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US 6,576,172 B1Granted
Method of manufacturing sound-proof products
AssigneeToyoda Boshoku Corporation
InventorsToshiyuki Ario, Takashi Naka, Junichi Hishida, Tetsuyasu Akita, Masaru Suzuki, Yasushi Tsujita, Takuji Kajihara
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Abstract
A processed material in which a fibrous binder is mixed with chip-like solid matters such as soft urethane foam is quickly injected into a preform mold having a flat molding surface with a uniform filling density, and then fed to a main mold having a molding surface whose shape corresponds to that of a sound-proof product to be formed, so that main molding is performed under sufficient pressure and heat. With the main molding carried out after the preform molding, it is possible to manufacture sound-proof products of excellent quality.
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A method for manufacturing a sound-proof product comprising:
- a preform molding step of performing preform molding in which a processed material as a mixture of a material principally consisting of chip-like solid matters made of urethane foam mainly and a thermoplastic fibrous binder is injected with air into a preform mold having a molding surface that is designed for preliminary molding prior to main molding;
- a main molding step of feeding a preformed mass formed by the preform molding, to a main mold having a molding surface corresponding to the shape of the sound-proof product, and performing the main molding on the preformed mass by a hot press, to provide the sound-proof product;
- an unweaving and disintegrating step of forming an opened and disintegrated material by holding a material in which the chip-like solid matters made of urethane foam mainly are bound by the fibrous binder, in a compressed state, and at the same time scraping a small amount of the material at a time;
- an unweaving and crushing step of forming an opened and crushed material by crushing the opened and disintegrated material;
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- a step of putting the opened and crushed material into a sound-proof product manufacturing line as the chip-like solid matters, said sound-proof product manufacturing line having a molding process including the preform molding process and the main molding process.
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A method for manufacturing a sound-proof product comprising:
- a preform molding step of performing preform molding in which a processed material as a mixture of a material principally consisting of chip-like solid matters made of a lightweight material and a thermoplastic fibrous binder is injected with air into a preform mold having a molding surface that is designed for preliminary molding prior to main molding;
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- a main molding step of feeding a preformed mass formed by the preform molding, to a main mold having a molding surface corresponding to the shape of the sound-proof product, and performing the main molding on the preformed mass by a hot press, to provide the sound-proof product;
- wherein the processed material is formed by holding a laminated structure including upper and lower layers comprising the chip-like solid matters and an intermediate layer comprising the fibrous binder, in a compressed state, and at the same time scraping a small amount of the laminated structure at a time.
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A method for manufacturing a sound-proof product comprising
- a preform molding step of performing preform molding in which a processed material as a mixture of a material principally consisting of chip-like solid matters made of a lightweight material and a thermoplastic fibrous binder is injected with air into a preform mold having a molding surface that is designed for preliminary molding prior to main molding;
- a main molding step of feeding a preformed mass formed by the preform molding, to a main mold having a molding surface corresponding to the shape of the sound-proof product, and performing the main molding on the preformed mass by a hot press, to provide the sound-proof product;
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- reducing the amount of air blowing into the preform mold with an increase in blowing resistance as the preform mold is filled with the processed material.
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A method for manufacturing a sound-proof product comprising:
- a preform molding step of performing preform molding in which a processed material as a mixture of a material principally consisting of chip-like solid matters made of a lightweight material and a thermoplastic fibrous binder is injected with air into a preform mold having a molding surface that is designed for preliminary molding prior to main molding;
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- a main molding step of feeding a preformed mass formed by the preform molding, to a main mold having a molding surface corresponding to the shape of the sound-proof product, and performing the main molding on the preformed mass by a hot press, to provide the sound-proof product;
- wherein the processed material and the preform mold are heated in the preform molding process, and subsequently cooled so as to allow the preformed mass to be taken out of the preform mold, by passing hot air and cold air, respectively, through vent holes that are open to molding surfaces of upper and lower sections of the preform mold.
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A method of manufacturing a sound-proof material comprising:
- a preform molding step of performing preform molding in which a processed material as a mixture of a material principally consisting of chip-like solid matters made of a lightweight material and a thermoplastic fibrous binder is injected with air into a preform mold having a molding surface that is designed for preliminary molding prior to main molding;
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- a main molding step of feeding a preformed mass formed by the preform molding, to a main mold having a molding surface corresponding to the shape of the sound-proof product, and performing the main molding on the preformed mass by a hot press, to provide the sound-proof product;
- wherein the processed material and the main mold are heated in the main molding process, and subsequently cooled so as to allow a main formed article to be taken out of the main mold, by passing hot air and cold air, respectively, through vent holes that are open to molding surfaces of upper and lower sections of the main mold.
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