Method of manufacturing foam molded product, apparatus for manufacturing foam molded product, and foam molded product

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9427901-B2
Application number	US-201113809336-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 14, 2011
Priority date	Jul 14, 2010
Publication date	Aug 30, 2016
Grant date	Aug 30, 2016

Abstract

The present invention is a method of manufacturing a foam molded product in which a foam molded product ( 1 A, 1 B) is formed by integrally adhering together a foam body ( 2 ) that is formed by the foaming of a foaming raw material, and an air-permeable component ( 3 ) using an apparatus for manufacturing a foam molded product ( 1 A, 1 B) that is provided with a cavity ( 23 ) between a plurality of mold components ( 21, 22, 31 ) that is defined by respective cavity surfaces ( 21 a, 22 a, 31 a ) of the mold components ( 21, 22, 31 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of manufacturing a foam molded product in which a foam molded product is formed by integrally adhering together a foam body that is formed by the foaming of a foam raw material, and an air-permeable component using an apparatus for manufacturing a foam molded product that is provided with a cavity between a plurality of mold components that is defined by respective cavity surfaces of the plurality of mold components, wherein
the cavity is provided with a foaming start space to which the foam raw material is supplied, and a foaming end space that is continuous with the foaming start space and that is filled by the foam raw material inside the foaming start space performing a foaming action so as to spread as far as the foaming end space, and,
of the cavity surfaces, peripheral edge portions of an aperture cavity surface in which gas venting holes open define the foaming end space, and an inner side of peripheral edge portions of this aperture cavity surface define the foaming start space, and concave gas escape grooves are provided at a distance from the gas venting holes, and extend in a direction in which the foaming of the foam raw material advances from the foaming start space to the foaming end space, said gas escape grooves communicating with gas venting holes; and
wherein the method of manufacturing a foam molded product includes:
a placement step in which the air-permeable component is placed on the aperture cavity surface so as to cover the gas venting holes;
a supply step in which the foam raw material is supplied to the foaming start space; and
a foaming step in which the foaming of the foam raw material continues until it reaches the foaming end space and the foaming end space has become filled with the foam raw material so as to form the foam body, and the foam body and the air-permeable component are integrally adhered together, and
wherein, in the placement step, the air-permeable component is placed on the aperture cavity surface such that it is connected to the concave gas escape grooves that are formed in peripheral edge portions of the, aperture cavity surface, and
wherein, in the foaming step, foam gas is expelled from the gas venting holes via the concave gas escape grooves and the air-permeable component.

Assignees

• Itabashi Taichi
• Yonezawa Taisuke
• Bridgestone Corp

Inventors

• Itabashi Taichi
• Yonezawa Taisuke

Classifications

• B29C44/14

  the preformed part being a lining {(B29C44/1209 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B29C44/1271 Primary

  the preformed parts being partially covered · CPC title

• B29C44/588 Primary

  with means for venting, e.g. releasing foaming gas · CPC title

• B29L2031/58

  Upholstery or cushions, e.g. vehicle upholstery or interior padding {(mattresses, cushions B29L2031/751)} · CPC title

• B32B3/30

  characterised by a layer formed with recesses or projections, e.g. {hollows, grooves, protuberances, ribs (apertured layer B32B3/266; layer with cavities or internal voids B32B3/26)} · CPC title