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Topographic terrestrial globe and associated method of manufacture

A technology for globes and topographic features, applied in the field of topographic globe manufacturing, which can solve problems such as inability to accurately align printed features

Active Publication Date: 2020-10-16
苏州创意体育用品有限公司
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Due to variations in the way the printed vinyl sheet melts and deforms, printed features on one hemisphere may not line up exactly with those printed on the opposite hemisphere

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[0020] While the invention can be embodied in a variety of ways, only two exemplary embodiments are illustrated here. The exemplary embodiments were chosen to illustrate some of the best modes contemplated by the invention. However, the illustrated embodiments are exemplary only and should not be taken as limiting the invention in interpreting the scope of the appended claims.

[0021] see figure 1 , which shows a topographic globe device 10 . The globe device 10 is configured as a globe. But the globe device 10 can also depict a real or imagined Moon, Mars or any other celestial body. Globe assembly 10 is made of two precision hemispheres 12 and 14 joined along a common equatorial seam 16 . The two hemispheres include a first hemisphere 12 and a second hemisphere 14 . Both hemispheres 12 and 14 have a multilayer structure, which will be explained in detail later. The multilayer structure includes a laminated exterior component 18 and a molded interior component 20, wher...

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Abstract

A terrestrial globe arrangement (10) and a method of manufacturing a raised embossment terrestrial globe are disclosed. The method comprises laminating at least two plastic sheets as printed sheets. Each plastic sheet has a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction. The two layers have the same longitudinal strength and transverse strength. When lamination is performed, a longitudinal direction of the first layer is the same as a lateral direction of the second layer, so that the lateral direction of the first layer is the same as the longitudinal direction of the second layer. A map design is then printed onto a planar laminated plastic sheet. The plastic sheet is substantially hemispherical. A mold core is located on the back of the plastic sheet. A styrene backing (50) is moldedonto the hemispherical sheet. The molded second hemisphere is fabricated in substantially the same manner. Then, the two hemispheres are assembled into the raised embossment terrestrial globe.

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technical field [0001] In general, the present invention relates to globes and methods of making globes. More specifically, the present invention relates to the fabrication of topographic globes having smooth surfaces and / or raised surface features. Background technique [0002] Global maps have existed for centuries, depicting the continents, oceans, and countries of the world on a sphere representing the globe. Typically, globes are made by printing maps on paper, then cutting the paper to fit a sphere and gluing it to the surface of the sphere to create the globe. To add interest to the globe, topographical features, such as raised mountains, can be added to the globe. Typically, a material such as a paper mold is placed onto the sphere before the printed map is glued to the sphere. However, accurately adding topographical features to a globe in this manner is labor-intensive, and likewise adds significantly to the time and cost of producing the globe. [0003] With t...

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IPC IPC(8): B29C33/42B29C45/14B29C45/16B29C45/26B29C51/30B32B7/022B32B7/03B32B27/06B32B27/08B32B27/30B32B33/00G09B27/08
CPCB29C51/30B29C33/42B29C45/263B29C45/1418B29C45/1671G09B27/08B32B7/022B32B7/03B32B27/08B32B27/06B32B27/304B32B33/00
Inventor 赵东林张荣良
Owner 苏州创意体育用品有限公司
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