US4685876A
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Toggle injection molding clamping force monitor
Assignee: Milacron Inc
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Filing: 1986-03-24
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Granted: 1987-08-11
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Expires: 2006-03-24
Abstract
Abstract The mold clamping force exerted in a toggle plastic injection molding machine is measured by determining the amount the tie rods stretch. A link is clamped on a lower tie rod near the backing platen and supports a contact that is adjustable in the direction of tie rod stretch. The contact in turn engages a probe portion of a sensor that is secured to the machine base. The contact, hence the sensor probe, move the amount that the tie rod stretches at the point of clamping. The motion is directly proportional to clamping force which latter can then be adjusted by operating the adjusting nut drive motor a suitable amount.
Inventors
- 👤 Anthony A. Loscei
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 11:04
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C45/00; B29C45/17; B29C45/76; B29C45/7653
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
233 words
A toggle plastic injection molding machine comprising a machine frame; a back platen; a fixed platen; a plurality of tie rods connected between said back and fixed platens to resist forces tending to move said platens apart and to place said tie rods in tension; ways supported on said frame between said platens; a movable mold platen supported on said ways between said back and fixed platens with said tie rods slidably passing therethrough; clamping means including a toggle linkage between said back platen and said movable platen for moving the latter on said ways to and from said fixed platen; said tie rods being placed in tension when respective mold halves on said moving and fixed mold platens are clamped together by said clamping means moving said moving platen toward said fixed mold platen; a link attached to one of said tie rods adjacent to said back platen; a mechanical contact supported on said link facing toward said movable platen to move in proportion to the elongation of said tie rod; a sensing means supported from said frame between said back and movable platens to sense tie rod stretch by relative motion between said contact and said frame and to provide a signal representative of and responsive to such relative motion; and a movable probe element part of said sensing means extending therefrom toward said contact and being engageable by said contact.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
233 words
A toggle plastic injection molding machine comprising a machine frame; a back platen; a fixed platen; a plurality of tie rods connected between said back and fixed platens to resist forces tending to move said platens apart and to place said tie rods in tension; ways supported on said frame between said platens; a movable mold platen supported on said ways between said back and fixed platens with said tie rods slidably passing therethrough; clamping means including a toggle linkage between said back platen and said movable platen for moving the latter on said ways to and from said fixed platen; said tie rods being placed in tension when respective mold halves on said moving and fixed mold platens are clamped together by said clamping means moving said moving platen toward said fixed mold platen; a link attached to one of said tie rods adjacent to said back platen; a mechanical contact supported on said link facing toward said movable platen to move in proportion to the elongation of said tie rod; a sensing means supported from said frame between said back and movable platens to sense tie rod stretch by relative motion between said contact and said frame and to provide a signal representative of and responsive to such relative motion; and a movable probe element part of said sensing means extending therefrom toward said contact and being engageable by said contact.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A toggle plastic injection molding machine according to claim 1, wherein: said link further includes clamping means for securing said link to said one tie rod.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
A toggle plastic injection molding machine according to claim 1, wherein: said sensing means is a linear variable differential transformer having a core, a resilient bias means, and said probe element thereof supports said core and is resiliently biased toward said contact by said bias means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A toggle plastic injection molding machine according to claim 1, wherein: said mechanical contact further includes an adjusting screw threadably engaging said link.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
74 words
A toggle plastic injection molding machine according to claim 1, wherein: said link further includes clamping means for securing said link to said one tie rod; said sensing means is a linear variable differential transformer having a core, a resilient bias means, and said probe element thereof supports said core and is resiliently biased toward said contact by said bias means; and said mechanical contact further includes an adjusting screw threadably engaging said link.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
59 words
A toggle plastic injection molding machine according to claim 1, wherein: said sensing means is a linear variable differential transformer having a core, a resilient bias means, and said probe element thereof supports said core and is resiliently biased toward said contact by said bias means; and said mechanical contact further includes an adjusting screw threadably engaging said link.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A toggle plastic injection molding machine according to claim 1, further comprising: means responsive to said sensing means for displaying an indication of said a signal representative of the amount of said relative motion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
46 words
A toggle plastic injection molding machine according to claim 7, wherein: said sensing means is a linear variable differential transformer having a core, a resilient bias means, and said probe element thereof supports said core and is resiliently biased toward said contact by said bias means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A toggle plastic injection molding machine according to claim 7, wherein: said mechanical contact further includes an adjusting screw threadably engaging said link.
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