Multivariate color system with texture application

摘要

Implementations of the present invention relate to a translucent and/or transparent polymer-based panel system that incorporates multi-colored insert layers that enable manipulation of color, transparency or light transmission of the finished panel system. Implementations of the present invention also relate to the construction of such panels to avoid the capture and retention of air within the panels through the use of textured surfaces at the lamination interfaces. In addition, implementations of the present invention provide a method of quantifying the optical response achieved in a given panel system and describes types of construction that enable the multiplicity of color and optic manipulation. Furthermore, implementations of the present invention provide methods for applying texture in an efficient, uniform manner.

主权项

1. A decorative, translucent thermoplastic structure formed to have the appearance of a unitary color diffused throughout its composition, the structure comprising:
a transparent resin substrate having opposing front and back surfaces separated by a thickness of 0.236 inches to 1 inch, wherein the front or back surface comprises a bonding surface having a first surface roughness, the thickness defining a distance of opposing side wall surfaces that are perpendicular to the opposing front and back surfaces; a translucent colored film layer that has a bonding surface with a second surface roughness that is different from the first surface roughness, wherein the bonding surface of the colored film layer has been fused to and intermixed with the bonding surface of the resin substrate; and a highly uniform texture applied to each surface of the thermoplastic structure; wherein:
the surface roughness of at least one of the bonding surfaces of the resin substrate or of the first colored film comprises an even distribution of texture granules; andthe applied texture and intermixing of the translucent colored film layer cooperate to diffuse the color of the translucent colored film layer throughout the thermoplastic structure, such that the thermoplastic structure displays the color of the translucent colored film on all sides of the thermoplastic structure, regardless of the viewing direction.