FLOOR COVERING, FLOOR PANELS FOR FORMING SUCH FLOOR COVERING, AND METHOD FOR REALIZING SUCH FLOOR PANELS
Floor covering, consisting of hard panels, with a laminated structure, whereby at least at the upper surface a printed decorative layer with a wood pattern is present, with thereupon a transparent layer of synthetic material in which impressions are formed, wherein the impressions substantially follow the wood pattern.
1 . Floor covering, consisting of panels with a laminated structure, whereby at least at the upper surface a printed decorative layer with a wood pattern is present, with thereupon a transparent layer of synthetic material in which impressions are formed, wherein the impressions substantially follow the wood pattern, and wherein said printed decorative layer consists of a non-paper and cellulose free sheet material.
2 . Floor covering according to claim 1 , wherein the impressions follow the wood pattern substantially in longitudinal direction as well as substantially in transverse direction and directions situated in between.
3 . Floor covering according to claim 1 , wherein the transparent layer of synthetic material consists of a synthetic resin, whether or not in the form of one or more transparent or translucent material layers soaked in synthetic resin.
4 . Floor covering according to claim 1 , wherein the impressions extend up to a depth, such that they still are situated entirely above the decorative layer.
5 . Floor covering according to claim 1 , wherein among the aforementioned impressions, there are bent impressions which follow the bent shape of the wood pattern.
6 . Floor covering according to claim 1 , wherein among the aforementioned impressions, there are longer uninterrupted impressions with lengths of 3 cm or more.
7 . Floor covering according to claim 1 , wherein the impressions are provided at least in function of the course of the wood nerves of the printed wood pattern.
8 . Floor covering according to claim 1 , wherein the aforementioned impressions comprise successive short impressions which, globally, follow the nerves of the wood pattern.
9 . Floor covering according to claim 1 , wherein the impressions are provided at least in function of and, more particularly, at the location of the so-called wood pores of the printed wood pattern.
10 . Floor covering according to claim 1 , said floor covering comprising impressions which are obtained by means of a pressing mold, more particularly pressing plate, the relief of which was realized by means of image-processing technology, starting from a wood pattern, either an image of a wood pattern or a real wood pattern.