Multi-Layer Carrier Tape Base Paper for Electronic Components

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing carrier-tape base papers face issues with mechanical damage, dust generation, and chemical composition affecting electronic elements, requiring a solution that balances strength, flexibility, and resilience while preventing corrosion and peeling.

Innovation Solution

A carrier-tape base paper making method involving a multi-layer structure with specific pulp compositions and auxiliary agents, including sulfate softwood and hardwood pulps, paper strength agents, waterproof agents, and thermal-fusion bonding agents, to achieve high tensile strength, water resistance, and interlayer bonding force.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If base paper is used as carrier-tape material, then cost is reduced and resilience is improved, but strength is inferior and dust is generated

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovecostVSAvoidstrength
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses composite pulp materials combining different types of pulp (wood pulp, bamboo pulp, straw pulp) in specific proportions to create base paper with enhanced strength while maintaining the cost advantages of paper-based materials over plastic

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Adaptability or versatility

If base paper is used as carrier-tape material, then resilience is improved, but strength is inferior and mechanical damage occurs

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveresilienceVSAvoidstrength
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies different treatments to different layers of the base paper: the front surface layer receives special treatment with sizing agents and fillers to enhance strength and reduce dust, while the inner layers maintain high resilience for buffering

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent combines multiple pulp types (wood pulp 30-70%, bamboo pulp 10-40%, straw pulp 5-20%) with adding agents (starch 1-5%, gelatin 0.5-2%, casein 0.5-2%) to create a composite material that simultaneously achieves high strength and high resilience

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

3Object-affected harmful factors

If multilayer papermaking structure is used to control sulfate ion content, then corrosion prevention is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecorrosion preventionVSAvoidmanufacturing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent controls the pH value of the pulp slurry within 4.0-8.0 to prevent sulfate ion corrosion, and precisely controls the proportions of different pulp types and adding agents to achieve corrosion prevention without complex multilayer structures

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

4Manufacturing precision

If paper strength agent and tackifier are added to multilayer pulpwood, then moisture control is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemoisture controlVSAvoidmanufacturing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent controls the moisture content of extruded wet paper to be 75-80% by adjusting the concentration of paper strength agent (1.0-8.0 parts per 100 parts pulp) and tackifier (0.1-1.0 parts per 100 parts pulp), achieving precise moisture control through chemical parameter adjustment rather than complex process control

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

5Reliability

If liquid coating is applied to carrier-tape surface, then thermal sealing performance is improved, but surface smoothness is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvethermal sealing performanceVSAvoidsurface smoothness
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent incorporates bonding agents (starch 1-5%, gelatin 0.5-2%, casein 0.5-2%) directly into the pulp slurry during papermaking, so the bonding function is built into the paper structure itself rather than added as a surface coating, maintaining surface smoothness while achieving thermal sealing capability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

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 method produces a high-quality base paper with improved strength, waterproof performance, and reduced physical damage, effectively preventing dust and mechanical issues, suitable for electronic components with high operational requirements.

Implementation Method 1

thermal-fusion bonding agent added to the intermediate layer... thermal-fusion bonding agent (1-3 parts by weight per 100 parts of pulp)

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectThermal fusion: Melting

Data Source

PatentUS8771467B2Carrier tape base paper making method and base paper made thereby
Publication Date: 2014.07.08 ZHEJIANG JIEMEI ELECTRONICS & TECH

AI summary

A carrier-tape base paper making method and the base paper made thereby fall into the technical field of papermaking. According to performance requirements, the base paper is made through pulp conditioning and papermaking, in which different pulping and auxiliary materials for surface, intermediate and bottom layers are added. The method includes such steps as beating, conditioning, papermaking, calendering and reeling. The carrier-tape base paper features high strength, perfect waterproof and bonding performance, limited physical damages to electronic elements and satisfactory resilience.