US4734025A
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Injection molding machine dwell control system
Assignee: Fanuc Corp
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Filing: 1985-09-04
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Granted: 1988-03-29
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Expires: 2005-09-04
Abstract
Abstract A dwell control system of an injection molding machine is adapted to drive an injection shaft by an electric motor (20) and to control the electric motor (20) by a numerical control unit (30). At the time of a dwell operation, the numerical control unit (30) operates the electric motor (20) under the application of a torque limit to apply a predetermined pressure to a molten material in a mold (4).
Inventors
- 👤 Hideaki Kawamura
- 👤 Nobuyuki Kiya
- 👤 Keiji Sakamoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 14:16
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C45/00; B29C45/17; B29C45/76; G; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/18; G05B19/19; G05B19/21; G05B19/23; G05B19/231; G05B19/237; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/30; G05B2219/45; G05B2219/45244
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
A dwell control system of an injection molding machine in which raw material chips in a hopper are fed into a cylinder by a screw rotated by a first electric motor and the raw material inside the cylinder is injected into a mold by movement of the screw, comprising: an injection shaft having a screw; injection shaft moving means for moving said injection shaft longitudinally inside the cylinder, said injection shaft moving means having a torque limit function; means for setting a final target position for said injection shaft moving means; means for commanding a predetermined position beyond the target position after said injection shaft has reached the final target position; and means for limiting pressure received by said injection shaft when the command for moving said injection shaft to the predetermined position beyond the final target position is received, said pressure limiting means comprising means for setting the torque limit function of said injection shaft moving means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
158 words
A dwell control system of an injection molding machine in which raw material chips in a hopper are fed into a cylinder by a screw rotated by a first electric motor and the raw material inside the cylinder is injected into a mold by movement of the screw, comprising: an injection shaft having a screw; injection shaft moving means for moving said injection shaft longitudinally inside the cylinder, said injection shaft moving means having a torque limit function; means for setting a final target position for said injection shaft moving means; means for commanding a predetermined position beyond the target position after said injection shaft has reached the final target position; and means for limiting pressure received by said injection shaft when the command for moving said injection shaft to the predetermined position beyond the final target position is received, said pressure limiting means comprising means for setting the torque limit function of said injection shaft moving means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A dwell control system of an injection molding machine according to claim 1, wherein said injection shaft moving means is a second electric motor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A dwell control system of an injection molding machine according to claim 1, wherein at least said injection shaft moving means is controlled by a numerical control unit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
A dwell control system of an injection molding machine according to claim 1, wherein the pressure limit of said means for limiting pressure received by said injection shaft when the command for moving said injection shaft to the predetermined position beyond the final target position is received, is variable.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
54 words
A dwell control system of an injection molding machine according to claim 4, wherein the pressure limit of said means for limiting pressure received by said injection shaft when the command for moving said injection shaft to the predetermined position beyond the final target position is received, is decreased with the passage of time.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
149 words
A dwell control system for an injection molding machine having a hopper for feeding raw material chips into a cylinder by a screw extending from a rotatable injection shaft, with the raw material chips being injected into a mold by a longitudinal movement of the screw, comprising: an electric motor, coupled to the injection shaft, for moving the injection shaft longitudinally inside the cylinder, said electric motor having a torque limit function; means for setting a final target position for the injection shaft; means for commanding a predetermined position beyond the final target position after the injection shaft has reached the final target position; and means for limiting pressure received by the injection shaft when the command for moving the injection shaft to the predetermined position beyond the final target position is received, said pressure limiting means comprising means for setting the torque limit function of said electric motor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
149 words
A dwell control system for an injection molding machine having a hopper for feeding raw material chips into a cylinder by a screw extending from a rotatable injection shaft, with the raw material chips being injected into a mold by a longitudinal movement of the screw, comprising: an electric motor, coupled to the injection shaft, for moving the injection shaft longitudinally inside the cylinder, said electric motor having a torque limit function; means for setting a final target position for the injection shaft; means for commanding a predetermined position beyond the final target position after the injection shaft has reached the final target position; and means for limiting pressure received by the injection shaft when the command for moving the injection shaft to the predetermined position beyond the final target position is received, said pressure limiting means comprising means for setting the torque limit function of said electric motor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A dwell control system for an injection molding machine according to claim 6, wherein said electric motor is controlled by a numerical control unit.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
A dwell control system for an injection molding machine according to claim 7, wherein the pressure limit of said pressure limiting means is variable.
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