Injection molding machine and control method for injection molding machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10759100-B2
Application number	US-201816130077-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 13, 2018
Priority date	Sep 20, 2017
Publication date	Sep 1, 2020
Grant date	Sep 1, 2020

Abstract

An injection molding machine is equipped with a screw having a spline shaft formed with a spline on an outer circumferential surface, a bush having a spline hole formed with a spline on an inner circumferential surface, a linear motion motor for moving the bush in an axial direction of the screw, a rotational motion motor for rotating the bush about an axis of the screw, and a motor control unit which, in the case of fitting the spline shaft in the spline hole, controls the linear motion motor to advance the bush in a direction approaching the screw in a state that the bush and the screw are separated, and which controls the rotational motion motor to rotate the bush when the acquired output torque becomes equal to or larger than a first predetermined torque.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An injection molding machine comprising:
a screw including a spline shaft formed with a spline on an outer circumferential surface;
a bush including a spline hole formed with a spline on an inner circumferential surface;
a linear motion motor configured to move the bush in an axial direction of the screw;
a rotational motion motor configured to rotate the bush about an axis of the screw;
an output torque acquisition unit configured to acquire an output torque of the linear motion motor; and
a motor control unit configured to control the linear motion motor and the rotational motion motor,

wherein in a case of fitting the spline shaft in the spline hole, the motor control unit is configured to control the linear motion motor to advance the bush in a direction approaching the screw in a state that the bush and the screw are separated, and to control the rotational motion motor to rotate the bush when the acquired output torque becomes equal to or larger than a first predetermined torque.

2. The injection molding machine according to claim 1 , wherein when the acquired output torque becomes equal to or larger than the first predetermined torque, the motor control unit is configured to control the rotational motion motor to rotate the bush while controlling the linear motion motor to advance the bush.

3. The injection molding machine according to claim 2 , wherein after the motor control unit has controlled the rotational motion motor to rotate the bush, when the output torque becomes less than a second predetermined toque which is smaller than the first predetermined torque, the motor control unit is configured to control the rotational motion motor to stop the rotation of the bush, and thereafter, to control the linear motion motor to stop advance of the bush when the acquired output torque becomes equal to or larger than the first predetermined torque.

4. The injection molding machine according to claim 2 , wherein when an angle through which the bush has been rotated becomes equal to or larger than 360 degrees, the motor control unit is configured to control the rotational motion motor to stop the rotation of the bush, and to control the linear motion motor stop advance of the bush.

5. The injection molding machine according to claim 1 , wherein when the acquired output torque becomes equal to or larger than the first predetermined torque, the motor control unit is configured to:
control the linear motion motor to retract the bush a predetermined distance in a direction away from the screw,
then control the rotational motion motor to rotate the bush a predetermined angle, and
thereafter control the linear motion motor to advance the bush.

6. The injection molding machine according to claim 5 , wherein the motor control unit is configured to store a position of the bush when the acquired output torque becomes equal to or larger than the first predetermined torque, and
in a case that at the stored position of the bush, the acquired output torque is less than a second predetermined torque which is smaller than the first predetermined torque, and that at a position of the bush advanced beyond the stored position, the output torque becomes equal to or larger than the first predetermined torque, the motor control unit is configured to control the linear motion motor to stop advance of the bush.

7. The injection molding machine according to claim 5 , wherein after the angle through which the bush has been rotated becomes equal to or larger than 360 degrees, when the acquired output torque becomes equal to or larger than the first predetermined torque, the motor control unit is configured to control the linear motion motor to stop advance of the bush.

8. A control method for an injection molding machine that molds a molding,
the injection molding machine comprising:
a screw including a spline shaft formed with a spline on an outer circumferential surface;
a bush including a spline hole formed with a spline on an inner circumferential surface;
a linear motion motor configured to move the bush in an axial direction of the screw;
a rotational motion motor configured to rotate the bush about an axis of the screw; and
an output torque acquisition unit configured to acquire an output torque of the linear motion motor,
wherein in a case of fitting the spline shaft in the spline hole,
the linear motion motor is controlled to advance the bush in a direction approaching the screw in a state that the bush and the screw are separated, and
the rotational motion motor is controlled to rotate the bush when the acquired output torque becomes equal to or larger than a first predetermined torque.

9. The control method for the injection molding machine according to claim 8 , wherein when the acquired output torque becomes equal to or larger than the first predetermined torque, the rotational motion motor is controlled to rotate the bush while the linear motion motor is controlled to advance the bush.

10. The control method for the injection molding machine according to claim 9 , wherein after the rotational motion motor has been controlled to rotate the bush, when the output torque becomes a second predetermined toque which is smaller than the first predetermined torque, the rotational motion motor is controlled to stop the rotation of the bush, and thereafter, when the acquired output torque becomes equal to or larger than the first predetermined torque, the linear motion motor is controlled to stop advance of the bush.

11. The control method for the injection molding machine according to claim 9 , wherein when an angle through which the bush has been rotated becomes equal to or larger than 360 degrees, the rotational motion motor is controlled to stop the rotation of the bush, and the linear motion motor s controlled to stop advance of the bush.

12. The control method for the injection molding machine according to claim 8 , wherein when the acquired output torque becomes equal to or larger than the first predetermined torque, the linear motion motor is controlled to retract the bush a predetermined distance in a direction away from the screw,
the rotational motion motor is then controlled to rotate the bush a predetermined angle, and
the linear motion motor is thereafter controlled to advance the bush.

13. The control method for the injection molding machine according to claim 12 , wherein a position of the bush is stored when the acquired output torque becomes equal to or larger than the first predetermined torque, and
in a case that at the stored position of the bush, the acquired output torque is less than a second predetermined torque which is smaller than the first predetermined torque, and that at a position of the bush advanced beyond the stored position, the output torque becomes equal to or larger than the first predetermined torque, the linear motion motor is controlled to stop advance of the bush.

14. The control method for the injection molding machine according to claim 12 , wherein after the angle through which the bush has been rotated becomes equal to or larger than 360 degrees, when the acquired output torque becomes equal to or larger than the first predetermined torque, the linear motion motor is controlled to stop advance of the bush.

Assignees

• Fanuc Corp

Inventors

• Ono Mitsuhiro

Classifications

• B29C2945/7602

  Torque · CPC title

• B29C2945/76438

  Start up · CPC title

• B29C2945/76214

  drive means · CPC title

• B29C45/76 Primary

  Measuring, controlling or regulating {(measuring in general G01; controlling or regulating in general G05)} · CPC title

• B29C2045/5048

  screws axially driven and rotated by a drive shaft having a screw threaded part and spline part · CPC title