JPH05182546A - Manufacture of insulator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a method molding an insulator housing capable of integrally molding the whole length of an insulator housing for extra-high voltage transmission while the metal mold to be used therefore has simple structure. CONSTITUTION:This method of manufacturing an insulator consists of an auxiliary molding process extrusion-molding a rubber raw material on the periphery of a core material, a compression-forming process compression-molding an auxiliary compact 7 into a prescribed shape by a metal mold 18 and a finishing process removing burr to be formed by a surplus material of a compression compact. In the auxiliary molding process, a rubber layer is formed on a core material having an applied adhesive in a concentric-circular shape so as to become the auxiliary compact 7. A shade and a sheath are molded on the rubber layer 8 of this auxiliary compact 7 in the compression-molding process by the metal mold. Later, burr made of the surplus material is removed from a compact in a finishing process so as to become a finished product thus to finish the process.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an insulator in which a rubber housing is integrally formed on the outer circumference of a core.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a transfer molding method or an injection molding method is adopted for manufacturing an insulator, particularly for molding a rubber housing having a large number of caps. This transfer molding method includes an upper mold and a lower mold each equipped with a heating device, a pot for accommodating rubber,
Further, a cylinder having a press-fitting piston is used.
For example, in the transfer molding method, the raw material rubber is first accommodated in the pot, heated and softened, and pressed into the cavity formed by the piston into the upper and lower molds through the gate, and then heated at a predetermined temperature for a certain period of time. .. Vulcanization is performed in this state to produce a rubber molded product.

[0003]

However, in the transfer molding method, the practical manufacturing limit of the length of the integrally molded housing is limited by the size of the molding machine, the dimensional accuracy of the mold, and the bending of the core. , About 2 m. However, the housing length of an insulator used for the current ultra-high voltage power transmission is 5 m or more, and the housing molded by the transfer molding method is short, and therefore is used by being spliced together. For this reason, molding is performed a plurality of times, which is not only time-consuming, but also when the joint portion of the product is imperfect, water penetrates from the joint and the insulation characteristics deteriorate. In addition, the mold used in the transfer molding method requires a pot, a gate, etc., and there is a problem that the cost is high due to its complexity.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and its purpose is to make it possible to integrally form a long insulator housing for ultra high voltage power transmission over its entire length, and to use a die having a simple structure. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of forming an insulator housing having

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, a preforming step of extruding a rubber material on the outer periphery of a core material, and a preform is compression molded into a predetermined shape by a mold. The gist of the invention is that it comprises a compression molding step and a finishing step of removing burrs formed by the surplus material of the compression molded product.

[0006]

In the preforming step, a rubber layer is formed concentrically with the core on the core material coated with the adhesive to obtain a preformed product.
The rubber layer of the preform is molded into a shade and a sheath by a mold in the compression molding process. After that, in the finishing process, the burrs formed by the surplus material are removed from the molded product, and the finished product is completed.

[0007]

Embodiments Embodiments embodying the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. First, as shown in FIG. 1, an insulator manufactured according to this embodiment has a rod-shaped core 1 made of FRP and a sheath 2 and a cap 3 made of EPDM or silicon rubber, which are concentrically formed integrally with the outer circumference of the core 1. Has been done.

As shown in FIG. 8, the shape of the sheath 2 and the shade 3 is the length (a) of the shade 3 with respect to the wall thickness (b) of the shade 3.
Is 7 times or more, and the length (a) of the shade 3 is 0.7 times or more with respect to the interval (p) of the shade 3. The length (a) of the shade 3 is 50 to 70 mm, and the thickness (t) of the sheath 2 is 5 m.
m.

Next, the equipment used for molding the insulator housing will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the extruder 5 is used in the preforming step 15. An extruder 5 for supplying the rubber material 4 is provided with an extrusion molding crosshead 6 for integrally molding the rubber layer 8 on the FRP core 1 concentrically with the core 1. The volume of the rubber layer of the preformed preformed product 7 is preferably in the range of 1.05 to 1.30 times the cavity volume of the mold 18 described later, and usually 1.15 times. The rubber layer 8a on both ends where the shade 3 is not formed is cut off at this stage. The viscosity range of the rubber at this time is 15 to 30 in terms of Mooney viscosity, and the range of 20 to 23 is suitable for practical use.

The mold 18 used in the compression molding step 16 for compression molding the preform 7 is composed of an upper mold 9 and a lower mold 10 as shown in FIG. Unlike the mold used in the transfer molding method, this mold 18 does not require a pot or a gate. The upper mold 9 and the lower mold 10 have cavities 11 and 12, respectively. A predetermined sheath 2 and shade 3 are formed by the cavities 11 and 12.

Next, a method of forming an insulator housing using the above equipment will be described. The step of forming the insulator housing comprises the steps shown in the block diagram of FIG. That is, a coating step 14 in which FRP, which is the core material 13, is washed and dried, and the outer peripheral surface thereof is coated with an adhesive.
Then, a preforming step 15 for extruding the rubber material 4 on the core material 13, a compression molding step 16 for compression molding the preformed article 7, and a finishing step 17 for removing burrs from the molded article.

The main steps will be described in more detail. In the preforming step 15, the extruder 5 moves the rubber material 4 into the crosshead 6
It is pumped in. FR cut to the specified length from the other
The P core material 13 is fed to the crosshead 6, and the rubber layer 8 is concentrically bonded and molded on the outer peripheral surface thereof. In this case, the boundary surface between the core 1 and the rubber layer 8 is preformed with a void-free close contact. The rubber material 4 is usually EPDM or silicone rubber. As shown in FIG. 4, the preformed product 7 formed in the preforming process 15 is cut into a predetermined size (core length), and the rubber layers 8a at both ends where the cap 3 is not formed are cut off.

Subsequently, the compression molding step 1 shown in FIGS.
6, the preform 7 is compression-molded into a predetermined shape by the mold 18 heated to a predetermined temperature to mold the housing. Since the rubber layer volume of the preform 7 is larger than the cavity volume, the rubber layer 8 fills all the cavities 11 and 12 to expel air when compression molding is performed by the mold 18, and the rubber layer 8 causes the sheath 2 and the cap 2 to move. 3 are molded respectively. The remaining rubber layer 8 is the cavity 11,
12 is extruded on the protruding mold split surface 19 to form a burr. The vulcanization temperature at the time of molding is usually selected from 150 to 180 ° C. An electrically highly reliable vulcanization-bonded interface is formed between the sheath 2 and the core 1. Finally, the protruding burr is removed to obtain a finished product.

Therefore, in this molding method, if the elongated mold 18 is provided, it is possible to easily perform integral molding with a housing length of 5 m or more without any special technical difficulties. Further, as described above, since the seam is not formed in the housing portion, there is no fear that the insulation characteristic is deteriorated. In addition, since the mold 18 does not need a pot, a gate, etc., the structure is simple.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but may be configured as follows, for example, within the scope not departing from the gist of the invention. (1) As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the preformed rubber layers 20 and 21 have an elliptic or rhombic cross-sectional shape and have a major axis and a minor axis, or a ratio of two long diagonal lines and short diagonal lines of 1. .3, and the longer side of the diameter or the diagonal line is parallel to the die-splitting surface 19 of the die when the die 18 is loaded. In order to fill the cavities 11 and 12 with the rubber layers 20 and 21, a reaction force generated when the rubber layers 20 and 21 try to protrude from the cavities 11 and 12 is required. By configuring as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, a reaction force is generated quickly, the circumference of the rubber material 4 in the cavities 11 and 12 is improved, and the yield is improved.

(2) As shown in FIG. 11, a step 22 is provided in a part of the mold 18 to prevent the rubber material 4 from leaking. Therefore, the pressure inside the cavities 11 and 12 rises, the filling of the rubber material 4 is improved, and the yield is improved.

[0017]

According to the present invention, a long housing can be easily integrally formed, the mold does not need a pot or a gate, the structure is simple, and the molded product has excellent insulating properties. Play.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial sectional view of an insulator manufactured according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an outline of a molding process of an insulator housing embodying the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an operating state of an extruder and a cross head which constitute a preforming step.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a preformed product formed in the preforming process.

FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state where a mold is opened and a preform is loaded.

FIG. 6 is a transverse sectional view showing a state in which a preform is also loaded.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the upper die and the lower die are in close contact with each other and pressure is applied.

FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the shape of the insulator housing after molding.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of the preformed product formed in the preforming process.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view showing another example of the preformed product.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of the mold.

[Explanation of symbols]

4 rubber materials, 7 preforms, 13 core materials, 15
Preforming process, 16 compression molding process, 17 finishing process.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A preforming step of extruding a rubber material around the outer periphery of a core material, a compression molding step of compressing a preformed article into a predetermined shape by a mold, and a surplus material of the compression molded article. A method for manufacturing an insulator, comprising: a finishing process for removing burrs.