Method of injection molding severing a looped gate passage
US6113828A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S425/051
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A high pressure multi-cavity injection molding system has an adjustable overflow cavity on each of the first to fill cavities. The volume of the overflow cavity is remotely adjustable without removing the overflow cavity from the system. In a mold system including a family of molds, the overflow cavities are sized so that the first to fill cavity(ies) and the overflow cavity(ies) fill at substantially the same pressure and time as the last to fill cavity. A looped gate passage is used to automatically sever the molded plastic at an edge of the cavities when the mold is opened. The looped gate passage does not constrict the flow of plastic into the cavities during the molding process.
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