Abstract: Mold clamping conditions, including a predetermined mold gap, a predetermined mold clamping force, a predetermined back pressure for a movable mold, a predetermined mold closing pressure, and a predetermined mold closing pressure adjustment condition associated with the compression state of a molding material, are set beforehand. At the time of molding, an injection filling process for causing the injection device to inject and fill the molding material into a mold of a mold clamping device for which the mold clamping conditions have been set is performed, and, after completion of the injection filling process, a compression process is performed on the basis of the mold clamping conditions including the mold closing pressure adjustment condition.

Abstract: A partial reflux injection function part 5 is provided according to which resin R at the front side of a screw head portion 4s is injected into the metal mold 2 to fill the metal mold 2 with the resin R in synchronization with the refluxing of a predetermined amount of the reflux resin Rm to be used as a part of the resin R to the screw body part 4m side at the rear side of the screw head portion 4s through the inner side of the screw head portion 4s and/or the outer periphery side of the screw head portion 4s.

Abstract: When a heating device is formed which includes at least one or more heaters 4n, 4a, 4b, 4c and 4d that are provided on the outer circumferential surfaces 2f and 3f of at least one of a heating cylinder 2 and an injection nozzle 3 to heat at least one of the heating cylinder 2 and the injection nozzle 3, at least some heaters 4a, 4b, 4c, . . . of all the heaters 4n, 4a, . . . are formed with air cooling-capable heaters 4as, 4bs and 4cs in which a panel member 5 formed of a material R having thermal conductivity is interposed between the heaters 4a, 4b, 4c, . . . and the outer circumferential surfaces 2f and 3f of at least one of the heating cylinder 2 and the injection nozzle 3, in which an air path 6 for air cooling is formed in the panel member 5 and in which an air outlet and inlet portion 8 allowing air A to be passed from an air supply portion 7 is provided in the air path 6.

Abstract: An injection device has a heating cylinder, a nozzle adaptor attached to an end of the heating cylinder, a nozzle body attached to an end of the nozzle adaptor, a heater for heating the nozzle body, and a thermocouple for measuring a temperature of the nozzle body. The nozzle body has an outer peripheral surface and a key seat formed in the outer peripheral surface and extending in an axial direction of the nozzle body. The thermocouple includes a plate fitted in the key seat of the nozzle body.

Abstract: A PID control system 10 is included to determine the deviation value e of a detection temperature PV and a set temperature SV, to perform PID control such that the deviation value e becomes zero and to output, to the corresponding heating portion 4 or cooling portion 5, only one of a heating operation amount yh which is generated by an I operation output, a D operation output, the deviation value e and a heating side proportional band to perform control on the heating portion 4 and a cooling operation amount yc which is generated by an I operation output, a D operation output, the deviation value e and a cooling side proportional band to perform control on the cooling portions 5, whichever amount is relatively larger.

Abstract: When a heating device is formed which includes at least one or more heaters 4n, 4a, 4b, 4c and 4d that are provided on the outer circumferential surfaces 2f and 3f of at least one of a heating cylinder 2 and an injection nozzle 3 to heat at least one of the heating cylinder 2 and the injection nozzle 3, at least some heaters 4a, 4b, 4c, . . . of all the heaters 4n, 4a, . . . are formed with air cooling-capable heaters 4as, 4bs and 4cs in which a panel member 5 formed of a material R having thermal conductivity is interposed between the heaters 4a, 4b, 4c, . . . and the outer circumferential surfaces 2f and 3f of at least one of the heating cylinder 2 and the injection nozzle 3, in which an air path 6 for air cooling is formed in the panel member 5 and in which an air outlet and inlet portion 8 allowing air A to be passed from an air supply portion 7 is provided in the air path 6.

Abstract: An injection device includes a two-piece nozzle composed of a nozzle adaptor threadedly attached to the tip of a heating cylinder and a nozzle body threadedly attached to a tip of the nozzle adaptor, the nozzle adaptor having an outer peripheral wrench-engagement part for being gripped by a wrench, and the nozzle body has key seats formed in an outer peripheral surface thereof. The two-piece nozzle can be readily assembled and disassembled by using a jig composed of a ring-shaped jig member and a key, the jig member being slidably engageable with the outer peripheral surface of the nozzle body and having an outer peripheral wrench-engagement part, and keyways formed in an inner peripheral surface thereof. The keys are fittedly receivable in the key seats of the nozzle body and slidably receivable in the keyways of the jig member.

Abstract: An injection molding machine 1 includes mode selection means 8 that can selectively switch between a first control mode M1 and a second control mode M2. In the first control mode M1, control is performed by a first control system Cf in which a screw speed is controlled by feedback with a speed detection value Vd that is detected by screw speed detection means 5 and a speed target value Vfc, and an injection pressure is controlled by feedback with a pressure detection value Pid that is detected by injection pressure detection means 6 and a pressure target value Pic, whereas, in the second control mode M2, control is performed by a second control system Cs in which the screw speed is open-loop controlled with a speed target value Vsc, and a pump pressure is controlled by feedback with a pressure detection value Ppd that is detected by pump pressure detection means 7 and that is related to the pump pressure of the hydraulic pump 4 and a pressure target value Ppc.

Abstract: When variation of mold clamping force to a mold C in production is detected and the mold clamping force is corrected on the basis of the detected variation, a work load accompanying high-pressure mold clamping of a mold clamping process is used as the variation, a work load as standard (standard work load Ws) accompanying high-pressure mold clamping is preset, the work load accompanying high-pressure mold clamping of the mold clamping process (detection work load Wd) is detected as variation in production, and the mold clamping force is corrected on the basis of a deviation Ke of standard work load Ws from this detection work load Wd.

Abstract: In a hydraulic drive device (1) for an injection molding machine (M) that has a pressure control valve (Vs) incorporating a pressure sensor (2) for detecting a hydraulic pressure and a feedback control circuit (Cs) for controlling the hydraulic pressure by feedback based on a pressure detection value (Spd) obtained from the pressure sensor (2) and a pressure instruction value (Spc) fed from a molding machine controller (3), the molding machine controller (3) includes a second feedback control circuit (Cm) for correcting the pressure instruction value (Spc) that is fed to the pressure control valve (Vs) based on the pressure detection value (Spd) fed from the pressure control valve (Vs) and the pressure instruction value (Spci) obtained from the interior of the molding machine controller (3).

Abstract: The present invention comprises a speed feedback control system for carrying out speed feedback control on the basis of a speed detected value Vd obtained by converting a position detected value Xd obtained from a screw position sensor 4, a pressure feedback control system for carrying out a pressure feedback control on the basis of a pressure detected value Pdb obtained from an injection pressure sensor 6b, and a VP switching control function portion Fc for carrying out switching from a speed control region to a pressure control region Zp when a pressure deviation Ep between a preset pressure set value Ps and the pressure detected value Pdb becomes a preset switching determination value Eps or less and carrying out the switching to the pressure control region Zp after control of a speed command value in the speed control region Zv by a predetermined control pattern Dp at this switching.

Abstract: In monitoring anomalies in a measurement process comprising a main measurement process Sa which performs a measurement by forward rotating a screw 3 having a back-flow prevention valve 2 installed on the tip and a post-measurement process which performs a post-measurement process Sb for closing said back-flow prevention valve 2 after this main measurement process Sa ends, after said post-measurement process Sb ends, an injection process Si wherein said screw 3 is put in a freely-rotatable state and moved forward is performed, the amount of rotation Rd of said screw 3 since the start of this injection process Si is detected, and if the detected amount of rotation Rd exceeds at least a preset amount Rs, an anomaly processing (S9) is performed.

Abstract: A measurement method including a main measurement process Sa in which measurement is performed by rotating a screw in the forward direction with a back-flow prevention valve installed on its tip and a post-measurement process Sb which is performed by rotating the screw in a reverse direction after the main measurement process Sa is finished, the post-measurement process Sb being performed after completing the main measurement process Sa, in which the screw is moved forward in a free rotational state, the rotational state of the screw during the forward movement being monitored, and if the rotation of screw comes to a halt, the screw is rotated in a reverse direction by a specified amount of rotation.

Abstract: In a hydraulic drive device (1) for an injection molding machine (M) that has a pressure control valve (Vs) incorporating a pressure sensor (2) for detecting a hydraulic pressure and a feedback control circuit (Cs) for controlling the hydraulic pressure by feedback based on a pressure detection value (Spd) obtained from the pressure sensor (2) and a pressure instruction value (Spc) fed from a molding machine controller (3), the molding machine controller (3) includes a second feedback control circuit (Cm) for correcting the pressure instruction value (Spc) that is fed to the pressure control valve (Vs) based on the pressure detection value (Spd) fed from the pressure control valve (Vs) and the pressure instruction value (Spci) obtained from the interior of the molding machine controller (3).

Abstract: An injection molding machine 1 includes mode selection means 8 that can selectively switch between a first control mode M1 and a second control mode M2. In the first control mode M1, control is performed by a first control system Cf in which a screw speed is controlled by feedback with a speed detection value Vd that is detected by screw speed detection means 5 and a speed target value Vfc, and an injection pressure is controlled by feedback with a pressure detection value Pid that is detected by injection pressure detection means 6 and a pressure target value Pic, whereas, in the second control mode M2, control is performed by a second control system Cs in which the screw speed is open-loop controlled with a speed target value Vsc, and a pump pressure is controlled by feedback with a pressure detection value Ppd that is detected by pump pressure detection means 7 and that is related to the pump pressure of the hydraulic pump 4 and a pressure target value Ppc.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a speed feedback control system for carrying out speed feedback control on the basis of a speed detected value Vd obtained by converting a position detected value Xd obtained from a screw position sensor 4, a pressure feedback control system for carrying out a pressure feedback control on the basis of a pressure detected value Pdb obtained from an injection pressure sensor 6b, and a VP switching control function portion Fc for carrying out switching from a speed control region to a pressure control region Zp when a pressure deviation Ep between a preset pressure set value Ps and the pressure detected value Pdb becomes a preset switching determination value Eps or less and carrying out the switching to the pressure control region Zp after control of a speed command value in the speed control region Zv by a predetermined control pattern Dp at this switching.

Abstract: In monitoring anomalies in a measurement process comprising a main measurement process Sa which performs a measurement by forward rotating a screw 3 having a back-flow prevention valve 2 installed on the tip and a post-measurement process which performs a post-measurement process Sb for closing said back-flow prevention valve 2 after this main measurement process Sa ends, after said post-measurement process Sb ends, an injection process Si wherein said screw 3 is put in a freely-rotatable state and moved forward is performed, the amount of rotation Rd of said screw 3 since the start of this injection process Si is detected, and if the detected amount of rotation Rd exceeds at least a preset amount Rs, an anomaly processing (S9) is performed.

Abstract: A measurement method in a measurement process comprising a main measurement process Sa in which measurement is performed by rotating forward a screw 3 with a back-flow prevention valve 2 installed on its tip and a post-measurement process Sb in which post-measurement processing is performed by rotating the screw 3 in reverse after this main measurement process Sa is finished, the post-measurement process Sb being performed after completing the main measurement process Sa, in which the screw 3 is moved forward in a free rotation state, the rotation state of the screw 3 during the forward movement is monitored, and if the rotation of screw 3 comes to a halt, the screw 3 is rotated in reverse by a specified amount of rotation.

Abstract: A closure position detection mode is provided so as to obtain a rate of variation (which encompasses an amount of variation) in a physical quantity to a predetermined amount of movement of a movable platen or a crosshead, and detect, as a mold closure position, a position when the variation rate reaches a preset ratio. The mold clamping apparatus is previously operated in the closure position detection mode so as to store, as a reference value, the mold closure position at which a target mold clamping force is obtained. In production operation, the mold clamping apparatus is operated in the closure position detection mode so as to obtain an actual mold closure position (detection value). The mold clamping force is corrected on the basis of a deviation of the detection value from the reference value.

Abstract: In a mold closure position detection method, a mold closure position is detected on the basis of a variation in a physical quantity because of closure of a mold. The method comprises detecting an amount of movement of a movable platen, or a crosshead in the case where the mold clamping apparatus is of a toggle type, during closure of the mold; detecting a variation in the physical quantity because of closure of the mold; obtaining a rate of variation (which encompasses an amount of variation) in the physical quantity to a predetermined amount of movement of the movable platen or the crosshead; and detecting, as a mold closure position, a position of the movable platen or the crosshead when the variation rate reaches a preset ratio.