KR20150102570A - System and method for determining a thermal property of a heat-softened polymer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and a method for evaluating a heat softening property of a polymer material and, more specifically, to a system and a method for evaluating a heat softening property of a polymer material which can provide a heat softening property by processing a penetration resistant value depending on the passage of time in a push-pull gauge in various types of data after contacting with a softened polymer material at certain temperature by moving a penetration rod of a push-pull gauge at a desired speed and distance.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a thermo-softened polymer,

The present invention relates to a system and method for evaluating the thermal softening properties of polymeric materials, and more particularly, to a method and system for evaluating thermal softening properties of a polymeric material, The present invention relates to a system and method for evaluating thermal softening properties of polymeric materials that can provide penetration resistance values according to time gage of a full gauge into various types of data and provide them as thermal softening characteristics.

Demand for endodontic products is increasing each year as the elderly population increases and the need for tooth preservation grows.

Since most of these root canal filling products are made of polymer materials using gutta-percha, etc., gutta-percha tea is not well soluble in general organic solvents and is not activated. Therefore, it has excellent root canal closing effect, It is widely used because it is easy to remove.

The root canal filler is made in the form of a point having a taper of various sizes, a carrier having a bar material or a polymer material coated on a rigid core material.

In addition, as a method of filling the root canal filling material into the root canal, a method of filling the root canal filling material by softening the root canal filling material by using an injection gun, filling the root canal with a carrier, A method of softening a polymer material by using frictional heat to fill the root canal, and a method of using a combination of the two methods.

Although the shape and filling method of the root canal filler are various, the basic principle of sealing the root relation after softening by softening by heat is the same.

However, the root canal filling material has different composition ratios of the gutta-percha according to the manufacturer, so that there is a difference in the hot-rolling temperature, which causes a problem that the root canal filling material can not be softened so as to have a proper flow property for implantation into the root canal.

Therefore, there is a need for a system and method for evaluating softening characteristics of various polymeric materials for root canal filling.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a system and method for evaluating thermal softening properties of polymeric materials capable of evaluating thermal softening properties of various polymeric materials for root canal filling.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a computer-readable recording medium storing a thermal softening characteristic evaluation program capable of automatically analyzing thermal softening characteristics by functioning as a computer device for control and providing analyzed results as various results such as a graph, a text file, And to provide a readable recording medium.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a test apparatus comprising: a heating chamber provided with an insertion hole into which a test material can be inserted and supplying a predetermined temperature of heat to a test material inserted into the insertion hole; A temperature controller for heating the heating chamber to a predetermined temperature; A push-pull gauge having a penetration rod which is inserted into the insertion port and brought into contact with a heated test material, and measures a penetration resistance when the penetration rod is infiltrated into the test material; And a microstage for receiving the push-pull gauge and advancing or retracting the push-pull gauge to bring the penetration rod into contact with or release from the test material, wherein the polymeric material evaluating thermal softening properties of the polymeric material A thermal softening property evaluation system of the present invention.

In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus further comprises a sample tube, at least one end of which is opened, the test material is inserted and fixed, and inserted into the insertion port of the heating chamber to supply heat to the test material, And the penetration resistance is measured by being inserted into the sample tube and coming in contact with or release from the test material.

In a preferred embodiment, the sample tube is a transparent tube, and an upper surface of the heating chamber is provided with an observation window for observing the test material inserted into the insertion port.

In a preferred embodiment, the microstage comprises: a stage main body; A mounting plate connected to the stage main body so as to be able to move in a plane on the stage main body and for mounting the push-pull gauges; And a motor provided inside the stage main body and causing the mounting plate to move in a plane.

In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus further comprises a controller for supplying power to the motor to control the rotation speed and the rotation speed of the motor.

In a preferred embodiment, the controller comprises: a power supply for converting input power to direct current power; A motor driver for supplying DC power of the power supply to the motor; A motion controller for receiving the motor control command from the outside and controlling the motor driver to control the number of revolutions, the rotational speed, and the rotational direction of the motor; And a DAQ board for receiving a penetration resistance value with time from the push-pull gauge and outputting the value to the outside.

In a preferred embodiment, the controller receives the control parameter from the user, generates the motor control command, transmits the motor control command to the motion controller, receives and displays the penetration resistance value according to the time from the DAQ board, Lt; / RTI >

In a preferred embodiment, the control computer apparatus: receives from the experimenter control parameters including the temperature of the temperature controller, the total number of revolutions of the motor, the speed of the motor, and the stop time after the infiltration rod is infiltrated into the test material Control parameter setting means for receiving input; A penetration resistance value display means for indicating a penetration resistance value when the penetration rod is located at a predetermined position; And a pressure value display means for converting the penetration resistance value into a pressure value and displaying the pressure value when the penetration rod is located at a predetermined position.

In a preferred embodiment, the control computer device comprises: a penetration resistance value graph display means for displaying the penetration resistance value according to a time as a graph of penetration resistance value; And a pressure value graph display means for converting the penetration resistance value according to the passage of time into a pressure value according to a distance moved by the penetration rod and displaying the pressure value graph.

In a preferred embodiment, the control computer device comprises: a text file generating and storing means for generating and storing a pressure value according to the infiltration resistance value or the distance traveled by the infiltration rod in a text file according to a passage of time; And an excel file generating and storing means for generating and storing an excel file as a pressure value according to the penetration resistance value or the distance traveled by the penetration rod in accordance with the flow of time.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the control computer device of the thermal softening property evaluation system is replaced with the control parameter setting means, the penetration resistance value display means, the pressure value display means, the penetration resistance value graph display means, And a heat softening characteristic evaluation program for evaluating the thermal softening characteristics of the polymeric material by functioning as the text file generating and storing means and the Excel file generating and storing means.

The present invention further provides a method for evaluating a thermal softening property of a polymer material for evaluating a thermal softening property using the thermal softening property evaluation system, wherein the thermal softening property evaluation method comprises the steps of inserting a test material into the sample tube Inserting a sample tube into which the test material is inserted into an inlet of the heating chamber; Wherein the temperature controller heats the heating chamber to a specified temperature and softens the test material, the control computer device receives the control parameter to generate the motor control command, and transmits the generated motor control command to the controller step; Wherein the controller controls the rotational speed and the rotational speed of the motor by a transmitted motor control command and the push-pull gauge advances to penetrate the test material into the test material, Transmitting the measured penetration resistance to the control computer device; And processing the penetration resistance transmitted from the control computer device into the penetration resistance value, the pressure value, the penetration resistance value graph, the pressure value graph, the text file, or the Excel file and outputting the penetration resistance.

The present invention has the following excellent effects.

First, according to the system and method for evaluating the thermal softening properties of a polymer material of the present invention, it is possible to process the penetration resistance value and the pressure value of a softened polymer material at a desired temperature into various types of data, The thermal softening property of the material can be evaluated.

Further, according to the system and method for evaluating the thermal softening property of the polymer material of the present invention, since the operation of the infiltration rod can be automatically controlled by functioning the control computer device, the user can evaluate the thermal softening property of the polymeric material There is an effect that can be.

Further, according to the system and method for evaluating the thermal softening property of the polymer material of the present invention, the analyzed result can be provided as various results such as a graph, a text file, and an Excel file.

1 is a view showing a thermal softening property evaluation system of a polymer material according to an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a top view of a heating chamber of a thermal softening property evaluation system for a polymer material according to an embodiment of the present invention,
3 is a view showing each component before a test material is inserted into a heating chamber in a thermal softening property evaluation system of a polymer material according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIGS. 4 and 5 are views for explaining the functions of a control computer device in a thermal softening property evaluation system for a polymer material according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a view showing a text file generated by a control computer device in a thermal softening property evaluation system for a polymeric material according to an embodiment of the present invention,
7 is a view showing an Excel file generated by a control computer device in a thermal softening property evaluation system of a polymer material according to an embodiment of the present invention,
8 is a graph showing a penetration resistance value output from a control computer apparatus in a thermal softening property evaluation system of a polymer material according to an embodiment of the present invention,
9 is a graph showing a pressure value graph output from a control computer device in a thermally softening characteristic type system of a polymer material according to an embodiment of the present invention,
10 is a graph showing a normalized pressure value graph obtained by normalizing a pressure value graph output from a control computer device in a thermally softening characteristic type system of a polymer material according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Although the terms used in the present invention have been selected as general terms that are widely used at present, there are some terms selected arbitrarily by the applicant in a specific case. In this case, the meaning described or used in the detailed description part of the invention The meaning must be grasped.

Hereinafter, the technical structure of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein but may be embodied in other forms. Like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification.

1 to 3, a thermal softening characteristic evaluation system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a heating chamber 110, a temperature controller 120, a push pull gauge 130, And a microstage 140.

The heating chamber 110 is provided with an insertion port 111 for inserting the test material 1 in order to heat the test material 1 to be inserted so that the test material 1 is softened.

Although the heating chamber 110 is illustrated as being cylindrical, the shape of the heating chamber 110 is not limited and a plurality of ceramic cartridge heaters may be provided therein.

The upper surface of the heating chamber 110 may be provided with an observation window 112 for observing the inserted test material 1 with the naked eye and the observation window 112 And a hollow space is formed so that the inside can be observed.

The test material 1 may be directly inserted into the insertion port 111 of the heating chamber 110 but may be inserted into the insertion port 111 of the heating chamber 110 through the sample pipe 150.

That is, after the test material 1 is inserted into the sample tube 150, the sample tube 150 may be inserted into the insertion port 111 of the heating chamber 110 and heated.

In addition, the sample tube 150 is opened at least one end so that the test material 1 can be inserted.

However, both ends of the sample tube 150 can be opened, and in this case, the test material 1 can be fixed inside the sample tube 150 by the sample staple 121 described below .

In addition, the sample tube 150 may be a transparent tube, and may be a metal tube or a glass tube.

The temperature controller 120 supplies power to the ceramic cartridge heater of the heating chamber 110 to heat the heating chamber 110 to a desired constant temperature.

In addition, the temperature controller 120 is illustrated as being coupled to the heating chamber 110, but may be configured separately.

The temperature controller 120 may include a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the heating chamber 110 and may control the temperature of the heating chamber 110 by a feedback control or proportional integral derivative (PID) And heated to maintain the temperature.

In addition, the temperature controller 120 can adjust the temperature to 0.1 [deg. C]

When the sample tube 150 is a sample tube having open ends, the temperature controller 120 may include a supporting means for supporting the test material 1 in the sample tube 150.

The supporting means may include a sample stopper stopper 122 fixed to a predetermined portion of the temperature controller 120, one end fixed to the sample stopper stopper 122 and the other end fixed to the insertion port of the heating chamber 110 And a sample staple 121 that is inserted into the sample staple 111.

That is, when the sample tube 150 is inserted into the insertion port 111 of the heating chamber 110, the sample stem 121 is inserted into the sample tube 150, Thereby supporting the test material 1 inside the sample tube 150 by the contact.

Also, although not shown, the temperature controller 120 may be provided with a heating chamber lid that covers the outside of the heating chamber 110 to prevent an image during an experiment.

The push-pull gauge 130 is for measuring a penetration resistance (contact load) of the softened test material 1 in the heating chamber 110, and the penetration rod 131 is provided in the measurement unit.

The penetration rod 131 can be moved forward or backward toward the heating chamber 110 by the movement of the push-pull gauge 130. The penetration rod 131 is advanced to the inside of the sample tube 150, (1).

In addition, the penetration rod 131 may be fixed to the measurement unit of the push-pull gauge 130 by a screw or a magnetic force.

In addition, the diameter of one end of the penetration rod 131 contacting the test material 1 may be smaller than the diameter of the other end, and the end surface of one end may be a flat surface.

The reason why the one end face of the penetration rod 131 is flat is that when the penetration resistance measured by the push-pull gauge 130 is converted into a pressure value, a contact face is required. .

Further, the push-pull gauge 130 can measure up to 200 [g] at a high temperature and can have a resolution of 0.1 [g] and an accuracy of ± 0.2 [%] Full gauge with a resolution of 1 [g] and an accuracy of +/- 0.2 [%].

The micro stage 140 is an x-y stage capable of placing the push-pull gauge 130 and adjusting the position of the penetration rod 131 by moving the push-pull gauge 130 forward or backward.

The microstage 140 is connected to the stage main body 141 by a connecting means such as a guide rail or a gear and is moved in a plane on the stage main body 141, A mounting plate 142 for mounting the mounting plate 142 on the stage main body 141 and a motor 142 for mounting the mounting plate 142 in a plane.

However, the motor 142 may be provided on the mounting plate 142.

The motor 142 may be a stepping motor and may move the mounting plate 142 forward and backward at a speed of 0.1 [Nm] and a variable speed of 0.2 [mm / s] to 5.0 [mm / It can be backward.

That is, the thermally softening characteristic evaluation system 100 of a polymer material according to an embodiment of the present invention can penetrate the penetration rod 131 into a softened test material at a constant temperature, have.

The thermal softening characteristic evaluation system 100 of the polymer material according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a controller 150 and a control computer device 160.

The controller 150 supplies pulse power to the motor 142 to control the rotation speed and rotation speed of the motor 142 and receives the penetration resistance measured by the push-pull gauge 130.

The controller 150 includes a power supply 151 for converting an external input power to a DC power source and a motor driver 143 for providing DC power of the power supply 151 to the motor 143 as a pulse power source. Pull gauge 130 receives the motor control command from the outside and drives the motor driver 152 to control the rotation speed, rotation speed and rotation direction of the motor 143, A motion controller 153 for controlling the operation of the push-pull gauge 130, and a data acquisition board 154 for receiving the penetration resistance value from the push-pull gauge 130 and outputting it to the outside.

The control computer 160 receives a control parameter from an experimenter to generate a motor control command and transmits it to the motion controller 153. The control computer 160 receives the penetration resistance value from the DAQ board 154 and processes it into various types of information And outputs it.

However, the control computer device 160 may directly receive the penetration resistance value from the push-pull gauge 130. [

In addition, the control computer 160 may be a combination of a general personal computer, a smart device such as a tablet PC or a smart phone, or hardware specially designed for the present invention.

In addition, the control computer device 160 stores a thermal softening characteristic evaluation program for evaluating the thermal softening characteristics of the polymer material by functioning as the control computer device 160. [

The thermal softening property evaluation program may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium such as a CD, a USB, or an SD card, and may be separately provided. The thermal softening characteristic evaluation program may be stored in a server computer capable of data transmission and transmitted to a client computer through a communication network May be provided.

4 and 5 are screens output by the control computer device 160 by the thermal softening characteristic evaluation program. Fig. 4 is a screen for receiving control parameters from the experimenter. Fig. 5 is a graph showing the thermal softening characteristics It is a screen showing the result of the evaluation.

4 and 5, the control computer 160 includes a control parameter setting unit 161, a penetration resistance value display unit 162, a pressure value display unit 162, Means 163, a penetration resistance value graph display means 164, a pressure value graph display means 165, and an operation control means 166.

The control parameter setting unit 161 receives a control parameter from an experimenter and the control parameter includes a set temperature of the temperature controller 120, a total rotation number of the motor 143, The rotation speed Speed of the motor 143, the stop time after penetration of the penetration rod 131 into the test material 1, the number of pulse power sources used in the unit step of the motor 143 A diameter of a contact surface where the needle cap 131 contacts the test material 1, a sampling rate of a penetration resistance value measured at the push-pull gauge 130, Material, Date, and so on.

The control parameters related to the motor 143 such as the total number of revolutions, the rotation speed, the stopping time, and the number of pulse power sources among the control parameters input to the control parameter setting unit 161 are generated by the motor control command, And transmitted to the controller 150.

Also, among the control parameters, the set temperature of the temperature controller 120 is transmitted to the temperature controller 120 through the controller 150 to allow the controller 150 to control the temperature controller 120 And the experimenter may directly control the temperature controller 120 to adjust the set temperature.

In addition, the operation control means 166 includes a start button (RUN) for starting evaluation with the input control parameter, a stop button (STOP) for stopping the evaluation, and a controller (MOVE, SFWD, SREW) for controlling the operation buttons.

The penetration resistance value display means 162 displays the penetration resistance value Force at a predetermined position after the end of the experiment.

In addition, the predetermined position can be input by the experimenter and can be input by clicking on a specific position of the penetration resistance value graph or the pressure value graph to be described below.

The pressure value display means 163 converts the penetration resistance value displayed by the penetration resistance value display means 162 into a pressure value and displays the pressure value.

For example, the pressure value display means 163 may calculate the penetration resistance value by dividing the penetration resistance value by the contact cross-sectional area of the penetration rod 131.

The penetration resistance value graph display means 164 displays the penetration resistance value sampled according to the change of time with a penetration resistance value graph so that the experimenter can recognize the change of the penetration resistance value at a glance.

The pressure value graph display means 165 converts the time change in the penetration resistance value graph into the distance traveled by the penetration rod 131, converts the penetration resistance value into a pressure value, The value is displayed as a graph of the pressure value so that the experimenter can see the change in the pressure value at a glance.

Further, the thermal softening property evaluation program may further make the control computer device 160 function as the text file generating and storing means 165a and the Excel file creating and storing means 165b.

The text file generating and storing means 165a may store the penetration resistance value and the pressure value displayed by the penetration resistance value graph display means 164 and the pressure value graph display means 165 in a text file And stores it.

The Excel file creation and storage unit 165b converts the text file generated by the text file creation and storage unit 165a into an Excel file as illustrated in FIG.

That is, according to the thermal softening property evaluation program of the present invention, since the evaluation result can be provided not only as a graph but also as various kinds of files such as a text file and an excel file, the evaluation result can be utilized in a wide range.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of the penetration resistance value graph, and FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the pressure value graph.

In addition, the horizontal axis in FIG. 8 means the sampling order number, and it can be converted into time using the sampling rate among the control parameters.

The horizontal axis of FIG. 9 is the distance that the penetrating rod 131 has moved, and can be calculated by dividing the sampling sequence number by the sampling rate.

10 is a graph showing a pressure value graph obtained by smoothing the pressure value graph of FIG. 9 using a method of moving average and being generated by the pressure value graph display means 165, Value Displays the pressure value from when the penetration resistance of the graph increases.

The normalized pressure value graph of Fig. 10 is "about 0.42 [MPa] when the penetration rod 131 moves 2 [mm] after contacting the test material 1." Can be interpreted as.

Therefore, according to the thermal softening characteristic evaluation system 100 of the present invention, it is possible to easily evaluate the thermal softening characteristic by simply inputting only the control parameter and to provide the thermal softening characteristic of the test material as various types of data .

The thermal softening property evaluation method of the present invention is performed by the thermal softening property evaluation system 100 of the present invention.

First, the experimenter inserts the test material 1 into the sample tube 150 and inserts the sample tube 150 into which the test material 1 is inserted into the inlet 111 of the heating chamber 110.

If the test material 1 is in the form of a bar, it can be inserted into the sample tube 150 in a form provided. However, if the test material 1 is of a carrier type, only the polymer material is taken out of the rigid core, To produce uniformly mixed test materials.

If the diameter of the test material (1) is larger than the diameter of the sample tube (15), it is inserted into the size to be inserted without resistance.

Further, when the test material (1) is provided as a syringe or a capsule, the package is peeled and inserted.

Also, when inserting the sample tube 150 into the insertion port 111 of the heating chamber 110, the test material 1 is brought into contact with the sample staple 121 and strongly supported.

Next, the temperature controller 120 is operated to heat the heating chamber 110 to a specific temperature and wait until the temperature is stabilized

Next, the control computer 160 receives the control parameters, generates a motor control command, and transmits the generated motor control command to the controller 150. [

The process of heating the heating chamber 110 by the temperature controller 120 and the process of receiving the control parameters by the control computer 160 are not preceded.

When the temperature controller 120 is controlled by the controller 150, the control computer 160 receives the control parameters first and then the controller 150 controls the temperature controller 120 Thereby heating the heating chamber 110.

Next, the controller 150 controls the motor 143 to advance the push-pull gauge 130 so that the penetration rod 131 penetrates the test material 1, and the push-pull gauge 130 130 transmits the measured penetration resistance to the controller (150).

Next, the controller 150 transmits the transmitted penetration resistance value to the control computer device 160.

However, the penetration resistance may be transferred directly from the push-pull gauge 130 to the controlling computer device 160.

Next, the infiltration resistance value inputted by the control computer device 160 is compared with a penetration resistance value graph according to a penetration resistance value, a pressure value, a time or a distance change when the infiltration rod 131 is located at a specific position, Graphs, text files, and Excel files are processed and output.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is clearly understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be taken by way of limitation, Various changes and modifications will be possible.

100: thermal softening property evaluation system 110: heating chamber
111: insertion port 112: observation window
120: Temperature controller 121: Sample staple
122: Sample stopper stopper 130: Push-pull gauge
131: Infiltration rod 140: Microstage
141: stage main body 142: mounting plate
143: motor 150: controller
151: Power supply 152: Motor driver
153: Motion controller 154: DAQ board
160: Control computer device

Claims (12)

A heating chamber provided with an insertion hole into which a test material can be inserted and supplying a predetermined temperature of heat to the test material inserted into the insertion hole;
A temperature controller for heating the heating chamber to a predetermined temperature;
A push-pull gauge having a penetration rod which is inserted into the insertion port and brought into contact with a heated test material, and measures a penetration resistance when the penetration rod is infiltrated into the test material; And
And a microstage for receiving the push-pull gauge and causing the push-pull gauge to move forward or backward so that the penetration rod is brought into contact with or released from the test material, so as to evaluate the thermal softening property of the polymer material Thermal softening characteristics evaluation system.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a sample tube which is opened at least one end, inserts and fixes the test material, and inserts into the insertion port of the heating chamber to supply heat to the test material,
Wherein the penetration rod is inserted into the sample tube and is in contact with or released from the test material.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the sample tube is a transparent tube and an upper surface of the heating chamber is provided with an observation window for observing the test material inserted into the insertion hole.
4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The microstage:
A stage main body;
A mounting plate connected to the stage main body so as to be able to move in a plane on the stage main body and for mounting the push-pull gauges; And
And a motor provided in the stage main body and causing the mounting plate to move in a plane.
5. The method of claim 4,
Further comprising a controller for supplying power to the motor to control the rotation speed and rotation speed of the motor.
6. The method of claim 5,
The controller comprising:
A power supply for converting input power to direct current power;
A motor driver for supplying DC power of the power supply to the motor;
A motion controller for receiving the motor control command from the outside and controlling the motor driver to control the number of revolutions, the rotational speed, and the rotational direction of the motor; And
And a DAQ board for receiving a penetration resistance value with time from the push-pull gauge and outputting the value to the outside.
The method according to claim 6,
The control computer device receives a control parameter from an experimenter, generates the motor control command, transmits the control command to the motion controller, receives and displays a penetration resistance value according to time from the DAQ board, and controls a temperature of the temperature controller. A thermally softening property evaluation system for the polymer material.
8. The method of claim 7,
The control computer device comprises:
Control parameter setting means for receiving control parameters including the temperature of the temperature controller, the total number of revolutions of the motor, the speed of the motor, and the stop time after the infiltration rod is infiltrated into the test material from the experimenter;
A penetration resistance value display means for indicating a penetration resistance value when the penetration rod is located at a predetermined position; And
And pressure value display means for converting the penetration resistance value into a pressure value and displaying the penetration resistance value when the penetration rod is positioned at a predetermined position.
9. The method of claim 8,
The control computer device comprises:
A penetration resistance value graph display means for displaying the penetration resistance value according to the passage of time in a penetration resistance value graph; And
And a pressure value graph display means for converting the penetration resistance value according to the passage of time into a pressure value according to the distance moved by the penetration rod and displaying the pressure value graph as a pressure value graph. system.
10. The method of claim 9,
The control computer device comprises:
A text file generating and storing means for generating and storing a pressure value corresponding to the penetration resistance value or the distance traveled by the penetration rod in a text file as time passes; And
And an excel file generating and storing means for generating and storing an excel file having a pressure value according to the penetration resistance value or the distance moved by the penetration rod in accordance with the passage of time and storing the excel file as an excel file. system.
A control computer device of the thermal softening property evaluation system of claim 10
The penetration resistance value display means, the penetration resistance value graph display means, the pressure value graph display means, the text file creation and storage means, and the Excel file creation and storage means, as the control parameter setting means, the penetration resistance value display means, And evaluating the thermal softening characteristics of the polymeric material.
A method for evaluating thermal softening properties of a polymer material for evaluating thermal softening characteristics using the thermal softening characteristic evaluation system of claim 10,
Inserting a test material into the sample tube and inserting a sample tube into which the test material is inserted into the insertion port of the heating chamber;
Wherein the temperature controller heats the heating chamber to a specified temperature and softens the test material, the control computer device receives the control parameter to generate the motor control command, and transmits the generated motor control command to the controller step;
Wherein the controller controls the rotational speed and the rotational speed of the motor by a transmitted motor control command and the push-pull gauge advances to penetrate the test material into the test material, Transmitting the measured penetration resistance to the control computer device; And
And processing the penetration resistance transmitted from the control computer device to the penetration resistance value, the pressure value, the penetration resistance value graph, the pressure value graph, the text file, or the Excel file and outputting the penetration resistance value. A method for evaluating thermal softening properties of a polymeric material.

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