JP2013146935A - Bush for injection molding - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce a pressure loss, to shorten a cycle time, to reduce using materials, and to reduce costs at a high level with favorable balance in a bush for injection molding such as a sprue bush or a pinpoint gate bush for injecting a thermoplastic resin under a molten state into a die.SOLUTION: A sprue bush 1a includes a flow passage 24 for injecting a thermoplastic resin under a heat-molten state into a die 2, an internal cylindrical section 26 formed of metal in which the flow passage 24 has been formed; a heat-insulating layer 27 which is formed in the longitudinal direction of the flow passage 24 on the outer periphery of the internal cylindrical section 26; and an external cylindrical section 28 formed of metal which is formed in a manner to cover the heat-insulating layer 27. Since the internal cylindrical section 26 formed of metal is heat-insulated from the external cylindrical section 28 by the heat-insulating layer 27, when the resin is injected into the die 2, the temperature of the internal cylindrical section 26 is instantaneously raised by the resin which flows in the flow passage 24, and the resin is injected into the die 2 while keeping high flowability by being held under a high temperature state.

Description

  The present invention relates to an injection molding bush such as a sprue bush for injecting a molten thermoplastic resin (hereinafter also referred to as resin) into a mold, and a pinpoint gate bush for injecting a molten resin into a cavity. About.

  For molds used for injection molding, such as sprue bushing for injecting molten resin into the mold, and pinpoint gate bushing for injecting molten resin into the cavity in the mold A bush is attached.

  The sprue bush has a nozzle touch part to which the nozzle of the injection molding machine is in close contact, and a flow path (sprue) for injecting resin (molten state) injected from the nozzle in close contact with the nozzle touch part into the mold. ), And the above-described nozzle is attached to the end of the opposing mold. The pinpoint gate bush is a bush in which a flow path for injecting resin (molten state) injected from a nozzle into a mold into a cavity in the mold is formed, and is mounted inside the mold. .

  Conventionally, as a sprue bush, (a) a normal sprue bush without cooling, (b) a water-cooled sprue bush (see Patent Documents 1 and 2), and (c) a sprue bush with a narrower flow path than usual are known. It has been. 5A is a cross-sectional view when the resin j flows through the normal sprue bushing 1x without cooling, FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view when the resin j flows through the water-cooled sprue bushing 1y, FIG. (C) is sectional drawing when resin j is poured through the sprue bush 1z which made the flow path 24 thin. In the figure, 24 is a bush passage, j is a molten resin, f is a resin flow front, k is an instantaneous solidified layer, and c is a cooling water passage.

JP 2003-220634 A JP2011-218735A

  Conventional sprue bushings 1x, 1y, and 1z have the following problems.

(A) Normal sprue bushing 1x: FIG. 5 (a)
In general, if the pressure loss (hereinafter also referred to as pressure loss) of the resin j passing through the flow path 24 is large in the sprue bushing 1x, it becomes difficult for the resin j to reach every corner of the cavity in the mold, and there is a problem such as a short shot. In general, the cross-sectional area of the flow path 24 is set larger.

  However, if the cross-sectional area of the flow path 24 is set to be large in order to suppress the pressure loss, there is a case where it takes time to solidify the resin j in the flow path 24 more than the resin (product) in the cavity, and the cycle time tends to be long. It is. In addition, since the material used in the flow path 24 increases by increasing the cross-sectional area of the flow path 24, the effective utilization rate of the resin j (ratio of the amount of resin produced to the amount of resin input) is poor, and production Incurs cost deterioration.

(B) Water-cooled sprue bush 1y: FIG. 5 (b)
The water-cooled sprue bushing 1y is provided with a cooling water passage c outside the flow passage 24, and the resin j in the flow passage 24 is cooled by the cooling water flowing through the passage c. Thereby, the solidification time of the resin j in the flow path 24 is shortened, and the cycle time can be shortened.

  However, energy for circulating the cooling water is required, the structure is complicated, and the manufacturing cost is high. Moreover, since the cross-sectional area (size) of the flow path 24 is not different from that of the normal sprue bush 1x, it does not lead to a reduction in the material used.

  In addition, when the molten resin j is injected into the mold, the instantaneous solidified layer k of the resin j generated on the inner peripheral surface of the flow path 24 is increased by cooling, so that the substantial cross-sectional area of the flow path is reduced and the pressure loss is reduced. Will increase. If the cross-sectional area of the flow path 24 is increased in order to suppress the pressure loss, the amount of material used will increase compared to the normal sprue bushing 1x.

(C) Sprue bush 1z with a narrow channel: FIG. 5 (c)
In the sprue bushing 1z in which the flow path 24 is made thinner than usual to reduce the flow path cross-sectional area, the volume of the resin j in the flow path 24, that is, the heat capacity becomes smaller than usual. For this reason, the temperature of the resin j in the flow path 24 tends to decrease and the cooling time is shortened, so that the cycle time can be shortened. Moreover, the material used in the flow path 24 can also be reduced.

  However, since the flow path 24 is made thinner than usual to reduce the cross-sectional area of the flow path, the pressure loss is large and problems such as short shots are likely to occur. For this reason, it is necessary to increase the injection pressure.

  The object of the present invention, which was created in view of the above circumstances, is an injection molding bushing that can realize a balanced, high-dimensional reduction in pressure loss, cycle time, materials used, and cost reduction. Is to provide.

  An injection molding bush according to the present invention created to achieve the above-mentioned object is an injection molding bush having a flow path for injecting a thermoplastic resin that has been heated and melted into a mold. A metal inner cylinder portion having a flow passage formed therein, a heat insulating layer provided along the longitudinal direction of the flow channel on the outer periphery of the inner cylinder portion, and a metal outer portion provided to cover the heat insulating layer An bush for injection molding characterized by comprising a cylindrical portion.

  In the bush for injection molding according to the present invention, it is preferable that the heat insulating layer is formed in a ring shape continuous in the circumferential direction along the outer periphery of the inner cylindrical portion.

  In the bush for injection molding according to the present invention, the heat insulating layer is preferably made mainly of a thermosetting resin.

  In the bush for injection molding according to the present invention, the heat insulating layer is preferably a mixture of a thermosetting resin and a filler.

  The injection molding bush according to the present invention is formed integrally with the inner cylinder part so as to cover the depression part, and the depression part provided at the top part of the outer cylinder part so as to communicate with the heat insulating layer. It is preferable that the heat insulating material which comprises a heat insulation layer is accommodated in at least one part of the space divided by the flange part and the hollow part.

  In the bush for injection molding according to the present invention, the recess is preferably formed in a ring shape.

  In the bush for injection molding according to the present invention, it is preferable that the thermal conductivity of the flange portion is smaller than the thermal conductivity of the outer cylinder portion.

  In the bush for injection molding according to the present invention, it is preferable that the thickness of the inner cylinder portion gradually increases from the downstream side to the upstream side of the flow path.

  In the bush for injection molding according to the present invention, it is preferable that the thickness of the heat insulating layer is gradually reduced from the upstream side to the downstream side of the flow path.

  The injection molding bush according to the present invention is preferably a sprue bush or a pinpoint gate bush.

  According to the injection molding bush according to the present invention, the following effects can be exhibited (see FIG. 5D).

(1) Reduction of pressure loss In the bush for injection molding according to the present invention, a metal inner cylinder part in which a resin flow path is formed is insulated from the outer cylinder part by a heat insulating layer. The heat capacity is limited to be thermally cut off from the outer cylinder portion. For this reason, when injecting resin into the mold, the temperature of the inner cylinder portion is instantaneously increased by the resin flowing through the flow path, and the resin is kept in a high temperature state while maintaining high fluidity in the mold. Injected, pressure loss can be reduced.

(2) Shortening the cycle time When the resin is injected into the mold, the temperature of the inner cylinder portion is instantaneously increased, so that an instantaneous solidified layer of resin is hardly formed on the inner peripheral surface of the inner cylinder portion. The channel cross-sectional area can be earned. Therefore, it is possible to promote a reduction in the diameter (small cross-sectional area) of the bush passage. By reducing the diameter of the flow path from the current state, the volume of the resin in the flow path, that is, the heat capacity is reduced, so that after the injection of the resin into the mold is completed, the temperature of the resin in the flow path is likely to decrease. The resin in the flow path quickly solidifies. Therefore, the cycle time can be shortened.

(3) Reduction of material used By reducing the diameter of the flow path from the current state, the material used in the flow path can be reduced. Therefore, the effective utilization rate of the resin (ratio of the amount of resin that has become a product to the amount of resin that has been input) is improved, leading to cost reduction and a reduction in environmental burden.

(4) Cost reduction Since it is a so-called passive system that uses the temperature of the molten resin that is injected, energy that actively circulates cooling water is not required as in the water-cooled system, and the running cost is lower than the water-cooled system. . In addition, since the structure is simpler than the water-cooled type, the manufacturing cost is low.

It is sectional drawing of the open state of the metal mold | die with which the sprue bush (1st Embodiment) and the pinpoint gate bush (2nd Embodiment) as an injection-molding bush concerning this invention were mounted | worn. It is sectional drawing which closed the metal mold | die of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the sprue bush which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. (A) is the IV-IV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. 3, (b) is the bb sectional view taken on the line (a). (A) is a cross-sectional view when resin is flowed through a conventional normal sprue bush, (b) is a cross-sectional view when resin is flowed through a conventional water-cooled sprue bush, and (c) is a conventional flow path. Sectional drawing when resin flows through a thin sprue bush, (d) is a sectional view when resin flows through the sprue bush according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a graph which shows the relationship between the temperature change of the inner cylinder part of the sprue bush which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention, and the temperature change of the flow path vicinity of the conventional normal sprue bush. It is sectional drawing of the pinpoint gate bush which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The dimensions, materials, and other specific numerical values shown in the embodiments are merely examples for facilitating understanding of the invention, and do not limit the present invention unless otherwise specified. In the present specification and drawings, elements having substantially the same function and configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted, and elements not directly related to the present invention are not illustrated. To do.

(Mold)
FIGS. 1 and 2 are for injection molding to which a sprue bush 1a (first embodiment) and a pinpoint gate bush 1b (second embodiment) as injection molding bushes according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention are attached. The mold 2 is shown. FIG. 1 shows a state where the mold 2 is opened, and FIG. 2 shows a state where the mold 2 is closed. The mold 2 includes a fixed side mounting plate 3, a runner stripper plate 4, a fixed side mold plate (cavity plate) 5, a movable side mold plate (core plate) 6, a receiving plate 7, a spacer block 8, and a movable side mounting plate 9. And are arranged so that they are stacked parallel to each other.

  Support pins 10 are fixed to the fixed side mounting plate 3. The support pin 10 is inserted into a hole formed in the runner stripper plate 4 and a hole formed in the cavity plate 5. At the tip of the support pin 10, a flange portion 11 for retaining is provided. When the mold 2 is closed as shown in FIG. 2, the support pins 10 are inserted into holes formed in the core plate 6, the receiving plate 7, and the spacer block 8.

  A stop bolt 12 and a puller bolt 13 are fixed to the runner stripper plate 4. The stop bolt 12 has a large-diameter portion 14 inserted through a hole formed in the fixed-side mounting plate 3, and a retaining flange portion 15 formed at an end of the large-diameter portion 14. The flange portion 15 moves through a hole formed in the fixed side mounting plate 3 and is brought into contact with the step portion to be prevented from coming off. The puller bolt 13 is inserted through a hole formed in the cavity plate 5. At the tip of the puller bolt 13, a flange portion 16 for preventing the pull-out is provided. As shown in FIG. 2, the puller bolt 13 is inserted into holes formed in the core plate 6, the receiving plate 7, and the spacer block 8 when the mold 2 is closed.

  A spring (not shown) is provided between the fixed side mounting plate 3 and the runner stripper plate 4 to urge them in the direction of separating them, and the runner stripper plate 4 and the cavity plate 5 are separated from each other. A spring (not shown) that biases in the direction is provided. Therefore, when the movable side mounting plate 9 is moved away from the fixed side mounting plate 3 from the mold closed state in FIG. 2, the cavity plate 5 is separated from the runner stripper plate 4 by the biasing force of the spring described above. After the runner stripper plate 4 is separated from the fixed-side mounting plate 3, the core plate 6 is separated from the cavity plate 5 and the state shown in FIG.

  A cavity mold 17 constituting one of the substantial product molds is attached to the surface of the cavity plate 5 on the core plate 6 side (parting line surface), and the surface of the core plate 6 on the cavity plate 5 side (parting). A core mold 18 constituting the other of the substantial product mold is attached to the line surface. The cavity mold 17 and the core mold 18 define a cavity 19 (see FIG. 2) which is a substantial product mold.

  A recess 21 for a runner (resin passage) 20 is formed on a surface (runner surface) on the runner stripper plate 4 side of the cavity plate 5. When the mold 2 is in a closed state as shown in FIG. 2, a thermoplastic resin in a heated and melted state (hereinafter also referred to as a resin) injected from the nozzle 22 of the injection molding machine is placed in the concave portion 21. It is injected through a sprue bush 1a attached to the mounting plate 3. The resin injected into the recess 21 for the runner 20 is injected and filled into the cavity 19 through the pinpoint gate bush 1 b attached to the cavity mold 17.

  After the resin injected and filled in the cavity 19 is cooled and hardened, the mold 2 is opened as shown in FIG. 1, the runner 20 is taken out between the runner stripper plate 4 and the cavity plate 5, and the cavity mold 17 And the core mold 18 are taken out of the product.

(Sprue Bush 1a: First Embodiment)
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the sprue bush 1 a has a nozzle touch portion 23 to which the nozzle 22 of the injection molding machine is in close contact, and the resin (heated) injected from the nozzle 22 in close contact with the nozzle touch portion 23. This is a bush in which a flow path (sprue) 24 for injecting the molten state) into the mold 2 is formed. The sprue bush 1a is attached to the fixed side mounting plate 3 with a bolt 25 or the like so that the nozzle touch portion 23 faces the nozzle 22. In FIG. 3 and FIG. 4A, mounting holes such as bolts 25 are omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the sprue bush 1a includes a metal inner cylinder portion 26 in which the above-described flow passage 24 is formed, and a flow passage on the outer periphery of the inner cylinder portion 26. The heat insulation layer 27 provided along the longitudinal direction of 24 and the metal outer cylinder part 28 provided so as to cover the heat insulation layer 27 are provided. The inner cylinder part 26, the heat insulating layer 27, and the outer cylinder part 28 constitute a bush body 29. The bush main body 29 is provided with a flange portion 30 for fixing the sprue bush 1a to the fixed side mounting plate 3 with a bolt 25 or the like.

  A nozzle touch part 23 to which the nozzle 22 of the injection molding machine is in close contact is formed on the top surface of the flange part 30, and an inlet communicating with the flow path 24 of the inner cylinder part 26 is formed at the center of the nozzle touch part 23. 31 is formed. In addition, although the flange part 30 is integrally molded with the inner cylinder part 26 in this embodiment, it may be a separate body.

  In this embodiment, the flange portion 30 to which the nozzle 22 is in close contact is made of a material having a lower thermal conductivity than the outer tube portion 28. For example, when the outer cylinder portion 28 is made of iron, stainless steel or the like having a lower thermal conductivity than iron is used for the flange portion 30. In addition, the material of the flange part 30 and the outer cylinder part 28 is not restricted to the said combination, For example, it selects on the basis of the magnitude of thermal conductivity from stainless steel, iron, aluminum, copper, etc. In addition, the material of the flange part 30 and the material of the outer cylinder part 28 may be the same.

(Inner cylinder part 26)
The inner cylinder part 26 has a flow path 24 along the longitudinal direction inside, and the heat-melted resin injected from the nozzle 22 in close contact with the nozzle touch part 23 flows through the flow path 24. A cylindrical body made of metal (SUS, Fe, etc.) to be heated. The inner cylinder portion 26 has an outer diameter that is constant along the longitudinal direction, and an inner diameter (corresponding to a cross-sectional area of the flow path 24) that gradually increases from the upstream side to the downstream side of the flow path 24. ing. As a result, the thickness of the inner cylindrical portion 26 is gradually reduced from the upstream side to the downstream side of the flow path 24.

(Insulation layer 27)
A heat insulating layer 27 is provided on the outer periphery of the inner cylindrical portion 26. As shown in FIG. 4A, the heat insulating layer 27 is formed along the longitudinal direction of the flow path 24 between the outer peripheral surface of the inner cylindrical portion 26 and the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylindrical portion 28, and is heated by a resin. The heat of the inner cylinder part 26 is prevented from being conducted to the outer cylinder part 28. As shown in FIG. 4B, the heat insulating layer 27 is formed in a ring shape that is continuous in the circumferential direction along the outer peripheral surface of the inner cylindrical portion 26. It is gradually thinner from the upstream side to the downstream side.

  The heat insulating layer 27 is made of a material having a lower thermal conductivity than the metal of the inner cylindrical portion 26. In this embodiment, the heat insulating layer 27 is mainly a thermosetting resin (for example, epoxy resin, polyimide resin, phenol resin, urea resin, melanin resin, urea). Resin, polyurethane resin, polyester resin, etc.). As the heat insulating material of the heat insulating layer 27, it is preferable to use a material obtained by mixing the above-mentioned thermosetting resin with a filler. For the filler, for example, a heat-insulating material such as glass or ceramic is used, and the shape is powder or short fiber. Glass or ceramic itself may be used as the heat insulating material for the heat insulating layer 27.

(Outer cylinder part 28)
The heat insulation layer 27 is covered with a metal outer cylinder portion 28. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the outer cylinder portion 28 is inserted so as to contact holes formed in the fixed side mounting plate 3 and the runner stripper plate 4, and exchanges heat therewith. As shown in FIG. 4 (a), on the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder portion 28, an expansion is formed that forms a gap 33 between the press-fit portion 32 into which the tip of the inner cylinder portion 26 is press-fitted and the inner cylinder portion 26. A diameter portion 34 is formed. The gap 33 is filled with the above-described thermosetting resin or the like, which constitutes a heat insulating material and constitutes the heat insulating layer 27.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, a ring-shaped depression 35 is formed on the top surface of the outer cylinder portion 28. The hollow portion 35 has an inner wall 36 and an outer wall 37 formed so as to surround the heat insulating layer 27, and is covered with the flange portion 30. Specifically, the flange portion 30 is formed with a concave portion 38 into which the top portion of the outer cylinder portion 28 is press-fitted, and the concave portion 35 is covered with the concave portion 38.

  The top portion of the outer wall 37 abuts against the concave portion 38 of the flange portion 30 and serves as a stopper that determines the press-fitting depth of the outer cylinder portion 28. A ring-shaped gap is formed between the top portion of the inner wall 36 and the flange portion 38, and this gap serves as a communication portion 39 that connects the heat insulating layer 27 and the recessed portion 35. In the space 40 defined by the flange portion 30 and the hollow portion 35, the communication portion 39 is formed in at least a part of the space 40 from the gap 33 (part of the heat insulating layer 27) between the inner cylinder portion 26 and the outer cylinder portion 28. A heat insulating material (such as a thermosetting resin) overflowing therethrough is accommodated.

(Action / Effect)
According to the sprue bush 1a according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the following operational effects can be exhibited.

  As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the sprue bush 1a has a metal inner cylinder portion 26 having a resin flow path 24 formed therein, and an outer cylinder portion 28 by a heat insulating layer 27. The heat capacity of the inner cylinder part 24 is limited to be thermally cut off from the outer cylinder part 28.

  For this reason, when injecting resin into the mold 2, the inner cylinder portion 26 is instantaneously heated by the temperature of the molten resin flowing through the flow path 24, and maintains high fluidity while the resin is kept at a high temperature. It is injected into the mold 2. Therefore, the pressure loss when the resin passes through the flow path 24 is reduced, and low pressure molding becomes possible. By performing low pressure molding, the residual stress of the product can be suppressed, so that the warpage of the product can be suppressed and the power consumption required for injection molding can be reduced.

  FIG. 5A is a cross-sectional view when a molten resin (resin) j flows through a conventional normal sprue bushing 1x, and FIG. 5B shows a state when the resin j flows through a conventional water-cooled sprue bushing 1y. FIG. 5C is a cross-sectional view of the conventional sprue bush 1z in which the flow path 24 is narrowed, and FIG. 5D is a cross-sectional view of the sprue bush 1a according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is sectional drawing when resin j is poured. In the figure, f is a flow front of resin j, k is an instantaneous solidified layer, and c is a cooling water passage.

  FIG. 6 shows the temperature change of the inner cylinder part 26 of the sprue bushing (invention product: see FIG. 5 (d)) 1a according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and the conventional normal sprue bushing (conventional product: FIG. 5 ( a) Reference) is a graph showing the relationship of the temperature change in the vicinity of the 1 × flow path 24. Here, the injection time is the time from the start of resin injection until the resin j reaches the cavity 19, and the pressure holding time is the predetermined pressure required for molding the resin j in the cavity 19 by applying pressure from the nozzle 22. The cooling time is the time for the resin j such as the cavity 19, the flow path 24, and the runner 20 to harden. A comparison between the invention and the conventional product is as follows.

Invention product Conventional product
Time (second) Temperature (℃) Time (second) Temperature (℃)
Resin injection 0 90 0 90
Injection time 3 170 3 130
Cooling time 13 100 15 105
Cycle time 23 90 25 90

  According to the sprue bush 1a of the invention, when the molten resin j flows in the flow path 24, the thin inner cylinder part 26 thermally insulated from the outer cylinder part 28 by the heat insulation layer 27 is instantaneously heated. Compared with a product (ordinary sprue bush 1x), the resin j is injected into the mold 2 with high fluidity while being kept at a high temperature.

  Thereby, the temperature of the inner peripheral surface of the flow path 24 is maintained to be equal to or higher than the glass transition temperature of the resin j until the end of the pressure holding time, the instantaneous solidified layer k is not formed, and pressure transmission is not reduced. Therefore, it is possible to suppress problems with injection molded products such as short shots. Further, since the instantaneous solidified layer k of the resin j is difficult to be formed on the inner peripheral surface of the inner cylindrical portion 26, a substantial flow path cross-sectional area can be obtained, and the diameter of the flow path 24 is reduced (small cross-sectional area). Can be promoted (see FIG. 5D).

  By reducing the diameter of the flow path 24 from that of the conventional product (see FIG. 5A), the volume of the resin j in the flow path 24, that is, the heat capacity is reduced, so that the injection of the resin j into the mold 2 is completed. Thereafter, the temperature of the resin j in the flow path 24 is likely to decrease, and the resin j in the flow path 24 is quickly solidified. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, the cooling time can be shorter than that of the conventional product (for example, 15 to 13 seconds), and the cycle time can be shortened (for example, 25 to 23 seconds). By shortening the cycle time, the number of moldings per unit time can be increased, and the cost reduction of mass-produced products can be promoted.

  Moreover, the material used in the flow path 24 can be reduced by making the diameter of the flow path 24 smaller than that of the conventional product (see FIG. 5A). Therefore, the effective utilization rate of the resin j (ratio of the amount of resin that has become a product to the amount of resin that has been input) is improved, leading to cost reduction and a reduction in environmental burden.

  Since this sprue bush 1a is a so-called passive system that uses the temperature of the molten resin j, it is difficult to actively circulate the cooling water as in the conventional water-cooled type (see FIG. 5B) or a complicated one. A mechanism or the like is unnecessary, and the running cost is lower and the reliability is higher than that of the water-cooled type. In addition, since the structure is simpler than the water-cooled type, the manufacturing cost is low.

  As described above, according to the sprue bushing 1a according to the present invention, reduction of pressure loss, reduction of cycle time, reduction of materials used, and cost reduction can be realized in a well-balanced and high-dimensional manner.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 4B, the sprue bush 1 a has a heat insulating layer 27 formed in a ring shape that is continuous in the circumferential direction along the outer periphery of the inner cylindrical portion 26. For this reason, the heat insulation layer 27 exhibits stable heat insulation not only in the longitudinal direction of the flow path 24 but also in the circumferential direction, and the temperature gradient in the circumferential direction of the resin in the flow path 24 becomes uniform.

  The heat insulating layer 27 is mainly made of a thermosetting resin. This thermosetting resin not only functions as a heat insulating material, but also functions as an adhesive that bonds the inner tube portion 26 and the outer tube portion 28, and serves as both a heat insulating material and an adhesive. Further, since it is not a thermoplastic resin, it does not soften due to the temperature of the molten resin flowing through the flow path 24 and the adhesive performance does not deteriorate.

  The heat insulating layer 27 is made of a thermosetting resin mixed with a heat insulating filler (powdered glass or the like). Since the strength of the heat insulating layer 27 is increased by the filler, it is possible to suppress the inner cylindrical portion 26 from bulging radially outward by the pressure of the molten resin injected from the nozzle 22 into the flow path 24 and deforming. Accordingly, it is possible to promote the thinning (small heat capacity) of the inner cylinder portion 26. Moreover, by using the thermosetting resin mixed with the filler as the heat insulating layer 27, the difference in thermal expansion between the heat insulating layer 27 and the metallic inner cylindrical portion 26 and the outer cylindrical portion 28 is compared with the case where the filler is not mixed. Therefore, peeling of the heat insulating layer 27 due to the difference in thermal expansion can be suppressed.

  Moreover, the heat-resistant temperature of the heat insulation layer 27 improves by mixing the filler which has heat insulation with thermosetting resin compared with the case where a filler is not mixed. For example, when powdered glass is mixed with a thermosetting resin as a filler, the heat insulating layer 27 having a heat resistant temperature of about 220 to 250 ° C. (curing temperature: 180 ° C.) is obtained. As shown in FIG. 6, since the temperature of the inner cylinder part 26 (the temperature of the interface between the inner cylinder part 26 and the heat insulating layer 27) is 180 ° C. or less at the maximum, the heat insulating layer 27 having a heat resistant temperature of 220 to 250 ° C. is thermally deteriorated. There is nothing.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when the nozzle 22 is brought into close contact with the nozzle touch part 23 of the sprue bush 1 a, a space 40 formed in the back of the nozzle touch part 23 is formed with respect to the nozzle 22 as shown in FIG. Since it functions as an adiabatic space, heat radiation from the nozzle 22 to the sprue bush 1a is suppressed, and a temperature drop of the nozzle 22 can be suppressed. Therefore, deterioration of the fluidity of the resin due to the temperature drop of the nozzle 22 can be suppressed, and problems such as short shots can be suppressed. Here, the thermosetting resin accommodated in the space 40 (filler may be mixed) functions as a resin heat insulating material, and the air portion of the space 40 functions as an air heat insulating layer. Moreover, since the space 40 is formed in a ring shape (doughnut shape), the heat insulating function for the nozzle 22 is improved.

  In this sprue bush 1a, since the thermal conductivity of the flange portion 30 in which the nozzle touch portion 23 is formed is smaller than the thermal conductivity of the outer cylinder portion 28, the thermal conductivity of the flange portion 30 is lower than that of the outer cylinder portion 28. Compared with the heat conductivity or more, heat dissipation from the nozzle 22 in contact with the nozzle touch portion 23 to the flange portion 30 is suppressed. Therefore, the temperature drop of the nozzle 22 can be suppressed also by this.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, the recessed portion 35 and the heat insulating layer 27 constituting the space 40 are connected via a communication portion 39. Therefore, when the sprue bush 1a is manufactured, the inner cylinder portion is accommodated in the outer cylinder portion 28 in a state in which a fluid heat insulating material (such as a thermosetting resin mixed with a filler) is accommodated in the outer cylinder portion 28. 26 is inserted, excess heat insulating material in the gap 33 between the outer tube portion 28 and the inner tube portion 26 flows out to the space 40 through the communication portion 39, and the filling rate of the heat insulating material in the heat insulating layer 27 is made as much as possible. Enhanced.

  The cross-sectional area (inner diameter) of the flow path 24 gradually increases from the upstream side to the downstream side, and the thickness of the inner cylinder portion 26 gradually increases from the downstream side of the flow path 24 to the upstream side. Yes. Thus, since the wall thickness on the inlet side of the flow path 24 of the inner cylinder portion 26 is thicker than the thickness on the outlet side, the strength on the inlet side of the inner cylinder portion 26 is higher than the strength on the outlet side, and is higher on the inlet side. Resin pressure (high resin pressure immediately after being injected from the nozzle 22) can be handled.

  The layer thickness of the heat insulating layer 27 is gradually reduced from the upstream side to the downstream side of the flow path 24. Thus, since the layer thickness on the outlet side of the flow path 24 of the heat insulating layer 27 is smaller than the layer thickness on the inlet side, the resin (on the outlet side of the flow path 24) is cooled during the cooling after the resin is injected into the mold 2. Cooling (dissipating heat to the outer cylinder part 28 and the mold 2), which has a larger channel cross-sectional area than the inlet side and is difficult to cool down, is less affected by the heat insulating layer 27, shortening the cooling time and reducing the cycle time. It leads to shortening. In the present embodiment, since the tip of the inner cylinder part 26 is press-fitted into the outer cylinder part 28 without the heat insulation layer 27 interposed therebetween, the cooling of the resin in the portion having the largest cross-sectional area of the flow path 24 is performed by the heat insulation layer 27. Not affected.

  A gap 33 between the inner cylinder part 26 and the outer cylinder part 28 corresponding to the thickness of the heat insulating layer 27 gradually increases from the downstream side to the upstream side of the flow path 24. For this reason, when the sprue bush 1a is manufactured, when the inner tube portion 26 is inserted into the outer tube portion 28 in a state in which the fluid heat insulating material is accommodated in the outer tube portion 28, the heat insulating material becomes the outer tube portion 28. It is easy to go up along the gap 33 between the inner cylinder part 26 and the productivity, and the yield is improved.

(Pinpoint Gate Bush 1b: Second Embodiment)
In FIG. 7, sectional drawing of the pinpoint gate bush 1b which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention is shown. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pinpoint gate bush 1b is mounted on the cavity mold 17 and is injected into the recess 21 for the runner (resin passage) 20 in the mold 2 through the sprue bush 1a. This is a bush in which a flow path 24b for injecting (molten state) from the recess 21 to the cavity 19 is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the pinpoint gate bush 1b includes a metal inner cylinder portion 26b in which the flow path 24b is formed, and an outer periphery of the inner cylinder section 26b along the longitudinal direction of the flow path 24b. The heat insulation layer 27b provided and the metal outer cylinder part 28b provided covering the heat insulation layer 27b are provided. Since the materials, functions, and the like of the inner cylinder part 26b, the heat insulating material 27b, and the outer cylinder part 28b are the same as those in the first embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted. The pinpoint gate bush 1b is different from the first embodiment (sprue bush 1a) in that the cross-sectional area of the flow path 24b gradually decreases from the upstream side to the downstream side.

  Formed on the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylindrical portion 28b are a press-fit portion 32b into which the tip of the inner cylindrical portion 26b is press-fitted, and an enlarged diameter portion 34b that forms a gap 33b between the inner cylindrical portion 26b. The gap 33b is filled with the thermosetting resin or the like described in the first embodiment, which serves as a heat insulating material to form the heat insulating layer 27b. A recess 35b is formed on the top surface of the outer cylinder 28b. The hollow portion 35b has an inner wall 36b and an outer wall 37b formed in a ring shape so as to surround the heat insulating layer 27b, and is covered with a flange portion 30b integrally formed with the inner cylinder portion 26b.

  The top part of the outer wall 37b hits the flange part 30b and serves as a stopper that determines the press-fitting depth of the outer cylinder part 28b. A ring-shaped gap is formed between the top part of the inner wall 36b and the flange part 30b, and this gap serves as a communication part 39b between the heat insulating layer 27b and the recessed part 35b. In the space 40b defined by the flange portion 30b and the recess portion 35b, a communication portion 39b is formed in at least a part of the space 40b from the gap 33b (part of the heat insulating layer 27b) between the inner cylinder portion 26b and the outer cylinder portion 28b. A heat insulating material (such as a thermosetting resin) overflowing therethrough is accommodated. The wall thickness of the inner cylindrical portion 26b is not limited to a constant value, and may gradually increase from the downstream side of the flow path 24b to the upstream side. The layer thickness of the heat insulating layer 27b is not limited to a constant value. The thickness may be gradually reduced from the upstream side to the downstream side of the flow path 24b.

  The basic configuration (inner cylinder part 26b, heat insulating layer 27b, outer cylinder part 28b, etc.) of the pinpoint gate bush 1b according to the second embodiment is the same as that of the sprue bush 1a according to the first embodiment. Therefore, although the effect of the pinpoint gate bush 1b according to the second embodiment is different in that the resin is injected into the cavity 19 (see FIG. 2), the inner cylinder part 26b, the heat insulating layer 27b, the outer cylinder part 28b, etc. The effect based on is the same as in the first embodiment.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications within the scope of the claims. Needless to say, examples and modifications also belong to the technical scope of the present invention. For example, the inner cylinder part 26 (26b) and the outer cylinder part 28 (28b) shown in FIGS. 1 and 7 may be formed as an integrally molded product without using separate members. Further, the inner cylindrical portion 26 (26b) may be formed by electroforming, plating, CVD, PVD, or the like.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used for injection molding bushes such as a sprue bush for injecting molten resin into a mold and a pinpoint gate bush for injecting molten resin into a cavity.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1a Sprue bush 2 Mold 23 Nozzle touch part 24 Flow path 26 Inner cylinder part 27 Heat insulation layer 28 Outer cylinder part 30 Flange part 35 Indentation part 40 Space 1b Pinpoint gate bush 24b Flow path 26b Inner cylinder part 27b Heat insulation layer 28b Outer cylinder Part 30b flange part 35b hollow part 40b space

The present invention relates to an injection molding bush such as a sprue bush for injecting a molten thermoplastic resin (hereinafter also referred to as resin) into a mold.

An injection molding bush according to the present invention created to achieve the above-mentioned object is an injection molding bush having a flow path for injecting a thermoplastic resin that has been heated and melted into a mold. an inner cylindrical portion of the metal to the passage formed therein, the outer peripheral continuous ring circumferentially along the Rutotomoni inner cylindrical portion provided along a longitudinal direction of the passage on the outer periphery of the inner cylindrical portion A heat-insulating layer in which a filler is mixed in a thermosetting resin, a metal outer cylinder part provided to cover the heat-insulating layer, and a top part of the outer cylinder part so as to communicate with the heat-insulating layer And a flange portion having a nozzle touch portion that is integrally formed with the inner cylinder portion so as to cover the recess portion and communicates with the flow path, and is defined by the flange portion and the recess portion. at least a portion, to said heat insulating material that forms a heat insulating layer is housed in It is an injection molding bush.

In the bush for injection molding according to the present invention, the recess is preferably formed in a ring shape .

In the bush for injection molding according to the present invention, it is preferable that the thermal conductivity of the flange portion is smaller than the thermal conductivity of the outer cylinder portion .

In the bush for injection molding according to the present invention, it is preferable that the thickness of the inner cylinder portion is gradually increased from the downstream side to the upstream side of the flow path .

In the bush for injection molding according to the present invention , the outer diameter of the inner cylinder portion is constant along the longitudinal direction, and the inner diameter corresponding to the cross-sectional area of the flow path is gradually extended from the upstream side to the downstream side of the flow path. It is preferable to be formed to be large .

In the bush for injection molding according to the present invention, it is preferable that the distal end of the outer peripheral surface of the inner cylindrical portion is press-fitted into the distal end of the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylindrical portion .

In the bush for injection molding according to the present invention, it is preferable that a concave portion is formed on the lower surface of the flange portion, the top portion of the outer cylinder portion is press-fitted into the concave portion, and the hollow portion provided on the top portion of the outer cylinder portion is covered with the concave portion. .

In the bush for injection molding according to the present invention, it is preferable that the thickness of the heat insulating layer is gradually reduced from the upstream side to the downstream side of the flow path .

In the injection molding bush according to the present invention, the filler is preferably in the form of powder or short fiber .

In the bush for injection molding according to the present invention, the filler is preferably made of a heat insulating material such as glass or ceramic .

(4) Cost reduction Since it is a so-called passive system that uses the temperature of the molten resin that is injected, energy that actively circulates cooling water is not required as in the water-cooled system, and the running cost is lower than the water-cooled system. . In addition, since the structure is simpler than the water-cooled type, the manufacturing cost is low.
In addition, since heat radiation from the nozzle to the flange portion is suppressed by the heat insulating material accommodated in the space defined by the flange portion and the recess portion having the nozzle touch portion, it is possible to suppress a temperature drop of the nozzle. Therefore, the deterioration of the fluidity of the resin due to the temperature drop of the nozzle can be suppressed, and problems such as short shots can be suppressed.

It is sectional drawing of the open state of the metal mold | die with which the sprue bushing as one Embodiment of this invention was mounted | worn. It is sectional drawing which closed the metal mold | die of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the said sprue bush. (A) is the IV-IV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. 3, (b) is the bb sectional view taken on the line (a). (A) is a cross-sectional view when resin is flowed through a conventional normal sprue bush, (b) is a cross-sectional view when resin is flowed through a conventional water-cooled sprue bush, and (c) is a conventional flow path. Sectional drawing when resin flows through a thin sprue bush, (d) is a sectional view when resin flows through a sprue bush according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a graph which shows the relationship between the temperature change of the inner cylinder part of the sprue bush which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and the temperature change of the flow path vicinity of the conventional normal sprue bush .

(Mold)
1 and 2 show a mold 2 for injection molding to which a sprue bush 1a as an injection molding bush according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is attached. FIG. 1 shows a state where the mold 2 is opened, and FIG. 2 shows a state where the mold 2 is closed. The mold 2 includes a fixed side mounting plate 3, a runner stripper plate 4, a fixed side mold plate (cavity plate) 5, a movable side mold plate (core plate) 6, a receiving plate 7, a spacer block 8, and a movable side mounting plate 9. And are arranged so that they are stacked parallel to each other.

(Sprue bushing 1a )
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the sprue bush 1 a has a nozzle touch portion 23 to which the nozzle 22 of the injection molding machine is in close contact, and the resin (heated) injected from the nozzle 22 in close contact with the nozzle touch portion 23. This is a bush in which a flow path (sprue) 24 for injecting the molten state) into the mold 2 is formed. The sprue bush 1a is attached to the fixed side mounting plate 3 with a bolt 25 or the like so that the nozzle touch portion 23 faces the nozzle 22. In FIG. 3 and FIG. 4A, mounting holes such as bolts 25 are omitted.

A nozzle touch part 23 to which the nozzle 22 of the injection molding machine is in close contact is formed on the top surface of the flange part 30, and an inlet communicating with the flow path 24 of the inner cylinder part 26 is formed at the center of the nozzle touch part 23. 31 is formed. Incidentally, the flange portion 30, that is integrally formed with the inner cylindrical portion 26.

The heat insulating layer 27 is made of a material having a lower thermal conductivity than the metal of the inner cylindrical portion 26. In this embodiment, the heat insulating layer 27 is mainly a thermosetting resin (for example, epoxy resin, polyimide resin, phenol resin, urea resin, melanin resin, urea). Resin, polyurethane resin, polyester resin, etc.). As the heat insulating material of the heat insulating layer 27, it is preferable to use a material obtained by mixing the above-mentioned thermosetting resin with a filler. The filler, for example, a material having a heat insulating property of the glass or ceramic or the like is used, the shape that has become powdery or short fibrous shape.

Having described preferred embodiments of the present invention while referring to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to embodiments described above are of course, various changes in the scope described in the claims Example Needless to say, the modified examples also belong to the technical scope of the present invention. For example, the inner cylinder part 26 and the outer cylinder part 28 shown in FIG. 4 may be formed as an integrally molded product without using separate members. Further, the inner cylinder portion 26 may be formed by electroforming, plating, CVD, PVD, or the like.

The present invention can be used for an injection molding bush such as a sprue bush for injecting a molten resin into a mold.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1a Sprue bush 2 Mold 23 Nozzle touch part 24 Flow path 26 Inner cylinder part 27 Heat insulation layer 28 Outer cylinder part 30 Flange part 35 Indentation part
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Claims (10)

An injection molding bush having a flow path for injecting a thermoplastic resin that has been heated into a molten state into a mold,
A metal inner cylinder portion in which the flow path is formed;
A heat insulating layer provided along the longitudinal direction of the flow path on the outer periphery of the inner cylindrical portion;
An injection molding bush, comprising: a metal outer cylinder portion provided to cover the heat insulating layer.   The bush for injection molding according to claim 1, wherein the heat insulating layer is formed in a ring shape that is continuous in a circumferential direction along an outer periphery of the inner cylindrical portion.   The bush for injection molding according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the heat insulating layer is mainly made of a thermosetting resin.   The bush for injection molding according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the heat insulating layer is obtained by mixing a filler with a thermosetting resin. A depression provided at the top of the outer cylinder so as to communicate with the heat insulating layer;
A flange portion having a nozzle touch portion that is integrally formed with the inner cylinder portion so as to cover the hollow portion and communicates with the flow path;
The bush for injection molding according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a heat insulating material forming the heat insulating layer is accommodated in at least a part of a space defined by the flange portion and the hollow portion.   The injection molding bush according to claim 5, wherein the recess is formed in a ring shape.   The bush for injection molding according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the thermal conductivity of the flange portion is smaller than the thermal conductivity of the outer cylinder portion.   The injection molding bush according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a thickness of the inner cylinder portion is gradually increased from a downstream side to an upstream side of the flow path.   The injection molding bush according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein a thickness of the heat insulating layer is gradually reduced from an upstream side to a downstream side of the flow path.   An injection molding bush, wherein the injection molding bush according to any one of claims 1 to 9 is a sprue bush or a pinpoint gate bush.

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