JPH06210717A - Molding equipment for resin molded product - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the title equipment whose arrangement space can be made narrower than that of conventional one. CONSTITUTION:A molding machine 1 integrally molding a base material and a resin sheet, a supply and taking-out station 12 supplying the base material or the like to the molding machine 1 and taking out a molded product from the molding machine 1 and the feed in and out device 13 arranged between the molding machine 1 and the supply and taking-out station 12 in a reciprocally movable manner and having a placing mechanism for the base material or the like provided to the upper part thereof and having a molded product sucking mechanism provided to the lower part thereof are provided. Further, a heating device 23 heating the base material or the like and the feed device 13 arranged between the molding machine 1 and the heating device 23 and equipped with two or more feed jigs for the base material or the like are provided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to equipment suitable for integrally molding a base material and a resin sheet having a predetermined size.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional equipment of this type is generally used as a base material.
A resin sheet supply station, a heating device, a molding machine, and a molded product take-out station are arranged side by side in a straight line,
The substrate and the resin sheet are sequentially transferred with an appropriate conveying device to heat and soften them, followed by molding, and then the molded product is taken out.

[0003]

However, the conventional equipment having such a structure has a problem that a wide space for installing the equipment is required. The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a molding facility for resin-molded articles that can reduce the space for installing the facility.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, a molding facility for a resin molded article according to the present invention comprises a molding machine for integrally molding a base material and a resin sheet, and a molding machine adjacent to the molding machine. And a supply / removal station that supplies the base material and the resin sheet to the molding machine and takes out a molded product from the molding machine, and a reciprocatingly disposed upper part between the molding machine and the supply / removal station. A loading / unloading device equipped with a mounting mechanism for mounting the base material and the resin sheet on the bottom and a suction mechanism for adsorbing the molded product at the bottom, and heating for heating the base material and the resin sheet, which are arranged adjacent to the molding machine. The apparatus includes a device and a carrying device provided between the molding machine and the heating device and provided with two or more jigs for carrying the base material and the resin sheet.

[0005]

The operation of the equipment thus constructed will be described. First, the base material and the resin sheet are placed on the loading / unloading device at the feeding / unloading station. Next, bring the base material etc. into the molding machine with the loading / unloading device,
Then, the base material and the resin sheet on the carry-in / carry-out device are transferred to the heating device by the transfer device, the base material and the like are appropriately heated and softened, and then transferred to the molding machine again. Next, heat-softened base material and the like are molded, and subsequently, the molded molded product is conveyed to a supply / removal station with a load / unload device.
Take out the molded product and complete one cycle.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1 which is a front view, a molding machine 1 for integrally compression-molding a base material and a resin sheet.
Is installed in the central position. In the molding machine 1, guide rods 3, 3 are provided upright at four corners of a base plate-shaped base frame 2, and a ceiling frame 4 is provided between upper ends of the guide rods 3, 3. Further, a first cylinder 5 facing upward is installed at the center of the base frame 2, and the upper end of the piston rod of the first cylinder 5 is vertically slidably mounted on the guide rods 3 and 3. A lower elevating frame 6 is connected, and a lower mold 7 is mounted on the lower elevating frame 6. Further, a downwardly facing second cylinder 8 is attached to the central portion of the ceiling frame 4, and a lower end of a piston rod of the second cylinder 8 is vertically slidably mounted on the guide rods 3 and 3. The upper elevating frame 9 is connected, and the upper die 10 is attached to the lower surface of the upper elevating frame 9.

On the right side of the molding machine 1, there is provided a gantry 11 extending to the molding machine 1 for supplying the base material and the resin sheet to the molding machine 1 and taking out the molded product from the molding machine 1. A station 12 is constructed. A loading / unloading device 13 is arranged on the gantry 11 so that it can be loaded / unloaded to / from the molding machine 1, and the loading / unloading device 13 is moved by the expansion / contraction operation of the horizontally oriented cylinder 31 which is separately fixed. Has become. This loading / unloading device 13
2, a traveling base 15 is movably mounted on a rail 14 provided on a pedestal 11, and the traveling base 15 has a base material and a resin sheet. A mounting mechanism 16 for mounting is mounted. Mounting mechanism 1
6 is composed of two upwardly facing third cylinders 17, 17 and a plate member 18 fixed between the upper ends of the piston rods of the third cylinders 17, 17. Also, the traveling platform 1
5 is equipped with a suction mechanism 19 for sucking a molded product,
The suction mechanism 19 includes a downwardly directed fourth cylinder 20 provided between the third cylinders 17 and 17, and suction pads 22 and 22 attached to the lower end of the piston rod of the fourth cylinder 20 via a support member 21. It consists of and.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a heating device 23 is arranged on the left side of the molding machine 1, and in the heating device 23, a gate frame 24 provided adjacent to the molding machine 1 is provided.
Two sets of electric heater units 25 and 26 are mounted on the upper and lower sides with a required interval. Further, a transfer device 27 is installed between the molding machine 1 and the heating device 23 so as to be located between the electric heater units 25 and 26. In the transfer device 27, the transfer device 27 connects the molding device 1 and the heating device 23. Two transfer jigs 29 and 30 are movably mounted on a frame-shaped transfer frame 28 that is installed between them, and the transfer jigs 29 and 30 are annular via two roller chains (not shown). Are linked to. One roller chain is a chain wheel (not shown) axially attached to the supply / removal station 12 side of the transport frame 28.
And the other roller chain is respectively wound around a chain wheel (not shown) axially attached to the heating device 23 side of the transport frame 28, and the one chain wheel is separately provided with a reduction gear motor (see FIG. It is fitted to the output shaft (not shown).

One of the carrying jigs 29 is engaged with two pairs of guide grooves (not shown) formed on the inner surface of the carrying frame 28 at four corners via cam rollers (not shown), and the other one. The transport jig 30 is engaged with two pairs of guide grooves (not shown) formed on the outer surface of the transport frame 28 at four corners via cam rollers (not shown).
Each of the reference numerals 30 alternately enters and leaves the molding machine 1 and the heating device 23 by the forward and reverse rotations of the motor with a reduction gear, and is separated by the guide groove so that they do not collide with each other during the movement. There is.

Next, the operation of the equipment constructed as described above will be described. First, the supply / removal station 12
In the loading / unloading device 13, the substrate b is placed on the loading mechanism 16.
And the resin sheet s is placed. Next, the cylinder 31 is extended to move the loading / unloading device 13 toward the molding machine 1, and the loading / unloading device 13 for the substrate b and the like is held by the molding machine 1.
To the third cylinder 17 of the mounting mechanism 16,
17 is extended to raise the base material b and the like with the plate member 18. Next, the raised base material b or the like is gripped by one of the transport jigs 30 of the transport device 27, and after gripping the base material b or the like, the third cylinders 17 and 17 are contracted to lower the plate member 18. Next, the base material b and the like are transferred to the heating device 23 by the carrying jig 30 to be heated and softened, and at the same time, similarly, the other carrying jig 29 is previously grasped and heated and softened by the heating device 23. The base material b and the like are transferred to the jig 29.
Is carried into the molding machine 1.

Next, the cylinder 31 is contracted to return the carry-in / carry-out device 13 from the molding machine 1 to the supply / unload station 12, and then the first cylinder 5 of the molding machine 1 is expanded to operate the lower mold 7 and the like. Raise. Next, the grasped state of the transfer jig 29 is released and the softened base material b or the like is placed on the lower mold 7, and then the second cylinder 8 of the molding machine 1 is extended to lower the upper mold 10 and the like. The softened base material b and the like are compression molded. After the molding of the base material b etc. is completed, the second cylinder 8 is contracted to raise the upper mold 10 etc., and then the first cylinder 5
Is contracted to lower the lower mold 7 and the like. Next, the cylinder 31 is extended to move the loading / unloading device 13 to the molding machine 1 again, and then the fourth cylinder 20 of the loading / unloading device 13 is extended to form the suction pads 22 and 22 into molded products. Abut. Next, the suction pads 22 and 22 are suctioned to adsorb the molded product, and then the cylinder 31 is contracted to transfer the molded product to the supply / removal station 12 with the loading / unloading device 13. Then, the suction pad 2
The suction pad 22, 22
To complete one cycle.

In the molding process described above, when the loading / unloading device 13 is reciprocally moved between the feeding / unloading station 12 and the molding machine 1, the base material b and the like are appropriately moved in parallel with the operations thereof. While being sent from the supply / removal station 12 to the molding machine 1, the molded product is
Will be transferred to the supply / unload station 12. Although the molding machine 1 used in the above embodiment is a compression type, it is needless to say that a conventional molding machine such as a so-called vacuum type may be used.

[0013]

As is apparent from the above description, the present invention provides a molding machine for integrally molding a base material and a resin sheet,
Reciprocating motion between the molding machine and the feeding / unloading station, which is arranged adjacent to this molding machine and supplies the base material and the resin sheet to the molding machine and takes out the molded product from the molding machine. A loading / unloading device, which is provided with a mounting mechanism for mounting a base material and a resin sheet on an upper part and a suction mechanism for sucking a molded product on a lower part, and a base material disposed adjacent to the molding machine. After providing a heating device for heating the resin sheet and a carrying device provided between the molding machine and the heating device and having two or more jigs for carrying the base material and the resin sheet, Since the supply station and the molded product take-out station can be integrated, it is possible to significantly reduce the space for installation compared to conventional equipment of this type, and at the time of molding An excellent effect such as can be shortened.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is an enlarged detailed view of a portion A of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Molding machine 12 Supply / unload station 13 Loading / unloading device 16 Placement mechanism 19 Adsorption mechanism 23 Heating device 27 Conveying device

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A molding machine 1 for integrally molding a base material and a resin sheet, and a molding machine 1 disposed adjacent to the molding machine 1.
A supply / removal station 12 for supplying a base material and a resin sheet to and removing a molded product from the molding machine 1, and a reciprocatingly arranged portion between the molding machine 1 and the supply / removal station 12. A loading / unloading device 13 having a placing mechanism 16 for placing a base material and a resin sheet, and a suction mechanism 19 for adsorbing a molded product on a lower portion thereof, and a base material and a resin sheet arranged adjacent to the molding machine 1. A heating device 23 for heating and a transfer device 27 provided between the molding machine 1 and the heating device 23 and provided with two or more base material and resin sheet transfer jigs 29, 30. Molding equipment for resin molded products.