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Metal-powder filled epoxy resin mold
Assignee: Nissan Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1990-08-03
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Granted: 1992-10-20
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Expires: 2010-08-03
Abstract
Abstract In order to increase the performance of a mold of thermosetting resin, metal powder is dispersed in the resin mold which has a dense and voidless structure. The mold may be mounted on a back-up member of metal. In this case, the bonding between the mold and the back-up member is much assured when metal balls are contained in the mold near the back-up member. Furthermore, the mold may be electrically metal-plated. In this case, the mold is coated with a conductive plastic paint before being subjected to the electric metal plating in an electrolytic solution.
Inventors
- 👤 Hideo Nomura
- 👤 Nobuyuki Yamaguchi
- 👤 Hidekazu Ishimura
- 👤 Isao Takagi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-24 17:02
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C45/00; B29C45/17; B29C45/26; B29C33/00; B29C33/38; B29C33/3807; B29C33/3842; B29C33/40; B29C33/42; B29C70/00; B29C70/58; B29C70/64; C; C08; C08K; C08K3/00; C08K3/02; C08K3/08; B29K; B29K2105/00; B29K2105/06; B29K2105/16; B29K2705/00; B29K2863/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
A mold comprising: a molded structure comprising an epoxy resin and metal powder dispersed therein, wherein said molded structure is dense and substantially free from voids having a size greater than 0.1 mm and wherein said metal powder comprises 50 to 95% by weight of a first group of metal powder which has a means diameter not smaller than 40 microns and 5 to 50% by weight of a second group of metal powder which has a mean diameter not greater than 20 microns.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
84 words
A mold comprising: a molded structure comprising an epoxy resin and metal powder dispersed therein, wherein said molded structure is dense and substantially free from voids having a size greater than 0.1 mm and wherein said metal powder comprises 50 to 95% by weight of a first group of metal powder which has a means diameter not smaller than 40 microns and 5 to 50% by weight of a second group of metal powder which has a mean diameter not greater than 20 microns.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A mold as claimed in claim 1, in which said metal powder occupies 30 to 60% by volume of said molded structure.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
A mold as claimed in claim 2, in which said metal powders of said first and said second groups are selected from the group consisting of aluminum powder, copper powder, iron powder, gold powder, silver powder, nickel powder, and chromium powder.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
A mold as claimed in claim 3, wherein said first group of metal powders have a mean diameter of 40-75 microns, and said second group of metal powders have a mean diameter of 1-20 microns.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A mold as claimed in claim 4, wherein said first group comprises a metal powder different from a metal powder in said second group.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
A mold as claimed in claim 5, wherein said first group comprises iron powder and said second group comprises aluminum powder, or said first group comprises aluminum powder and said second group comprises copper powder.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A mold as claimed in claim 4, where said metal powders are selected from the group consisting of iron, gold, silver, nickel, and chromium.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
A mold as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a back-up member of metal, said back-up member having said molded structure mounted thereon.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
60 words
A mold as claimed in claim 8, further comprising 5 to 45% by volume of metal balls contained in the molded structure near the back-up member, said metal balls each having a volume ranging from 10 -3 cm 3 to 10 cm 3 and, said metal balls selected from the group consisting of iron, aluminum, copper, nickel, and lead balls.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
A mold as claimed in claim 9, wherein substantially all of said metal balls are arranged near the back-up member so as to improve the bonding between said back-up member and said molded structure.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
A mold as claimed in claim 1, in which said epoxy resin is selected from at least one of the group consisting of bisphenol A type epoxy resins, bisphenol F type epoxy resins, novolak phenol type epoxy resins and tetra-glycidyl-dichlorohexylamine.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
A mold as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: an electrically conductive plastic layer covering a given surface of said structure; and a metal layer electrically plated on the conductive plastic layer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
47 words
A mold as claimed in claim 12, wherein said conductive plastic layer has a volume resistivity of less than 1Ω cm, and a thickness of about 50 microns to 1.0 mm and comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyacetylene, polyparaphenylene, polyaniline, polypyrrole, and polythiophene.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
A mold as claimed in claim 13, wherein said metal layer comprises nickel, chromium, copper, or zinc.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
A mold as claimed in claim 1, wherein, before molding, said molded structure further comprises a liquid hardening agent selected from the group consisting of amines, and acid anhydrides.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
41 words
A mold as claimed in claim 15, in which said hardening agent is selected from the group consisting of diethylenetriamine, triethylenetetramine, isophoronediamine, cyclohexylamine, bis(4-amino-3-methylcyclohexyl)methane, bis(4-aminocyclohexyl)methane, methaxylenediamine, diaminodiphenylmethane, diaminodiphenylsulfone, eutectic mixture of diaminodiphenylmethane and bis(4-amino-3-methylcyclohexyl)methane, and eutectic mixture of diaminodiphenylmethane and bis(4-aminocyclohexyl)methane.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
A mold as claimed in claim 15, in which said hardening agent is selected from the group consisting of phthalic anhydride, hexahydrophthalic anhydride, methyltetraphthalic anhydride, and methylnadic anhydride.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
65 words
A mold comprising: a back-up member comprised of metal; a molded structure comprising an epoxy resin and metal powder dispersed therein, said molded structure being disposed on said back-up member; and 5 to 45% by volume of metal balls contained in the molded structure near the back-up member, each metal ball having a volume ranging from 10 -3 cm 3 to 10 cm 3 .
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
65 words
A mold comprising: a back-up member comprised of metal; a molded structure comprising an epoxy resin and metal powder dispersed therein, said molded structure being disposed on said back-up member; and 5 to 45% by volume of metal balls contained in the molded structure near the back-up member, each metal ball having a volume ranging from 10 -3 cm 3 to 10 cm 3 .
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
54 words
A mold as claimed in claim 18, in which said molded structure is dense and substantially free from voids having a size greater than 0.1 mm, and wherein substantially all of said metal balls are arranged near side back-up member so as to improve the bonding between said back-up member and said molded structure.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
28 words
A mold as claimed in claim 19, in which each of said metal balls has a volume ranging from 10 -2 cm 3 to 1 cm 3 .
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
21 words
A mold as claimed in claim 20, in which said metal balls are constructed of iron, aluminium, copper, nickel, or lead.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
53 words
A mold as claimed in claim 21, wherein said metal powder occupies 30 to 60% by volume of said molded structure, has a mean diameter of not greater than 50 microns, and wherein said powder is selected from the group consisting of metal powders of aluminum, copper, iron, gold, silver, nickel, and chromium.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
32 words
A mold as claimed in claim 22 further comprising: an electrically conductive plastic layer covering a given surface of said structure, and a metal layer electrically plated on said conductive plastic layer.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
75 words
A mold as claimed in claim 23, wherein said conductive plastic layer has a volume resistivity of less than 1Ω cm, and a thickness of about 50 microns to 1.0 mm and comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyacetylene, polyparaphenylene, polyaniline, polypyrrole, and polythiophene; or a polymer which contains a metal powder selected from gold, platinum, silver, copper, nickel, or aluminum, and wherein said metal layer comprises nickel, chromium, copper, or zinc.
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