JP2010089970A - Molding method, molding apparatus and control program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance production efficiency and molding yield by achieving precise temperature management without needing complicated works for the setting management of temperature in a molding apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: In an optical element producing apparatus 1 where molding is performed by arranging a plurality of molds 11 in parallel between a lower stage consisting of a temperature controlling block 27 supported with a fixed shaft 51 and an upper stage consisting of a temperature controlling block 27 supported with a shaft 9, temperature distribution is measured by arranging thermocouples 54 on ultra-hard plates 8 in contact with each mold 11 at the upper and lower temperature controlling blocks 27, the lower stage is displaced toward an arranged direction of the molds 11 by a uniaxial robot 50 so that temperature difference between a plurality of the molds 11 becomes minimum and then defective molding and the deterioration of the quality of molding derived from the temperature difference between a plurality of the molds 11 are prevented. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a molding technique and a control program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a molding method in which a blank material, that is, a molding material is precisely molded by using a mold having a functional surface of optical accuracy to produce an optical element, and a process such as polishing is omitted has been put into practical use. Since this method has a feature that an optical element having an aspheric surface can be easily formed, it is considered that this method will continue to occupy an important position as a method for molding an optical element.

As such a molding technique, a technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 is conventionally known.
In other words, in an optical element manufacturing apparatus that includes a plurality of temperature-controllable stages and that can be pressure-molded, at least one of the plurality of stages includes a mold that stays on the stage and a temperature control unit. There is disclosed a configuration in which a soaking means that directly contacts the mold is provided.

The above-described prior art is a wonderful invention aimed at improving the yield by aiming at the soaking effect of each stage, but has the following technical problems.
In the conventional molding apparatus, rod heaters for heating the optical elements are used above and below each stage. However, the temperature distribution when the temperature is raised is not uniform, and generally the center is higher and lowers toward the end. ing.

The point at which the temperature becomes the highest is not always the exact center, but is often shifted for each product lot.
In fact, when the mold is carried into the heating stage, the upper stage is lowered and the upper mold of the mold is pressed. Heat from the upper stage heater is transferred to the upper mold and heat is transferred from the lower stage heater to the lower mold, so the temperature distribution of the upper and lower heaters is synthesized in the molding material enclosed in the mold. Heat acts.

  If the temperature distribution of the heat generated by the upper and lower heaters is mountain-shaped, and the highest points of the upper and lower heaters are at approximately the same position, the combined heat will intensify the variation in temperature distribution, resulting in two molds In the case where the molding is carried in at the same time, the temperature difference between the molding materials enclosed in the respective molding dies sometimes becomes a large value of 5 degrees or more.

Therefore, it takes time to determine the molding time, temperature, and pressurization amount, and there is a concern that the production efficiency deteriorates.
Further, when there is the above-described temperature difference, it is difficult to obtain good products from both of the two molds provided for molding at the same time, so there is a concern that the yield may be deteriorated.

Also, even within the same molding apparatus, there is a difference in variation in temperature distribution from stage to stage, and since there is also variation in temperature distribution among individual molding apparatuses, a large number of molding apparatuses (for example, 100 or more) were installed. In factories and the like, it takes time to set the temperature for each molding apparatus, and a very large number of man-hours are required for changeover when changing the product to be molded, which contributes to lowering the operating rate of the entire factory.
JP-A-8-259240

  The object of the present invention is to realize accurate temperature management without requiring complicated work of temperature setting management in the molding apparatus, improving production efficiency, improving molding yield, and operating rate of the whole factory. It is to provide a technology capable of improving the quality.

A first aspect of the present invention is a molding method for performing at least one of a heating step, a pressurizing step, and a cooling step with a molding die sandwiched between opposing surfaces of the first and second temperature control blocks,
Measuring the temperature distribution of the facing surface in contact with the mold of each of the first and second temperature control blocks;
Relatively displacing the first and second temperature control blocks based on the temperature distribution of the facing surface in a direction intersecting the facing direction;
A molding method is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the first and second temperature control blocks are opposed to each other with the mold interposed therebetween.
Temperature measuring means for measuring the temperature distribution of the opposing surface in contact with the mold of each of the first and second temperature control blocks;
Displacement control means for relatively displacing the first and second temperature control blocks in a direction intersecting the facing direction based on the temperature distribution of the facing surface obtained from the temperature measuring means;
A molding apparatus is provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control program for a molding process for performing at least one of a heating process, a pressurizing process, and a cooling process with a molding die sandwiched between opposing surfaces of the first and second temperature control blocks. ,
Inputting temperature distribution information of the facing surface in contact with the mold of each of the first and second temperature control blocks;
Relatively displacing the first and second temperature control blocks based on the temperature distribution information in a direction crossing a facing direction;
Provides a control program for causing the information processing apparatus to execute the program.

A fourth aspect of the present invention is a molding apparatus that performs molding by sandwiching a molding die between opposing surfaces of the first and second temperature control blocks each having a heater.
A molding apparatus is provided in which the heater is mounted in the opposite direction with respect to each of the first temperature control block and the second temperature control block.

  According to the present invention, accurate temperature management is realized without requiring complicated work of temperature setting management in the molding apparatus, production efficiency is improved, molding yield is improved, and the operating rate of the entire factory is achieved. It is possible to provide a technique capable of improving the above.

The optical element molding apparatus according to the first aspect of the present embodiment is
A mold composed of an upper mold, a lower mold and a body mold;
The molding material is sealed in the molding die, and includes a molding unit that molds an optical element from the molding material by heating, pressurizing, and cooling, and a conveyance unit for conveying the molding die. In the optical element molding apparatus,
A plurality of temperature sensors are provided on each of the upper and lower plates in the heating, pressurizing, and cooling processes, and the lower plate and the heater have a drive mechanism that moves horizontally.

The second aspect of the present embodiment is
A mold composed of an upper mold, a lower mold and a body mold;
By enclosing the molding material in the mold and heating, pressurizing and cooling,
In an optical element molding apparatus comprising: a molding unit that molds an optical element from the molding material; and a transport unit for transporting a molding die.
Heaters to be attached to the upper and lower plates in the heating, pressurizing and cooling steps are respectively attached in opposite directions.

  According to the first aspect described above, the temperature of the mold is compared by comparing the measured values of a plurality of temperature sensors attached to the same plate and shifting the lower plate so that the highest temperature distribution is at the center of the mold. The distribution can be corrected.

  According to the second aspect described above, the temperature distribution of the upper and lower heaters has a symmetrical shape with the center as the axis. Therefore, when the heat of the upper and lower heaters is combined with the mold after the upper axis is lowered, the molding is performed. The deviation of the temperature distribution of heating with respect to the mold can be corrected.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[Embodiment 1]
(Constitution)
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of the configuration of a molding apparatus that performs a molding method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of the configuration of the temperature control block of the molding apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the operation of the molding method, the molding apparatus, and the control program according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  In the present embodiment, as an example of a molding apparatus, for example, a case where the present invention is applied to an optical element manufacturing apparatus 1 that manufactures an optical element by heating and softening a molding material of an optical element such as a lens or a prism and performing pressure molding. explain.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, in the optical element manufacturing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, a molding chamber 2 used as a heating furnace is installed on a gantry 2a.
The molding chamber 2 is provided with an inlet for carrying in the molding die 11 and an outlet for carrying out the cooled molding die 11, and an inlet shutter 22 and an outlet shutter 23 are provided respectively. A supply stage 19 is installed at the inlet of the molding chamber 2, and a take-out stage 21 is installed at the outlet of the molding chamber 2.

  The supply stage 19 is provided with a carry-in pusher 20 capable of loading up to two molds 11 into the molding chamber 2 in parallel, and a supply device 28 capable of mounting the molding material 17 in the mold 11.

  In the molding chamber 2, a first heating stage 3, a second heating stage 4, a pressure molding stage 5, and a cooling stage 6 are provided in series in a direction from the supply stage 19 toward the take-out stage 21.

Each of these stages is provided with a temperature control block 27 provided with a heater 7 capable of controlling the temperature in a pair of upper and lower sides.
The lower temperature control block 27 (first temperature control block) is fixed to a uniaxial robot 50 (displacement control means) outside the molding chamber 2 via a heat insulating plate 10 and a fixed shaft 51, and a molding die. 11 can be displaced in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction.

  The upper temperature control block 27 (second temperature control block) is fixed to the vertically movable shaft 9 via the heat insulating plate 10, and between the lower temperature control block 27 supported by the fixed shaft 51. It has a function of pressing the mold 11.

In addition, on the upper side or the lower side of the temperature control block 27 (the upper side and the lower side in the present embodiment), a carbide plate 8 is attached for soaking.
In the following description, the lower temperature control block 27 and the carbide plate 8 fixed to the single-axis robot 50 are referred to as a lower stage, and the temperature control block 27 and the carbide plate 8 fixed to the upper shaft 9 are referred to. Is referred to as the upper stage, and it is referred to as the stage when the upper and lower pairs are shown.

  On the surface of the cemented carbide plate 8, along a direction (second horizontal direction orthogonal to the first horizontal direction) perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the stages (conveying direction of the molding die 11, first horizontal direction), Four thermocouples 54 (temperature measuring means) are embedded on each of the four upper and lower stages, and the surface temperature of the cemented carbide plate 8 can be measured by being connected to the temperature measuring unit 53. . The temperature measurement unit 53 is connected to a control unit 52 (displacement control means), and the control unit 52 is connected to a single-axis robot 50 provided below each axis.

  In response to a command from the control unit 52, the single-axis robot 50 causes the entire temperature control block 27 of the lower stage to be orthogonal to the arrangement direction of the plurality of stages (that is, the conveying direction of the mold 11 and the first horizontal direction). An operation of displacing by an arbitrary distance in the direction of movement (second horizontal direction) is performed.

The control unit 52 includes an information processing apparatus such as a microcomputer or a PLC, for example, and controls the single-axis robot 50 by executing the control program 100.
Although not shown in the drawing, a water channel is provided inside the wall surface of the molding chamber 2, and cooling water can be circulated by connecting a hose connected to the water channel to the chiller. This prevents the outer surface of the molding chamber 2 from overheating.

  Each of the upper and lower stage temperature control blocks 27 includes a heat insulating heat insulating plate 10, a plurality of rod-shaped heaters 7 each having a cylindrical shape and having a power supply cable 7 a connected to the end face, and the heat of the heaters 7. And a cemented carbide plate 8 having good thermal conductivity to be transmitted to the mold.

In this case, the assembly structure of the heater 7 to the carbide plate 8 and the heat insulating plate 10 in the temperature control block 27 is as shown in FIG. 3 as an example.
The heat insulating plate 10 includes a fitting rail 10a for inserting the carbide plate 8, and the one carbide plate 8 slides the carbide plate 8 on the heat insulating plate 10 along the fitting rail 10a. The flange part 8a for making it fit and is comprised is comprised.

  Further, a plurality of heater grooves on a semicircular arc in which a space having the same shape as the rod-shaped heater 7 is formed on the opposing surfaces of the carbide plate 8 and the heat insulating plate 10 when the carbide plate 8 is fitted into the heat insulating plate 10. 8b and heater groove 10b are formed in parallel at equal intervals.

Then, the temperature control block 27 mounts the rod-shaped heaters 7 each coated with a paste (not shown) for increasing the heat conductivity on the semicircular arc-shaped heater grooves 10b of the heat insulating plate 10, respectively. The flange portion 8a of the cemented carbide plate 8 is fitted along the fitting rail 10a and assembled. In the present embodiment, the rod-shaped heater 7 is arranged in a direction parallel to the second horizontal direction.
(Function)
Hereinafter, the operation of the optical element manufacturing apparatus according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In the supply stage 19, the molding material 17 is inserted into each of the plurality of molding dies 11 including the upper die 14, the lower die 15, and the body die 16 by the feeding device 28 with the upper die 14 removed. After that, the upper mold 14 is mounted. That is, in the case of the present embodiment, the same mold 11 is placed on the supply stage 19 in a direction (second horizontal direction) intersecting the transport direction (first horizontal direction) as shown in FIG. Arrange two.

  The upper and lower heaters 7 of the first heating stage 3, the second heating stage 4, the pressure forming stage 5, and the cooling stage 6 are turned on and raised to a set temperature, and then the forming chamber 2 is moved by the carry-in pusher 20. Two identical molds 11 are simultaneously placed in parallel, the temperature control block 27 of the upper stage is lowered by the first heating stage 3 of the same heating means, and between the temperature control block 27 of the lower stage. By sandwiching, two pieces are heated simultaneously.

  At this time, the temperature of the thermocouple 54 that measures the temperature of four points on the upper stage of the first heating stage 3 and four points on the lower stage is measured by the temperature measurement unit 53, and the result is transmitted to the control unit 52. In the control unit 52, the temperature control block 27 of the lower stage is moved in the horizontal direction (the arrangement direction of the two molds 11 and the second horizontal direction) so that the temperature difference between the two molds 11 is minimized. Calculate the amount.

  That is, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the upper heater temperature distribution of the upper stage heater 7 and the lower heater temperature distribution of the lower stage heater 7 usually have a certain degree of deviation. For example, in the example of FIG. 4, in each of the temperature distributions Tu and Td of the upper stage and the lower stage, the peak position is deviated from the center position between the left end, which is the connection end of the power supply cable 7a, and the right end portion. .

  For this reason, when the upper stage and the lower stage are fixed in a fixed position and face each other, when the two molding dies 11 are introduced substantially symmetrically at the center of the shaft 9 of each stage, the individual molding dies 11 are heated as they are. There is a concern that the state may be biased.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the control program 100 of the control unit 52 sets one lower stage to the mold 11 so as to correct the temperature difference caused by the deviation of the upper heater temperature distribution and the lower heater temperature distribution. And the temperature difference between the heating temperatures of the two molds 11 by the temperature control block 27 is controlled to the minimum.

  In the case of the present embodiment, the control result of the temperature difference due to the displacement of the lower stage by the single axis robot 50 is reflected on the mold 11 that comes next to the mold 11 for which the temperature measurement by the thermocouple 54 has been performed. Is done.

Accordingly, a dummy mold 11 may be inserted at the initial stage of operation of the optical element manufacturing apparatus 1.
Since the upper stage rises when the set pressurizing time has elapsed, the control unit 52 issues a command to the single-axis robot 50 and moves the lower stage by the amount of movement previously calculated. After that, the mold 11 is moved to the next stage by a conveying member (not shown) installed in the molding chamber 2 and is heated again by the second heating stage 4 at the next stage.

  Thereafter, in the second heating stage 4, the pressure forming stage 5, and the cooling stage 6 as well, the amount of movement of the lower stage is calculated based on the temperature measurement result of the thermocouple 54 provided in each stage. (Temperature control block 27) is moved.

Thereafter, the two molding materials 17 are simultaneously pressurized on the pressure molding stage 5 to transfer the shapes of the molding surfaces in contact with the molding materials 17 of the upper mold 14 and the lower mold 15 into an optical element having a desired shape. Mold.

  After pressure molding, the mold 11 is conveyed to the cooling stage 6, cooled to a desired cooling temperature, and carried out from the outlet of the molding chamber 2. Then, an optical element (not shown) is taken out from the mold 11 carried out from the molding chamber 2 by the take-out stage 21.

Here, an example of the operation of the control program 100 implemented in the control unit 52 of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
First, the control program 100 is actually measured from the thermocouple 54 at the stage from the temperature measurement unit 53 when the timing of the movement of the lower stage (the movement of the current mold 11 to the next stage, etc.) is reached (step 101). The temperature distribution data Tu and Td are input (step 102).

  Then, the displacement amount of the lower stage is calculated so that the peak of the combination of the actually measured temperature distribution data Tu and Td becomes the center of the stage, and the temperature difference at the arrangement position of the two molds 11 is minimized (step 103). .

Then, the control program 100 designates the movement of the lower stage for the single-axis robot 50 (step 104).
This operation is repeated until the optical element manufacturing apparatus 1 is stopped (step 105).

(effect)
According to the optical element manufacturing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the temperature distribution is corrected by measuring the temperature of each stage with the thermocouple 54 under the conditions of actual molding, rather than using a temperature measuring jig. Therefore, the correction of the temperature distribution is accurate. Further, the temperature distribution can be corrected while producing the optical element from the molding material 17 in the molding process, not the setup work different from the actual molding process, so that the production efficiency is not extremely lowered.

  In addition, in an optical element manufacturing factory in which a large number of optical element manufacturing apparatuses 1 are installed, setup work such as temperature adjustment in each optical element manufacturing apparatus 1 is not required, and a significant improvement in equipment operation rate and productivity is realized. it can.

Further, the yield of optical elements molded from the molding material 17 using the molding die 11 is improved by correcting the heating temperature and the cooling temperature of the molding die 11 in each stage.
That is, accurate temperature management of each stage of the molding process is realized without requiring complicated work of temperature setting management in the molding apparatus such as the optical element manufacturing apparatus 1, thereby improving production efficiency and molding yield. Furthermore, it is possible to improve the operating rate of the entire factory where the optical element manufacturing apparatus 1 is installed.
[Embodiment 2]
(Constitution)
FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a molding apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

  In the optical element manufacturing apparatus 1A exemplified in the second embodiment, the rod-shaped heater 7 is provided in the temperature control block 27 of the upper stage and the lower stage in opposite directions. That is, the connection end of the power supply cable 7a is opposite between the upper stage and the lower stage.

That is, as illustrated in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 7, in the temperature control block 27 of the lower stage, the heater 7 is arranged so that the feeding cable 7 a is connected from the left side in the arrangement direction of the two molds 11. On the contrary, in the temperature control block 27 of the upper stage, the heater 7 is
The feeding cable 7a is arranged in a posture to be connected from the right side.

Accordingly, the upper stage temperature distribution Tu and the lower stage temperature distribution Td illustrated in FIG. 8 are represented by two molding dies by arranging the heaters 7 in opposite directions in the upper stage and the lower stage in this way. The distribution is symmetrical with respect to 11 arrangement centers (that is, the central axis of the shaft 9).
(Function)
Hereinafter, the operation of the optical element manufacturing apparatus 1A according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In the supply stage 19, the forming material 17 is placed by the supply device 28 in the forming die 11 constituted by the upper die 14, the lower die 15, and the body die 16, and the same forming die 11 is shown in FIG. 7. Line up two.

  After the heaters 7 of the upper and lower stages of each stage are turned on and raised to the set temperature, two identical molds 11 are simultaneously put into the molding chamber 2 by the carry-in pusher 20 and are common heating means. The upper stage is lowered by the first heating stage 3, and the two molds 11 are sandwiched between the lower stage and heated simultaneously.

  At this time, as described above, the installation direction of the heater 7 is opposite to the arrangement direction of the two molds 11 between the upper stage and the lower stage, so that the highest point position in the temperature distributions Tu and Td is higher. Each of the stage and the lower stage will be displaced, and when they are combined, the highest point is near the center of the carbide plate 8 (shaft 9). For this reason, the two molds 11 thrown at substantially symmetrical positions with respect to the center of the cemented carbide plate 8 are in an approximate heating state (temperature state), and the temperature difference between the two becomes small.

  Since the upper stage rises after the set pressurizing time has elapsed, the molding die 11 is moved to the next stage by the conveying member (not shown) installed in the molding chamber 2 and again on the second heating stage 4. Heated.

  Of course, since the upper and lower heaters 7 are similarly arranged in the second heating stage 4, the pressure molding stage 5, and the cooling stage 6, the temperature difference between the two molds 11 becomes small.

  Thereafter, two molding materials 17 are simultaneously pressurized in the pressure molding stage 5, and after the pressure molding, the molding die 11 is conveyed to the cooling stage 6, cooled to a desired cooling temperature, and taken out from the outlet of the molding chamber 2. To do.

An optical element (not shown) is taken out from the mold 11 taken out from the molding chamber 2 and carried out to the stage 21.
(effect)
In the present second embodiment, even in the existing optical element manufacturing apparatus 1A, the configuration such as the orientation of the heaters 7 of the upper and lower stages can be changed later. Easy to introduce at low cost.

Moreover, since it is not necessary to change the software for controlling the optical element manufacturing apparatus 1A, only an engineer who understands the hardware of the optical element manufacturing apparatus 1A can perform the work.
The relative movement control between the upper stage and the lower stage of the first embodiment and the arrangement configuration of the heater 7 of the second embodiment may be combined.

  As described above, according to each embodiment of the present invention, when a plurality of molding dies 11 are simultaneously put into the molding chamber 2 and molded, the temperature difference of the molding material 17 mounted on the molding dies 11 varies. Since the molding yield is reduced, the molding yield is improved, and the man-hours required for the setup change such as temperature measurement in the optical element manufacturing apparatus 1A are reduced, so that the facility operation rate of the factory can be increased.

Needless to say, the present invention is not limited to the configuration exemplified in the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
For example, the configuration of the optical element manufacturing apparatus exemplified in each of the above-described embodiments is an example, and it goes without saying that various modifications can be made.
[Appendix 1]
A mold composed of an upper mold, a lower mold and a body mold;
A molding part that molds an optical element from the molding material by enclosing the molding material in the molding die and performing heating, pressurization, and cooling, and
In a molding device for an optical element provided with a transport unit for transporting a molding die,
An optical element molding apparatus comprising a plurality of temperature sensors on each of the upper and lower plates in the heating, pressurizing and cooling steps, and having a driving mechanism for horizontally moving the lower plate and the heater.
[Appendix 2]
A mold composed of an upper mold, a lower mold and a body mold;
A molding part that molds an optical element from the molding material by enclosing the molding material in the molding die and performing heating, pressurization, and cooling, and
An optical element molding apparatus comprising a transport unit for transporting a molding die, wherein heaters attached to upper and lower plates in heating, pressurizing, and cooling steps are mounted in opposite directions, respectively. Element molding equipment.

It is sectional drawing which shows an example of a structure of the shaping | molding apparatus which enforces the shaping | molding method which is one embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing in line AA of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows an example of a structure of the temperature control block of the shaping | molding apparatus which is one embodiment of this invention. It is a diagram which shows an example of an effect | action of the shaping | molding method which is one embodiment of this invention, a shaping | molding apparatus, and a control program. It is a flowchart which shows an example of an effect | action of the control program mounted in the shaping | molding apparatus which is one embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the shaping | molding apparatus which is other embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the part of the line BB in FIG. It is a diagram which shows an example of an effect | action of the shaping | molding method which is other embodiment of this invention, a shaping | molding apparatus, and a control program.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Optical element manufacturing apparatus 1A Optical element manufacturing apparatus 2 Molding chamber 2a Mounting frame 3 1st heating stage 4 2nd heating stage 5 Pressure molding stage 6 Cooling stage 7 Heater 7a Feeding cable 8 Carbide plate 8a Flange part 8b Heater groove 9 Shaft 10 Heat insulating plate 10a Fitting rail 10b Heater groove 11 Mold 14 Upper mold 15 Lower mold 16 Body mold 17 Molding material 19 Supply stage 20 Carry-in pusher 21 Extraction stage 22 Entrance shutter 23 Exit shutter 27 Temperature control block 28 Supply device 50 1-axis robot 51 Fixed axis 52 Control unit 53 Temperature measurement unit 54 Thermocouple 100 Control program Td Lower stage temperature distribution Tu Upper stage temperature distribution

Claims (8)

A molding method for performing at least one of a heating step, a pressurizing step, and a cooling step with a molding die sandwiched between opposing surfaces of the first and second temperature control blocks,
Measuring the temperature distribution of the facing surface in contact with the mold of each of the first and second temperature control blocks;
Relatively displacing the first and second temperature control blocks based on the temperature distribution of the facing surface in a direction intersecting the facing direction;
A molding method comprising: The molding method according to claim 1,
When the plurality of molds are sandwiched between the opposing surfaces of the first and second temperature control blocks, the molds are arranged in the arrangement direction of the plurality of molds so that the plurality of molds are uniformly heated. A molding method characterized in that the first and second temperature control blocks are relatively displaced. In the shaping | molding method of Claim 1 or Claim 2,
By arranging a plurality of sets of the first and second temperature control blocks in multiple stages in the conveying direction of the mold, and sandwiching the mold by the first and second temperature control blocks of each stage, A molding method comprising sequentially performing the heating step, the pressurizing step, and the cooling step of the molding die. Opposite to each other with a molding die interposed therebetween, and first and second temperature control blocks;
Temperature measuring means for measuring the temperature distribution of the opposing surface in contact with the mold of each of the first and second temperature control blocks;
Displacement control means for relatively displacing the first and second temperature control blocks in a direction intersecting the facing direction based on the temperature distribution of the facing surface obtained from the temperature measuring means;
A molding apparatus comprising: The molding apparatus according to claim 4, wherein
Before the plurality of molds are sandwiched between the opposed surfaces of the first and second temperature control blocks and pressed, the plurality of molds are heated uniformly. A molding apparatus characterized by relatively displacing the first and second temperature control blocks in an arrangement direction of a molding die. In the shaping | molding apparatus of Claim 4 or Claim 5,
A plurality of sets of the first and second temperature control blocks are arranged in multiple stages in the conveying direction of the mold, and the mold is sandwiched by the first and second temperature control blocks of each stage, A molding apparatus in which a heating process, a pressurizing process, and a cooling process of the mold are sequentially performed. A control program for a molding process for performing at least one of a heating process, a pressurizing process, and a cooling process with a molding die sandwiched between opposing surfaces of the first and second temperature control blocks,
Inputting temperature distribution information of the facing surface in contact with the mold of each of the first and second temperature control blocks;
Relatively displacing the first and second temperature control blocks based on the temperature distribution information in a direction crossing a facing direction;
A control program for causing an information processing apparatus to execute. The molding apparatus according to claim 4, wherein
A molding apparatus that performs molding by sandwiching a molding die between opposing surfaces of first and second temperature control blocks each having a heater,
The molding apparatus, wherein the heater is mounted in an opposite direction with respect to each of the first temperature control block and the second temperature control block.

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