Autoclave and method for heat curing molded material
AssigneeMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
InventorsYoshiyuki Kondo, Koichi Tanimoto, Yukio Takeuchi, Yusuke Yanase
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Abstract
An autoclave (1) is one in which a heat application target molded material (W) is retained in shape by a retaining jig (4) which has a cavity (15) therein, and is heat-cured with high temperature gas. The autoclave is provided with: a pressure vessel (2) in the interior of which the molded material (W) is arranged; a high temperature gas supplying device (5) which supplies the high temperature gas to the molded material (W) within the pressure vessel (2); and an auxiliary high temperature gas supplying device (7) which supplies the high temperature gas into the interior of the cavity (15).
Claims2
A method for heat curing a molded material in which a heat application target molded material is heat-cured with high temperature gas, the method comprising:
- retaining the shape of the molded material with a retaining jig which comprises a lower member arranged on a lower side of the molded material and an upper member arranged on an upper side of the molded material, an interior of the upper member being formed with a cavity;
- supplying the high temperature gas to the molded material arranged within a pressure vessel, using a high temperature gas supplying device;
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- supplying the high temperature gas into the cavity of the upper member, by taking in part of the high temperature gas at a lower part within the pressure vessel and guiding the high temperature gas into the cavity of the upper member using an auxiliary high temperature gas supplying device.
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