Resin container manufacturing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11958229-B2
Application number	US-202017602125-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 8, 2020
Priority date	Apr 9, 2019
Publication date	Apr 16, 2024
Grant date	Apr 16, 2024

Abstract

The present application includes an injection molding step and a stretch blow molding step. The stretch blow molding step is configured to include: a first step in which preliminary blow air is introduced into a preform to stretch the preform in a state in which a stretching rod does not contact the bottom of the preform; a second step which is executed after the first step, and in which the preliminary blow air is introduced into the preform and the stretching rod is moved at a set speed and pressed against the bottom of the preform to stretch the preform; and a third step which is executed after the second step, and in which final blow air is introduced into the preform to stretch the preform.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A manufacturing method for manufacturing a resin container made of polyethylene using an injection stretch blow molding method, the manufacturing method comprising:
forming a bottomed preform by injection molding; and
stretching the preform by pressing a bottom portion of the preform by a stretching rod while introducing blow air into the preform,
wherein the stretching of the preform comprises:
stretching the preform by introducing preliminary blow air which has a pressure lower than final blow air into the preform in a state where the stretching rod is not in contact with the bottom portion of the preform;
stretching the preform by moving the stretching rod at a predetermined set speed and pressing the bottom portion of the preform by the stretching rod while introducing the preliminary blow air into the preform, the stretching of the preform by moving of the stretching rod being performed after the stretching of the preform by introduction of the preliminary blow air; and
stretching the preform by introducing the final blow air into the preform, the stretching of the preform by introduction of the final blow air being performed after the stretching of the preform by moving of the stretching rod.

2. The manufacturing method for manufacturing the resin container according to claim 1 ,
wherein during the forming of the bottomed preform, the preform is injection-molded such that a thickness of the bottom portion of the preform is ¼ or less of a thickness of a body portion of the preform.

3. The manufacturing method for manufacturing the resin container according to claim 1 ,
wherein the forming of the bottomed preform comprises:
filling a molten resin material into an injection molding mold having a space defining an outer shape of the preform; and
cooling the resin material inside the injection molding mold, the cooling of the resin material being performed after the filling of the molten resin material,

wherein a duration of the cooling of the resin material is ⅖ or less of a duration of the filling of the molten resin material.

4. The manufacturing method for manufacturing the resin container according to claim 1 , further comprising:
adjusting a temperature of the preform between the forming of the bottomed preform and the stretching of the preform.

5. The manufacturing method for manufacturing the resin container according to claim 4 , further comprising:
conveying the preform between the forming of the bottomed preform and the adjusting of the temperature of the preform; and
conveying the preform between the adjusting of the temperature of the preform and the stretching of the preform,
wherein during the conveying of the preform between the forming of the bottomed preform and the adjusting of the temperature of the preform, the adjusting of the temperature of the preform, and the conveying of the preform between the adjusting of the temperature of the preform and the stretching of the preform, a temperature equalization treatment is performed by considerably shrinking the preform in a longitudinal axis direction.

6. The manufacturing method for manufacturing the resin container according to claim 1 ,
wherein polyethylene having a melt flow rate of 0.3 to 1.0 g/10 min is employed as a material of the preform.

7. A manufacturing method for manufacturing a resin container made of polyethylene using an injection stretch blow molding method, the manufacturing method comprising:
forming a bottomed preform by injection molding;
adjusting a temperature of the preform; and
stretching the preform by pressing a bottom portion of the preform by a stretching rod while introducing blow air into the preform,
wherein during the adjusting of the temperature of the preform, a temperature equalization treatment is performed by shrinking the preform in a longitudinal axis direction thereof,
wherein during the temperature equalization treatment, the preform is deformed in a direction intersecting the longitudinal axis direction, and
wherein the adjusting of the temperature of the preform comprises:
shrinking the preform in the longitudinal axis direction while bending and deforming the preform; and
shrinking the preform in the longitudinal axis direction while relieving the bending and deforming of the preform.

8. The manufacturing method for manufacturing the resin container according to claim 7 ,
wherein the adjusting of the temperature of the preform comprises heating the preform before deforming the preform.

Assignees

• Nissei Asb Machine Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shimada Kiyonori

Classifications

• B29C49/18

  using several blowing steps (B29C49/16 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B29C49/16

  using pressure difference {for pre-stretching}, e.g. pre-blowing · CPC title

• B29C49/12

  Stretching rods · CPC title

• B29C49/0665 Primary

  the injection mould cavity and the blow-mould cavity being displaceable to the geometrically fixed injection core mould · CPC title

• B29C49/78

  Measuring, controlling or regulating · CPC title