US 12,139,917 B2
Tile panel, and a surface covering constructed by a multitude of neighbouring tile panels
Eddy Alberic Boucké, Menen (BE)
Assigned to i4F Licensing NV, Turnhout (BE)
Appl. No. 17/912,186
Filed by I4F Licensing NV, Turnhout (BE)
PCT Filed Mar. 19, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/057141
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 16, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/186062, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 23, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2025165 (NL), filed on Mar. 19, 2020; and application No. 2026187 (NL), filed on Jul. 31, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0141438 A1, May 11, 2023
Int. Cl. E04F 15/02 (2006.01); E04F 15/08 (2006.01)
CPC E04F 15/02038 (2013.01) [E04F 15/02033 (2013.01); E04F 15/0215 (2013.01); E04F 15/02194 (2013.01); E04F 15/085 (2013.01); B32B 2419/04 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tile panel, which comprises a support panel which is essentially flat and has a top side onto which one or more ceramic tiles are adhered by an adhesive, wherein the support panel is made from a material which is different than the material from which the one or more tiles are made, wherein at least the top side of the support panel comprises an essentially mineral material or a mineral composite material, wherein the adhesive is provided in the form of a continuous adhesive layer that covers the substantially entire contact surface between the support panel and the at least one tile positioned on top of said support panel, wherein the adhesive penetrates the top side of the support panel, wherein the support panel comprises a recessed structure at least partially defined by pores present in the top side of the support panel, wherein said pores are at least partially filled with adhesive, wherein the adhesive penetrates a bottom side of the at least one tile, wherein at least one tile comprises a recessed structure partially defined by pores present in the bottom side of said at least one tile, wherein said pores are at least partially filled with adhesive and wherein the porosity of the top side of the support panel is at least 4 times the porosity of the bottom side of the at least one tile.