Flooring Industries Limited, Sarl

Flooring Industries Limited

Christian Vandevoorde

Laurent Meersseman

Bernard Paul Thiers

Dries Brouckaert

A floor panel has two pairs of opposite edges so at least at one pair of opposite edges the floor panel is provided with coupling parts formed in one piece with a substrate of the floor panel. A relief is provided at least with a plurality of embossments in a synthetic transparent material of a top layer of the floor panel. The embossments are performed deeper than the synthetic transparent material, and the printed decor and an underlying layer of the substrate are embossed. The underside of the substrate is undeformed.

Floor panel, as well as method, device and accessories for manufacturing such floor panel

A floor panel has a rectangular shape and an upper surface. The floor panel includes a substrate and a top layer provided on the substrate. The top layer is made on the basis of synthetic material extending over a substantial part of the upper surface. The top layer includes a printed decor extending over a substantial part of the upper surface. The substrate has at least two opposite edges, with the edges being provided with coupling parts. The upper surface, at one or more edges, shows a sloping edge portion sloping down to the respective edge. The sloping edge portion, viewed according to a cross-section transverse to the respective edge, has a shape and/or angle varying in function of the longitudinal direction of the respective edge.

Floor panel, more particularly a laminate floor panel, which, at least at two opposite edges (---), is provided with coupling parts (---), whereby this floor panel (), at its decorative side, forms an imitation of wood, from which, by means of a tool, wood portions have been removed from the surface, more particularly forms an imitation of so-called scraped wood, and whereby this floor panel () comprises a decor () representing a wood pattern (), a top layer () on the basis of synthetic material (), and an underlying substrate (), whether or not composed of several layers or parts, characterized in that the floor panel (), in the surface over which the decor () extends, is provided with embossed portions (and/or) continuing up into the aforementioned substrate (), whereby these embossed portions (and/or) are at least applied in order to imitate the aforementioned removed wood portions.

Method for manufacturing floor panels having a top layer having a composition based on a synthetic material. At least at two opposite sides, the floor panels have profiled edge areas that include at least coupling parts. For manufacturing the floor panels, one starts from a board-shaped material, and the floor panels are formed at least partially by way of a laser treatment of the board-shaped material.

Method for manufacturing floor panels, as well as floor panel obtained by means of such method

Floor panel, more particularly a laminate floor panel, wherein this floor panel comprises a decor, a top layer on the basis of synthetic material, and an underlying substrate (), whether or not composed of several layers or parts, wherein the floor panel (), in the surface over which the decor () extends, is provided with embossed portions.

Method for manufacturing floor panels, of the type, which comprises a top layer () on the basis of synthetic material () and which, at least at two opposite sides (A-A;B-B), has profiled edge areas () that comprise at least coupling parts (), whereby, for manufacturing the floor panels (), one starts from a board-shaped material (), characterized in that the floor panels () are formed at least partially by means of a laser treatment () of said board-shaped material ().

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Christian Vandevoorde