Patent ID: 7632429
Filing Date: 2009-12-15
Classification: B29C,G11B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for molding a disc substrate by injection molding by the use of a pair of stationary die and movable die for molding a disc substrate of a disc-shaped recording medium, and an outer circumference ring for molding an outer circumference end of the disc substrate which is so mounted as to be movable along forward and backward directions in parallel with a moving direction of the movable die toward the stationary die, the method for molding a disc substrate comprising the steps of: moving the outer circumference ring along backward direction away from the stationary die to cause the outer circumference ring to protrude by a protrusion length which is approximately equal to the thickness of the disc substrate so as to perform injection molding at the time of die clamping; moving the outer circumference ring along forward direction toward the stationary die to cause the outer circumference ring to protrude so as to separate a main surface of the disc substrate by a predetermined amount from a molding surface of the movable die for molding the main surface of the disc substrate by the use of a retaining surface, which is parallel to said molding surface of the movable die for forming an outer circumferential surface of the disc substrate parallel to said main surface and for retaining an outer circumference of the molded disc substrate which is formed at an inner circumference of the outer circumference ring when die opening is initiated; forming a retaining portion in the outer circumference ring for retaining the outer circumference of the substrate, the retaining portion having a step-shaped configuration along the thickness direction of the disc substrate and the retaining portion having a vertical surface perpendicular to the main surface of the disc substrate and an inclined surface that faces the stationary die and increases the diameter of the disc substrate along the thickness direction to lower a separation, wherein the retaining portion further includes a horizontal surface that is parallel with the main surface of the disc substrate, the horizontal surface being formed between the vertical surface and the inclined surface, the horizontal surface having a discontinuous ring-shaped surface around the outer circumference end of the disc substrate, and ejecting the disc substrate from the molding surface of the movable die after the die opening is finished.