Bubbler base
AssigneeProgressive Components International Corporation
InventorKenneth T. RUMORE
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A bubbler base or base body for accepting a bubbler tube that has an externally threaded section at one end of the bubbler tube. The bubbler base of this invention can be used to quickly attach the bubbler base already connected to a bubbler tube, without the need to form an internally threaded bore within a bottom clamp plate which is also referred to as a cooling plate and is conventionally known in the molding tool industry. A conventional bubbler tube can be attached to the bubbler base rather than to the bottom clamp plate or the cooling plate. The bubbler base can have an overall spool shape. An O-ring can be used to seal the bubbler base with respect to the bottom clamp plate or the cooling plate.
Claims20
In a molding tool having a clamp plate moveable with respect to a cavity, and a coolant flowing through a tube fixed with respect to the clamp plate, the improvement comprising:
- the clamp plate having a bore, a base replaceably mounted within the bore, the tube secured to said base, and said base forming fluidic communication between a coolant inlet and a passageway of said base.
In a molding tool having a clamp plate moveable with respect to a cavity, and a coolant flowing through a tube secured with respect to the clamp plate, the improvement comprising:
- the clamp plate having a bore, a spool-shaped base having a sealing end and a mounting end mounted within the bore, the tube secured to said base, an O-ring positioned between said base and the clamp plate, and said base forming fluidic communication between a coolant inlet and a passageway of said base.
In a method for supplying a coolant to a molding tool having a clamp plate moveable with respect to a cavity, wherein the coolant flows through a tube fixed with respect to the clamp plate, the improvement comprising:
- providing a bore within the clamp plate, replaceably mounting a base within the bore, securing the tube to said base, and forming fluidic communication between a coolant inlet and a passageway of said base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.