JP2006241313A - Apparatus for treating inner peripheral surface of tube and method for treating inner peripheral surface of tube - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for treating the inner peripheral surface of a tube, which can prevent the formation of concave-like creases on the outer surface of the tube, can non-irregularly uniformly treat the inner peripheral surface of the tube, and can prevent that a toner is put in convex-like or concave-like creases on the outer surface of the tube to deteriorate the qualities of printed products, when the tube is used as a cover material for the thermally fixing roller of an electronic copying machine, and to provide a method for treating the inner peripheral surface of the tube. <P>SOLUTION: This apparatus for treating the inner peripheral surface of the tube, for pressing the side portion of the tube with a pair of rollers 24 to dispose an occluded portion 18 in the tube, injecting a surface-treating liquid 22 into the occluded portion, and then upward or downward moving the tube or the rollers to move the position of the occluded portion, thus treating the inner peripheral surface of the tube, is characterized in that the rollers are disposed to press the tube with one of the rollers in one direction and simultaneously press the tube with the other roller at a place different from the above press position in the other direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

The present invention relates to a surface treatment apparatus for surface-treating an inner peripheral surface of a tube and a surface treatment method for surface-treating an inner peripheral surface of a tube using the surface treatment apparatus.
More specifically, the present invention relates to a surface treatment apparatus for surface-treating the inner peripheral surface of a fluororesin tube and a surface treatment method for surface-treating the inner peripheral surface of a fluororesin tube using the surface treatment apparatus.

  Conventionally, as a heat fixing roller of an electronic copying machine, an elastic layer is formed on the outer peripheral surface of a roll core, and the outer peripheral layer of the elastic layer is covered with a fluororesin tube through an adhesive, or the outer peripheral surface of the roll core A fixing roller is directly coated with a fluororesin tube.

  Among such fluororesins, PTFE and PFA are particularly suitable as cover materials for heat fixing rollers used in electronic copying machines because they are excellent in heat resistance, chemical resistance, non-adhesiveness, and the like. Yes.

  However, while fluororesin is excellent in heat resistance, chemical resistance, non-stickiness, etc., its surface energy is very small and wettability is poor, so it is extremely difficult to bond to other materials using an adhesive. .

  Therefore, when covering the outer peripheral surface of the roll core of the fixing roller as described above with a fluororesin tube, first, the inner peripheral surface of the fluororesin tube is surface-treated to provide adhesiveness, and then an adhesive is used. A method of adhering the roll core and the fluororesin tube is used.

  In addition, there are mainly two methods for surface treatment of a fluororesin tube. One of them is “sodium in which a fluororesin surface is brought into contact with a solution obtained by dissolving an alkali metal such as sodium in a liquid ammonia solution. “Liquid ammonia solution method”, the other is an alkali metal electron-donating complex (eg, sodium dispersion having a relatively high boiling point of naphthalene complex in which sodium is dispersed in naphthalene).・ "Naphthalene method" is generally used.

As a method of adopting such a method and performing a surface treatment on the inner peripheral surface of a tube made of fluororesin,
Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-68381) is disclosed.

  Furthermore, in such a surface treatment method, as shown in FIG. 8, in order to eliminate treatment unevenness generated on the surface of the fluororesin tube 102, the surface treatment is performed from the upper opening end 104 of the tube 102 provided with the blocking portion 106. The liquid 110 is injected and stored above the blocking portion 106, and the blocking portion 106 is moved in the vertical direction to move the contact portion between the inner peripheral surface of the tube 102 and the surface treatment liquid 110, so that the inside of the tube 102 is moved. The peripheral surface is surface-treated.

The blocking portion 106 is formed by sandwiching the fluororesin tube 102 by a pair of pinch rollers 108 and 108.
As described above, according to Patent Document 1, the inner peripheral surface of the thin fluororesin tube 102 can be easily surface-treated, and high adhesion and a uniform surface treatment effect without unevenness can be obtained.
Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-68381

  However, as shown in FIG. 9 (a) or FIG. 9 (b), the method of surface-treating the inner peripheral surface of the fluororesin tube 102 using such a conventional surface treatment method is the same as that of the pinch roller 108. Since the tube 102 is sandwiched between the pinch rollers 108, the bent portion 111 of the tube 102 is bent beyond elastic deformation, and as shown in FIG. 9 (c) or FIG. 9 (d), In some cases, the surface of the tube 102 may have creases such as the convex 112 and the concave 114.

  Such a fold of the tube 102 remains even after the tube 102 is coated on a heat fixing roller or the like of an electronic copying machine. Further, when the heat fixing roller covering the tube 102 is mounted on the electronic copying machine and printing is performed. There is a concern that the toner may enter the folds of the concave portion 114 of the tube 102 to cause a streak-like pattern on the printed matter, thereby reducing the print quality.

  In view of such a current situation, the present invention prevents the formation of a concave crease on the outer surface of the tube, and can uniformly treat the inner peripheral surface of the tube without any processing unevenness, and has excellent adhesiveness. It aims at providing the tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus and the tube inner peripheral surface treatment method which are shown.

  Further, a tube inner peripheral surface treatment device and a tube inner peripheral surface capable of preventing toner from entering a concave fold on the outer surface of the tube and deteriorating the printing quality when used as a cover material for a heat fixing roller of an electronic copying machine. An object is to provide a processing method.

The present invention was invented in order to achieve the above-described problems and objects in the prior art, and the tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus of the present invention comprises:
By providing a blocking portion on the tube by pressing the side of the tube with a pair of rollers,
Injecting a surface treatment liquid into the closed part,
A tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus that moves the position of the blocking portion by moving the tube or the roller up and down, and surface-treats the inner peripheral surface of the tube,
The roller
While pressing one roller against the tube in one direction,
It arrange | positions so that the other roller may be pressed in the other direction in the position different from the said pressing position.

Moreover, the tube inner peripheral surface treatment method of the present invention comprises:
While pressing one side of the tube in one direction with one roller,
Passing the tube between a pair of rollers arranged to press the other side of the tube in the other direction at a position different from the pressing position with the other roller,
Injecting the surface treatment liquid into the closed portion formed at the upper end of the tube,
The blocking portion is moved by moving the roller or the tube up and down to surface-treat the inner peripheral surface of the tube.

  By comprising in this way, it can prevent that a concave crease | crease arises in the outer surface of a tube with a pair of roller, and it can surface-treat uniformly without a process nonuniformity in the internal peripheral surface of a tube.

  In addition, when used as a cover for the heat fixing roller of an electronic copying machine, there are no concave creases on the outer surface of the tube, preventing toner from entering between these creases and degrading the print quality. can do.

Moreover, the tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus of the present invention is
The roller
It is characterized by comprising a pressing adjustment mechanism for adjusting the pressing condition of the tube.

Moreover, the tube inner peripheral surface treatment method of the present invention comprises:
The roller
It is characterized by comprising a pressing adjustment mechanism for adjusting the pressing condition of the tube.

  By configuring in this way, it is possible to adjust the degree of pressing of the tube, so that it is possible to prevent a concave crease from occurring on the outer surface of the tube, and to uniformly treat the inner peripheral surface of the tube without processing unevenness. be able to.

  In addition, the pressing condition can be adjusted as appropriate depending on the diameter and material of the tube, preventing the formation of concave folds on the outer surface of the tube and uniform surface treatment without uneven processing on the inner peripheral surface of the tube. can do.

Moreover, the tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus of the present invention is
The pressure adjusting mechanism is
It consists of a cylinder.

Moreover, the tube inner peripheral surface treatment method of the present invention comprises:
The pressure adjusting mechanism is
It consists of a cylinder.

In this way, if the pressure adjusting mechanism is constituted by an air cylinder, the position of the roller can be finely adjusted, so that the tube can be reliably pressed.
Furthermore, it is possible to change the pressing condition on one side and the other side of the tube, prevent the outer surface of the tube from forming a concave crease, and uniformly treat the inner peripheral surface of the tube without any processing unevenness. .

Moreover, the tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus of the present invention is
At the lower end of the tube,
A tube tension adjusting mechanism for adjusting the tension applied to the tube is provided.

Moreover, the tube inner peripheral surface treatment method of the present invention comprises:
At the lower end of the tube,
A tube tension adjusting mechanism for adjusting the tension applied to the tube is provided.

By applying tension to the tube in this way, the treatment liquid injected into the closed portion in the tube can be more reliably moved up and down by the movement of the roller.
Moreover, the tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus of the present invention is
The tube is
It is a fluororesin tube.

Moreover, the tube inner peripheral surface treatment method of the present invention comprises:
The tube is
It is a fluororesin tube.

  By comprising in this way, it can prevent that a concave crease | crease arises in the outer surface of a fluororesin tube especially, and it can carry out surface treatment uniformly without a process nonuniformity in the internal peripheral surface of a tube.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent a concave crease from occurring on the outer surface of the tube, and to uniformly treat the inner peripheral surface of the tube without any processing unevenness, and to exhibit excellent adhesiveness. A processing apparatus and a tube inner peripheral surface treatment method can be provided.

  Furthermore, when used as a cover material for a heat fixing roller of an electronic copying machine, a tube inner peripheral surface treatment device and a tube inner peripheral surface capable of preventing toner from entering a crease in a concave portion on the outer surface of the tube and deteriorating the printing quality. A processing method can be provided.

Hereinafter, embodiments (examples) of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic front view illustrating a tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a tube tension adjusting mechanism of the tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic view for explaining another embodiment of the tube tension adjusting mechanism of the tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus, FIG. FIG. 5 is a schematic view for explaining the operating state of the main body of the tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a schematic front view showing another embodiment of the tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 7 is a schematic front view showing another embodiment of the tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus of the present invention.

1 to 7, reference numeral 10 denotes a tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus according to the present invention.
The tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus 10 of the present invention is used to treat the inner peripheral surface of a tube with a surface treatment liquid without causing a concave crease on the surface of the fluororesin tube.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the tube inner surface treatment apparatus 10 is configured such that the upper end portion 14 of the tube 12 is fixed to the opening portion of the tube fixing member 30 having the tapered portion 32 via the plug member 34. It is configured.

  The stopper member 34 is provided with a taper complementary to the tapered portion 32 of the tube fixing member 30, and the upper end portion 14 of the tube 12 is sandwiched between the tapered portion 32 of the tube fixing member 30 and the stopper member 34. The tube 12 can be securely fixed.

The plug member 34 is provided with a through hole 31 in the vertical direction, and the surface treatment liquid 22 can be injected into the tube 12 from the through hole 31.
On the other hand, a tube tension adjusting mechanism 36 is provided at the lower end 16 of the tube 12.

As shown in FIG. 2, such a tube tension adjusting mechanism 36 can hold both side portions of the tube 12 between the holding portions 38 and 38 having the weights 40 and 40.
Further, the tube tension adjusting mechanism 36 can apply a desired tension to the tube 12 by its own weight.

At this time, it is preferable to apply tension to such an extent that the tube 12 is not excessively deformed, and this tension can be adjusted by changing the weights of the weights 40, 40 provided in the holding portions 38, 38.
The tube tension adjusting mechanism 36 may be provided with a guide (not shown) so that the tube tension adjusting mechanism 36 can be moved along the longitudinal direction of the tube 12 along the guide.

Furthermore, the tube tension adjusting mechanism 36 can also apply tension to the tube 12 by the biasing member 37 as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3A, the tube tension adjusting mechanism 36 using such a biasing member 37 sandwiches the lower end portion 16 of the tube 12 by the sandwiching portions 38 and 38, and biasing member fixing portion 39. Fix so that does not move.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, the tube 12 is pulled upward by the pressing operation of the tube 12 by rollers 24 and 24, which will be described later, and the holding portion 38 holding the lower end portion 16 of the tube 12 is moved upward. The tube 12 is lifted and pulled downward by the urging member 37 so that a desired tension can be applied to the tube 12.

The urging member 37 is not particularly limited, and for example, a metal spring or a resin spring can be used.
In addition to these, the tube tension adjusting mechanism 36 may have any configuration that can apply a desired tension to the tube 12.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a main body portion 28 having two rollers 24, 24 is provided between the upper end portion 14 and the lower end portion 16 of the tube 12. A tube 12 is disposed between them.

  The rollers 24 and 24 are spaced apart from each other to some extent in the vertical direction so as not to sandwich the both side portions of the tube 12 at the same position, and are disposed relative to each other with the longitudinal direction of the tube 12 as the center.

  The distance between the roller 24 and the roller 24 is preferably about 0.5 mm to 5 mm if the thickness of the tube 12 used is, for example, 30 μm to 70 μm as in the embodiment of the present invention. .

  Further, the material of the rollers 24, 24 is not particularly limited, and for example, a roller made of a silicon rubber roller, a silicon rubber sponge roller, or the like can be used.

Each of the rollers 24 and 24 is provided with a pressure adjusting mechanism in a state where the roller portion is rotatable.
In addition, although it does not specifically limit as a press adjustment mechanism, For example, cylinders 26 and 26, such as an air cylinder and a hydraulic cylinder, can be used, and the rollers 24 and 24 are each made to the tube 12 by such cylinders 26 and 26, respectively. The rollers 24 and 24 can be pressed against the tube 12 with a desired pressing force.

  The cylinders 26 and 26 may be arranged so as to operate in a direction perpendicular to a line connecting the upper end portion 14 and the lower end portion 16 of the tube. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is different in different directions. It can be appropriately selected such that it is arranged to operate.

Furthermore, the main body 28 is configured to be movable in the vertical direction with the tube 12 being passed between the roller 24 and the roller 24.
A method for surface-treating the inner periphery of the tube 12 using the tube inner surface treating apparatus 10 of the present invention configured as described above will be described below.

  The tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus 10 according to the present invention is a surface treatment solution for forming the inner peripheral surface of the tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus 10 without causing a concave crease on the surface of the fluororesin tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus 10. 22 is used for processing.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the fluororesin tube 12 is used. As the fluororesin, for example, PTFE, PFA, FEP, ETFE, PVDF, PCTFE, etc. can be used, among which PTFE and PFA are heat resistant. It is preferable because it is non-tacky.

  As a method of surface-treating the inner periphery of such a tube 12, as shown in FIG. 1, first, the upper end portion 14 of the tube 12 is fixed to the opening of the tube fixing member 30 through a plug member 34.

  At this time, the size of the tube 12 to be fixed is not particularly limited. However, when the tube 12 is used as a heat fixing roller of an electric copying machine as in this embodiment, the outer diameter is small. The thickness is about 1 cm to 10 cm, and the thickness is about 10 μm to 400 μm.

  Furthermore, the length of the tube 12 is particularly limited as long as gas is generated in the surface treatment liquid 22 depending on the type of the surface treatment liquid 22 to be described later and the gas can escape to the outside of the tube 12. Although it is not a thing, Preferably it is about 100 mm-5000 mm.

  Further, the lower end portion 16 of the tube 12 is provided with a tube tension adjusting mechanism 36 so as to sandwich both side portions of the tube 12 (in this embodiment, the tube tension adjusting mechanism 36 using the weight 40 is used).

  When the tube tension adjusting mechanism 36 is provided in this manner, the tube 12 can be fixed to some extent so that the lower end portion 16 of the tube 12 does not wobble, and a desired tension can be applied to the tube 12.

  Further, the tension applied to the tube 12 by the tube tension adjusting mechanism 36 can be adjusted by a weight 40 or a biasing member 37 provided in the tube tension adjusting mechanism 36.

  The tension applied to the tube 12 is adjusted to such an extent that the tube 12 is not excessively deformed, and may be appropriately selected depending on the material and size of the tube 12. For example, the tension per unit folding diameter of the tube 12 is If 0.1 g / mm to 1000 g / mm is added to the tube 12, the surface treatment liquid 22 remains blocked even if the surface treatment liquid 22 is injected into the tube 12 after the block 12 is provided in the tube 12 described later. Surface treatment can be performed satisfactorily without leaking downward.

In this way, the upper end portion 14 of the tube 12 is fixed, and the lower end portion 16 is fixed while applying tension.
Further, as shown in FIG. 4A, the main body 28 is disposed so that the tube 12 passes between the pair of rollers 24 and 24.

  At this time, the roller 24 and the roller 24 may be widened by the cylinders 26 and 26 provided in the rollers 24 and 24 so that the tube 12 can easily pass between the rollers 24 and 24.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 4B, the pair of cylinders 26 and 26 are operated in opposite directions toward the tube 12, and the rollers 24 and 24 are pressed against both sides of the tube 12 to press the tube 12. A blocking portion 18 is provided.

  In this state, as shown in FIG. 4C, the surface treatment liquid 22 is injected from the through hole 31 of the plug member 34 that fixes the upper end portion 14 of the tube 12, and the inner peripheral surface treatment of the tube 12 is performed. Ready to do.

  The surface treatment liquid 22 injected from the upper end 14 of the tube 12 may be a liquid ammonia solution of an alkali metal such as sodium used in the “sodium / liquid ammonia solution method” or an alkali used in the “sodium / naphthalene method”. A metal electron-donating complex solution or the like can be used.

  At this time, when the inner peripheral surface treatment of the tube 12 is performed using the liquid ammonia solution, the ammonia gas is generated, but the generated ammonia gas quickly penetrates the plug member 34 provided above the tube 12. It can escape from the hole 31.

Further, the concentration of the surface treatment liquid 22 is appropriately determined depending on the flow speed of the surface treatment liquid 22 (moving speed of the blocking portion 18), the amount of the surface treatment liquid 22 used, and the like.
As the concentration of the sodium / liquid ammonia solution used in the “sodium / liquid ammonia solution method”, a solution in which 0.3 g to 20 g of sodium is dissolved in 1 liter of liquid ammonia is usually used.

  On the other hand, the concentration of the sodium / naphthalene solution used in the “sodium / naphthalene method” is usually a solution in which 61.5 to 184.5 g of sodium and 12.3 to 36.9 g of naphthalene are dissolved in 1 liter of solvent. Is used.

  Further, the amount of the surface treatment liquid 22 is not particularly limited. However, in view of workability, the amount of the depth from the surface treatment liquid 22 surface to the closed portion 18 is about 2 cm to 30 cm in the tube 12. It can be injected into.

  The tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus 10 prepared by injecting the surface treatment liquid 22 into the tube 12 in this way remains in the state in which the closed portion 18 is provided in the tube 12 as shown in FIG. The surface treatment liquid 22 stored in the closed portion 18 of the tube 12 is moved by moving the main body 28 in the direction of the arrow and moving the closed portion 18 downward as shown in FIG. The inner periphery is sequentially surface treated.

  Although not shown, the main body 28 may be provided with an elevating device. If the moving speed of the main body 28 is determined by the elevating device (not shown), the moving speed of the closing portion 18 of the tube 12 is determined. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately adjust the degree of surface treatment of the inner periphery of the tube 12 by the surface treatment liquid 22 stored by the blocking portion 18.

  The moving speed of the main body 28 by such an elevating device (not shown) may be appropriately selected depending on the material and size of the tube 12 and the concentration of the surface treatment liquid 22 injected into the tube 12.

In the present invention, the moving speed of the main body 28 is preferably 0.1 m / min to 200 m when the surface treatment liquid 22 is a liquid ammonia solution in which 0.3 g to 20 g of sodium is dissolved in 1 liter of liquid ammonia. / Min, more preferably 2 m / min to 100
m / min.

  Further, when the surface treatment liquid 22 is a sodium naphthalene solution in which 61.5 g to 184.5 g of sodium and 12.3 g to 36.9 g of naphthalene are dissolved with respect to 1 liter of solvent, preferably 0.1 m. / Min to 100 m / min, more preferably 2 m / min to 50 m / min.

  If the main body 28 is moved in this way and the surface treatment of the inner periphery of the tube 12 is performed, the inner periphery of the tube 12 can be satisfactorily surface-treated, and the surface treatment interface is “solid (fluororesin) — Since the gas is stable in the “liquid” state and the gas generated from the surface treatment liquid 22 can quickly escape from above the tube 12, it is possible to prevent the tube 12 from being swollen by the gas and causing folds and wrinkles. .

In this way, the inner periphery of the tube 12 is sequentially surface-treated with the surface treatment liquid 22, and the main body portion 28 reaches the lower end portion 16 of the tube 12.
The surface treatment liquid 22 remaining in the tube 12 can be collected by a treatment liquid storage tank (not shown) provided directly below the lower end portion 16 of the tube 12 and processed later.

  In this way, the tube 12 from which the surface treatment liquid 22 in the tube 12 has been collected is used as a heat fixing roller of an electronic copying machine after the tube 12 is washed with water and dried.

FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the tube inner peripheral surface treatment method of the tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus 10 of the present invention.
The tube inner peripheral surface treatment method of FIG. 6 has basically the same configuration as the tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus 10 of the embodiment shown in FIG. Detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, the tube inner surface treatment apparatus 10 has a roller 24 on the upper end side of the tube 12 among the rollers 24 and 24 provided on the main body 28. The roller 24 on the lower end side is configured to move so as to press the side portion of the tube 12 by the cylinder 26.

  Thus, if the tube 12 is passed between the pair of rollers 24 and the roller 24 and the roller 24 on the lower end side of the tube 12 is moved in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. ), The closed portion 18 can be provided in the tube 12, and the surface treatment of the inner periphery of the tube 12 can be performed satisfactorily.

Furthermore, since the cylinder 26 of the main body 28 is attached only to one roller 24, the number of parts can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.
The tube inner peripheral surface treatment method in FIG. 7 has basically the same configuration as that of the tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus 10 in the embodiment shown in FIG. Detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, such a tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus 10 is a roller provided on the lower end side of the tube 12 among the pair of rollers 24, 24 provided on the main body 28. 24 is provided at one end of the movable member 42, and the other end of the movable member 42 is pivotally supported by the main body 28 via the shaft 44, and the shaft 44 as indicated by the arrow shown in FIG. If the movable member 42 is rotated so as to press the side portion of the tube 12, the closing portion 18 can be provided in the tube 12, and the surface treatment of the inner periphery of the tube 12 can be performed satisfactorily. .

  Such a movable member 42 needs to be fixed at a position where the desired closing portion 18 is provided. However, the fixing method is not particularly limited, but the shaft portion 44 is screwed and screwed. A method of fixing the movable member 42 at a desired position by tightening the screw, a method of fixing by a biasing member (not shown), a stopper (not shown), or the like can be used.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the cylinder 26 is not used at all, the number of parts is smaller than in the embodiment of FIG. 1, and the cost can be suppressed.
According to the tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus 10 of the present invention, the inner periphery of the tube 12 can be satisfactorily surface-treated.

Next, specific examples of the present invention will be described in detail, but the present invention is not limited to these examples.
The raw materials and conditions used for the evaluation of the examples are as follows.
<Tube>
・ Material PFA (Mitsui DuPont 350J)
・ Thickness 30μm
・ Inner diameter 30mm
<Roller>
・ Material: Two silicon rubber rollers (solid) ・ Hardness 80 (Shore A)
・ Diameter 40mm
<Surface treatment solution>
・ Material 10g of sodium per liter of liquid ammonia
<Measurement equipment>
・ Type Surface roughness measuring instrument (HANDY SURF E-30A manufactured by Tokyo Seimitsu)

The tube 12 was cut into a length of 2 m, and the upper end portion 14 of the tube 12 was fixed with the opening of the tube fixing member 30 and the plug member 34 as shown in FIG.

  Furthermore, the lower end portion 16 of the tube 12 was fixed by the tube tension adjusting mechanism 36, the weight was adjusted so as to be 10.6 g / mm per unit folding diameter of the tube 12, and the tube 12 was tensioned.

  In this state, the tube 12 is passed between the roller 24 and the roller 24, the roller 24 and the roller 24 are moved to the side of the tube 12 by the cylinders 26, 26, and the tube 12 is crushed respectively, and the blocking portion 18. Was provided.

  The respective rollers 24 and 24 are moved in parallel by the cylinder 26, and the rollers 24 and 24 are moved to a position where the center positions of the respective rollers 24 and 24 are vertically aligned.

The upper and lower gaps between the roller 24 and the roller 24 are 15 mm.
After the blocking portion 18 was provided in the tube 12, 50 ml of a sodium / liquid ammonium solution was injected from the through hole 31 of the plug member 34.

Surface treatment of the inner periphery of the tube 12 was performed by pulling down the main body 28 to the lower end 16 of the tube 12 at a speed of 60 m / min with an elevating device (not shown).
The creases on both sides of the tube 12 subjected to inner surface treatment were measured using a surface roughness measuring instrument.

As a result, as shown in the graph showing the cross-sectional shape per unit length of the tube 12 shown in Table 1, no crease recess was found on the surface of the tube 12.
In addition, the graph of Table 1 shows the surface roughness of the section of 2 mm centering on the crease part when the tube 12 is crushed by the roller 24 and the roller 24, and the end surface of the upper end portion 14 of the tube 12. And measured at a position of 500 mm.

Comparative example

<Tube>
・ Material PFA (Mitsui DuPont 350J)
・ Thickness 30μm
・ Inner diameter 30mm
<Roller>
・ Material: One silicon rubber roller (solid), one silicon rubber sponge roller ・ Hardness 80 (Shore A)
・ Diameter 40mm
<Surface treatment liquid>
・ Material 10g of sodium per liter of liquid ammonia
<Measurement equipment>
・ Type Surface roughness measuring instrument (HANDY SURF E-30A manufactured by Tokyo Seimitsu)

The tube 102 was cut to a length of 2 m, and the upper open end 104 of the tube 102 was fixed by the opening of the holder 105 and the mandrel 107 as shown in FIG.

  In this state, the tube 102 was passed between the pinch roller 108 and the pinch roller 108, and both sides of the tube 102 were crushed by the pinch roller 108 and the pinch roller 108, and the blocking portion 106 was provided on the tube 102.

After the blocking portion 106 was provided in the tube 102, 50 ml of a sodium / liquid ammonium solution was injected from the through hole of the mandrel 107.
The pinch rollers 108 and 108 were pulled down to the lower opening end 101 of the tube 102 at a speed of 60 m / min by an elevating device (not shown) to perform the surface treatment of the inner periphery of the tube 102.

The creases on both sides of the tube 102 subjected to the inner surface treatment were measured using a surface roughness measuring instrument.
As a result, as shown in the graph showing the cross-sectional shape per unit length of the tube shown in Table 2, a crease depression was confirmed on the surface of the tube 102.

  In addition, the graph of Table 2 shows the surface roughness of the section of 2 mm centering on the crease part when the tube 12 is crushed by the roller 24 and the roller 24, and the end surface of the upper end portion 14 of the tube 12. And measured at a position of 500 mm.

As mentioned above, although the Example of the tube inner peripheral surface treatment method using the tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus 10 of this invention has been demonstrated, this invention is not limited to these Examples at all, for example, a main-body part 28, the roller 24 on the upper end side of the tube 12 is configured to be movable, the roller 24 on the lower end side may be fixed, or a pair of rollers 24, 24 may be fixed.

  Further, a plurality of rollers 24 may be provided on both sides of the tube 12 in the longitudinal direction, or a plurality of main body portions 28 including a pair of rollers 24 and 24 may be provided, and thus does not depart from the present invention. The range can be changed as appropriate.

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view illustrating a tube inner surface treatment apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic view illustrating a tube tension adjusting mechanism of the tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic view for explaining another embodiment of the tube tension adjusting mechanism of the tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining the operating state of the roller by the pressure adjusting mechanism of the tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining the operating state of the main body portion of the tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a schematic front view showing another embodiment of the tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a schematic front view showing another embodiment of the tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a schematic front view illustrating a conventional tube inner surface treatment apparatus. FIG. 9 is a schematic view for explaining a conventional tube inner surface treatment apparatus, FIG. 9 (a) is a schematic perspective view of the tube inner surface treatment apparatus, and FIG. 9 (b) is an upper surface of FIG. 9 (a). FIG. 9 (c) is a view showing a state in which the tube is held by the pinch roller of FIG. 9 (d), and FIG. 9 (d) is an enlarged view of the main part of FIG. 9 (c).

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Tube inner surface treatment apparatus 12 Tube 14 Upper end part 16 Lower end part 18 Closure part 20 Upper opening end 22 Surface treatment liquid 24 Roller 26 Cylinder 28 Main body part 30 Tube fixing member 31 Through-hole 32 Taper part 34 Plug member 36 Tube tension adjustment Mechanism 37 Energizing member 38 Holding portion 39 Energizing member fixing portion 40 Weight 42 Movable member 44 Shaft portion 101 Lower opening end 102 Tube 104 Upper opening end 105 Holder 106 Closure portion 107 Mandrel 108 Pinch roller 110 Surface treatment liquid 111 Bent portion 112 Convex part 114 Concave part

Claims (10)

By providing a blocking portion on the tube by pressing the side of the tube with a pair of rollers,
Injecting a surface treatment liquid into the closed part,
A tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus that moves the position of the blocking portion by moving the tube or the roller up and down, and surface-treats the inner peripheral surface of the tube,
The roller
While pressing one roller against the tube in one direction,
A tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus, which is arranged to press the other roller in a different direction at a position different from the pressing position. The roller
The tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a pressing adjustment mechanism that adjusts a pressing condition of the tube. The pressure adjusting mechanism is
3. The tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus according to claim 1, comprising a cylinder. At the lower end of the tube,
The tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a tube tension adjusting mechanism that adjusts a tension applied to the tube. The tube is
The tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the tube inner peripheral surface treatment apparatus is a fluororesin tube. While pressing one side of the tube in one direction with one roller,
Passing the tube between a pair of rollers arranged to press the other side of the tube in the other direction at a position different from the pressing position with the other roller,
Injecting the surface treatment liquid into the closed portion formed at the upper end of the tube,
A tube inner peripheral surface treatment method, wherein the blocking portion is moved by moving the roller or the tube up and down to surface-treat the inner peripheral surface of the tube. The roller
The tube inner peripheral surface treatment method according to claim 6, further comprising a pressing adjustment mechanism that adjusts a pressing condition of the tube. The pressure adjusting mechanism is
The tube inner peripheral surface treatment method according to claim 6 or 7, comprising a cylinder. At the lower end of the tube,
The tube inner peripheral surface treatment method according to any one of claims 6 to 8, further comprising a tube tension adjusting mechanism for adjusting a tension applied to the tube. The tube is
The tube inner peripheral surface treatment method according to any one of claims 6 to 9, wherein the tube inner peripheral surface treatment method is a fluororesin tube.

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