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Thermochromic laminate member and toy utilizing the same

Assignee: Pilot Ink Co Ltd
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Filing: 1992-07-06
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Granted: 1993-06-15
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Expires: 2012-07-06
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Abstract

Abstract A thermochromic laminate member comprises a thin transparent iridescent film laminated on a thermochromic layer 2, and exhibits rainbow-color pattern. The thermochromic layer shows reversible change between a first colored state and a second colored state by a temperature change.

Inventors

  • 👤 Nobuaki Matsunami
  • 👤 Hiroshi Inagaki

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 06:36
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/26; B41M5/28; B41M5/282; A; A63; A63H; A63H3/00; A63H3/36; B44; B44F; B44F1/00; B44F1/08; B44F1/14; A63F; A63F2250/00; A63F2250/10; A63F2250/1026; A63F2250/1031; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 16 words
A thermochromic laminate member comprising a thermochromic layer and a thin transparent iridescent layer laminated thereon.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 16 words
A thermochromic laminate member comprising a thermochromic layer and a thin transparent iridescent layer laminated thereon.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 52 words
A thermochromic laminate member according to claim 1, wherein said thermochromic layer is capable of reversible color change between a first colored state and a second colored state, and further comprising, under said thermochromic layer, a back-coat layer of a color same as the color of said first or second colored state.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 30 words
A thermochromic laminate member according to claim 1, wherein said thin transparent iridescent layer is formed in a plastic film itself, on the rear face thereof adhered is a cloth.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 19 words
A thermochromic laminate member according to claim 3, wherein said thermochromic layer is formed by impregnation in said cloth.

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