JP2006240913A - Press molding die and press molding method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a press molding die for multiple molding, which is suitable for use in press molding of a mold transfer system. <P>SOLUTION: In the press molding die 1 for optical elements, each lower die 5 is held by a lower die holding plate 6 in a state that a flange 5c is inserted in each recessed part 8 formed in the lower die holding plate 6. Further, a suction hole 9 is opened in each recessed part 8. The flange 5c of each lower die 5 is attracted and fixed in each recessed part 8 and each lower die 5 is fixed by vacuum sucking each lower die 5 through each suction hole 9. In a molding die disassembling/assembling process for taking a pressed work W out of the press molding die 1 after press molding and feeding a new glass workpiece in place of the work W, respective lower dies 5 can be simultaneously drawn out from a body mold 2 and simultaneously inserted into the body mold 2 in such a state that respective lower dies 5 are attracted and fixed to the lower die holding plate 6. Thereby, such works can be performed efficiently and smoothly. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a press mold used in a mold transfer type press molding method in which a press mold is sequentially moved through each processing chamber to perform continuous press molding. More specifically, disassembly and assembly are simplified. The present invention relates to a press-molding die for taking multiple pieces.

  A manufacturing apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known as an apparatus for manufacturing an optical element such as a glass element that does not require final polishing of a molding surface after press molding. In the apparatus for producing a glass molded body disclosed herein, a heating chamber, a press chamber, a slow cooling chamber, a quenching section, and a take-out / feeding section are arranged in the circumferential direction, and a rotary table is installed below them. It becomes the composition. This manufacturing apparatus is a mold transfer type press forming apparatus, and a press forming operation is performed as follows.

  That is, a raw material (glass preform or the like) is placed in a mold composed of a barrel mold and an upper mold lower mold having a pair of molding surfaces, and placed on a sample table placed on a rotary table. A slit is provided in the lower part of each processing chamber such as a heating chamber so that the sample stage can pass therethrough. Optical elements are continuously manufactured by rotating the rotary table intermittently and sequentially transferring the mold to each processing chamber for processing.

  Each processing chamber is provided with a heater and a shutter, and is maintained at a predetermined temperature for each processing chamber. The press product is taken out from the forming die by taking out the forming die from the sample table by a robot in the take-out / supply unit. For example, as disclosed in Patent Document 2, the press product can be taken out by disassembling the molding die by sucking the lower die and pulling it out from the barrel die.

  Here, multiple production is conceivable to increase production efficiency. In a conventional mold transfer type press forming apparatus, a plurality of forming dies are simultaneously transferred to one processing chamber for processing, thereby increasing production efficiency. However, this method requires a large number of molds, and as the number of molds increases, it is necessary to increase the size of each processing chamber. Therefore, the outer diameter or the circumferential length of the chamber in which these are arranged in the circumferential direction is increased. There is a need to. This increases the size of the apparatus and has no economic advantage.

  For example, Patent Documents 3 and 4 disclose press molds that enable multi-piece press molding by using a press mold in which a plurality of upper and lower molds are incorporated into one barrel mold. The multi-cavity press molds disclosed in these documents are press molds having a structure in which a plurality of upper and lower molds are inserted into a single cylinder-shaped body mold or a mother mold. However, these press molds are not premised on being applied to a mold transfer type press molding apparatus that performs press molding by sequentially transferring the press molds. Therefore, when the press mold described in these documents is applied to the above-described mold transfer type press molding apparatus, there is a problem in the above-described process of disassembling and assembling the press mold outside the chamber.

  That is, in the disassembly / assembly process, there is a problem that a plurality of lower molds cannot be pulled out at once from the body mold or the mother mold. In addition, after the lower mold is removed from the body mold or the mother mold, the lower mold is not positioned so that the lower mold is likely to be displaced.After supplying the molding material, a plurality of lower molds are attached to the body mold at once. There is a problem that it cannot be inserted.

Here, Patent Document 5 discloses a mold transfer type optical element molding die for multi-piece production. In the optical element mold disclosed herein, after pressing, the optical element mold is positioned on the mold disassembly and assembly table, each upper mold is pulled upward from the barrel mold, and then the cylinder is driven to move each lower mold. The mold is pushed up, the molded lens on each lower mold is moved to the take-out position near the upper end surface of the barrel mold, and the molded lens is taken out.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-157425 JP-A-3-285835 JP-A-5-24857 JP 11-29333 A JP 2004-359473 A

  As described above, in order to increase the production efficiency of the mold transfer type press forming apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1, when applying the multi-mold press forming mold disclosed in Patent Documents 3 and 4, press forming is performed. In the process of disassembling and assembling the mold, a plurality of lower molds cannot be pulled out from the body mold or mother mold at the same time. After the lower mold is removed from the body mold or mother mold, the lower mold is positioned. Therefore, there is a problem in that the lower mold is easily displaced, and a plurality of lower molds cannot be inserted into the body mold at once after supplying the molding material.

  In the optical element mold disclosed in Patent Document 5, each lower mold is pushed up when the molded lens is taken out, and the lower mold molding surface is moved to the vicinity of the upper end surface of the barrel mold. At this time, since the posture of the lower mold is free to incline within the clearance between the lower mold and the trunk mold, the lower mold bites within the trunk mold. This is a particular problem when the sliding clearance of the lower die is made small for press molding with high eccentricity accuracy (upper and lower die coaxiality).

  The object of the present invention is to efficiently perform the work of pulling out the lower mold from the common body mold and re-inserting the lower mold into the body mold in the multi-mold press mold used in the mold transfer type press molding method. It is to be able to perform smoothly.

In order to solve the above problems, a press mold of the optical element of the present invention is:
Multiple sets of upper and lower molds,
A common body mold having a plurality of through-holes inserted in a state in which the upper mold and the lower mold of each set can be contacted and separated;
A common lower mold holding plate holding the lower mold of each set;
Each lower mold includes a lower mold body having a molding surface formed at the upper end, and a flange formed integrally with the lower end of the lower mold body.
The lower mold holding plate includes a plurality of recesses into which the flanges can be fitted, and suction holes for lower mold suction formed in the bottom surfaces of the respective recesses.

  In the press molding die of the present invention, each lower die is held by the lower die holding plate in a state where a flange is fitted in each recess formed in the lower die holding plate. Each recess has a suction hole. Therefore, if each lower mold is vacuum-sucked through the suction holes, the flanges of the respective lower molds are sucked and fixed in the respective recesses, and the postures of the respective lower molds are fixed. Therefore, after the press molding, in the molding die disassembly and assembly process in which the press product is taken out from the press molding die and a new molding material is supplied instead, the lower die is fixed to the lower die holding plate, and the barrel die At the same time, and can be simultaneously inserted into the body mold.

  Each lower mold flange secures a contact area necessary for obtaining stability when each lower mold is suction-fixed to the lower mold holding plate. For this reason, after the press molding, when the press product is taken out from the press-molded product and a new molding material is supplied, the lower mold and the holding plate are prevented from being displaced or collapsed. In addition, the recess provided in the holding plate also prevents the lower mold and the holding plate from shifting or falling over each other. The suction hole is preferably a through hole located at the center of the recess.

  Further, in order to smoothly insert the lower mold with respect to the trunk mold, an inner peripheral surface portion continuous with the lower opening edge into which the lower mold is inserted in the through hole of the trunk mold, A tapered surface is desirable.

  Next, the present invention provides a mold transfer type press molding method in which, after supplying a molding material to a press molding die, the press molding die is transferred along a predetermined transfer path, and the molding material is press molded. A press mold having the above-described configuration is used as the press mold.

  In addition, after the press molding, in the mold disassembly and assembly process in which a press product is taken out from the press mold and a new molding material is supplied instead, a suction hole having an opening area larger than the suction hole is formed. A lifting platform provided with a mounting surface is prepared, the press mold is placed on the mounting surface of the lifting table, and the suction holes of the lower mold holding plate of the pressing mold are respectively suctioned of the mounting surface. Positioning so as to overlap with the hole, and vacuum suction through the suction hole, each lower mold is adsorbed and fixed to each concave portion of the lower mold holding plate, and the lower mold holding plate is described above the lifting platform Adsorbed and fixed to the mounting surface, holding the barrel mold, and in this state, lowering the lifting platform, and simultaneously pulling out each lower mold from the barrel mold, press products on the molding surface of each lower mold Take out the new molding material instead of the molding surface Put, is raised the lifting table, it is sufficient to be inserted into the barrel die each lower mold at the same time.

  If a suction hole having a larger opening area than the suction hole of the lower mold holding plate is formed in the lifting platform, when the lower mold is vacuum-sucked through these suction holes, the lower mold holding plate is also lifted It will be in the state of being adsorbed and fixed to the mounting surface. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the positional deviation between the lower mold holding plate and each lower mold that are on the placement surface.

  In addition, the lower mold holding plate and the lower mold do not move by vacuum suction, and the posture is fixed. Therefore, the lower mold can be pulled out of the trunk mold, and the lower mold can be inserted into the barrel mold efficiently. It can be done smoothly. This is particularly effective when the clearance between the body mold and the lower mold is small (10 μm or less).

  Here, when each lower mold is inserted into the body mold, there is a possibility that misalignment has occurred between each lower mold and the body mold for some reason. In such a case, in order to smoothly insert each lower mold, a taper is formed on the inner peripheral surface portion of the through hole of the trunk mold that is continuous with the lower opening edge into which the lower mold is inserted. When a surface is provided in advance and when the lower platform is raised and each lower mold is inserted into the body mold, when a part of the lower mold enters the inner peripheral surface portion provided with the tapered surface, What is necessary is just to cancel | release the suction fixation state of each lower mold | type. As a result, the positional deviation is corrected within the range of the diameter of the opening edge of the tapered surface, and each lower mold can be smoothly inserted into the body mold.

  On the other hand, as the press mold according to the present invention, one having the following configuration can also be used. That is, a plurality of sets of upper molds and lower molds, and a common body mold having a plurality of through-holes inserted in a state where the upper molds and lower molds of the respective groups can be contacted and separated, Is provided with a cylindrical lower mold main body having a molding surface formed at the upper end, and a flange integrally formed at the lower end of the lower mold main body, and the flange comprises a disk having a constant thickness, It has a fan shape obtained by dividing it into the number corresponding to the number of sets of the upper mold and the lower mold at equal angular intervals around the center, and the flanges of the respective lower molds contact each other to form a disk. In the configured state, it is possible to use a press mold in which the lower mold body of each lower mold is inserted into the through hole of the barrel mold.

  In the press-molding die having this configuration, the lower die is held in an integrated state by gripping the disk constituted by the flanges of the lower die from the outer peripheral side. Therefore, in this state, if each lower mold is pulled out from the trunk mold and each lower mold is inserted into the trunk mold, there will be no displacement in each lower mold during these operations. You can do these tasks. In addition, the shape of a disk here does not need to be a perfect circle, The shape by which a part of circle was cut off linearly and an elliptical shape are also included.

  Here, in order to smoothly perform the insertion work of each lower mold, an inner peripheral surface portion continuous with the lower opening edge into which the lower mold is inserted in the through hole of the trunk mold is set as a tapered surface. It is desirable.

  Further, the press mold of this configuration is a mold transfer type press molding in which after the molding material is supplied to the press mold, the press mold is transferred along a predetermined transfer path to press the molding material. Can be applied to the method.

  In this case, in order to prevent displacement of each lower mold during the transfer of the press mold, at least during the transfer, the disk configured by contacting the flange of each lower mold is moved from the outer peripheral side. It is desirable to grip.

  In addition, after the press molding, in the molding die disassembly and assembly process in which a press product is taken out from the press molding die and a new molding material is supplied instead, the disk configured by contacting the lower mold flanges In this state, the lower mold is removed from the barrel mold at the same time, and the press product on the molding surface of each lower mold is taken out. It is desirable to place the molding material on the molding surface and insert each lower mold into the body mold again at the same time.

  In the press molding die of the optical element of the present invention, each lower die is held by the lower die holding plate in a state where the flange of each lower die is fitted in the recess formed in the lower die holding plate. Moreover, each lower mold | type can be adsorbed and fixed to a recessed part through the suction hole opened to the recessed part.

  Further, in the press molding die of the optical element of the present invention, the disc is configured by bringing the lower mold flanges into contact with each other. Therefore, each lower mold is positioned and fixed by gripping the periphery of the disk from the outer peripheral side.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, a plurality of molding materials are simultaneously processed in each processing chamber by transferring the press mold, and after press molding, each lower mold is pulled out from the cylinder mold and the cylinder mold. By inserting each lower mold, a plurality of molding materials / press bodies can be replaced at the same time. At this time, press molding can be performed with high eccentricity accuracy by reducing the clearance between the upper and lower molds and the body mold. In addition, despite the tight clearance, it is possible to efficiently and smoothly perform the work of pulling out the lower mold from the trunk mold and inserting the lower mold into the trunk mold.

  Therefore, if the press molding die of the present invention is used in a mold transfer type press molding method, the production efficiency can be improved and the press molding accuracy can be improved.

  Embodiments of a press mold using the present invention and a press molding apparatus using a mold transfer system will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Press mold)
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a press mold of an optical element to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view thereof. The press mold 1 according to the present embodiment is for taking three pieces, and includes a common body mold 2, three sets of an upper mold 4 and a lower mold 5, and a lower mold holding plate holding the lower mold 5. 6 (base holder).

  The common body mold 2 has a cylindrical shape, and is formed with three circular cross-sectional through holes 7 extending in the direction of the body mold axis 2a so as to be positioned on the same circle at equal angular intervals. Has been. Each through-hole 7 has a large-diameter hole portion 7b at a portion continuing to the upper end opening edge 7a. Further, the inner peripheral surface portion that is continuous with the lower end opening edge 7c of each through hole 7 is a tapered surface 7d that slightly extends toward the lower end opening edge 7c.

  The upper mold 4 is slidably fitted from the upper end opening edge 7a side of each through hole 7, and the lower mold 5 is slidably fitted from the lower end opening 7c side. Each upper mold 4 includes a cylindrical upper mold body 4b having a molding surface 4a formed at the lower end surface, and a large-diameter flange 4c formed integrally with the upper end of the upper mold body 4b in a coaxial state. ing. The flange 4c is sized so as to be fitted into the large-diameter hole portion 7b of the through hole 7. A gas vent hole 2c that communicates the inside of the through hole 7 and the external space is formed in a radial direction at an intermediate position in the axial direction of the common body mold 2.

  Each lower mold 5 includes a cylindrical lower mold body 5b having a molding surface 5a formed on the upper end surface, and a large-diameter flange 5c integrally formed on the lower end of the lower mold body 5b in a coaxial state. ing.

  The lower mold holding plate 6 holding the lower mold 5 is a disk-shaped one, and three circular recesses 8 having a constant depth are formed on the upper surface so as to be positioned on the same circle at equal angular intervals. Is formed. The depth of the circular recess 8 is such that the lower mold flange 5c can be fitted. Therefore, when the upper surface 6 a of the lower mold holding plate 6 abuts against the bottom surface 2 b of the common cylinder mold 2, the structure of the relative posture of the common cylinder mold 2 and the lower mold 5 is prevented. A spacer may be inserted between the bottom surface of the circular recess 8 and the flange 5c for fine adjustment of the press thickness of each die.

  Here, a suction hole 9 penetrating the lower mold holding plate 6 in the thickness direction is formed at the center of the bottom surface of each circular recess 8. When each suction hole 9 is vacuum-sucked from the lower side of the lower mold holding plate 6, the flange 5 c of each lower mold 5 can be adsorbed and fixed to the circular recess 8 of the lower mold holding plate 6. At this time, due to the contact area between the flange 5c and the recess 8, each lower mold 5 stands upright and closely contacts the recess.

  As described above, each lower mold 5 is sucked and fixed to each circular recess 8 of the lower mold holding plate 6, the glass material W is placed on the molding surface 5 a of each lower mold 5, and each lower mold 5 is attached to each of the common barrel molds 2. The press mold 1 is assembled by inserting from the side of the lower end opening edge 7 c of the through hole 7. When each lower mold 5 is inserted into the common cylinder mold 2, the gas in the through hole 7 is discharged to the outside of the common cylinder mold 2 through the gas vent hole 2c. The lower mold holding plate 6 is a laminated plate composed of two upper and lower disks, a through hole for forming the recess 8 is formed in the upper disk, and a suction hole 9 is formed in the lower disk. Also good. In this way, processing becomes easy.

(Mold transfer press molding equipment)
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a mold transfer type press molding apparatus using the press mold 1 having the above-described configuration. FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the take-out / supply unit, and shows a state before the press product is taken out.

  The press molding apparatus 100 of this example has a configuration similar to that disclosed in Patent Document 1 cited above, and includes a first heating chamber 101, a second heating chamber 102, a third heating chamber 103, a press chamber 104, The first slow cooling chamber 105, the second slow cooling chamber 106, the rapid cooling unit 107, and the take-out / supply unit 108 have a chamber 110 having a configuration arranged in the circumferential direction. A rotary table 111 is installed below the processing chambers 101 to 106 and the processing units 107 and 108.

  The press mold 1 is a sample table 112 placed at equiangular intervals on the rotary table 111 in a state in which the glass material W is placed between the upper and lower molds 4 and 5 (see FIG. 1). Placed on top. In this example, as shown in FIG. 3, these sample stands 112 are arranged so that two sample stands 112 are positioned in each processing chamber and processing section. A slit (not shown) is provided below each processing chamber such as the heating chamber 101 so that the sample stage 112 can pass through.

  Each of the processing chambers 101 to 106 is provided with a heater (not shown), and the entrance of the processing chamber 101, the space between the processing chambers, and the exit of the processing chamber 106 are partitioned by shutters 113 to 119. It is kept at a predetermined temperature. By rotating the rotary table 111 intermittently, the press mold 1 is conveyed along a circular transfer path for sequentially transferring to the processing chambers 101 to 106 and the processing units 107 and 108, and performing each processing. The optical elements are continuously manufactured.

  The press product is taken out from the press mold 1 by taking out the press mold 1 from the sample stage 112 in the take-out / supply unit 108 by a robot. Referring to FIG. 4, at the time of taking out, the sample table 112 on the rotary table 111 is raised by the elevator 121 and the sample table flange 112a is pressed against the ceiling surface 110a of the chamber 110, thereby simultaneously sealing the chamber 110. A take-out / supply chamber 123 is formed between the bell jar 122 and the bell jar 122 in the lowered position. Immediately thereafter, the bell jar 122 is pulled upward to open the take-out / supply chamber 123. Next, the lower mold holding plate 5 of the press mold 1 placed on the sample stage 112 is held, and the press mold 1 is taken out from the supply / supply chamber 122. At the same time, a new press mold 1 containing the glass material W is placed on the sample stage 112. After the bell jar 122 is lowered, the take-out / supply chamber 123 is sealed and the atmosphere is replaced, the sample stage 112 is lowered and returned to the rotary table 111. Thereby, the take-out / supply operation ends.

  By intermittently rotating the rotary table 111, the press mold 1 is sequentially transferred to the zones of the processing chambers 101 to 106 and the processing units 107 and 108. In addition, the pressurization to each upper mold 4 in the press chamber 104 may be performed individually or collectively by placing one plate similar to the lower mold holding plate 5 on the plurality of upper molds 4. Can be pressurized. In the former method, it is possible to simultaneously press differently shaped press products with different loads.

  Here, the press mold 1 taken out by the take-out / supply unit 108 is moved by the robot hand to the adjacent mold-disassembling / assembling unit 130, where it is disassembled and the press product is taken out. Instead, glass material is supplied and then assembled.

  FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional configuration diagram illustrating the mold disassembly / assembly unit 130. The molding die disassembling / assembling unit 130 includes a lifting platform 132 supported by a lifting mechanism 131, a body mold fixing jig 133, and a vacuum suction mechanism 134.

  The lifting platform 132 includes a flat mounting surface 135, and the suction surface 136 has three suction holes 136 located on the same circle at equal angular intervals at positions corresponding to the flanges 5 c of the respective lower molds 5. Is formed. When the press molding apparatus 1 is positioned and placed on the mounting surface 135, each suction hole 136 communicates with the three suction holes 9 formed in the lower mold holding plate 6 of the press molding apparatus 1 in a coaxial state. It is supposed to be. In this example, each suction hole 136 has an opening area larger than that of the suction hole 9. Each suction hole 136 communicates with a suction port of the vacuum suction mechanism 134 via a suction path 137 formed in the elevator base.

  The operation of the mold disassembly / assembly unit 130 having this configuration will be described. The press mold 1 is mounted on the mounting surface 135 of the lifting platform 132 by a robot hand (not shown), and the common cylinder mold 2 is gripped from both sides by the cylinder mold fixing jig 133 to be positioned. Thereafter, the suction hole 136 is vacuumed by the vacuum suction mechanism 134. As a result, the flange 5c of each lower mold 5 is adsorbed and fixed to the bottom surface of each concave portion of the lower mold holding plate 6 in the press mold 1. Further, the lower mold holding plate 6 is also fixed to the mounting surface 135 by suction.

  Thereafter, the lifting mechanism 131 is driven to lower the lifting platform 132. When the elevating platform 132 is lowered, the lower mold holding plate 6 and the three lower molds 5 that are attracted and fixed while being positioned on the mounting surface 135 are lowered integrally and are held at a fixed position. Each lower mold 5 is pulled out simultaneously from the barrel mold 2.

  In this way, the three lower molds 5 from the body mold 2 can be pulled out together with the pressed product Wa on the molding surface 5a. After the press product Wa on the lower mold 5 is taken out, the glass material W is placed on the lower mold 5. Removal of the pressed product Wa and supply of the glass material W are performed by a robot arm with a suction pad (not shown). Then, the lifting platform 132 is raised. The lower die 5 rises while being fixed in the same posture and position as when it is pulled out.

  After the lower mold 5 approaches the bottom surface of the trunk mold 2, the lifting platform 132 is gently raised, and a part (tip portion) of the lower mold is provided with the tapered surface 7 d of the through hole 7 of the trunk mold 2. When entering the opening edge, the suction by the vacuum suction mechanism 134 is stopped. Since the tapered edge 7 d is provided at the opening edge of the through hole 7 of the body mold 2, the lower mold 5 is smoothly inserted into the body through hole 7 while being guided by this surface. As a result, the press mold 1 is assembled. Thereafter, the press mold 1 waits for supply to the take-out / supply unit 108 of the chamber 110 at a predetermined position.

  As described above, when the press mold 1 of this example is used, the flange 5c of each lower mold 5 is accommodated in each concave portion 8 of the lower mold holding plate 6 so that the contact at the time of suction fixing is performed. The area is secured and the lower mold can be moved in a stable posture. In addition, the depression prevents the falling when the lower mold moves, and the stability of the suction fixation is ensured.

  Further, when the ascending / descending stage 132 is lifted, a taper surface 7d is formed in the body mold through-hole 7 in order to relieve a shock at the time of contact between the upper end of the lower mold and the body mold and smoothly insert the both. The impact when a slight misalignment can be reduced. When the barrel die 2 is in the immediate vicinity or part of the lower die enters the opening edge of the through hole 7 of the barrel die 2 where the tapered surface 7d is provided, the suction fixation is released and the taper is guided. You may insert gently.

  There is no limitation on the number of upper and lower dies in the press mold 1 of this example. When the number of sets increases and the trunk mold diameter increases, the upper and lower molds can be arranged near the outer periphery, and a hole penetrating in the vertical direction can be provided at the trunk mold center. If it does in this way, the heat capacity of a body mold will become small, and it will become advantageous to heating and soaking.

  Further, the trunk mold is not limited to a cylinder. For example, it can be a polygonal column. FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a four-piece press-molding die in which the body die has a quadrangular prism shape. In general, since the processing chamber 10 of the press molding apparatus is substantially rectangular, as shown in the figure, if the both side surfaces 12a of the body mold 12 are arranged so as to be parallel to the heater 13, four sets of upper and lower molds 14, The soaking property of 15 is improved.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example of a three-piece or four-piece press mold has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to these examples, and two or more press molds are used. It can also be applied to.

  In the above embodiment, an example of a mold transfer type press molding apparatus that rotates and transfers is shown, but the present invention can also be applied to a linear transfer type press molding apparatus.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, an example is shown in which a sample table is arranged on a rotary table as a transfer means, the press mold of the present invention is placed on the sample table, and each processing chamber is sequentially transferred. The press mold may be directly held or arranged on the transfer means for transfer.

(Another example of press mold)
Next, FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing another embodiment of a press mold to which the present invention is applied. The illustrated press mold 20 includes a cylindrical common body mold 22 and three sets of an upper mold 24 and a lower mold 25.

  The common body mold 22 is formed with three through holes 27 extending in the axial direction at equal angular intervals in the same circle. The upper mold 24 is fitted in a slidable state from the upper end opening of each through hole 27, and the lower mold 25 is fitted in a slidable state from the lower end opening. Each upper mold 24 and each through hole 27 have the same structure as the upper mold 4 and the through hole 7 in the press mold 1 shown in FIGS.

  However, the lower mold 25 includes a columnar lower mold main body 28 and a fan-shaped flange 29 formed integrally with the lower end of the lower mold main body 28. A molding surface 28 a is formed on the upper end surface of the lower mold body 28. As can be seen from the figure, the fan-shaped flange 29 has a shape obtained by dividing one disk 30 into three equal parts around the center at equal angular intervals. Accordingly, when the three flanges 29 of the lower mold 25 are connected in a state where their left and right end surfaces are in contact with each other, one disk 30 is formed. In such a state where the lower molds 25 are connected, the lower mold main body 28 of each lower mold 25 is set to a position where it can be inserted into each through hole 27 of the trunk mold 22.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, if the outer peripheral surface 30a of the disk 30 is gripped by a pair of robot hands 31, 32, the three lower molds 25 can be held in an integrated state. Therefore, the press product can be taken out from the molding die and the molding material can be supplied in the state of being integrally held in this way.

  In the press mold 20 configured in this way, when the plurality of lower molds 25 are arranged on a lifting platform or the like, the outer peripheral surfaces of the flanges 29 form a single circle. The press mold 20 can be transported by fitting on the body mold and placing it on the sample stage 112. Further, when the press mold 20 is disassembled, the lower mold 25 is placed on the lifting platform 132 having a plurality of suction holes 136 capable of sucking the lower mold 25 and the lower mold 25 is sucked and fixed, and then the lower mold 25 is collectively lowered from the body mold 22. The mold 25 can be pulled out. The press mold 20 does not need to be provided with the suction holes 9 as in the press mold 1, and the three lower molds 25 are integrally held by a robot hand or the like, so that Insertion or extraction can be performed in a lump.

  The press mold 20 having such a configuration can also be used in the mold transfer type press molding apparatus 100 shown in FIGS. Further, the shape of the flange 29 of the press mold 20 may be a fan shape obtained by dividing a disk having a through hole in the center.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the press molding die for 3 picking which applied this invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the press mold of FIG. 1. It is a schematic plane block diagram of the mold transfer type press molding apparatus using the press mold of FIG. It is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view of the taking-out / supply part of the press molding apparatus of FIG. It is a schematic block diagram of the shaping | molding die decomposition | disassembly / assembly part of the press molding apparatus of FIG. It is a top view which shows the modification of the press mold of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows another example of the press-molding die to which this invention is applied. It is explanatory drawing which shows the holding state of the press-molding die of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 Press mold, 2 Common body mold, 4 Upper mold, 4a Molded surface, 4b Upper mold body, 4c Flange, 5 Lower mold, 5a Molded surface, 5b Lower mold body, 5c Flange, 6 Lower mold holding plate, 7 Through Hole, 7a Upper end opening edge, 7b Large diameter portion, 7c Lower end opening edge, 7d Tapered surface, 8 Recess, 9 Suction hole, 10 Processing chamber, 12 Body mold, 13 Heater, 14 Upper mold, 15 Lower mold, 20 Mold , 22 Common body mold, 24 Upper mold, 25 Lower mold, 27 Through hole, 28 Lower mold body, 29 Flange, 30 disc, 30a Disc outer peripheral surface, 31, 32 Robot hand, 100 Press molding device, 101-106 Processing chamber, 107, 108 processing section, 110 chamber, 111 rotary table, 112 sample table, 113 to 119 shutter, 130 mold disassembly / assembly section, 131 lifting mechanism, 13 Lifting table, 133 barrel-type fixture, 134 the vacuum suction unit, 135 loading surface 136 suction holes, W glass material, Wa pressed parts

Claims (9)

Multiple sets of upper and lower molds,
A common body mold having a plurality of through-holes inserted in a state in which the upper mold and the lower mold of each set can be contacted and separated;
A common lower mold holding plate holding the lower mold of each set;
Each lower mold includes a lower mold body having a molding surface formed at the upper end, and a flange formed integrally with the lower end of the lower mold body.
A press mold for an optical element, wherein the lower mold holding plate includes a plurality of concave portions into which the flanges can be fitted, and a suction hole for lower mold suction on the bottom surface of each concave portion. In claim 1,
The press molding die for an optical element, wherein an inner peripheral surface portion continuous with a lower opening edge into which the lower die is inserted in the through hole of the barrel die is a tapered surface. In the mold transfer type press molding method of supplying the molding material to the press mold, and then transferring the press mold along a predetermined transfer path to press mold the molding material.
A press molding method using the press mold according to claim 1 or 2 as the press mold. In claim 3,
After press molding, it has a mold disassembly and assembly process that takes out the press product from the press mold and supplies a new molding material instead.
In this mold disassembly and assembly process,
Prepare an elevator with a mounting surface on which a suction hole having a larger opening area than the suction hole is formed,
Place the press mold on the mounting surface of the lifting platform, and position the suction holes of the lower mold holding plate of the press mold to overlap the suction holes of the mounting surface,
By vacuum suction through the suction holes, each lower mold is sucked and fixed to each recess of the lower mold holding plate, and the lower mold holding plate is sucked and fixed to the mounting surface of the lifting platform. Forming,
While holding the barrel mold, the elevator platform is lowered, and each lower mold is simultaneously extracted from the trunk mold,
Take out the press product on the molding surface of each lower mold, and place a new molding material on the molding surface instead.
The press molding method characterized by raising the said elevating stand and inserting each lower mold | die into the said trunk | drum simultaneously. In claim 4,
In the through hole of the trunk mold, a taper surface is provided on an inner peripheral surface portion continuous with a lower opening edge into which the lower mold is inserted,
When the lower platform is raised and each lower mold is inserted into the body mold, when a part of the lower mold enters the inner peripheral surface portion provided with the tapered surface, each lower mold is suction-fixed. A press molding method characterized by releasing the state. Multiple sets of upper and lower molds,
A common barrel mold having a plurality of through-holes inserted in a state in which the upper mold and the lower mold of each set can be brought into and out of contact with each other;
Each lower mold includes a cylindrical lower mold body having a molding surface formed at the upper end, and a flange formed integrally with the lower end of the lower mold body,
The flange has a fan shape obtained by dividing a disk having a constant thickness into a number corresponding to the number of sets of the upper mold and the lower mold at equal angular intervals around the center thereof,
A press mold characterized in that the lower mold main body of each lower mold is inserted into the through hole of the body mold in a state where the flanges of the respective lower molds are in contact with each other to form a disk. . In claim 6,
An inner peripheral surface portion continuous with a lower opening edge into which the lower die is inserted in the through hole of the barrel die is a taper surface. In the mold transfer type press molding method of supplying the molding material to the press mold, and then transferring the press mold along a predetermined transfer path to press mold the molding material.
A press molding method using the press mold according to claim 6 or 7 as the press mold. In claim 8,
After press molding, it has a mold disassembly and assembly process that takes out the press product from the press mold and supplies a new molding material instead.
In this mold disassembly and assembly process,
Grip the disc configured by contacting the flanges of each lower mold from the outer peripheral side,
While holding the barrel mold, the lower mold is simultaneously extracted from the trunk mold,
Take out the press product on the molding surface of each lower mold, and place a new molding material on the molding surface instead.
A press molding method, wherein each lower mold is simultaneously reinserted into the body mold.

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