Patent ID: 9511518
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: B27D,B27M,B27N,B29C,B29K,B29L,B32B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A formed ligneous body having a surface, at least a part of which defines a decorative design surface, and a non-decorative back surface, the formed ligneous body being produced by subjecting a ligneous material wherein hydrogen bonds among fiber cells have been cut, to a flow molding process, wherein the ligneous material is heated and pressed in a forming cavity, to apply shearing forces to the fiber cells to change relative positions of said fiber cells, for permitting flow of said ligneous material to fill the forming cavity, whereby said ligneous material filling the forming cavity is compressed and shaped, said formed ligneous body comprising: a surface layer portion having said decorative design surface; and a base layer portion, which is a remainder of the formed ligneous body other than said surface layer portion, and which is integral with said surface layer portion; wherein the fiber cells of said surface layer portion are impregnated with a first resin material in a cured state, and the fiber cells of said base layer portion are impregnated with a second resin material in a cured state, said surface layer portion and said base layer portion being formed in the flow molding process such that an amount of change of the relative positions of the fiber cells of said surface layer portion caused in the flow molding process is smaller than an amount of change of the relative positions of the fiber cells of said base layer portion caused in the flow molding process, and wherein the surface layer portion directly contacts the base layer portion that is integral therewith.