Abstract:
A hole sealing device (10) for an injection nozzle is provided in which the hole at the tip of a nozzle (14) can be sealed by using a robot while an injection molding machine is in the purging operation. The device comprises a tool changer (12) for connection to the wrist (9) of a robot (3) and a nozzle sealing body (16) for sealing a nozzle hole (18) when the nozzle tip of an injection molding machine (2) is abutted thereagainst, and is, on the whole, constructed into a nozzle sealing robot tool (11). It is possible to provide in the device a chuck mechanism for maintaining the state in which the nozzle tip is abutted against the nozzle sealing body (16), a heater (21) for maintaining the abutment part at the nozzle tip at a certain temperature and a resin passage (37) in which a constant pressure open valve (38) is disposed along the length from the abutment part (35) of the nozzle tip to a purged resin discharge surface (36).
Abstract:
A method of controlling an injection molding machine by use of nozzle resin pressures in which resin is directly controlled to thereby enable highly accurate control, and a conventional mold can be utilized as it is. After metering a dose of resin, a resin pressure at the upstream side of a nozzle switching valve (12) is detected while the nozzle switching valve (12) is kept closed, and a pre-load is applied on the resin by controlling an injection cylinder (19). Subsequently, the nozzle switching valve (12) is opened, and injection of the resin is performed, then applying a dwell pressure on the resin in the mold. During the injection and dwell pressure application steps, a resin pressure at the downstream side of the nozzle switching valve (12) is detected, and the injection cylinder (19) and the nozzle switching valve (12) are controlled. In these steps, the resin to be filled is directly controlled, and therefore, the control can be carried out highly accurately. After the dwell pressure application step, the nozzle switching valve (12) is closed. Then, the resin pressure at the upstream side of the nozzle switching valve (12) is detected, and a back pressure is applied on the resin at the front end of a screw feeder (2) by controlling the injection cylinder (19).
Abstract:
A vertical-type injection molding machine comprising a lower fixed mold half (1) mounted on a machine base, an upper movable mold half situated upwardly of said lower fixed mold half (2) in confronting relationship therewith, and a material reservoir (5) for storing a cleaning material and a various kinds of molding materials individually. The material reservoir (5) has a switching means (5a) for switching one kind of molding material over another. The injectin molding machine also comprises an injector (3) having a nozzle (3a), an injection cylinder (3b), and a molding material supply unit (3c) connected to the switching means (5a) via a material supply pipe (4), means (6) for opening and closing a tip (3a') of said nozzle (3a) during the switching of the molding materials, and a discharged material receiving device (8) reciprocatingly movable between a position right under the nozzle tip (3a') and a position right above a material discharge portion (7) on the side of said upper movable mold half (2) and adapted to be inverted by 180°.
Abstract:
A method of controlling an injection molding machine by use of nozzle resin pressures in which resin is directly controlled to thereby enable highly accurate control, and a conventional mold can be utilized as it is. After metering a dose of resin, a resin pressure at the upstream side of a nozzle switching valve (12) is detected while the nozzle switching valve (12) is kept closed, and a pre-load is applied on the resin by controlling an injection cylinder (19). Subsequently, the nozzle switching valve (12) is opened, and injection of the resin is performed, then applying a dwell pressure on the resin in the mold. During the injection and dwell pressure application steps, a resin pressure at the downstream side of the nozzle switching valve (12) is detected, and the injection cylinder (19) and the nozzle switching valve (12) are controlled. In these steps, the resin to be filled is directly controlled, and therefore, the control can be carried out highly accurately. After the dwell pressure application step, the nozzle switching valve (12) is closed. Then, the resin pressure at the upstream side of the nozzle switching valve (12) is detected, and a back pressure is applied on the resin at the front end of a screw feeder (2) by controlling the injection cylinder (19).
Abstract:
An injection molding three way shut off valve assembly and method in which the three way valve assembly is configured to be disposed to control a flow of a molten material from an injection unit to a runner system. Preferably, the valve assembly has a valve plunger configured to be disposed between the injection unit and the runner system; the valve plunger having a flow-through channel and a purge channel. Movement structure is configured to control the position of the valve plunger between (i) a molten material flow position where the molten material flows through the flow-through channel, (ii) a molten material blocked position where the molten material is blocked from flowing through the flow-through channel, and (iii) a molten material purge position where the molten material flows through the purge channel, without disconnecting the injection unit from the runner system.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a stopper for a sprue of a casting mould, said stopper having a through-passage for introducing casting material into the sprue of the casting mould and being designed such that it automatically closes the through-passage to prevent casting material from flowing out of the casting mould, and also to a method for filling a casting mould with casting material, having the steps of: inserting such a stopper into a sprue of a casting mould and introducing casting material into the through-passage.
Abstract:
An injection molding three way shut off valve assembly and method in which the three way valve assembly is configured to be disposed to control a flow of a molten material from an injection unit to a runner system. Preferably, the valve assembly has a valve plunger configured to be disposed between the injection unit and the runner system; the valve plunger having a flow-through channel and a purge channel. Movement structure is configured to control the position of the valve plunger between (i) a molten material flow position where the molten material flows through the flow-through channel, (ii) a molten material blocked position where the molten material is blocked from flowing through the flow-through channel, and (iii) a molten material purge position where the molten material flows through the purge channel, without disconnecting the injection unit from the runner system.