is integrated into the floor panel and is located between other layers of the floor panel;
- wherein apart from the sound absorbing layer and the top layer, at least a first structural basic layer comprising a material selected from the group consisting of MDF and HDF is provided;
- wherein the sound absorbing layer is a compressible, vibration absorbing material;
- wherein said first structural basic layer is situated below the sound-absorbing layer, such that the sound-absorbing layer is located between said top layer and said first structural basic layer;
- wherein the panel along at least two of its edges includes mechanical coupling parts enabling vertical as well as horizontal locking between coupled similar panels, said coupling parts being formed integrally in one piece with said first structural basic layer;
- wherein said first structural basic layer has a higher strength and is less compressible than the sound-absorbing layer.
A floor panel from which, together with other identical or similar floor panels, a floor covering can be formed, said floor panel comprising:
- a plurality of layers including a top layer forming a decorative surface and a panel top side, and at least one sound-absorbing layer integrated into the floor panel and located between other layers of the floor panel;
- wherein said decorative surface is formed at the top layer in that a printed decorative layer is provided in a layered structure of the top layer;
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- wherein said top layer is provided directly on said sound-absorbing layer or wherein said sound-absorbing layer is integrated in said top layer;
- wherein apart from the sound absorbing layer and the top layer, at least a first basic layer comprising the same material as said sound absorbing layer is provided;
- wherein the sound absorbing layer is a compressible, vibration absorbing synthetic material;
- wherein said first basic layer is situated below the sound-absorbing layer, such that the sound-absorbing layer is located between the decorative layer and said first basic layer;
- wherein the panel along at least two of its edges includes mechanical coupling parts enabling vertical as well as horizontal locking between coupled similar panels.
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