Method of making a resilient floor tile

摘要

A resilient floor tile includes a base layer, a film layer, a decorative film layer, and a topcoat. The resilient floor tile has a shaped edge formed on an upper surface thereof that extends about at least a portion of a perimeter of the resilient floor tile. In order to make the resilient floor tile, a continuous sheet of a base layer is conveyed into a press die. The press die is actuated from an open position to a closed position. The continuous sheet is cut with a blade of a cutting tool of the press die to form side surfaces of the resilient floor tile when the press die is in the closed position. A shaped edge is formed on at least a portion of a perimeter of an upper surface of the resilient floor tile with a forming tool of the press die when the press die is in the closed position.

主权项

1. A method of making a resilient floor tile, comprising
conveying a continuous sheet of a base layer into a press; moving a press die included in the press to a closed position, the press die including a cutting tool, a forming tool and a stripper plate, the forming tool abutting the cutting tool, a clearance provided between the stripper plate and the forming tool; cutting the continuous sheet with a blade of the cutting tool of the press die to form side walls of the resilient floor tile when the press die is actuated; concurrently forming a shaped edge on at least a portion of a perimeter of an upper surface of the resilient floor tile with the forming tool of the press die when the press die is actuated; returning the press die to an open position upon completion of the concurrent cutting and forming; stripping the cut and formed resilient floor tile from the press die with the stripper plate; moving the cut and formed resilient floor tile and an associated frame scrap from the press die; and advancing a next portion of the continuous sheet of the base layer into the press.