发明名称 Methods of Retrofitting Injection Molding Machines
摘要 An injection molding machine that uses a mold and a native controller to operate according to an original mold cycle to mold plastic objects is retrofitted with a retrofit controller; the retrofitted machine uses the mold and the retrofit controller to operate according to a retrofit mold cycle to mold plastic objects.
申请公布号 US2016096303(A1) 申请公布日期 2016.04.07
申请号 US201514968937 申请日期 2015.12.15
申请人 iMFLUX Inc. 发明人 Altonen Gene Michael;Dodd Michael Thomas
分类号 B29C45/77 主分类号 B29C45/77
代理机构 代理人
主权项 1. A method of retrofitting an injection molding machine, the method comprising: retrofitting an injection molding machine that molds production versions of plastic objects, wherein the injection molding machine includes an injection unit, a nozzle in fluid communication with the injection unit, a mold in fluid communication with the nozzle, and a native controller that is programmed with at least a portion of an original mold cycle for the mold, wherein the original mold cycle has a maximum original injection pressure, and wherein the native controller at least partially controls injection pressures of the machine according to the original mold cycle, wherein the retrofitting includes: providing a retrofit controller that is programmed with at least a portion of a retrofit mold cycle for the mold, wherein the retrofit mold cycle has a maximum retrofit injection pressure that is 10-60% less than the maximum original injection pressure; and establishing signal communication between an output of the retrofit controller and the injection molding machine, such that the retrofit controller at least partially controls injection pressures of the machine according to the retrofit mold cycle.
地址 Cincinnati OH US