Knowledge based method of controlling an injection molding machine
US5539650A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 8, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S706/919
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Computer based interactive control of a plastics injection molding machine during input of portions of a production sequence and configuration of an injection cycle, which is effected essentially before the onset of the injection molding process. For a mold guided by an operator, operating parameters required for a process sequence are input by way of an input unit into a computer based control unit storing these operating parameters. Subsequently, one or a plurality of injection cycles are implemented according to the stored operating parameters. A physically possible production sequence, as well as a production sequence that is structurally specific to the machine and the tool employed, including any peripheral devices provided at the respective machine or associated therewith, is determined with the control unit. An operator is provided with a selection of possible inputs of further portions of the production sequence that can be added to the existing portions and are compatible with the machine and the tool based on the determination.
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