Patent ID: 8499519

Claim:
Floor panel having an upper surface; said floor panel comprising: a printed décor extending over a substantial part of said upper surface; a top layer on the basis of synthetic material having a nominal thickness D 3 ; and a wood-based substrate whereupon said printed décor and said top layer are provided; said wood-based substrate having at least two opposite edges, said edges being provided with coupling parts; wherein said substantial part of said upper surface over which the printed décor extends is provided with at least one embossed portion; said embossed portion forming a sunk edge area located at least one of said two opposite edges and having a depth D 2 that continues up into said wood-based substrate; said depth D 2 being larger than said nominal thickness D 3 of said top layer; wherein the printed décor continuously extends over and along the at least one embossed section so as to follow the contours of the at least one embossed portion; wherein said wood-based substrate comprises a compacted region located at said sunk edge area; wherein said compacted region is compacted more than 1%; wherein the printed décor is provided on a paper layer, and the paper layer extends continuously across the panel from the nominal thickness to the sunk edge area; wherein the at least one embossed portion is formed by at least the top layer, the paper layer and the wood-based substrate, and increases in compression from the nominal thickness D 3 to the sunk edge area.