摘要:
The power insert (706) includes an annular flat surface surrounding the convex surface, defining at the junction therebetween a discontinuity of curvature, which imparts a sharp edge to the mold half formed thereby. The power insert may be constructed of pure steel, or alternatively, it may be made of brass, copper chromium, or cobalt-nickel alloyed martensitic steel. The power insert may be coated with a surface layer of nickel phosphor or silicone oxide, or chrome nitride. These layers may be turned to their proper thicknesses and dimensions by diamond cutters, and they may be thermally hardened.
摘要:
Injection molding apparatus having a cavity insert (10) with integral inner and outer portions (136, 138) having a cooling fluid flow channel (166) extending therebetween. In a preferred embodiment, the cooling fluid flow channel (166) is formed by a groove (164) machined in the outer surface (162) of the inner portion (136). This brings the cooling fluid flow closer to the cavity (66) and improves cooling efficiency and reduces cycle time.
摘要:
The present invention relates generally to a method for molding front and back curve mold halves which are used for subsequent molding of a soft contact lens therebetween, and more specifically, to a method and apparatus for creating and forming primary mold inserts having complex optical designs formed thereon and intermediate mold halves having the complex optical designs therein which are used to mold soft contact lenses therebetween.
摘要:
An arrangement for molding a front or back polystyrene mold half which is used, with a second complementary back or front mold half, for subsequent molding of a soft contact lens such as a hydrogel soft contact lens. The arrangement is designed with heat flow considerations in mind to minimize the molding cycle time, while producing uniformly precise and accurate optical quality mold halves. Each mold half defines a convex curved surface and a concave curved surface spaced therefrom, with one of the surfaces defining an optical quality curved surface for the soft contact lens. A heated molding machine introduces molten polystyrene through a hot runner system to a plurality of mold cavities, each of which defines an optical quality curved surface and also a second noncritical surface. The optical quality surface of the mold cavity is positioned further away from the heated hot runner side of the mold than the second surface, which allows faster cooling of the optical quality surface of the mold cavity. This allows quicker setting and locking of minimal temperature residual stresses on the optical quality side of the mold half and a faster molding cycle time. Each mold cavity has a first insert on the optical quality side of the mold cavity and a second insert on the second side. Each of the first and second inserts has a circumferential cooling passageway defined therearound or in proximity for the first inserts, and also includes a bubbler positioned internally therein. Coolant is circulated in a turbulent mode through the circumferential passageways and also through the bubblers against inner surfaces of the insert to provide rapid cooling of the mold cavity.
摘要:
Disclosed is a preform molding system having a cavity assembly having an end forming portion and a body forming portion. A cooling chamber is defined between the cavity assembly and a surrounding structure. An outside surface of the end forming portion and an outside surface of the body forming portion are spaced apart from the surrounding structure, and, in operation, are engulfed in a flow of cooling fluid within the cooling chamber. Also disclosed is a preform mold stack having a cavity assembly that has end and body forming portions for molding a preform. An annular cooling chamber is defined at least in part by the cavity assembly, and is for cooling a preform molded in the cavity assembly. The annular cooling chamber extends in a longitudinal direction along the length of the end and body forming portions of the cavity assembly.
摘要:
Injection molding apparatus with each elongated cooled mold core (10) having a number of cooling fluid bores (118) or grooves (134) extending around a central cooling fluid duct (104). An integral dome shaped front cap (76) encloses the open front end (78). The inner surface (130) of the dome shaped cap (76) has curved ribs (132) which form curved cooling fluid grooves (134) aligned with the cooling fluid bores (118) or grooves (134). The curved ribs (132) give the dome shaped front cap (76) more strength which allows it to be thinner with the curved cooling fluid grooves (134) being closer to the cavity (66) to improve cooling efficiency.
摘要:
Injection molding apparatus with each elongated cooled mold core (10) having a hollow elongated inner part (78) inside a hollow elongated outer part (80) and an integral dome shaped front cap (132). The outer surface (120) of the inner part (78) and the inner surface (126) of the outer part (80) each having cooling fluid conveying grooves (122, 128) which spiral in opposite direction. This provides very uniform cooling and forces the cooling fluid flow through the grooves (122, 128) to be very turbulent which increases cooling efficiency. It also gives the mold cores (10) additional structural strength to withstand higher injection pressures.