Abstract: After heating the expandable resin beads to sealing temperature of expandable resin beads in the presence of heated steam, foam cells are sealed and cooled while controlling the foaming amount. The foaming amount is controlled by pressure control on the expandable resin beads in the mold. Mutually adjacent foam cells are softened, fused, and bonded on contact faces, and thereby a foamed molding is manufactured. This foamed molding is characterized by three-dimensional permeable pores of volume porosity of 10 to 40% among foam cells, having bending limit strength of at least 10N. Without using adhesive resin, a foamed molding having enough strength and desired porous structure is obtained.

Abstract: After heating the expandable resin beads to sealing temperature of expandable resin beads in the presence of heated steam, foam cells are sealed and cooled while controlling the foaming amount. Preferably, the foaming amount is controlled by pressure control on the expandable resin beads in the mold. Mutually adjacent foam cells are softened, fused, and bonded on contact faces, and thereby a foamed molding is manufactured. This foamed molding is characterized by three-dimensional permeable pores of volume porosity of 10 to 40% among foam cells, having bending limit strength of at least 10N. Without using adhesive resin, a foamed molding having enough strength and desired porous structure is obtained.

Abstract: A method of molding a composite foam molding element comprising attaching a top side member to a first die side of a cavity between a pair of dies and a back side member to a second die side of the cavity; supplying raw material beads made of a foam resin to an intervening charging space; discharging air from a plurality of work piece nozzles located at the side of the die wherein the back side member is located; starting air discharging from a work piece nozzle located at a most distant position from a charger for supplying raw material beads when the raw material beads are supplied; charging raw material beads during the starting air discharging step and sequentially discharging air from work piece nozzles located successively closer to a work piece nozzle located at the most proximal position from the charger as raw material beads are charged; and heating charged raw material beads to cause foaming and fusion to integrate a top side member and a back side member with each other via a foam member.

Abstract: Apparatus for integrally molding articles with a foam member, including a charger for supplying raw material beads made of resin to a die cavity containing articles for integral molding with foam, a plurality of work piece nozzles each having a nozzle opening in fluid communication with the cavity. At least one of the workpiece nozzles is located at a position corresponding to an opening located in an article located in the die. A plurality of exhaust nozzles for exhausting air from the cavity, the exhausting air beginning with a group of exhaust nozzles at locations maximally distant from the raw material charging port, and groups of exhaust nozzles located successively closer to the raw material charging port, each group in turn for sequentially exhausting air from the cavity, while the port is charging the cavity with raw material beads.

Abstract: A top side member 4 is attached to the side of one die 2 of a cavity 6 between a pair of dies 2 and 3, and a back side member 5 is attached to the side of the other die 3. A charge space is provided between these top and back side members 4 and 5. Raw material beads each made of a foam resin are supplied between the charge space, air is discharged from a plurality of work piece nozzles provided at the side of the die 3, and raw material beads are charged. At this time, air discharging is started from a work piece nozzle a41 set at the most distant position from a charger 61 for supplying raw material beads. Air is charged while the air is discharged sequentially up to the work piece nozzle a21 set at the most proximal position as the raw material beads are charged. Then, the raw material beads are heated to be foamed and fused, and the top and back side members 4 and 5 are integrated with each other via the foam member 8.

Abstract: A top side member 4 is attached to the side of one die 2 of a cavity 6 between a pair of dies 2 and 3, and a back side member 5 is attached to the side of the other die 3. A charge space is provided between these top and back side members 4 and 5. Raw material beads each made of a foam resin are supplied between the charge space, air is discharged from a plurality of work piece nozzles provided at the side of the die 3, and raw material beads are charged. At this time, air discharging is started from a work piece nozzle a41 set at the most distant position from a charger 61 for supplying raw material beads. Air is charged while the air is discharged sequentially up to the work piece nozzle a21 set at the most proximal position as the raw material beads are charged. Then, the raw material beads are heated to be foamed and fused, and the top and back side members 4 and 5 are integrated with each other via the foam member 8.

Abstract: A foam molding die apparatus integrally molds a top side member and a back side member via a foam member. This apparatus comprises a plurality of work piece nozzles. Of these nozzles, the nozzles for supplying heating steam is structured so that a cylindrical body of which a work piece flow passage having a vent hole incapable of passing raw material beads is formed at a tip end portion is mounted to a die via a heat buffering member. In addition, the above nozzles may be structured so that means for forming a vent hole incapable of passing raw material beads is disposed in a synthetic resin based pipe forming a work piece flow passage. The work piece nozzles are preferably disposed with intervals of at least 100 mm on the outer face of a die at a portion at which the thickness of a foam molder is less than 10 mm. With respect to a portion at which the thickness of the foam molder is 10 mm or more, these nozzles are preferably disposed with intervals of at least 150 mm.

Abstract: A top side member 4 is attached to the side of one die 2 of a cavity 6 between a pair of dies 2 and 3, and a back side member 5 is attached to the side of the other die 3. A charge space is provided between these top and back side members 4 and 5. Raw material beads each made of a foam resin are supplied between the charge space, air is discharged from a plurality of work piece nozzles provided at the side of the die 3, and raw material beads are charged. At this time, air discharging is started from a work piece nozzle a41 set at the most distant position from a charger 61 for supplying raw material beads. Air is charged while the air is discharged sequentially up to the work piece nozzle a21 set at the most proximal position as the raw material beads are charged. Then, the raw material beads are heated to be foamed and fused, and the top and back side members 4 and 5 are integrated with each. other via the foam member 8.