Injection molding machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10099415-B2
Application number	US-201615089802-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 4, 2016
Priority date	Apr 6, 2015
Publication date	Oct 16, 2018
Grant date	Oct 16, 2018

Abstract

In an injection molding machine, a locking mechanism of a safety cover of the injection molding machine is operated to be in a locked state in a case where injection pressure inside an injection device is equal to or higher than a predetermined value. Accordingly, a maintenance work of the injection molding machine can be performed only in a state in which pressure inside an injection cylinder is sufficiently lowered, so that a risk of jetting of resin is lowered and safety of an operator can be secured.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An injection molding machine, comprising:
a first injection device which includes
a safety cover having a plurality of doors each of which is openable and closable, and
a screw covered by the safety cover;

a second injection device which includes
a nozzle, and
a screw;

a mold into which a resin is to be injected from the first and second injection devices, the mold covered by the safety cover;
an injection pressure detection unit for which the second injection device is an object for detection, the injection pressure detection unit configured to detect injection pressure inside the object for detection;
a locking mechanism configured to prevent opening of the plurality of doors of the safety cover; and
a lock control unit configured to control the locking mechanism, wherein
a first door of the plurality of doors of the safety cover is opened to permit access by the nozzle of the second injection device to the mold,
a second door of the plurality of doors of the safety cover is disposed in a straight line extending through the nozzle in a direction in which the resin is injected from the nozzle into the mold, and
the lock control unit is configured to set the locking mechanism to a locked state so as to inhibit opening of the second door of the safety cover, in response to the injection pressure inside the object for detection, the injection pressure being detected by the injection pressure detection unit, being equal to or higher than a predetermined value.

2. The injection molding machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a nozzle touch detection unit configured to detect a contact state of the nozzle with respect to the mold,
wherein
the lock control unit is configured to set the locking mechanism to the locked state so as to inhibit opening of the second door of the safety cover in response to both
the nozzle touch detection unit detecting the contact state of the nozzle with respect to the mold, and
the injection pressure inside the object for detection, the injection pressure being detected by the injection pressure detection unit, being equal to or higher than the predetermined value.

3. The injection molding machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a danger notification unit configured to provide notification in response to the injection pressure inside the object for detection, the injection pressure being detected by the injection pressure detection unit, being equal to or higher than the predetermined value.

4. The injection molding machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a safety cover opening operation detection unit configured to detect an action of trying to open the safety cover by an operator; and
a screw retraction control unit configured to retract the screw provided inside the object for detection in response to
the safety cover opening operation detection unit detecting the action of trying to open the safety cover, and
the injection pressure inside the object for detection, the injection pressure being detected by the injection pressure detection unit, being equal to or higher than the predetermined value.

5. An injection molding machine, comprising:
a first injection device which includes
at least one safety cover which is openable and closable, and
a screw;

a second injection device which includes
a nozzle, and
a screw;

a mold into which a resin is to be injected from the first and second injection devices;
an injection pressure detection unit for which the second injection device is an object for detection, the injection pressure detection unit configured to detect injection pressure inside the object for detection;
a locking mechanism configured to prevent opening of the safety cover; and
a lock control unit configured to control the locking mechanism, wherein
the safety cover is disposed in a straight line extending through the nozzle in a direction in which the resin is injected from the nozzle into the mold, and the safety cover is placed in the first injection device, and
the lock control unit is configured to set the locking mechanism to a locked state so as to inhibit opening of the safety cover, in response to the injection pressure inside the object for detection, the injection pressure being detected by the injection pressure detection unit, being equal to or higher than a predetermined value,
the injection molding machine further comprising:
a screw retraction control unit configured to retract the screw provided inside the object for detection in response to the injection pressure inside the object for detection, the injection pressure being detected by the injection pressure detection unit, being equal to or higher than the predetermined value at a point in time when a molding operation of the injection device is complete.

6. An injection molding machine, comprising:
a first injection device which includes at least one safety cover which is openable and closable and a screw;
a second injection device which includes a nozzle and a screw;
an injection pressure detection unit for which the second injection device is an object for detection and which detects injection pressure inside the object for detection;
a locking mechanism which prevents opening of the safety cover; and
a lock control unit which controls the locking mechanism; wherein
the safety cover is disposed in a direction in which a resin is injected from the nozzle, and
the lock control unit sets the locking mechanism to a locked state so as to inhibit opening of the safety cover in a case where injection pressure inside the object for detection, the injection pressure being detected by the injection pressure detection unit, is equal to or higher than a predetermined value,
the injection molding machine further comprising:
a safety cover opening operation detection unit which detects an action of trying to open the safety cover by an operator; and
a screw retraction control unit which retracts the screw that is provided inside the object for detection when the safety cover opening operation detection unit detects the action of trying to open the safety cover by an operator in the case where injection pressure inside the object for detection, the injection pressure being detected by the injection pressure detection unit, is equal to or higher than a predetermined value.

Assignees

• Fanuc Corp

Inventors

• Tanaka Kazuyoshi
• Maruyama Junpei

Classifications

• B29C45/64

  Mould opening, closing or clamping devices {(combined with means for plasticising or homogenising B29C45/70)} · CPC title

• B29L2031/757

  Moulds, cores, dies · CPC title

• B29C45/77 Primary

  of velocity or pressure of moulding material · CPC title

• B29C45/84 Primary

  Safety devices {(B29C45/7626 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B29C2945/76006

  Pressure · CPC title