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US5153149A
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Injection apparatus having a check valve abnormality detector
Assignee: Fanuc Corp
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Filing: 1991-04-29
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Granted: 1992-10-06
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Expires: 2011-04-29
Abstract
Abstract An injection apparatus of an injection-molding machine is described, including a servomotor for screw rotation including a pulse coder, the motor being driven in accordance with the difference between a command output from a control section of the injection-molding machine and an output from the pulse coder, thereby rotating a screw. During injection and pressure hold processes in which the motor is rendered nonoperative, the screw rotates as molten resin flows backward, if a check valve attached to the screw does not function normally, and this situation is detected as an abnormality of the check valve by a control section.
Inventors
- 👤 Hideo Naito
- 👤 Masao Kamiguchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 13:22
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C45/00; B29C45/17; B29C45/76; B29C45/768; B29C45/46; B29C45/47; B29C45/50; B29C45/52
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
An injection apparatus having a check valve abnormality detector, said injection apparatus, comprising: a screw for injecting resin, said screw being rotatably driven by drive means; a check valve mounted for rotation with the screw; means for storing predetermined permissible limits of rotary torque exerted by the resin on the screw; torque detecting means, connected to the drive means, for detecting an actual rotary torque exerted by the resin on the screw during an injection and pressure hold; means for detecting an occurrence of abnormality of said check valve, when the rotary torque detected by said torque detecting means deviates from the predetermined permissible limits, during the injection and pressure hold, said occurrence of abnormality being indicative of check valve malfunction; means for indicating to an operator of the injection apparatus occurrence of the abnormality; and means for stopping the drive means to interrupt the injection and pressure hold upon detection of the abnormality.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
An injection apparatus having a check valve abnormality detector, said injection apparatus, comprising: a screw for injecting resin, said screw being rotatably driven by drive means; a check valve mounted for rotation with the screw; means for storing predetermined permissible limits of rotary torque exerted by the resin on the screw; torque detecting means, connected to the drive means, for detecting an actual rotary torque exerted by the resin on the screw during an injection and pressure hold; means for detecting an occurrence of abnormality of said check valve, when the rotary torque detected by said torque detecting means deviates from the predetermined permissible limits, during the injection and pressure hold, said occurrence of abnormality being indicative of check valve malfunction; means for indicating to an operator of the injection apparatus occurrence of the abnormality; and means for stopping the drive means to interrupt the injection and pressure hold upon detection of the abnormality.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
74 words
The injection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said screw further comprises: a screw body, said screw being located so as to be subjected to the torque as molten resin flows backward, even when said drive means is in a nonoperating state, if said check valve does not function normally, said torque detecting means detects the torque acting on said screw when said drive means is nonoperating, thereby detecting abnormality of said check valve.
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