Magnetic Construction Board With Inorganic Binder Layer

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional construction materials with a steel plate surface are difficult to process and shape, and the construction process is complex, making it hard to achieve the desired form and adhesion for finishes like wallpaper or paint.

Innovation Solution

A board with a magnetic layer that includes a magnetic material mixed with an inorganic binder and talc, allowing for easy cutting and processing while maintaining magnetic attraction properties, and enhancing noncombustibility and adhesion.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a steel plate is placed and fixed on the surface of a construction material to provide magnetic attraction, then the magnetic attraction capability is improved, but the ease of processing and cutting is worsened

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemagnetic attraction capabilityVSAvoidease of processing and cutting
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the magnetic material directly with the construction material by mixing it into the resin composition, forming a unified integrated structure. This eliminates the need for separate steel plates and their associated fastening processes, while maintaining both magnetic attraction capability and processability of the construction material.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a composite material by incorporating magnetic particles into a resin matrix, forming a new material that exhibits both the structural properties of the resin and the magnetic properties of the particles. This composite approach allows the construction material to inherently possess magnetic attraction capability without requiring separate metal components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Reliability

If a steel plate is fixed on the surface to provide magnetic attraction, then the magnetic function is improved, but the construction process complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemagnetic attractionVSAvoidconstruction process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The magnetic function is merged into the construction material itself through direct mixing of magnetic particles with the resin. This integration eliminates multiple construction steps including steel plate placement, alignment, and fastening, reducing construction process complexity while maintaining magnetic attraction functionality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Reliability

If a steel plate is used for magnetic attraction, then the magnetic property is improved, but the adaptability for various construction applications is worsened

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemagnetic propertyVSAvoidadaptability for construction applications
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The resin-based composite material incorporates magnetic particles while maintaining the flexibility and adaptability characteristics of the resin matrix. This allows the construction material to be easily cut, shaped, and processed into various forms while retaining magnetic attraction capability, providing versatility for different construction applications.

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 board can be easily cut and processed into desired shapes, maintains strong magnetic attraction, and provides enhanced adhesion for finishes, while ensuring noncombustibility and preventing rust.

Implementation Method 1

a magnetic layer that covers at least a part of a surface of the board for building, wherein the magnetic layer includes a magnetic material mixed to an inorganic binder

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMagnetic attraction: Magnetism

Data Source

PatentEP3839169B1Construction surface material with magnetic layer
Publication Date: 2023.07.19 YOSHINO GYPSUM CO LTD
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AI summary

There is provided a board for building with a magnetic layer including the board for building; and the magnetic layer that covers at least a part of a surface of the building board, wherein the magnetic layer includes a magnetic material and an inorganic binder.