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WO2022209322A1 - Tubular liner member, manufacturing method therefor, and pressure vessel - Google Patents

Tubular liner member, manufacturing method therefor, and pressure vessel Download PDF

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WO2022209322A1
WO2022209322A1 PCT/JP2022/004925 JP2022004925W WO2022209322A1 WO 2022209322 A1 WO2022209322 A1 WO 2022209322A1 JP 2022004925 W JP2022004925 W JP 2022004925W WO 2022209322 A1 WO2022209322 A1 WO 2022209322A1
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liner member
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秀明 片桐
清 柴田
栄三郎 瀬島
猛 服部
彰馬 鈴木
崇 光田
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  • the present invention relates to a resin cylindrical liner member used in a pressure vessel for filling various pressurized substances, a method for manufacturing the cylindrical liner member, and a pressure vessel having the cylindrical liner member.
  • the pressurized substance filled in the pressure vessel includes various compressed gases such as high-pressure hydrogen, CNG (compressed natural gas), and various liquefied gases such as liquefied hydrogen, LNG (liquefied natural gas), and LPG (liquefied petroleum gas). exemplified.
  • a metal mouthpiece is attached to one or both ends of the hollow resin liner in the axial direction, and a valve is attached to at least one of the mouthpieces. Installed ones are used.
  • the outer peripheral surface of the resin liner is generally covered with a reinforcing portion made of high-strength resin (FRP; Fiber Reinforced Plastic, etc.).
  • This type of pressure vessel is required to be strong enough to withstand even when filled with high-pressure gas.
  • a resin liner forming part of the pressure vessel is also required to have sufficient strength.
  • the fluid resin material means a resin material that becomes fluid by melting or softening.
  • the resin liner which is part of the pressure vessel, is the part to which the mouthpiece, which is another part of the pressure vessel, is attached, and has a complicated shape for attaching the mouthpiece.
  • the resin liner is divided into a plurality of parts in the axial direction, and the plurality of parts are welded. A method of integration is adopted.
  • a multi-point gate injection molding method is generally used as a method for manufacturing resin molded products with complex shapes.
  • the multipoint gate injection molding method mentioned here specifically means that a plurality of gates are provided along the circumferential direction of the resin liner in the molding die for the resin liner, and each gate is used as an injection port for the molding die. It refers to a method of injecting a fluid resin material into a cavity.
  • each split body when manufacturing a resin liner by welding a plurality of split bodies as described above, it is necessary to match the shapes of the joints in each split body in order to sufficiently increase the welding strength of the resin liner. In order to match the shapes of the joints in each split body, each split body must be molded with high molding accuracy.
  • the injection molding method of the multi-point gate type is not suitable as a method for molding split parts of resin products, such as resin liners of pressure vessels, which have a large diameter and require high strength.
  • Patent Document 1 when manufacturing a split body in which the resin liner is split in the axial direction, the dome portion of the resin liner in the molding die, i.e., the position corresponding to the axial end face of the split body, is poured.
  • a technique is introduced in which a gate, which is an entrance, is provided to allow the fluid resin material to flow in one direction along the axial direction of the resin liner.
  • the injection molding method introduced in Patent Document 1 differs from the multi-gate type injection molding method in terms of the number and position of the gates, so it is possible to mold split bodies with high roundness, and the weld lines described above can be formed. It is considered to be difficult to form.
  • the divided body of the resin liner in the manufacturing method introduced in Patent Document 1 is relatively large because it is obtained by dividing the resin liner into two along its axial direction.
  • the length of the resin liner in the axial direction is restricted by the dimension of the mold that can be opened by the molding machine.
  • the inventor of the present invention intends to mold the resin liner into three or more divisions in the axial direction in order to manufacture a resin liner with a greater length in the axial direction.
  • the resin liner is intended to be divided into three or more divisions: two end divisions having a dome portion at one end and a cylindrical liner member for connecting the end divisions. .
  • By manufacturing a resin liner by integrating three or more split bodies it becomes possible to manufacture a resin liner longer in the axial direction than a conventional resin liner.
  • the resin liner is divided into three or more parts, it is very difficult to mold the cylindrical liner member, which is the central portion of the resin liner, with high molding accuracy by the method of Patent Document 1 in particular. This is due to the following reasons.
  • the cylindrical liner member forms the central portion of the resin liner
  • the cylindrical liner member has portions that are welded to other split members at both ends in the axial direction, that is, welded portions, and the welded portions have a relatively complicated shape. form. Therefore, for example, if a gate is provided on the end face of the cylindrical liner member in the axial direction, the flow of the fluid resin material is disturbed in the vicinity of the welded portion immediately below the gate during molding, and there is a risk that air may be entrained. be.
  • the tubular liner member thus obtained has a problem that it is difficult to say that it is excellent in strength. Therefore, it is desired to develop a technique capable of improving the moldability of the tubular liner member.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of improving the moldability of a tubular liner member.
  • a tubular liner member of the present invention for solving the above problems is A tubular liner member having a tubular main body and forming a central portion in the axial direction of a resin liner of a pressure vessel, welded end portions respectively forming both ends of the main body portion in the axial direction; are provided at both ends of the main body in the axial direction, are arranged along the circumferential direction of the main body on the central side of the main body in the axial direction with respect to the welding ends, and extend from the outer peripheral surface of the main body.
  • a pressing rib protruding radially outward
  • an annular disc gate trace disposed between the two pressing ribs and protruding radially inward from the inner peripheral surface of the main body.
  • a method for manufacturing a tubular liner member according to the present invention for solving the above-described problems is a method for manufacturing the tubular liner member according to the above-described present invention, comprising: an intermediate body having the main body portion, the pressing ribs, and a plate-shaped disk gate portion disposed between the two pressing ribs and integrated with the inner peripheral surface of the main body portion; a molding step of performing injection molding so that the becomes an injection port for the fluid resin material to the main body portion and the pressing rib; and a shaping step of cutting the disk gate portion to form the disk gate mark.
  • the moldability of the tubular liner member can be improved. It is also possible to suppress the formation of welds and manufacture a tubular liner member having excellent strength.
  • FIG. 1 is an explanatory view schematically showing a pressure vessel of Example 1.
  • FIG. FIG. 2 is an explanatory view schematically showing a tubular liner member of Example 1;
  • FIG. 4 is an explanatory view schematically explaining a method for manufacturing the tubular liner member of Example 1;
  • FIG. 4 is an explanatory view schematically explaining a method for manufacturing the tubular liner member of Example 1;
  • FIG. 4 is an explanatory view schematically explaining a method for manufacturing the tubular liner member of Example 1;
  • the tubular liner member of the present invention is, as described above, part of a pressure vessel filled with pressurized substances such as various compressed gases and various liquefied gases.
  • the tubular liner member constitutes the central portion in the axial direction of the resin liner of the pressure vessel, has a tubular body portion, and has a tubular shape as a whole.
  • the axial direction means the axial direction of the resin liner, and the axial direction of the main body and the axial direction of the resin liner are the same.
  • Such tubular liner members of the present invention have welded ends and pressure ribs. These are welded portions in the tubular liner member of the present invention.
  • the welded end portion of the tubular liner member of the present invention is a part of the tubular main body, and constitutes both ends of the main body in the axial direction.
  • the pressing ribs are integrally provided at both end portions in the axial direction of the main body, respectively, and are arranged closer to the central portion in the axial direction than the weld end portions.
  • the pressing ribs are arranged along the circumferential direction of the main body and protrude radially outward from the outer peripheral surface of the main body.
  • the end surface of the tubular liner member in the axial direction in the molding die is based on the technique introduced in Patent Document 1. If a gate is provided at a position corresponding to , the flow of the fluid resin material in the mold cavity is disturbed near the pressing rib. It is considered that this is due to the following reasons.
  • the pressing rib in the tubular liner member protrudes radially outward from the outer peripheral surface of the main body. Therefore, when the gate is provided at the position described above, the region of the cavity of the mold for the cylindrical liner member in which the pressing rib is formed is positioned immediately below the gate and intersects with the radial direction, that is, the axial direction. spread in the direction As a result, it is considered that the flow of the fluid resin material axially flowing in the cavity is disturbed near the pressing rib.
  • the region in which the pressing rib is formed in the cavity of the mold for the tubular liner member may be referred to as the pressing rib forming region as necessary.
  • the tubular liner member of the present invention has disk gate traces between the two pressing ribs.
  • the disk gate mark is an annular shape projecting radially inward from the inner peripheral surface of the main body, and is the mark of the disk gate portion in the resin molded product obtained by the disk gate type injection molding method. .
  • the disk gate type injection molding method has been conventionally used as a molding method for molding a cylindrical resin molded product.
  • a fluid resin material is injected into the cavity through a plate-shaped gate called a disk gate.
  • a disk gate is provided in the mold at a position corresponding to the inner peripheral surface of the tubular main body.
  • the disk gate communicates with the area of the cavity where the main body is molded over the entire circumference. Therefore, the fluid resin material is injected substantially uniformly over the entire circumferential direction of the area using the disk gate as an injection port, and flows in the axial direction.
  • the use of the disk gate type injection molding method enables, for example, even when the main body is cylindrical, the occurrence of welds is suppressed and the circularity is high.
  • the body can be molded.
  • the disk gate portion is arranged between the two pressing ribs.
  • the disk gate in the mold is arranged between the two regions of the cavity where the pressing ribs are formed.
  • the fluid resin material is injected into the region of the cavity where the main body is to be formed and the pressure rib formation region.
  • the fluid resin material injected into the mold cavity from the disk gate branches in two directions and flows toward both ends of the tubular liner member in the axial direction.
  • the region of the cavity where the body portion is formed may be referred to as the body portion forming region, if necessary.
  • the pressing ribs in the tubular liner member of the present invention are located at both ends of the tubular liner member (more specifically, the body portion) in the axial direction together with the welded end portions, and are traces of the disk gates. A trace is arranged between the two pressure ribs.
  • the pressing rib forming region is located on the most downstream side in the flow direction of the fluid resin material injected from the disk gate in the cavity. Since the pressing rib forming region is adjacent to the end portion of the molding die cavity, even if the flow of the fluid resin material is disturbed and air is entrained, the entrapped air is immediately discharged. Therefore, no air remains in the tubular liner member.
  • the tubular liner member of the present invention can be formed with high dimensional accuracy and molding defects of the tubular liner member can be suppressed.
  • the tubular liner member of the present invention is molded with high dimensional accuracy and has few molding defects. That is, according to the present invention, it is possible to improve the moldability of the tubular liner member.
  • tubular liner member of the present invention The tubular liner member of the present invention, the method of manufacturing the same, and the pressure vessel of the present invention will be described below for each component.
  • the tubular liner member of the present invention is a member that constitutes the central portion in the axial direction of the resin liner of the pressure vessel. It is a container for filling Therefore, the tubular liner member of the present invention, which constitutes a part of the pressure vessel, is required to have gas barrier properties corresponding to the type of pressurized substance filled in the pressure vessel. Further, the cylindrical liner member is made of a thermoplastic resin for the convenience of being welded and integrated with other divided bodies that constitute the resin liner.
  • thermoplastic resin materials with excellent gas barrier properties such as ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin (EVOH), high density polyethylene (HDPE), and polyamide resins (nylon 6, nylon 66). are exemplified, but are not limited to these.
  • EVOH ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin
  • HDPE high density polyethylene
  • polyamide resins nylon 6, nylon 66
  • the resin material used for the tubular liner member of the present invention one or a plurality of such thermoplastic resin materials may be appropriately selected according to the application of the pressure vessel using the tubular liner member of the present invention. .
  • the tubular liner member of the present invention has a body portion and pressing ribs.
  • the main body portion is cylindrical, and the welded end portions constitute both ends of the main body portion in the axial direction.
  • the pressing ribs are provided at both ends in the axial direction of the main body, respectively, and are arranged closer to the center than the welded ends.
  • the main body portion may have a cylindrical shape, and its axial length and radial cross section are not particularly limited, but it is preferable that the radial cross section has a shape capable of withstanding high internal pressure.
  • the radial cross section of the main body is preferably a perfect circle or a regular polygon of hexagon or more.
  • the apex of the regular polygon may have a flat shape like a truncated polyhedron or a curved shape.
  • the thickness of the main body is preferably constant or substantially constant.
  • the thinnest portion is defined as the thinnest portion and the thickest portion is defined as the thickest portion for the portion other than the weld end portion in the main body portion, and when the thickness of the thickest portion is 100%, the thickness of the thinnest portion is defined as 100%.
  • the thickness is 80% or more, 85% or more or 90% or more.
  • the welding end portion is a portion of the cylindrical liner member of the present invention that is welded to another split body that constitutes the resin liner.
  • the pressing rib functions as a pressing end for bringing the tubular liner member of the present invention into close contact with another split body during welding. Therefore, the pressing rib is arranged on the axial end side of the tubular liner member together with the welded end. In other words, the pressing rib is located in the vicinity of the welded end portion slightly toward the central portion in the axial direction relative to the welded end portion.
  • the distance between the pressing rib and the welding end is not particularly limited, it can be exemplified within the range of 5 mm to 10 mm.
  • the distance between the pressing rib and the welded end means the distance between the tip of the welded end in the axial direction and the tip of the pressing rib in the axial direction.
  • the distance between the pressing rib and the welded end is substantially the length that allows the welded end to be melted or softened during welding, plus the distance that forms the welding burr accommodating portion that accommodates the welding burr generated during welding. Also known as length.
  • the pressing ribs are provided at both ends in the axial direction of the main body.
  • both ends as used herein means that they are located within a region corresponding to 1 ⁇ 3 of the total length of the main body in the axial direction on the side of the ends.
  • the pressing rib protrudes radially outward from the outer peripheral surface of the main body.
  • the pressing rib is a portion that functions as a pressing end portion during welding. It is the part that receives the force from Therefore, the height of the projection of the pressing rib should be sufficient to secure the contact area with the jig.
  • the height of the projection of the pressing rib may be appropriately set according to the shape of the jig, etc., and the height of the projection is not particularly limited. Entrainment is more likely to occur. Taking this into consideration, a preferable range of the height of the pressing rib can be exemplified in the range of 2 mm to 5 mm.
  • the weld end portion is a portion of the tubular liner member of the present invention that is welded to another split body, it is necessary to continuously provide the entire circumference of the main body portion in the circumferential direction.
  • the pressing ribs are preferably arranged continuously along the circumferential direction of the main body.
  • the pressing ribs may be intermittently or partially arranged along the circumferential direction of the main body. It is preferable that they are arranged evenly or substantially evenly over the entire circumference of the main body, or continuously arranged over the entire circumference of the main body.
  • the tubular liner member of the present invention has a disk gate scar positioned between two pressing ribs.
  • the disk gate marks are traces of excision of the disk gate as will be described later.
  • the disk gate mark has an annular shape protruding radially inward from the inner peripheral surface of the main body. The details of the disk gate marks will be described later in the section of the manufacturing method of the cylindrical liner member of the present invention.
  • the method for manufacturing the tubular liner member of the present invention is a method for manufacturing the above-described tubular liner member of the present invention.
  • a method of manufacturing a tubular liner member according to the present invention comprises a molding process and a shaping process.
  • an intermediate body having the above-described main body portion, pressing ribs, and plate-like disk gate portion is molded.
  • the body portion and pressing ribs of the intermediate body are the same as the body portion and pressing ribs of the tubular liner member of the present invention. Therefore, it can be said that the intermediate body is the cylindrical liner member of the present invention plus a portion other than the disk gate mark in the disk gate portion.
  • the disk gate portion is a plate-shaped portion disposed between two pressing ribs, and can be said to be a portion where the fluid resin material remaining on the disk gate in the mold during the molding process cools and solidifies.
  • the disk gate since the disk gate is the injection port for the fluid resin material into the cavity, the disk gate portion is the portion that was the injection port at the time of molding. That is, the method for manufacturing a tubular liner member of the present invention is a disk gate type injection molding method in which injection molding is performed using a mold having the disk gate.
  • the disk gate portion is arranged between the two pressing rib forming regions of the cavity. Therefore, the fluid resin material injected into the cavity of the mold through the disk gate branches toward both ends in the axial direction and flows along the axial direction in the main body forming region.
  • Each of the two-branched fluid resin material is further branched into two near the pressing rib forming region, one of which flows into the pressing rib forming region, and the other of which forms the welding end portion of the main body forming region. flow into the area.
  • the pressing rib forming region is positioned on the most downstream side in the flow direction of the fluid resin material in the cavity, the flow of the fluid resin material is less likely to be disturbed when branching into the pressing rib forming region. Further, even if the flow of the fluid resin material is disturbed to some extent in the vicinity of the pressing rib formation region, the flow of the fluid resin material is less affected in the main body portion formation region positioned further upstream. As a result, according to the method for manufacturing a tubular liner member of the present invention, it is possible to produce a tubular liner member with high molding precision while suppressing molding defects.
  • the pressing rib it is a part that is not related to the function of the resin liner of the pressure vessel, and as described above, it is sufficient if it functions as a pressing edge during welding. For this reason, there is no problem even if the pressing ribs have some variation in shape.
  • the shaping process is a process of cutting out the disk gate part from the intermediate body obtained in the molding process. Since the part of the disk gate that could not be cut out at this time becomes a disk gate mark, the shaping process can be said to be a process of removing the disk gate part other than the disk gate mark from the intermediate body obtained in the molding process. good.
  • the disc gate In the shaping process, the disc gate can be excised manually or automatically using ordinary equipment and tools such as cutters. Through the molding process and the shaping process, the tubular liner member of the present invention is obtained.
  • the inner peripheral surface of the disk gate mark in the cylindrical liner member of the present invention may not be the cut surface formed in the shaping step, but is preferably the cut surface.
  • the cylindrical liner member of the present invention is manufactured by molding a score line in the radially outer portion of the disk gate during molding and manually removing the disk gate along the score line formed in the intermediate body. It is also possible to However, in this case, when the disk gate is manually removed, an excessive external force acts on the cylindrical liner member, which may cause damage such as a dent. In this case, when the pressure vessel is filled with a pressurized substance, stress concentrates on the depressions, which may make it difficult to improve the durability of the resin liner. For this reason, the disk gate is preferably excised by a shaping process.
  • the disk gate smoothly communicates with the cavity at the portion that communicates with the cavity, and the disk gate also preferably has a shape that smoothly communicates with the main body at the boundary portion with the main body.
  • the boundary portion between the disk gate portion and the main body portion is curved along the axial direction of the main body portion.
  • the thickness of the disk gate portion in the axial direction gradually increases from the inner side to the outer side in the radial direction at the boundary portion with the main body portion, and the thickness of the disk gate marks in the axial direction also increases in the radial direction. A gradual increase from the inside to the outside is preferred.
  • the pressing rib forming region of the cavity extends in a direction intersecting with the main body forming region. For this reason, in consideration of arranging the flow of the fluid resin material in the pressing rib forming region, it is preferable to allow the fluid resin material to flow smoothly from the body portion forming region of the cavity to the pressing rib forming region.
  • the portion of the main body forming region of the cavity that communicates with the pressing rib forming region smoothly communicates with the pressing rib forming region.
  • the outer peripheral surface of the portion of the main body that communicates with the pressing rib is an inclined surface or curved surface that smoothly continues to the surface of the pressing rib on the central portion side.
  • the disk gate may be arranged in the central portion of the two pressing rib forming regions, or may be arranged biased toward one of the pressing rib forming regions.
  • the disk gate is arranged biased to one side of the two pressing rib forming regions, the sprue that communicates with a certain side of the mold, more specifically the disk gate, when the mold is opened after the molding process.
  • the intermediate tends to remain in the mold on the side opposite to the mold provided with . This has the advantage of improving work efficiency during manufacturing.
  • the disk gate traces are arranged so as to be biased toward the one end side in the axial direction with respect to the main body.
  • the pressure vessel of the present invention can have a hollow resin liner, a reinforcing portion covering the resin liner, a mouthpiece attached to the resin liner, and a valve attached to the mouthpiece.
  • the resin liner has the tubular liner member of the present invention.
  • the resin liner has, in addition to the tubular liner member, dome-shaped liner members that are integrated with both ends of the tubular liner member in the axial direction.
  • the cylindrical liner member is as described above.
  • a mouthpiece is attached to at least one of the dome-shaped liner members.
  • the base portion may be attached to a preformed dome-shaped liner member, or may be integrated with the dome-shaped liner member during molding by a method such as an insert molding method.
  • the mouthpiece When the mouthpiece is attached to the molded dome-shaped liner member, it is preferable to provide a sealing mechanism such as an O-ring and a backup ring in the gap between the dome-shaped liner member and the mouthpiece.
  • a valve is attached to the cap.
  • the gap between the mouthpiece and the valve is also preferably provided with a sealing mechanism such as an O-ring and a backup ring.
  • Well-known materials may be used as the dome-shaped liner member, mouthpiece and valve.
  • the reinforcing portion may cover the outer peripheral surface of the resin liner by a known method using a known material such as FRP.
  • tubular liner member The tubular liner member, the method for manufacturing the same, and the pressure vessel of the present invention will be described below with specific examples.
  • Example 1 The pressure vessel of Example 1 is a vehicle fuel tank and has the cylindrical liner member of Example 1.
  • FIG. An explanatory view schematically showing the pressure vessel of Example 1 is shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 2 is an explanatory view schematically showing the tubular liner member of Example 1.
  • FIG. 3 to 5 are explanatory diagrams for schematically explaining the method for manufacturing the tubular liner member of Example 1.
  • the axial direction means the axial direction shown in FIG.
  • the pressure vessel 1 of Example 1 has a resin liner 10, a reinforcing portion 80 (indicated by broken lines in the drawing), and two mouthpiece portions 81.
  • the resin liner 10 is formed by welding and integrating dome-shaped liner members 15 arranged at both ends in the axial direction and the cylindrical liner member 2 of Example 1 arranged in the center.
  • a metallic mouthpiece 81 is attached to each of the two dome-shaped liner members 15 .
  • One mouthpiece 81 is closed, and the other mouthpiece 81 has an opening 81o for attaching a valve (not shown).
  • a sealing mechanism (not shown) is arranged between each dome-shaped liner member 15 and the mouthpiece 81 and between the mouthpiece 81 and a valve (not shown).
  • the reinforcing portion 80 is made of FRP, and more specifically, is composed of carbon fiber (not shown) wound around the outer peripheral surface of the resin liner 10 and thermosetting resin (not shown) impregnated in the carbon fiber. ing.
  • the cylindrical liner member 2 forming the central portion of the resin liner 10 has the main body 20, the pressing ribs 25, and the disk gate marks before being welded to the two dome-shaped liner members 15, as shown in FIG. 28.
  • One axial end and the other axial end of the tubular liner member 2 are symmetrical to each other.
  • the body part 20 has a cylindrical shape with a substantially circular cross section. Both ends of the body portion 20 in the axial direction are welded end portions 21 , which are slightly thicker than other portions of the body portion 20 . Each welding end portion 21 has a short tubular shape extending in the axial direction.
  • Pressing ribs 25 are provided on the outer peripheral side of the body portion 20 at positions slightly closer to the central portion in the axial direction than the welded end portions 21 .
  • Each of the pressing ribs 25 has a substantially annular shape surrounding the entire circumference of the outer peripheral surface 20op of the main body 20 in a part of the axial direction.
  • the pressing rib 25 is formed integrally with the outer peripheral surface 20op of the body portion 20 and protrudes radially outward from the outer peripheral surface 20op.
  • the cylindrical liner member 2 has one welded portion, which is composed of the welded end portion 21 and the pressing rib 25 , at each of both ends in the axial direction.
  • the main body part 20 has a connecting part 22 which is located closer to the central part in the axial direction than the pressing ribs 25 and communicates with the pressing ribs 25 .
  • the inner and outer diameters of the connecting portion 22 gradually increase toward the axial ends, that is, toward the pressing ribs 25 .
  • An outer peripheral surface 22op of the connecting portion 22 is an inclined surface that smoothly continues to the pressing rib 25, and is inclined from the radially inner side toward the radially outer side.
  • a disk gate mark 28 is formed on the inner peripheral side of the body portion 20 .
  • the disk gate mark 28 is arranged between the two pressing ribs 25 in the axial direction, and is biased toward one end portion side in the axial direction with respect to the main body portion 20 .
  • the disk gate marks 28 form a substantially annular shape that surrounds the entire circumference of the inner peripheral surface 20ip of the main body 20 in a part of the axial direction. Further, the disk gate mark 28 is formed integrally with the inner peripheral surface 20ip of the main body portion 20 and protrudes radially inward from the inner peripheral surface.
  • the inner peripheral surface 28ip of the disk gate mark 28 is a cut surface, which is formed by a shaping process to be described later. Also, the thickness of the disk gate mark 28 gradually increases from the radially inner side toward the outer side. In other words, the thickness of the disk gate marks 28 is greater at the boundary portion with the main body 20 than at other portions, and both axial end surfaces of the disk gate marks 28 are smoothly aligned with the inner peripheral surface 20ip of the main body 20. Contiguous.
  • the thickness of the portion of the body portion 20 other than the welded end portion 21 is substantially constant. Specifically, the thickness of the thinnest portion, which is the thinnest portion, in the portion other than the weld end portion 21 of the body portion 20 is 90% or more when the thickness of the thickest portion, which is the thickest portion, is taken as 100%. is.
  • the distance between the pressing rib 25 and the welding end portion 21, that is, the distance between the axial tip portion of the welding end portion 21 and the axial tip portion of the pressing rib 25 is 7 mm.
  • the protrusion height of the pressing rib 25 is 3 mm.
  • the ratio of the distance between the center of one pressing rib 25 and the center of the disk gate mark 28 to the distance between the center of the other pressing rib 25 and the center of the disk gate mark 28 is 1:21.
  • the disk gate mark 28 is arranged biased toward one end side in the axial direction with respect to the main body portion 20 .
  • the mold 4 for manufacturing the tubular liner member 2 of Example 1 has a fixed mold 40 and a movable mold 45.
  • the fixed die 40 is provided with a sprue 41 that communicates with the disk gate 50 .
  • a nozzle of an injection molding machine (not shown) is attached to the sprue 41 .
  • the movable die 45 is composed of a slide core 46 , a core die 47 and a general die 48 .
  • a cavity 6 is defined by the mold surface of the fixed mold 40 and the mold surfaces of the slide core 46 and the core mold 47 in the movable mold 45 .
  • the slide core 46 can change its position together with the core mold 47 and the general mold 48, and can also change its position in the direction in which it is divided into two and in the direction in which it is integrated.
  • the core mold 47 is integrated with the general mold 48 and has a substantially cylindrical shape protruding toward the fixed mold 40 .
  • the fixed mold 40 has a substantially short cylindrical columnar mold portion 40 p that protrudes toward the movable mold 45 .
  • a projecting end surface 40pe of the columnar mold portion 40p faces a projecting end surface 47e of the core mold 47.
  • the disk gate 50 is defined by the protruding end face 47e of the core die 47 of the movable die 45 and the protruding end face 40pe of the columnar die portion 40p of the stationary die 40 .
  • the disk gate 50 is composed of a substantially disk-shaped disk 50d and a gate 50g located on the outer edge of the disk 50d.
  • the sprue 41 described above communicates with the approximate center of the disk 50d.
  • Gate 50 g communicates with cavity 6 .
  • the slide core 46 has a substantially cylindrical shape divided into two in its axial direction, and covers the core mold 47 from the outside.
  • a main body forming region 60 for forming the main body 20 of the tubular liner member 2 in the cavity 6 is defined by the outer peripheral surface 47op of the core die 47 and the inner peripheral surface 46ip of the slide core 46 .
  • a substantially annular shallow concave portion 42 recessed in the axial direction is formed on each end face of the slide core 46 in the axial direction.
  • the inner surface 42i of the shallow concave portion 42 faces the base end surface 40be of the columnar mold portion 40p of the fixed mold 40.
  • the inner surface 42i of the shallow recess 42 and the base end surface 40be of the fixed mold 40 define a pressing rib forming region 61 for forming the pressing rib 25 in the cavity 6.
  • a substantially annular deep mold recess 43 that is recessed in the axial direction is formed.
  • the inner surface 43 i of the deep recess 43 defines a welded end forming region 62 for forming the welded end 21 in the cavity 6 .
  • injection molding is performed using the fluid resin material 85 and the mold 4 described above.
  • a resin material is heated to form a fluid resin material 85, which is injected into the molding die 4 through a nozzle of an injection molding machine (not shown).
  • Fluid resin material 85 flows through sprue 41 into disc 50d of disc gate 50 and into cavity 6 through gate 50g.
  • the disk gate 50 is arranged between the two pressing rib forming regions 61 of the cavity 6 .
  • the fluid resin material 85 that has flowed into the cavity 6 from the sprue 41 through the disk gate 50 first flows into the main body forming region 60 and branches in both axial directions, as shown in FIG.
  • the thickness of the disk gate 50 gradually increases from the inner side to the outer side in the radial direction of the disk gate 50, and the mold surface of the mold 4 that defines the disk gate 50 defines the main body forming region 60. It is smoothly continuous with the mold surface. For this reason, one of the divided fluid resin materials 85 smoothly flows into the main body forming region 60 of the cavity 6 and smoothly flows in the main body forming region 60 toward one of the axial directions. The other part of the fluid resin material 85 split into two parts smoothly flows into the main body forming region 60 and smoothly flows in the main body forming region 60 toward the other in the axial direction.
  • the fluid resin material 85 flowing in the main body forming region 60 reaches the connecting portion forming region 63 for forming the connecting portion 22 in the main body forming region 60 .
  • the downstream side of the connecting portion forming region 63 in the cavity 6 is divided into a welding end forming region 62 and a pressing rib forming region 61 .
  • the welded end forming region 62 is substantially straight and continuous with the connecting portion forming region 63 . Therefore, the fluid resin material 85 flowing in the connecting portion forming region 63 smoothly flows into the welding end portion forming region 62 .
  • the pressing rib forming region 61 extends radially outward from the main body forming region 60 . Therefore, the flow of the fluid resin material 85 is likely to be disturbed when flowing from the body portion forming region 60 into the pressing rib forming region 61 .
  • the outer peripheral surface 22op of the connecting portion 22 is an inclined surface that smoothly continues to the pressing rib 25, and is inclined from the radially inner side toward the radially outer side. Therefore, the connecting portion forming region 63 smoothly connects to the pressing rib forming region 61 . Accordingly, the fluid resin material 85 that has flowed into the connecting portion forming region 63 also smoothly flows into the pressing rib forming region 61 . Thus, according to the manufacturing method of Example 1, it is possible to manufacture the cylindrical liner member 2 with high molding accuracy.
  • the position of the movable mold 45 is changed with respect to the fixed mold 40, and further the position of the slide core 46 is changed in the direction of dividing it into two. Then, the mold 4 is opened. As a result, the intermediate body 86 having the main body portion 20 , the pressing ribs 25 and the disk gate portion 26 can be removed from the mold 4 .
  • the disc gate portion 26 in the intermediate body 86 obtained in the shaping step is cut in the circumferential direction at the outer peripheral side position A shown in FIG. 5 using a cutter (not shown).
  • a cutter not shown
  • an annular disk gate mark 28 protruding radially inward from the inner peripheral surface 20ip of the body portion 20 is formed, and the cylindrical liner member 2 of Example 1 is obtained.
  • the annealing treatment for heating the tubular liner member 2 is performed after the molding process.
  • two dome-shaped liner members 15 are molded and subjected to annealing treatment in the same manner, and the mouthpiece portion 81 is press-fitted into each.
  • the dome-shaped liner members 15 are welded to both ends of the tubular liner member 2 in the axial direction. Specifically, the axial end portion of the dome-shaped liner member 15 and the welding end portion 21 of the tubular liner member 2 are both heated by infrared rays, and are pressed against each other to perform butt welding.
  • a jig (not shown) having a ring-shaped pressing surface is applied to the pressing rib 25 to press the welding end portion 21 of the cylindrical liner member 2 against the end portion of the dome-shaped liner member 15 in the axial direction.
  • the dome-shaped liner member 15 and the tubular liner member 2 are firmly welded and integrated.
  • the pressure vessel 1 of Example 1 is obtained by forming the reinforcement portion 80 and attaching a valve (not shown) to the mouthpiece portion 81 .

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In a body section 20 of a tubular liner member 2, pressing ribs 25 that protrude radially outward are provided further toward a center section side in the axial direction than welding end sections 21, which are at both ends in the axial direction. An annular disc gate mark 28 that protrudes radially inward is present between two of the pressing ribs 25.

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筒状ライナ部材およびその製造方法ならびに圧力容器CYLINDRICAL LINER MEMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND PRESSURE VESSEL
　本発明は各種加圧物質を充填するための圧力容器に用いられる樹脂製の筒状ライナ部材、および当該筒状ライナ部材を製造する方法、並びに当該筒状ライナ部材を有する圧力容器に関する。 The present invention relates to a resin cylindrical liner member used in a pressure vessel for filling various pressurized substances, a method for manufacturing the cylindrical liner member, and a pressure vessel having the cylindrical liner member.
　圧力容器に充填される加圧物質としては、高圧水素、ＣＮＧ（圧縮天然ガス）等の各種圧縮ガス、液体水素、ＬＮＧ（液化天然ガス）、ＬＰＧ（液化石油ガス）等の各種液化ガス等が例示される。 The pressurized substance filled in the pressure vessel includes various compressed gases such as high-pressure hydrogen, CNG (compressed natural gas), and various liquefied gases such as liquefied hydrogen, LNG (liquefied natural gas), and LPG (liquefied petroleum gas). exemplified.
　これらの各種加圧物質を充填するための圧力容器として、中空状をなす樹脂ライナにおける軸線方向の一端部又は両端部に金属製の口金部を取り付け、さらに、当該口金部の少なくとも一方にバルブを取り付けたものが用いられている。この種の圧力容器においては、樹脂ライナの外周面を高強度樹脂（ＦＲＰ；Ｆｉｂｅｒ　Ｒｅｉｎｆｏｒｃｅｄ　Ｐｌａｓｔｉｃ等）製の補強部で覆うのが一般的である。 As a pressure vessel for filling these various pressurized substances, a metal mouthpiece is attached to one or both ends of the hollow resin liner in the axial direction, and a valve is attached to at least one of the mouthpieces. Installed ones are used. In this type of pressure vessel, the outer peripheral surface of the resin liner is generally covered with a reinforcing portion made of high-strength resin (FRP; Fiber Reinforced Plastic, etc.).
　この種の圧力容器には、高圧ガスを充填したときにも耐え得るだけの強度が要求される。当該圧力容器の一部分を構成する樹脂ライナにもまた、十分な強度が要求される。 This type of pressure vessel is required to be strong enough to withstand even when filled with high-pressure gas. A resin liner forming part of the pressure vessel is also required to have sufficient strength.
　強度に優れる樹脂ライナを得るためには、成形時に形成されるウェルドを低減するのが有効と考えられる。ウェルドは、成形時において流体樹脂材料の流動経路が分岐し、当該流体樹脂材料が再度合流したときに発生し易いと考えられている。本明細書において、流体樹脂材料とは、溶融または軟化することにより流体状となった樹脂材料を意味する。 　In order to obtain a resin liner with excellent strength, it is considered effective to reduce the weld formed during molding. A weld is considered to be likely to occur when the flow path of the fluid resin material diverges during molding and the fluid resin material merges again. In this specification, the fluid resin material means a resin material that becomes fluid by melting or softening.
　流体樹脂材料の流動経路が分岐すると、当該流体樹脂材料の流速や温度は、その分岐経路毎に異なる可能性が高い。このような場合には、再度合流した流体樹脂材料が均一に混ざり合い難い。したがって、ウェルドラインが形成された樹脂ライナにおいては、ウェルドラインを境界として互いに隣接する樹脂領域が互いに融着したかの如き状態にあると考えられ、その結果、当該樹脂ライナは強度に劣ると考えられる。 When the flow path of the fluid resin material branches, there is a high possibility that the flow velocity and temperature of the fluid resin material will differ for each branched path. In such a case, it is difficult for the rejoined fluid resin materials to mix uniformly. Therefore, in a resin liner with a weld line formed thereon, the resin regions adjacent to each other with the weld line as a boundary are considered to be in a state as if they were fused to each other, and as a result, the strength of the resin liner is considered to be inferior. be done.
　ここで、圧力容器の一部である樹脂ライナは、圧力容器の他の一部である口金が取り付けられる部分であり、口金を取り付けるための複雑な形状を有する。そして、このような複雑な形状の樹脂ライナを製造する方法として、一般的には、当該樹脂ライナをその軸線方向に向けて複数個に分割した分体として成形し、当該複数の分体を溶着し一体化する方法が採用されている。 Here, the resin liner, which is part of the pressure vessel, is the part to which the mouthpiece, which is another part of the pressure vessel, is attached, and has a complicated shape for attaching the mouthpiece. As a method of manufacturing a resin liner having such a complicated shape, generally, the resin liner is divided into a plurality of parts in the axial direction, and the plurality of parts are welded. A method of integration is adopted.
　複雑な形状を有する樹脂成形品を製造する方法として、一般には、多点ゲート式の射出成形法が用いられる。ここでいう多点ゲート式の射出成形法とは、具体的には、樹脂ライナ用の成形型に、樹脂ライナの周方向に沿って複数のゲートを設け、各ゲートを注入口として成形型のキャビティに流体樹脂材料を注入する方法を意味する。 A multi-point gate injection molding method is generally used as a method for manufacturing resin molded products with complex shapes. The multipoint gate injection molding method mentioned here specifically means that a plurality of gates are provided along the circumferential direction of the resin liner in the molding die for the resin liner, and each gate is used as an injection port for the molding die. It refers to a method of injecting a fluid resin material into a cavity.
　一方、上記したように複数の分体を溶着して樹脂ライナを製造する場合、樹脂ライナの溶着強度を十分に高めるためには、各分体における継ぎ目部分の形状を互いに一致させる必要がある。各分体における継ぎ目部分の形状を互いに一致させるためには、各分体を成形精度高く成形する必要がある。 On the other hand, when manufacturing a resin liner by welding a plurality of split bodies as described above, it is necessary to match the shapes of the joints in each split body in order to sufficiently increase the welding strength of the resin liner. In order to match the shapes of the joints in each split body, each split body must be molded with high molding accuracy.
　しかし、上記した多点ゲート式の射出成形法によると、成形時のウェルドラインが分体に形成され易いとともに、複数のゲートからキャビティに流体樹脂材料を注入することに因り、複数のゲート痕が分体に形成されるために、大径かつ真円度の高い分体を得るのが困難である。この点において、多点ゲート式の射出成形法は、圧力容器の樹脂ライナのように大径でありかつ高い強度が要求される樹脂製品の分体を成形する方法として好適とは言い難い。 However, according to the multipoint gate type injection molding method described above, weld lines are likely to be formed in the split body during molding, and a plurality of gate traces are left due to the injection of the fluid resin material into the cavity from a plurality of gates. It is difficult to obtain a split body having a large diameter and a high degree of circularity because it is formed in a split body. In this respect, the injection molding method of the multi-point gate type is not suitable as a method for molding split parts of resin products, such as resin liners of pressure vessels, which have a large diameter and require high strength.
　特許文献１には、樹脂ライナをその軸線方向に向けて２分割した分体を製造するにあたり、成形型のうち樹脂ライナのドーム部、すなわち、分体における軸線方向の端面に対応する位置に注入口たるゲートを設けて、流体樹脂材料を樹脂ライナの軸線方向に沿った一方向に流動させる技術を紹介している。特許文献１に紹介されている射出成形法は、ゲートの数や位置において多点ゲート式の射出成形法とは異なるために、真円度の高い分体を成形でき、また上記したウェルドラインも形成され難いと考えられる。 In Patent Document 1, when manufacturing a split body in which the resin liner is split in the axial direction, the dome portion of the resin liner in the molding die, i.e., the position corresponding to the axial end face of the split body, is poured. A technique is introduced in which a gate, which is an entrance, is provided to allow the fluid resin material to flow in one direction along the axial direction of the resin liner. The injection molding method introduced in Patent Document 1 differs from the multi-gate type injection molding method in terms of the number and position of the gates, so it is possible to mold split bodies with high roundness, and the weld lines described above can be formed. It is considered to be difficult to form.
特開２０１１－２４０６６７号公報JP 2011-240667 A
　ここで、特許文献１に紹介されている製造方法における樹脂ライナの分体は、樹脂ライナをその軸線方向に向けて２分割したものであるために、比較的大型である。また、樹脂ライナの軸線方向の長さは、成形機の型開き可能な寸法の制約を受ける問題がある。 Here, the divided body of the resin liner in the manufacturing method introduced in Patent Document 1 is relatively large because it is obtained by dividing the resin liner into two along its axial direction. In addition, there is a problem that the length of the resin liner in the axial direction is restricted by the dimension of the mold that can be opened by the molding machine.
　本発明の発明者は、上記の問題を鑑みて、軸線方向の長さのより大きな樹脂ライナを製造するために、樹脂ライナをその軸線方向に向けて３以上の分体として成形することを志向した。具体的には、樹脂ライナを、ドーム部を一端に有する２つの端側分体と、当該端側分体をつなぐための筒状ライナ部材と、の３以上の分体とすることを志向した。３以上の分体を一体化して樹脂ライナを製造することにより、従来の樹脂ライナよりも軸線方向の長さの長いものを製造することが可能になる。しかし、樹脂ライナを３以上の分体とする場合、特に樹脂ライナの中央部である筒状ライナ部材については、特許文献１の方法で成形精度高く成形するのは非常に困難である。これは以下の理由に因る。 In view of the above problems, the inventor of the present invention intends to mold the resin liner into three or more divisions in the axial direction in order to manufacture a resin liner with a greater length in the axial direction. did. Specifically, the resin liner is intended to be divided into three or more divisions: two end divisions having a dome portion at one end and a cylindrical liner member for connecting the end divisions. . By manufacturing a resin liner by integrating three or more split bodies, it becomes possible to manufacture a resin liner longer in the axial direction than a conventional resin liner. However, when the resin liner is divided into three or more parts, it is very difficult to mold the cylindrical liner member, which is the central portion of the resin liner, with high molding accuracy by the method of Patent Document 1 in particular. This is due to the following reasons.
　筒状ライナ部材は、樹脂ライナの中央部を構成する都合上、その軸線方向の両端部に各々他の分体に溶着される部分すなわち溶着部を有し、当該溶着部は比較的複雑な形状をなす。このため、例えば筒状ライナ部材における軸線方向の端面にゲートを設けると、成形時において、ゲート直下の溶着部付近にて流体樹脂材料の流れが乱されて、空気の巻き込み等が発生する虞がある。このようにして得られた筒状ライナ部材は、強度に優れるとは言い難い問題がある。
　このため、筒状ライナ部材の成形性を向上させ得る技術の開発が望まれている。 Since the cylindrical liner member forms the central portion of the resin liner, the cylindrical liner member has portions that are welded to other split members at both ends in the axial direction, that is, welded portions, and the welded portions have a relatively complicated shape. form. Therefore, for example, if a gate is provided on the end face of the cylindrical liner member in the axial direction, the flow of the fluid resin material is disturbed in the vicinity of the welded portion immediately below the gate during molding, and there is a risk that air may be entrained. be. The tubular liner member thus obtained has a problem that it is difficult to say that it is excellent in strength.
Therefore, it is desired to develop a technique capable of improving the moldability of the tubular liner member.
　本発明は、上記事情に鑑みてなされたものであり、筒状ライナ部材の成形性を向上させ得る技術を提供することを目的とする。 The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of improving the moldability of a tubular liner member.
　上記課題を解決する本発明の筒状ライナ部材は、
　筒状をなす本体部を有し、圧力容器の樹脂ライナにおける軸線方向の中央部を構成する筒状ライナ部材であって、
　前記本体部における前記軸線方向の両端を各々構成する溶着端部と、
　前記本体部における前記軸線方向の両端部に各々設けられ、前記溶着端部よりも前記軸線方向の中央部側において、前記本体部の周方向に沿って配置されるとともに前記本体部の外周面から径方向外側に向けて突起する押圧リブと、
　２つの前記押圧リブの間に配置され、前記本体部の内周面から径方向内側に向けて突起する環状のディスクゲート痕と、を有するものである。 The tubular liner member of the present invention for solving the above problems is
A tubular liner member having a tubular main body and forming a central portion in the axial direction of a resin liner of a pressure vessel,
welded end portions respectively forming both ends of the main body portion in the axial direction;
are provided at both ends of the main body in the axial direction, are arranged along the circumferential direction of the main body on the central side of the main body in the axial direction with respect to the welding ends, and extend from the outer peripheral surface of the main body. a pressing rib protruding radially outward;
and an annular disc gate trace disposed between the two pressing ribs and protruding radially inward from the inner peripheral surface of the main body.
　また、上記課題を解決する本発明の筒状ライナ部材の製造方法は、上記した本発明の筒状ライナ部材を製造する方法であって、
　前記本体部および前記押圧リブと、２つの前記押圧リブの間に配置され前記本体部の内周面に一体化されている板状のディスクゲート部と、を有する中間体を、前記ディスクゲート部が前記本体部および前記押圧リブへの流体樹脂材料の注入口となるように射出成形する成形工程と、
　前記ディスクゲート部を切除して前記ディスクゲート痕を形成する整形工程と、を具備する製造方法である。 A method for manufacturing a tubular liner member according to the present invention for solving the above-described problems is a method for manufacturing the tubular liner member according to the above-described present invention, comprising:
an intermediate body having the main body portion, the pressing ribs, and a plate-shaped disk gate portion disposed between the two pressing ribs and integrated with the inner peripheral surface of the main body portion; a molding step of performing injection molding so that the becomes an injection port for the fluid resin material to the main body portion and the pressing rib;
and a shaping step of cutting the disk gate portion to form the disk gate mark.
　本発明の筒状ライナ部材の製造方法によると、筒状ライナ部材の成形性を向上させ得る。また、ウェルドの形成が抑制されて、優れた強度を有する筒状ライナ部材を製造することも可能である。 According to the manufacturing method of the tubular liner member of the present invention, the moldability of the tubular liner member can be improved. It is also possible to suppress the formation of welds and manufacture a tubular liner member having excellent strength.
実施例１の圧力容器を模式的に表す説明図である。1 is an explanatory view schematically showing a pressure vessel of Example 1. FIG. 実施例１の筒状ライナ部材を模式的に表す説明図である。FIG. 2 is an explanatory view schematically showing a tubular liner member of Example 1; 実施例１の筒状ライナ部材の製造方法を模式的に説明する説明図である。FIG. 4 is an explanatory view schematically explaining a method for manufacturing the tubular liner member of Example 1; 実施例１の筒状ライナ部材の製造方法を模式的に説明する説明図である。FIG. 4 is an explanatory view schematically explaining a method for manufacturing the tubular liner member of Example 1; 実施例１の筒状ライナ部材の製造方法を模式的に説明する説明図である。FIG. 4 is an explanatory view schematically explaining a method for manufacturing the tubular liner member of Example 1;
　本発明の筒状ライナ部材は、既述したように、各種圧縮ガスや各種液化ガス等の加圧物質を充填する圧力容器の一部である。当該筒状ライナ部材は、圧力容器の樹脂ライナにおける軸線方向の中央部を構成するものであり、筒状をなす本体部を有するとともに、全体としても筒状をなす。
　なお、本明細書において、特に説明のない場合には、軸線方向とは樹脂ライナにおける軸線方向を意味し、本体部の軸線方向と樹脂ライナの軸線方向とは一致するものとする。
　このような本発明の筒状ライナ部材は、溶着端部および押圧リブを有する。これらは本発明の筒状ライナ部材における溶着部である。 The tubular liner member of the present invention is, as described above, part of a pressure vessel filled with pressurized substances such as various compressed gases and various liquefied gases. The tubular liner member constitutes the central portion in the axial direction of the resin liner of the pressure vessel, has a tubular body portion, and has a tubular shape as a whole.
In this specification, unless otherwise specified, the axial direction means the axial direction of the resin liner, and the axial direction of the main body and the axial direction of the resin liner are the same.
Such tubular liner members of the present invention have welded ends and pressure ribs. These are welded portions in the tubular liner member of the present invention.
　本発明の筒状ライナ部材における溶着端部は、筒状をなす本体部の一部であり、当該本体部における軸線方向の両端を各々構成する。また、押圧リブは、本体部における軸線方向の両端部に各々一体的に設けられ、上記した溶着端部よりも軸線方向の中央部側に配置される。当該押圧リブは、本体部の周方向に沿って配置されるとともに当該本体部の外周面から径方向外側に向けて突起する。 The welded end portion of the tubular liner member of the present invention is a part of the tubular main body, and constitutes both ends of the main body in the axial direction. Further, the pressing ribs are integrally provided at both end portions in the axial direction of the main body, respectively, and are arranged closer to the central portion in the axial direction than the weld end portions. The pressing ribs are arranged along the circumferential direction of the main body and protrude radially outward from the outer peripheral surface of the main body.
　ここで、上記した溶着端部および押圧リブを溶着部に有する筒状ライナ部材を成形するにあたって、特許文献１に紹介されている技術に基づいて、成形型における筒状ライナ部材の軸線方向の端面に対応する位置にゲートを設けると、当該成形型のキャビティにおける流体樹脂材料の流れは、押圧リブ付近で乱されると考えられる。これは以下の理由に因ると考えられる。 Here, in molding the tubular liner member having the welded end portion and the pressing rib in the welded portion, the end surface of the tubular liner member in the axial direction in the molding die is based on the technique introduced in Patent Document 1. If a gate is provided at a position corresponding to , the flow of the fluid resin material in the mold cavity is disturbed near the pressing rib. It is considered that this is due to the following reasons.
　筒状ライナ部材における押圧リブは、本体部の外周面から径方向外側に向けて突起する。このため、上記した位置にゲートを設けると、筒状ライナ部材用の成形型のキャビティのうち押圧リブを形成する領域は、ゲート直下に位置し、かつ、径方向すなわち軸線方向に対して交差する方向に広がる。これにより、キャビティ内を軸線方向に流動する流体樹脂材料の流れは、押圧リブ付近で乱されると考えられる。 The pressing rib in the tubular liner member protrudes radially outward from the outer peripheral surface of the main body. Therefore, when the gate is provided at the position described above, the region of the cavity of the mold for the cylindrical liner member in which the pressing rib is formed is positioned immediately below the gate and intersects with the radial direction, that is, the axial direction. spread in the direction As a result, it is considered that the flow of the fluid resin material axially flowing in the cavity is disturbed near the pressing rib.
　流体樹脂材料の流れがゲート直下で乱されると、既述したように空気の巻き込み等の不具合が生じて、筒状ライナ部材の成形不良が生じると考えられる。
　以下、筒状ライナ部材用の成形型のキャビティのうち押圧リブを形成する領域を、必要に応じて、押圧リブ形成領域と称する場合がある。 If the flow of the fluid resin material is disturbed immediately below the gate, problems such as entrainment of air may occur as described above, resulting in poor molding of the tubular liner member.
Hereinafter, the region in which the pressing rib is formed in the cavity of the mold for the tubular liner member may be referred to as the pressing rib forming region as necessary.
　これに対して、本発明の筒状ライナ部材は、２つの押圧リブの間にディスクゲート痕を有する。当該ディスクゲート痕は、本体部の内周面から径方向内側に向けて突起する環状をなすものであり、ディスクゲート式の射出成形法により得られた樹脂成形品におけるディスクゲート部の痕跡である。 On the other hand, the tubular liner member of the present invention has disk gate traces between the two pressing ribs. The disk gate mark is an annular shape projecting radially inward from the inner peripheral surface of the main body, and is the mark of the disk gate portion in the resin molded product obtained by the disk gate type injection molding method. .
　ディスクゲート式の射出成形法は、筒状をなす樹脂成形品を成形する成形法として従来から用いられている。
　当該成形法においては、ディスクゲートと称される板状のゲートからキャビティに流体樹脂材料を注入する。本発明の筒状ライナ部材を製造する場合であれば、成形型のうち、筒状をなす本体部の内周面に対応する位置にディスクゲートが設けられる。 The disk gate type injection molding method has been conventionally used as a molding method for molding a cylindrical resin molded product.
In this molding method, a fluid resin material is injected into the cavity through a plate-shaped gate called a disk gate. In the case of manufacturing the tubular liner member of the present invention, a disk gate is provided in the mold at a position corresponding to the inner peripheral surface of the tubular main body.
　当該ディスクゲートは、キャビティのうち本体部を成形する領域に対して、その周方向の全周にわたって連絡する。このため流体樹脂材料は、ディスクゲートを注入口として当該領域の周方向全周にわたって略均一に注入され、軸線方向に流動する。 The disk gate communicates with the area of the cavity where the main body is molded over the entire circumference. Therefore, the fluid resin material is injected substantially uniformly over the entire circumferential direction of the area using the disk gate as an injection port, and flows in the axial direction.
　本発明の筒状ライナ部材の製造方法によると、当該ディスクゲート式の射出成形法を用いることに因り、例えば本体部が円筒状である場合にもウェルドの発生を抑制しつつ真円度の高い本体部を成形することができる。 According to the method for manufacturing a tubular liner member of the present invention, the use of the disk gate type injection molding method enables, for example, even when the main body is cylindrical, the occurrence of welds is suppressed and the circularity is high. The body can be molded.
　ここで、本発明の筒状ライナ部材の製造方法では、ディスクゲート式の射出成形法により得られた筒状ライナ部材の中間体において、上記のディスクゲート部を２つの押圧リブの間に配置する。 Here, in the method for manufacturing a tubular liner member of the present invention, in the intermediate body of the tubular liner member obtained by the disk gate type injection molding method, the disk gate portion is arranged between the two pressing ribs. .
　換言すると、本発明の筒状ライナ部材の製造方法では、成形型におけるディスクゲートを、キャビティのうち押圧リブを形成する２つの領域の間に配置する。そして、当該ディスクゲートを注入口として、キャビティのうち本体部を形成する領域、および、押圧リブ形成領域に流体樹脂材料を注入する。 In other words, in the manufacturing method of the tubular liner member of the present invention, the disk gate in the mold is arranged between the two regions of the cavity where the pressing ribs are formed. Using the disk gate as an injection port, the fluid resin material is injected into the region of the cavity where the main body is to be formed and the pressure rib formation region.
　これにより、ディスクゲートから成形型のキャビティに注入された流体樹脂材料は、２方向に分岐して、軸線方向における筒状ライナ部材の両端部に向けて、各々、流動する。
　以下、必要に応じて、キャビティのうち本体部を形成する領域を、本体部形成領域と称する場合がある。 As a result, the fluid resin material injected into the mold cavity from the disk gate branches in two directions and flows toward both ends of the tubular liner member in the axial direction.
Hereinafter, the region of the cavity where the body portion is formed may be referred to as the body portion forming region, if necessary.
　ここで、既述したように、キャビティの押圧リブ形成領域は、軸線方向に対して交差する方向に広がるため、当該領域においては流体樹脂材料の流れが乱れ易い。 Here, as described above, since the pressure rib forming region of the cavity extends in the direction intersecting the axial direction, the flow of the fluid resin material is likely to be disturbed in this region.
　しかし、本発明の筒状ライナ部材における押圧リブは溶着端部とともに軸線方向における筒状ライナ部材（より具体的には本体部）の両端部に位置し、かつ、ディスクゲートの痕跡であるディスクゲート痕は当該２つの押圧リブの間に配置される。 However, the pressing ribs in the tubular liner member of the present invention are located at both ends of the tubular liner member (more specifically, the body portion) in the axial direction together with the welded end portions, and are traces of the disk gates. A trace is arranged between the two pressure ribs.
　したがって押圧リブ形成領域は、キャビティのうち、ディスクゲートから注入された流体樹脂材料の流れ方向の最下流側に位置することになる。押圧リブ形成領域は成形型キャビティの端末部分と隣接しているため、流体樹脂材料の流れが乱されてエアが巻き込まれたとしても、巻き込まれたエアはすぐに排出される。このため、筒状ライナ部材にエアが残ることがない。 Therefore, the pressing rib forming region is located on the most downstream side in the flow direction of the fluid resin material injected from the disk gate in the cavity. Since the pressing rib forming region is adjacent to the end portion of the molding die cavity, even if the flow of the fluid resin material is disturbed and air is entrained, the entrapped air is immediately discharged. Therefore, no air remains in the tubular liner member.
　このため、発明の筒状ライナ部材の製造方法によると、筒状ライナ部材を寸法精度高く成形できかつ筒状ライナ部材の成形不良を抑制できるといい得る。また、本発明の筒状ライナ部材は、寸法精度高く成形され、成形不良の少ないものといい得る。つまり、本発明によると、筒状ライナ部材の成形性を向上させることが可能である。 Therefore, it can be said that according to the manufacturing method of the tubular liner member of the present invention, the tubular liner member can be formed with high dimensional accuracy and molding defects of the tubular liner member can be suppressed. In addition, it can be said that the tubular liner member of the present invention is molded with high dimensional accuracy and has few molding defects. That is, according to the present invention, it is possible to improve the moldability of the tubular liner member.
　以下、本発明の筒状ライナ部材およびその製造方法並びに本発明の圧力容器をその構成要素ごとに説明する。 The tubular liner member of the present invention, the method of manufacturing the same, and the pressure vessel of the present invention will be described below for each component.
　本発明の筒状ライナ部材は、圧力容器の樹脂ライナにおける軸線方向の中央部を構成する部材であり、本発明の筒状ライナ部材を有する圧力容器は、既述したように、各種加圧物質を充填するための容器である。このため、当該圧力容器の一部を構成する本発明の筒状ライナ部材には、圧力容器に充填される加圧物質の種類に応じたガスバリア性が要求される。また、樹脂ライナを構成する他の分体と溶着し一体化する都合上、筒状ライナ部材は熱可塑性樹脂を材料とする。 The tubular liner member of the present invention is a member that constitutes the central portion in the axial direction of the resin liner of the pressure vessel. It is a container for filling Therefore, the tubular liner member of the present invention, which constitutes a part of the pressure vessel, is required to have gas barrier properties corresponding to the type of pressurized substance filled in the pressure vessel. Further, the cylindrical liner member is made of a thermoplastic resin for the convenience of being welded and integrated with other divided bodies that constitute the resin liner.
　このような樹脂材料としては、具体的には、エチレン－ビニルアルコール共重合樹脂（ＥＶＯＨ）、高密度ポリエチレン（ＨＤＰＥ）、ポリアミド樹脂（ナイロン６、ナイロン６６）等のガスバリア性に優れる熱可塑性樹脂材料が例示されるが、これに限定されるものではない。本発明の筒状ライナ部材に用いる樹脂材料としては、この種の熱可塑性樹脂材料の一種または複数を、本発明の筒状ライナ部材を用いる圧力容器の用途に応じて適宜適切に選択すれば良い。 Specific examples of such resin materials include thermoplastic resin materials with excellent gas barrier properties such as ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin (EVOH), high density polyethylene (HDPE), and polyamide resins (nylon 6, nylon 66). are exemplified, but are not limited to these. As the resin material used for the tubular liner member of the present invention, one or a plurality of such thermoplastic resin materials may be appropriately selected according to the application of the pressure vessel using the tubular liner member of the present invention. .
　本発明の筒状ライナ部材は、本体部および押圧リブを有する。このうち本体部は筒状をなし、溶着端部は当該本体部における軸線方向の両端を各々構成する。押圧リブは本体部における軸線方向の両端部に各々設けられ上記の溶着端部よりも中央部側に配置される。 The tubular liner member of the present invention has a body portion and pressing ribs. Among these, the main body portion is cylindrical, and the welded end portions constitute both ends of the main body portion in the axial direction. The pressing ribs are provided at both ends in the axial direction of the main body, respectively, and are arranged closer to the center than the welded ends.
　本体部は、筒状をなせば良く、その軸線方向長さや径方向断面は特に問わないが、特に径方向断面については高い内圧に耐え得る形状であるのが好ましい。
　具体的には、本体部の径方向断面は、真円、６角形以上の正多角形であるのが好ましい。当該正多角形における頂部は、切頂多面体のような平坦形状、または、湾曲形状となっていても良い。 The main body portion may have a cylindrical shape, and its axial length and radial cross section are not particularly limited, but it is preferable that the radial cross section has a shape capable of withstanding high internal pressure.
Specifically, the radial cross section of the main body is preferably a perfect circle or a regular polygon of hexagon or more. The apex of the regular polygon may have a flat shape like a truncated polyhedron or a curved shape.
　さらに、高い内圧に耐えることを考慮すると、本体部の厚さは一定または略一定であるのが好ましい。
　具体的には、本体部における溶着端部以外の部分につき最も薄い部分を最薄部、最も厚い部分を最厚部とし、最厚部の厚さを１００％としたときに、最薄部の厚さは８０％以上、８５％以上または９０％以上であるのが好ましい。 Furthermore, considering the ability to withstand high internal pressure, the thickness of the main body is preferably constant or substantially constant.
Specifically, the thinnest portion is defined as the thinnest portion and the thickest portion is defined as the thickest portion for the portion other than the weld end portion in the main body portion, and when the thickness of the thickest portion is 100%, the thickness of the thinnest portion is defined as 100%. Preferably the thickness is 80% or more, 85% or more or 90% or more.
　溶着端部は、本発明の筒状ライナ部材のうち、樹脂ライナを構成する他の分体に溶着される部分である。また押圧リブは、溶着時において本発明の筒状ライナ部材を他の分体に密着させるための押圧端部として機能する。
　したがって、押圧リブは、溶着端部とともに、筒状ライナ部材における軸線方向の端部側に配置される。換言すると、押圧リブは溶着端部よりもやや軸線方向の中央部側において、溶着端部の近傍に位置する。 The welding end portion is a portion of the cylindrical liner member of the present invention that is welded to another split body that constitutes the resin liner. Further, the pressing rib functions as a pressing end for bringing the tubular liner member of the present invention into close contact with another split body during welding.
Therefore, the pressing rib is arranged on the axial end side of the tubular liner member together with the welded end. In other words, the pressing rib is located in the vicinity of the welded end portion slightly toward the central portion in the axial direction relative to the welded end portion.
　このような押圧リブと溶着端部との距離は特に限定しないが、５ｍｍ～１０ｍｍの範囲内を例示できる。
　なお、ここでいう押圧リブと溶着端部との距離は、溶着端部の軸線方向先端部と、押圧リブの軸線方向先端部との距離を意味する。押圧リブと溶着端部との距離は、実質的に、溶着時における溶着端部の溶融または軟化可能な長さに、溶着時に生じる溶着バリを収容する溶着バリ収容部を形成する距離を加えた長さともいえる。 Although the distance between the pressing rib and the welding end is not particularly limited, it can be exemplified within the range of 5 mm to 10 mm.
The distance between the pressing rib and the welded end means the distance between the tip of the welded end in the axial direction and the tip of the pressing rib in the axial direction. The distance between the pressing rib and the welded end is substantially the length that allows the welded end to be melted or softened during welding, plus the distance that forms the welding burr accommodating portion that accommodates the welding burr generated during welding. Also known as length.
　押圧リブは、本体部における軸方向の両端部に設けられる。ここでいう両端部とは、軸線方向における本体部の全長の、端部側１／３の領域内にあることを意味する。 The pressing ribs are provided at both ends in the axial direction of the main body. The term "both ends" as used herein means that they are located within a region corresponding to ⅓ of the total length of the main body in the axial direction on the side of the ends.
　押圧リブは、本体部の外周面から径方向外側に向けて突起する。既述したように押圧リブは溶着時における押圧端部として機能する部分であり、より具体的には、押圧リブは、本発明の筒状ライナ部材のうち溶着時に治具に当接し、治具からの力を受ける部分である。したがって、押圧リブの突起高さは、治具に対する接触面積を確保するのに十分な高さであれば良い。 The pressing rib protrudes radially outward from the outer peripheral surface of the main body. As described above, the pressing rib is a portion that functions as a pressing end portion during welding. It is the part that receives the force from Therefore, the height of the projection of the pressing rib should be sufficient to secure the contact area with the jig.
　このような押圧リブの突起高さは、治具の形状等に応じて適宜適切に設定すれば良く、その突起高さは特に限定しないが、押圧リブの突起高さが高すぎると、エアの巻き込みが発生する可能性が高くなる。これを考慮すると、押圧リブの高さの好ましい範囲として、２ｍｍ～５ｍｍの範囲内を例示できる。 The height of the projection of the pressing rib may be appropriately set according to the shape of the jig, etc., and the height of the projection is not particularly limited. Entrainment is more likely to occur. Taking this into consideration, a preferable range of the height of the pressing rib can be exemplified in the range of 2 mm to 5 mm.
　ところで、溶着端部は、本発明の筒状ライナ部材のうち他の分体に溶着される部分である都合上、本体部の周方向全周にわたって連続的に設けられる必要がある。また、押圧リブも、本体部の周方向に沿って連続して配置されることが好ましい。 By the way, since the weld end portion is a portion of the tubular liner member of the present invention that is welded to another split body, it is necessary to continuously provide the entire circumference of the main body portion in the circumferential direction. Also, the pressing ribs are preferably arranged continuously along the circumferential direction of the main body.
　例えば、押圧リブは本体部の周方向に沿って断続的にまたは部分的に配置されても良いが、溶着時において溶着端部に充分な力を作用させるためには、押圧リブは、本体部の周方向全周にわたって均等または略均等に配置されるか、本体部の周方向全周にわたって連続的に配置されるのが好ましい。 For example, the pressing ribs may be intermittently or partially arranged along the circumferential direction of the main body. It is preferable that they are arranged evenly or substantially evenly over the entire circumference of the main body, or continuously arranged over the entire circumference of the main body.
　本発明の筒状ライナ部材は、２つの押圧リブの間に配置されたディスクゲート痕を有する。当該ディスクゲート痕は、後述するようにディスクゲートを切除した痕跡である。当該ディスクゲート痕は、具体的には、本体部の内周面から径方向内側に向けて突起する環状をなす。
　ディスクゲート痕の詳細については、後述する本発明の筒状ライナ部材の製造方法の欄で詳説する。 The tubular liner member of the present invention has a disk gate scar positioned between two pressing ribs. The disk gate marks are traces of excision of the disk gate as will be described later. Specifically, the disk gate mark has an annular shape protruding radially inward from the inner peripheral surface of the main body.
The details of the disk gate marks will be described later in the section of the manufacturing method of the cylindrical liner member of the present invention.
　本発明の筒状ライナ部材の製造方法は、上記した本発明の筒状ライナ部材を製造する方法である。本発明の筒状ライナ部材の製造方法は、成形工程および整形工程を具備する。 The method for manufacturing the tubular liner member of the present invention is a method for manufacturing the above-described tubular liner member of the present invention. A method of manufacturing a tubular liner member according to the present invention comprises a molding process and a shaping process.
　このうち成形工程においては、上記した本体部および押圧リブと板状のディスクゲート部とを有する中間体を成形する。中間体における本体部および押圧リブは、本発明の筒状ライナ部材における本体部および押圧リブと同様である。したがって、当該中間体は、本発明の筒状ライナ部材に、ディスクゲート部におけるディスクゲート痕以外の部分が足されたものといい得る。 Among these, in the molding step, an intermediate body having the above-described main body portion, pressing ribs, and plate-like disk gate portion is molded. The body portion and pressing ribs of the intermediate body are the same as the body portion and pressing ribs of the tubular liner member of the present invention. Therefore, it can be said that the intermediate body is the cylindrical liner member of the present invention plus a portion other than the disk gate mark in the disk gate portion.
　ディスクゲート部は、二つの押圧リブの間に配置され板状をなす部分であり、成形工程において成形型におけるディスクゲートに残った流体樹脂材料が冷却固化した部分とも言い得る。
　既述したようにディスクゲートはキャビティへの流体樹脂材料の注入口であるため、ディスクゲート部は成形時において当該注入口であった部分である。
　つまり、本発明の筒状ライナ部材の製造方法は、当該ディスクゲートを有する成形型を用いて射出成形を行う、ディスクゲート式の射出成形法である。 The disk gate portion is a plate-shaped portion disposed between two pressing ribs, and can be said to be a portion where the fluid resin material remaining on the disk gate in the mold during the molding process cools and solidifies.
As described above, since the disk gate is the injection port for the fluid resin material into the cavity, the disk gate portion is the portion that was the injection port at the time of molding.
That is, the method for manufacturing a tubular liner member of the present invention is a disk gate type injection molding method in which injection molding is performed using a mold having the disk gate.
　ディスクゲート部は、キャビティのうち２つの押圧リブ形成領域の間に配される。したがって、ディスクゲートを通じて成形型のキャビティに注入された流体樹脂材料は、軸線方向の両端部に向けて分岐し、本体部形成領域を軸線方向に沿って流動する。
　２つに分岐した流体樹脂材料の各々は、押圧リブ形成領域付近でさらに２つに分岐し、その一方は押圧リブ形成領域に流入し、他方は本体部形成領域のうち溶着端部を形成する領域に流入する。 The disk gate portion is arranged between the two pressing rib forming regions of the cavity. Therefore, the fluid resin material injected into the cavity of the mold through the disk gate branches toward both ends in the axial direction and flows along the axial direction in the main body forming region.
Each of the two-branched fluid resin material is further branched into two near the pressing rib forming region, one of which flows into the pressing rib forming region, and the other of which forms the welding end portion of the main body forming region. flow into the area.
　ここで、押圧リブ形成領域は、キャビティ内において流体樹脂材料の流れ方向の最下流側に位置するため、流体樹脂材料の流れは押圧リブ形成領域に分岐する際にも乱され難い。また、押圧リブ形成領域付近で流体樹脂材料の流れが多少乱されたとしても、それよりも上流側に位置する本体部形成領域においては流体樹脂材料の流れに影響は少ない。これにより、本発明の筒状ライナ部材の製造方法によると、成形不良を抑制しつつ成形精度の高い筒状ライナ部材を製造することが可能である。 Here, since the pressing rib forming region is positioned on the most downstream side in the flow direction of the fluid resin material in the cavity, the flow of the fluid resin material is less likely to be disturbed when branching into the pressing rib forming region. Further, even if the flow of the fluid resin material is disturbed to some extent in the vicinity of the pressing rib formation region, the flow of the fluid resin material is less affected in the main body portion formation region positioned further upstream. As a result, according to the method for manufacturing a tubular liner member of the present invention, it is possible to produce a tubular liner member with high molding precision while suppressing molding defects.
　なお、押圧リブに関しては、圧力容器の樹脂ライナの機能に関係のない部分であり、既述したとおり溶着時における押圧端部として機能すれば足る。このため、押圧リブについては多少形状にバラツキがあっても問題はない。 As for the pressing rib, it is a part that is not related to the function of the resin liner of the pressure vessel, and as described above, it is sufficient if it functions as a pressing edge during welding. For this reason, there is no problem even if the pressing ribs have some variation in shape.
　整形工程は、成形工程で得られた中間体から、ディスクゲート部を切除する工程である。ディスクゲート部のうちこのとき切除しきれなかった部分がディスクゲート痕となるため、整形工程は、成形工程で得られた中間体からディスクゲート痕以外のディスクゲート部を切除する工程と言っても良い。 The shaping process is a process of cutting out the disk gate part from the intermediate body obtained in the molding process. Since the part of the disk gate that could not be cut out at this time becomes a disk gate mark, the shaping process can be said to be a process of removing the disk gate part other than the disk gate mark from the intermediate body obtained in the molding process. good.
　整形工程においては、カッター等の通常の装置や器具を用いて、手動または自動でディスクゲート部を切除すれば良い。成形工程および整形工程を経て、本発明の筒状ライナ部材が得られる。 In the shaping process, the disc gate can be excised manually or automatically using ordinary equipment and tools such as cutters. Through the molding process and the shaping process, the tubular liner member of the present invention is obtained.
　なお、本発明の筒状ライナ部材におけるディスクゲート痕の内周面は、上記の整形工程で形成された切削面でなくても良いが、切削面であるのが好ましい。
　例えば、成形時にディスクゲートの径方向外側部分に切り込み線を型形成し、中間体に形成された当該切り込み線に沿って、ディスクゲートを手作業で取り去ることで本発明の筒状ライナ部材を製造することも可能である。しかしこの場合、筒状ライナ部材にはディスクゲートを手作業で取り去る際に過大な外力が作用して、凹み等の損傷が生じる虞がある。この場合には、圧力容器に加圧物質を充填した際に、凹みに応力が集中して、樹脂ライナの耐久性を向上させ難い可能性もある。このため、ディスクゲートは整形工程により切除するのが好ましい。 It should be noted that the inner peripheral surface of the disk gate mark in the cylindrical liner member of the present invention may not be the cut surface formed in the shaping step, but is preferably the cut surface.
For example, the cylindrical liner member of the present invention is manufactured by molding a score line in the radially outer portion of the disk gate during molding and manually removing the disk gate along the score line formed in the intermediate body. It is also possible to However, in this case, when the disk gate is manually removed, an excessive external force acts on the cylindrical liner member, which may cause damage such as a dent. In this case, when the pressure vessel is filled with a pressurized substance, stress concentrates on the depressions, which may make it difficult to improve the durability of the resin liner. For this reason, the disk gate is preferably excised by a shaping process.
　ところで、キャビティにおける流体樹脂材料の流れを整えることを考慮すると、ディスクゲートからキャビティに流体樹脂材料を円滑に流入させるのが好ましい。 By the way, in consideration of arranging the flow of the fluid resin material in the cavity, it is preferable to smoothly flow the fluid resin material into the cavity from the disk gate.
　そうすると、ディスクゲートは、キャビティと連絡する部分においてキャビティに滑らかに連絡するのが好ましく、ディスクゲート部もまた、本体部との境界部分において本体部と滑らかに連絡する形状であるのが好ましい。
　換言すると、ディスクゲート部と本体部とは互いに交差する方向に延びるものの、ディスクゲート部のうち本体部との境界部分は、本体部の軸線方向に沿うように湾曲しているのが好ましい。
　さらに換言すると、軸線方向におけるディスクゲート部の厚みは、本体部との境界部分において径方向内側から外側に向けて徐々に増大するのが好ましく、軸線方向におけるディスクゲート痕の厚みもまた、径方向内側から外側に向けて徐々に増大するのが好ましい。 In this case, it is preferable that the disk gate smoothly communicates with the cavity at the portion that communicates with the cavity, and the disk gate also preferably has a shape that smoothly communicates with the main body at the boundary portion with the main body.
In other words, although the disk gate portion and the main body portion extend in directions crossing each other, it is preferable that the boundary portion between the disk gate portion and the main body portion is curved along the axial direction of the main body portion.
In other words, it is preferable that the thickness of the disk gate portion in the axial direction gradually increases from the inner side to the outer side in the radial direction at the boundary portion with the main body portion, and the thickness of the disk gate marks in the axial direction also increases in the radial direction. A gradual increase from the inside to the outside is preferred.
　また、キャビティのうち押圧リブ形成領域は、本体部形成領域と交差する方向に延びる。
　このため、押圧リブ形成領域における流体樹脂材料の流れを整えることを考慮すると、キャビティの本体部形成領域から押圧リブ形成領域に流体樹脂材料を円滑に流入させるのが好ましい。 Further, the pressing rib forming region of the cavity extends in a direction intersecting with the main body forming region.
For this reason, in consideration of arranging the flow of the fluid resin material in the pressing rib forming region, it is preferable to allow the fluid resin material to flow smoothly from the body portion forming region of the cavity to the pressing rib forming region.
　そうすると、キャビティの本体部形成領域のうち押圧リブ形成領域に連絡する部分は、押圧リブ形成領域と滑らかに連絡するのが好ましく、本体部のうち押圧リブに連絡する部分の厚みは、押圧リブに向けて徐々に増大するのが好ましい。
　さらには、本体部のうち押圧リブに連絡する部分の外周面は、押圧リブの中央部側の面に滑らかに連続する傾斜面または湾曲面であるのが好ましい。 Then, it is preferable that the portion of the main body forming region of the cavity that communicates with the pressing rib forming region smoothly communicates with the pressing rib forming region. A gradual increase towards
Furthermore, it is preferable that the outer peripheral surface of the portion of the main body that communicates with the pressing rib is an inclined surface or curved surface that smoothly continues to the surface of the pressing rib on the central portion side.
　ディスクゲートは、２つの押圧リブ形成領域の中央部に配置されても良いし、どちらか一方の押圧リブ形成領域側に偏って配置されても良い。 The disk gate may be arranged in the central portion of the two pressing rib forming regions, or may be arranged biased toward one of the pressing rib forming regions.
　ディスクゲートが、２つの押圧リブ形成領域のどちらか一方側に偏って配置される場合、成形工程後の型開き時に、成形型のうち一定の側、より具体的にはディスクゲートに連絡するスプルーが設けられている成形型とは逆側の成形型に、中間体が残り易い。これにより、製造時の作業効率が向上する利点がある。
　本発明の筒状ライナ部材においては、ディスクゲート痕が本体部に対して軸線方向の一端部側に偏って配置されるのが好ましい。 If the disk gate is arranged biased to one side of the two pressing rib forming regions, the sprue that communicates with a certain side of the mold, more specifically the disk gate, when the mold is opened after the molding process. The intermediate tends to remain in the mold on the side opposite to the mold provided with . This has the advantage of improving work efficiency during manufacturing.
In the cylindrical liner member of the present invention, it is preferable that the disk gate traces are arranged so as to be biased toward the one end side in the axial direction with respect to the main body.
　本発明の圧力容器は、中空状の樹脂ライナと、当該樹脂ライナを覆う補強部と、当該樹脂ライナに取り付けられる口金部と、当該口金部に取り付けられるバルブと、を有し得る。 The pressure vessel of the present invention can have a hollow resin liner, a reinforcing portion covering the resin liner, a mouthpiece attached to the resin liner, and a valve attached to the mouthpiece.
　このうち樹脂ライナは、本発明の筒状ライナ部材を有する。当該樹脂ライナは、筒状ライナ部材に加えて、当該筒状ライナ部材における軸線方向の両端側に各々一体化されるドーム状ライナ部材を有する。このうち筒状ライナ部材については既述したとおりである。 Of these, the resin liner has the tubular liner member of the present invention. The resin liner has, in addition to the tubular liner member, dome-shaped liner members that are integrated with both ends of the tubular liner member in the axial direction. Of these, the cylindrical liner member is as described above.
　ドーム状ライナ部材の少なくとも一方には、口金部が取り付けられる。口金部は、予め成形したドーム状ライナ部材に取り付けても良いし、インサート成形法等の方法によって成形時にドーム状ライナ部材と一体化しても良い。 A mouthpiece is attached to at least one of the dome-shaped liner members. The base portion may be attached to a preformed dome-shaped liner member, or may be integrated with the dome-shaped liner member during molding by a method such as an insert molding method.
　成形後のドーム状ライナ部材に口金部を取り付ける場合には、ドーム状ライナ部材と口金部との間隙に、Ｏリングおよびバックアップリング等のシール機構を設けるのが好ましい。口金部にはバルブが取り付けられる。口金部とバルブとの間隙にもまた、Ｏリングおよびバックアップリング等のシール機構を設けるのが好ましい。
　ドーム状ライナ部材、口金部およびバルブとしては、公知のものを用いれば良い。また補強部は、ＦＲＰ等の公知の材料を用いて、公知の方法で樹脂ライナの外周面を覆えば良い。 When the mouthpiece is attached to the molded dome-shaped liner member, it is preferable to provide a sealing mechanism such as an O-ring and a backup ring in the gap between the dome-shaped liner member and the mouthpiece. A valve is attached to the cap. The gap between the mouthpiece and the valve is also preferably provided with a sealing mechanism such as an O-ring and a backup ring.
Well-known materials may be used as the dome-shaped liner member, mouthpiece and valve. Further, the reinforcing portion may cover the outer peripheral surface of the resin liner by a known method using a known material such as FRP.
　以下、具体例を挙げて本発明の筒状ライナ部材およびその製造方法並びに圧力容器を説明する。 The tubular liner member, the method for manufacturing the same, and the pressure vessel of the present invention will be described below with specific examples.
　（実施例１）
　実施例１の圧力容器は車両用の燃料タンクであり、実施例１の筒状ライナ部材を有する。実施例１の圧力容器を模式的に表す説明図を図１に示す。実施例１の筒状ライナ部材を模式的に表す説明図を図２に示す。実施例１の筒状ライナ部材の製造方法を模式的に説明する説明図を図３～図５に示す。以下、軸線方向とは図１に示す軸線方向を意味する。 (Example 1)
The pressure vessel of Example 1 is a vehicle fuel tank and has the cylindrical liner member of Example 1. FIG. An explanatory view schematically showing the pressure vessel of Example 1 is shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is an explanatory view schematically showing the tubular liner member of Example 1. As shown in FIG. 3 to 5 are explanatory diagrams for schematically explaining the method for manufacturing the tubular liner member of Example 1. FIG. Hereinafter, the axial direction means the axial direction shown in FIG.
　図１に示すように、実施例１の圧力容器１は、樹脂ライナ１０、補強部８０（図中破線で示す）、２つの口金部８１を有する。 As shown in FIG. 1, the pressure vessel 1 of Example 1 has a resin liner 10, a reinforcing portion 80 (indicated by broken lines in the drawing), and two mouthpiece portions 81.
　樹脂ライナ１０は、軸線方向の両端部に各々配置されたドーム状ライナ部材１５と、中央部に配置された実施例１の筒状ライナ部材２と、が溶着され一体化されたものである。 The resin liner 10 is formed by welding and integrating dome-shaped liner members 15 arranged at both ends in the axial direction and the cylindrical liner member 2 of Example 1 arranged in the center.
　２つのドーム状ライナ部材１５には、各々、金属製の口金部８１が取り付けられている。一方の口金部８１は閉じられており、他方の口金部８１は図示しないバルブを取り付けるための開口８１ｏを有する。各ドーム状ライナ部材１５と口金部８１との間、および口金部８１と図略のバルブとの間には、各々、図略のシール機構が配置されている。 A metallic mouthpiece 81 is attached to each of the two dome-shaped liner members 15 . One mouthpiece 81 is closed, and the other mouthpiece 81 has an opening 81o for attaching a valve (not shown). A sealing mechanism (not shown) is arranged between each dome-shaped liner member 15 and the mouthpiece 81 and between the mouthpiece 81 and a valve (not shown).
　補強部８０は、ＦＲＰ製であり、詳しくは、樹脂ライナ１０の外周面に巻回された図略のカーボンファイバーと、当該カーボンファイバーに含侵された図略の熱硬化性樹脂とで構成されている。 The reinforcing portion 80 is made of FRP, and more specifically, is composed of carbon fiber (not shown) wound around the outer peripheral surface of the resin liner 10 and thermosetting resin (not shown) impregnated in the carbon fiber. ing.
　樹脂ライナ１０の中央部を構成する筒状ライナ部材２は、２つのドーム状ライナ部材１５に溶着される前の状態において、図２に示すように、本体部２０、押圧リブ２５およびディスクゲート痕２８を有する。筒状ライナ部材２における軸線方向の一端部と他端部とは互いに対称な形状をなす。 The cylindrical liner member 2 forming the central portion of the resin liner 10 has the main body 20, the pressing ribs 25, and the disk gate marks before being welded to the two dome-shaped liner members 15, as shown in FIG. 28. One axial end and the other axial end of the tubular liner member 2 are symmetrical to each other.
　本体部２０は、断面略真円の円筒状をなす。本体部２０における軸線方向の両端は溶着端部２１であり、本体部２０における他の部分に比べて厚みのやや厚い部分である。各溶着端部２１は、軸線方向に延びる短筒状をなす。 The body part 20 has a cylindrical shape with a substantially circular cross section. Both ends of the body portion 20 in the axial direction are welded end portions 21 , which are slightly thicker than other portions of the body portion 20 . Each welding end portion 21 has a short tubular shape extending in the axial direction.
　本体部２０の外周側には、各溶着端部２１よりもやや軸線方向の中央部側の位置に、各々、押圧リブ２５が設けられている。各押圧リブ２５は、本体部２０の外周面２０ｏｐを軸線方向の一部において周方向全周にわたって取り巻く略環状をなす。また当該押圧リブ２５は、本体部２０の外周面２０ｏｐと一体に成形され当該外周面２０ｏｐから径方向外側に向けて突起している。
　筒状ライナ部材２は、溶着端部２１および押圧リブ２５で構成される溶着部を、軸線方向の両端部に各々一つずつ有する。 Pressing ribs 25 are provided on the outer peripheral side of the body portion 20 at positions slightly closer to the central portion in the axial direction than the welded end portions 21 . Each of the pressing ribs 25 has a substantially annular shape surrounding the entire circumference of the outer peripheral surface 20op of the main body 20 in a part of the axial direction. The pressing rib 25 is formed integrally with the outer peripheral surface 20op of the body portion 20 and protrudes radially outward from the outer peripheral surface 20op.
The cylindrical liner member 2 has one welded portion, which is composed of the welded end portion 21 and the pressing rib 25 , at each of both ends in the axial direction.
　本体部２０は、押圧リブ２５よりも軸線方向の中央部側に位置しかつ押圧リブ２５に連絡する部分である、連絡部２２を有する。連絡部２２の内径および外径は、軸方向端部に向けて、すなわち押圧リブ２５に向けて、徐々に拡大している。連絡部２２の外周面２２ｏｐは、押圧リブ２５に滑らかに連続する傾斜面であり、径方向内側から径方向外側に向けて傾斜している。 The main body part 20 has a connecting part 22 which is located closer to the central part in the axial direction than the pressing ribs 25 and communicates with the pressing ribs 25 . The inner and outer diameters of the connecting portion 22 gradually increase toward the axial ends, that is, toward the pressing ribs 25 . An outer peripheral surface 22op of the connecting portion 22 is an inclined surface that smoothly continues to the pressing rib 25, and is inclined from the radially inner side toward the radially outer side.
　本体部２０の内周側にはディスクゲート痕２８が形成されている。ディスクゲート痕２８は、軸線方向において２つの押圧リブ２５の間に配置されるとともに、本体部２０に対して軸線方向の一端部側に偏って配置されている。ディスクゲート痕２８は、本体部２０の内周面２０ｉｐを軸線方向の一部において周方向全周にわたって取り巻く略環状をなす。またディスクゲート痕２８は本体部２０の内周面２０ｉｐと一体に成形され当該内周面から径方向内側に向けて突起している。 A disk gate mark 28 is formed on the inner peripheral side of the body portion 20 . The disk gate mark 28 is arranged between the two pressing ribs 25 in the axial direction, and is biased toward one end portion side in the axial direction with respect to the main body portion 20 . The disk gate marks 28 form a substantially annular shape that surrounds the entire circumference of the inner peripheral surface 20ip of the main body 20 in a part of the axial direction. Further, the disk gate mark 28 is formed integrally with the inner peripheral surface 20ip of the main body portion 20 and protrudes radially inward from the inner peripheral surface.
　ディスクゲート痕２８の内周面２８ｉｐは切削面であり、後述する整形工程により形成されたものである。また、ディスクゲート痕２８の厚みは、径方向内側から外側に向けて徐々に増大している。換言すると、ディスクゲート痕２８の厚みは、本体部２０との境界部分において他の部分よりも増大し、ディスクゲート痕２８における軸線方向の両端面は、本体部２０の内周面２０ｉｐに滑らかに連続している。 The inner peripheral surface 28ip of the disk gate mark 28 is a cut surface, which is formed by a shaping process to be described later. Also, the thickness of the disk gate mark 28 gradually increases from the radially inner side toward the outer side. In other words, the thickness of the disk gate marks 28 is greater at the boundary portion with the main body 20 than at other portions, and both axial end surfaces of the disk gate marks 28 are smoothly aligned with the inner peripheral surface 20ip of the main body 20. Contiguous.
　なお、実施例１の筒状ライナ部材２では、本体部２０の溶着端部２１以外の部分の厚みは略一定である。
　具体的には、本体部２０の溶着端部２１以外の部分において、最も薄い部分である最薄部の厚みは最も厚い部分である最厚部の厚みを１００％としたときに、９０％以上である。 In addition, in the cylindrical liner member 2 of Example 1, the thickness of the portion of the body portion 20 other than the welded end portion 21 is substantially constant.
Specifically, the thickness of the thinnest portion, which is the thinnest portion, in the portion other than the weld end portion 21 of the body portion 20 is 90% or more when the thickness of the thickest portion, which is the thickest portion, is taken as 100%. is.
　また、押圧リブ２５と溶着端部２１との距離、すなわち、溶着端部２１の軸線方向先端部と、押圧リブ２５の軸線方向先端部との距離は、７ｍｍであり、径方向外方に向けた押圧リブ２５の突起高さは３ｍｍである。
　そして、一方の押圧リブ２５の中心部とディスクゲート痕２８の中心部との距離と、他方の押圧リブ２５の中心部とディスクゲート痕２８の中心部との距離と、の比は１：２１であり、ディスクゲート痕２８は本体部２０に対して軸線方向の一端部側に偏って配置されている。 In addition, the distance between the pressing rib 25 and the welding end portion 21, that is, the distance between the axial tip portion of the welding end portion 21 and the axial tip portion of the pressing rib 25 is 7 mm. The protrusion height of the pressing rib 25 is 3 mm.
The ratio of the distance between the center of one pressing rib 25 and the center of the disk gate mark 28 to the distance between the center of the other pressing rib 25 and the center of the disk gate mark 28 is 1:21. , and the disk gate mark 28 is arranged biased toward one end side in the axial direction with respect to the main body portion 20 .
　以下、実施例１の筒状ライナ部材２の製造方法を説明する。 A method for manufacturing the tubular liner member 2 of Example 1 will be described below.
　〔成形工程〕
　図３に示すように、実施例１の筒状ライナ部材２を製造するための成形型４は、固定型４０と可動型４５とを有する。このうち固定型４０にはディスクゲート５０に連絡するスプルー４１が設けられている。当該スプルー４１には、図略の射出成形機のノズルが取り付けられる。可動型４５は、スライドコア４６、中芯型４７および一般型４８で構成されている。固定型４０の型面と、可動型４５におけるスライドコア４６の型面および中芯型４７の型面とで、キャビティ６が区画形成される。スライドコア４６は、中芯型４７および一般型４８とともに位置変化可能であり、かつ、自身が２分割される方向および一体化される方向にも位置変化可能である。 [Molding process]
As shown in FIG. 3, the mold 4 for manufacturing the tubular liner member 2 of Example 1 has a fixed mold 40 and a movable mold 45. As shown in FIG. Among them, the fixed die 40 is provided with a sprue 41 that communicates with the disk gate 50 . A nozzle of an injection molding machine (not shown) is attached to the sprue 41 . The movable die 45 is composed of a slide core 46 , a core die 47 and a general die 48 . A cavity 6 is defined by the mold surface of the fixed mold 40 and the mold surfaces of the slide core 46 and the core mold 47 in the movable mold 45 . The slide core 46 can change its position together with the core mold 47 and the general mold 48, and can also change its position in the direction in which it is divided into two and in the direction in which it is integrated.
　中芯型４７は一般型４８に一体化され固定型４０に向けて突出する略円柱状をなす。固定型４０は、可動型４５に向けて突出する略短円柱状の柱状型部４０ｐを有する。当該柱状型部４０ｐの突出端面４０ｐｅは、中芯型４７の突出端面４７ｅと対面する。可動型４５における中芯型４７の突出端面４７ｅおよび固定型４０における柱状型部４０ｐの突出端面４０ｐｅにより、ディスクゲート５０が区画形成される。なお、ディスクゲート５０は、略円盤状をなすディスク５０ｄと当該ディスク５０ｄの外縁に位置するゲート５０ｇとで構成されている。上記したスプルー４１は、ディスク５０ｄの略中心部に連絡する。ゲート５０ｇはキャビティ６に連絡する。 The core mold 47 is integrated with the general mold 48 and has a substantially cylindrical shape protruding toward the fixed mold 40 . The fixed mold 40 has a substantially short cylindrical columnar mold portion 40 p that protrudes toward the movable mold 45 . A projecting end surface 40pe of the columnar mold portion 40p faces a projecting end surface 47e of the core mold 47. As shown in FIG. The disk gate 50 is defined by the protruding end face 47e of the core die 47 of the movable die 45 and the protruding end face 40pe of the columnar die portion 40p of the stationary die 40 . The disk gate 50 is composed of a substantially disk-shaped disk 50d and a gate 50g located on the outer edge of the disk 50d. The sprue 41 described above communicates with the approximate center of the disk 50d. Gate 50 g communicates with cavity 6 .
　スライドコア４６はその軸線方向に２分割された略円筒状をなし、中芯型４７を外側から覆う。中芯型４７の外周面４７ｏｐとスライドコア４６の内周面４６ｉｐとによって、キャビティ６のうち筒状ライナ部材２の本体部２０を形成するための本体部形成領域６０が区画形成される。 The slide core 46 has a substantially cylindrical shape divided into two in its axial direction, and covers the core mold 47 from the outside. A main body forming region 60 for forming the main body 20 of the tubular liner member 2 in the cavity 6 is defined by the outer peripheral surface 47op of the core die 47 and the inner peripheral surface 46ip of the slide core 46 .
　スライドコア４６のうち軸線方向の両端面には、各々、軸線方向に陥没する略環状の浅型凹部４２が形成されている。当該浅型凹部４２の内面４２ｉは、固定型４０のうち柱状型部４０ｐの基部端面４０ｂｅに対面する。浅型凹部４２の内面４２ｉおよび固定型４０の基部端面４０ｂｅは、キャビティ６のうち押圧リブ２５を形成するための押圧リブ形成領域６１を区画形成する。 A substantially annular shallow concave portion 42 recessed in the axial direction is formed on each end face of the slide core 46 in the axial direction. The inner surface 42i of the shallow concave portion 42 faces the base end surface 40be of the columnar mold portion 40p of the fixed mold 40. As shown in FIG. The inner surface 42i of the shallow recess 42 and the base end surface 40be of the fixed mold 40 define a pressing rib forming region 61 for forming the pressing rib 25 in the cavity 6. As shown in FIG.
　さらに、固定型４０のうち柱状型部４０ｐの基部４０ｂと、可動型４５のうち一般型４８の径方向内側部分とには、軸線方向に陥没する略環状の深型凹部４３が形成されている。当該深型凹部４３の内面４３ｉはキャビティ６のうち溶着端部２１を形成するための溶着端部形成領域６２を区画形成する。 Further, in the base portion 40b of the columnar mold portion 40p of the fixed mold 40 and in the radially inner portion of the general mold 48 of the movable mold 45, a substantially annular deep mold recess 43 that is recessed in the axial direction is formed. . The inner surface 43 i of the deep recess 43 defines a welded end forming region 62 for forming the welded end 21 in the cavity 6 .
　成形工程においては、流体樹脂材料８５および上記の成形型４を用いた射出成形を行う。
　先ず、樹脂材料を加熱して流体樹脂材料８５とし、これを図略の射出成形機のノズルから成形型４に注入する。流体樹脂材料８５は、スプルー４１を経てディスクゲート５０のディスク５０ｄに流入し、ゲート５０ｇを経てキャビティ６に流入する。 In the molding process, injection molding is performed using the fluid resin material 85 and the mold 4 described above.
First, a resin material is heated to form a fluid resin material 85, which is injected into the molding die 4 through a nozzle of an injection molding machine (not shown). Fluid resin material 85 flows through sprue 41 into disc 50d of disc gate 50 and into cavity 6 through gate 50g.
　ディスクゲート５０は、キャビティ６のうち２つの押圧リブ形成領域６１の間に配置されている。 The disk gate 50 is arranged between the two pressing rib forming regions 61 of the cavity 6 .
　このため、スプルー４１からディスクゲート５０を経てキャビティ６に流入した流体樹脂材料８５は、図４に示すように、先ず本体部形成領域６０に流入し、軸線方向の両方向に分岐する。 Therefore, the fluid resin material 85 that has flowed into the cavity 6 from the sprue 41 through the disk gate 50 first flows into the main body forming region 60 and branches in both axial directions, as shown in FIG.
　ここで、ディスクゲート５０の厚みは、ディスクゲート５０における径方向内側から外側に向けて徐々に増大し、成形型４のうちディスクゲート５０を区画する型面は、本体部形成領域６０を区画する型面に滑らかに連続している。
　このため、二手に分かれた流体樹脂材料８５の一方は、キャビティ６の本体部形成領域６０に滑らかに流入して当該本体部形成領域６０を軸線方向の一方に向けて滑らかに流動する。
　また、二手に分かれた流体樹脂材料８５の他方は、本体部形成領域６０に滑らかに流入して当該本体部形成領域６０を軸線方向の他方に向けて滑らかに流動する。 Here, the thickness of the disk gate 50 gradually increases from the inner side to the outer side in the radial direction of the disk gate 50, and the mold surface of the mold 4 that defines the disk gate 50 defines the main body forming region 60. It is smoothly continuous with the mold surface.
For this reason, one of the divided fluid resin materials 85 smoothly flows into the main body forming region 60 of the cavity 6 and smoothly flows in the main body forming region 60 toward one of the axial directions.
The other part of the fluid resin material 85 split into two parts smoothly flows into the main body forming region 60 and smoothly flows in the main body forming region 60 toward the other in the axial direction.
　本体部形成領域６０を流動する流体樹脂材料８５は、当該本体部形成領域６０のうち連絡部２２を形成するための連絡部形成領域６３に到達する。
　キャビティ６における連絡部形成領域６３の下流側は、溶着端部形成領域６２、および、押圧リブ形成領域６１の二手に分かれている。溶着端部形成領域６２は、連絡部形成領域６３に略直状に連続する。このため、連絡部形成領域６３を流動する流体樹脂材料８５は、溶着端部形成領域６２に滑らかに流入する。 The fluid resin material 85 flowing in the main body forming region 60 reaches the connecting portion forming region 63 for forming the connecting portion 22 in the main body forming region 60 .
The downstream side of the connecting portion forming region 63 in the cavity 6 is divided into a welding end forming region 62 and a pressing rib forming region 61 . The welded end forming region 62 is substantially straight and continuous with the connecting portion forming region 63 . Therefore, the fluid resin material 85 flowing in the connecting portion forming region 63 smoothly flows into the welding end portion forming region 62 .
　一方、押圧リブ形成領域６１は、本体部形成領域６０から径方向外方に向けて広がる。このため、本体部形成領域６０から押圧リブ形成領域６１に流入する際には、流体樹脂材料８５の流れが乱れ易い。 On the other hand, the pressing rib forming region 61 extends radially outward from the main body forming region 60 . Therefore, the flow of the fluid resin material 85 is likely to be disturbed when flowing from the body portion forming region 60 into the pressing rib forming region 61 .
　しかし、既述したように、連絡部２２の外周面２２ｏｐは、押圧リブ２５に滑らかに連続する傾斜面であり、径方向内側から径方向外側に向けて傾斜している。このため、連絡部形成領域６３は押圧リブ形成領域６１に滑らかに連絡する。
　したがって、連絡部形成領域６３に流入した流体樹脂材料８５もまた、押圧リブ形成領域６１に滑らかに流入する。これにより、実施例１の製造方法によると、筒状ライナ部材２を成形精度高く製造することが可能である。 However, as described above, the outer peripheral surface 22op of the connecting portion 22 is an inclined surface that smoothly continues to the pressing rib 25, and is inclined from the radially inner side toward the radially outer side. Therefore, the connecting portion forming region 63 smoothly connects to the pressing rib forming region 61 .
Accordingly, the fluid resin material 85 that has flowed into the connecting portion forming region 63 also smoothly flows into the pressing rib forming region 61 . Thus, according to the manufacturing method of Example 1, it is possible to manufacture the cylindrical liner member 2 with high molding accuracy.
　成形型４のキャビティ６に注入された流体樹脂材料８５が冷却され固化した後に、可動型４５を固定型４０に対して位置変化させ、さらにスライドコア４６を２分割される方向に位置変化させることで、成形型４を型開きする。これにより、本体部２０、押圧リブ２５およびディスクゲート部２６を有する中間体８６を成形型４から取り出すことができる。 After the fluid resin material 85 injected into the cavity 6 of the mold 4 is cooled and solidified, the position of the movable mold 45 is changed with respect to the fixed mold 40, and further the position of the slide core 46 is changed in the direction of dividing it into two. Then, the mold 4 is opened. As a result, the intermediate body 86 having the main body portion 20 , the pressing ribs 25 and the disk gate portion 26 can be removed from the mold 4 .
　〔整形工程〕
　整形工程では、上記の成形工程で得られた中間体８６におけるディスクゲート部２６を、図略のカッターを用いて、図５に示す外周側位置Ａにおいて周方向に切除する。これにより、本体部２０の内周面２０ｉｐから径方向内側に突起する環状のディスクゲート痕２８（図２参照）が形成され、実施例１の筒状ライナ部材２が得られる。 [Shaping process]
In the shaping step, the disc gate portion 26 in the intermediate body 86 obtained in the shaping step is cut in the circumferential direction at the outer peripheral side position A shown in FIG. 5 using a cutter (not shown). As a result, an annular disk gate mark 28 (see FIG. 2) protruding radially inward from the inner peripheral surface 20ip of the body portion 20 is formed, and the cylindrical liner member 2 of Example 1 is obtained.
　実施例１の筒状ライナ部材２の製造方法においては、当該成形工程後、筒状ライナ部材２を加熱するアニール処理を行う。 In the manufacturing method of the tubular liner member 2 of Example 1, the annealing treatment for heating the tubular liner member 2 is performed after the molding process.
　別途、２つのドーム状ライナ部材１５を成形し、同様にアニール処理を行ったものに、各々、口金部８１を圧入する。 Separately, two dome-shaped liner members 15 are molded and subjected to annealing treatment in the same manner, and the mouthpiece portion 81 is press-fitted into each.
　その後、当該ドーム状ライナ部材１５を筒状ライナ部材２における軸線方向の両端部に各々溶着する。
　具体的には、ドーム状ライナ部材１５における軸線方向の端部と筒状ライナ部材２の溶着端部２１とをともに赤外線加熱しつつ、両者を押し付けることで、突合せ溶着を行う。 After that, the dome-shaped liner members 15 are welded to both ends of the tubular liner member 2 in the axial direction.
Specifically, the axial end portion of the dome-shaped liner member 15 and the welding end portion 21 of the tubular liner member 2 are both heated by infrared rays, and are pressed against each other to perform butt welding.
　このとき、リング状をなす押圧面を有する治具（図略）を押圧リブ２５にあてがい、筒状ライナ部材２の溶着端部２１をドーム状ライナ部材１５における軸線方向の端部に押し付ける。
　これにより、ドーム状ライナ部材１５と筒状ライナ部材２とは強固に溶着し一体化される。 At this time, a jig (not shown) having a ring-shaped pressing surface is applied to the pressing rib 25 to press the welding end portion 21 of the cylindrical liner member 2 against the end portion of the dome-shaped liner member 15 in the axial direction.
As a result, the dome-shaped liner member 15 and the tubular liner member 2 are firmly welded and integrated.
　その後、補強部８０を形成し、さらに口金部８１に図略のバルブを取り付けることで、実施例１の圧力容器１が得られる。 After that, the pressure vessel 1 of Example 1 is obtained by forming the reinforcement portion 80 and attaching a valve (not shown) to the mouthpiece portion 81 .
　本発明は、上記し且つ図面に示した実施形態にのみ限定されるものではなく、要旨を逸脱しない範囲内で適宜変更して実施できる。また、実施形態を含む本明細書に示した各構成要素は、それぞれ任意に抽出し組み合わせて実施できる。 The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings, and can be modified as appropriate without departing from the scope of the invention. Moreover, each component shown in this specification including the embodiments can be arbitrarily extracted and combined for implementation.
１：圧力容器　　　　　　　　　　　　　１０：樹脂ライナ
２：筒状ライナ部材　　　　　　　　　　２０：本体部
２０ｏｐ：本体部の外周面　　　　　　　２１：溶着端部
２０ｉｐ：本体部の内周面　　　　　　　２５：押圧リブ
２６：ディスクゲート部　　　　　　　　２８：ディスクゲート痕
２８ｉｐ：ディスクゲート痕の内周面
８５：流体樹脂材料　　　　　　　　　　８６：中間体 1: pressure vessel 10: resin liner 2: cylindrical liner member 20: main body 20op: outer peripheral surface of main body 21: welding end 20ip: inner peripheral surface of main body 25: pressing rib 26: disk gate 28: disk Gate mark 28ip: Inner peripheral surface of disk gate mark 85: Fluid resin material 86: Intermediate

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  1. 　筒状をなす本体部を有し、圧力容器の樹脂ライナにおける軸線方向の中央部を構成する筒状ライナ部材であって、
    　前記本体部における前記軸線方向の両端を各々構成する溶着端部と、
    　前記本体部における前記軸線方向の両端部に各々設けられ、前記溶着端部よりも前記軸線方向の中央部側において、前記本体部の周方向に沿って配置されるとともに前記本体部の外周面から径方向外側に向けて突起する押圧リブと、
    　２つの前記押圧リブの間に配置され、前記本体部の内周面から径方向内側に向けて突起する環状のディスクゲート痕と、を有する、筒状ライナ部材。     A tubular liner member having a tubular main body and forming a central portion in the axial direction of a resin liner of a pressure vessel,
    welded end portions respectively forming both ends of the main body portion in the axial direction;
    are provided at both ends of the main body in the axial direction, are arranged along the circumferential direction of the main body on the central side of the main body in the axial direction relative to the welding end, and extend from the outer peripheral surface of the main body. a pressing rib protruding radially outward;
    a cylindrical liner member having an annular disk gate trace disposed between the two pressing ribs and protruding radially inward from the inner peripheral surface of the body portion.
  2. 　前記ディスクゲート痕は前記本体部に対して前記軸線方向の一端部側に偏って配置されている、請求項１に記載の筒状ライナ部材。 The tubular liner member according to claim 1, wherein the disk gate marks are arranged to be biased toward one end side in the axial direction with respect to the main body.
  3. 　前記ディスクゲート痕の内周面は切削面である、請求項１又は請求項２に記載の筒状ライナ部材。 The cylindrical liner member according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the inner peripheral surface of the disk gate mark is a cut surface.
  4. 　前記軸線方向における前記ディスクゲート痕の厚みは、径方向内側から外側に向けて徐々に増大する、請求項１～請求項３の何れか一項に記載の筒状ライナ部材。 The tubular liner member according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the thickness of the disk gate mark in the axial direction gradually increases from the inner side to the outer side in the radial direction.
  5. 　請求項１～請求項４の何れか一項に記載の筒状ライナ部材を有する圧力容器。 A pressure vessel having the tubular liner member according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
  6. 　請求項１～請求項４の何れか一項に記載の筒状ライナ部材を製造する方法であって、
    　前記本体部および前記押圧リブと、２つの前記押圧リブの間に配置され前記本体部の内周面に一体化されている板状のディスクゲート部と、を有する中間体を、前記ディスクゲート部が前記本体部および前記押圧リブへの流体樹脂材料の注入口となるように射出成形する成形工程と、
    　前記ディスクゲート部を切除して前記ディスクゲート痕を形成する整形工程と、を具備する、筒状ライナ部材の製造方法。     A method for manufacturing the tubular liner member according to any one of claims 1 to 4, comprising:
    an intermediate body having the main body portion, the pressing ribs, and a plate-shaped disk gate portion disposed between the two pressing ribs and integrated with the inner peripheral surface of the main body portion; a molding step of performing injection molding so that the becomes an injection port for the fluid resin material to the main body portion and the pressing rib;
    and a shaping step of cutting the disk gate portion to form the disk gate mark.
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