Resin molded product, damper device and manufacturing method for resin molded product
A resin molded product may include a first wall part, a second wall part integrally molded with the first wall part such that the second wall part is extended from the first wall part in a direction crossing the first wall part, and a plate-shaped rib which is formed at a tip end portion of the second wall part and is perpendicularly protruded from a face of the second wall part on a side of the first wall part. The rib is formed in a part in a widthwise direction of the second wall part. The rib may be formed at both end portions in the widthwise direction of the second wall part. The resin molded product may be used as a frame for a damper device in a refrigerator.
The present invention claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to Japanese Application No. 2006-121018 filed Apr. 25, 2006, which is incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTIONAn embodiment of the present invention may relate to a resin molded product which is used as a frame or the like of a damper device for switching a flow path by opening or closing an opening through which fluid is passed with a baffle. Further, an embodiment of the present invention may relate to a damper device provided with the frame and a manufacturing method for the resin molded product.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONA damper device which is, for example, used in a refrigerator has been proposed as shown in
In this damper device, a third partition wall 43 is extended from the crossing part of the first partition wall 41 and the second partition wall 42 to an opposite side to the first partition wall 41. A second baffle 12 is disposed between the second partition wall 42 and the third partition wall 43 such that the second baffle 12 is turned around a crossing part of the second partition wall 42 and the third partition wall 43 as shown by the arrow “B” to selectively open and close the second opening 32 formed in the second partition wall 42 and a third opening 33 formed in the third partition wall 43. In addition, a frame-shaped projection 411 is formed on a face of the first partition wall 41 on the side of the second partition wall 42 so as to surround the first opening 31, and a frame-shaped projection 431 is formed on a face of the third partition wall 43 on the side of the second partition wall 42 so as to surround the third opening 33. In this manner, sealing property of the baffles 11 and 12 is enhanced.
When the frame 4 is formed of a resin molded product in order to structure the damper device, strength of the second plate-shaped partition wall 42 is not sufficient and thus, for example, it may be conceivable that triangular reinforcing plates 46 and 47 are respectively formed at an upper end part and a lower end part of the second partition wall 42.
However, in the damper device having a structure as shown in
Further, even when the reinforcing plates 46 and 47 are provided as shown in
However, when the rib 429 is formed at the entire tip end portion 420 of the second partition wall 42, strength of the slide die 8A is decreased and the slide die 8A may be easily damaged. In other words, the reinforcing plates 46 and 47 are required to be disposed on both sides of the second partition wall 42 of the frame 4 and thus a width dimension of the slide die 8A is required to be equal to that of the second partition wall 42. Therefore, when the rib 429 is formed at the entire tip end portion 420 of the second partition wall 42, the recessed part 82A is formed in the entire widthwise direction of the slide die 8A and, as a result, the slide die 8A may be easily damaged at a portion where the recessed part 82A is formed.
Further, when the first opening 31 is surrounded with the frame-shaped projection 411 in the first partition wall 41, a thickness of the slide die 8A is required to be made thinner in order to secure a moving range of the slide die 8A in an outward direction of the second partition wall 42. Therefore, in this case, damage of the slide die 8A may be further easily occurred at the portion where the recessed part 82A is formed.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIn view of the problems described above, an embodiment of the present invention may advantageously provide a resin molded product which is capable of preventing its mounting malfunction and in which, even when a plate-shaped wall part formed by a slide die is reinforced with a rib, a remarkable decreasing of strength of the slide die can be avoided. Further, an embodiment of the present invention may advantageously provide a damper device in which the above-mentioned resin molded product is used as its frame and may advantageously provide a manufacturing method for the resin molded product.
Thus, according to an embodiment of the present invention, there may be provided a resin molded product including a first wall part, a second wall part which is integrally molded with the first wall part and is extended from the first wall part in a direction crossing the first wall part such that the second wall part is formed in a plate-like shape having a predetermined width dimension, and a plate-shaped rib which is formed at a tip end portion of the second wall part and is perpendicularly protruded from a face of the second wall part on a side of the first wall part. The rib is formed in a part in a widthwise direction of the second wall part.
In a manufacturing method for a resin molded product in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a face of the second wall part on a side of the first wall part is molded by using a slide die which is movable in an outward direction that is perpendicular to the face of the second wall part and which is provided with the same width dimension as that of the second wall part.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a rib which is protruded on the side of the first wall part is formed at a tip end portion of the second wall part. Therefore, since the rib can be utilized as an engaging portion when the resin molded product in accordance with an embodiment is attached to a refrigerator, a mounting malfunction such as riding of the tip end portion of the second wall part on a mounting rail can be eliminated. Further, the second wall part formed in a plate shape is reinforced by the rib. In addition, the rib is formed in only a part in a widthwise direction at the tip end portion of the second wall part. Therefore, even when the face of the second wall part on the side of the first wall part is molded by using the slide die, a recessed part for forming the rib is required to form at only a part in a widthwise direction of the slide die. Accordingly, different from a case that a recessed part is formed over the entire widthwise direction of the slide die, remarkable decreasing of strength of the slide die is avoided.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the rib is formed at both end portions in the widthwise direction of the tip end portion of the second wall part.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the rib is formed such that protruding dimension of the rib from the second wall part decreases gradually at a boundary portion between the rib and a portion where the rib is not formed. According to the structure as described above, an end part of the recessed part of the slide die for forming the rib is formed in a tapered face and thus decreasing of strength of the slide die can be reduced even when the recessed part is formed in the slide die so as to be extended in the widthwise direction of the slide die.
The present invention may be effectively applied to a resin molded product which is provided with first projections that are formed on a face of the first wall part on a side of the second wall part at both side end positions of the second wall part such that the second wall part is sandwiched between the first projections which face each other through a same distance as a width dimension of the second wall part. In this case, a width dimension of the second wall part becomes equal to that of the slide die. However, according to the present invention, a recessed part for forming the rib is required to be formed only in a part in the widthwise direction of the slide die and the recessed part is not required to be formed over the entire widthwise direction of the slide die. Therefore, remarkable decreasing of strength of the slide die is avoided.
The present invention may be effectively applied to a resin molded product which is provided with a second projection which is formed on a face of the first wall part on a side of the second wall part. In a case that the second projection is formed on a face of the first wall part on the side of the second wall part, the slide die is required to be made thinner in order to secure a moving range of the slide die in an outward direction to the second wall part. According to the embodiment of the present invention, even when the recessed part for forming the rib is formed in the thin slide die as described above, remarkable decreasing of strength of the slide die can be avoided.
The resin molded product in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention may be used, for example, as a frame in a damper device for a refrigerator or the like. In this case, a baffle is provided in the damper device which is turnable between the first wall part and the second wall part around a crossing part of the first wall part and the second wall part to selectively open or close a first opening formed in the first wall part and a second opening formed in the second wall part.
Other features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings that illustrate, by way of example, various features of embodiments of the invention.
Embodiments will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings which are meant to be exemplary, not limiting, and wherein like elements are numbered alike in several Figures, in which:
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the description below, portions common to the damper device described with reference to
A damper device 1 shown in
The frame 4 of the damper device 1 in this embodiment further includes a third partition wall 43 (third wall part), which is extended from the crossing part of the first partition wall 41 and the second with partition wall 42 in an opposite direction to the first partition wall 41, and a second baffle 11 which is turned around a crossing part of the second partition wall 42 and the third partition wall 43 between the second partition wall 42 and the third partition wall 43 for selectively opening or closing the second opening 32 formed in the second partition wall 42 and a third opening 33 formed in the third partition wall 43. In accordance with this embodiment, the first baffle 11 and the second baffle 12 are disposed at an angle of 90° (90 degrees) and are driven by a common drive device (not shown) in an integral manner.
In the damper device 1 described above, as shown in
As shown in
The frame 4 is a resin molded product which is structured of the first partition wall 41, the second partition wall 42 and the third partition wall 43 which are integrally formed in a “T” shape. A tubular frame-shaped projection 40 (first projection) for reinforcing the frame 4 is protruded on a side of the second partition wall 42 from an outer peripheral edge part of a main body portion comprised of the first partition wall 41 and the third partition wall 43. Further, the first opening 31 and the second opening 32 are surrounded by square-cylindrical frame-shaped projections 411 and 431 (second projection) on the front side of the first partition wall 41 and the third partition wall 43 (the second partition wall 42 side). In addition, the first opening 31 and the second opening 32 are surrounded by square-cylindrical frame-shaped projections 412 and 432 on a rear face side of the first partition wall 41 and the third partition wall 43. On the other hand, the second partition wall 42 is formed in a plate shape without such a tubular frame-shaped projection.
Triangular reinforcing plates 46 and 47 (forming parts of the first projection) are formed at respective upper end part and lower end part of the second plate-shaped partition wall 42 of the frame 4, and the reinforcing plates 46 and 47 are integrally formed with the frame-shaped projection 40. Therefore, the reinforcing plates 46, 47 and the frame-shaped projection 40 are formed on faces of the first partition wall 41 and the third partition wall 43 on the side of the second partition wall 42, and they are formed on both sides of the second partition wall 42 so as to interpose the second partition wall 42 therebetween. In this manner, the reinforcing plates 46 and 47 are formed such that they are opposite to each other so as to have the same width dimension as that of the second partition wall 42. In this embodiment, three ribs 421 are respectively formed at the root portion on both sides of the second partition wall 42.
As shown in
The frame 4 which is structured as described above is fixed at a position on the way of a cold air passage in a refrigerator to be used. In this case, a tip end portion of the second partition wall 42 is attached to a groove formed in a member which structures the cold air passage.
In the damper device 1 in accordance with this embodiment, the above-mentioned reinforcement structure is utilized in the partition walls 41, 42 and 43 of the frame 4. In addition, as shown in
Further, in this embodiment, the ribs 426 and 427 at the tip end portion 420 of the second partition wall 42 include tapered parts 428 and 429, whose protruding dimension from the second partition wall 42 decreases gradually, at boundary portions with the center portion 425 where the ribs 426 and 427 are not formed.
As described above, the frame 4 used in the damper device 1 in accordance with this embodiment is provided with the ribs 426 and 427 having the structure as described above. Therefore, as described below with reference to
In accordance with this embodiment, when the frame 4 is manufactured, resin molding is performed in a die, and the ribs 426 and 427 are required to be formed on the face of the second partition wall 42 on the side of the first partition wall 41. Therefore, in order to mold the face of the second partition wall 42 on the side of the first partition wall 41, a slide die 8 which is movable in an outward direction that is perpendicular to this face is required to be used. Further, when the slide die 8 is used, the second opening 32 can be formed in the second partition wall 42 by forming the rectangular protruded part 81 in the molding face of the slide die 8.
In this embodiment, the frame-shaped projection 40 and the reinforcing plates 46 and 47 are formed on the face of the first partition wall 41 on the side of the second partition wall 42 and thus the slide die 8 is used whose width dimension is equal to that of the second partition wall 42. Further, the frame-shaped projection 411 is formed on the face of the first partition wall 41 on the side of the second partition wall 42 and thus, in order to structure the slide die 8 movable in the outward direction which is perpendicular to the second partition wall 42, the thickness of the slide die 8 is required to be made thinner.
According to this embodiment, the ribs 426 and 427 are formed at only both end portions in the widthwise direction of the tip end portion 420 of the second partition wall 42. Therefore, groove-shaped recessed parts 86 and 87 for forming the ribs 426 and 427 are formed at only both end portions in the widthwise direction of the slide die 8. Accordingly, different from the case that a recessed part is formed over the entire widthwise direction of the slide die 8 (see FIG. 6(B)), remarkable decreasing of strength of the slide die 8 is avoided.
Further, in this embodiment, the ribs 426 and 427 at the tip end portion 420 of the second partition wall 42 include tapered parts 428 and 429, whose protruding dimension from the second partition wall 42 decreases gradually, at boundary portions with the center portion 425 where the ribs 426 and 427 are not formed. Therefore, inner side end parts 861 and 871 of the recessed parts 86 and 87 of the slide die 8 for forming the ribs 426 and 427 are respectively formed in a tapered face. Therefore, even when the recessed parts 86 and 87 which are extended in the widthwise direction of the slide die 8 are formed, strength reduction of the slide die 8 can be minimized.
In addition, when the frame 4 is fixed at a position on the way of the cold air passage in a refrigerator, the tip end portion 420 of the second partition wall 42 is attached into a groove of a member which structures the cold air passage. In this case, the inner side end portions of the ribs 426 and 427 which are formed at the tip end portion 420 of the second partition wall 42 are formed in the tapered parts 428 and 429. Therefore, the tapered parts 428 and 429 can be utilized as a guide portion and thus the tip end portion 420 of the second partition wall 42 can be surely fitted into the groove. According to the structure as described above, a mounting malfunction such as riding of the tip end portion 420 of the second partition wall 42 on a mounting rail when the damper device 1 is mounted on a refrigerator can be eliminated.
While the description above refers to particular embodiments of the present invention, it will be understood that many modifications may be made without departing from the spirit thereof. The accompanying claims are intended to cover such modifications as would fall within the true scope and spirit of the present invention.
The presently disclosed embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims, rather than the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein.
Claims
1. A resin molded product comprising:
- a first wall part;
- a second wall part which is integrally molded with the first wall part such that the second wall part is formed in a plate-like shape having a predetermined width dimension and which is extended from the first wall part in a direction crossing the first wall part; and
- a plate-shaped rib which is formed at a tip end portion of the second wall part and is perpendicularly protruded from a face of the second wall part on a side of the first wall part;
- wherein the rib is formed in a part in a widthwise direction of the second wall part.
2. The resin molded product according to claim 1, wherein the rib is formed at both end portions in the widthwise direction of the tip end portion of the second wall part.
3. The resin molded product according to claim 1, wherein the rib is formed such that protruding dimension of the rib from the second wall part decreases gradually at a boundary portion between the rib and a portion where the rib is not formed.
4. The resin molded product according to claim 1, further comprising first projections which are formed on a face of the first wall part on a side of the second wall part at both side end positions of the second wall part such that the second wall part is sandwiched between the first projections which face each other through a same distance as a width dimension of the second wall part.
5. The resin molded product according to claim 1, further comprising a second projection which is formed on a face of the first wall part on a side of the second wall part.
6. A damper device comprising:
- a resin molded product comprising: a first wall part; a second wall part which is integrally molded with the first wall part such that the second wall part is formed in a plate-like shape having a predetermined width dimension and is extended from the first wall part in a direction crossing the first wall part; and a plate-shaped rib which is formed at a tip end portion of the second wall part and is perpendicularly protruded from a face of the second wall part on a side of the first wall part, wherein the rib is formed in a part in a widthwise direction of the second wall part;
- a baffle which is turnable between the first wall part and the second wall part around a crossing part of the first wall part and the second wall part to selectively open or close a first opening formed in the first wall part and a second opening formed in the second wall part.
7. The damper device according to claim 6, wherein the rib is formed at both end portions in the widthwise direction of the tip end portion of the second wall part, and the rib is formed such that protruding dimension of the rib from the second wall part decreases gradually at a boundary portion between the rib and a portion where the rib is not formed.
8. The damper device according to claim 6, further comprising first projections which are formed on a face of the first wall part on a side of the second wall part at both side end positions of the second wall part such that the second wall part is sandwiched between the first projections which face each other through a same distance as a width dimension of the second wall part.
9. The damper device according to claim 6, wherein
- the resin molded product is a frame for use in a refrigerator, and
- the first opening formed in the first wall part is used as a flow path for cold air and the second opening formed in the second wall part is used as a flow path of the cold air, and
- the baffle selectively opens or closes the first opening and the second opening for controlling flow of the cold air.
10. The damper device according to claim 9, wherein the rib is formed at both end portions in the widthwise direction of the tip end portion of the second wall part, and the rib is formed such that protruding dimension of the rib from the second wall part decreases gradually at a boundary portion between the rib and a portion where the rib is not formed.
11. The damper device according to claim 9, further comprising
- first projections which are formed on a face of the first wall part on a side of the second wall part at both side end positions of the second wall part such that the second wall part is sandwiched between the first projections which face each other through a same distance as a width dimension of the second wall part, and
- the first projections are parallel plate parts which connect the first wall part with the second wall part for reinforcing the first wall part and the second wall part.
12. The damper device according to claim 9, further comprising a second projection for forming the first opening which is formed on a face of the first wall part on a side of the second wall part so as to surround around the first opening.
13. A manufacturing method for a resin molded product including a first wall part and a second wall part which is integrally molded with the first wall part and is extended from the first wall part in a direction crossing the first wall part, comprising:
- providing a slide die for molding a face of the second wall part on a side of the first wall part, the slide die being provided with a same width dimension as a width dimension of the second wall part, and the slide die being provided with a recessed part for forming a plate-shaped rib which is perpendicularly protruded from a tip end portion of the second wall part in a part in a widthwise direction of the second wall part; and
- moving the slide die in an outward direction which is perpendicular to the face of the second wall part on the side of the first wall part; and
- thereby forming the plate-shaped rib in the part in the widthwise direction of the second wall part at the tip end portion of the second wall part such that the plate-shaped rib is perpendicularly protruded from the face of the second wall part on the side of the first wall part.
14. The manufacturing method for a resin molded product according to claim 13,
- wherein the recessed part, which is provided in the slide die for forming the plate-shaped rib in the part in the widthwise direction of the second wall part, is formed at two portions of both end portions in the widthwise direction, and
- the rib is formed by the recessed part such that protruding dimension of the rib from the second wall part decreases gradually at a boundary portion between the rib and a portion where the rib is not formed.
Type: Application
Filed: Feb 1, 2007
Publication Date: Oct 25, 2007
Inventor: Hide Hara (Nagano)
Application Number: 11/701,054
International Classification: F25D 19/00 (20060101);