CN1655955A

CN1655955A - Articles and methods for applying color on surfaces

Info

Publication number: CN1655955A
Application number: CNA038122243A
Authority: CN
Inventors: M·J·斯坦哈特; S·C·帕洛塔; R·L·普罗西; J·W·图森特; A·J·努克; V·A·金西; A·M·卡敏斯基; J·A·帕沃夫斯基; B·N·霍尔; R·D·韦斯滕多夫
Original assignee: Procter and Gamble Ltd
Current assignee: Procter and Gamble Ltd; Procter and Gamble Co
Priority date: 2002-05-13
Filing date: 2003-05-13
Publication date: 2005-08-17
Anticipated expiration: 2023-05-13
Also published as: WO2003095238A9; CN1655955B; TW200412290A; MXPA04011222A; JP4002272B2; JP2005530065A; EP1506097A1; CA2485281C; KR20040106534A; WO2003095238A1; KR100648020B1; AU2003239450A1; CA2485281A1

Abstract

Articles (10) for applying color on a surface that includes a sheet (12) of dry color component having a margin, a front sheet surface, and a rear sheet surface opposite the front sheet surface, and an adhesive (25) on the rear sheet surface for bonding the sheet to the surface. Either the margin of the sheet or the entire sheet is adapted for reducing or eliminating the visual perceptibility of the seam created when the margin is positioned in an overlapping, abutting, or spaced apart relationship with a margin of a juxtaposed second article. The reduction or elimination of the visual perceptibility of the seam may be promoted by a physical mechanism, a chemical mechanism, an optical mechanism, or a combination of these mechanisms.

Description

Be used for applying from the teeth outwards the goods and the method for pigment

Invention field

The present invention relates to be used to apply the goods of pigment and be used to apply pigment apply the method and the method that be used for dry colour be coated to surface of pigment specifically to goods.

Background technology

For the attractive in appearance and/or functional beneficial effect reason of waterproof for example, usually wish one or more pigment are coated on the surface, for example resemble the building surface of inwall or outer wall and so on.The wet paint coating of typically water base by the usefulness of routine or the oil base of pigment, sticking wallpaper waits provides.The method of effort that relating to wet japanning and wallpaper stickup is well known.Typically, must be between this type of operational period by not wishing that the adjacently situated surfaces that pigment is arranged sticks adhesive tape, layout splashproof cloth protects the zones around the methods protections such as floor and furniture to avoid subsidiary pollution.Also must carefully avoid especially painting, wallpaper paste or priming paint or other the wet drippage that is coated with material.Also recommended the making with one or more priming paint or base-material of many wet paint and wallpaper product is used for assisting spreadability and the durability that obtains desired pigment, therefore just increased the time and labor that is used for producing desired pigment effect on this surface.

In addition, typically, brush, roller or other applicator must be soaked into paint, priming paint, paste etc. so that apply the material on the surface.Therefore, wasted wide variety of materials,, but remained on the applicator because the material of these wastes is from the surface that no show will apply.Paste in case finished japanning or wallpaper, clean the brush, sprayer, roller and other instrument that are used to apply wet paint and wallpaper, or to the major general its hang a period of time for example one also expend time in whole night.

The a lot of paint that are suitable for being coated on the surperficial for example building surface comprise one or more VOCs.Such paint discharges harmful gas during applying and after the coating, therefore need ventilate during applying and after the coating, especially in the environment such as building of sealing.

In the structured surface overlapping operation of introducing a plurality of material bands or material piece, can between each juxtaposed pair material band, form seam.Seam produces infringement aesthetic appearance or some other performance defect for the front appearance that is formed by the material band.Therefore, in this structured surface overlapping operation, an important worry is that seam is sheltered.For example, the seam between the adjacent wall board is covered by drywall tape.For pigment being coated to a lip-deep overlapping operation, paste adjacent to each other by making many wallpapers, on inwall, apply wallpaper.By the vertical edges of initial strip is aimed at the plumb line on being drawn in wall, wallpaper can be systematically applied to inwall.Vertically-guided mark when at least one opposing vertical limit of initial strip is used as the coating of follow-up wallpaper bar.The wallpaper bar positioned adjacent that each is adjacent, thus make the gap minimum between the juxtaposed edge or overlapping chance taken place minimum.Typically, however the vertical joint between adjacent paired bar can be visually perceived.The vision existence of vertical joint has damaged by wallpaper and has been applied to lip-deep pigment aesthetic property.

Therefore, can obtain tangible aesthetics and/or functional beneficial effect although on a surface, apply pigment as wet japanning or sticking wallpaper by routine techniques, but the thing relevant with this process is pretty troublesome and expend time in, and, the pigment that is coated to the surface can produce one or more seams, and it has damaged the viewed pigment effect of observer.

Summary of the invention

The present invention relates to be used for applying from the teeth outwards the goods of pigment, it comprises the dry colour sheet, and the dry colour sheet has neighboring, the edge adjacent with the neighboring, front sheet surface, the rear panel surface relative with front sheet surface; With the adhesive that is used on the rear surface sheet is combined with the surface.The thickness of sheet is less than 76 μ m (3.0 mil).In various embodiments of the present invention, the edge of sheet or comprise that whole of edge is suitable for reducing the visual perceptibility of the seam that produced when two sheets are located with juxtaposition relationship.

Brief description of drawings

For those of ordinary skill in the art, retouch art and conjunction with figs. in detail by what read following preferred embodiment, various advantages of the present invention, purpose and feature will become more obvious.

Fig. 1 is the top schematic view that is used for pigment is coated to the goods on surface according to of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the schematic end view of goods shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 3 is the schematic end view that is applied to two goods shown in Figure 1 on surface with juxtaposition relationship, is formed with the gap between goods;

Fig. 4 is the horizontal section end-view that is filled in the filling tape in the gap between the adjacent goods shown in Figure 1 according to principle of the present invention being used to of constituting;

Fig. 5 be have an overlapping edge and be set to schematic end view to goods;

Fig. 6 is the schematic end view that is similar to Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is the schematic end view of goods, wherein is thinned according to principle of the present invention edge;

Fig. 8 is the schematic end view of goods, wherein is thinned according to principle of the present invention edge;

Fig. 9 A and 9B are the constructed profiles of goods, wherein are thinned according to principle of the present invention edge;

Figure 10 is the constructed profile of a part that has the goods of particulate according to principle of the present invention;

Figure 11 is the schematic end view of a part that has the goods of projection according to principle of the present invention;

Figure 12 is the constructed profile of a part that has the goods of cell structure according to principle of the present invention;

Figure 13 is the schematic diagram of a part that has the goods of contoured neighboring according to principle of the present invention;

Figure 14 is the schematic diagram of a part that has the goods of pattern according to principle of the present invention;

Figure 15 is the constructed profile of a part that has the goods of three-dimensional profile according to principle of the present invention; With

Figure 16 is used to produce the schematic diagram that pigment is coated to a method of lip-deep goods according to principle of the present invention.

The specific embodiment

The present invention relates to pigment is coated to lip-deep goods and method.Term used herein " pigment " is used to refer to a kind of pigment effect, that is, and and the difference aspect color or visually-perceptible.In a specific embodiment, the pigment effect is permanent substantially pigment effect, that is, and and can not removed color effects for accidental contact, soft washing etc.Therefore, permanent substantially pigment effect is different from the temporary transient pigment effect that can easily remove or go down, for example by pigment effect that chalk or wax crayon produced.Term " pigment " and " pigment component " synonym are in this article used, and refer to the component of invention goods, and it provides the pigment effect.Specifically, pigment is meant provides opaque tectal any composition to its coated surface, and pigment comprises dry colour or dyestuff, uses separately or is used in combination with annexing ingredient.For example, pigment can be dry paint, comprises granules of pigments, other conventional pigment component and the liquid-carrier of being removed substantially by evaporation in the process of dry paint is provided.

As another embodiment, pigment can be engineering sheet or the laminated material that is formed by suitable thermoplastic resin, and comprises for example granules of pigments or dye molecule material, has enough concentration and suitable distribution produces the pigment effect.Specifically, pigment can be formed by hot forming engineering polymer resin, and this resin includes but not limited to acrylic acid, urethane, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyvinylene fluoride (PVDF) and poly-inclined to one side vinylidene chloride (PVDC).The various layers of pigment can have different compositions and/or the impact of performance is applied to the surface with pigment.

Term used herein " surface " refers to the object that can lay pigment component thereon or any skin or the border of substrate.Suitable surface can be for two dimension roughly and smooth or for roughly three-dimensional and comprise that knee, horn-like part grade.In one embodiment, utilize the surface of goods of the present invention and method coating pigment component to comprise building surface, i.e. the surface of building, house facility (being utensil), furniture etc.Building surface can be at the inner surface of interior of building or the outer surface of portion outside the building.Roughly San Wei building surface can comprise that two-dimensional surface for example resembles the edge treated of the lath lath of window or gateway (for example, around), floor, utensil, furniture etc. and so on.Building surface can for good and all be installed also can be temporarily installed or portable.Product of the present invention can also be applied on the surface of goods, makes it have texture and/or the outward appearance identical or different with building surface.For example, this product can be used to coat of colo(u)r is coated on utensil, furniture and other the building product.According to present disclosure, for a person skilled in the art, it will be conspicuous being suitable for utilizing other surface of goods of the present invention and method coating pigment.

Referring to Fig. 1 and 2, the goods 10 that pigment is coated to a surperficial (not shown) are comprised the planar chip 12 of dry colour or dry color component and the layer 25 of adhesive or bond according to of the present invention being used for.Planar chip 12 have front sheet surface 14, the rear panel surface relative 16, four neighborings 20,22,24,26 with front sheet surface 14, with the edge 18 of neighboring 20,22,24,26 adjacent settings.The annular bar or the band of dry colour determined at edge 18, circumferentially extends around the neighboring 20,22,24,26 of sheet 12, and inwardly extends a given size or width towards the center of sheet 12.The embodiment of goods 10 is disclosed in U.S. Provisional Application 60/343,146, and name is called " Articles and Methods for Applying Color onSurfaces ", is filed in November 20 calendar year 2001, attorney docket 8817P; U.S. Provisional Application 60/380,225, name is called " Articles and Methods for Applying Color onSurfaces ", is filed on May 13rd, 2002, attorney docket 8817P2; With U.S. Provisional Application 60/380,205, name is called " Articles and Methods for Applying Color onSurfaces ", is filed on May 13rd, 2002, attorney docket 8817P3.Each of these applications is incorporated herein by reference.Goods 10 can be the laminated materials that is formed by the multi-layer thermoplastic resin, shown in reference number among Fig. 2 19 and dotted line.Usually, the average thickness of sheet 12 and adhesive phase 25 is less than or equal to about 76 μ m (3 mil).

Adhesive phase 25 is applied on the essential part on rear panel surface 16 of sheet 12.Adhesive phase 25 can be any bond that is used for producing firmly adhered combination between goods 10 and surperficial (not shown).Especially the adhesive of Shi Yonging is a Pressuresensitive Adhesive, can reorientate before applying adequate pressure and the final adhesive bond of surface formation thereby goods 10 can be fixed to surperficial going up also.Goods 10 can be rolled into scroll and be coated to the surface by using suitable applicator (not shown), and applicator is used for controlled manner dispensing goods 10.Alternatively, goods 10 can be manually applied to the surface and not use applicator.Preferably, applicator can promote, or in other words realizes certain embodiments of the present invention, is used to eliminate, reduce or in other words alleviate the vision perceptibility of the seam between a pair of adjacent article 10.

Because the size of goods 10 is limited,, as comprises and living and the building surface of the inner and outer wall of commercial establishment so that use adjacency or juxtaposed a plurality of goods 10 are coated to some surface with pigment.Therefore, a neighboring in the neighboring 20,22,24,26 of contiguous another adjacent sheet 12 in the position of a neighboring in the neighboring 20,22,24,26 of sheet 12.Depend on accurately laying of sheet 12, the edge separately of the sheet 12 of juxtaposed pair 18 by overlapping, in abutting connection with or by groove or gap separately or spaced apart, thereby produce seam.By the smooth continuous coverage effect that goods produce the surface, seam presents scrambling for other.

Seam is tending towards visual perception and maybe can distinguishes for observer, if do not adjust, then can reduce the aesthetic appearance that is coated to lip-deep pigment by goods 10.According to principle of the present invention, the visual perceptibility of seam can be alleviated, be reduced or be eliminated by one or more performances or the feature of revising goods 10.The change of the visual perceptibility of abutment joint can promote by physical mechanism, chemical mechanism, optics mechanism or their combination.

Adjacent goods 10 can be overlapped or separated, this owing to, for example, be coated to the surface process in inexactness.Overlapping or gap between the adjacent goods 10 also can produce because of the size scrambling on goods 10 coated surfaces.For example, building surface can be inwardly or to curved, swing, tilt and be not really vertical interior angle and exterior angle often.And for example door that most of building surface had often is not vertical with the feature of window, sometimes also can be more serious, and the smallpox printed line can sway and dip unevenly.These scramblings meetings are owing to the sediment of the structural constituent of building or owing to construction error produces.Go up already present pigment effect when using custom-sized goods to repair the surface, thereby, for example, cover or cover mark, or when covering the pocket that original pigment has been removed, also can overlap.

Referring to Fig. 3, wherein the description-based purpose of some size is exaggerated, and is a plurality of, and for example, two goods 10 can be applied to surface 28 gap or the grooves 30 that produce between the goods 10 of juxtaposed pair.The part that adhesive phase is faced on adhesive phase 25 contact surfaces 28 of each goods 10 has promoted the adhesive bond between them.When goods 10 are applied to surperficially 28 the time, the edge 18 of a sheet 12 is with the edge 18 of not overlap mode and adjacent sheet 12 and put, thereby produces groove 30.Groove 30 can have the consistent width or the width of variation, and can be linear or nonlinear on juxtaposed bearing of trend.

According to principle of the present invention, after goods 10 are applied to surface 28, can in groove 30, add filler.Filler can be any suitable structure or the form with one or more features of the visual perceptibility that can reduce groove 30.

In one embodiment, filler is by easily sprawling the mortar 31 that material constitutes, and it has multiple physical attribute at ambient temperature, and for example suitable low viscosity is applicable to be filled into groove 30 to promote spreadability.After coated and curing, mortar 31 can be any material of the visual signature of the visual signature sheet 12 that is similar to adjacent article 10, and preferably, be that compare with the visual appearance of the sheet 12 of adjacent article 10 on visual appearance can't perception or unresolvable any material.In order to reach this purpose, can mix polymer or resin in the mortar 31, it is similar to and is used to form sheet 12 basic materials or is used to form by the polymer or the resin of the basic material of one deck at least of the sheet 12 of lamination.Typically be mixed with material in the mortar 31,, be used to the visual signature that provides required, also be mixed with appropriate solvent or other spreading agent as pigment or dyestuff.After mortar 31 was received in groove 30, the part of auxilliary spreader was evaporated in a typical hardening time.In this process, for other material, the viscosity of mortar 31 descends significantly.

The present invention imagines mortar 31 can be by manual mode or at the following groove 30 that is applied between the juxtaposed article 10 of assisting of applicator (not shown).Specifically, for manual coating, mortar 31 is introduced or injected into groove 30, and is wiped flat or wipe off removing unnecessary mortar, thus residual mortar 31 usually with each front sheet surface 14 maintenance coplanes of sheet 12.The applicator that is applicable to this aspect of the present invention comprises a liquid reservoir, and it can recharge, and holds a certain amount of mortar 31; A feed element is used for the consistent speed after the calibration mortar 31 being inserted groove 30; With a strickling or wiping flat elements, be used to remove any unnecessary mortar 31 that is not received by groove 30.

In another embodiment of the invention, referring to Fig. 4, be filling tape 32 according to the suitable filler of another kind of the present invention, it can be to interrelate with groove 30, removes, reduces or alleviate any form of the visual perceptibility of groove 30.As illustration, filling tape 32 comprises core 34 and in core 34 sides, thin pliable and tough limit mark part 36,38 relative to each other.Core 34 is suitable for being received at least in part groove 30, and that is overlapping for corresponding in the edge 18 of 36,38 and two sheets 12 of each limit mark part.In one embodiment, core 34 is rigidity, and limit mark part the 36, the 38th is ductile or suitable shape.Preferably, filling tape 32 is inserted groove 30 in fact in the mode that applies back opposing substantial removal forces.As illustration, the thickness of limit mark part 36,38 is less than the thickness of each sheet 12, so 36,38 of limit mark parts have increased the incremental thickness of a minimum for the integral thickness of adjacent article 10.Alternatively, the limit mark part the 36, the 38th of filling tape 32, optical clear or translucent is partly seen the pigment that is provided by sheet 12 thereby can see through the limit mark.

Referring to Fig. 5 and 6, wherein the description-based purpose of some size is exaggerated, can apply a plurality of goods 10 pigment is transported to the surface, thereby edge 18 adjacent with one of neighboring 20,22,24,26 of sheet 12 and the edge 18 adjacent with one of neighboring 20,22,24,26 of another sheet 12 have overlapping relation.As illustrated in Figures 5 and 6, the part at the edge 18 of top sheet 12 provides seam 44, but has the exposed surface that the observed person sees, the part at the edge 18 of following sheet 12 be captured become above seam 44 and the surface following seam 46 between 28.Typically, the overlapping meeting between last seam 44 and following seam 46 is less than or equal to about 0.5 inch, although the present invention is not limited to overlapping can the extension between the contemplated goods 10 on the whole zone of sheet 12.The overlapping average thickness of last seam 44 and following seam 46 is less than 0.15mm (6 Mill).Last seam 44 and seam of following seam 46 common formation, if do not make amendment according to one or more embodiments of the present invention, it also may be provided for the pigment observation on effect person visually-perceptible on surface 28.

Continuation is referring to Fig. 5 and 6, and last seam 44 and following seam 46 are characterised in that size on three: the width of the height of z direction, x direction and the length of y direction.Preferably, the seam that is formed by last seam 44 and following seam 46 extends in the y-direction into Fig. 5,6 page plane, and seam typically changes on the y direction in the effective dimensions on the x direction.The incremental height that is increased on the z direction by last seam 44 equals the thickness at edge 18 substantially.The part of seam can be non-contacting relation with surface 28, like this, has just produced a cavity 48 between the part and surperficial 28 at edge 18.24 places produce the sudden change sharp edge to another part of last seam 44 in the neighboring.Juxtaposed article 10 substantially for the lip-deep of plane since the discontinuity that neighboring 24 is caused for the observer on surface 28,24 places have produced the visual indicia that can be observed or perceive in the neighboring.

According to principle of the present invention, whole 12 or at least in the close neighboring 20,22,24,26 of sheet 12 edge 18 of at least one neighboring be modified, alter mode is to eliminate, reduce or alleviate the visual perceptibility by the overlapping last seam 44 that produces between each edge 18 of the sheet 12 of juxtaposed pair.It is envisaged for, various principles of the present invention capable of being combined reach elimination, reduce or alleviate the visual perceptibility by the overlapping seam that produces of last seam 44 and following seam 46.

In one embodiment of the invention, the edge 18 that is close at least one neighboring in the neighboring 20,22,24,26 is before being applied to surface 28, and is thinner than sheet 12 laterally disposed other parts between edge 18.Typically, the average thickness at the edge 18 of at least one neighboring can be reduced to half of thickness of the reserve part of dry colour sheet in the contiguous neighboring 20,22,24,26, therefore after overlapping, and a plurality of composite thickness unanimity or basically identical.Yet the present invention is not limited thereto.The All Ranges of goods 10, comprise last seam 44 and following seam 46 overlapping when the edge of edge 18 and another sheet 12 18 overlaids, should have about 0.95 to about 1.0 opaque index, its measurement is according to ASTM D2805, and name is called " Standard Test Method for Hiding Power of Paints byReflectometry (Spectrometer) ".

Referring to Fig. 7, according to a specific embodiments of the present invention, wherein the edge is thinned, the edge 18 of sheet 12 outwards outward

periphery

20,24 be oblique angle or cone angle.Preferably, the edge can be adjacent to any neighboring 20,22,24,26 and form cone angle.As shown in Figure 7, edge 18 is formed towards front sheet surface 14 periphery 20 cone angle and be formed cone angle towards 16 contiguous neighborings 24, rear panel surface outward.The taper at edge 18 obtains the wedge-shaped surface 40,42 of relative orientation, and it is in Fig. 7 page plane and outer extension.Specifically, edge 18 forms taper from first thickness that is positioned at sheet 12 peripheral each common boundaries 41,43 that inwardly partly form to the second thin thickness that is positioned at each 20,24 places, neighboring.Therefore, on the direction of a corresponding neighboring, the thickness at edge 18 reduces from each common boundaries 41,43 to neighboring 20,24.Preferably, edge 18 can be formed incomparable inconsistent cone angle, so the thickness of wedge-shaped surface 40,42 is not to change monotonously as shown in Figure 7.For example, the edge 18 of at least one neighboring can be thinned in the close neighboring 20,22,24,26, thereby thickness on the z direction of attenuate and the transverse width on the x direction change arbitrarily along with change in location.

In another specific embodiment, wherein the edge is thinned, and referring to Fig. 8,20 places are joint half block 45 to the shape at the edge 18 of sheet 12 in the neighboring, are acomplementary connector half block 47 at 24 places, relative neighboring.When edge 18 overlaids of the edge 18 of goods 10 and another goods 10 and when being adhesively fixed,

joint half block

45,47 forms a complete lap joint.Overlapping

lap joint

45,47 preferably has effective thickness, and the peripheral inwardly part of itself and each juxtaposed article 10 forms smooth or continuous surface.Preferably,

joint half block

45,47 can have can get in touch any complementary structure that becomes lap joint, and is not limited to specific embodiments shown in Figure 8.

Referring to Fig. 7 and 8, the average thickness at the edge 18 of explanation is less than the peripheral inwardly average thickness of part of sheet 12 among Fig. 7 and 8.The present invention it is envisaged for, the attenuate at edge 18 be by, for example, in the manufacture process of goods 10 by formation method (for example printing of sheet 12) or after formation by machinery or wet chemical method, optionally sheet 12 is removed suitable thickness, provide wedge-shaped surface 40,42 or

joint half block

45,47 to finish.Alternatively, preferably, the machinery at edge 18 or wet-chemical attenuate can be finished at the point of application place that goods 10 is coated to the surface.Mechanical reduction method depends on mechanical movement usually, as friction or cutting, remove material, and the wet-chemical thining method depends on chemical reaction usually, as removing material with burn into dissolving or alternate manner.For chemical reduction, the thickness of the material that is removed is controlled, for example by calibration the open-assembly time that the dry colour at edge 18 is exposed to etchant is controlled.In order to reach this purpose, etchant can use suitable applicator to apply.Finish when open-assembly time, when removing etchant, can use a device, as wet vacuum, or by using suitable absorbent article or other the device of removing to wipe simply.It is envisaged for, etchant can offer the consumer by cover box-like formula, also comprises the goods 10 that are used to apply pigment in the cover box, is used for the applicator of etchant and/or removes device being added into the applicator that into is used for goods 10 are coated to surface 28 (Fig. 5).

Referring to Fig. 9 A, according to principle of the present invention, the sheet 12 of goods 10 is by multilayer, and for example five layers of 50-54 form, and near edge 18 quilt attenuate effectively, thining method is to be shaped and to obtain stacked or the circular edge structure by neighboring 20,24 at least separately being carried out profile.In order to reach this purpose, central core 52 side direction of sheet 12 are outwards outstanding to

surpass layer

50,51,53 and 54, and the outwards outstanding layer 50 and 54 that surpasses of layer 51 and 53 side direction.When the goods 10 of juxtaposed pair are applied to surface 28 (Fig. 5), edge 18 for example is positioned at the neighboring 20 of goods 10 (overlapping with the neighboring 24 of for example another goods 10) when locating, the overlapping thickness of last seam 44 and following seam 46 will significantly reduce, and this is owing to the contact between the circular edge structure separately.Elsewhere, when being typical viewing distance when observing from surface 28, the edge 18 at 20,24 places, neighboring stacked provides circular outward appearance, and this has eliminated, reduced or in other words alleviated the visual perceptibility of neighboring 20,24 further.

In an alternative embodiment, referring to Fig. 9 B, the sheet 12 of goods 10 is by multilayer, and for example four layers of 55-58 form, and near edge 18 by rounding, method is to be shaped and to obtain stacked or the circular edge structure by neighboring 20,24 at least separately being carried out profile.Specifically, the outside overhang of side direction of layer 55-58 is 58 minimizing gradually from layer 55 to layer, and therefore layer 55 is outwards given prominence to the shortest relative distances and layer 58 the longest outwards outstanding relative distance.Be similar to embodiment of the present invention shown in Fig. 9 A, when a pair of goods 10 are applied to surface 28 (Fig. 5), when another neighboring of the neighboring 20 of goods 10 and another goods 10 24 was overlapping, overlapping thickness will significantly reduce.Elsewhere, when being typical viewing distance when observing from surface 28 by the observer, 20,24 places, neighboring stacked provides circular outward appearance, and this has eliminated, reduced or in other words alleviated the visual perceptibility of neighboring 20,24 further.

When the edge 18 with a kind of edge in the structure shown in Fig. 7,8,9A and the 9B 18 and another juxtaposed goods 10 (it has the structure of complementary minimizing thickness) is overlapping, the average opaque index on the whole surface of goods 10 between about 0.95 and 1.0, its beasurement base ASTM D2805.The average thickness of the lap at juxtaposed pair goods 10 edge 18 separately is less than 0.15mm (6 Mill).

According to another embodiment of the invention, and refer again to Fig. 1 and 2, revise the rheology of sheet 12 by blast blending, the visual perceptibility of the overlapping edge 18 of adjacent article 10 is eliminated, reduces or in other words alleviated.That rheology control agent is used to promote is coalescent to the selectivity of the overlapping edge 18 of juxtaposed sheet 12, compacting or fusion.The behavior of rheology control agent can spontaneous generation or is produced down the auxiliary of initator.Under the conditions without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, also can apply compression stress to edge 18 at the point of application place.Rheology control agent can be workability and flexible any chemical reagent that can temporarily increase sheet 12.It is preceding to be stored and be applied to surface 28 (Fig. 5) at goods 10, and rheology control agent should be an inertia, or in other words is sluggish.Rheology control agent can volatilize from edge 18 or evaporates at feature work week after date, perhaps can after coalescent the finishing still in goods 10 maintenance residual.In case coalescent finishing, rheology control agent should no longer exist, and perhaps should keep with finite concentration, thereby goods 10 can be too inresponsive for mechanical damage.

Preferably, rheology control agent can spread all over dispersion and maybe can be limited to form in the dry colour at edge 18 in forming the dry colour of sheet 12.In either event, if obtain the coalescent compression stress that needs, then applying of compression stress can be restricted in the edge 18 by the suitable roller that use has a finite width.Preferably, goods 10 may need to be stored in the controllable environment after manufacturing, thereby keep the chemical action of volatility rheology control agent.For example, the goods 10 that comprise this volatility rheology control agent can be stored in after manufacturing in the airtight container (not shown), for example in the mylar bag.The impermeable wall of the liquid of this airtight container can prevent or in other words can suppress rheology control agent owing to volatilization, evaporation or the loss that causes of vaporization, up to the point of application place that pigment is provided for surface 28 (Fig. 5) with goods 10 from container till the depressurization.Preferably, even if goods 10 only are closely to roll, rheology control agent is owing to the loss that volatilization is caused also can reduce significantly.

In certain embodiments of the invention, rheology control agent can be a plasticizer, and it is added in the preparation of the formation material of sheet into.Plasticizer can allow the dry colour of sheet 12 to flow a period of time, up to concentration substantially reduction owing to volatilize of temporary plasticizer.Typically, after the manufacturing, the concentration that is present in the plasticizer in the dry colour of sheet 12 can be less than about 30% weight.Be applicable to that plasticizer of the present invention comprises propane diols, ethylene glycol, dibutyl phthalate and tricresyl phosphate (tricyresylphosphate).Be applicable to that another kind of plasticizer of the present invention is a benzyl phthalate, it is with trade name SANTICIZER ^Available from Ferro Corporation (Cleveland, Ohio).In addition, the rheology that is used to form the thermoplastic polymer of goods 10 can be modified, and for example by changing the type of polymer resin, mixes various polymer resin, or the molecular weight of change polymer is finished.

In other embodiments of the present invention, continuation is referring to Fig. 1 and 2, after goods 10 were applied to surface 28 (Fig. 5), when optionally being exposed to the suitable initator of being made up of activated liquid at the point of application place, rheology control agent was the piquid-sensitive chemical reagent that is used for coalescent edge 18.Activated liquid promotes the chemical reaction with piquid-sensitive chemical reagent, and this is coalescent forms the dry colour at edge 18, and therefore, overlapping the last seam 44 and the thickness of following seam 46 (Fig. 5) reduce, and the neighboring 24 of the exposure of last seam 44 is also by rounding or meandering.It is believed that two kinds of effects one of all can reduce in the edge 18 of juxtaposed pair goods 10 the overlapping visual perceptibility at an edge.

Chemical reaction between piquid-sensitive chemical reagent and the activated liquid is controlled, thereby obtains the predetermined thickness decrease of seam 44 and following seam 46 and/or go up the rounding of the exposure neighboring of seam 44 (Fig. 5).Preferably, after obtaining predetermined reduction and/or rounding, activated liquid is consumed or spent, and chemical reaction stops or in other words interrupting.Alternatively, activated liquid can be removed or can add the suitable nertralizer of capacity.Piquid-sensitive chemical reagent and activated liquid should be compatible with the dry colour chemistry that forms sheet 12, thereby in case coalescent beginning and end, the physical property of goods 10 and pigment can be by appreciable impacts.This liquid can be applied to sheet 12 at ambient temperature, perhaps is heated before coating.Preferably, piquid-sensitive chemical reagent can spread all over the dry colour that forms sheet 12 and disperse, and maybe can be confined to form in the dry colour at edge 18.If whole 12 all comprises piquid-sensitive chemical reagent, then the coating of activated liquid should be controlled to only wet edge 18, for example finishes by the suitable applicator that adopts the effective application width of restriction.It is envisaged for, activated liquid can provide by cover box-like formula, also comprises the goods 10 that are used to apply pigment in the cover box, and the applicator that is used for activated liquid can be added into the applicator that into is used for goods 10 are coated to surface 28 (Fig. 5).

In other embodiments of the present invention, continue referring to Fig. 1 and 2, when being heated above environment temperature, at the point of application place that is coated to surface 28 (Fig. 5), rheology control agent is the thermally-activated chemical agents after the activation.Thereby the characteristic activation temperature of thermally-activated chemical agents must be exceeded cause coalescent.When activation temperature was following, thermally-activated chemical agents was to be inertia basically.The activation temperature of thermally-activated chemical agents is through selection, thereby when being heated to activation temperature, goods 10 do not have any significant mechanical degradation or pigment changes.This thermally-activated chemical agents makes the dry colour of overlapping last seam 44 and following seam 46 by more closely compacting, or owing to spread equalization, thereby reduce composite thickness and to exposure neighboring 24 roundings of last seam 44 (Fig. 5).

Coalescent for causing, edge 18 is exposed to suitable thermal source a period of time and reaches sufficiently high temperature and obtains overlapping last seam 44 and following seam 46 needed thickness and reduce and/or rounding is carried out in the neighboring 24 of last seam 44 (Fig. 5), thermal source for example is the thermal air current from air blast, the applicator or the roller of heating, or laser.Can randomly can on edge 18, apply compression stress and assist the effect that obtains thermally-activated chemical agents.If whole 12 all comprises thermally-activated chemical agents, thereby then thermal activation can controlledly only be heated to characteristic activation temperature with edge 18.For example, can use and have the suitably effectively wide warm-up mill of roller.Yet preferably, thermal source can come transfer heat by convection current, conduction, radiation or their any combination.

Thermally-activated chemical agents should be compatible with the dry colour chemistry, and the activating compounds appreciable impact thereby the physical property of dry colour can be heated is unless be heated activation.Be applicable to that the exemplary hot activating chemical reagent as copolymer of the present invention comprises vinyl-vinyl acetate copolymer and polyvinyl acetate copolymer.The ethane-acetic acid ethyenyl ester resin that is suitable for trade name Ultrathen available from Equistar (Houston, TX).The polyvinyl acetate resin that is suitable for is with trade name VINNAPAS ^Available from Wacker PolymerSystems (Adrian, Michigan).Usually, the known softening range of vinyl-vinyl acetate copolymer and polyvinyl acetate copolymer is between about 50 ℃ and about 125 ℃.It is envisaged for, can be used for other suitable copolymers of heat-activated according to concrete application choice with different softening ranges.

When being heated to sufficiently high temperature, by applying compression stress, the sheet 12 that is formed by the engineering film that comprises thermoplastic resin can easily be deformed or be placed in the state that is suitable for being out of shape.Can infer naturally, rheology control agent can for the inner portion of thermoplastic resin resin formulation for example, thereby the elementary heat plastic resin of sheet 12 can mix with another kind of thermoplastic resin and obtains inducing coalescent necessary heat sensitivity.

Preferably, rheology control agent can the micro-capsule form encapsulate, and the application external trigger discharges and activates.Can use any proper method of microencapsulation that rheology control agent is divided into small liquid particles, and center on the particle of rheology control agent by the broken envelope wall that the material with appropriate combination thing forms.Forming the material of envelope wall should be fully thick and/or be the chemical erosion that suitable compatible material resists the rheology control agent of microencapsulation, and preferably, and for the chemical action of the rheology control agent of microencapsulation, it is an inertia.At least after manufacturing, the material of envelope wall should be impermeable for the rheology control agent that limits in sufficiently long shelf life, thereby allows goods 10 to be applied to the surface and obtain the release of rheology control agent.The microencapsulated particles of rheology control agent can be allocated in the sheet 12 fifty-fifty by a density, maybe can be confined in the edge 18.

A kind of method that causes the effect of microencapsulation chemical reagent provides fully thin frangible envelope wall, in the process that goods 10 is coated to surface 28 or after the coating, under the machinery or physical treatment effect of for example compression stress, the envelope wall can break.The envelope wall should have enough thickness, with prevent to betide mix and the process of the manufacturing of sheet and storage in the chemical reagent of release prematurely that causes owing to cracking under the physical treatment effect.Other initiation or activation triggers include, but not limited to by using appropriate solvent to dissolve release that the envelope wall obtains and by envelope wall selectivity is exposed to the release that radiant energy such as heat or light obtain.

In another embodiment of the invention, continue referring to Fig. 1 and 2, rheology control agent is a solvent at the point of application place, is used for coalescent dry colour 18.This solvent promotes the chemical reaction with the dry colour that forms edge 18, the polymer of this coalescent dry colour or resin base material, therefore, the overlapping last seam 44 and the thickness of following seam 46 (Fig. 5) reduce, and the neighboring 24 of the exposure of last seam 44 (Fig. 5) is also by rounding or meandering.The effect of this solvent can be controlled to that the thickness that obtains predetermined extent reduces and/or the rounding degree.Solvent should be compatible with the preparation chemistry of dry colour, thereby after coalescent end, the physical property of goods 10 and pigment can be in a permanent way by appreciable impacts.Preferably thereby the coating of solvent being calibrated to make has only edge 18 wetted.For the sheet 12 that forms by thermoplastic resin, can provide required coalescent suitable solvents to include, but not limited to toluene, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl iso-butyl ketone (MIBK) and ethanol.

In another embodiment of the invention, because the visual perceptibility of the overlapping last seam 44 of edge 18 (Fig. 5) and the seam that following seam 46 is produced is reduced or eliminates separately, method is by providing a kind of additive or structure for goods 10 (Fig. 5) at least near edge 18, it produces mechanical compress or subsides as initator after goods 10 are applied to surface 28 (Fig. 5) under the effect of the compression stress of capacity.Usually, the size of compression stress, applying by hand and not having under the auxiliary situation of machinery, less than about 345kPa (50 pound per square inches (PSI)), typically, less than about 69kPa (10PSI).Can use the pressure applying means with proper width, as roller, apply compression stress, this has increased the compression stress that is applied, because mechanical assistance pressure has surpassed the equivalent compressive pressure that is applied on the device.Preferably, suitable width can be the whole width of goods 10.After juxtaposed pair goods 10 were applied to surface 28, the selectivity of the structure of can subsiding was subsided and has been reduced the effective thickness of overlapping last seam 44 and following seam 46.

Compression stress can be a differential pressure, and it is made up of with the less pressure on the peripheral inwardly part that acts on goods 10 first pressure that acts on the edge 18.Alternatively, edge 18 of the present invention than the remainder of goods 10 specific embodiments more responsive to compression stress in, can as one man apply compression stress.In a kind of embodiment of the present invention in back, whole goods 10 are modified, thereby thickness is reduced under compression force, and edge 18 is adjusted, have higher sensitivity for compression stress, thereby edge 18 is than the bigger thickness reduction volume of peripheral inwardly part generation of goods 10.At manufacturing place, the structure of can subsiding or additive are added in the preparation of dry colour into, or are added in the preparation of the material of formation adhesive phase 25 (Fig. 5) into, perhaps, under possible situation, are provided by the suitable method that forms at manufacturing place.

In a specific embodiments of the present invention, referring to Figure 10, goods 10 comprise a plurality of particulates 60 of common inflation, and it can produce under the effect of power and subside or fragmentation at the point of application place that is coated to surface 28 (Fig. 5).Preferably, inflation particulate 60 can be added in the dry colour sheet 12 into shown in Figure 10, or is added into into by in the pointed adhesive phase 25 of the particulate that shows with dotted line among Figure 10 61, or is added among both of component of system product 10.Preferably, can position boundary or the interface that makes between its leap adhesive phase 25 and the dry colour sheet 12 to particulate 60,61.Form the material of

particulate

60,61 and fill

particulate

60,61 gas inside for the component of sheet 12 and/or adhesive phase 25 should be inertia or in other words for inactive.

Single inflation particulate

60,61 can be any closed geometric shape, for example spheroidal.

Particulate

60,61 should have fully little size, thus after being applied to the surface 28 (Fig. 5) that needs the pigment beneficial effect at goods 10, their existence can not produce can observed front sheet surface 14 the outward extending scrambling perceived of observer.Typically, the full-size of

particulate

60,61 should be less than the thickness of sheet 12 about 75%, and in its particle diameter distributed, maximum particle diameter was less than the thickness of sheet 12 about 75%.

Particulate

60,61 can be uniformly dispersed within the whole volume of sheet 12 and/or adhesive phase 25 (Fig. 5).Under possible situation, any fragment that comes from the particulate 60,61 that subsides all can be retained in sheet 12 or the adhesive phase 25.

Preferably, alternative, mixing of

particulate

60,61 can be limited near the edge 18 in the dry colour of sheet 12 and/or adhesive phase 25 (Fig. 5).If

particulate

60,61 exists only in the edge 18 (Fig. 5) or exists only in the adhesive phase 25 below the edge 18, then under the effect of the compression stress that it is applied, overlapping the last seam 44 and the thickness of following seam 46 (Fig. 5) will be reduced.If

particulate

60,61 spreads all over whole 12, then apply differential compression stress at the point of application place, therefore, overlapping last seam 44 and following seam 46 and/or adhesive phase 25 are subjected to bigger compression stress than the other parts of goods 10.The intramarginal microsphere of goods 10 will reduce survival rate under the effect of differential pressure, therefore, compare with the remainder of sheet 12, and last seam 44 and following seam 46 can be got more by common attenuate.

Each particulate 60,61 all has the outer wall of being made by any suitable material 63, it has thickness sufficient and/or mechanical strength and resists and break and subside, after goods 10 are adhered and fixed to surface 28 (Fig. 5), apply at the point of application place till the compression stress of capacity.By the particulate the 60, the 61st that the double glazing globoid forms, routine and apparent for the ordinary skill in the art.Density is 0.05g/cc to 0.10g/cc, and the

exemplary particulate

60,61 of the hollow glass ball form of diameter between 40 microns and 177 microns is disclosed in United States Patent (USP) 6,194, among 064 (people such as Keeley).The engineering hollow glass microballoon body of sodium carbonate-calcium oxide-bitter orange borosilicate glass composition can be by trade name SCOTCHLITE ^Glass Bubbles is available from Minnesota Mining ﹠amp; Manufacturing Co. (St.Paul, Minn.).

In an alternative embodiment, referring to Figure 11, goods 10 can comprise a plurality of projections 62, and when sheet 12 was applied to surface 28 (Fig. 5), projection 62 stretched out from rear panel surface 16 and points to surface 28 (Fig. 5).Projection 62 can be, for example, the taper of brachymemma or truncated cone-shaped projection, it is tapered that it points to relative top from the matrix near rear panel surface 16, and when observing perpendicular to rear panel surface 16, it has the cross section of circle, ellipse or polygonal shape.Preferably, under the conditions without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, projection 62 can be for can compressed other geometry, as the hemisphere bodily form or longilineal ridge.Each neighboring projection 62 is spaced apart at the appropriate spacing distance, thereby each adjacent projection 62 is not disturbed when subsiding mutually.When usually the direction towards surface 28 applies the compression stress of capacity, projection 62 has along being basically parallel to subsiding or the hot strength of rugosity sensitivity perpendicular to the axis on the surface on surface 28.

In certain embodiments, projection 62 can as one man distribute across rear panel surface 16, and the projection 62 in edge 18 (Fig. 5) can be configured to be easier to subside.Therefore, goods 10 are applied consistent compression stress and will obtain required attenuate and marginal rounding last seam 44 and following seam 46 (Fig. 5).In other embodiments of the present invention, projection 62 can have uniform structure and obtain bigger thickness reduction by optionally applying differential compression stress in edge 18, and differential compression stress is made of the bigger compression stress that the other parts of the ratio goods 10 that apply on seam on overlapping 44 and the following seam 46 apply.In some more particular embodiment, can only near the edge 18 of sheet 12, provide projection 62, therefore,, the thickness that projection 62 is subsided produce is limited in the edge 18 owing to reducing.

In an alternative embodiment, adhesive phase 25 (Fig. 5) can be printed on the rear panel surface 16 (Fig. 5) of sheet 12, has the projection pattern suitable with projection 62, and it can subside under the effect of the compression stress that puts on the point of application place.Between the neighboring projection of adhesive phase 25, provide enough intervals, thereby, produce when subsiding applying compression stress, make adhesive phase 25 that the space of expansion be arranged.In another alternative embodiment of the present invention, referring to Figure 12, the part of sheet 12 or sheet 12 can have the cell structure that comprises a plurality of cells 64, and it can be open and interconnected, also can be to separate and sealing.When along usually towards the direction on surface 28 (Fig. 5) when applying the compression stress of capacity, cell 64 is easy to subside or is rugosity.Typically, cell 64 comprises the rigidity cell wall 65 that adjoins, and it is around being filled with for example hollow interior body of air of gas.Compare with peripheral inwardly each cell 64 of part that is positioned at sheet 12, each cell 64 that is positioned at edge 18 (Fig. 5) can have bigger size and/or more frangible cell wall 65, therefore, compare with the peripheral inwardly part of sheet 12, it subsides under compression force, and to obtain final structure thinner.Alternatively, each cell 64 has consistent sensitiveness for subsiding, and can adopt differential pressure in the process that is coated to the surface.Therefore, the degree of subsiding in the edge 18 is bigger than the degree of subsiding of the peripheral inwardly part of sheet 12.Alternatively, only in the edge 18 of sheet 12, provide cell structure, therefore, under the effect of compression stress, have only the thickness at edge 18 obviously to be changed.In another alternative embodiment, shown in the pecked line of Figure 12, except the cell structure of sheet 12, or with its replacement, adhesive phase 25 also can have a plurality of cells 67, constitutes cell structure.

In another embodiment of the invention, referring to Figure 13, wherein be exaggerated based on some sizes of illustrational purpose, the pattern with a plurality of repetitives 66 is moulded or be configured as in one or more neighborings 20,22,24,26 at the edge 18 of sheet 12.Repetitive 66 comprises the single component of pattern, and it obtains silhouette edge 18,22 jointly.Repeat single 66 and have any configuration, configuration and/or size, be used to reduce the visual perceptibility of overlapping last seam 44 and following seam 46 (Fig. 5).For monochromatic or near monochromatic pigment, the transition between repetitive 66 repetitive 66 adjacent with each is a smooth curve, therefore, does not have point-like or zigzag part, although the present invention is not limited thereto.For goods 10 with patterned front sheet surface 16 (Fig. 5), according to principle of the present invention, can accept the repetitive 66 that has toothed edge or separate by toothed edge, thereby with printed pattern 68 (Figure 14) complementation.

Repetitive 66 can be periodic, has constant frequency and amplitude, also can be acyclic (arbitrarily promptly), has the irregular frequency and the amplitude of variation.Have about 15 m and it is believed that it is can be received to the amplitude of about 12mm and the repetitive 66 of wavelength.Any appropriate device that can use those of ordinary skills just can approve in manufacture process produces repetitive 66 in sheet 12, this device includes but not limited to cutting instrument, as pattern clipper and laser cutting device.Alternatively, repetitive 66 can provide in point of application, for example finishes by handheld tool or applicator, or finishes by being added into the blade or the cutter of applicator that into is used for goods 10 are coated to surface 28 (Fig. 5).Repetitive 66 has changed the linear natural shape of the neighboring 24 of last seam 44 (Fig. 5).Because the existence of repetitive 66, the perceived ability of last seam 44 has been reduced, and this is that human eye is tending towards being not easy the irregular limit of perception because compare with linear edges.

In another embodiment of the invention, referring to Figure 14, the printed patterns by reference number 68 indications is provided on the front sheet surface 14 of sheet 12 usually.Printed patterns 68 comprises various shadow regions or elementary area 70, is seted off by contrast district 72 and centers on.Elementary area 70 and set off by contrast district 72 and can be configured to provide the printed patterns 68 with deep vision perceptibility, maybe can be configured to provides three-dimensional appearance for the observer.Alternatively, by using some printing technology known to a person of ordinary skill in the art, printed patterns 68 can have the degree of depth or the texture of the reality on the three-dimensional, elementary area 70 and set off by contrast district 72 and can form any geometry or design jointly, it reduces the visual perceptibility of overlapping edge 18 effectively.The present invention it is envisaged for, and can distinguish 72 by a plurality of dissimilar elementary areas 70 and/or a plurality of dissimilar setting off by contrast are provided, and produces more complicated printed patterns 68 on front sheet surface 14.

Generate printed patterns 68 and can adopt any ink or dye composite on front sheet surface 14, it is solvent base both, also can be water base, and compatible with the dry colour material that forms sheet 12.The conventional method that is used to apply printed patterns comprises intagliotype, flexographic plate method, coating rod (gauge stick) mode, slot die applicators, roller coat and digital printed, and wherein each all is particularly useful for printed patterns is coated to the sheet material that is transferred on printing station.

Any printing technology that can adopt those of ordinary skill in the art to be familiar with provides the printing image for the dry colour sheet 12 that is formed by the thermoplastic polymerization resin.In addition, except being distinguished 72 characteristic patterns that provide with setting off by contrast by elementary area 70, the printing image that forms on these sheets 12 also can have anaglyph, and textured appearance is provided.

The elementary area 70 of printed patterns 68 can be spaced apart by certain distance and frequency, reduces the visual perceptibility of overlapping last seam 44 and following seam 46 (Fig. 5).The elementary area 70 that constitutes printed patterns 68 typically has virtually any size and at interval, coordinates mutually with the hidden of seam, and is configured or arranged so that printed patterns 68 does not have the tissue discovered easily.Each adjacent picture elements 70 in the printed patterns 68 can have the periodicity two dimension interval of ultra-long period, thereby can be at common viewing distance place by perception easily.Preferably, yet, elementary area 70 will be do not have tissue that the easy quilt of elementary area 70 components discovers, regularity, directionality or towards any printed patterns 68 of elementary area 70.In this unbodied or unordered pattern, elementary area 70 and adjacent picture elements 70 relevant towards with arrange for next one elementary area 70 subsequently towards having the uncertain dihedral that maybe can not distinguish or spatial relationship with layout.In a specific embodiments of the present invention, such just as one of ordinary skill in the art understand, the printed patterns 68 on the front sheet surface 14 can comprise picture element matrix.Printed patterns 68 will have given picture element density, and it is measured with dpi (dots per inch).Each pixel in the printed patterns 68 is characterised in that the color harmony Pixel Dimensions in the electromagnetic visual spectral range, and typically, the scope of Pixel Dimensions is that about 30 m are to about 100 m.The printed patterns 68 of pixel can be printed on the front sheet surface 14 of sheet 12 by suitable printing equipment, printing equipment for example is dot matrix printer, laser printer or ink-jet printer, such just as understood by persons of ordinary skill, they are used for ink or dye composite are coated to the surface.

In another embodiment of the invention, referring to Figure 15, wherein be exaggerated based on illustrational purpose characteristic size, by veining, three-dimensional profile is made of a plurality of surface characteristics 74 that cave inward from sheet 12 and outwards give prominence to the front sheet surface 14 (Fig. 2) of sheet 12 by three-dimensional profile.More particularly, formed surface characteristics 74 is positioned at the top and/or the below on the plane that comprises front sheet surface 14 based on assembly average, and the spatial distribution of surface characteristics 74 is arbitrary form or repeat patterns form.The profile of surface characteristics 74 is combinations of any configuration or configuration, as dihedral, shaped form, irregular shape or analogous shape.

Surface characteristics 74 can be a no periodic or unbodied, or can be used as have the cycle deliberately or the pattern of having a mind to be added into, it does not have the tissue of easily being discovered.Preferably, the pattern of surface characteristics 74 is unbodied, and wherein surface characteristics is for its size, shape, towards, and the spacing right and wrong unanimity at adjacent feature center.In a complete unbodied pattern, it will be as preferably, and the centre-to-centre spacing of adjacently situated surfaces feature 74 is arbitrarily, at least in the limited range that the designer determines.Therefore, for a given surface characteristics 74, betide any angle in the plane of sheet 12 towards having the arest neighbors equal probability.

A method that is used for producing surface characteristics 74 is to add a plurality of particles at goods 10, as the particle of deformable Wax particles or incompressible material such as sand.These particles can be positioned at the dry colour of sheet 12 or be positioned at adhesive phase 25 (Fig. 5) on the rear panel surface 16 that is applied to sheet 12.The profile of the spatial distribution decision dry colour of particle, it is no periodic or unbodied preferably.The full-size of particle is greater than the thickness of goods 10, and typically, its particle size range is that about 0.15 μ m is to about 150 μ m.After goods 10 were applied to surface 28 (Fig. 5), particle can be visually perceived as outwards outstanding irregular body.

Alternatively, the textured pattern of surface characteristics 74 can be molded, impression, embossing or mint-mark to and/or advance sheet 12, use for example die or knurling rolls, its embossment part is represented texture as negative-appearing image.Can finish embossing by the heat and/or the enough pressure that apply capacity, thereby obtain texture.Can before or after sheet 12 is installed on 28 (Fig. 5) of surface, obtain the textured pattern of surface characteristics 74 in point of application or at manufacturing place.The embossing of amorphous textured pattern is described in the common United States Patent (USP) that has 6,193,918 people such as () McGuire in the production process midplane goods, at this it is incorporated herein in full with for referencial use.In point of application, can use any suitable handheld tool by heat and/pressure obtains the textured pattern of surface characteristics 74, handheld tool for example is knurling rolls or is used for goods 10, added the applicator of knurling rolls in its structure.

In another embodiment of the invention, veining back sheet (not shown) can interrelate in manufacture process or on the rear panel surface 16 of point of application and sheet 12 (Fig. 2).The veining back sheet can be made with any suitable material that can carry imprinted pattern on it, as paper and other cellulosic material, weaving or adhesive-bonded fabric, textile, glass or ceramic fabric and metal layer.Alternatively, back sheet can be one deck laminated material.Back sheet should show the bending that has sufficient pliability and allow goods 10 are carried out, batch and other similar operation, and this is in manufacture process and needed when point of application.In a specific embodiment, veining backing sheet is different fully with sheet 12, and is relevant with goods 10 in point of application.In order to reach this purpose, veining backing sheet is adhered and fixed to surface 28 (Fig. 5), and goods 10 are adhered coupled on the exposed surface of veining backing sheet.

In another embodiment, referring to Fig. 1 and 2, the dry colour that forms edge 18 is suitable for the incidence electromagnetic radiation of transmission peak wavelength in the visible section of frequency spectrum.Goods 10 are applied to surface 28 (Fig. 5), provide down seam 46 (Fig. 5) with the optics opaque border 18 of a juxtaposed article 10, and the optical transmission edge 18 of other juxtaposed article 10 provides seam 44 (Fig. 5).In this case, the pigment at the edge 18 of following juxtaposed sheet 12 will be seen through the optical transmission edge 18 of other top juxtaposed sheet 12.Optical transmission edge 18 can be the transparent medium with high light transmission capacity.Therefore, incidence electromagnetic radiation transverse edges thickness only produces the very little interference effect that for example absorbs or reflect.Preferably, be not that whole optical transparence all needs, for reaching this this purpose, the edge 18 of top juxtaposed sheet 12 can be that optics is translucent, therefore the light of 18 reflections is diffusion types from following opaque edge.What the present invention also imagined is that whole 12 can the radiation of transmission peak wavelength in the visible section of electromagnetic spectrum.

In another embodiment of the invention, light diffusion material can be added in the dry colour preparation of formation sheet 12 (Fig. 1,2) into.A concrete light diffusion material is a pearlescent material, and it can produce pearly-lustre type effect, as gloss, the degree of depth, iris, metallic luster and multicolour flickering.Pearlescent material includes, but not limited to glycol distearate (EGDS), light diffusion microballon, have the mica sheet of coating of metal oxides, derive from fish scale or made pearl essence, ceruse, lead hydrogen arsenate and bismoclite.Pearlescent material produces the pigment effect by interference of light, transmission and absorption.Preferably, the goods 10 with laminar structure can mix light diffusion material in one or more individual layers.In addition, referring to Fig. 9 A and 9B, can be only in the edge 18 of a visible layer neighboring of laminate 12, provide light diffusion material, shown in Fig. 9 A and 9B.

Preferably, the thickness of the dry colour of formation sheet 12 will influence the perceptibility of the seam that is formed by overlapping last seam 44 and following seam 46.Therefore, whole 12 dry colour and adhesive phase 25 are thinned to thickness less than about 76 μ m (3 mil), can reduce the visual perceptibility of seam.

The present invention it is envisaged for, the whole bag of tricks that described herein is used for eliminating, reduces or alleviate owing to the visual perceptibility of the overlapping seam that produces of last seam 44 and following seam 46 (Fig. 5) can be combined, not to providing required seam concealment to limit.As specific embodiment, provide the method for printed patterns (Figure 14) to unite use with the method (Fig. 7 and 8) of the dry colour attenuate that will form sheet or edge with to the method (Figure 13) of the neighboring contoured at edge; The method (Fig. 7 and 8) that forms the dry colour attenuate at sheet or edge can be united use with the method (Figure 13) to the neighboring contoured at edge; The method (Fig. 7 and 8) that forms the dry colour attenuate at sheet or edge can be united use with the method that printed patterns (Figure 14) is provided; With form sheet or edge the dry colour attenuate method (Fig. 7 and 8) can with method 9 and the 9A to the neighboring rounding at edge) unite use; The method (Fig. 7 and 8) that forms the dry colour attenuate at sheet or edge can be united use with the method that adds light diffusion material in dry colour; The method (Fig. 7 and 8) that forms the dry colour attenuate at sheet or edge can be united use with the method (Figure 15) that the three-dimensional profile surface characteristics is provided for texture; The method (Fig. 7 and 8) that forms the dry colour attenuate at sheet or edge can be united use with the method that the structure of can subsiding is provided (Figure 10 and 11); And, in dry colour, add for example method of the rheology control agent of thermally-activated chemical agents, can unite use with the method (Figure 15) that the three-dimensional profile surface characteristics is provided for texture.

Also preferably, when goods 10 are applied to the surface, an integral part of the pattern that forms from the teeth outwards by last seam 44 and the following seam 46 common seams that form.For example, seam can participate in forming pattern, and for example, if each goods is shaped as square or piece shape, then a plurality of shapes are applied to the surface with the tiling pattern form.As another embodiment, goods 10 can have vertical stripe pattern, and its vertical joint that forms between juxtaposed goods 10 is adjusted into a feature in the pattern.

The whole bag of tricks that forms goods 10 is disclosed in following patent application: U.S. Provisional Application 60/343,146, name is called " Articles and Methods for Applying Color on Surfaces ", is filed in December 20 calendar year 2001, attorney docket 8817P; U.S. Provisional Application 60/380,225, name is called " Articles and Methods for Applying Color on Surfaces ", is filed on May 13rd, 2002, attorney docket 8817P2; With U.S. Provisional Application 60/380,205, name is called " Articles and Methods for Applying Color on Surfaces ", is filed on May 13rd, 2002, attorney docket 8817P3, and wherein each is incorporated herein by reference.Usually, various additives described herein and structure can offer dry color component and/or offer adhesive, if possible, finish in the manufacture process of article of manufacture 10.

According to the above, obviously, foundation goods of the present invention can in all sorts of ways and technology forms.The invention discloses and only be used for a kind of like this method of illustrative purpose.More particularly, referring to Figure 16, it illustrates a kind of little laboratory scale semi-automatic technique.Releasable line 100 is opened a book with the form supply of volume and by roller 104,106,108,110,112 and 114 and is passed device 102 to form complete goods 116 that are wrapped on the roller 118.As following institute will be in greater detail, the part 120 of cutting-out flowed to roller 122.By roller 118 and 122 and for example combination of suction conveyor of conveyer 124, releasable line 100 is drawn as fibre web 101 and passes this device.Suitable suction conveyor can comprise a conveyer belt that has two pulleys, and it directly is exposed to the hole that certain intervals is arranged of vacuum chamber under having a row.Produce negative pressure (vacuum) by a force ventilated air blast.When conveyer belt above chamber through out-of-date, the place has produced negative pressure in each hole, cause when releasable line 100 above conveyer belt through out-of-date, be adsorbed onto on the conveyer belt securely.This effect helps to prevent that releasable line 100 is wrinkling when the color component dries of using.Vacuum conveyer belt speed can with by the live-roller 118 of driver 119 transmissions and 122 speeds match.Rotating shaft and an adjustable friction clutch 128 of supplying with the roller 126 of releasable line 100 couple together to obtain enough tension force on fibre web 101, and it is steadily advanced in whole process.Moving in the time of Fife pilot unit 130 can be set follow the trail of fibre web and pass device.

Adopt coater 132 with pigment component for example wet paint be coated on the fibre web 101 of releasable line of adjacent roller 106.As required, paint or other pigment component can be water base or solvent based.In one embodiment, applicator 132 comprises #50 coiling scraper, its can by spring tension etc. lean on the roller 106 so that fibre web 101 between roller 106 and applicator 132, pass through.Introducing pigment component in upstream one side of coiling wound rod applicator 132 by manifold 134 for example paints.Peristaltic pump 138 is extracted wet paint out from liquid reservoir 140, give the manifold feed by managing 136 from peristaltic pump 138.Paint is for example dried by the use dryer through out-of-date above suction conveyor 124 when it, thereby is formed sheet of dry color component on fibre web 101.In the embodiment of Figure 16, dryer comprises two infrared heaters 142 of being assisted by forced ventilation pipe 144.Ventilation duct 144 can blow away the waste gas from suction conveyor 124 easily.Those skilled in the art can be readily appreciated that as required, the solvent that is eliminated or other carrier can be collected and reclaim in dry run.Therefore on releasable liner web, formed sheet of dry color component.

Then, with the releasable line facing surfaces on apply adhesive on the sheet of dry color component.For example, in the device 102 of Figure 16, at roller 108 places, apply adhesive to applicator 148 on the surface of the sheet of dry color component on fibre web 101, applicator 148 can comprise for example #20 coiling scraper.Coiling wound rod applicator 148 can by spring tension etc. lean on the roller 108 so that fibre web 101 between roller and applicator, pass through.Upstream one side at coiling wound rod applicator 148 is introduced liquid adhesive by a conduit 146.Peristaltic pump 152 is extracted liquid adhesive out from liquid reservoir 154, give manifold 146 feeds by managing 150 from peristaltic pump 152.Liquid adhesive in a storage liquid 154 stirs continuously with an agitator 156.There is the fibre web 101 of the adhesive that is applied in to advance to swing roller 158 places of the fabric covered that is positioned at slide plate 160 tops, on machine direction, moves around on it, makes the liquid adhesive that is coated on the sheet of dry color component that is positioned on the fibre web 101 produce texture.The adhesive of band texture can make goods can be before permanent bond easier reorientating.Then, the oven dry adhesive is for example by drying fibre web 101 through coming below an infrared heater 162 at roller 110 places.

In a preferred embodiment, fibre web 101 passes roller 112 and 114, and one of them roller is the rotary cutter form preferably.In a more particular embodiment, roller 114 comprises that two rotary cuttves of the edge placement that is close to fibre web are so that repair the edge of fibre web and the end article with clean edge is provided.In another embodiment, roller 114 comprises a plurality of rotary cutter devices, so arranges it is in order fibre web to be cut into two or multi-ribbon to provide size less goods, and it is suitable for pigment is coated to as discussed above than the zonule.Then, resulting goods 116 are wrapped on the roller 118, simultaneously the edge 120 that downcuts are wrapped on the roller 122.As mentioned above, described device 102 and preparation method are only for exemplary and it will be evident to one skilled in the art that and can change it.Form supplies such as for example, in the method, release agent can coating, layer.In addition, under the situation of not separating wadding, sheet of dry color component can be by the end article supply.For example, sheet of dry color component can be made on processing fibre web or forming belt, separates with processing fibre web or forming belt before the form storage with volume or sheet then.

In an alternative embodiment, can form with the modified version of method as mentioned above according to goods of the present invention, wherein adopted two releasable liner web.For example, the overcoat compositions that is used to form external coating can adopt reverse roll, extrusion coated or similar techniques to be coated on the releasable liner web and be dried by for example heating in the above.Then, availablely pigment component is coated to dry external coating and dries by heating as technology such as reverse roll, gravure coating, printings.Then, can apply adhesive on second releasable liner web, then, the relation layer that releasable line-external coating-dry color component element and adhesive-releasable line are faced by dry color component and adhesive forces together.Can be in this whole process comprise that with any suitable method for example infrared ray heating of convection current and radiation, ultraviolet ray heating etc. heat.Those of ordinary skills also will appreciate that, with releasable line-external coating-dry color component element with after adhesive-the releasable line element fits together, by only removing second releasable line from adhesive, this method can be used to provide the goods that comprise single releasable line.

According to this description, for a person skilled in the art, other or alternative device and/or processing step will become apparent and belong in the scope of the present invention.For example, pigment component or adhesive can utilize various known coating technologies to comprise to extrude, spray, printing, reverse roll, gravure coating, roller coat and other technology known in the art are used as single layer or a plurality of layer.Preferably, this coating can provide the sheet with printed patterns.Each layer can have identical character, maybe can adopt each layer that differs from one another, and various character such as pigment, intensity, opacity or the like are combined.Blocking agent as previously discussed can be applied on the adhesive surface and/or can mix with adhesive.Available ultraviolet ray, convection current or radiation appliance or other technology known in the art heat.

Can mix annexing ingredient in the pigment component, as light diffusion material, particle, particulate, or rheology control agent of the present invention.By in manufacture method described herein, introducing die or knurling rolls, can one or more layers of inside of goods or above carry out veining, thereby obtain three-dimensional profile.In addition, can introduce cutting instrument in the manufacture method described herein, it is used at least one neighboring of contoured or shaping sheet of dry color component.Manufacture method also can comprise the structure that is used for the attenuate edge according to principle of the present invention.

All documents of quoting in detailed Description Of The Invention all are incorporated herein by reference at relevant portion; Quoting of any document is unintelligible for being to its approval as prior art of the present invention.

Although illustrated and described the present invention with specific embodiments, it would be obvious to those skilled in the art that many other variations and modifications may be made under the situation that does not deviate from the spirit and scope of the present invention.Therefore, in additional claims, comprise all such changes and modifications that belong in the scope of the invention consciously.

Claims

1. be used for applying from the teeth outwards the goods of pigment, be characterised in that to comprise the dry colour sheet, described dry colour sheet has neighboring, the edge adjacent with described neighboring, front sheet surface, the rear panel surface relative with described front sheet surface; With the adhesive attachment means that on described rear panel surface, is used for adhering to described surface with described;

Can be randomly, wherein said and described adhesive attachment means are characterised in that thickness less than about 3.3 mils, and described described at least edge is suitable for reducing the visual perceptibility of the seam of generation when described goods and juxtaposed second goods are overlapping;

Can be randomly, wherein said front sheet surface comprises printed patterns, described printed patterns is characterised in that to have a plurality of elementary areas and a plurality of district of setting off by contrast, each described elementary area and an adjacent described elementary area are separated by a corresponding described interval of setting off by contrast by a kind of mode, and described mode is used to reduce the visual perceptibility of described seam when described goods and juxtaposed second goods are overlapping; With

Can be randomly, the described elementary area of wherein adjacent each is characterised in that spatial distribution does not have the tissue that can be discovered.

2. goods as claimed in claim 1, wherein said is characterised in that and comprises exercisable rheology control agent, comes the dry colour material at the described edge of optionally coalescent formation;

Can be randomly, wherein said rheology control agent spatially is restricted in the described edge;

Can be randomly, wherein said rheology control agent is selected from plasticizer, piquid-sensitive chemical reagent, thermally-activated chemical agents and their combination;

Can be randomly, wherein said rheology control agent produces response to the compression stress that is applied to described edge, is used for coalescent described edge;

Can be randomly, wherein said rheology control agent is the solvent that is coated to described edge after described goods are applied to described surface;

Can be randomly, wherein said rheology control agent is a plasticizer, it is selected from propane diols, ethylene glycol, dibutyl phthalate, tricresyl phosphate, benzyl phthalate and their combination;

Can be randomly, wherein said goods are stored in the activity of protecting described rheology control agent in the controllable environment after manufacturing, be applied to described surface up to described goods; With

Can be randomly, wherein said rheology control agent is activated with delay by microencapsulation;

3. described goods of each claim as described above are characterised in that the described dry colour that forms described is changed into the three-dimensional profile with a plurality of projections and a plurality of depressions by texture, the described projection of adjacent each by in described a plurality of depressions corresponding one separate;

Can be randomly, wherein said goods comprise many particles, the size of described particle and distribution are limited in described adhesive or described, are used for providing described three-dimensional profile to described dry colour;

Can be randomly, the spatial distribution of wherein said projection does not have the tissue that can be discovered;

Can be randomly, mix exercisable rheology control agent in wherein said, come the dry colour material at the described edge of optionally coalescent formation; With

Can be randomly, wherein said rheology control agent is a thermally-activated chemical agents.

4. described goods of each claim as described above, the thickness that is characterised in that the described dry colour that forms described edge is less than the thickness of described dry colour that forms described other parts;

Can be randomly, the common average thickness of the overlapping edge of wherein said edge and described juxtaposed sheet is less than about 6 mils, and opacity is between 0.93 and 1;

Can be randomly, the thickness at wherein said edge outwards reduces gradually towards described neighboring;

Can be randomly, the profile of wherein said neighboring has the non-linear pattern of repetitive;

Can be randomly, wherein said neighboring is by rounding;

Can be randomly, wherein said is suitable for transmission incident visible light or diffuse reflection incident visible light;

Can be randomly, wherein described of at least one of dry colour and described adhesive comprise structural component, described structural component is suitable for inwardly subsiding at least in part under the effect of the compression stress on described surface usually; With

Can be randomly, the described dry colour that wherein forms described is changed into the three-dimensional profile with a plurality of projections and a plurality of depressions by texture, the described projection of adjacent each by in described a plurality of depressions corresponding one separate.

5. described goods of each claim as described above are characterised in that described dry colour or described adhesive comprise structural component, and described structural component is suitable for inwardly subsiding at least in part under the effect of the compression stress on described surface usually;

Can be randomly, wherein said structural component spatially is restricted in the described edge;

Can be randomly, wherein said structural component is selected from a plurality of inflation particulates, a plurality of open cell, a plurality of from described rear panel outward extending projection in surface and their combination.

6. described goods of each claim as described above are characterised in that the profile of described neighboring has the non-linear pattern of repetitive;

Can be randomly, wherein the described transition between adjacent described repetitive in pairs is a smooth curved.

7. described goods of each claim as described above are characterised in that described printed patterns is formed by a plurality of pixels.

8. described goods of each claim as described above are characterised in that the described dry colour that forms described edge is transparent.

9. described goods of each claim as described above are characterised in that described is suitable for diffuse reflection incident visible light.

10. described goods of each claim as described above are characterised in that described comprises pearlescent material, and the particle diameter of described pearlescent material distributes can produce pearly-lustre type reflectivity visual effect;

Can be randomly, wherein said pearlescent material spatially is restricted in the described edge.

11. the described goods of each claim are characterised in that described neighboring is by rounding as described above.

12. be used for applying from the teeth outwards the goods of pigment, be characterised in that to comprise the dry colour sheet that described dry colour sheet has neighboring, the edge adjacent with described neighboring, front sheet surface, the rear panel surface relative with described front sheet surface; Be used for the adhesive attachment means that adheres to described surface with described on described rear panel surface, the gap that produces between them can and be put with the edge of non-overlapped mode and juxtaposed second goods in described edge;

Can be randomly, the thickness of wherein said and described adhesive attachment means is less than about 3.3 mils;

Can be randomly, wherein said gap and filler interrelate, and described filler is suitable for reducing the visual perceptibility in described gap;

Can be randomly, wherein said filler is can be set at easily to sprawl plaster material in the described gap, the visual signature of described plaster material is substantially similar to described first and second visual signature of dry colour; With

Can be randomly, wherein said filler is that described band has the part that can insert in the described gap with respect to the band of described gap with bridge joint relation location.

13. be used for applying from the teeth outwards the cover box goods of pigment, be characterised in that to comprise: dry colour sheet, described dry colour sheet have neighboring, the edge adjacent with described neighboring, front sheet surface, the rear panel surface relative with described front sheet surface; On described rear panel surface, be used for the adhesive attachment means that adheres to described surface with described; Operationally be used to the initator that promotes that visual perceptibility reduces;

Wherein, described described at least edge is suitable for reducing the visual perceptibility of the seam that produces when described goods and juxtaposed second goods are overlapping;

Can be randomly, the thickness of wherein said and described adhesive is less than about 3.3 mils;

Can be randomly, wherein said cover box also comprises the applicator that is suitable for optionally described activated liquid being coated to described edge;

Can be randomly, wherein said cover box also comprises the applicator that is suitable for optionally heating described edge;

Can be randomly, wherein said cover box also comprises the applicator that is suitable for optionally described initator being offered described edge;

Can be randomly, wherein said applicator is added into the device that is used for described goods are coated to described surface; With

Can be randomly, wherein said comprises the structure of optionally can subsiding, and described initator comprises and is suitable for optionally compression stress being applied to the described structural pressure applying means that subsides.

14. cover box as claimed in claim 13 is characterised in that and mixes exercisable rheology control agent in the described edge, comes the dry colour material at the described edge of optionally coalescent formation;

Can be randomly, wherein said rheology control agent is a piquid-sensitive chemical reagent, is used for the dry colour material at the described edge of coalescent formation, and described initator is activated liquid, is used to activate described compound;

Can be randomly, wherein said rheology control agent is exercisable thermally-activated chemical agents, is used for the dry colour material at the described edge of coalescent formation, and described initator is thermal source, is used to supply enough heats and activates described intramarginal thermally-activated chemical agents; With

Can be randomly, wherein said rheology control agent is a solvent.

15. be used for dry colour is coated to the method on surface, be characterised in that to comprise that first goods that will comprise the dry colour sheet are adhered fixed on the described surface, be adhered fixed with described first goods to become on the surface of juxtaposition relationship with second goods that will comprise the dry colour sheet;

Can be randomly, wherein said first and each thickness of described second goods less than about 3.3 mils;

Can be randomly, wherein said first and described second goods each comprise separately edge, described imbricate is to overlap thickness; With

Can be randomly, wherein said method also comprises the step of the visual perceptibility that reduces and the seam that produce overlapping by described first and second goods.

16. method as claimed in claim 15 is characterised in that the edge at least of at least one sheet of described first and second goods comprises exercisable rheology control agent, is used for the described dry colour at the described edge of optionally coalescent formation when being exposed to initator; And the described step that reduces also comprises the rheology control agent that at least one described first and second edge is used described initator to activate to be used for the dry colour at the described edge of coalescent formation;

Can be randomly, wherein said rheology control agent is a piquid-sensitive chemical reagent, and described initator is the activated liquid that operationally is used for the described piquid-sensitive reagent of chemical activation;

Can be randomly, wherein said rheology control agent is a thermally-activated chemical agents, and described initator is thermal source, is used to supply enough heats and activates described thermally-activated chemical agents; With

Can be randomly, wherein said chemical reagent is a rheology control agent, and described activator is inwardly towards the compression stress on such surface, coated described first and second goods on this surface.

17. described goods of each claim as described above, the edge at least that is characterised in that at least one sheet of described first and second goods comprises the structure of can subsiding, and the described structure of subsiding is easy to optionally subside when applying the capacity compression stress along common direction towards described surface; And the described step that reduces also comprises described overlapping edge is applied usually compression stress towards described surface, thereby the described structure of subsiding is subsided at least in part;

Can be randomly, the wherein said structure of subsiding comprises the structure that is selected from a plurality of inflation particulates, a plurality of projection of extending towards described surface, a plurality of monomer cell and their combination;

Can be randomly, the feature of wherein said method is also to comprise that the neighboring at the edge of at least one sheet that cuts described first and second goods provides the step of a plurality of repetitives, described repetitive by the exercisable mode of the visual perceptibility that is used to reduce described seam by contoured;

Can be randomly, the wherein said feature that reduces step also is to be included on the sheet of described first and second goods and impresses three-D grain, described texture have comprise above described first and second plane and/or below the surface characteristics of extending, described texture is used to reduce the visual perceptibility of described seam;

Can be randomly, wherein said texture is stamped after described applying step; With

Can be randomly, wherein said texture was stamped in described point of application before described applying step.

18. make the method that is used for pigment is coated to the goods on surface, be characterised in that to comprise manufacturing dry colour sheet that described has the edge; Adhesive attachment means and described dry colour sheet are interrelated; With revise described visual perceptibility that reduces seam, described seam is generation when described becomes overlapping relation to be applied to described surface by its edge with the edge of another sheet;

Can be randomly, the thickness of wherein said dry colour sheet and described adhesive attachment means is less than about 3.3 mils;

Can be randomly, wherein said modify steps is included in printed patterns on the described front sheet surface, and described pattern has discrete elementary area spaced apart, thereby is used for operationally reducing the visual perceptibility of described seam; With

Can be randomly, the spatial distribution of each wherein adjacent described elementary area does not have the tissue that can be discovered.

19. manufacture method as claimed in claim 18, be characterised in that described modify steps is included in described and goes up the impression three-D grain, described texture has the surface characteristics of extending in the above and below, plane that comprises described, and described texture is suitable for reducing the visual perceptibility of described seam;

Can be randomly, the spatial distribution of wherein said surface characteristics does not have the tissue that can be discovered;

Can be randomly, wherein said modify steps comprises that the neighboring at edge of described of cutting provides a plurality of repetitives, but described repetitive by the mode of operation of the visual perceptibility that is used to reduce described seam by contoured;

Can be randomly, wherein said modify steps is included in the exercisable rheology control agent of supply in the process of described manufacturing step, and described rheology control agent is used for coalescent described dry colour when optionally being exposed to initator;

Can be randomly, wherein said modify steps is included in the process of described manufacturing step and provides described with the structure of can subsiding, common when the direction that applies described described surface applies the capacity compression stress when the edge, the described exercisable structure of subsiding is easy to optionally subside;

Can be randomly, wherein said modify steps comprises that attenuate forms the described dry colour at described edge to the thickness of its thickness less than the described dry colour of the other parts of described of formation.