Structural body manufacturing method and panel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12415308-B2
Application number	US-202218546468-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 18, 2022
Priority date	Feb 26, 2021
Publication date	Sep 16, 2025
Grant date	Sep 16, 2025

Abstract

A method of manufacturing a structure is provided in which a burr portion can be more reliably cut. In a burr portion shaping step, the burr portion is sucked to an engaging portion by a suction part to shape the burr portion along the engaging portion, and in a cutting step, ae movable portion is moved relative to first and second split molds with the burr portion being shaped along the engaging portion, thereby the burr portion is cut from a molded main body along a cutting line.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for manufacturing a structure, comprising:
a molding step;
a burr portion shaping step; and
a cutting step,
wherein, in the molding step, a molded body is molded using a mold,
the mold includes a movable portion and a pair of first and second split molds,
each of the first and second split molds includes a cavity and a pinch-off portion,
the movable portion is provided to be movable relative to the first and second split molds, and the movable portion includes a suction part and an engaging portion,

the molded body includes a molded main body, a cutting line, and a burr portion,
the molded main body is molded in the cavity in the molding step,
the cutting line is squashed by the pinch-off portion in the molding step; and
the burr portion is connected to the molded main body via the cutting line, and is provided on the movable portion,

in the burr portion shaping step, the burr portion is shaped along the engaging portion by suctioning the burr portion to the engaging portion via the suction part,
in the cutting step, the burr portion is cut from the molded main body along the cutting line by moving the movable portion relative to the first and second split molds with the burr portion shaped along the engaging portion.

2. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the first split mold includes an end face portion,
the movable portion includes a butting surface portion, and
in the burr portion shaping step, the butting surface portion is butted against the end face portion.

3. The method of claim 2 ,
wherein the mold further includes a sealing member, and
the sealing member is attached to the end face portion or the butting surface portion.

4. The method of claim 2 ,
wherein the first split mold includes a first outer portion,
the pinch-off portion of the first split mold is formed on the first outer portion, and the end face portion is formed on the first outer portion,

the second split mold includes a second outer portion, and
the pinch-off portion of the second split mold is formed on the second outer portion, and the second outer portion is positioned to face the first outer portion in a direction in which the first and second split molds open and close.

5. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the molded body includes a resin sheet and a skin material, and
the skin material is disposed on an outer side of the resin sheet.

6. The method according to claim 5 ,
wherein each of the first and second split molds includes a reduced pressure suction hole,
the reduced pressure suction hole communicates with the cavity, and the reduced pressure suction hole is formed to shape the resin sheet along the first and second split molds,
with the first and second split molds shaping the resin sheet, the skin material in the cavity is provided along the first split mold, and
the reduced pressure suction hole is not formed in the first outer portion of the first split mold.

7. The method of claim 6 ,
wherein a skin material escape space is formed between the first outer portion and the second outer portion, and
in the molding step, an edge of the skin material is disposed in the skin material escape space.

8. A method for manufacturing a structure, comprising:
a molding step;
an engaging step; and
a cutting step,
wherein, in the molding step, a molded body is molded using a mold,
the mold includes a movable portion and a pair of first and second split molds,
each of the first and second split molds includes a cavity, an inner pinch-off portion, and an outer pinch-off portion,
the inner pinch-off portion is connected to the cavity,
the outer pinch-off portion is located further away from the cavity than the inner pinch-off portion,

the movable portion is provided to be movable relative to the first and second split molds, and the movable portion includes an engaging portion,

the molded body includes a molded main body, an outer line portion, and an outer burr portion,
the molded main body includes an inner line portion and an inner burr portion,
the molded main body is molded in the cavity in the molding step,
the inner line portion is squashed by the inner pinch-off portion in the molding step,
the inner burr portion is formed between the inner line portion and the outer line portion,
the outer line portion is squashed by the outer pinch-off portion in the molding step,
the outer burr portion is connected to the outer line portion,

in the engaging step, the outer burr portion is engaged with the engaging portion of the movable portion, and
in the cutting step, the outer burr portion is cut from the inner burr portion along the outer line portion by moving the movable portion relative to the first and second split molds with the outer burr portion engaged with the engaging portion;
wherein the movable portion further includes a suction part, and
in the engaging step, the outer burr portion is suctioned to the engaging portion via the suction part, the outer burr portion is shaped along the engaging portion, and thereby the outer burr portion is engaged along the engaging portion.

9. The method of claim 8 ,
wherein, when the first split mold and the movable portion are viewed in plain view, the outer pinch-off portion is formed along the engaging portion.

10. The method of claim 8 ,
wherein, a surface of a top portion of the outer pinch-off portion is aligned with the surface of a top portion of the engaging portion.

11. The method of claim 8 ,
wherein the first split mold includes an end face portion,
the movable portion includes a butting surface portion, and
in the engaging step, with the butting surface portion butted against the end face portion, the outer burr portion is suctioned to the engaging portion via the suction part.

12. The method of claim 11 ,
wherein the mold further includes a sealing member, and
the sealing member is attached to the end face portion or the butting surface portion.

13. The method of claim 11 ,
wherein the first split mold includes a first outer portion,
the first outer portion includes the inner pinch-off portion and the outer pinch-off portion of the first split mold, and the first outer portion includes the end face portion,

the second split mold includes a second outer portion, and
the second outer portion includes the inner pinch-off portion and the outer pinch-off portion of the second split mold, and the second outer portion is positioned to face the first outer portion in a direction in which the first and second split molds open and close.

14. The method of claim 8 ,
wherein the molded body includes a resin sheet and a skin material, and
the skin material is disposed on an outer side of the resin sheet.

15. The method according to claim 14 ,
wherein each of the first and second split molds includes a reduced pressure suction hole,
the reduced pressure suction hole communicates with the cavity, and the reduced pressure suction hole is formed to shape the resin sheet along the first and second split molds,
with the first and second split molds shaping the resin sheet, the skin material in the cavity is provided along the first split mold, and
the reduced pressure suction hole is not formed in the first outer portion of the first split mold.

16. A method for manufacturing a structure using a mold and an outer frame, the method comprising:
a hanging step;
a suction step, and
a shaping step,
wherein, in the hanging step, a molten resin sheet is hung in front of the mold,
the mold includes a cavity, a pinch-off portion,

Assignees

• Kyoraku Co Ltd

Inventors

• Harasawa Yuki
• Tanji Tadatoshi
• Fukuda Tatsuya
• Matsuda Takurou
• Nakajima Sho
• Nagashima Shingo

Classifications

• B29C51/32

  having cutting means · CPC title

• B29D7/00

  Producing flat articles, e.g. films or sheets (B29D24/00 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B29C37/02 Primary

  Deburring or deflashing {(thermal deburring in general B23D79/005)} · CPC title

• B29C51/10

  Forming by pressure difference, e.g. vacuum · CPC title

• B29C51/36

  specially adapted for vacuum forming {, Manufacture thereof} · CPC title