JP4590258B2 - Glass shelf frame forming method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for forming a frame provided on an outer peripheral portion of a glass plate. More specifically, the present invention relates to a frame forming method for a glass shelf in which a frame is formed by an injection mold on the outer periphery of a glass plate used for a shelf such as a refrigerator.

  Recently, it has been reviewed to use glass plates in refrigerators for food safety and the like, and the frequency of use is increasing. In addition, it is desirable to use the space effectively in refrigerators, including general and business use. For this purpose, multiple shelves can be used to store items effectively, and the shelves must be transparent. The product is visible. In particular, shelves always place stored items. When the stored items are food, it is preferable to use glass shelves for safety reasons, and there are many examples of their use.

  However, the current glass shelves are mainly those with glass plates themselves as shelves or shelves with a simple frame around the glass. Conventionally, a technique for providing a frame on a glass plate is, as represented by a window frame of a vehicle or the like, after inserting the glass plate into the frame and then pushing a separately formed gasket into the gap, or by attaching a resin body to the glass plate. It was made to adhere to a peripheral part. Recently, products in which a resin body is directly injected and molded on a glass plate have been produced.

For example, in the vehicle relation etc., what has formed synthetic resin by molding as a window frame of a glass window is disclosed (for example, refer to patent documents 1 and 2). Moreover, what was shape | molded as a waterproof case of the apparatus used underwater is disclosed (for example, refer patent document 3). Furthermore, a glass shelf (see, for example, Patent Document 4) formed by applying to a glass plate of a refrigerator and integrated with a synthetic resin frame is also disclosed.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-206237 Japanese Patent No. 3384465 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 08-072094 JP 2004-257616 A

  However, in a molding method in which a synthetic resin frame is provided on the outer periphery of a glass plate, particularly as a glass shelf of a refrigerator, a reliable and mass-productive technique has not been established, and the technique is not disclosed. The reason is that, due to the difference between the glass plate material and the synthetic resin, the glass and resin are not good in adhesion during molding, and the glass plate may be broken. Therefore, the current production yield is not good.

  That is, the glass plate has strength but is not flexible and has a different thermal shrinkage rate from the synthetic resin. For this reason, if "sinking" or "warp" occurs in the temperature difference or curing process that occurs during molding, the glass plate cannot follow it, and the glass plate may break due to subtle distortion deformation. . In this way, it is difficult to apply injection molding to glass plates, and it is difficult to perform normal molding. In addition to preventing cracks, it is necessary to search for molding in a way that does not cause warpage after the injection process and injection. Has been.

  In the case of a refrigerator, since foods are handled, safety is required compared to glass windows for vehicles. In food-related shelves, there is a demand for safety that prevents the frame from causing chemical changes or chemical reactions due to liquid spills or the like. Needless to say, in the case of a refrigerator, the synthetic resin that forms the frame must also be safe for food. In addition, application to things such as refrigerators requires aesthetic considerations in consideration of constant use at home. Such a configuration has to be a molding technique that can be mass-produced, and its development has been desired.

  For this purpose, the applicant has been intensively working for many years. The present invention solves such a conventional problem and achieves the following object.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a method for forming a frame of a glass shelf that enables production of the glass shelf by resin molding that is safe for food.

  Another object of the present invention is a method for forming a glass shelf frame that can be mass-produced, has no risk of deformation such as cracks in the glass plate, is prevented from deformation of the frame, and has improved strength, heat resistance, and impact resistance. Is in the provision of.

  The present invention takes the following means in order to achieve the object.

The glass shelf frame forming method of the present invention 1 comprises:
A glass shelf forming method for forming a frame on the entire outer periphery of a glass plate,
Adsorbing and holding the glass plate by a holding body;
The glass plate held by an injection mold having a cavity formed in the shape of the frame is inserted by the holder, and a receiver is movably disposed by an elastic body independently of the injection mold. Pressing and positioning the entire outer periphery of the glass plate on the body ;
Closing the injection mold in a state where the entire outer peripheral portion of the glass plate is protruded into the cavity;
While holding the glass plate by the holding body , a resin added with a filler for reducing the difference in shrinkage from the glass is injected into the cavity of the closed injection mold and integrated with the glass plate The process of
After the injected resin is cured, the injection mold is opened and the glass plate integrated with the resin on the entire outer periphery is taken out. The glass plate to be applied is tempered glass.
When the resin is injection-molded to form a frame, it is effective to reduce the deformation of the frame and to increase the strength, heat resistance and impact resistance of the frame.
Pressing through the support body presses the glass plate flexibly, has a cushion function, and is effective in preventing the glass plate from cracking .

  The glass shelf frame forming method of the present invention 2 is characterized in that, in the present invention 1, the glass shelf is a glass shelf for a refrigerator. The molding method of the present invention is effective for use in refrigerators for food and the like.

  The frame forming method of the glass shelf of the present invention 3 is characterized in that, in the present invention 1, the step of adsorbing and holding is a step of holding the glass plate on the holding body using a vacuum pressure. . It can be held at any position on the glass plate and can be moved and pressed while being held flexibly.

The glass shelf frame forming method of the present invention 4 is characterized in that, in the present invention 1, the injection mold has a mold temperature of 35 ± 5 ° C. at the time of injection. In order to reduce the temperature change at the time of injection, the mold temperature is preferably set to room temperature or higher, and more preferably 35 ° C.

  As described above, the glass shelf frame forming method of the present invention is a glass shelf manufacturing technique by resin molding safe for food. Further, the glass plate was held so as not to be cracked, and injection molding was performed so that the frame body was not warped. As a result, it was possible to mass-produce glass shelves without cracking and warping after molding, and the yield was improved.

  Hereinafter, the embodiment of the glass shelf frame forming method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  1 and 2 show a configuration of a molding process in which a glass plate 1 applied to the present invention is inserted into a mold, the mold is closed, and a resin is injected. 1 is a cross-sectional view, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX of FIG. The glass plate 1 is held by a movable holding body 2 and is pressed and positioned on a convex surface inside the mold.

  The metal mold | die arrange | positioned by forming the frame 6 in the outer peripheral part 1a of the glass plate 1 is divided | segmented into the fixed metal mold | die 3 and the movable metal mold | die 4, and in the division | segmentation surface 5 of these two metal molds, A cavity 7 for configuring the frame body 6 is provided. The position where the mold dividing surface 5 is provided is determined at an optimum position in consideration of the design and productivity of the glass shelf. The resin melted by heating from the runner through the gate 8 is injected into the cavity 7 and solidified to form the frame body 6. A holding body 2 for holding the glass plate 1 is provided on the movable mold 4 side and is movable independently of the movable mold 4. The glass plate 1 is adsorbed and held by the holding body 2 through the vacuum passage 2a by the vacuum pressure generated by the operation of a vacuum pump (not shown). The glass shelf is basically formed by a mold having such a configuration. In this embodiment, the description has been made with the configuration in which the holding body is provided on the movable mold side, but the configuration may be such that the holding body is provided on the fixed mold side.

  Next, the forming method will be described in detail in the order of the processes. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a case where the mold is in an open state, and shows a state where the movable mold 4 and the holding body 2 are separated from each other by a predetermined distance from the fixed mold 3. The central part of the movable mold 4 constitutes a space part, and the holding body 2 is incorporated in this space part. In the embodiment, the holding body 2 is guided by the inner surface 4 a of the movable mold 4 and moves in the same direction as the moving direction of the movable mold 4.

  The holding body 2 may be moved by an independent guide member without being restricted by the movable mold 4. For example, although not shown, the glass plate 1 may be installed in the mold in such a manner that the stationary mold 3 is moved in a direction parallel to the surface of the glass plate 1 and inserted into the mold from the side. The holding body 2 is provided with three vacuum passages 2a, and the end of the vacuum passage 2a is open to the glass plate 1 side.

  The end of the vacuum passage 2a is conically formed in a wide curved shape so that air can be easily sucked into the surface of the glass plate 1. The reason why the three vacuum passages 2a are provided is to hold the glass plate 1 uniformly, and the number of the vacuum passages 2a is not limited. Around the two molds, a recessed portion for forming the frame body 6 is provided in a portion corresponding to the outer peripheral position of the glass plate 1, and the cavity 7 is formed when the two molds are closed. When the glass plate 1 is conveyed and positioned between the two molds in a state where the movable mold 4 and the holding body 2 are moved away from the fixed mold 3, the holding body 2 moves and contacts the glass plate 1. To do.

  Subsequently, air is sucked through the vacuum passage 2a by an operation of a vacuum pump (not shown), the contact surface of the glass plate 1 is brought into a vacuum state, and the holding body holds the glass plate 1 by suction. While holding this state, the holding body 2 moves to the fixed mold 3 side and presses and positions to a predetermined installation surface. The pressing surface 3 a of the fixed mold 3 is a position corresponding to the outer periphery of the glass plate 1. Since the surface 3b of the stationary mold 3 corresponding to the central portion of the glass plate 1 is in a recessed state, it does not contact the glass plate 1.

  When the position is determined, the movable mold 4 is then moved, the dividing surface 5 comes into close contact with the fixed mold 3, and the mold is closed. The structure shown in FIG. 1 is injected in this state. As shown in the figure, the outer peripheral portion 1 a of the glass plate 1 protrudes into the cavity 7, and the glass plate 1 is fixed at the outer peripheral edge of the movable mold 4 and the fixed mold 3 and is also held by the holding body 2. It becomes.

  In addition, although not shown, in order to prevent the injected resin from entering the gap between the fixed portions, the prevention member may be provided on the dividing surface 5 or the holding body 2 of both molds. Next, the resin heated and melted from the gate 8 is injected into the cavity 7 while the holding body 2 holds the glass plate 1. In this injection, conventionally, the glass plate 1 has a tendency to be deformed into a slight curve due to thermal deformation and distortion due to a temperature difference with the resin. This causes cracking, and this cracking depends on the shape of the cavity 7 and the position of the gate 8 in addition to the temperature difference.

  In the configuration of the present invention, by providing the holding body 2, the glass plate 1 is always held in a state of being sandwiched between the fixed mold 3. For this reason, bending deformation is prevented. Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 4 in the course of injection, the resin solidifies after injection, and a force to peel the resin from the surface of the glass plate 1 is generated in the directions of arrows A and B, forming a so-called “sledge”. There was often a risk of it.

In the case of the present invention, the position of the gate 8 is provided only at the end of the frame 6 near the glass plate 1 of the fixed mold 3. With this configuration, the possibility of “warping” is reduced because the resin solidifies quickly on the A side. The part where the “warp” may occur is the B side, which is the part of the frame 6 near the glass plate 1 of the fixed mold 3. This is a cooling process after injection, and the last cooling is due to the large shrinkage deformation of the temperature difference due to the gate 8 side. In order to eliminate the possibility of the occurrence of “sledge”, the present invention changes the configuration of the resin to be injected.
That is, an additive for reducing the difference in shrinkage from the glass plate 1, that is, a filler is added to the resin. This filler is, for example, a molding material manufactured by Calp Industry Co., Ltd., type 4700G. This molding material contains 20% talc, has a small molding shrinkage ratio, good tensile and bending characteristics, and has excellent rigidity, heat resistance and impact resistance. Further, this molding material can be applied to food applications and has chemical resistance.

  By adding this filler to the resin, the characteristics of the resin can be improved, and problems such as peeling and warping of the frame 6 near the gate 8 and the glass plate 1 are eliminated. When there is no filler, the difference in shrinkage rate from the glass plate 1 is large, so that cracks occur or cracks occur when there is an edge in the glass. The present invention solves such conventional problems. Thus, this invention eliminated the malfunction accompanying the shaping | molding of the glass plate 1 and the frame 6 by improving holding | maintenance pressing of the holding body 2, and resin. As a result, in the molding method of the present invention, the glass plate 1 and the resin can be stably molded without “warping” even by injection fusion. Further, since the yield is improved, the productivity of molding is improved.

  According to this molding method, stable mass production is also possible. After injection molding and solidification in this manner, the mold is opened and the glass plate 1 is taken out of the mold. The glass plate 1 at this time is formed by fusing the frame 6 and forms a glass shelf shape. It becomes a glass shelf as a product after finishing. When the glass plate 1 is taken out from the fixed mold 3, it is pushed out by a push bar provided on the fixed mold 3 (not shown).

  Next, another embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In this example, a receiving body 10 that receives the pressing force of the holding body 2 is provided on the stationary mold 9 side. A receiving body 10 that is movable independently of the fixed mold 9 is provided at the center of the fixed mold 9 that faces the holding body 2 with the glass plate 1 interposed therebetween. This receptacle 10 is also a restraining member for restraining the glass plate 1. The receiving body 10 is guided by the inner surface of the fixed mold 9 and can move in the same direction as the moving direction of the holding body 2.

  Spring bodies 11 as a plurality of pressing members are provided between the receiving body 10 and the fixed mold 9, and the receiving body 10 is biased toward the glass plate 1 side with respect to the fixed mold 9 to be in a floating state. It is possible to move to. The configurations of the movable mold 4 and the holding body 2 are the same as those described above. According to this configuration, the pressing force of the holding body 2 is applied to the receiving body 10 that is floated by the urging force of the spring body 11.

  Therefore, when the glass plate 1 is pressed, it has a cushion function and becomes a flexible pressing. The mating part for sandwiching and fixing the glass plate 1 between the movable mold 4 and the fixed mold 9 is the same as described above, but is characterized in that the holding structure of the holding body 2 is made flexible. Since the glass plate 1 is easily broken, the structure of the receiving body 10 is effective to alleviate the application of an abnormal force to the glass plate 1 to avoid it. In this embodiment, the description has been made with the configuration in which the receiving body is provided on the fixed mold side and the holding body is provided on the movable mold side. However, the holding body and the movable mold side are provided on the fixed mold side. It may have a configuration in which a receiving body is provided.

  As another modification based on the same idea as this method, although not shown, the pressing member may be replaced with a rubber body, and the receiving body itself may be a rubber body. Also in this modified example, since the configuration in which the filler is added to the resin is the same as described above, the problem of deformation associated with molding is eliminated. The present invention solves the problems that have been regarded as problems in the past by preventing the cracking of the glass plate during molding and eliminating the risk of turning the resin frame and warping.

  Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. For ease of explanation, the shape of the frame in the figure is simplified, but there are various product shapes. For example, in the case of a refrigerator, a stay or a hole for attachment may be provided. Needless to say, the shape of the frame is not limited. Furthermore, the pressing member may be a fluid pressure cylinder, an air cushion, or the like. That is, what is necessary is just to have a cushion function when a glass plate is pressed and a flexible pressing is possible.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a mold configuration to which a method for forming a glass shelf of the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX of FIG. 1 and shows a planar configuration of the mold. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of an initial stage for forming a glass shelf. FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a fused structure of the frame body to the glass plate. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of a mold configuration to which a method for forming a glass shelf is applied.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Glass plate 2 ... Holding body 3 ... Fixed metal mold 4 ... Movable metal mold 5 ... Dividing surface 6 ... Frame body 7 ... Cavity 8 ... Gate 10 ... Receiver

Claims (4)

A glass shelf forming method for forming a frame on the entire outer periphery of a glass plate,
Adsorbing and holding the glass plate by a holding body;
The glass plate held by an injection mold having a cavity formed in the shape of the frame is inserted by the holder, and a receiver is movably disposed by an elastic body independently of the injection mold. Pressing and positioning the entire outer periphery of the glass plate on the body ;
Closing the injection mold in a state where the entire outer peripheral portion of the glass plate is protruded into the cavity;
While holding the glass plate by the holding body , a resin added with a filler for reducing the difference in shrinkage from the glass is injected into the cavity of the closed injection mold and integrated with the glass plate The process of
A method of forming a frame of a glass shelf, comprising: a step of opening the injection mold after the injected resin is cured and taking out the glass plate integrated with the resin on the entire outer periphery. In the glass shelf frame forming method according to claim 1,
The glass shelf is a glass shelf for a refrigerator. A method for forming a frame of a glass shelf, wherein: In the glass shelf frame forming method according to claim 1,
The step of adsorbing and holding by the holding body is a step of holding the glass plate by the holding body using vacuum pressure. In the glass shelf frame forming method according to claim 1,
The method for molding a glass shelf frame, wherein the injection mold has a mold temperature of 35 ± 5 ° C. during injection.

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