Plastic-mold cutting apparatus using supersonic waves
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Harmo
InventorTomio Hama
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Abstract
A plastic-mold cutting apparatus using supersonic waves, equipped with a horn allowed to vibrate by supersonic waves from a supersonic oscillator, applies its horn on a plastic mold to cut the plastic mold at a prescribed position by use of the vibrational energy of the horn. An oscillating mechanism containing the supersonic oscillator and horn is provided stationary. A pressing element for pressing the mold placed on the horn is provided so as to be capable of moving in the direction toward the horn. The structure that the pressing element possible to be of light weight is designed to move, leads to decrease in size and weight of the apparatus and to establishment of an excellent oscillating system.
Claims5
A plastic mold cutting apparatus for cutting plastic mold by supersonic waves, comprising:
- a base having an open surface,
- means for generating supersonic waves connected to the base, said means for generating supersonic waves including a supersonic oscillator, and a horn connected to the oscillator and having an upper end, said horn extending through the base so that the upper end of the horn is located adjacent to the upper surface of the base,
- means for pressing the plastic mold onto the upper end of the horn, said pressing means including a pressing element, a holder connected to the pressing element for holding at least a part of the plastic mold to be cut and a first moving device for vertically moving the pressing element with the holder, and
- means for supporting the pressing means including rails connected to the base, a support element connected to the rails and supporting the pressing means, and a second moving device connected between the base and the support element for moving the support element relative to the base, whereby after the plastic mold to be cut is placed on the upper end of the horn, said second moving device is actuated to locate the pressing element above the plastic mold, and then the first moving device is actuated to move the pressing element for holding the plastic mold between the pressing element and the horn, the plastic mold held between the pressing element and the horn being cut by the supersonic waves generated by the oscillator.
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