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公开(公告)号:US20220402182A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-22
申请号:US17833701
申请日:2022-06-06
Applicant: Canon Virginia, Inc. , Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Inventor: Koki Kodaira , Yuichi Yanahara , Junko Tajima
Abstract: An injection molding system including an injection molding machine including at least one opening on each of a first side surface and a second side surface for conveying at least one mold, wherein the improvement to the injection molding system includes at least one actuator for conveying at least three different molds through at least one of the at least one openings, and at least one guiding element for guiding at least one cable connected to a first mold located between at least two other molds to a location external to the injection molding machine via an opening of the injection molding machine.
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公开(公告)号:US20220193962A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-23
申请号:US17602253
申请日:2020-04-07
Applicant: Canon Virginia, Inc. , CANON U.S.A., INC.
Inventor: Yuichi Yanahara , Koki Kodaira , Hideo Matsumoto , Nobunari Shimoe , Hironori Katagiri , Tomoaki Ikeguchi , Junko Tajima , Kenta Inaba
Abstract: A method for detachably attaching a linking unit, including an end with a hole and a slit, to a mold, the method comprising inserting a first attachment member connected to the mold through the hole; and inserting a second attachment member connected to the mold through the slit, wherein the linking unit is detached from the mold by moving the linking unit in a direction opposite to a direction in which the slit is formed in a state where the first attachment member is disconnected from the mold and the second attachment member remains connected to the mold.
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公开(公告)号:US20220143888A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-12
申请号:US17434341
申请日:2020-02-27
Applicant: CANON U.S.A., INC.
Inventor: Koki Kodaira , Yuichi Yanahara , Yohei Minatoya
Abstract: An injection molding system includes an injection molding apparatus that performs injection molding, a first conveyor apparatus on one side of the injection molding apparatus to eject and insert a first mold through a first opening of the injection molding apparatus, and a second conveyor apparatus located on a second side of the injection molding apparatus to eject and insert a second mold through a second opening of the injection molding apparatus, where the improvement of the injection molding apparatus includes a first door to cover the first opening, a second door to cover the second opening, and a controller that prohibits injection molding with the first mold in a case where the second door is opened.
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公开(公告)号:US20220032519A1
公开(公告)日:2022-02-03
申请号:US17299272
申请日:2019-12-02
Applicant: Canon Virginia, Inc. , Canon U.S.A., INC.
Inventor: Koki Kodaira , Yuichi Yanahara , Junko Tajima
Abstract: A runner for supplying resin to a cavity includes a sprue that is supplied resin from a nozzle of an injection molding machine, a first path formed in the runner, where the resin flows in the first path from the nozzle when the nozzle connects to the sprue, a first pin that moves to a first position to increase the size of the first path before the resin is supplied to the first path and moves to a second position to decrease the size of the first path before the nozzle separates from the sprue.
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公开(公告)号:US20210354358A1
公开(公告)日:2021-11-18
申请号:US17277722
申请日:2019-09-19
Applicant: Canon Virginia, Inc. , CANON U.S.A., INC.
Inventor: Koki Kodaira , Yuichi Yanahara , Yohei Minatoya , Junko Tajima
Abstract: An injection molding system includes an injection molding apparatus that performs injection molding with a die and a conveyor apparatus on one side of the injection molding apparatus that inserts the die into the injection molding apparatus, where the conveyor apparatus includes an actuator connectable to the die. The injection molding system also includes a die detection unit that detects the conveyed die, an actuator detection unit that detects a state of the actuator, and a controller that controls the conveyor apparatus to prohibit a conveying operation of the die based on detection results by the die detection unit and the actuator detection unit.
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公开(公告)号:US12290971B2
公开(公告)日:2025-05-06
申请号:US17277722
申请日:2019-09-19
Applicant: Canon Virginia, Inc. , CANON U.S.A., INC.
Inventor: Koki Kodaira , Yuichi Yanahara , Yohei Minatoya , Junko Tajima
Abstract: An injection molding system includes an injection molding apparatus that performs injection molding with a die and a conveyor apparatus on one side of the injection molding apparatus that inserts the die into the injection molding apparatus, where the conveyor apparatus includes an actuator connectable to the die. The injection molding system also includes a die detection unit that detects the conveyed die, an actuator detection unit that detects a state of the actuator, and a controller that controls the conveyor apparatus to prohibit a conveying operation of the die based on detection results by the die detection unit and the actuator detection unit.
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公开(公告)号:US12285893B2
公开(公告)日:2025-04-29
申请号:US17602253
申请日:2020-04-07
Applicant: Canon Virginia, Inc. , CANON U.S.A., INC.
Inventor: Yuichi Yanahara , Koki Kodaira , Hideo Matsumoto , Nobunari Shimoe , Hiroyuki Katagiri , Tomoaki Ikeguchi , Junko Tajima , Kenta Inaba
Abstract: A method for detachably attaching a linking unit, including an end with a hole and a slit, to a mold, the method comprising inserting a first attachment member connected to the mold through the hole; and inserting a second attachment member connected to the mold through the slit, wherein the linking unit is detached from the mold by moving the linking unit in a direction opposite to a direction in which the slit is formed in a state where the first attachment member is disconnected from the mold and the second attachment member remains connected to the mold.
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公开(公告)号:US12090692B2
公开(公告)日:2024-09-17
申请号:US17603564
申请日:2020-04-10
Applicant: Canon Virginia, Inc. , CANON U.S.A., INC.
Inventor: Koki Kodaira , Yuichi Yanahara , Yohei Minatoya
CPC classification number: B29C45/0433 , B29C45/1756 , B29C45/76 , B29C2945/76167 , B29C2945/76321 , B29C2945/76916 , B29C2945/76919
Abstract: An injection molding system including an injection molding apparatus that performs injection molding, and a conveyor apparatus configured to insert a mold through an opening of the injection molding apparatus, wherein the improvement to the injection molding system includes the injection molding apparatus further comprising a first door configured to restrict access via a first opening when a first door is closed and a second door configured to restrict access via a second opening when a second door is closed, and a controller configured to start injection molding with the mold in a case where the first door is partially opened and the second door is closed.
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公开(公告)号:US12005619B2
公开(公告)日:2024-06-11
申请号:US17602266
申请日:2020-02-27
Applicant: Canon Virginia, Inc. , CANON U.S.A., INC.
Inventor: Koki Kodaira , Yuichi Yanahara , Yohei Minatoya , Kenta Inaba
CPC classification number: B29C45/1756 , B29C45/0408
Abstract: An injection molding system includes a conveyor apparatus that moves a mold, and an injection molding apparatus that performs, using an injection cylinder and a screw, injection molding with the mold, wherein the improvement of the injection molding system includes at least one structure located in proximity to at least a part of the conveyor apparatus, wherein the at least one structure includes at least one element that is moveable, and wherein, when the screw is removed from the injection cylinder, the at least one element is in a position to prevent the at least one element from contacting the screw.
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公开(公告)号:US20220212382A1
公开(公告)日:2022-07-07
申请号:US17611498
申请日:2020-05-13
Applicant: Canon Virginia, Inc. , CANON U.S.A., INC.
Inventor: Yuichi Yanahara , Junko Tajima , Yohei Minatoya
Abstract: A method for an injection molding system including an injection molding machine that includes a supporting member for movably supporting the mold at a molding operation position and a conveyance apparatus that includes a supporting member for supporting the mold and that extends from the conveyance apparatus into the injection molding machine includes performing an injection molding process with a first mold at the molding operation position, unloading the first mold from the molding operation position, loading a second mold to the molding operation position, and opening the second mold at the molding operation position while at least a part of the first mold is on a section of the supporting member of the conveying apparatus extending into injection molding machine.
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