Injection molding tool and method for producing a molded part
AssigneeGerresheimer Regensburg GmbH
InventorsJosef Hutter, Sandra Lindner
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Abstract
An injection molding tool for producing a molded part and a corresponding method are disclosed. The injection mold tool comprises a first tool mold half and a second tool mold half, which together with a first slider and at least one second slider define a free space for the molded part to be produced. A lever which is pretensioned with an elastic element is assigned to an end switch such that a movable and free end of the lever cooperates with the end switch due to a movement of the first slider.
Claims9
An injection molding tool for producing a molded part, the injection molding tool comprising:
- a first tool mold half and a second tool mold half that, together with a first slider and at least one second slider, define a free space for the molded part to be produced;
- a front topology formed on the first slider;
- an edge topology formed on the second slider, wherein at least a substantial portion of the front topology of the first slider lies fully against the edge topology of the second slider when the first slider and the second slider have entered the injection mold tool;
- an end switch configured to determine a distance between the front topology of the first slider and the edge topology of the second slider;
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- a lever that is pretensioned with an elastic element and is assigned to the end switch such that a movable and free end of the lever interacts with the end switch,
- wherein the first slider is coupled to the pretensioned lever so that the distance between the front topology of the first slider and the edge topology of the second slider results in a distance of the movable and free end of the lever to the end switch.
A method for producing a molded part in an injection molding tool, the method comprising:
- closing the injection mold tool so that a first tool mold half and a second tool mold half are arranged opposite one another;
- inserting a first slider and at least one second slider into the first tool mold half and the second tool mold half, wherein a free space for the molded part to be produced is defined and at least a substantial portion of a front topology of the first slider lies fully against an edge topology of the second slider when the first slider and the second slider have entered the injection mold;
- injection molding a liquefied material into the free space to form the molded part;
- removing the front topology of the first slider from the edge topology of the second slider, the first slider being coupled to a pretensioned lever, the pretensioned lever being pretensioned with an elastic element;
- determining, via an end switch of the injection molding tool, a target distance between the front topology of the first slider and the edge topology of the second slider, wherein the target distance is transmitted into a greater distance at the end switch through a movable free end of the pretensioned lever;
- fully removing the first slider and the at least one second slider when the target distance is measured via the transmission by the lever;
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- opening the injection mold tool to facilitate an ejection of the molded part,
- wherein the first slider is coupled to the pretensioned lever so that the target distance between the front topology of the first slider and the edge topology of the second slider results in a distance of the movable free end of the lever to the end switch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.