Pigment-Coated Stone Chips for Stereoscopic Resin Composites
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Solution Overview
Problem
Resin-based reinforced natural stones lack a noticeable stereoscopic texture, limiting their ability to mimic the three-dimensional appearance of natural stones without complex surface polishing processes, and existing methods to improve whiteness do not enhance stereoscopic texture.
Innovation Solution
A chip with a stereoscopic texture is created by coating a binder coating agent and pigment on a crushed resin-based reinforced natural stone chip, emphasizing the pattern and boundary, and incorporating this chip into the resin-based reinforced natural stone composition to achieve a three-dimensional stereoscopic effect without separate surface polishing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If surface polishing is performed to create stereoscopic effect, then stereoscopic texture is improved, but manufacturing complexity and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by incorporating pigment-coated chips into the resin-based reinforced natural stone composition before final molding. The chips are pre-prepared with stereoscopic patterns through pigment coating, so that the stereoscopic effect is built into the material structure during manufacturing rather than requiring post-manufacturing surface polishing. This resolves the contradiction by achieving the desired shape feature without the complex polishing process.
2Shape
If natural stone is used to achieve stereoscopic pattern, then stereoscopic texture is improved, but cost increases due to scarcity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies copying by using pigment-coated chips that replicate the stereoscopic patterns of natural stone. Instead of using scarce and expensive natural stone with inherent stereoscopic patterns, the invention creates artificial copies of these patterns through pigment coating on crushed stone chips. This resolves the contradiction by achieving the desired stereoscopic pattern at a lower cost through replication rather than using the original natural material.
3Shape
If pigment is coated on chip surface, then stereoscopic effect is improved, but manufacturing process complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies merging by combining the pigment coating step with the chip preparation and mixing process. The pigment coating is performed on crushed stone chips, and the coated chips are then directly mixed with the resin binder and other ingredients to form the final composition. This integrates the coating operation into the existing manufacturing workflow rather than requiring a separate, complex coating system, thus achieving improved stereoscopic effect while maintaining ease of manufacture.
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AI summary
Provided are a chip with a stereoscopic texture for a resin-based reinforced natural stone and a resin-based reinforced natural stone including the same. A chip with a stereoscopic texture can be obtained by coating a pigment on a surface of a crushed reinforced natural stone chip. In a resin-based reinforced natural stone to which the chip with a stereoscopic texture is added, a boundary surface between the chip and a matrix is formed, such that a texture of natural stone and a three-dimensional stereoscopic effect may be implemented, thereby making it possible to implement an aesthetically beautiful surface.