Method and system for treating floorboards
View Patent ↗A method and system for treating floorboards. A plurality of panels are provided and comprise a plurality of floorboards, each floorboard having a top and bottom surface, and longitudinal and transversal edges. The floorboards are assembled together by at least one of their edges to form the panel. The panel is mechanically dismantled in order to expose each edge of each floorboard. A treatment product is applied to the peripheral edges of the floorboards. The method and system of the invention are particularly suitable for a mass production of floorboards on a production line. The method and system of the invention allow the edges of the boards to be treated separately, for example with a color or shade different than the top and bottom surfaces.
1. A method for treating elongated pieces of flooring, said method comprising:
a. providing a plurality of panels, each panel comprising a plurality of elongated pieces of flooring, each piece having an upper and a lower surface, two opposite longitudinal edges and two opposite transversal edges, said pieces being assembled together by at least one of their longitudinal and/or transversal edges to form said panel;
b. mechanically dismantling the panel in order to expose each edge of each elongated piece;
c. applying a first treatment product selected from the group consisting of varnishes, paints, and dyes, having a first shade of a color to the longitudinal and/or transversal edges of said elongated pieces; and
d. mechanically assembling said elongated pieces to form a reassembled panel; and
e. treating the upper surfaces, lower surfaces, or both upper and lower surfaces of the elongated pieces with a second treatment product having a second shade of color.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second shade of the second treatment product is darker than the first shade of the first treatment product.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising mechanically dismantling a stack comprising a plurality of layered panels each made of several elongated pieces of flooring, in order to provide said plurality of panels.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said first treatment product is applied simultaneously to the longitudinal and transversal edges of each elongated piece.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and second treatment products are applied by spray.