Resin intrusion prevention structure, injection device, and injection molding machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12397484-B2
Application number	US-202318194944-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 3, 2023
Priority date	Apr 5, 2022
Publication date	Aug 26, 2025
Grant date	Aug 26, 2025

Abstract

A resin intrusion prevention structure for preventing resin intrusion into a heater in a shut-off nozzle, the shut-off nozzle including a nozzle body having an injection flow path, through which resin flows, in an axial direction and a shut-off valve configured to open and block the injection flow path. The resin intrusion prevention structure is provided in a vicinity of a sliding exposed portion, which is exposed to an outer circumferential surface of the nozzle body in a sliding portion, and is configured to prevent the resin leaking from the sliding exposed portion from intruding into the heater provided in the shut-off nozzle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A resin intrusion prevention structure for preventing resin intrusion into a heater in a shut-off nozzle, the shut-off nozzle comprising a nozzle body having an injection flow path, through which resin flows, in an axial direction and a shut-off valve configured to open and block the injection flow path,
wherein the resin intrusion prevention structure is configured to prevent the resin leaking from a sliding exposed portion of the shut-off nozzle from intruding into the heater, the sliding exposed portion being exposed to an outer circumferential surface of the nozzle body in a sliding portion between the nozzle body and a drive member, the drive member being configured to drive the shut-off valve.

2. The resin intrusion prevention structure according to claim 1 , wherein the shut-off valve is a needle valve.

3. The resin intrusion prevention structure according to claim 2 ,
wherein the needle valve is slidably provided in a needle hole opened to reach the injection flow path from the outer circumferential surface of the nozzle body,
wherein the drive member is the needle valve, and
wherein the sliding exposed portion is an opening part of the needle hole.

4. The resin intrusion prevention structure according to claim 1 , wherein the resin intrusion prevention structure comprises a resin outflow preventing wall that is disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the nozzle body between the sliding exposed portion and the heater to block a flow path of the resin leaked from the sliding exposed portion toward the heater.

5. The resin intrusion prevention structure according to claim 1 , wherein the resin intrusion prevention structure comprises a sliding exposed portion cover that covers the sliding exposed portion, and the resin leaked from the sliding exposed portion accumulates in the sliding exposed portion cover.

6. The resin intrusion prevention structure according to claim 1 , wherein the resin intrusion prevention structure further comprises a heater cover that covers the heater.

7. The resin intrusion prevention structure according to claim 1 , wherein the resin intrusion prevention structure further comprises a detection mechanism configured to detect a weight of the resin leaked from the sliding exposed portion.

8. An injection device comprising:
a control device;
a heating cylinder;
a screw disposed in the heating cylinder;
a shut-off nozzle provided to the heating cylinder;
a heater provided in the shut-off nozzle; and
a resin intrusion prevention structure for preventing resin intrusion into the heater provided in the shut-off nozzle,
wherein the shut-off nozzle comprises:
a nozzle body having an injection flow path, through which the resin flows, in an axial direction; and
a shut-off valve configured to open and block the injection flow path, and

wherein the resin intrusion prevention structure is configured to prevent the resin leaking from a sliding exposed portion of the shut-off nozzle from intruding into the heater, the sliding exposed portion being exposed to an outer circumferential surface of the nozzle body in a sliding portion between the nozzle body and a drive member, the drive member being configured to drive the shut-off valve and the nozzle body.

9. The injection device according to claim 8 , wherein the shut-off valve is a needle valve.

10. The injection device according to claim 9 ,
wherein the needle valve is slidably provided in a needle hole opened to reach the injection flow path from the outer circumferential surface of the nozzle body,
wherein the drive member is the needle valve, and
wherein the sliding exposed portion is an opening part of the needle hole.

11. The injection device according to claim 8 , wherein the resin intrusion prevention structure comprises a resin outflow preventing wall that is disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the nozzle body between the sliding exposed portion and the heater to block a flow path of the resin leaked from the sliding exposed portion toward the heater.

12. The injection device according to claim 8 , wherein the resin intrusion prevention structure further comprises a sliding exposed portion cover that covers the sliding exposed portion, and the resin leaked from the sliding exposed portion accumulates in the sliding exposed portion cover.

13. The injection device according to claim 8 , wherein the resin intrusion prevention structure further comprises a heater cover that covers the heater.

14. The injection device according to claim 8 , wherein the resin intrusion prevention structure further comprises a detection mechanism configured to detect a weight of the resin leaked from the sliding exposed portion.

15. The injection device according to claim 8 ,
wherein the injection device comprises a camera, and
wherein the control device is configured to monitor an amount of the resin accumulated in the resin intrusion prevention structure from an image imaged by the camera.

16. The injection device according to claim 15 , wherein the control device is further configured to output an alarm indicating that cleaning is necessary based on determining that the amount of the resin accumulated in the resin intrusion prevention structure exceeds an allowable amount.

17. The injection device according to claim 15 , wherein the control device is further configured to:
obtain a cumulative number of shots that is a cumulative number of shots performed in the injection device; and
output an alarm prompting replacement of the shut-off valve in a case the amount of the resin accumulated in the resin intrusion prevention structure exceeds an allowable amount and the cumulative number of shots exceeds an allowable number of shots.

18. An injection molding machine comprising:
an injection device configured to inject resin;
a mold clamping device configured to clamp a mold; and
a control device,
wherein the injection device comprises:
a heating cylinder;
a shut-off nozzle provided to the heating cylinder;
a screw disposed in the heating cylinder;
a heater provided in the shut-off nozzle; and
a resin intrusion prevention structure for preventing resin intrusion into the heater provided in the shut-off nozzle,

wherein the shut-off nozzle comprises:
a nozzle body having an injection flow path, through which the resin flows, in an axial direction; and
a shut-off valve configured to open and block the injection flow path,

wherein the resin intrusion prevention structure is configured to prevent the resin leaking from a sliding exposed portion of the shut-off nozzle from intruding into the heater, the sliding exposed portion being exposed to an outer circumferential surface of the nozzle body in a sliding portion between the nozzle body and a drive member, the drive member being configured to drive the shut-off valve.

19. The injection molding machine according to claim 18 ,
wherein the shut-off valve is a needle valve, and
wherein the resin intrusion prevention structure is disposed to surround the sliding exposed portion from at least both sides of the sliding exposed portion in a circumferential direction of the nozzle body and is configured to store the resin leaked from the sliding exposed portion.

20. The injection molding machine according to claim 18 , wherein the resin intrusion prevention structure comprises a resin outflow preventing wall that is disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the nozzle body between the sliding exposed portion and the heater to

Assignees

• Japan Steel Works Ltd

Inventors

• Shimoaka Yousuke
• Nakayama Kiyotaka
• TAKETANI Masahiko

Classifications

• B29C2045/2777

  Means for controlling heat flow or temperature distribution in the nozzle · CPC title

• B29C2945/7621

  nozzle · CPC title

• B29C2945/76464

  cameras · CPC title

• B29C2945/76147

  Contaminants · CPC title

• B29C45/27 Primary

  Sprue channels {; Runner channels or runner nozzles} · CPC title