Translucent Composite With Embedded Light Transmitting Textile
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing translucent composites made from embedded optical fibers in concrete lack a laminated structure, making them unsuitable for interior construction, furniture making, and textile manufacture, as the concrete layers merge and lose their distinctiveness.
Innovation Solution
A method of creating a composite with physically separate layers bonded only at their surfaces, incorporating a light-transmitting textile between bonding surfaces, using various materials like wood, metal, or natural stone, and embedding optical fibers in bonding layers to maintain layer distinction and allow light transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If concrete layers are poured together to form a composite, then the composite has high strength and durability, but the layers merge and lose their laminated structure
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the composite into distinct layers separated by expansion joints filled with expandable material. This segmentation prevents the concrete layers from merging while maintaining structural integrity, thus preserving the laminated structure while ensuring composite strength.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary substance (expandable joint filling material) between the concrete layers. This intermediary prevents direct contact and merging of the concrete layers, maintaining the laminated structure while allowing each layer to retain its strength properties.
2Illumination intensity
If optical fibers are embedded in concrete to create translucency, then light transmission is achieved, but the composite becomes homogeneous and unsuitable for interior construction
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the composite into distinct layers with different properties, including layers with optical fibers for light transmission and layers without optical fibers for structural purposes. This segmentation maintains the laminated appearance needed for interior construction while preserving light transmission capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies optical fibers only in specific local areas (certain layers) rather than uniformly throughout the entire composite. This allows light transmission where needed while maintaining the laminated structure and aesthetic appeal required for interior construction applications.
3Reliability
If concrete layers are poured sequentially to form a composite, then the composite has high durability, but the layers flow together and lose their distinguishable arrangement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces expansion joints with expandable filling material between concrete layers during pouring. This segmentation prevents the layers from flowing together while maintaining durability, as each layer remains distinct and stable in its position.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary action by placing expansion joints with expandable material between layers before the concrete is fully poured and hardened. This preliminary placement ensures that the layers maintain their distinguishable arrangement throughout the pouring process while achieving the desired durability.
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 method produces laminated boards or composite components with a fascinating luminous effect, suitable for interior applications, allowing for arbitrary shapes and illumination, while maintaining thermal insulation and aesthetic appeal.
Implementation Method 1
a light transmitting textile, which extends from one side of the composite to the other opposite side of the composite
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a translucent composite and a method for producing the translucent composite. The invention includes a plurality of composite materials laid on top of one another and bonded to each other in the region of the bonding surfaces, and includes at least one light transmitting textile, which extends from one side of the composite to the other opposite side of the composite, and is embedded between the bonding surfaces with the composites firmly bonded together.