JP3314265B2 - Plastic molding equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a plastic molding apparatus, and more particularly to a plastic waste plastic, a shredder dust mixed with a thermoplastic plastic, and the like, which are melted and injected into a molding machine. The present invention relates to a plastic molding apparatus for obtaining a high-density molded product by using this molding machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional technique, a heating extruder equipped with a heater is provided, and a molding device for connecting a number of dies to an endless chain to intermittently circulate is provided. A method in which molten plastic (waste plastic) is injected at a predetermined pressure into a mold facing the discharge portion at a predetermined pressure to form products such as piles and containers. Alternatively, there has been a device in which a plastic heated and melted by the above-mentioned heat extruder is discharged directly from a discharge portion into cooling water to be cooled and hardened, and is wound up or cut.

[0003]

The former has the disadvantage that the structure is complicated, large and expensive. In addition, the latter one is a material containing impurities such as waste plastic or shredder dust,
When discharged from the discharge section, a large amount of air bubbles are mixed and the specific gravity becomes small, the strength is insufficient for reclaimed materials, and it is bulky or floats in water for landfill, and in either case However, there was a disadvantage that it was not suitable. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a novel plastic molding apparatus which has solved the above-mentioned disadvantages.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention has the following configuration to achieve the above object. That is, a heating extruder that heats and melts plastic and discharges it at a predetermined pressure from a discharge unit, and a molding machine connected to the discharge unit of the heating extruder are provided, and the molding machine has a disk-shaped rotating body. one
The cavity with one end open on one side
An array is formed at a predetermined pitch around the axis, and each cavity is
A mold release tool is slidably fitted to the cavity, the discharge section of the heating extruder faces the opening of the cavity arriving at a predetermined position, and the cavity of the cavity located on the anti-rotation side with respect to the discharge section. A pressing body for moving the release tool in the opening direction of the cavity is provided. In this case,
The molding machine is a key with an outer surface opened on the outer peripheral surface of a cylindrical rotating body.
Cavities are arranged at a predetermined pitch in the circumferential direction, and
The release tool may be slidably fitted to the bitty.
No. In addition, the plastic is heated and melted and then heated and extruded.
It is recommended to provide a pre-heating extruder to supply to the feeding section of the machine.
No. In this case, the discharge unit of the pre-heating extruder and the heating unit
Connected to the feed unit of the thermal extruder by a screw feeder
Good to do. Also, at the upper end of the screw feeder
A vent may be provided. In addition, the pre-heating extruder
A hopper is arranged below the discharge unit, and a lower part of the hopper is
The feed section of the heating extruder is connected to a screw feeder.
Connection.

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a partial sectional front view of the molding machine part, FIG. 3 is a partial sectional view corresponding to III-III in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a partial sectional view corresponding to IV-IV in FIG. is there.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a screw-type heating extruder, and 15 denotes a molding machine connected to the heating extruder 1. The heating extruder 1 is as follows. That is, the screw conveyor 2 in which the screw 4 is rotatably fitted in the cylindrical case 3 is extended in the left-right direction. A hopper 5 is connected to the right end of the case 3, and a thermoplastic plastic (waste plastic or shredder dust mixed with plastic) is supplied to the screw conveyor 2 via the hopper 5. An electric heater (not shown), such as a high-frequency coil, is suspended around a predetermined portion of the outer peripheral portion of the case 3 except for the right end, and the case 3 is heated to a predetermined temperature by the heater to heat the plastic in the screw conveyor 2. Melts.

A vent 6 is provided in the upper wall of the case 3 in the middle part in the left-right direction, and gas generated in the screw conveyor 2 when the plastic is melted is discharged from the vent 6 to the outside. The screw conveyor 2 is connected to a driving motor 7 at a right portion thereof, and the plastic in the case 3 is rotated by the motor 7 in a direction in which the plastic in the case 3 is sent to the left, and the plastic supplied from the hopper 5 is shifted to the left. While being transported, the molten plastic in the case 3 is discharged at a predetermined pressure from the discharge portion 2a at the left end while being kneaded, and supplied to the molding machine 15. In FIG. 1, 8 is a blower for preventing the case 3 from being overheated, 9 is a safety cover surrounding the outer periphery of the case 3, and 10 is an operation panel.

The molding machine 15 described above is as shown in FIGS. In FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, reference numeral 16 denotes a cooling device. The cooling device 16 has a cooling water 16b accommodated in a rectangular parallelepiped tank 16a having an open upper surface. A shaft 1 rotated by a motor 18 is provided on an upper part of the tank 16a.
9 are arranged in the left-right direction (horizontal) and rotatably supported, and two disk-shaped rotating bodies 20 (20-
1, 20-2) are coaxially fitted and fixed while maintaining a predetermined gap in the left-right direction. A substantially lower half of each of the rotating bodies 20 is immersed in cooling water 16b stored in a tank 16a.

Each of the rotating bodies 20 has substantially the same structure and is opposed to each other. That is, cavities 21 having a diameter of about 30 mm and a depth of about 60 mm are formed at equal pitches in the outer peripheral portion of each of the rotating bodies 20 and open on the opposing surfaces. The cavities 21 formed in each rotating body 20 are arranged and formed on the same circumferential line centered on the rotation axis of the rotating body 20, and the pitch P is set to be about twice as large as the diameter of one cavity 21. , A cavity 21 formed in the left rotator 20-1 and a cavity 2 formed in the right rotator 20-2
1 means that the phase shift amount P ₁ in the circumferential direction is 2
The phase is shifted so as to have a one-half pitch.

A release tool 22 is slidably fitted in each of the cavities 21. As shown in FIG. 4, the release tool 22 is slidably fitted in the opposite direction from the opposite side of each rotating body 20, and has its tip end from the opposite side of each rotating body 20. The release tools 22 are outwardly protruded, and each of the release tools 22 is urged by a spring (coil spring) 23 to move toward the opposite surface of the rotating body 20, that is, to the bottom (inner depth) position of each cavity 21.

The hot water distributor 25 connected to the discharge part 2a of the screw conveyor 2 is provided at the upper right part of the tank 16a.
Install. This hot water distributor 25 is interposed on the upper side between the rotating bodies 20 and on the forward side (the right side in FIG. 2), and branches in two directions (left and right directions) as shown in FIG. Discharge ports 25a and 25b. Left outlet 2
5a is a cavity 21 formed in the left rotating body 20-1.
The right discharge port 25b is located at a position where the opening faces the opening of the cavity 21 formed in the right rotating body 20-2, and the circumferential distance between the discharge ports 25a and 25b. Is set to half of the pitch P of the cavity 21.

Thus, when each rotating body 20 rotates in the direction of the arrow (a) in FIG. 2, it is located on the upper side of each rotating body 20 and on its forward side (the right side in FIG. 2). The openings of the first-stage cavities 21a and 21b alternately face the discharge ports 25a and 25b. The first-stage cavities 21a and 21b are filled with the molten plastic 24 from the heating extruder 1, and the molten plastic 24 is continuously discharged from the discharge portion 2a. So that it flows to

A pair of pressing members 26 are provided on the upper left portion of the tank 16a.
The release tool 2 provided at 0 is pressed and moved in the facing direction (the opening direction of the cavity 21). On the opposite side, each of the pressing bodies 26 has a mountain-shaped slope, that is, as shown in FIG. 3, the pressing surface 2 that gradually inclines in the approaching direction from the left to the right.
6a, 26a, a flank 26 gradually inclining in a direction away from the right end of the pressing surface 26a, 26a toward the right.
b, 26b to form a mountain-shaped slope.

Each of the pressing members 26 has a structure similar to that of FIG.
When it rotates in the direction of the arrow (a), the pressing surface 2
Reference numerals 6a and 26a denote mold release tools 22a and 22b located on the reversing side (left side in FIG. 3) near the front cavities 21a and 21b on the upper side of each rotating body 20 in a direction of approaching each other (cavity 21). (Opening direction), the solid matter 24a hardened in the cavity 21 is pushed out, and the flank surfaces 26b, 26b gradually return the pushed-in release tools 22a, 22b to prevent noise generation at the time of the return. .

As shown in FIG. 4, a closing plate 27 is fixed upright in the tank 16a. The closing plate 27 is brought closer to the opposite side of the lower half peripheral portion of each rotating body 20, and the predetermined plastic cavity 21 moving forward from the former-stage cavities 21 a and 21 b, that is, the molten plastic 24 filled in the cavity 21 is hardened. Cavities 21 ranging up to
Close the opening of. Thus, the filled molten plastic 24 is prevented from foaming to increase the density, and is prevented from inadvertently flowing out of the cavity 21 to the outside.

In FIGS. 2 and 3, reference numeral 28 denotes a discharge chute. The discharge chute 28 is interposed between the rotating bodies 20 on the upper side and on the left side thereof.
The solids 24a extruded from the cavity 21 by the 2a and 22b are rolled toward the left side of the tank 16a and dropped into the storage box 29 (FIG. 1).

According to the first embodiment, the plastic put into the hopper 5 is transported to the left while being divided and compressed by the screw conveyor 2, and becomes liquid in the case 3 heated by the heater. It will be melted. The molten plastic 24 is fed from the discharge section 2a at the left end to the hot water distributor 25 under pressure, and the front cavities 21a, 21b reaching the upper right portions of the rotating bodies 20 from the discharge ports 25a, 25b of the hot water distributor 25. (Filled).

The molten plastic 24 filled in the first-stage cavities 21a and 21b is moved below the tank 16a as each rotating body 20 rotates in the direction of the arrow (a) in FIG. The lower half of each rotating body 20 is a tank 16a
The cooling water 1b is immersed in the cooling water 16b.
The molten plastic 24 in the cavity 21 which has been cooled strongly by 6b and arrived at this part is rapidly cooled and hardened (solidified). In this case, since the openings of the first-stage cavities 21a and 21b are closed by the closing plate 27 immediately after the hot water distributor 25 is detached, the cavities 21a are maintained at a high density and are not inadvertently flown to the outside. It will be hardened smoothly within.

Each rotating body 20 is further rotated in the direction of the arrow (a) in FIG.
6a, the release tools 22a, 22b provided in the cavity 21 are pressed by the pressing surfaces 26 of the pressing bodies 26.
a, 26a approach each other (cavity 2
1 opening direction), and extrudes the short columnar solid material 24 a which is hardened in the cavity 21.
The extruded solid 24a falls onto the discharge chute 28, rolls leftward and is stored in the storage box 29 (FIG. 1).

FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the heating extruder.
In FIG. 5, reference numeral 1 denotes a post-heating extruder, 15 denotes a molding machine connected to the discharge section 2a of the post-heating extruder 1, and the post-heating extruder 1 and the heating extruder 15 are the same as those of the first embodiment described above. The heat extruder 1 and the heat extruder 15 have substantially the same structure. Therefore, the corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted.

In FIG. 5, reference numeral 30 denotes a pre-stage heating extruder, in which a screw conveyor 31 in which a screw 33 is rotatably fitted into a cylindrical case 32 is extended in the left-right direction. The hopper 34 is connected to the hopper 34, and a thermoplastic plastic is charged from the hopper 34. An electric heater (not shown) such as a high-frequency coil is provided at a predetermined position on the outer peripheral portion of the case 32 except for the right end.
And the case 32 is heated to a predetermined temperature by the heater to heat and melt the plastic in the screw conveyor 31.

A vent 35 is provided at an intermediate portion in the left-right direction of the case 32, and gas generated in the screw conveyor 31 when the plastic is melted is discharged from the vent 35 to the outside. A driving motor 36 is disposed on the right side of the screw conveyor 31, and the screw 33 of the screw conveyor 31 is connected to the motor 36. The screw 33 is rotated by the motor 36 in a direction in which the plastic in the case 32 is sent to the left, and transfers the plastic supplied from the hopper 34 to the left, and also removes the plastic softened (semi-molten) in the case 32. It is discharged from the discharge section 31a on the left end, and is caused to flow down into the supply section of the post-heating extruder 1, that is, into the hopper 5.

The pre-heating extruder 30 is made longer than the post-heating extruder 1 to secure a residence time for the plastics, to perform gently kneading sufficiently, and to make a softened (semi-molten) state while suppressing gas generation. This is supplied to the post-heating extruder 1. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 37 denotes a safety cover surrounding the outer peripheral portion of the case 32.

According to the second embodiment, the plastic supplied from the hopper 34 to the pre-heating extruder 30 is:
While being transported to the left by the screw conveyor 31, it is brought into a semi-molten state in the case 32 heated by the heater and flows down into the hopper 5 of the post-heating extruder 1 from the discharge section 31 a at the left end. The plastic that has flowed down into the hopper 5 is transported to the left while being further kneaded by the screw conveyor 2 of the post-heating extruder 1, and is heated to a predetermined melting temperature in the case 3 being heated by the heater. Held in a stable liquid state,
It is pressure-fed from the left end discharge section 2a to the hot water distributor 25. The molten plastic 2 supplied to the hot water distributor 25
4 is sequentially supplied (filled) to the first-stage cavities 21a and 21b arriving at the upper right portion of each rotating body 20 in the same manner as in the first embodiment described above.

The molten plastic 24 filled in the former cavities 21a and 21b is moved downward of the tank 16a with the rotation of each rotating body 20, as in the first embodiment described above. After being cooled and hardened (solidified), it is moved toward the upper left portion of the tank 16a,
The short cylindrical solid 24a hardened in the cavity 21 by the release tools 22a and 22b is extruded. The extruded solid 24a falls onto the discharge chute 28, rolls leftward and is stored in the storage box 29. According to the second embodiment, a stable molten plastic can be supplied to the cavity 21 and a high-density solid can be stably obtained, and the two heating extruders 1 and 30 are arranged vertically. This makes the device smaller.

FIG. 6 shows a third embodiment of the heating extruder.
This is the same as the discharge section 3 of the pre-heating extruder 30 described above.
1 a and a supply section 2 b of the post-heating extruder 1 are connected by a screw feeder 40. That is, the screw feeder 40 is raised in the vertical direction, and the upper and lower ends of the case 41 are connected to the left end (discharge part) of the case 32 of the screw conveyor 31 of the pre-heating extruder 30 and the screw conveyor 2 of the post-heating extruder 1. And a screw 42 is rotatably inserted into the case 41. This screw 42
Is formed by arranging two screws in parallel in a case 41 and meshing with each other.

The upper end of the screw 42 is connected to a feeder motor 43 installed above the connecting portion of each of the cases 3 and 41, and the screw 42 is moved downward by the feeder motor 43 in a direction that tends to feed the screw 42 downward. Rotate
The softened plastic discharged from the discharge section 31a of the pre-heating extruder 30 is sent downward while being divided by the screw 42, and is fed under pressure to the supply section of the post-heating extruder 1.
In addition, a suction fan 44 is connected to the connection portion of each of the cases 3 and 41.
The suction side is connected to a vent 44a opened in the upper part of the case 41, and gas generated in the screw feeder 40 is discharged to the outside. The other structure is the same as that of the above-described embodiment.

According to the third embodiment, gas is less likely to be generated in the screw conveyor 2 of the post-heating extruder 1, and a high-density solid can be obtained more stably.

FIG. 7 shows a fourth embodiment of the heating extruder.
In this apparatus, the pre-heating extruder 30 described above is laterally biased with respect to the post-heating extruder 1, and a hopper 45 is disposed immediately below the discharge section 31 a of the pre-heating extruder 30. The lower part is connected to the supply part 2 b of the post-heating extruder 1 by a screw feeder 46. That is, a gutter 47 extending toward the supply unit 2b is formed below the hopper 45, and two screws 48, 48 are arranged in parallel in the gutter 47 and mesh with each other.
By the feeder motor 49 installed outside the hopper 45, the screws 48, 48 are rotated in a direction in which the upper side thereof approaches and in a direction having a tendency to be fed to the supply section 2b side of the post-stage heating extruder 1, and the pre-stage heating extruder is rotated. The softened plastic discharged from the discharge section 31a of the pipe 30 is cut by the screws 48, 48, and is pressed to the bottom of the gutter 47 while being fed to the supply section of the post-heating extruder 1. The other structure is the same as that of the above-described embodiment.

According to the fourth embodiment, since the upper part of the gutter 47 is open to the outside air, the gas mixed in the softened plastic when transported by the screws 48, 48 is passed through the gutter 47 part. The molten plastic is discharged to the outside, and the high-density molten plastic is supplied to the post-heating extruder 1, and the high-density solid is stably obtained by the molding machine 15.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show a second embodiment of the molding machine. 8 and 9, reference numeral 15 denotes a molding machine, which supports a cylindrical rotating body 52 on a gantry 51 so as to be rotatable about a horizontal axis, and is driven by a motor (not shown) in the direction of arrow (a) in FIG. Continuously rotated at a predetermined speed. A large number of dies 53 are mounted on the inner surface of the rotating body 52 at predetermined pitches in the circumferential direction and arranged in three rows. The molds 53 in each row shift the phase. As shown in FIG. 10, each of the molds 53 has a cavity 53a whose outer peripheral surface is open, and a piston-like releasing tool 54 is slidably fitted in the cavity 53a. One end of each release tool 54 is projected from the bottom of the mold 53 toward the axis of the rotating body 52.

A small-diameter, cylindrical pressing body 55 is eccentrically arranged on the left side in FIG. The pressing body 55 presses the release tool 54 of the mold 53 arriving at the left portion of the rotating body 52 toward the opening direction of the cavity 53a (to the right in FIG. 8), and the plastic hardened in the cavity 53a. Solid matter (molded product) 2
4a is discharged to the outside as shown in the lower part of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 8, the discharge section 2a of the post-heating extruder 1 faces the right side of the rotating body 53. As shown in FIG. 11, the discharge port 2a-1 of the discharge part 2a is formed to be elongated in the horizontal direction, and the cavities 53a, 53b, 5 of different rows which arrive at the right part of the rotating body 53 and have different phases.
3c sequentially face the discharge port 2a-1, from which the molten plastic 24 continuously flows out and the cavity 53
a, 53b, and 53c are sequentially filled. 8 and 9, reference numeral 56 denotes a cooling water jet nozzle.

[0034]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, a large number of cavities are formed at a predetermined pitch in a circumferential direction in a disk-shaped or cylindrical rotating body, and this is rotated to form a molten plastic. Injection, curing, and discharge are performed continuously, so that the device can be made compact and efficient molding of high-density solids with little foaming is possible even for waste plastics containing impurities. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial sectional front view of a molding machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partial sectional view corresponding to III-III in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a partial sectional view corresponding to IV-IV in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a second embodiment of the heating extruder according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional front view of a main part showing a third embodiment of the heating extruder according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional plan view of a main part showing a fourth embodiment of the heating extruder according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing a second embodiment of the molding machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a partial sectional front view of FIG. 9;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part for explanation of a molding machine according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged front view of a main part of a molding machine according to a second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Heating extruder (2nd stage heating extruder) 2 Screw conveyor 2a Discharge part 2b Supply part 3 Case 4 Screw 5 Hopper 6 Vent 7 Motor 8 Blower 9 Safety cover 10 Operation panel 15 Molding machine 16 Cooling device 16a Tank 16b Cooling water 18 Motor 19 axis 20 (20-1, 20-1) rotating body 21 cavity 21a, 21b pre-stage cavity 22 (22a, 22b) release tool 23 spring 24 molten plastic 24a solid material (formed product) 25 hot water distributor 25a, 25b discharge Outlet 26 Pressing body 26a Pressing surface 26b Relief surface 27 Closure plate 28 Discharge chute 29 Storage box 30 Preheating extruder 31 Screw conveyor 31a Discharge unit 32 Case 33 Screw 34 Hopper 35 Vent 36 Motor 37 Safety cover 40 Screw feed Da 41 Case 42 Screw 43 Feeder motor 44 Suction fan 44a Vent 45 Hopper 46 Screw feeder 47 Gutter 48 Screw 49 Feeder motor 51 Mount 52 Rotating body 53 Mold 53a, 53b, 53c Cavity 54 Release tool 55 Pressing body 56 Cooling water jet nozzle

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Takuji Kajihara 1 Toyota Town, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture Inside Toyota Motor Corporation (72) Inventor Kazuki Higashi 1 Toyota Town, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture Toyota Motor Corporation (56) References JP-A-49-81484 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B29B 17/00-17/02 B29C 47/00-47/96

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] A heating section for melting the plastic, and
a) a heat extruder (1) that discharges from a) at a predetermined pressure;
A molding machine (15) connected to the discharge section (2a) of the heating extruder (1), wherein the molding machine (15) has a disc-like shape;
Cavity with one end open on one side of the rotating body (20)
(21) around the rotation axis of the rotating body (20).
Formed at predetermined pitch and released to each cavity (21)
A tool (22) is slidably fitted, and a discharge part (2a) of the heating extruder (1) faces an opening of a cavity (21a, 21b) arriving at a predetermined position. The cavity (2a) located on the anti-rotation side with respect to (2a)
The mold release tool (22a, 22b) of 1) is placed in the cavity (2).
(1) A plastic molding apparatus provided with a pressing body (26) for moving in an opening direction. 2. A heating section for melting a plastic, and
a) a heat extruder (1) that discharges from a) at a predetermined pressure;
A component connected to the discharge section (2a) of the heating extruder (1).
And a forming machine (15), and the forming machine (15) has a cylindrical shape.
Cavity having an outer surface opened on the outer peripheral surface of rotating body (52)
(53a) are arrayed at a predetermined pitch in the circumferential direction.
The release tool (54) is slidably fitted to the cavity (53a).
The discharge unit (2a) of the heating extruder (1)
At the opening of the cavity (53a) arriving at the predetermined location.
Facing, and located on the anti-rotation side with respect to the discharge portion (2a).
The release tool (54) of the cavity (53a)
The pressing body (55) for moving in the opening direction of the
A plastic molding device , characterized by being provided . 3. The method of heating and melting a plastic to heat and extrude the same.
Preheating extruder for feeding to feeder (2b) of stripper (1)
3. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a machine (30).
Molding apparatus mounting the plastic. 4. A discharge section of said pre-heating extruder (30).
(31a) and the supply section (2a) of the heating extruder (1)
Is connected by the screw feeder (40).
Molding apparatus of a plastic according to claim 3, wherein you characterized. 5. An upper end of the screw feeder (40).
5. A vent (44a) is provided in the vehicle.
The plastic molding apparatus according to the above. 6. A discharge section of said pre-heating extruder (30).
A hopper (45) is arranged below (31a), and
The lower part of the par (45) and the supply part of the heating extruder (1)
(2b) and a screw feeder (46)
The plastic molding apparatus according to claim 4 or 5, wherein: