JPH0257324A - 繊維強化プラスチック部品の接着方法並びに装置 - Google Patents

繊維強化プラスチック部品の接着方法並びに装置

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JPH0257324A
JPH0257324A JP1111927A JP11192789A JPH0257324A JP H0257324 A JPH0257324 A JP H0257324A JP 1111927 A JP1111927 A JP 1111927A JP 11192789 A JP11192789 A JP 11192789A JP H0257324 A JPH0257324 A JP H0257324A
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adhesive
high frequency
reinforcing material
assembly
frequency signal
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JPH0554814B2 (ja
Inventor
Robert E Wilkinson
ロバート・アール・ウイルキンソン
Kenneth A Iseler
ケネス・アルフレッド・アイズラー
Rueben L Smith
ルーベン・レオナード・スミス
Lorenz K Duerr
ローレンツ・カール・ドゥアー
Harry M Cargile
ハリー・モーガン・カーガイル
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Wt Larose & Assoc Inc
ThyssenKrupp Budd Co
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Wt Larose & Assoc Inc
Budd Co
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Abstract

(57)【要約】本公報は電子出願前の出願データであるた
め要約のデータは記録されません。

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〈産業上の利用分野〉 本発明は接着技術に関し、更に詳しくは繊維強化プラス
チック（Ｆ　ＲＰ）製の自動車車体部品同士を接着する
ための装置及びその方法に関する。
〈従来技術及び発明が解決しようとする課題〉近年の車
両設計においては、以前は主流であった金属部品をより
軽量のプラスチック部品に代替しようとする傾向が大き
い。特ｌこ、ボンネット１ドア、屋根その他の自動車車
体外側組立部分について、金属シートに代えてＦＲＰ製
品を用いることは、種々の利点をもたらす。十分な剛性
と機械的強度を組立部品に与えるために、このＦＲＰエ
クステリアバネルを更に補強材で補強することが、時と
して必要とされる。
補強材を熱硬化ＦＲＰ部品に接着する場合、従来は輻射
加熱刃が主として採用されていた。しかしながら輻射加
熱法による加熱速度は概して極度に緩慢であり、不均一
な接着をもたらしたり、或は接着剤によって生じる熱が
過度に高熱となって該接着剤が燃焼したり外皮部材から
露出したりする不利をもたらすことがあった。誘導加熱
法による場合には、一般に、接着剤や加熱領域において
金属粒子（ｍｅｔａｌｌｉｃ　ｐａｒｔｉｃｌｅｓ）を
用いることが要求されるため、極めて高精度な表面特性
が要求される自動車の車体エクステリアバネルアセンブ
リにおける接着方法としては実際上採用することが困難
である。
誘電加熱法の適用についても試みがなされているが、単
一の細長い電極を用いて約１２０ｃ＋ａ（約４フインチ
）を越える部品を３４　Ｍ　Ｈｚにて接着しようとする
と、意外にも不均一な加熱が生ずることが判明している
。かかる現象が生ずる理由については必ずしも完全に解
明されていないが、該単一の電極の長さが交流電圧源の
波長のｌ／１５に近くなり、従って１０％或はそれ以上
の熱変化を生ずるために、該細長い電極における様々な
領域に輻射エネルギーのピーク点が存在し、これが故に
不均一加熱が生ずるものと考えられる。即ち、２つの対
向配置された電極の長さに沿って様々な電圧上昇が発生
し、故に部品加熱が不均一となるものと考えられる。
〈課題を解決するための手段及び作用〉本発明は上記し
た従来技術の遭遇する課題に鑑み、補強材をＦＲＰ車体
車体ヌクステリア部材して迅速に接着するだめの方法及
び装置を提供することを主目的とする。
本発明の他の目的は、ＦＲＰ車体車体ヌクステリア部材
面特性を損なわずにこれに補強材を接着することのでき
る方法及び装置を提供することにある。
本発明の更に別の目的は、補強材をＦＲＰ車体車体ヌク
ステリア部品して接着させるに際し、これら部品の寸法
に拘わらずに均等な接着を実現することのできる方法及
び装置を提供することにある。
かかる目的を達成するために創案された本発明は、硬化
した繊維強化プラスチック部品を補強材に接着する技術
であって、未硬化の熱硬化性接着剤を、上記硬化した繊
維強化プラスチック部品とそれに対する上記補強材とに
おける夫々の接合面の間に介在せしめることによって、
１つのアセンブリを形成し、該アセンブリを２つの電極
間に配置せしめ、次いで該接着剤を硬化させるに十分な
時間これら電極に高周波信号を印加せしめることを特徴
としている。
〈実施例〉 本発明は既述したように、特に、自動車のボンネット、
ドア、屋根、バンバ等の車体エフステリアのアセンブリ
における強化された製品に関する。
本発明によれば、主として車体エフステリアにおけるＦ
ＲＰ製品であるところの第１部材と、同様にＦＲＰ製品
であることが好ましいが他のプラスチック製品や或は金
属製品であっても良い補強材であるところの第２部材と
を接着させる迅速な手法が提供される。ある場合、例え
ばバンパ・アセンブリにおけるような場合には、第１部
材と第２部材とは相互に補強し合う。即ち、第２部材は
自動車アセンブリの外側面の一部を実際に構成して信号
灯やヘッドライト等の自動車造作を配置せしめることを
可能にする。
本発明は以下において自動車のボンネット・アセンブリ
の製造に関して詳細に記述されるが、特許請求の範囲の
各項に画定される本発明はこの特別の適用に限定される
ものでないことが当業者には理解されるであろう。
符号１０によって概括的に示されるボンネット・アセン
ブリが図示されている。アセンブリ１０は約０．２〜０
．３ｍｍ（約０．０８〜０．１２インチ）の厚さを持つ
比較的薄い外皮部材１２と補強材１４とから構成される
。外皮部材１２はＦＲＰ製品であり、好ましくは真空下
において圧縮成形されＩ；熱硬化性のシートモールディ
ングコンパウンド（ｓｈｅｅｔ　ｍｏｌｄｉｎｇ　ｃｏ
ｍｐｏｕｎｄ−５Ｍ　Ｃ）材料より成る。かかる成形技
術は本出願人に譲渡された米国特許第４．４８８．８６
２号、第４．５５１．０８５号及び第４，６１２，１４
９号に記述されている。
本発明は、外皮部材１２が約９００ｃｍ”を越える比較
的大きな表面積を有し少なくとも一つの長さ寸法が約１
２０ｃｍ以上である、ボンネット、屋根その他の自動車
エフステリア車体パネルである場合に、特に好適な実用
性を発揮する。これらのパネルは、通常の場合、十分な
機械的剛性を備えるために補強されることを要し、また
その外面は円滑で美的であることが自動車製造上重要で
ある。
この基準は一般に「Ａ級面」として参照される。
非限定的な具体例として、アセンブリ１０は米国フォー
ド社のミニパン用のボンネットであり、その外寸は略１
４２ｃｍＸ　５６ｃｍ　（５６インチ×２２インチ）で
あり、厚さは外皮部材分約２．５１（０，１インチ）に
補強材公約２．３＋ｕ＋（０，０９インチ）を加えて計
約４．８ｍｍ（０，１９インチ）である。
好ましくは、補強材１４も同様にＦＲＰ製品より成る。
図示の実施例において、補強材１４は平面「８の字形」
に成形され、第３図及び第４図により明瞭に示される如
く各々の脚は断面帽子（ｈａｔ）状に設計されている。
かかる帽子状断面形状は、盛す上がったドーム部１６と
その両端に接続されるべく対向配置されている一対のフ
ランジ部１８とによって特徴付けられている。
補強材１４を外皮部材１２に接着するｔ−めに、第３図
乃至第６図に示されるように、接着剤２２を７ラング部
１８上に塗布した後、補強材１４を逆さにして外皮部材
１２の内面上に載置する。接着剤２２は硬化時に誘電性
（ｄｉｅｌｅｃＬｒｉｃ　ｐｒｏｐｅｒｔｉｅｓ）に変
化を示す熱硬化性樹脂である。この接着剤は好ましくは
架橋結合されていない（ｕｎｃｒｏｓｓｅｄｌｉｎｋｅ
ｄ）ポリマー及びモノマーより成る樹脂を主体とし、残
部が硬化剤ないし触媒より成る。現時点においてはエポ
キシ樹脂接着剤が特に好ましいものと認められるが、ポ
リウレタン樹脂接着剤も使用可能である。これらの接着
剤は、その接着性を発揮するために化学変化に頼ること
のない糊、例えば動物性の糊とは明らかに区別される。
後述するところから明らかなように、本発明においては
上述した接着剤の特性を利用することによって大きな利
点をもたらすことができる。非限定的な具体例によれば
、かかる接着剤２２はロード社（Ｌｏｒｄ　Ｃｏｒｐｏ
ｒａｔｉｏｎ）　＠のエポキシ接着剤“Ｌｏｒｄ３２０
／３２２”である。
第６図を参照しながら説明すると、外皮部材と接着剤と
補強材とから成るアセンブリは、次いで誘電ヒータ（ｄ
ｉｅｌｅｃｔｒｉｃ　ｈｅａｔｅｒ）　２６の室２７に
移送される。これは各種の態様によって実現可能である
。本実施例においては、外皮部材１２の底面の外側端に
接触する複数の触手２１上にアセンブリを載置する。触
手２１はローラ２３上に乗って滑車を構成し、ピストン
機構２５によってアセンブリを第６図右方向に移送する
。アセンブリはかくして誘電ヒータ２６の室２７に搬送
され、外皮部材１２がネスト２０上に支持される所定位
置に到達する。第４図により明瞭に示される如く、ネス
ト２０の上面は外皮部材１２のＡ級面の輪郭に合致する
よう成形されており、接着工程中においてアセンブリを
安定的に支持する。ネスト２０は小さな誘電損特性（ｌ
ｏｗ　ｄｉｅｌｅｃｔｒｉｃ　１０ｓｓ　ｃｈａｒａｃ
ｔｅｒｉｓｔｉｃｓ）を示すものでなければならない。
本実施例においてネスト２０はアルミニウム製であるが
他の材料例えば真ちゅうも使用可能である。
接着工程の間中外皮部材１２の外面を約４．４〜６５．
６°Ｃ（４０〜１５０°Ｆ）の一定温度に維持するため
に、導入口２３から排出口２５に向けて冷媒を循環せし
める。
ネスト２０はアース３４された電極板３０に取り付けら
れている。ネスト２０と電極板３０とより成る組立体は
水圧ピストン３２によって駆動される。外皮部材と接着
剤と補強材とから成るアセンブリをネスト２０上に配置
した後、水圧ピストン３２を作動させてネストを上昇さ
せ、もって該アセンブリを支持触手２１から離隔せしめ
、ネスト２０内の外皮部材１２を浮遊させる。ピストン
３２は引き続きネスト２０を上昇させて、符号３６で概
括的に示される上方電極アセンブリに向かわせる。
電極アセンブリ３６は、フレーム４０（第４図及び第５
図参照）によって所定位置に保持された一連のセグメン
トないし電気絶縁された凝集器部材３８を有している。
各々の凝集器部材３８は略Ｕ字形をなし、下方に突出す
る一対の脚部４２が一体的に形成されている。この脚部
４２は、第４図に明瞭に示される如く、補強材１４の７
ラング部１８に対応するような形状に形成されている。
一対の脚部４２間に形成される凹部４４は補強材１４の
ドーム部１６のためのクリアランスを与える。凝集器部
材３８は、高周波電圧源４６からのエネルギーを、接着
剤２２が塗布された特定の領域において集中させる働き
をなす。
電極アセンブリ３６には、更に、凝集器部材３８上に被
着された複数の電極板４８を有している。
第４図においてかかる電極板として３つの電極板４８．
５０．５２が示されているが、実際には第５図に示され
るようにより多数の電極板が用いられることを理解すべ
きである。電極板４８．５０゜５２もまたアルミニウム
や真ちゅうのような導電性の素材によって構成されてい
る。これら電極板の各々は、上方電極５４と該上方電極
ど電極板４８．５０．５２との間に夫々設けられたエア
ギャップ４９．５１．５３とによって示されるように、
高周波電圧源４６に接続されている。
電極板４８．５０．５２と上方電極５４との間のエアギ
ャップないし間隔、即ち凝集器部材３８を介して電極板
の下方に存在する加熱されるべき領域を調節するための
配慮がなされる。電極板と上方電極との間の間隔は、加
熱されるべき材に与えられるエネルギー量に対して影響
を与える。本実施例では、エアギャップ４９．５１．５
３の寸法を調節することによって、下方の接着剤に実際
に発生する熱量を調節している。これによって均一な加
熱を実現し、均一な接着強度を発揮せしめることが可能
となる。各々の凝集器部材３８の下方において実際に発
生する熱を独立して調節することは、アセンブリ１０の
大きさやそれによって生ずる不均一性に拘わらず、該ア
センブリに対して実質的に均一な加熱を与えることを可
能にする。
かかる調節は各種の方法によって実現可能である。
第４図において、この機能は、各電極板４８，５０．５
２とその関連する凝集器部材３８とを連結する伸縮自在
管５６によって与えられる。凝集器部材３８の大きさと
その加熱されるべき水平領域とに応じて、複数の伸縮自
在管５６を介して１以上の電極板を取り付けることがで
きる。
電圧源４６は電極アセンブリ３６と下方電極板３０との
間に高周波静電界を発生させる。電圧源４６から与えら
れる実効電圧（ＲＭ　Ｓ　ｖｏｌｔａｇｅ）は、例えば
３００〜ｇ、ｏｏｏｖ　であり得る。３ＯＯＶ未満の電
圧は接着剤２２を効果的に加熱するに不十分であると考
えられるため好ましくない。逆に８．０ＯＯＶ　を越え
ると電極板４８，５０．５２と接地（ｇｒｏｕｎｄ）と
の間に深刻な電気絶縁の問題が生じ始めるために、これ
も好ましくない。電圧源４６は２５〜４ＱＭＨｚの発振
ないし交流周波数を与える。１０ＭＨｚ未満の周波数で
は、接着剤２２を加熱するために必要な電圧が過大とな
って同一の加熱時間を期し難くなりと共にアーク放電が
生ずる可能性が大となる（ｇｒｅａｔｅｒ　ｐｒｏｂａ
ｂｉｌｉｔｙ　ｏｆ　ａｒｅｉｎｇ　ｏｃｃｕｒｉｎｇ
）ので、好ましくないと考λ、られる。１１０ＭＨｚを
越える周波数もまた好ましくないと考えられる。なぜな
らば、必要とされる電極板４８．５０．５２の数が過大
となり、接着剤の均一加熱を達成することがより困難と
なるからである。更に、１１０ＭＨｚを越える周波数の
場合、凝集器部材３８間の接続がより複雑化するため、
夫々の電極板４８，５０．５２の調整がより交錯化する
ことになる。最適な周波数は、電極アセンブリにおける
アーク放電を最小に抑制しつつ十分に急速に短時間で加
熱を行うことのできるような数値のものであると考えら
れる。更にまた、周波数が余りに高いと、接着剤２２の
加熱が余りに急速に行われ過ぎて、その内部における化
学反応が温度上昇に追従できない場合があることを理解
しなければならない。
本発明は大量生産に特に適している。非限定的な具体例
によれば、ネスト２０を第４図に示す位置に上昇せしめ
た後、一定周波数及び一定電圧にて１５〜１２０秒の間
電界を形成することによって、良好な接着強度が得られ
た。ここにおいて周波数及び電圧が「一定」であるとは
、加熱サイクルの間中周波数及び電圧を故意に変化させ
ることなく、顕著な二重の加熱率（ｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａ
ｎｔ　ｄｕａｌｈｅａｔｉｎｇ　ｒａｔｅ）を達成させ
ることを意味する。本発明者等による予期せざる発見に
よれば、この工程は、外皮部材１２の円滑な外側面を損
傷させる恐れのある過熱を未然に防止する安全機構を内
蔵する。第７図を参照して、２つの予め硬化された、熱
硬化ＦＲＰ部品を接着するために化学的に反応し得る熱
硬化性接着剤を用いることにより、接着剤に発生する熱
が、接着剤を比較的急速にその硬化温度（Ｔｈ）の直後
に移行させるに十分であることが認められる。しかしな
がら、−立接着剤が硬化すると、印加される電界が均一
であっても、その内部に発生する熱は低下する傾向にあ
る。かかる減少は完全には理解されていないが、接着剤
の硬化部分と未硬化部分との間における導電性の差に起
因するものと考えられる。この特定の具体例では、電圧
源４６は、３４ＭＨｚの周波数と約４゜４００Ｖの電圧
で３０〜４０秒の開駆動される。
これによってもたらされる加熱時間は、接着剤の均一硬
化をもたらすに十分であると共に、生産効率の観点から
十分に迅速である。この後、ピストン３２を下降せしめ
、接着されたアセンブリをヒータ２６から取り出す。
本発明による方法及び装置の一実施例について詳述し図
示されているが、本発明はかかる特定の実施例に限定さ
れることなく、種々の変形態様を取り得ることに留意し
なければならない。例えば、外側の繊維強化プラスチッ
クの第１部品と、中間の金属部品と、内側の繊維強化プ
ラスチックの第２部品とから製造される自動車ドアのよ
うに３つ或はそれ以上の部品から成るアセンブリを製造
するために、当該方法及び装置を連続的に用いることが
できる。
〈発明の効果〉 本発明によれば、極めて短時間の間に、ＦＲＰ部品を補
強材に接着させることが可能であり、しかもその際に該
ＦＲＰ部品の表面特性を損なうことかない。本発明によ
れば、比較的大きなＦＲＰ部品に適用しても均一な加熱
が確保されるため、特に自動車のボンネットやドア等の
車体部品と補強材とを接着させるために好適に適用され
得る。
【図面の簡単な説明】
第１図は自動車の車体エフステリア部品とそのための補
強材とより成るアセンブリを示す分解斜視図、 第２図は第１図に示されるアセンブリの部分底面図、 第３図は第２図３−３線による部分断面図、第４図は第
５図４−４線による断面図であって本発明の好適な方法
を実施するための装置を概略的に示すもの、 第５図は第４図５−５線による断面図、第６図は第４図
及び第５図に示される装置の正面図、 第７図は接着処理工程における加熱時間と発熱との関係
を示すグラフである。 符号の説明 １０・・・ボンネット・アセンブリ １４・・・補強材　２２・・・接着剤　２３０・・・電
極板　３６・・・電極アセン集器部材　４６・・・高周
波電圧源 ・・・電極板 １２・・・外皮部材 ６・・・誘電ヒータ ブリ　　３８・・・凝 ４８．５０．５２ 特許出願人　ザ・パッド・コムパニ

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  1. 【特許請求の範囲】 （１）硬化した繊維強化プラスチック部品を補強材に接
    着する方法であって、 未硬化の熱硬化性接着剤を、上記硬化した繊維強化プラ
    スチック部品とそれに対する上記補強材とにおける夫々
    の接合面の間に介在せしめることによつて、１つのアセ
    ンブリを形成し、上記アセンブリを２つの電極間に上記
    アセンブリを配置せしめ、 次いで該接着剤を硬化させるに十分な時間これら電極に
    高周波信号を印加せしめる工程より成るものであって、 上記２つの電極のうちの１が電気絶縁された凝集器部材
    を複数有し、上記高周波信号を印加する工程において該
    凝集器部材が該高周波信号から与えられるエネルギーを
    接着剤の特定の領域に均等に集中せしめるよう働くもの
    であることを特徴とする接着方法。 （２）上記補強材もまた、硬化した繊維強化プラスチッ
    ク製品である、請求項１記載の接着方法。 （３）上記接着剤がエポキシ樹脂と硬化剤とを含有して
    成る２成分系エポキシ接着剤である、請求項１記載の接
    着方法。 （４）上記繊維強化部材であるところの外皮部材を、そ
    の外面側を下向きにして、該外皮部材外面形状に合致す
    る形状に形成された型内に配置し、上記補強材に上記接
    着剤を塗布し、該補強材を該外皮部材の内面上に配置し
    、上記型を上記凝集器部材の下方位置にまで上昇させて
    上記高周波信号により該接着剤を硬化させることを特徴
    とする、請求項３記載の接着方法。 （５）上記高周波信号が１０〜１１０ＭＨｚの周波数を
    有し、上記電極間に印加される電圧が実効電圧値３００
    〜８，０００ボルトである、請求項４記載の接着方法。 （６）実質的に均一である周波数及び印加電圧を有する
    上記高周波信号が２分間を越えない時間だけ印加される
    、請求項４記載の接着方法。 （７）熱硬化性のシートモールディングコンパウンド材
    料のチャージを圧縮成形することによって成形された自
    動車車体外皮部材を同様に圧縮成形された補強材に接着
    するための方法であって、該外皮部材を、その外面側を
    下向きにして、該外皮部材外面形状に合致する形状に形
    成された型内に配置し、 樹脂と硬化剤とを含有して成る２成分系の熱硬化性エポ
    キシ樹脂接着剤を、該補強材に塗布し、 該補強材を該外皮部材上に配置してアセンブリを形成し
    、 該アセンブリを、設置された電極板と、電気絶縁された
    凝集器部材を複数備えた上方に配置された電極アセンブ
    リとの間に配置し、 該電極間に、周波数１０〜１１０ＭＨｚであって実効電
    圧３００〜８，０００ボルトである交流電気信号を２分
    間を越えない時間だけ印加して、接着された補強パネル
    ・アセンブリを形成する工程より成るものであって、上
    記凝集器部材の下方において発生された熱によって上記
    接着剤が短時間にスポット硬化され、上記アセンブリの
    その後の取り扱いを容易にさせることを特徴とする接着
    方法。 （８）上記凝集器部材の上方に配置された複数の昇降可
    能な電極板を介して上記高周波信号を印加し、上記昇降
    可能な電極板とその上方に離隔配置された上記電極との
    間隔が調節可能であることを特徴とする、請求項７記載
    の接着方法。 （９）繊維強化プラスチック製品である自動車車体外皮
    部材を、繊維強化プラスチック製品である補強材に接着
    するために用いられる装置であって、 該外皮部材をその外側面が下側となるように支持し、そ
    の上に該補強材を載置せしめ、更に該外皮部材の内側面
    と該補強材の間に化学反応し得る接着剤を介在させるよ
    う適合せしめられた型手段と、 該型手段を上方及び下方に配置された２電極間において
    移動させる移動手段と、 該外皮部材の外側面の表面品質を損なわずに該接着剤を
    硬化させるに十分な時間だけ、該電極間に高周波信号を
    印加する電圧源手段とを有して成るものであって、 上記２つの電極のうちの上方に配置された電極が、上記
    補強材と係合するような形状を有する電気絶縁された凝
    集器部材を複数有する電極アセンブリことを特徴とする
    接着装置。（１０）上記移動手段が、上記凝集器部材が
    実質的に補強材と係合するに至るまで上記型部材を上昇
    させるものである、請求項９記載の接着装置。 （１１）上記上方に配置された電極アセンブリが、更に
    、空気ギャップを介して電圧源に接続されると共に各々
    が上記凝集器部材に接続されている複数の電極板と、上
    記空気ギャップを各々調節して上記接着剤の特定の領域
    に印加される上記高周波信号の電圧値を調節する調節手
    段と、を含むことを特徴とする、請求項１０記載の接着
    装置。
JP1111927A 1988-04-28 1989-04-28 繊維強化プラスチック部品の接着方法並びに装置 Granted JPH0257324A (ja)

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