儲(chǔ)物箱注射模設(shè)計(jì)
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畢業(yè)論文(設(shè)計(jì))開題論證審批表
學(xué)生姓名
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學(xué)號(hào)
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年級(jí)專業(yè)及班級(jí)
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指導(dǎo)教師及職稱
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開題時(shí)間
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畢業(yè)論文(設(shè)計(jì))題目
儲(chǔ)物箱注射模設(shè)計(jì)
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文獻(xiàn)綜述(選題研究意義、國(guó)內(nèi)外研究現(xiàn)狀、主要參考文獻(xiàn)等)
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一、選題的依據(jù)和意義
通過(guò)本次設(shè)計(jì)可以使我掌握注射模的模具結(jié)構(gòu)機(jī)構(gòu)的設(shè)計(jì),對(duì)CAD,PRO/E等一系列軟件的應(yīng)用熟練,讓我們能更快適應(yīng)生產(chǎn)工作。培養(yǎng)自己綜合運(yùn)用所學(xué)基礎(chǔ)和專業(yè)基本理論、基本方法分析和解決測(cè)量與控制及其它相關(guān)工程實(shí)際問(wèn)題的能力,在獨(dú)立思考、獨(dú)立工作能力方面獲得培養(yǎng)和提高。隨著塑料制品在機(jī)械、電子、交通、國(guó)防、建筑、農(nóng)業(yè)、等各個(gè)行業(yè)廣泛應(yīng)用,對(duì)塑料模具的需求日益增加,塑料模在國(guó)民經(jīng)濟(jì)中的重要性也日益突出。模具作為一種高附加值和技術(shù)密集型產(chǎn)品,其技術(shù)水平的高低已經(jīng)一個(gè)國(guó)家制造業(yè)水平的重要標(biāo)志之一。
本課題接近生產(chǎn)生活,對(duì)農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)有著重要意義。
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二、國(guó)內(nèi)外研究現(xiàn)狀及發(fā)展趨勢(shì)(含文獻(xiàn)綜述):
1、國(guó)內(nèi)研究現(xiàn)狀及發(fā)展趨勢(shì):
我國(guó)在注塑模CAD技術(shù)開發(fā)研究與應(yīng)用方面起步較晚。從20世紀(jì)80年代中期開始,國(guó)內(nèi)部分大中型企業(yè)先后引進(jìn)了一些國(guó)外知名度較高的注塑模CAD系統(tǒng)。同時(shí),某些高等學(xué)校和科研院所也開始了注塑模CAD系統(tǒng)的研制與開發(fā)工作,我國(guó)注塑模CAD/CAE/CAM研究始于07年代末,發(fā)展較為迅速多年來(lái),我國(guó)對(duì)注塑模設(shè)計(jì)制造技術(shù)及其CAD的開發(fā)應(yīng)用十分重視,在“八五”期間,由北京航空航天大學(xué)、華中理工大學(xué)、四川聯(lián)合大學(xué)等單位聯(lián)合進(jìn)行了國(guó)家重點(diǎn)科技攻關(guān)課題“注塑模CAD/CAE/CAM集成系統(tǒng)”,并于1996年通過(guò)鑒定,部分成果己投入實(shí)際應(yīng)用,使我國(guó)的注塑模CAD/CAE/CAM研究和應(yīng)用水平有了較大提高.目前擁有自主版權(quán)的軟件有,華中理工大學(xué)開發(fā)的塑料注塑模CAD/CAE/CAM系統(tǒng)HscZ0,鄭州工業(yè)大學(xué)研制的2一MOLD分析軟件等.這些軟件正在一些模具企業(yè)中推廣和使用,有待在試用中逐步完善。這些項(xiàng)目的成果對(duì)促進(jìn)我國(guó)注塑模CAD技術(shù)的迅速發(fā)展起了重要作用,使我國(guó)注塑模CAD技術(shù)及應(yīng)用水平很快提高。目前,我國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)仍處于高速發(fā)展階段。一方面,國(guó)內(nèi)模具市場(chǎng)將繼續(xù)高速發(fā)展,另一方面,模具制造也逐漸向我國(guó)轉(zhuǎn)移以及跨國(guó)集團(tuán)到我國(guó)進(jìn)行模具采購(gòu)趨向也十分明顯。因此,放眼未來(lái),模具技術(shù)的發(fā)展趨勢(shì)主要是模具產(chǎn)品向著更大型、更精密、更復(fù)雜及更經(jīng)濟(jì)的方向發(fā)展,模具產(chǎn)品的技術(shù)含量不斷提高,模具制造周期不斷縮短,模具生產(chǎn)朝著信息化、無(wú)圖化、精細(xì)化、自動(dòng)化的方向發(fā)展,模具企業(yè)向著技術(shù)集成化、設(shè)備精良化、產(chǎn)批品牌化、管理信息化、經(jīng)營(yíng)國(guó)際化的方向發(fā)展。??
2、國(guó)外研究現(xiàn)狀及發(fā)展趨勢(shì):
??? 近二十多年間,國(guó)外注塑模CAD/CAE技術(shù)發(fā)展相當(dāng)迅速。70年代許多研究者對(duì)一維流動(dòng)進(jìn)行了大量研究,由最初的CAD技術(shù)和CAM技術(shù)以圖紙為媒介傳遞信息向CAD/CAM一體化方向發(fā)展。80年代初開展三維流動(dòng)與冷卻分析并把研究擴(kuò)展到保壓分子取向以及翹曲預(yù)測(cè)等領(lǐng)域。80年代中期注塑模CAD/CAE進(jìn)入實(shí)用階段,出現(xiàn)了許多商品化注塑模CAD/CAE軟件,比較著名的有:1.澳大利亞MOLDFLOW公司的MOLDFLOW系統(tǒng);2.美國(guó)PTC公司的Pro/Engineer 軟件;3.美國(guó)UG公司的UGllUNIGRAPHICSl系統(tǒng)等等.這些先進(jìn)軟件的熟練掌握極大地促進(jìn)了國(guó)外模具行業(yè)的發(fā)展。因此,未來(lái)的一段時(shí)間內(nèi),他們將朝著大型、精密、復(fù)雜與長(zhǎng)壽命模具的方向發(fā)展。
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參閱了多本資料書籍,注塑成型是現(xiàn)代塑料工業(yè)中的一種重要的加工方法 ,世界上注塑模的產(chǎn)量約占塑料成型模具總產(chǎn)量的50%以上。注塑成型能一次成型形狀復(fù)雜、尺寸精確的制品 ,適合高效率、大批量的生產(chǎn)方式 ,以發(fā)展成為熱塑性塑料和部分熱固性塑料最主要的成型加工方法,一般需要經(jīng)過(guò)反復(fù)調(diào)試和修模才能正式投入生產(chǎn) ,這種傳統(tǒng)的生產(chǎn)方式不僅使產(chǎn)品的生產(chǎn)周期延長(zhǎng) ,生產(chǎn)成本增加 ,而且難以保證產(chǎn)品的質(zhì)量。要解決這些問(wèn)題,必須以科學(xué)分析的方法 ,研究各個(gè)成型過(guò)程的關(guān)鍵技術(shù),為實(shí)現(xiàn)注塑產(chǎn)品的更新?lián)Q代,提高企業(yè)的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)能力 ,必須進(jìn)行注塑模具設(shè)計(jì)與制造,及成型過(guò)程分析的CAD/CAM/CAE集成技術(shù)的研究。國(guó)外注塑模CAD/CAM/CAE 技術(shù)研究的成果有關(guān)統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)據(jù)表明:采用注塑模CAD/CAE/CAM 技術(shù)能使設(shè)計(jì)時(shí)間縮短50%,制造時(shí)間縮短30%,成本下降10%,塑料節(jié)省7% 注塑模計(jì)算機(jī)模擬技術(shù)正朝著與CAD/CAE無(wú)縫整體集成化方向發(fā)展 ,注塑CAD所構(gòu)造的幾何模型為實(shí)現(xiàn)注塑模CAE技術(shù)提供了基本的幾何拓?fù)湫畔⒑吞卣餍畔?注塑模 CAE的目標(biāo)是通過(guò)對(duì)塑料材料性能的研究和注射成型工藝過(guò)程的模擬和分析,為塑料制品的設(shè)計(jì)、材料選擇、模具設(shè)計(jì)、注射成型工藝的制定及注射成型工藝過(guò)程的控制提供科學(xué)依據(jù) ?,F(xiàn)時(shí)國(guó)際上占主流地位的注射模CAD軟件有Pro/E、I-DEAS、UG等;結(jié)構(gòu)分析軟件有MSC、Analysis等;注射過(guò)程數(shù)值分析軟件有MoldFlow等;數(shù)控加工軟件有MasterCAM、Cimatron等??傮w說(shuō)來(lái),國(guó)內(nèi)的模具設(shè)計(jì)與制造技術(shù)與發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家相比有很大的差距,這也是中國(guó)現(xiàn)在只是制造大國(guó)而非制造強(qiáng)國(guó)的主要原因之一。
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三、主要參考文獻(xiàn)與資料獲得情況
[1]伍先明等編著. 《塑料模具設(shè)計(jì)指導(dǎo)》[M].國(guó)防工業(yè)出版社,2006.?
[2]李學(xué)鋒主編. 《模具設(shè)計(jì)與制造實(shí)訓(xùn)教程》[M].化學(xué)工業(yè)出版社,2004.
[3]鄒強(qiáng)主編. 《塑料模具設(shè)計(jì)參考資料匯編》[M].清華大學(xué)出版社, 2005.
[4]鄒玉堂編著. 《Pro/ENGINEER實(shí)用教程》[M].機(jī)械工業(yè)出版社,2005.
[5] 楊占堯 自柳主編. 《塑料模具典型結(jié)構(gòu)設(shè)計(jì)實(shí)例》.化工公業(yè)出版社,2008
[6] 鄒維強(qiáng)編著. 《塑料模具典型圖冊(cè)》.模具制造雜志社,2006
[7]戴永清編著.?? 《Pro∕ENGINEER數(shù)控加工實(shí)例教程》[M].清華大學(xué)出版社,2007.
另外可根據(jù)學(xué)校圖書館的實(shí)際收藏來(lái)選擇參考書。
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研究方案(研究目的、內(nèi)容、方法、預(yù)期成果、條件保障等)
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四、設(shè)計(jì)(或研究)的內(nèi)容
?通過(guò)市場(chǎng)商品調(diào)查,滿足社會(huì)需求及生產(chǎn)要求上,在合理設(shè)計(jì)方向上,進(jìn)行塑料模具的設(shè)計(jì)并且熟練掌握手工和電腦制圖,達(dá)到產(chǎn)品的要求。合理編制模具零件的制造工藝。設(shè)計(jì)圖樣要求符合最新制圖標(biāo)準(zhǔn),表達(dá)完整,布局合理。
內(nèi)容主要包括:
材料:pp?????? 生產(chǎn)批量:大批量
①塑件成型工藝性(原材料、結(jié)構(gòu)和尺寸)分析;
②計(jì)算塑件的體積和重量(包含初選注射機(jī)型號(hào));
③塑件注射工藝參數(shù)的確定;
④注射模的結(jié)構(gòu)設(shè)計(jì)(選擇分型面、確定型腔數(shù)量和排列方式、澆注系統(tǒng)設(shè)計(jì)、成型零件結(jié)構(gòu)設(shè)計(jì)等);
⑤模具設(shè)計(jì)的有關(guān)計(jì)算(包含注射機(jī)有關(guān)參數(shù)的校核)等。
⑥NC加工軌跡及G代碼
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五、畢業(yè)設(shè)計(jì)所用的方法
1. 在圖書館閱讀關(guān)于注射模設(shè)計(jì)的書籍,搜集許多注射模的相關(guān)知識(shí);
2. 利用網(wǎng)絡(luò)了解國(guó)內(nèi)外一些主要注射模設(shè)計(jì)的結(jié)構(gòu);
3. 與指導(dǎo)老師,同學(xué)們進(jìn)行交流,共同研究探討分析注射模設(shè)計(jì)的知識(shí)。
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六、預(yù)期成果:
設(shè)計(jì)出小型、精密、復(fù)雜與長(zhǎng)壽命的模具。
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七、條件保障:
1.有董亮教授對(duì)一些疑難的悉心指導(dǎo)
?2.有圖書館的設(shè)計(jì)手冊(cè)進(jìn)行資料查找
?3.利用網(wǎng)絡(luò)軟件資源進(jìn)行設(shè)計(jì)
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時(shí)間進(jìn)程安排(各研究環(huán)節(jié)的時(shí)間安排、實(shí)施進(jìn)度、完成程度等)
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1、知識(shí)準(zhǔn)備?????????????????? 1-2周
2、主題方案設(shè)計(jì)?????????????? 3-5周
3、設(shè)計(jì)計(jì)算、結(jié)構(gòu)設(shè)計(jì)、制圖?? 6-10周
4、整理設(shè)計(jì)說(shuō)明書???????????? 11-12周
5、準(zhǔn)備答辯?????????????????? 13周
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開題論證小組意見
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專業(yè)委員會(huì)意見
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專業(yè)教研室主任簽名:
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注:此表意見欄必須由相應(yīng)責(zé)任人親筆填寫。專業(yè)名稱必須是全稱,例如“會(huì)計(jì)學(xué)專業(yè)”,班序號(hào)用阿拉伯?dāng)?shù)字“1”、“2”標(biāo)注。此表如不夠填寫,可另加頁(yè)。
畢業(yè)論文(設(shè)計(jì))開題論證記錄
學(xué) 部: 理工學(xué)部
學(xué)生姓名
學(xué) 號(hào)
年級(jí)專業(yè)及班級(jí)
指導(dǎo)教師姓名
指導(dǎo)教師職稱
副教授
畢業(yè)論文(設(shè)計(jì))題目
儲(chǔ)物箱注射模設(shè)計(jì)
論證小組質(zhì)疑及指導(dǎo)意見
1. 注射成型原理是什么?
2. 注射成型工藝過(guò)程包括幾個(gè)過(guò)程?
3. 注射模具的結(jié)構(gòu)組成是哪些?
學(xué)生回答簡(jiǎn)要記錄
1.利用塑料的可擠壓性和可模塑性,將松散的粒料或粉狀成型物料從注射機(jī)的料斗送入高溫的機(jī)筒內(nèi)加熱熔融塑化,使之成為黏流態(tài)熔體,在柱塞或螺桿的高壓推動(dòng)下,以很大的流速通過(guò)機(jī)筒前端的噴嘴注射進(jìn)入溫度較低的閉合模具中,經(jīng)過(guò)一段保壓冷卻定型時(shí)間后,開啟模具便可從模腔中脫出具有一定形狀和尺寸的塑料制件。
2.完整的注射工藝過(guò)程包括:1、成型前的準(zhǔn)備;2、注射過(guò)程;3、制品的后處理。
3.根據(jù)模具中各個(gè)部件的不同作用,一套注射??梢苑殖梢韵聨讉€(gè)部分:內(nèi)模零部,澆注系統(tǒng),熱交換系統(tǒng),行位系統(tǒng),頂出系統(tǒng),導(dǎo)向定位部件,排氣系統(tǒng)。
論證小組
成員簽名
記錄人簽名: 論證時(shí)間: 2011 年12 月19 日
附件1:外文資料翻譯譯文
微型模具成型的熱量和擠壓控制
在這篇文章中,我們?yōu)榱擞行У貜?fù)制出該微型模具產(chǎn)品的微小結(jié)構(gòu),將一個(gè)擠壓機(jī)器和一個(gè)小核心傳感器組合起來(lái),構(gòu)建一個(gè)注射模具的擠壓系統(tǒng)。在一些重要的部位,由一個(gè)壓力裝置,它作為原動(dòng)力,驅(qū)動(dòng)中心模具工作。舉例說(shuō)吧,在注射以后,模腔中的壓力會(huì)從二十兆帕上升到三十四兆帕。那些小小的感應(yīng)器形成感受到壓力,那些周圍的裝置和熱敏傳感器,排列在洞腔的同圍。我們可以根據(jù)這些信號(hào)推測(cè)里面狀況朝著有利的方向發(fā)展。為了評(píng)估該注射系統(tǒng),我們做了一個(gè)厚度為1lm角度為140℃ 三角凹朝槽 來(lái)進(jìn)行工作。
說(shuō)明
大部分的醫(yī)療信息設(shè)備都有一個(gè)基礎(chǔ)工作部分,另外還有一些輔助部件來(lái)完成某種特定的功能。模具成型技術(shù) 在現(xiàn)實(shí)中廣泛應(yīng)用,而且在大批量生產(chǎn)中多有應(yīng)用,這篇文章即是研究成型過(guò)程在傳統(tǒng)的成型壓力系統(tǒng)中,其為系統(tǒng)提供很大的壓力差,這種特點(diǎn)為模具成型過(guò)程提供了很好的動(dòng)力源.然而,傳統(tǒng)的成型過(guò)程在注射成型的過(guò)程中,特別是在微型模具的成型過(guò)程中,有兩個(gè)很明顯的問(wèn)題.首先,在用單模腔成型微小結(jié)構(gòu)的模具時(shí),不同的溫度和硬度會(huì)引起不一致的成型壓力.一般來(lái)說(shuō),模腔中心的溫度越高,中心周圍的溫度也會(huì)越高.其次,即使通過(guò)冷卻和控制壓力的方法來(lái)展平那些不平的區(qū)域,但是通過(guò)檢測(cè)發(fā)現(xiàn),熱流量和壓力仍是高于成型微型模具工作時(shí)所規(guī)定的壓力,而且腔內(nèi)的這種情況很不好控制,這樣以來(lái)就只好通來(lái)偵測(cè)熱流面不是溫度來(lái)控制型腔中各種成型條件.
這篇文章的作者,也就是該機(jī)器的設(shè)計(jì)者,他通過(guò)在模具重要部位安放一個(gè)叫做模具核心擠壓機(jī)的部件來(lái)及時(shí)了解并控制模腔內(nèi)成型的具體情況。這個(gè)部件配備有特殊裝置來(lái)控制模腔內(nèi)的壓力、溫度,并反饋回到顯示裝置上。這篇文章就向我們?cè)敿?xì)地闡述了這種機(jī)器的模型。
模具成型的壓力系統(tǒng)設(shè)計(jì)
如圖1所示,該結(jié)構(gòu)為我們常用的模具結(jié)構(gòu)圖。首先,我們描述一下裝備有piezo設(shè)備的模具成型壓力機(jī)。我們用的pie20設(shè)備有一個(gè)最大厚度為13LM的裝置,而且可以產(chǎn)生一個(gè)最大值為6KN的壓力。因此,該注射壓力系統(tǒng)所能產(chǎn)生的壓力在0~6KN之間,注射機(jī)的壓力系統(tǒng)有一個(gè)壓力設(shè)備,該裝置有一個(gè)特置的中心軸,并與一個(gè)傳感反饋裝置連在一塊。這個(gè)壓力裝置是圓柱形的,直徑為25mm,高度為54mm,它的溫度約在20℃和120℃之間。壓力傳動(dòng)裝置的設(shè)計(jì)是對(duì)稱的,它把動(dòng)力和運(yùn)動(dòng)從壓力裝置上以一定的規(guī)律和方式傳出去,這個(gè)圓柱體的傳動(dòng)裝置向一個(gè)方向上不停地進(jìn)行著傳遞工作,并由一個(gè)平面的輔助裝置保證其只能在平面內(nèi)作旋轉(zhuǎn)運(yùn)動(dòng)。
為了研究之便,我們特地用一個(gè)很小的傳感器,使位移,壓力、傳感器、熱量傳感器很好地相互協(xié)調(diào)起來(lái)協(xié)同工作,當(dāng)注射機(jī)的注射孔開始有位移并要接觸到模腔時(shí),位移傳感器裝置就會(huì)測(cè)出其位移,并作出下一步的控制動(dòng)作。該位移傳感器是非接觸式傳感器,其最大是量程為500lm ,誤差可以控制在0.2lm以下。
我們把一個(gè)核心模型放在模腔的中央,其結(jié)構(gòu)是一個(gè)三角形的凹槽,以深度1lm順次排列。核心表面有32768個(gè)三角形的凹槽組成,凹槽相鄰的角度為140o ,距離為1μm完成加工的產(chǎn)品組成一個(gè)直徑為12mm厚度為1mm的盤狀物。由是由在鋼里面加入鎳和磷元素制成的合金做的。有很好的硬度和耐磨性。三角槽的切制是由精度非常高的NC機(jī)切制而成的,有著異常高的精確度。
有二組深度為12lm的廢氣排放口,依次排列在圓洞的周圍。用一個(gè)真空泵抽出由于樹脂的分解而產(chǎn)生的廢氣物。為保證精細(xì)模具的硬度,統(tǒng)一冷卻那些盤狀產(chǎn)品。我對(duì)使冷卻水做曲線的循環(huán)運(yùn)動(dòng)。注射機(jī)依靠一個(gè)伺服馬達(dá)系統(tǒng),使其可以具備最高達(dá)150KN的夾緊力。
評(píng)估微型注射系統(tǒng)
以下是成型時(shí)的條件:材料:聚苯乙烯;注射溫度:190℃;成型設(shè)備溫度:80℃;注射速度:10mm/s;注射壓力:34mpa;夾緊力:150KN。在這些條件下,我們分別對(duì)如下情景作了比較分析。第一種情況是在約1000Vr 電壓下推動(dòng)注射壓力機(jī)工作,第二種是沒(méi)有電壓作用。圖表3和4顯示的是模具里邊傳感器的測(cè)量結(jié)果。注射壓力的測(cè)量由位于注射壓力機(jī)后面的壓力計(jì)來(lái)測(cè)量,并以數(shù)字表格形式在輸出裝置上顯示。
第三組表格顯示了成型一個(gè)周期的數(shù)據(jù)。首先,在第5.16秒,注射動(dòng)作開始注射,注射壓力也隨之上升,從第5.6s開始注射壓力在2秒之內(nèi)迅速升至34MPA,模腔內(nèi)的應(yīng)力實(shí)行如圖所標(biāo)的傳感器檢測(cè)表明,也隨著增加,只不過(guò)有大約0.35秒的延遲,最終可達(dá)到20MPA,約是注射壓力的59%。在注射壓力保持不變的那一階段,模腔內(nèi)的應(yīng)力迅速下降到零。這充分證明,盡管存在著由注射機(jī)提供注射壓力,但其中一部分由于模腔內(nèi)的摩擦力的存在而被抵消,熔料在模腔內(nèi)凝固的過(guò)程中,熔料因漸成為固體而其余部分也隨之降低為零。在此過(guò)程中,中心位移也經(jīng)歷了與模腔內(nèi)壓力變化規(guī)律相似的變化。這說(shuō)明注射中心也受到了反作用力,在經(jīng)歷大約14S的冷卻過(guò)程后模具被打開了。
比較低的表格表明了表面溫度和熱量擴(kuò)散的過(guò)程。其中比較平直的那一段曲線顯示的是保壓階段或者說(shuō)是壓力持續(xù)過(guò)程。圖表顯示的是表面溫度連續(xù)上升的過(guò)程,此時(shí),熔料經(jīng)澆口源源不斷地流經(jīng)流道,最終達(dá)到成型模腔。在注射完成后,溫度迅速上升,而后隨即下降(在冷卻作用下)特別是澆口附近的熱量散的比較快,溫度下降也比較明顯。
在圖表4中,在第5.6s的時(shí)候,壓力裝置得到約1000V的電壓,由于電壓作用,模腔內(nèi)的壓力升至34MPA,中心的溫度和壓力也隨之上升。切斷電壓后,中心也恢復(fù)到原始狀態(tài),但我們無(wú)法看到這一過(guò)程。
下面,我們對(duì)是否微型注射壓力機(jī)時(shí)產(chǎn)品的表面特征作一比較。圖表5、6顯示的是SEM照片而AFM的測(cè)量結(jié)果。從圖片來(lái)看,三角形凹槽的表面粗糙度和均勻程度在這兩種情況下并無(wú)明顯區(qū)別。原因就是因與注射時(shí)的速度與模具微小結(jié)構(gòu)的質(zhì)量有關(guān),另外三角形凹槽的深度和排列密度也是其原因之一。
附件2:外文原文
Injection molding for microstructures controlling mold-core extrusion and cavity heat-flux
Abstract In this work we constructed an injection press molding system with a mold-core extrusion mechanism and a small sensor assembly for effectively duplicating microstructures to the mold products. The mold-core extrusion mechanism is driven by a piezo element to apply force on important area with microstructures. For example, after injection it increases the cavity pressure from 20 to 34 MPa. Small sensors consist of the pressure, displacement, and heat flux sensor assemblies,arranged around the small cavity. The signals showed us the physical phenomena inside the mold and may be further used as control signal. In order to evaluate this injection press molding system, we formed micro triangular grooves of pitch 1 lm and angle 140o. The mold-core extrusion gave better diffraction intensity by several percents.
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Introduction
Many information and medical equipment contain functional parts with microstructures in the order of 1 lm and overall size of several millimeters. Molding is a mass production method widely used in duplicating three dimensional forms of these parts [1–4]. This paper reports our study on one of the molding processes, namely, the injection press molding process.
In contrast to regular injection molding process that injects molten resin at high pressure into the cavity for simultaneous filling and forming, injection press molding process separates the time of the two processes. Injection press molding process injects molten resin into a mold cavity at low pressure to keep the flow resistance small,and once the cavity is filled, applies large clamping force on molds to form microstructures. Injection press molding has superb transforming capability used for example, in forming optical disks and LCD light guiding plates.
Conventional injection press molding applies large clamping force on molds for forming after the filling process. However, conventional injection press molding process has two problems for forming micro parts described above. First, in forming multiple micro parts with a single set of molds, the temperature and rigidity distributions are not uniform causing difference in forming pressure [5, 6]. Generally, the temperature is higher around the mold center and the pressing force is higher around the perimeter. Secondly, even if one tries to flatten the uneven distribution with cooling or pressure control, sensors to monitor the heat flux or pressure are larger than the micro parts and cannot find these conditions within the cavity.Note that measuring heat flux instead of temperature allows monitoring resin solidification in the cavity.
The authors of this paper devised mechanisms to (1) individually press each important micro structure area (we call this area the ‘‘core’’) with a mold-core extrusion mechanism equipped with a small piezo element and (2) control pressure temperature, and especially the cavity heat flux for each core by arranging a set of sensors around each core and feeding back the sensor signals to the above piezo element. This paper reports our prototype of these mechanisms.
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Designing the injection press molding system
Figure 1 shows the mold we used. First we describe the mold-core extrusion mechanism design equipped with a piezo element. The piezo element used (KISTLER,Z17294X2) has a maximum free displacement of 13 lm and produces a maximum force of 6 kN with no displacement,thus the pressing force varies between 0 and 6 kN depending on the piezo element extension. The piezo element has a single axis force sensor (KISTLER, 9134A) integrated in it for pressing force feedback control. The piezo element unit size is 25 mm in diameter, 54 mm long and its temperature
Fig. 1. Test mold range is )20 to 120oC. The
symmetric design of the force transferring structure uniformly transfers the pressing force from the piezo element. This cylindrical force transfer mechanism moves in one direction and a planar surface keeps the shaft from rotating.
A small sensor assembly was developed for our study in this paper. Displacement, pressure, and heat flux sensors compose the assembly. The displacement sensor measures the displacement at the mold-core extrusion mechanism where it presses the mold-core, and the displacement in the parting direction at the parting line.
The displacement sensor is an eddy-current type noncontact displacement sensor (SINKAWA Electric, VC-202N) with range of 500 lm and resolution of 0.2 lm. The above 1 axis force sensor served as the pressure sensor to measure the cavity internal pressure.
The heat flux sensor measured the cavity surface temperature and the heat flux. A pair of thermocouples embedded at depths 0.3 and 0.6 mm enabled these measurements with the principle of inverse heat conduction.We mounted the diameter 3.5 mm heat flux sensors on the gate, cavity and sprue lock pin (Fig. 2).
We placed one mold-core at the mold center. The microstructure was triangular grooves arranged with pitch 1 lm. The core surface had 32,768 triangular grooves with 140_ angle that are 0.2 mm long on the
perimeter of a 10.5 mm circle.
Fig. 2. Cavity details and mold-core The finished product formed into
a 1 mm thick disk with diameter 12 mm. The core was made of steel (UDDEHOLM, STAVAX, 52 Rockwell hardness), with Ni-P plating. We cut the triangular grooves with an ultra precision NC machine (FANUC ROBOnano Ui).
Two 12 lm deep air vent grooves were placed on the perimeter of the cavities. A vacuum pump pumped out residual air and gas from molten resin. To provide rigidity similar to a regular mold, we kept the entire 80 kgf mold size the same. For uniformly cooling the disk shaped product, we ran cooling water in a circular path. The injection molding machine (FANUC, ROBOSHOT a-15) has a servo motor type drive with maximum clamping force of 150 kN.
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Evaluating the injection press molding system
Here are the molding conditions: Resin: Polystyrene, Resin temperature at injection: 190 oC, Mold set temperature:80 oC, Injection speed: 10 mm/s, Holding pressure:34 MPa, and Clamping force: 150 kN. Under these conditions,we compared the case with a constant voltage of 1000 V applied to push the mold-core extrusion mechanism,and the case without pushing. Figures 3 and 4 show the measurements from the sensors inside the mold. The injection force measured with a load cell placed behind the injection molding machine screw derived the injection pressure in the figure.
Fig. 3. Measurements Fig. 4. Measurements
of sensors (without) of sensors (with)
Upper figures of Fig. 3 show the molding cycle. First at 5.15 s, the injection starts and the injection pressure suddenly rises. At 5.6 s, the injection pressure is held at 34 MPa for 2 s. The cavity pressure, measured by the 1 axis force sensor, increase with a 0.35 s delay, to reach only 20 MPa, which is 59% of the injection pressure. The cavity pressure quickly went down to about zero during the injection pressure holding period. This shows that despite the pushing force at the source of the injection molding machine, friction reduces pressure which is dropped at cavity. Also, when the resin solidified in the cavity, it parted from the mold to drop the pressure to zero. The core displacement shows a transition similar to the cavity pressure indicating that it was pressed back by the resin. After further cooling to 14 s, the mold was opened.
Lower figures of Fig. 3 show the surface temperature and heat flux transitions. The horizontal axes are magni-fied in the lower figures around the pressure holding period.The figure shows the sequential surface temperature rise at the lock pin, gate, and cavity as resin passed over them. The heat flux maximized immediately after injection and gradually decreased. Especially at the gate, the heat flux went down to about zero during pressure holding.
In Fig. 4, a voltage of 1000 V was applied to the piezo element for 2 s starting at 5.6 s. The voltage raised the cavity pressure to 34 MPa. The core gradually advanced with drop in cavity pressure from the position pressed in by the resin to eventually reach 9 lm ahead of its original position. Cutting the voltage retracted the core to its original position. But, we were not able to observe change in surface temperature and heat flux due to change in heat transfer from applying voltage.
Next we compare form features on the product with and without the mold-core extrusion. Figures 5 and 6 show the SEM photographs and the AFM measurement results. The photographs reveal that the triangular grooves had a uniform pitch with smooth surface regardless of mold-core extrusion, and good form transfer to the products. The reasons are smooth flow of polystyrene and the small aspect ratio of the groove depth and pitch.
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