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

IPC: B29C45/17 ,  B29C45/04

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.

公开(公告)号：US20220161473A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-26

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

IPC: B29C45/17 ,  B29C45/04

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.