Shut-off nozzle with needle valve, injection device and injection molding machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11911941-B2
Application number	US-202217703009-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 24, 2022
Priority date	Mar 25, 2021
Publication date	Feb 27, 2024
Grant date	Feb 27, 2024

Abstract

A shut-off nozzle includes: an injection nozzle in which a flow path is formed; a needle valve provided in the flow path coaxially with the injection nozzle, the needle valve being movable forward and backward in an axial direction; and a guide ring provided in the flow path. The needle valve includes a columnar shaft portion, and the guide ring is configured to guide the forward and backward movement of the needle valve at the shaft portion. An injection device includes: a heating cylinder; a screw provided in the heating cylinder; and the shut-off nozzle provided in the heating cylinder. An injection molding machine includes: a mold clamping device configured to clamp a mold; and the injection device configured to inject a resin.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A shut-off nozzle comprising:
an injection nozzle in which a flow path is formed;
a needle valve provided in the flow path coaxially with the injection nozzle, the needle valve being movable forward and backward in an axial direction; and
a guide ring provided in the flow path,

wherein the needle valve comprises a columnar shaft portion, and the guide ring is configured to guide the forward and backward movement of the needle valve at the shaft portion, and
wherein the guide ring is fixed to the shaft portion of the needle valve and is configured to move forward and backward integrally with the needle valve when the needle valve moves forward and backward, with an outer peripheral portion of the guide ring sliding with respect to a bore of the flow path.

2. The shut-off nozzle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the injection nozzle comprises:
a nozzle adapter; and
a nozzle tip provided at a tip end of the nozzle adapter, and

wherein the guide ring is nipped between the nozzle adapter and the nozzle tip.

3. The shut-off nozzle according to claim 2 ,
wherein the nozzle tip has a first portion and a second portion, and a diameter of the first portion of the nozzle tip is the same as a diameter of the nozzle adapter.

4. The shut-off nozzle according to claim 2 ,
wherein the nozzle adapter is formed with a mounting hole in an axial direction at the tip end portion of the nozzle adapter, and a female screw is formed in the mounting hole, and
wherein a male screw is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the nozzle tip, and the nozzle tip is screwed into the mounting hole.

5. The shut-off nozzle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the guide ring has a plurality of holes through which an injection material passes.

6. The shut-off nozzle according to claim 5 ,
wherein centers of the plurality of holes are arranged on a circumference of any one of a plurality of virtual circles having different diameters centered on an axial center of the guide ring.

7. An injection device comprising:
a heating cylinder;
a screw provided in the heating cylinder; and
a shut-off nozzle provided in the heating cylinder, the shut-off nozzle comprising:
an injection nozzle in which a flow path is formed;
a needle valve provided in the flow path coaxially with the injection nozzle, the needle valve being movable forward and backward in an axial direction; and
a guide ring provided in the flow path,

wherein the needle valve comprises a columnar shaft portion, and the guide ring is configured to guide the forward and backward movement of the needle valve at the shaft portion, and
wherein the guide ring is fixed to the shaft portion of the needle valve and is configured to move forward and backward integrally with the needle valve when the needle valve moves forward and backward, with an outer peripheral portion of the guide ring sliding with respect to a bore of the flow path.

8. The injection device according to claim 7 ,
wherein the injection nozzle comprises:
a nozzle adapter; and
a nozzle tip provided at a tip end of the nozzle adapter, and

wherein the guide ring is nipped between the nozzle adapter and the nozzle tip.

9. The injection device according to claim 7 ,
wherein the guide ring has a plurality of holes through which an injection material passes.

10. The injection device according to claim 9 ,
wherein centers of the plurality of holes are arranged on a circumference of any one of a plurality of virtual circles having different diameters centered on an axial center of the guide ring.

11. An injection molding machine comprising:
a mold clamping device configured to clamp a mold; and
an injection device configured to inject a resin, the injection device comprising:
a heating cylinder;
a screw provided in the heating cylinder; and
a shut-off nozzle provided in the heating cylinder, the shut-off nozzle comprising:
an injection nozzle in which a flow path is formed;
a needle valve provided in the flow path coaxially with the injection nozzle, the needle valve being movable forward and backward in an axial direction; and
a guide ring provided in the flow path,

wherein the needle valve comprises a columnar shaft portion, and the guide ring is configured to guide the forward and backward movement of the needle valve at the shaft portion, and
wherein the guide ring is fixed to the shaft portion of the needle valve and is configured to move forward and backward integrally with the needle valve when the needle valve moves forward and backward, with an outer peripheral portion of the guide ring sliding with respect to a bore of the flow path.

12. The injection molding machine according to claim 11 ,
wherein the injection nozzle comprises:
a nozzle adapter; and
a nozzle tip provided at a tip end of the nozzle adapter, and

wherein the guide ring is nipped between the nozzle adapter and the nozzle tip.

13. The injection molding machine according to claim 11 ,
wherein the guide ring has a plurality of holes through which an injection material passes.

14. The injection molding machine according to claim 13 ,
wherein centers of the plurality of holes are arranged on a circumference of any one of a plurality of virtual circles having different diameters centered on an axial center of the guide ring.

Assignees

• Japan Steel Works Ltd

Inventors

• Horimoto Yuya
• Nishibe Takafumi

Classifications

• B29C45/281 Primary

  Drive means therefor · CPC title

• B29C45/176

  Exchanging the injection unit or parts thereof · CPC title

• B29C45/23 Primary

  Feed stopping equipment · CPC title

• B29C45/77

  of velocity or pressure of moulding material · CPC title

• B29C45/231 Primary

  Needle valve systems therefor · CPC title