Apparatus and method for manufacturing metal-resin composite
AssigneeKobe Steel, Ltd.
InventorsKenichi Watanabe, Shu Sekiguchi
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Abstract
An apparatus is configured to manufacture a metal-resin composite by press-molding a metal plate and a resin material. The apparatus includes an upper mold and a lower mold for sandwiching the metal plate and the resin material, and an elastic member attached to a molding surface of the lower mold. A cavity for disposing the resin material is provided by the upper mold and the lower mold. The elastic member is disposed to seal the resin material into the cavity by pressing the metal plate against the upper mold.
Claims19
A method for manufacturing a metal-resin composite by press-molding a metal member and a resin material, the method comprising:
- arranging a lower mold, the metal member, the resin material, and an upper mold in this order,
- sandwiching the metal member and the resin material with the upper mold and the lower mold;
- pressing the metal member against the upper mold through an elastic member attached only to a molding surface of the lower mold by the sandwiching to seal a cavity formed by the upper mold and the lower mold;
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- integrating the metal member and the resin material by the press molding while sealing the resin material into the cavity.
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