Wear Resistant Assembly for Contacting Components of Mold-Tool System
AssigneeHusky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.
InventorsSarah Kathleen Overfield, Stephen Linwood Gray, Douglas Oliver Hall
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Abstract
A mold-tool system (10), comprising: a first component (12) defining a first passageway (13) configured to convey, in use, a flowable molding material; a second component (14) defining a second passageway (15) configured to: (i) be in fluid communication with the first passageway (13), and (ii) convey, in use, the flowable molding material. A wear-resistant assembly (16) contacts, at least in part, the first component (12) and the second component (14).
Claims16
A mold-tool system (10), comprising:
- a first component (12) defining a first passageway (13) configured to convey, in use, a flowable molding material;
- a second component (14) defining a second passageway (15) configured to:
- (i) be in fluid communication with the first passageway (13), and (ii) convey, in use, the flowable molding material;
- and
- a wear-resistant assembly (16) contacting, at least in part, the first component (12) and the second component (14).
The mold-tool system (10) of any preceding claim, wherein:
- the second passageway (15) is in fluid communication with the first passageway (13) at a sealing interface (101) between the first component (12) and the second component (14);
- and
- the wear-resistant assembly (16) is positioned, at least in part, proximate to the sealing interface (101).
The mold-tool system (10) of any preceding claim, wherein:
- the wear-resistant assembly (16) is received, at least in part, by the first component (12).
The mold-tool system (10) of any preceding claim, wherein:
- the wear-resistant assembly (16) is received, at least in part, by the second component (14).
The mold-tool system (10) of any preceding claim, wherein:
- the wear-resistant assembly (16) is received, at least in part, by the first component (12) and by the second component (14).
The mold-tool system (10) of any preceding claim, wherein:
- the wear-resistant assembly (16) includes:
- a first wear-resistant assembly (106) received, at least in part, by the first component (12);
- and
- a second wear-resistant assembly (108) received, at least in part, by the second component (14).
The mold-tool system (10) of any preceding claim, wherein:
- the wear-resistant assembly (16) includes:
- a first wear-resistant assembly (106) received, at least in part, by the first component (12);
- and
- a second wear-resistant assembly (108) received, at least in part, by the second component (14),
- the first wear-resistant assembly (106) contacting, at least in part, the second wear-resistant assembly (108).
The mold-tool system (10) of any preceding claim, wherein:
- the wear-resistant assembly (16) includes:
- a first wear-resistant assembly (106) received, at least in part, by the first component (12);
- and
- a second wear-resistant assembly (108) received, at least in part, by the second component (14),
- the first wear-resistant assembly (106) contacting, at least in part, the second component (14),
- the second wear-resistant assembly (108) contacting, at least in part, the first component (12), and
- the first wear-resistant assembly (106) not contacting the second wear-resistant assembly (108).
The mold-tool system (10) of any preceding claim, wherein:
- the first component (12) includes a nozzle assembly (200), and the first passageway (13) includes a nozzle-melt channel (202) defined by the nozzle assembly (200);
- and
- the second component (14) includes a nozzle-tip assembly (300), and the second passageway (15) includes a tip-melt channel (302) defined by the nozzle-tip assembly (300).
The mold-tool system (10) of any preceding claim, wherein:
- the first component (12) includes a nozzle assembly (200), and the first passageway (13) includes a nozzle-melt channel (202) defined by the nozzle assembly (200);
- and
- the second component (14) includes a manifold assembly (400), and the second passageway (15) includes a manifold melt channel (402) defined by the nozzle-tip assembly (300).
The mold-tool system (10) of any preceding claim, wherein:
- the first component (12) includes a cross-manifold assembly (500), and the first passageway (13) includes a cross-manifold melt channel (502) defined by the cross-manifold assembly (500);
- and
- the second component (14) includes a main-manifold assembly (600), and the second passageway (15) includes a main-manifold melt channel (602) defined by the main-manifold assembly (600).
The mold-tool system (10) of any preceding claim, wherein:
- the first component (12) includes a cross-manifold assembly (500), and the first passageway (13) includes a cross-manifold melt channel (502) defined by the cross-manifold assembly (500);
- and
- the second component (14) includes a transfer-sprue assembly (700), and the second passageway (15) includes a transfer-sprue melt channel (702) defined by the transfer-sprue assembly (700).
A method of operating a mold-tool system (10), the method comprising:
- conveying a flowable molding material along a first passageway (13) defined by a first component (12);
- conveying a flowable molding material along a second passageway (15) defined by a second component (14);
- fluidly communicating the first passageway (13) with the second passageway (15);
- and
- contacting a wear-resistant assembly (16) with the first component (12) and the second component (14).
A molding system (900) having the mold-tool system (10) of any preceding claim.
A runner system having the mold-tool system (10) of any preceding claim.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.