MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MOLDED ARTICLE

Organization Name

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor(s)

Atsushi Sugihara of Toyota-shi (JP)

Shun Kishimoto of Toyota-shi (JP)

Taichi Ito of Toyota-shi (JP)

Shinya Asai of Kariya-shi (JP)

Tatsuya Yamashita of Kariya-shi (JP)

MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MOLDED ARTICLE

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18631248 titled 'MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MOLDED ARTICLE

Original Abstract Submitted

A manufacturing method for a molded article is provided, including: a preparing step of preparing an insert member having, on a surface, a first resin part containing a first thermoplastic resin; a filling step of inserting and fixing the first resin part of the insert member into a mold and filling a space between the first resin part and the mold with a molten second thermoplastic resin using an injection molding apparatus; and a pressure holding step of applying a holding pressure to the second thermoplastic resin that the space is filled with, wherein in the pressure holding step, a first holding pressure is applied until an inner temperature of the first resin part reaches a deflection temperature under load of the first thermoplastic resin, and a second holding pressure lower than the first holding pressure is applied after the inner temperature reaches the deflection temperature under load.