Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ultrasonic injection molding on a web
- Patent Title (中): 超声波注塑成型在网上
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Application No.: US12600557Application Date: 2008-06-18
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Publication No.: US08236231B2Publication Date: 2012-08-07
- Inventor: Dennis E. Ferguson , Satinder K. Nayar , Peter T. Benson , Stanley Rendon , Donald L. Pochardt , James N. Dobbs , Daniel H. Carlson
- Applicant: Dennis E. Ferguson , Satinder K. Nayar , Peter T. Benson , Stanley Rendon , Donald L. Pochardt , James N. Dobbs , Daniel H. Carlson
- Applicant Address: US MN St. Paul
- Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
- Current Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
- Current Assignee Address: US MN St. Paul
- International Application: PCT/US2008/067318 WO 20080618
- International Announcement: WO2008/157592 WO 20081224
- Main IPC: B29C45/73
- IPC: B29C45/73

Abstract:
Injection molding, parts onto a carrier web (34) located between mold halves (18,20). Flow of polymer melt into the mold is assisted by application of ultrasonic energy to the mold cavity. After the molding operation, mold halves are separated, and the carrier web is advanced, or indexed, to a next position for another molding sequence. Molding apparatus comprises a moving mold face (20), that can move toward and away from a first mold member (18) (which can be stationary) in which the mold cavity is located, a means (24,25,26,30,32) for moving and/or indexing carrier web between the first mold member and the moving mold face, means (16) to inject polymer melt into the mold cavity, and an ultrasonic system (42) providing ultrasonic energy to the mold cavity. The carrier web can transport molded parts to subsequent process steps, such as coating, drying, inspection, curing, assembly or packaging.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100159197A1 ULTRASONIC INJECTION MOLDING ON A WEB Public/Granted day:2010-06-24
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