Drive mechanism of injection molding machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9566734-B2
Application number	US-201514863891-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 24, 2015
Priority date	Oct 3, 2014
Publication date	Feb 14, 2017
Grant date	Feb 14, 2017

Abstract

A drive mechanism of an injection molding machine includes a position adjustment part capable of adjusting a relative position between a rear plate and a motor fixing member. The position adjustment part includes a plurality of screw holes formed in the motor fixing member, a plurality of bolts threadedly engaged with these screw holes, and an abutting part that abuts on these bolts. These bolts are rotated to abut on the abutting part, so that the relative position between the rear plate and the motor fixing member can be adjusted.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A drive mechanism of an injection molding machine comprising:
a movable plate configured to advance and retreat along a guide member;
a rear plate facing the movable plate;
a ball screw including a ball screw nut and a ball screw shaft;
a driving motor configured to drive the ball screw shaft through a coupling member; and
a motor fixing member to which the driving motor is fixed, wherein
the ball screw nut is fixed to the movable plate,
the ball screw shaft is rotatably supported by the rear plate so as not to be movable in an axial direction,
the motor fixing member has an adjustable relative position with respect to the rear plate,
the drive mechanism further comprises a position adjustment part configured to adjust the relative position between the rear plate and the motor fixing member, and
the position adjustment part includes:
a first screw hole extending in a first direction of the injection molding machine;
a second screw hole extending in a second direction of the injection molding machine, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction,
a first bolt threadably engaged with a thread of the first screw hole,
a second bolt threadably engaged with a thread of the second screw hole,
a first abutting part that abuts on the first bolt, said first abutting part being provided on the rear plate; and
a second abutting part that abuts on the second bolt, said second abutting part being provided on one of the motor fixing member and a motor-fixing-member supporting member that supports the motor fixing member.

2. The drive mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein
the first abutting part is provided on a bearing supporting part of the rear plate.

3. The drive mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein
the second abutting part is provided on the motor-fixing-member supporting member that supports the motor fixing member.

4. The drive mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein
the screw holes are provided at two or more places in the motor fixing member or an extension member extending from the motor fixing member, such that directions of center axes of the ball screw shaft and a shaft of the motor are different from each other.

5. An injection molding machine comprising a drive mechanism, the drive mechanism comprising:
a movable plate configured to advance and retreat along a guide member;
a rear plate facing the movable plate;
a ball screw including a ball screw nut and a ball screw shaft;
a driving motor configured to drive the ball screw shaft through a coupling member; and
a motor fixing member to which the driving motor is fixed, wherein
the ball screw nut is fixed to the movable plate,
the ball screw shaft is rotatably supported by the rear plate so as not to be movable in an axial direction,
the motor fixing member has an adjustable relative position with respect to the rear plate,
the drive mechanism further comprises a position adjustment part configured to adjust the relative position between the rear plate and the motor fixing member, and
the position adjustment part includes:
a first screw hole extending in a first direction of the injection molding machine;
a second screw hole extending in a second direction of the injection molding machine, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction,
a first bolt threadably engaged with a thread of the first screw hole,
a second bolt threadably engaged with a thread of the second screw hole,
a first abutting part that abuts on the first bolt, said first abutting part being provided on the rear plate; and
a second abutting part that abuts on the second bolt, said second abutting part being provided on one of the motor fixing member and a motor-fixing-member supporting member that supports the motor fixing member.

6. The injection molding machine according to claim 5 , wherein
the first abutting part is provided on a bearing supporting part of the rear plate.

7. The injection molding machine according to claim 5 , wherein
the second abutting part is provided on the motor-fixing-member supporting member that supports the motor fixing member.

8. The injection molding machine according to claim 5 , wherein
the screw holes are provided at two or more places in the motor fixing member or an extension member extending from the motor fixing member, such that directions of center axes of the ball screw shaft and a shaft of the motor are different from each other.

Assignees

• Fanuc Corp

Inventors

• Yano Satoshi
• Nishimura Koichi

Classifications

• B29C2045/5056

  screws axially driven by a rotatable screw shaft cooperating with a fixed nut · CPC title

• B29C45/1775

  Connecting parts, e.g. injection screws, ejectors, to drive means · CPC title

• B29C45/5008 Primary

  Drive means therefor · CPC title

• B29C45/17 Primary

  Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations · CPC title

• B29C45/66

  mechanical · CPC title