Molding machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11813667-B2
Application number	US-202117563121-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 28, 2021
Priority date	Jun 28, 2019
Publication date	Nov 14, 2023
Grant date	Nov 14, 2023

Abstract

A molding machine of an embodiment includes: a base; a fixed die plate holding a fixed die; a movable die plate provided on the base and closing direction and holding a movable die to face the fixed die; a toggle mechanism capable of clamping the fixed die and the movable die; a link housing provided on the base and allowing one end of a link of the toggle mechanism to be fixed thereto; a first motor driving the toggle mechanism; a second motor moving the movable die plate and the link housing; an extrusion plate allowing an extrusion pin to appear and disappear in the movable die; a guide bar fixed to any one of the link housing and the movable die plate, penetrating the extrusion plate, and slidably holding the extrusion plate; a positioning member positioning the extrusion plate; a tie bar; and an injection device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A molding machine comprising:
a base;
a fixed die plate fixed onto the base and holding a fixed die;
a movable die plate provided on the base to be movable in a mold opening and closing direction and holding a movable die to face the fixed die;
a toggle mechanism capable of clamping the fixed die and the movable die, the toggle mechanism including a plurality of links;
a link housing provided on the base to be movable in the mold opening and closing direction and allowing one end of a part of the plurality of links to be fixed thereto;
a first motor configured to drive the toggle mechanism;
a first screw shaft configured to drive the toggle mechanism, the first screw shaft configured to rotate by the first motor;
a crosshead configured to drive the toggle mechanism, the crosshead configured to move in the mold opening and closing direction by rotation of the first screw shaft, the plurality of links configured to move in accordance with movement of the crosshead;
a second motor configured to move the movable die plate and the link housing;
an extrusion plate arranged to allow an extrusion pin to appear and disappear in the movable die;
a guide bar fixed to any one of the link housing and the movable die plate, penetrating the extrusion plate, and slidably holding the extrusion plate;
a positioning member positioning the extrusion plate;
a tie bar fixable to the link housing and the fixed die plate and extending in the mold opening and closing direction; and
an injection device configured to fill a molten metal into a cavity formed by the fixed die and the movable die.

2. The molding machine according to claim 1 ,
wherein the guide bar is fixed to the link housing.

3. The molding machine according to claim 2 ,
wherein the positioning member is fixed to the guide bar.

4. The molding machine according to claim 3 ,
wherein the positioning member comprises a pair of annular members provided to sandwich the extrusion plate.

5. The molding machine according to claim 4 ,
wherein a gap between the pair of annular members is larger than a thickness of the extrusion plate.

6. The molding machine according to claim 4 ,
wherein a difference between the gap between the pair of annular members and the thickness of the extrusion plate is 10 mm or less.

7. The molding machine according to claim 1 ,
wherein the guide bar is fixed to the movable die plate.

8. The molding machine according to claim 1 ,
wherein a displacement amount of a gap between the link housing and the movable die plate is 210 mm or less.

9. The molding machine according to claim 1 ,
wherein the tie bar is fixed to any one of the link housing and the fixed die plate and is slidable with respect to the other of the link housing and the fixed die plate.

10. The molding machine according to claim 9 , further comprising:
a fixing mechanism fixing the tie bar to a desired position in the other of the link housing and the fixed die plate.

11. The molding machine according to claim 1 ,
wherein the tie bar is fixed to the link housing and an end portion on the side of the fixed die plate in the tie bar at a position of greatest separation between the link housing and the fixed die plate is located on the side of the movable die plate in relation to the fixed die plate.

12. The molding machine according to claim 1 ,
wherein the link housing is configured to be driven by the second motor.

13. The molding machine according to claim 1 ,
wherein the movable die plate is configured to be driven by the second motor.

Assignees

• Shibaura Machine Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tsuji Makoto
• Toyoshima Toshiaki
• Noda Saburo

Classifications

• B22D17/26 Primary

  Mechanisms or devices for locking or opening dies · CPC title

• B22D17/22

  Dies (manufacture, see the appropriate class, e.g. B23P15/24); Die plates; Die supports; Cooling equipment for dies; Accessories for loosening and ejecting castings from dies · CPC title

• B29C45/66

  mechanical · CPC title