EP3856506A1

EP3856506A1 - Press pad and a method for producing same

Info

Publication number: EP3856506A1
Application number: EP19813470.2A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Wolfgang Frings; Berthold Thölen
Original assignee: Hueck Rheinische GmbH
Current assignee: Hueck Rheinische GmbH
Priority date: 2018-12-21
Filing date: 2019-11-29
Publication date: 2021-08-04
Anticipated expiration: 2039-11-29
Also published as: DE102018133542A1; EP3856506B1; ES2952440T3; WO2020126402A1; JP2022514042A; BR112021010661A2; US11975501B2; JP7247347B2; CN113165297B; US20210229389A1; CN113165297A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a press pad (1) for use in hydraulic heating press systems (15), comprising a woven fabric (2), the woven fabric (2) being formed by warp yarns (3) in a warp direction and weft yarns (4) in a weft direction, said yarns being interwoven with one another to form the woven fabric (2). In order to provide a press pad that is improved as compared to the prior art, it is proposed according to the invention that functional yarns (7) are connected to the rest of the woven fabric (2) in the warp direction and/or in the weft direction in such a way that a thickness (9) of the woven fabric (2) is altered in an effective region (21) of the functional yarns (7) as compared to a thickness (10) of the woven fabric (2) outside the effective region (21).

Description

Press pad and process for its manufacture

description

introduction

The present application relates to a press pad according to the preamble of claim 1. Furthermore, the present application relates to a method for producing a press pad according to the preamble of claim 13.

The press pad is particularly for use in a hydraulic

Heat press system suitable. Such can be designed in particular in the form of a hydraulic multi-day heating press. The press cushion comprises a fabric which is formed by warp threads running in the warp direction and weft threads running in the weft direction. The warp threads and the weft threads are woven together to form the fabric.

State of the art

Press pads of the type described at the outset serve to bring about a uniform force distribution in a heating press system between a hydraulically driven heating press and a press plate, which comes into direct contact with a respective compact. The press plate usually has a designed surface that has a press relief. In the course of a pressing process, this press relief is pressed or pressed into a surface of the respective compact, so that, to a certain extent, a negative structure of the press relief results in the surface of the compact. At the moment of the pressing process, the compact has a soft consistency at least in the area of its surface, the compact typically comprising a melamine resin layer. This soft consistency enables the pressed relief of the pressed sheet to be pressed into the compact, the soft material of the compact evading and being locally compacted. [04] As a result of the heat energy introduced into the compact by means of the heating press, the

The compact finally hardened to such an extent that the pressed-in surface structure, which corresponds to the negative of the structure of the pressed relief, persists. In order to make the surface of the compact uniform and thus visually appealing, it is important that the pressing pressure applied by means of the heating press system is transferred uniformly to the pressing plate and finally to the compact. As stated above, the press pad serves to remove the press pressure from the heating press

evenly transferred to the press plate. [05] The manufacturing quality of artificially designed surface structures of compacts, which in particular can reproduce natural wood grain and wood surface structures, has increased significantly in recent years. This is due in particular to the fact that embossing depths that are introduced into the compact have increased, so that the reproduction of natural surface structures has been successfully improved. The introduction of such deep embossed

Surface structures require the use of press plates, the press reliefs of which are equipped with high areas, the height of which, measured perpendicular to a press plate plane and related to the press plate plane, corresponds to a desired depth of the respective local surface structure of the compact. It goes without saying that the introduction of a particularly deep local surface structure of the respective compact, conversely, analogously requires a particularly high high range of the press relief of the press plate. The pressing of such a press plate, which has a press relief provided with such high areas, into a respective compact leads to the fact that the

Resistance, which acts on the press plate in the form of a reaction force, is locally very different across the surface of the press plate. Thus, the pressing of a high area into the surface of the compact requires a greater force than the pressing in of a structure of the press relief that hardly protrudes from the plane of the press plate. In practice, this means that the force necessary to complete it

Pressing even the high areas of the press relief into the compact requires, can not be reliably transferred to the press plate.

task

[06] The present application is therefore based on the object of providing a press cushion which is improved over the prior art.

solution

[07] The underlying object is achieved according to the invention by means of a press cushion with the features of claim 1. Refinements according to the invention result from subclaims 2 to 12.

[08] The press cushion according to the invention is characterized in that in

Warp direction and / or in the weft direction of the fabric such functional threads are connected to the rest of the fabric that a thickness of the fabric in an effective area of the functional threads is changed compared to a thickness of the fabric outside the effective area. The functional threads can be additional threads that are used in the course of the manufacture of the fabric or after the finished manufacture of the rest Tissue can be inserted or applied. Alternatively or additionally, it is also conceivable that functional threads are woven into the fabric to a certain extent as a replacement for the warp threads and / or weft threads used otherwise. Accordingly, the thickness of the fabric in the undeformed state of the fabric, that is to say in a non-force state in which no pressure is exerted thereon, is changed in an effective range of the functional threads compared to a thickness outside the effective range.

The press pad according to the invention is advantageously designed such that at least some of the functional threads, preferably all functional threads, are in the form of thickening threads. These have the technical effect that they increase the thickness of the fabric in the effective area of the thickening threads compared to the thickness of the fabric outside the effective area of the thickening threads.

The press pad according to the invention has many advantages. In particular, the functional threads are suitable for individually adapting a thickness of the fabric to a respective press plate that is designed with a specific press relief. Thus, for example, in a region of a press plate, the press relief of which has a particularly pronounced high region locally, the press cushion individually tailored to the respective press plate in one with the high region of the press plate

corresponding area can be formed with at least one functional thread, which increases the thickness of the fabric of the press cushion. This increase in the thickness of the fabric has the technical effect that the press pad in its effective area of the functional thread, which corresponds to the local high area of the press relief, in the presence of a reaction force, which as a result of the increased resistance in the course of pressing in the

Press sheet occurs in the compact, is less compressible than would be the case without the functional thread or threads. In this way it is ensured that the structure of the press relief formed with the high region is reliably completely pressed into the compact and the desired surface structure of the compact is consequently formed. A deflection of the press plate with respect to the compact is at least largely prevented in relation to the desired deflection of the material of the compact with respect to the press plate.

[1 1] Depending on the design of the surface structure for the compact, which is specified in advance and the structure of the press relief of the press plate is formed accordingly, the use of functional threads is conceivable both in the warp direction and in the weft direction of the fabric. Functional threads are preferably used to determine the thickness of the

Increase tissue locally. Nevertheless, it is also conceivable that functional threads are provided which bring about a reduction in the thickness of the fabric. For example it is conceivable that individual weft threads are exchanged for functional threads, the diameter of which is reduced compared to the diameter of the conventional weft threads. This has an immediate effect on the thickness of the fabric, which is equally reduced in the range of action of such functional threads.

[12] In a particularly preferred manner, at least some of the functional threads can be sewn or woven onto the finished fabric or sewn into the finished fabric.

As an alternative or in addition, it is also conceivable that at least some of the functional threads are woven into the fabric, with the incorporation of a respective functional thread preferably already in the course of producing the fabric of the press cushion

is made. Alternative connection techniques are also conceivable, by means of which at least some of the functional threads are brought into active connection with the remaining fabric of the press cushion.

[13] Preferably at least a plurality of the warp threads, preferably all of the warp threads, are formed from metal. Brass, in particular, has good thermal conductivity. This helps to transfer the thermal energy provided by the respective heating press to the press plate using the press pad. The latter is thereby heated in the course of the pressing process, whereby at least one surface layer of the compact can be cured. This applies in particular to a surface layer of the compact formed by melamine resin, which as a result of

Heat input hardens.

In particular, in the event that the warp threads of the fabric are formed by metal threads that have such a high thermal conductivity, it can be particularly advantageous if functional threads that are connected in the warp direction with the rest of the fabric are made of an aramid, in particular para -Aramid, are formed. Functional threads of this type have several advantages: on the one hand, they are temperature-resistant, so that the typical temperature levels during the pressing process are harmless for the functional threads.

Furthermore, they have a low coefficient of thermal expansion, so that a

The change in length of the functional threads formed by an aramid is minimal in the course of the typical temperature fluctuations that can occur during the operation of a heating press. Aramids, in particular para-aramid, are also fire-resistant.

Another important technical advantage is that aramids have a low thermal conductivity. This has the technical effect that the thermal energy provided by the heating press does not affect the heat in the same way

Press plate is transferred as in a situation in which the functional threads are not present would be. In other words, the introduction of aramid functional threads "brakes" the heat transfer between the heating press and the press plate. This has the particular advantage that the material of the surface layer of the compact in the

Area of action of the respective functional threads cures less quickly and therefore more time is available in which the material can evade the high area of the structure of the press relief of the press plate. In contrast, a particularly rapid hardening of the compact would make it difficult to introduce a particularly deep surface structure, since the viscosity of the material of the compact in the area of its surface layer would increase particularly quickly in the course of the pressing process, which in turn would make it more difficult to press the respective high area of the relief into the surface layer .

Regardless of the materials from which the warp threads and / or functional threads running in the warp direction of the fabric are formed, it can be particularly advantageous if at least a plurality of the functional threads arranged in the warp direction, preferably all functional threads arranged in the warp direction, have a diameter between 0.10 mm and 0.30 mm, preferably between 0.15 mm and 0.25 mm. Functional threads of this type are particularly well suited to increasing the thickness of the fabric in the effective range of the functional threads to an extent which brings about the desired technical effects, that is to say in particular the uniform transmission of force from the heating press to the press plate.

[17] Developing the press cushion according to the invention is at least one

Most of the weft threads, preferably all weft threads, are formed from an elastomer, in particular silicone. Weft threads of this type are particularly well suited to ensuring the necessary elasticity of the press cushion, and in addition the low one

Thermal conductivity of the elastomeric material is a too fast transfer of

Prevents thermal energy from the heating press on the press plate. The diameter of a respective weft thread is advantageously between 1.50 mm and 1.60 mm. Advantageously, at least some of the functional threads that run in the weft direction are formed by silicone.

[18] In a particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention

Press cushion is formed in the warp direction of the fabric a plurality of functional threads of thickening warp threads. These contribute to the fact that the thickness of the fabric in the effective area of these functional threads is increased compared to the thickness that the fabric has outside the effective area. The thickening warp threads are advantageously sewn or woven onto the fabric in the warp direction. Here they represent additional threads, so that a total number of threads of all warp threads due to the penetration thickening warp threads of this type are increased compared to a fabric of a press cushion which has no such thickening warp threads in the warp direction.

[19] Furthermore, it can be advantageous if a plurality of the functional threads are formed by thickening weft threads in the weft direction of the fabric. These have the effect that the thickness of the fabric is greater in an effective area of the thickening weft threads than outside the effective area. The thickening weft threads are preferably woven into the fabric. The thickening weft threads can advantageously be designed such that the diameter of a respective thickening weft thread is increased compared to the diameter of a “normal” weft thread. In particular, the diameter of a thickening weft thread can be at least 1.65 mm, preferably at least 1.70 mm.

[20] The weaving in of a respective thickening weft thread is advantageously carried out in such a way that a weft thread “normal” with respect to the thickening weft thread is omitted. In other words, in the course of weaving such a fabric, a respective weft is carried out with a thickening weft thread instead of a normal weft thread. Since the diameter of the thickening weft compared to the

If the diameter of a normal weft thread is increased, this “replacement” of the normal weft thread with the thickening weft thread leads to the desired increase in the thickness of the fabric in the effective range of the thickening weft thread. With this configuration, a total number of threads of all weft threads due to the weaving-in of the thickening weft threads relative to a fabric that does not have the thickening weft threads remains the same.

In a further particularly advantageous embodiment of the press cushion according to the invention, the functional threads are arranged in an irregularly distributed manner in the fabric. This is advantageous in that, by means of an irregular distribution, an equally irregular design of a structure of a press relief of a press plate

can be modeled so that the functional threads act precisely in those areas of the press cushion in which an effect is desired and necessary in view of the design of the press relief of the press plate. In particular, it is advantageous to adapt a respective press cushion according to the invention individually to the design of a respective press plate or a respective surface structure of a compact.

[22] The underlying object is further achieved according to the invention by means of a

Method with the features of claim 13 solved. An advantageous embodiment of this method results from subclaim 14. [23] The method according to the invention is characterized in that the press cushion is produced as a function of the specified design of the press plate. In this case, the press pad is manufactured in such a way that its fabric is adjusted with regard to its thickness at least in a plurality of areas of the press pad which correspond to high areas of the press relief. This can include both a local thickening or a local slimming of the tissue, wherein a combined configuration is also conceivable in which the tissue is thickened in a first region and slimmed down in a second region. In order to adjust the thickness of the fabric

Functional threads according to the invention are connected to the rest of the fabric, so that the thickness of the fabric in an effective area of the functional threads differs from a thickness of the fabric outside the effective area. The functional threads can represent additional threads that a fabric that does not have the functional threads would not have. Functional threads in the form of “replacement threads” can also be provided, which replace the otherwise provided threads of the fabric, so that the total number of threads of the fabric remains unchanged. A combination of both techniques in one fabric is also conceivable.

[24] The method according to the invention has many advantages. In particular, it enables the production of a press cushion, by means of which a reliable power transmission to the respective press plate is ensured in the course of a pressing process, since the

Press pad individually to the design of the press plate or the structure of the

associated press reliefs is adjusted. Thus, at locations where the press relief of the press plate is correspondingly designed in a special way, the press cushion has at least one functional thread, by means of which the combinability of the

Press pads according to the technical requirements as a result of the design of the

Press reliefs is adjusted. In this way, the fabric of the press pad

in particular in high areas of the structure of the press relief, so that those acting at these points or in these areas of the press plate are formed

Reaction forces can be reliably applied in the course of the pressing process. As a result, the press plate with its respective high area is completely in the

Pressed compact so that the desired surface structure is established in the compact.

[25] In a particularly advantageous embodiment of the method according to the invention, in which it is used to produce a press plate press cushion unit, this is

Press pad and the press plate are connected to each other in a force-transmitting manner, so that relative movements between effective areas of the functional threads of the Press pads and thus corresponding areas of the press relief of the press plate are at least substantially, preferably completely, prevented. The force-transmitting connection advantageously acts at least in a plane which is oriented parallel to the press plate plane. The connection can be made, for example, by gluing. The force-transmitting connection between the press plate and the press cushion has the particular advantage that the individually designed areas of the press cushion, which are adapted to the press plate, in any case, i.e. even after a large number of press cycles, permanently with the corresponding areas of the press plate

Interact. In this way, the technical effect achieved by the functional threads is permanently achieved in the "right place" of the associated press plate.

Embodiments

The invention is explained in more detail below using an exemplary embodiment which is illustrated in the figures. It shows:

Fig. 1: A cross section through a heating press system with a

press pad according to the invention is equipped,

2: a top view of a design of a surface structure of a compact, FIG. 3: a top view of an alternative design of a surface structure of a

Compacts,

Fig. 4: A schematic representation of a top view of an inventive

Press pads,

5: a schematic cross section through a press cushion according to the invention in superimposition with a press relief of an associated press plate,

Fig. 6: Another schematic cross section according to Figure 5 and

7: Another schematic cross section according to FIG. 5. [27] An exemplary embodiment which is shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 relates to a press pad 1 according to the invention which is installed in a heating press system 15. Here, the press pad 1, which is formed by a fabric 2, is used in combination with an associated press plate 16 in order to process a compact 17. The

Press pad 1 is between a heating press 18 of the heating press system 15 and the

Press plate 16 arranged so that a force transmission between the heating press 18 and the press plate 16 takes place by means of the press pad 1. The press pad 1 serves to even out the forces between the heating press 18 and the press plate 16, so that the pressing plate 16 is applied uniformly over its surface with the pressure force provided by the heating press 18.

In the example shown, the press plate 16 has a press relief 14, by means of which a surface structure 20 can be pressed into the compact 17. The press relief 14 is typically etched into the surface of the associated press plate 16, so that a designed surface structure is obtained. FIGS. 2 and 3 illustrate how the design of a surface structure 20 of a compact 17 can be designed, the configuration of the press relief 14 of an associated press plate 16 having to follow this desired design. This is due to the fact that the surface structure 20 is solely due to the design of the press relief 14, which to a certain extent represents a negative of the surface structure 20. The press relief 14 of the press plate 16 is pressed in the course of the pressing process by means of the heating press system 15 into a surface layer of the compact 17, so that there are depressions in the surface layer of the compact 17 which are complementary to the increases in the

Press reliefs 14 are formed. It is important that the surface structure 20 of the respective pellet 17 is important, particularly for the replication of naturally grown structures that are intended to imitate surface structures of wood materials, for example

Receives deepening of different forms. In particular, it is of interest to occasionally produce particularly deep press-ins in the respective compact 17, since these would be equally present with a corresponding natural material.

Conversely, deep pressing into the compact 17 requires a high region 19 in the pressed relief 14 of the pressing plate 16

Press relief 14 is comparatively far ahead of a press plate level of press plate 16.

The pressing of such high areas 19 into the surface layer of a respective compact 17 requires a comparatively high pressing force which is to be transmitted to the pressing plate 16. The reaction force caused by the surface layer, which acts on the press plate 16, can cause the latter to deform slightly in the course of a pressing process, so that the pressing of the high regions 19 into the surface layer does not take place in the same way as in regions of the press relief 14, which a lesser

Have expression or height. This has the effect that the surface structure 20 of the finished compact 17 is not designed in the desired manner in accordance with the proposed design, since regions of the compact 17 which should have comparatively deep press-in configurations are not designed as desired.

[30] In order to prevent the local “dodging” of the press plate 16 in the high areas 19 of the press relief 14 in the course of the pressing process, the press cushion 1 equipped with functional threads 7 according to the invention. In the example shown, the functional threads 7 are designed as thickening threads 8, which serve to increase a local thickness 10 of the fabric 2. By introducing the thickening threads 8, the effect is achieved that the press cushion 1 or its fabric 2 has a thickness 9 in an effective area 21 of the thickening threads 8, which is 9 compared to the thickness 10 of the fabric 2, which is outside the effective area 21 of the thickening threads 8 , is enlarged. In this respective effective area 21 of one or more thickening threads 8, the fabric 2 is therefore less compressible, as a result of which local evasion of the

Press plate 16 in the direction of the heating press 18 is locally prevented in the manner described above. As a result, the pressing plate 16 is reliably pressed into the compact 17 even in those areas of the pressing plate 16 in which the structure of the pressing relief 14 has corresponding high areas 19.

Based on the representations of FIGS. 2 and 3, it can be seen, for example, in which areas the surface structure 20 of the respective compact 10 is particularly deep and, as appropriate, individually in accordance with the design

Press cushion 1 effective areas 21 for functional threads 7 are provided. The example according to FIG. 3 relates to a compact 17 which is formed with a plurality of joints 22. In such an embodiment, individual pressing elements which are separated from one another by means of the joints 22 are produced in a single pressing process. In the

Areas of these joints 22 have the associated press plate 16 with particularly pronounced high regions 19 which are suitable for pressing in at least the surface layer of the compact 17 so deeply that the finished compact 17 has the corresponding joints 22 in the form of particularly pronounced depressions. The finished compact 17 can then be sawed along these joints 22, for example, so that the individual pressed elements result. A press pad 1 according to the invention, which is adapted to a corresponding press plate 16, was therefore expediently shown in

Areas of action 21 via functional threads 7, in particular via thickening threads 8, which are arranged locally on the press pad 1 at locations which coincide with the high areas 19 of the press plate 16, which in turn are responsible for the configuration of the joints 22 in the compact 17. Accordingly, according to the invention, the fabric 2 of a respective press pad 1 is fundamentally individually matched to the design of a respective press sheet 16 or the desired design of a surface structure 20 of a respective compact 17, the press sheet 16 and the associated press pad 1 jointly forming a functional unit in which the advantageous effect, which is achieved by introducing the functional threads 7, is only achieved in combination with the individually associated press plate 16. Accordingly, the invention provides a respective press pad 1 individually to a given design

Adapt surface structure 20 of a compact 17, this adaptation

according to the invention by means of the connection of functional threads 7 with the remaining fabric 2 of the respective press pad. The press plate 16 and the press pad 1 are also preferably connected to one another in a force-transmitting manner, so that

Relative movements between the two components at least in the direction of

Press plate level are at least substantially prevented.

A fabric 2 according to the invention, which is shown in FIG. 4, is formed in a known manner from warp threads 3 and weft threads 4, which are interwoven with one another. In the example shown, the fabric 2 comprises a peripheral edge area 5 and a central area 6 enclosed by the edge area 5. In the example shown, the fabric 2 has a plurality of functional threads 7 in its central area 6, some of the functional threads 7 in a warp direction and the other part of the functional threads 7 are oriented in the weft direction of the fabric 2. The functional threads 7 are all formed here by thickening threads 8, which are formed in the warp direction by thickening warp threads 11 and in the weft direction by thickening weft threads 12. In principle, it is of secondary importance for the success of the invention in which way the functional threads 7 are connected to the rest of the fabric 2. Nevertheless, it is particularly advantageous to place, sew on or weave thickening warp threads 11 running in the warp direction on the fabric 2 locally. This achieves the effect that the thickness 9 of the fabric 2 in the effective area 21 of the thickening warp threads 11 is increased compared to the thickness 10 of the fabric 2, which the latter has outside the effective area 21. This is illustrated in Figure 5. The cross section through the fabric 2, which is shown schematically there, is contrasted with a local section of an associated press plate 16 with an individual press relief 14, which has a high region 19. The thickening warp threads 11 are arranged individually adapted to the press relief 14 in such a way that the effective area 21, in which the thickening warp threads 11 bring about the desired increase in the thickness 9 of the fabric 2, coincides with the high region 19 of the press relief 14. In this way, the effect described above is achieved that the press pad 1 in exactly this

The area of the press plate 16 in which the greatest resistance to the desired pressing into the surface layer of the compact 17 is to be expected in the course of a pressing process is less compressible, so that one is caused by the reaction force

Evasion of the press plate 16 is counteracted in the direction of the heating press 18.

[33] Another example of a particularly irregular introduction of

Functional threads 7 are illustrated in FIG. 6. There are the functional threads 7 equally arranged in the function of thickening threads 8 in the warp direction of the fabric 2 and thus formed by thickening warp threads 11. A schematically represented section of the fabric 2 is chosen to be larger than in the representation according to FIG. 5, wherein the press relief 14 of the press plate 16 shown over a plurality of

High areas 19 has. The thickening warp threads 11 are individually and irregularly positioned in the fabric 2 such that their effective areas 21 coincide with the

High areas 19 of the press relief 14 coincide. In this way, the desired thickening of the fabric 2 is effected at all high areas 19.

[34] The thickening warp threads 11 are each in the form of additional threads

formed so that a total number of threads in the warp direction of the fabric 2

The introduction of such functional threads 7 is greater than if these functional threads 7 were not provided. Thickening warp threads 11 are formed from a para-aramid in the example shown and placed on the remaining fabric 2. The choice of para-aramid is advantageous insofar as, in addition to the advantageous mechanical properties, in particular the thermal conductivity of para-aramid is comparatively low, so that the thermal energy provided by the heating press 18 in the effective areas 21 of the thickening warp threads 11 is less good on the press plate 16 and is therefore transferred to the compact 17 as this takes place in areas of the tissue 2 in which the

Thickening warp threads 11 are not arranged. This “poorer” heat conduction of the press cushion 1 in the effective regions 21 of the thickening warp threads 11 leads to the surface layer of the compact 17 typically formed by melamine resin

cures more slowly and therefore remains malleable over a longer period of time, i.e. has a comparatively low viscosity. The increase in viscosity that takes place in the course of the hardening of the surface layer of the compact 17 is consequently slowed down in the effective areas 21 of the thickening warp threads 11. The deep areas of the surface structure 20 of the compact 17 can thereby be longer

Period of effect are formed.

[35] Finally, a schematic cross section through the fabric 2 is shown in FIG. 7, which shows the weft threads 4 of the fabric 2. The fabric 2 is also equipped with functional threads 7 in the weft direction, which are likewise formed by thickening threads 8. Since these run in the weft direction, the thickening threads 8 are therefore from

Thickening weft threads 12 are formed. In contrast to the warp direction described above, the thickening weft threads 12 in the example shown are not placed, sewn or woven onto the fabric 2, but are woven directly into the fabric 2 at weaving points 13. In particular, at the points where the tissue 2 over the Thickening weft threads 12, the "normal" weft thread 4 which is otherwise present at this point does not exist. This means that a total number of threads of the fabric 2 is not changed by the introduction of such thickening weft threads 12. The diameter 23 of the thickening weft threads 12 in the example shown is enlarged compared to diameters 24 of the other weft threads 4, so that the thickness 9 of the fabric 2 in the effective area 21 of the thickening weft threads 12 is increased compared to the thickness 10 outside the effective area 21. The resulting technical effect is identical to that of the thickening described above, which is achieved by means of the thickening warp threads 11. The diameter 23 of the

Thickening weft threads 12 in the example shown are 1.65 mm, while the diameters 24 of the other weft threads 4 in the example shown are 1.50 mm. The thickening weft threads 12 are formed here from silicone and thus correspond in their material to the other weft threads 4.

Reference list

1 press pad

2 tissues

3 warp threads

4 weft

5 edge area

6 middle section

7 functional thread

8 thickening thread 9 thickness

10 thickness

1 1 thickening warp thread 12 thickening weft thread 13 weaving point

14 press relief

15 heating press system

16 pressed plate

17 pellet

18 heating press

1 9 high range

20 surface structure 21 area of effect 22 joint

23 diameter

24 diameters

Claims

1. press pad (1) for use in hydraulic heating press systems (15),

comprising a fabric (2),

wherein the fabric (2) in a warp direction of warp threads (3) and in a

Weft direction of weft threads (4) is formed, which together to the

Woven (2) are woven,

characterized in that

Functional threads (7) are connected to the rest of the fabric (2) in the warp direction and / or in the weft direction such that a thickness (9) of the fabric (2) in an effective area (21) of the functional threads (7) compared to a thickness

(10) of the fabric (2) outside the effective range (21) is changed.

2. Press pad (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that at least part of the functional threads (7), preferably all functional threads (7), are formed by thickening threads (8), so that the thickness (9) of the fabric (2) in the effective range (21) of the functional threads (7) compared to the thickness (10) of the

Fabric (2) outside the effective range (21) is increased.

3. press pad (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that

at least some of the functional threads (7) are sewn or woven onto the fabric (2) or sewn into the fabric (2) or woven into the fabric (2).

4. Press pad (1) according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that at least a plurality of the warp threads (3), preferably all the warp threads (3), are formed from metal, in particular brass.

5. Press pad (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that a plurality of the functional threads (7) arranged in the warp direction, preferably all functional threads (7) arranged in the warp direction, have a diameter between 0.10 mm and 0.30 mm, preferably between 0.15 mm and 0.25 mm.

6. press pad (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that at least a plurality of the weft threads (4), preferably all

Weft threads (4) are formed from an elastomer, in particular silicone, the diameter of a respective weft thread (4) preferably being between 1.50 mm and 1.60 mm.

7. press pad (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that in the warp direction of the fabric (2) a plurality of functional threads (7) of thickening warp threads (11) is formed, which preferably in the warp direction on the fabric (2) sewn or woven.

8. press pad (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that in the weft direction of the fabric (2) a plurality of functional threads (7) of thickening weft threads (12) is formed, which is preferably woven into the fabric (2) , The diameter of the thickening weft threads (12) being increased compared to the diameters of the other weft threads (4).

9. press pad (1) according to claim 8, characterized in that the

Thickening weft threads (12) are woven into the fabric (2) in such a way that the weft threads (4) otherwise provided there are omitted at weaving points (13) of the thickening weft threads (12), so that a

Total number of threads of all weft threads (4) due to the weaving in of the

Thickening weft threads (12) compared to a fabric (2) that the

Thickening weft threads (12) does not have the same.

10. press pad (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that at least part of the functional threads (7), in particular in the warp direction extending thickening warp threads (1 1), are formed by an aramide, in particular a para-aramid.

1 1. press pad (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that at least some of the functional threads (7), in particular in the weft direction thickening weft threads (12), are formed by silicone, preferably the diameter of a respective functional thread ( 7) is at least 1.65 mm, preferably at least 1.70 mm.

12. press pad (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the functional threads (7) are arranged irregularly distributed.

13. A method for producing a press cushion (1) which is intended for use in a hydraulic heating press system (15), comprising the following process steps: a) A design of a press plate (16), by means of which a surface of a compact (17) to be pressed by means of the heating press system (15) can be designed, the press plate (16) having a press relief (14) provided with a structure, so that a surface structure corresponding to the press relief (14) can be produced by pressing the press plate (16) onto a surface layer of the compact (17) in the compact (17).

b) A press cushion (1), which is matched to the dimensions of the press plate (16), is produced, warp threads (3) and weft threads (4) being woven into a fabric (2), characterized by the following process step:

c) Depending on the given design of the press plate (16)

the press pad (1) is manufactured in such a way that its thickness (9, 10) is set at least in a plurality of areas of the press pad (1), which correspond to high areas (19) of the press relief (14) wherein functional threads (7) are connected to the remaining fabric (2), so that the thickness (10) of the fabric (2) in an effective area (21) of the functional threads (7) compared to a thickness (10) of the fabric (2) outside the effective range (21) is different.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that the press pad

(1) and the press plate (16) are connected to one another in a force-transmitting manner, so that relative movements between effective areas (21) of the functional threads (7) of the press cushion (1) and corresponding areas of the press relief (14) are at least essentially, preferably completely, are prevented.