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EP0482202A1
EP0482202A1 EP91906692A EP91906692A EP0482202A1 EP 0482202 A1 EP0482202 A1 EP 0482202A1 EP 91906692 A EP91906692 A EP 91906692A EP 91906692 A EP91906692 A EP 91906692A EP 0482202 A1 EP0482202 A1 EP 0482202A1
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Seinosuke Nagoya Oilchemical Co. Ltd. Horiki
Reiji Nagoya Oilchemical Co. Ltd. Makino
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B12/00—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area
    • B05B12/16—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area for controlling the spray area
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  • the present invention relates to a series of connected masking members of which each masking member is used to protect a hole from a surface treatment such as coating, plating, phosphatizing and the like.
  • a treatment that comprises the spraying of polyvinyl-chloride sol and the like and heating said polyvinyl-chloride sol to form a film of polyvinyl-chloride sol which is performed on the underside of a car.
  • said underside of a car has holes such as drain holes, bolt holes and the like and it may be necessary to avoid said polyvinyl-chloride sol entering into said holes.
  • a plug-type masking member (1) made of material such as a themoplastic foam has been used. Said plug-type masking member (1) is inserted in a hole (3) of an article (2) and then a surface treatment is performed to form a film (4) of said surface treatment as shown in Fig. 10 and after then said plug-type masking member (1) is removed by a hook or by heating to soften and contract said masking member (1) as shown in Fig. 11 (Tokkosho No. 48-29532).
  • said plug-type masking members are reciprocally individual and the work to insert said plug-type masking member (1) into holes (3) requires much labor, since the worker must pick up each said plug-type masking member (1) one by one and said work requires much labor and may be troublesome especially in a mass-production continuation process such as the car-manufacturing process.
  • the present invention provides a series of connected masking members consisting of a plural number of plug-type unit of single masking members connected reciprocally wherein the connecting parts of said series of connected masking members are snap-off parts and said snap-off parts have a minimum diameter within said series of connected masking members and said minimum diameter is 1/10 to 9/10 of the maximum diameter of said series of connected masking members.
  • thermoplastic resin such as polystyrene, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyamide and the like, a thermosetting resin such as melamine resin, urea resin, phenol resin, epoxy resin and the like, a filler mix containing plastic wherein a filler such as calcium carbonate, talc, bentonite, blast furnace slag, flyash, and the like is mixed in said thermoplastic resin or said thermosetting resin, a foamed plastic of said thermoplastic resin, said thermosetting resin, or said filler mix containing plastic, a fiber material wherein organic fiber, inorganic fiber, pulp and the like is bound by a synthetic resin binder, cork, wood, and the like may be used.
  • a thermoplastic resin such as polystyrene, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyamide and the like
  • thermosetting resin such as melamine resin, urea resin, phenol resin, epoxy resin and the like
  • a filler mix containing plastic wherein
  • a preferable material for said series of conntected masking members of the present invention may be polystyrene foam. since said polystyrene foam is hard and brittle, and the snapping off of one of said connected masking members may be very easy.
  • the snapping off of each said connected masking members may be easier.
  • press injection molding, cast molding, expansion molding, expansion injection molding may be applied.
  • a sticking proof agent such as water-soluble polymer, DFK resin, synthetic resin paint, release agent, silicone, wax, and the like may be coated on the surface of said series of connected masking members to prevent the sticking of a melted masking member to the place where said masking member has been attached.
  • the first unit of such a series of masking members at the top is inserted into a hole to be protected by holding said series of connected masking members with a worker's hand, and said first unit of said series of masking members is separated at the top from the second unit of said series of masking members of said series of connected masking members by snapping off the snap-off part between said first unit of said masking members at the top and the second unit of said masking members.
  • said first unit of said masking members at the top is attached in said hole and said second unit of said masking members is then situated at the top so that said second unit of said masking members at the top is inserted into another hole and separated by snapping it off from the second next unit of said masking members, the same as for said first unit of said masking members.
  • each said unit of said masking members may be easily separated by snapping it off at the correct snapping position and said series of connected masking members may not be broken during transportation, conveyance and handling so that workers can perform masking work very smoothly and the fatigue of such workers may be reduced and therefore, said series of connected masking members may be very suitable for the mass-production continuation process.
  • Figs. 1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention
  • Figs. 1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention.
  • (1) is a plug-type unit masking member having a tapering cylinderical shape wherein the lower part of said unit of said masking member has a reverse tapering shape (1)A and a plural number of said units of said masking member (1) (commonly 5 to 20 pieces of said units of said masking member (1) but the number of pieces depends on the size of said units of said masking member) are connected reciprocally and snap-off parts (2) are situated at the connecting part between each said unit of said masking member so that said plural number of units of said masking members are connected reciprocally to form a series of connected masking members (10).
  • Fig. 1 is a plug-type unit masking member having a tapering cylinderical shape wherein the lower part of said unit of said masking member has a reverse tapering shape (1)A and a plural number of said units of said masking member (1) (commonly 5 to 20 pieces of said units of said masking member (1) but the number of pieces depends on the size of said units of said mask
  • the diameter d1 of said snap-off part (2) is the minimum and supposing that the maximum diameter of one of said plug-type unit masking members (1) is d2 and the relation between d1 and d2 may be 0.9 ⁇ d1 /d2 ⁇ 0.1.
  • said series of connected masking members (10) may be snapped off in a suitable length to be easily held with a worker's hand, and for instance, the first plug-type unit of said masking member (1) at the top is inserted into a hole (4) of an article (3) to be protected and then said first unit of each said masking member (1) is separated by snapping it off between said first unit of said masking member (1) and said second unit of said masking member (1) as shown in Fig. 3.
  • a surface treatment is carried out on the surface of said article (3) to form a film (5) of said surface treatment as shown in Fig.
  • said plug-type unit masking member (1) is made of a thermoplastic foam
  • said unit of said masking member (1) may be heated at a higher temperature than the softening point of said thermoplastic foam so as to be softened and at the same time the air and the gas of the blowing agent may come out of said softened masking member (1) so that said masking member (1) may contract as shown in Fig. 5 and in a case where said hole (4) is a bolt hole, when a bolt (6) is attached in said hole (4) as shown in Fig. 6, said contracting masking member (1) may be removed from said hole (4) together with said film (5) covering said hole (4).
  • a series of connected masking members (20) in which a plural number of plug-type units of a masking member (11) having a ball shape are connected reciprocally with intermediating snap-off parts (12) may be provided and said plug-type units of said masking member have various shapes corresponding to the required shape of the hole insofar as the ratio of the diameter d1 of said snap-off part and the maximum diameter d2 is 0.1 to 0.9.
  • a series of connected masking members (30) and (40) wherein a plural number of plug-type units of each masking member (1) are connected reciprocally with intermediating snap-off parts (22), (32) having a pole shape may be provided in the present invention.
  • said snap-off parts (22), (32) between said plug-type units of each masking member may be more easily snapped off since said snap-off parts (22), (32) have a pole shape.

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Abstract

A masking material for protecting bored parts of a member from surface treatment or the like. It is composed of a plurality of plug-like pieces connected to each other in line through parts to be bent for picking off, in which the minimum diameter of a part to be picked off is set to 1/10 to 9/10 of the maximum diameter of said plug-like piece so that each piece can easily be bent and picked off at a correct position.

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    FIELD OF THE INVENTION
  • The present invention relates to a series of connected masking members of which each masking member is used to protect a hole from a surface treatment such as coating, plating, phosphatizing and the like.
  • For instance, a treatment that comprises the spraying of polyvinyl-chloride sol and the like and heating said polyvinyl-chloride sol to form a film of polyvinyl-chloride sol which is performed on the underside of a car. Nevertheless, said underside of a car has holes such as drain holes, bolt holes and the like and it may be necessary to avoid said polyvinyl-chloride sol entering into said holes.
    • DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
  • Hitherto, to protect said holes from said surface treatment, a plug-type masking member (1) made of material such as a themoplastic foam has been used. Said plug-type masking member (1) is inserted in a hole (3) of an article (2) and then a surface treatment is performed to form a film (4) of said surface treatment as shown in Fig. 10 and after then said plug-type masking member (1) is removed by a hook or by heating to soften and contract said masking member (1) as shown in Fig. 11 (Tokkosho No. 48-29532).
  • Nevertheless, in said prior method, said plug-type masking members are reciprocally individual and the work to insert said plug-type masking member (1) into holes (3) requires much labor, since the worker must pick up each said plug-type masking member (1) one by one and said work requires much labor and may be troublesome especially in a mass-production continuation process such as the car-manufacturing process.
    • DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
  • As a means to solve said prior problem, the present invention provides a series of connected masking members consisting of a plural number of plug-type unit of single masking members connected reciprocally wherein the connecting parts of said series of connected masking members are snap-off parts and said snap-off parts have a minimum diameter within said series of connected masking members and said minimum diameter is 1/10 to 9/10 of the maximum diameter of said series of connected masking members.
  • As materials for said series of connected masking members of the present invention, a thermoplastic resin such as polystyrene, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyamide and the like, a thermosetting resin such as melamine resin, urea resin, phenol resin, epoxy resin and the like, a filler mix containing plastic wherein a filler such as calcium carbonate, talc, bentonite, blast furnace slag, flyash, and the like is mixed in said thermoplastic resin or said thermosetting resin, a foamed plastic of said thermoplastic resin, said thermosetting resin, or said filler mix containing plastic, a fiber material wherein organic fiber, inorganic fiber, pulp and the like is bound by a synthetic resin binder, cork, wood, and the like may be used.
  • A preferable material for said series of conntected masking members of the present invention may be polystyrene foam. since said polystyrene foam is hard and brittle, and the snapping off of one of said connected masking members may be very easy.
  • Further, in a case where the density of said polystyrene foam is in the range between 14 to 500 g/l, the snapping off of each said connected masking members may be easier.
  • To produce said series of connected masking members, press, injection molding, cast molding, expansion molding, expansion injection molding may be applied.
  • Further, a sticking proof agent such as water-soluble polymer, DFK resin, synthetic resin paint, release agent, silicone, wax, and the like may be coated on the surface of said series of connected masking members to prevent the sticking of a melted masking member to the place where said masking member has been attached.
  • To protect holes by using said series of connected masking members, the first unit of such a series of masking members at the top is inserted into a hole to be protected by holding said series of connected masking members with a worker's hand, and said first unit of said series of masking members is separated at the top from the second unit of said series of masking members of said series of connected masking members by snapping off the snap-off part between said first unit of said masking members at the top and the second unit of said masking members. Thus, said first unit of said masking members at the top is attached in said hole and said second unit of said masking members is then situated at the top so that said second unit of said masking members at the top is inserted into another hole and separated by snapping it off from the second next unit of said masking members, the same as for said first unit of said masking members.
  • Accordingly, in the present invention, the labor to pick up each masking member one by one to insert said masking member into holes may be saved and each said unit of said masking members may be easily separated by snapping it off at the correct snapping position and said series of connected masking members may not be broken during transportation, conveyance and handling so that workers can perform masking work very smoothly and the fatigue of such workers may be reduced and therefore, said series of connected masking members may be very suitable for the mass-production continuation process.
    • BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
  • Figs. 1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention and
    • Fig. 1 is a perspective view
    • Fig. 2 is a side view showing the sizes of the masking members Fig. 3 is a side sectional view when the first unit of the masking members is inserted into a hole
    • Fig. 4 is a side sectional view after a surface treatment
    • Fig. 5 is a side sectional view when said unit of the masking members is softened and contracted
    • Fig. 6 is a side sectional view when a bolt is attached in said hole
    • Fig. 7 is a perspective view of another embodiment
    • Fig. 8 is a perspective view of still another embodimentFig. 9 is a perspective view of still another embodimentFigs. 10 and 11 show the prior art
    • Fig. 10 is a side view showing a hole in which a masking member is inserted
    • Fig. 11 is a side view when said masking member is softened and contracted
    In the DRAWINGS
    • (1), (11)
    plug-type masking member
    (2), (12), (22), (32)
    connecting part
    (10), (20), (30), (40)
    series of connected masking members
    DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  • Figs. 1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention. In Figs. 1 to 6, (1) is a plug-type unit masking member having a tapering cylinderical shape wherein the lower part of said unit of said masking member has a reverse tapering shape (1)A and a plural number of said units of said masking member (1) (commonly 5 to 20 pieces of said units of said masking member (1) but the number of pieces depends on the size of said units of said masking member) are connected reciprocally and snap-off parts (2) are situated at the connecting part between each said unit of said masking member so that said plural number of units of said masking members are connected reciprocally to form a series of connected masking members (10). As shown in Fig. 2, in said series of connected masking members (10), the diameter d₁ of said snap-off part (2) is the minimum and supposing that the maximum diameter of one of said plug-type unit masking members (1) is d₂ and the relation between d₁ and d₂ may be 0.9 ≧ d₁ /d₂ ≧ 0.1.
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  • To use said series of connected masking members (10) for masking, if desired, said series of connected masking members (10) may be snapped off in a suitable length to be easily held with a worker's hand, and for instance, the first plug-type unit of said masking member (1) at the top is inserted into a hole (4) of an article (3) to be protected and then said first unit of each said masking member (1) is separated by snapping it off between said first unit of said masking member (1) and said second unit of said masking member (1) as shown in Fig. 3. After said first unit of said masking member is attached in said hole (4) as above mentioned, a surface treatment is carried out on the surface of said article (3) to form a film (5) of said surface treatment as shown in Fig. 4, and in a case where said plug-type unit masking member (1) is made of a thermoplastic foam, said unit of said masking member (1) may be heated at a higher temperature than the softening point of said thermoplastic foam so as to be softened and at the same time the air and the gas of the blowing agent may come out of said softened masking member (1) so that said masking member (1) may contract as shown in Fig. 5 and in a case where said hole (4) is a bolt hole, when a bolt (6) is attached in said hole (4) as shown in Fig. 6, said contracting masking member (1) may be removed from said hole (4) together with said film (5) covering said hole (4).
  • In the present invention, as shown in Fig. 7, a series of connected masking members (20) in which a plural number of plug-type units of a masking member (11) having a ball shape are connected reciprocally with intermediating snap-off parts (12) may be provided and said plug-type units of said masking member have various shapes corresponding to the required shape of the hole insofar as the ratio of the diameter d₁ of said snap-off part and the maximum diameter d₂ is 0.1 to 0.9.
  • Further, as shown in Figs. 8 and 9, a series of connected masking members (30) and (40) wherein a plural number of plug-type units of each masking member (1) are connected reciprocally with intermediating snap-off parts (22), (32) having a pole shape may be provided in the present invention. In said series of connected masking members (30) and (40), said snap-off parts (22), (32) between said plug-type units of each masking member may be more easily snapped off since said snap-off parts (22), (32) have a pole shape.

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  1. A series of connected masking members consisting of a plural number of plug-type units of a masking member connected reciprocally with intermediating snap-off parts wherein said snap-off parts have a minimum diameter and said minimum diameter is 1/10 to 9/10 of the maximum diameter of said plug-type unit of said masking member.
  2. A series of connected masking members of Claim 1, where said plug-type unit of said masking member is made of a foamed plastic.
  3. A series of connected masking members of Claim 1, where said foamed plastic is foamed polystyrene.
  4. A series of connected masking members of Claim 1, where the density of said foamed polystyrene is 14 to 500 g/l.
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EP0853982A3 (en) * 1997-01-15 2001-12-12 STAHLSCHMIDT & MAIWORM GmbH Apparatus and method to cover the fastening holes of a wheel
US6413391B1 (en) 1999-10-29 2002-07-02 Bae Systems Plc Masking techniques for metal plating
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EP0853982A3 (en) * 1997-01-15 2001-12-12 STAHLSCHMIDT & MAIWORM GmbH Apparatus and method to cover the fastening holes of a wheel
US6413391B1 (en) 1999-10-29 2002-07-02 Bae Systems Plc Masking techniques for metal plating
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EP1998900A1 (en) * 2006-03-20 2008-12-10 Törestorps Trad AB An apparatus for masking, a method of manufacturing the apparatus and use thereof
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