Method for producing a resilient floor covering with a printed decorative layer
US10661548B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB32B2471/00
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for producing a printed resilient floor covering includes digitally printing a decorative layer onto the top surface of a support layer or the bottom surface of a wear layer with a UV curable ink; UV curing the printed decorative layer; laminating the support layer and the transparent wear layer together so that the printed decorative layer is sandwiched between the support layer and the transparent wear layer. Alternatively, the method comprises: digitally printing a decorative layer onto a decorative layer support film with a UV curable ink; UV curing the printed decorative layer on the decorative layer support film; laminating a support layer, the decorative layer support film and a transparent wear layer together, so that the decorative layer support film with the printed decorative layer is sandwiched between the support layer and the transparent wear layer.
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