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US 5,028,374 AGranted
Method of manufacturing a molded wooden product
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsEiichi Imao, Sadao Kieda, Yoshio Taguchi, Hideaki Takahashi
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Abstract
A binder, a water-repelling agent, and a mold release agent are added to wooden fibers obtained by splitting wood chips. This mixture is collected into a body having a particular shape without being formed into a mat. The collected body is compression molded under heat to make a molded wooden product.
Claims13
A method of manufacturing a molded wooden product having a deeply drawn portion comprising:
- floating, on a gaseous stream, a mixture of wooden fibers containing a binder, onto a first perforated member in a vessel, said first perforated member having a recessed portion corresponding to said deeply drawn portion;
- forming a body in a single step by gathering said mixture of fibers on said first perforated member in said vessel;
- attracting said body against a second perforated member in said vessel;
- removing said body from said vessel;
- delivering said body to a compression mold;
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- compression molding said body under heat to form said product having a deeply drawn portion.
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