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US 8,272,187 B2Granted
Floor panel, as well as method, device and accessories for manufacturing such floor panel
AssigneeFlooring Industries Limited, Sarl
InventorsLaurent Meersseman, Christian Vandevoorde, Bernard Thiers
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Abstract
Floor panel, more particularly a laminate floor panel, wherein this floor panel comprises a decor, a top layer on the basis of synthetic material, and an underlying substrate (13), whether or not composed of several layers or parts, wherein the floor panel (1), in the surface over which the decor (10) extends, is provided with embossed portions.
Claims30
Method for manufacturing floor panels;
- said floor panels having an upper surface and at least comprising:
- a printed decor extending over a substantial part of said upper surface;
- and
- a top layer on the basis of synthetic material;
- a substrate whereupon said printed decor and said top layer are provided;
- said substrate having at least two opposite edges along the upper surface;
- wherein
- said floor panels are manufactured starting from boards;
- said boards at least comprising said substrate;
- wherein said method at least comprises the step of providing said floor panels with a final relief;
- said step at least including a first press treatment and a second press treatment;
- said first press treatment providing a first relief in said upper surface;
- said first relief comprising embossments extending exclusively in said top layer;
- said second press treatment providing a second relief in said upper surface;
- said second relief comprising embossed portions which continue up into the aforementioned substrate;
- wherein the first and second press treatments are performed separately from one another;
- wherein the printed decor is applied to the upper surface and extends to the at least two opposite edges before the second relief is applied;
- wherein the printed decor continuously extends over and along the embossed portions of the second relief so as to follow the contours of the embossed portions.
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Method for manufacturing floor panels;
- said floor panels having an upper surface and at least comprising:
- a printed decor extending over a substantial part of said upper surface;
- and
- a top layer on the basis of synthetic material;
- a substrate whereupon said printed decor and said top layer are provided;
- said substrate having at least two opposite edges along the upper surface;
- wherein
- said floor panels are manufactured starting from boards;
- said boards at least comprising said substrate;
- wherein said method at least comprises the step of applying the printed decor on the substrate with the printed decor extending to the opposite edges and then providing said floor panels with a final relief;
- said step at least including a first press treatment and a second press treatment;
- said first press treatment providing a first relief in said upper surface;
- said first relief comprising embossments extending exclusively in said top layer;
- said second press treatment providing a second relief in said upper surface;
- said second relief comprising embossed portions which continue up into the aforementioned substrate;
- wherein the first and second press treatments are performed separately from one another;
- wherein the printed decor continuously extends over and along the embossed portions of the second relief so as to follow the contours of the embossed portions.
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Method for manufacturing floor panels;
- said floor panels having an upper surface and at least comprising:
- a printed decor extending over a substantial part of said upper surface;
- and
- a top layer on the basis of synthetic material;
- a substrate whereupon said printed decor and said top layer are provided;
- said substrate having at least two opposite edges;
- wherein
- said floor panels are manufactured starting from boards;
- said boards at least comprising said substrate;
- wherein said method at least comprises the step of providing said floor panels with a final relief;
- said step at least including a first press treatment and a second press treatment;
- said first press treatment providing a first relief in said upper surface;
- said first relief comprising embossments extending exclusively in said top layer;
- said second press treatment providing a second relief in said upper surface;
- said second relief comprising embossed portions which continue up into the aforementioned substrate;
- wherein the first and second press treatments are performed separately from one another;
- wherein the printed decor continuously extends over and along the embossed portions so as to follow the contours of the embossed portions;
- wherein said substrate comprises a compacted region located at said embossed portions of said second relief;
- wherein said compacted region is compacted more than 1%.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.