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US 2016/0243739 A1Published application
Injection-Molding Tool with Integrated Air Jets
AssigneeFord Motor Company
InventorJunko Pauken
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Abstract
An injection-molding tool includes a first die having a first surface, and a second die having a second surface. The first and second surfaces cooperate to define a part cavity when the tool is closed. The tool also includes at least one jet disposed on the first surface for blowing gas toward the second surface to remove debris from the second surface.
Claims20
An injection-molding tool comprising:
- a first die having a first surface;
- a second die having a second surface cooperating with the first surface to define a part cavity when the tool is closed;
- and
- at least one jet disposed on the first surface for blowing gas toward the second surface to remove debris from the second surface.
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A method of operating an injection-molding tool including first and second dies that each have a tool face, wherein at least one of the dies has jets, the method comprising:
- closing the dies to form a part cavity defined by the tool faces;
- injecting resin into the cavity;
- cooling the resin to form a part;
- opening the cavity;
- and
- blowing compressed gas through the jets to remove debris from the tool faces.
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An injection-molding tool comprising:
- a mold cavity having a first tool surface;
- a mold core having a second tool surface cooperating with the first tool surface to at least partially define a part cavity when the tool is closed;
- a cooling plate including coolant channels, and disposed adjacent to the mold cavity on a side opposite the mold core;
- and
- at least one jet disposed on the second tool surface for blowing gas toward the first tool surface to remove debris from the second surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.