Method for manufacturing molded article

Abstract

Provided is method for manufacturing a molded article that has a first portion, and a second portion that rises up from the first portion, the method comprising: placing a second material on a surface of a first material; the first material containing a reinforcing fiber (A) with a length exceeding 30 mm and a thermoplastic resin (B), the reinforcing fiber (A) being dispersed in the first material, and, the thermoplastic resin (B) being not substantially impregnated into the reinforcing fiber (A), and the second material containing a reinforcing fiber (a) with a length of 1 to 30 mm and a thermoplastic resin (b), the reinforcing fiber (a) being dispersed into the second material, and, the thermoplastic resin (b) being not substantially impregnated into the reinforcing fiber (a), and simultaneously forming the first portion and the second portion by one stroke of pressing, with a cohesive strength of the thermoplastic resin (B) and the thermoplastic resin (b) of 2 N/15 mm or larger, where the cohesive strength being measured by stacking a 15 mm-wide, 0.03 mm-thick film derived from the thermoplastic resin (B), and a 15 mm-wide, 0.03 mm-thick film derived from the thermoplastic resin (b); pressing the stack under a pressure of 0.1 MPa, at a temperature 1° C. higher than the melting point of the thermoplastic resin (B) or the thermoplastic resin (b), whichever is higher, for two seconds, so as to heat seal the films partially; pulling the films at unsealed portions in the direction 180° away from each other; and finding the force at which the heal-sealed portion separates, or the force at which the resin films rupture before being separated.