Patents by Inventor Wann-Fu Su

Wann-Fu Su has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7077637
    Abstract: The present invention is a force detecting controlling device for a screw of an injection molding machine, which utilities a load cell as a force sensor for injection, holding pressure and back pressure. The load cell arranged on a rear fixed plate directly detects a force applied onto a ball screw nut. Because the ball screw nut is fastened on the load cell, and the load cell is fixed on the rear fixed plate, the force on a ball screw is directly transmitted to the ball screw nut. Therefore, a total value of the force on the ball screw produced by back pressure and friction among mechanical parts are equal to a force value of the ball screw nut applying onto the load cell. The injection force detected via the load cell for an instant response reaches a close loop control and procedures of holding pressure and back pressure are specifically controlled as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chia-Chun Hsu, Wann-Fu Su, Ming-Chi Chen, Chuan-Feng Chen
  • Patent number: 6752619
    Abstract: A clamping unit for use in an injection molding machine is proposed, wherein a plurality of tie bars are symmetrically positioned and mounted in parallel to corners of a front platen and a rear platen, and a movable platen is movably sleeved about the tie bars and positioned between the front and rear platens. A servo-motor mounted on the rear platen acts as a power source for operating the clamping unit. A belt-gear mechanism associated with the servo-motor transmits torque force and turning speed provided from the servo-motor to a ball screw transmission mechanism connected to the belt-gear mechanism. The ball screw transmission mechanism converts the torque force into axial pushing force, so as to drive a toggle linkage mechanism that interconnects the rear platen and the movable platen, and move the movable platen along the tie bars for performing mold-opening and mold-clamping operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ken-Hsien Lai, Wann-Fu Su, Kuo-Hsiung Lin
  • Publication number: 20040071809
    Abstract: The present invention is a force detecting controlling device of a screw for an injection molding machine, which adopts a load cell to be as a force sensor for injection, holding pressure and back pressure. The load cell arranged on a rear fixed plate directly detects a force applied onto a ball screw nut. Because the ball screw nut is fastened on the load cell, and the load cell is fixed on the rear fixed plate, further, force on a ball screw is directly transmitted to the ball screw nut, therefore, a total value of the force on the ball screw, force produced by back pressure and friction among mechanical parts are equal to a force value of the ball screw nut applying onto the load cell. To accurately control the injection pressure is the basic requirement for precision injection, that is, the injection force may be very truthful.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chia-Chun Hsu, Wann-Fu Su, Ming-Chi Chen, Chuan-Feng Chen
  • Publication number: 20030113400
    Abstract: A clamping unit for use in an injection molding machine is proposed, wherein a plurality of tie bars are symmetrically positioned and mounted in parallel to corners of a front platen and a rear platen, and a movable platen is movably sleeved about the tie bars and positioned between the front and rear platens. A servo-motor mounted on the rear platen acts as a power source for operating the clamping unit. A belt-gear mechanism associated with the servo-motor transmits torque force and turning speed provided from the servo-motor to a ball screw transmission mechanism connected to the belt-gear mechanism. The ball screw transmission mechanism converts the torque force into axial pushing force, so as to drive a toggle linkage mechanism that interconnects the rear platen and the movable platen, and move the movable platen along the tie bars for performing mold-opening and mold-clamping operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Ken-Hsien Lai, Wann-Fu Su, Kuo-Hsiung Lin
  • Publication number: 20020110618
    Abstract: An apparatus having a movable mold clamping seat for high temperature fluid injection molding includes a barrel supporting seat, a barrel, a injecting nozzle, a set of hydraulic cylinders, a static platen, a movable plate and a mold. The barrel supporting seat is jointed to a machine body. The barrel has one end fixed to the barrel supporting seat, and the injecting nozzle is fixed to the other end. The static platen is movable on the machine body. One end of each hydraulic cylinder is fixed to the barrel supporting seat, while the end of is fixed to the static platen. The center lines of the hydraulic cylinders are in the same plane as the center line of the barrel. By pulling the hydraulic cylinder, the injecting nozzle passes through a hole in the static platen to contact a sprue bushing for injecting a high temperature fluid into the mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Lang-Fu Tsai, Hsin-Hung Lin, Yuh-Long Lin, Hsuan Peng, Chi-Shien Lee, Wen-Min Hsu, Ming-Lang Chang, Wann-Fu Su
  • Patent number: 6371196
    Abstract: An injection molding apparatus has a barrel for conveying a molten substance, a screw, a first base for supporting the barrel, a power unit, a second base for supporting the power unit, links, a motor, a screw driver, a plurality of injection guide links, and an injection connecting plate. The first base is threadedly secured to the bed. The barrel has one end secured to the first base. The power unit is fixed on the second base. The links each have one end connected to the first base and the other end connected to the second base. The screw driver between the bases is moved under the guidance of the injection guide links. The injection guide links penetrate through the second base, having one end secured to the screw driver with the injection connecting plate provided in the second base. The injection connecting plate is pivotably secured to the power unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Lang-Fu Tsai, Hsin-Hung Lin, Yuh-Long Lin, Hsuan Peng, Chi-Shien Lee, Wen-Min Hsu, Ming-Lang Chang, Wann-Fu Su