CN220258900U

CN220258900U - Die cleaning equipment

Info

Publication number: CN220258900U
Application number: CN202321710303.3U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 牛增兵; 王书凡; 卢雨轩; 陈若毅; 温敏; 邓伯杰
Original assignee: GAC Toyota Motor Co Ltd
Current assignee: GAC Toyota Motor Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-06-30
Filing date: 2023-06-30
Publication date: 2023-12-29
Anticipated expiration: 2033-06-30

Abstract

The utility model provides a mold cleaning device, wherein a manipulator is arranged in a cleaning bin; the mold clamping mechanism is arranged in the cleaning bin and is positioned at one side of the manipulator, and the mold clamping mechanism is used for clamping and rotating the mold; the spray head assembly is arranged on the manipulator, and the manipulator is used for driving the spray head assembly to move to the position of the die clamping mechanism; one end of the pipeline component is communicated with the spray head component, the other end of the pipeline component is provided with a plurality of connectors, each connector is correspondingly connected with one storage piece, and the storage pieces are respectively used for storing different cleaning solvents so that the spray head component can clean molds on the mold clamping mechanism by using different types of cleaning solvents. According to the technical scheme, the die clamping mechanism automatically overturns the clamped die, and the cleaning solvents in the storage pieces are sequentially added into the inner cavity of the die or the inner cavity of the die is washed by the cleaning solvents in cooperation with the movement of the mechanical arm to the corresponding position, so that the cleaning quality and the cleaning efficiency are improved.

Description

Die cleaning equipment

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile manufacturing, in particular to a mold cleaning device.

Background

Due to the specificity of the slush molding raw material, the mold release agent in the raw material can form a layer of silicon monoxide (SiO) on the surface of the inner cavity of the mold in the continuous production process. With the increase of the thickness of the silicon monoxide layer, the quality of the product is affected to a certain extent, and defects such as dark lines, high glossiness and the like are generated, so that safety risks and poor appearance are caused. At this time, the agent is needed to destroy the dirty layer, and high-pressure aluminum sand water is used for washing to remove the dirty.

In the prior art, the cleaning process is finished manually, water mist is easy to generate in the cleaning process, the sight is fuzzy, and the cleaning effect is difficult to confirm, so that the cleaning quality is low and the efficiency is low. And the noise is larger in the flushing process, and the risk of occupational hazard to operators is provided.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model mainly aims to provide a mold cleaning device, and aims to solve the technical problems that in the prior art, the sight of a manual cleaning mode is affected by water mist, the cleaning effect is difficult to confirm, and the cleaning quality and the cleaning efficiency are low.

To achieve the above object, the present utility model proposes a mold cleaning apparatus comprising:

cleaning a bin;

the manipulator is arranged in the cleaning bin;

the mold clamping mechanism is arranged in the cleaning bin and is positioned at one side of the manipulator, and the mold clamping mechanism is used for clamping and rotating a mold;

the spray head assembly is arranged on the manipulator, and the manipulator is used for driving the spray head assembly to move to the position of the die clamping mechanism;

the pipeline assembly, the one end of pipeline assembly with the shower nozzle assembly intercommunication, the other end of pipeline assembly has a plurality of joints, each connect respectively correspond and connect a storage piece, a plurality of the storage piece is used for storing different cleaning solvent respectively, so that the shower nozzle assembly is with different kind cleaning solvent to mould cleaning on the mould fixture.

Optionally, the piping assembly comprises:

the nozzle assembly comprises a merging pipe, a plurality of connectors and a nozzle assembly, wherein one end of the merging pipe is provided with an opening, the other end of the merging pipe is provided with a closed end, the connectors are arranged on the merging pipe at intervals, and the nozzle assembly is communicated with the opening of the merging pipe;

the connecting pipes are consistent in number with the connectors and are arranged in one-to-one correspondence, one end of each connecting pipe is communicated with the corresponding connector, and the other end of each connecting pipe is communicated with the corresponding storage piece;

a plurality of control valves, wherein each connecting pipe is provided with one control valve;

and the controller is respectively in communication connection with a plurality of control valves.

Optionally, the spray head assembly includes:

the universal rotary valve is arranged on the manipulator;

one end of the hydraulic hose is communicated with the opening of the merging pipe, and the other end of the hydraulic hose is communicated with the water inlet of the universal rotary valve;

one end of the nozzle is communicated with the water outlet of the universal rotary valve, and the other end of the nozzle extends towards one side far away from the universal rotary valve;

the controller is in communication connection with the universal rotary valve.

Optionally, the spray head assembly further comprises:

the moment sensor is arranged on the nozzle and is used for detecting the pressure value of the nozzle;

the controller is in communication connection with the torque sensor.

Optionally, the mold clamping mechanism further comprises:

the bracket is used for supporting the die;

the die inductor is arranged on the bracket;

the locking assembly is arranged on two sides of the bracket respectively and is used for fixing or loosening the die on the bracket;

the rotary driving piece is arranged on one side of the bracket, the driving end of the rotary driving piece is connected with the bracket, and the rotary driving piece is used for driving the bracket to rotate and driving the die on the bracket to synchronously rotate.

Optionally, the locking assembly includes:

the telescopic driving piece is arranged on the bracket;

the locking block is connected with the driving end of the telescopic driving piece, and the telescopic driving piece is used for driving the locking block to extend out so as to lock the die; or, the locking block is driven to retract to release the die.

Optionally, the mold clamping mechanism further comprises an angle sensor, which is disposed at one side of the bracket.

Optionally, the mold clamping mechanism further comprises a liquid recovery member disposed below the bracket.

Optionally, the mold clamping mechanism further comprises a reader disposed on the carrier, the reader being configured to obtain product information of the mold on the carrier.

Optionally, the mold cleaning device further comprises a visual detection mechanism, wherein the visual detection mechanism is arranged above the mold clamping mechanism, and the visual detection mechanism is used for collecting the mold image on the mold clamping mechanism.

According to the technical scheme, an automatic cleaning mode is adopted, the die clamping mechanism automatically overturns the clamped die, meanwhile, the mechanical arm is matched to drive the spray head assembly to move to the corresponding position, and the cleaning solvents in the storage pieces are sequentially added into the inner cavity of the die or the inner cavity of the die is flushed by the cleaning solvents according to a preset sequence through the pipeline assembly. The automatic degree is high, the cleaning quality and the cleaning efficiency are improved, and meanwhile, occupational hazards caused by manpower are avoided.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and other drawings may be obtained according to the structures shown in these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a mold cleaning apparatus according to the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a mold clamping mechanism in a mold cleaning apparatus according to the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the structure of a nozzle assembly in the mold cleaning apparatus of the present utility model;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a pipe assembly in the mold cleaning apparatus of the present utility model.

Reference numerals illustrate:

reference numerals	Name of the name	Reference numerals	Name of the name
				10	Cleaning bin	20	Mechanical arm
21	Mechanical arm	30	Die clamping mechanism
				31	Bracket	32	Mould inductor
33	Locking assembly	331	Telescopic driving piece
				332	Lock block	34	Rotary driving piece
35	Angle sensor	36	Liquid recovery piece
				40	Pipeline assembly	41	Merging pipe
42	Connecting pipe	43	Control valve
				44	An opening	50	Spray head assembly
51	Universal rotary valve	52	Hydraulic hose
				53	Nozzle	54	Moment sensor

The achievement of the objects, functional features and advantages of the present utility model will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in conjunction with the embodiments.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are only some, but not all embodiments of the utility model. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.

It should be noted that all directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, and rear … …) in the embodiments of the present utility model are merely used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement, etc. between the components in a particular posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the particular posture is changed, the directional indicator is changed accordingly.

Furthermore, descriptions such as those referred to as "first," "second," and the like, are provided for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implying an order of magnitude of the indicated technical features in the present disclosure. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "plurality" means at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the present utility model, unless specifically stated and limited otherwise, the terms "connected," "affixed," and the like are to be construed broadly, and for example, "affixed" may be a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral body; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly, through intermediaries, or both, may be in communication with each other or in interaction with each other, unless expressly defined otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In addition, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model may be combined with each other, but it is necessary to be based on the fact that those skilled in the art can implement the technical solutions, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be implemented, the combination of the technical solutions should be considered as not existing, and not falling within the scope of protection claimed by the present utility model.

The utility model provides a mold cleaning device, referring to fig. 1, the mold cleaning device comprises a cleaning bin 10, a manipulator 20, a mold clamping mechanism 30, a spray head assembly 50 and a pipeline assembly 40, wherein the manipulator 20 is arranged in the cleaning bin 10; the mold clamping mechanism 30 is disposed in the cleaning bin 10 and located at one side of the manipulator 20, and the mold clamping mechanism 30 is used for clamping and rotating a mold; the spray head assembly 50 is arranged on the manipulator 20, and the manipulator 20 is used for driving the spray head assembly 50 to move to the position of the die clamping mechanism 30; one end of the pipe assembly 40 is communicated with the nozzle assembly 50, the other end of the pipe assembly 40 is provided with a plurality of connectors, each connector is correspondingly connected with a storage piece, and the plurality of storage pieces are respectively used for storing different cleaning solvents, so that the nozzle assembly 50 can clean the dies on the die clamping mechanism 30 by using different types of cleaning solvents.

The cleaning bin 10 is of a sealing structure, and when the mold is placed on the mold clamping mechanism 30, the bin gate of the cleaning bin 10 is closed, so that the overflow of cleaning solvent, water stain and the like in the cleaning bin is avoided, and environmental pollution is caused.

The manipulator 20 adopts six-axis manipulator 20, has base and two arms 21, and one end rotatable setting of one of them arm 21 is on the base, and the other end rotates with another arm 21 to be connected, through the mode that two sections of arms 21 are connected, plays the effect of simulation people's hand operation. The robot 20 has an operating radius of 2.6m or more and a load weight of 45kg or more, and requires IP67 for overall waterproofing and dust prevention (IP 67 is satisfied without adding a protective cover). In addition, the manipulator 20 is also provided with a special anti-corrosion outer rubber soft coat, so that the mixture of the liquid medicine solvent and the aluminum sand water is prevented from splashing on the robot body, and the service life of the manipulator 20 is prolonged.

The mechanical arm 21 is controlled by a program to drive the spray head assembly 50 to move to a designated position. The designated position may be adjusted according to a program setting. The designated positions set by the mechanical arm 21 are different for molds of different sizes and models. The control can be performed by a PC or other intelligent terminals.

The storage members may be a liquid reservoir or a gas chamber, etc., each of which stores a different kind of cleaning solvent.

The spray head assembly 50 is simultaneously communicated with a plurality of the storage parts through the pipeline assembly 40, and the pipeline assembly 40 controls the communication between different connectors and the spray head assembly 50 through valves so as to spray different cleaning solvents through the spray head assembly 50.

In addition, in order to increase the water pressure of the spray head assembly 50, a pump may be installed on the pipe assembly 40, and the water pressure of the spray head assembly 50 may be adjusted by the pump, so as to increase the flushing effect on the inner cavity of the mold.

In this embodiment, the plurality of storage members may store the medicinal liquid solvent, the aluminum sand water, the clear water, the compressed air, etc. and the medicinal liquid solvent for storage and recovery, respectively.

Firstly, cleaning a die by using clear water; the mold is turned over by the mold clamping mechanism 30 so that the cavity of the mold faces upward. Then adding a medicinal liquid solvent into the inner cavity of the die for soaking. And then flushing by aluminum sand water. And then the mold is washed by fresh water again, and finally the mold is dried or baked.

According to the technical scheme of the utility model, an automatic cleaning mode is adopted, the die clamping mechanism 30 automatically overturns the clamped die, meanwhile, the mechanical arm 20 is matched to drive the spray head assembly 50 to move to a corresponding position, and the cleaning solvents in the storage pieces are sequentially added into the inner cavity of the die or the inner cavity of the die is washed by the cleaning solvents according to a preset sequence through the pipeline assembly 40. The automatic degree is high, the cleaning quality and the cleaning efficiency are improved, and meanwhile, occupational hazards caused by manpower are avoided.

Further, referring to fig. 4, the pipe assembly 40 includes a merging pipe 41, a controller, a plurality of connecting pipes 42 and a plurality of control valves 43, wherein one end of the merging pipe 41 is an opening 44, the other end is a closed, a plurality of connectors are arranged on the merging pipe 41 at intervals, and the nozzle assembly 50 is communicated with the opening 44 of the merging pipe 41; the number of the connecting pipes 42 is consistent with that of the connectors and the connecting pipes are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence manner, one end of each connecting pipe 42 is communicated with the corresponding connector, and the other end of each connecting pipe 42 is communicated with the corresponding storage piece; each of the connecting pipes 42 is provided with one of the control valves 43; the controller is communicatively connected to a plurality of the control valves 43, respectively.

One end of the combining pipe 41 is closed, so that leakage of the cleaning solvent is avoided; the other end is an opening 44 in communication with the spray head assembly 50 to ensure that cleaning solvent flows from the spray head assembly 50.

A control valve 43, such as a pneumatic ball valve, is provided on each of the connection tubes 42 in communication with the controller. The controller controls the control valve 43 to open and close, and adjusts the flow rate.

In this embodiment, five connection pipes 42 are provided. Referring to fig. 4, the first connection pipe 42, the second connection pipe 42, the third connection pipe 42, the fourth connection pipe 42 and the fifth connection pipe 42 are sequentially arranged from left to right. The storage member in communication with the first connecting tube 42 stores a medicinal liquid solvent therein; a storage member in communication with the second connection tube 42 for storing the recovered medicinal liquid solvent; the storage part communicated with the third connecting pipe 42 stores aluminum sand water; the storage member communicating with the fourth connection pipe 42 stores therein compressed air; the storage member in communication with the fifth connection pipe 42 stores fresh water therein.

When the mold is cleaned, the controller first controls the control valve 43 on the fifth connection pipe 42 to be opened, and the rest control valves 43 are closed, and the spray head assembly 50 flushes the mold with clean water once.

After the flushing is finished, the die clamping mechanism 30 drives the die to rotate, so that the inner cavity of the die faces upwards. The controller closes the control valve 43 on the fifth connecting tube 42 and opens the control valve 43 on the first connecting tube 42, and the spray head assembly 50 fills the mold cavity with the liquid medicine solvent. The medicinal liquid solvent can be strong alkaline medicinal liquid with temperature of 85deg.C and pH=12. The liquid medicine solvent should be stopped after exceeding the mold cavity dermatoglyph surface (product molding surface) of the mold cavity, and the soaking is waited for 30min.

After the soaking is completed, the controller controls the control valve 43 on the first connecting pipe 42 to be closed, and opens the control valve 43 on the second connecting pipe 42, and simultaneously controls the pump to be reversed, so that the liquid medicine solvent in the inner cavity of the die is sucked out.

After the recovery of the solvent of the liquid medicine is completed, the controller closes the control valve 43 on the second connection pipe 42. The mold clamping mechanism 30 is controlled to rotate, so that the inner cavity of the mold is vertically oriented to one side of the spray head assembly 50, and the control valves 43 on the third connecting pipe 42 and the fourth connecting pipe 42 are simultaneously controlled to be opened, compressed air is matched with aluminum sand water, and the aluminum sand water is sprayed into the inner cavity of the mold through the spray head assembly 50 under the high-pressure environment of the compressed air, so that the cleaning effect is achieved. Finally, the aluminum sand water flows out of the inner cavity of the die under the action of gravity.

After the aluminum sand water flushing is completed, the controller controls the control valve 43 on the third connecting pipe 42 to be closed, and opens the control valve 43 on the fifth connecting pipe 42, compressed air is matched with clear water, and the inner cavity of the die is cleaned by clear water under the high-pressure environment of the compressed air.

After the clean water flushing is completed, the controller controls the control valve 43 on the fifth connecting pipe 42 to be closed, and the inner cavity of the mold is dried by using compressed air.

In this embodiment, the flow sensor may be installed on the first connection pipe 42 and the second connection pipe 42, so as to record the dosage of the medicament and avoid the excessive use of the liquid medicine solvent. And judging whether the liquid medicine solvent is completely recovered.

Further, referring to fig. 2 and 3, the showerhead assembly 50 includes a universal rotary valve 51, a hydraulic hose 52 and a nozzle 53, wherein the universal rotary valve 51 is disposed on the robot 20; one end of the hydraulic hose 52 is communicated with the opening 44 of the combining pipe 41, and the other end is communicated with the water inlet of the universal rotary valve 51; one end of the nozzle 53 is communicated with the water outlet of the universal rotary valve 51, and the other end extends towards one side far away from the universal rotary valve 51; the controller is communicatively coupled to the universal rotary valve 51.

To avoid the robot 20 from rotating during movement, the sprayer assembly 50 rotates to cause the tubing to tie. The universal rotary valve 51 is thus arranged to rotate freely, avoiding knotting of the nozzle 53, the hydraulic hose 52.

The universal rotary valve 51 can bear more than 1MPa, so that the pipeline is not broken or broken when the manipulator 20 moves or performs other actions, and the action amplitude and the output capability of the nozzle 53 are not affected.

The nozzle 53 has two layers, the first layer is made of internal High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), the second layer is wrapped on the first layer, and the second layer is made of polyurethane soft rubber, so that the overall hardness of the nozzle 53 is lower than that of a die, and the nozzle 53 is prevented from scratching the die in the moving process.

Further, the spray head assembly 50 further comprises a torque sensor 54, wherein the torque sensor 54 is arranged on the nozzle 53, and the torque sensor 54 is used for detecting the pressure value of the nozzle 53; the controller is communicatively coupled to the torque sensor 54.

The torque sensor 54 is used for detecting the stress condition of the nozzle 53. When the force exceeds the preset pressure, the controller can give an alarm and stop the device in time, so that the nozzle 53 is prevented from being deformed due to violent impact.

Further, referring to fig. 2, the mold clamping mechanism 30 further includes a bracket 31, a mold sensor 32, a locking assembly 33, and a rotation driving member 34, wherein the bracket 31 is used for supporting a mold; the mold sensor 32 is provided on the bracket 31; the two sides of the bracket 31 are respectively provided with a locking component 33, and the locking components 33 are used for fixing or loosening the mould on the bracket 31; the rotary driving piece 34 is disposed at one side of the bracket 31, and the driving end of the rotary driving piece 34 is connected with the bracket 31, and the rotary driving piece 34 is used for driving the bracket 31 to rotate and driving the mold on the bracket 31 to synchronously rotate.

The mould is placed on the carrier 31 by hand. The position of the die sensor 32 is adjusted and when the die sensor 32 detects a pressure signal, it is sent to the controller. The die sensor 32 may employ a pressure sensor or the like.

For example, a plurality of die sensors 32 are mounted on the bracket 31, and when all of the die sensors 32 detect a pressure signal, the pressure signal is transmitted to the controller. The controller receives a corresponding number of pressure signals, indicating that a plurality of positions of the mold are placed on the bracket 31, i.e. the mold is mounted in place.

After the die is installed in place, the controller controls the locking assembly 33 to extend out, and the left end and the right end of the die are locked, so that the die is fixed.

The controller is further configured to control the rotation driving member 34 to drive the bracket 31 to rotate according to a preset program. For example, the mold is rotated to the cavity up and the cavity is rotated to the vertical side. The rotary driving member 34 may use a servo motor and a speed reducer to drive the bracket 31 to rotate.

Specifically, the locking assembly 33 includes a telescopic driving member 331 and a locking block 332, and the telescopic driving member 331 is disposed on the bracket 31; the locking block 332 is connected with the driving end of the telescopic driving piece 331, and the telescopic driving piece 331 is used for driving the locking block 332 to extend out so as to lock the die; alternatively, the lock block 332 is actuated to retract to release the mold.

The telescopic driving part 331 adopts a driving cylinder, an oil cylinder or the like. Thereby driving the locking block 332 to move telescopically. When the locking block 332 extends, it abuts against the mold, and after both the left and right sides are locked by the locking block 332, the fixing effect on the bracket 31 is achieved.

When the cleaning is completed, the telescopic driving member 331 drives the locking block 332 to retract, so that the mold is released, and the operator can take off the mold.

Further, the mold clamping mechanism 30 further comprises an angle sensor 35, the angle sensor 35 being arranged at one side of the bracket 31.

The angle sensor 35 may be disposed at one side of the bracket 31 to detect a rotation angle of the bracket 31 in cooperation with the rotation driving part 34.

Further, the mold clamping mechanism 30 further comprises a liquid recovery member 36, the liquid recovery member 36 being arranged below the carrier 31.

The liquid recovery member 36 may employ a chamber having a volume. When the spray head assembly 50 sprays the cleaning solvent to the mold, the cleaning solvent flows into the liquid recovery member 36 at the bottom under the action of gravity, thereby avoiding leakage of waste liquid to pollute the environment and concentrating recovery treatment.

Further, the mold clamping mechanism 30 further comprises a reader provided on the carriage 31 for acquiring product information of the mold on the carriage 31.

The reader can adopt an ID reader, an RFID card is arranged on the mould, the data and the number of the mould are stored in the reader, the type of the mould is confirmed by the ID reader, and the cleaning operation is prevented from using an error program.

Further, the mold cleaning apparatus further includes a visual inspection mechanism disposed above the mold clamping mechanism 30, the visual inspection mechanism being configured to capture a mold image on the mold clamping mechanism 30.

Because the RFID card of mould is the manual installation, there is the misloading hidden danger. And adding the visual detection mechanism to photograph the die, acquiring a die image, and sending the die image to the controller so as to identify the shape of the inner cavity of the die.

The controller automatically distinguishes the types of the molds by comparing the mold images with standard images of the molds, thereby preventing errors and double protection.

In this embodiment, the cleaning bin 10 is made of a sound insulation material, so that internal noise is isolated, and the working environment of operators is optimized.

The foregoing description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the scope of the utility model, and all equivalent structural changes made by the description of the present utility model and the accompanying drawings or direct/indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A mold cleaning apparatus, characterized in that the mold cleaning apparatus comprises:

cleaning a bin;

the manipulator is arranged in the cleaning bin;

2. The mold cleaning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the conduit assembly comprises:

3. The mold cleaning apparatus of claim 2, wherein the spray head assembly comprises:

the universal rotary valve is arranged on the manipulator;

the controller is in communication connection with the universal rotary valve.

4. The mold cleaning apparatus of claim 3, wherein the spray head assembly further comprises:

the controller is in communication connection with the torque sensor.

5. The mold cleaning apparatus of any one of claims 1-4, wherein the mold clamping mechanism further comprises:

the bracket is used for supporting the die;

the die inductor is arranged on the bracket;

6. The mold cleaning apparatus of claim 5, wherein the locking assembly comprises:

the telescopic driving piece is arranged on the bracket;

7. The mold cleaning apparatus of claim 5, wherein the mold clamping mechanism further comprises an angle sensor disposed on one side of the bracket.

8. The mold cleaning apparatus of claim 5, wherein the mold clamping mechanism further comprises a liquid recovery member disposed below the carriage.

9. The mold cleaning apparatus of claim 6, wherein the mold clamping mechanism further comprises a reader disposed on the carriage, the reader configured to obtain product information of a mold on the carriage.

10. The mold cleaning apparatus of claim 9, further comprising a visual inspection mechanism disposed above the mold clamping mechanism, the visual inspection mechanism configured to capture a mold image on the mold clamping mechanism.