Wood Composite Board Moisture Control and Bonding

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current wood composite board manufacturing processes face issues such as poor surface evenness, low surface bonding strength, high moisture content, poor dimensional stability, and formaldehyde pollution, leading to inadequate anti-cracking and anti-thermocycling performance, along with high production costs and thickness swelling rates.

Innovation Solution

A method involving the selection of wood materials with controlled moisture content and the use of polyurethane or formaldehyde-free adhesives, combined with waterproofing and mildew prevention agents, followed by high-temperature hot-pressing and controlled pressure stages to produce wood composite boards with improved surface bonding and dimensional stability, while reducing thickness swelling and production costs.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If traditional finish materials (solid wood board or integrated materials) are used for pressing, then processing is easy and initial cost is low, but surface evenness is poor and surface bonding strength is low

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprocessing easeVSAvoidsurface evenness
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the moisture content parameter of wood materials from traditional high levels to 0%-9%, and controls adhesive consumption at 7%-35% of wood material weight. These parameter optimizations improve surface evenness and bonding strength while maintaining processing ease.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a composite structure by coating adhesives on wood materials and then pressing with boards, forming a composite board with improved surface properties. This composite approach combines the ease of wood processing with the surface quality of bonded panels.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Quantity of substance

If traditional finish materials are used for pressing, then initial material cost is low, but moisture content is high and dimensional stability is poor

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvematerial costVSAvoiddimensional stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The patent dramatically reduces moisture content parameter to 0%-9% through selection and drying processes, which directly improves dimensional stability while using cost-effective wood materials and adhesives.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent performs preliminary drying of wood materials before pressing to reduce moisture content to 0%-9%. This preliminary action prevents subsequent swelling and dimensional instability, eliminating the need for expensive moisture-stable materials.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Strength

If high density fiberboard is used for pressing, then surface bonding strength is improved, but formaldehyde pollution occurs and production cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesurface bonding strengthVSAvoidformaldehyde pollution
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the adhesive selection to polyurethane adhesive, formaldehyde-free biomass adhesive or controlled formaldehyde-type adhesives with consumption at 7%-35% of wood material weight. This parameter change achieves high bonding strength while eliminating or reducing formaldehyde pollution.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent converts the harmful formaldehyde issue into a benefit by selecting alternative adhesives that provide equal or superior bonding strength without formaldehyde pollution, turning a health hazard into an environmentally friendly solution.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

4Strength

If high density fiberboard is used for pressing, then surface bonding strength is improved, but thickness swelling rate is large and production cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesurface bonding strengthVSAvoidproduction cost
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent optimizes moisture content to 0%-9% and adhesive consumption to 7%-35% of wood material weight, achieving high surface bonding strength while using lower-cost materials compared to high density fiberboard.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses ordinary wood materials with controlled moisture content instead of expensive high density fiberboard, achieving comparable or superior performance at lower cost through parameter optimization rather than material substitution.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

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 results in wood composite boards with enhanced evenness, high surface bonding strength, low moisture content, and excellent anti-cracking and anti-thermocycling performance, while minimizing formaldehyde emission and production costs, and allows for the use of waste materials, reducing thickness swelling and maintaining consistent thickness.

Implementation Method 1

applying the adhesives into the wood materials and stirring, adhesive consumption is 7%-35% of the weight of the wood materials

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectAdhesive bonding: Adhesive

Implementation Method 2

applying waterproof agent and mildew preventive into the wood materials

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectWaterproofing: Hydrophobe

Implementation Method 3

applying waterproof agent and mildew preventive into the wood materials

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMildew prevention: Preservative

Implementation Method 4

high-temperature hot-pressing and controlled pressure stages

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHot-pressing: Heating

Implementation Method 5

high-temperature hot-pressing and controlled pressure stages

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectCompression: Compression

Data Source

PatentEP3838529B1Wood composite board and preparation method thereof
Publication Date: 2023.05.24 NANNING KETIAN NEW MATERIAL TECH CO LTD

AI summary

The invention disclosures a wood composite board and a preparation method thereof, comprising: mixing wood materials with the adhesive evenly, paving the mixed wood materials on the boards, and then forming through high-temperature and hot-pressing, the wood composite board of the invention has good evenness, high surface bonding strength, low moisture content, good dimensional stability, anti-cracking and anti-thermocycling performance, can use compound adhesives such as polyurethane adhesive, formaldehyde-free biomass adhesive or formaldehyde-type adhesives, waterproofing agent, mildew preventive, etc., and by the invention, fiber finish coat with different environmental protection standards can be produced according to market requirements, and the fiber finish coat has a low thickness swelling rate of water absorption and a thickness of 0.5-3mm.