Abstract:
A multi-position control cylinder for hot runners of injection molding machines is disclosed. This multi-position control cylinder has a multi-stage hole formed in a unit body, a first cylinder seated in the lower part of the multi-stage hole, and a first piston set in the first cylinder. In addition, a second cylinder is seated in the multi-stage hole at a position above the first cylinder, with a second piston set in the second cylinder. A valve pin is coupled to the second piston using a valve pin coupling member such that the valve pin extends downward from the second piston while passing through the first piston, with the lower portion of the valve pin inserted into the upper portion of the first piston. An anti-vacuum gap is formed between the first piston and the valve pin coupling member. A cylinder head covers the top of the multi-stage hole at a position above the second piston. This multi-position control cylinder has a simple construction, accomplishes a reliable operation, and easily increases the number of cylinders seated in the multi-stage hole by seating a desired number of additional cylinders with pistons in the multi-stage hole.
Abstract:
A method and device for automatically controlling hydraulic pressure in a hydraulic cylinder for hot runners of pressure regulating injection molding machines is disclosed. This device is provided with a pressure regulating unit, having both a pressure regulating spring and a pressure regulating head, at each of two hydraulic ports formed at the upper and lower portions of the cylinder's sidewall, and makes one of the two units open an associated hydraulic port when a pressure, exceeding a reference level predetermined by both the spring force of the pressure regulating spring and the cross-sectional area of the pressure regulating head, acts on the piston of the cylinder. A predetermined quantity of pressurized oil is discharged from the cylinder through the open port and thereby maintains desired constant pressure acting on the piston in the cylinder. This device has a simple construction, and reduces the number of required solenoid valves of the cylinder from four to two, thus being easily produced at low production cost. The device also automatically regulates the hydraulic pressure inside the cylinder, and forces the actuation oil to continuously flow from the cylinder, thus preventing carbonization of the oil in the cylinder.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a separable manifold of hot runners for metal molds of injection molding machines and a method of manufacturing the manifold. The manifold is designed to be separated into an upper plate and a lower plate while having a flow channel therebetween. The upper plate is assembled with the lower plate into a manifold after inserting a channel pipe covered with copper plates in the flow channel. Thus, the manifold of this invention is easy to manufacture. In addition, it is possible to easily grind the flow channel of the manifold so as to remove angled corners from the flow channel.
Abstract:
A shut-off nozzle for hot runner systems of injection molding machines and a method of controlling the same are disclosed. The shut-off nozzle includes a nozzle body having a resin hole, a heater, and a thermocouple to sense a temperature of the nozzle body; a gate tip having a nozzle gate at which the nozzle body comes into contact with a cavity of a mold; a heating unit provided around the gate tip to heat the gate tip by using electricity; and a cooling unit provided around the gate tip in parallel to the heating unit, so that a coolant passes through the cooling unit to cool the gate tip. In the control method, the nozzle body is primarily heated to a predetermined high temperature by turning on the heater. In addition, the gate tip is heated by turning on the heating unit, prior to injecting a molten resin into a cavity of a mold through the nozzle gate. The heating unit is, thereafter, turned off after an injection of a predetermined amount of the molten resin into the cavity of the mold is completed, thus allowing the gate tip to start to cool. In addition, the cooling unit is operated to quickly cool the gate tip. The mold is opened to remove a molded product from the cavity of the mold.