Mold, method of producing product, method of producing image forming apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium

Abstract

A mold includes a rotatable portion, a frame portion, a first and second portion, and a production unit. The rotatable portion has a plurality of surfaces and a plurality of forming portions. The plurality of surfaces is each provided with one of the plurality of forming portions, each having the same shape. The frame portion rotatably supports the rotatable portion. The first portion defines a cavity by coming into contact with one surface of the plurality of surfaces by clamping the mold. The second portion comes into contact with another surface of the plurality of surfaces different from the one surface by clamping the mold. The production unit attached to the frame portion.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A mold comprising:
 a rotatable portion comprising a plurality of surfaces and a plurality of forming portions, the plurality of surfaces being each provided with one of the plurality of forming portions, the plurality of forming portions each having the same shape;   a frame portion configured to rotatably support the rotatable portion;   a first portion configured to define a cavity by coming into contact with one surface of the plurality of surfaces by clamping the mold;   a second portion configured to come into contact with another surface of the plurality of surfaces different from the one surface by clamping the mold; and   a production unit attached to the frame portion.   
     
     
         2 . The mold according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the production unit is a slide portion that is movable, and   wherein part of the cavity is defined by bringing the slide portion into contact with the rotatable portion by moving the slide portion.   
     
     
         3 . The mold according to  claim 2 , further comprising a movement portion configured to bring the slide portion into contact with the rotatable portion in a case of clamping the mold. 
     
     
         4 . The mold according to  claim 1 , wherein the production unit is an injection unit. 
     
     
         5 . The mold according to  claim 4 , wherein the injection unit injects resin toward a part of a formed member formed in the cavity. 
     
     
         6 . The mold according to  claim 1 , wherein the forming portions include a first forming portion and a second forming portion, and at least one of the first forming portion and the second forming portion is formed on a piece portion. 
     
     
         7 . The mold according to  claim 6 , wherein the production unit is a movement portion configured to move the piece portion. 
     
     
         8 . A mold configured to define a cavity by bringing a first surface and a second surface into contact with each other, the mold comprising a movement portion configured to move a piece portion,
 wherein a first forming portion and a second forming portion are formed on the first surface, and   wherein at least one of the first forming portion and the second forming portion is formed on the piece portion.   
     
     
         9 . The mold according to  claim 8 , wherein the first forming portion and the second forming portion are opposed to each other by moving the piece portion. 
     
     
         10 . A method of producing a product by using a mold, the mold comprising:
 a rotatable portion comprising a plurality of surfaces and a plurality of forming portions, the plurality of surfaces being each provided with one of the plurality of forming portions, the plurality of forming portions each having the same shape; and   a frame portion configured to rotatably support the rotatable portion,   the method comprising:   a step of forming a first formed member and a second formed member on a first surface of the rotatable portion by moving the first surface to a first position of the frame portion; and   a step of moving the first formed member and the second formed member formed on the first surface to a second position of the frame portion by rotating the rotatable portion to subject part of at least one of the first formed member and the second formed member to a production process.   
     
     
         11 . The method of producing a product according to  claim 10 , further comprising a step of, at the second position of the frame portion, injecting resin from an injection unit attached to the frame portion to part of at least one of the first formed member and the second formed member to form a third formed member on part of at least one of the first formed member and the second formed member. 
     
     
         12 . The method of producing a product according to  claim 11 , further comprising a step of, after the step of forming the third formed member, rotating the rotatable portion to move the first surface to a third position of the frame portion and moving the second formed member onto the first formed member by a movement portion attached to the frame portion to join the first formed member and the second formed member with each other. 
     
     
         13 . The method of producing a product according to  claim 12 , wherein, after the step of joining the first formed member and the second formed member with each other, the rotatable portion is further rotated to move the first surface to a fourth position of the frame portion, and then a member obtained by joining the first formed member and the second formed member is taken out from the first surface. 
     
     
         14 . A method of producing a product by using a first formed member and a second formed member,
 wherein the first formed member and the second formed member are formed at a second portion of a mold by injecting resin into a cavity defined by a forming portion formed in a first portion of the mold and a forming portion formed in the second portion of the mold and releasing solidified resin,   wherein the forming portion formed in the second portion comprises a first forming portion and a second forming portion, the second forming portion being formed on a piece portion, and   wherein the first formed member and the second formed member are joined with each other by moving the second formed member formed on the second forming portion onto the first formed member formed on the first forming portion by moving the piece portion.   
     
     
         15 . The method of producing a product according to  claim 14 , wherein the first formed member and the second formed member are joined with each other by fitting a fitting portion. 
     
     
         16 . The method of producing a product according to  claim 14 , wherein the first formed member and the second formed member are joined with each other by injecting resin into a space between the first formed member and the second formed member. 
     
     
         17 . A method of producing an image forming apparatus comprising a part, and a mount configured to attach the part, wherein the part is produced by the method of producing a product according to  claim 10 . 
     
     
         18 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a control program for causing a control apparatus that controls a mold to execute each step of the method according to  claim 10 .