FLOORBOARD

Abstract

A floorboard, includes a carrier plate and a veneer arranged on a topside of the carrier plate, wherein the carrier plate and the veneer are connected with each other via a resin, wherein an edge strip made of the resin is provided on at least two side margins of the veneer, and wherein a surface of the edge strip extends in a same plane as a surface of the veneer.

Claims

1.-8. (canceled)

9. A floorboard, comprising a carrier plate and a veneer arranged on a topside of the carrier plate, said carrier plate and said veneer being connected with each other via a resin, wherein an edge strip made of the resin is provided on at least two side margins of the veneer, and wherein a surface of the edge strip extends in a same plane as a surface of the veneer.

10. The floorboard of claim 9, wherein the edge strip differs visually from the veneer.

11. The floorboard of claim 9, wherein the surface of the edge strip extends in a plane to the surface of the veneer.

12. The floorboard of claim 9, wherein the at least two side margins of the veneer are uneven.

13. The floorboard of claim 9, wherein the resin is infiltrated into the veneer.

14. The floorboard of claim 9, wherein the resin is saturated into the veneer.

15. The floorboard of claim 9, further comprising a balancing layer provided on an under side of the carrier plate.

16. The floorboard of claim 9, wherein the resin contains a filler.

17. The floorboard of claim 9, wherein the surface of the veneer and/or the surface of the edge strips are at least one of burnished, embossed, brushed and sealed.

Description

[0032] The invention is described below with reference to drawings. It shows:

[0033] FIG. 1 in an enlarged view, the region of the longitudinal side of two adjacent floorboards with corresponding locking means;

[0034] FIG. 2 a section made of two floorboards coupled to each other;

[0035] FIG. 3a schematically a plan view of a floor covering made of floorboards according to the invention;

[0036] FIG. 3b a plan view for a floorboard according to the invention and

[0037] FIG. 3c two individual floorboards and a section of a floor covering formed from the floorboards also in plan view.

[0038] FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate schematically the construction of floorboards 1 and 2 according to the invention in their vertical plane. The figures, in particular as regards the thickness of the individual layers, are not to scale.

[0039] Each floorboard 1, 2 has a carrier plate 3, on whose upper side a veneer, namely a wood veneer 4, is applied. The carrier plate 3 and the wood veneer 4 are fully pressed and bonded together via a resin layer 5 made of resin 6. A balancing layer 7 is provided on the under side of the carrier plate 3. Locking strips 10, 11 are provided on the longitudinal sides 8, 9 of the floorboards 1, 2. For adjacent floorboards 1, 2 in a floor covering, the respective corresponding locking strips 10, 11 engage with each other. In FIG. 1 as well as in FIG. 2, the locking strips 10, 11 are shown at two longitudinal sides 8, 9 with respect to each other of a floorboard 1, 2. The floorboards 1, 2 also have locking means at their respective head sides, which however, are not to be seen here.

[0040] The carrier plate 3 and the upper side wood veneer 4 and the carrier plate 3 and the under side balancing layer 7 are thermally pressed against each other and bonded together inseparably. The bonding between the carrier plate 3 and wood veneer 4 is accomplished via the incorporated resin 6. The balancing layer 7 is also bonded to the carrier plate 3 via a resin.

[0041] An edge strip 14, 15 is configured on at least two side margins 12, 13 of the wood veneer 4 on the upper side of the floorboards 1, 2. These edge strips 14, 15 are made of resin 6. The surface 16 of the edge strip 14, 15 extends into the plane of the surface 17 of the wood veneer 4.

[0042] The resin 6 is plasticized during grouting of the resin 6 (resin layer, resin film) provided between each of carrier plate 3, wood veneer 4, balancing layer 7. The resin 6 provided on the upper side between the carrier plate 3 and wood veneer 4 infiltrates the wood veneer 4. The resin 6 can thereby saturate the wood veneer 4 to the surface 17 of the wood veneer 4. This is illustrated in FIG. 2.

[0043] Pores, cracks, crevices and/or flaws present in the wood veneer 4 are filled with resin 6 during grouting. The bonding of the wood veneer 4 with the carrier plate 3, and the filling of the surface 17 of the wood veneer 4 occurs together in a single work operation during the grouting of the multilayer body.

[0044] FIG. 3 shows an exemplary represented section from a floor covering formed from floorboards 1, 2 according to the invention in plan view. The floorboards 1, 2 are coupled to a floor covering. The side margins 12, 13 of the wood veneers 4 each have circumferentially an outer strip 14, 15 formed from resin 6. Pores, cracks, gaps and/or flaws such as knotholes in the wood veneers 4 are filled with resin 6. The surface 17 of the wood veneer 4 can be stained in color after grouting or printed with decorations or patterns. A protective layer or sealing, for example, of a transparent varnish, floor oil or similar is subsequently applied. Furthermore, it is possible to print or varnish in color the edges or side margins of the floorboard, which are made of hard high-strength resin material.

[0045] FIG. 3b shows a floorboard 18. This has a carrier plate 19 and a number of wood veneers 20, 21 on the upper side. As described above, the carrier plate 19 and the wood veneers 20, 21 are thermally grouted together. Edge strips 24, 25 which consist of resin 26 are configured along the side margins 22, 23 of the wood veneers 20, 21. It can be seen that the surface of the floorboard 18 has an uneven character based on the geometrically variously formed and arranged wood veneers 20, 21.

[0046] FIG. 3c shows two individual floorboards 27, 28 and a section of a floor covering formed from floorboards 27, 28. The construction of the floorboards 27, 28 is as previously described. The floorboards 27, 28 have wood veneers 29, 30 on the upper side. Edge strips 33, 34 are configured from high strength resin material each circumferential to the side margins 31, 32. Basically, the wood veneers 29, 30 may be arranged regularly but also irregularly.

REFERENCE SIGNS

[0047] 1Floorboard [0048] 2Floorboard [0049] 3Carrier plate [0050] 4Wood veneer [0051] 5Resin layer [0052] 6Resin [0053] 7Balancing layer [0054] 8Longitudinal side [0055] 9Longitudinal side [0056] 10Locking bar [0057] 11Locking bar [0058] 12Margin [0059] 13Margin [0060] 14Edge strips [0061] 15Edge strips [0062] 16Surface [0063] 17Surface [0064] 18Floorboard [0065] 19Carrier plate [0066] 20Wood veneer [0067] 21Wood veneer [0068] 22Margin of 20 [0069] 23Margin of 21 [0070] 24Edge strips [0071] 25Edge strips [0072] 26Resin [0073] 27Floorboard [0074] 28Floorboard [0075] 29Wood veneer [0076] 30Wood veneer [0077] 31Margin [0078] 32Margin [0079] 33Edge strips [0080] 34Edge strips