Light-transmitting decorated molding article and method of fabricating the same
AssigneeJin Ya Dian Technology Co.,Ltd.
InventorKuo-Liang Ying
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Abstract
A method of fabricating a decorated molding article includes forming an all-in-one coating on a substrate and performing a curing step, thereby forming a composite layer structure with a protective effect, a color effect, and a bonding effect. The composite layer structure may form a molded film with better physical properties (e.g., higher hardness, better protection effect, and the like) after the blister molding process. Therefore, the molded film of the embodiments may be applied to a laser engraving process to form a variety of light-transmitting decorated molding articles.
Claims10
A method of fabricating a decorated molding article, comprising:
- providing a coating, wherein the coating at least comprises a protective material, an ink material, and a bonding material uniformly mixed together;
- forming the coating on a substrate by using a coating method or a printing method;
- performing a first curing step to form a composite layer structure, wherein the composite layer structure at least comprises an optical hardening layer disposed on the substrate;
- performing a blister molding process to form a molded film;
- performing a second curing step to increase a hardness of the molded film;
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- performing a laser engraving process.
A method of fabricating a decorated molding article, comprising:
- providing a substrate with a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other;
- forming a second coating on the second surface of the substrate by using a coating method or a printing method;
- forming the first coating on the second coating by using a coating method or a printing method;
- performing a first curing step to form a composite layer structure, wherein the composite layer structure at least comprises:
- the substrate;
- a first decoration layer disposed on the second surface of the substrate;
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- a second decoration layer disposed between the second surface of the substrate and the first decoration layer;
- performing a blister molding process to form a molded film;
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- performing a laser engraving process.
A decorated molding article, comprising:
- a workpiece;
- and
- a molded film attached to an outer surface of the workpiece, wherein the molded film comprises:
- a substrate with a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other;
- a first decoration layer disposed on the first surface of the substrate;
- a second decoration layer disposed on the first decoration layer;
- an optical hardening layer disposed on the second decoration layer, wherein the first decoration layer, the second decoration layer, and the optical hardening layer each comprise a protective material, an ink material, and a bonding material;
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- a groove extending downward from a top surface of the optical hardening layer into the second decoration layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.