Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Closed loop interactive controller
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Application No.: US09358323Application Date: 1999-07-21
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Publication No.: US06529796B1Publication Date: 2003-03-04
- Inventor: Charles R. Kroeger , Rolf T. Anderson , Keith A. Rubow
- Applicant: Charles R. Kroeger , Rolf T. Anderson , Keith A. Rubow
- Main IPC: B29C4500
- IPC: B29C4500

Abstract:
An injection mold apparatus has multiple injection zones, each zone having at least one heater and at least one temperature sensor generating a temperature indicating signal. A power source provides power to the heaters. A controller controls the temperature of at least some of the zones. For efficiency, the controller has two separate processors, a data-receiving processor for receiving temperature indicating signal from each sensor as well as power signals, and a control processor for receiving data from the data-receiving processor and for controlling the amount of power provided to the heaters. Preferably, the control is in a housing, with the housing mounted directly on the mold. Modified PID calculations are utilized. Power calculations for the amount of power to the heaters utilizes a modulo based algorithm.
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