METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FLOOR COVERING
First Claim
1. A method for manufacturing a floor covering made from an elastomer material, in which the material of the layer is first provided and, which is converted into a web form that forms the layer, and is then fed to a device for the purpose of vulcanization, wherein the device includes a roller, wherein a separating film is provided between the roller and the layer, and wherein the separating film is provided with a transfer pattern, and wherein the separating film having the transfer pattern is pressed against the layer during passage of the layer through the device, as a result of which a visually perceptible pattern having zones of different levels of gloss is formed on the layer.
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Abstract
Method for manufacturing a floor covering in which first the material of the layer is provided, said material being transferred to a sheet-shaped mould forming the layer and then fed to a device for vulcanisation, wherein the device comprises a roller arrangement with rollers, wherein a separating layer is provided between roller and layer, and wherein the separating layer is provided with a transmission structure, said transmission structure being transferred to the layer while the layer is running through the device, as a result of which the structure with zones of a different gloss level is formed on the layer, said invention further relating to a floor covering manufactured in this way.
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- 1. A method for manufacturing a floor covering made from an elastomer material, in which the material of the layer is first provided and, which is converted into a web form that forms the layer, and is then fed to a device for the purpose of vulcanization, wherein the device includes a roller, wherein a separating film is provided between the roller and the layer, and wherein the separating film is provided with a transfer pattern, and wherein the separating film having the transfer pattern is pressed against the layer during passage of the layer through the device, as a result of which a visually perceptible pattern having zones of different levels of gloss is formed on the layer.
- 2. The method as claimed one of claims 2, wherein the separating film is provided with a coating which forms zones of the transfer pattern.
- 6. A floor covering, including at least one layer in web or sheet form, which is provided on at least one surface with a visually perceptible pattern, characterized in that the pattern has zones of different levels of gloss.
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