公开(公告)号：US20140360695A1

公开(公告)日：2014-12-11

申请号：US14467478

申请日：2014-08-25

Applicant: Apple Inc. ,  Crucible Intellectual Property, LLC

Inventor： Theodore A. Waniuk ,  Joseph Stevick ,  Sean O'Keeffe ,  Dermot J. Stratton ,  Joseph C. Poole ,  Matthew S. Scott ,  Christopher D. Prest

IPC: B22D17/20 ,  B22D17/04 ,  B22D17/14

CPC classification number: B22D17/2053 ,  B22D17/007 ,  B22D17/04 ,  B22D17/14 ,  B22D17/203 ,  B22D17/2038 ,  B22D17/2069 ,  B22D17/2236 ,  B22D17/32 ,  B22D25/06 ,  B22D27/15

Abstract: Various embodiments provide apparatus and methods for injection molding. In one embodiment, a constraining plunger may be configured in-line with an injection plunger to transfer a molten material from a melt zone and into a mold. The constraining and injection plungers are configured to constrain the molten material there-between while moving. The constrained molten material can be controlled to have an optimum surface area to volume ratio to provide minimized heat loss during the injection molding process. The system can be configured in a longitudinal direction (e.g., horizontally) for movement between the melt zone and mold along a longitudinal axis. A molded bulk amorphous object can be ejected from the mold.

Abstract translation: 各种实施例提供注射成型的装置和方法。 在一个实施例中，约束柱塞可以被配置成与注射柱塞成一直线，以将熔融材料从熔体区域转移到模具中。 约束和注射柱塞构造成在其间移动时约束熔融材料。 受约束的熔融材料可以被控制以具有最佳的表面积与体积比，以在注射成型过程中提供最小化的热损失。 该系统可以沿纵向方向（例如，水平方向）配置，用于沿着纵向轴线在熔体区域和模具之间移动。 模制的块状非晶物体可以从模具中排出。