Method for producing a hollow molded article having skin material

• Main Authors: MATSUMOTO, MASAHITO, MATSUBARA, SHIGEYOSHI, KITAYAMA, TAKEO, FUNAKOSHI, SATORU
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 11.02.1998
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULARARTICLES; INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

A method for producing a hollow molded article having a skin material comprises steps of: (a) providing a skin material between a first mold and a second mold which are in an open state; (b) supplying a molten thermoplastic resin between the first mold and the second mold; (c) closing the first mold and the second mold; (d) inserting a first hollow pin into the molten thermoplastic resin and supplying a gas into the resin through the first hollow pin to form a hollow part; (e) inserting a second hollow pin into said hollow part and supplying the gas through the first hollow pin while discharging the gas through the second hollow pin, thereby to circulate the gas in the hollow part to cool and solidify the molten thermoplastic resin; and (f) opening the first mold and the second mold and taking out the hollow molded article. A hollow molded article with a skin material can be efficiently cooled by means of a simple apparatus and operation without using a complicated apparatus or a special cooling material. Further, a hollow resin molded article having a skin material can be uniformly cooled in a short time without temporarily reducing the pressure in the hollow part and, therefore, a hollow molded article with a skin material free from distortion can be obtained.