Cutting Grain Film Material for Pattern Adhesion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional printing methods for clothing are time-consuming and costly due to the need for multiple screens and slow proofing processes, limiting the ability to quickly change graphics or texts on clothing.
Innovation Solution
A film material with a pre-made cutting grain and thermal bonding layer, allowing users to easily cut and remove unwanted sections while maintaining adhesion, enabling quick changes in designs and providing a double-color or multi-color effect.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If traditional printing methods are used to print graphics/texts on clothing, then the clothing has graphics and/or texts, but the process is time-consuming and costly due to screen making and proofing
Solution Approach 1:
The film material is pre-cut with cutting grains and patterns are pre-designed on the film before use. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for time-consuming screen making and proofing processes during actual production, allowing users to simply cut and apply the desired patterns directly
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses film materials that can be repeatedly copied and transferred to different clothing items. The same film material with pre-designed patterns can serve multiple uses, replacing the traditional single-use screen making process and enabling rapid reproduction of graphics on various garments
2Ease of manufacture
If traditional printing methods are used, then graphics/texts can be printed on clothing, but the cost of making plates is very expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The film material serves as a disposable or reusable template that eliminates the need for expensive metal or plastic printing plates. The film can be used multiple times for copying patterns or discarded after use, significantly reducing material costs compared to traditional plate making
Solution Approach 2:
The film material acts as a reusable master template from which multiple copies of patterns can be transferred to different clothing items. This copying approach replaces expensive single-use plates with a durable, reusable film that can generate numerous pattern transfers
3Ease of operation
If the cut surface is exposed without cutting grain, then the pattern can be cut out, but the pattern is not soft and flexible enough for reliable adhesion
Solution Approach 1:
The cutting grain is applied locally to the cut surface of the pattern, creating a textured finish only where needed for adhesion. The rest of the film material maintains its original smooth properties, allowing the pattern to be both easy to cut and reliably adhesive when applied to clothing
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
Enables fast and cost-effective creation of custom graphics or texts on clothing without the need for plate making, with the cutting grain making the pattern softer and more flexible for reliable adhesion, and allowing for easy removal of waste without affecting the cutting or sticking process.
Implementation Method 1
a thermal bonding layer located on a second surface of the surface film layer
Implementation Method 2
the cut surface of the surface film layer is bonded to the adhering surface of the adhering layer
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AI summary
The invention relates to a film material comprising: a surface film layer, one surface of the surface film layer forms a cut surface with a cutting grain; a thermal bonding layer located on another surface of the surface film layer; and an adhering layer with an adhering surface. The cut surface of the surface film layer is bonded to the adhering surface of the adhering layer. The film material can be provided to cut out a pattern, and the pattern can be adhered to a surface of an article; the pattern has the cutting grain formed by the cut surface. The film material of the present invention is capable of solving the difficulty of eliminating waste other than patterns. Furthermore, at least one inner film layer can be disposed between the surface film layer and the thermal bonding layer to cause the cut surface of the film material to exhibit a multi-color effect.