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Patent US20030033777 - Floor panel and method for the manufacture thereof - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsFloor panel of the type comprising a hard top layer (3) forming a decorative surface, from which, together with other identical or similar floor panels (1), a floor covering can be formed, wherein this floor panel (1) includes at least one sound-absorbing layer (4) which is integrated into the floor...http://www.google.com/patents/US20030033777?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20030033777 - Floor panel and method for the manufacture thereofAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS20030033777 A1Publication typeApplicationApplication numberUS 10/216,821Publication dateFeb 20, 2003Filing dateAug 13, 2002Priority dateAug 14, 2001Also published asUS8196366, US8234829, US8356452, US8484920, US20120096792, US20120260486, US20120266556, WO2003016655A1Publication number10216821, 216821, US 2003/0033777 A1, US 2003/033777 A1, US 20030033777 A1, US 20030033777A1, US 2003033777 A1, US 2003033777A1, US-A1-20030033777, US-A1-2003033777, US2003/0033777A1, US2003/033777A1, US20030033777 A1, US20030033777A1, US2003033777 A1, US2003033777A1InventorsBernard Thiers, Peter HochepiedOriginal AssigneeBernard Thiers, Peter HochepiedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (11), Referenced by (167), Classifications (26), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetFloor panel and method for the manufacture thereof
[0064] As represented in FIGS. 1 and 2, the invention relates to a floor panel 1 which is provided with a hard or relatively hard top layer 3 at the upper side 2. [0065] As schematically represented in FIG. 2, this floor panel 1 according to the invention comprises at least one sound-absorbing layer 4 which is integrated into the floor panel 1 itself, in other words, is incorporated into the structure of the floor panel 1. [0066] Viewed according to the thickness T of the floor panel 1, as represented, the sound-absorbing layer 4 thus is situated at a distance D1 above the underside 5 of the floor panel 1, as well as at a distance D2 below the upper side 2. [0067] As explained in the introduction, the distance D2 preferably is as small as possible, and in a practical application, this distance thus will be smaller than 4 mm, or even better, will be smaller than or equal to 2 mm. [0068] As represented in FIG. 2, the floor panel 1, in a known manner, can be provided with coupling parts 10-11 at two or more of its edges, 6-7 and/or 8-9, respectively, which coupling parts in this case consist of a classical tongue and groove. [0069] Of course, other forms of coupling parts 10-11 can be applied, for example, of the type which, as represented in FIG. 3, in coupled condition provides for a mechanical locking, in vertical as well as in horizontal directions, whereby the coupling, for example, is performed by shifting the floor panels 1 in mutual respect towards each other, as illustrated at the left hand side of FIG. 3, and/or by turning them into each other, as illustrated at the right hand side of FIG. 3. [0070] [0070]FIGS. 2 and 3 show that, when the floor panels 1 are equipped with such coupling parts 10-11, the sound-absorbing layer 4 preferably is situated outside of these coupling parts 10-11, with which it is meant that this layer 4 is not situated at the level of the tongue-shaped and groove-shaped parts formed by these coupling parts 10-11. In this manner, it is guaranteed that the sound-absorbing layer 4, in the proximity of the edges 6-7 and/or 8-9 provided with coupling parts 10-11, during the formation of the profile of these edges, is cut through exclusively vertical or substantially vertical. Hereby, the advantage is obtained that, as explained in the introduction, the strength of the coupling parts 10-11, and in particular the strength of the tongue-shaped parts, is not disadvantageously affected by the presence of the material of the sound-absorbing layer 4. Also, the distance over which the applied machinery tools must cut through the material of the sound-absorbing layer 4, thereby is restricted to a minimum. [0071] As further represented in FIGS. 2 and 3, the sound-absorbing layer 4 preferably is situated above the coupling parts 10-11. This is particularly important in the embodiment of FIG. 3, in other words, where coupling parts 10-11 are applied whereby the mechanical locking in horizontal direction is obtained by means of locking parts 12-13, at the underside of the tongue-shaped coupling part 10 and the upper side of the lip 14 situated at the underside of the groove-shaped coupling part 11, respectively. As the sound-absorbing layer 4 is situated above the coupling parts 10-11, it is impossible that the strength of the lowermost part of the floor panel 1, and thus also of the lip 14 which must be sufficiently strong in order to allow such locking, is disadvantageously affected by the presence of the sound-absorbing layer 4, regardless of the strength of the material of which the layer 4 is manufactured. [0072] Apart from the sound-absorbing layer 4, the floor panels 1 can be constructed from several layers in different manners. In consideration of the fact that this construction may differ, in FIGS. 2 and 3 the floor panels 1 thus are represented only schematically. This, however, does not exclude that certain compositions are preferred, for example, the compositions as described in the following by means of FIGS. 4 to 9. [0073] In FIG. 4, a particularly important form of embodiment of the invention is represented, whereby the top layer 3 is provided directly on the sound-absorbing layer 4 integrated in the floor panel 1, without the presence of a structural material layer in between. Thereby, the distance D2 is reduced to a strict minimum, to wit to the thickness or approximately the thickness of the top layer 3, with the advantage that the propagation of soundwaves is rendered particularly difficult. [0074] In the example of FIG. 4, one structural basic layer 15 is provided below the sound-absorbing layer 4. Further, at the underside of this basic layer 15, a backing layer 16 is provided, which, on one hand, forms a protection, however, on the other hand, also is intended to create a balancing effect in respect to the top layer 3. More particularly, the purpose of the backing layer 16 is to counteract the possible warping of the floor panels 1 as a result of forces occurring between the top layer 3 and the respective layer upon which this top layer 3 is provided. [0075] However, it is clear that the construction below the sound-absorbing layer 4 also can be of another kind. [0076] In a practical form of embodiment of the example of FIG. 4, the basic layer 15 consists of a board based upon a wood product, more particularly a composed wood product, such as fiberboard, preferably MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard) or HDF (High Density Fiberboard), whereas the sound-absorbing layer 4 consists of cork. In this form of embodiment, the top layer 3 preferably consists of a so-called “laminated sheet material”, more particularly HPL (High Pressure Laminate), the thickness of which is chosen such that a sufficiently strong support surface at the upper side of the floor panel 1 is obtained. This thickness can be empirically determined and possibly also can be chosen in function of the hardness of the sound-absorbing layer 4. [0077] The backing layer 16 can be constructed in a similar manner as the top layer 3, however, with the difference that a decorative surface is formed at the top layer 3, for example, in that in the layer structure of the top layer 3, a printed decorative layer is provided, whereas this is not necessary at the backing layer 16. The decorative surface at the top layer 3 can be of different kind and, for example, may comprise an illustration forming an imitation of parquetry or wood. [0078] Preferably, the different layers are provided on top of each other by means of an appropriate adhesive, to which end, for example, adhesives can be used which usually are applied for attaching HPL and the like upon a sublayer. [0079] [0079]FIG. 4 only is a schematic representation, and of course, the relations between the thicknesses of the different layers can be chosen different. In a practical application, the basic-layer 15, for examples will-have a thickness of approximately 5 mm, whereas the sound-absorbing layer 4 has a thickness of 2 mm and the top layer 3 has a thickness of 1 mm. Of course, according to different variants, values can be applied which totally deviate from the abovesaid. [0080] [0080]FIG. 5 shows a part of a floor panel 1 with a construction which can be compared to that of the floor panel 1 of FIG. 4, with the sole difference that an additional covering layer 18 is provided between the sound-absorbing layer 4 and the basic layer 15, on the upper side of the basic layer 15. Of course, this layer construction, too, can be realized in different manners. One possibility consists, for example, in that first the basic layer 15 is provided with the covering layer 17 and the backing layer 16, by means of classic DPL techniques (Direct Pressure Laminate), after which, by means of adhesives, the sound-absorbing layer 4 and the top layer 3 are attached thereupon. [0081] According to FIGS. 6 and 7, the floor panels 1, apart from the sound-absorbing layer 4, substantially comprise two structural basic layers, more particularly the represented layers 18 and 19, which are situated above and below the sound-absorbing layer 4. At least one, and preferably both, of these basic layers 18 and 19 preferably consist of wood or a wood-based material, more particularly MDF and/or HDF. [0082] The embodiments of the FIGS. 6 and 7 offer the advantage that the outermost layers, in other words, the top layer 3 and the backing layer 16, do not have to be fixed directly on the sound-absorbing layer 4, as a result of which, on one hand, the material of the sound-absorbing layer 4 can be chosen in an optimum manner in function of the intended sound absorption, whereas the materials of the basic layers 18 and 19 can be chosen optimally in respect to the technique which preferably will be used for adhering the top layer 3 and the backing layer 16 to the basic layers 18 and 19. [0083] The form of embodiment of FIG. 7 further differs from that of FIG. 6 in that at the underside of the basic layer 18, a backing layer 20 is provided, whereas at the upper side of the basic layer 19, a covering layer 21 is provided. In such case, for example, it is perfectly possible to realize all the layers 3-16-20-21 as DPL, whereas the basic layers 18 and 19 consist of wood-based plate material, more particularly MDF or HDF. [0084] In general, it is clear that the application of covering layers and/or backing layers in particular is favourable in combination with structural basic layers consisting of materials traditionally applied for laminated floors, whereby in first instance thus MDF and/or HDF are intended. However, the use of such covering layers and/or backing layers is not always necessary. [0085] [0085]FIG. 8 shows a part of a floor panel 1 with a similar structure as that from FIG. 4, however, with the difference that at the underside of the floor panel 1, an additional layer 22 is provided which is formed by a compressible material, whether or not with thermal or sound-insulating features, which offers the advantages that during installation, unevennesses are levelled. This layer 22 consists, for example, of synthetic foam. [0086] In FIG. 9, another variant is represented whereby the floor panel 1, at one or more of its upper edges 23, is provided with a bevelled part 24 or the like, more particularly a so-called chamfer, whereby the bevelled part at least partially extends through the sound-absorbing layer 4. In order to prevent that the layer structure becomes visible in an annoying manner, a decorative covering 25 is provided on the bevelled part. The covering 25 consists, for example, of a print obtained by means of transfer print, for example, as described in the international patent application PCT/BE01/00008, or another printing technique. Also, a covering strip, lacquer or the like can be provided on the bevelled part. [0087] According to a not-represented variant to the embodiment of FIG. 9, the thickness of the layer 4 is chosen such that the bevelled part 24 exclusively extends through the top layer 3 and the sound-absorbing layer 4 and not through the lower-situated layer or layers. This offers the advantage that the sound-absorbing layer 4, in any case if the latter is water-repellent, for example, consists of synthetic material or cork, also at the location of the bevelled part 24 forms a total protection against moisture penetration from the upper side towards the underlying layers, for example, the basic layer 15. [0088] In combination with such bevelled part 24, preferably cork will be used for the sound-absorbing layer 4, as this can easily be printed on by, for example, said transfer printing. [0089] of course, such bevelled part 24 also can be applied in all other forms of embodiment. [0090] Although in the figures only embodiments with one sound-absorbing layer 4 are represented, it is clear that according to variants, also several sound-absorbing layers 4 can be integrated in such floor panel 1. Also the structural basic layers 15-18-19 in their turn can be composed of several layers, whether or not provided with more or less covering layers or backing layers. [0091] The mutual attachments of the different layers can be realized, as aforementioned, in any manner. [0092] According to a particular technique, one or more layers can be applied which will melt by heating them at their upper surface and which, by subsequently bringing them together with other layers, can be adhered to these latter. [0093] The sound-absorbing material can be of different kind. In general, hereby a material has to be understood which shows considerably better sound-absorbing qualities than the structural basic layers, such as MDF and HDF, which traditionally are applied in such floor panels. [0094] Although the layer situated below the sound-absorbing layer 4 preferably is a structural basic layer, and consequently mostly consists of a layer which does not show any particular sound-absorbing characteristics, it is not excluded to provide, according to a variant, a sound-absorbing layer, whether or not consisting of the same material, under the sound-absorbing layer 4 integrated according to the invention, for example, instead of a structural basic layer. [0095] The present invention is in no way limited to the forms of embodiment described as an example and represented in the figures, on the contrary, such floor panels, as well as the aforementioned method, can be realized according to different variants, without leaving the scope of the invention. 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