Gate insert heating and cooling
US7914271B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29C2045/2743
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed, amongst other things, is a gate insert of an injection mold that includes a base member. The base member defines a nozzle interface for receiving, in use, a nozzle of a melt distribution system that is heated, in use, by a heater, and a gate, the gate configured to fluidly link, in use, a melt channel of the nozzle with a molding cavity. The gate insert further includes a thermal regulator associated with the base member, the thermal regulator includes a direct energy conversion device that is capable of heating and cooling, wherein the thermal regulator is controllably operable, in use, to control the temperature of the gate.
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