Abstract:
A mold includes upper and lower mold members and a machine control unit. The lower mold member includes a support board, a molding mechanism mounted on the support board, and an ejection mechanism. The support board forms a receiving compartment. The molding mechanism includes a mold cavity. The machine control unit is mounted in the receiving compartment of the support board and includes an optic sensor. With the arrangement of the optic sensor of the machine control unit, the mold can detect the returned and non-returned statuses of the ejection mechanism and transmits the result of detection to the molding machine of the mold, whereby the molding machine can be timely and correctly informed of the status of the ejection mechanism for correctly issuing a subsequent operation instruction. In this way, the potential risk that the mold is damaged by improper operation of the molding machine can be eliminated.
Abstract:
Force from an electrically operated ejector mechanism of a molding machine is selectably supplemented by operation of second actuators. Second actuators are advantageously fluid (hydraulic or pneumatic) operated to supplement force provided by an electrically operated primary actuator when the ejector mechanism is driven to advance ejector members into cavities of a mold assembly. The second actuators may be enabled to be operated during automatically controlled execution of a machine cycle of operation and may be operated in response to operator selections when machine operation is controlled manually.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is an ejector for an injection molding machine used to extract a molded product formed inside a die, the ejector including: a first ejector plate which is movably installed in a moving plate for fixing the die; a second ejector plate which is separably connected to the first ejector plate; and an ejector pin which is installed in at least one of the first and second ejector plates so as to push outward the molded product.
Abstract:
An apparatus for molding a proppant is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a first member comprising a manifold for channeling a plastic fluid to a cavity block, with the cavity block containing a plurality of semi-spherical cavities. The apparatus further includes a second member that comprises a movable plate for engaging with the first member, with the movable plate having an opening therein, and a core block positioned within the opening, with the core block containing a plurality of reciprocal semi-spherical cavities configured to engage the semi-spherical cavities of the cavity block so that a plurality of spheres are formed, with the core block further containing a plurality of arm cavities that link the plurality of spheres so that a star cluster (which links the proppants) is formed. A method of manufacturing proppants and a method of using the proppants is also disclosed.
Abstract:
A die assembly for producing paperboard pressware includes a lightweight knockout assembly having a long and narrow ejection member positioned within a slotted adapter plate. The provision of a lightweight knockout assembly reduces frictional wear-related maintenance and downtime.
Abstract:
An actuator is disclosed, in particular for a locking unit of an injection compression machine, comprising a hydraulic force translator with two piston units moving relative to each other with different effective areas. The foregoing enclose a pressure chamber together with a cylinder or spacer of the force translator. The smaller piston unit is electrically driven, wherein the axial displacement of the smaller piston unit may be transmitted to the cylinder. The cylinder can be fixed relative to a chassis of the injection compression machine by means of a hydraulic clamping device. According to the invention, the pressure necessary for clamping is delivered by a high-pressure reservoir which may be charged during the displacement of the smaller piston unit.
Abstract:
A controller and a method for an ejector mechanism in an injection molding machine for appropriately setting a terminal position of a forward motion of ejector pins of the ejector mechanism. The terminal position of the forward motion is set to a position where an elastic force of return springs does not exceed a retaining force of a brake device for retaining the ejector pins at the terminal position. The elastic force of the springs are detected during the ejector pins are moved forward. A position of the ejector pins immediately before the detected elastic force of the springs exceeds the retaining force of the brake device is determined and displayed on a display device as a criterial position. The terminal position of the forward motion of the ejector pins is set not to exceed the determined criterial position.
Abstract:
A mold for an LED lampshade comprising: an upper mold defined with a cavity in the bottom surface thereof; a lower mold defined with a slide recess corresponding to the cavity of the upper mold, a movable ejection block being received in the slide recess, the movable ejection block being movable back and forth along the slide recess, a cavity being defined in the top surface of the movable ejection block; and multiple ejection rods respectively disposed at the lower mold and at opposite sides of the movable ejection block and extending from the bottom of the lower mold to the top of the lower mold. When the mold of the present invention is used to injection mold, the LED lampshade is ejected by the movable ejection block in a manner of surface contact thereby preventing ejection marks on the surface of the LED lampshade.
Abstract:
A mold kit and mold which provides for renewal of damaged or worn molds. The mold kit employs spacers to make up for subtractive reconditioning of the mold. A method for renewing the mold is also disclosed.
Abstract:
An injection die with an early-returning apparatus includes a lower fixed plate; a plurality of padding blocks located in the lower fixed plate; a male die mounted on the padding blocks; a female die coupled with the male die; an upper fixed plate mounted on the female die; a draw core unit installed in the female die; a shaft seat unit located in a space between the padding blocks and mounted on the lower fixed plate; a restoration unit fixed on a shaft-fixing plate of the shaft seat unit and inserted into the male die and an early-returning apparatus mounted on the shaft seat unit and the upper fixed plate and inserted into the male die and the female die. The early-returning apparatus includes a restoration cannulation unit located on the shaft seat unit, a restoration guide bushing unit sleeved on the restoration cannulation unit and installed in the male die and a restoration pushing shaft unit fixed on the upper fixed plate and inserting into the restoration guide bushing unit and the restoration cannulation unit. The restoration cannulation unit has a plurality of baffle blocks pivotally installed in the top portion of the restoration cannulation unit. The restoration guide bushing unit has an enlarged head portion to engage with the male die and receive the baffle blocks.