KR100964011B1 - Injection mold for battery vessel and injection mold method using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention includes a lower mold in which a plurality of first cores protruding from an upper surface of the battery core to form a plurality of filling spaces to be filled with an electrolyte solution are spaced apart from each other; A plurality of core units which are slidably positioned on one side of the lower mold and have a second core which is in close contact with the edge of the lower mold and forms a side surface of the battery vessel when sliding; Located on the upper side of the lower mold is raised and lowered, the lower edge includes an upper mold for forming a lower surface of the battery vessel in close contact with the second core, the coolant inside the upper mold and the first and second cores Passing coolant path is formed.

The present invention improves the flowability of the molten resin injected into the cavity by preheating the second core forming the side of the battery vessel, and cooling water by separating the heating part from the second core, which heats the second core when the second core is cooled. Since quenching of the second core is possible, there is no appearance defect by minimizing generation of flow marks and weld lines on the outer surface of the battery vessel to be injection molded, and there is an advantage of improving mechanical strength and structural performance.

Battery Vessel, Injection Mold, Preheat, Core, Weldline, Mechanical Strength, Structural Performance

Description

Injection Mold of Battery Vessel and Battery Vessel Injection Molding Method Using Them {INJECTION MOLD FOR BATTERY VESSEL AND INJECTION MOLD METHOD USING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to an injection mold and an injection molding method using the same, and more particularly, to an injection mold of a battery vessel capable of manufacturing a vehicle battery vessel and a battery vessel injection molding method using the same.

In general, the vehicle battery vessel is open at the top, the interior is partitioned by a plurality of partitions to form a plurality of charging spaces. The electrolyte is filled in the charging space.

In order to injection molding the battery vessel, the molten resin is injected into a mold having a cavity corresponding to the shape of the battery vessel, and when the mold is cooled, the molten resin solidifies in the shape of the battery vessel. Thereafter, the solidified battery vessel is separated from the mold.

In particular, as the mold is cooled, the molten resin in the cavity is also cooled together. At this time, since the molten resin shrinks, in consideration of the shrinkage ratio of the molten resin, additional molten resin should be further supplied to the cavity at the pressure of the injection machine. Once it has been removed, the solidified battery vessel must be quickly removed from the mold.

However, there is a limit to the length of molten resin that can flow under low temperature conditions of the mold, and when the molten resin encounters multiple injection paths inside the mold, the flow marks and weld lines of the molten resin on the surface of the battery vessel There was a problem that the mechanical strength and structural performance is degraded by the appearance defects such as (weldline).

In addition, the appearance defect of the battery vessel as described above is due to the fact that the temperature of the mold is not increased instantaneously by the required temperature or the mold is not cooled in a short time.

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to improve the flow of the molten resin in the cavity inside the mold, and the injection mold of the battery vessel capable of warming or cooling the mold in a short time and The present invention provides a battery vessel injection molding method using the same.

The present invention for achieving the above object is a first mold for forming a plurality of filling spaces to be filled with the electrolyte solution in the battery vessel protrudes on the upper surface and a plurality of lower molds arranged to be spaced apart from each other; A plurality of core units which are slidably positioned on one side of the lower mold and have a second core which is in close contact with the edge of the lower mold and forms a side surface of the battery vessel when sliding; Located on the upper side of the lower mold is raised and lowered, the lower edge includes an upper mold for forming a lower surface of the battery vessel in close contact with the second core, the coolant inside the upper mold and the first and second cores Passing coolant path is formed.

The core unit comprises the second core; A heating unit which heats the second core when sliding in close contact with the second core; A core body coupled to the second core to form a sliding space in which the heating part slides; It is installed on the core body includes a drive unit for sliding the heating unit.

The heating unit is slidably installed on the sliding space and is in close contact with or spaced apart from the second core; A heater installed to be led in front of the sliding plate and configured to generate heat by receiving external power; A temperature sensor installed on the front surface of the sliding plate and measuring a temperature of the second core when the sliding plate is in close contact with the second core; It is installed on the rear of the sliding plate includes a heat sink for radiating heat radiated to the rear of the sliding plate.

The injection molding method of the battery vessel using the injection mold of the battery vessel according to the present invention is the upper and lower molds for forming the upper and lower surfaces of the battery vessel, and the edge of the upper and lower molds for forming the side of the battery vessel A cavity forming step of forming a cavity by mutually joining core units provided with a second core in close contact with each other; A core unit preheating step of preheating the core unit; A molten resin injecting step of injecting molten resin into the cavity; A molten resin cooling step of cooling the molten resin in the cavity to form the battery vessel; The take-out step of taking out the battery vessel solidified by separating the upper and lower molds and the core unit.

The core unit preheating step includes a sliding plate contact step of closely contacting a sliding plate provided with a heater to the second core; A second core heating step of heating power by supplying power to the heater and heating a second core.

The molten resin cooling step includes a sliding plate separation step of sliding the sliding plate to be spaced apart from the second core; Comprising a mold cooling step of cooling the upper mold and the first and second cores by supplying the cooling water to the cooling water passage provided in the upper mold and the first and second cores.

The present invention improves the flowability of the molten resin injected into the cavity by preheating the second core forming the side of the battery vessel, and cooling water by separating the heating part from the second core, which heats the second core when the second core is cooled. Since quenching of the second core is possible, there is no appearance defect by minimizing generation of flow marks and weld lines on the outer surface of the battery vessel to be injection molded, and there is an advantage of improving mechanical strength and structural performance.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 3 show the structure of the battery vessel and the injection mold for molding the battery vessel according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the battery vessel 100 is an open top container, and is partitioned by a plurality of partitions to form a plurality of filling spaces 110. The filling space 11 is filled with an electrolyte solution.

2 and 3, the present embodiment is an injection mold for molding the battery vessel formed as described above, a plurality of the upper and lower molds 200 and 300, sliding in close contact or spaced by the edge of the upper and lower molds. The core unit 400 is made of.

The upper mold 200 is located on the upper side of the lower mold 300 to be elevated, the edge of the lift is in close contact or spaced apart from the core unit 400.

The lower mold 300 has a plurality of first cores 310 for forming a plurality of filling spaces in which the electrolyte is to be filled in the battery vessel and are spaced apart from each other by protruding from an upper surface thereof. In addition, the lower mold 300 is provided with an ejector cylinder (not shown) for separating the battery vessel, which is a finished product after injection molding, from the lower mold.

Four core units 400 are provided to form four sides of the battery vessel in a rectangular shape, and are in close contact with four edges of the upper and lower molds, respectively.

Accordingly, when the upper and lower molds 200 and 300 and the core unit 400 are combined, a cavity having a shape corresponding to the battery vessel is formed therein.

4 and 5, the core unit 400 is in close contact with the edge of the lower mold 200, the second core 410 and orthogonal sliding with respect to the upper mold 200, and the second core ( The core body 430 coupled to the second core 410 to form a heating unit 420 for heating the second core 410 and a sliding space in which the heating unit 420 is sliding when sliding in close contact with the 410 And a driving unit 440 provided in the core body 430 to drive the heating unit 420 in a sliding manner.

A recess 450 is formed on the close contact surface of the second core 410 and the core body 430 to form a sliding space at the time of mutual coupling.

The heating unit 420 is slidably installed on the sliding space, the sliding plate 421 is in close contact with or spaced from the second core 410, and the heating unit 420 is introduced into the front surface of the sliding plate 421 and is supplied with external power to generate heat. A heater 422, a temperature sensor 423 installed on the front surface of the sliding plate 421, and a temperature sensor 423 measuring the temperature of the second core 410, and a heat sink 424 provided on the rear surface of the sliding plate 421. .

An inlet groove 421a through which the heater 422 is introduced is formed in the sliding plate 421.

Since a plurality of heaters 422 are provided and individually controlled, a part of the second core 410 may be heated, and temperature control of each part of the second core 410 may be performed.

The temperature sensor 423 measures the temperature of the second core and provides data for heater control.

The driving unit 440 is a pneumatic actuator is used, the core body 430 is formed so that the installation hole 431 in which the pneumatic actuator is installed to communicate with the sliding space.

Cooling paths 500 through which cooling water passes are formed in the upper mold 200 and the first and second cores 310 and 410.

Hereinafter, the injection molding method of the battery vessel using the present embodiment configured as described above will be described.

Referring to Figure 6, the injection molding method of the battery vessel using the injection mold of the battery vessel according to the present embodiment is subjected to the following process.

1. Cavity Formation Step

The cavity forming step is a step of forming a cavity corresponding to the shape of the battery vessel by combining the upper and lower molds 200 and 300 and the core unit 400 therein.

That is, the core unit 400 is slid to bring the second core 410 of the core unit 400 into close contact with four edges of the lower mold. Then, the upper mold 200 is lowered to bring the core unit 400 into close contact with the edge of the upper mold 200.

Therefore, a rectangular cavity is formed inside the upper / lower molds 200 and 300 and the core unit 400 by a combination.

2. Core Unit Preheating Step

The core unit preheating step is a step of heating the second core 410 of the core unit 400 that forms part of the cavity, that is, the side surface of the battery vessel.

In the core unit preheating step, a sliding plate adhesion step of bringing the sliding plate 421 into close contact with the second core 410 by driving a pneumatic actuator provided in the core body 430, and the sliding plate 421 may include the second core 410. The second core heating step of supplying power to the heater 422 of the sliding plate 421 to generate heat and heat the second core 410 when in close contact.

Heater 422 is heated to approximately 350 ° C. This is for rapidly warming the second core 410 in the range of 80 ° C to 120 ° C. In addition, since the plurality of heaters 422 provided on the sliding plate 421 are each independently controlled, the heaters 422 may be controlled to further heat the portion where the thickness of the battery vessel becomes thinner.

3. Melt Resin Injection Step

The molten resin injecting step is injecting molten resin into the cavity through the sprues and runners provided in the upper mold 200.

At this time, since the second core 410 is preheated, the molten resin is not heated and cooled while being filled in the cavity, and the flowability in the cavity is improved. Therefore, the flow marks and weld lines of the molten resin on the surface of the cavity to be formed is prevented, and the mechanical strength and structural performance of the battery vessel to be formed are improved.

4. Melt cooling step

The melt cooling step is a step of forming a battery vessel by quenching the upper mold 200 and the first and second cores 310 and 410 to cool the melt in the cavity.

The molten resin cooling step includes a sliding plate separation step of sliding the sliding plate 421 to be spaced apart from the second core 410 and a cooling water passage 500 provided in the upper mold 200 and the first and second cores 310 and 410. It is made of a mold cooling step of cooling the upper mold 200 and the first and second cores (310,410) by supplying the cooling water.

In particular, since the sliding plate 421 provided with the heater 422 is separated from the second core 410 before the cooling water is supplied, the second core 410 can be quenched. Therefore, gloss is formed on the side surface of the battery vessel to be molded by the quenching of the second core 410.

5. Battery vessel ejection step

The upper and lower molds 200 and 300 and the core unit 400 are separated and the solidified battery vessel is taken out.

That is, the upper mold 200 is raised, and the core unit 400 is slid away from the lower mold 300. Then, the battery vessel is separated from the lower mold 300 by the eject cylinder provided in the lower mold 300.

The embodiments of the present invention described above should not be construed as limiting the technical spirit of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention is limited only by the matters described in the claims, and those skilled in the art can change and change the technical idea of the present invention in various forms. Therefore, such improvements and modifications will fall within the protection scope of the present invention as long as it will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

1 is a view showing a battery vessel injection molded by the injection mold of the battery vessel according to the present invention,

2 and 3 is a view showing the injection mold of the battery vessel of Figure 1,

4 and 5 are views showing the structure of the core unit in the injection mold of the battery vessel of FIG.

Figure 6 is a flow chart showing the working process of the injection molding method of the battery vessel using the injection mold of the battery vessel according to the present invention.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

100: battery vessel 200: upper mold

300: lower mold 400: core unit

500: with cooling water

Claims (3)

A lower mold in which a plurality of first cores protruding from the upper surface of the battery vessel to form a plurality of filling spaces in which the electrolyte is to be filled are spaced apart from each other; A plurality of core units which are slidably positioned on one side of the lower mold and have a second core which is in close contact with the edge of the lower mold and forms a side surface of the battery vessel when sliding; Located on the upper side of the lower mold is raised and lowered, the lower edge includes an upper mold to be in close contact with the second core to form the bottom of the battery vessel, Cooling water passages through which cooling water passes are formed in the upper mold and the first and second cores. The core unit is The second core; A heating unit which heats the second core when sliding in close contact with the second core; A core body coupled to the second core to form a sliding space in which the heating part slides; Injection mold of the battery vessel, characterized in that it comprises a drive unit installed in the core body to slide the heating unit. The method of claim 1, The heating unit A sliding plate that is slidably installed on the sliding space and is in close contact with or spaced from the second core; A heater installed to be led in front of the sliding plate and configured to generate heat by receiving external power; A temperature sensor installed on the front surface of the sliding plate and measuring a temperature of the second core when the sliding plate is in close contact with the second core; The injection mold of the battery vessel, characterized in that it comprises a heat sink which is installed on the rear of the sliding plate to dissipate heat emitted to the rear of the sliding plate. A cavity is formed by mutually joining a core unit having an upper / lower mold for forming the upper and lower surfaces of a battery vessel and a core unit which is in close contact with the edge of the upper / lower mold for forming the side surfaces of the battery vessel. A cavity forming step; A core unit preheating step of preheating the core unit; A molten resin injecting step of injecting molten resin into the cavity; A molten resin cooling step of cooling the molten resin in the cavity to form the battery vessel; And taking out the battery vessel solidified by separating the upper and lower molds and the core unit, The core unit preheating step A sliding plate adhesion step of bringing the sliding plate provided with the heater into close contact with the second core; A second core heating step of supplying power to the heater to generate heat and heating the second core, The molten resin cooling step A sliding plate separation step of sliding the sliding plate and spaced apart from the second core; The battery vessel injection molding method using the injection mold of the battery vessel, characterized in that the cooling step of supplying the cooling water provided in the upper mold and the second core to cool the upper mold and the second core.

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