US5352397A
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Process for producing multilayer molded article including folding of a skin material over a back of a resin material
Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd
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Filing: 1992-09-10
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Granted: 1994-10-04
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Expires: 2012-09-10
Abstract
Abstract A multilayer molded article having a thermoplastic resin body and a skin material covering the resin body is produced by supplying a skin material between a pair of molds, holding the skin material between a skin material-holding frame which is moved in a direction perpendicular to a mold-closing direction and a skin material-supporting frame which is moved in the mold-closing direction, supplying a mass of a thermoplastic resin melt, and closing the molds to form a multilayer molded article, in which at least one moving member which moves forward or rearward in the mold closing direction is provided around a mold face and is recessed in the mold closing direction after the supply of the resin melt, at least one ejector which is provided on the skin material-holding frame is ejected to fold an edge of the skin material towards a center of the mold, and the moving member is forwarded toward the mold face so as to fold back the edge of the skin material over the back of the resin body.
Inventors
- 👤 Takahisa Hara
- 👤 Masahito Matsumoto
- 👤 Nobuhiro Usui
- 👤 Shigeyoshi Matubara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 21:08
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C45/00; B29C45/14; B29C63/00; B29C63/02; B29C63/04; B29C43/00; B29C43/02; B29C43/18; B29C43/183; B29C43/184; B29C45/0053; B29C45/0055; B29C45/1418; B29C45/14196; B29C70/00; B29C70/68; B29C70/681; B29C70/682; B29C45/14262; B29C2045/1427; B29C2045/14286; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1002; Y10T156/1034
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
215 words
A process for producing a multilayer molded article comprising a thermoplastic resin body and a skin material covering the resin body, which process comprises steps of: supplying a skin material between a pair of upper and lower molds; closing the molds a predetermined distance for holding said skin material between a skin material-holding frame which is movable in a direction perpendicular to a mold-closing direction and a skin material-supporting frame which is movable in the mold-closing direction; supplying a mass of a thermoplastic resin melt between the lower mold and the skin material; closing the molds and pressing a thermoplastic resin melt to form a multilayer molded article; retracting at least one moving member, which moves forward or rearward in the mold closing direction and is provided around a periphery of the mold face, away from the mold face after the closing of the molds; ejecting at least one ejector, which is provided on the skin material-holding frame and movable in a direction perpendicular to the mold closing direction, to fold an edge of the skin material towards a center of the mold; and advancing said at least one moving member until it reaches the mold face so as to fold back the edge of the skin material over the back of the resin body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
215 words
A process for producing a multilayer molded article comprising a thermoplastic resin body and a skin material covering the resin body, which process comprises steps of: supplying a skin material between a pair of upper and lower molds; closing the molds a predetermined distance for holding said skin material between a skin material-holding frame which is movable in a direction perpendicular to a mold-closing direction and a skin material-supporting frame which is movable in the mold-closing direction; supplying a mass of a thermoplastic resin melt between the lower mold and the skin material; closing the molds and pressing a thermoplastic resin melt to form a multilayer molded article; retracting at least one moving member, which moves forward or rearward in the mold closing direction and is provided around a periphery of the mold face, away from the mold face after the closing of the molds; ejecting at least one ejector, which is provided on the skin material-holding frame and movable in a direction perpendicular to the mold closing direction, to fold an edge of the skin material towards a center of the mold; and advancing said at least one moving member until it reaches the mold face so as to fold back the edge of the skin material over the back of the resin body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein said skin material-holding frame includes at least one cutting blade, and a marginal edge of the skin material is cut with the at least one cutting blade after which said at least one moving member is retracted from the mold face.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
115 words
The process according to claim 1, further comprising the step of melting a part of the back of the resin body with a heater provided at a tip end of said at least one moving member prior to the steps of retracting said at least one moving member away from the mold face, advancing the ejector to fold the edge of the skin material towards the center of the mold, and advancing said at least one moving member toward the mold face so as to fold the edge of the skin material over the back of the resin body and bond the edge of the skin material to the molten part of the resin body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
The process according to claim 1, further comprising the step of partly heating the skin material with a heater provided at a part of the skin material-holding frame corresponding to the folded part of the skin material and folding the edge of the skin material towards the center of the mold.
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