Granted Patent B2

US 12,620,384 · App. 18/657,832 · Granted May 5, 2026

Inventors: Katsuhiko Sugiura (Tokyo, JP); Shogo Koga (Tokyo, JP); Naoyuki Uchida (Tokyo, JP); Kazuma Inoue (Tokyo, JP); Yukio Kato (Tokyo, JP); Kohji Uehara (Tokyo, JP); Masashi Miura (Tokyo, JP)

Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

G10K11/172B29C39/10B32B3/266B32B3/30B32B25/04E04B1/8409G10K11/162B29L2031/30B32B2307/102B32B2605/00B60R13/0815

Abstract

Claims (97)

1 . A resonator, comprising:

a sheet; and

at least one resonance portion,

wherein

the at least one resonance portion is provided in contact with a sheet surface of the sheet,

the at least one resonance portion includes a weight portion and a base portion,

the weight portion is supported by the base portion and has a larger mass than the base portion,

the weight portion has a penetration portion, and

the base portion is in contact with a surface on a resonance portion front end side of the weight portion and covers the weight portion.

2 . The resonator according to claim 1 ,

wherein an outer peripheral portion of the weight portion and the inside of the penetration portion are filled with the base portion.

3 . The resonator according to claim 1 ,

wherein the weight portion is disposed on the front end side of the center in the height direction of the at least one resonance portion.

4 . The resonator according to claim 1 ,

wherein a maximum height from the opposite surface of the sheet surface provided with the at least one resonance portion to the front end of the at least one resonance portion is 30 mm or less.

5 . The resonator according to claim 4 ,

wherein the maximum height from the opposite surface of the sheet surface provided with the resonance portion to the front end of the resonance portion is 20 mm or less.

6 . The resonator according to claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one resonance portion has a void in which the surface on the front end side of the at least one resonance portion is indented, and the void is formed in the penetration portion.

7 . The resonator according to claim 1 ,

wherein the penetration portion is a through-hole.

8 . A structure,

comprising the resonator according to claim 1 .

9 . A resonator, comprising:

a sheet; and

at least one resonance portion,

wherein the at least one resonance portion is provided in contact with a surface of the sheet,

each at least one resonance portion includes a weight portion and a base portion,

the weight portion is supported by the base portion and has a larger mass than the base portion, and

the weight portion has a penetration portion.

10 . The resonator according to claim 9 ,

wherein an outer peripheral portion of the weight portion and the inside of the penetration portion are filled with the base portion.

11 . The resonator according to claim 10 ,

wherein a maximum height from the opposite surface of the sheet surface provided with the at least one resonance portion to the front end of the resonance portion is 30 mm or less.

12 . The resonator according to claim 11 ,

wherein the maximum height from the opposite surface of the sheet surface provided with the at least one resonance portion to the front end of the resonance portion is 20 mm or less.

13 . A structure, comprising the resonator according to claim 9 .

14 . A method for manufacturing a resonator having a sheet portion, at least one protrusion portion provided in the surface direction of the sheet portion, and a weight portion provided on a front end side of the at least one protrusion portion, the method comprising:

a weight portion insertion step of inserting the weight portion into a bottom portion of at least one cavity, in which the at least one protrusion portion is to be molded, in a mold including the at least one cavity; and

a resin insertion step of pouring a resin into the at least one cavity,

wherein a projection portion is provided at one of the bottom portion and the front end side of the weight portion, and a recessed portion or a penetration portion into which the projection portion is to be inserted is provided at the other,

wherein a projection portion is provided at the bottom portion of the at least one cavity, a recessed portion or a penetration portion into which the projection portion is to be inserted is provided at the weight portion,

in the weight portion insertion step, the projection portion is inserted into the recessed portion or the penetration portion, and

in the resin insertion step, in a state in which the projection portion is inserted into the recessed portion or the penetration portion and a position in the surface direction of the weight portion with respect to the bottom portion is regulated, the resin is poured into the at least one cavity.

15 . The method for manufacturing a resonator according to claim 14 ,

wherein the weight portion has the penetration portion.

16 . The method for manufacturing a resonator according to claim 15 ,

wherein the bottom portion is provided with the projection portion and a step portion that protrudes to a height lower than the projection portion and is in contact with a part of the surface on the front end side of the weight portion.

17 . The method for manufacturing a resonator according to claim 16 ,

wherein the step portion is provided in contact with the side surface of the projection portion.

18 . The method for manufacturing a resonator according to claim 16 ,

wherein the step portion is provided apart from the side surface of the projection portion.

19 . The method for manufacturing a resonator according to claim 17 ,

wherein the step portion inclines in a direction in which the height decreases as the protrusion portion runs from the central side in the radial direction toward the outer side in the radial direction, and

the maximum diameter of the step portion at a highest position is smaller than the hole diameter of the penetration portion provided in the weight portion, and a maximum diameter of the step portion at the lowest position is larger than the hole diameter of the penetration portion.

20 . The method for manufacturing a resonator according to claim 14 ,

wherein the mold includes a lower mold having cavities provided in an open state on an upper surface, and

an upper mold that is movable between a position at which the upper mold comes into contact with the upper surface of the lower mold and a position at which the upper mold is spaced apart from the lower mold on an upper side and has an indentation provided on the upper surface and a penetration flow path that is open in the indentation, and

in the resin insertion step, in a state in which the upper mold and the lower mold are in contact with each other, a molten resin is poured into the at least one cavity from the indentation through the penetration flow path.

21 . The method for manufacturing a resonator according to claim 20 , further comprising:

a step of extruding a solid material of the resin disposed in the indentation with a press mold inserted into the indentation before the resin insertion step.

22 . The method for manufacturing a resonator according to claim 14 ,

wherein the projection portion is provided at the bottom portion to incline in a direction in which the height decreases as the protrusion portion runs from the central side in the radial direction toward the outer side in the radial direction, and

the maximum diameter of the projection portion at a highest position is smaller than the hole diameter of the penetration portion provided in the weight portion, and a maximum diameter of the projection portion at the lowest position is larger than the hole diameter of the penetration portion.

23 . The method for manufacturing a resonator according to claim 14 , further comprising:

a step of moving the projection portion provided at the bottom portion to the bottom portion side before the resin poured into the cavities in the resin insertion step is solidified.

24 . The method for manufacturing a resonator according to claim 23 , further comprising:

a step of, after solidification of the resin, moving the projection portion to the cavity side to release the resonator from the mold.

25 . The method for manufacturing a resonator according to claim 14 ,

wherein the maximum value of a gap between the projection portion at the bottom portion of the at least one cavity and the recessed portion in the weight portion or between the projection portion at the bottom portion of the at least one cavity and the penetration portion in the weight portion is smaller than the minimum value of a gap between the weight portion inserted into the at least one cavity and the at least one cavity.

26 . A resonator, comprising:

a sheet portion;

at least one protrusion portion provided in the surface direction of the sheet portion and having a resin material; and

a weight portion provided at an inside on the front end side of the at least one protrusion portion and having a recessed portion or a penetration portion on the front end side,

wherein a void is formed on the inner side of the end surface on the front end side of the weight portion.

27 . The resonator according to claim 26 ,

wherein the weight portion has the penetration portion, and

the inner side of the void in the penetration portion is filled with the resin material.

28 . The resonator according to claim 27 ,

wherein a portion between the surface of the penetration portion and the void is filled with the resin material.

29 . The resonator according to claim 27 ,

wherein the protrusion portion has a coating portion that covers a part of the surface on the front end side of the weight portion with the resin material, and

a penetration portion that is provided along a circumferential direction on the outer side in the radial direction of the void around the center in the radial direction of the protrusion portion as an axial line and exposes a part of the surface on the front end side of the weight portion to penetrate the coating portion.

30 . The resonator according to claim 29 ,

wherein the penetration portion has an inclination portion that inclines in a direction in which the inclination portion comes close to a surface of the coating portion as the protrusion portion runs from the central side in the radial direction toward the outer side in the radial direction,

the maximum diameter of the inclination portion at the innermost side is smaller than the hole diameter of the penetration portion, and a maximum diameter of the inclination portion at an outermost surface side is larger than the hole diameter of the penetration portion, and

a part of the surface on the front end side of the weight portion is exposed in the middle of the inclination portion.

31 . The resonator according to claim 27 ,

wherein the protrusion portion has a coating portion that covers a part of the surface on the front end side of the weight portion with the resin material, and

an indented portion that is provided by removing a part of the coating portion and exposes a part of the surface on the front end side of the weight portion on a bottom surface, and

the void is open on the bottom surface of the indented portion.

32 . The resonator according to claim 27 ,

wherein the protrusion portion has a coating portion that covers a part of the surface on the front end side of the weight portion with the resin material,

the void has a penetration portion that is provided along a circumferential direction on the outer side in the radial direction of the void around the center in the radial direction of the protrusion portion as an axial line and exposes a part of the surface on the front end side of the weight portion to penetrate the coating portion,

the penetration portion has an inclination portion that inclines in a direction in which the inclination portion comes close to a surface of the coating portion as the protrusion portion runs from the central side in the radial direction toward the outer side in the radial direction,

the maximum diameter of the inclination portion at the innermost side is smaller than the hole diameter of the penetration portion, and a maximum diameter of the inclination portion at an outermost surface side is larger than the hole diameter of the penetration portion, and

a part of the surface on the front end side of the weight portion is exposed in the middle of the inclination portion.

Priority Claims (2)

Continuity (3)

References Cited (28)