METHOD FOR FORMING DESIGN IN A LAYERED PANEL USING A LASER

摘要

A method for forming a design (14) in a panel (12) includes providing an out er panel layer (16) on an inner panel layer (18) to form a single composite pan el (12) including two layers (16, 18). The design (14) is then formed into the panel (12) by forming voids (17) in the outer layer (16). The voids (17) are formed by exposing predetermined regions of the outer layer (16) to a laser beam (32) that burns, vaporizes or otherwise removes portions of the outer layer (16) in each exposed region. The voids (17) create the design (14) by exposing the inner panel (12) layer.