Support apparatus for injection tube assembly
US9211670B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29C45/7312
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A support apparatus that removably secures an injection tube assembly in a vertical orientation, and controls its temperature when secured therein. The apparatus facilitates the mixing of materials contained in the injection tube portion of the assembly. In one embodiment the apparatus cooperates with a material stripping apparatus that strips off material residue from an external mixing element as it is being withdrawn from the injection tube. In another embodiment, it cooperates with a mixing tool with an integrated stripping element. The tool both mixes the material in the tube and then strips the material residue off its embodied mixing element as it is being withdrawn from the tube. If desired, the apparatus may also be employed in cooperation with an injection molding apparatus to produce an injection molded part with the now mixed material. Alternative embodiments and other advantages are also disclosed.
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