Injection control method of die cast machine

Claim 2

An injection control method of a die cast machine for injecting a molten metal into a mold cavity by advancement of an injection cylinder and then boosting the molten metal by advancement of an oil-pressure intensifier comprising the steps of: detecting a stroke-end position of the injection cylinder when injection of the molten metal into the mold cavity is completed; determining a boost-start position at a distance equal to a predetermined standard boost stroke backward from the stroke-end position, the boost-start position identifying when a boosting-signal is to be provided; advancing the injection cylinder to inject the molten metal into the mold cavity; and providing the boosting-signal to control the advancement of the oil-pressure intensifier when the stroke of the injection cylinder reaches the boost-start position.

Claim 3

The injection control method of the die cast machine according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of: detecting an actual stroke-end position of the oil-pressure intensifier; and adjusting the boost-start position to maintain an actual stroke of the oil-pressure intensifier constant.

Claim 4

The injection control method of the die cast machine according to claim 2, wherein said step for detecting the actual stroke-end position of the oil-pressure intensifier is repeated multiple times to calculate an average value of the actual stroke-end position off the oil-pressure intensifier; and the adjusting step comprises the steps of: comparing the average value with one of an upper limit calculated by adding a tolerance to a set value of the stroke-end position of the oil-pressure intensifier and a lower limit calculated by subtracting the tolerance from the set value; adjusting the boost-start position by a predetermined corrected value to delay providing the boosting-signal when the average value is greater than the upper limit; and adjusting the boost-start position by a predetermined corrected value to expedite providing the boosting signal when the average value is less than the lower limit.

Claim 5

The injection control method of the die case machine according to claim 1, wherein the standard boost stroke is set in accordance with the mold cavity, the oil-pressure intensifier and a predetermined boosting capability.

Claim 6

The injection control method of the die cast machine according to claim 1, wherein the boost-start position is determined by repeating detection of the stroke-end position of the injection cylinder multiple times to obtain a plurality of detected values, averaging the detected values to calculate an average value, and subtracting the standard boost stroke value from the average value.

Claim 7

An injection control method of a die cast machine for injecting a molten metal into a mold cavity in accordance with advancement of an injection plunger and for slowing down the injection plunger just before completing injection of the molten meal into the mold cavity comprising the steps of: determining a stroke of the injection plunger after slowing-down of the injection plunger and a set value of a stopping position of the injection plunger; calculating a start point of the slowing-down of the injection plunger by subtracting a value representing the stroke after the slowing-down from the set value of the plunger stopping position; providing a slowing-down control command to restrict a degree of divergence of an injection speed control valve for controlling movement of the injection plunger when a front end portion of the injection plunger reaches the start point of the slowing-down of the injection plunger; measuring a detected value of the stopping position of the injection plunger; recalculating the start point of the slowing-down by subtracting a value representing the stroke after slowing-down from the detected value of the plunger stopping position; and recalculating the start point of the slowing-down for a plurality of casting cycles.

Claim 8

An injection control method of a die cast machine for injecting a molten metal into a mold cavity in accordance with advancement of an injection plunger and for slowing down the injection plunger just before completing injection of the molten meal into the mold cavity comprising the steps of: determining a stroke of the injection plunger after slowing-down of the injection plunger and a set value of a stopping position of the injection plunger; calculating a start point of the slowing-down of the injection plunger by subtracting a value representing the stroke after the slowing-down from the set value of the plunger stopping position; providing a slowing-down control command to restrict a degree of divergence of an injection speed control valve for controlling movement of the injection plunger when a front end portion of the injection plunger reaches the start point of the slowing-down of the injection plunger; measuring a detected value of the stopping position of the injection plunger; recalculating the start point of the slowing-down by subtracting a value representing the stroke after slowing-down from the detected value of the plunger stopping position; and recalculating the start point of the slowing-down for a plurality of casting cycles.

Claim 9

The injection control method of the die cast machine according to claim 6, wherein a rate of the slowing-down of the injection plunger is variable.

Claim 10

The injection control method of the die cast machine according to claim 6, further comprising the steps of: conducting predetermined molten metal compensation control when the measured detected value of the stopping position of the injection plunger is outside of a predetermined tolerance; and recalculating the start point for slowing-down based on the predetermined molten metal compensation control.

Claim 11

The injection control method of the die cast machine according to claim 6, further comprising the step of conducting predetermined molten metal compensation control during predetermined casting cycles.

Claim 12

The injection control method of the die cast machine according to claim 6, wherein the stroke after slowing-down is set in accordance with the mold cavity, the oil-pressure intensifier and a predetermined boosting capability.

Claim 13

The injection control method of the die cast machine according to claim 6, wherein the set value of the plunger stopping position is calculated by subtracting a value representing a thickness of a remaining portion of the molten metal solidified at the front end portion of the plunger after injecting the molten metal into the mold cavity from a value equal to a complete stroke of the injection plunger.

Claim 14

The injection control method of the die cast machine according to claim 6, further comprising the steps of: determining the stopping position of the injecting plunger multiple times; averaging the detected plunger stopping positions to obtain an average value; and calculated the start point of slowing-down by subtracting a value representing the stroke after slowing-down from the average value.