用模内装配法制造多材料铰接塑料制品.pdfVIP

Int J Adv Manuf Technol (2007) 32: 350–365 DOI 10.1007/s00170-005-0343-z ORIGINAL ARTICLE Alok K. Priyadarshi . Satyandra K. Gupta . Regina Gouker . Florian Krebs . Martin Shroeder . Stefan Warth Manufacturing multi-material articulated plastic products using in-mold assembly Received: 16 June 2005 / Accepted: 17 November 2005 / Published online: 11 April 2006 # Springer-Verlag London Limited 2006 Abstract In-mold assembly can be used to create plastic molding of plastic parts, assembly remains to be a labor- products with articulated joints. This process eliminates the intensive process. An alternative to the traditional way of need for post-molding assembly and reduces the number of manufacturing articulated plastic products is in-mold parts being used in the product, hence improving the assembly. This process performs molding and assembly product quality. However, designing both products and steps concurrently inside the mold and hence eliminates the molds is significantly more challenging in case of in-mold need for post molding assembly. assembly. Currently, a systematic methodology does not The most common and economically feasible way of exist for developing product and processes to exploit performing in-mold assembly is through multi-material potential benefits of in-mold assembly for creating artic- molding (MMM). MMM is usually accomplished through ulated joints. This paper is a step towards creating such a some form of specialized injection molding technique methodology and reports the following three results. First, [3–6]. This means that the various polymers composing it presents a model for designing assemblies and molding the different material sections are heated to their melting process so that the joint clearances and va