WO2000035656A1 - Injection molding apparatus having mold cores with reverse taper - Google Patents

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WO2000035656A1
WO2000035656A1 PCT/IB1999/002104 IB9902104W WO0035656A1 WO 2000035656 A1 WO2000035656 A1 WO 2000035656A1 IB 9902104 W IB9902104 W IB 9902104W WO 0035656 A1 WO0035656 A1 WO 0035656A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C45/00—Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C45/17—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
    • B29C45/26—Moulds
    • B29C45/36—Moulds having means for locating or centering cores
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29K—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
    • B29K2105/00—Condition, form or state of moulded material or of the material to be shaped
    • B29K2105/25—Solid
    • B29K2105/253—Preform

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  • This invention relates to hot runner injection molding and more particularly to such apparatus having an elongated mold core and core lock member with matching abutting parts of their surfaces having a reverse taper.
  • a preform injection mold is shown U.S. Patent No. 5,736,173.
  • An elongate mold core cooperates with female mold and a neck ring in a manner to define a mold cavity therebetween.
  • the neck ring is constituted by a pair of mating halves which can be separated laterally with respect to the longitudinal axis of the mold core.
  • a tapered sleeve surrounds the mold core beneath the neck ring.
  • a pair of slide taper locks contact a respective one of the slides to inhibit lateral movement of the slides and to back up the neck ring when injection mold is in a mold closed position.
  • a further preform injection molding system is shown in U.S. Patent No. 4,950,152.
  • a plurality of injection cores are inserted by a movable platen into corresponding injection cavities defined by mold inserts within a stationary platen, and the cores extend through corresponding split transfer mold cavities.
  • the cores are secured to the movable platen by corresponding sleeves.
  • the openings of the sleeves having a frustoconical portion mating with a corresponding frustoconical portion of the mold core. These portions tapering outwardly towards the rear end of the structure.
  • U.S. Patent No. 4,634,366 is shown an injection molding machine including a platen having a plurality of regularly spaced mold element- receiving chambers adapted to receive any of a number of various mold elements substantially wholly within the stationary platen.
  • Circulating cooling fluid through elongated mold cores to reduce cycle time is well known. Molds with long mold cores for making products such as pill vials, cosmetic containers, medical beakers and beverage bottle preforms have a problem known as core shift. As seen in U.S. Patent No. 5,061 ,174 to Gellert which issued October 29, 1991 , the rear part of the outer surface of the mold core and the abutting surface of the surrounding core lock member are usually slightly tapered outwardly towards the rear end to facilitate assembly. When the high injection pressure impacts against a number of mold cores in a large mold, it can force the mold cores slightly rearwardly which loosens their tapered seats in the core lock members and creates space for the mold cores to shift slightly to one side or the other. This lateral shifting of the mold cores results in uneven filling of the cavities and forms a nonconcentric product which is unacceptable. This is particularly a problem for bottle preforms, as the blown bottle may sit crookedly or bulge out on one side.
  • the invention provides injection molding apparatus having an elongated cavity in a mold and an elongated cooled mold core fitting
  • the mold core has a front end, a rear end, an outer surface, a central cooling fluid duct and one or more outer cooling fluid conduit extending longitudinally around the central cooling fluid duct.
  • the outer surface of the mold core has a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion of the outer surface of the mold core forms an inner side of the cavity.
  • a part of the rear portion of the outer surface of the mold core is tapered inwardly towards the rear end of the mold core.
  • the tapered part of the rear portion of the outer surface of the mold core abuts against a matching part of the inner surface of the opening in the core lock member which is also tapered inwardly towards the rear end of the mold core.
  • Figure 1 is a sectional view showing a portion of a multi-cavity injection molding system having an elongated cooled mold core and core lock member according to a preferred embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 2 is an exploded isometric view showing how the mold core is received in the core lock member wit h their reverse tapered surfaces abutting.
  • FIGS 1 and 2 show a portion of a multi-cavity injection molding system or apparatus used for molding beverage bottle preforms having an elongated cooled mold core 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • a number of heated nozzles 12 are mounted in openings 14 in a mold 16 with the rear end 18 of each heated nozzle 12 abutting against the front face 20 of a steel melt distribution manifold 22.
  • Each nozzle 12 is heated by an integral electrical heating element 24 and has a thermocouple element 26 extending into its front end 28 to monitor and control the operating temperature.
  • Each heated nozzle 12 has a cylindrical locating flange 30 seated in a circular locating seat 32 in the opening 14. This provides an insulative air space 34 between the heated nozzle 12 and the surrounding mold 16, which is cooled by pumping cooling water through cooling conduits 36.
  • the melt distribution manifold 22 is also heated by an integral electrical heating element 38.
  • the melt distribution manifold 22 is mounted between a manifold plate 40 and a clamp plate 42 which are secured together by bolts 44.
  • the melt distribution manifold 22 is located by a central locating ring 46 and a number of resilient spacers 48 which provide an insulative air space 50 between it and the surrounding cooled mold 16.
  • a melt passage 52 extends from a central inlet 54 in an inlet portion 56 of the melt distribution manifold 22 and branches in the melt distribution manifold 22 to extend through a central melt bore 58 in each of the heated nozzles 12.
  • the melt passage 52 extends through a two- piece nozzle seal 60 aligned with a gate 62 extending through a cooled gate insert 64 to an elongated cavity 66.
  • This cavity 66 for making beverage bottle preforms extends between a cavity insert 68 and thread split inserts 70 on the outside and the cooled mold core 10 on the inside.
  • the gate insert 64 and the cavity insert 68 are seated in an opening 72 in a cavity plate 74 through which cooling water lines (not shown) extend to the cooled gate insert 64.
  • the cooled mold core 10 is made of an elongated hollow inner part 76 extending inside an elongated hollow outer part 78.
  • the mold core 10 has an outer surface 80 extending from a dome shaped front end 82 to a rear end 84.
  • the outer surface 80 of the elongated mold core 10 has a front portion 86 and a rear portion 88 according to the invention.
  • the front portion 86 forms the inner s ⁇ de 90 of the cavity 66
  • the rear portion 88 extends rearwardly from the cavity 66 through an opening 92 through a core lock member 94 which is secured to a core backing .plate 96 by bolts 98.
  • the core lock member 94 in turn extends through an opening 100 through a slide member 102 and a wear plate 104 which is secured to a stripper plate 106 by screws 108.
  • Cooling fluid supply and return lines 110, 112 extend in the core backing plate 96 and are connected respectively to a central cooling fluid duct 114 extending longitudinally through the inner part 76 and an outer cooling fluid duct 116 extending between the inner part 76 and the outer part 78.
  • the outer cooling fluid duct 116 is cylindrical, in other configurations it can consist of a number of bores or straight or spiral grooves extending through the mold core 10 around the central cooling fluid duct 114.
  • the mold 16 can have different numbers and shapes of parts and plates depending upon the configuration required.
  • the rear portion 88 of the outer surface 80 of the mold core 10 has a tapered part 118 which tapers inwardly towards the rear end 84 of the mold core 10.
  • the opening 92 through the core lock member 94 has an inner surface 120 with a tapered part 122 which also tapers inwardly towards the rear end 84 of the mold core 10 and matches the tapered part 118 of the rear portion 88 of the outer surface 80 of the mold core 10.
  • the rear portion 88 of the outer surface 80 of the mold core 10 also has a threaded part 124 , onto which a cylindrical nut 126 is screwed.
  • the nut 126 is seated in a seat 128 in the rear face 130 of the core lock member 94 and is tightened by a spanner wrench which fits in holes 132 to secure the mold core 10 to the core lock member 94 with the tapered part 118 of the outer surface 80 of the mold core 10 abutting against the matching tapered part 122 of the inner surface 120 of the opening 92 through the core lock member 94.
  • a spanner wrench which fits in holes 132 to secure the mold core 10 to the core lock member 94 with the tapered part 118 of the outer surface 80 of the mold core 10 abutting against the matching tapered part 122 of the inner surface 120 of the opening 92 through the core lock member 94.
  • the injection pressure is converted to taper locking pressure.
  • electrical power is applied to the heating elements 24, 38 to heat the nozzles 12 and the melt distribution manifold 22 to a predetermined operating temperature.
  • a suitable cooling fluid such as water is also circulated by pumps (not shown) through the cooling conduits 36 in the mold 16 and the lines leading to the cavity inserts 68.
  • a cleaner cooling fluid such as glycol is pumped in a closed loop cooling system through the supply and return lines 110, 112 to circulate through the mold cores 10.
  • Pressurized melt from a molding machine (not shown) is then introduced according to a predetermined injection cycle into the central inlet 54 of the melt passage 52 of the melt distribution manifold 22, from where it flows through the central melt bore 58 in each of the heated nozzles 12 and the two-piece nozzle seals 60 and through the gates 62 to fill the cavities 66.
  • injection pressure is held momentarily to pack and then released.
  • the mold 16 is opened to eject the product. After ejection, the mold 16 is closed and the injection pressure is reapplied to refill the cavity 66. This cycle is repeated continuously with a cycle time that has been reduced as a result of improved cooling from the mold core 10.

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Abstract

Injection molding apparatus having an elongated cooled mold core (10) which forms an inner side (90) of the cavity (66). The elongated mold core (10) extends through an opening (92) through a core lock member (94). The outer surface (80) of the mold core (10) and the inner surface (120) of the opening (92) through the core lock member (94) have matching parts (118, 122) which taper inwardly towards the rear core (84) of the mold core (10). A nut (126) secures the mold core (10) to the core lock member (94) with the tapered parts (118, 122) abutting against each other. The reverse taper of these parts (118, 122) prevents injection pressure impact opening any space between them and thus prevents lateral core shift.

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INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS HAVING MOLD CORES WITH REVERSE TAPER
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to hot runner injection molding and more particularly to such apparatus having an elongated mold core and core lock member with matching abutting parts of their surfaces having a reverse taper.
A preform injection mold is shown U.S. Patent No. 5,736,173. An elongate mold core cooperates with female mold and a neck ring in a manner to define a mold cavity therebetween. The neck ring is constituted by a pair of mating halves which can be separated laterally with respect to the longitudinal axis of the mold core. A tapered sleeve surrounds the mold core beneath the neck ring. A pair of slide taper locks contact a respective one of the slides to inhibit lateral movement of the slides and to back up the neck ring when injection mold is in a mold closed position.
An injection molding system for molding a preform is also described in U.S. Patent No. 5,232,718. The longitudinal core extends through a neck mold having two mold halves. The opening of the neck mold slightly tapers outwardly towards the rear end.
A further preform injection molding system is shown in U.S. Patent No. 4,950,152. A plurality of injection cores are inserted by a movable platen into corresponding injection cavities defined by mold inserts within a stationary platen, and the cores extend through corresponding split transfer mold cavities. The cores are secured to the movable platen by corresponding sleeves. The openings of the sleeves having a frustoconical portion mating with a corresponding frustoconical portion of the mold core. These portions tapering outwardly towards the rear end of the structure.
In U.S. Patent No. 4,634,366 is shown an injection molding machine including a platen having a plurality of regularly spaced mold element- receiving chambers adapted to receive any of a number of various mold elements substantially wholly within the stationary platen.
Circulating cooling fluid through elongated mold cores to reduce cycle time is well known. Molds with long mold cores for making products such as pill vials, cosmetic containers, medical beakers and beverage bottle preforms have a problem known as core shift. As seen in U.S. Patent No. 5,061 ,174 to Gellert which issued October 29, 1991 , the rear part of the outer surface of the mold core and the abutting surface of the surrounding core lock member are usually slightly tapered outwardly towards the rear end to facilitate assembly. When the high injection pressure impacts against a number of mold cores in a large mold, it can force the mold cores slightly rearwardly which loosens their tapered seats in the core lock members and creates space for the mold cores to shift slightly to one side or the other. This lateral shifting of the mold cores results in uneven filling of the cavities and forms a nonconcentric product which is unacceptable. This is particularly a problem for bottle preforms, as the blown bottle may sit crookedly or bulge out on one side.
Another problem with elongated cooled mold cores is that the high injection pressure can cause them to flex slightly. Thus, both the core shift and flexing problems limit injection pressure and prevent faster filling and shorter cycle times. SUMMARY OF INVENTION
Accordingly, it is an objection of the present invention to at least partially overcome the disadvantages of the prior art by providing a part of the rear portion of an elongated mold core and the abutting surface of the core lock member with matching reverse tapers.
To this end, in one of its aspects, the invention provides injection molding apparatus having an elongated cavity in a mold and an elongated cooled mold core fitting
through an opening having an inner surface in a core lock member attached to a core backing plate. The mold core has a front end, a rear end, an outer surface, a central cooling fluid duct and one or more outer cooling fluid conduit extending longitudinally around the central cooling fluid duct. The outer surface of the mold core has a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion of the outer surface of the mold core forms an inner side of the cavity. A part of the rear portion of the outer surface of the mold core is tapered inwardly towards the rear end of the mold core. The tapered part of the rear portion of the outer surface of the mold core abuts against a matching part of the inner surface of the opening in the core lock member which is also tapered inwardly towards the rear end of the mold core.
Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description taken together with the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is a sectional view showing a portion of a multi-cavity injection molding system having an elongated cooled mold core and core lock member according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, and Figure 2 is an exploded isometric view showing how the mold core is received in the core lock member with their reverse tapered surfaces abutting.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Reference is first made to Figures 1 and 2 which show a portion of a multi-cavity injection molding system or apparatus used for molding beverage bottle preforms having an elongated cooled mold core 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the invention. In this configuration, a number of heated nozzles 12 are mounted in openings 14 in a mold 16 with the rear end 18 of each heated nozzle 12 abutting against the front face 20 of a steel melt distribution manifold 22. Each nozzle 12 is heated by an integral electrical heating element 24 and has a thermocouple element 26 extending into its front end 28 to monitor and control the operating temperature. Each heated nozzle 12 has a cylindrical locating flange 30 seated in a circular locating seat 32 in the opening 14. This provides an insulative air space 34 between the heated nozzle 12 and the surrounding mold 16, which is cooled by pumping cooling water through cooling conduits 36.
The melt distribution manifold 22 is also heated by an integral electrical heating element 38. The melt distribution manifold 22 is mounted between a manifold plate 40 and a clamp plate 42 which are secured together by bolts 44. The melt distribution manifold 22 is located by a central locating ring 46 and a number of resilient spacers 48 which provide an insulative air space 50 between it and the surrounding cooled mold 16. A melt passage 52 extends from a central inlet 54 in an inlet portion 56 of the melt distribution manifold 22 and branches in the melt distribution manifold 22 to extend through a central melt bore 58 in each of the heated nozzles 12. The melt passage 52 extends through a two- piece nozzle seal 60 aligned with a gate 62 extending through a cooled gate insert 64 to an elongated cavity 66. This cavity 66 for making beverage bottle preforms extends between a cavity insert 68 and thread split inserts 70 on the outside and the cooled mold core 10 on the inside. The gate insert 64 and the cavity insert 68 are seated in an opening 72 in a cavity plate 74 through which cooling water lines (not shown) extend to the cooled gate insert 64.
In the configuration shown, the cooled mold core 10 is made of an elongated hollow inner part 76 extending inside an elongated hollow outer part 78. The mold core 10 has an outer surface 80 extending from a dome shaped front end 82 to a rear end 84. The outer surface 80 of the elongated mold core 10 has a front portion 86 and a rear portion 88 according to the invention. The front portion 86 forms the inner sάde 90 of the cavity 66, and the rear portion 88 extends rearwardly from the cavity 66 through an opening 92 through a core lock member 94 which is secured to a core backing .plate 96 by bolts 98. The core lock member 94 in turn extends through an opening 100 through a slide member 102 and a wear plate 104 which is secured to a stripper plate 106 by screws 108. Cooling fluid supply and return lines 110, 112 extend in the core backing plate 96 and are connected respectively to a central cooling fluid duct 114 extending longitudinally through the inner part 76 and an outer cooling fluid duct 116 extending between the inner part 76 and the outer part 78. While in this case the outer cooling fluid duct 116 is cylindrical, in other configurations it can consist of a number of bores or straight or spiral grooves extending through the mold core 10 around the central cooling fluid duct 114. Of course, in other applications, the mold 16 can have different numbers and shapes of parts and plates depending upon the configuration required.
The rear portion 88 of the outer surface 80 of the mold core 10 has a tapered part 118 which tapers inwardly towards the rear end 84 of the mold core 10. As can be seen, the opening 92 through the core lock member 94 has an inner surface 120 with a tapered part 122 which also tapers inwardly towards the rear end 84 of the mold core 10 and matches the tapered part 118 of the rear portion 88 of the outer surface 80 of the mold core 10. The rear portion 88 of the outer surface 80 of the mold core 10 also has a threaded part 124 , onto which a cylindrical nut 126 is screwed. The nut 126 is seated in a seat 128 in the rear face 130 of the core lock member 94 and is tightened by a spanner wrench which fits in holes 132 to secure the mold core 10 to the core lock member 94 with the tapered part 118 of the outer surface 80 of the mold core 10 abutting against the matching tapered part 122 of the inner surface 120 of the opening 92 through the core lock member 94. Thus, with these reverse tapered parts 118, 122, if the impact of the high injection pressure impacting against the mold core 10 drives it slightly rearwardly in the mold 16, no space can be opened between the tapered part 118 of the outer surface 80 of the mold core 10 and the surrounding matching tapered part 122 of the inner surface 120 of the core lock member 94 to allow lateral core shift. In other words, the injection pressure is converted to taper locking pressure. In use, after the system has been assembled as shown in Figure 1, electrical power is applied to the heating elements 24, 38 to heat the nozzles 12 and the melt distribution manifold 22 to a predetermined operating temperature. A suitable cooling fluid such as water is also circulated by pumps (not shown) through the cooling conduits 36 in the mold 16 and the lines leading to the cavity inserts 68. Usually a cleaner cooling fluid such as glycol is pumped in a closed loop cooling system through the supply and return lines 110, 112 to circulate through the mold cores 10. Pressurized melt from a molding machine (not shown) is then introduced according to a predetermined injection cycle into the central inlet 54 of the melt passage 52 of the melt distribution manifold 22, from where it flows through the central melt bore 58 in each of the heated nozzles 12 and the two-piece nozzle seals 60 and through the gates 62 to fill the cavities 66. After the cavities 66 are full, injection pressure is held momentarily to pack and then released. After a short cooling period, the mold 16 is opened to eject the product. After ejection, the mold 16 is closed and the injection pressure is reapplied to refill the cavity 66. This cycle is repeated continuously with a cycle time that has been reduced as a result of improved cooling from the mold core 10. While the description of the cooled mold core 10 and core lock member 94 having matching tapered surfaces 118, 122 has been given with respect to a preferred embodiment, it will be evident that various other modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the invention as understood by those skilled in the art and as provided in the following claims.

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1. An injection molding apparatus having a cavity (66) in a mold (16) and a mold core (10) fitting through an opening (92) with an inner surface (120) through a core lock member (94), the mold core (10) having a front end (82), a rear end (84) and an outer surface (80), the outer surface 880) of the mold core (10) having a front portion (86) and a rear portion (88), the front portion (86) of the outer surface (80) of the mold core (10) forming an inner side (90) of the cavity (66), characterized in that
at lease a part (118) of the rear portion (88) of the outer surface (80) of the mold core (10) is tapered inwardly towards the rear end (84) of the mold core (10), a part (122) of the inner surface (120) of the opening (92) in the core lock member (94) is tapered inwardly towards the rear end (88) of the mold core (10) to match the tapered part (118) of the rear portion (88) of the outer surface (80) of the mold core (10), and the mold core (10) is secured to the core lock member (94) with the tapered part (118) of the rear portion (88) of the outer surface (80) of the mold core (10) abutting against the matching tapered part (122) of the inner surface (120) of the opening (92) in the core lock member (94).
2. Injection molding apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the cavity (66) and the mold core (10) are elongated.
3. injection molding apparatus as claimed in claims 1 or 2 wherein a rear face (130) of the core lock member (94) is attached to a core backing plate (96).
4. Injection molding apparatus as claimed in one of claims 1 to 3 wherein the mold core (10) has a central cooling fluid duct (114) and at least one outer cooling fluid duct (116) extending longitudinally around the central cooling fluid duct (114).
5. Injection molding apparatus as claimed in one of claims 1 to 4 wherein the rear portion (88) of the outer surface (80) of the mold core (10) has a threaded part (124) engaged by a threaded nut (126) to secure the mold core (10) to the core lock member (94).
6. Injection molding apparatus as claimed in claim 5 wherein the threaded nut (126) is secured in a seat (128) in the rear face (130) of the core lock member (94) extending around the opening (92) through the core lock member (94).
7. Injection molding apparatus as claimed in one of claims 1 to 6 wherein the mold core (10) has a dome shaped front end (82).
An injection mold to form articles in an injection molding system comprising a mold cavity insert (68) forming the outer part of a mold cavity a mold core (10) having a front portion (86), a tapered portion (118) and a rear portion (88) a core lock member (94) having a tapered portion (122) a split insert (70) having an upper tapered portion (no number) that engages the mold cavity insert (68) and a lower tapered portion (no number) that engages the core lock member (94) characterized in that: said mold core (10) tapered portion (118) and said split insert (70) lower tapered portion are both engaging the tapered portion (122) of said core lock member (94) to allow perfect alignment between the moid core (10) and the split insert (70).
An injection mold to form articles according to claim 5 where the split insert (70) has a threaded portion
An injection mold to form articles according to claim 5 where said mold core (10) has a rearwardly tapered portion (118) with respect to the flow of the injected material
A method of alignment the elements of an injection mold comprising the steps of providing a mold cavity insert (68) forming the outer part of a mold cavity providing a moid core (10) having a front portion (86), a first alignment portion (118) and a rear portion (88) providing a core lock member (94) having a second alignment portion (122) providing a split insert (70) having an upper tapered portion (no number) that engages the mold cavity insert (68) and a third alignment portion (no number) that engages the core lock member (94),
characterized in that: said mold core's (10) first alignment portion (118) and said split insert's (70) third alignment portion are both engaging the second alignment portion (122) of said core lock member (94) to allow perfect alignment between the mold core (10) and the split insert (70).
12. A method of alignment the elements of a mold according to claim 8 whereby said first (118), said second (122) and said third alignment portions are tapered.
13. A method of alignment the elements of a mold according to claim 8 whereby said split insert (70) has a threaded portion.
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