Thermo-Adhesive Multilayer Tag Assembly for Textile Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing NFC and RFID tags are fragile and prone to failure when applied to flexible or textile supports due to bending, moisture, and lack of structural stability, limiting their use in areas requiring durability and aesthetic integration.
Innovation Solution
A thermo-adhesive multilayer device is created by integrating a wireless communicable tag between heat-sealing materials, which are heat-fixed to textile substrates, providing stability and waterproofing, and optionally incorporating a rigid core for enhanced durability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional NFC/RFID tags are applied to textile supports, then wireless communication functionality is achieved, but the tags become fragile and prone to failure due to bending and lack of structural stability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a composite structure consisting of multiple layers including textile support, adhesive layers, and rigid core elements. This composite construction combines the flexibility and comfort of textile materials with the structural stability and rigidity of core elements, allowing the tag to maintain both adaptability to textile supports and reliability during bending and movement.
2Ease of operation
If tags are made flexible for textile application, then ease of operation and comfort are improved, but structural stability and durability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The tag is divided into distinct functional segments: a flexible textile support layer for comfort and application, adhesive layers for bonding, and rigid core elements for structural stability. This segmentation allows each layer to perform its specific function optimally - the textile layer provides flexibility and comfort while the rigid core maintains structural integrity during bending and movement.
3Reliability
If rigid supports are used for tags, then structural stability is improved, but adaptability to flexible textile supports deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs thin, flexible adhesive films and textile support layers that can conform to the flexible textile substrate while encapsulating and protecting the rigid core elements. These thin film structures allow the rigid components to maintain their structural stability while the overall assembly remains flexible and adaptable to the textile support, enabling both reliability and adaptability simultaneously.
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 device stabilizes the tag, enhances durability, and maintains functionality despite bending and moisture, allowing for wide-ranging applications on textiles and flexible supports.
Implementation Method 1
A thermo-adhesive multilayer device is created by integrating a wireless communicable tag between heat-sealing materials, which are heat-fixed to textile substrates
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a thermo-adhesive multilayer device that is suitable for being sealed on a textile substrate. The thermo-adhesive multilayer device includes a heat-sealing material, a thermo-bi-adhesive heat-sealing material, and a wireless communicable tag. The present invention further discloses that the wireless communicable tag is between the heat-sealing material and the thermo-bi-adhesive heat-sealing material, and the wireless communicable tag is heat-sealed between the heat-sealing material and the thermo-bi-adhesive heat-sealing material in order to stabilize the wireless communicable tag. The present invention further discloses that the thermo-adhesive multilayer device is fixed to the first textile substrate in one piece and, subsequently, the thermo-adhesive multilayer device along with the first textile substrate is fixed to another textile substrate. The present invention further discloses that the thermo-adhesive multilayer device has specific physical characteristics.