WO1997033660A1 - Procede de fabrication d'une lame - Google Patents

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WO1997033660A1
WO1997033660A1 PCT/NO1997/000066 NO9700066W WO9733660A1 WO 1997033660 A1 WO1997033660 A1 WO 1997033660A1 NO 9700066 W NO9700066 W NO 9700066W WO 9733660 A1 WO9733660 A1 WO 9733660A1
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blade
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Gunnar Bjertnaes
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Madshus A/S
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B59/00—Bats, rackets, or the like, not covered by groups A63B49/00 - A63B57/00
    • A63B59/70—Bats, rackets, or the like, not covered by groups A63B49/00 - A63B57/00 with bent or angled lower parts for hitting a ball on the ground, on an ice-covered surface, or in the air, e.g. for hockey or hurling
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C70/00—Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts
    • B29C70/04—Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts comprising reinforcements only, e.g. self-reinforcing plastics
    • B29C70/06—Fibrous reinforcements only
    • B29C70/08—Fibrous reinforcements only comprising combinations of different forms of fibrous reinforcements incorporated in matrix material, forming one or more layers, and with or without non-reinforced layers
    • B29C70/086—Fibrous reinforcements only comprising combinations of different forms of fibrous reinforcements incorporated in matrix material, forming one or more layers, and with or without non-reinforced layers and with one or more layers of pure plastics material, e.g. foam layers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C70/00—Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts
    • B29C70/04—Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts comprising reinforcements only, e.g. self-reinforcing plastics
    • B29C70/28—Shaping operations therefor
    • B29C70/40—Shaping or impregnating by compression not applied
    • B29C70/42—Shaping or impregnating by compression not applied for producing articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
    • B29C70/46—Shaping or impregnating by compression not applied for producing articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles using matched moulds, e.g. for deforming sheet moulding compounds [SMC] or prepregs
    • B29C70/462—Moulding structures having an axis of symmetry or at least one channel, e.g. tubular structures, frames
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2102/00—Application of clubs, bats, rackets or the like to the sporting activity ; particular sports involving the use of balls and clubs, bats, rackets, or the like
    • A63B2102/24—Ice hockey
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2209/00—Characteristics of used materials
    • A63B2209/02—Characteristics of used materials with reinforcing fibres, e.g. carbon, polyamide fibres
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29L—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
    • B29L2031/00—Other particular articles
    • B29L2031/52—Sports equipment ; Games; Articles for amusement; Toys
    • B29L2031/5227—Clubs

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  • the invention relates to a method for manufacturing a blade, in particular a blade which can be used in sports such as street-hockey, ice hockey, bandy and indoor bandy.
  • the blades and shafts of hockey sticks are made of a wood material which is often reinforced with glass fibre or other plastic material.
  • the blade of the stick is composed of several thin sheets of laminated wood to give improved properties. These wood materials are often enveloped by a woven glass cloth glued in place. Polyester or epoxy is applied onto the cloth in a so-called wet lamination.
  • the blade and the shaft constitute one unit and are manufactured in an integrated production process. In the present method the blade is manufactured separately in order subsequently to be attached to a shaft.
  • a disadvantage of the traditional methods of manufacturing blades and/or shafts is that they are manually demanding, produce products of variable quality, and the production process is not very environment-friendly.
  • the blade of the invention is built up of a core material (web material) consisting of a thermoplastic.
  • This core material is welded or cast together with a long-fibred reinforcing material which also has a binding agent (matrix) of thermoplastic having a melting point adapted to the core material (web material).
  • a binding agent matrix of thermoplastic having a melting point adapted to the core material (web material).
  • the blade in the invention may preferably be manufactured with a female or male connection so that the blade can be attached to a shaft having a complementary connection.
  • a blade By making a specific choice of materials and using the method of manufacture in the invention, a blade can be obtained made of a thermoplastic material having a long-fibred structure, which is highly wear-resistant.
  • the blade is very impact-resistant and stiff, and thermoplastic material is wear-resistant and provides desired friction.
  • the blade is highly homogeneous and the formation of white spot on the surface will not be encountered. The blade will maintain its properties and not be weakened during use.
  • the blade manufactured according to the invention will have improved qualities relative to conventional blades.
  • conventional blades made of wood laminates there is a certain dependence upon the choice of wood and the gluing together to bring out special properties.
  • the properties of the blade such as twist, bend, stiffness and curvature, can be determined in detail.
  • the blade in the invention is also low in weight and, if so desired, of a stiffness different from that of a conventional wood/glass fibre blade.
  • the blade in the invention is preferably manufactured so that it can be attached to and detached from a stick shaft, but it is also conceivable that both blade and shaft are cast as one unit.
  • a blade is obtained having adjustable surface geometry.
  • the blade which is fully synthetic, will not absorb moisture and water, in contrast to blades made of wood materials.
  • the whole blade has the same properties throughout. It is impossible to separate the core material from the reinforcing material that is welded together therewith.
  • Figure 1 is a side view of a blade;
  • Figure 2 illustrates a cut-through blade.
  • the blade 1 is manufactured in that a blade core material 2 is injection moulded in a tool suitable for the purpose.
  • the blade core consists of a thermoplastic material, e.g., polypropylene.
  • a gas which forms small pores 5 when the blade hardens may be added to the thermoplastic material. As shown in Fig. 2, most of the pores are formed in the centre of the core material, with a form of integral skimming effect towards the surfaces. These pores 5 ensure that the blade is lighter and stronger.
  • a reinforcing fibre material 3 is applied by heat on each side of said core material 2. This reinforcing material consists of long fibres, e.g., glass fibre with a thermoplastic which are welded together and form a laminate.
  • the fibres may be so long that they extend over the entire length of the blade.
  • Several fibre layers which have been mounted together in advance are usually used.
  • the fibres are then mounted together so that the angles between the fibre filaments are different. It is, e.g., conceivable that a main direction of a fibre layer is parallel to the blade, whilst a second fibre layer forms an angle of 45° with the first layer.
  • four fibre layers are used they can be laid on top of one another at the following angles relative to one another: 0, 45, 0, 45 or 0, 22, 0, 22.
  • the angle of the fibres is also chosen in relation to the shaft angle so that optimal properties are obtained in the blade.
  • four layers of glass fibre are used which have been pre- welded together into one unit, which may have a thickness of 0.2 cm.
  • the blade may be manufactured with a male or female connection 4 for mounting onto a stick shaft 7.
  • the blade 1 has female part 4 which fits with a corresponding shaft connection and is secured by means of a milled groove, and both parts are pressed, welded or glued together.
  • Glass fibre laminates which normally consist of fibres forming angles with one another, are punched out in advance in the approximate shape of a blade.
  • the pre-punched out laminates consisting of thermoplastic and glass fibre or optionally carbon fibre are laid in place against the outer face of a moulding tool suitable for the purpose.
  • the core material of, e.g., melted polypropylene, is poured into the space between the two previously inserted laminates.
  • the matrix material is melted with the aid of a heat source.
  • the whole process takes place with the aid of the supplied heat which is sufficient to ensure a safe and good joining of the core matrix and the fibre material. In this way the fusion of the laminate and the core material into a robust and welded piece is obtained, so that the blade is a homogeneous unit. It is not possible to see transitions or seams between what was core material and reinforcing material.
  • the blades in the method of the invention initially are made having the same blade curvature and blade geometry. If there is a desire for a different blade geometry, this is effected in that heat is supplied to one of the sides of the finished blade.
  • the heating can take place at 160°C to 180°C for 15 to 20 seconds.
  • the supplied thermal quantity must be sufficient to "loosen” the outer fibre material 3 from the core 2.
  • the fibre material will slide on the core material and reattach itself to the core when the desired bend has been obtained. This takes place in the binding agent melts under the effects of heat so that the fibres can slide along the also heated core surface.
  • everything is frozen in that the blade is cooled to room temperature, or at least to below vicat softening point.
  • the method may also be implemented in that the blade is pre-cast, whereupon the laminate and blade are heated so that the surface of the core material and the laminates fuse together.
  • the blade manufactured in the method of the invention can be endowed with quite specific properties depending upon the choice of materials.
  • the blade of the invention does not incur the characteristic white marks, white spot, after spot loading which, e.g., may happen when a conventional wooden blade is struck by a hard puck impact or similar.
  • the properties of the blade such as friction on the surface can be altered by adding block polymers with a filler of a rubber elastic thermoplastic material having approximately the same melting point as other parts of the blade.
  • twist and bend of the blade e.g., hook, open and closed
  • each blade can be made having specific properties, and can be "tailor-made” according to a player's wishes.
  • Other properties which can be altered according to desire are the stiffness and springing of the blade.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé de fabrication d'une lame pouvant être utilisée dans des sports tels que le hockey de ruelle ou sur glace. La lame est conçue de sorte qu'un matériau central thermoplastique est soudé à un matériau fibreux de renfort en fibres de verre.
PCT/NO1997/000066 1996-03-15 1997-03-06 Procede de fabrication d'une lame WO1997033660A1 (fr)

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NO961076A NO302932B1 (no) 1996-03-15 1996-03-15 Fremgangsmåte ved fremstilling av et blad, og et blad fremstilt ved fremgangsmåten
NO961076 1996-03-15

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US6626775B2 (en) 1999-12-02 2003-09-30 Montreal Sports Oy Method of manufacturing blade of hockey stick or the like, and blade of stick and blade core
EP1652558A1 (fr) * 2004-10-28 2006-05-03 Bauer Nike Hockey Inc. Méthode de fabrication d'une palette de crosse de hockey formable
US7862456B2 (en) 2003-05-15 2011-01-04 Easton Sports, Inc. Hockey stick
US7914403B2 (en) 2008-08-06 2011-03-29 Easton Sports, Inc. Hockey stick
US7963868B2 (en) 2000-09-15 2011-06-21 Easton Sports, Inc. Hockey stick

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US4358113A (en) * 1981-02-12 1982-11-09 Mckinnon John D Hockey stick
US4488721A (en) * 1982-05-21 1984-12-18 Franck Donald R Hockey stick blade with synthetic coating and exposed wear resistant base
US4591155A (en) * 1985-02-20 1986-05-27 Yutaka Adachi Method of making hockey sticks
GB2201117A (en) * 1987-02-20 1988-08-24 Charng Inn Aluminum Industry C Manufacturing process for composite hockey sticks
US5333857A (en) * 1992-10-15 1994-08-02 Composites-Busch & Cie Hockey stick

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DE2431945A1 (de) * 1973-07-16 1975-02-06 Saucier Formverbundkoerper und verfahren zu seiner herstellung
US4059269A (en) * 1974-11-26 1977-11-22 Karhu-Titan Oy Hockey stick or the like, particularly blade structure thereof
US4358113A (en) * 1981-02-12 1982-11-09 Mckinnon John D Hockey stick
US4488721A (en) * 1982-05-21 1984-12-18 Franck Donald R Hockey stick blade with synthetic coating and exposed wear resistant base
US4591155A (en) * 1985-02-20 1986-05-27 Yutaka Adachi Method of making hockey sticks
GB2201117A (en) * 1987-02-20 1988-08-24 Charng Inn Aluminum Industry C Manufacturing process for composite hockey sticks
US5333857A (en) * 1992-10-15 1994-08-02 Composites-Busch & Cie Hockey stick

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6626775B2 (en) 1999-12-02 2003-09-30 Montreal Sports Oy Method of manufacturing blade of hockey stick or the like, and blade of stick and blade core
US7963868B2 (en) 2000-09-15 2011-06-21 Easton Sports, Inc. Hockey stick
US7862456B2 (en) 2003-05-15 2011-01-04 Easton Sports, Inc. Hockey stick
EP1652558A1 (fr) * 2004-10-28 2006-05-03 Bauer Nike Hockey Inc. Méthode de fabrication d'une palette de crosse de hockey formable
US7914403B2 (en) 2008-08-06 2011-03-29 Easton Sports, Inc. Hockey stick

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