(19)
(11) EP 2 123 476 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
11.05.2011 Bulletin 2011/19

(43) Date of publication A2:
25.11.2009 Bulletin 2009/48

(21) Application number: 09075213.0

(22) Date of filing: 01.05.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B44C 5/04(2006.01)
B44B 5/02(2006.01)
 B44C 1/24(2006.01)
E04F 15/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA RS

(30) Priority: 20.05.2008 BE 200800286

(71) Applicant: Flooring Industries Limited, SARL
8070 Bertrange (LU)

(72) Inventors:
  • Segaert, Martin
    8900 Ieper (BE)
  • Meersseman, Laurent
    8500 Kortrijk (BE)

(74) Representative: Donné, Eddy 
Bureau M.F.J. Bockstael nv Arenbergstraat 13
2000 Antwerpen
2000 Antwerpen (BE)

   


(54) Method for manufacturing coated panels and a press element and coated panel


(57) Method for manufacturing coated panels comprising a substrate (2), a decor (3) and a top layer (4), wherein the method comprises at least the following steps:
- producing a press element (13), wherein this press element (13) at its surface (15) is provided with a relief (16) having higher-situated zones (17) and lower-situated zones (18);
- forming the aforementioned coated panels (1), wherein said press element (13) is applied for forming impressed portions (10) in the decorative side (9) of the coated panels (1) ;
with the characteristic that, when producing said press element (13), in a first step said relief (16) is formed and in a second step a surface structure determining a mutually different gloss degree is realized at the surface of, at the one hand, at least a number of said higher-situated zones (17) and, on the other hand, at least a number of said lower-situated zones (18).







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