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Method for manufacturing fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin molded article
Assignee: Yamaha Corp
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Filing: 1993-01-08
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Granted: 1994-09-27
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Expires: 2013-01-08
Abstract
Abstract Using a fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin, component materials of shapes obtained by partitioning the shape of the desired hollow article into a plurality of parts are molded. Reinforcing members 5, made of a prepreg wherein reinforcing fiber is impregnated with thermoplastic resin, are affixed to the junctions of these component materials 1. These are housed within mold 7 as a hollow provisional assembly and a joined unitary body is formed by adding pressure and heating. Using the method of the present invention, it is possible to efficiently manufacture a complicatedly shaped hollow article, the obtained molded article being one which excels in mechanical strength and, moreover, has a surface which is continuous and smooth.
Inventors
- 👤 Eizi Abe
- 👤 Toshiharu Fukushima
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-04 16:44
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C66/00; B29C66/50; B29C66/51; B29C66/54; B29C65/00; B29C65/48; B29C65/4805; B29C65/481; B29C65/4815; B29C65/50; B29C65/5007; B29C65/5028; B29C65/5042; B29C66/01; B29C66/05; B29C66/10; B29C66/11; B29C66/116; B29C66/1162; B29C66/12; B29C66/124; B29C66/1244; B29C66/12443; B29C66/128; B29C66/1282; B29C66/1284; B29C66/12841; B29C66/14; B29C66/70; B29C66/72; B29C66/721; B29C66/73; B29C66/739; B29C66/7392; B29C66/73921; B29C70/00; B29C70/04; B29C70/28; B29C70/30; B29C70/34; B29C70/342; B29C70/68; B29C70/84; B29C70/845; B29D; B29D22/00; B29C66/71; B29C66/7212; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/52; B29L2031/5227
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
A method of manufacturing a hollow molded article by joining a plurality of separate component materials consisting of fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin, said method comprising the steps of: affixing a reinforcing member consisting of a prepreg wherein reinforcing fiber is impregnated with thermoplastic resin, to the junction along which said component materials are joined; housing said component materials within a mold as a hollow provisional assembly; and forming a joined unitary body by heating while increasing the internal pressure within said hollow provisional assembly.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
84 words
A method of manufacturing a hollow molded article by joining a plurality of separate component materials consisting of fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin, said method comprising the steps of: affixing a reinforcing member consisting of a prepreg wherein reinforcing fiber is impregnated with thermoplastic resin, to the junction along which said component materials are joined; housing said component materials within a mold as a hollow provisional assembly; and forming a joined unitary body by heating while increasing the internal pressure within said hollow provisional assembly.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method of manufacturing a hollow molded article as set forth in claim 1, wherein said component materials are housed within the mold such that they overlap along the junction at which they are joined.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of manufacturing a hollow molded article by joining a plurality of separate component materials made of fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin, said method comprising the steps of: affixing a plurality of reinforcing members made of a prepreg wherein reinforcing fiber is impregnated with thermoplastic resin to the junction along which said component materials are joined; housing said component materials within a mold as a hollow provisional assembly; and forming a joined unitary body by heating while increasing the internal pressure within said hollow provisional assembly.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of manufacturing a hollow molded article by joining a plurality of separate component materials made of fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin, said method comprising the steps of: affixing a plurality of reinforcing members made of a prepreg wherein reinforcing fiber is impregnated with thermoplastic resin to the junction along which said component materials are joined; housing said component materials within a mold as a hollow provisional assembly; and forming a joined unitary body by heating while increasing the internal pressure within said hollow provisional assembly.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method of manufacturing a hollow molded article as set forth in claim 3, wherein the components are overlapped along the junction at which they are joined.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method of manufacturing a hollow molded article as set forth in claim 3 in which during heating tensile forces act on one of the surfaces at the junction and the reinforcing members are affixed to the surface at which the tensile forces act.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method of manufacturing a hollow molded article as set forth in claim 3, in which during heating compressive forces act on one of the surfaces at the junction and the reinforcing members are affixed to the surface at which the compressive forces act.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method of manufacturing a hollow molded article as set forth in claim 4, wherein the component materials have inner and outer surfaces and the reinforcing members are attached to one of the inner and outer surfaces.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
57 words
A method of manufacturing a hollow molded article as set forth in claim 7, wherein reinforcing members are affixed to the outer surface of one of the component materials to be joined at the junction and reinforcing members are affixed to the inner surface of another one of the component materials to be joined at said junction.
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