A vehicle trim element and method for manufacturing the trim element. The method includes the steps of: supplying a substrate comprising natural fibers and thermoplastic fibers entangled together, supplying a first layer comprising a base layer and provided with at least one reinforcing and/or decorative element, and compressing the first layer against the substrate. The method also includes, prior to compression, aligning the first layer and the substrate by aligning a first positioning element of the substrate and a second positioning element of the first layer arranged outside the at least one reinforcing and/or decorative element.

A method for molding a laminated body includes laminating a reinforced fiber base material on a molding surface of a molding jig to form a laminated body; attaching a pulling jig to a third lamination portion of the laminated body; forming a protrusive curvature part and a recessed curvature part in the laminated body by curving the laminated body along a protrusive curvature surface and a recessed curvature surface formed on the molding surface while pulling the end of the laminated body with the pulling jig; and densifying the laminated body by heating the curved laminated body while pressurizing the same. The reinforced fiber base material is laminated so that at least a part of a gap between layers of the reinforced fiber base material becomes a non-adhered state in a portion from the protrusive curvature part to the third lamination portion formed in the laminated body.

A resin molding device that is easy to handle until a thin and large-size workpiece is delivered to a loader, and can supply the workpiece to a mold frame while preventing the workpiece from losing its flatness and being damaged is provided.

A resin molding device includes a workpiece transfer part (2) that reciprocates between a first position and a second position and transfers a workpiece (W), and in the workpiece transfer part (2), a holder plate (5) larger than an external form of the workpiece and having a thick plate thickness is mounted on a transfer part main body (2a), and the workpiece (W) that is positioned with respect to and overlaps the holder plate (5) based on the external form is transferred.

A resin molding device that can hold a thin and large-size workpiece without positional displacement when the workpiece is conveyed even if dimensional tolerance and rigidity are different, and can convey the workpiece to a mold frame without losing flatness or damage is provided.

When a loader (4) holds a workpiece (W) aligned by a preheating part (10), a center position of a loader hand (4b) is aligned with a center position of the workpiece (W) according to an amount of positional displacement between an external form position of the workpiece (W) and a reference position in the X-Y direction and the workpiece (W) is then held.

A method comprises the following steps: providing a pre-processed element made of at least one polymeric material, introducing the pre-processed element in a female mould part having a forming cavity, shaping the pre-processed element between the female mould part and a male mould part, the female mould part and the male mould part being movable relative to one another along a moulding direction so as to form a concave object from the pre-processed element.

The forming cavity has a transversal dimension measured transversely relative to the moulding direction, the forming cavity further having a transition zone in which the transversal dimension passes from a larger value to a smaller value, the forming cavity further having a bottom.

During the introducing step, the pre-processed element is placed on the transition zone, so that the pre-processed element rests on the transition zone at a distance from the bottom of the forming cavity.

A resin molding apparatus and a cleaning method of a workpiece which can prevent a workpiece from being carried into a mold die in a state where particles (dust) are adhered to the workpiece, and can prevent deterioration of molding quality. A resin molding apparatus according to the present invention, in which a workpiece with an electronic component mounted on a carrier and a mold resin are carried into a mold die, includes: a press part having the mold die for clamping and resin-sealing the workpiece and the mold resin; and a cleaning apparatus for cleaning a back surface of the workpiece conveyed to the press part, wherein the electronic component is not mounted on the back surface. The cleaning apparatus is arranged at a position overlapping a conveyance path of the workpiece on the upstream side of the press part.

A method for producing a press-molded body of a polycarbonate sheet including resin layers (A) and (B) respectively containing a polycarbonate resin, and a high hardness resin (B) and a hard coat layer (C) sequentially stacked on at least one surface of the resin layer (A). The method includes pre-heating the polycarbonate sheet to a temperature between a glass transition point of the resin layer (A)−45° C. or higher and the glass transition point or lower; locating the pre-heated polycarbonate sheet between an upper and lower die of a mold, wherein a time period after the pre-heating is finished until the polycarbonate sheet is located between the upper and lower die of the mold is 90 seconds or shorter; and clamping the mold to press the upper and lower die to obtain the press-molded body of the polycarbonate sheet.

A forming assembly configured to form a wick is disclosed. The forming assembly includes an expandable tube and a forming shell assembly. The expandable tube is hydraulically expandable to an expanded configuration. A wick mesh is configured to be wrapped about the expandable tube. The forming shell assembly includes a first forming shell comprising a first recess defined therein and a second forming shell comprising a second recess defined therein. The first recess and the second recess cooperate to define an outer diameter of the wick. The expandable tube and the wick mesh are positionable between the first recess and the second recess. The expandable tube and the forming shell assembly are configured to deform the wick mesh and form the wick based on the expandable tube hydraulically expanding towards the expanded configuration.

The present invention relates to a pouch forming apparatus comprising: a die, in which forming grooves are formed with a partition wall therebetween; and a punch member provided with a punch, which is configured to be inserted into each of the forming grooves to press the pouch film to form a pair of accommodation grooves in the pouch film, wherein the forming groove comprises a vertical space disposed above a forming groove bottom part connected to the partition wall and an inclined space connected to the vertical space and formed by providing an inner wall facing the partition wall, the inner wall defining an inclined surface .

A composite part forming system for shaping a composite material blank having a plurality of plies, the composite part forming system comprising opposing tools including shape-forming features, an actuator, and a composite tensioning system. The composite tensioning system is connectable to a periphery of the composite material blank to apply tension to the composite material blank the first and second tools are moved together to cause the composite material blank to conform to the shape-forming features. The composite tensioning system is configured to apply more tension to wrinkle prone plies of the composite material blank than to non-wrinkle prone plies as the composite material blank is caused to conform to the shape-forming features.