JPS63172630A - Molding of synthetic resin container - Google Patents

Molding of synthetic resin container

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Publication number
JPS63172630A
JPS63172630A JP62004529A JP452987A JPS63172630A JP S63172630 A JPS63172630 A JP S63172630A JP 62004529 A JP62004529 A JP 62004529A JP 452987 A JP452987 A JP 452987A JP S63172630 A JPS63172630 A JP S63172630A
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molding
mold
synthetic resin
container
female mold
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Makoto Watanabe
真 渡辺
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CHUGOKU PEARL HANBAI KK
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To mold a container having good stability and being completely closed, by constituting a male mold and a female mold for molding without necessity of a leg piece molding part, compressing a synthetic resin material heated and softened in the female mold and separating the male mold quickly from the female mold to cool and harden the material. CONSTITUTION:A sheet-like synthetic resin material A is placed on an edge face molding part 7 of a female mold 5 and then heated to soften in a molten state. A male mold 1 is lowered from the upper part and the edge face molding part 3 is contacted with the edge face molding part 7 of the female mold 6. Thereafter, air is sucked from a sucking hole 9 for a molding material to compress it under vacuum. The synthetic resin material A is compressed between both molds 1 and 5 and a molded container is pressed in a softened state. At this time, the synthetic resin material A being pressed in a leg piece molding part 8 with a rim bottom is compressed by a bottom molding part 4 of the male mold 1 and a hollow part C is thereby formed. Then, the male mold 1 is quickly pulled up, instantaneously cooled and taken out of the female mold 5 to mold a molded container.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 産業上の利用分野 本発明は、発泡性又は非発泡性合成樹脂材を加熱し圧着
成形する合成樹脂材8器の成形方法に関するものである
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a method for molding eight synthetic resin materials by heating and press-molding a foamable or non-foamable synthetic resin material.

従来の技術 従来の合成樹脂材を成形加工して成る容器には、陶製の
茶わんなどと同じように底部に糸尻りが成形されていな
いのが一般的である。このために合成樹脂材から成るこ
れらの容器の底部が不安定になるばかりか、用途によっ
ては使用できない場合もあり多くの不都合や不便が生じ
ていた。そこで、本願発明者が長年にわたり研究をhl
み重ねた結果、これらの合成樹脂材から成る容器にも糸
尻を成形する方法を開発した。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Containers made from conventional synthetic resin materials generally do not have threaded ends molded into their bottoms, like ceramic bowls. This not only makes the bottoms of these containers made of synthetic resin unstable, but also makes them unusable in some cases, resulting in many inconveniences and inconveniences. Therefore, the inventor of the present application has been conducting research for many years.
As a result of repeated research, we developed a method for molding string tails into containers made of these synthetic resin materials.

例えば、特開昭59−45113号の発明におい”C合
成樹脂製容器等底部成形用型並びにその成形方法を開示
した。すなわち、この発明による成形−h−法は所要の
形状の底部に上下慴動自在に設けられた糸尻り又は脚片
成形用の底部成形型とこの型の内部においてトF慴動自
在に設けられた加圧望とを備えた成形用jIII型と、
11「記底部成形型に対応してその内面に四部を備えた
成形用雄型とかなる合成樹脂製容器等の底部成形用型を
設け、この雄型の前記底部成形型に対向する雌型の内面
を該型を囲む範囲で凹設し、この凹設部分に上下慴動自
在な加圧型を装着する方法と、合成樹脂シートの熱成形
において、雌型に成形された容器等の底部の糸尻り又は
脚片形成用凹部に雌型の底部成形型を挿入し、その後、
底壁部分を内部側から加圧して軟化合成樹脂を圧入させ
該底壁を形成する方法と、雌型の底部成形部分を凹設し
て容器等の底壁部分を外部側から加圧成形する方法とで
ある。この成形方法は、底部と脚部とを別々に成形する
ところに特徴があり、このために加圧型が必要とされ成
形工程が複雑になるばかりか、加工工程に高度の熟練が
要求されていた、などの欠点があり成形加工された容器
の品質面やコスト面において多くの問題点があった。
For example, in the invention of JP-A No. 59-45113, a mold for molding the bottom of a synthetic resin container, etc., and a molding method thereof were disclosed. That is, the molding-h-method according to this invention is a mold for molding the bottom of a desired shape. A molding type JIII, which is equipped with a movably provided bottom mold for molding thread tails or leg pieces, and a pressurizing mold which is movably provided inside the mold;
11. A bottom mold such as a synthetic resin container, which is a male mold having four parts on its inner surface corresponding to the bottom mold, is provided, and a female mold opposite to the bottom mold of the male mold is provided. A method in which the inner surface is recessed in an area surrounding the mold and a pressure mold that can move up and down is attached to the recessed part, and in thermoforming of a synthetic resin sheet, the threads at the bottom of a container etc. molded into a female mold are used. Insert a female bottom mold into the recess for forming the butt or leg piece, and then
One method is to pressurize the bottom wall portion from the inside and press-fit a softened synthetic resin to form the bottom wall, and the other is to pressurize the bottom wall portion of a container, etc. from the outside by recessing the bottom molding portion of a female mold. method. This molding method is characterized by molding the bottom and legs separately, which requires a pressure mold, which not only complicates the molding process, but also requires a high degree of skill in the processing process. There were many problems in terms of quality and cost of the molded container.

発明か解決しようとする問題点 上記の如き従来方法の問題点を解決するところに本発明
が解決しようとする問題点がある。
Problems to be Solved by the Invention The problems to be solved by the present invention lie in solving the problems of the conventional methods as described above.

すなわち、本発明か解決し・ようとする問題点は従来の
成形方法に用いたれていた糸尻りの成形用の加圧型を不
要とし成形用の用型と雌型のみによって脚部に糸尻りが
成形できるようにしたところにある。
In other words, the problem that the present invention attempts to solve is that the pressurizing mold for forming the thread end used in the conventional molding method is not required, and the thread end is formed on the leg using only the molding die and the female mold. This is where the material can be molded.

問題点を解決するための11段 本発明は、本願の発明者が開示した従来の成形方法を改
良した発明であって、容器成型部、縁面成型部および脚
片成型部とを成型して成る容器成形用の雄型と雌型とを
設け、3固型を用いて合成樹脂材料を加熱して圧着成形
する容器成形方l去において、前記脚片成型部を不要と
した成形用の雄型と雌型とから成り、前記成形川雌型内
に加熱軟化されている合成樹脂材を押圧し、かつ成形用
雌型から成形用雄型を急速に離脱して冷却硬化させる合
成樹脂材容器の成形方法であり、更に1γ1記成形用の
雄型内側底面に凸状の脚片成型部を突出成型し、かつ成
形用酸型の底面には脚片成形部を不要とした型材を設は
詠両型間に圧入されている軟化合成樹脂材を急激に減圧
し、かつ両型を急速に引き離して、脚片に糸尻りを成形
することによって、これらの問題点をすべて解決するこ
とができる。すなわち、本発明の問題点を解決するため
の手段は、■成形用の雄型の底面部に突出部の脚片成型
部を設けなく−Cも脚部に糸尻りを成形させることがで
きるようにすること、■成形用雌型の底面内側に凸状の
脚片成型部を設けるだけで、成形用lli型の内側底面
を平らにしても脚部に糸尻りを成形させることができる
ようにすること、などにある。
11 Steps to Solve the Problems The present invention is an invention that improves the conventional molding method disclosed by the inventor of the present application, and includes a container molding part, an edge molding part, and a leg molding part. A container molding method in which a male mold and a female mold for container molding are provided, and a synthetic resin material is heated and pressure-bonded using three solid molds. A synthetic resin container consisting of a mold and a female mold, in which heated and softened synthetic resin material is pressed into the female mold, and the male mold is rapidly separated from the female mold to cool and harden. This is a molding method in which a convex leg molding part is protruded from the inner bottom surface of the male mold for molding 1γ1, and a mold material that does not require a leg molding part is provided on the bottom surface of the acid mold for molding. All of these problems can be solved by rapidly reducing the pressure of the softened synthetic resin material press-fitted between the two molds, and quickly separating the two molds to form thread tails on the leg pieces. can. That is, the means for solving the problems of the present invention are as follows: (1) No leg molding portion of the protrusion is provided on the bottom of the male mold for molding. ■ By simply providing a convex leg molding part on the inside of the bottom of the female mold, it is possible to mold the thread tail on the leg even if the inside bottom of the LLI mold is flat. There are things like doing things like that.

作   用 本発明は、合成樹脂シートを加熱軟化させて成形用の雄
型を雌型間に圧入させる成形方法であるからJこの加熱
成形と真空加圧成形の特徴に改良を加えることによって
簡単に脚部に糸尻りを成形させることが可能となる。つ
まり、成形用の雌型と雌型の一方に凹凸の脚片成型部が
あれば加熱軟化合成樹脂シートを両型間に圧入すれば型
どうりの容器が成形され、同時に両型を急速に分離させ
ると一方の脚片成り部か減圧されると共に、いずれかの
片を急激にE部又はF部方向に引き離すことによって、
脚部に糸尻りが成形されることになる。
Function The present invention is a molding method in which a synthetic resin sheet is softened by heating and a male mold for molding is press-fitted between female molds. It becomes possible to form thread tails on the legs. In other words, if one of the two molding female molds has uneven leg molding parts, a heat-softened synthetic resin sheet can be press-fitted between the two molds to form a container exactly as the molds, and both molds can be quickly removed at the same time. When separated, the pressure is reduced in the part of one leg, and by abruptly pulling one of the legs apart toward the E section or the F section,
Thread tails will be formed on the legs.

天施例 以ド、図面に従って本発明の一実施例について説明する
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

第1図は、本発明の成形方法に用いた成形用の型材を示
したものであり、成形用Jdt型1と成形用雌型5とか
ら成っている。本図では、うどん、ラーメン等のどんぶ
り形式の食品容器の型材を示したものであり、このどん
ぶり形状の容器が成形できるように両型!、5は成型さ
れている。すなわち、成形用雄型lには、容器成型部2
、縁面成型部3および底面成型部4とが成形されており
、一方成形用雌型5の方にはこの雄型1に対応する容器
成型部6と縁面成形部と史に底面には下方向に突出され
た糸尻付脚片成型部8が成型されている。なお、9はシ
ート状の合成樹脂材Aを加熱して軟化された容器の成形
材料用の吸引孔であり、真空圧縮するために設けたもの
である。
FIG. 1 shows a mold material for molding used in the molding method of the present invention, which consists of a Jdt mold 1 for molding and a female mold 5 for molding. This figure shows the mold for a bowl-shaped food container for udon, ramen, etc. Both molds are used to form this bowl-shaped container! , 5 are molded. That is, the male mold l for molding includes the container molding part 2.
, an edge molding part 3 and a bottom molding part 4 are molded, while the female mold 5 has a container molding part 6 and an edge molding part corresponding to the male mold 1, and the bottom part has a molding part 6 and a rim molding part 4. A thread tailed leg piece molded portion 8 is molded which projects downward. In addition, 9 is a suction hole for the molding material of the container made by heating and softening the sheet-like synthetic resin material A, and is provided for vacuum compression.

第2図および第3図は、本発明の成形方法を示したもの
である。まず、第1図に示すように成形用雌型5の縁面
成型部7上にシート状の合成樹脂材Aを置き、史に合成
樹脂材Aを加熱して6解状態になるように軟化させる。
FIGS. 2 and 3 show the molding method of the present invention. First, as shown in Fig. 1, a sheet-shaped synthetic resin material A is placed on the edge molding part 7 of the female mold 5, and the synthetic resin material A is heated to soften it to a six-dimensional state. let

次に、成望用雄型1を1一部から下降させ、縁面成型部
3を成形用雌型5の縁面成型部7に接合して、成形材料
用吸引孔9から空気を吸引させて真空圧縮させる。そう
すれば、第2図に示すように合成樹脂材Aが両型1.5
間に押圧され、第3図に示すような成形部iBが軟質状
態で圧入される。その際、第2図に承すように糸尻付脚
片成型部8に圧入されている合成樹脂材Aは成形用雌型
1の底面成形部4により圧縮され空調部Cか成形される
ことになる。更に、成形用雌型1を急速に引き、Fげて
(瞬間的に上シ1.させる)瞬間冷却して成形用雌型5
から取り出す。そうすわば、第3図に示すような成形部
nBが成形させる。つまり、容器本体a、縁面す、底面
C1脚片d、糸尻eとから成る成形容器Bが成型加工さ
れることになる。
Next, the desired male mold 1 is partially lowered, the edge molded part 3 is joined to the edge molded part 7 of the female mold 5, and air is sucked from the molding material suction hole 9. and vacuum compress. Then, as shown in Figure 2, the synthetic resin material A will be
The molded portion iB as shown in FIG. 3 is press-fitted in a soft state. At this time, as shown in FIG. 2, the synthetic resin material A press-fitted into the thread end leg piece molding part 8 is compressed by the bottom molding part 4 of the female mold 1, and the air conditioning part C is molded. become. Furthermore, the female mold 1 for molding is rapidly pulled out, F is lifted (momentarily raised) and instantly cooled to form the female mold 5 for molding.
Take it out. Then, the molding part nB as shown in FIG. 3 is molded. In other words, a molded container B consisting of a container body a, an edge surface, a bottom surface C1, a leg piece d, and a thread end e is molded.

第4図乃至第6図は、他の実施例を示したものである。4 to 6 show other embodiments.

この方法は第4図からも明らかのように成形用雌型1の
底面酸へ1i部4に、内側凸状の糸尻付脚片成型部8が
1表型されており、一方成形川#型5の内側底面には脚
片成型部を設けず事らに成型されている。したがって、
第5図に示すように両j4t′!l、5を嵌合し合成樹
脂材Aを押圧して成形用雌型5を下方向へ急激に引き離
すと、糸尻付脚片成型部8の下側に空洞部Cができると
共に突出部りが成形されることになる。これは成形用錬
型の下側への急速加工の際に真空圧縮されている糸尻付
脚片成型部8か急激に減圧されることにより生ずる現象
である。
As is clear from FIG. 4, in this method, one inner convex leg piece molding part 8 with a thread end is molded in the bottom acid 1i part 4 of the female mold 1 for molding, and on the other hand, the molding part # The inner bottom surface of the mold 5 is molded without providing a leg molding part. therefore,
As shown in Figure 5, both j4t'! 1 and 5 are fitted together, the synthetic resin material A is pressed, and the female mold 5 for molding is rapidly pulled downward. A cavity C is formed on the lower side of the thread tailed leg piece molding part 8, and a protruding part is formed. will be formed. This is a phenomenon that occurs when the thread tailed leg piece forming portion 8, which is vacuum-compressed, is rapidly reduced in pressure during rapid processing to the lower side of the mold.

その結果、第6図に示すように第3図に示した成形容器
Bと同様な成形容器Bが得られることになる。また、合
成樹脂材Aの加熱および冷却の方法は従来と同じ・方法
による。また、本実施例ではどんぶり容器の成形方法を
示しているかいかなる形状の容器でも同一の成形方法に
よれば、同一の効果が得られることはJうまでもない。
As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, a molded container B similar to the molded container B shown in FIG. 3 is obtained. Furthermore, the method of heating and cooling the synthetic resin material A is the same as the conventional method. Further, although this embodiment shows a method for forming a bowl container, it goes without saying that the same effect can be obtained for containers of any shape if the same method is used.

発明の効果 本発明は、上記のように構成されているので発泡性又は
非発泡性合成樹脂シートの熱成形において、容器等の成
形と同時にその底部の任、0の位置にエンドレスの糸尻
り又は脚片を成形することができ、また底部の成形と凹
凸の脚部の成形とによって、これら糸尻り又は脚片の外
側面を形成し、その内部に一旦内空部を設け1次に合成
樹脂を加圧して圧入させるために肉Jブおよび充填密度
を容器の本体部分よりも大になし得るから、きわめて安
定性に富み完全に閉塞された容器を成形型加工すること
ができる、などの具体的な効果からし゛C1従来の成形
方法よりも良質で安価な製品が得られる合成樹脂容器の
成形方法と言える。
Effects of the Invention Since the present invention is configured as described above, in the thermoforming of a foamable or non-foamable synthetic resin sheet, an endless thread tail is formed at the bottom position at the same time as the container is formed. Alternatively, the leg pieces can be molded, and by forming the bottom part and the uneven leg part, the outer surface of the thread end or leg piece is formed, and an inner cavity is once formed inside it, and the first Because the synthetic resin is pressurized and press-fitted, the filling density and filling density can be made larger than the main body of the container, so it is possible to mold a container that is extremely stable and completely closed. From the specific effects of C1, it can be said that C1 is a method of molding synthetic resin containers that yields products of better quality and cheaper than the conventional molding method.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

’31図は本発明の合成樹脂材容器の成形方法による成
形相の雄型と雌型な示した断面図、第2図は本発明の成
形方法を示した説明概要図、第3図は本発明の成形方法
により成型加工された容器を示した概要図、第4図乃貸
第6図は第1図乃至第3図と対比させて他の実施例を示
した説明概要図である。 。 1・・・・・・成形用雌型  2.6−−−−−−容器
成型部3.7・・・・−縁面成堅部 4・・・・・・底面成型部 5−−−−−−成型用雌型 8−−−−糸尻付脚片成型部 9・・・−成型材料用吸引孔 A −−−−−−合成樹脂材  B・・・−・成形容器
c −−−−空洞部    D・・・・−突出部a・・
・・・・容器本体   b −−−−縁面C・・・・・
・底面     d・−・−脚片e・−・・・糸尻 第1wJ C( (ロ) 第6図
Figure 31 is a cross-sectional view showing the male and female molding phases according to the method of molding a synthetic resin container of the present invention, Figure 2 is an explanatory schematic diagram showing the molding method of the present invention, and Figure 3 is the main A schematic diagram showing a container molded by the molding method of the invention, and FIGS. 4 to 6 are explanatory diagrams showing other embodiments in comparison with FIGS. 1 to 3. . 1...Female mold for molding 2.6---Container molding part 3.7---Edge hardening part 4---Bottom molding part 5--- --- Female mold for molding 8 --- Leg piece molding section with thread end 9 --- Suction hole A for molding material --- Synthetic resin material B --- Molding container c --- --Cavity part D...-Protrusion part a...
...Container body b -----Edge surface C...
・Bottom surface d・-・−Leg piece e・−・Item end 1st wJ C ((b) Fig. 6

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】 1、容器成型部、縁面成型部および脚片成型部とを成型
して成る容器成形用の雄型と雌型とを設け、該両型を用
いて合成樹脂材料を加熱して圧着成形する容器成形方法
において、前記脚片成型部を不要とした成形用雌型とか
ら成り、前記成形用雌型内に加熱軟化されている合成樹
脂材を押圧し、かつ成形用雌型から成形用雄型を急速に
離脱して冷却硬化させることを特徴とする合成樹脂材容
器の成形方法。 2、前記成形用の雄型の内側底面に凸状の脚片成型部を
突出成型し、かつ成形用雌型の底面には脚片成型部を不
要とした特許請求の範囲第1項記載の合成樹脂材容器の
成形方法。
[Claims] 1. A male mold and a female mold for molding a container are provided, which are formed by molding a container molding part, an edge molding part, and a leg molding part, and the molds are used to mold a synthetic resin material. In a method for molding a container in which the leg piece molding part is not required, the container molding method comprises a female mold for molding which eliminates the need for the leg molding part, a synthetic resin material that has been softened by heating is pressed into the female mold for molding, and A method for molding a synthetic resin container, characterized by rapidly separating a male molding mold from a female mold and cooling and hardening it. 2. A convex leg molding part is molded protrudingly on the inner bottom surface of the male mold for molding, and a leg molding part is unnecessary on the bottom surface of the female mold for molding, as claimed in claim 1. Method for molding synthetic resin containers.
JP452987A 1987-01-12 1987-01-12 Molding method for synthetic resin container Expired - Fee Related JPH0717000B2 (en)

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