FLEXIBLE MATERIAL HAVING LIGHT DIFFRACTING CHARACTERISTICS AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION

摘要

A laminate of reflective (16) and light transmitting (18) material having a predetermined interface contour is releasably adhered to a carrier sheet (26) by a release agent (28) with the light transmitting material facing the carrier. An adhesive (20) is then applied to the reflective agent (16) in a predetermined, discontinuous pattern. Then a substrate (12) is pressed against the adhesive (20) to adhere the laminate (14) and carrier sheet (26) to the substrate (12). Thereafter, the carrier sheet (26) is peeled away from the substrate (12) taking therewith the laminate (14) except in those sections of the laminate (14) having adhesive (20) thereat which continue to adhere to the substrate (12) due to the greater bonding strength of the adhesive (20) in relation to the release agent (28). Thus, a composite material (10), having a substrate (12) with small pieces of light diffracting laminate (14) thereon, corresponding to the predetermined pattern of the adhesive (20), is formed which composite (10) does not significantly limit the flexibility of the substrate (12).