Adhesive strip
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for displaying posters often result in damage, require multiple formats for different paper sizes, and occupy significant storage space, while existing clamping solutions are rigid and not adaptable to various formats.
Innovation Solution
A clamping tape roll with flexible magnetic elements and an adhesive strip, allowing the tape to be wound into sections of varying lengths for easy adaptation to different formats and reusable for multiple applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional adhesive tape or thumbtacks are used to attach posters, then the posters can be displayed on surfaces, but the posters are damaged by the attachment method
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical attachment methods (thumbtacks, adhesive tape) with a magnetic field-based clamping system. The magnetic strip generates a magnetic field that holds the information carrier without physical penetration or adhesive contact, eliminating damage to the poster while maintaining secure display.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a magnetic strip as an intermediary between the display surface and the information carrier. This magnetic intermediary creates a non-contact holding force, allowing the poster to be secured without direct mechanical or chemical contact that would cause damage.
2Reliability
If interchangeable displays are designed for specific document sizes, then they can hold posters securely, but different displays are required for different paper sizes and they occupy significant storage space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal display system where a single magnetic strip can accommodate information carriers of any size or format. The magnetic strip's flexible and extendable nature allows it to adapt to different poster dimensions without requiring multiple specialized displays, enabling one device to perform multiple functions across various formats.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs a dynamic, flexible magnetic strip that can be extended or contracted to match different information carrier sizes. This dynamic adaptability allows the same magnetic strip to securely hold both small and large posters by adjusting its effective length, eliminating the need for multiple fixed-size displays.
3Ease of operation
If clamping rails are made rigid for easy pressing and adhesion, then they can be easily attached to surfaces, but they cannot adapt to various information carrier formats
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a flexible magnetic strip instead of a rigid clamping rail. This flexible film can be easily pressed onto surfaces like the rigid rails while simultaneously adapting its shape and length to accommodate various information carrier formats, combining the ease of attachment with format versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms the static, rigid structure into a dynamic, flexible magnetic strip that can adjust its configuration. The flexible strip maintains ease of attachment through simple pressing while gaining the ability to adapt to different poster formats by flexing and extending as needed.
4Reliability
If multiple displays are used for different paper sizes, then each format can be displayed optimally, but the storage space required increases considerably
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces multiple specialized displays with a single universal magnetic strip that can handle all paper sizes. This universal device maintains optimal display capabilities for each format while reducing storage requirements from multiple displays to one compact magnetic strip.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent effectively nests multiple display functions within a single magnetic strip structure. The flexible strip can be folded or rolled when not in use, allowing it to occupy minimal storage space while still providing full functionality for various poster formats when deployed.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a space-saving, easy-to-use method for holding information carriers of any format without damaging them, allowing for flexible use and minimal storage requirements, while maintaining the integrity and visibility of the displayed content.
Implementation Method 1
the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element are functionally related and arranged on the support structure. This means that the first and second magnetic elements are positioned so that when the support structure or section is folded, they meet or lie against each other and magnetically attract one another.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a clamping band (100), in particular in the form of a clamping band roll (200), wherein the clamping band roll (200) comprises the wound clamping band (100) which has the following components: a flexible, strip-shaped carrier (7), at least one planar first magnetic element (1) on a first flat side (8) of the carrier (7), and at least one planar second magnetic element (2) on the first flat side (8) of the carrier (7), wherein the first magnetic element (1) and the second magnetic element (2) are arranged leaving a free space strip (6) extending in the longitudinal direction of the carrier (7), and optionally at least one adhesive element (10) on a second flat side (9) of the carrier (7). Furthermore, a clamping band section (101, 102) of a clamping band (100), in particular a clamping band roll (200), is described.Furthermore, a method for producing a clamping band (100), in particular by forming a clamping band roll (200), as well as the use of a clamping band section (101, 102) of a clamping band (100), in particular from a clamping band roll (200), or a method for fixing an information carrier (P, P') to a carrier surface (T) are described.