Resin panel and automobile door

Abstract

A plate body includes: an inner bulge protruded on one side of the panel body and recessed on the other side and has a periphery spaced from attachment parts; connector bulges having a certain width protruded on the one side of the plate body and recessed on the other side and connect the periphery of the inner bulge to the attachment parts; and an outer bulge recessed on the one side of the plate body and protruded on the other side and continuous with the inner bulge, the connector bulges and the attachment parts. The inner bulge, the connector bulges and the outer bulge of the plate body are expansion-molded and include a skin layer formed on the surface and has high resin density and an expanded layer formed therein and has a plurality of voids and low resin density relative to the skin layer.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front view of a carrier plate observed from outside the cabin.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line V-V of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of an automobile door corresponding to the sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7A is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 2 illustrating a mold assembly whose cavity is filled with a fiber-filled thermoplastic resin by injection and FIG. 7B is a sectional view of the mold assembly in which a movable mold is slightly retracted to expand the cavity volume.

Claims

1. A resin panel comprising a flat panel body and a plurality of integral attachment parts formed near the periphery of the panel body for fixing the panel body to a target object, wherein the panel body includes: an inner bulge which is protruded on one side of the panel body and recessed on the other side and has a periphery spaced from the attachment parts;connector bulges having a certain width which are protruded on the one side of the panel body and recessed on the other side and connect the periphery of the inner bulge to the attachment parts; andan outer bulge which is recessed on the one side of the panel body and protruded on the other side and continuous with the inner bulge, the connector bulges and the attachment parts, andthe inner bulge, the connector bulges and the outer bulge of the panel body are made of a skin layer formed on the surface and has high resin density and an expanded layer formed therein and has a plurality of voids and low resin density relative to the skin layer, the skin layer and the expanded layer being prepared by expanding a fiber-filled thermoplastic resin filled by injection in a cavity of a mold assembly by increasing the volume of the cavity in the course of solidification of the fiber-filled thermoplastic resin.

2. The resin panel of claim 1, wherein each of the attachment parts is made of a solid layer and provided with a through hole penetrating the panel body for receiving a fastening.

3. An automobile door comprising a door body including a door outer panel and a door inner panel, a carrier plate fixed to the door inner panel and a door trim fixed to the door inner panel to cover the carrier plate from the cabin side, wherein the carrier plate is the resin panel of claim 1 or 2.