JP2016135288A - Waxing heater - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a waxing heater dramatically improving sliding properties of a ski board by impregnating wax into a slide surface of a ski board without using a large-scaled device, and establishing a new waxing method by demolishing the conventional common sense of waxing to a ski board.SOLUTION: A waxing heater 1 for performing wax application to a ski board includes: a housing 2 having an opened bottom surface and forming a heating port O; a halogen lamp 5 arranged in the housing 2 and infrared heating an object to be heated by radiation heat; a fan 4 taking external air into the housing 2 to cool the housing 2 and blowing air to the object to be heated; and a reflection board 6 provided between the fan 4 and the halogen lamp 5. An interval between the reflection board 6 and the fan 4, and an interval between the reflection board 6 and the halogen lamp 5 are used as communicated flow channels to pass air blowing of the fan 4.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a heater for waxing for allowing wax to permeate a sliding surface of a ski.

  The ski is formed by laminating or combining a core, a sole, an edge, a top sheet, a sidewall, and the like serving as a sliding surface. Generally, a wax for skiing is applied to the sole, which becomes the sliding surface, in order to improve the sliding performance of the ski. Ski waxes include solid, liquid and powdery.

  Wax is not so important for those who enjoy skiing as a leisure, as long as the skis have a minimum sliding property. On the other hand, in competitive skiing such as rotation and large rotation among alpine skis and cross-country of Nordic skiing, skiing is enjoyed as a sport that competes for time, so skiing performance by waxing is very important .

  Ski wax is generally formed by blending fluorine into solid hydrocarbon (paraffin), and this is applied to a running surface formed of high-density polyethylene. This wax application operation (waxing) is performed in the following procedure.

  First, a solid wax is applied to a ski waxing iron heated to about 100 to 140 ° C., dissolved, and dropped onto the running surface. Subsequently, the heat generation surface of the iron is applied so as to slide the sliding surface, so that the dripped wax is stretched and soaked into the sliding surface. Waxing on the sliding surface by such an iron results in a thick coating state where excess wax accumulates on the surface of the sliding surface.

  Here, the wax that originally stays on the surface of the sliding surface does not increase the sliding property, but the wax that has penetrated into the sliding surface is discharged to the sliding surface side, thereby reducing the water repellency of the sliding surface. Increases and reduces static electricity, which leads to improved sliding performance. Therefore, the wax that has been thickly coated as described above is a surplus, and it is necessary to remove it in order to improve the sliding performance. Therefore, the excess thin wax remaining on the sliding surface is scraped off with a hard thin plate-like member called plastic that is called a scraper, further brushed with a steel or nylon brush, and further excess wax is removed. Polish with a horse hair brush to complete.

  As a tool for waxing such a ski, various improvements have been made in the past, for example, extra wax that does not penetrate the sliding surface of the ski is scattered around the base surface of the iron, As an improvement for preventing dripping, an iron including a fingertip storage portion that removes excess wax with a finger has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, only contact heating with an iron does not allow the wax to sufficiently penetrate the sliding surface of the ski. Therefore, after applying the wax to the sliding surface, the ski is placed in a reduced-pressure atmosphere or a high-temperature atmosphere. There has also been proposed a large-scale apparatus for infiltrating wax into the surface (for example, see Patent Documents 2 and 3).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-236907 JP 2003-230655 A JP 2002-355353 A

  However, the iron for waxing as typified by the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 applies heat by directly pressing the heating surface of the iron against the sliding surface of the ski, so there is a possibility of scorching the sliding surface of the ski. there were.

  Further, since the iron is ultimately heated by contact, even if the surface of the sliding surface is heated, it does not heat up to the inside, so that sufficient penetration of the wax cannot be expected. Further, as described above, it is inevitable that the surface of the sliding surface is thickly coated with excessive wax, and the retained wax is eventually scraped off before sliding, so that most of the wax is removed. Became waste without any effect and was wasteful.

  For competitive ski enthusiasts, the ski season can be run overnight and polish their skills, and ski skiing is a daily task, and the tools for waxing are also routinely used. Preferably it is possible. However, the devices of Patent Document 2 and Patent Document 3 described above are for business use that performs waxing as a business rather than individual use. Therefore, for skiing enthusiasts, a device that can easily be used on a daily basis and that can handle the level of wax penetration that is not inferior to the level used by the merchant is potentially desirable. It was.

  The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, and the object of the present invention is to allow the ski to penetrate the running surface of the ski without using a large-scale device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a heater for waxing capable of dramatically improving the sliding performance of the ski and overcoming the common sense of waxing for conventional skis and establishing a new waxing technique.

  The present invention is a waxing heater for waxing a ski, and includes a housing whose bottom surface is open to form a heating port, and is disposed in the housing, and heats an object to be heated by radiant heat by infrared radiation. A halogen lamp, a fan that takes outside air into the housing, cools the housing, and blows air to the object to be heated, and a reflector provided between the fan and the halogen lamp, And between the reflecting plate and the fan and between the reflecting plate and the halogen lamp as a communication channel for allowing the fan to send air.

  Even without using a large-scale device, by making wax infiltrate the skiing surface of the ski, the skiing performance of the ski will be improved dramatically, and a new method of waxing will be established that overturns the common sense of waxing for conventional skis. It is possible to provide a heater for waxing that can be performed.

The whole perspective view of the heater for waxing concerning an embodiment of the invention. The bottom view of the heater for waxing which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The sectional side view of the heater for waxing which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The sectional side view of the heater for waxing which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as the present embodiment) will be described with reference to the drawings.

[1. This embodiment]
[1-1. Constitution]
As shown in FIG. 1, the waxing heater 1 according to the present embodiment is a tool for waxing a ski, and is a box-shaped rectangular parallelepiped housing having a bottom opening and a heating port O. A body 2, a handle 3 provided at the top of the housing 2, and a fan 4 that takes outside air into the housing 2, cools the housing 2, and blows air to a heating target.

  The housing 2 is preferably made of aluminum in consideration of weight, but can be made of any known material as long as the heat resistance is satisfied. Further, power is supplied via the cord C, and power is supplied to the fan 4 and a halogen lamp 5 described later. The power can be turned on / off by a switch S provided on the side surface of the housing 2.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the waxing heater 1 is provided with halogen lamps 5 inside the housing 2 that can be seen from the heating port O of the housing 2 (two in this case). As shown in the left sectional view of FIG. 3 (the direction is based on a perspective view), a reflector 6 is provided at a position facing the heating port O with the halogen lamp 5 interposed therebetween. Such a waxing heater 1 heats the skiing surface of the ski to be heated by infrared radiation by the radiant heat of the halogen lamp 5.

  A more specific configuration will be described with reference to a cross-sectional view on the back surface side of FIG. 3. The handle 3 and the fan 4 are provided on the upper surface side of the housing 2, and below the handle portion of the handle 3, A fan 4 is provided so as to penetrate the upper surface of the housing 2.

  Two halogen lamps 5 are installed in parallel near the heating port O. In the halogen lamp used in this embodiment, radiant heat of about 60 ° C. to 120 ° C., preferably 80 ° C. to 100 ° C. may be generated by voltage adjustment. The reflector 6 is formed in a semicircular shape along the longitudinal direction of the housing 2 with a gap H on both sides of the heating port O in the longitudinal direction immediately below the fan 4. The air blown by the fan 4 flows through the back of the reflecting surface of the reflecting plate 6 to the entire inner surface of the housing 2 and is discharged from the heating port O through the gap H as indicated by arrows in FIG. . The halogen lamp 5 is provided with a thermal fuse (not shown) that shuts off the circuit when the temperature reaches a set temperature or higher.

[1-2. Effect]
A method of using the waxing heater 1 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described. First, like the conventional waxing, the ski is fixed to a work table called a vise table with the sliding surface facing upward. Next, the power cord C of the waxing heater 1 shown in FIG. 1 is connected to an outlet, and the switch S is turned on. Then, the fan 4 and the halogen lamp 5 are energized, and the fan 4 rotates and the halogen lamp 5 generates heat.

  In this state, the heating heater 1 is brought close to the fixed ski while holding the handle 3 and is heated while being translated on the skiing surface of the ski. At this time, the distance between the skiing surface of the ski and the heating port O of the waxing heater 1 is moved about 100 mm apart. Further, the heating temperature by the halogen lamp 5 is set to 80 ° C. to 100 ° C. in an optimal embodiment. This temperature is preferable because it is lower than a conventional iron. At this time, various methods of applying the wax to the ski can be considered as follows.

  That is, conventionally, wax was applied to the heating surface of the iron, dropped on the sliding surface, and then stretched with the iron. The waxing heater 1 can of course also employ a method in which the iron is dropped onto the sliding surface using an iron and then heated and applied by the radiant heat of a halogen lamp. Not limited to this, for example, because waxing with an iron is the mainstream, by sprinkling granular wax on the sliding surface in advance, which is not commercially demanded but has little demand, and heating it with the heater 1 for waxing, Wax can also be applied. Further, it is also possible to apply a solid block-like wax by rubbing the sliding surface in advance at room temperature and heating the wax rubbing on the sliding surface with the waxing heater 1 so as to penetrate the sliding surface. Further, the operator holds the waxing heater 1 in one hand, and with the other hand holding the solid block-shaped wax while making contact with the sliding surface and moving the vicinity of the heating point of the waxing heater 1 to move the wax. It is also possible to apply while melting on the sliding surface.

  The wax is applied to the sliding surface and penetrated by the waxing heater 1 while using various wax application methods.

  In the heating heater 1, the radiant heat of the halogen lamp 5 is radiated in the direction of 360 degrees within the housing 2, but the upward radiant heat is directed to the heating port O side using the reflector 6. Heat can be efficiently radiated to the skiing surface side of the ski, which is a heating object, and heating of the housing 2 can be prevented. Further, the fan 4 rotates during operation of the halogen lamp 5, takes outside air into the housing 2, and sends this outside air into the housing 2, whereby the housing 2 itself can be cooled. The air flow generated by the rotation of the fan 4 can be finally blown from the heating port O to the object to be heated using the heat radiated from the halogen lamp 5 as hot air.

  When the waxing heater 1 is not used, the switch S is turned off, and when placed on the floor, the right side or the left side in the perspective view of FIG. It is necessary to consider placing O without facing the floor. In the conventional iron, it takes time until the iron itself is heated after the power is turned on. However, since the heater 1 for waxing uses the halogen lamp 5, the switch S is turned on and used in several seconds. Since it becomes possible, even if the switch S is frequently turned on and off, the effect on the work efficiency is small.

  According to the above-described waxing heater 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to perform waxing by infrared heating in an iron-type waxing heater that can be held by hand. Accordingly, the skiing surface of the ski can be heated from the inside, so that the melted wax is remarkably easily penetrated into the inside of the skiing surface. In addition, since the wax can be sufficiently infiltrated by the internal heating even when heating at a low temperature as compared with the conventional iron, it is possible to prevent the skid surface of the ski from being burned and oxidized.

  Conventionally, after applying the wax to the sliding surface by the iron, the ski was inserted into a large heater device, and the wax was infiltrated into the sliding surface over time, but according to this embodiment, Such a large-scale apparatus is unnecessary, and only the same operation as that of the conventional ironing is required, so that the convenience is remarkably high.

  In addition, energy efficiency is high by using a halogen lamp as a heat source. In addition, a fan is provided to perform cooling of the casing and auxiliary heating of an object to be heated by blowing air, and a reflector is provided to release heat emitted from the halogen lamp. By directing energy in the direction of the heating port, the heating efficiency can be increased.

  Further, by providing a temperature fuse that cuts off the circuit and stops heating when the halogen lamp reaches a predetermined set temperature, it is possible to provide a warming heater in consideration of safety.

  Conventionally, the wax is first applied to the heating surface of the iron, and the wax is dropped on the sliding surface, and then the wax is applied while stretching the dropped wax by applying the iron to the sliding surface. For this reason, it has been inevitably performed that a thick coating state in which excessive wax accumulates on the surface of the sliding surface. In this respect, in the present embodiment, the heater is heated at a predetermined distance without contacting the sliding surface. Therefore, since waxing can be performed while always observing the penetration of the wax on the sliding surface, a necessary amount of wax can be applied to prevent thick coating. Thereby, excess wax is not generated and there is no waste.

  Moreover, in the conventional waxing, it is difficult to apply powdered wax in advance on the sliding surface because the heating surface of the iron is rubbed against the sliding surface. Therefore, the competitive skier has been performing the work of dissolving the solid block wax as a whole and dropping and applying it to the running surface as described above. In the heater for waxing according to the present embodiment, it is not necessary to bring the heating surface of the heater into contact with the sliding surface. For example, a predetermined amount of powdered wax is previously sprayed on the sliding surface, and the portion is separated by a predetermined distance. The wax can be dissolved, applied and permeated by heating with a heater. Also in this point, the present embodiment can prevent a thick coating state by applying a necessary amount of wax. Thereby, excess wax is not generated and there is no waste.

  In the field of conventional competitive skiing, an excessively applied wax applied to the sliding surface is scraped off by a plate-like member such as a plastic called a scraper immediately before sliding (before starting) (this is called “scraping”). It is common sense, and even in the top skiers who are fighting in the World Cup, there is an appearance of the staff who is said to be a so-called serviceman performing the work near the starting point. Such a so-called Erie Tracer's work was also seen by general skiers who love competitive skiing. In other words, the image of fast work scraping immediately before the start of excess wax has become established among competitive skiers.

  However, if the heater for waxing of the present embodiment is used, the necessary amount of wax can be sufficiently infiltrated into the sliding surface without thick coating of wax, and as a result, scraping work is eliminated. Because it is possible to demonstrate sufficient sliding performance, there is a possibility of overturning the image of scraping work equal fast immediately before the start. This shows that there is a possibility of overturning the common sense of the competitive skiing world and establishing a new culture by the heater for waxing of the present embodiment.

[2. Other Embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the aspects shown in the present embodiment, and includes, for example, the following aspects. In the above embodiment, the casing is a rectangular parallelepiped shape, but the present invention is not limited to such an aspect, and various configurations are adopted such as forming the corners in an R shape and configuring the upper surface of the casing with a curved surface. Yes.

  Further, although the fan is provided on the upper surface of the housing, the present invention is not limited to such a mode, and can be provided on other surfaces such as the right side surface, the left side surface, the front surface, and the back surface in the direction of FIG. However, as described above, since the cooling air flow path is formed on the entire inner surface of the housing by being provided on the upper surface, the configuration of the above embodiment is optimal as a configuration for suppressing heating of the housing.

  In the present embodiment, two halogen lamps are provided in parallel. However, the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment, and may be configured by one or a plurality of three or more.

  In the present embodiment, the heating target of the waxing heater is a ski, but the present invention is not limited to the ski, and can be used for a snowboard. Although the length of the snowboard board is not as long as that of the ski board, the width is wider than that of the two ski boards even if it is for alpine. If a heater is used, the waxing itself is simple and no scraping is required. Therefore, even when used for a snowboard board, the efficiency of the waxing work can be dramatically improved.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Heating heater 2 ... Housing 3 ... Handle 4 ... Fan 5 ... Halogen lamp 6 ... Reflector plate H ... Gap O ... Heating port S ... Switch

Claims (1)

A heating heater for waxing the ski,
A housing whose bottom is open and forms a heating port;
A halogen lamp that is arranged in the housing and heats an object to be heated by radiant heat by infrared;
A fan that takes in external air into the housing, cools the housing, and blows air to the object to be heated.
A reflector provided between the fan and the halogen lamp;
With
A waxing heater, wherein the heater is used as a communication channel through which the fan blows air between the reflector and the fan and between the reflector and the halogen lamp.

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