Method for manufacturing fiber reinforced resin molded article, and manufacturing device thereof
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKen Hatta
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Abstract
Provided is a method for manufacturing a fiber reinforced resin molded article capable of effectively increasing the strength of a fiber reinforced resin molded article, such as a high-pressure tank, and such a manufacturing device thereof. With use of a cutting core that is heated to a higher temperature than a mold, the curing of a portion of resin (thermosetting resin) to be cut in a runner is facilitated, and the portion of the resin to be cut in the runner is cut by the cutting core. The heating temperature of the cutting core is higher than the temperature of the mold and lower than the heating temperature in an aftercure step performed after removing the high-pressure tank from the mold.
Claims5
A method for manufacturing a fiber reinforced resin molded article, the method comprising:
- preparing a mold having a runner for pouring resin into a cavity, the resin including a thermosetting resin, wherein a cutting core is disposed in the mold, the cutting core being movable relative to the runner to cut the resin in the runner;
- placing a preform in the cavity, the preform including a fiber layer on an outer surface of a liner;
- pouring the resin into the cavity through the runner;
- stopping pouring of the resin into the cavity, curing the resin, and heating the cutting core to a higher temperature than the mold;
- cutting the resin in the runner by moving the cutting core relative to the runner when a viscosity of a portion of the resin in the runner in a position of the cutting core is within a predetermined range;
- and
- demolding the preform while opening the mold after the curing of the resin impregnated into the preform ends;
- wherein
- the fiber layer of the preform becomes impregnated with the resin,
- in the cutting, part of the resin in the runner is cut by the cutting core, and
- in the demolding, when opening the mold, a shear is produced between a portion of the resin in the runner close to the cavity with respect to the cutting core and a portion of the resin in the runner opposite to the cavity with respect to the cutting core, and a remaining part of the resin in the runner is cut.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.