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JPH0374610B2
JPH0374610B2 JP17943484A JP17943484A JPH0374610B2 JP H0374610 B2 JPH0374610 B2 JP H0374610B2 JP 17943484 A JP17943484 A JP 17943484A JP 17943484 A JP17943484 A JP 17943484A JP H0374610 B2 JPH0374610 B2 JP H0374610B2
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core pin
mold
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29CSHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C45/00Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C45/17Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
    • B29C45/46Means for plasticising or homogenising the moulding material or forcing it into the mould
    • B29C45/56Means for plasticising or homogenising the moulding material or forcing it into the mould using mould parts movable during or after injection, e.g. injection-compression moulding
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29CSHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C45/00Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C45/17Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
    • B29C45/26Moulds
    • B29C45/36Moulds having means for locating or centering cores
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29CSHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C45/00Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C45/17Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
    • B29C45/46Means for plasticising or homogenising the moulding material or forcing it into the mould
    • B29C45/56Means for plasticising or homogenising the moulding material or forcing it into the mould using mould parts movable during or after injection, e.g. injection-compression moulding
    • B29C2045/5695Means for plasticising or homogenising the moulding material or forcing it into the mould using mould parts movable during or after injection, e.g. injection-compression moulding using a movable mould part for continuously increasing the volume of the mould cavity to its final dimension during the whole injection step

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Moulds For Moulding Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Casting Or Compression Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔発明の技術分野〕 本発明は例えば光フアイバプラスチツクコネク
タ(以下光コネクタと称す)のフエルールを成形
する際に用いる成形金型に関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a molding die used, for example, in molding a ferrule of an optical fiber plastic connector (hereinafter referred to as an optical connector).

〔発明の技術的背景とその問題点〕[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

従来光コネクタの一例として第3図に示すよう
に、光フアイバ心線1が挿入される穴2と、光フ
アイバ素線3が挿入される例えば125μmの微小
穴4を有するフエルール5と、このフエルール5
の外周に設けられるスリーブ6と、このスリーブ
6と上記フエルール5とを結合する袋ナツト7と
によつて構成されている。
As shown in FIG. 3 as an example of a conventional optical connector, a ferrule 5 has a hole 2 into which a cored optical fiber 1 is inserted, a microhole 4 of, for example, 125 μm into which an optical fiber 3 is inserted, and this ferrule. 5
The ferrule 5 is made up of a sleeve 6 provided on the outer periphery of the ferrule 5, and a cap nut 7 that connects the sleeve 6 to the ferrule 5.

上記フエルール5は第4図に示すように固定金
型10と可動金型20とから構成されている。固
定金型10は、成形用樹脂注入口11とガイド穴
12とコアピン挿入穴13を有する固定金型本体
14と、この固定金型本体14のコアピン挿入穴
13に挿入固着され、かつ微小ピン挿入穴16を
有するコアピン15とからなつている。可動金型
20は、フエルール5の外側形状を設定するため
の穴21およびガイドピン24を有する可動金型
本体22と、この可動金型本体22の穴21の底
部に設けられたキヤビテイ入れ駒(微小ピンホル
ダ)23と、このキヤビテイ入れ駒23に植立さ
れ上記コアピン15の微小ピン挿入穴16に挿入
可能な微小ピン25とからなつている。
The ferrule 5 is composed of a fixed mold 10 and a movable mold 20, as shown in FIG. The fixed mold 10 includes a fixed mold main body 14 having a molding resin injection port 11, a guide hole 12, and a core pin insertion hole 13, and is inserted and fixed into the core pin insertion hole 13 of the fixed mold main body 14, and has a micro pin insertion hole. It consists of a core pin 15 having a hole 16. The movable mold 20 includes a movable mold main body 22 having a hole 21 and a guide pin 24 for setting the outer shape of the ferrule 5, and a cavity insertion piece ( It consists of a micro pin holder) 23 and a micro pin 25 which is set in this cavity insertion piece 23 and can be inserted into the micro pin insertion hole 16 of the core pin 15.

このような構成の成形金型を用いて成形するに
は、固定金型10と可動金型20を第5図のよう
に組合せ、これを成形機にセツトし、このシリン
ダから溶融樹脂30を上記成形用樹脂注入口11
に対して注入すればよい。このようにすることに
より、樹脂30は可動金型本体22の穴21とコ
アピン15とによつて形成されるキヤビテイの上
部から下部に徐々に注入され、最後に微小ピン2
5近くに樹脂30は注入される。この微小ピン2
5近くに注入された樹脂30は、上記シリンダの
先端に長く滞留したものであるため、劣化が進み
分子量等の物性値が低下している。しかもキヤビ
テイ内の空気、樹脂30から発生するガス等の気
泡分が逃げ場を失ない、微小ピン25の近傍に固
定されたまま樹脂30の冷却が起こり、最終的に
製品であるフエルール5の最も重要な先端部分の
微***径およびこの部分の外形寸法のバラツキ、
さらには外形面の粗さを生じる原因にもなる。ま
た、分流された樹脂の流れの合流でできるウエル
ドラインがフエルール5の先端部にできることか
ら機械的強度を低下させる一因となる。
In order to perform molding using a molding die having such a configuration, the fixed die 10 and the movable die 20 are combined as shown in FIG. Molding resin injection port 11
You can inject it into. By doing this, the resin 30 is gradually injected from the upper part to the lower part of the cavity formed by the hole 21 of the movable mold body 22 and the core pin 15, and finally
The resin 30 is injected near 5. This minute pin 2
Since the resin 30 injected near the cylinder 5 remains at the tip of the cylinder for a long time, its deterioration progresses and physical property values such as molecular weight decrease. Moreover, the air inside the cavity and the gas bubbles generated from the resin 30 have no place to escape, and the resin 30 is cooled while being fixed near the micro pin 25, which is the most important part of the final product, the ferrule 5. Variations in the microhole diameter of the tip and the external dimensions of this part,
Furthermore, it also causes roughness of the external surface. Furthermore, a weld line is formed at the tip of the ferrule 5 due to the convergence of the separated resin flows, which causes a decrease in mechanical strength.

〔発明の目的〕[Purpose of the invention]

本発明は上記事情に基いてなされたもので、成
形製品の微***径およびこの部分の外形寸法のバ
ラツキを少なくでき、しかも成形製品の先端部の
外形面の粗さが少なくかつ先端部の機械的強度の
低下を防止できる成形金型を提供することを目的
とする。
The present invention has been made based on the above-mentioned circumstances, and it is possible to reduce variations in the microhole diameter of a molded product and the external dimensions of this part, and to reduce the roughness of the external surface of the tip of the molded product. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a molding die that can prevent a decrease in mechanical strength.

〔発明の実施例〕[Embodiments of the invention]

以下、本発明について図面を参照して説明す
る。ここでは、光コネクタのフエルールを成形す
るために用いる成形金型を例にあげて説明する
が、これに限らず他の製品を成形するためのもの
であつてもよい。第1図は本発明の成形金型の一
実施例を示す断面図で、これは固定金型40と可
動金型50で構成されている。固定金型40は成
形用溶融材の注入口41、ガイド穴42およびコ
アピン挿入穴43を有する固定金型本体44と、
コアピン45とからなつている。
Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings. Here, a molding die used for molding a ferrule of an optical connector will be described as an example, but the molding die is not limited to this and may be used for molding other products. FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing one embodiment of the molding die of the present invention, which is composed of a fixed mold 40 and a movable mold 50. The fixed mold 40 includes a fixed mold body 44 having an injection port 41 for a molten material for molding, a guide hole 42, and a core pin insertion hole 43;
It consists of a core pin 45.

このコアピン45は棒状であつて、一端にフラ
ンジ45aが形成され、他端面に軸方向のくぼみ
45bが形成されている。このような構成のコア
ピン45は、上記固定金型本体44のコアピン挿
入穴43に、スライド(上下動)可能に挿入さ
れ、上記フランジ45bにより支持されている。
This core pin 45 is rod-shaped and has a flange 45a formed at one end and an axial recess 45b formed at the other end. The core pin 45 having such a structure is slidably (vertically movable) inserted into the core pin insertion hole 43 of the fixed mold body 44 and supported by the flange 45b.

可動金型50は上端部にガイドピン51を有
し、中心部に製品の外側形状を設定するための貫
通穴52を有する可動金型本体53と、この可動
金型本体53の貫通穴52の底部に設けられるキ
ヤビテイ入れ駒(微小ピンホルダ)54と、この
キヤビテイ入れ駒54に支持される微小ピン55
とからなつている。
The movable mold 50 has a guide pin 51 at the upper end, a movable mold main body 53 having a through hole 52 in the center for setting the outer shape of the product, and a movable mold main body 53 having a through hole 52 in the center thereof. A cavity insertion piece (micro pin holder) 54 provided at the bottom and a micro pin 55 supported by this cavity insertion piece 54.
It is made up of.

このように構成された固定金型40と可動金型5
0を第1図のように組合せ、これを成形機にセツ
トし、このシリンダから成形用溶融材60を上記
注入口41に注入する。すると、成形用溶融材6
0は最初貫通穴52とコアピン45とによつて形
成されるキヤビテイを流れてキヤビテイ底部に到
達する。キヤビテイ底部に到達した成形用溶融材
60は逃げ場を失ない、キヤビテイ底部とコアピ
ン45の先端とのすきまを通り、コアピン45の
くぼみ45bの内部に入り、このくぼみ45bの
底部に最終的に入る。
Fixed mold 40 and movable mold 5 configured in this way
0 are assembled as shown in FIG. 1, this is set in a molding machine, and the molten material 60 for molding is injected into the injection port 41 from this cylinder. Then, the molten material for molding 6
0 first flows through the cavity formed by the through hole 52 and the core pin 45 and reaches the bottom of the cavity. The molten material 60 for molding that has reached the bottom of the cavity has no place to escape, passes through the gap between the bottom of the cavity and the tip of the core pin 45, enters the inside of the recess 45b of the core pin 45, and finally enters the bottom of the recess 45b.

この場合くぼみ45b特にこの底部に入つた成
形用溶融材60は、上記シリンダの内部に長く滞
留したものであるため、劣化が進み、分子量等の
物性値が低下しているが、キヤビテイ底部の微小
ピン55の突出している部分つまり製品、すなわ
ちフエルール5の先端部となる部分は、成形用溶
融材60は劣化が少なく、分子量等の物性値の低
下も少ない。従つて、製品すなわちフエルール5
の先端部の微***径のバラツキおよびこの部分の
外形寸法のバラツキが少なくなり、しかもフエル
ール5の先端部の外形面の粗さが少なくなる。ま
た注入口41から注入される成形溶融材60の合
流でできるウエルドラインはフエルール5の先端
部に形成されないので、機械的強度の低下を防止
できる。
In this case, the molten molding material 60 that has entered the cavity 45b, especially the bottom, has remained inside the cylinder for a long time, so it has progressed to deteriorate and its physical properties such as molecular weight have decreased. In the part where the pin 55 protrudes, that is, the part that becomes the tip of the ferrule 5, the molten material 60 for molding is less likely to deteriorate and its physical properties such as molecular weight are less likely to decrease. Therefore, the product i.e. ferrule 5
The variation in the microhole diameter at the tip of the ferrule 5 and the variation in the external dimensions of this portion are reduced, and the roughness of the external surface of the tip of the ferrule 5 is also reduced. Further, since a weld line formed by the merging of the molding melt material 60 injected from the injection port 41 is not formed at the tip of the ferrule 5, a decrease in mechanical strength can be prevented.

しかして第1図の状態において、上記シリンダ
から成形用溶融材60をさらに注入口41に注入
することにより、成形用溶融材60は上記と同様
にキヤビテイを流れ、キヤビテイ底部からコアピ
ン45のくぼみ45bに入り、成形用溶融材60
の逃げ場がなくなり、成形用溶融材60の圧力に
より、コアピン45上方に押し上げられ、第2図
のようになり、この動作が連続的に行われる。
In the state shown in FIG. 1, by further injecting the molten material 60 for molding from the cylinder into the injection port 41, the molten material 60 flows through the cavity in the same manner as described above, and enters the depression 45b of the core pin 45 from the bottom of the cavity. molten material for molding 60
There is no place to escape, and the pressure of the molten molding material 60 pushes the core pin 45 upward, as shown in FIG. 2, and this operation is performed continuously.

このようにコアピン45が成形用溶融材60の
圧力によつて上方に押し上げられるので、最終点
に製品例えばフエルールで問題となる成形用溶融
材60のうちシリンダ内部に長く滞留した成形用
溶融材60はキヤビテイ底部(微小ピン55の突
出部)からさらに遠くに流れるので、製品の微小
穴径のバラツキおよびこの部分の外形寸法のバラ
ツキがさらに少なくなり、しかも製品の先端部の
外形面の粗さがさらに少なくなる。
As the core pin 45 is pushed upward by the pressure of the molten material 60, at the final point, the molten material 60 that has remained inside the cylinder for a long time becomes a problem in products such as ferrules. Flows further away from the bottom of the cavity (the protruding part of the micro pin 55), which further reduces the variation in the micro hole diameter of the product and the variation in the external dimensions of this part, and further reduces the roughness of the external surface at the tip of the product. Even less.

なお、以上述べた実施例では固定金型40の成
形用溶融材60の注入口41は可動金型本体53
に形成せず固定金型本体44に形成してあるの
は、キヤビテイ内でできる製品例えばフエルール
5の寸法精度があまり要求されない部分(具体的
にはフランジ部)であるので、製品を成形金型か
ら取出した後の処理が容易に行えるようにするた
めである。
In the embodiment described above, the injection port 41 for the molten material 60 for molding of the fixed mold 40 is connected to the movable mold main body 53.
The parts that are not formed in the mold body 44 but are formed in the mold body 44 are parts that do not require high dimensional accuracy (specifically, the flange part) of a product that can be formed within the cavity, such as the ferrule 5, so the product is not formed in the molding mold. This is to facilitate processing after taking it out.

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

以上述べた本発明によれば、成形金型の微***
径およびこの部分の外形寸法のバラツキを少なく
でき、しかも成形製品の先端部の外形面の粗さが
少なくなり、また成形製品の先端部の機械的強度
の低下を防止できる成形金型を提供できる。
According to the present invention described above, it is possible to reduce variations in the microhole diameter of the molding die and the external dimensions of this part, and to reduce the roughness of the external surface of the tip of the molded product. It is possible to provide a molding die that can prevent a decrease in mechanical strength.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1図と第2図はいずれも本発明による成形金
型の一実施例の断面図であつて、第1図は成形初
期の状態を示す図、第2図は成形途中の状態を示
す図、第3図は光コネクタの概略構成を示す断面
図、第4図および第5図は第3図のフエルールを
製作するための従来の成形金型の一例を示す断面
図であつて、第4図は成形前の状態を示す図、第
5図は成形後の状態を示す図である。 40……固定金型、41……注入口、42……
ガイド穴、43……コアピン挿入穴、44……固
定金型本体、45……コアピン、45a……フラ
ンジ、45b……くぼみ、50……可動金型、5
1……ガイドピン、52……貫通穴、53……可
動金型本体、54……キヤビテイ入れ駒(微小ピ
ンホルダ)、55……微小ピン。
1 and 2 are both cross-sectional views of an embodiment of a molding die according to the present invention, with FIG. 1 showing a state in the initial stage of molding, and FIG. 2 showing a state in the middle of molding. , FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a schematic configuration of an optical connector, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are sectional views showing an example of a conventional molding die for manufacturing the ferrule shown in FIG. The figure shows the state before molding, and FIG. 5 shows the state after molding. 40...Fixed mold, 41...Injection port, 42...
Guide hole, 43... Core pin insertion hole, 44... Fixed mold body, 45... Core pin, 45a... Flange, 45b... Hollow, 50... Movable mold, 5
1...Guide pin, 52...Through hole, 53...Movable mold body, 54...Cavity insertion piece (micro pin holder), 55...Minute pin.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】 1 固定金型本体に成形用溶融材の注入口を形成
し、上記固定金型本体に製品の内側形状を設定す
るためのコアピンを設けた固定金型と、この固定
金型に組合せた状態で可動金型本体に、上記コア
ピンが挿入されるとともに、製品の外側形状を設
定するための穴を形成した可動金型とからなる成
形金型において、上記コアピンの端面にくぼみを
形成し、このくぼみには成形最終段階で、上記固
定金型の注入口からの成形用溶融材がくぼみの周
囲から流れ込むようにした成形金型。 2 固定金型本体に成形用溶融材の注入口を形成
し、上記固定金型本体に製品の内側形状を設定す
るためのコアピンを設けた固定金型と、この固定
金型に組合せた状態で可動金型本体に、上記コア
ピンが挿入されるとともに、製品の外側形状を設
定するための穴を形成した可動金型とからなる成
形金型において、上記コアピンの端面にくぼみを
形成し、しかも上記コアピンを上記固定金型本体
にスライド可能に設け、成形時上記くぼみにこの
周囲から流れ込む上記成形用溶融材の圧力により
上記コアピンを順次上方にスライドさせるように
した成形金型。
[Scope of Claims] 1. A fixed mold in which an injection port for a molten material for molding is formed in a fixed mold body, and a core pin for setting the inner shape of a product in the fixed mold body, and this fixed mold. In a molding mold consisting of a movable mold in which the core pin is inserted into a movable mold main body in a state in which the core pin is assembled in a mold, and a hole is formed for setting the outer shape of the product, a recess is formed in the end surface of the core pin. A molding mold having a recess formed in the recess, in which the molten material for molding from the injection port of the fixed mold flows from around the recess in the final stage of molding. 2 A fixed mold in which an injection port for the molten material for molding is formed in the fixed mold body, and a core pin for setting the inner shape of the product is provided in the fixed mold body, and the fixed mold is combined with this fixed mold. In a molding mold consisting of a movable mold body into which the core pin is inserted and a movable mold in which a hole is formed for setting the outer shape of the product, a recess is formed in the end face of the core pin, and the core pin is inserted into the movable mold body. A molding die in which a core pin is slidably provided in the stationary mold body, and the core pin is sequentially slid upward by the pressure of the molten material for molding that flows into the recess from the periphery during molding.
JP17943484A 1984-08-30 1984-08-30 Molding die Granted JPS6157316A (en)

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JPH0374610B2 true JPH0374610B2 (en) 1991-11-27

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