Structure and preparation method of liquid content linear indicator card based on capillary liquid storage

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of liquid quantity indication, and discloses a structure and a preparation method of a liquid content linear indicator card based on capillary liquid storage, and the liquid content linear indicator card comprises liquid needing to be stored, a setting agent, a capillary material, a modified material, an identification card and other main reaction materials. The capillary material is named as A, and a certain amount of setting agent is mixed with A to obtain Ad; naming A wrapped by the modified material as B, mixing a certain amount of a setting agent with B to obtain Bd, and fully mixing a certain amount of Ad with a certain amount of Bd to form a formula material Cx; the corresponding relation between the liquid content and the formula material Cx is explored, the Cx formula corresponding to the liquid content needing to be displayed is obtained, the liquid content of capillary storage liquid is clearly and linearly shown based on color changes of different identification color cards on the identification cards, and the beneficial effect that liquid content information can be quantitatively transmitted in a multi-section mode is achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the structure and preparation method of a liquid content linear indicator card based on capillary liquid storage, belonging to the field of liquid quantity indication. Background Art

[0002] The use of loose porous fibers, particles and other materials with capillary structures can achieve the fixation and storage of liquids and has a wide range of applications, such as fuel lighters, hand warmers, air purifiers, humidifiers, etc. Especially in fuel lighters, capillary liquid storage materials achieve the restriction of fuel, avoiding the flow and leakage of fuel, and are the preferred solution for small liquid storage devices. The above-mentioned capillary liquid storage structure basically fills all storage spaces with capillary materials and lacks overflow liquid, so it is impossible to use traditional liquid content indicator devices to reflect the liquid content of the storage space. At the same time, the field where the capillary liquid storage structure is used is generally a small space, and there are great restrictions on the mass and volume of additional structures such as liquid content indication. At present, there is a lack of miniaturized indicator devices that can be used for the liquid content in the above-mentioned capillary liquid storage structure.

[0003] Patent CN104401054B discloses a new type of water writing paper, and proposes an optical structure based on self-wetting, which simply and cleverly realizes the correlation between liquid content and light transmittance in the film structure, and expresses it with color difference visible to the naked eye. However, it is unable to quantitatively and multi-segmentally transmit liquid content information. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention proposes a structure and a preparation method of a liquid content linear indicator card based on capillary liquid storage.

[0005] In order to realize the above structure, the technical solution of the present invention is:

[0006] 1. For the liquid to be stored, select a capillary material that is wettable, stackable, and insoluble. The capillary material should have high light transmittance and is preferably a colorless material. The material is named A. A can be one or more materials with the above-mentioned definition;

[0007] 2. Mix a certain amount of setting agent with A to obtain A d The setting agent should have high light transmittance and preferably be colorless. The function of the setting agent is to bond the stackable A into a strong whole. The setting agent can be a type of glue or thermoplastic material or reaction curing material. The setting agent cannot be dissolved or swelled by the stored liquid. A d It can be stored in the liquid environment for a long time. In this step, the setting agent is only mixed in A and has not yet produced a setting effect, that is, A d Still has the characteristics of being separable or recombinable, the content of the setting agent should meet A dThe pore space after stacking is not less than 60% of the pore space after stacking of A;

[0008] 3. For the liquid to be stored, a non-wetting and insoluble modified material is selected to wrap A. The modified material should have high light transmittance and is preferably a colorless material. A wrapped by the modified material is named B. B can be one or more materials with the above-mentioned limitations, and the mass fraction of the modified material in B is less than 20%;

[0009] 4. Mix a certain amount of setting agent with B to obtain B d The setting agent should have high light transmittance and preferably be colorless. The function of the setting agent is to bond the stackable B into a strong whole. The setting agent can be a type of glue or thermoplastic material or reaction curing material. The setting agent cannot be dissolved or swelled by the stored liquid. d It can be stored in the liquid environment for a long time. In this step, the setting agent is only mixed in B and has not yet produced a setting effect, that is, B d Still has the characteristics of being separable or recombinable, the content of the setting agent should meet B d The pore space after stacking is not less than 60% of the pore space after stacking of B;

[0010] 5. Add a certain amount of A d With a certain amount of B d Mix thoroughly to form formula material Cx, where x is 1, 2, 3, 4... The specific number depends on the needs of the usage scenario;

[0011] 6. The selection of the above-mentioned setting agent should also satisfy the requirement that its wettability to the stored liquid should be greater than 50% of A;

[0012] 7. Apply the formula materials C1, C2, C3, C4... in order to the surface of the identification card in the form of a coating, so that the setting agent can play a setting role, that is, C x Inseparable and non-recombinable, the coating may be a planar structure, an annular structure or a special-shaped structure;

[0013] 8. Identification cards are visual indicator devices with different colors, scales or values ​​in a certain spatial dimension that correspond to the actual content of the liquid to be stored. The visual spatial distribution dimension should be consistent with the spatial distribution of coatings of different formula materials;

[0014] 9. The coating thickness or internal pore structure of step 7 is required to have a light transmittance greater than 50% after being infiltrated and filled with the liquid to be stored;

[0015] 10. Define C1 as the near end of the liquid storage, and the opposite end coating material as the far end of the liquid storage. The number of formula materials between the two is set according to the display accuracy, that is, the more the number of formula materials, the higher the display accuracy;

[0016] 11. C1 is fitted with the capillary liquid storage material where the liquid to be stored is located.

[0017] In order to achieve the corresponding relationship between the formula materials and the liquid content, the technical solution of the present invention is:

[0018] 12. Name the capillary liquid storage material where the liquid to be stored is located M, and cut it into a regular cube, the thickness of which is consistent with the coating thickness in step 9 above;

[0019] 13. The finalized C x Cut into a cube of the same size as M;

[0020] 14. Fit the cube in step 13 and the cube in step 12 tightly together along the side perpendicular to the thickness;

[0021] 15. Place the two tightly fitting cubes in step 14 on the identification color card, slowly drip the required storage liquid into the M cube, and after a long enough time of stabilization, the color of the identification color card can be observed from 50 cm above the Cx cube, and the color does not change as the required storage liquid continues to drip. Separate the M cube and weigh the liquid content therein to obtain the liquid content and formula material C x The corresponding relationship;

[0022] 16. According to the above steps, the C corresponding to the liquid content to be displayed is obtained. x Formula, which refers to the formula in step 5 A d With B d The mixing ratio.

[0023] The beneficial effect of the present invention is that it provides a structure and preparation method for a miniaturized linear indicator card for liquid content based on capillary liquid storage that can quantitatively and multi-stage transmit liquid content information. By continuously finding the corresponding relationship between the formula material and the liquid content, the liquid content of the capillary liquid storage is clearly and linearly displayed based on the color changes of different identification color cards on the identification card. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the operation flow of the structure and preparation method of the liquid content linear indicator card based on capillary liquid storage of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The technical solution of the present invention will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, and the following is known as one example:

[0026] 1. For the light naphtha to be stored, a polyurethane sponge with capillary material properties that is soaked with, stackable, and insoluble is selected. The polyurethane sponge has high light transmittance and is colorless, and is named A;

[0027] 2. Mix a certain amount of liquid optical transparent glue with A to obtain A d The liquid optical transparent adhesive has high light transmittance and is colorless and transparent. The function of the liquid optical transparent adhesive is to bond the stackable A into a strong whole and cannot be dissolved or swollen by the stored light naphtha. d It can be stored in the light naphtha environment for a long time. In this step, the liquid optical transparent adhesive is only mixed in A and has not yet produced a setting effect, that is, A d Still has the characteristics of being separable or reassembled, the content of liquid optical transparent glue meets A d The pore space after stacking is equal to 60% of the pore space after stacking of A;

[0028] 3. For the light naphtha to be stored, select non-wetting and insoluble quartz sand to wrap A. The quartz sand has high light transmittance and is preferably colorless quartz sand. The A wrapped by the quartz sand is named B, and the quartz sand accounts for 20% of the mass fraction of B.

[0029] 4. Mix a certain amount of liquid optical transparent glue with B to obtain B d The liquid optical transparent adhesive has high light transmittance and is colorless and transparent. The function of the liquid optical transparent adhesive is to bond the stackable B into a strong whole and cannot be dissolved or swollen by the stored light naphtha. d It can be stored in the light naphtha environment for a long time. In this step, the liquid optical transparent adhesive is only mixed in B and has not yet produced a setting effect, that is, B d Still has the characteristics of being separable or reassembled, the content of liquid optical transparent glue meets B d The pore space after stacking is equal to 60% of the pore space after stacking of B;

[0030] 5. Add a certain amount of A d With a certain amount of B d Mix thoroughly to form formula material Cx, where x is 1, 2, 3, or 4;

[0031] 6. The above-mentioned liquid optical transparent adhesive should also satisfy the requirement that the wettability to the stored liquid is equal to 50% of A;

[0032] 7. Apply the formula materials C1, C2, C3, and C4 in order to the surface of the identification card in the form of a coating, so that the liquid optical transparent glue can play a shaping role, that is, Cx Inseparable and non-recombinable, the coating has a planar structure;

[0033] 8. The identification card is a mixture of Marley brand bright red, gamboge, three cyan and three green pigments with hot melt adhesive and dispersant. The Marley brand bright red pigment accounts for 30%, the hot melt adhesive accounts for 15%, the dispersant accounts for 5%, the solvent accounts for 50%, and the viscosity range is 200mPa·s to form the identification color card D1. According to the above steps, D2, D3 and D4 are formed respectively. Then, the identification color cards D1, D2, D3 and D4 are sprayed on the surface of the felt by thermal spraying technology;

[0034] 9. The coating thickness or internal pore structure of step 7 is required to have a light transmittance of 50% after being infiltrated and filled with the light naphtha to be stored;

[0035] 10. Define C1 as the near end of the liquid storage, C4 as the far end of the liquid storage, and the number of formula materials between the two is set according to the display accuracy, that is, the more the number of formula materials, the higher the display accuracy;

[0036] 11. C1 is fitted with the polyurethane sponge where the light naphtha to be stored is located.

[0037] In order to achieve the corresponding relationship between the formula materials and the liquid content, the technical solution of the present invention is:

[0038] 12. Name the polyurethane sponge containing the light naphtha to be stored M, and cut it into a regular cube, the thickness of which is consistent with the coating thickness in step 9 above;

[0039] 13. Cut the finalized C1 into a cube of the same size as M;

[0040] 14. Fit the cube in step 13 and the cube in step 12 tightly together along the side perpendicular to the thickness;

[0041] 15. Place the two tightly fitting cubes in step 14 on the identification color card D1, slowly drip the light naphtha to be stored into the M cube, and after a long enough period of stabilization, the color of the identification color card can be observed from 50 cm above the C1 cube, and the color does not change as the light naphtha to be stored continues to be dripped, separate the M cube and weigh the light naphtha content therein, and obtain the corresponding relationship between the light naphtha content and the formula material C1;

[0042] 16. According to the above steps, the formulas of C2, C3, and C4 corresponding to the light naphtha content to be displayed are obtained respectively. The formulas refer to A in step 5. d With B d The mixing ratio.

Claims

1. The structure and preparation method of the liquid content linear indicator card based on capillary liquid storage mainly include the following steps: (1) According to the liquid to be stored, a capillary material that is wettable, stackable, and insoluble is selected. The capillary material should have high light transmittance and is preferably a colorless material. The material is named A. A can be one or more materials having the above-mentioned definition; (2) Mix a certain amount of setting agent with A to obtain A d The setting agent should have high light transmittance and preferably be colorless. The function of the setting agent is to bond the stackable A into a strong whole. The setting agent can be a type of glue or thermoplastic material or reaction curing material. The setting agent cannot be dissolved or swelled by the stored liquid. A d It can be stored in the liquid environment for a long time. In this step, the setting agent is only mixed in A and has not yet produced a setting effect, that is, A d Still has the characteristics of being separable or recombinable, the content of the setting agent should meet A d The pore space after stacking is not less than 60% of the pore space after stacking of A; (3) For the liquid to be stored, a non-wetting and insoluble modified material is selected to wrap A. The modified material should have high light transmittance and is preferably a colorless material. A wrapped by the modified material is named B. B can be one or more materials with the above-mentioned definition, and the mass fraction of the modified material in B is less than 20%; (4) Mix a certain amount of setting agent with B to obtain B d The setting agent should have high light transmittance and preferably be colorless. The function of the setting agent is to bond the stackable B into a strong whole. The setting agent can be a type of glue or thermoplastic material or reaction curing material. The setting agent cannot be dissolved or swelled by the stored liquid. d It can be stored in the liquid environment for a long time. In this step, the setting agent is only mixed in B and has not yet produced a setting effect, that is, B d Still has the characteristics of being separable or recombinable, the content of the setting agent should meet B d The pore space after stacking is not less than 60% of the pore space after stacking of B; (5) Add a certain amount of A d With a certain amount of B d Mix thoroughly to form formula material Cx, where x is 1, 2, 3, 4... The specific number depends on the needs of the usage scenario; (6) The selection of the above-mentioned setting agent should also satisfy the requirement that the wettability of the stored liquid should be greater than 50% of A; (7) Formula materials C1, C2, C3, C4...are applied to the surface of the identification card in a coating form in sequence, so that the setting agent can play a setting role, i.e., C x Inseparable and non-recombinable, the coating may be a planar structure, an annular structure or a special-shaped structure; (8) The identification card is a type of visual indicator device with different colors, different scales or different values ​​in a certain spatial dimension that can correspond to the actual content of the liquid to be stored. Its visual spatial distribution dimension should be consistent with the spatial distribution of the coating of different formula materials; (9) The coating thickness or internal pore structure of step 7 is required to have a light transmittance greater than 50% after being infiltrated and filled with the liquid to be stored; (10) C1 is defined as the near end of the liquid storage, and the opposite end coating material is defined as the far end of the liquid storage. The number of formula materials between the two is set according to the display accuracy, that is, the more the number of formula materials, the higher the display accuracy; (11) C1 is fitted with the capillary liquid storage material where the liquid to be stored is located; (12) Name the capillary liquid storage material where the liquid to be stored is located M, and cut it into a regular cube, the thickness of which is consistent with the coating thickness in the above step 9; (13) The finalized C x Cut into a cube of the same size as M; (14) fitting the cube in step 13 and the cube in step 12 tightly together along the side perpendicular to the thickness; (15) Place the two tightly fitting cubes in step 14 on the identification color card, slowly drip the required storage liquid into the M cube, and after a long enough time for stabilization, the color of the identification color card can be observed from 50 cm above the Cx cube, and the color does not change as the required storage liquid continues to drip. Separate the M cube and weigh the liquid content therein to obtain the liquid content and formula material C x The corresponding relationship; (16) According to the above steps, the C corresponding to the liquid content to be displayed is obtained respectively. x Formula, which refers to the formula in step 5 A d With B d The mixing ratio.

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