GB2078600A - A Method of Assembling Plastics Units - Google Patents
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- GB2078600A GB2078600A GB8116927A GB8116927A GB2078600A GB 2078600 A GB2078600 A GB 2078600A GB 8116927 A GB8116927 A GB 8116927A GB 8116927 A GB8116927 A GB 8116927A GB 2078600 A GB2078600 A GB 2078600A
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C65/00—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor
- B29C65/66—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor by liberation of internal stresses, e.g. shrinking of one of the parts to be joined
- B29C65/665—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor by liberation of internal stresses, e.g. shrinking of one of the parts to be joined using shrinking during cooling
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
- B29C66/01—General aspects dealing with the joint area or with the area to be joined
- B29C66/03—After-treatments in the joint area
- B29C66/034—Thermal after-treatments
- B29C66/0342—Cooling, e.g. transporting through welding and cooling zone
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
- B29C66/70—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts characterised by the composition, physical properties or the structure of the material of the parts to be joined; Joining with non-plastics material
- B29C66/71—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts characterised by the composition, physical properties or the structure of the material of the parts to be joined; Joining with non-plastics material characterised by the composition of the plastics material of the parts to be joined
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
- B29C66/70—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts characterised by the composition, physical properties or the structure of the material of the parts to be joined; Joining with non-plastics material
- B29C66/73—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts characterised by the composition, physical properties or the structure of the material of the parts to be joined; Joining with non-plastics material characterised by the intensive physical properties of the material of the parts to be joined, by the optical properties of the material of the parts to be joined, by the extensive physical properties of the parts to be joined, by the state of the material of the parts to be joined or by the material of the parts to be joined being a thermoplastic or a thermoset
- B29C66/737—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts characterised by the composition, physical properties or the structure of the material of the parts to be joined; Joining with non-plastics material characterised by the intensive physical properties of the material of the parts to be joined, by the optical properties of the material of the parts to be joined, by the extensive physical properties of the parts to be joined, by the state of the material of the parts to be joined or by the material of the parts to be joined being a thermoplastic or a thermoset characterised by the state of the material of the parts to be joined
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
- B29C66/70—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts characterised by the composition, physical properties or the structure of the material of the parts to be joined; Joining with non-plastics material
- B29C66/73—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts characterised by the composition, physical properties or the structure of the material of the parts to be joined; Joining with non-plastics material characterised by the intensive physical properties of the material of the parts to be joined, by the optical properties of the material of the parts to be joined, by the extensive physical properties of the parts to be joined, by the state of the material of the parts to be joined or by the material of the parts to be joined being a thermoplastic or a thermoset
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C71/00—After-treatment of articles without altering their shape; Apparatus therefor
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C71/00—After-treatment of articles without altering their shape; Apparatus therefor
- B29C71/02—Thermal after-treatment
- B29C2071/022—Annealing
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29K—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
- B29K2059/00—Use of polyacetals, e.g. POM, i.e. polyoxymethylene or derivatives thereof, as moulding material
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29L—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
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Abstract
A method of assembling plastics units made of a crystalline thermoplastic resin, said units comprising an outer frame unit having sockets 2 or projections engaging corresponding projections 4 or sockets in an inner unit 3, characterised in that the said outer unit is moulded at a lower temperature than the said inner unit, the moulded units are then assembled one inside the other to provide a loose engagement between them, and the assembled units are annealed at an elevated temperature whereby the engagement of the said units to each other becomes more secure due to differential contraction of the said inner and frame units. The method is useful for assembling plastics units made of a polyacetal resin. <IMAGE>
Description
SPECIFICATION
A Method of Assembling Plastics Units
The The present invention relates to a method of
assembling engageable resin-moulded units ' made of crystalline thermoplastic resin, e.g. a spolyacetal, whereby the engagement between the
units is strengthened. More particularly the
invention relates to a method of assembling such
units by an annealing operation which utilizes
differences in the moulding contraction rate
taking place during the annealing operation.
It is known that when a crystalline
thermoplastic resin is melted and then moulded
and solidified, its volume is reduced. This is
because the degree of crystallization increases as
solidification proceeds from the amorphous melt.
Such contraction of the moulded units is
hereinafter described for a polyacetal copolymer,
which is an example of a crystalline thermoplastic
resin. Polyacetal copolymer is an engineering
plastics material which has improved mechanical
strength and mouidability and has a balanced
combination of creep, fatigue, abrasion, heat and
chemical resistance and dimensional stability.
Since a polyacetal resin crystallizes to a high
degree, its moulding contraction rate is
correspondingly large.
The contraction rate of a moulding depends on
the moulding conditions, as well as the shape of
the moulding and the annealing temperature. The
contraction rate as a function of mould
temperature of polyacetal copolymer can be
demonstrated as follows. Assume that the
thickness of the moulding is 5 mm and the
annealing step after the moulding operation is
carried out at 1 5000 for 20 hours. With a
moulding temperature of 300C the contraction
rate on annealing is 0.70%. With a moulding
temperature of 8000 however, the contraction
rate on annealing is only 0.41%. Thus the
moulding temperature affects the contraction
rate to a great extent.
Such differential rates provide the basis of the
present invention. Thus if the moulding of an
outer frame unit of crystalline thermoplastic resin
and having inside engaging portions e.g.
concavities, is carried out at a lower temperature
than that of an inner engageable unit having
corresponding engaging portions e.g. convexities,
the outer frame of the assembled unit will contract to a greater degree than the inner unit
mounted therein when subjected to an annealing step. Thus the inner unit becomes more securely
engaged to the outer frame unit.
Thus the invention provides a method of
assembling plastics units made of a crystalline
thermoplastic resin, said units comprising an
outer frame unit having sockets or projections
engaging corresponding projections or sockets in
an inner unit, characterised in that the said outer
unit is moulded at a lower temperature than the
said inner unit, the moulded units are then assembled one inside the other to provide a loose engagement between them, and the assembled units are annealed at an elevated temperature whereby the engagement of the said units to each other becomes more secure due to differential contraction of the said inner and frame units.
In applying the method of the invention to frame and inner units of a polyacetal resin, if the moulding temperature of the low-temperature mould for moulding the outer frame unit is less than 5000 and the moulding temperature of the high-temperature mould for moulding the inner engaging unit to be engaged into the outer frame unit is 5000 or more and the annealing temperature is 1 5000 for 20 hours, the difference in the contraction rate caused is about 0.3%, although the precise figure depends upon the thickness of the mouldings.
Two embodiments of the invention are hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, of which
Figure 1 (a) is a plan view of an outer frame body 1, containing two concavities 2, each disposed in opposite internal surfaces of the frame;
Figure 1 (B) is a plan view of a flap 3 to be engaged into the said outer frame body 1, by two corresponding convex projections, each disposed on opposite side faces of the flap 3.
If the said engageable units are fitted into each other so that the projections 4 snap fit into the cavities 2 the clearance tr between the frame body 1 and the flap 3 is as shown in Figure 2 (A) and is sufficiently loose so that the flap 3 is likely to disengage from the frame body 1 during use.
By the application of the method of the invention, the clearance after annealing is greatly tightened, as shown at t2 in Figure 2 (B), thus obviating disengagement during use.
An alternative configuration of units is shown in Figures 3 (A) and 3 (B). Figure 3 (A) shows a frame body 1 having convex-shaped engaging portions 5 on its inner side. Figure 3 (B) shows an inner flap 3 having concave portions 6 corresponding to the convex-shaped engaging portions 5.
Claims
1. A method of assembling plastics units made of a crystalline thermoplastic resin, said units comprising an outer frame unit having sockets or projections engaging corresponding projections or sockets in an inner unit, characterised in that the said outer unit is moulded at a lower temperature than the said inner unit, the moulded units are then assembled one inside the other to provide a loose engagement between them, and the assembled units are annealed at an elevated temperature whereby the engagement of the said units to each other becomes more secure due to differential contraction of the said inner and frame units.
2. A method according to Claim 1, wherein the
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Claims (3)
1. A method of assembling plastics units made of a crystalline thermoplastic resin, said units comprising an outer frame unit having sockets or projections engaging corresponding projections or sockets in an inner unit, characterised in that the said outer unit is moulded at a lower temperature than the said inner unit, the moulded units are then assembled one inside the other to provide a loose engagement between them, and the assembled units are annealed at an elevated temperature whereby the engagement of the said units to each other becomes more secure due to differential contraction of the said inner and frame units.
2. A method according to Claim 1, wherein the said plastics units are made of a polyacetal resin.
3. An assembly of a frame unit and inner unit obtained by a method according to Claim 1 or
Claim 2.
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JP55083391A JPS6040973B2 (en) | 1980-06-19 | 1980-06-19 | Assembly method of crystalline resin molded parts |
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GB2078600A true GB2078600A (en) | 1982-01-13 |
GB2078600B GB2078600B (en) | 1983-10-12 |
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BE1014662A5 (en) * | 2002-02-11 | 2004-02-03 | Ips Nv | Supporting structure PLASTIC AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF. |
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BE1014662A5 (en) * | 2002-02-11 | 2004-02-03 | Ips Nv | Supporting structure PLASTIC AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF. |
EP2113372A1 (en) | 2008-04-30 | 2009-11-04 | Jesa SA | Improved bi-material mechanical part |
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JPS6040973B2 (en) | 1985-09-13 |
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JPS578112A (en) | 1982-01-16 |
KR830001836B1 (en) | 1983-09-14 |
GB2078600B (en) | 1983-10-12 |
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