IP Library Granted Patent US 9,273,472
Granted Patent B2
US 9,273,472 · App. 14/353,099 · Granted Mar 1, 2016

Laminate panel without counteracting paper

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Patent No.
US 9,273,472
App. No.
14/353,099
Granted
Mar 1, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a laminate panel ( 40; 40′; 40″; 40 ″′) with a carrier layer ( 41; 41′; 41″; 41 ″′) of wood or wood-based material, in which at least the upper side has a decoration and a layer of a cured resin ( 46; 46′; 46″; 46 ″′). The rear side of the laminate panel ( 40; 40′; 40″; 40 ″′) is provided with a paperless counteracting layer of a cured counteracting material ( 45; 45′; 45″; 45 ″′).

Claims (44)

1. A laminate panel, comprising a carrier layer made of wood or wood-based material, wherein at least the top surface of the laminate panel comprises a décor and a layer made of cured resin and wherein the back surface of the laminate panel comprises a counteracting layer made of a cured counteracting material and wherein the counteracting layer does not comprise a paper layer, and one kilogram of the cured counteracting material consists of the following components:

Amino resin: 300 to 700 gram

Filler: 300 to 700 gram

and wherein the amino resin is produced by mixing of (i) melamine and/or an urea derivate and (ii) an aldehyde,

wherein for producing the amino resin 1 mol of melamine and/or urea derivate is mixed with 0.5 to 3 mol of aldehyde, and

wherein the counteracting layer has a thickness of at least 5 μm.

2. The laminate panel according to claim 1 , wherein for producing the amino resin 1 mol of melamine and/or urea derivate is mixed with 1 to 2.5 mol of aldehyde.

3. The laminate panel according to claim 1 , wherein one kilogram of the cured counteracting material comprises 400 to 650 gram of amino resin.

4. The laminate panel according to claim 1 , wherein one kilogram of the cured counteracting material comprises 350 to 600 gram fillers.

5. A laminate panel comprising a carrier layer made of wood or wood-based material, wherein at least the top surface of the laminate panel comprises a décor and a layer made of cured resin and wherein the back surface of the laminate panel comprises a counteracting layer made of a cured counteracting material and wherein the counteracting layer does not comprise a paper layer, and one kilo of the cured counteracting material consists of the following components:

Amino resin: 300 to 700 gram

Filler: 300 to 700 gram

and wherein the amino resin is produced by mixing of (i) melamine mine and/or an urea derivate and (ii) an aldehyde,

wherein for producing the amino resin 1 mol of melamine and/or urea derivate is mixed with 0.5 to 3 mol of aldehyde, and

wherein the filler is a mineral filler.

6. The laminate panel according to claim 1 , wherein the filler comprises one or more of the following materials:

a silicate; carbonates or sulfates; or rock flour, fiber glass, quartz powder, crystalline silicic acid, aluminum hydroxide or magnesium hydroxide, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide or calcium oxides.

7. The laminate panel according to claim 1 , wherein one kilogram of cured counteracting material comprises additionally 1 to 500 gram of a plasticizer.

8. The laminate panel according to claim 1 , wherein one kilogram of the cured counteracting material comprises additionally 1 to 500 gram of a thickening agent.

9. The laminate panel according to claim 1 , wherein the filler includes further an organic filler.

10. The laminate panel according to claim 1 , wherein the laminate panel includes at least one further layer made of paper.

11. The laminate panel according to claim 1 , wherein the décor is a décor layer in the form of a pressed, impregnated décor paper.

12. The laminate panel according to claim 1 , wherein the décor is produced in a direct print process.

13. The laminate panel according to claim 1 , wherein one kilogram of the cured counteracting material comprises 400 to 650 gram of amino resin and 350 to 600 gram of filler.

14. A method for producing a laminate panel, wherein the method comprises the following steps:

providing a carrier layer;

providing a décor at least on the top surface of the carrier layer;

applying of resin onto the top surface of the carrier layer in liquid state;

applying a counteracting material that does not comprise a paper layer onto the back surface of the carrier layer in liquid state;

in a subsequent method step curing the resin and the counteracting material; and

after or during the curing of resin and the counteracting material, pressing the layers that are produced in the previous method steps to form a laminate panel; and

wherein prior to the application of the counteracting material onto to the back surface of the carrier layer, the amino resin of the counteracting material is produced by mixing of (i) melamine and/or an urea derivate and (ii) an aldehyde, wherein for producing the amino resin 1 mol of melamine and/or urea derivate is mixed with 0.5 to 3 mol of aldehyde.

15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the resin of the top surface of the laminate panel and the counteracting layer on the back surface of the laminate panel are cured essentially simultaneously.

16. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the application of the counteracting material is made in a roller-coating process or by spraying or applying by jet nozzles.

17. The method according to claim 14 , wherein for producing the amino resin 1 mol of melamine and/or urea derivate is mixed with 1 to 2.5 mol of aldehyde.

18. The method according to claim 14 , wherein in a method step prior to the application of the counteracting material to the lower surface of the carrier layer, the amino resin of the counteracting material is mixed with fillers in order to produce a counteracting material.

19. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the curing of the counteracting material and/or the resin at the top surface of the carrier layer is made by means of radiation.

20. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the curing of the counteracting material and/or the resin at the top surface of the carrier layer is made by heat and/or by pressure.

21. A counteracting material suitable for use as a counteracting layer without a paper layer for laminate panels, that comprise a carrier layer made of wood or wood-based material, wherein at least the top surface of the laminate panel comprises a décor and a layer made of a cured resin, wherein 1 kilogram of the counteracting material in the cured state comprises:

Amino resin (cured): 100 to 900 gram

Filler: 900 to 100 gram, wherein

the amino resin is produced by mixing of 1 mol melamine and/or urea derivate with 0.5 to 3 mol aldehyde, wherein the filler is a mineral filler.

22. The counteracting material according to claim 21 , wherein the aldehyde is formaldehyde.

23. The counteracting material according to claim 21 , wherein the liquid counteracting material has a viscosity of 500 to 100,000 mPas.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2023
From: XYLO TECHNOLOGIES AG
To: LIGNUM TECHNOLOGIES AG
Reel/Frame 065906/0900 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2014
From: DOEHRING, DIETER; SCHAEFER, HANS
To: KRONOPLUS TECHNICAL AG
Reel/Frame 033017/0550 →