US20210016481A1 - Plasticizing device, injection device, molding apparatus, and manufacturing method of molded parts - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a plasticizing device to knead a resin and a fiber, an injection device, a molding apparatus, and a manufacturing method of molded parts.
- a resin material is used as a parent material, and this parent material is kneaded with a reinforcing fiber such as a carbon fiber or a glass fiber to form a molten resin. Then, the molten resin is injected into a mold, thereby improving strength or rigidity of molded parts. When the molten resin is kneaded, the reinforcing fiber is uniformly dispersed in the resin.
- a molding apparatus to perform such injection molding has, for example, the mold, a clamping device to clamp the mold, and an injection device to inject the molten resin into the mold (e.g., see Patent Literature 1).
- the injection device has a plasticizing section (a plasticizing device) which melts the resin material and kneads this resin material and the reinforcing fiber, thereby forming the molten resin, and an injecting section to inject the molten resin into the mold.
- the plasticizing section has, for example, a barrel having an inner hole, a screw received in the inner hole of the barrel to rotate in the inner hole, a heater attached to an outer peripheral surface of the barrel, and others.
- the barrel has a supply port for the resin material which is formed in, for example, a portion on a proximal side of the barrel and to which the resin material in the form of pellets is supplied, and a supply port for the reinforcing fiber which is formed separately from the supply port for the resin material and to which the reinforcing fiber is supplied.
- the reinforcing fiber is, for example, a longitudinal thread and is disposed in a wound state around a bobbin.
- the reinforcing fiber is wound around the molten resin that spirally flows in a valley portion of the screw which rotates in the barrel, and is accordingly pulled into the barrel.
- the reinforcing fiber supplied from the supply port for the reinforcing fiber to the resin material is kneaded with the resin material supplied from the supply port for the resin material into the inner hole of the barrel while the resin material is molten, whereby the molten resin is formed, and is then pushed out to the injecting section.
- the injecting section performs a measuring operation of measuring the molten resin including the fiber supplied from the plasticizing device, and an injecting operation of injecting the molten resin into the mold.
- Patent Literature 1 Jpn. PCT National Publication No. 2008-515682
- the above-mentioned molding apparatus has such problems as mentioned below. That is, when variation is generated in a pull-in amount of a reinforcing fiber to be pulled into a barrel per unit time, variation is generated in an amount of the reinforcing fiber per unit volume of a molten resin molten in the barrel, in other words, unevenness is generated in a dispersed state of the reinforcing fiber in the molten resin, and as a result, there is the possibility that physical properties such as strength and rigidity of molded parts vary.
- the reinforcing fiber comes in contact with an edge of a support port for the reinforcing fiber to generate a pull-in resistance, or the reinforcing fiber hits a corner of the supply port, thereby changing a tensile force that acts on the reinforcing fiber.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a plasticizing device, an injection device, a molding apparatus, and a manufacturing method of molded parts in which it is possible to manufacture the molded parts which are uniform in physical properties such as strength and rigidity.
- a plasticizing device of the invention includes a barrel comprising a resin material supply port portion which is formed in a peripheral wall portion and to which a resin material is supplied, and a fiber supply port portion which is formed on a distal side from the resin material supply port portion in the peripheral wall portion and to which a continuous fiber is supplied; and a screw that comprises a shaft body, and a flight of a spiral shape formed integrally on a peripheral surface of the shaft body to have a predetermined pitch, and is received in the barrel, wherein the barrel is disposed with a posture in which its axial line intersects a gravitational direction, and a maximum length of an opening in the barrel of the fiber supply port portion along an axial direction of the barrel is 1 time or more and 2 times or less as much as a pitch of the flight disposed in a portion of the screw which faces the opening in the barrel of the fiber supply port portion in a direction perpendicular to the axial line of the barrel.
- one end of the opening of the fiber supply port portion in a width direction perpendicular to the axial direction is located between a positon distant as much as the distance R( ⁇ 3/2), in which R is an inner diameter of the barrel, from the axial line in the width direction and a position distant as much as the distance R from the axial line in the width direction, including these two positions, in a range where a rotating direction of the screw around the axial line becomes a downward direction along the gravitational direction.
- the one end of the opening of the fiber supply port portion in the width direction is located at the position distant as much as the distance R from the axial line in the range where the rotating direction of the screw around the axial line becomes the downward direction along the gravitational direction.
- the other end of the fiber supply port portion in the width direction is located in a range where the rotating direction of the screw around the axial line becomes an upward direction along the gravitational direction.
- the screw comprises a supplying section, a compressing section, a measuring section, a fiber pull-in section, and a fiber kneading section, and the sections are arranged in order from a proximal end of the screw toward a distal end thereof, the fiber pull-in section faces the opening in the direction perpendicular to the axial line, and in the shaft body, a diameter of a portion in which the fiber pull-in section is formed is smaller than a diameter of a portion in which the measuring section is formed and a diameter of a portion in which the fiber kneading section is formed.
- An injection device of the invention includes the plasticizing device; a discharging section connected to a distal end of the barrel; and an injecting section coupled with the discharging section and configured to inject a resin supplied through the discharging section and molten and kneaded in the plasticizing device.
- a molding apparatus of the invention Includes the injection device; and a mold device configured to clamp a mold into which the resin is injected by the injection device.
- a manufacturing method of molded parts of the invention includes supplying a resin material, into a barrel that receives a screw, from a resin material supply port portion formed in a peripheral wall portion of the barrel; and supplying a continuous fiber into the barrel from a fiber supply port portion formed on a distal side of the barrel from the resin material supply port portion in the peripheral wall portion of the barrel and having an opening that communicates with the inside of the barrel, wherein a maximum length of the barrel along an axial direction thereof is 1 time or more and 2 times or less as much as a pitch of a flight disposed in a portion of the screw which faces the opening of the fiber supply port portion in a direction perpendicular to an axial line of the barrel.
- a plasticizing device an injection device, a molding apparatus and a manufacturing method of molded parts in which it is possible to prevent generation of variation of an amount of a reinforcing fiber to be pulled into an inner hole of a barrel, and hence it is possible to manufacture the molded parts which are uniform in physical properties such as strength and rigidity.
- FIG. 1 is a side view showing a molding apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention in a partially cut state
- FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a state where the vicinity of a fiber supply port portion of a barrel of the molding apparatus is seen along an upward-downward direction;
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the barrel is cut along a cross section passing an axial line of the barrel;
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the barrel and a screw are cut along a cross section perpendicular to the axial line;
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the barrel is cut along the cross section perpendicular to the axial line;
- FIG. 6 is a side view showing the barrel and the screw in a partially cut state
- FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a state where the fiber supply port portion is seen along the upward-downward direction
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the barrel and the screw are cut along the cross section perpendicular to the axial line;
- FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a state where the fiber supply port portion is seen along the upward-downward direction
- FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing the barrel and the screw in a partially cut state
- FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a modification of the barrel
- FIG. 12 is a plan view showing a modification of the barrel
- FIG. 13 is a plan view showing a modification of the barrel
- FIG. 14 is a plan view showing a modification of the barrel
- FIG. 15 is a plan view showing a modification of the barrel
- FIG. 16 is a plan view showing a modification of the barrel
- FIG. 17 is a plan view showing a modification of the barrel
- FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view showing the modification of the barrel
- FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view showing the modification of the barrel.
- FIG. 20 is a side view showing a modification of a plasticizing device of the molding apparatus in a partially cut state.
- FIG. 1 is a side view showing the molding apparatus 10 in a partially cut state.
- the molding apparatus 10 is, for example, a preliminarily plasticizing type injection molding apparatus.
- the molding apparatus 10 has, for example, an injection device 20 , a mold set 80 that receives a molten resin injected by the injection device 20 , a clamping device 90 that clamps the mold set 80 , and a controller 100 .
- an upward-downward direction G and a forward-backward direction L are set to the molding apparatus 10 .
- a direction in which gravity acts is defined as a downward direction, thereby setting the upward-downward direction G.
- a direction of the injection device 20 toward the mold set 80 is defined as a forward direction, thereby setting the forward-backward direction L.
- the injection device 20 has a plasticizing device 30 as a plasticizing section which melts a resin material M to form a molten resin and kneads this molten resin with a fiber F, and an injecting section 70 which measures and injects the molten resin.
- the fiber F is one example of a reinforcing fiber.
- the plasticizing device 30 is configured to melt and plasticize the resin material M and to knead the molten resin with the fiber F that is the reinforcing fiber.
- the plasticizing device 30 has a barrel 40 , a discharging section 47 connected to a distal end of the barrel 40 , a hopper section 46 , a heater 45 that is capable of heating the barrel 40 , the fiber F, a screw 50 received in the barrel 40 , and a screw driving section 60 which rotates and drives the screw 50 .
- the barrel 40 is, for example, a hollow cylindrical body in which an inner space forming an inner hole 40 a is surrounded with a peripheral wall portion 40 d, and the barrel is formed so that the screw 50 can be received in the barrel.
- the barrel 40 is coupled with the injecting section 70 with a posture that the distal end of the barrel in a longitudinal direction is directed on a mold set 80 side, a proximal end thereof is directed on a screw driving section 60 side opposite to the mold set 80 , and an axial line A 1 extending in the longitudinal direction is perpendicular to the upward-downward direction G, i.e., the posture that the axial line A 1 is parallel to a horizontal direction.
- a resin material supply port portion 41 is formed in the peripheral wall portion 40 d on a proximal side. Furthermore, in the barrel 40 , a fiber supply port portion 42 is formed in the peripheral wall portion 40 d that is a portion between the distal end and the resin material supply port portion 41 .
- the resin material supply port portion 41 is formed in an upper portion of the peripheral wall portion 40 d of the barrel 40 , and passes through the peripheral wall portion in a direction perpendicular to the axial line A 1 . Via the resin material supply port portion 41 , the inside of the barrel 40 communicates with the outside thereof. In the resin material supply port portion 41 , the hopper section 46 to store the resin material M is provided.
- the resin material M examples include various types of thermoplastic resins such as a polyethylene-based resin, a polypropylene-based resin, an acrylic resin and an ABS resin. Furthermore, in one example, the resin material M is formed in pellets. In another example, the resin material M may be constituted of a resin material of a continuous shape cut into lengths each of which is equal to a length of each pellet by use of a cutting device.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a state where the vicinity of the fiber supply port portion 42 of the barrel 40 is seen along the upward-downward direction G.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a state where the vicinity of the fiber supply port portion 42 of the barrel 40 is seen along the direction perpendicular to the axial line A 1 .
- a width direction W is set.
- the direction perpendicular to the axial line A 1 when seeing the fiber supply port portion 42 along the upward-downward direction G is defined as the width direction W.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the barrel 40 is cut along a cross section passing the axial line A 1 .
- the fiber supply port portion 42 is formed in the upper portion of the peripheral wall portion 40 d of the barrel 40 , and passes through the peripheral wall portion of the barrel 40 in the direction perpendicular to the axial line A 1 , i.e., the upward-downward direction G.
- the fiber supply port portion 42 has a cross section of a constant shape in its pass-through direction, i.e., the direction perpendicular to the axial line A 1 .
- a sectional shape of the fiber supply port portion 42 which is perpendicular to the upward-downward direction G from a first opening 43 that opens in an outer peripheral surface 40 b of the barrel 40 to a second opening 44 that opens in the inner hole 40 a of the barrel 40 is formed to be constant in the upward-downward direction G (the direction perpendicular to the axial line A 1 ).
- the first opening 43 indicates a portion that intersects the outer peripheral surface 40 b of the barrel 40 .
- the second opening 44 indicates a portion that intersects an inner peripheral surface 40 c of the barrel 40 .
- planar shapes of the openings 43 and 44 when seen along the upward-downward direction G are the same shape and have the same size. Furthermore, a center of the first opening 43 and a center of the second opening 44 are arranged in the direction perpendicular to the axial line A 1 .
- the fiber supply port portion 42 has, as its inner peripheral surfaces, a first inner surface 42 a, a second inner surface 42 b, a third inner surface 42 c, and a fourth inner surface 42 d.
- the first inner surface 42 a is disposed on the proximal side of the barrel 40 in an axial direction thereof and is formed in a plane perpendicular to the axial line A 1 .
- the second inner surface 42 b is disposed on a distal side of the barrel 40 in the axial direction thereof and is formed in the plane perpendicular to the axial direction.
- the third inner surface 42 c is formed in a plane that is parallel to the pass-through direction of the fiber supply port portion 42 and the axial line A 1 .
- the fourth inner surface 42 d is formed in a plane that faces the third inner surface 42 c and is parallel to the third inner surface 42 c.
- the first opening 43 is constituted of edges of the inner surfaces 42 a, 42 b, 42 c and 42 d on an outer peripheral surface side.
- the second opening 44 is constituted of edges of the inner surfaces 42 a, 42 b, 42 c and 42 d on an inner hole 40 a side of the barrel 40 .
- a maximum length L 1 of the fiber supply port portion 42 along the axial line A 1 of the second opening 44 is set to a length of 1 time or more and 2 times or less as much as a pitch P of a flight 52 disposed in a fiber pull-in section 54 of the screw 50 which will be described later. That is, L 1 has a relation of P ⁇ L 1 ⁇ 2 ⁇ P.
- the fiber pull-in section 54 is an example of a portion of the screw 50 which faces the second opening 44 in the direction perpendicular to the axial line A 1 .
- the maximum length L 1 of the fiber supply port portion 42 along the axial line A 1 of the second opening 44 is a length of the inner surface 42 c or 42 d along the axial line A 1 . Furthermore, a length of the first opening 43 along the axial line A 1 is also L 1 .
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view in which a state where the barrel 40 and the screw 50 are cut along the cross section perpendicular to the axial line A 1 is seen from a screw driving section 60 side of the proximal side toward the distal side. As shown in FIG. 4 , an arrow indicates a rotating direction RD of the screw 50 . In the screw 50 , as described later, an axial line A 2 of the screw 50 is disposed coaxially with the axial line A 1 of the barrel 40 .
- a first range R 1 and a second range R 2 are set on the basis of the rotating direction of the screw 50 .
- the first range R 1 is defined as a range where the screw 50 rotates downward.
- the second range R 2 is defined as a range where the screw 50 rotates upward.
- At least one of edges of the second opening 44 along the axial line A 1 is disposed in the first range R 1 .
- an edge 42 e of the third inner surface 42 c that forms a part of the second opening 44 on the inner hole 40 a side of the barrel 40 is disposed in the first range R 1 . That is, the third inner surface 42 c is disposed in the first range R 1 .
- FIG. 5 is a view to explain the position of the edge 42 e disposed in the first range R 1 among the edges of the second opening 44 along the axial line A 1 .
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view in which a state of the barrel 40 cut along the cross section perpendicular to the axial line A 1 is seen from the proximal side toward the distal side.
- the edge 42 e disposed in the first range R 1 among the edges of the second opening 44 along the axial line A 1 is disposed at one of positions between a first position P 1 and a second position P 2 which contain these positions P 1 and P 2 in the width direction W from the axial line A 1 .
- the edge 42 e is disposed at the first position P 1 , the second position P 2 , or the position between the first position P 1 and the second position P 2 .
- the first position P 1 is a position distant as much as a distance (R ⁇ 3/2) from the axial line A 1 in the width direction W.
- the second position P 2 is a position distant as much as the distance R from the axial line A 1 in the width direction. That is, the first position P 1 is a position of 60 degrees from an upper end P 4 of the barrel 40 in the rotating direction of the screw 50 , and the second position P 2 is a position of 90 degrees from the upper end P 4 of the barrel 40 in the rotating direction of the screw 50 .
- one end of the second opening 44 in the width direction W is present at the first position P 1 distant as much as the distance (R ⁇ 3/2) from the axial line A 1 in a planar view seen along the upward-downward direction G.
- another edge 42 f along the axial line A 1 is disposed in, for example, the second range R 2 in the present embodiment.
- the fourth inner surface 42 d of the fiber supply port portion 42 is disposed in the second range R 2 .
- the discharging section 47 is connected to the distal end of the barrel 40 .
- the discharging section 47 has a conical portion that is continuous with the distal end of the barrel 40 and has a decreasing diameter, and a bending tube portion that is continuous with this conical portion and bends downward.
- the discharging section 47 is formed so that the above-mentioned molten resin including the fiber F can flow through an inner portion of the discharging section.
- the heater 45 is provided in the outer peripheral surface 40 b of the barrel 40 .
- current is supplied to the heater 45 to heat.
- the fiber F wound around, for example, a bobbin or the like is disposed above the fiber supply port portion 42 .
- FIG. 6 is a side view showing the barrel 40 and the screw 50 in a partially cut state.
- the screw 50 has a shaft body 51 and the flight 52 formed spirally around the outer peripheral surface of the shaft body 51 .
- the axial line A 2 of the shaft body 51 is disposed coaxially with the axial line A 1 of the barrel 40 .
- the screw 50 has a resin material melting section 53 , the fiber pull-in section 54 , and a fiber kneading section 55 .
- the resin material melting section 53 , the fiber pull-in section 54 and the fiber kneading section 55 are formed in order from a proximal end of the screw 50 which is coupled with the screw driving section 60 toward a distal end thereof.
- the resin material melting section 53 has a supplying section 53 a, a compressing section 53 b, and a measuring section 53 c.
- the supplying section 53 a, the compressing section 53 b and the measuring section 53 c are formed in order from the proximal end of the screw 50 toward the distal end thereof.
- the shaft body 51 of the supplying section 53 a is formed into a columnar shape.
- the shaft body 51 of the compressing section 53 b is formed into a conical shape whose diameter increases toward the distal side.
- the conical shape of the shaft body 51 of the compressing section 53 b is contrived and formed to decrease a clearance between the shaft body 51 and the inner peripheral surface 40 c of the barrel 40 with decrease of a volume due to melting of the resin material M.
- the shaft body 51 of the measuring section 53 c is formed into a columnar shape whose diameter is larger than a diameter of the shaft body 51 of the supplying section 53 a.
- the shaft body 51 of the measuring section 53 c is formed into a columnar shape whose diameter is the same as that of one end of the shaft body 51 of the compressing section 53 b.
- the fiber pull-in section 54 is formed at a position of the screw 50 which faces the fiber supply port portion 42 in a direction perpendicular to the axial line A 2 .
- the shaft body 51 of the fiber pull-in section 54 is formed into a columnar shape whose diameter is smaller than that of the measuring section 53 c.
- a boundary portion P 3 between the fiber pull-in section 54 and the measuring section 53 c may be disposed on the proximal side of the barrel 40 including a position that faces a proximal side edge of the second opening 44 , i.e., an edge of the first inner surface 42 a on an inner peripheral surface side of the barrel 40 , in the direction perpendicular to the axial line A 2 .
- the boundary portion P 3 faces the edge of the second opening 44 on the inner peripheral surface side of the first inner surface 42 a in the direction perpendicular to the axial line A 2 .
- the fiber pull-in section 54 has a length to sufficiently achieve winding of the fiber F into the molten resin.
- a length L 2 of the fiber pull-in section 54 along the axial line A 2 is described.
- a distal end F 1 of the fiber F starts to be wound into the molten resin in a range of 90 degrees to 180 degrees from a base point of the upper end P 4 in the rotating direction of the screw 50 . Consequently, the winding of the fiber F into the molten resin is started in a portion of the fiber pull-in section 54 on a distal side of the second opening 44 in the direction perpendicular to the axial line A 2 .
- the screw 50 rotates at least once after the winding of the fiber F into the molten resin is started, the winding of the fiber F into the molten resin is sufficiently achieved. That is, when the fiber pull-in section 54 further has a length of one pitch P of the flight 52 from the position at which the winding of the fiber F into the molten resin is started, the winding of the fiber F into the molten resin is sufficiently achieved.
- the shift length L 3 of the edge of the second opening 44 on the proximal side of the axial line A 1 into the fiber pull-in section 54 is the length along which the edge of the second opening 44 on the proximal side of the axial line A 1 shifts into the fiber pull-in section 54 when seen in the direction perpendicular to the axial line A 2 as described above.
- the fiber kneading section 55 has a conical portion 55 a and a main body portion 55 b.
- the shaft body 51 of the conical portion 55 a is formed continuously with the shaft body 51 of the fiber pull-in section 54 .
- the shaft body 51 of the conical portion 55 a is formed into a conical shape whose diameter increases toward a distal end of the screw 50 .
- the shaft body 51 of the main body portion 55 b is formed continuously with the shaft body 51 of the conical portion 55 a.
- the shaft body 51 of the main body portion 55 b is formed so that its diameter is larger than a diameter of the shaft body 51 of the fiber pull-in section 54 .
- the shaft body 51 of the main body portion 55 b is formed so that its diameter is the same as a diameter of the shaft body 51 of the measuring section 53 c.
- the flight 52 is formed spirally around the outer peripheral surface of the shaft body 51 . At least a portion of the flight 52 which is disposed in the fiber pull-in section 54 is formed at an equal pitch. In the present embodiment, as one example, the flight 52 is formed as a whole spirally around the outer peripheral surface of the shaft body 51 at the pitch P. A diameter of the flight 52 is constant in one example. The flight 52 has a small clearance between the flight and the inner peripheral surface of the barrel 40 so that the flight does not come in contact with the inner peripheral surface during the rotation.
- the proximal end of the screw 50 is fixed to the screw driving section 60 .
- the screw driving section 60 is constituted so that the screw 50 is rotatable around the axial line A 2 of the screw 50 .
- the screw driving section 60 has, for example, an electric motor and rotates the screw 50 by rotation of the electric motor.
- the injecting section 70 is constituted so that the molten resin plasticized in the plasticizing device 30 and including the fiber F therein can be injected.
- the injecting section 70 has an injection cylinder 71 , an injection plunger 72 received in the injection cylinder 71 , an advancing/retreating driving section 73 that advances and retreats the injecting section 70 relative to the mold set 80 in the forward-backward direction L, a plunger driving section 74 that operates the injection plunger 72 forward and backward, and the heater 45 .
- the injection cylinder 71 is formed into, for example, a cylindrical shape and has a receiving space 71 a therein. A distal portion of the injection cylinder 71 is coupled with the discharging section 47 of the barrel 40 . The receiving space 71 a communicates with the discharging section 47 .
- a discharging section 71 b is formed in the distal portion of the injection cylinder 71 .
- the discharging section 71 b is formed into a nozzle shape.
- the discharging section 71 b is formed so that the molten resin including the fiber F can flow therethrough.
- the injection plunger 72 is received in the receiving space 71 a.
- the injection plunger 72 is formed to be movable in the receiving space 71 a along an axial line of the injection cylinder 71 . Furthermore, the injection plunger 72 is constituted so that the molten resin including the fiber F can be pushed outside.
- the advancing/retreating driving section 73 is fixed to, for example, the injection cylinder 71 and constituted so that the injection cylinder 71 is movable in the forward-backward direction L along directions approaching and leaving the mold set 80 .
- the advancing/retreating driving section 73 has, for example, a ball screw device 73 a, and a driving section 73 c which rotates a screw portion 73 b of the ball screw device 73 a.
- a nut portion 73 d of the ball screw device 73 a is fixed to the injection cylinder 71 .
- the heater 45 is disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the injection cylinder 71 .
- the mold set 80 has a fixed mold 81 and a movable mold 82 .
- the fixed mold 81 and the movable mold 82 are combined to form a cavity 83 in which a molded part is formed.
- a through hole 84 is formed through which the molten resin injected from the discharging section 71 b of the injection cylinder 71 passes.
- the clamping device 90 has a fixed platen 91 , a movable platen 92 , a toggle mechanism 93 whose one end is coupled with the movable platen 92 , a link housing 95 coupled with the other end of the toggle mechanism 93 , a tie bar 96 whose one end is attached to the fixed platen 91 whereas the other end thereof is attached to the link housing 95 , and a clamping driving section 94 that drives the toggle mechanism 93 provided in the link housing 95 to clamp the mold.
- the fixed mold 81 is fixed to the fixed platen 91 .
- the movable mold 82 is fixed to the movable platen 92 .
- the toggle mechanism 93 is constituted so that the movable platen 92 is movable to open and close the mold set 80 , i.e., to open and close the movable mold 82 relative to the fixed mold 81 .
- the controller 100 is constituted so that, for example, the heater 45 , the hopper section 46 , the screw driving section 60 , the driving section 73 c, the plunger driving section 74 and the clamping driving section 94 can be controlled.
- the controller 100 is constituted to heat the heater 45 so that a temperature of the barrel 40 can be controlled. Furthermore, the controller 100 is constituted to control the hopper section 46 so that an amount of the resin material M to be supplied can be controlled.
- the controller 100 is constituted to control the screw driving section 60 so that the rotation of the screw 50 can be controlled. Furthermore, the controller 100 is constituted to control the driving section 73 c so that an advancing/retreating operation of the injecting section 70 can be controlled. Furthermore, the controller 100 is constituted to control the plunger driving section 74 so that the advancing/retreating operation of the injection plunger 72 in the injection cylinder 71 can be controlled.
- FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a state where the fiber supply port portion 42 is seen along the upward-downward direction G.
- FIG. 7 shows behaviors in which by the rotation of the screw 50 , the flight 52 moving in the fiber supply port portion 42 apparently moves to the distal side of the barrel 40 , in order of (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g).
- a virtual line V 1 parallel to the axial line A 1 is set.
- the virtual line V 1 is disposed at an optional position in the fiber supply port portion 42 .
- an intersection point between the virtual line V 1 and the flight 52 is defined as an intersection point P 5 .
- intersection point P 5 advances from the proximal side of the barrel 40 as shown in FIG. 7( a ) apparently toward the distal end of the barrel 40 as shown in FIG. 7( d ) .
- intersection point P 5 moves to the edge of the second opening 44 on the distal side, i.e., the distal side from the second inner surface 42 b of the fiber supply port portion 42 , so that the intersection point P 5 cannot be seen through the second opening 44 .
- the maximum length L 1 of the fiber supply port portion 42 along the axial line A 1 of the barrel 40 has the relation of P ⁇ L 1 ⁇ 2 ⁇ P, so that the intersection point P 5 can always be seen through the second opening 44 .
- the position of the virtual line V 1 shown in FIG. 7 is one example. Even when the virtual line V 1 is set to any position of the second opening 44 in the width direction W, the intersection point P 5 can always be seen through the second opening 44 .
- the controller 100 drives the heater 45 to heat the barrel 40 .
- the temperature of the barrel 40 is detected by a temperature sensor or the like and sent to the controller 100 .
- the controller 100 After the temperature of the barrel 40 rises up to a predetermined value, the controller 100 operates the hopper section 46 to supply the resin material M in the form of the pellets into the barrel 40 through the resin material supply port portion 41 .
- the controller 100 controls the screw driving section 60 to rotate and drive the screw 50 .
- the resin material M moves from the supplying section 53 a of the screw 50 to the compressing section 53 b. Furthermore, the resin material M is heated by the heater 45 , molten by the compressing section 53 b to form the molten resin, and sent to the measuring section 53 c.
- the molten resin is transferred toward the discharging section 47 through a spiral space defined by the inner peripheral surface of the barrel 40 and the flight 52 , in accordance with the rotation of the screw 50 .
- the fiber F is supplied.
- a supplying method of the reinforcing fiber may automatically be performed by, for example, the controller 100 .
- the fiber F may be dropped to the fiber supply port portion 42 by rotating the bobbin or the like around which the fiber F is wound, under the control of the controller 100 .
- an operator may drop the reinforcing fiber to the fiber supply port portion 42 .
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing that a state where the barrel 40 and the screw 50 are cut along the cross section perpendicular to the axial line A 1 is seen from the proximal side toward the distal side.
- FIG. 8 shows a state where the distal end F 1 of the fiber F is supplied through the fiber supply port portion 42 into the barrel 40 .
- the distal end F 1 of the fiber F is dropped to the upper end P 4 of the screw 50 or the vicinity of the upper end P 4 .
- the fiber F wound around the bobbin or the like is disposed at a position at which, when the fiber F is dropped, the distal end F 1 of the fiber is dropped to the upper end P 4 of the screw 50 or the vicinity of the upper end P 4 .
- the fiber F When the distal end F 1 of the fiber F is dropped to the upper end P 4 or the vicinity of the upper end P 4 and comes in contact with the surface of the molten resin between the flights 52 adjacent to each other in an axial line A 2 direction, the fiber F enters into the molten resin. Further, the distal end F 1 is wound into the flow of the molten resin that flows spirally along the rotation of the screw 50 , whereby the fiber F 40 is pulled into the barrel 40 through the fiber supply port portion 42 .
- FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a state where the fiber supply port portion 42 is seen along the upward-downward direction G.
- FIG. 9 shows a state where the distal end F 1 of the fiber F is wound into the molten resin to move with the transfer of the molten resin.
- a position of the distal end F 1 of the fiber F wound into the molten resin advances through a first region X 1 , a second region X 2 , a third region X 3 , and a fourth region X 4 in order with the rotation of the screw 50 as shown in FIG. 8 .
- the first region X 1 is a range from the upper end P 4 of the barrel 40 of the base point to 90 degrees in the rotating direction of the screw 50 . That is, the first region X 1 is a range of 0 degree or more and smaller than 90 degrees while the upper end P 4 is defined as 0 degree.
- the second region X 2 is a range of 90 degrees or more and smaller than 180 degrees in the rotating direction of the screw 50 on the basis of the upper end P 4 of the base point.
- the third region X 3 is a range of 180 degrees or more and smaller than 270 degrees in the rotating direction of the screw 50 on the basis of the upper end P 4 of the base point.
- the fourth region X 4 is a range of 270 degrees or more and smaller than 0 degree in the rotating direction of the screw 50 on the basis of the upper end P 4 of the base point.
- FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing the barrel 40 and the screw 50 in a partially cut state.
- FIG. 10 shows a state where the fiber F is pulled into the barrel 40 .
- the distal end F 1 of the fiber F and a portion thereof after the distal end fall on the molten resin and are supported by the flight 52 in the first region X 1 , thereby stabilizing a posture of the fiber on the molten resin.
- the flight 52 when the length L 1 of the second opening 44 along the axial line A 1 of the barrel 40 has the relation of P ⁇ L 1 ⁇ 2 ⁇ P, the flight 52 always appears on a line passing a point to which the fiber F is supplied in parallel with the axial line A 1 as described above with reference to FIG. 7 .
- the fiber F enters from the first region X 1 into the second region X 2 , to be pulled toward a center in the width direction. That is, the fiber F advances to the second region and more, to be wound into the molten resin.
- the fiber F advances from the second region X 2 to the third region X 3 , its wind-in direction changes from a downward wind-in direction to an upward wind-in direction.
- the fiber F is firmly hooked at an edge 52 a of the flight 52 as shown in FIG. 10 .
- the fiber F is prevented from slipping relative to the rotation of the screw 50 , and hence the amount of the fiber F to be pulled into the barrel 40 per unit time further becomes stable.
- the fiber F pulled into the barrel 40 advances from the fiber pull-in section 54 to the fiber kneading section 55 , the fiber is cut by the flight 52 and kneaded into the molten resin. Furthermore, an amount of the molten resin to be transferred is measured by the fiber kneading section 55 .
- the measured molten resin is sent into the injection cylinder 71 of the injecting section 70 through the discharging section 47 .
- the controller 100 drives the clamping driving section 94 to move the movable platen 92 via the toggle mechanism 93 , thereby closing the mold set 80 .
- the controller 100 drives the advancing/retreating driving section 73 to bring the injecting section 70 close to the mold set 80 , and moves the injecting section 70 to a position at which the discharging section 51 b communicates with the cavity 83 of the mold set 80 .
- the controller 100 drives the plunger driving section 74 of the injecting section 70 at a predetermined timing to perform the advancing operation of the injection plunger 72 , thereby injecting the molten resin of the injection cylinder 71 through the through hole 84 into the mold set 80 .
- the controller 100 drives the clamping driving section 64 to open the mold set 80 at a predetermined timing at which molding is completed.
- controller 100 controls the advancing/retreating driving section 73 , thereby retracting the injecting section 70 from the mold set 80 .
- the controller 100 performs, only once, each of an operation of driving the advancing/retreating driving section 73 to bring the injecting section 70 close to the mold set 80 and moving the injecting section 70 to a position at which the discharging section 51 b communicates with the cavity 83 of the mold set 80 , and an operation of driving the advancing/retreating driving section 73 to retract the injecting section 70 from the mold set 80 at the end of the continuous injection molding operation.
- a clamping operation to the mold set 80 an injecting operation of the molten resin (an injection charging operation and a pressure keeping operation), a cooling operation (a molding solidifying operation), a mold opening operation to the mold set 80 , a removing operation of the molded part, and a measuring operation of a material.
- the posture of the fiber F is always constant, the amount of the fiber F to be pulled into the barrel 40 per unit time with the rotation of the screw 50 always becomes constant.
- an amount of the fiber F to be included in the molten resin can be uniform, and hence it is possible to form the molded parts which are uniform in physical properties such as strength and rigidity.
- L 1 ⁇ 2 ⁇ P when L 1 ⁇ 2 ⁇ P is set, it is possible to prevent the length of the barrel 40 along the axial line A 1 from being redundant while obtaining the above-mentioned effect. Further, when L 1 ⁇ P is set, it is possible to prevent the length of the second opening 44 itself from being redundant, and hence it is possible to prevent generation of disturbance when the fiber F is pulled into the barrel 40 .
- the disturbance means that the second opening 44 becomes large to lower a temperature of the molten resin, and hence physical properties of the molten resin change.
- one end in the width direction W is disposed at the first position P 1 in the first range R 1 that is a range where the screw 50 rotates downward, so that it is possible to prevent the fiber F from coming in contact with an edge of the one end of the second opening 44 in the width direction W.
- the one end of the second opening 44 in the width direction is located at the first position P 1 , thereby preventing the fiber F from coming in contact with the edge of the second opening 44 even when the fiber moves outside in the width direction W.
- the diameter of the shaft body 51 of the fiber pull-in section 54 of the screw 50 is smaller than the diameter of the shaft body 51 of the measuring section 53 c and a diameter of the fiber kneading section 55 . Consequently, it is possible to shorten a length of the fiber which is required to wind the fiber F into the molten resin around the screw 50 . Consequently, a ratio of a wind-in amount relative to a rotation amount of the screw 50 can be increased, and hence the fiber F can efficiently be wound into the molten resin.
- the diameter of the shaft body 51 of the fiber pull-in section 54 of the screw 50 is smaller than the diameter of the shaft body 51 of the measuring section 53 c and the diameter of the fiber kneading section 55 , and consequently, in the fiber pull-in section 54 , a height of the flight 52 relative to the molten resin is higher than another region of the screw 50 .
- the fiber F enters into a stepped portion formed between the edge 52 a of the flight 52 and the molten resin, when the rotation of the screw 50 changes from the downward rotation to the upward rotation, i.e., when the fiber enters from the third region R 3 into the fourth region R 4 .
- the stepped portion provided between the edge 52 a of the flight 52 and the molten resin becomes large, and hence a holding force of the fiber F in this stepped portion can increase.
- the measuring section 53 c is not positioned in the second opening 44 when the second opening 44 is seen in the direction perpendicular to the axial line A 2 . Consequently, it is possible to prevent the fiber F from being supplied to the resin material melting section 53 .
- the melting/kneading of the resin material M is performed, and hence viscosity of the resin material M is high.
- the fiber F is supplied to the resin material melting section 53 , the viscosity of the resin material M is high, the fiber F receives a shearing force to be finely cut, and hence the fiber F might not maintain its predetermined length (dimension).
- the dimension of the fiber F becomes excessively small and a function of a reinforcing material might not sufficiently be exerted.
- the fiber F does not enter into the resin material melting section 53 , the fiber F therefore is not cut more finely than necessary, it is possible to keep the fiber F with the predetermined length, and hence the fiber F can sufficiently exert the function of the reinforcing material.
- the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment and various modifications can be performed without departing from the gist of the present invention. Furthermore, a specific constitution of each portion, a specific control procedure in each step and the like are not limited to those illustrated in the above embodiment and can suitably be changed. Furthermore, even when parts of constitutional requirements of the above embodiment are omitted, it is possible to achieve the present invention.
- a shape of the resin material M supplied from the resin material supply port portion 41 is not limited to the pellet shape.
- the shape of the resin material M may be another shape such as a powder shape, a grain shape, or a chip shape.
- the fiber F is not limited to a carbon fiber or a glass fiber.
- the fiber F may be constituted of another material such as an aramid fiber, a boron fiber, or a polyethylene fiber.
- one end of the second opening 44 of the fiber supply port portion 42 in the width direction W is located at the first position P 1 , i.e., the position distant as much as the distance (R ⁇ 3/2) from the axial line A 1 in the planar view of the barrel 40 seen along the upward-downward direction G.
- the edge 42 e of one end of the second opening 44 in the width direction W may be located at the second position P 2 , i.e., a position distant as much as the distance R from the axial line A 1 in the planar view seen along the upward-downward direction G.
- the edge 42 e of one end of the second opening 44 in the width direction W may be located at a position between the first position P 1 and the second position P 2 in the planar view seen along the upward-downward direction G.
- the edge 42 f of the other end of the second opening 44 of the fiber supply port portion 42 in the width direction W is located in the first range R 1 .
- the edge 42 f of the other end of the second opening 44 in the width direction W may be located in the second range R 2 as shown in FIG. 13 .
- the other end of the second opening 44 in the width direction W may be located between a positon distant as much as the distance (R ⁇ 3/2) from the axial line A 1 and a position distant as much as the distance R from the axial line A 1 , including these two positions, in the planar view seen along the upward-downward direction G.
- the fiber supply port portion 42 has a shape in which the first opening 43 and the second opening 44 are rectangular in a planar view seen in the direction perpendicular to the axial line A 1 . It is to be noted that the shape of the openings 43 and 44 is not limited to the rectangular shape. In another example, as shown in FIG. 15 , the fiber supply port portion 42 may be formed into a shape in which the first opening 43 and the second opening 44 are trapezoidal in the planar view seen along the direction perpendicular to the axial line A 1 . Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 16 , the fiber supply port portion 42 may be formed into, for example, a shape in which the first opening 43 and the second opening 44 are circular in the planar view seen along the direction perpendicular to the axial line A 1 .
- the maximum length L 1 of the second opening 44 along the axial line A 1 of the barrel 40 may only have the relation of P ⁇ L 1 ⁇ 2 ⁇ P, and one end of the second opening 44 in the width direction W which is disposed in the first range R 1 where the rotating direction of the screw 50 becomes the downward direction may only be located between a positon distant as much as the distance (R ⁇ 3/2) from the axial line A 1 and a position distant as much as the distance R from the axial line A 1 , including these two positions, in the planar view seen along the upward-downward direction G.
- a cross section of the fiber supply port portion 42 is formed to be constant in the direction perpendicular to the axial line A 1 of the barrel 40 . That is, the first opening 43 and the second opening 44 of the fiber supply port portion 42 have the shape and the same size. Furthermore, an edge of the first opening 43 and an edge of the second opening 44 are arranged to be superimposed on each other in the direction perpendicular to the axial line A 1 .
- first opening 43 and the second opening 44 of the fiber supply port portion 42 may have shapes different from each other.
- the openings may have the same shape and different sizes.
- the openings may have the same shape and the same size and may be arranged so that centers of the openings shift without being superimposed on each other in the direction perpendicular to the axial line A 1 .
- the maximum length L 1 of the second opening 44 along the axial line A 1 of the barrel 40 may only have the relation of P ⁇ L 1 ⁇ 2 ⁇ P, and the one end of the second opening 44 in the width direction W which is disposed in the first range R 1 where the rotating direction of the screw 50 becomes the downward direction may only be located between a positon distant as much as the distance (R ⁇ 3/2) from the axial line A 1 and a position distant as much as the distance R from the axial line A 1 , including these two positions, in the planar view seen along the upward-downward direction G.
- FIG. 17 is a plan view showing a state where the fiber supply port portion 42 in which the first opening 43 and the second opening 44 have the same shape and different sizes is seen in the direction perpendicular to the axial line A 1 of the barrel 40 .
- FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view along the axial line A 1 which shows the barrel 40 and the screw 50 shown in FIG. 17 .
- FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view showing that a state where the barrel 40 and the screw 50 shown in FIG. 17 are cut along a cross section perpendicular to the axial line A 1 is seen from the proximal side toward the distal side.
- the first opening 43 and the second opening 44 are rectangular.
- the first opening 43 is larger than the second opening 44 .
- a center of the first opening 43 and a center of the second opening 44 are arranged to be superimposed in the direction perpendicular to the axial line A 1 .
- the first opening 43 is disposed coaxially with the second opening 44 . Consequently, each of the inner surfaces 42 a, 42 b, 42 c and 42 d is formed as a tilted surface that tilts relative to the direction perpendicular to the axial line A 1 .
- the length L 1 of the second opening 44 along the axial line A 1 has the relation of P ⁇ L 1 ⁇ 2 ⁇ P.
- FIG. 20 is a side view of the molding apparatus 10 showing a modification of the plasticizing device 30 .
- the plasticizing device 30 does not have a posture in which the axial line A 1 of the barrel 40 is parallel to the horizontal direction, and may have a structure that tilts relative to the horizontal direction.
- the barrel 40 in the barrel 40 , its axial line A 1 tilts relative to the horizontal direction, and hence in a side plane view, the barrel constitutes a V-shape with the injecting section 70 , and hence the barrel may be coupled with the injecting section 70 .
- the barrel forms the V-shape together with the injection cylinder 71 of the injecting section 70 , the discharging section 47 does not have a right-angle shape.
- the discharging section 47 When the discharging section 47 has the right-angle shape, a resistance of flow of the molten resin in the discharging section 47 increases, and retention of the molten resin in the discharging section 47 might easily occur. However, the discharging section 47 does not have to be formed into the right-angle shape as in the modification shown in FIG. 20 , so that a fluidity of the molten resin including the fiber F of the reinforcing fiber in the discharging section 47 can improve.
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Description
- This is a Continuation Application of PCT Application No. PCT/JP2015/075927, filed Sep. 11, 2015 in Japanese.
- This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from prior Japanese Patent Applications No. 2014-186608, filed Sep. 12, 2014, and No. 2015-180176, filed Sep. 11, 2015, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference
- The present invention relates to a plasticizing device to knead a resin and a fiber, an injection device, a molding apparatus, and a manufacturing method of molded parts.
- In injection molding, a resin material is used as a parent material, and this parent material is kneaded with a reinforcing fiber such as a carbon fiber or a glass fiber to form a molten resin. Then, the molten resin is injected into a mold, thereby improving strength or rigidity of molded parts. When the molten resin is kneaded, the reinforcing fiber is uniformly dispersed in the resin.
- A molding apparatus to perform such injection molding has, for example, the mold, a clamping device to clamp the mold, and an injection device to inject the molten resin into the mold (e.g., see Patent Literature 1). The injection device has a plasticizing section (a plasticizing device) which melts the resin material and kneads this resin material and the reinforcing fiber, thereby forming the molten resin, and an injecting section to inject the molten resin into the mold.
- The plasticizing section has, for example, a barrel having an inner hole, a screw received in the inner hole of the barrel to rotate in the inner hole, a heater attached to an outer peripheral surface of the barrel, and others.
- The barrel has a supply port for the resin material which is formed in, for example, a portion on a proximal side of the barrel and to which the resin material in the form of pellets is supplied, and a supply port for the reinforcing fiber which is formed separately from the supply port for the resin material and to which the reinforcing fiber is supplied.
- The reinforcing fiber is, for example, a longitudinal thread and is disposed in a wound state around a bobbin. The reinforcing fiber is wound around the molten resin that spirally flows in a valley portion of the screw which rotates in the barrel, and is accordingly pulled into the barrel.
- In the plasticizing section having such a constitution, the reinforcing fiber supplied from the supply port for the reinforcing fiber to the resin material is kneaded with the resin material supplied from the supply port for the resin material into the inner hole of the barrel while the resin material is molten, whereby the molten resin is formed, and is then pushed out to the injecting section.
- The injecting section performs a measuring operation of measuring the molten resin including the fiber supplied from the plasticizing device, and an injecting operation of injecting the molten resin into the mold.
- Patent Literature 1: Jpn. PCT National Publication No. 2008-515682
- The above-mentioned molding apparatus has such problems as mentioned below. That is, when variation is generated in a pull-in amount of a reinforcing fiber to be pulled into a barrel per unit time, variation is generated in an amount of the reinforcing fiber per unit volume of a molten resin molten in the barrel, in other words, unevenness is generated in a dispersed state of the reinforcing fiber in the molten resin, and as a result, there is the possibility that physical properties such as strength and rigidity of molded parts vary.
- As a cause for the generation of the variation in the pull-in amount of the reinforcing fiber to be pulled into the barrel per unit time, for example, it is considered that, when the reinforcing fiber is pulled into the barrel, the reinforcing fiber comes in contact with an edge of a support port for the reinforcing fiber to generate a pull-in resistance, or the reinforcing fiber hits a corner of the supply port, thereby changing a tensile force that acts on the reinforcing fiber.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a plasticizing device, an injection device, a molding apparatus, and a manufacturing method of molded parts in which it is possible to manufacture the molded parts which are uniform in physical properties such as strength and rigidity.
- A plasticizing device of the invention includes a barrel comprising a resin material supply port portion which is formed in a peripheral wall portion and to which a resin material is supplied, and a fiber supply port portion which is formed on a distal side from the resin material supply port portion in the peripheral wall portion and to which a continuous fiber is supplied; and a screw that comprises a shaft body, and a flight of a spiral shape formed integrally on a peripheral surface of the shaft body to have a predetermined pitch, and is received in the barrel, wherein the barrel is disposed with a posture in which its axial line intersects a gravitational direction, and a maximum length of an opening in the barrel of the fiber supply port portion along an axial direction of the barrel is 1 time or more and 2 times or less as much as a pitch of the flight disposed in a portion of the screw which faces the opening in the barrel of the fiber supply port portion in a direction perpendicular to the axial line of the barrel.
- In a preferable embodiment of the invention, in a planar view of the fiber supply port portion when the fiber supply port portion is seen in the gravitational direction, one end of the opening of the fiber supply port portion in a width direction perpendicular to the axial direction is located between a positon distant as much as the distance R(√3/2), in which R is an inner diameter of the barrel, from the axial line in the width direction and a position distant as much as the distance R from the axial line in the width direction, including these two positions, in a range where a rotating direction of the screw around the axial line becomes a downward direction along the gravitational direction.
- In a preferable embodiment of the invention, in the planar view of the fiber supply port portion when the fiber supply port portion is seen in the gravitational direction, the one end of the opening of the fiber supply port portion in the width direction is located at the position distant as much as the distance R from the axial line in the range where the rotating direction of the screw around the axial line becomes the downward direction along the gravitational direction.
- In a preferable embodiment of the invention, in the planar view of the fiber supply port portion when the fiber supply port portion is seen in the gravitational direction, the other end of the fiber supply port portion in the width direction is located in a range where the rotating direction of the screw around the axial line becomes an upward direction along the gravitational direction.
- In a preferable embodiment of the invention, the screw comprises a supplying section, a compressing section, a measuring section, a fiber pull-in section, and a fiber kneading section, and the sections are arranged in order from a proximal end of the screw toward a distal end thereof, the fiber pull-in section faces the opening in the direction perpendicular to the axial line, and in the shaft body, a diameter of a portion in which the fiber pull-in section is formed is smaller than a diameter of a portion in which the measuring section is formed and a diameter of a portion in which the fiber kneading section is formed.
- An injection device of the invention includes the plasticizing device; a discharging section connected to a distal end of the barrel; and an injecting section coupled with the discharging section and configured to inject a resin supplied through the discharging section and molten and kneaded in the plasticizing device.
- A molding apparatus of the invention Includes the injection device; and a mold device configured to clamp a mold into which the resin is injected by the injection device.
- A manufacturing method of molded parts of the invention includes supplying a resin material, into a barrel that receives a screw, from a resin material supply port portion formed in a peripheral wall portion of the barrel; and supplying a continuous fiber into the barrel from a fiber supply port portion formed on a distal side of the barrel from the resin material supply port portion in the peripheral wall portion of the barrel and having an opening that communicates with the inside of the barrel, wherein a maximum length of the barrel along an axial direction thereof is 1 time or more and 2 times or less as much as a pitch of a flight disposed in a portion of the screw which faces the opening of the fiber supply port portion in a direction perpendicular to an axial line of the barrel.
- According to the present invention, there are provided a plasticizing device, an injection device, a molding apparatus and a manufacturing method of molded parts in which it is possible to prevent generation of variation of an amount of a reinforcing fiber to be pulled into an inner hole of a barrel, and hence it is possible to manufacture the molded parts which are uniform in physical properties such as strength and rigidity.
- The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention, and together with the general description given above and the detailed description of the embodiments given below, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
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FIG. 1 is a side view showing a molding apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention in a partially cut state; -
FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a state where the vicinity of a fiber supply port portion of a barrel of the molding apparatus is seen along an upward-downward direction; -
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the barrel is cut along a cross section passing an axial line of the barrel; -
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the barrel and a screw are cut along a cross section perpendicular to the axial line; -
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the barrel is cut along the cross section perpendicular to the axial line; -
FIG. 6 is a side view showing the barrel and the screw in a partially cut state; -
FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a state where the fiber supply port portion is seen along the upward-downward direction; -
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the barrel and the screw are cut along the cross section perpendicular to the axial line; -
FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a state where the fiber supply port portion is seen along the upward-downward direction; -
FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing the barrel and the screw in a partially cut state; -
FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a modification of the barrel; -
FIG. 12 is a plan view showing a modification of the barrel; -
FIG. 13 is a plan view showing a modification of the barrel; -
FIG. 14 is a plan view showing a modification of the barrel; -
FIG. 15 is a plan view showing a modification of the barrel; -
FIG. 16 is a plan view showing a modification of the barrel; -
FIG. 17 is a plan view showing a modification of the barrel; -
FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view showing the modification of the barrel; -
FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view showing the modification of the barrel; and -
FIG. 20 is a side view showing a modification of a plasticizing device of the molding apparatus in a partially cut state. - A
molding apparatus 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention is described with reference toFIGS. 1 to 19 .FIG. 1 is a side view showing themolding apparatus 10 in a partially cut state. As shown inFIG. 1 , themolding apparatus 10 is, for example, a preliminarily plasticizing type injection molding apparatus. - The
molding apparatus 10 has, for example, aninjection device 20, amold set 80 that receives a molten resin injected by theinjection device 20, aclamping device 90 that clamps the mold set 80, and acontroller 100. - Here, an upward-downward direction G and a forward-backward direction L are set to the
molding apparatus 10. A direction in which gravity acts is defined as a downward direction, thereby setting the upward-downward direction G. A direction of theinjection device 20 toward themold set 80 is defined as a forward direction, thereby setting the forward-backward direction L. - The
injection device 20 has aplasticizing device 30 as a plasticizing section which melts a resin material M to form a molten resin and kneads this molten resin with a fiber F, and aninjecting section 70 which measures and injects the molten resin. The fiber F is one example of a reinforcing fiber. - The
plasticizing device 30 is configured to melt and plasticize the resin material M and to knead the molten resin with the fiber F that is the reinforcing fiber. Theplasticizing device 30 has abarrel 40, a dischargingsection 47 connected to a distal end of thebarrel 40, ahopper section 46, aheater 45 that is capable of heating thebarrel 40, the fiber F, ascrew 50 received in thebarrel 40, and ascrew driving section 60 which rotates and drives thescrew 50. - The
barrel 40 is, for example, a hollow cylindrical body in which an inner space forming aninner hole 40 a is surrounded with aperipheral wall portion 40 d, and the barrel is formed so that thescrew 50 can be received in the barrel. - The
barrel 40 is coupled with the injectingsection 70 with a posture that the distal end of the barrel in a longitudinal direction is directed on a mold set 80 side, a proximal end thereof is directed on ascrew driving section 60 side opposite to the mold set 80, and an axial line A1 extending in the longitudinal direction is perpendicular to the upward-downward direction G, i.e., the posture that the axial line A1 is parallel to a horizontal direction. - In the
barrel 40, a resin materialsupply port portion 41 is formed in theperipheral wall portion 40 d on a proximal side. Furthermore, in thebarrel 40, a fibersupply port portion 42 is formed in theperipheral wall portion 40 d that is a portion between the distal end and the resin materialsupply port portion 41. - The resin material
supply port portion 41 is formed in an upper portion of theperipheral wall portion 40 d of thebarrel 40, and passes through the peripheral wall portion in a direction perpendicular to the axial line A1. Via the resin materialsupply port portion 41, the inside of thebarrel 40 communicates with the outside thereof. In the resin materialsupply port portion 41, thehopper section 46 to store the resin material M is provided. - Examples of the resin material M include various types of thermoplastic resins such as a polyethylene-based resin, a polypropylene-based resin, an acrylic resin and an ABS resin. Furthermore, in one example, the resin material M is formed in pellets. In another example, the resin material M may be constituted of a resin material of a continuous shape cut into lengths each of which is equal to a length of each pellet by use of a cutting device.
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FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a state where the vicinity of the fibersupply port portion 42 of thebarrel 40 is seen along the upward-downward direction G. In other words,FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a state where the vicinity of the fibersupply port portion 42 of thebarrel 40 is seen along the direction perpendicular to the axial line A1. Here, a width direction W is set. The direction perpendicular to the axial line A1 when seeing the fibersupply port portion 42 along the upward-downward direction G is defined as the width direction W.FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where thebarrel 40 is cut along a cross section passing the axial line A1. - As shown in
FIGS. 2 and 3 , the fibersupply port portion 42 is formed in the upper portion of theperipheral wall portion 40 d of thebarrel 40, and passes through the peripheral wall portion of thebarrel 40 in the direction perpendicular to the axial line A1, i.e., the upward-downward direction G. The fibersupply port portion 42 has a cross section of a constant shape in its pass-through direction, i.e., the direction perpendicular to the axial line A1. - That is, a sectional shape of the fiber
supply port portion 42 which is perpendicular to the upward-downward direction G from afirst opening 43 that opens in an outerperipheral surface 40 b of thebarrel 40 to asecond opening 44 that opens in theinner hole 40 a of thebarrel 40 is formed to be constant in the upward-downward direction G (the direction perpendicular to the axial line A1). Thefirst opening 43 indicates a portion that intersects the outerperipheral surface 40 b of thebarrel 40. Thesecond opening 44 indicates a portion that intersects an innerperipheral surface 40 c of thebarrel 40. - More specifically, planar shapes of the
openings first opening 43 and a center of thesecond opening 44 are arranged in the direction perpendicular to the axial line A1. - Description will further specifically be made as to the fiber
supply port portion 42. The fibersupply port portion 42 has, as its inner peripheral surfaces, a firstinner surface 42 a, a secondinner surface 42 b, a thirdinner surface 42 c, and a fourthinner surface 42 d. - The first
inner surface 42 a is disposed on the proximal side of thebarrel 40 in an axial direction thereof and is formed in a plane perpendicular to the axial line A1. The secondinner surface 42 b is disposed on a distal side of thebarrel 40 in the axial direction thereof and is formed in the plane perpendicular to the axial direction. - The third
inner surface 42 c is formed in a plane that is parallel to the pass-through direction of the fibersupply port portion 42 and the axial line A1. The fourthinner surface 42 d is formed in a plane that faces the thirdinner surface 42 c and is parallel to the thirdinner surface 42 c. - The
first opening 43 is constituted of edges of theinner surfaces second opening 44 is constituted of edges of theinner surfaces inner hole 40 a side of thebarrel 40. - A maximum length L1 of the fiber
supply port portion 42 along the axial line A1 of thesecond opening 44 is set to a length of 1 time or more and 2 times or less as much as a pitch P of aflight 52 disposed in a fiber pull-insection 54 of thescrew 50 which will be described later. That is, L1 has a relation of P≤L1≤2·P. The fiber pull-insection 54 is an example of a portion of thescrew 50 which faces thesecond opening 44 in the direction perpendicular to the axial line A1. - It is to be noted that in the present embodiment, the maximum length L1 of the fiber
supply port portion 42 along the axial line A1 of thesecond opening 44 is a length of theinner surface first opening 43 along the axial line A1 is also L1. -
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view in which a state where thebarrel 40 and thescrew 50 are cut along the cross section perpendicular to the axial line A1 is seen from ascrew driving section 60 side of the proximal side toward the distal side. As shown inFIG. 4 , an arrow indicates a rotating direction RD of thescrew 50. In thescrew 50, as described later, an axial line A2 of thescrew 50 is disposed coaxially with the axial line A1 of thebarrel 40. - Here, in the
barrel 40, a first range R1 and a second range R2 are set on the basis of the rotating direction of thescrew 50. The first range R1 is defined as a range where thescrew 50 rotates downward. The second range R2 is defined as a range where thescrew 50 rotates upward. - At least one of edges of the
second opening 44 along the axial line A1 is disposed in the first range R1. In other words, according to the present embodiment, anedge 42 e of the thirdinner surface 42 c that forms a part of thesecond opening 44 on theinner hole 40 a side of thebarrel 40 is disposed in the first range R1. That is, the thirdinner surface 42 c is disposed in the first range R1. - Furthermore, a position of the
edge 42 e disposed in the first range R1 among the edges of thesecond opening 44 along the axial line A1 is set as follows.FIG. 5 is a view to explain the position of theedge 42 e disposed in the first range R1 among the edges of thesecond opening 44 along the axial line A1.FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view in which a state of thebarrel 40 cut along the cross section perpendicular to the axial line A1 is seen from the proximal side toward the distal side. - As shown in
FIG. 5 , when an inner diameter of theinner hole 40 a of thebarrel 40 is R, theedge 42 e disposed in the first range R1 among the edges of thesecond opening 44 along the axial line A1 is disposed at one of positions between a first position P1 and a second position P2 which contain these positions P1 and P2 in the width direction W from the axial line A1. In other words, theedge 42 e is disposed at the first position P1, the second position P2, or the position between the first position P1 and the second position P2. - The first position P1 is a position distant as much as a distance (R·√3/2) from the axial line A1 in the width direction W. The second position P2 is a position distant as much as the distance R from the axial line A1 in the width direction. That is, the first position P1 is a position of 60 degrees from an upper end P4 of the
barrel 40 in the rotating direction of thescrew 50, and the second position P2 is a position of 90 degrees from the upper end P4 of thebarrel 40 in the rotating direction of thescrew 50. - In the present embodiment, as one example, one end of the
second opening 44 in the width direction W is present at the first position P1 distant as much as the distance (R·√3/2) from the axial line A1 in a planar view seen along the upward-downward direction G. - In the
second opening 44, anotheredge 42 f along the axial line A1 is disposed in, for example, the second range R2 in the present embodiment. In other words, the fourthinner surface 42 d of the fibersupply port portion 42 is disposed in the second range R2. - The discharging
section 47 is connected to the distal end of thebarrel 40. The dischargingsection 47 has a conical portion that is continuous with the distal end of thebarrel 40 and has a decreasing diameter, and a bending tube portion that is continuous with this conical portion and bends downward. The dischargingsection 47 is formed so that the above-mentioned molten resin including the fiber F can flow through an inner portion of the discharging section. - As shown in
FIG. 1 , theheater 45 is provided in the outerperipheral surface 40 b of thebarrel 40. For example, current is supplied to theheater 45 to heat. - The fiber F wound around, for example, a bobbin or the like is disposed above the fiber
supply port portion 42. - The
screw 50 is rotatably received in thebarrel 40.FIG. 6 is a side view showing thebarrel 40 and thescrew 50 in a partially cut state. As shown inFIG. 6 , thescrew 50 has ashaft body 51 and theflight 52 formed spirally around the outer peripheral surface of theshaft body 51. In thescrew 50, the axial line A2 of theshaft body 51 is disposed coaxially with the axial line A1 of thebarrel 40. - Furthermore, the
screw 50 has a resinmaterial melting section 53, the fiber pull-insection 54, and afiber kneading section 55. The resinmaterial melting section 53, the fiber pull-insection 54 and thefiber kneading section 55 are formed in order from a proximal end of thescrew 50 which is coupled with thescrew driving section 60 toward a distal end thereof. - The resin
material melting section 53 has a supplyingsection 53 a, a compressingsection 53 b, and a measuringsection 53 c. The supplyingsection 53 a, the compressingsection 53 b and the measuringsection 53 c are formed in order from the proximal end of thescrew 50 toward the distal end thereof. - The
shaft body 51 of the supplyingsection 53 a is formed into a columnar shape. Theshaft body 51 of the compressingsection 53 b is formed into a conical shape whose diameter increases toward the distal side. The conical shape of theshaft body 51 of the compressingsection 53 b is contrived and formed to decrease a clearance between theshaft body 51 and the innerperipheral surface 40 c of thebarrel 40 with decrease of a volume due to melting of the resin material M. - The
shaft body 51 of the measuringsection 53 c is formed into a columnar shape whose diameter is larger than a diameter of theshaft body 51 of the supplyingsection 53 a. Theshaft body 51 of the measuringsection 53 c is formed into a columnar shape whose diameter is the same as that of one end of theshaft body 51 of the compressingsection 53 b. - The fiber pull-in
section 54 is formed at a position of thescrew 50 which faces the fibersupply port portion 42 in a direction perpendicular to the axial line A2. Theshaft body 51 of the fiber pull-insection 54 is formed into a columnar shape whose diameter is smaller than that of the measuringsection 53 c. - A boundary portion P3 between the fiber pull-in
section 54 and the measuringsection 53 c may be disposed on the proximal side of thebarrel 40 including a position that faces a proximal side edge of thesecond opening 44, i.e., an edge of the firstinner surface 42 a on an inner peripheral surface side of thebarrel 40, in the direction perpendicular to the axial line A2. In the present embodiment, as one example, the boundary portion P3 faces the edge of thesecond opening 44 on the inner peripheral surface side of the firstinner surface 42 a in the direction perpendicular to the axial line A2. - The fiber pull-in
section 54 has a length to sufficiently achieve winding of the fiber F into the molten resin. Here, a length L2 of the fiber pull-insection 54 along the axial line A2 is described. A distal end F1 of the fiber F starts to be wound into the molten resin in a range of 90 degrees to 180 degrees from a base point of the upper end P4 in the rotating direction of thescrew 50. Consequently, the winding of the fiber F into the molten resin is started in a portion of the fiber pull-insection 54 on a distal side of thesecond opening 44 in the direction perpendicular to the axial line A2. - When the
screw 50 rotates at least once after the winding of the fiber F into the molten resin is started, the winding of the fiber F into the molten resin is sufficiently achieved. That is, when the fiber pull-insection 54 further has a length of one pitch P of theflight 52 from the position at which the winding of the fiber F into the molten resin is started, the winding of the fiber F into the molten resin is sufficiently achieved. - Consequently, the length L2 of the fiber pull-in
section 54 along the axial line A2 is L2=(a shift length L3 of an edge of thesecond opening 44 on a proximal side of the axial line A1 into the fiber pull-in section 54)+(the maximum length L1 of thesecond opening 44 along the axial line A1)+(the length P of one pitch of the flight 52). - The shift length L3 of the edge of the
second opening 44 on the proximal side of the axial line A1 into the fiber pull-insection 54 is the length along which the edge of thesecond opening 44 on the proximal side of the axial line A1 shifts into the fiber pull-insection 54 when seen in the direction perpendicular to the axial line A2 as described above. In the present embodiment, the boundary portion P3 faces the inner peripheral surface side edge of thebarrel 40 of the firstinner surface 42 a of thesecond opening 44 in the direction perpendicular to the axial line A2. Consequently, the shift length L3 is L3=0. In other words, when the inside of thebarrel 40 is seen through thesecond opening 44, the measuringsection 53 c does not shift into thesecond opening 44. - Consequently, in the present embodiment, the length L2 of the fiber pull-in
section 54 along the axial line A2 is L2=(L1+P). - The
fiber kneading section 55 has aconical portion 55 a and amain body portion 55 b. Theshaft body 51 of theconical portion 55 a is formed continuously with theshaft body 51 of the fiber pull-insection 54. Theshaft body 51 of theconical portion 55 a is formed into a conical shape whose diameter increases toward a distal end of thescrew 50. - The
shaft body 51 of themain body portion 55 b is formed continuously with theshaft body 51 of theconical portion 55 a. Theshaft body 51 of themain body portion 55 b is formed so that its diameter is larger than a diameter of theshaft body 51 of the fiber pull-insection 54. In the present embodiment, as one example, theshaft body 51 of themain body portion 55 b is formed so that its diameter is the same as a diameter of theshaft body 51 of the measuringsection 53 c. - As described above, the
flight 52 is formed spirally around the outer peripheral surface of theshaft body 51. At least a portion of theflight 52 which is disposed in the fiber pull-insection 54 is formed at an equal pitch. In the present embodiment, as one example, theflight 52 is formed as a whole spirally around the outer peripheral surface of theshaft body 51 at the pitch P. A diameter of theflight 52 is constant in one example. Theflight 52 has a small clearance between the flight and the inner peripheral surface of thebarrel 40 so that the flight does not come in contact with the inner peripheral surface during the rotation. - As shown in
FIG. 1 , the proximal end of thescrew 50 is fixed to thescrew driving section 60. Thescrew driving section 60 is constituted so that thescrew 50 is rotatable around the axial line A2 of thescrew 50. Thescrew driving section 60 has, for example, an electric motor and rotates thescrew 50 by rotation of the electric motor. - The injecting
section 70 is constituted so that the molten resin plasticized in theplasticizing device 30 and including the fiber F therein can be injected. The injectingsection 70 has aninjection cylinder 71, aninjection plunger 72 received in theinjection cylinder 71, an advancing/retreatingdriving section 73 that advances and retreats the injectingsection 70 relative to the mold set 80 in the forward-backward direction L, aplunger driving section 74 that operates theinjection plunger 72 forward and backward, and theheater 45. - The
injection cylinder 71 is formed into, for example, a cylindrical shape and has a receivingspace 71 a therein. A distal portion of theinjection cylinder 71 is coupled with the dischargingsection 47 of thebarrel 40. The receivingspace 71 a communicates with the dischargingsection 47. - Furthermore, a discharging
section 71 b is formed in the distal portion of theinjection cylinder 71. The dischargingsection 71 b is formed into a nozzle shape. The dischargingsection 71 b is formed so that the molten resin including the fiber F can flow therethrough. - The
injection plunger 72 is received in the receivingspace 71 a. Theinjection plunger 72 is formed to be movable in the receivingspace 71 a along an axial line of theinjection cylinder 71. Furthermore, theinjection plunger 72 is constituted so that the molten resin including the fiber F can be pushed outside. - The advancing/retreating
driving section 73 is fixed to, for example, theinjection cylinder 71 and constituted so that theinjection cylinder 71 is movable in the forward-backward direction L along directions approaching and leaving the mold set 80. The advancing/retreatingdriving section 73 has, for example, aball screw device 73 a, and adriving section 73 c which rotates ascrew portion 73 b of theball screw device 73 a. Anut portion 73 d of theball screw device 73 a is fixed to theinjection cylinder 71. - When the
screw portion 73 b is rotated by the drivingsection 73 c, the injectingsection 70 is moved in the forward-backward direction L. - The
heater 45 is disposed on an outer peripheral surface of theinjection cylinder 71. - The mold set 80 has a fixed
mold 81 and amovable mold 82. The fixedmold 81 and themovable mold 82 are combined to form acavity 83 in which a molded part is formed. In the fixedmold 81, a throughhole 84 is formed through which the molten resin injected from the dischargingsection 71 b of theinjection cylinder 71 passes. - The clamping
device 90 has a fixedplaten 91, amovable platen 92, atoggle mechanism 93 whose one end is coupled with themovable platen 92, alink housing 95 coupled with the other end of thetoggle mechanism 93, atie bar 96 whose one end is attached to the fixedplaten 91 whereas the other end thereof is attached to thelink housing 95, and aclamping driving section 94 that drives thetoggle mechanism 93 provided in thelink housing 95 to clamp the mold. - The fixed
mold 81 is fixed to the fixedplaten 91. Themovable mold 82 is fixed to themovable platen 92. Thetoggle mechanism 93 is constituted so that themovable platen 92 is movable to open and close the mold set 80, i.e., to open and close themovable mold 82 relative to the fixedmold 81. - The
controller 100 is constituted so that, for example, theheater 45, thehopper section 46, thescrew driving section 60, the drivingsection 73 c, theplunger driving section 74 and theclamping driving section 94 can be controlled. - Specifically, the
controller 100 is constituted to heat theheater 45 so that a temperature of thebarrel 40 can be controlled. Furthermore, thecontroller 100 is constituted to control thehopper section 46 so that an amount of the resin material M to be supplied can be controlled. - Furthermore, the
controller 100 is constituted to control thescrew driving section 60 so that the rotation of thescrew 50 can be controlled. Furthermore, thecontroller 100 is constituted to control the drivingsection 73 c so that an advancing/retreating operation of the injectingsection 70 can be controlled. Furthermore, thecontroller 100 is constituted to control theplunger driving section 74 so that the advancing/retreating operation of theinjection plunger 72 in theinjection cylinder 71 can be controlled. - Next, there will be described the
flight 52 of thescrew 50 which can be seen through thesecond opening 44 of the fibersupply port portion 42. It is to be noted that here, when it is described that the flight can be seen, it is indicated that the flight can be seen in a state where the resin material M is not supplied into thebarrel 40. -
FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a state where the fibersupply port portion 42 is seen along the upward-downward direction G.FIG. 7 shows behaviors in which by the rotation of thescrew 50, theflight 52 moving in the fibersupply port portion 42 apparently moves to the distal side of thebarrel 40, in order of (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g). - Here, for the description, a virtual line V1 parallel to the axial line A1 is set. The virtual line V1 is disposed at an optional position in the fiber
supply port portion 42. In the planar view shown inFIG. 7 , an intersection point between the virtual line V1 and theflight 52 is defined as an intersection point P5. - When the
screw 50 rotates, the intersection point P5 advances from the proximal side of thebarrel 40 as shown inFIG. 7(a) apparently toward the distal end of thebarrel 40 as shown inFIG. 7(d) . - Furthermore, as shown in
FIG. 7(e) , when theflight 52 apparently advances to the distal side, the intersection point P5 moves to the edge of thesecond opening 44 on the distal side, i.e., the distal side from the secondinner surface 42 b of the fibersupply port portion 42, so that the intersection point P5 cannot be seen through thesecond opening 44. - However, when the length L1 of the fiber
supply port portion 42 along the axial line A1 has a relation of P≤L1≤2P, a portion of theflight 52 on the proximal side of thebarrel 40 on the virtual line V1 appears through thesecond opening 44, and hence the intersection point P5 between the portion on the proximal side of thebarrel 40 and the virtual line V1 newly appears. That is, the intersection point P5 can always be seen through thesecond opening 44. - When the
screw 50 further rotates, the intersection point P5 that newly appears apparently advances to the distal side of thebarrel 40 as shown inFIG. 7(f) . Thus, the maximum length L1 of the fibersupply port portion 42 along the axial line A1 of thebarrel 40 has the relation of P≤L1≤2·P, so that the intersection point P5 can always be seen through thesecond opening 44. - It is to be noted that the position of the virtual line V1 shown in
FIG. 7 is one example. Even when the virtual line V1 is set to any position of thesecond opening 44 in the width direction W, the intersection point P5 can always be seen through thesecond opening 44. - Hereinafter, one example of an operation of the
molding apparatus 10 will be described. Thecontroller 100 drives theheater 45 to heat thebarrel 40. The temperature of thebarrel 40 is detected by a temperature sensor or the like and sent to thecontroller 100. - After the temperature of the
barrel 40 rises up to a predetermined value, thecontroller 100 operates thehopper section 46 to supply the resin material M in the form of the pellets into thebarrel 40 through the resin materialsupply port portion 41. - Furthermore, the
controller 100 controls thescrew driving section 60 to rotate and drive thescrew 50. When thescrew 50 rotates, the resin material M moves from the supplyingsection 53 a of thescrew 50 to thecompressing section 53 b. Furthermore, the resin material M is heated by theheater 45, molten by the compressingsection 53 b to form the molten resin, and sent to the measuringsection 53 c. - The molten resin is transferred toward the discharging
section 47 through a spiral space defined by the inner peripheral surface of thebarrel 40 and theflight 52, in accordance with the rotation of thescrew 50. - Next, at a timing when the molten resin reaches the fiber pull-in
section 54, the fiber F is supplied. A supplying method of the reinforcing fiber may automatically be performed by, for example, thecontroller 100. As this one example, the fiber F may be dropped to the fibersupply port portion 42 by rotating the bobbin or the like around which the fiber F is wound, under the control of thecontroller 100. Alternatively, an operator may drop the reinforcing fiber to the fibersupply port portion 42. -
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing that a state where thebarrel 40 and thescrew 50 are cut along the cross section perpendicular to the axial line A1 is seen from the proximal side toward the distal side.FIG. 8 shows a state where the distal end F1 of the fiber F is supplied through the fibersupply port portion 42 into thebarrel 40. As shown inFIG. 8 , it is preferable that the distal end F1 of the fiber F is dropped to the upper end P4 of thescrew 50 or the vicinity of the upper end P4. In other words, the fiber F wound around the bobbin or the like is disposed at a position at which, when the fiber F is dropped, the distal end F1 of the fiber is dropped to the upper end P4 of thescrew 50 or the vicinity of the upper end P4. - When the distal end F1 of the fiber F is dropped to the upper end P4 or the vicinity of the upper end P4 and comes in contact with the surface of the molten resin between the
flights 52 adjacent to each other in an axial line A2 direction, the fiber F enters into the molten resin. Further, the distal end F1 is wound into the flow of the molten resin that flows spirally along the rotation of thescrew 50, whereby the fiber F40 is pulled into thebarrel 40 through the fibersupply port portion 42. -
FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a state where the fibersupply port portion 42 is seen along the upward-downward direction G.FIG. 9 shows a state where the distal end F1 of the fiber F is wound into the molten resin to move with the transfer of the molten resin. - It is to be noted that a position of the distal end F1 of the fiber F wound into the molten resin advances through a first region X1, a second region X2, a third region X3, and a fourth region X4 in order with the rotation of the
screw 50 as shown inFIG. 8 . - The first region X1 is a range from the upper end P4 of the
barrel 40 of the base point to 90 degrees in the rotating direction of thescrew 50. That is, the first region X1 is a range of 0 degree or more and smaller than 90 degrees while the upper end P4 is defined as 0 degree. - The second region X2 is a range of 90 degrees or more and smaller than 180 degrees in the rotating direction of the
screw 50 on the basis of the upper end P4 of the base point. The third region X3 is a range of 180 degrees or more and smaller than 270 degrees in the rotating direction of thescrew 50 on the basis of the upper end P4 of the base point. The fourth region X4 is a range of 270 degrees or more and smaller than 0 degree in the rotating direction of thescrew 50 on the basis of the upper end P4 of the base point. -
FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing thebarrel 40 and thescrew 50 in a partially cut state.FIG. 10 shows a state where the fiber F is pulled into thebarrel 40. As shown inFIGS. 9 and 10 , the distal end F1 of the fiber F and a portion thereof after the distal end fall on the molten resin and are supported by theflight 52 in the first region X1, thereby stabilizing a posture of the fiber on the molten resin. - Furthermore, when the length L1 of the
second opening 44 along the axial line A1 of thebarrel 40 has the relation of P≤L1≤2·P, theflight 52 always appears on a line passing a point to which the fiber F is supplied in parallel with the axial line A1 as described above with reference toFIG. 7 . - Consequently, even when the fiber F is pulled inside with the rotation of the
screw 50, the fiber F always falls on theflight 52 to be supported by theflight 52 and takes a posture in the regions X1 and X2 as a fixed posture as shown inFIGS. 9 and 10 . - When the posture of the fiber F in the regions X1 and X2 is always constant, an amount of the fiber F to be pulled into the
barrel 40 per unit time with the rotation of thescrew 50 always becomes constant. - The fiber F enters from the first region X1 into the second region X2, to be pulled toward a center in the width direction. That is, the fiber F advances to the second region and more, to be wound into the molten resin.
- Furthermore, when the fiber F advances from the second region X2 to the third region X3, its wind-in direction changes from a downward wind-in direction to an upward wind-in direction. In this case, the fiber F is firmly hooked at an
edge 52 a of theflight 52 as shown inFIG. 10 . - Consequently, the fiber F is prevented from slipping relative to the rotation of the
screw 50, and hence the amount of the fiber F to be pulled into thebarrel 40 per unit time further becomes stable. - When the fiber F pulled into the
barrel 40 advances from the fiber pull-insection 54 to thefiber kneading section 55, the fiber is cut by theflight 52 and kneaded into the molten resin. Furthermore, an amount of the molten resin to be transferred is measured by thefiber kneading section 55. - The measured molten resin is sent into the
injection cylinder 71 of the injectingsection 70 through the dischargingsection 47. - When the molten resin kneaded with the fiber F is sent into the
injection cylinder 71, thecontroller 100 drives theclamping driving section 94 to move themovable platen 92 via thetoggle mechanism 93, thereby closing the mold set 80. - Next, the
controller 100 drives the advancing/retreatingdriving section 73 to bring the injectingsection 70 close to the mold set 80, and moves the injectingsection 70 to a position at which the discharging section 51 b communicates with thecavity 83 of the mold set 80. - Next, the
controller 100 drives theplunger driving section 74 of the injectingsection 70 at a predetermined timing to perform the advancing operation of theinjection plunger 72, thereby injecting the molten resin of theinjection cylinder 71 through the throughhole 84 into the mold set 80. - After end of an injecting operation, the
controller 100 drives the clamping driving section 64 to open the mold set 80 at a predetermined timing at which molding is completed. - Next, the
controller 100 controls the advancing/retreatingdriving section 73, thereby retracting the injectingsection 70 from the mold set 80. - As described above, an injection molding operation of one cycle is completed. In a case where injection molding is continuously carried out, the
controller 100 performs, only once, each of an operation of driving the advancing/retreatingdriving section 73 to bring the injectingsection 70 close to the mold set 80 and moving the injectingsection 70 to a position at which the discharging section 51 b communicates with thecavity 83 of the mold set 80, and an operation of driving the advancing/retreatingdriving section 73 to retract the injectingsection 70 from the mold set 80 at the end of the continuous injection molding operation. - There are continuously repeatedly carried out the other operations including a clamping operation to the mold set 80, an injecting operation of the molten resin (an injection charging operation and a pressure keeping operation), a cooling operation (a molding solidifying operation), a mold opening operation to the mold set 80, a removing operation of the molded part, and a measuring operation of a material.
- In the
molding apparatus 10 having such a constitution, the maximum length L1 of thesecond opening 44 of the fibersupply port portion 42 along the axial line A1 of thebarrel 40 is set to L1=P≤L1≤2·P. Consequently, the fiber F always falls on theflight 52 to be supported by theflight 52 and its posture in the regions X1 and X2 becomes a determined posture as shown inFIGS. 9 and 10 . When the posture of the fiber F is always constant, the amount of the fiber F to be pulled into thebarrel 40 per unit time with the rotation of thescrew 50 always becomes constant. - Consequently, an amount of the fiber F to be included in the molten resin can be uniform, and hence it is possible to form the molded parts which are uniform in physical properties such as strength and rigidity.
- Further, when L1≤2·P is set, it is possible to prevent the length of the
barrel 40 along the axial line A1 from being redundant while obtaining the above-mentioned effect. Further, when L1≤·P is set, it is possible to prevent the length of thesecond opening 44 itself from being redundant, and hence it is possible to prevent generation of disturbance when the fiber F is pulled into thebarrel 40. For example, the disturbance means that thesecond opening 44 becomes large to lower a temperature of the molten resin, and hence physical properties of the molten resin change. - Furthermore, in the
second opening 44 of the fibersupply port portion 42, one end in the width direction W is disposed at the first position P1 in the first range R1 that is a range where thescrew 50 rotates downward, so that it is possible to prevent the fiber F from coming in contact with an edge of the one end of thesecond opening 44 in the width direction W. - Specifically, when the
screw 50 rotates, the fiber F moves outside in the width direction W. At this time, there is the fear that the fiber F comes in contact with the edge of the one end of thesecond opening 44 in the width direction. - However, the one end of the
second opening 44 in the width direction is located at the first position P1, thereby preventing the fiber F from coming in contact with the edge of thesecond opening 44 even when the fiber moves outside in the width direction W. - Similarly, even when the edge of the one end of the
second opening 44 in the width direction is interposed between the first position P1 and the second position P2 or is located at the second position P2, it is possible to prevent the fiber F from coming in contact with the edge of the one end of thesecond opening 44 in the width direction W. - Furthermore, the diameter of the
shaft body 51 of the fiber pull-insection 54 of thescrew 50 is smaller than the diameter of theshaft body 51 of the measuringsection 53 c and a diameter of thefiber kneading section 55. Consequently, it is possible to shorten a length of the fiber which is required to wind the fiber F into the molten resin around thescrew 50. Consequently, a ratio of a wind-in amount relative to a rotation amount of thescrew 50 can be increased, and hence the fiber F can efficiently be wound into the molten resin. - Furthermore, the diameter of the
shaft body 51 of the fiber pull-insection 54 of thescrew 50 is smaller than the diameter of theshaft body 51 of the measuringsection 53 c and the diameter of thefiber kneading section 55, and consequently, in the fiber pull-insection 54, a height of theflight 52 relative to the molten resin is higher than another region of thescrew 50. - The fiber F enters into a stepped portion formed between the
edge 52 a of theflight 52 and the molten resin, when the rotation of thescrew 50 changes from the downward rotation to the upward rotation, i.e., when the fiber enters from the third region R3 into the fourth region R4. - As described above, when the height of the
flight 52 relative to the molten resin increases in the fiber pull-insection 54, the stepped portion provided between theedge 52 a of theflight 52 and the molten resin becomes large, and hence a holding force of the fiber F in this stepped portion can increase. - Furthermore, the measuring
section 53 c is not positioned in thesecond opening 44 when thesecond opening 44 is seen in the direction perpendicular to the axial line A2. Consequently, it is possible to prevent the fiber F from being supplied to the resinmaterial melting section 53. - In the resin
material melting section 53, the melting/kneading of the resin material M is performed, and hence viscosity of the resin material M is high. In a case where the fiber F is supplied to the resinmaterial melting section 53, the viscosity of the resin material M is high, the fiber F receives a shearing force to be finely cut, and hence the fiber F might not maintain its predetermined length (dimension). - In this case, the dimension of the fiber F becomes excessively small and a function of a reinforcing material might not sufficiently be exerted. As described above, in the
molding apparatus 10, the fiber F does not enter into the resinmaterial melting section 53, the fiber F therefore is not cut more finely than necessary, it is possible to keep the fiber F with the predetermined length, and hence the fiber F can sufficiently exert the function of the reinforcing material. - It is to be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment and various modifications can be performed without departing from the gist of the present invention. Furthermore, a specific constitution of each portion, a specific control procedure in each step and the like are not limited to those illustrated in the above embodiment and can suitably be changed. Furthermore, even when parts of constitutional requirements of the above embodiment are omitted, it is possible to achieve the present invention.
- A shape of the resin material M supplied from the resin material
supply port portion 41 is not limited to the pellet shape. The shape of the resin material M may be another shape such as a powder shape, a grain shape, or a chip shape. - Furthermore, the fiber F is not limited to a carbon fiber or a glass fiber. The fiber F may be constituted of another material such as an aramid fiber, a boron fiber, or a polyethylene fiber.
- Furthermore, in the present embodiment, as one example, one end of the
second opening 44 of the fibersupply port portion 42 in the width direction W is located at the first position P1, i.e., the position distant as much as the distance (R·√3/2) from the axial line A1 in the planar view of thebarrel 40 seen along the upward-downward direction G. - In a modification, as shown in
FIG. 11 , theedge 42 e of one end of thesecond opening 44 in the width direction W may be located at the second position P2, i.e., a position distant as much as the distance R from the axial line A1 in the planar view seen along the upward-downward direction G. Alternatively, as shown inFIG. 12 , theedge 42 e of one end of thesecond opening 44 in the width direction W may be located at a position between the first position P1 and the second position P2 in the planar view seen along the upward-downward direction G. - Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the
edge 42 f of the other end of thesecond opening 44 of the fibersupply port portion 42 in the width direction W is located in the first range R1. In another example, theedge 42 f of the other end of thesecond opening 44 in the width direction W may be located in the second range R2 as shown inFIG. 13 . Furthermore, as shown inFIG. 14 , the other end of thesecond opening 44 in the width direction W may be located between a positon distant as much as the distance (R·√3/2) from the axial line A1 and a position distant as much as the distance R from the axial line A1, including these two positions, in the planar view seen along the upward-downward direction G. - Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the fiber
supply port portion 42 has a shape in which thefirst opening 43 and thesecond opening 44 are rectangular in a planar view seen in the direction perpendicular to the axial line A1. It is to be noted that the shape of theopenings FIG. 15 , the fibersupply port portion 42 may be formed into a shape in which thefirst opening 43 and thesecond opening 44 are trapezoidal in the planar view seen along the direction perpendicular to the axial line A1. Alternatively, as shown inFIG. 16 , the fibersupply port portion 42 may be formed into, for example, a shape in which thefirst opening 43 and thesecond opening 44 are circular in the planar view seen along the direction perpendicular to the axial line A1. - In this way, also when the
first opening 43 and thesecond opening 44 of the fibersupply port portion 42 have a shape other than the rectangular shape in the planar view seen in the direction perpendicular to the axial line A1 of thebarrel 40, the maximum length L1 of thesecond opening 44 along the axial line A1 of thebarrel 40 may only have the relation of P≤L1≤2·P, and one end of thesecond opening 44 in the width direction W which is disposed in the first range R1 where the rotating direction of thescrew 50 becomes the downward direction may only be located between a positon distant as much as the distance (R·√3/2) from the axial line A1 and a position distant as much as the distance R from the axial line A1, including these two positions, in the planar view seen along the upward-downward direction G. - Furthermore, in the present embodiment, a cross section of the fiber
supply port portion 42 is formed to be constant in the direction perpendicular to the axial line A1 of thebarrel 40. That is, thefirst opening 43 and thesecond opening 44 of the fibersupply port portion 42 have the shape and the same size. Furthermore, an edge of thefirst opening 43 and an edge of thesecond opening 44 are arranged to be superimposed on each other in the direction perpendicular to the axial line A1. - In another example, the
first opening 43 and thesecond opening 44 of the fibersupply port portion 42 may have shapes different from each other. Alternatively, the openings may have the same shape and different sizes. Alternatively, the openings may have the same shape and the same size and may be arranged so that centers of the openings shift without being superimposed on each other in the direction perpendicular to the axial line A1. - Also when the fiber
supply port portion 42 has such a shape, the maximum length L1 of thesecond opening 44 along the axial line A1 of thebarrel 40 may only have the relation of P≤L1≤2·P, and the one end of thesecond opening 44 in the width direction W which is disposed in the first range R1 where the rotating direction of thescrew 50 becomes the downward direction may only be located between a positon distant as much as the distance (R·√3/2) from the axial line A1 and a position distant as much as the distance R from the axial line A1, including these two positions, in the planar view seen along the upward-downward direction G. - Each of
FIGS. 17 to 19 shows one of the above other examples of the fibersupply port portion 42.FIG. 17 is a plan view showing a state where the fibersupply port portion 42 in which thefirst opening 43 and thesecond opening 44 have the same shape and different sizes is seen in the direction perpendicular to the axial line A1 of thebarrel 40. -
FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view along the axial line A1 which shows thebarrel 40 and thescrew 50 shown inFIG. 17 .FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view showing that a state where thebarrel 40 and thescrew 50 shown inFIG. 17 are cut along a cross section perpendicular to the axial line A1 is seen from the proximal side toward the distal side. - As shown in
FIGS. 17 to 19 , thefirst opening 43 and thesecond opening 44 are rectangular. Thefirst opening 43 is larger than thesecond opening 44. A center of thefirst opening 43 and a center of thesecond opening 44 are arranged to be superimposed in the direction perpendicular to the axial line A1. In other words, thefirst opening 43 is disposed coaxially with thesecond opening 44. Consequently, each of theinner surfaces second opening 44 along the axial line A1 has the relation of P≤L1≤2·P. - Furthermore,
FIG. 20 is a side view of themolding apparatus 10 showing a modification of theplasticizing device 30. As shown inFIG. 20 , theplasticizing device 30 does not have a posture in which the axial line A1 of thebarrel 40 is parallel to the horizontal direction, and may have a structure that tilts relative to the horizontal direction. Specifically, in thebarrel 40, its axial line A1 tilts relative to the horizontal direction, and hence in a side plane view, the barrel constitutes a V-shape with the injectingsection 70, and hence the barrel may be coupled with the injectingsection 70. - In this manner, due to the structure in which the axial line A1 of the
barrel 40 tilts relative to the horizontal direction and in the side plane view, the barrel forms the V-shape together with theinjection cylinder 71 of the injectingsection 70, the dischargingsection 47 does not have a right-angle shape. - When the discharging
section 47 has the right-angle shape, a resistance of flow of the molten resin in the dischargingsection 47 increases, and retention of the molten resin in the dischargingsection 47 might easily occur. However, the dischargingsection 47 does not have to be formed into the right-angle shape as in the modification shown inFIG. 20 , so that a fluidity of the molten resin including the fiber F of the reinforcing fiber in the dischargingsection 47 can improve. - Additional advantages and modifications will readily occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the invention in its broader aspects is not limited to the specific details and representative embodiments shown and described herein. Accordingly, various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the general inventive concept as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
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