JP6111634B2 - Needle-like structure manufacturing equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates a plurality of the fine needle to production equipment of the needle-like structure and array arrangement.

  In recent years, as a method for transdermally administering a physiologically active substance, a method using a needle-like structure (microneedle) having a large number of microneedles on the order of microns has attracted attention. By perforating a stratum corneum having a high barrier property using a fine needle part, a passage route of a physiologically active substance can be formed, and the efficiency of transdermal administration can be improved. At this time, by designing the fine needle portion so as not to penetrate the stratum corneum and reach the capillaries and nerves, it is possible to prevent bleeding or pain during use.

  When a needle-like structure is used for the purpose of transdermal administration, the needle has a sufficient fineness and tip angle for piercing the skin, and further penetrates the stratum corneum, which is the outermost layer of the skin, and the nerve layer. It is desirable to have a length that does not reach. Specifically, it is desirable that the diameter of the needle portion is about several μm to 100 μm, the tip angle of the needle portion is 30 ° or less, and the length of the needle portion is about several tens μm to several hundred μm. .

  The material constituting the needle-like structure described above is desirably a material that does not adversely affect the human body even if a damaged needle portion remains in the body. As such materials, biocompatible materials such as medical silicone resins, maltose, polylactic acid, and dextran are considered promising (see Patent Document 1).

  As a method for manufacturing the above-described needle-like structure, a manufacturing method has been proposed in which an original plate of a needle-like structure is manufactured by machining, a duplicate plate is made from the original plate, and transfer processing molding is performed (see Patent Document 2). ).

  In addition, as a method for improving sustained release by transdermal administration using the needle-shaped structure described above, it functions on a needle portion made of a fine carbohydrate having a shape easily damaged such as a constriction, a step, an arrowhead shape, etc. There has also been proposed a method of enclosing a sexual substance, inserting the substance into the stratum corneum, and then folding the needle part to remain in the stratum corneum (see Patent Document 3).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-21677 JP-T-2006-513811 JP 2003-238347 A

  As a method for producing the needle-like structure, there is a method in which a metal intaglio having a concave portion corresponding to a fine needle portion is used, a thermoplastic resin is melted, and a needle-like body sheet is obtained by injection molding and press molding. This method enables mass production by repeatedly using a metal intaglio.

  However, these methods for manufacturing a needle-like structure are such that after the needle-like sheet is peeled from the intaglio, the needle portion of the needle-like body sheet is exposed, and when moving between processes, The needle part may be damaged by receiving an impact.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and its object is to manufacture a needle-like structure that can prevent the needle portion from being damaged when a needle-like sheet is produced using press molding. It is to provide the equipment.

The apparatus for manufacturing a needle-like structure according to the present invention comprises a belt- like needle-like intaglio film having a plurality of concave portions of a needle-like pattern that is stretched between two rollers to constitute a belt conveyor, and has a belt-like needle-like shape. A transport mechanism for transporting the body intaglio film in one direction, a material supply mechanism for supplying a needle-shaped body forming material having fluidity onto the belt- like needle-shaped body intaglio film transported by the transport mechanism, and the transport By heating and drying or heating and cooling the needle-shaped body forming material supplied on the band-shaped needle-shaped body intaglio film conveyed by the mechanism on the band-shaped needle-shaped body intaglio film conveyed by the conveyance mechanism a sheet-forming mechanism for forming a strip-shaped needles sheet is solidified, a peeling mechanism for peeling the needles sheet solidified the strip from needles intaglio film of the strip to be conveyed by the conveying mechanism, Carrying Conveying a protective sheet supply mechanism for supplying a strip of sponge sheet for protecting the strip-shaped needle body sheet on the downstream side of the conveying path of the strip-shaped needles sheet being transported by the mechanism, by the transfer mechanism The belt-like sponge sheet is provided on the downstream side of the belt-like needle-like sheet transport path , and the belt- like sponge sheet is overlapped with the belt- like needle-like body sheet peeled from the belt- like needle-like intaglio film. And a take-up mechanism that winds up into a shape.

The apparatus for manufacturing a needle-like structure according to the present invention comprises a transport mechanism for transporting to the strip-shaped needles intaglio film unwinding the winding roll from the roll in one direction with a plurality of recesses of acicular pattern, wherein on the strip-shaped needles intaglio film being conveyed by the conveying mechanism, the needle-shaped body and the material supply mechanism for supplying the forming material, the transport mechanism the strip of needles intaglio film on which is conveyed in a flowable Sheet formation for forming the needle-like needle sheet by solidifying the needle-like material forming material supplied to the belt by heating and drying or heating and cooling on the belt-like needle-like intaglio film transported by the transport mechanism mechanism and the and the peeling mechanism for peeling the needles sheet of the strip that has been solidified needles intaglio film of the strip to be conveyed by the conveying mechanism, wherein the strip-shaped needle being conveyed by the conveying mechanism A protective sheet supply mechanism for supplying a strip of sponge sheet for protecting the strip-shaped needle body sheet on the downstream side of the transport path of the sheet, the conveyance of the needle-like sheet of the strip being conveyed by the conveying mechanism provided downstream of the path, that anda winding mechanism for winding into a roll by superimposing band-like needles intaglio film from the belt to the exfoliated said strip-shaped needle sheet sponge sheet It is characterized by.

Furthermore, the needle-shaped structure manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention is provided in the middle of the transport mechanism for transporting the strip-shaped base film in one direction and the transport path of the strip-shaped base film, and contacts the strip-shaped base film. A needle-like intaglio roller having a plurality of concave portions of a needle-like pattern on the contact surface, and fluidity on the belt-like base film upstream of the needle-like intaglio roller in the transport path of the belt-like base film A material supply mechanism for supplying a needle-like body forming material having the above-mentioned structure, and the needle-like body-forming material supplied on the belt-like base film upstream of the needle-like body intaglio roller in the transport path of the belt-like base film Is formed by heating and drying or heating and cooling on the downstream side of the needle-shaped intaglio roller to form a band-shaped needle-shaped sheet, and is conveyed by the conveyance mechanism. A protective sheet supply mechanism that supplies a band-like sponge sheet for protecting the band-like needle-like body sheet to the downstream side of the conveyance path of the belt-like needle-like body sheet that is being conveyed; Winding provided on the downstream side of the transport path of the belt-like needle-like sheet and winding the belt-like sponge sheet on the belt-like needle-like sheet formed on the belt-like base film in a roll shape And a take-off mechanism.
Here, the needle-shaped body forming material supplied on the band-shaped base film by the material supply mechanism is dried between the needle-shaped intaglio roller and the material supply mechanism in the transport path of the band-shaped base film. Desirably, a drying mechanism is provided. Furthermore, a peeling mechanism for peeling the base film from the needle-like body sheet on the downstream side of the sheet forming mechanism in the transport path of the belt- like base film, and a take-up roll for winding the peeled base film It is desirable to have more.

  According to the present invention, a needle-shaped body sheet can be continuously formed by producing a plurality of needle portions from a needle-shaped body forming material by press molding while conveying a needle-shaped body intaglio film or a base film. it can.

  By superimposing the formed needle-like body sheets in a roll shape, the needle portion is not exposed and the possibility of breakage can be reduced. In addition, by providing a protective sheet such as a sponge between the needle-like sheet and the needle-like sheet when overlapping, the needle-like sheet can be stored without deformation or breakage of the needle portion. .

It is a perspective view which shows the manufacturing apparatus of the acicular structure concerning 1st Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows an example of the product structure obtained by 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the modification of 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the manufacturing apparatus of the acicular structure concerning 2nd Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the manufacturing apparatus of the acicular structure concerning 3rd Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the heat roller used for the manufacturing apparatus of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows an example of the product structure obtained by 3rd Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the manufacturing apparatus of the acicular structure concerning 4th Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the manufacturing apparatus of the acicular body intaglio film concerning 5th Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the manufacturing apparatus of the acicular body intaglio film concerning 6th Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the heat roller used for the manufacturing apparatus of FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an acicular structure manufacturing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

  Reference numeral 101 in the figure denotes a needle-shaped intaglio film having a thickness of about 500 to 1000 μm in which a large number of concave portions corresponding to the fine needle portions are formed, that is, MN pattern processing. The acicular film 101 is stretched between a roller 11 and a roller 12 constituting a belt conveyor (conveying mechanism) 10, and can move in one direction by the rotation of the rollers 11 and 12.

  On the side of the roller 11 between the rollers 11 and 12, a T die (material supply mechanism) 13 for supplying a needle-like body forming material 102 having a fluidity made of an aqueous material or a material resin onto the needle-like intaglio film 101. Is installed. A dryer (sheet forming mechanism) 14 for drying the needle-shaped body forming material 102 applied on the needle-shaped intaglio film 101 is installed between the rollers 11 and 12 downstream of the T-die 13. . By passing this dryer 14, the acicular body forming material 102 is solidified and an MN pattern sheet (acicular body sheet) 103 is obtained.

  On the downstream side of the roller 12, a sponge for feeding a winding roll (winding mechanism) 15 for winding the MN pattern sheet 103 and a sponge sheet (protective sheet) 104 for protecting the needle portion of the MN pattern sheet 13. A roll (protective sheet supply mechanism) 16 is installed. The take-up roll 15 superimposes and winds the MN pattern sheet 103 on the sponge sheet 104.

  Here, when the needle-shaped body forming material 102 is a water-soluble resin, the aqueous solution is supplied to the needle-shaped body intaglio film 101 using a T-die 13 or a dispenser, and then subjected to a drying process by a dryer 14 so that the MN The pattern sheet 103 can be obtained.

  Preferable materials in this case include hydroxypropylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, chitosan, carboxymethylchitosan, chitosan succinamide, excelchitosan, and vialuronic acid. Hydroxypropylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, and the like that are often used as film preparations are useful because they can be supplied from the T-die 13 using an extruder.

  On the other hand, when the needle-shaped body forming material 102 is a thermoplastic resin, a method of melting the resin and supplying it with the T die 13 using an extruder, or a method of supplying the molten resin from the dispenser is taken. Can do.

  Preferable examples of the material for the combination include polyethylene, polypropylene, polycarbonate, PET, and cyclic olefin copolymer. One type of resin may be used, or two or more types of resins may be mixed and supplied. When a thermoplastic resin is used, a cooler may be used as the sheet forming mechanism 14 instead of a dryer.

  The material of the sponge sheet 104 only needs to be elastic enough to prevent the needle portion from being damaged, and urethane, foamed polyethylene, natural rubber, chloroprene rubber, or the like may be used as the sponge material.

  Using the apparatus of FIG. 1, the needle-shaped intaglio film 101 made of polypropylene is conveyed in one direction, and the cyclic olefin copolymer is supplied from the T die 13 and passed through the dryer 14 to form the MN pattern sheet 103. To do. That is, a needle-like sheet 103 made of a cyclic olefin copolymer was molded. Here, in order to improve the affinity between the acicular intaglio film 101 and the acicular material, a surface treatment process such as a frame process, a corona process, and an atmospheric plasma process may be provided before the material supplying process. .

  After the MN pattern sheet 103 is formed, the needle-shaped intaglio film 101 is peeled from the MN pattern sheet 103 by the roller 12. Then, the MN pattern sheet 103 is taken up by the take-up roll 15.

  In this way, if the molded MN pattern sheet 103 can be rolled and overlapped, the needle portion is not exposed and the possibility of breakage can be reduced. However, since pressure is applied to the needle portion when overlapping, deformation and breakage of the needle portion cannot be avoided.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, the sponge sheet 104 is inserted as a protective layer between the MN pattern sheet 103 and the MN pattern sheet 103 when the MN pattern sheet 103 is overlapped in a roll shape. That is, the sponge sheet 104 supplied from the sponge roll 16 is overlapped with the MN pattern sheet 103 and wound up as a two-layer roll of MN pattern sheet / sponge. Accordingly, the MN pattern sheet 103 can be stored without being deformed or broken by the needle sheet, the MN pattern sheet, the sponge sheet, the MN pattern sheet, and the like.

  After winding up as a two-layer roll, cut into a product. After the roll-shaped MN pattern sheet 103 was punched into a 1 cm square, the sponge sheet 104 was removed, and the MN pattern sheet 103 was observed with an optical microscope. As a result, it was confirmed that the needle portion was not damaged or deformed.

  The MN pattern sheet (needle sheet) 103 manufactured by using this manufacturing apparatus and bonded to the sponge sheet 104 can be made into a finished product by removing the sponge sheet 104. When the sponge sheet 104 is not removed from the needle-like body sheet 103, the sponge sheet 104 can be used as a finished product, and when the needle-like body sheet 103 is used, the sponge sheet 104 can be removed and used.

  2A is a cross-sectional view showing a cut product structure, and FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view when the product is used. As a product, as shown in FIG. 2A, since the needle portion is covered with the sponge sheet 104, the needle portion can be prevented from being damaged. When the product is used, it is only necessary to take the sponge sheet 104 as shown in FIG.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the needle-like body sheet 103 produced by press molding is wound together with the sponge sheet 104, the needle portion is obtained by punching the wound roll into a product shape in a cutting process. Becomes a sponge-covered product. For this reason, breakage of the needle part of the acicular body sheet 103 can be prevented.

  Since the needle-shaped intaglio film 101 is wound around the belt conveyor and used, it can be used as long as the durability of the needle-shaped intaglio film 101 allows. For this reason, the acicular body sheet | seat 103 can be manufactured continuously and mass production is attained. Moreover, since the acicular body sheet | seat 103 can be accommodated by a roll type, a transfer can be performed simply, protecting the acicular body sheet | seat 103. FIG.

  By providing a step of separating the needle-shaped body intaglio film 101 and the needle-shaped body sheet 103 after the needle-shaped body sheet 103 is molded, the needle-shaped body intaglio film 101 affects the overlap of the needle-shaped body sheet 103. Nothing will happen.

  Moreover, since the acicular body sheet | seat 103 can be shape | molded with a thin film, material cost can be reduced. Furthermore, there is an advantage that the chemical liquid can be applied to the surface of the needle-like body sheet 103 by soaking the chemical liquid into the sponge sheet 104.

  In the above example, a material that is cured by heating or drying is used as the needle-forming material. However, when a resin that is softened by heating and cured by cooling is used, as shown in FIG. Instead of 14, a nip roller 17 and a cooling roller 18 may be provided. In this case, the needle-like body forming material 102 such as resin supplied from the T-die 13 is pressed against the needle-like body intaglio film 101 by the nip roller 17 and cooled by the cooling roller 18 to become the MN pattern sheet 103.

  As described above, the same applies to the resin using the rollers 17 and 18 instead of the dryer 14 in the following embodiments.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an acicular structure manufacturing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to FIG. 1 and an identical part, and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The difference between this embodiment and the first embodiment described above is that the needle-shaped intaglio film 101 is not continuously used in the form of a belt conveyor, but is supplied from one side and accommodated by the other. It is that.

  In the apparatus shown in FIG. 1, a roll 21 holding a polypropylene needle-shaped intaglio film 101 in a roll shape is provided before the roller 11, and the film 101 is supplied from the roll 21 to the roller 11. Then, a roll 22 for winding the needle-shaped intaglio film 101 is provided at the subsequent stage of the roller 12, and the needle-shaped intaglio film 101 peeled from the MN pattern sheet 103 by the roller 12 is wound by the roll 22. ing.

  Using the apparatus shown in FIG. 4, a needle-like body sheet 103 made of polyethylene was molded and stored in a roll shape, as in the first embodiment. After the roll-shaped needle-like body sheet 103 was punched into a 1 cm square, the sponge sheet 104 was removed, and the needle-like body sheet 103 was observed with an optical microscope.

  Therefore, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained in this apparatus. Moreover, in this embodiment, since the acicular intaglio film 101 is not used continuously, the yield fall resulting from the defect generation | occurrence | production in use of the acicular intaglio film 101 can be suppressed. Furthermore, the needle-like intaglio film 101 can be prevented from flowing out by winding the needle-like intaglio film 101.

  In addition, when the needle-like body sheet 103 is supplied in a roll shape, the needle-like body sheet 103 and the needle-like body intaglio film 101 are peeled off after the material supplying step, and the needle-like body sheet 103 is wound up to form a needle-like body. The body intaglio film 101 does not affect the overlap of the acicular sheet 103.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an acicular structure manufacturing apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same part as FIG. 4, and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  This embodiment is different from the second embodiment described above in that a base film 201 and a heat roller (needle intaglio roller) 35 are used instead of using the needle intaglio film 101.

  That is, the base film 201 is wound around the roll 31, and the base film 201 fed out from the roll 31 to the roller 11 is conveyed in one direction. Here, examples of the material of the base film 201 include polyethylene, polypropylene, PET, and cyclic olefin copolymer. For the purpose of avoiding the close contact between the supply material and the heat roller 35, a film having higher affinity with the supply material may be supplied as the base film 201.

  A heat roller 35 for forming a needle-like pattern is installed on the conveyance path of the base film 201. As shown in the cross-sectional views of FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b), the heat roller 35 is provided with concave portions corresponding to a large number of needle portions on the circumferential surface of a cylinder.

  The T die 13 is installed on the upstream side of the heat roller 35, and the needle-like body forming material 102 supplied from the T die 13 is pressed by the heat roller 35 after being bonded to the base film 201. Thereby, the surface part of the acicular body forming material 102 deform | transforms and a needle part is formed. The needle-like body forming material 102 with the needle portions formed is solidified by passing through the dryer 14 to form a base film / MN pattern sheet laminate 203. The sponge sheet 104 supplied from the sponge roll 16 is superposed on the laminate 203 and wound up as a three-layer roll of base film / MN pattern sheet / sponge sheet.

  The apparatus shown in FIG. 5 is used to convey the base film 201 in one direction, supply hydroxypropylcellulose as the needle-like body forming material 102 from the T die 13, and pass through the heat roller 35 and the dryer 14. A MN pattern sheet 103 made of hydroxypropylcellulose was molded on the film 201. Then, the laminate 203 of the MN pattern sheet 103 and the base film 201 was wound around the roll 15 and stored. At this time, the sponge sheet 104 is sandwiched in the same manner as in the first and second embodiments.

  After the roll-shaped laminate 203 was punched into a 1 cm square, the sponge sheet 104 was removed, and the MN pattern sheet 103 was observed with an optical microscope. As a result, it was confirmed that the needle portion was not damaged or deformed. The obtained laminated body 203 was two layers of the base film 201 and the MN pattern sheet 103 as shown in FIGS. FIG. 7A is a cross-sectional view showing a cut product structure, and FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view when the product is used. As a product, as shown in FIG. 7A, since the needle portion is covered with the sponge sheet 104, the needle portion can be prevented from being damaged. When the product is used, it is only necessary to take the sponge sheet 104 as shown in FIG.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the MN pattern sheet 103 protected by the sponge sheet 104 can be produced as in the first embodiment. In addition, by having the base film 201, there is an advantage that warpage of the MN pattern sheet 103 can be suppressed when cutting into a product shape.

(Fourth embodiment)
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an acicular structure manufacturing apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to FIG. 5 and an identical part, and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The difference between this embodiment and the third embodiment described above is that a dryer 34 is provided between the material supply unit using the T-die 13 and the heat roller 35. Other than that, it is substantially the same as the configuration of FIG. 5, and therefore a needle-like structure can be produced in the same manner as in the third embodiment.

  With such a configuration, by providing a distance from the T die 13 to the heat roller 35, the needle-like body forming material 102 can be pre-dried before the heat roller 35. For this reason, there also exists an advantage which the freedom degree of selection of the needle-shaped body forming material 102 increases.

(Fifth embodiment)
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an acicular structure manufacturing apparatus according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to FIG. 5 and an identical part, and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The difference between the present embodiment and the third embodiment described above is that a recovery unit for the base film 201 is provided.

  That is, in the configuration shown in FIG. 5, the take-up roll 32 for the base film 201 is installed on the downstream side of the heat roller 35. Then, the MN pattern sheet 103 bonded with the base film 201 and formed with the needle portion is peeled from the base film 201 after passing through the dryer 14. The base film 201 from which the MN pattern sheet 103 has been peeled is wound around the roll 32.

  Using this apparatus, a polycarbonate MN pattern sheet 103 was molded and stored in a roll shape. After the roll-shaped MN pattern sheet 103 was punched into a 1 cm square, the sponge sheet 104 was removed, and the MN pattern sheet 103 was observed with an optical microscope. As a result, it was confirmed that the needle portion was not damaged or deformed. The final product is as shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b).

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the MN pattern sheet 103 protected by the sponge sheet 104 can be produced as in the first embodiment. Further, since the base film 101 is collected, there is an advantage that the base film can be reused.

(Sixth embodiment)
Next, the manufacturing method of the acicular intaglio film used in the first and second embodiments will be described.

  FIG. 10: is a perspective view which shows the manufacturing apparatus of the acicular body intaglio film concerning the 6th Embodiment of this invention. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to FIG. 5 and an identical part, and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The basic configuration of the apparatus is the same as that of FIG. 5 used in the third embodiment, and the apparatus of FIG. 5 can also be used. However, the heat roller 55 was a male roller having a convex portion corresponding to the needle portion, as shown in cross sections in FIGS. In this case, the surface of the other roller that contacts the heat roller 55 is preferably a rubber roller in order to avoid damage to the convex portion.

  Using this apparatus, a base film 201 is supplied, and a relief film forming resin 202 for processing a pattern on the film 201 is supplied. Examples of the material for forming the intaglio film include polyethylene, polypropylene, polycarbonate, cyclic olefin copolymer, polystyrene, PET, and ethylene vinyl alcohol.

  Next, heat is applied to the heat roller 55 to transfer the pattern. The laminate 303 having a structure in which the acicular intaglio film 101 is bonded to the base film 201 is formed by further applying heat by the drying mechanism 14 and sufficiently curing the film. Then, the laminate 303 is taken up by the take-up roll 15.

  At this time, the sponge sheet supply mechanism was not operated. Moreover, when the base film 201 is unnecessary, the winding roll 32 similar to 5th Embodiment may be provided and the base film 201 may be peeled. Using this apparatus, a needle-like concave film 101 made of polyvinyl alcohol as a duplicate plate was produced.

  As a result of molding a needle-like structure using the obtained needle-like concave portion film 101, a needle portion having the same shape as the convex portion of the heat roller 55 could be obtained.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the heat roller 35 of the needle-like structure manufacturing apparatus as in the third embodiment is changed to the needle-like relief printing roller 55, so that the material supplied from the T-die 13 can be used. The acicular intaglio film 101 can be produced.

(Modification)
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments.

  The conveyance mechanism of the needle-shaped body intaglio film is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 4 and may be any mechanism that can continuously convey the needle-shaped body intaglio film in one direction.

  In the embodiment, a heat roller and a dryer are used as rollers for forming a needle pattern on the needle-shaped body forming material, but instead of these, a nip roller and a cooling roller in which concave portions corresponding to the needle portions are formed are used. It is also possible to use it. That is, the mechanism for solidifying the needle-shaped body forming material to form the needle-shaped body sheet may be appropriately selected from drying or cooling according to the needle-shaped body forming material.

  The material supply mechanism for supplying the needle-shaped body forming material is not limited to the T-die, and a gravure coating mechanism using a dispenser or an intaglio roll can also be used. That is, the material supply mechanism is not limited to the T-die, and any material supply mechanism may be used as long as the needle-shaped body forming material can be supplied in the form of a fluid on the needle-shaped intaglio film or the base film. Furthermore, the protective sheet is not necessarily limited to the sponge sheet, and may be an elastic material that is sufficiently softer than the needle portion.

  In short, the present invention can be implemented with various modifications without departing from the gist thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Belt conveyor 11, 12 ... Roller 13 ... T die (material supply mechanism)
14 ... Dryer (sheet forming mechanism)
15 ... Winding roll (winding mechanism)
16 ... Sponge roll (protective sheet supply mechanism)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 17 ... Nip roller 18 ... Cooling roller 21 ... Acicular body intaglio film supply roll 22 ... Acicular body intaglio film winding roll 31 ... Base film supply roll 32 ... Base film winding roll 35 ... Heat roller (needle body intaglio roller)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 ... Acicular body intaglio film 102 ... Acicular body formation material 103 ... MN pattern sheet (needle body sheet)
104 ... Sponge sheet (protective sheet)
201 ... Base film 202 ... Resin film forming resin 203, 303 ... Laminate

Claims (5)

A belt- like needle-shaped intaglio film having a plurality of concave portions of a needle-like pattern is stretched between two rollers to form a belt conveyor, and a conveyance mechanism that conveys the belt-like needle-shaped intaglio film in one direction;
A material supply mechanism for supplying a needle-shaped body-forming material having fluidity onto the belt-shaped needle-shaped body intaglio film transported by the transport mechanism;
The needle-shaped body forming material supplied on the belt-shaped needle-shaped intaglio film transported by the transport mechanism is heated and dried or heated on the belt-shaped needle-shaped body intaglio film transported by the transport mechanism. A sheet forming mechanism for solidifying by cooling to form a belt- like needle-like body sheet;
A peeling mechanism for peeling the belt- like needle-like body sheet solidified from the belt-like needle-like body intaglio film transported by the transport mechanism ;
A protective sheet supply mechanism for supplying a band-shaped sponge sheet for protecting the band-shaped needle-shaped sheet to the downstream side of the conveyance path of the band-shaped needle-shaped sheet conveyed by the conveyance mechanism;
The belt- like sponge sheet is provided on the belt- like needle-like body sheet which is provided on the downstream side of the transport path of the belt-like needle-like body sheet transported by the transport mechanism and is peeled off from the belt- like needle-like body intaglio film. A take-up mechanism that rolls up and rolls up into a roll,
A needle-shaped structure manufacturing apparatus comprising: A transport mechanism for transporting a belt-like acicular intaglio film having a plurality of concave portions of a needle-like pattern in one direction from a feed roll to a take-up roll;
A material supply mechanism for supplying a needle-shaped body-forming material having fluidity onto the belt-shaped needle-shaped body intaglio film transported by the transport mechanism;
The needle-shaped body forming material supplied on the belt-shaped needle-shaped intaglio film transported by the transport mechanism is heated and dried or heated on the belt-shaped needle-shaped body intaglio film transported by the transport mechanism. A sheet forming mechanism for solidifying by cooling to form a belt-like needle-like body sheet;
A peeling mechanism for peeling the belt-like needle-like body sheet solidified from the belt-like needle-like body intaglio film transported by the transport mechanism;
A protective sheet supply mechanism for supplying a band-shaped sponge sheet for protecting the band-shaped needle-shaped sheet to the downstream side of the conveyance path of the band-shaped needle-shaped sheet conveyed by the conveyance mechanism;
The belt-like sponge sheet is provided on the belt-like needle-like body sheet which is provided on the downstream side of the transport path of the belt-like needle-like body sheet transported by the transport mechanism and is peeled off from the belt-like needle-like body intaglio film. A take-up mechanism that rolls up and rolls up into a roll,
A needle-shaped structure manufacturing apparatus comprising: A transport mechanism for transporting the band-shaped base film in one direction;
A needle-shaped intaglio roller that is provided in the middle of the belt-shaped base film conveyance path and has a plurality of concave portions of a needle-shaped pattern on a peripheral surface that is in contact with the belt-shaped base film;
A material supply mechanism for supplying a needle-shaped body-forming material having fluidity on the band-shaped base film on the upstream side of the needle-shaped body intaglio roller in the transport path of the belt-shaped base film;
The needle-shaped body forming material supplied on the band-shaped base film on the upstream side of the needle-shaped body intaglio roller in the transport path of the belt-shaped base film is heated and dried on the downstream side of the needle-shaped body intaglio roller. A sheet forming mechanism that solidifies by heating and cooling to form a belt-like needle-like body sheet;
A protective sheet supply mechanism for supplying a band-shaped sponge sheet for protecting the band-shaped needle-shaped sheet to the downstream side of the conveyance path of the band-shaped needle-shaped sheet conveyed by the conveyance mechanism;
The belt-like sponge sheet is overlapped on the belt-like needle-like sheet provided on the downstream side of the conveyance path of the belt-like needle-like body sheet conveyed by the conveyance mechanism. A winding mechanism that winds up in a roll together,
A needle-shaped structure manufacturing apparatus comprising: In order to dry the needle-shaped body forming material supplied on the band-shaped base film by the material supply mechanism between the needle-shaped body intaglio roller and the material supply mechanism in the transport path of the belt-shaped base film The needle-shaped structure manufacturing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a drying mechanism is provided . A stripping mechanism for stripping the base film from the needle-shaped body sheet on the downstream side of the sheet forming mechanism in the transport path of the strip-shaped base film; and a winding roll for winding the stripped base film. The needle-shaped structure manufacturing apparatus according to claim 3 .

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