Mold split insert
AssigneeHusky Injection Holding Systems Ltd.
InventorsDavid Dubuis, Mathieu Trusgnach, Marco Duarte
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Abstract
A mold split insert for use in a molding stack assembly, and in particular a preform mold neck ring insert for use in an injection molding stack assembly for making bottle mold preforms. The split insert comprises a body with a molding surface configured thereon. The split insert also includes a coolant channel configured in the body with a partition arranged therein. The partition dividing a portion of the coolant channel into a first and a second branch. A transfer coolant channel is configured between the branches.
Claims78
A mold split insert configured to cooperate, in a complementary pair thereof, in a molding insert stack assembly for producing a molded article, the mold split insert comprising:
- a body;
- a molding surface configured on the body;
- and
- an effective coolant channel-configured in the body, the effective coolant channel includes a first effective channel segment;
- having
- a partition arranged in the effective coolant channel to divide the first effective channel segment into a first branch and a second branch, and the partition configured to define a transfer coolant channel to connect the first branch with the second branch.
A molding insert stack assembly comprising:
- a plurality of molding inserts that are configured to cooperate in configuring a molding cavity therebetween;
- the plurality of molding inserts including:
- a complementary pair of mold split inserts;
- each of the mold split inserts comprising:
- a body;
- a molding surface configured on the body;
- and
- an effective coolant channel configured in the body, having
- the effective coolant channel includes a first effective channel segment;
- a partition arranged in the effective coolant channel to divide the first effective channel segment into a first branch and a second branch, and the partition configured to define a transfer coolant channel to connect the first branch with the second branch.
An injection mold comprising:
- a mold shoe;
- at least one molding stack assembly arranged within the mold shoe;
- the molding stack assembly comprising:
- a plurality of molding inserts that are configured to cooperate in configuring a molding cavity therebetween;
- the plurality of molding inserts including:
- a complementary pair of mold split inserts;
- each of the mold split inserts comprising:
- a body;
- a molding surface configured on the body;
- and
- an effective coolant channel configured in the body, having the effective coolant channel includes a first effective channel segment;
- a partition arranged in the effective coolant channel to divide the first effective channel segment into a first branch and a second branch, and the partition configured to define a transfer coolant channel to connect the first branch with the second branch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.