Method for finishing a wood board

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9993940-B2
Application number	US-201515527216-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 9, 2015
Priority date	Nov 20, 2014
Publication date	Jun 12, 2018
Grant date	Jun 12, 2018

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for finishing a wood board with an upper face and a lower face. A layer of liquid synthetic resin is first applied at least onto the upper face or the lower face, and at least one paper ply soaked with a synthetic resin is then applied. The structure is then pressed in a press under high pressure and at a high temperature, wherein the synthetic resin melts and is connected to the upper face or the lower face of the wood board. The invention is characterized in that the upper face and/or the lower face is provided while still having a press skin and in an ungrounded state, and the layer is applied so thinly that the liquid synthetic resin is completely drawn into the press skin, the layer is not actively dried, and the paper ply is positioned on the press skin.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A process for the finishing of a wooden composite board with an upper side and an underside, comprising a layer of liquid synthetic resin applied at least to the upper side or the underside, then at least one paper ply impregnated with a synthetic resin is applied, and the synthetic resin and the paper ply are then pressed in a press under high pressure and at high temperature, where the synthetic resin melts and bonds to the upper side or the underside of the wooden composite board, wherein the upper side and/or the underside retain a press skin and are provided without surface-grinding, and the layer of liquid synthetic resin applied is such a thickness that all of the synthetic resin enters the press skin, no active drying of the layer takes place, and the paper ply is placed onto the press skin; wherein the liquid synthetic resin is a melamine resin or a urea resin or a melamine-urea-resin mixture.

2. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein finishing process is carried out identically on both the upper side and the underside.

3. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the liquid synthetic resin is applied by rolling, spreading, trowelling or spraying.

4. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a quantity applied of the liquid synthetic resin is from 5 to 100 g/m 2 .

5. The process as claimed in claim 4 , wherein a quantity applied of the liquid synthetic resin is from 5 to 50 g/m 2 .

6. The process as claimed in claim 5 , wherein a quantity applied of the liquid synthetic resin is from 5 to 25 g/m 2 .

7. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the ratio of the liquid synthetic resin to water is (60:40) with a tolerance of ±10%.

8. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the liquid synthetic resin comprises additives.

9. The process as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the liquid synthetic resin comprises hardeners and/or wetting agents and/or thermoplastic polymers.

10. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one paper ply is a decorative paper.

11. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein before the pressing procedure, the paper ply is covered with a wear layer made of synthetic resin.

12. The process as claimed in claim 11 , further comprising an overlay paper placed onto the paper ply.

13. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the wooden composite board is untreated and has a full press skin.

14. The process as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the paper ply is produced by applying an overlay paper impregnated with the synthetic resin.

15. The process as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the paper ply is produced by applying a liquid synthetic resin.

16. The process as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the paper ply is produced by applying scatter synthetic resin particles onto the paper ply for a wear layer.

17. The process as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the wooden composite board is MDF.

18. The process as claimed in claim 13 , wherein a delamination strength of the paper ply layer is 2.0±0.1 N/m 2 and the upper side of the wooden composite board with the layer and the impregnated paper ply has a density of 1900 kg/m 3 , which falls continuously towards a middle of the wooden composite core.

19. The process as claimed in claim 13 , wherein liquid synthetic resin is a melamine resin.

Assignees

• Flooring Technologies Ltd
• Flooring Technologies Ltd

Inventors

• Lehnhoff Ingo
• Oldorff Frank

Classifications

• B32B2451/00

  Decorative or ornamental articles · CPC title

• B32B2260/046

  Synthetic resin · CPC title

• B32B2307/50

  having particular mechanical properties · CPC title

• B32B21/02

  the layer being formed} of fibres, chips, or particles {, e.g. MDF, HDF, OSB, chipboard, particle board, hardboard · CPC title

• B44C5/04 Primary

  Ornamental plaques, e.g. decorative panels, decorative veneers · CPC title