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Granted Patent B2
US 12,343,913 · App. 18/255,705 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Resin molded member and manufacturing method thereof

Inventors: Youji Tanaka (Nagano, JP); Kenta Kurihara (Aichi, JP)
Assignee: KYB CORPORATION
B29C45/14631B29C45/14786B29L2015/003
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Patent No.
US 12,343,913
App. No.
18/255,705
Granted
Jul 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A manufacturing method of a resin molded member includes: an insert member molding step of building an insert member by stacking layers of a base resin containing continuous fibers by using a 3D printer; an aligning step of aligning the insert member in a cavity of an injection molding mold; and a resin portion molding step of molding a resin portion integrated with the insert member by filling an injection molding resin into the cavity, wherein the insert member is arranged on a surface of a weld portion by the resin portion molding step, and the continuous fibers in the insert member are oriented in direction crossing over the weld portion, the weld portion being formed in the resin portion.

Claims (50)

1. A manufacturing method of a resin molded member comprising:

an insert member molding step of building an insert member by stacking layers of a base resin containing continuous fibers by using a 3D printer;

an aligning step of aligning the insert member in a cavity of an injection molding mold; and

a resin portion molding step of molding a resin portion integrated with the insert member by filling an injection molding resin into the cavity, wherein

the insert member is arranged on a surface of a weld portion by the resin portion molding step, and the continuous fibers in the insert member are oriented in direction crossing over the weld portion, the weld portion being formed in the resin portion.

2. The manufacturing method of the resin molded member according to claim 1 , wherein

a shape of a mold surface of the injection molding mold is transferred to the insert member by resin pressure generated during filling of the injection molding resin into the cavity.

3. A resin molded member comprising:

an insert member in which layers of a base resin containing continuous fibers are stacked; and

a resin portion integrally formed with the insert member, wherein

the insert member is arranged on a surface of a weld portion formed in the resin portion, and

the continuous fibers in the insert member are oriented in direction crossing over the weld portion.

4. The resin molded member according to claim 3 , wherein

the insert member is arranged on a surface of the resin portion, and a shape of a mold surface of an injection molding mold is transferred to the insert member, the injection molding mold being configured to mold the resin portion.

5. The resin molded member according to claim 3 , wherein

the base resin is any one of a resin same as a resin of the resin portion, a resin compatible with the resin of the resin portion, and a resin having a melting point lower than a melting point of the resin of the resin portion.

6. The resin molded member according to claim 3 , wherein

the resin portion contains short fibers.

7. The resin molded member according to claim 3 , wherein

the insert member includes a first insert member and a second insert member, and

the continuous fibers contained in the first insert member and the continuous fibers contained in the second insert member are different.

8. The resin molded member according to claim 7 , wherein

one of the first insert member and the second insert member contains aramid continuous fibers, and

other of the first insert member and the second insert member contains carbon continuous fibers or glass continuous fibers.

9. The resin molded member according to claim 3 , wherein

the insert member includes a plurality of layers, and

an orientation of the continuous fibers is uniform for each layer.

10. The resin molded member according to claim 3 , wherein

the insert member includes a first layer and a second layer stacked on the first layer, and

an orientation of the continuous fibers of the first layer and an orientation of the continuous fibers of the second layer are different.

11. The resin molded member according to claim 3 , wherein

the resin molded member is a resin gear, the resin gear being formed with, at its center, a hole portion through which a rotation shaft passes, and the resin gear being formed with a tooth portion on an outer circumferential surface,

the insert member includes a first insert member and a second insert member,

an inner circumferential surface of the hole portion is formed of the first insert member, and a surface of the tooth portion is formed of the second insert member,

the first insert member contains carbon continuous fibers or glass continuous fibers, and

the second insert member contains aramid continuous fibers.

12. The resin molded member according to claim 3 , wherein

the resin molded member is a spring guide, the spring guide having a barrel portion and a dish-shaped spring catcher portion extending from the barrel portion towards an outer circumferential side, and

the insert member is arranged on an outer circumference portion of the spring catcher portion over an entire circumference.

13. The resin molded member according to claim 3 , wherein

the resin molded member is a spring guide, the spring guide having a barrel portion and a dish-shaped spring catcher portion extending from the barrel portion towards an outer circumferential side, and

the insert member is arranged on a connecting portion between the barrel portion and the spring catcher portion.

14. The resin molded member according to claim 12 , wherein

the insert member contains aramid continuous fibers.

15. The resin molded member according to claim 12 , wherein

the insert member contains glass continuous fibers or carbon continuous fibers.

16. The resin molded member according to claim 13 , wherein

the insert member contains aramid continuous fibers.

17. The resin molded member according to claim 13 , wherein

the insert member contains glass continuous fibers or carbon continuous fibers.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 2, 2023
From: TANAKA, YOUJI; KURIHARA, KENTA
To: KYB CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-205642 · Dec 11, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240033981A1 · Feb 1, 2024
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