Ejector valve plastic molding apparatus
OwnerYoshihiko Taniyamainventor
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Abstract
A molding apparatus for plastic objects which includes a valve which allows ejector pins to be positioned in close proximity to the valve needle. The valve includes a valve body and a flange surrounding at least a portion of the valve body such that the outer edges of the valve body and/or the flange may have slots which extend lengthwise from the top to the bottom of the valve. Depressed portions in the side portions of the flange and corresponding outer edges of the valve body may also extend through the length of the valve. The slots and depressed portions may be utilized for positioning ejector pins in close proximity to the valve needle.
Claims17
In a plastic injection molding device including a nozzle valve assembly having a centralized opening for dispensing plastic material and an ejector pin adapted to eject molded objects from said molding device, the improvement comprising:
- means for allowing placement of said ejector pin a first radial distance from said nozzle centralized opening of said valve assembly, wherein said first radial distance is less than a second radial distance from said centralized opening of said valve assembly to an outermost edge of said valve assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.