| 摘要 |
A moldable panel (10) having a predetermined shape for cushioning and protec ting protrusions and areas including a flexible elastomeric thermoplastic honey comb panel (11) and a rigid thermoplastic pl ate (12). The honeycomb panel has a honeycomb core (14) formed of undulated strips (18, 20) of resilient thermoplastic material , thermal compression bonded together to form cell walls defining a plurality of contiguous regularly shaped cells. The core (14) has a first face formed by a first extremity of the cell walls and a second face formed by a second extremity of the cell walls. The core (14) is mainta ined in its expanded configuration so that it can be use d to anisotropically flex to stabilize and spread the load experienced by a user of the moldable panel (10). The core (14) is bonded to a first surface of the rigid thermoplastic plate (12). The plate is heated to a firs t temperature which is sufficient to mold or form the pl ate into the desired shape, but insufficient to melt the bonds formed between the hon eycomb panel and the plate, and the bonds between the st rips of the honeycomb panel. The second face of the honeycomb panel is heated to a second temperature, lower than said first temperature, to relieve stresses built up in the panel as the plate is being molded. |
