IP Library Granted Patent US 10,226,887
Granted Patent B2
US 10,226,887 · App. 14/972,273 · Granted Mar 12, 2019

Mold apparatus and resin molding method

Inventors: Tomoyuki Uchi (Tochigi, JP); Hiroshi Matsushima (Tochigi, JP); Takashi Abe (Tochigi, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
B29C45/4471B29C45/2681B29L2031/3044
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Patent No.
US 10,226,887
App. No.
14/972,273
Granted
Mar 12, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The mold apparatus ( 1 ) includes: the stationary mold ( 12 ) of the mold main body ( 2 ) that molds the main body part ( 81 ); the rotary core ( 20 ) that molds the undercut part ( 82 ) and mold releases by rotationally moving in a direction separating from the undercut part ( 82 ); and the restricting core ( 40 ) that restricts movement of the rotary core ( 20 ) sandwiching between the stationary mold ( 12 ) and rotary core ( 20 ) during molding, and releases restriction of the rotary core ( 20 ) by moving in a direction exiting from between the stationary mold ( 12 ) and rotary core ( 20 ) during mold release of the rotary core ( 20 ) from the undercut part ( 82 ).

Claims (16)

1. A mold apparatus for resin molding a molded article that has a main body part and an undercut part; the mold apparatus comprising:

a mold main body that molds the main body part;

a rotary core that molds the undercut part, and mold releases by rotationally moving in a direction separating from the undercut part; and

a restricting core that restricts movement of the rotary core by sandwiching between the mold main body and the rotary core during molding, and releases restriction of the rotary core by moving in a direction exiting from between the mold main body and the rotary core during mold release of the rotary core from the undercut part,

wherein the rotary core includes:

a rotary core main body part having a cavity forming face that molds the undercut part; and

a core housing part that is arranged opposite the cavity forming face in the rotary core main body part, and in which a rotary core-side contact face contacts the restricting core and is formed in a planar shape, and

wherein the restricting core includes:

a stationary mold contact face that contacts the mold main body, is laterally opposite a restricting core-side contact face formed in a planar shape that contacts the rotary core, and is formed in a planar shape on a back side of the restricting core.

2. The mold apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the rotary core includes a side-wall part which is a face opposite the cavity forming face in the rotary core main body part, and is formed on both sides of the core housing part.

3. The mold apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the restricting core is configured so as to move linearly, and

wherein a planar portion of the restricting core contacting with the rotary core is formed so as to slope to a side of the rotary core as advancing in an exiting direction of the restricting core.

4. The mold apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the restricting core and the rotary core are coupled by a cam mechanism so as to cause the rotary core to rotationally move in a direction separating from the undercut part accompanying movement of the restricting core.

5. The mold apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the restricting core and the rotary core are coupled by a cam mechanism so as to cause the rotary core to rotationally move in a direction separating from the undercut part accompanying movement of the restricting core.

6. The mold apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the restricting core and the rotary core are coupled by a cam mechanism so as to cause the rotary core to rotationally move in a direction separating from the undercut part accompanying movement of the restricting core.

7. The mold apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the stationary mold contact face and the restricting core-side contact face laterally oppose each other on an axis perpendicular to a retraction direction of a drive shaft.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2015
From: UCHI, TOMOYUKI; MATSUSHIMA, HIROSHI; ABE, TAKASHI
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 037317/0702 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-260728 · Dec 24, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160185022A1 · Jun 30, 2016