Abstract: An injection apparatus of a plunger type for injecting reinforced materials such as BMC is of a single barrel type or a double barrel type having a rotatable plunger disposed in the barrel. A check valve device for preventing a back flow of the materials in a metering process is provided such that it is closed when the plunger is actuated to move axially for injection.

Abstract: A plastic injection molding system having a plurality of multiple tip torpedo heaters which each have a casing with a pair of opposed tips disposed in respective sprue passageways in a mold. An unsheathed electrical heating element is disposed in an internal bore of the casing at each tip and heat transmitting material is compacted in the bore in surrounding relation to the heating element for electrically insulating each heating element from the casing and filling all air voids between the casing and heating element to effect direct heat transfer to the casing. Electrical leads couple the plurality of heating elements to a power source to permit independent temperature control of the individual heating elements and the exposed surfaces of the respective casing tips over which fluid plastic material is directed.

Abstract: Mold nozzle for injecting plastic material, constituted by a cylindrical body forming sleeve, associated with a heating device and integrated in a receiving housing provided in the thickness of a mold. The nozzle opens out via a downstream orifice in the interior of the mold and is adapted to receive via its upstream orifice, opposite the preceding one, the flux of material injected from the molding machine nozzle. The mold nozzle is constituted by a first fixed cylindrical sleeve (3), which is immobilized on the wall of the mold and acts as the upstream orifice for the admission of the material. The nozzle has a second mobile sleeve (4), colinear with respect to the first sleeve, and mounted to slide telescopically inside of the first sleeve. The end (5) of the second sleeve, opposite of the end engaged in the first sleeve, comes into abutment against the wall (9) of the receiving housing (8) provided in the thickness of the mold (2).

Abstract: A vertical injection molding machine having an upper die (26) and a lower die (27) which are adapted to be brought together in the vertical direction by the force produced by a die closing device. The injection molding machine has an injection unit 1 disposed below the lower die (27) and is hinged through a hinge shaft (36) to a truck (35) movable along rails (37), such that the injection unit 1 is swingable vertically about the axis of the hinge shaft (36). The vertical swinging motion of the injection unit 1 is effected by cylinders (38) connected to an injection head (2) of the injection unit (1). A compression forming cylinder device (70) is provided on the lower end of each of a plurality of tie-bars which are connected between the upper die (26) and the lower die (27).

Abstract: A self-lubricating metallic matrix for injection molding, the matrix having an element having a lubrication requiring sliding wall in which a plurality of receiving holes are formed in such a positional relationship that end faces thereof may be positioned in a partially overlapping relationship with each other in the direction of such sliding movement, and a solid lubricant received in the receiving holes of the element.

Abstract: Apparatus for injection compression molding of thermoplastic parts. A preferred apparatus (100) includes a platen assembly 106, a toggle clamp assembly 102, a screw injection assembly 101, a hydraulic system suitable for providing power to the toggle clamp assembly 102 and the screw injection assembly 101, and a control system 88 for operatively controlling the various hydraulic devices associated with the molding apparatus. The platen assembly 106 provides for a plurality of variable-volume mold cavities 7. In one embodiment, enlarged mold cavities 7 receive plasticized resin from the screw injection assembly 101, and compression of the injected resin is provided by the toggle clamp assembly 102. In another embodiment, the platen assembly 106 includes a floating die assembly wherein pressure created by injected resin causes die inserts 5 and support pillars 15 to slide relative to a molding plate 74. Compression in this embodiment is also preferably provided by the main toggle clamp assembly 102.

Abstract: An injection molding heater assembly for use in multi-gate injection molding includes an elongate heating member extending within a mold bore in heating communication with the mold bore mold gates. The heating member has an elongate body portion extending between an inlet portion and an outlet portion. A melt injection passage extends through the inlet portion to convey melt along the body portion to an enlarged portion having a nozzle face. Extending down from the nozzle face are a series of members which include gate tips at their lower ends. Radial channels present in the gate tips serve as extensions to the mold bore mold gates. The gate tips are peripherally spaced apart around the nozzle face and define a recess between the gate tips, the nozzle face and the mold bore for initially injected melt to accumulate in and solidify to form a melt plug. The melt plug serves to insulate the subsequently injected melt from the mold bore and maintain the injected melt in a third condition.

Abstract: The invention regards a universal machine for making cakes in usual bakeries all the way from a finished dough to baking. The machine extrudes soft or thick dough, makes portions and forms cakes for arranging on baking plates and baking, and extrudes cream and jam and similar materials. The machine is also suitable for making licorice, confectionery and any kind of forming and making portions of viscous, extrudable materials. The machine includes automatic measurement of thickness and control of thickness of the dough-cake by use of a photocell, and the photocell is fitted with runners, scale of measurement and patterns of thickness, so that the thickness of each cake is measured and cut independently. The machine is fitted with automatic measurement of frequency and control of frequency of cakes, relying upon the control of thickness. The machine has many cylinders utilizing the automatic control of thickness.

Abstract: To avoid contaminating the sprue runner which leads from the mixing device to the molding cavity of a molding tool for the production of molded plastic, especially foam plastic, parts, an insertable lining is placed in the sprue runner and can be removed along with the molded part.

Abstract: The production of wood material particles into board or panels, such as chipboard, fiberboard, OSB panels, MDF panels and the like, involves coating the particles with a binder free of any hardener. The coated particles are deposited on a support surface in the form of a mat and then are compressed. While the particles are beng compressed in a press, an acid or basic hardener in a gaseous phase or in a binary phase with a gaseous carrier agent, is introduced across and into the surface of the mat or directly into the interior mat. The compression of the mat can be performed either in a continuous double band press or a discontinuous single or multi-platen press. In a double band press, two press bands are arranged in opposed relation and the hardener is introduced into the mat in a wedge-shaped inlet zone between the press bands. The hardener flows through openings in the press band onto the surface of the mat.

Abstract: An apparatus for exchanging die assemblies for extruding a material from an extruder. The apparatus employs a carriage on an extruding side of the extruder, carriage moving device for moving the carriage along a longitudinal axis along rails perpendicular to an extruding direction of the material, two grasping units supported on the carriage on the right and left sides, grasping unit moving devices for moving the grasping units along a traverse axis in parallel with the extruding direction, respectively, grasping unit vertical moving devices for moving the grasping units along a vertical axis perpendicular to the longitudinal and traverse directions, respectively, and a plurality of storng stands spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal directions for storing various kinds of die assemblies. Each of the grasping units extending in the vertical axis and having a pair of arms provided with grasping devices for grasping one of the die assemblies.

Abstract: An injection molding machine using a linear motion type electric motor (10, 20), as a drive source, is provided, which is simple and compact in construction. The linear motion type electric motor includes a non-magnetic shaft (21) on which yokes (22) and permanent magnets (23) are alternately fitted, and an annular stator (10) having an outer tube (11) within which cores (12) and printed type coils (13-18) are alternately disposed, the shaft extending through the stator. Upon supply of three-phase alternating currect to the coils, a screw of the injection molding machine coupled to the shaft is moved in unison with the shaft to thereby perform injection operation.

Abstract: An apparatus permitting formation of a flanged product with the wider flanged portion in engagement with a foraminous transporting device. The apparatus uses a mold-like former having a narrower or smaller portion separated from the foraminous surface by a wider flange forming portion. The flange forming portion is adjacent to the foraminous surface and is separated from the foraminous surface after pad formation leaving the formed pad behind.

Abstract: Injection molding nozzle having electric plate heaters mounted thereon. Insulative air spaces are provided according to a predetermined size, shape and pattern between the outer surfaces of the nozzle and the abutting inner surface of each heater. This provides heat transfer from the heaters to the nozzle according to a desired profile along the melt flow passage through the nozzle, depending upon the system configuration and the application.

Abstract: A stack injection molding system for conveying melt from an upstream heated nozzle seated in a fixed mold platen to an aligned downstream heated nozzle in a movable mold platen. The upstream dowstream nozzles each have a nose portion with a forward face which abuts against each other in the parting line in the closed position. The melt passage extends through aligned central melt bores in the nozzles which taper inwardly adjacent the forward faces to form a sprue gate where they join. While both nozzles have an integral electrical heating element, only the heating element of the upstream nozzle has a circular forward portion which is brazed in the nose portion to encircle the melt bore and provide more heat and better control adjacent the sprue gate. Before the mold is opened along the parting line for ejection during the injection cycle, power to the heating elements of the nozzles is turned off to avoid drooling of melt from the open sprue gate.

Abstract: A slide core mold for injection molding wherein a slider block provided in its front surface with an undercut core is slidably provided on the side of a core mold, a pressure receiving inclined surface provided with guide grooves in opposite sides being provided at the back thereof, projections fitted into said guide grooves are provided on opposite sides at a corresponding position of a cavity mold corresponding thereto, a block body formed in its front surface with a pressing inclined surface in contact with the pressure receiving inclined surface of the back of the slider block is projected, and the slider block is reciprocated in association with engagement and disengagement of the core mold and the cavity mold.

Abstract: A plasticizing unit for an injection molding machine includes a carrier block; a plasticizing cylinder securable to the carrier block; an injection nozzle having a nozzle body connected to the front end of the plasticizing cylinder; a discharge outlet at the front end of the nozzle body; a valve needle cooperating withe the discharge outlet and having a closed position shutting off the discharge outlet and an open position allowing discharge of material from the plasticizing cylinder through the discharge outlet; force-transmitting linkage means being connected to the valve needle; and a power unit for displacing said force-transmitting linkage means and the valve needle into the open or power unit for displacing the valve needle into the open or closed position.

Abstract: The present invention provides in a stack mold with back to back centrally located mold cavities a multiple sprue bar arrangement including a pair of sprue bars balanced on opposite sides of the mold and connecting bridge across the sprue bars for interfacing to a plastic injector. At least one of the sprue bars provides a plastic flow path from the connecting bridge to the mold cavities.

Abstract: A mold assembly having a support member which is moveable in a direction of travel both toward and away from an end plate and supporting individual mold side walls which are slideably moveable along a path of travel from a mold open to a mold closed position; and a locking member is selectively moveable into movement restraining relation relative to the individual mold side walls thereby positioning the individual mold sidewalls in the mold closed position.

Abstract: A mold for forming a plastic closure includes a first mold part defining a female cavity and a second mold part defining a male mold cavity surface, with the second mold part including a core having a knock-out pin reciprocated therein and surrounded by a fixed sleeve which cooperate to define a tamper-evident band on the cavity for the closure. Vents are provided for venting the lower edge of the cavity during the ejection-molding process. Also, the knock-out pin has a lubricant pocket formed on the peripheral surface thereof.