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Granted Patent B2
US 11,312,090 · App. 16/379,829 · Granted Apr 26, 2022

Fiber-reinforced resin molded article and method for manufacturing fiber-reinforced resin molded article

Inventors: Satoshi Kaji (Tokyo, JP); Tsuneo Takano (Tokyo, JP); Kazuhisa Ikeda (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
B29C70/465B29C43/20B29C43/34B29C70/18B32B5/022B32B5/12B32B5/28B32B27/12B32B2260/023B32B2260/046B32B2262/106
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Patent No.
US 11,312,090
App. No.
16/379,829
Granted
Apr 26, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

This fiber-reinforced resin molded article has: a sheet molding compound layer; a continuous fiber reinforcing material layer; and a harrier layer, wherein the barrier layer is interposed between the sheet molding compound layer and the continuous fiber reinforcing material layer.

Claims (85)

1. A fiber-reinforced resin molded article, comprising:

a first layer;

a second layer; and

a third layer,

wherein the second layer is interposed between the first layer and the third layer,

wherein the first layer is a layer made from a sheet molding compound,

wherein the third layer is a layer made from a prepreg and comprising a continuous reinforcement fiber derived from the prepreg,

wherein the second layer is a barrier layer,

wherein a resin derived from the prepreg is present in a surface layer part of the second layer in contact with the third layer and also near the surface layer part in thickness direction in the second layer, and

wherein the second layer comprises an article having a porosity in a range of from 3 to 30%.

2. A fiber-reinforced resin molded article, comprising:

a first layer;

a second layer; and

a third layer,

wherein the second layer is interposed between the first layer and the third layer,

wherein the first layer is a layer made from a sheet molding compound,

wherein the third layer is a layer made from a prepreg and comprising a continuous reinforcement fiber derived from the prepreg,

wherein the second layer is a barrier layer,

wherein a resin derived from the prepreg is present in a surface layer part of the second layer in contact with the third layer and also near the surface layer part in thickness direction in the second layer, and

wherein the meandering angle θ of the continuous reinforcement fiber on a surface of the third layer is 15 degrees of less.

3. The article of claim 2 , wherein the second layer comprises a sheet substrate comprising a plurality of fibers crossing one another.

4. The article of claim 3 , in which an inter-fiber crossing number in the sheet substrate is 5 crossings/cm 2 or more.

5. A method for manufacturing the fiber-reinforced resin molded article of claim 2 , the method comprising:

preparing a laminate in which the sheet molding compound, a sheet substrate comprising a plurality of fibers crossing one another, and the prepreg are laminated in this order; and

molding the laminate such that the second layer is formed to comprise the sheet substrate.

6. A fiber-reinforced resin molded article, comprising:

a first layer;

a second layer; and

a third layer,

wherein the second layer is interposed between the first layer and the third layer,

wherein the first layer is a layer made from a sheet molding compound,

wherein the third layer is a layer made from a prepreg and comprising a continuous reinforcement fiber derived from the prepreg,

wherein the second layer is a barrier layer,

wherein a resin derived from the prepreg is present in a surface layer part of the second layer in contact with the third layer and also near the surface layer part in thickness direction in the second layer, and

wherein a resin derived from the sheet molding compound is not present on a surface at which the second layer and the third layer are in contact with each other.

7. The article of claim 6 , wherein the second layer comprises an article having a porosity in a range of from 3 to 30%.

8. The article of claim 3 , wherein the second layer comprises a woven fabric, and/or a non-woven fabric as the sheet substrate.

9. The article of claim 8 , wherein the second layer comprises a non-woven fabric as the sheet substrate.

10. The article of claim 6 , wherein the prepreg comprises continuous reinforcement fibers aligned in one direction.

11. The article of claim 6 , comprising an integration molded article of a laminate in which the sheet molding compound, a sheet substrate comprising a plurality of fibers crossing one another, and the prepreg are laminated in this order.

12. A method for manufacturing the fiber-reinforced resin molded article of claim 6 , the method comprising:

preparing a laminate in which the sheet molding compound, a sheet substrate comprising a plurality of fibers crossing one another, and the prepreg are laminated in this order; and

molding the laminate such that the second layer is formed to comprise the sheet substrate,

wherein the laminate is prepared to comprise a woven fabric and/or a non-woven fabric as the sheet substrate.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the laminate is prepared to comprise a non-woven fabric as the sheet substrate.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the prepreg comprises continuous reinforcement fibers aligned in one direction.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the molding is performed by thermal compression molding using a mold.

16. A fiber-reinforced resin molded article, comprising:

a first layer;

a second layer; and

a third layer,

wherein the second layer is interposed between the first layer and the third layer,

wherein the first layer is a layer made from a sheet molding compound,

wherein the third layer is a layer made from a prepreg and comprising a continuous reinforcement fiber derived from the prepreg,

wherein the second layer is a barrier layer,

wherein a resin derived from the prepreg is present in a surface layer part of the second layer in contact with the third layer and also near the surface layer part in thickness direction in the second layer, and

wherein the sheet molding compound includes a thermoplastic resin.

17. A method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced resin molded article, the method comprising:

preparing a laminate in which a sheet molding compound, a sheet substrate comprising a plurality of fibers crossing one another, and a prepreg are laminated in this order; and

molding the laminate such that a second layer is formed to comprise the sheet substrate,

wherein the sheet molding compound comprises a thermoplastic resin, and

wherein the fiber-reinforced resin molded article, comprises:

a first layer;

the second layer; and

a third layer,

wherein the second layer is interposed between the first layer and the third layer,

wherein the first layer is a layer made from the sheet molding compound,

wherein the third layer is a layer made from the prepreg and comprising a continuous reinforcement fiber derived from the prepreg,

wherein the second layer is a barrier layer,

wherein a resin derived from the prepreg is present in a surface layer part of the second layer in contact with the third layer and also near the surface layer part in thickness direction in the second layer, and

wherein the meandering angle θ of the continuous reinforcement fiber on a surface of the third layer is 15 degrees of less.

18. A method of manufacturing a fiber-reinforced resin molded article, the method comprising:

preparing a laminate in which a sheet molding compound, an article having a porosity in a range of from 3 to 30%, and a prepreg are laminated in this order; and

molding the laminate such that a second layer is formed to comprise the article having the porosity,

wherein the fiber-reinforced resin molded article, comprises:

a first layer;

a second layer; and

a third layer,

wherein the second layer is interposed between the first layer and the third layer,

wherein the first layer is a layer made from the sheet molding compound,

wherein the third layer is a layer made from the prepreg and comprising a continuous reinforcement fiber derived from the prepreg,

wherein the second layer is a barrier layer, and

wherein a resin derived from the prepreg is present in a surface layer part of the second layer in contact with the third layer and also near the surface layer part in thickness direction in the second layer.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the laminate is prepared to comprise a sheet substrate comprising a plurality of fibers crossing one another as the article having the porosity.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the laminate is prepared to comprise at least one selected from a woven fabric and a non-woven fabric as the sheet substrate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2019
From: KAJI, SATOSHI; TAKANO, TSUNEO; IKEDA, KAZUHISA
To: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048840/0781 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2016-230990 · Nov 29, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2017042572 · Nov 28, 2017
Related Publication 20190232577A1 · Aug 1, 2019
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