Reduced Size Runner for an Injection Mold System

摘要

A runner system for a multi-cavity injection molding system, the runner system having runners of reduced size.

主权项

1. A runner system for an injection molding machine, the runner system comprising a plurality of runner branches including a plurality of final runner branches, with each of the final runner branches connecting into one of one or more mold cavities of the injection molding machine, wherein:
at least one mold cavity, of the one or more mold cavities, is configured to mold a part, which has a particular gate thickness; and at least one final runner branch, of the final runner branches connecting into the at least one mold cavity, has a hydraulic diameter that is 0.5-1.5 times the particular gate thickness.