Concealable Film Retorting Shade Unevenness

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Solution Overview

Problem

Packaging materials containing titanium oxide-based concealable films exhibit shade unevenness when packaging contents with oil and water undergo retorting treatment, affecting the exterior appearance.

Innovation Solution

Incorporating a specific blend of crystalline and amorphous polyamide resins with titanium oxide in the film, along with a hindered amine-based light stabilizer, to maintain concealability and light shielding properties while preventing shade unevenness during retorting.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a concealable film containing titanium oxide is used to achieve concealability and light shielding, then the packaging material maintains uniform appearance, but shade unevenness occurs during retorting treatment when packaging oil and water contents

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveconcealabilityVSAvoidappearance uniformity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The invention changes the chemical composition parameters of the film by incorporating specific ratios of crystalline polyamide resin (10-94% by mass), amorphous polyamide resin (1-40% by mass), and titanium oxide (5-50% by mass). This compositional parameter adjustment prevents shade unevenness during retorting while maintaining concealability, as the amorphous polyamide resin content controls the film's response to thermal processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The invention uses a composite material system combining crystalline polyamide resin, amorphous polyamide resin, and titanium oxide in specific proportions. This composite structure leverages the light-scattering properties of titanium oxide for concealability while the amorphous polyamide resin component prevents thermal-induced appearance changes during retorting treatment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Illumination intensity

If titanium oxide is added to achieve concealability, then light shielding property is improved, but exterior appearance is impaired due to shade unevenness after retorting

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight shielding propertyVSAvoidshade unevenness
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The invention adjusts the titanium oxide content parameter within the range of 5-50% by mass and combines it with amorphous polyamide resin (1-40% by mass). This parameter optimization ensures sufficient light shielding property while preventing the titanium oxide from causing shade unevenness during retorting treatment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Manufacturing precision

If amorphous polyamide resin is increased to prevent shade unevenness, then appearance uniformity is improved, but mechanical strength may be reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveappearance uniformityVSAvoidmechanical strength
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The invention optimizes the amorphous polyamide resin content parameter within the specific range of 1-40% by mass. This parameter setting is sufficient to prevent shade unevenness during retorting while maintaining adequate mechanical strength, as exceeding this range would unnecessarily compromise structural integrity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

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 ensures that packaging materials retain a uniform appearance and mechanical integrity even after retorting, without compromising concealability or light shielding properties.

Implementation Method 1

making an amorphous polyamide resin be contained in a specific content in a concealable film including titanium oxide

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectAmorphous structure effect:

Implementation Method 2

a film in which a resin layer containing a large amount of a pigment composed of inorganic particles or organic particles is laminated on the surface of a thermoplastic film

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLight absorption: Absorption (EM radiation)

Implementation Method 3

a film in which a resin layer containing a large amount of a pigment composed of inorganic particles or organic particles is laminated on the surface of a thermoplastic film

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLight scattering: Scattering

Implementation Method 4

a film in which a resin layer containing a large amount of a pigment composed of inorganic particles or organic particles is laminated on the surface of a thermoplastic film

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectCrystalline structure: Crystallisation

Data Source

PatentUS10479060B2Concealable film, laminate, and packaging material
Publication Date: 2019.11.19 UNITIKA LTD
  • US10479060B2 patent drawing

AI summary

A concealable film including 10 to 94% by mass of a crystalline polyamide resin, 1 to 40% by mass of an amorphous polyamide resin and 5 to 50% by mass of titanium oxide, with the proviso that the total content of these is 100% by mass.