PANEL HAVING SEALED PANEL EDGE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID PANEL

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method for producing a panel having a sealed panel edge, comprising at least the method steps of: providing a raw panel comprising a panel upper face, a panel lower face and at least one pair of panel edges lying opposite each other, the raw panel having a carrier plate core and a print substrate layer, which is applied to the panel upper face; forming a chamfer between at least one panel edge of the pair of panel edges lying opposite each other and the panel upper face; sealing the at least one panel edge, the sealing comprising impregnation with an impregnating agent, the impregnating agent being applied to the at least one panel edge and to the chamfer. The present disclosure also relates to a raw panel produced by means of the method and to an assembly of such a panel with a baseboard, the baseboard having a decoration side and at least one baseboard edge adjoining the decoration side, the baseboard having a carrier plate core and a print substrate layer, which is applied to the decoration side, and the baseboard edge having the impregnating agent.

Claims

1. A method for producing a panel comprising a sealed panel edge, including at least the steps of: a) providing a raw panel comprising a panel upper face, a panel lower face and at least one pair of opposing panel edges, wherein the raw panel comprises a carrier plate core and a print substrate layer applied onto the panel upper face; b) forming a chamfer between at least one panel edge of the pair of opposing panel edges and the panel upper face, c) sealing said at least one panel edge, wherein said sealing comprises impregnating with an impregnating agent, wherein said impregnating agent is applied onto the at least one panel edge and onto the chamfer, and wherein the impregnating agent comprises a dipropylene glycol alkyl ether.

2. The method for producing a panel comprising a sealed panel edge according to claim 1, wherein the impregnating agent is applied onto the at least one panel edge and onto the chamfer areas adjacent each other.

3. The method for producing a panel comprising a sealed panel edge according to claim 1, wherein prior to sealing the pair of opposing panel edges is profiled to form complementary retaining profiles.

4. The method for producing a panel comprising a sealed panel edge according to claim 3, wherein the impregnating agent is applied onto the at least one panel edge in an area in which the complementary retaining profile forms a locking groove together with the complementary retaining profile of an opposing panel edge, wherein the impregnating agent is preferably also applied onto the other panel edge of the pair of opposing panel edges in this area.

5. The method for producing a panel comprising a sealed panel edge according to claim 1, wherein the impregnating agent is applied onto the chamfer and/or onto the panel edge over the entire area.

6. The method for producing a panel comprising a sealed panel edge according to claim 1, wherein the impregnating agent comprises a dipropylene glycol methyl ether, particularly preferably 2-methoxymethylethoxy-propanol.

7. The method for producing a panel comprising a sealed panel edge according to claim 1, wherein the impregnating agent comprises dipropylene glycol alkyl ether in an amount relative to the impregnating agent in a range from greater than or equal to 1 wt. % to less than or equal to 20 wt.-%, preferably greater than or equal to 2.5 wt.-% to less than or equal to 10 wt.-%.

8. The method for producing a panel comprising a sealed panel edge according to claim 1, wherein the impregnating agent comprises a solvent, wherein the solvent preferably consists essentially of C11-C13 isoalkanes.

9. The method for producing a panel comprising a sealed panel edge according to claim 1, wherein the impregnating agent comprises a dye.

10. The method for producing a panel comprising a sealed panel edge according to claim 1, wherein the sealing of the at least one panel edge includes coating the chamfer with a sealing lacquer.

11. The method for producing a panel comprising a sealed panel edge according to claim 10, wherein the sealing lacquer is cured after application, preferably radiation-cured, particularly preferably radiation-cured with UV radiation having a wavelength in a range from ≥10 nm to ≤450 nm.

12. The method for producing a panel comprising a sealed panel edge according to claim 10, wherein the sealing lacquer comprises an acrylate-based lacquer, in particular a polyurethane-modified acrylate-based lacquer.

13. The method for producing a panel comprising a sealed panel edge according to claim 10, wherein the sealing lacquer is applied at least partially onto the impregnating agent.

14. A raw panel comprising a sealed panel edge produced according to claim 1, comprising a panel upper face and a panel lower face and at least one pair of opposing panel edges, wherein the raw panel comprises a carrier plate core and a print substrate layer applied onto the panel upper face, wherein the raw panel comprises a chamfer between at least one panel edge of the pair of opposing panel edges and the panel upper face, and wherein the at least one panel edge has a sealing, wherein the at least one panel edge and the chamfer comprise an impregnating agent.

15. The raw panel comprising a sealed panel edge according to claim 14, wherein the pair of opposing panel edges comprise complementary retaining profiles.

16. A panel assembly comprising the raw panel according to claim 14 comprising a baseboard, wherein the baseboard comprises a decorative side and at least one baseboard edge adjacent to the decorative side, wherein the baseboard comprises a carrier plate core and a print substrate layer applied onto the decorative side, and wherein the baseboard edge comprises the impregnating agent.

Description

DRAWINGS

[0106] The drawings described herein are for illustrative purposes only of selected embodiments and not all possible implementations, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.

[0107] The disclosure is further explained below with reference to the figures. The figures show possible embodiments of the disclosure. In principle, however, combinations or variations of the embodiments are also possible within the scope of the disclosure.

[0108] FIGS. 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D schematically show a detail of the cross-section of a raw panel after various process steps according to one embodiment of the method; and

[0109] Corresponding reference numerals indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0110] Example embodiments will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0111] FIG. 2 schematically shows a cross-section of two interlocked panels with complementary retaining profiles according to one embodiment of the raw panel.

[0112] FIG. 1A schematically shows a detail of the cross-section of a raw panel 10 which is provided for implementing the method according to one embodiment. The raw panel 10 has a panel upper face 11 and a panel lower face 12 (not shown) and a pair of opposing panel edges 13 (one not shown). The raw panel 10 comprises a carrier plate core 14 and a print substrate layer 15 applied onto the panel upper face 11. The print substrate layer 15 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1A comprises three layers obtained by applying a first melamine resin layer 16 onto the carrier plate, applying a paper layer 17 onto the first melamine resin layer 16, and applying a second melamine resin layer 18 onto the paper layer 17.

[0113] FIG. 1B schematically shows the detail of the cross-section of the raw panel 10 of FIG. 1A, wherein a chamfer 19 has been formed between a panel edge 13 of the pair of opposing panel edges and the panel upper face 11. The chamfer 19 was for example obtained by milling the corner between the panel edge 13 and the panel upper face 11.

[0114] FIG. 1C schematically shows the detail of the cross-section of the raw panel 10 from FIG. 1B, wherein the panel edge 13 has been sealed. An impregnating agent 20 was applied onto the panel edge 13 and the chamfer 19. The impregnating agent 20 was a solution of 7 wt.-% 2-methoxy-methylethoxy-propanol in C11-C13 isoalkanes, which was sprayed onto the chamfer 19 and the panel edge 13. Here, the impregnating agent is absorbed into the raw panel 10 at the points where it was applied.

[0115] FIG. 1D schematically shows the detail of the cross-section of the raw panel 10 of FIG. 1C, wherein the panel edge 13 was additionally sealed by coating the chamfer 19 with a sealing lacquer 23. The sealing lacquer was a polyurethane-modified acrylate-based lacquer which was at least partially cured at a wavelength in a range of 10 nm to 450 nm.

[0116] As a result, a raw panel 10 with sealed panel edges 13 was obtained.

[0117] FIG. 2 schematically shows the cross-section of two interlocked panels 10 comprising complementary retaining profiles 21 according to one embodiment of the raw panel 10. The dashed box exemplarily shows the detail shown in FIGS. 1A to 1D. The panels 10 have a panel upper face 11 and a panel lower face 12 and a pair of opposing panel edges 13 (one shown in each case). The raw panel 10 comprises a carrier plate core 14 and a print substrate layer 15 (not shown) applied onto the panel upper face 11. Prior to sealing, the panels 10 were provided with complementary retaining profiles 21 and a chamfer 19. The complementary retaining profiles 21 form locking grooves 22 together with opposing panel edges 13. During sealing, the impregnating agent is also applied in the area of the locking groove.

[0118] The foregoing description of the embodiments has been provided for purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure. Individual elements or features of a particular embodiment are generally not limited to that particular embodiment, but, where applicable, are inter-changeable and can be used in a selected embodiment, even if not specifically shown or described. The same may also be varied in many ways. Such variations are to be regarded as a departure from the disclosure, and all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the disclosure.