Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Continuous press-molding method and heating machine therefor
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Application No.: US17046015Application Date: 2019-03-20
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Publication No.: US11548203B2Publication Date: 2023-01-10
- Inventor: Katsuhisa Endoh , Masato Usami
- Applicant: UNIPRES CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Yokohama
- Assignee: UNIPRES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: UNIPRES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Yokohama
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Priority: JPJP2018-129584 20180709
- International Application: PCT/JP2019/011670 WO 20190320
- International Announcement: WO2020/012722 WO 20200116
- Main IPC: B29C51/08
- IPC: B29C51/08 ; B29C48/305 ; B29C51/42

Abstract:
A strip-shape softened resin sheet (S) which is continuously extruded from a molten resin extruder is cut to a unit resin sheet and a press molded product is manufactured by press-molding the unit resin sheet in a press-molding machine 20. Prior to press-molding the unit resin sheet (U) by the press-molding machine, the unit resin sheet (U) is heated by a heating machine 16. The heating machine 16 comprises a first heating furnace 84 and a second heating furnace 86. The first heating furnace 84 includes a series of heaters 84-3 and 84-4 whose heat source is infrared ray in a far-infrared region and the second heating furnace 86 includes a series of heaters 86-3 and 86-4 whose heat source is the infrared ray in a middle-infrared region. In the first furnace 84, the unit resin sheet (U) is continuously conveyed with a low velocity and is gradually heated by the far-infrared ray up to temperature which is slightly lower than the temperature which is suitable for press-molding the unit resin sheet (U). In the second furnace 86, the unit resin sheet (U) is stopped and is rapidly heated by the middle-infrared ray. By efficiently heating the unit resin sheet (U), a cycle time can be shortened and the production speed can be improved.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210362397A1 CONTINUOUS PRESS-MOLDING METHOD AND HEATING MACHINE THEREFOR Public/Granted day:2021-11-25
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