Lactic Acid Resin Card Core with Polyester Layers

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing information-recording cards, particularly those using lactic acid series polymers, face issues with heat resistance, impact resistance, and adhesiveness between layers, limiting their suitability for durable applications like membership, ID, credit, and IC cards.

Innovation Solution

A core sheet for cards is developed using a lactic acid series resin layer combined with an aromatic polyester series resin or polycarbonate series resin, along with a mixed resin, to create a layered card structure that enhances heat resistance, impact resistance, and adhesiveness, utilizing 20-80% plant raw material plastic for environmental sustainability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If lactic acid series polymer is used as main raw material, then environmental sustainability is improved, but heat resistance deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveenvironmental impactVSAvoidheat resistance
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSTemperature

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies composite materials by combining lactic acid series polymer with aromatic polyester series resin or polycarbonate series resin in a layered structure. The lactic acid series polymer layer provides environmental sustainability, while the aromatic polyester or polycarbonate layers provide the necessary heat resistance, thus resolving the contradiction between environmental friendliness and thermal performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Object-affected harmful factors

If lactic acid series polymer is used as main raw material, then environmental sustainability is improved, but impact resistance deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveenvironmental impactVSAvoidimpact resistance
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses composite materials by creating a layered card where lactic acid series polymer layers are combined with aromatic polyester series resin layers or polycarbonate series resin layers. The aromatic polyester or polycarbonate components provide enhanced impact resistance, while the lactic acid series polymer maintains environmental sustainability, thus resolving the contradiction between eco-friendliness and mechanical strength.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

3Object-affected harmful factors

If lactic acid series polymer is used as main raw material, then environmental sustainability is improved, but adhesiveness between layers deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveenvironmental impactVSAvoidadhesiveness between layers
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies composite materials by forming a layered card structure where lactic acid series polymer layers are combined with aromatic polyester series resin layers or polycarbonate series resin layers. The specific combination and arrangement of these materials provide improved adhesiveness between layers through heat fuse-bonding, while maintaining the environmental benefits of using plant-derived plastics.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

4Object-affected harmful factors

If plant raw material plastic usage is increased, then environmental sustainability is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveenvironmental impactVSAvoidmanufacturing process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by dividing the card into multiple functional layers, with lactic acid series polymer layers providing environmental sustainability and aromatic polyester or polycarbonate layers providing performance characteristics. This segmented approach allows each layer to be optimized independently while simplifying the overall manufacturing process through standardized layering and heat fuse-bonding techniques.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentEP2130674B1Core sheet for card
Publication Date: 2014.08.06 MITSUBISHI PLASTICS INC
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AI summary

In relation to a core sheet for card for forming an environment-reactive layered card having a plant raw material plastic as a main raw material, a core sheet for card for forming a novel layered card having excellent heat resistance, impact resistance, as well as adhesiveness between each layer (heat fuse-bonding ability), is provided. A core sheet for card is proposed, which is a core sheet for card (A) to be used together with an over-sheet (B) provided with a structure in which at least one layer is a layer having as a main component resin an aromatic polyester series resin or a polycarbonate series resin or a mixed resin of these both for the purpose of forming a layered card, comprising one layer or two or more layers that are layered, among which at least one layer is a lactic acid series resin layer having a lactic acid series polymer as a main component resin.