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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2020
Unilin, Bvba, Wielsbeke, BE;
Christophe Naeyaert, Jabbeke, BE;
UNILIN BV, Wielsbeke, BE;
Abstract
A method for manufacturing floor panels, wherein these floor panels have a thickness of 2 to 6 millimeters and comprises at least a substrate and a decor provided thereon, wherein said substrate substantially consists of thermoplastic material and filler materials, wherein said filler materials form at least 40 percent by weight of said substrate, and wherein the method comprises at least the step of providing a first solid substrate layer by means of extrusion, wherein said substrate layer comprises said thermoplastic material and filler; the step of providing said decor by directly printing the substrate; and the step of liquidly applying a lacquer layer on said decor, and subsequently hardening said lacquer layer by UV light.