EP0993353A1 - Applicator pads for rubbing and polishing - Google Patents
Applicator pads for rubbing and polishingInfo
- Publication number
- EP0993353A1 EP0993353A1 EP98932327A EP98932327A EP0993353A1 EP 0993353 A1 EP0993353 A1 EP 0993353A1 EP 98932327 A EP98932327 A EP 98932327A EP 98932327 A EP98932327 A EP 98932327A EP 0993353 A1 EP0993353 A1 EP 0993353A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- section
- pad
- foam
- applicator pad
- pad according
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Ceased
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
- B24D—TOOLS FOR GRINDING, BUFFING OR SHARPENING
- B24D13/00—Wheels having flexibly-acting working parts, e.g. buffing wheels; Mountings therefor
- B24D13/14—Wheels having flexibly-acting working parts, e.g. buffing wheels; Mountings therefor acting by the front face
- B24D13/147—Wheels having flexibly-acting working parts, e.g. buffing wheels; Mountings therefor acting by the front face comprising assemblies of felted or spongy material; comprising pads surrounded by a flexible material
Definitions
- This invention relates to an applicator pad for attachment to a rotary drive unit .
- Such pads are used to finish painted, prepared and unprepared surfaces and are commonly utilized in the motor trade.
- Applicator pads are used in conjunction with various compounds to treat the surfaces of a wide range of materials including paint, metal, composites and plastics.
- the compound is normally in the form of a paste or liquid.
- the pads are typically connected to the shaft of a rotary drive unit via a hub element which is fixed to one end face of the pad.
- the pad material is selected according to the surface to be treated or the particular stage of a series of treatments to the same surface. Typical materials are synthetic foams.
- an applicator pad comprises a generally cylindrical backing section of a first type of foam and a generally cylindrical contact section of a second type of foam having different flexibility from the first type of foam, the backing section and contact section being attached together over a generally planar juxtaposed area thereof.
- the sections have different flexibility, the overall properties of the pad can be controlled to give any desired degree of flexibility or stiffness, and the flexibility of the pad and of different pads can be made more uniform than where the pads are made of a single section.
- the backing section can be formed of a foam having a high density to give a good cut, and the contact surface can be formed of a foam having a low density to give good polishing.
- both sections of the pad can be formed from high density foam.
- the pad will have a consistent flexibility across the entire contact surface of the pad.
- the backing section is of denser foam
- pressure applied to the pad from the hub will be spread over the entire surface area of the backing section due to its high density and the pressure will be applied uniformly to the contact section over the entire contact surface. This is not the case in the prior art where the hub or backing plate has a diameter smaller than that of the foam pad to prevent the edges of the backing plate contacting and damaging the surface to be treated as the pressure is only applied to the central part of the foam pad.
- peripheral portions of the foam pad As pressure is not applied to the peripheral portions of the foam pad, these peripheral portions are not effective in treating the surface properly. However, as they extend outside the active portion of the pad they prevent the user from being able to see accurately the portions of the surface which are being treated by the pad. This precludes the treatment of a precise area. For example at the edge of an area to be treated, it will be necessary for the edge of the prior art pads to extend beyond the area to be treated as the edge portion does not treat the surface effectively. It will not be possible to position the edge of the active region of the pad accurately against the edge of the surface to be treated as the edge of the active region is within the peripheral extent of the pad. This problem is overcome with the present invention in that the same pressure is applied uniformly to the entire surface of the contact section of the pad, and therefore the edge of the pad needs merely to be aligned to the edge of the area to be treated.
- An additional advantage of the present invention is that the generally planar contact surface between the sections of the pad allows these to be attached by welding or by an adhesive.
- Multi-section applicator pads according to the invention will flex and deform in use in manners quite different from the pads previously available. Less flexible sections will reinforce those which are softer or more flexible, and the more flexible sections will allow greater wholesale movement of less flexible sections.
- the pad has a rotational axis extending through the exposed surfaces of the backing and contact sections and the juxtaposed areas thereof.
- a recess can be formed in the exposed side of the backing section and the recess can be centred about the rotational axis to receive the hub of a rotary machine.
- Such a hub element typically has on one side a boss for coupling to a rotary drive unit and on the opposite side a surface for releasable connection to the pad.
- the attachment surfaces might for example comprise hook and loop fasteners .
- An applicator pad according the invention can provide improved polishing and/or abrading performance over those of the prior art.
- the two section of foam used in pads of the present invention are generally thinner than the single body of foam used previously, there is a reduction in the variations of characteristics of each foam section used in the applicator pads.
- Figure 1 is a plan view of an applicator head according to a first embodiment of the invention.
- Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the applicator head of Figure 1 along line A-A.
- FIG. 1 and 2 An applicator head according to a preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. It comprises a hub element 10 having a boss 12 which is integrally formed with a circular plate 14, and an applicator pad 16 comprising a backing section 20 and contact section 22.
- the cross-section of the applicator pad shown in Figures 1 and 2 is substantially circular.
- the circular plate 14 may be attached to the backing section by any appropriate means.
- the plate fits into a complementary recess 24 formed in the backing section on one end face of the pad 16.
- Other configurations of the complementary surfaces may be adopted to provide different forms of engagement.
- the preferred method of releasably attaching the circular plate 14 to the applicator pad 16 comprises hook and loop fasteners, although other methods of attachment using for example pressure-sensitive adhesives, may be appropriate.
- the applicator pad 16 comprises a backing section 20 and a contact section 22.
- the backing section is permanently connected to the contact section for example by an adhesive or by welding.
- the contact section is more flexible than the backing section. Typically this is achieved by selecting a harder foam for the backing section than for the contact section. The dimensions and characteristics of each foam section are selected to suit the task for which the applicator is designed to fulfil.
- both the backing section 20 and the contact section 22 are generally cylindrical and have the same diameter.
- the attachment between the sections lies in a single plane generally parallel to the end faces of the pad 16.
- the pad 16 in any plane parallel to the axis through the pad 16 has a consistent composition.
- pressure applied from the hub element to the surface to be treated via the applicator pad Due to the relative stiffness of the backing section 20, pressure applied to the backing section 20 will be transmitted uniformly over the entire contact surface of the contact section 22.
- the pads are particularly suitable for use on a hub element overlaying only a central area of one distal end of the applicator pad as the less flexible backing section reinforces the pad to its periphery.
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Polishing Bodies And Polishing Tools (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GBGB9713941.4A GB9713941D0 (en) | 1997-07-01 | 1997-07-01 | Applicator pads for rubbing and polishing |
GB9713941 | 1997-07-01 | ||
PCT/GB1998/001918 WO1999001257A1 (en) | 1997-07-01 | 1998-07-01 | Applicator pads for rubbing and polishing |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP0993353A1 true EP0993353A1 (en) | 2000-04-19 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP98932327A Ceased EP0993353A1 (en) | 1997-07-01 | 1998-07-01 | Applicator pads for rubbing and polishing |
Country Status (5)
Country | Link |
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EP (1) | EP0993353A1 (ja) |
JP (1) | JP2002507156A (ja) |
AU (1) | AU8227198A (ja) |
GB (1) | GB9713941D0 (ja) |
WO (1) | WO1999001257A1 (ja) |
Families Citing this family (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US8117709B2 (en) | 2004-09-10 | 2012-02-21 | Lake Country Manufacturing, Inc. | Buffing system including load absorbing fixture with multiple compression load deflection and replaceable working face |
US20060053576A1 (en) * | 2004-09-10 | 2006-03-16 | Mclain Scott S | Buffing pad with graded flexibility and replaceable working face |
Family Cites Families (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3924362A (en) * | 1974-10-25 | 1975-12-09 | Formax Manufacturing Corp | Sanding pad assembly |
EP0619165A1 (en) * | 1993-04-07 | 1994-10-12 | Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company | Abrasive article |
GB2298381A (en) * | 1995-03-03 | 1996-09-04 | Farecla Products Ltd | Applicator head |
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1997
- 1997-07-01 GB GBGB9713941.4A patent/GB9713941D0/en active Pending
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1998
- 1998-07-01 EP EP98932327A patent/EP0993353A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1998-07-01 JP JP50664499A patent/JP2002507156A/ja active Pending
- 1998-07-01 AU AU82271/98A patent/AU8227198A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1998-07-01 WO PCT/GB1998/001918 patent/WO1999001257A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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JP2002507156A (ja) | 2002-03-05 |
WO1999001257A1 (en) | 1999-01-14 |
GB9713941D0 (en) | 1997-09-03 |
AU8227198A (en) | 1999-01-25 |
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