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Deflection sealing apparatus and method

US5896640A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 12, 1996
Grant dateApr 27, 1999
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Expiry dateNov 12, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49863
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus and method for sealing the passageway between two conduits in an injection molding apparatus, including two abutting conduits for transporting molten plastic under pressure having an interface between the abutting conduits, and a device for sealing the interface between the two abutting conduits operative induce a sealing stress distribution that reaches a maximum value adjacent the common longitudinal axis of the abutting conduits.

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