Fluorine Polymer Coated PVC Floor for Stain Resistance

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing polyvinyl chloride floors are prone to staining, not resistant to chemicals like iodine, and difficult to maintain, limiting their application range due to the release of organic volatile gases and poor cleaning convenience.

Innovation Solution

A polyvinyl chloride floor with a stain-resistant surface layer formed by co-extruding a fluorine-containing polymer-based outer protective layer, a functional layer, and an adhesive layer in a specific thickness ratio, providing enhanced chemical, wear, and weather resistance, along with easy cleaning properties.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a conventional polyvinyl chloride floor is used, then it provides basic flooring functionality, but it is prone to staining, not resistant to chemicals like iodine, and difficult to maintain

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestain resistanceVSAvoidease of cleaning
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies composite materials by combining polyvinyl chloride base layer with a fluorine-containing polymer coating layer. The fluorine-containing polymer (such as PTFE or PVDF) provides exceptional stain resistance and chemical resistance properties that the conventional polyvinyl chloride floor lacks, while maintaining ease of cleaning through its non-stick surface characteristics.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the surface chemical composition parameter by introducing fluorine-containing polymers with specific fluorine content (20-40% by weight). This parameter change transforms the surface properties to achieve high stain resistance and chemical resistance while maintaining the original flooring functionality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Adaptability or versatility

If a conventional polyvinyl chloride floor is used, then it provides basic flooring functionality, but it releases organic volatile gases and has limited application range

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveapplication rangeVSAvoidorganic volatile gases
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The fluorine-containing polymer coating creates an inert, chemically stable surface environment that resists chemical reactions with stains and pollutants. This inert surface layer prevents harmful interactions between the floor and environmental contaminants, reducing the release of organic volatile gases and expanding safe application ranges to include hospitals, schools, and food processing facilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #39Inert atmosphere (Inert environment)

3Reliability

If a fluorine-containing polymer coating is added to enhance stain resistance, then chemical resistance and wear resistance improve, but the structural complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvechemical resistanceVSAvoidlayer structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the flooring structure into two functional layers: a polyvinyl chloride base layer providing structural support and a fluorine-containing polymer coating layer providing surface protection. This segmentation allows each layer to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall system simplicity through a straightforward two-layer architecture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

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 significantly increases wear resistance by 30%, extends service life to 10 years or more, and offers excellent chemical resistance, ease of cleaning, and environmental friendliness, making it suitable for high-traffic areas and challenging environments.

Implementation Method 1

The fluorine-containing polymer used in the outer protective layer in the present application has tightly arranged molecular chains and has strong hydrogen bonds, so the high polymer has excellent chemical resistance, high temperature resistance, oxidation resistance, weather resistance and ray radiation resistance

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHydrogen bonding:

Implementation Method 2

the stain-resistant surface layer is in hot-melt adhesion connection with the polyvinyl chloride floor layer through one side of the adhesive layer

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHot-melt adhesion:

Data Source

PatentUS10662345B2High stain resistance and easy cleaning polyvinyl chloride floor and preparation process thereof
Publication Date: 2020.05.26 ZHEJIANG GREEN NEW MATERIALS
  • US10662345B2 patent drawing

AI summary

The present invention discloses a polyvinyl chloride floor with high stain resistance and easy cleaning functions. The polyvinyl chloride floor includes a polyvinyl chloride floor layer and a stain-resistant surface layer, wherein the stain-resistant surface layer is formed by co-extruding an outer protective layer, a functional layer and an adhesive layer; the outer protective layer is a fluorine-containing polymer; the functional layer is formed by mixing the fluorine-containing polymer, a hot melt adhesive and functional aids; the adhesive layer is formed by mixing the fluorine-containing polymer and the hot melt adhesive; and the stain-resistant surface layer is in hot-melt adhesion connection with the polyvinyl chloride floor layer through the adhesive layer. The present invention has advantages of green environmental protection, high wear resistance, water resistance, moisture resistance, bacterial resistance, stain resistance and difficulty in leaving traces.