JP3572823B2 - Method for producing fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded article - Google Patents

Method for producing fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded article Download PDF

Info

Publication number
JP3572823B2
JP3572823B2 JP25433396A JP25433396A JP3572823B2 JP 3572823 B2 JP3572823 B2 JP 3572823B2 JP 25433396 A JP25433396 A JP 25433396A JP 25433396 A JP25433396 A JP 25433396A JP 3572823 B2 JP3572823 B2 JP 3572823B2
Authority
JP
Japan
Prior art keywords
fiber
thermoplastic resin
reinforced thermoplastic
sheet
molded article
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
JP25433396A
Other languages
Japanese (ja)
Other versions
JPH10100174A (en
Inventor
覚 船越
秀夫 西野
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Tokai Chemical Industries Ltd
Original Assignee
Tokai Chemical Industries Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Tokai Chemical Industries Ltd filed Critical Tokai Chemical Industries Ltd
Priority to JP25433396A priority Critical patent/JP3572823B2/en
Publication of JPH10100174A publication Critical patent/JPH10100174A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of JP3572823B2 publication Critical patent/JP3572823B2/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Landscapes

  • Reinforced Plastic Materials (AREA)
  • Casting Or Compression Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Moulding By Coating Moulds (AREA)

Description

【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂成形体の改良された製造方法に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
従来より、マトリックスである熱可塑性樹脂の溶融温度以上に予備加熱して軟化状態にある繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートをシート形状を保ちながら雌雄一対からなる金型間に供給し、次いでプレス成形して所望の形状の繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂成形体を製造することはよく知られている。
【0003】
しかし、この方法により、起伏が複雑に組み合わさった形状や、部分的に深い凹部や高い凸部が存在する形状のような成形体を製造する場合には、繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートの当該部分がプレス過程で金型形状に円滑に追随せず、得られた成形体の当該部分に皺が生じたりして外観に劣るという問題があった。
【0004】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
このようなことから、本発明者らは、予備加熱により軟化された繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートをプレス成形して繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂成形体を製造する方法において、目的とする成形体が起伏が複雑に組み合わさったような形状や、部分的に深い凹部や高い凸部が存在するような形状の場合であっても、成形体の当該部分に皺が生じることもなく、表面外観の良好な繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂成形体を製造する方法について検討の結果、本発明に至った。
【0005】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明は、開放状態にある雌雄両金型の、雌雄いずれか一方の金型のキャビティ面に、樹脂の溶融温度以上に予熱して軟化状態にある繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートを配置し、次いで両金型を閉じて型締を行い、その後冷却して繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂成形体を製造する方法であって、前記シートに用いられる強化繊維の繊維長が3〜50mmの短繊維であり、金型成形面の凹凸部に対応する位置に、予熱により軟化している状態で、前記シート厚みの2分の1以上の深さで、加熱した熱刃により切れ目を設けた該シートを配置し、該シートを押し広げながら金型キャビティ内に充満させて、シートの厚み以下に型締することを特徴とする繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂成形体の製造方法を提供するものである。
【0006】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明方法の原料である繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートとは、短繊維からなる強化繊維で補強された繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートであれば特に制限されない。たとえば短繊維の強化繊維束に溶融熱可塑性樹脂を付着させ、加圧して得られるシート、短繊維の強化繊維に粉末状熱可塑性樹脂を分散させ、これを加熱、加圧して得られるシート、短繊維の強化繊維と熱可塑性樹脂粉末を水中に均一に分散、混合した懸濁液から抄造して得られる不織材料を加熱、加圧して得られるシート(抄造法)などの従来より公知の種々のシートが挙げられる。これらの中で、熱可塑性樹脂と強化繊維の分散性および混合割合の自由性のほか予熱による厚み方向への膨張倍率が高く、最終製品厚みの調整が容易であったり、成形体がリブやボスなどの突起形状を有している場合にはそのような突起形状にも均一に強化繊維が充填可能であるなどの多くの利点を有する抄造法による繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートが好ましく使用される。
【0007】
このような繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートに用いられる強化繊維としてはステンレス繊維などの金属繊維、ガラス繊維、炭素繊維などの無機質繊維、アラミド繊維などの有機質繊維、あるいはこれらの混合繊維が例示され、必要とする特性に応じて適宜選択されるが、特にガラス繊維は低コストで、高い補強効果が得られるため、最も好ましく使用される。抄造法により繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートを製造する場合、強化繊維としては、繊維長が3〜50mmの短繊維のものを使用し、特に5mm以上の繊維が好ましい。繊維径は1〜50μm、特に3〜30μmの繊維が好適に使用される。また、繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シート中の強化繊維含量はそれぞれの目的に応じて適宜選択されるが、一般的には強化繊維含量が少なくなるにつれて膨張倍率が小さく、含量が大きくなると膨張倍率が大きくなるが、含量が多くなると機械的強度が低下したり、それ自体の形状保持性が低下するため、通常は10〜70重量%の範囲である。このような強化繊維は、繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートの製造時におけるマトリックス樹脂と密着性を向上させるために、繊維表面にサイジング処理が施されていてもよい。
【0008】
繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートのマトリックス樹脂としては押出成形、射出成形、プレス成形等で通常使用されている熱可塑性樹脂であればいずれも適用可能であり、、例えばポリエチレンやポリプロピレンなどのポリオレフィン樹脂、ポリスチレン、アクリロニトリル・スチレン・ブタジエン共重合体、ポリ塩化ビニル、ポリアミド、ポリカーボネート、ポリエチレンテレフタレート、ポリブチレンテレフタレート、ポリフェニレンエーテル、スチレン・アクリロニトリル共重合体などの一般的な熱可塑性樹脂、熱可塑性エラストマー、これらの混合物あるいはこれらの熱可塑性樹脂を使用したポリマーアロイおよびこれらの変性物を挙げることができ、本発明において熱可塑性樹脂とはこれらを全て包含するものである。
このような熱可塑性樹脂中には安定剤、顔料、充填剤などの通常配合される各種の配合剤が任意に含まれていてもよい。
【0009】
以下、このような繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートを原料として繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂成形体を製造する本発明の方法について述べる。
本発明において使用される金型は、図4に示されるように、プレス装置(図示せず)に取り付けられた雌雄一対(1、2)から構成され、通常その一方、場合によってはその両方が金型の開閉方向に移動可能(図では、雄金型は固定され、雌金型が移動可能となっている)となっている。
これらの金型は製品形状に応じたキャビティ面を有しており、図4では製品形状に対応して、雄金型のキャビティ面には凹部(3)が、雌金型のキャビティ面には凸部(4)がそれぞれ局部的に設けられている。
【0010】
このような金型を開放状態とし、雄金型(2)のキャビティ面上に、予熱により軟化した繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シート(5)を載置する。(図4)予熱により軟化状態にある繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シート(5)には、雄金型(2)の凹部(3)に対応する位置に、凹部の形状に対応した切れ目(6)が設けられている。この切れ目(6)は、その後の型締過程において凹部(3)にシートが引き込まれる際に、シートを凹部に引き込まれ易くして、凹部周辺のシート材に皺が発生するのを防止することが目的であり、切れ目の深さはシート厚みの2分の1以上の深さで、金型成形面の凹部の形状や凹部の深さなどによって適宜選択されるが、シートの表面から裏面まで完全に到達していてもよい。
【0011】
切れ目(6)の形状は金型成形面の凹部の形状に対応して、成形過程において皺の発生を防止するように適宜決定され、特に限定されない。
例えば図1にその上面図を、図2に図1で示す成形体(7)をA──A’で切断したときの切断面を示すような、その一部に長方形の凹部形状(8)を有するような成形体(7)を製造する場合、それを成形する金型の一方の金型の成形面にはこれに対応する断面が四角形の凹部(3)が設けられているが、切れ目(6)はこの凹部(3)の四角形に対応して対角線状に×字型に設けたり〔図4A〕、コの字型に設けたり〔図4B〕、切れ目の始点と終点が同一になるように、すなわち、ロの字型のようにして凹部とその周辺部を完全に分離するように設けたり〔図4C〕、あるいはH字型に設けたり〔図4D〕してもよく、その形状は任意である。
【0012】
かかる切れ目(6)は、予熱により軟化状態になったシートに形成される。切れ目を入れる方法としては、加熱した熱刃によって切れ目を入れる。具体的には、予熱により軟化状態にある繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートに、切れ目の形状に作られた熱刃を用いて切れ目を形成する。この方法は、作業性、安定性、切れ目の仕上がりおよび切刃の耐久性などの点で好適である。尚、かかる方法により繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートに切れ目を入れた場合、切れ目部分においては強化繊維同士は切断されるが、該シートの予熱状態においては樹脂同士は軽い融着状態にあるため、たとえ切れ目の始点と終点が同一になるように、かつ切れ目の深さがシートの厚みの全部であるような場合であっても、切れ目に囲まれた部分がシートから脱落することはない。
【0013】
繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートの予熱は、マトリックスとなる熱可塑性樹脂が劣化を引き起こさず、しかも十分な流動性をもつ温度になるまで行われ、その方法としてはオーブン等で加熱する方法や赤外線加熱による方法などの通常の方法で行われる。
ここで、適切な予熱温度は強化繊維やマトリックスである熱可塑性樹脂の種類の相違など対象とする繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートにより異なるが、例えば、強化繊維としてガラス繊維を、マトリックス樹脂としてポリプロピレン系樹脂を用いた繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートの場合には180〜250℃の範囲に予熱することが好ましい。この例の場合に、この範囲以下の温度ではマトリックス樹脂の十分な流動性が得られず、また、これ以上の温度では繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートに熱劣化が生じるのみならず、ハンドリングが困難となる。
【0014】
尚、表皮材を貼合する場合に、成形品の片面に表皮材を貼合する場合には表皮材側となる雌雄いずれか一方の金型のキャビティ面と繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートの間に表皮材を、また、成形品の両面に表皮材を貼合する場合には、雌雄両方の金型の成形面と繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートの間にそれぞれ表皮材を配置しておけばよいが、通常は成形品の片側面に表皮材が貼合されることが多い。
前者の場合、一般には予熱により軟化した繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートの上に表皮材を載置するか、予熱により軟化した繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートを載置した金型面とは反対の金型の成形面の所定の位置に表皮材が固定されるが、熱による表皮材のダメージを防止するために、型締時まで予熱により軟化した繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートと表皮材が直接に接触することのない後者の方法が望ましい。表皮材は、成形品の表面加飾、クッション性の付与、断熱効果の付与などそれぞれの目的に応じて適宜選択されるが、予熱により軟化状態にある繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートの熱によって溶融したり破れたりしないような耐熱性を有することが必要である。
このような表皮材としては、例えば紙、織布、不織布、熱可塑性樹脂あるいは熱可塑性エラストマーのシートもしくはフィルム、熱可塑性樹脂や熱可塑性エラストマーのシート状発泡体などの単独あるいはこれらの組み合わせからなる積層体が使用され、これら表皮材の表面にはその目的に応じてシボ等の凹凸模様や印刷などが施されていてもよい。
【0015】
このような予熱された繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートは、通常、シートが載置されている金型キャビティ面の投影面積と同等ないしはそれよりも小さくなるように金型キャビティ面に載置される。
ここで、金型キャビティ面の投影面積とは、金型の開閉方向からみた2次元での平面積であって、キャビティ面に凹凸が形成されている場合には、当然その展開面積よりは小さい。
【0016】
雄金型(2)のキャビティ面上に切れ目(6)を有する予熱により軟化した繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シート(5)を載置したのち、型締を開始する。(図5)
予熱により軟化した繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートは、型締により金型キャビティ内に押し広げられ、流動してキャビティ内に完全に充満される。(図6)
型締完了後、この状態を保ちつつ冷却し、雌雄両金型を開放して成形体を取り出すことにより、金型キャビティ面に設けられた成形体のリブやボス等の突起物に対応する凹凸部に繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂樹脂が完全に充填され、しかもその部分に皺などが生じることもなく、樹脂と強化繊維が完全に密着した成形体を製造することができる。
尚、成形体の形状によっては、載置する予熱した繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートの大きさや型締圧を調整することにより、樹脂と強化繊維間に一部空隙が生じるような多孔質の成形体を製造することもできる。
【0017】
【発明の効果】
本発明の方法によれば、金型成形面に深い凹部や高い凸部があっても、繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートはその形状に対応した形状の切れ目によって、成形過程においてこれらの凹凸部にスムーズに追随するため、起伏が複雑に組合わさった形状や、局部的に深い凹部や高い凸部を有するような製品形状であっても、当該部分において皺が発生することもなく、表面外観に優れた繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂成形体を製造することができ、同時に多孔性の成形体とすることもできるため、得られた成形体は軽量かつ高強度の成形体として各種の構造部材、表皮貼合もしくは非貼合の内装部材として各種用途に幅広く使用される。
【0018】
【実施例】
以下、実施例により本発明を説明するが、本発明がこれによって限定されるものでないことはいうまでもない。
【0019】
実施例1
図4〜図6に示される工程に従って、以下の方法より繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂成形体を製造した。
抄造法により製造された、10〜50mmの繊維長のガラス繊維を40重量%含むガラス繊維強化ポリプロピレンシート(ケープラシート株式会社製、目付け4300g/m、厚さ 4mm)を、雄金型(2)のキャビティ面の投影面積よりもやや小さい大きさになるように切断し、その後、215℃になるまでオーブン中で350秒間加熱し、厚さ約6mmにまで厚み方向に膨張した予熱シート(6)を得た。
この予熱シート(6)の、該シートを金型キャビティ面に載置したときの金型キャビティ面に設けた凹部(3)に対応する位置に、凹部に対して対角線状になるように熱刃によって素早く裏面にまで達する切れ目を入れた。
切れ目を入れた予熱シート(6)を雄金型(2)のキャビティ面上に載置したのち、直ちに20mm/秒の速度で雌金型(1)を降下させ(図5)、予熱シートをキャビティ内で押し広げてキャビティ内に充満させつつ、キャビティクリアランスが3mmになるまで型締を行った(図6)のち、この状態を維持するように50秒間加圧、冷却し、その後両金型を開いて、図1、図2に示す形状のガラス繊維強化ポリプロピレン成形体を得た。
得られた成形体の凹部周辺には皺の発生もなく、表面外観は良好であった。
【0020】
実施例2
表面にシボ加工を施し、裏面に厚さ0.2mmのウーリーナイロンを裏打ちした厚さ0.8mmの塩化ビニル積層シートを、雌金型のキャビティ面と同形状に予備賦形し、これを予め雌金型のキャビティ面に両面テープで固定する以外は実施例1と同様にしてガラス繊維強化ポリプロピレン成形体を得た。
得られた成形体はその表面にシボ面の美しい表皮材が貼合されており、凹部周辺には皺の発生もなく、表面外観は良好であった。
【0021】
比較例1
予熱シートに切れ目を設けないこと以外は実施例1と同様にしてガラス繊維強化ポリプロピレン成形体を製造した。
得られた成形体の凹部周辺には皺が発生し、表面外観は良好とは言えなかった。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】その一部に長方形の凹部形状を有する成形体の上面図である。
【図2】図1に示される成形体をA──A’で切断したときの切断面を示す。
【図3】成形体の凹部形状が四角形である場合の切れ目の形状の例を示すものである。
【図4】本発明の方法による製造工程を金型の概略断面図で示したものである。
【図5】本発明の方法による製造工程を金型の概略断面図で示したものである。
【図6】本発明の方法による製造工程を金型の概略断面図で示したものである。
【符号の説明】
1:雌金型 2:雄金型
3:金型凹部 4:金型凸部
5:予熱繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シート 6:切れ目
7:繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂成形体 8:成形体凹部
[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an improved method for producing a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded article.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet in a softened state is preliminarily heated to a melting temperature of a thermoplastic resin which is a matrix and supplied between a pair of male and female molds while maintaining the sheet shape, and then press-formed. It is well known to produce a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic molded article of a desired shape.
[0003]
However, in this method, when manufacturing a molded article such as a shape in which undulations are intricately combined or a shape in which a partially deep concave portion or a high convex portion is present, the relevant portion of the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet is produced. However, there is a problem in that the molded product does not smoothly follow the shape of the mold in the pressing process, and the obtained molded body has poor appearance due to wrinkles and the like.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Accordingly, the present inventors have found that in a method of producing a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded article by press-molding a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet softened by preheating, the target molded article has unevenness. Even in the case of a shape that is complicatedly combined or a shape in which a deep concave portion or a high convex portion is present in part, wrinkles do not occur in the portion of the molded body, and the surface appearance is good. As a result of studying a method for producing a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded article, the present invention has been achieved.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention, in both the male and female molds in the open state, on the cavity surface of one of the male and female molds, the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet in a softened state by preheating above the melting temperature of the resin, A method of manufacturing a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded article by closing both molds and closing the mold, and then cooling the molded article, wherein the fiber length of the reinforcing fibers used in the sheet is a short fiber of 3 to 50 mm, At a position corresponding to the concave and convex portion of the mold forming surface, the sheet provided with a cut by a heated hot blade at a depth of at least half of the sheet thickness while being softened by preheating is disposed. The present invention also provides a method for producing a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded article characterized in that the sheet is filled in a mold cavity while being spread, and the mold is clamped to a thickness of the sheet or less.
[0006]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
The fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet as a raw material of the method of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet reinforced with reinforcing fibers composed of short fibers . For example, a sheet obtained by adhering a molten thermoplastic resin to a reinforcing fiber bundle of short fibers and pressing, a powdery thermoplastic resin dispersed in a reinforcing fiber of short fibers, and a sheet obtained by heating and pressing the same , reinforcing fibers fibers and a thermoplastic resin powder uniformly in water dispersion, mixed suspension heated nonwoven material obtained by papermaking from a sheet obtained by pressurizing conventionally known, such as (papermaking method) Various sheets are included . Among these, the dispersibility of the thermoplastic resin and the reinforcing fibers and the freedom of the mixing ratio, as well as the high expansion ratio in the thickness direction due to preheating, make it easy to adjust the thickness of the final product, and when the molded product has ribs or bosses. In the case of having a projection shape such as this, a fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet by a papermaking method having many advantages such that the reinforcing fiber can be uniformly filled into such a projection shape is preferably used.
[0007]
Examples of the reinforcing fibers used in such a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet include metal fibers such as stainless steel fibers, inorganic fibers such as glass fibers and carbon fibers, organic fibers such as aramid fibers, and a mixed fiber thereof. In particular, glass fiber is most preferably used because glass fiber is low in cost and has a high reinforcing effect. When a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet is produced by a papermaking method , short fibers having a fiber length of 3 to 50 mm are used as reinforcing fibers, and fibers having a length of 5 mm or more are particularly preferable. Fibers having a fiber diameter of 1 to 50 μm, particularly 3 to 30 μm are suitably used. In addition, the reinforcing fiber content in the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet is appropriately selected according to each purpose, but in general, as the reinforcing fiber content decreases, the expansion ratio decreases, and when the content increases, the expansion ratio increases. However, as the content increases, the mechanical strength decreases and the shape retention of the material itself decreases, so that the content is usually in the range of 10 to 70% by weight. Such a reinforcing fiber may be subjected to a sizing treatment on the fiber surface in order to improve the adhesiveness with the matrix resin at the time of manufacturing the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet.
[0008]
As the matrix resin of the fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet, any thermoplastic resin that is usually used in extrusion molding, injection molding, press molding, etc. can be applied, and for example, polyolefin resins such as polyethylene and polypropylene, polystyrene General thermoplastic resins such as acrylonitrile-styrene-butadiene copolymer, polyvinyl chloride, polyamide, polycarbonate, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyphenylene ether, styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer, thermoplastic elastomers, and mixtures thereof Alternatively, polymer alloys using these thermoplastic resins and modified products thereof can be mentioned. In the present invention, the thermoplastic resins include all of them.
Such a thermoplastic resin may optionally contain various compounding agents that are usually compounded, such as a stabilizer, a pigment, and a filler.
[0009]
Hereinafter, the method of the present invention for producing a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded article using such a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet as a raw material will be described.
As shown in FIG. 4, the mold used in the present invention is composed of a pair of male and female (1, 2) attached to a press device (not shown). It is movable in the opening and closing direction of the mold (in the figure, the male mold is fixed and the female mold is movable).
These molds have a cavity surface according to the product shape. In FIG. 4, corresponding to the product shape, a concave portion (3) is formed on the cavity surface of the male mold and a cavity surface is formed on the cavity surface of the female mold. The protrusions (4) are provided locally.
[0010]
With such a mold opened, a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet (5) softened by preheating is placed on the cavity surface of the male mold (2). (FIG. 4) In the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet (5) which has been softened by preheating, a cut (6) corresponding to the shape of the concave portion is formed at a position corresponding to the concave portion (3) of the male mold (2). Is provided. This cut (6) makes it easier for the sheet to be drawn into the concave portion when the sheet is drawn into the concave portion (3) in the subsequent mold clamping process, thereby preventing wrinkles from occurring in the sheet material around the concave portion. The depth of the cut is a half or more of the thickness of the sheet, and is appropriately selected depending on the shape of the concave portion on the mold forming surface and the depth of the concave portion. It may have reached completely.
[0011]
The shape of the cut (6) is appropriately determined according to the shape of the concave portion of the mold forming surface so as to prevent wrinkles from occurring in the forming process, and is not particularly limited.
For example, FIG. 1 shows a top view, and FIG. 2 shows a cut surface when the molded body (7) shown in FIG. 1 is cut along A──A ′. When a molded body (7) having the following structure is manufactured, a molding surface of one of the molds for molding the molded body (7) is provided with a concave portion (3) having a rectangular cross section corresponding to the molding surface. (6) is provided diagonally corresponding to the square of the concave portion (3) in an X-shape (FIG. 4A) or in a U-shape (FIG. 4B), and the start point and end point of the cut are the same. That is, the concave portion and its peripheral portion may be provided so as to be completely separated like a square (FIG. 4C), or may be provided in an H shape (FIG. 4D). Is optional.
[0012]
Such a cut (6) is formed in the sheet that has been softened by preheating. As a method for making a cut, a cut is made with a heated hot blade. Specifically, a cut is formed in the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet that has been softened by preheating, using a hot blade formed in the form of a cut. This method is suitable in terms of workability, stability, finish of cuts, durability of cutting blades, and the like. In addition, when a cut is made in the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet by such a method, the reinforcing fibers are cut at the cut portion, but in the preheated state of the sheet, the resins are in a lightly fused state, so for example, Even when the start point and the end point of the cut are the same and the depth of the cut is the entire thickness of the sheet, the portion surrounded by the cut does not fall off the sheet.
[0013]
The preheating of the fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet is performed until the thermoplastic resin serving as the matrix does not cause deterioration and has a sufficient fluidity, and is heated by an oven or the like or by infrared heating. It is performed by a usual method such as a method.
Here, the appropriate preheating temperature depends on the target fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet, such as the type of the reinforcing fiber or the type of the thermoplastic resin as the matrix.For example, glass fiber as the reinforcing fiber, and polypropylene resin as the matrix resin In the case of a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet using the above, it is preferable to preheat to a range of 180 to 250 ° C. In the case of this example, at a temperature below this range, sufficient fluidity of the matrix resin is not obtained, and at a temperature higher than this, not only is the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet thermally degraded, but handling is difficult. Become.
[0014]
In addition, when laminating the skin material, when laminating the skin material on one side of the molded article, between the cavity surface of one of the male and female molds on the side of the skin material and the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet. When the skin material is bonded to both surfaces of the molded product, the skin material may be disposed between the molding surfaces of both the male and female molds and the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet. Usually, a skin material is often bonded to one side of a molded product.
In the former case, generally, a skin material is placed on the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet softened by preheating, or a mold opposite to the mold surface on which the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet softened by preheating is placed. The skin material is fixed at a predetermined position on the molding surface of the material, but in order to prevent damage to the skin material due to heat, the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet softened by preheating until the mold clamping comes into direct contact with the skin material The latter method, which does not have to be done, is desirable. The skin material is appropriately selected according to the respective purposes such as surface decoration of the molded article, provision of cushioning property, provision of a heat insulating effect, but is melted by heat of the fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet which is in a softened state by preheating. It is necessary to have heat resistance so as not to be broken or broken.
Such skin materials include, for example, paper, woven fabric, non-woven fabric, thermoplastic resin or thermoplastic elastomer sheet or film, thermoplastic resin or thermoplastic elastomer sheet-like foam, etc. alone or in combination of these. A body may be used, and the surface of these skin materials may be provided with a textured pattern such as a grain or a print depending on the purpose.
[0015]
Such a preheated fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet is usually placed on the mold cavity surface so as to be equal to or smaller than the projected area of the mold cavity surface on which the sheet is placed.
Here, the projected area of the mold cavity surface is a two-dimensional plane area viewed from the opening and closing direction of the mold, and is naturally smaller than the developed area when the cavity surface has irregularities. .
[0016]
After placing the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet (5) softened by preheating having a cut (6) on the cavity surface of the male mold (2), mold clamping is started. (Fig. 5)
The fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet softened by the preheating is pushed out into the mold cavity by mold clamping, flows and completely fills the cavity. (FIG. 6)
After completion of the mold clamping, cooling is performed while maintaining this state, the male and female molds are opened, and the molded body is taken out, so that irregularities corresponding to protrusions such as ribs and bosses of the molded body provided on the mold cavity surface are provided. The part is completely filled with the fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin, and wrinkles and the like do not occur in the part, so that a molded article in which the resin and the reinforcing fiber are completely adhered can be manufactured.
Depending on the shape of the molded article, a porous molded article in which a void is partially formed between the resin and the reinforcing fibers by adjusting the size and the mold clamping pressure of the preheated fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet to be placed. Can also be manufactured.
[0017]
【The invention's effect】
According to the method of the present invention, even if there are deep concave portions and high convex portions on the molding surface of the mold, the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet can smoothly form these concave and convex portions in the molding process by the cut of the shape corresponding to the shape. In order to follow the shape, even if the shape is a complex combination of undulations, and even if the product shape has a locally deep concave or high convex, wrinkles do not occur in the portion, excellent surface appearance Fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin moldings can be manufactured, and at the same time, can be made into porous moldings, so that the obtained moldings are lightweight and high-strength moldings for various structural members and skin bonding. Alternatively, it is widely used for various purposes as a non-bonded interior member.
[0018]
【Example】
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to Examples, but it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited thereto.
[0019]
Example 1
According to the steps shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded article was produced by the following method.
A glass fiber-reinforced polypropylene sheet (manufactured by Capela Sheet Co., Ltd., having a basis weight of 4300 g / m 2 and a thickness of 4 mm) containing 40% by weight of glass fibers having a fiber length of 10 to 50 mm manufactured by a papermaking method was inserted into a male mold (2). ) Is cut to a size slightly smaller than the projected area of the cavity surface, and then heated in an oven at 215 ° C. for 350 seconds, and expanded in the thickness direction to a thickness of about 6 mm (6). ) Got.
The preheated sheet (6) is positioned at a position corresponding to the recess (3) provided on the mold cavity surface when the sheet is placed on the mold cavity surface, so as to be diagonal to the recess. Cuts that quickly reach the back.
Immediately after placing the cut preheated sheet (6) on the cavity surface of the male mold (2), the female mold (1) is lowered at a speed of 20 mm / sec (FIG. 5). The mold was clamped until the cavity clearance became 3 mm while being spread and filled in the cavity (FIG. 6), and then pressurized and cooled for 50 seconds to maintain this state, and then both molds Was opened to obtain a glass fiber reinforced polypropylene molded article having the shape shown in FIGS.
No wrinkles were formed around the concave portions of the obtained molded body, and the surface appearance was good.
[0020]
Example 2
Pre-shape a 0.8 mm thick vinyl chloride laminated sheet backed with a 0.2 mm thick wooly nylon on the front side, giving a crimping process on the front side, and preforming it in the same shape as the cavity surface of the female mold. A glass fiber reinforced polypropylene molded product was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1, except that the double-sided tape was used to fix the cavity surface of the female mold.
The surface of the obtained molded article was bonded with a beautiful skin material having a textured surface, and no wrinkles were generated around the concave portions, and the surface appearance was good.
[0021]
Comparative Example 1
A glass fiber reinforced polypropylene molded article was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that no cut was formed in the preheating sheet.
Wrinkles were formed around the concave portions of the obtained molded body, and the surface appearance was not good.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a top view of a molded body having a rectangular concave shape in a part thereof.
FIG. 2 shows a cut surface when the molded body shown in FIG. 1 is cut along A──A ′.
FIG. 3 shows an example of a shape of a cut when a concave shape of a molded body is a quadrangle.
FIG. 4 is a schematic sectional view of a mold showing a manufacturing process according to the method of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a schematic sectional view of a mold showing a manufacturing process according to the method of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a schematic sectional view of a mold showing a manufacturing process according to the method of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1: Female mold 2: Male mold 3: Mold concave section 4: Mold convex section 5: Preheat fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet 6: Cut 7: Fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin molded article 8: Mold concave section

Claims (4)

開放状態にある雌雄両金型の、雌雄いずれか一方の金型のキャビティ面に、樹脂の溶融温度以上に予熱して軟化状態にある繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートを配置し、次いで両金型を閉じて型締を行い、その後冷却して繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂成形体を製造する方法であって、前記シートに用いられる強化繊維の繊維長が3〜50mmの短繊維であり、金型成形面の凹凸部に対応する位置に、予熱により軟化している状態で、前記シート厚みの2分の1以上の深さで、加熱した熱刃により切れ目を設けた該シートを配置し、該シートを押し広げながら金型キャビティ内に充満させて、シートの厚み以下に型締することを特徴とする繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂成形体の製造方法。On the cavity surface of one of the male and female molds in the open mold, the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet in the softened state is pre-heated to a temperature higher than the melting temperature of the resin. A method for producing a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded article by closing and closing a mold and then cooling the molded article, wherein the fiber length of the reinforcing fiber used for the sheet is a short fiber having a length of 3 to 50 mm, and In a position corresponding to the uneven portion of the above, in a state where the sheet is softened by preheating, the sheet provided with a cut by a heated hot blade at a depth equal to or more than half of the sheet thickness is arranged , and the sheet is A method for producing a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded article, characterized in that a mold cavity is filled while being spread, and the mold is clamped to the thickness of the sheet or less. 繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートの切れ目が、その始点および終点が同一である連続した切れ目である請求項1に記載の繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂成形体の製造方法。The method for producing a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded article according to claim 1, wherein the cuts of the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet are continuous cuts having the same start point and end point. 雌雄いずれか一方または両方の金型のキャビティ面と繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂シートの間に表皮材を配置してなる請求項1に記載の繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂成形体の製造方法。The method for producing a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded article according to claim 1, wherein a skin material is disposed between the cavity surface of one or both of the male and female molds and the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet. 予備賦形された表皮材を雌雄いずれか一方または両方の金型のキャビティ面に固定してなる請求項に記載の繊維強化熱可塑性樹脂成形体の製造方法。The method for producing a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded article according to claim 3 , wherein the preformed skin material is fixed to the cavity surface of one or both of the dies.
JP25433396A 1996-09-26 1996-09-26 Method for producing fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded article Expired - Fee Related JP3572823B2 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP25433396A JP3572823B2 (en) 1996-09-26 1996-09-26 Method for producing fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded article

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP25433396A JP3572823B2 (en) 1996-09-26 1996-09-26 Method for producing fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded article

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
JPH10100174A JPH10100174A (en) 1998-04-21
JP3572823B2 true JP3572823B2 (en) 2004-10-06

Family

ID=17263558

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
JP25433396A Expired - Fee Related JP3572823B2 (en) 1996-09-26 1996-09-26 Method for producing fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded article

Country Status (1)

Country Link
JP (1) JP3572823B2 (en)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US10933597B2 (en) 2015-12-25 2021-03-02 Teijin Limited Press-molding material including discontinuous reinforcing fibers and thermoplastic resin as matrix, shaped product thereof, and manufacturing method for same

Families Citing this family (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP5161432B2 (en) * 2006-05-01 2013-03-13 三菱重工業株式会社 Method for forming composite material structural member
CN103582556B (en) * 2011-05-31 2016-03-02 帝人株式会社 For the manufacture of the method for isotropic molded article with maintenance
EP2754685B1 (en) 2011-09-06 2017-07-26 Teijin Limited Molded body with excellent surface designability and composed of fiber-reinforced composite material
JP6875271B2 (en) 2015-04-16 2021-05-19 三菱瓦斯化学株式会社 Method for manufacturing a molded product by press molding a thermoplastic resin sheet or film
TW201714952A (en) 2015-09-02 2017-05-01 Jsr Corp Composition and molded object
CN116214777B (en) * 2023-05-10 2023-07-18 宁海县第一注塑模具有限公司 Injection mold for forming carbon fibers

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US10933597B2 (en) 2015-12-25 2021-03-02 Teijin Limited Press-molding material including discontinuous reinforcing fibers and thermoplastic resin as matrix, shaped product thereof, and manufacturing method for same

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
JPH10100174A (en) 1998-04-21

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
JP3570580B2 (en) Method for producing fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded article
US5356588A (en) Method for forming a fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin shaped article
US5178708A (en) Method for producing multi-layer molded article
JPH0939011A (en) Mold and method for molding skin bonded porous fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin molded object
JPH0250131B2 (en)
EP0743632A2 (en) Acoustic absorbing component and production process thereof
JPH081698A (en) Method and mold for producing fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin molding
JP3572823B2 (en) Method for producing fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded article
US5124196A (en) Prestressed article and method
JPS6410167B2 (en)
JPH10100175A (en) Production of fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin molded object
JP3651163B2 (en) Molding device with heating mechanism
JP3032582B2 (en) Method for improving appearance of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded product
JPH0125707B2 (en)
JPH09254248A (en) Fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin hollow molded object and its production
JPH06328482A (en) Manufacture of fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin molded body
CA2085441C (en) Fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin shaped article and its preparation
JPH0222031A (en) Vacuum molding of both sides of laminated sheet
JPH0516277A (en) Laminate molded product and its molding method
JP3711373B2 (en) Hollow body and method for producing the same
JP3289079B2 (en) Method for producing foamed molded article having improved surface appearance
JPH10100176A (en) Production of fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin molded object and mold therefor
JPH08238638A (en) Production of fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin molded object
WO1992019446A1 (en) Multilayer molded piece and method for manufacturing the same
JPH10337798A (en) Manufacture of integrated fiber molding

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
TRDD Decision of grant or rejection written
A01 Written decision to grant a patent or to grant a registration (utility model)

Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A01

Effective date: 20040608

A61 First payment of annual fees (during grant procedure)

Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A61

Effective date: 20040621

R150 Certificate of patent or registration of utility model

Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: R150

FPAY Renewal fee payment (event date is renewal date of database)

Free format text: PAYMENT UNTIL: 20080709

Year of fee payment: 4

FPAY Renewal fee payment (event date is renewal date of database)

Free format text: PAYMENT UNTIL: 20090709

Year of fee payment: 5

LAPS Cancellation because of no payment of annual fees