Embedded Management Information in Transparent Products
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for providing management information on products fail to maintain visibility and integrity under harsh environments, such as high temperatures and corrosive gases, and can generate fine dust particles during production, affecting product quality and portability.
Innovation Solution
The management information is embedded inside the product's surface thickness, allowing it to be visually recognized through transparent or translucent surfaces, using ablation processing with laser light to create micro-unevenness for opacity and visibility, thus avoiding surface peeling and dust generation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If management information is stamped, printed, or adhered on the surface of the product, then the information is easily accessible and readable, but the information can be peeled off, blurred, or degraded under harsh environments
Solution Approach 1:
The management information is nested inside the product body rather than being placed on the surface. The information is embedded within the thickness of the product, making it resistant to external environmental factors while remaining accessible through transparency or translucency of the product material.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from two-dimensional surface marking to three-dimensional internal embedding. By placing management information within the thickness direction of the product, it gains protection from surface-level degradation while maintaining readability through the product's transparency.
2Ease of operation
If management information is provided on the surface of the product, then the information is easily readable, but fine dust particles are generated during production processes
Solution Approach 1:
By nesting the management information inside the product body, the invention eliminates the need for surface printing or tagging processes that generate fine dust. The internal embedding approach removes the harmful surface processing steps entirely.
3Adaptability or versatility
If tags or sticky notes are used to indicate management information on products with complex shapes or materials, then the information can be provided, but the portability of the product is inhibited
Solution Approach 1:
The management information is merged with the product body itself, becoming an integrated part of the product structure. This eliminates separate tags or sticky notes that would add bulk or interfere with handling, while the information remains permanently attached and readable through the transparent or translucent material.
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
This solution ensures long-term visibility of management information without peeling or blurring, reduces dust contamination, and maintains product portability by embedding information internally, enhancing quality management and reducing defects in harsh environments like semiconductor device production.
Implementation Method 1
using ablation processing with laser light to create micro-unevenness for opacity and visibility
Data Source
AI summary
A transparent product can reliably transmit management information, and even under a harsh environment, the indicated management information will not be peeled off. The transparent product includes management information for managing the product. The management information is provided inside the product so that the management information can be visually recognized through at least one surface of the product in the thickness direction.