EP2526826A1 - Process for forming MDF/chipboard furniture panels provided with embedded handles, and panel obtained by the process - Google Patents

Process for forming MDF/chipboard furniture panels provided with embedded handles, and panel obtained by the process Download PDF

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EP2526826A1
EP2526826A1 EP12169315A EP12169315A EP2526826A1 EP 2526826 A1 EP2526826 A1 EP 2526826A1 EP 12169315 A EP12169315 A EP 12169315A EP 12169315 A EP12169315 A EP 12169315A EP 2526826 A1 EP2526826 A1 EP 2526826A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B27—WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
    • B27M—WORKING OF WOOD NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES B27B - B27L; MANUFACTURE OF SPECIFIC WOODEN ARTICLES
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    • B27M3/0093—Manufacture or reconditioning of specific semi-finished or finished articles of raised panels, i.e. panels having a profiled surface
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
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  • the present invention relates to a process for forming MDF/chipboard furniture panels provided with embedded handles, and a panel obtained by the process.
  • Furniture panels consisting of an MDF/chipboard substrate faced with polymer material are known, provided in their exposed surface with an embedded handle.
  • a first known panel is obtained by forming a "handle grip” in its surface by pantograph-milling and then applying by thermoforming a polymer sheet which clads the surface of the panel and of the "handle grip” seat provided in it.
  • Another panel type is obtained by forming a substantially parallelepiped seat of the same dimensions as the handle and applying by thermoforming a polymer sheet which clads the panel surface and inner walls of the seat.
  • a handle piece of various shapes and materials and having the same dimensions as the seat is then inserted into said seat, and fixed by adhesive and screws.
  • the handle piece can have the same colour as the cladding or be of different colour, with a consequent different aesthetic effect.
  • the object of the invention is to eliminate all these drawbacks by providing an embedded panel handle having no exposed junction line while at the same time being able to have a base colour different from the panel cladding colour.
  • the process of the invention comprises an initial step of forming in the MDF/chipboard panel a first cavity 4 having dimensions greater than those of the embedded handle to be formed.
  • a block 6 of wood or other material is then inserted into said cavity 4, an HDF cover 8 then being glued to the panel.
  • a second cavity 10 is then formed within the block 6 by pantograph-milling, a polymer cladding 12 then being applied to the cover 8 and bonded by thermoforming such as to also clad the walls and the base of the cavity 10 of the block 6.
  • a further pantograph-milling operation is then carried out by which the handle grips 14 are formed, with removal also of that part of the polymer sheet which covered the walls and base of the cavity 10.

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A process for forming MDF/chipboard furniture panels provided with an embedded handle, characterised by:
- forming in the exposed surface of the panel a substantially parallelepiped first cavity (4) having dimensions greater than the handle dimensions,
- inserting a block (6) into said first cavity (4),
- applying an HDF cover (8) to said surface,
- subjecting the cover and part of the block to pantograph-milling to define a substantially parallelepiped second cavity (10) of smaller dimensions than the first cavity (4),
- applying a cladding sheet (12) of polymer material to the panel surface and to the interior of said second cavity (10) by thermoforming,
- performing a pantograph-milling operation to remove the cladding sheet (12) covering the base and the sides of the cavity to form the handle grips.

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  • The present invention relates to a process for forming MDF/chipboard furniture panels provided with embedded handles, and a panel obtained by the process.
  • Furniture panels consisting of an MDF/chipboard substrate faced with polymer material are known, provided in their exposed surface with an embedded handle.
  • A first known panel is obtained by forming a "handle grip" in its surface by pantograph-milling and then applying by thermoforming a polymer sheet which clads the surface of the panel and of the "handle grip" seat provided in it.
  • These panels, which are of pleasant outer appearance as there are no discontinuity lines on its surface, do not however enable the handle inner walls to be distinguished from the panel exposed surface as both are clad by the same material.
  • Another panel type is obtained by forming a substantially parallelepiped seat of the same dimensions as the handle and applying by thermoforming a polymer sheet which clads the panel surface and inner walls of the seat.
  • A handle piece of various shapes and materials and having the same dimensions as the seat is then inserted into said seat, and fixed by adhesive and screws.
  • In particular, the handle piece can have the same colour as the cladding or be of different colour, with a consequent different aesthetic effect.
  • This solution has however the drawback of a demarcation line (recess) between the contacting edges of the panel and embedded handle, resulting in dirt accumulation with time.
  • In the case of a panel in which the cladding colour is different from that of the handle there is the further drawback of the impossibility of having a handle with the base colour different from the crosspiece colour, i.e. the handle gripping element.
  • The object of the invention is to eliminate all these drawbacks by providing an embedded panel handle having no exposed junction line while at the same time being able to have a base colour different from the panel cladding colour.
  • This object is attained by a process for forming MDF/chipboard furniture panels provided with an embedded handle as described in claim 1.
  • A preferred embodiment of the present invention is described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
    • Figure 1 shows the step of preparing the handle seat in the panel,
    • Figure 2 shows the step of inserting the block,
    • Figure 3 shows the step of gluing an HDF cover to the embedded block,
    • Figure 4 shows the panel on termination of the pantograph-milling step,
    • Figure 5 shows the cladding step by thermoforming a polymer sheet,
    • Figure 6 shows the pantograph-milling step for obtaining the handle grip.
  • As can be seen from the figures, the process of the invention comprises an initial step of forming in the MDF/chipboard panel a first cavity 4 having dimensions greater than those of the embedded handle to be formed.
  • A block 6 of wood or other material is then inserted into said cavity 4, an HDF cover 8 then being glued to the panel.
  • A second cavity 10 is then formed within the block 6 by pantograph-milling, a polymer cladding 12 then being applied to the cover 8 and bonded by thermoforming such as to also clad the walls and the base of the cavity 10 of the block 6. A further pantograph-milling operation is then carried out by which the handle grips 14 are formed, with removal also of that part of the polymer sheet which covered the walls and base of the cavity 10.
  • In this manner a handle is obtained with the cavity base of different colour from that of the cladding 12.
  • From the aforegoing description it is apparent that the process of the invention enables panels to be obtained having a pleasant external appearance, in particular because of:
    • the lack of junction lines between different materials,
    • the ability to clad with the polymer sheet as far as the junction line of the block,
    • the ability to make the base of the handle cavity of different colour from the cladding colour.

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  1. A process for forming MDF/chipboard furniture panels provided with an embedded handle, characterised by:
    - forming in the exposed surface of the panel a substantially parallelepiped first cavity (4) having dimensions greater than the handle dimensions,
    - inserting a block (6) into said first cavity (4),
    - applying an HDF cover (8) to said surface,
    - subjecting the cover and part of the block to pantograph-milling to define a substantially parallelepiped second cavity (10) of smaller dimensions than the first cavity (4),
    - applying a cladding sheet (12) of polymer material to the panel surface and to the interior of said second cavity (10) by thermoforming,
    - performing a pantograph-milling operation to remove the cladding sheet (12) covering the base and the sides of the cavity to form the handle grips.
  2. A process as claimed in claim 1, characterised by inserting a wooden block.
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US4586762A (en) * 1983-07-18 1986-05-06 Syntex (U.S.A.) Inc. Door and drawer front having a recessed grasping surface
ES2046079A2 (en) * 1991-07-09 1994-01-16 Puig Oliver Improvements in the process of manufacturing doors with mouldings.
DE9314036U1 (en) * 1992-10-05 1994-01-27 Euroset Marketing GmbH, 32657 Lemgo Furniture door
FR2704173A1 (en) * 1993-04-20 1994-10-28 Ouest Placages Sa Method for manufacturing at least one machined part of a wooden panel as well as a wooden panel including at least one such machined part
DE29720360U1 (en) * 1997-01-28 1998-02-12 Karsten, Christian Ditlev, Odense Milled handle on doors and drawers for wooden furniture
WO2003080301A1 (en) * 2002-03-22 2003-10-02 Brian Lenehan A veneered product
DE202007006861U1 (en) * 2007-05-10 2007-08-30 Holz Schiller Gmbh Plywood board has groove into which one of its dimensions corresponding recess fits, which is introduced going out from opposite layers in plywood assembly and reaches till just short of inside of top layer, which is provided with groove
EP1836931A1 (en) * 2006-03-23 2007-09-26 Adolf Vietmeyer Method of manufacturing a furniture panel
DE202009015074U1 (en) * 2009-11-06 2011-03-17 Neelsen, Klaus Furniture front panel with handle opening and handle insert

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US4586762A (en) * 1983-07-18 1986-05-06 Syntex (U.S.A.) Inc. Door and drawer front having a recessed grasping surface
ES2046079A2 (en) * 1991-07-09 1994-01-16 Puig Oliver Improvements in the process of manufacturing doors with mouldings.
DE9314036U1 (en) * 1992-10-05 1994-01-27 Euroset Marketing GmbH, 32657 Lemgo Furniture door
FR2704173A1 (en) * 1993-04-20 1994-10-28 Ouest Placages Sa Method for manufacturing at least one machined part of a wooden panel as well as a wooden panel including at least one such machined part
DE29720360U1 (en) * 1997-01-28 1998-02-12 Karsten, Christian Ditlev, Odense Milled handle on doors and drawers for wooden furniture
WO2003080301A1 (en) * 2002-03-22 2003-10-02 Brian Lenehan A veneered product
EP1836931A1 (en) * 2006-03-23 2007-09-26 Adolf Vietmeyer Method of manufacturing a furniture panel
DE202007006861U1 (en) * 2007-05-10 2007-08-30 Holz Schiller Gmbh Plywood board has groove into which one of its dimensions corresponding recess fits, which is introduced going out from opposite layers in plywood assembly and reaches till just short of inside of top layer, which is provided with groove
DE202009015074U1 (en) * 2009-11-06 2011-03-17 Neelsen, Klaus Furniture front panel with handle opening and handle insert

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