JP3450501B2 - Spacer for concrete product stock and method of manufacturing the same - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a spacer for concrete product stock and a method for manufacturing the same, in which when concrete products are stacked and stocked, they are sandwiched between concrete products to form a gap between the concrete products. Regarding

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When concrete products are stacked vertically or horizontally, if the concrete products are kept in contact with each other without leaving a gap between them, the moisture in the concrete will be externalized at the contact surface. As it is prevented from diverging into the concrete, the concrete surface becomes dark and the commercial value is reduced. Therefore, conventionally, when stacking concrete products in layers, a long and narrow wooden board called "face plate" is sandwiched between the concrete products,
It was used as a spacer for concrete product stock.

[0003]

When a space is formed between concrete products by using a face board, moisture in the concrete product is diffused from the space, and darkening of most of the concrete surface can be prevented. However, it was not possible to prevent the part of the concrete surface that came into contact with the surface wood from darkening in the form of a strip, which again impaired the commercial value. The present invention has been made in order to solve this problem, and provides a spacer for concrete products which is sandwiched between concrete products and hardly causes darkening on the concrete surface.

[0004]

The present invention is a spacer for stocking concrete products which, when stacking concrete products, sandwiches them between concrete products to form a gap between the concrete products. The entire wire is in the form of a string or strip, and the wire is formed with a large number of bulging portions at arbitrary intervals .
The whole is formed into a long length and concrete
It is a spacer for concrete product stock, which is characterized by being cut to a length according to the dimensions of the product. The material can be freely selected as long as it meets the requirements of cost and strength, but the material for the bulging part is a polymeric material such as plastic, and the material for the wire is conventional so-called "string" or plastic in which fibers are twisted together. A polymeric material such as is advantageous in terms of cost and strength.

As a manufacturing method thereof, a portion corresponding to a bulging portion is formed at one end of the molding cavity, and a small bulging portion molding cavity cut smaller than the bulging portion is formed,
At the other end of the molding cavity, make a mold of an appropriate length for the spacer that has a bulging part molding cavity cut in the same shape as the bulging part, and mold it by injection molding. After that, move the small bulging part formed at one end to the bulging part forming cavity at the other end of the mold, perform further injection molding in that state, and repeat this to make a long continuous spacer There is a method for manufacturing a spacer for concrete product stock, which is characterized in that

Further, as another manufacturing method, a long wire rod is placed in a split mold of an appropriate length provided with a bulging portion forming cavity for forming a bulge portion at a predetermined interval and a guide portion for sandwiching the wire rod. Insertion molding is performed by sandwiching it between them to form a bulged portion on the wire rod, and after the mold is opened, the wire rod is moved to form a bulged portion by injection molding in the same manner, and by repeating this, a long continuous spacer is formed. There is a method for manufacturing a spacer for concrete product stock, which is characterized in that

[0007]

The concrete product stock spacer of the present invention has a string-like shape as a whole, and a large number of bulging portions are formed on the wire rod at arbitrary intervals. Contact only the bulge. This is almost point contact, and the contact area of the concrete surface is extremely small, so the area where darkening occurs is small. Not only that, but due to the point contact, the water in the concrete in the contacting part is also diffused from the surroundings, so that even if darkening occurs, the color becomes very thin and becomes almost inconspicuous.
Since the wire rod can be easily cut, it is not necessary to manufacture various lengths if it is formed into a long length and then cut to a length according to the dimensions of the concrete product before use. If the wire is a bendable material, it can be stored and transported in a rolled state like a rope for convenient handling.

In the spacer manufacturing method of the present invention, the above-mentioned first method is a method of simultaneously molding a wire rod and a bulging portion with the same material by injection molding, and is capable of manufacturing a long continuous spacer. Is. A molding cavity for molding a spacer of an appropriate length is cut and formed in the mold, but a small bulge portion molding cavity smaller than the bulge portion is formed at the top of it. is there. When injection molding is performed using this mold, a spacer having an appropriate length is molded, and a small bulge portion smaller than the bulge portion is formed at one end of the spacer. Next, the mold is opened, the molded product is taken out, and the small bulging portion formed at one end is moved to the bulging portion forming portion at the other end of the mold. Then, when the mold is closed and injection molding is further performed, in the mold cavity,
The space around the small bulge is filled with material and integrated to form a bulge, and the part formed by previous injection molding and the part formed by this injection molding are connected and integrated in this part. It By repeating this operation, a long spacer is manufactured.

In the spacer manufacturing method of the present invention, the above-mentioned second method is a method of forming a bulge portion on a previously manufactured wire rod by injection molding, and also a continuous spacer having a long length can be manufactured. Is the way. In this method, a mold having an appropriate length is provided with a bulging portion forming cavity for forming bulging portions at predetermined intervals and a guide portion for sandwiching the wire. A long wire rod is sandwiched between the guide portions of this mold, and a bulging portion is formed on the wire rod by injection molding. After the mold is opened, the wire is moved by a predetermined length, and a bulge portion is formed in the next portion by injection molding similarly. By repeating this operation, a long spacer is manufactured.

[0010]

The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings showing the embodiments. 1 is a side view of the spacer 1,
2 is a sectional view of the spacer 1, FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the spacer 1 in use, FIG. 4 is a side view of the spacer 4, FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the spacer 4, FIG. 6 is a side view of the spacer 7, and FIG. Is a sectional view of the spacer 7, FIG. 8 is a side view of the spacer 10, and FIG. 9 is a sectional view of the spacer 10.

The spacer 1 is in the form of a string as a whole, and bulges 3 are integrally formed on the wire 2 at predetermined intervals. Both the wire rod 2 and the bulging portion 3 are made of the same material, which is slightly soft vinyl chloride, and are molded at the same time. The wire rod 2 has a circular cross-sectional shape, and the bulging portion 3 has an octagonal columnar cross-sectional shape. Spacer 1
Is shaped like a rope, cut according to the dimensions of the concrete product to be used, and sandwiched between the concrete products C as shown in FIG. A gap 13 is formed between the concrete products. Only the bulge contacts the concrete surface, and almost no darkening occurs on the concrete surface.

The spacers 4 and 7 are made of the same material as the spacer 1 by the same manufacturing method, and have different bulging portions from the spacer 1. The spacer 4 has a circular rod-shaped wire 5 and cylindrical bulged portions 6 formed at predetermined intervals. The spacer 7 has spherical bulged portions 9 formed at predetermined intervals on a wire material 8 having a circular cross section. In addition, the shape of the bulging portion can be various shapes. When the concrete products are vertically stacked as shown in FIG. 3, since the bulging parts of the spacers 1 do not roll easily when the concrete products are stacked vertically, the spacers 1 roll like a roller and the concrete products C move laterally. Move to, there is no risk of slipping. The spherical bulging portion 9 of the spacer 7 has the smallest contact area with the concrete product and is most advantageous for preventing darkening of the concrete product.

The sectional shape of the wire is not limited to the circular shape. The spacer 10 is a thin band-shaped string used for packing, which is a so-called PP band.
Is used as. The bulging portion 12 is made of resin.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view of the manufacturing method of the spacer 1, FIG. 11 is a front view of the uppermost part of the spacer 1 in the manufacturing process,
12 is a side view of the same, FIG. 13 is a front view of the mold for manufacturing the spacer 1, and FIG. 14 is a sectional view of the mold. As shown in FIG. 10, the spacer 1 is continuously formed into a long length by injection molding. The molding machine 20 is equipped with molds 21 and 22 for molding the spacer 1 in an appropriate length. This mold can simultaneously mold three spacers. The mold 21 is a movable side, and the mold 22 is a fixed side.
The molds 21 and 22 are each provided with three rows of molding cavities. A part corresponding to a bulge is formed at one end (upper end) of the molding cavities. Small bulging portion forming cavities 24 and 25 formed by cutting are also provided. The small bulging portion forming cavity 24 has a hole 16 in the small bulging portion.
A protrusion 24a for forming the is formed. Below the small bulging portion forming cavity, wire rod forming cavities 28 and 29 for forming the wire rod portion and bulging portion forming cavities 26 and 27 for forming the bulging portion are provided. The other end (lower end) of the forming cavity is also provided with bulging portion forming cavities 26a and 27a that are cut in the same shape as the bulging portion.
A pin 30 is formed so as to project from a. When injection molding is performed with this mold, a small bulge portion 15 smaller than the bulge portion 3 is formed at the uppermost portion of the molded product. A hole 16 is provided in the small bulge portion 15. After the mold is opened, the small bulge portion 15 is supported by the arm 31 of the robot 23, moved to the lowest bulge portion forming cavity 26a, and the hole 1 of the small bulge portion 15 is moved.
6 is hooked on the pin 30 of the small bulge forming cavity 26a.
When the mold is closed in this state and injection molding is further performed, the space around the small bulging part that has moved to the lowermost end of the mold is filled with the material and becomes a bulging part, and at the same time the spacer molded this time and the previous molding The formed spacers are connected and integrated. By repeating this operation, a long continuous spacer is formed. The formed spacer is wound on the winding drum 32.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory view of a method of manufacturing the spacer 10, and FIG. 16 is a front view of a mold 41 for manufacturing the spacer 10. In FIG. 15, the mold 41 is a movable side of the molding machine,
The mold 42 is a fixed side, and is for molding an appropriate length of the spacer 10, and three spacers can be molded at one time. The mold 41 includes three rows of guide portions 43 and a bulging portion forming cavity 44.
Is provided. Similarly, the mold 42 is provided with three rows of bulging portion forming cavities 45. The long wire 11 of the spacer 10 is manufactured in advance, is sandwiched between the molds 41 and 42 along the guide portion 43, the mold is closed, and the bulging portion 12 is formed in the wire 11 by injection molding. The mold is opened, the wire 11 is moved downward along the guide portion 43 of the mold 42, and similarly, a bulge is formed in the next portion of the wire.
By repeating this operation, a long continuous spacer 10 can be obtained.
Is manufactured. The manufactured long spacer 10 is wound on a winding drum (not shown).

[0016]

The spacer for concrete product stock according to the present invention is made of a string-shaped or strip-shaped wire, so that a long one can be easily cut into an appropriate length and used. The long spacer is easy to handle because it can be stored and transported in the rolled state. Further, using the spacer of the present invention,
Only the bulge contacts the concrete surface, and the contact area of the concrete surface is extremely small, so the area where darkening occurs is small, and the darkening color is thin and almost inconspicuous. This spacer can be easily continuously manufactured with a long length by the manufacturing method of the present invention.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a side view of a spacer 1. FIG.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a spacer 1.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a spacer 1 in use.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a spacer 4.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a spacer 4.

6 is a side view of the spacer 7. FIG.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a spacer 7.

8 is a side view of the spacer 10. FIG.

9 is a cross-sectional view of the spacer 10. FIG.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of the manufacturing method of the spacer 1.

FIG. 11 is a front view of the uppermost portion of the spacer 1 in the manufacturing process.

FIG. 12 is a side view of the uppermost portion of the spacer 1 in the manufacturing process.

FIG. 13 is a schematic front view of a mold 21 for manufacturing a spacer 1.

FIG. 14 is a schematic cross-sectional view of molds 21 and 22.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of the manufacturing method of the spacer 10.

16 is a schematic front view of a mold 41 for manufacturing the spacer 10. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 spacer 2 wire rod 3 bulge 4 spacers 5 wire rod 6 bulge 7 Spacer 8 wire rod 9 Bulging part 10 Spacer 11 wire rod 12 bulge 13 gap 15 Small bulge 16 holes 20 molding machine 21 mold 22 mold 23 robots 24 Small bulge molding cavity 24a protrusion 25 Small bulge molding cavity 26 Bulging part forming cavity 27 Bulging part molding cavity 28 Wire rod molding cavity 29 Wire rod molding cavity 30 pin 31 arms 32 winding drum 41 mold 42 mold 43 Guide 44 Bulging part forming cavity 45 Bulging part forming cavity

Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. A spacer for stocking concrete products, which is sandwiched between concrete products to form a gap between the concrete products when the concrete products are stacked and stocked, and the whole is a string shape made of a wire rod. Alternatively, the wire is formed into a strip shape and a large number of bulging portions are formed on the wire rod at arbitrary intervals.
When using it, make it a length that matches the dimensions of the concrete product.
Spacer for concrete product stock characterized by being used after cutting 2. The spacer for concrete product stock according to claim 1, wherein the wire has a circular cross section and the bulging portion is formed in a polygonal column shape. 3. The spacer for concrete product stock according to claim 1, wherein the wire rod has a circular cross section, and the bulging portion is formed in a cylindrical shape. 4. The spacer for concrete product stock according to claim 1, wherein the wire has a circular cross section and the bulging portion is formed in a spherical shape. 5. The spacer for concrete product stock according to claim 1, wherein the wire material has a thin strip shape. 6. The entire wire is formed into a string or a band.
However, a large number of bulging portions are formed on the wire rod at arbitrary intervals.
In the method of manufacturing a spacer for concrete product stock, a portion corresponding to the bulging portion is formed at one end of the molding cavity, but a small bulging portion molding cavity cut smaller than the bulging portion is formed, At the other end of the molding cavity, make a mold of an appropriate length for the spacer that has a bulging part molding cavity cut in the same shape as the bulging part, and mold it by injection molding. After that, move the small bulge formed at one end to the bulge molding cavity at the other end of the mold cavity,
In this state, injection molding is further performed, and by repeating this, a long and continuous spacer is manufactured, and a method for manufacturing a spacer for concrete product stock characterized by the following: 7. The whole is formed into a string or a band by a wire rod.
However, a large number of bulging portions are formed on the wire rod at arbitrary intervals.
In the method for manufacturing a spacer for concrete product stock characterized by the above, a swelling portion forming cavity forming swelling portions at predetermined intervals and a guide portion for sandwiching a wire rod are provided at an appropriate length. A long wire is sandwiched between molds for injection molding to form a bulged portion on the wire, and after the mold is opened, the wire is moved to form a bulged portion by injection molding in the same manner. A method for manufacturing a spacer for concrete product stock, characterized in that a spacer that is long and continuous is manufactured by repeating the process.