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US 7,632,554 · App. 11/428,766 · Granted Dec 15, 2009

Wallpaper having thermochromic material layer and manufacturing method thereof

Assignee: Dong-A University Research Foundation for Industry-Academy Cooperation
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Patent No.
US 7,632,554
App. No.
11/428,766
Granted
Dec 15, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wallpaper having a thermochromic material layer and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed where colors of a wallpaper having a thermochromic material layer change by a surrounding or human body temperature so information concerning surrounding temperature or human body health state is provided, and a user does not feel tedious about colors of a wallpaper. The manufacturing method of a wallpaper having a thermochromic material layer comprises forming a wallpaper substrate; forming at least one plane heater on the wallpaper substrate; forming at least one thermochromic material layer on the wallpaper substrate or the plane heater; forming at least one protection layer on the wallpaper substrate so that the thermochromic material layer and the plane heater are substantially covered; and forming a power supply and control means on the wallpaper substrate for supplying power to the plane heater and controlling temperature.

Claims (44)

1. A method of manufacturing a wallpaper, comprising:

a step in which a wallpaper substrate is formed;

a step in which a thermochromic material layer is formed on the wallpaper substrate;

a step in which a plane heater with a heating member having a ceramic resistance member is formed on at least one of the wallpaper substrate or the thermochromic material layer, wherein the plane heater is controllable so as to change a temperature of the thermochromic material layer; and

a step in which a protection layer is formed on at least one of the thermochromic material layer or the plane heater.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said thermochromic material layer may be formed from at least one selected from the group consisting of a liquid crystal layer, a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, a photo-crosslinkable polymer material layer, and a liquid crystal polymer material layer.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said thermochromic material layer is made of at least one selected from the group consisting of a liquid crystal material, a cholesteric liquid crystal material, a photo-crosslinkable material and a liquid crystal polymer material.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising a step in which at least one indicator unit, of which a color changes in accordance with a surrounding or human body temperature change, is formed on the wallpaper substrate.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said wallpaper substrate is formed of Korean traditional paper.

6. In a method of manufacturing a wallpaper, a manufacturing method of a wallpaper having a thermochromic material layer, comprising:

a step in which a wallpaper substrate is formed;

a step in which at least one plane heater with a heating member having a ceramic resistance member is formed on the wallpaper substrate;

a step in which at least one thermochromic material layer is formed on the wallpaper substrate or the plane heater;

a step in which at least one protection layer is formed on the wallpaper substrate so that the thermochromic material layer and the plane heater are substantially covered; and

a step in which a power supply and control means is formed on the wallpaper substrate for supplying power to the plane heater and controlling a temperature.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein said thermochromic material layer may be formed from at least one selected from the group consisting of a liquid crystal layer, a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, a photo-crosslinkable polymer material layer, and a liquid crystal polymer material layer.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein said thermochromic material layer is made of at least one selected from the group consisting of a liquid crystal material, a cholesteric liquid crystal material, a photo-crosslinkable material and a liquid crystal polymer material.

9. The method of claim 6 , further comprising a step in which at least one indicator unit, of which a color changes in accordance with a surrounding or human body temperature change, is formed on the wallpaper substrate.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

a step in which a color indicator part, of which the color changes in accordance with the surrounding or human body temperature change, is formed on the indicator unit; and

a step in which a description indicator part, which indicates information in accordance with the surrounding or human body temperature change, is formed on the indicator unit.

11. The method of claim 6 , wherein said wallpaper substrate is formed of Korean traditional paper.

12. In a wallpaper, a wallpaper having a thermochromic material layer, comprising:

a wallpaper substrate;

a thermochromic material layer which is formed on the wallpaper substrate;

a plane heater with a heating member having a ceramic resistance member formed on at least one of the wallpaper substrate or the thermochromic material layer, wherein the plane heater is controllable so as to change a temperature of the thermochromic material layer; and

a protection layer which is formed on at least one of the thermochromic material layer or the plane heater.

13. The wallpaper of claim 12 , wherein said thermochromic material layer may be formed from at least one selected from the group consisting of a liquid crystal layer, a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, a photo-crosslinkable polymer material layer, and a liquid crystal polymer material layer.

14. The wallpaper of claim 12 , wherein said thermochromic material layer is made of at least one selected from the group consisting of a liquid crystal material, a cholesteric liquid crystal material, a photo-crosslinkable material and a liquid crystal polymer material.

15. The wallpaper of claim 12 , further comprising at least one indicator unit, of which a color changes in accordance with a surrounding or human body temperature change, formed on the wallpaper substrate.

16. The wallpaper of claim 12 , wherein said wallpaper substrate is formed of Korean traditional paper.

17. In a wallpaper, a wallpaper having a thermochromic material layer, comprising:

a wallpaper substrate;

at least one plane heater with a heating member having a ceramic resistance member which is formed on the wallpaper substrate;

at least one thermochromic material layer which is formed on the wallpaper substrate or the plane heater;

at least one protection layer which is formed on the wallpaper substrate so that the thermochromic material layer and the plane heater are substantially covered; and

a power supply and control means which is formed on the wallpaper substrate for supplying power to the plane heater and controlling a temperature.

18. The wallpaper of claim 17 , wherein said thermochromic material layer may be formed from at least one selected from the group consisting of a liquid crystal layer, a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, a photo-crosslinkable polymer material layer, and a liquid crystal polymer material layer.

19. The wallpaper of claim 17 , wherein said thermochromic material layer is made of at least one selected from the group consisting of a liquid crystal material, a cholesteric liquid crystal material, a photo-crosslinkable material and a liquid crystal polymer material.

20. The wallpaper of claim 17 , further comprising at least one indicator unit, of which a color changes in accordance with a surrounding or human body temperature change, formed on the wallpaper substrate.

21. The wallpaper of claim 20 , further comprising:

a color indicator part, of which colors change in accordance with the surrounding or human body temperature change, formed on the indicator unit; and

a description indicator part which indicates information in accordance with the surrounding or human body temperature change and is formed on the indicator unit.

22. The wallpaper of claim 17 , wherein said wallpaper substrate is formed of Korean traditional paper.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2009
From: YANG, JAE WOO
To: DONG-A UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR INDUSTRY-ACADEMY COOPERATION
Reel/Frame 023329/0039 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 5, 2006
From: KIM, WAN SOO; KIM, SI JAE; LEE, JONG HEON; WOO, SUNG IL; YANG, JAE WOO
To: YANG, JAE WOO
Reel/Frame 017879/0761 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2006-0031708 · Apr 7, 2006 · national
KR 10-2006-0040294 · May 4, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20070238614A1 · Oct 11, 2007