IP Library Granted Patent US 10,036,169
Granted Patent B2
US 10,036,169 · App. 14/619,491 · Granted Jul 31, 2018

Method for producing panels and panel produced according to the method

Inventors: Axel Siebert (Roebel, DE); Frank Oldorff (Schwerin, DE)
Assignee: FLOORING TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
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Patent No.
US 10,036,169
App. No.
14/619,491
Granted
Jul 31, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Floor panels include: an upper face, a lower face and two pairs of opposite side edges; a base coat layer, a primer layer, at least one decorative layer and a wear-resistant layer are applied at least to a press skin on the upper face; a base coat layer and a counteracting layer are applied to the lower face of the core; the upper face and the lower face of the core have the press skin that arose during pressing; the base coat layer has at least partly penetrated into the press skin on the upper face; the primer layer is arranged between the base coat layer and the decorative layer; the wear-resistant layer contains corundum particles and cellulose fibers; the decorative layer consists of a water-based paint; connecting mechanism and locking mechanism are attached to the side edges in order to connect and lock a plurality of panels without glue.

Claims (24)

1. A panel having a pressed core made of wood material, in particular of fibers or chips, comprising:

a) an upper face, a lower face and two pairs of opposite side edges,

b) a base coat layer, a primer layer, at least one decorative layer and a wear-resistant layer are applied at least to a press skin on the upper face,

c) a base coat layer and a counteracting layer are applied to the lower face of the core,

d) the press skin of the upper face and a press skin of the lower face of the core arose during pressing,

e) the base coat layer on the upper face has at least partly penetrated into the press skin on the upper face,

f) the primer layer is arranged between the base coat layer on the upper face and the decorative layer,

g) the wear-resistant layer contains corundum particles and cellulose fibers,

h) the decorative layer consists of a water-based paint,

i) connecting mechanism and locking mechanism are attached to the side edges in order to connect and lock a plurality of panels without glue.

2. The panel according to claim 1 , further comprising an additive applied to the press skin under the base coat layer, at least on the upper face.

3. The panel according to claim 2 , wherein the additive is a surfactant or comprises surfactants and further constituents.

4. The panel according to claim 3 , wherein the further constituents are biocides, stabilizers and/or polymers.

5. The panel according to claim 3 , wherein a proportion of the surfactants is greater than 90%.

6. The panel according to claim 2 , wherein the additive is applied in a quantity of 1 to 30 mg/m 2 , distributed uniformly on the upper face.

7. The panel according to claim 6 , wherein the press skin on the upper face is primed with a liquid melamine-based resin which penetrates with its curable constituents at least partly into the upper face and penetrates the press skin on the upper face by up to 0.2 mm.

8. The panel according to claim 7 , wherein a seal having at least one resin enriched with wear-resistant particles and cellulose fibers is applied to the upper face.

9. The panel according to claim 8 , wherein a liquid synthetic resin layer is spread onto the lower face as the counteracting layer, wherein the liquid synthetic resin layer diffuses at least partly into the press skin of the lower face.

10. The panel according to claim 1 , wherein a region of the press skin contains an additive.

11. The panel according to claim 1 , wherein the panel has a thickness of 4 to 12 mm.

12. The panel according to claim 1 , wherein the base coat of the upper face comprises a melamine-based resin.

13. The panel according to claim 1 , wherein the water-based paint is enriched with colored pigments.

14. The panel according to claim 1 , wherein the counteracting layer comprises synthetic resins.

15. The panel according to claim 1 , wherein the core made of wood material is an MDF, HDF or chipboard.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Sep 25, 2017
From: FLOORING TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
To: FLOORING TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
Reel/Frame 043994/0113 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 11, 2015
From: SIEBERT, AXEL; OLDORFF, FRANK
To: FLOORING TECHNOLOGIES LTD
Reel/Frame 034938/0864 →
Continuity (2)
Division 13824219
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