Polyester Powder Image Layers for Integrated Wear-Layer Adhesion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing decorative articles require separate layers for decorative images and adhesives, which complicates manufacturing and increases material complexity.
Innovation Solution
Utilizing polyester powder as both a decorative image and adhesive or tie layer, eliminating the need for separate layers by integrating these functions into a single component.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate layers are used for decorative images and adhesives, then the decorative article achieves reliable adhesion and image quality, but the manufacturing process becomes complex and material complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the decorative image layer and adhesive layer into a single integrated layer comprising polyester powder. This merged structure eliminates the need for separate adhesive layers while maintaining both decorative functionality and adhesion performance, directly reducing manufacturing complexity and material layers.
Solution Approach 2:
The polyester powder layer performs multiple functions simultaneously: it provides the decorative image pattern and serves as the adhesive layer for bonding the wear layer to the decorative portion. This multi-functional design reduces the number of required layers and simplifies the overall structure while maintaining reliability.
2Manufacturing precision
If separate layers are used for decorative images and adhesives, then each layer can be optimized independently, but the number of materials and layers increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the decorative image function and adhesive function into a single polyester powder layer, reducing the total number of layers from multiple separate layers to one integrated layer, while still allowing optimization of the polyester powder properties to achieve both decorative and adhesive performance.
Solution Approach 2:
The single polyester powder layer is designed to perform multiple functions: providing the decorative image pattern and serving as the adhesive bonding layer. This multi-functional approach reduces material quantity and layer count while maintaining the ability to optimize performance through polyester powder composition control.
3Reliability
If multiple separate layers are used, then each layer can be independently controlled, but the manufacturing process time and steps increase
Solution Approach 1:
By combining the decorative image and adhesive into a single polyester powder layer, the patent reduces the number of manufacturing steps required for layer application and bonding. This integration streamlines the production process, improving manufacturing efficiency while maintaining layer control through polyester powder formulation.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Simplifies manufacturing, reduces material complexity, and enhances recyclability by using a single component that functions as both a decorative image and adhesive, thereby making the process more efficient and environmentally friendly.
Implementation Method 1
the polyester powder can function both as a decorative image and as an adhesive between the decorative portion and the wear layer
Data Source
AI summary
Described herein are decorative articles comprising decorative portion comprising an image layer formed from an image composition comprising polyester powder. The polyester power functions to provide for an image and also functions as an adhesive to a wear layer. Also described herein are methods for manufacturing same.