GB2485757A - Substrate Carrying Layer of Material to be Bonded to A Surface - Google Patents

Substrate Carrying Layer of Material to be Bonded to A Surface Download PDF

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GB2485757A
GB2485757A GB1007586.9A GB201007586A GB2485757A GB 2485757 A GB2485757 A GB 2485757A GB 201007586 A GB201007586 A GB 201007586A GB 2485757 A GB2485757 A GB 2485757A
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Gerard Duffy
Shaun Mulhall
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COUNTER CRAFT JOINERY Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B27—WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
    • B27D—WORKING VENEER OR PLYWOOD
    • B27D1/00—Joining wood veneer with any material; Forming articles thereby; Preparatory processing of surfaces to be joined, e.g. scoring
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B15/00—Layered products comprising a layer of metal
    • B32B15/04—Layered products comprising a layer of metal comprising metal as the main or only constituent of a layer, which is next to another layer of the same or of a different material
    • B32B15/10—Layered products comprising a layer of metal comprising metal as the main or only constituent of a layer, which is next to another layer of the same or of a different material of wood
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B21/00—Layered products comprising a layer of wood, e.g. wood board, veneer, wood particle board
    • B32B21/14—Layered products comprising a layer of wood, e.g. wood board, veneer, wood particle board comprising wood board or veneer
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
    • B44C—PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK; PAPERHANGING
    • B44C1/00—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects
    • B44C1/10—Applying flat materials, e.g. leaflets, pieces of fabrics
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
    • B44C—PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK; PAPERHANGING
    • B44C5/00—Processes for producing special ornamental bodies
    • B44C5/04—Ornamental plaques, e.g. decorative panels, decorative veneers

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Abstract

A device 20 for use in providing a surface with a layer 22 of material comprises a substrate 24 having the layer of material bonded to one side. The device may be fitted to the surface by preparing it e.g. cleaning with alcohol and sanding, and then bonding the side of the substrate remote from the layer of material to the surface. The substrate may be metal, aluminium, wood, GRP or fiber-glass substrate, the layer being wood veneer, cloth laminate or paint bonded to the substrate using pure bond spray adhesive. The layer of material may be 500-900 micrometers (0.5-0.9mm) thick. The substrate may be 900 micrometers (0.9mm) thick. The device may be shaped to conform to the shape of the surface and may be used on a commercial surface such as a bank counter or reception desk

Description

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SURFACE WITH A
LAYER OF MATERIAL
The invention relates to a device and method for providing a surface with a layer of material.
In certain situations it is required to provide a surface with a layer of material, for example wood veneer, cloth laminate, paint etc, either to provide the surface with a layer of the material for the first time, or as part of a process for replacing an existing layer of material on the surface, the existing layer of material being worn out or damaged, or in need of replacement for some other reason.
One example of a structure having a surface carrying a layer of material which may need to be replaced is a bank counter. In this case, the layer of material is frequently a wood veneer. If the wood veneer is to be replaced, the existing veneer is prepared (or even removed) to provide a prepared surface and a new layer of veneer is then bonded to the prepared surface. However, providing the prepared surface is problematic because significant amounts of time, effort and skill are needed to ensure that the surface is prepared to a standard high enough to provide reliable bonding with the new layer of veneer and a smooth high-quality finish to the new layer of veneer. In addition, application of the new layer of veneer to the prepared surface requires careful attention in order not to damage the new veneer layer, which is usually very thin, for example it may be only a few hundred microns thick. The replacement of a layer of veneer on a bank counter therefore involves a significant period of time during which the bank counter cannot be used, resulting in economic losses unless the work is carried out outside of business hours. However, work carried out outside normal business hours may involve a higher labour rate. If several bank counters are to be re-veneered, the economic losses are even greater.
Similar problems arise in other situations where a layer of material applied to a surface needs to be replaced. For example, other units such as customer service desks, reception desks etc may also carry wood veneers (or other layers of material) which eventually need to be replaced. Other units may carry other types of layer, for example high-quality paint or lacquer finishes, or cloth laminate. The replacement of such layers is also time consuming and requires skilled labour. When such layers are replaced or renewed, the units which carry them are unusable for a significant period of time.
A first aspect of the present invention provides a device for providing a surface with a layer of material, the device comprising a substrate and a layer of material bonded to one side of the substrate. The device allows the surface to be provided with the layer of material by bonding the side of the substrate of the device remote from the layer of material to the surface. The device itself may be produced at a location remote from the surface which is to be provided with the layer of material, and subsequently installed by bonding it to the surface.
Since the time, effort and skill required to bond the substrate to the surface is typically much less than that required to bond a layer of material to the substrate (where the layer of material is wood veneer, high-quality paint, lacquer ctc), the time needed to provide a surface with a layer of material by usc of the device is much less than that required to apply the layer of material directly to the surface. Also, the materials tools and equipment needed to bond the device to a surface arc typically fewer and simpler compared to case where the layer of material is applied directly to the surface. Bonding the device to a surface is also cleaner and less messy than applying a layer of material directly to the surface.
A further advantage of the invention is that the time for which the surface cannot be used, i.e. the time needed to apply the device to the surface or the "downtime" for the surface, is much less than that in the case where the layer of material is applied directly to the surface. This advantage is particularly important where the surface to which the layer of material is to be applied is in use commercially, for example where the surface is part of bank counter, a sales counter, a customer reception desk and such like.
The substrate may be a metal, aluminium, wood, GRP or fibre-glass substrate for example. The layer of material may for example be wood veneer, cloth laminate, paint or lacquer. The invention is especially advantageous in the field of veneering. In this application, the substrate may be an aluminium substrate and the layer of material may be wood veneer which is bonded to one side of the aluminium substrate by pure bond spray adhesive.
In certain situations, the surface which is to be provided with a layer of material may be curved, in which case the device should be shaped such that it conforms to the shape of the surface. One example of such a situation is that of a bank counter, the surface of which has an upper, flat, top portion which is used as a writing surface, to place cash on etc, and which curves over into a front portion which is generally vertical and which faces customers when the counter is in use.
A second aspect of the invention provides a bank counter comprising device of the invention having a wooden veneer layer bonded to one side of an aluminium substrate, and a bank counter unit, wherein a side of the substrate of the device remote from the layer of wood veneer of the device is bonded to a surface of the counter unit.
A third aspect of the invention provides a method of providing a surface with a layer of material, the method comprising the step of bonding the side of the substrate of a device of the invention remote from the layer of material to the surface.
The method may further comprise preparing the surface in some way, for example a wood surface may be cleaned, or sanded and cleaned, prior to a device of the invention being bonded to it. Such preparation improves the quality of the bonding between the device and surface. Cleaning using alcohol, or an alcohol-based solution, is particularly effective.
The surface may be a surface of a bank counter unit (i.e. a bank counter lacking a final, finished surface), the device comprising a wood veneer bonded to one side of an aluminium substrate, the method then essentially being a method of veneering the surface of a bank counter unit to provide a finished, veneered bank counter.
A fourth aspect of the invention provides a method of fabricating a device for providing a surface with a layer of material, the method comprising the step of bonding the layer of material to one side of a substrate.
In order to improve the bond between the layer of material and the substrate, preferably the side of the substrate to which the layer of material is to be bonded is cleaned prior to bonding the layer of material to it.
The substrate may be an aluminium substrate and the layer of material a wood veneer, with bonding of the wood veneer to the aluminium substrate being achieved using pure bond spray adhesive. Cleaning the side of the aluminium substrate, for example using alcohol or an alcohol-based solution, prior to bonding the wood veneer to that side, improves the quality of bonding.
The method may further comprise shaping or bending the substrate such that the side thereof remote from the layer of material, or remote from the side thereof to which the layer of material is to be bonded, conforms to a surface to be provided with the layer of material.
Embodiments of the invention are described below, by way of example only, and with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 shows a plan view of a bank counter; Figure 2 shows a front elevation of the bank counter of Figure 1; Figure 3 shows a cross-section through the bank counter of Figures 1 and 2, the cross-section corresponding to lines A-A in Figures 1 and 2; Figure 4 shows a cross-section through a device of the invention suitable for applying a wood veneer to the bank counter of Figures 1, 2 and 3; Figure 5 shows a plan view of the bank counter of Figures 1, 2 and 3 after veneering using the device of Figure 4; Figure 6 shows a front elevation of the bank counter of Figure 6; and Figure 7 shows a cross-section through the bank counter of Figures 5 and 6, the cross-section corresponding to lines B-B in Figure 5 and 6.
Referring to Figures 1-3, a bank counter to be veneered using the device and method of the present invention is indicated generally by 10. The bank counter 10 has an upper surface 12 which a customer may use as a desk portion to complete paperwork, place cash on etc, and a front portion 14 which faces the customer when standing at the bank counter 10. The counter has a recess 18 where a deposit drawer (not shown) is positioned, allowing a customer and a cashier to exchange cash, documents etc under a transparent protective screen the position of which is indicated by 16.
If the surface 12, 14 of the counter is damaged, worn-out or needs replacing for some other reason, a layer of wood veneer may be applied to the surface 12, 14 as described below.
The surface 12, 14 of the counter is prepared by sanding and then cleaning with alcohol or an alcohol-based solution. If the surface 12, 14 already carries a veneer which is to be replaced, the sanding may wholly or partially remove the existing veneer.
Referring now also to Figure 4, a device of the invention is indicated generally by 20. The device 20 conforms to the shape of the surface 12, 14 of the bank counter 10, and comprises a 500 -900 m thick layer of wood veneer bonded to an aluminium substrate 24 which has a thickness of 900 m. Following preparation of the surface 12, 14 of the bank counter 10, the side of the device 20 remote from the veneer layer 22 is bonded to the surface 10, 12 of the bank counter 10 using an adhesive, for example pro-lock 1.1 multi substrate adhesive. The bank counter 10 is thus provided with a new, veneered surface 22, as indicated in Figures 5-7, to provide a renewed bank counter 30. Furthermore, this is achieved in a fraction of the time that would it take to veneer the bank counter 10 from scratch. This is because the relatively complex task of applying the veneer 22 to a surface (i.e. one side of the aluminium substrate 24) is carried out earlier during the construction of the device 20. The fitting of the device 20 to the bank counter 10 is a relatively simple task (i.e. sanding followed by cleaning, and then bonding the device 20 to the counter) requiring less time and skill. The amount of time during which the bank counter 10 is unavailable for use is reduced by the method and device of invention, compared to the case where the bank counter 10 is veneered from scratch.
The invention may be used on a one-off basis, i.e. to apply a layer of material to a single surface. However if each of a plurality of bank counters is required to be veneered, this may be achieved quickly by preparing the surfaces of each of the counters as described above and then bonding a respective device 20 to each in the manner described above.
The devices 20 are may be pre-fabricated at a remote location. In this way the amount of time during which the counters are out of use is reduced, compared to the situation where the counters are each veneered conventionally.
Referring again to Figure 4, the device 20 is fabricated by taking a 900 m thick substrate sheet of aluminium 24 and bending it around the bank counter 10 so that it conforms to the shape of the bank counter 10. The side of the aluminium substrate 24 which is to carry the wood veneer 22 is cleaned with alcohol (or an alcohol-based solution) and sprayed with pure bond adhesive. A wood veneer 22 which is 500 to 900 m thick is then applied and bonded to that side of the substrate 24. The surface of the veneer 22 is sanded and then polished with AC lacquer. In certain cases it is possible to start with a planar aluminium substrate, clean the substrate, apply adhesive followed a wood veneer, and subsequently bend the resulting composite so that it conforms to the bank counter 10. This is generally possible if the curvature of the surface to which the veneer is to be applied is not excessive at any point.
The invention may be used on a one-off basis to provide a single surface with a layer of material. However, if a plurality of substantially identical surfaces, for example a row of bank counters, is to be provided with a layer of material, a bendable substrate (such as an aluminium sheet) may be bent around one such surface and the shape of the bent aluminium substrate copied using other substrates. In other words, once one substrate has been shaped to conform to one surface, other substrates may be shaped to conform to that surface by copying the first substrate. A series of devices of the invention may then be assembled without the need for further use of any of the surfaces. This is important where the surfaces are in commercial use. Once the devices have been assembled each may be bonded to a respective surface easily and quickly.
In summary, the invention provides a device and method which allow a layer of material to be applied to a surface easily and quickly. This is achieved by a first stage of applying the layer of material to a substrate to produce a device of the invention, and a second, subsequent, stage of applying the substrate to the surface. Since the time required for the second stage is much less than required for the first stage, the amount of time during which the surface cannot be used is much reduced compared to the situation where the layer of material is applied directly to the surface.

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  1. CLAIMS1. A device for providing a surface with a layer of material, the device comprising a substrate and a layer of material bonded to one side of the substrate.
  2. 2. A device according to claim 1 wherein the substrate is a metal, aluminium, wood, GRP or fibre-glass substrate.
  3. 3. A device according to claim 1 or claim 2 wherein the layer of material is wood veneer or cloth laminate or paint.
  4. 4. A device according to claim 1 wherein the substrate is an aluminium substrate and the layer of material is wood veneer, and wherein the wood veneer is bonded to the aluminium substrate by pure bond spray adhesive.
  5. 5. A device according to any preceding claim and shaped to conform to the shape of the surface.
  6. 6. A bank counter comprising a device according to claim 4 or claim 5 and a counter unit, wherein a side of the substrate of the device remote from the layer of wood veneer of the device is bonded to a surface of the counter unit.
  7. 7. A method of providing a surface with a layer of material, the method comprising the step of bonding the side of the substrate of a device according to any of claims 1 to 5 remote from the layer of material to the surface.
  8. 8. A method according to claim 7 further comprising the step of preparing the surface prior bonding said side of the substrate to the surface.
  9. 9. A method according to claim 8 wherein the step of preparing the surface comprises cleaning the surface, or cleaning and sanding the surface.
  10. 10. A method according to claim 9 wherein cleaning the surface comprises cleaning the surface with alcohol or an alcohol-based solution.
  11. 11. A method according to any of claims 7 to 10 wherein the surface is the surface of a bank counter unit, and wherein the device comprises a layer of veneer bonded to one side of an aluminium substrate.
  12. 12. A method of fabricating a device for providing a surface with a layer of material, the method comprising the step of bonding the layer of material to one side of a substrate.
  13. 13. A method according to claim 12 further comprising the step of cleaning said side of the surface prior to bonding the layer of material thereto.
  14. 14. A method according to claim 12 wherein the substrate is an aluminium substrate and the layer of material is a wood veneer, and wherein the bonding of the wood veneer to said side of the substrate is achieved using pure bond spray adhesive.
  15. 15. A method according claim 14 further comprising the step of cleaning said side of the aluminium substrate prior to bonding the wood veneer thereto.
  16. 16. A method according to claim 15 wherein said step of cleaning is carried out using alcohol or an alcohol-based solution.
  17. 17. A method according to any of claims 12 to 16 comprising the step of shaping the substrate such that a side thereof remote from the layer of material, or remote from the side thereof to which the layer of material is to be bonded, conforms to a surface to be provided with the layer of material.
  18. 18. A device for providing a surface with a layer of material, the device being substantially as described above and illustrated in Figure 4.
  19. 19. A method of providing a surface with a layer of material, the method being substantially as described above and illustrated in Figures ito 7.
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