Patent · US Expired

Injection nozzle having a heated head portion

US6992269B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 5, 2003
Grant dateJan 31, 2006
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Expiry dateSep 1, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29C45/2737
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An injection nozzle for an injection molding apparatus is provided. The injection nozzle includes a head portion, a body portion and a heater. The head and body portions are connected to each other and together define a nozzle melt channel. The head portion has a head portion outer surface. The head portion is adapted to be in contact with a molding apparatus component that is at a lower temperature than the head portion. The body portion has a body portion outer surface. A groove is defined in the head portion outer surface and the body portion outer surface. The heater wire is positioned in the groove. The heater is adapted to heat melt in the nozzle melt channel.

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