Article
  • Optimization Condition for Injection Molding of TV Speaker Grille Using CAE
  • Kim B, Jang W, Kim J, Chung CW, Park YH, Choe S
  • CAE를 이용한 TV Speaker Grille 사출 성형의 최적화
  • 김범호, 장우진, 김정훈, 정지원, 박영훈, 최순자
Abstract
The optimization condition of injection molding for a commercial product of TV speaker grille of A Company was induced using a CAE software of Moldflow. The flow and packing phase analysis was performed by using flow balance, runner balance, and the intermediate one by using the above two balances, which were used for controlling the amount of packing resins into the cavity. Later, the analysis performed by using the measured viscosity (local database) at various shear rates and the results were compared with the computer simulation using the standard database. Flow balance induced minimized weld line resulted in a better appearance and physical properties of the weld line, but exhibited a disadvantage of large deformation and gas formation due to over-packing of the molten resin in the center of the speaker grille. Runner balance improved the disadvantage of the flow balance by controlling the amount of molten resin injected from the gate, however resulted reduced mechanical properties and poor appearance of the weld line. However, the modified method induced from the flow and runner balance improved the disadvantages by changing the runner size. In addition, the analyses based on the local database and the standard database were compared. Although the measured viscosity was slightly higher and the temperature distribution was broader than the standard database, no distinct difference was obtained from the analysis using the two different databases.

MOLDFLOW사의 CAE S/W를 사용하여 A사의 TV speaker grille의 최적 성형 조건을 도출하였는데, 캐비티 안으로 충전되는 수지의 양을 조절하는 방법 중 flow balance, runner balance, 그리고 이 두 가지를 절충한 세 가지 방법으로 유동과 보압 해석을 수행하였다. 또한 실제로 각각의 온도별 점도와 전단속도를 측정한 결과(local database)를 이용하여 해석하고, standard database에 의한 해석결과와 비교 검토하였다. Speaker grille에서 flow balance는 성형품의 weld line을 최소화함으로써 양호한 외관과 weld line의 기계적 물성 저하를 최소화시켰으나, 제품 중앙부의 과충전으로 인한 과도한 변형이나 gas가 발생하는 단점이 나타났다. Runner balance는 각 gate로부터 사출되는 수지의 양을 균등하게 조절함으로써 flow balance의 단점을 보완하였으나, weld line의 외관과 기계적 물성이 저하하는 단점이 나타났다. 그러나 flow balance와 runner balance를 절충한 형태의 runner의 직경을 변형함으로써 두 방법이 가지는 단점을 보완하였다. 또한 각각의 온도에 대한 점도와 전단속도를 실측한 local database와 기존의 standard database에 의한 해석 결과를 비교한 결과, 실측의 점도가 다소 높게 측정되고, 온도 분포의 편차가 넓게 나타났음에도 불구하고, 두 data의 해석 결과는 거의 차이가 없음이 확인되었다.

Keywords: CAE (computer aided engineering); flow analysis; packing phase analysis; local database; standard database

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This Article

  • 2001; 25(6): 855-865

    Published online Nov 25, 2001

  • Received on Feb 20, 2001