CA2286547C - Resin applicator - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention is an applicator and process used to fill in the edges of composite panels with resin or emulsions. The applicator is attached to a pressurized canister filled with resin that forces the resin through the applicator's channel, into a space between the applicator's spatula and the panel's edge. The sidewalls of the applicator guide the applicator along the edge of the panel as it is drawn along to fill the edge and also to prevent spill over. The aft-end of the applicator body is a spatula that tapers toward the panel's edge and acts to smooth the resin flush with the panel's sidewalls. A finger guide allows the applicator to work using finger pressure. The applicator is drawn along with the hands, and where the leading edge of the applicator body rests on the panel there is a rounded lip to allow the applicator to traverse smoothly over roughness and imperfections on the panel's edge. The rounded lip feature also functions as a pivot that allows the applicator to be pivoted in such a way that the sidewalls will rise above the panel's edge so that the applicator can clear obstacles like adjoining panels without having to be removed from the panel being filled.
Ribbing on the underside of the spatula facilitates the flow of resin over the entire edge of the panel. The applicator may be fashioned to accommodate varying panel thickness or edge profile, such as straight, angled, or bullnosed. The applicator may also be used to apply adhesives to the edges of solid panels.
The invention can alternatively be fashioned for automation.
Ribbing on the underside of the spatula facilitates the flow of resin over the entire edge of the panel. The applicator may be fashioned to accommodate varying panel thickness or edge profile, such as straight, angled, or bullnosed. The applicator may also be used to apply adhesives to the edges of solid panels.
The invention can alternatively be fashioned for automation.
Description
SPECIFICATION
This invention and process relates to a pressure aided resin application device for applying resins into the open cell edges of composite panels or onto the edges of solid panels. Resins may be defined alternatively as emulsions, fluids, adhesives, glues, mucilage, cements, and epoxies.
The resin applicator and the process mentioned herein was designed to make the production of composite board cabinetry more efficient and less costly by allowing workers to work more quickly than conventional methods. Since composite board panels {like No-mex~ and Fiberlam~) have open cells at their edges, these edges must be filled with materials (such as the Epocast~
emulsion) to strengthen the brittle ends and provide a stabilizer for joinery screws and nuts and a surtace for veneering.
This procedure, called end-filling, is conventionally preformed by hand with a spatula that crudely spreads the emulsion or resin into the fill area. This procedure cannot guarantee an even fill density and it leaves a lot of extra residue on the panels, which is wasteful and inefficient. Once the residue dries, the worker must sand the material flush with the edges of the composite panel.
The resin applicator is an efficient tool for end-filling composite panels.
The applicator would typically be made of injection molded plastic or cast aluminum, with any textures on the surface to be facilitated in the mold. The applicator is to be used in conjunction with a form of cartridge filled with the resin that is forced through the applicator through a pressure delivery system, such as a trigger activated caulking gun or air-pressure gun. The process involves injecting resin into the fill area through the applicator as it is drawn along the board's edge. As the applicator applies the emulsion, it forces resin into the open cells at the edges of composite board panels and automatically spreads this material flush with the panel's edges since the extended aft end of the applicator functions as a spatula. It therefore completes the spreading and smoothing operations with one simple procedure, which considerably reduces worker-hours and material waste.
The finish is even, and requires little or no sanding.
The smoothing function of the applicator is dependent on hand pressure from the worker, applied in a finger-guide on the top surface of the applicator's spatula feature. The rate at which the material is dispersed is dependent upon the air pressure and valve size of the gun, as well as the rate at which the worker draws the applicator along the panel. In an automated scenario the panel would be drawn through the invention, supported by a fixed structure and pressure delivery system, either manually or by automated means, such as a conveyor system. By this method, hand-pressure would be replaced by machine pressure. Either application of the invention improves the process of end-filling over conventional methods.
Matthew Gordon Charles Kennedy 2/9 4165 rue de t_'Esplanade, Montreal, Quebec, H2W 1 S9 Tel (514) 214-4145 The invention has sidewalls extending downwards from the spatula feature that stabilize the device during the application process. The inside distance between the sidewalk is to be the same width as the panel being filled, plus tolerances.
Therefore the invention may have varying sidewall gap widths to accommodate different thicknesses of panel. The sidewalls function as a guide to prevent lateral movement of the applicator, so that the applicator will not fall off the panel during the process. Typically, the invention will be fashioned so that the sidewalls of the applicator will be parallel to each other and to the sidewalls of the panel it is applied to. The leading edges of the sidewalls are also flanged outward slightly so that the applicator may be easily slipped onto a panel since the flares help center the panel between the sidewalls.
The invention has features in its design to overcome rough surfaces on the panel's edge, and obstacles attached to the sides of the panel. There is a rounded lip at the leading edge of the applicator body where it rests on the panel and situated anterior to the delivery point that allows the resin applicator to overcome any nicks, snags, or rough surtaces on the edge of the panel as it is drawn along thereby facilitating a controlled pace which is important for an even flow of resin into the panel's edge.
The rounded lip acts as a pivot as well. This pivot is aligned with an axis perpendicular to the sidewalls of the applicator. The pivot is situated between the forward plane of the channel and the leading edge of the sidewalls. The angle between the forward plane of the channel and the leading edge of the sidewalls is 180 degrees or greater. This allows the leading edges of the applicator's sidewalls to rise above the edge of the panel being filled when the user pivots the applicator at the rounded lip by lowering the top end of the channel toward the panel's edge. This feature is important when there is an obstacle attached to the side of the panel, such as another panel, since the user of the resin applicator can pass the obstacle by leaning the applicator back and therefore will not have to raise the applicator off the panel being filled.
When this feature is used, every part of the resin applicator will be above the edge of the panel being filled therefore any obstacle below the edge of the panel will not block the progress of the applicator. The applicator is then slid along the panel's edge and once the obstacle has been passed the user of the applicator may then lower the sidewalls and continue filling the panel as before.
The applicator may be fashioned to accommodate panel edge profiles of varying shape. Typically the edge of the panel will be perpendicular to its sidewalls, however the edge may be at another angle as in the case of a beveled edge.
The edge may also take a contoured shape, such as a bullnose. The pivoting feature of the invention, however, functions only when the plane of the pivoting axis is perpendicular to the sidewalls of the applicator.
Matthew Gordon Charles Kennedy 4165 rue de L'Esplanade, Montreal, Quebec, H2W 1 S9 Tel (514) 214-4145 In the drawings that illustrate an embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is a side view of the embodiment, Figure 2 is a front view of this embodiment, Figure 3 is a bottom view of the embodiment, Figure 4 is a back view of the embodiment, Figure 5 is a back view of another embodiment with an angled spatula, Figure 6 is a back view of another embodiment with a curved spatula, Figure 7 is a section of line I-I of Figure 2, and Figure 8 shows the same view as Figure 7 but showing the embodiment resting on panel A.
The tool illustrated is comprised of sidewalls 1 that act as horizontal stabilizers and guides that prevent the tool from slipping off the panel, or allowing the resin to spill over the edges of the panel. The sidewalls 1 descend from the bottom portion of the applicator body so that they contain within a channel the delivery point 12 at the lower opening of the delivery channel 3 and the spatula 2, which forms the lower surface of the invention aft of the delivery point 12. The leading-edges 9 of the sidewalls 1 are flanged outward so that they facilitate the entry of a panel into the channel between the sidewalls 1. The resin is forced through the delivery channel 3 and delivery point 12 into the fill area underneath the spatula 2 from the pressure injection device (not depicted) used, which is attached by necessary means to the attachment-end 4 of the delivery channel 3. The transition between the delivery channel 3 and the spatula 2 at the delivery point 12 is a gradual curve, and the spatula 2 itself tapers from the delivery point downward toward the aft-end 5 where the applicator would rest on the panel being end-filled. The curve between the delivery channel 3 and the spatula 2 and the taper angle on the spatula 2 facilitate a smooth flow during the transition of resin from the delivery channel 3 to the area underneath the spatula 2. The taper on the spatula 2 also allows the resin to be smoothed into the panel's edge steadily and gradually during the end-filling process, providing the invention to apply resin fill at an even and consistent rate. Pressure applied by the user's finger in the finger-guide 6 keeps the applicator against the panel's edge and prevents excess resin from coming out of the aft-end 5 of the applicator.
The applicator may be fashioned with varying angles between the spatula 2 and the sidewalls 1 to facilitate end-filling panels with angled edges, or the spatula 2 may have a contoured profile, such as to accommodate a bullnose. Typically the spatula 2 will be perpendicular to the sidewalls 1, with allowances for draft angles, as seen in the embodiment shown in Figure 4. In the embodiment shown in Figure 5 the spatula 2 is not perpendicular to the sidewalls 1 but is on an alternative angle. In the embodiment shown in Figure 6 the spatula 2 has a circular shape to accommodate a bullnose shape on the panel's edge.
The invention features two cantilevers 7 rising from the spatula 2, bridging the spatula 2 and the delivery channel 3 thereby strengthening and stiffening the applicator. The space between these cantilevers 7 form the finger-guide 6 that allows the user of the applicator to control the device with precision as it is used.
The finger-guide 6 is shaped to allow a finger between the walls of the Matthew Gordon Charles Kennedy 4/9 4165 rue de L'Esplanade, Montreal, Quebec, H2W 1 S9 Tel (514) 214-4145 cantilevers 7, with suitable slopes fore and aft to prevent the finger from slipping out. The finger-guide 6 also benefits from having a textured surface to provide better gripping for the finger.
The forward end of the invention where it will come to rest on the panel features a pivot 8. The pivot 8 is a rounded lip on the leading edge of the base of the applicator that allows the resin applicator to overcome any nicks, snags, or rough surfaces on the edge of the panel as it is drawn along thereby facilitating a controlled pace which is important for an even flow of resin into the panel's edge.
In figure 1, the angle between the leading-edges 9 of the sidewalls 1 and the forward plane 10 of the delivery channel 3 is 180 degrees or more. This insures that when the attachment-end 4 of the resin applicator is pivoted at the pivot downward toward the panel being filled, the sidewalk 1 will rise accordingly and clear the top edge of the panel. The delivery channel 3 can be placed at any angle in relation to the spatula 2, however the angle between the centerline of the delivery channel 3 and the spatula 2 will typically be 150 degrees for ergonomic reasons.
The delivery point 12 in some design variations of the resin applicator may be smaller than the width between the sidewalls 1. Shallow ribs 11, located under the spatula 2 of the invention, are shaped to direct the flow of some resin toward the sidewalls 1 and therefore toward the sidewalls of the edge of the panel being filled. In the embodiment shown in Figure 8, the resin moves from the delivery channel 3 into the fill-area between the spatula 2, the sidewalls 1, and the edge of the panel A being filled. The pressure of the resin entering this space from the delivery system is sufficient to insure that the entire width of the panel's edge will be evenly filled, as the pressure will cause the resin to spread into any available space.
Matthew Gordon Charles Kennedy 5/9 4165 rue de L'Esplanade, Montreal, Quebec, H2W 1 S9 Tel (514) 214-4145
This invention and process relates to a pressure aided resin application device for applying resins into the open cell edges of composite panels or onto the edges of solid panels. Resins may be defined alternatively as emulsions, fluids, adhesives, glues, mucilage, cements, and epoxies.
The resin applicator and the process mentioned herein was designed to make the production of composite board cabinetry more efficient and less costly by allowing workers to work more quickly than conventional methods. Since composite board panels {like No-mex~ and Fiberlam~) have open cells at their edges, these edges must be filled with materials (such as the Epocast~
emulsion) to strengthen the brittle ends and provide a stabilizer for joinery screws and nuts and a surtace for veneering.
This procedure, called end-filling, is conventionally preformed by hand with a spatula that crudely spreads the emulsion or resin into the fill area. This procedure cannot guarantee an even fill density and it leaves a lot of extra residue on the panels, which is wasteful and inefficient. Once the residue dries, the worker must sand the material flush with the edges of the composite panel.
The resin applicator is an efficient tool for end-filling composite panels.
The applicator would typically be made of injection molded plastic or cast aluminum, with any textures on the surface to be facilitated in the mold. The applicator is to be used in conjunction with a form of cartridge filled with the resin that is forced through the applicator through a pressure delivery system, such as a trigger activated caulking gun or air-pressure gun. The process involves injecting resin into the fill area through the applicator as it is drawn along the board's edge. As the applicator applies the emulsion, it forces resin into the open cells at the edges of composite board panels and automatically spreads this material flush with the panel's edges since the extended aft end of the applicator functions as a spatula. It therefore completes the spreading and smoothing operations with one simple procedure, which considerably reduces worker-hours and material waste.
The finish is even, and requires little or no sanding.
The smoothing function of the applicator is dependent on hand pressure from the worker, applied in a finger-guide on the top surface of the applicator's spatula feature. The rate at which the material is dispersed is dependent upon the air pressure and valve size of the gun, as well as the rate at which the worker draws the applicator along the panel. In an automated scenario the panel would be drawn through the invention, supported by a fixed structure and pressure delivery system, either manually or by automated means, such as a conveyor system. By this method, hand-pressure would be replaced by machine pressure. Either application of the invention improves the process of end-filling over conventional methods.
Matthew Gordon Charles Kennedy 2/9 4165 rue de t_'Esplanade, Montreal, Quebec, H2W 1 S9 Tel (514) 214-4145 The invention has sidewalls extending downwards from the spatula feature that stabilize the device during the application process. The inside distance between the sidewalk is to be the same width as the panel being filled, plus tolerances.
Therefore the invention may have varying sidewall gap widths to accommodate different thicknesses of panel. The sidewalls function as a guide to prevent lateral movement of the applicator, so that the applicator will not fall off the panel during the process. Typically, the invention will be fashioned so that the sidewalls of the applicator will be parallel to each other and to the sidewalls of the panel it is applied to. The leading edges of the sidewalls are also flanged outward slightly so that the applicator may be easily slipped onto a panel since the flares help center the panel between the sidewalls.
The invention has features in its design to overcome rough surfaces on the panel's edge, and obstacles attached to the sides of the panel. There is a rounded lip at the leading edge of the applicator body where it rests on the panel and situated anterior to the delivery point that allows the resin applicator to overcome any nicks, snags, or rough surtaces on the edge of the panel as it is drawn along thereby facilitating a controlled pace which is important for an even flow of resin into the panel's edge.
The rounded lip acts as a pivot as well. This pivot is aligned with an axis perpendicular to the sidewalls of the applicator. The pivot is situated between the forward plane of the channel and the leading edge of the sidewalls. The angle between the forward plane of the channel and the leading edge of the sidewalls is 180 degrees or greater. This allows the leading edges of the applicator's sidewalls to rise above the edge of the panel being filled when the user pivots the applicator at the rounded lip by lowering the top end of the channel toward the panel's edge. This feature is important when there is an obstacle attached to the side of the panel, such as another panel, since the user of the resin applicator can pass the obstacle by leaning the applicator back and therefore will not have to raise the applicator off the panel being filled.
When this feature is used, every part of the resin applicator will be above the edge of the panel being filled therefore any obstacle below the edge of the panel will not block the progress of the applicator. The applicator is then slid along the panel's edge and once the obstacle has been passed the user of the applicator may then lower the sidewalls and continue filling the panel as before.
The applicator may be fashioned to accommodate panel edge profiles of varying shape. Typically the edge of the panel will be perpendicular to its sidewalls, however the edge may be at another angle as in the case of a beveled edge.
The edge may also take a contoured shape, such as a bullnose. The pivoting feature of the invention, however, functions only when the plane of the pivoting axis is perpendicular to the sidewalls of the applicator.
Matthew Gordon Charles Kennedy 4165 rue de L'Esplanade, Montreal, Quebec, H2W 1 S9 Tel (514) 214-4145 In the drawings that illustrate an embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is a side view of the embodiment, Figure 2 is a front view of this embodiment, Figure 3 is a bottom view of the embodiment, Figure 4 is a back view of the embodiment, Figure 5 is a back view of another embodiment with an angled spatula, Figure 6 is a back view of another embodiment with a curved spatula, Figure 7 is a section of line I-I of Figure 2, and Figure 8 shows the same view as Figure 7 but showing the embodiment resting on panel A.
The tool illustrated is comprised of sidewalls 1 that act as horizontal stabilizers and guides that prevent the tool from slipping off the panel, or allowing the resin to spill over the edges of the panel. The sidewalls 1 descend from the bottom portion of the applicator body so that they contain within a channel the delivery point 12 at the lower opening of the delivery channel 3 and the spatula 2, which forms the lower surface of the invention aft of the delivery point 12. The leading-edges 9 of the sidewalls 1 are flanged outward so that they facilitate the entry of a panel into the channel between the sidewalls 1. The resin is forced through the delivery channel 3 and delivery point 12 into the fill area underneath the spatula 2 from the pressure injection device (not depicted) used, which is attached by necessary means to the attachment-end 4 of the delivery channel 3. The transition between the delivery channel 3 and the spatula 2 at the delivery point 12 is a gradual curve, and the spatula 2 itself tapers from the delivery point downward toward the aft-end 5 where the applicator would rest on the panel being end-filled. The curve between the delivery channel 3 and the spatula 2 and the taper angle on the spatula 2 facilitate a smooth flow during the transition of resin from the delivery channel 3 to the area underneath the spatula 2. The taper on the spatula 2 also allows the resin to be smoothed into the panel's edge steadily and gradually during the end-filling process, providing the invention to apply resin fill at an even and consistent rate. Pressure applied by the user's finger in the finger-guide 6 keeps the applicator against the panel's edge and prevents excess resin from coming out of the aft-end 5 of the applicator.
The applicator may be fashioned with varying angles between the spatula 2 and the sidewalls 1 to facilitate end-filling panels with angled edges, or the spatula 2 may have a contoured profile, such as to accommodate a bullnose. Typically the spatula 2 will be perpendicular to the sidewalls 1, with allowances for draft angles, as seen in the embodiment shown in Figure 4. In the embodiment shown in Figure 5 the spatula 2 is not perpendicular to the sidewalls 1 but is on an alternative angle. In the embodiment shown in Figure 6 the spatula 2 has a circular shape to accommodate a bullnose shape on the panel's edge.
The invention features two cantilevers 7 rising from the spatula 2, bridging the spatula 2 and the delivery channel 3 thereby strengthening and stiffening the applicator. The space between these cantilevers 7 form the finger-guide 6 that allows the user of the applicator to control the device with precision as it is used.
The finger-guide 6 is shaped to allow a finger between the walls of the Matthew Gordon Charles Kennedy 4/9 4165 rue de L'Esplanade, Montreal, Quebec, H2W 1 S9 Tel (514) 214-4145 cantilevers 7, with suitable slopes fore and aft to prevent the finger from slipping out. The finger-guide 6 also benefits from having a textured surface to provide better gripping for the finger.
The forward end of the invention where it will come to rest on the panel features a pivot 8. The pivot 8 is a rounded lip on the leading edge of the base of the applicator that allows the resin applicator to overcome any nicks, snags, or rough surfaces on the edge of the panel as it is drawn along thereby facilitating a controlled pace which is important for an even flow of resin into the panel's edge.
In figure 1, the angle between the leading-edges 9 of the sidewalls 1 and the forward plane 10 of the delivery channel 3 is 180 degrees or more. This insures that when the attachment-end 4 of the resin applicator is pivoted at the pivot downward toward the panel being filled, the sidewalk 1 will rise accordingly and clear the top edge of the panel. The delivery channel 3 can be placed at any angle in relation to the spatula 2, however the angle between the centerline of the delivery channel 3 and the spatula 2 will typically be 150 degrees for ergonomic reasons.
The delivery point 12 in some design variations of the resin applicator may be smaller than the width between the sidewalls 1. Shallow ribs 11, located under the spatula 2 of the invention, are shaped to direct the flow of some resin toward the sidewalls 1 and therefore toward the sidewalls of the edge of the panel being filled. In the embodiment shown in Figure 8, the resin moves from the delivery channel 3 into the fill-area between the spatula 2, the sidewalls 1, and the edge of the panel A being filled. The pressure of the resin entering this space from the delivery system is sufficient to insure that the entire width of the panel's edge will be evenly filled, as the pressure will cause the resin to spread into any available space.
Matthew Gordon Charles Kennedy 5/9 4165 rue de L'Esplanade, Montreal, Quebec, H2W 1 S9 Tel (514) 214-4145
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1 A manually guided applicator comprising:
an applicator body connectable by joining means to a pressurized canister source of resin or emulsion for the application thereof into open edges of composite panels or onto the edges of solid panels, a delivery channel extending from the joining means through the applicator body to an applicator delivery point on a bottom portion of the body whereby the resin or emulsion travels from the pressurized canister source to the delivery point, a spatula means situated posterior to the delivery point whereby the resin or emulsion is smoothed into the panel's open edges and generally flush to the panel's open edges as the applicator is drawn across the panel by a user, applicator sidewalls extending from the bottom portion of the applicator body and thereby forming a channel area along a portion of the length of the body's bottom portion adapted to guide the applicator along the panel's edges and prevent resin or emulsion spill over, and a rounded-lip at the bottom portion of the applicator body and situated anterior to the delivery point adapted to enable the applicator to traverse panel edge bumps and imperfections and functions as a pivot to enable the applicator to tilt forward, raising the applicator's sidewalls above the edge of the panel to clear obstacles attached to the sides of the panel.
an applicator body connectable by joining means to a pressurized canister source of resin or emulsion for the application thereof into open edges of composite panels or onto the edges of solid panels, a delivery channel extending from the joining means through the applicator body to an applicator delivery point on a bottom portion of the body whereby the resin or emulsion travels from the pressurized canister source to the delivery point, a spatula means situated posterior to the delivery point whereby the resin or emulsion is smoothed into the panel's open edges and generally flush to the panel's open edges as the applicator is drawn across the panel by a user, applicator sidewalls extending from the bottom portion of the applicator body and thereby forming a channel area along a portion of the length of the body's bottom portion adapted to guide the applicator along the panel's edges and prevent resin or emulsion spill over, and a rounded-lip at the bottom portion of the applicator body and situated anterior to the delivery point adapted to enable the applicator to traverse panel edge bumps and imperfections and functions as a pivot to enable the applicator to tilt forward, raising the applicator's sidewalls above the edge of the panel to clear obstacles attached to the sides of the panel.
2 An applicator as defined in claim 1, wherein the sidewalls are parallel to each other and to the walls of the panel the applicator is used on, to permit the applicator to be laterally stabilized to the panel and to provide a tight fit so as to prevent resin of emulsion spill over between the sidewalk of the applicator and the sidewalls of the panel.
3 An applicator as defined in claim 1 or 2, wherein the leading edges of the sidewalk are flanged outward so that they allow the applicator to center the panel between the sidewalls as it is first put on to prevent the sidewall edges from snagging on the edges of the panel.
4 An applicator as defined in claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein the spatula means is in the form of a plurality of ribs adjacent to the delivery point to facilitate resin or emulsion delivery into and over the entire edge of the panel.
6/9 An applicator as defined in claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein the cross-sectional profile of the applicator's channel area and spatula feature is generally square, rounded, or where the cross-sectional profile reveals the channel and spatula feature of the applicator to be at an angle to the sidewalls other than perpendicular.
6 An applicator as defined in claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, wherein a finger guide at the top portion of the applicator body is disposed to allow a user a steady hold of the applicator through its operations.
7 An applicator as defined in claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 wherein the angle between the forward plane of the delivery channel and the leading edges of the sidewalls is 180 degrees or more.
8 An applicator as defined in claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 wherein the angle between the top portion of the applicator body and the delivery channel is about 150 degrees.
9 An applicator as defined in claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 adapted for manual or automated use.
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