Scented Pet Waste Sheet with Translucent Backing for Visual Fragrance Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional scented animal excretion disposal sheets do not effectively allow consumers to recall the fragrance based on the product's appearance, hindering the improvement of the product image.
Innovation Solution
An animal excretion disposal sheet with a liquid permeable top sheet, a light transmissive liquid impermeable back sheet, and an absorbent body, where a fragrance ingredient is applied to the top sheet or absorbent body, and evocative information such as color, graphic, or character is displayed to evoke the scent, allowing visual recognition from both sides, including the back sheet side.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a fragrance ingredient is applied to the top sheet or absorbent body, then the product has a pleasant scent, but consumers cannot visually recall the fragrance from the product appearance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies evocative colors to the back sheet that correspond to different fragrance types (e.g., green for green tea, blue for ocean, pink for floral). These color indicators are visible through the light-transmissive back sheet, allowing consumers to visually identify and recall the fragrance type without adding complex structural elements to the product.
2Loss of information
If the back sheet is made light transmissive to display evocative information, then consumers can visually recognize the fragrance type, but the liquid impermeability function may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The back sheet is constructed as a composite material that combines light-transmissive properties with liquid impermeability. This allows the sheet to simultaneously transmit the visual appearance of colored absorbent particles (evocative information) while maintaining its function as a liquid barrier.
3Loss of information
If evocative information is displayed on the top sheet, then consumers can identify the fragrance, but the information cannot be seen when the product is disposed of with the top sheet facing down
Solution Approach 1:
The patent moves the evocative information display from the traditional top surface to the back sheet, utilizing the transparency of this layer. This allows the fragrance identification information to be visible from both the top (during use) and bottom (during disposal) surfaces, ensuring continuous information accessibility regardless of product orientation.
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 solution enables consumers to visually recognize evocative information that evokes the scent, thereby improving the product image of the scented animal excretion disposal sheet and ensuring a correct recall of the fragrance from the appearance.
Implementation Method 1
the back sheet is light transmissive such that the evocative information can be visually recognized from the back sheet side
Implementation Method 2
an absorbent body that is disposed between the top sheet and the back sheet
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AI summary
To allow a consumer to easily recall a product image derived from the scent of an animal excretion disposal sheet from the appearance of the product, to thereby improving the product image of the scented animal excretion disposal sheet. The animal excretion disposal sheet including the liquid permeable top sheet, the liquid impermeable back sheet, and the absorbent body disposed between the top sheet and the back surface sheet is configured to be an animal excretion disposal sheet in which the fragrance ingredient is applied to the top sheet or the absorbent body; the evocative information composed of at least one of color, graphic, and character that can evoke the scent of the fragrance ingredient is displayed on the top sheet or the absorbent body; and the evocative information can be visually recognized from the back sheet side.