Variable Thickness Leather Strip Slicing for Patterned Ornamentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing processes for creating ornamental and/or coating elements in leather or similar materials are complex and inconvenient, lacking a simple and efficient method to produce elements with predefined patterns for applications like furniture, leather goods, luggage, and jewelry.
Innovation Solution
A process involving the provision of leather or juice strips with variable thickness, assembly into a block, slicing into predetermined thicknesses, and assembly into ornamental or coating sub-elements to form a patterned element that can be fixed onto a support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If existing processes are used to create ornamental and/or coating elements in leather or similar materials, then the production of patterned elements is achieved, but the process is complex and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The leather material is divided into multiple strips of varying thicknesses, which are then individually arranged and assembled into a block structure. This segmentation allows for simplified manufacturing by breaking down the complex pattern creation into manageable strip assembly steps, directly addressing the contradiction between ease of manufacture and process complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The strips are pre-cut to specific thicknesses and pre-assembled into a block structure before the final pattern formation. This preliminary preparation simplifies the subsequent slicing and pattern assembly steps, making the overall manufacturing process more convenient and less complex
2Productivity
If existing processes are used to create ornamental and/or coating elements in leather or similar materials, then the production of patterned elements is achieved, but the method lacks simplicity and efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the leather into standardized strips with specific thickness variations, the invention enables efficient assembly into patterned blocks. The strips can be systematically arranged and sliced into uniform sections, significantly improving production efficiency while maintaining manufacturing simplicity through standardized procedures
Solution Approach 2:
The invention utilizes systematic variations in strip thickness as a key parameter to create diverse patterns from identical base materials. By changing the thickness parameter of individual strips rather than modifying the entire material structure, the process achieves high productivity with simple manufacturing steps
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a leather ornament and/or covering element, comprising the steps of providing (120) strips extending globally longitudinally and having a variable thickness from a first end of the thinnest thickness to a second end opposite the first end; of assembling (130) the strips by superimposing them to form a block of strips having a first thinned end formed by the first thinner ends of the plurality of strips and a second end opposite the first thinned end and formed by the second ends of the strips, the block having a variable thickness formed by the sum of the variable thicknesses of the strips; of slicing (140) the block of strips along a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of extension of the strips to obtain slices of predetermined thickness;and to assemble (170) securely slices and/or portions of slices forming sub-elements of ornament and/or cladding so as to obtain the ornament and/or cladding element having a defined pattern.;