US5281376A
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Method for producing polypropylene resin article having skin material lined with foamed layer
Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd
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Filing: 1991-10-11
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Granted: 1994-01-25
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Expires: 2011-10-11
Abstract
Abstract A multi-layer molded article which is made of a polypropylene resin body and a skin material lined with a foamed layer and has good appearance is produced by using molds between which a cavity clearance is freely set, placing a skin material lined with a foamed layer between the upper and lower molds and supplying a molten polypropylene resin containing a chemical blowing agent through a resin melt conduit in the lower mold when cavity clearance (t) is between (C+15) mm and (C+50) mm where "C" is a thickness of the skin material lined with the foamed layer, lowering the upper mold at a specific rate and pressing the molten resin at specific pressure to fill cavity ends with the molten resin to complete molding of a body of the resin, pressing the body for a certain time after completing molding to form a skin layer, lifting up the upper mold to decrease a compression pressure of the skin material lined with the foamed layer to a pressure lower than a blowing pressure of the polypropylene resin to form and solidify a foamed body, and again lowering the upper mold to apply a certain pressure on a molded article and cooling the article in the molds.
Inventors
- 👤 Takahisa Hara
- 👤 Masahito Matsumoto
- 👤 Nobuhiro Usui
- 👤 Shigeyoshi Matubara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 10:15
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C44/00; B29C44/02; B29C44/04; B29C44/0415; B29C45/00; B29C45/16; B29C44/10; B29C44/12; B29C44/14; B29C44/146; B29C44/34; B29C44/36; B29C44/38; B29C44/381
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
257 words
A method for producing a multi-layer molded article comprising a polypropylene resin body and a skin material lined with a foamed layer, which method comprises the steps of: providing a pair of upper and lower molds (1,2) which are slidably moved at an engaged part (6) and in which a cavity clearance (t) is freely set, placing a skin material (7) lined with a foamed layer between said upper and lower molds and supplying a molten polypropylene resin containing a chemical blowing agent through a resin melt conduit which is provided in said lower mold (2) or said upper mold (1) when said cavity clearance (t) is between (C+15) mm and (C+50) mm where "C" is a thickness of said skin material lined with the foamed layer, lowering said upper mold (1) at a rate of from 10 mm/sec. to 100 mm/sec. and pressing said resin melt at pressure of from 5 kg/cm 2 to 100 kg/cm 2 to fill cavity ends with said resin melt, pressing said body for 1 to 30 seconds after completing molding to form a skin layer, then, lifting up said upper mold (1) to decrease a compression pressure of said material lined with the foamed layer to a pressure lower than a blowing pressure of said blowing agent contained in said polypropylene resin to form and solidify a foamed body, and again lowering said upper mold (1) to apply a pressure of from 1 kg/cm 2 to 20 kg/cm 2 on a molded article and cooling said article in said molds.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
257 words
A method for producing a multi-layer molded article comprising a polypropylene resin body and a skin material lined with a foamed layer, which method comprises the steps of: providing a pair of upper and lower molds (1,2) which are slidably moved at an engaged part (6) and in which a cavity clearance (t) is freely set, placing a skin material (7) lined with a foamed layer between said upper and lower molds and supplying a molten polypropylene resin containing a chemical blowing agent through a resin melt conduit which is provided in said lower mold (2) or said upper mold (1) when said cavity clearance (t) is between (C+15) mm and (C+50) mm where "C" is a thickness of said skin material lined with the foamed layer, lowering said upper mold (1) at a rate of from 10 mm/sec. to 100 mm/sec. and pressing said resin melt at pressure of from 5 kg/cm 2 to 100 kg/cm 2 to fill cavity ends with said resin melt, pressing said body for 1 to 30 seconds after completing molding to form a skin layer, then, lifting up said upper mold (1) to decrease a compression pressure of said material lined with the foamed layer to a pressure lower than a blowing pressure of said blowing agent contained in said polypropylene resin to form and solidify a foamed body, and again lowering said upper mold (1) to apply a pressure of from 1 kg/cm 2 to 20 kg/cm 2 on a molded article and cooling said article in said molds.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said propylene resin is a homopolymer of propylene.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said propylene resin is a copolymer of propylene with at least one other monomer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the chemical blowing agent is sodium bicarbonate or azodecarbonamide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said skin material is a sheet or leather of polyvinyl chloride, a sheet or leather of a thermoplastic elastomer, or a woven or non-woven fabric.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the foamed layer is a foamed sheet of a crosslinked polypropylene or a foamed sheet of a polyurethane.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the skin material and the foamed sheet are bonded with an adhesive.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the skin material and the foamed sheet are bonded by extrusion lamination.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method according to claim 3, wherein said at least one other monomer is ethylene.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said polypropylene resin contains polyethylene.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said polypropylene resin contains a thermoplastic elastomer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said polypropylene resin contains a filler.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method according to claim 12, wherein the filler is calcium or talc.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the content of the polypropylene resin body is at least 50% by weight.
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