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US 5,429,492 AGranted
Plastic molding apparatus
OwnerYoshihiko Taniyamainventor
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Abstract
A molding apparatus for plastic parts which includes a stationary core plate and a moveable cavity plate used to form a mold cavity, and an ejector plate with pins utilized to eject the molded part from the apparatus. The valve used to inject the liquid plastic, which may be coupled to the core plate or the cavity plate, is always located on the same side of the plastic part as the ejector plate.
Claims5
A plastic injection molding device including a cavity for molding at least one object having a front side and a back side, said device comprising:
- at least one valve for controlling flow of mold material to said cavity including,
- a nozzle portion leading to the cavity, and
- a valve needle for controlling flow of said mold
- material through said nozzle portion into the cavity;
- an ejector plate having a plurality of ejector pins attached thereto and extending perpendicularly therefrom;
- first actuating means for reciprocating said valve needle relative to said ejector plate including,
- a first end fastened to said ejector plate, and
- a second end fastened to said valve needle such that
- said valve needle extends from said ejector plate;
- and
- second actuating means for actuating said ejector plate for moving said valve needle and said ejector pins in unison to eject said object from the cavity;
- wherein said valve needle and said ejector pins are positioned to make contact with only the back side of the object.
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