Molding system and method of manufacturing molded article

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9636856-B2
Application number	US-201414278304-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 15, 2014
Priority date	May 15, 2013
Publication date	May 2, 2017
Grant date	May 2, 2017

Abstract

A molding system 10 for manufacturing a molded article Q by integrally molding a sheet-shaped insert member S and a molding material R, the molding system comprising: a sheet supply part 20 configured to supply the insert member S; a sheet heating part 30 configured to heat the insert member S; a molding apparatus 100 configured to form the molded article Q by integrally molding the insert member S and the molding material R; an ejector 200 including a delivery position 222 and configured to transfer the insert member S between the sheet heating part 30 and the molding apparatus 100 and to eject and transfer the molded article Q from the molding apparatus; and a transfer robot configured to transfer the insert member S or the molded article Q between the sheet supply part 20 and the ejector.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A molding system for manufacturing a molded article by integrally molding a sheet-shaped insert member and a molding material, the molding system comprising:
a sheet supply part arranged around a predetermined reference position and configured to supply the insert member;
a sheet heating part configured to heat the insert member;
a molding apparatus configured to form the molded article by integrally molding the insert member and the molding material;
an ejector including a delivery position arranged around the reference position and configured to transfer the insert member between the sheet heating part and the molding apparatus and to eject and transfer the molded article from the molding apparatus; and
a transfer robot arranged at the reference position and configured to transfer the insert member or the molded article between the sheet supply part and the ejector.

2. The molding system according to claim 1 , further comprising a conveyor apparatus arranged around the reference position and configured to convey the molded article;
wherein the transfer robot is arranged at the reference position and configured to transfer the insert member or the molded article between the sheet supply part, the ejector, and the conveyor apparatus.

3. The molding system according to claim 1 , further comprising a gate cutting apparatus arranged around the reference position and configured to cut off a gate attached to the molded article;
wherein the transfer robot is arranged at the reference position and configured to transfer the insert member or the molded article between the sheet supply part, the ejector, and the gate cutting apparatus.

4. The molding system according to claim 2 , further comprising a gate cutting apparatus arranged around the reference position and configured to cut off a gate attached to the molded article;
wherein the transfer robot is arranged at the reference position and configured to transfer the insert member or the molded article between the sheet supply part, the ejector, the gate cutting apparatus, and the conveyor apparatus.

Assignees

• Toshiba Machine Co Ltd

Inventors

• Momono Masamichi
• Asanuma Nobuyuki

Classifications

• B29C45/42

  using means movable from outside the mould between mould parts {, e.g. robots} · CPC title

• B29C2045/14286

  means for heating the insert · CPC title

• B29C45/382

  disposed outside the mould · CPC title

• B29C45/14008

  Inserting articles into the mould (B29C45/14827 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B29C45/0084 Primary

  General arrangement or lay-out of plants (B29C45/1468 takes precedence) · CPC title