Leather laminated decorative panel
AssigneePanolam Industries International, Inc.
InventorsSylvie Gauthier, George Tsangarides
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Abstract
A heat and pressure consolidated laminate, and method for producing the same, is provided that includes in superimposed relationship a decorative layer consisting essentially of a leather material, an underlay layer, a substrate, and an optional backer layer. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite one another. The underlay layer includes one or more cellulosic sheets impregnated with a thermosetting resin, and is disposed between the decorative layer and the first layer of the substrate. The backer layer includes one or more cellulosic sheets impregnated with a thermosetting resin, and is disposed contiguous with the second surface of the substrate.
Claims10
A method for the production of a heat and pressure consolidated leather laminate comprising the steps of:
- setting the temperature of a thermosetting press to a predetermined temperature;
- stacking in a superimposed relationship a backing layer, a substrate, an underlay layer, a decorative layer comprised essentially of leather, and a textured release sheet;
- inserting the stacked, superimposed layers into the thermosetting press;
- increasing the pressure of the thermosetting press to a predetermined pressure;
- maintaining the stacked layers in the heated, pressurized thermosetting press for a period of time sufficient to form a laminate;
- removing the laminate from the thermosetting press;
- and
- removing the textured release sheet from the laminate;
- wherein the textured release sheet imparts an embossed texture on the decorative layer.
A method for the production of a heat and pressure consolidated leather laminate comprising the steps of:
- setting the temperature of the continuous thermosetting press to a predetermined temperature;
- setting the pressure of the press to a predetermined pressure;
- stacking in a superimposed relationship a backing layer, a substrate, an underlay layer, a decorative layer comprised essentially of leather, and a textured release sheet upstream from a continuous thermosetting press;
- feeding the stacked, superimposed layers into the continuous thermosetting press;
- maintaining the stacked layers in the heated, pressurized continuous thermosetting press for a period of time sufficient to form a laminate;
- removing the laminate from the thermosetting press;
- and
- removing the textured release sheet from the laminate;
- wherein the textured release sheet imparts an embossed texture on the decorative layer.
A method for the production of a heat and pressure consolidated leather laminate comprising the steps of:
- setting the temperature of the continuous thermosetting press to a predetermined temperature, said predetermined temperature ranging from about 110° C. to about 250° C.;
- setting the pressure of the press to a predetermined pressure, said predetermined pressure ranging from about 250 PSI to about 450 PSI;
- stacking in a superimposed relationship a backing layer, a substrate, an underlay layer, a decorative layer comprised essentially of leather, and a textured release sheet upstream from a continuous thermosetting press;
- feeding the stacked, superimposed layers into the continuous thermosetting press;
- selecting a line speed of the continuous thermosetting press that allows the stacked, superimposed layers to remain in the heated, pressurized press for a period of time sufficient to form a laminate from said layers;
- removing the laminate from the thermosetting press;
- and
- removing the textured release sheet from the laminate;
- wherein the textured release sheet imparts an embossed texture on the decorative layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.