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US5374183A
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Molding apparatus with rotatable sprue bushing
Assignee: Epson TcForm Corp
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Filing: 1992-11-12
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Granted: 1994-12-20
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Expires: 2012-11-12
Abstract
Abstract A molding apparatus includes a rotatable sprue bushing mounted in mold halves and formed with a sprue therein for introducing material into a mold cavity. The sprue communicates with a gate, as an outlet of the sprue, located at a position radially displaced from a center axis of the sprue bushing. Since the sprue bushing is rotated by a ring gear driven by a motor provided in or beside the mold half, the gate of the sprue rotates around the center axis when molten resin is introduced into the mold cavity, and therefore, the molding apparatus can eliminate localization of stress in molded articles, thereby improving quality of the molded articles.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Takeuchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 19:04
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C45/00; B29C45/17; B29C45/26; B29C45/27; B29C45/2701; B29C45/2703; B29C45/46; B29C45/56; B29C45/5605; B29C2045/2706; B29L; B29L2015/00; B29L2015/003
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A molding apparatus for molding articles by introducing molten resin into a mold cavity thereof, comprising: a stationary mold half; a movable mold half capable of moving relative to said stationary mold half so as to come into contact with said stationary mold half to define said mold cavity for forming said article; a rotary member mounted in one of said stationary and movable mold halves so as to be rotatable about a center rotation axis of the rotatable member, said rotary member having a passage with a resin inlet located on said center rotation axis, and a gate which opens to said mold cavity located at a position radially displaced from said center rotation axis; and drive means for driving said rotary member to rotate about said center rotation axis while filling the molten resin into said mold cavity through said resin passage.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
A molding apparatus for molding articles by introducing molten resin into a mold cavity thereof, comprising: a stationary mold half; a movable mold half capable of moving relative to said stationary mold half so as to come into contact with said stationary mold half to define said mold cavity for forming said article; a rotary member mounted in one of said stationary and movable mold halves so as to be rotatable about a center rotation axis of the rotatable member, said rotary member having a passage with a resin inlet located on said center rotation axis, and a gate which opens to said mold cavity located at a position radially displaced from said center rotation axis; and drive means for driving said rotary member to rotate about said center rotation axis while filling the molten resin into said mold cavity through said resin passage.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A molding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said passage has a curved portion for discharging molten resin radially outward of said center rotation axis.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
A molding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said drive means includes a driven gear fixedly provided around said rotary member and a drive gear meshing with said driven gear provided within said one of said stationary and movable mold halves.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A molding apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said drive gear meshes with an intermediate gear provided within said one of said mold halves.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
A molding apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said drive means further includes a drive motor for driving said drive gear installed within said one of said stationary and movable mold halves.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A molding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said mold cavity is for an article with a center hole thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A molding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said outlet rotates along the periphery of said mold cavity.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
A molding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said rotary member is a sprue bushing.
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