Method and apparatus for post-mold cooling a molded article
AssigneeHusky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.
InventorJoachim Johannes Niewels
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Abstract
Disclosed, amongst other things, is a method, molding machine, and computer-readable product for post-mold cooling a molded article (2), comprising balancing cooling rates during the post-mold cooling so that the molded article (2) reaches a target exit temperature at a point of time that substantially coincides with a point of time when the molded article (2) is removed from post-mold cooling.
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A method of post-mold cooling of a molded article, the molded article having just been molded within mold halves, the method comprising:
- receiving, in a post-mold device, the molded article;
- subjecting the molded article to post-mold cooling, the post-mold cooling including:
- balancing cooling rates during the post-mold cooling of the molded article so that the molded article reaches a target exit temperature, which substantially precludes post-ejection defects, at a point of time that substantially coincides with removal of the molded article from post-mold cooling.
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A computer-readable product for use with a controller comprising:
- a computer readable medium embodying one or more instructions executable by the controller, the one or more instructions including:
- controller executable instructions for instructing a post-mold device for (i) receiving a molded article, the molded article having been just molded within the mold halves;
- and (ii) subjecting the molded article to post-mold cooling by balancing cooling rates during the post-mold cooling of the molded article so that the molded article reaches a target exit temperature, which substantially precludes post-ejection defects, at a point of time that substantially coincides with removal of the molded article from post-mold cooling.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.