Laminated plate and method for making the same

• US 6,368,537 B1
• Filed: 04/18/1997
• Issued: 04/09/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Honda Engineering Company Limited (Honda Motor Company), Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company), Komatsu Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Honda Engineering Company Limited (Honda Motor Company), Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company), Komatsu Ltd.
• Inventors: Fujimoto, Satoshi, Furuya, Tamio, Sato, Kan-ichi, Oishi, Masayuki, Nogawa, Makoto
• Primary Examiner(s): Thibodeau, Paul
• Assistant Examiner(s): ZACHARIA, RAMSEY E
• Application Number:
  US08/817,164
• Time in Patent Office: 1,817 Days
• Field of Search: 428/442, 428/430, 428/437, 428/412, 156/102, 156/104, 156/106, 156/99, 264/1.7, 264/261, 264/259, 264/265, 296/84.1
• US Class Current: 264/259
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 2043/5833 movement of moulds or mould parts, e.g. opening or closing, actuating
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 2045/14532 injecting between two sheets
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 2045/562 Velocity profiles of the compression stroke
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 43/183 the preformed layer being a lining, e.g. shaped in the mould before compression moulding, or a preformed shell adapted to the shape of the mould
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 43/58 Measuring, controlling or regulating for bank adjustment in calendering B29C43/245
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 45/14467 Joining articles or parts of a single article B29C45/14377, B29C45/14385, B29C45/14581, B29C45/14614 and B29C45/006 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 45/14778 the article consisting of a material with particular properties, e.g. porous, brittle
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 45/14811 Multilayered articles B29C45/14827 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 45/561 Injection-compression moulding
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 70/78 Moulding material on one side only of the preformed part
• CPC Class Codes: B29K 2709/08 Glass
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 17/10018 comprising only one glass sheet
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 17/10036 comprising two outer glass sheets
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 17/10788 containing ethylene vinylacetate
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 17/10908 in liquid form
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2369/00 Polycarbonates
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/31507 Of polycarbonate

Abstract

A laminated plate comprising a glass layer located in front and formed from a glass sheet and a resin layer located at the back of the glass layer and molded from a molten thermoplastic material spread at a low pressure over the glass layer, the glass layer and the resin layer being arranged in a laminated fashion. A method for producing the laminated plate wherein the glass sheet is first provided so as to be in close contact with the inner side of at least either one of dies used in a compression molding machine and then the dies are clamped for compression molding, with the molten resinous material to be supplied to a mold cavity being spread at a low pressure over the glass sheet, whereby the laminated plate comprising, in a laminated fashion, the glass layer composed of the glass sheet and the resin layer molded by spreading the molten resinous material at a low pressure can be formed.

Claims

1. A method for producing a laminated plate, comprising applying a resin film composed of a resinous material to a joint surface of a glass sheet, contacting the glass sheet with the inner side of one of two dies used in a compression molding machine, and then while supplying by injection a molten thermoplastic material to a mold cavity, simultaneously molding by compression such that both dies apply a pressure that is not more than 150 Kg/cm² to the molten thermoplastic material, whereby the molten thermoplastic material is spread over the resin film applied on the joint surface of the glass sheet and said resin layer is bonded to the joint surface of said glass layer via said resin film, and wherein said molten thermoplastic material is polycarbonate, and said resin film and said resin layer have the same refractive index.

2. A method for producing a laminated plate according to claim 1, wherein the resin film is formed by applying a primer coating of a resinous material beforehand to the joint surface of said glass sheet or by affixing a resin film formed from said resinous material beforehand to said joint surface, said resinous material being adhesive to the glass sheet and to the molten thermoplastic material used in molding and having the function of relaxing the stress caused by differences in heat expansion and shrinkage between the glass sheet and the molded thermoplastic material during the molding of the resin layer from the molten thermoplastic material.

3. A method for producing a laminated plate according to claim 2, wherein the joint surface of the glass sheet to which the primer coating is applied or the resin film is affixed undergoes printing treatment.

4. A method for producing a laminated plate according to claim 1, wherein the joint surface of said glass sheet of said glass layer which joins to said resin layer undergoes surface irregularities treatment to get rugged.

5. A method for producing a laminated plate according to claim 1, wherein said glass sheet is transparent.

6. A method for producing a laminated plate according to claim 5, wherein said glass sheet has a thickness within a range of 0.1 to 3 mm.

7. A method for producing a laminated plate according to claim 1, wherein said resinous material of said resin film has a light transmittance of at least 70%.

8. A method for producing a laminated plate, comprising applying a resin film composed of a resinous material to each joint surface of two glass sheet, contacting the glass sheets with the respective inner sides of two dies used in a compression molding machine, and then while supplying by injection a molten thermoplastic material to a mold cavity, simultaneously molding by compression such that both dies apply a pressure that is not more than 150 Kg/cm² to the molten thermoplastic material, whereby the molten thermoplastic material is spread over the resin films applied on the joint surfaces of the glass sheets and said resin layer is bonded to the joint surfaces of said glass layers via said resin films, and wherein said molten thermoplastic material is polycarbonate, and said resin films and said resin layer have the same refractive index.

9. A method for producing a laminated plate according to claim 8, wherein the resin films are formed by applying a primer coating of a resinous material beforehand to the joint surface of each said glass sheet or by affixing a resin film formed from said resinous material beforehand to said joint surface of each glass sheet, said resinous material being adhesive to the glass sheets and to the molten thermoplastic material used in molding and having the function of relaxing the stress caused by differences in heat expansion and shrinkage between the glass sheet and the molded thermoplastic material during the molding of the resin layer from the molten thermoplastic material.

10. A method for producing a laminated plate according to claim 9, wherein said resinous material of said resin film has a light transmittance of at least 70%.

11. A method for producing a laminated plate according to claim 9, wherein the joint surface of each said glass sheet to which said primer coating is applied or said resin film is affixed undergoes printing treatment.

12. A method for producing a laminated plate according to claim 8, wherein the joint surface of said glass sheet of said first glass layer joining to said resin layer and the joint surface of said glass sheet of said second glass layer joining to said resin layer undergo surface irregularities treatment to get rugged.

13. A method for producing a laminated plate according to claim 8, wherein the respective glass sheets of said first and second glass layers are transparent.

14. A method for producing a laminated plate according to claim 13, wherein said glass sheets have thickness within a range of 0.1 to 3 mm.