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Granted Patent B2
US 8,293,058 · App. 12/941,760 · Granted Oct 23, 2012

Floorboard, system and method for forming a flooring, and a flooring formed thereof

Assignee: Valinge Innovation AB
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Patent No.
US 8,293,058
App. No.
12/941,760
Granted
Oct 23, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of producing floor panels is disclosed. The method includes the steps of separating a roll formed surface material ( 51 ) into surface strips ( 53 ) and gluing said surface strips to a core ( 50 ) with a space ( 54 ) between the surface strips ( 53 ).

Claims (48)

1. A method of producing floor panels, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

separating a roll formed surface layer material into surface strips; and

gluing the surface strips to a sheet of core material to be cut into a plurality of floor panels, and providing a space between the surface strips, and

cutting the sheet of core material, at the space, into at least two individual floor panels,

forming a mechanical locking system in the sheet of core material at the space.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises the step of using an edge of the surface strip as a reference surface when forming the locking system.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the surface layer material is separated by punching or cutting.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the surface layer material is separated by a knife.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the surface layer material is separated by a water jet.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the surface layer material is linoleum or plastics.

7. A method of producing floor panels, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

separating a roll formed surface layer material into surface strips; and

gluing the surface strips to a sheet of core material to be cut into a plurality of floor panels, and providing a space between the surface strips, and

cutting the sheet of core material, at the space, into at least two individual floor panels,

wherein the core material is a wood based board material.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the core material is HDF.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the core material is particle board.

10. A method of producing floor panels, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

separating a roll formed surface layer material into surface strips; and

gluing the surface strips to a sheet of core material to be cut into a plurality of floor panels, and providing a space between the surface strips, and

cutting the sheet of core material, at the space, into at least two individual floor panels,

wherein the sheet or core material has a top side and a rear side opposite the top side,

wherein the surface strips are glued to the top side of the sheet of core material,

wherein the method further comprises the step of applying strips of a balancing layer material to the rear side of the sheet of core material with a space between said strips of the balancing layer,

wherein the balancing layer material is applied prior to the step of cutting the sheet of core material into at least two individual floor panels.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the strips of the surface layer material and the strips of the balancing layer material are offset horizontally relative to one another by a distance.

12. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the locking system comprises a projecting portion and a tongue, and the space is larger than the projecting portion and the tongue.

13. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises the step of using an edge of the surface strip as a reference surface when cutting the sheet of core material into at least two individual floor panels.

14. The method as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the sheet or core material has a top side and a rear side opposite the top side,

wherein the surface strips are glued to the top side of the sheet of core material,

wherein the method further comprises the step of applying strips of a balancing layer material to the rear side of the sheet of core material with a space between said strips of the balancing layer,

wherein the balancing layer material is applied prior to the step of cutting the sheet of core material into at least two individual floor panels.

15. The method as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the strips of the surface layer material and the strips of the balancing layer material are offset horizontally relative to one another by a distance.

16. A method of producing floor panels, wherein the method comprises the steps:

separating a roll formed surface layer material into surface strips; and

gluing the surface strips to a top side of a sheet of core material to be cut into a plurality of floor panels, and providing a space between the surface strips, wherein the sheet or core material has a top side and a rear side opposite the top side,

applying strips of a balancing layer material to the rear side of the sheet of core material with a space between said strips of the balancing layer,

cutting the sheet of core material, at the space, into at least two individual floor panels,

forming a locking system in the sheet of core material at the space.

17. The method as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the method further comprises the step of using an edge of the surface strip as a reference surface when forming the locking system.

18. The method as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the strips of the surface layer material and the strips of the balancing layer material are offset horizontally relative to one another by a distance.

19. A method of producing floor panels, wherein the method comprises the steps:

separating a roll formed surface layer material into surface strips; and

gluing the surface strips to a sheet of core material to be cut into a plurality of floor panels, and providing a space exposing the sheet of core material between the surface strips

cutting the sheet of core material, at the space, into at least two individual floor panels, each floor panel having a surface area,

wherein each surface strip covers essentially the entire surface area of each floor panel.

20. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the surface layer material is a textile material.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2012
From: PERVAN, DARKO; NYGREN, PER
To: VALINGE INNOVATION AB
Reel/Frame 027639/0197 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 8, 2010
From: PERVAN, DARKO
To: VALINGE ALUMINIUM AB
Reel/Frame 025322/0810 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 8, 2010
From: VALINGE ALUMINIUM AB
To: VALINGE INNOVATION AB
Reel/Frame 025331/0662 →
Priority Claims (1)
SE 0303273 · Dec 2, 2003 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 11000912 · Dec 2, 2004
Provisional Application 60527771 · Dec 9, 2003
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