Hook Tape Material Back Surface Structuring for Winding Stability

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Solution Overview

Problem

Hook tape materials used in mechanical closure systems face issues with stability when wound onto spools or rolls, particularly at higher speeds, leading to telescoping and tangling, which complicates processing and increases production losses.

Innovation Solution

Incorporating static friction increasing means on the back of the film carrier, such as structured surfaces or periodic patterns, to enhance the stability of the hook tape material in a wound state, allowing for higher winding and unwinding speeds without compromising the interlocking properties of the projection elements.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Weight of moving object

If the hook tape material is made narrow and light, then the weight and width are reduced, but the stability during winding and unwinding deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveweight of hook tape materialVSAvoidstability during winding and unwinding
Core Design Contradiction:
Weight of moving objectVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The invention applies a structured surface specifically on the back side of the film carrier, creating local structural variation without affecting the overall narrow and light design. This localized structuring provides enhanced friction and stability during winding operations while maintaining the material's lightweight characteristics

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Productivity

If the winding speed is increased, then the productivity is improved, but the stability of the wound material deteriorates due to centrifugal force

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvewinding speedVSAvoidstability of wound material
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The invention changes the surface parameters of the film carrier by introducing a structured surface with varying friction characteristics. This parameter modification allows the material to maintain stability at higher winding speeds by increasing the friction between layers, counteracting the destabilizing centrifugal forces

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Weight of moving object

If the hook tape material is made thin, then the weight is reduced, but the interlocking stability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveweight of hook tape materialVSAvoidinterlocking stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Weight of moving objectVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The invention creates a composite structure by combining the smooth front side (for hook interlocking) with the structured back side (for winding stability). This composite approach allows the thin material to maintain both lightweight properties and sufficient interlocking stability through the dual-surface design

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

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 effectively stabilizes the hook tape material during winding and unwinding, reducing the risk of telescoping and tangling, and enables more efficient processing by maintaining the integrity of the material's interlocking properties.

Implementation Method 1

static friction increasing means are arranged on the back side of the film carrier

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectStatic friction: Static Friction

Data Source

PatentEP4378344A1Hook strap material and hook strap material roll and reel
Publication Date: 2024.06.05 LOHMANN KOESTER
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AI summary

In order to ensure that a hook tape material or a corresponding hook tape material roll and a corresponding hook tape material spool are reliably available in a wound state, the back of the hook tape material is adapted so that this back has a stabilizing effect in the wound state.