Kao Corporation

Takatoshi Niitsu

Satoshi Ueno

Hideo Kobayashi

Shinji Hamamoto

Ryosuke Manabe

A method for manufacturing a microprojection unit () according to the invention involves: a microprojection tool forming step of forming a microprojection tool () by bringing a projecting mold part () into contact from one surface (D) side of a base sheet (A) including a thermoplastic resin, and thus forming a protrusion () that protrudes from another surface (U) side, and withdrawing the projecting mold part () from the interior of the protrusion (); a joining step of joining the one surface (D) side of the base sheet (A), in which the microprojection tool () has been formed, and a tip end of a base component (); and a cutting step of cutting the base sheet (A), to which the base component () has been joined, along a contour (L) of the base component () at a position more inward than the base component's contour (L) in a planar view of the base sheet (A) as viewed from the microprojection tool () side, to manufacture a microprojection unit ().

Method for manufacturing microprojection unit

A method for manufacturing a hollow protruding implement () including a fine hollow protrusion () having an opening () of the present invention includes a protrusion forming step of inserting a projecting mold part () into a base material sheet (A) from one face (D) side thereof, the base material sheet containing a thermoplastic resin, thereby forming a non-penetrated hollow protrusion () projecting from another face (U) side of the base material sheet (A). Subsequently, an opening forming step is performed in which an opening () that penetrates the hollow protrusion () is formed by using a contactless opening forming means disposed on the other face (U) side of the base material sheet (A).

Method for manufacturing hollow needling implement, device for manufacturing hollow needling implement, and hollow needling implement

The present invention provides a fine hollow protruding tool () having a basal member () and a fine hollow protrusions () project from the basal member (). The fine hollow protrusions () each has an opening portion () on a tip side thereof and an interior in which an interior space linked to the opening portion () is formed. In any vertical cross-section passing through an apex of the fine hollow protrusion (), a wall thickness (T) in an apex-side region (TB) on the apex side is thinner than a wall thickness (T) in a lower-side region (BP) that is closer to the basal member () than the apex-side region (TB) is, and a gap (M) between inner walls () in the apex-side region (TB) is smaller than a gap (M) between the inner walls () in the lower-side region (BP). A base portion () of the fine hollow protrusion () projecting from the basal member () has a curvature. An entrance portion () to the fine hollow protrusion (), on a back face () of the basal member () opposite from a front face () from which the fine hollow protrusions () project, has a curvature.

Fine hollow protrusion implement

Method for manufacturing fine hollow protruding tool by: bringing a projecting mold part with a heating means into contact from one surface side of a base sheet including a thermoplastic resin, and, while heat-softening the contact section, inserting the projecting mold part into the base sheet, to form a protrusion protruding from the other surface side; and, after a cooling step, withdrawing the projecting mold part from the interior of the protrusion, forming the fine hollow protruding tool. In the protrusion forming step, the protrusion is formed by using a first warp-suppressing means that suppresses warping of the base sheet when the projecting mold part is inserted into the base sheet. In the release step, the fine hollow protruding tool is formed by using a second warp-suppressing means that suppresses warping of the base sheet when the projecting mold part is withdrawn from the interior of the protrusion.

Method for producing fine, hollow projection tool

A microprotrusion device (A) according to the present invention includes a needle-like and hollow first protrusion portion () that is formed so as to protrude from one surface () of a substrate sheet () and a hollow second protrusion portion () that is formed so as to protrude from a vicinity of the first protrusion portion () on the one surface () of the substrate sheet () and has a protrusion height lower than that of the first protrusion portion (). The first protrusion portion () has an opening at its tip end portion, and a hollow portion () of the first protrusion portion () is in communication with the outside via the opening portion (). The opening portion () is formed at the tip end of the first protrusion portion ().

Microprojection implement and method for producing same

A method for manufacturing a fine hollow protruding article () according to the invention involves: a protrusion forming step of bringing a projecting mold part () that includes a heating means into contact from one surface (D) side of a base sheet () including a thermoplastic resin, and, while softening, with heat, a contact section (TP) in the base sheet () where the projecting mold part () contacts the base sheet (), inserting the projecting mold part () into the base sheet (), to form a protrusion () that protrudes from the other surface (U) side of the base sheet (); a cooling step of cooling the protrusion () in a state where the projecting mold part () is inserted in an interior of the protrusion (); and a release step of withdrawing the projecting mold part () from the interior of the protrusion () after the cooling step, to form the fine hollow protruding article ().

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Utsunomiya, Japan

Takatoshi Niitsu