第096123059號專利申請案補充、修正後無劃線之說明書替換頁 修正日期：99年9月2 g 九、發明說明： 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明是有關於一種球類器具的成型方法及其成型裝 置’特別是指一種生產效率較高，且產品性能較好的高爾 夫球之成型方法及其成型裝置。 【先前技術】 近年來’為使高爾夫球具有高反彈性及打擊時之柔軟 感’其結構需由球心開始披覆不同材料層，方能達到效果 ’ 一般多層高爾夫球是以橡膠材質作為球心，中間層材質 為離子鍵聚合物（i〇nomer)，外殼材質為離子鍵聚合物 (ionomer)或聚氨脂類聚合物（urethane elastomer)。 如圖1所示’習知多層高爾夫球之成型方法是將一球 心12放入一熱壓模具u中，該熱壓模具u包括相配合的 上模111與一下模丨丨2，首先，把該球心丨2固定在該下 模112上，由該上模U1與該下模112靠合，再自該上模 ill注入一彼覆材料，致使成型一第一覆蓋層13，該一第一 覆蓋層13包覆該球心12之半個球表面。 接著，如圖2所示，再將該已包覆有半個第一覆蓋層 13之球心U放入另一熱壓模具1〇，再重複上述流程，致 使成型-第二覆蓋;| 14,該第二覆蓋層14包覆該球心12 之另外半個球表面’經由該第-覆蓋層13與第二覆蓋層14 包覆該球心、12,完成一雙層之高爾夫球15。當然，欲增加 彼覆該球心12之覆蓋層數目，重複前述方法即可。 由上述說明可知，習知多層高爾夫球之成型方法，若 第096123059號專利申請案補充、修正後無劃線之說明書替換頁 修正日期·· 99年9月1日 要在該球心12表面包覆一層具有第一包覆層丨3與第二包 覆層14之完整披覆層，必須要經過兩次熱壓，使該球心12 被重複地加熱加壓，如此將會導致該球心丨2的性能受到影 響，該第一包覆層13與第二包覆層14也可能因熱壓程度 的不同，導致球體顏色分布不均句，因此，若要完成一顆 表面具有至少二層完整披覆層以上之多層高爾夫球，勢必 要經過多組不同結構之熱壓模具熱壓方能成型，整體工序 非常耗時’導致生產效率低落。 【發明内容】 因此，本發明之目的，即在提供一種能有效減少工序 時間及增進產品性能的高爾夫球之成型方法及其成型裝置 ，以達到提昇高爾夫球品質及生產效率之功效。 於是，本發明高爾夫球之成型方法及其成型裝置，其 中，該高爾夫球之成型方法包含一準備步驟、一頂擎步驟 、一熱壓成型步驟，及一脫模步驟。 該準備步驟是將一預先熱壓成型的球心，置入一熱壓 模具中，β亥熱壓模具包括相互配合的一上模、一下模、一 熱壓件，及分別可活動地穿設在該上模與該下模上的至少 二上模頂針與至少三下模頂針，該上模與下模靠合後界定 出一成型空間。 該頂掣步驟疋於該上模與該下模相靠合後，令該球心 可被該熱壓柄具之上、下模頂針靠抵而固定於該熱壓模具 之成型空間。 ' 該熱壓成型步驟是將待披覆該球心之一包覆材料，經 第096123059號專利申請案補充、修正後無劃線之說明書替換頁 修正曰期：99年9月之马 該熱壓件觸抵熔融，自該上模注入該成型空間，以形成一 披覆該球心整個表面的包覆層。 該脫模步驟是將該上模與下模分開，使該熱壓模具的 頂針脫離該球心，完成一具有包覆層之球體。 本發明藉由將球心直接設置於上、下模蓋合後所形成 之成型空間’並配合上、下模頂針予以頂掣固定該球心，使 得注入的包覆材料可直接且均勻地全部披覆於該球心之整個 表面，而-次成型出該球心表面之包覆層，避免該球心被重 複地加熱加壓，而有效提昇球體本身之品f，同時亦能進一 步縮短工序時間，而有效提昇生產效率。 【實施方式】 有關本發明之前述及其他技術内容、特點與功效，在 以下配合參考圖式之-個較佳實施例的詳細說明中，將可 清楚的呈現。 如圖3所示，本發明高爾夫球之成型裝置之較佳實施 例為一熱壓模具2’且包含一上模3、一下模4、一熱壓件 5、三支上模頂針6’及三支下模頂針7。（因剖視角度關係 ’所以圖3僅能分別顯示出一支上、下模頂針6、7) 配合圖4所示’該上模3包括―上模本體31、一自該 上模本體31形成的上模容置槽32、—第_溢流槽％，及 四個導流孔34;該第-溢流槽33形成於該上模容置槽32 上’所述導流孔34形成於該上模容置槽32周緣而相互連 通’該第-溢流槽33及所述導流孔34之個數，不應偈限 於本實施例之說明。 1333865 第096123059號專利_請案補克、修正後無劃線之說明書替換頁 修正曰期·· 99年9月之日 配合圖5所示’該下換4與该上模3相互搭配靠合， 且包括一下模本體41、一自該下模本體41形成的下模容置 • 槽42 ’及一第二溢流槽43，該第二溢流槽43形成於下模 該下模容置槽42周緣而相互連通，該第二溢流槽43之個 數，不應侷限於本實施例之說明。 如圖3所示，該熱壓件5設置於相反該下模4之方向 ，且可與該上模3之上模本體31相觸抵，並令該熱壓件5 與上模本體31之間設置有一可被該熱壓件5熔融的包覆材 料93(本實施例係採用熱塑性材料）；另外，該三支上模頂針 6係可移動地穿設於該上模本體31中，而該三支下模頂針 7係可移動地穿設該下模本體41中，所述上模頂針6與下 模頂針7之個數’不應侷限於本實施例之說明。 如圖6所示，本發明高爾夫球之成型方法的較佳實施 例，包含有一準備步驟81、一頂掣步驟82、一熱壓成型步 驟83 ’及一脫模步驟84。 配合圖3、7所示，該準備步驟81是將一預先熱壓成 型的球〜91置入該熱壓模具2中；該頂掣步驟82是將該 上模3與該下模4相靠合，使該上模容置槽32與下模容置 槽42界定^ —成型空間％ ’並令該球心％可被該熱壓模 具2之上模頂針6與下模頂# 7靠抵而固定於該成型空間 92内’再者’該上模3與下模4靠合後亦界定出-第三溢 流槽9〇,該第三溢流槽9〇是與該成型空間92及該上模3 之導流孔34間相連通。 顧壓成型步驟83是將待披覆該球心Μ之一包覆材 1333865 第096123059號專利申請案補充、修正後無劃線之說明書替換頁 修正日期：99年9月之曰 • 料93，經該熱壓件5觸抵熔融後，自該上模5之導流孔34 注入該成型空間92，以形成一彼覆該球心91整個表面的包 覆層94，其注入過多的包覆材料93則流入該上模3之第一 溢流槽33、該下模4之第二溢流槽43，及位於該成型空間 92與該上模3之導流孔34間的第三溢流槽9〇内以避免 該包覆層94成型時產生暇疫。 配合圖8所示，該脫模步驟84是將該上模3與下模4 分開，使該熱壓模具2之上模頂針6與下模頂針7脫離頂 隹 掣該球心91 ’即能完成一具有包覆層94之球體，另外，上 述之準備步驟81、頂掣步驟82、熱壓成型步驟83及脫模 步驟84,依序重複進行，即可完成一具有至少二層包覆層 94以上之多層包覆層94球體。 由上述說明可知，本發明高爾夫球之成型方法及其成 型裝置，藉由將球心91直接設置於上、下模3、4蓋合後 所形成之成型空間92,並配合上、下模頂針6、7予以頂擎 固定該球心91 ’使得注入的包覆材料93可直接且均勻地全 部彼覆於該球心91之整個表面，即可一次成型出該球心Μ 表面之包覆層94 ’避免該球心91被重複地加熱加壓，而有 效提昇球體本身之品質，同時亦能進一步縮短工序時間， 而有效提昇生產效率，故確實能達到本發明之目的。 惟以上所述者，僅為本發明之較佳實施例而已，當不 能以此限定本發明實施之範圍，即大凡依本發明申請專利 範圍及發明說明内容所作之簡單的等效變化與修飾，皆仍 屬本發明專利涵蓋之範圍内。 9Patent application No. 096,123,059, the specification of the patent application No. 096123059, the replacement page after the correction, the date of the correction, the date of the modification, the date of the modification, the date of the invention, the date of the invention, the date of the invention, the invention, the invention, the technical field of the invention The molding device thereof and the molding device thereof are particularly suitable for a golf ball molding method and a molding device thereof which have high production efficiency and good product performance. [Prior Art] In recent years, 'the golf ball has a high resilience and a soft feeling when struck.' The structure needs to be covered by different layers of the ball to achieve the effect. The general multi-layer golf ball is made of rubber. The center layer is made of an ionomer (i〇nomer), and the outer shell is made of an ionomer or a urethane elastomer. As shown in FIG. 1 , the conventional method for forming a multi-layer golf ball is to put a spherical core 12 into a hot pressing die u. The hot pressing die u includes a matching upper die 111 and a lower die 2, firstly, The ball core 2 is fixed on the lower die 112, and the upper die U1 is engaged with the lower die 112, and then a cover material is injected from the upper die ill, so that a first cover layer 13 is formed. The first cover layer 13 covers the half of the spherical surface of the core 12. Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the spherical core U which has been coated with the half first covering layer 13 is placed in another hot pressing die 1 〇, and the above process is repeated to cause forming-second covering; The second cover layer 14 covers the other half of the spherical surface of the core 12. The core 12 is covered by the first cover layer 13 and the second cover layer 14 to complete a double-layered golf ball 15. Of course, in order to increase the number of layers covering the core 12, the above method can be repeated. It can be seen from the above description that the conventional method for molding a multi-layer golf ball, if the patent application No. 096123059 is supplemented, and the specification without a scribe line is replaced, the page correction date is on the surface of the ball core 12 on September 1, 1999. Coating a complete coating layer having the first cladding layer 3 and the second cladding layer 14 must be subjected to two hot pressing so that the core 12 is repeatedly heated and pressurized, thus causing the center of the sphere The performance of the crucible 2 is affected. The first cladding layer 13 and the second cladding layer 14 may also have an uneven color distribution due to the difference in the degree of hot pressing. Therefore, if a surface is to be completed, at least two layers are to be completed. The multi-layer golf ball above the complete coating layer is necessary to be formed by hot pressing of a plurality of different types of hot pressing molds, and the overall process is very time consuming, resulting in low production efficiency. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a golf ball molding method and a molding apparatus thereof which are capable of effectively reducing process time and improving product performance, thereby achieving the effects of improving golf ball quality and production efficiency. Accordingly, the golf ball molding method and molding apparatus of the present invention, wherein the golf ball molding method comprises a preparation step, a topping step, a hot press forming step, and a demolding step. The preparation step is to place a pre-heat-formed spherical core into a hot pressing mold, and the β-Hui hot pressing mold includes an upper mold, a lower mold, a hot pressing member, and movablely disposed respectively. At least two upper die thimbles and at least three lower die thimbles on the upper die and the lower die, the upper die and the lower die are engaged to define a molding space. The topping step is such that the upper die and the lower die are engaged with each other, so that the center of the ball can be fixed to the molding space of the hot pressing die by the upper and lower die thimbles of the hot pressing handle. ' The hot press forming step is to replace the coated material of the center of the ball, and the patent application No. 096123059 is supplemented and corrected. The pressing member is in contact with the melt, and the molding space is injected from the upper mold to form a coating layer covering the entire surface of the core. The demolding step separates the upper mold from the lower mold, and the ejector pin of the hot press mold is separated from the center of the core to complete a sphere having a coating layer. The invention fixes the center of the ball by directly setting the center of the ball to the molding space formed by the upper and lower molds, and the top and bottom thimbles are used to fix the center of the ball, so that the injected coating material can be directly and uniformly Covering the entire surface of the center of the sphere, and forming a coating layer on the surface of the spherical core to prevent the core from being repeatedly heated and pressurized, thereby effectively improving the product f of the sphere itself, and further shortening the process Time, and effectively improve production efficiency. The above and other technical contents, features and effects of the present invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments. As shown in FIG. 3, a preferred embodiment of the golf ball forming apparatus of the present invention is a hot stamping die 2' and includes an upper die 3, a lower die 4, a hot press member 5, and three upper die thimbles 6' and Three lower die thimbles 7. (Because of the cross-sectional angle relationship, FIG. 3 can only show one upper and lower die thimbles 6, 7 respectively). As shown in FIG. 4, the upper die 3 includes an upper die body 31 and a top die body 31. Forming an upper mold receiving groove 32, a first overflow tank %, and four flow guiding holes 34; the first overflowing groove 33 is formed on the upper mold receiving groove 32, and the flow guiding hole 34 is formed The number of the first-overflow groove 33 and the flow guiding hole 34 in the periphery of the upper mold receiving groove 32 is not limited to the description of the embodiment. 1333865 Patent No. 096,123,059_Request for Supplementary, Corrected, Unlined Instruction, Replacement Page, Correction Period, · September, September, with the same as shown in Figure 5, 'The next change 4 and the upper mold 3 match each other. And including a lower mold body 41, a lower mold receiving groove 42' formed from the lower mold body 41, and a second overflow groove 43, which is formed in the lower mold and accommodates the lower mold The slots 42 are circumferentially connected to each other, and the number of the second overflow slots 43 is not limited to the description of the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the hot pressing member 5 is disposed in the opposite direction of the lower mold 4, and can be in contact with the upper mold body 31 of the upper mold 3, and the hot pressing member 5 and the upper mold body 31 are A covering material 93 (which is a thermoplastic material in this embodiment) is disposed between the hot stamping members 5; in addition, the three upper mold thimbles 6 are movably disposed in the upper mold body 31, and The three lower die thimbles 7 are movably inserted into the lower die body 41, and the number of the upper die thimbles 6 and the lower die thimbles 7 is not limited to the description of the embodiment. As shown in Fig. 6, a preferred embodiment of the golf ball forming method of the present invention comprises a preparation step 81, a topping step 82, a hot press forming step 83' and a demolding step 84. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, the preparation step 81 is to insert a pre-hot pressed ball ～91 into the hot pressing die 2; the top boring step 82 is to align the upper die 3 with the lower die 4. The upper mold receiving groove 32 and the lower mold receiving groove 42 define a molding space %′ and the center of the core can be offset by the upper die pin 6 and the lower die top # 7 of the hot press die 2 And being fixed in the molding space 92, the upper mold 3 and the lower mold 4 are combined to define a third overflow tank 9〇, and the third overflow tank 9〇 is formed with the molding space 92 and The flow holes 34 of the upper mold 3 are in communication with each other. The pressure forming step 83 is to replace the patent application No. 096123059, which is to be covered by the ball core 1333865, and the revised description without the scribe line is replaced by the date of revision: 99 September, 曰, material 93, After the hot stamping member 5 is contacted and melted, the molding cavity 92 is injected from the flow guiding hole 34 of the upper mold 5 to form a coating layer 94 covering the entire surface of the spherical core 91, which is injected with excessive coating. The material 93 flows into the first overflow tank 33 of the upper mold 3, the second overflow tank 43 of the lower mold 4, and a third overflow between the molding space 92 and the flow guiding hole 34 of the upper mold 3. The groove 9 is inside to prevent the plague from being formed when the coating 94 is formed. As shown in FIG. 8, the demolding step 84 separates the upper mold 3 from the lower mold 4, so that the upper mold ejector 6 and the lower mold ejector 7 of the hot press mold 2 are separated from the top core of the core 91'. A sphere having a coating layer 94 is completed, and the preparation step 81, the topping step 82, the hot press forming step 83, and the demolding step 84 are sequentially repeated to complete a coating having at least two layers. A multi-layer cladding layer 94 of 94 or more. As can be seen from the above description, the golf ball molding method and the molding apparatus thereof are provided by directly forming the spherical core 91 in the molding space 92 formed by the upper and lower molds 3 and 4, and engaging the upper and lower mold thimbles. 6, 7 is fixed to the core 91' so that the injected covering material 93 can directly and evenly cover the entire surface of the core 91, and the coating of the surface of the spherical core can be formed at one time. 94 'After the core 91 is repeatedly heated and pressurized, the quality of the sphere itself is effectively improved, and the process time can be further shortened, thereby effectively improving the production efficiency, so that the object of the present invention can be achieved. The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the scope of the invention and the description of the invention are All remain within the scope of the invention patent. 9
[S 1333865 第096123059號專利申請案補充、修正後無劃線之說明書替換頁 修正曰期：99年9月2曰 【圖式簡單說明】 圖1是一示意圖，說明習知多層高爾夫球之成型方法 ’熱壓包覆半個球心表面之態樣； 圖2是一示意圖，說明習知多層高爾夫球之成型方法 ’熱壓包覆另外半個球心表面之態樣； 圖3疋一示意圖，說明本發明高爾夫球之成型裝置的 第一較佳實施例； 圖4是一俯視圖，說明本發明之第一較佳實施例上模 的態樣； 圖5是一俯視圖，說明本發明之第一較佳實施例下模 的態樣； 圖6 {-動作流矛呈圖，㉟明本發明高爾夫球之成型方 法的第一較佳實施例； 圖7是-示意圖，說明本發明之第一較佳實施例献壓 時之態樣；及[S 1333865 Patent Application No. 096,123,059, Supplementary, Corrected, Unlined, Replacement, Page Revision, Issue: September, September 2, 曰 [Simple Description] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram showing the formation of a conventional multi-layer golf ball. The method of 'hot pressing a half of the surface of the spherical core; FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the molding method of the conventional multi-layer golf ball 'hot pressing the other half of the spherical surface; FIG. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 4 is a top plan view showing a state of an upper mold of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a first embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 6 is a view showing a first preferred embodiment of the method for forming a golf ball according to the present invention; Fig. 7 is a schematic view showing the first embodiment of the present invention; a preferred embodiment of the embodiment of the pressure; and
疋示思圖說明本發明之第一較佳實施例脫模 10 I S1 13338^)96123059號專利申請案補充、修正後無劃線之說明書替換頁 修正日期：99年9月之曰 【主要元件符號說明】 2…… .....熱壓模具 6 ·.··· ••…上模頂針 3…… •…上模 7 ·_.·· ••…下模頂針 31…… …··上模本體 81 ···. ••…準備步驟 32•.… •…上模容置槽 82···· ••…頂掣步驟 33··.·· -----第 溢流槽 83 .… _·…熱壓成型步驟 34••… ‘ ％丨L孑1» 84•… ••…脫模步驟 4…… …·下模 90… …··第三溢流槽 41 •…下模本體 91… .....球心 42 •…下模容置槽 92..... · · · ·成型空間 43·.··. …·第二溢流槽 93····· •…包覆材料 5…… •…熱壓件 94.···. •…包覆層Illustrating the first preferred embodiment of the present invention for demolding 10 I S1 13338^) 96123059 Patent application supplement, revised no-line instruction replacement page Revision date: 99 years after September [main components Explanation of symbols] 2...... ..... hot pressing mold 6 ····· ••... upper mold thimble 3... •... upper mold 7 ·_.·· ••... lower mold ejector 31... ·Upper mold body 81 ···. ••...Preparation step 32•.... •...Upper mold accommodation groove 82···· ••...Top step 33····· ----- Slot 83 .... _·...Hot press forming step 34••... ' %丨L孑1» 84•... ••... demoulding step 4... ...· lower mold 90... ...·· third overflow tank 41 • ...the lower mold body 91...the center 42...the lower mold receiving groove 92..... · · · The molding space 43····....the second overflow groove 93··· ·· •...Covering material 5... •...Hot-pressing piece 94.···.