Quick-Release Adhesive Sheet for Flooring Panels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing flooring panel attachment methods are inefficient for quick and easy installation and removal, lacking a solution for secure yet removable attachment to support surfaces.
Innovation Solution
A flooring panel equipped with a quick-release adhesive sheet featuring an elastic layer with suction holes and a sealing material, allowing for secure attachment and easy detachment from a support surface by creating a vacuum seal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional adhesive methods are used to attach flooring panels, then the attachment is secure, but the installation and removal process is time-consuming and damaging to the support surface
Solution Approach 1:
The adhesive sheet is segmented into distinct functional zones: a first adhesive region for bonding to the support surface, a second adhesive region for bonding to the flooring panel, and a central elastic region with suction holes. This segmentation allows each zone to perform its specific function independently, enabling secure attachment while maintaining quick release capability through the elastic region's vacuum mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic region contains multiple suction holes that create a vacuum seal when compressed against the support surface. This pneumatic mechanism provides secure attachment through negative pressure while allowing easy removal by releasing the vacuum, solving the contradiction between secure bonding and ease of removal without damaging the support surface.
2Ease of operation
If a adhesive sheet with suction holes is used, then quick attachment and removal is enabled, but the sealing requirement increases to maintain vacuum integrity
Solution Approach 1:
Different regions of the adhesive sheet have different properties: the first and second adhesive regions provide chemical bonding with high reliability, while the central elastic region with suction holes provides mechanical/vacuum bonding. Each region's localized properties are optimized for its specific function, ensuring both ease of attachment and seal integrity where needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The adhesive sheet combines multiple material types in a single composite structure: adhesive materials in the first and second regions for chemical bonding, and an elastic material (such as rubber or thermoplastic elastomer) in the central region for vacuum sealing. This composite approach ensures both easy attachment and reliable sealing by leveraging the strengths of different 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
Enables quick and secure attachment and removal of flooring panels, allowing for easy changes in flooring designs and materials without damaging the support surface.
Implementation Method 1
The elastic layer is made from a foam material and includes a plurality of open holes formed in the lower side of the elastic layer. The open holes are sized and shaped for applying suction against a support surface when the flooring panel is applied thereto.
Implementation Method 2
The open holes are sized and shaped for applying suction against a support surface when the flooring panel is applied thereto.
Implementation Method 3
A sealing material is applied to the substantially entire surface of the lower side of the elastic layer for enhancing the suction applied by the holes to the support surface. The sealing material is configured to form a substantially air-tight seal around outer edges of the at least some of the holes when the flooring panel is applied against the support surface.
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AI summary
A flooring panel is provided with a quick-release adhesive sheet such that the flooring panel can be quickly attached to a support surface and removed therefrom. More particularly, the flooring panel includes a top floor layer attached or laminated to the adhesive sheet, which underlies the floor layer. The top flooring layer can be any type of flooring material, such as vinyl flooring, real or engineered wood flooring, etc.