Card assembly and method of manufacturing the same
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsDaniel M. Szumski, Roger Strasemeier
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Abstract
A laminate assembly and method for manufacturing a laminate assembly for a card assembly is provided. The assembly includes a top coat layer, a carrier layer connected with the top coat layer, and a colored core coupled by an adhesive layer. One or more of the adhesive layer or the top coat layer includes a colorant of a second color that is different from the first color of the colored core such that the first color of the colored core less not visible through the printed surface of the top coat layer.
Claims19
A laminate assembly for a card assembly, the laminate assembly comprising:
- a top coat layer;
- a carrier layer connected with the top coat layer;
- a colored core of a first color coupled by an adhesive layer to the carrier layer, wherein one or more of the adhesive layer or the top coat layer includes a colorant of a second color that is different from the first color;
- wherein the first color of the colored core is not visible through a printed surface of the top coat layer;
- and
- wherein a sum of a thickness dimension of the top coat layer and a thickness dimension of the adhesive layer is no greater than one and a half mils along a side of the laminate assembly.
A card assembly comprising:
- plural laminate assemblies coupled with each other;
- and
- a circuit layer disposed between the laminate assemblies, the circuit layer including one or more electronic circuits, wherein each of the laminate assemblies comprises:
- a top coat layer;
- a carrier layer connected with the top coat layer;
- and
- a colored core of a first color coupled with an adhesive layer to the carrier layer, wherein one or more of the adhesive or the top coat layer includes a colorant of a second color that is different from the first color of the colored core such that the first color of the colored core is less visible through the printed surface of the top coat layer compared to a laminate assembly having the top coat layer, the carrier layer, the colored core layer, and the adhesive without the colorant being included in the adhesive layer or the top coat layer.
A method comprising:
- for each of first and second laminate assemblies, obtaining a carrier layer having printable surfaces;
- for each of the first and second laminate assemblies, applying a top coat layer to the carrier layer;
- for each of the first and second laminate assemblies, applying an adhesive layer;
- for each of the first and second laminate assemblies, laminating the carrier layer and the top coat layer to a colored core using the adhesive layer,
- wherein the colored cores of the first and second laminate assemblies have a first color and one or more of the adhesive or the top coat layer in each of the first and second laminate assemblies includes a colorant of a second color that is different from the first color of the colored core such that the first color of the colored cores are not visible through the printed surfaces of the top coat layers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.