IP Library Granted Patent US 11,397,372
Granted Patent B2
US 11,397,372 · App. 16/473,575 · Granted Jul 26, 2022

Molded article and method for manufacturing molded article

Inventor: Fumihito Okamoto (Hiratsuka, JP)
Assignee: MITSUBISHI ENGINEERING-PLASTICS CORPORATION
G03B17/02B29C65/1616C08K7/14C08K13/04C08L77/06
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Patent No.
US 11,397,372
App. No.
16/473,575
Granted
Jul 26, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a molded article which contains a first enclosure; a second enclosure adjoined with the first enclosure; and a transparent member held by the second enclosure, each of the first enclosure and the second enclosure being independently made from a resin composition that contains a polyamide resin having a semi-crystallization time of 10 to 60 seconds, and a melting point of 200 to 280° C., and the transparent member having a pencil hardness of 8H or larger, and a linear expansion coefficient of 1×10 −6 to 9×10 −6 /° C., where the semi-crystallization time means a time measured by depolarization photometry at a temperature 20° C. higher than the melting point of the polyamide resin, for a melting time of polyamide resin of 5 minutes, and at a temperature of crystallization bath of 150° C.

Claims (42)

1. A molded article comprising:

a first enclosure;

a second enclosure adjoined with the first enclosure; and

a transparent member held by the second enclosure,

each of the first enclosure and the second enclosure being independently made from a resin composition that contains a polyamide resin having a semi-crystallization time of 10 to 60 seconds, and a melting point of 200 to 280° C., and

the transparent member having a pencil hardness of 8H or larger, and a linear expansion coefficient of 1×10 −6 to 9×10 −6 /° C.,

where the semi-crystallization time means a time measured by depolarization photometry at a temperature 20° C. higher than the melting point of the polyamide resin, for a melting time of polyamide resin of 5 minutes, and at a temperature of crystallization bath of 150° C., and

where the molded article has a hollow structure isolated from an outside, which is formed by at least the first enclosure, the second enclosure and the transparent member.

2. The molded article of claim 1 , wherein the polyamide resin comprises a diamine-derived structural unit and a dicarboxylic acid-derived structural unit; in which 50 mol % or more of the diamine-derived structural unit is originated from xylylenediamine, and 70 mol % or more of the dicarboxylic acid-derived structural unit is originated from a straight-chain aliphatic α,ω-dicarboxylic acid having 4 to 20 carbon atoms.

3. The molded article of claim 1 , wherein the polyamide resin contained in the first enclosure and the polyamide resin contained in the second enclosure have melting points, with a difference of 50° C. or smaller.

4. The molded article of claim 1 , wherein the first enclosure and the second enclosure independently contain fillers.

5. The molded article of claim 1 , wherein one of the first enclosure and the second enclosure contains a light-absorbing dye, and the other contains a light-transmitting dye.

6. The molded article of claim 1 , wherein the transparent member is composed of a glass.

7. The molded article of claim 1 , being a camera part.

8. The molded article of claim 2 , wherein the polyimide resin contained in the first enclosure and the polyamide resin contained in the second enclosure have melting points, with a difference of 50° C. or smaller.

9. The molded article of claim 2 , wherein the first enclosure and the second enclosure independently contain fillers.

10. The molded article of claim 2 , wherein one of the first enclosure and the second enclosure contains a light-absorbing dye, and the other contains a light-transmitting dye.

11. The molded article of claim 3 , wherein the first enclosure and the second enclosure independently contain fillers.

12. The molded article of claim 3 , wherein one of the first enclosure and the second enclosure contains a light-absorbing dye, and the other contains a light-transmitting dye.

13. The molded article of claim 3 , wherein the transparent member is composed of a glass.

14. The molded article of claim 4 , wherein one of the first enclosure and the second enclosure contains a light-absorbing dye, and the other contains a light-transmitting dye.

15. The molded article of claim 4 , wherein the transparent member is composed of a glass.

16. The molded article of claim 2 , wherein the polyamide resin contained in the first enclosure and the polyamide resin contained in the second enclosure have melting points, with a difference of 50° C. or smaller;

wherein the first enclosure and the second enclosure independently contain fillers; and

one of the first enclosure and the second enclosure contains a light-absorbing dye, and the other contains a light-transmitting dye.

17. A method for manufacturing the molded article according to claim 1 , the method comprising:

adjoining a first enclosure and a second enclosure by heat welding,

the second enclosure holding a transparent member,

each of the first enclosure and the second enclosure being independently made from a resin composition that contains a polyamide resin having a semi-crystallization time of 10 to 50 seconds, and a melting point of 200 to 280° C., and

the transparent member having a pencil hardness of 8H or larger, and a linear expansion coefficient of 1×10 −6 to 9×10 −6 /° C.,

where the semi-crystallization time means a time measured by depolarization photometry at a temperature 20° C. higher than the melting point of the polyamide resin, for a melting time of polyamide resin of 5 minutes, and at a temperature of crystallization bath of 150° C.

18. The method for manufacturing a molded article of claim 17 , wherein the heat welding is laser welding.

19. The method for manufacturing a molded article of claim 17 , wherein one of the first enclosure and the second enclosure contains a light-absorbing dye, and the other contains a light-transmitting dye.

20. The method for manufacturing a molded article of claim 17 , wherein the polyamide resins contained in the first enclosure and the polyamide resin contained in the second enclosure have melting points, with a difference of 50° C. or smaller.

21. A molded article comprising:

a first enclosure;

a second enclosure adjoined with the first enclosure; and

a transparent member held by the second enclosure,

each of the first enclosure and the second enclosure being independently made from a resin composition that contains a polyamide resin having a semi-crystallization time of 10 to 60 seconds, and a melting point of 200 to 280° C., and

the transparent member having a pencil hardness of 8H or larger, and a linear expansion coefficient of 1×10 −6 to 9×10 −6 /° C.,

where the semi-crystallization time means a time measured by depolarization photometry at a temperature 20° C. higher than the melting point of the polyamide resin, for a melting time of polyamide resin of 5 minutes, and at a temperature of crystallization bath of 150° C., and where the first enclosure has a connector.

22. The molded article of claim 1 , wherein the first enclosure has a connector.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jan 29, 2024
From: MITSUBISHI ENGINEERING-PLASTICS CORPORATION
To: GLOBAL POLYACETAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066278/0901 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2019
From: OKAMOTO, FUMIHITO
To: MITSUBISHI ENGINEERING-PLASTICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049617/0547 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP JP2016-252601 · Dec 27, 2016 · national
JP JP2017-119509 · Jun 19, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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