JPH082554B2 - Hollow body molding method and mold thereof - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for molding a plastic hollow body by joining the abutting portions of the peripheral edge of a half-divided body obtained by dividing a product by secondary injection, and a molding die therefor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, when manufacturing a hollow product made of plastic, for example, a console lid or spoiler for an automobile, a half-split product obtained by dividing the product into upper and lower parts is pre-injection-molded, and a molding die is slid. A die slide injection method has been proposed in which both halves are brought into contact with each other and the abutted portion is joined by secondary injection of a molten resin (see, for example, JP-A-62-87315).

In general, the injection molding method has a higher productivity than the blow molding method, and a molded product having a good appearance can be obtained. Therefore, the molding of the above-mentioned preform and the joining of the two are performed by sliding the molding die. And by injection molding method,
It is possible to efficiently produce a hollow product that is lightweight and has good appearance.

[0004]

However, in the conventional method for molding a hollow body, both half halves are butted against each other in the mold, and the outer circumference of the butted portion is joined with the joining resin. When molding a hollow body with parts, if the molding die is configured with the maximum contour portion as the mold splitting surface simply by projecting in the mold opening direction, burrs may occur on the outer surface of the product, especially on the surface that emphasizes the appearance of the product. Not preferable.

Therefore, in the subsequent step, if the joining portion burr is removed by a mechanical method such as a grinder,
Not only a great deal of labor and labor is required, but also the finishing work after removing the burrs is difficult and the appearance is likely to be impaired.

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a hollow body having an undercut portion,
An object of the present invention is to provide a method for molding a hollow body and a mold for the hollow body, which can prevent a burr at a joint portion from being generated on a surface that emphasizes appearance.

[0007]

Therefore, the method for molding a hollow body according to the present invention is "a die slide injection method in which a front side member whose appearance is important and a back side member whose appearance is relatively negligible are superposed. In the method of molding a hollow body, the female mold for molding the front side member is a mold for molding to the maximum contour portion by projection in the mold opening direction, and a partial slide that is attached to this mold split surface and is slidable in the contour outer peripheral direction. At least during the primary injection molding, the partial slide mold forms the front side member having the undercut portion at the non-sliding position, and the molded product is projected at the sliding position after at least the secondary injection molding. I made it. ''
That is the summary.

The hollow body forming die according to the present invention is
"In a molding die that molds a hollow body by the die slide injection method by stacking a front side member that should emphasize appearance and a back side member that can comparatively neglect the appearance, in the mold opening direction projection of the hollow body, the maximum contour part Is used as a molding surface, and a partial slide mold that is slidable in the outer peripheral direction of the contour is attached to the female molding surface that molds up to the maximum contour portion of the front side member. A slide mechanism is provided which is located at a non-sliding position where the undercut of the member is molded and slides to a slide position where the molded product is ejected after at least the secondary injection molding. "

[0009]

In the present invention, the maximum contour portion is used as the mold splitting surface in the projection of the mold opening direction, and the partial slide mold is attached to the female mold splitting surface of the front side member which attaches importance to the appearance, and the partial slide in the non-sliding position is used. The undercut part of the front side member was primary injection-molded by the mold, and the front side member and the back side member were superposed and joined by the secondary injection. It is possible to set it on the back member side where the appearance can be comparatively neglected, and there is almost no burr at the joint portion on the front member where the appearance should be emphasized.

Further, since the partial slide mold is slid only when the molded product is projected, when the mold is opened and the mold is slid after the primary injection molding, the partial slide mold moves the front side member at the non-sliding position. It is held, and the front side member does not float up from the female mold and is reliably left in the female mold.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the specific examples shown in the drawings. 1 to 4 show a method of molding a hollow body and a mold thereof according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is an example applied to molding an automobile spoiler. In the figure,
The molding die 1 to which the present method is applied is configured by disposing a slide die 4 between a fixed die 2 and a movable die 3, and the movable die 3 can be opened and closed in the lateral direction shown in the drawing, and the slide die 4 is shown in the drawing. It is provided so as to be slidable in the vertical direction.

A sprue 20 and a hot runner 21 are formed on the stationary die 2, a heating means (not shown) such as a heater is arranged on the outer periphery of the hot runner 21, and the outer end side of the hot runner 21 is provided. An on-off valve 23 that opens and closes the valve is installed in the. Further, the slide mold 4 is provided with the primary injection sprues 40 and 41 and the secondary injection sprue 42.
The sprue 40, 41, 42 is opened at the mold split surface of the slide mold 4 so as to communicate with the hot runner 21.

Further, on the mold-splitting surface of the movable mold 3, the female mold portion 30 for molding the outer surface of the upper half-split body 6 and the lower half-split body 7 when the spoiler 5 which is a hollow product is vertically divided into two parts. A male mold part 31 for molding the inner surface is formed, and a partial slide mold 32 for molding an arcuate side surface of the spoiler 5, that is, an undercut part is slid toward the female mold part 30 toward the outside of the mold dividing surface. It is possible. On the other hand, on the split surface of the slide die 4, a female mold portion 43 for molding the outer surface of the lower half-split body 7 of the spoiler 5 and a male mold portion 4 for molding the inner surface of the upper half-split body 6 are formed.
4 are formed, and the male and female mold parts 43 and 44 are matched with the male and female mold parts 31 and 30 on the movable mold 3 side to form upper and lower divided body-shaped cavities. Here, in the movable mold 3 and the slide mold 4, the maximum contour portion a is set on the mold split surface by projection of the spoiler 5 in the mold opening direction (FIG. 5).
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Further, the molding die 1 is provided with a slide mechanism 9 for holding the partial slide die 32 at a non-sliding position at least during the primary injection molding and sliding it at a sliding position for ejecting the molded product at least during the secondary injection molding. . In this slide mechanism 9, the slide die 4 has a partial slide die 3 during primary and secondary injection molding.
Cams 90, 91, 92 for holding the second position 2 in a non-sliding position are formed, and cam grooves 93, 94 into which the cams 90, 91, 92 are fitted are formed behind the partial slide mold 32 in the movable mold 3. A housing recess 95 for housing the cam portion 47 at the time of primary injection molding is formed at the upper end of the movable die 3 in the figure. Further, a spring member 96 for urging the partial slide die 32 to the non-sliding position when the primary die is opened is disposed in the cam grooves 93 and 94, and the partial slide die 32 is slid to the slide position. An operating lever 97 is provided, and at the upper end of the slide die 4, a hook member 98 is provided which engages with the operating lever 97 and operates it when the secondary die is opened. The partial slide dies 32 are interlocked with each other by a cam mechanism or a lever mechanism so that each of them slides to the slide position by the operation of the operation lever 97.

5 and 6 show an automobile spoiler which is a hollow plastic product manufactured by the present method. In the figure, the spoiler 5 is configured by joining an upper half-divided body 6 and a lower half-divided body 7 which are formed by dividing the upper and lower halves with each other with a joining resin 8, and the upper half-divided body 6 emphasizes the appearance. The front side member and the lower half-divided body 7 are the back side member whose appearance can be comparatively neglected. Positioning projections 60 and 61 for positioning the lower half-divided body 7 in the mold clamping direction and in a direction perpendicular to this are formed on the outer edge side and the center of the inner surface of the upper half-divided body 6, and the inner surface of the lower half-divided body 7 is formed. A leg portion 71 that engages with the central protrusion 61 of the upper half-divided body 6 is formed at the center of the. Further, the inner surface of the side wall 62 of the upper half-split body 6 and the outer surface of the side wall 72 of the lower half-split body 7 are formed substantially parallel to the die-cutting direction, and the bonding resin 8 is injected into the gap formed by both surfaces. Have been solidified. Support legs 73 are formed on the spoiler 5, and nuts 74 for fixing the support legs 73 to the vehicle body are fitted on the bottom surfaces of the support legs 73.

Next, the spoiler molding method of this embodiment will be described.

When molding the spoiler 5, first, as shown in FIG. 1, the slide mold 4 is set to the first mold clamping position,
The movable mold 3 is moved forward to perform the primary mold matching, and the cavity of the upper half-divided body 6 shape in which the spoiler 5 is divided into two by the male and female mold portions 30 and 44 of the movable mold 3 and the slide mold 4,
The male and female mold parts 31 and 43 form a lower half-shaped body 7 shaped cavity of the spoiler 5. In that state, when the injection nozzle is connected to the sprue-20 of the fixed mold 2 and the molten resin is primary-injected, the molten resin is sprue 20, hot runner 2
1 and the primary injection sprue 40 into the cavity on the upper half-divided body side, and the sprue 20, the hot runner 21 and the primary injection sprue 41 into the cavity on the lower half-divided body side to inject into the upper and lower half-divided bodies 6, 7. Is primarily molded.

At this time, the cams 90, 91 on the slide die 4 side
Is inserted into the cam grooves 93, 94 on the movable die 3 side and the partial slide die 32 is positioned at the non-sliding position with respect to the female die portion 30 of the movable die 3. The outer surface of the up to the maximum contour portion by the female mold 30,
The undercut portions are each molded by the partial slide mold 32, and are formed in an arc shape as a whole. Since the cam 92 on the slide die 4 side is housed in the housing recess 95 on the movable die 3 side, the cam 92 does not hinder the die matching.

Further, since the outer peripheral edge of the male die portion 44 of the slide die 4 is formed substantially perpendicular to the die cutting direction, the inner surface of the side wall 62 of the upper half-split body 6 is formed substantially parallel to the die cutting direction. To be done. Further, since the female die portion 30 of the movable die 3 is formed with the concave portions on the outer peripheral side and the central portion, the positioning projections 60, 61 are formed on the outer edge side and the central portion of the inner surface of the upper half-split body 6. Further, the male die portion 31 of the movable die 3 is formed with a vertical groove portion substantially parallel to the die-cutting direction and a vertical groove portion in the central portion on the outer peripheral side corresponding to the concave portion for positioning the movable die 3 substantially. Therefore, in the lower half-split body 7, the side wall 72 is formed in such a size that the side wall 72 can be fitted into the positioning projection 60 of the upper half-split body 6, and the outer surface of the side wall 72 is set to a plane substantially parallel to the die cutting direction. A leg portion 71 is formed at the center of the inner surface of the lower half-split body 7.

When the injection molding resin is cooled and solidified after the lapse of a predetermined time after the completion of the primary molding, the injection nozzle is retracted and the movable mold 3 is retracted. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, since the partial slide die 32 is biased to the non-sliding position by the biasing force of the spring member 96, the preformed upper half-split body 6 is the female die portion of the movable die 3. The lower half-split body 7 is securely held in the inner mold 30, and the lower half-split body 7 is held in the female mold part 43 of the slide mold 4 by the primary injection sprue resin portion, and thus the movable mold 3 and the slide mold 4 are opened by the primary mold. . Further, the primary injection sprue resin portion 64 of the upper half-divided body 6, which is a paddle portion, comes out of the primary injection sprue 40 of the slide die 4, and is cut manually or by using a robot.

When the preforming is completed in this way, the slide die 4 is slid from the first die clamping position to the second die clamping position on the lower side of FIG. 3, and the movable die 3 is advanced to move the movable die 3 and the slide die 4. And the female mold parts 30, 4 as shown in FIG.
The upper and lower split bodies 6 and 7 in 3 are butted against each other.

Then, the cam 90 on the slide die 4 side is positioned in the space below the movable die 3, while the cams 91, 92 on the slide die 4 side are fitted into the cam grooves 93, 94 on the movable die 3 side. The partial slide die 32 is positioned in a non-sliding position with respect to the female die portion 30 of the movable die 3.

Further, the tip portion of the side wall 72 of the lower half-split body 7 is fitted into the positioning projection 60 on the outer edge side of the inner surface of the upper half-split body 6,
Further, the tip of the leg portion 71 at the center of the lower half-split body 7 is fitted to the positioning protrusion 61 at the center of the inner surface of the upper half-split body 6, and the upper and lower half-split bodies 6,
7 are positioned relative to each other in the mold clamping direction and the direction perpendicular thereto.

At the same time, a predetermined gap is formed between the inner surface of the side wall 62 of the upper half-divided body 6 and the outer surface of the side wall 72 of the lower half-divided body 7 extending substantially in the die cutting direction.

At this time, the primary injection sprues 40 and 41 of the slide mold 4 are separated from the hot runner 21 of the fixed mold 2 and the secondary injection sprue 42 is communicated with the hot runner 21 of the fixed mold 2. Since one end side of the hot runner 21 of the fixed die 2 is opened in the space above the slide die 4, the on-off valve 23 is closed.

In this way, when the secondary mold matching is completed and the molten resin is injected from the injection nozzle, the molten resin is sprued.
0, the hot runner 21, and the sprue 42 for secondary injection, and is injected into the gap between the side walls 62 and 72 of the upper and lower halves 6 and 7, and the upper and lower halves 6 and 7 are joined to each other.

When the injected resin 8 is cooled and solidified after a lapse of a predetermined time and the movable die 3 is retracted, the hook member 98 is engaged with the operation lever 97 to swing the operation lever 97, and the partial slide die 32 is moved. Since the molded product 5 is released from the slide position and the holding of the molded product 5 is released, when the molded product 5 is ejected by the eject mechanism (not shown), the product 5 having the sprue resin portion on the slide die 4 side is obtained. Cuts off spoilers, runners, gates, etc.
The spoiler 5 shown in FIG. 5 can be manufactured.

In the molding method and mold of the present embodiment as described above, the maximum contour portion a of the spoiler 5 is used as the molding surface, and the partial slide mold 32 is attached to the molding surface of the female mold portion 30 of the movable mold 3. After the primary injection molding of the undercut portion of the side wall 62 of the upper half-split body 6 in which the appearance should be emphasized by the partial slide die 32 in the non-sliding position, the inner surface of the side wall 62 of the upper half-split body 6 substantially parallel to the die cutting direction. Since the bonding resin 8 is injected into the gap between the outer surface of the side wall 72 of the lower half-divided body 7 and the joining, the joining portion is located on the lower half-divided body 7 side where the appearance of the spoiler 5 can be neglected. It can be set, and even if there is some burr at the joint at the time of secondary injection, this can be tolerated as it is or by a simple finish.

In the molding method and mold of this embodiment, the partial slide mold 32 is slid only when the molded product 5 is ejected. Therefore, after the primary injection molding, the movable mold 3 is opened and the slide mold 4 is moved. When sliding, the upper half-split body 6 can be held in the female mold part 30 by the partial slide die 32, and the upper half-split body 6 on the appearance-oriented side can be accurately butted against the lower half-split body 7. A good product 5 with less burr can be molded.

Further, in the molding method and mold of this embodiment, when the upper and lower halves 6 and 7 are brought into contact with each other in the mold, the upper half 6 is struck.
Inner surface positioning projections 60 and 61 and the side wall 7 of the lower half-split body 7.
2 and the leg portion 71 are fitted to each other, and the upper and lower half-divided bodies 6,
7 are positioned relative to each other in the mold clamping direction and the direction perpendicular thereto, and also the inner surface of the side wall 62 of the upper half-split body 6 and the side wall 7 of the lower half-split body 7.
Since the outer surface of 2 is joined with the resin 8, the upper and lower halves 6 and 7 can be joined in a wide area while being positioned in the mold clamping direction and the direction orthogonal thereto, resulting in the conventional method. The upper and lower halves 6 and 7 can be joined with higher strength than in the case where the outer peripheral edge of the abutting portion is simply joined.

FIG. 7 shows a hollow body forming die according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 to 4 designate the same or corresponding parts. In the present embodiment, a hydraulic cylinder type slide mechanism 9 is adopted instead of the cam type slide mechanism as in the above-described embodiment. That is,
A groove 35 reaching the partial slide mold 32 is formed in the movable mold 3, and an operation lever 910 is swingably supported in the groove 35, and one end of the operation lever 910 is connected to the partial slide mold 32. The other end of the operation lever 910 is connected to the tip of a piston 912 of a hydraulic cylinder 911, and the partial slide die 32 is slid by the hydraulic cylinder 911.

In this embodiment, the same effects as the above embodiment can be obtained, but since the structure of the molding die 1 can be easily understood, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

FIGS. 8 to 10 show an automobile console lid as an example of a hollow product molded by the method of the present invention. In the figure, the console lid 10
Is an upper half-divided body 11 and a lower half-divided body 12, which are pre-injection-molded by vertically dividing this into two, and a resin 1 for joining at the time of secondary injection molding.
3, the upper half-divided body 11 is a front side member whose appearance should be emphasized, and the lower half-divided body 12 is a back side member whose appearance can be comparatively neglected. Also, the upper half 1
1. A step 110 for positioning is formed on the inner surface corner portion, and the outer surface corner portion 120 of the lower half-split body 12 is brought into contact with the step portion 110 so that the upper and lower half-split bodies 11 and 12 are mutually clamped in the mold clamping direction. And is positioned at a right angle thereto. Also, the upper half 1
The inner surface of the side wall 111 of 1 and the outer surface of the side wall 121 of the lower half-split body 12 are formed substantially parallel to the die cutting direction, and the bonding resin 13 is injected and solidified in the gap formed by both surfaces. In FIG. 9, resin joining by secondary injection is not performed at the four corners C, but the lower half-split body 1
If the shape of No. 2 is changed to the line L shown by the alternate long and short dash line in the figure, it is possible to join by annular secondary injection.

On the outer surface of the lower half-split body 12, the upper half-split body 1 is provided.
1, a plurality of ribs 122 are formed at appropriate intervals, and a lock piece portion 123 capable of engaging with the lock claw portion 14 on the vehicle body side is formed at the front end portion of the inner surface of the lower half body 12. The operation knob 15 is projectingly provided, and the operation knob 15 is attached to the lock piece 123 by an engaging claw. Further, an open stopper portion 124 is formed on the inner side surface of the lower half-divided body 12, and a locking hole of the open stopper portion 124. The projection 1 of the vehicle body side link 16
60 is inserted and is prevented from coming off by an E ring 161. Further, left and right bracket portions 125 are formed at the rear end portion of the inner surface of the lower half-split body 12, and a rotary bracket 17 fixed to the vehicle body side is rotatably attached to the bracket portion 125 by a hinge pin 170. .

[0035]

As described above, according to the method of molding a hollow body and its mold according to the present invention, the die slide is made by superposing the front side member, which should be emphasized in appearance, and the back side member, which is relatively negligible in appearance. When molding a hollow body by the injection method, a female mold that molds the front side member is molded to the maximum contour part by projection in the mold opening direction, and it is attached to this mold split surface and can slide in the contour outer peripheral direction A partial slide mold, and at least during the primary injection molding, the undercut part of the front side member is molded by the partial slide mold which is in the non-sliding position, and at least after the secondary injection molding, the partial slide mold is slid to the sliding position. Since the molded product is protruded, it is possible to prevent burrs on the joint from appearing on the surface that emphasizes the appearance even when molding a hollow body having an undercut portion. Can also be effective to hold the front side member to ensure that the mold during the primary type opening and mold slide.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a pre-injection molding process and a mold structure thereof in a hollow body molding method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a mold opening state and its mold structure after preliminary injection molding in the above molding method.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing a secondary injection molding step and a mold structure thereof in the above manufacturing method.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing a mold opening state and a mold structure thereof after the secondary injection molding step in the above manufacturing method.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part showing an automobile spoiler molded by the above molding method.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of an essential part showing the automobile spoiler.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional configuration diagram showing a molding die according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional side view showing an automobile console lid molded by the molding method of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a bottom view showing the console lid.

FIG. 10 is a sectional front view showing the console lid.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Movable Type 30 Female Part 32 Partial Sliding Type 5 Car Spoiler 6 Upper Half Split Body 7 Lower Half Split Body 8 Joining Resin 10 Automotive Console Lid 11 Upper Half Split Body 12 Lower Half Split Body 13 Joining Resin

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. In a method of molding a hollow body by a die slide injection method by superposing a front side member whose appearance should be emphasized and a back side member whose appearance can be comparatively neglected, a female mold for molding the front side member, It consists of a mold that molds up to the maximum contour part by projection in the mold opening direction and a partial slide mold that is attached to this mold dividing surface and is slidable in the contour outer peripheral direction. At least during the primary injection molding, the partial slide mold Is a method for molding a hollow body, comprising molding a front member having an undercut portion at a non-sliding position, and ejecting a molded product at a sliding position after at least secondary injection molding. 2. A mold for molding a hollow body by a die slide injection method by superposing a front side member, which should be emphasized in appearance, and a back side member, which can be comparatively neglected in appearance, in a mold opening direction projection of the hollow body. The maximum contour part is the mold parting surface,
A partial slide mold that is slidable in the outer peripheral direction of the contour is attached to the molding surface of the female mold that molds up to the maximum contour part of the front member, and an undercut of the front member is molded at least during the primary injection molding of the partial slide mold. A hollow-body forming die, which is provided with a slide mechanism which is located at a non-sliding position and slides to a slide position where a molded product is ejected after at least secondary injection molding.