METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CHAMFERED EDGE AND PLATE SHAPED OBJECT PROVIDED WITH SUCH A CHAMFERED EDGE

摘要

A method is provided for manufacturing a chamfered edge with depth d along at least one edge of an upper surface of a plate shaped object, wherein at least an upper layer of said plate shaped object comprises a thermoplastic (or similar) material. The method comprises the steps of heating the plate shaped object near to said edge; engaging the respective edge of said upper surface with pressure means for forming said chamfered edge by locally displacing material of the upper layer in a downward direction while displacing a substantially corresponding amount of material of the object in a substantially sideward direction outward of the original boundaries of the object; and removing the amount of material which has been displaced outward of the original boundaries of the object. Further a plate shaped object with an upper surface provided with a chamfered edge along at least one of the edges of said upper surface is provided.