TWI558520B - Tool cushion and method of manufacturing a protrusion portion thereon - Google Patents

Description

Tool pad and method for manufacturing the same

The present invention relates to a tool pad and a method of manufacturing the same.

The tool storage device for a general storage tool is disclosed in the patent TWM355156, which is formed by foaming using a soft material (for example, a foaming material such as PU), and is provided with various sizes and shapes on the soft material. The groove is for the storage tool.

However, the storage device as described above has only a monotonous pattern and lack of appearance change, so it is difficult to obtain the favor of consumers; in addition, the processing of general foaming materials is achieved only by means of cutting and removing materials, and lacks manufacturing. Convenience and flexibility; in addition, how to improve the processing method of the tool pad and the change in the visual effect of the appearance are also the goals of the research of the present invention.

Therefore, it is necessary to provide a novel and progressive tool pad and a method of manufacturing the embossed portion thereof to solve the above problems.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a tool pad and a method for manufacturing the embossing portion thereof, which can generate embossing portions by means of heating foaming or melting, thereby further improving the convenience and flexibility of processing and manufacturing the foaming material. And can improve the molding structure of the foamed material In addition, by controlling the irradiation time and the irradiation intensity of the laser light to heat the embossing portions having various effects, the operation is convenient and widely used; in addition, the embossing portion can be used for the user to identify the size of the tool or have a decoration. The pattern is to beautify the appearance.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a tool pad for storing workers The utility model comprises: a base material layer having a joint surface and at least one base hole portion from the joint surface; a first material layer disposed on the joint surface, comprising a polyethylene (PE) foam material, a foaming ratio of not more than 7 times and a melting point of not less than 120 degrees, and having an outer surface and having at least one first hole portion from the outer surface, the first hole portion and the base hole portion corresponding to each other and connected An embossing portion is integrally formed on the outer surface by heating.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention further provides a method for manufacturing an embossed portion. An embossing portion for manufacturing the tool pad as described above, wherein the first material layer is heated by laser light to form the embossing portion; wherein the first material layer has a melting point of not less than 120 degrees, the first A material layer includes a polyethylene (PE) foam material and has an expansion ratio of not more than 7 times.

1‧‧‧Tool pad

2‧‧‧Method of manufacturing embossed parts

10‧‧‧Base material layer

11‧‧‧ joint surface

12‧‧‧Base hole

20‧‧‧First material layer

21‧‧‧Polyethylene (PE) foam

22‧‧‧Blowing agent

23‧‧‧flame resistant agent

24‧‧‧Colorants

25‧‧‧Softener

26‧‧‧Help solvent

27‧‧‧ outer surface

28‧‧‧ first hole

30‧‧‧Laser light

40‧‧‧ embossed

41‧‧‧ graphic structure

50‧‧‧Second material layer

51‧‧‧ second hole

60‧‧‧ third material layer

61‧‧‧ third hole

1 is a schematic view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is another schematic view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is an exploded view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a schematic view showing the state of use of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a block diagram of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The following is a description of the possible embodiments of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention as claimed.

1 to 6, which show a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a tool pad 1 of the present invention is provided for a storage tool, such as a tool for storing a sleeve or a wrench, and the tool pad 1 can include a The base material layer 10 and a first material layer 20.

The base material layer 10 has a bonding surface 11 and at least one base hole portion 12 is disposed from the bonding surface 11. The first material layer 20 is disposed on the bonding surface 11, for example, the first material layer 20 The resin composition and the additive such as the foaming agent 22 may be contained. Further, in the present embodiment, the first material layer 20 may include a polyethylene (PE) foam material 21, but may be implemented in other possibilities. In the example, the first material layer 20 can also pass through a resin material such as polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, polymethacrylate or acrylic acid, and after adding a blowing agent 22 and a bridging agent, for example, It is sent to a mixer through a rolling mill to be sufficiently stirred to be uniformly mixed, and then sent to a foaming machine for foaming to be molded.

The first material layer 20 may have a foaming ratio of not more than 7 times and a melting point of not less than 120 degrees, so that the first material layer 20 may have a high density foamed structure, for example, the first material layer. The expansion ratio of 20 is preferably 6 times the expansion ratio. It is worth mentioning that the first material layer 20 may further comprise a flame retardant 23, a blowing agent 22, a colorant 24, and a softener 25. Or at least one of the co-solvent 26 such that the first material layer 20 can have a higher melting point, the first material layer 20 can have a melting point of, for example, 120 degrees, and the colorant 24 can comprise, for example, a phthalocyanine pigment. Or a picone pigment or the like, such that the first material layer 20 has a predetermined color and the first material layer 20 is capable of easily absorbing, for example, the energy of a laser light 30.

More specifically, the first material layer 20 has an outer surface 27 and is external thereto. The surface 27 is provided with at least one first hole portion 28, and the first hole portion 28 and the base hole portion 12 correspond to each other and communicate with each other. For example, the first hole portion 28 and the base hole portion 12 can have the same More specifically, the first hole portion 28 and the base hole portion 12 may be in the same axis direction and communicate with each other, and the hole diameter of the first hole portion 28 is not less than The aperture of the base hole portion 12. An embossing portion 40 may be integrally formed on the outer surface 27 of the first material layer 20 via heating. For example, the embossing portion 40 may be partially melted by heating the laser light 30, for example. The first material layer 20 is formed by protrusion, or the embossed portion 40 can also heat the first material layer 20 through the laser light 30 to be foamed. Preferably, the color of the first material layer 20 is substantially gray (or an approximate light shade color), and the color of the first material layer 20 is matched with a predetermined laser engraving speed, laser power, and laser engraving. The embossed portion 40 may be foamed by precision or the like. However, in other embodiments, the first material layer 20 of the dark color may also be in accordance with differently set laser engraving speeds, laser powers, and laser engraving precision. The embossing portion 40 is formed by foaming. Furthermore, the embossed portion 40 can have a color that is different from the color of the first material layer 20. For example, the color of the embossed portion 40 can be compared with the color of the first material layer 20. shallow.

In this embodiment, the heating temperature of the first material layer 20 is heated, for example, Between 70 degrees and 90 degrees Celsius, and the laser light 30 can be generated, for example, by a laser device, such as a carbon dioxide gas laser device, a ruby laser device, a semiconductor laser device, an argon gas mine. a radiation device, an excimer laser device or a YAG laser device, and the like, and can operate the laser device to control the irradiation time and the irradiation intensity of the laser light 30 on the outer surface 27 of the first material layer 20, The embossed portion 40 having various effects on the outer surface 27 of the first material layer 20 is convenient to operate and widely used. Further, when the laser light 30 heats the first material layer 20, part of the first material layer 20 may be melted or foamed, for example, the first A material layer 20 may further comprise an additive which may cause the material of the first material layer 20 to be easily melted and thermally decomposed, for example, may be a transition metal compound or the like, and the outer surface 27 of the first material layer 20 may be further made. It is easy to foam or melt to form the embossed portion 40.

The embossed portion 40 may include, for example, a graphic structure 41, the graphic structure 41 The user can identify, for example, the size of the tool, or the graphic structure 41 can also have a decorative pattern that can beautify the appearance. Further, the embossed portion is compared to the outer surface 27 of the first material layer 20. The embossing height of 40 can be, for example, between 0.1 mm and 3 mm. It is worth mentioning that, by using the above-mentioned laser light 30 to be heated or foamed or melted, the first material layer 20 can heat the whole or a part of the surface of the first material layer 20 according to requirements, and then can be adjusted and controlled. The embossing height of the first material layer 20 at a predetermined position can further improve the convenience and flexibility of the processing and manufacturing of the foamed material, and can improve the variability of the molded structure of the foamed material.

In actual use, the base material layer 10 may include, for example, a second material. The layer 50 and a third material layer 60 are interposed between the first material layer 20 and the third material layer 60, and the second material layer 50 and the third material layer 60 are It is an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) material or a polyethylene (PE) foaming material, and the expansion ratio of the second material layer 50 and the third material layer 60 can be, for example, 30 times. Further, the second material layer 50 and the third material layer 60 are permeable to each other to have a second color and a third color, and the first material layer 20 has a first color, preferably The second color and the first color and the third color are at least one color different from each other. For example, the second color may be, for example, a dark color such as black, and the first and third colors. For example, it may be a light color such as white, and the contrast between the second color and the first and third colors may be used for user identification and the like.

The second material layer 50 has at least one second hole portion 51, and the third material layer 60 Having at least one third hole portion 61, the second hole portion 51 and the third hole portion 61 are correspondingly connected to each other and surrounding the base hole portion 12, and the thickness of the third material layer 60 is greater than the first and the first The thickness of the two material layers 20, 50, and further, the second hole portion 51 and the third hole portion 61 may have a shape such as a circle, an ellipse or a polygon, for example, the second hole portion 51 and the third portion The hole portions 61 may be located in the same axis direction and communicate with each other, and the second hole portion 51 has an aperture diameter not less than the aperture of the third hole portion 61. It is worth mentioning that the third material layer 60 can have a higher magnification expansion ratio (for example, 30 times) compared to the first or second material layers 20, 50, and the third material layer 60 The third material layer 60 can use a larger material volume without cost increase, and the third material layer 60 can provide better protection of the tool and prevent tool collision damage.

Referring to FIG. 5 again, the present invention further provides a method 2 for manufacturing an embossed portion. The embossing portion 40 for manufacturing the tool pad 1 as described above is heated by the laser light 30 to form the embossed portion 40, wherein the first material layer 20 has not less than 120 degrees The melting point of the first material layer 20 includes a polyethylene (PE) foaming material and has an expansion ratio of not more than 7 times. The manner of production and adjustment of the laser light 30 can be as described above, and therefore will not be described. .

In summary, the tool pad of the present invention and the manufacturing method of the embossed portion thereof are permeable The embossing portion is produced by means of heating foaming or melting, which can further improve the convenience and flexibility of processing and manufacturing of the foaming material, and can improve the variability of the molding structure of the foaming material; in addition, it can control the laser light. The irradiation time and the irradiation intensity are used to heat the embossing portions having various effects, and the operation is convenient and widely used. In addition, the embossing portion allows the user to recognize the size of the tool or has a decorative pattern to beautify the appearance.

In summary, the overall structural design, practicality and efficiency of the present invention are indeed It is fully in line with the needs of industrial development, and the disclosed structural invention is also an unprecedented innovative structure, so its "novelty" should be undoubted, and the invention can be more effective than the conventional structure. It also has "progressiveness". It fully complies with the requirements of the application requirements for invention patents in China's Patent Law. It is a patent application filed in accordance with the law and is subject to the early review and affirmation.

1‧‧‧Tool pad

10‧‧‧Base material layer

12‧‧‧Base hole

20‧‧‧First material layer

27‧‧‧ outer surface

28‧‧‧ first hole

40‧‧‧ embossed

41‧‧‧ graphic structure

Claims (10)

A tool pad for a storage tool comprising: a base material layer having a joint surface and at least one base hole portion from the joint surface; a first material layer disposed on the joint surface, comprising polyethylene a (PE) foamed material having a foaming ratio of not more than 7 times and a melting point of not less than 120 degrees, and having an outer surface and having at least one first hole portion from the outer surface, the first hole portion and the The base hole portions correspond to each other and communicate with each other, and an embossed portion is integrally formed on the outer surface by heating. The tool pad of claim 1, wherein the embossing portion is partially formed by a portion of the first material layer by a laser light heating. The tool pad of claim 1, wherein the embossing portion heats the first material layer through a laser light to form a foam. The tool pad of claim 1, wherein the heating temperature of the first material layer is between 70 and 90 degrees Celsius. The tool pad of claim 1, wherein the embossing height of the embossing portion is between 0.1 mm and 3 mm compared to the outer surface of the first material layer. The tool pad of claim 1, wherein the embossed portion comprises a graphic structure. The tool pad of claim 1, wherein the first material layer further comprises at least one of a flame retardant, a foaming agent, a colorant, a softener or a co-solvent. The tool pad of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the base material layer comprises a second material layer and a third material layer, the second material layer being sandwiched between the first material layer and the Between the third material layers, the first material layer has a first color, the second material layer has a second color and at least one second hole portion, and the third material layer has a third color and at least one a third hole portion, the second hole portion and the third hole portion are correspondingly connected to each other and surrounding the base hole portion, and the second color and the first color and the third color are at least one color different from each other. The thickness of the third material layer is greater than the thickness of the first and second material layers, and the second material layer and the third material layer are ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) material or polyethylene (PE) foaming. The material has a color different from the color of the first material layer. A method of manufacturing a embossing portion for manufacturing the tool pad according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the first material layer is heated by laser light to form the embossed portion; The first material layer has a melting point of not less than 120 degrees, and the first material layer includes a polyethylene (PE) foamed material and has an expansion ratio of not more than 7 times. A method of manufacturing an embossed portion for manufacturing the tool pad according to claim 8, wherein the first material layer is heated by laser light to form the embossed portion; wherein the first material layer has no The melting point of less than 120 degrees, the first material layer comprises a polyethylene (PE) foamed material and has an expansion ratio of not more than 7 times.