Wet sheet for cleaning and method for producing wet sheet for cleaning

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional wet sheets for cleaning are prone to excessive chemical solution discharge, leading to insufficient cleaning and increased friction resistance, which affects their price competitiveness.

Innovation Solution

A wet sheet design with a pulp-based inner layer and polyethylene terephthalate outer layers, combined through water-jet interlacing, to control chemical solution discharge and reduce friction, maintaining cost-effectiveness.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If the impregnation rate of chemical solution or grammage of wet sheet is increased to avoid shortage of chemical solution, then the cleaning effectiveness is improved, but the production cost increases and price competitiveness decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvechemical solution discharge controlVSAvoidproduction cost
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The invention changes the grammage parameter of the inner layer to a specific range (20-75 g/m²) and adjusts the pulp content ratio (50-100%) to optimize chemical solution retention. This parameter optimization allows sufficient chemical solution discharge control without excessive impregnation, reducing production costs while maintaining cleaning effectiveness

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The invention uses a composite structure combining pulp (hydrophilic) in the inner layer with synthetic fibers (hydrophobic) in the outer layer. This composite material design leverages the hydrophilic nature of pulp to retain chemical solution and the hydrophobic nature of outer layer fibers to prevent excessive discharge, achieving cost-effective cleaning performance

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Quantity of substance

If the wet sheet is made wet on the surface to improve cleaning capability, then the chemical solution availability is improved, but the frictional resistance with floor surface increases requiring high load to slide

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvechemical solution availabilityVSAvoidfrictional resistance
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSForce

Solution Approach 1:

The invention applies local quality by differentiating the moisture distribution across different layers: the inner layer is hydrophilic and retains chemical solution, while the outer layer is hydrophobic and limits surface wetness. This localized moisture control provides sufficient chemical solution for cleaning while reducing excessive surface wetness that causes high friction

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The invention utilizes the porous structure of pulp in the inner layer to capillary-retain chemical solution, making it available for cleaning while the hydrophobic outer layer with specific fiber diameter (3.3 dtex or more) prevents excessive solution migration to the surface, thereby reducing frictional resistance

Inventive Principle:
Principle #31Porous 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

The design allows for effective cleaning over a larger area without excessive chemical solution loss and reduced friction, enhancing price competitiveness.

Implementation Method 1

the inner layer contains pulp by equal to or more than 50 wt%, has a grammage of 20 to 75 g/m2

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectCapillary action: Capillary Action

Implementation Method 2

the hydrophobic fiber of the outer layers includes polyethylene terephthalate fiber at a rate of 80% or more and a fiber diameter of the polyethylene terephthalate fiber is 3.3 dtex or more

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHydrophobic effect: Hydrophobe

Data Source

PatentEP3533371B1Wet sheet for cleaning and method for producing wet sheet for cleaning
Publication Date: 2025.08.13 DAIO PAPER CORP
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AI summary

This wet sheet for cleaning (1) of the present invention, which is composed of a plurality of layers and impregnated with a chemical solution, is characterized by being provided with outer layers (3) respectively disposed on a front surface layer and a rear surface layer, and an inner layer (2) having a hydrophilic fiber and disposed on an intermediate layer that is interposed between the outer layers (3), wherein: the inner layer (2) is composed of a plurality of layers and is provided with a hydrophilic fiber inner layer (21) having the hydrophilic fiber, and a hydrophobic fiber inner layer (22) having a hydrophobic fiber; the hydrophobic fiber inner layer (22) is adjacent to at least one of the outer layers; the inner layer (2) includes 50 wt% or more of pulp, and has a basis weight of 20-75 g/m2; and the inner layer (2) has a mass which is 20-70% of the total mass of the wet sheet for cleaning.