In-mold injection molding control panel convenient to install
By designing a fixing mechanism composed of slidingly connected installation mechanisms and fixing plates in the injection molding control panel in the mold, the problem of poor fixing installation effect of the control panel in the prior art is solved, and a more stable injection molding process and higher production efficiency are achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421377370.2
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-06-17
- Publication Date
- 2025-03-21
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-06-17
AI Technical Summary
The fixed installation effect of the existing in-mold injection molding control panel is poor, which affects the injection molding effect.
A convenient installation in-mold injection molding control panel is designed, using an installation mechanism that is slidingly connected to the inner wall of the bottom mold, and a fixing mechanism composed of a fixing plate, a support spring, a limiting plate and a curved fixing groove is ensured to ensure the stability of the control panel during the injection molding process.
It realizes rapid and stable installation of the control panel, improves injection molding effect and production efficiency, and facilitates installation and disassembly of insert frames.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of in-mold injection molding, in particular to an in-mold injection molding control panel which is convenient to install. Background Art
[0002] In-mold control panels are an advanced manufacturing technology that allows control panels to be embedded directly into plastic parts during the injection molding process. This technology can improve production efficiency, reduce assembly time and costs, and enable more compact and aesthetic designs. In-mold control panels are suitable for a variety of industries, such as automobiles, electronics, home appliances, etc., especially for products that require miniaturization and high integration.
[0003] As disclosed in Chinese patent announcement number (CN204598516U), an injection-molded electrical control panel comprises a control panel body, characterized in that the control panel is provided with a clamping foot for fixing a machine light, a mounting hole for installing a control electrical appliance, a guide groove for guiding sliding during installation, and a convex point for fixing the position of the control panel. The purpose is to design an injection-molded electrical control panel with simple processing technology, low processing cost, short processing cycle and low scrap rate. Compared with the prior art, it has the advantages of easy installation and cost saving.
[0004] However, the above patent still has the problem of poor fixing and installing effect of the control panel injected into the mold. For example, the above patent is provided with a clamping foot for fixing the machine light, a mounting hole for installing the control electrical appliance, a guide groove for guiding sliding during installation, and a protrusion for fixing the position of the control panel. However, this method is not convenient for quickly and stably installing the control panel into the mold, which affects the subsequent injection molding effect. Utility Model Content
[0005] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the utility model provides an in-mold injection molded control panel that is easy to install and has the advantages of good fixed installation effect, etc., solving the problem of poor fixed installation effect of the in-mold injection molded control panel in the prior art.
[0006] To achieve the above object, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: an in-mold injection control panel that is easy to install, comprising a bottom mold, the inner wall of the bottom mold is provided with a mounting mechanism that is convenient for installing the control panel, and the outer side of the mounting mechanism is provided with a fixing mechanism that is convenient for fixing with the bottom mold;
[0007] The installation mechanism includes an insert frame, a metal bracket and a control panel body. The insert frame is slidably connected to the inner wall of the bottom mold, the metal bracket is fixed to the back wall of the insert frame cavity, and the control panel body is placed on the front of the metal bracket.
[0008] Furthermore, the thickness of the insert frame is equal to the depth of the inner cavity of the bottom mold, and the front side of the insert frame and the front side of the bottom mold are located in the same horizontal plane.
[0009] Furthermore, a mold closing groove is provided on the front side of the insert frame.
[0010] Furthermore, the length of the control panel body is equal to the distance between the upper and lower inner walls of the insert frame.
[0011] Furthermore, the fixing mechanism includes a plurality of fixed clamping plates, and the plurality of fixed clamping plates are respectively fixed on the outer sides of the insert frame, the inner wall of the bottom mold is provided with clamping grooves corresponding to the positions of the plurality of fixed clamping plates, the inner walls on the left and right sides of the clamping grooves are provided with connecting grooves, the inner walls on the opposite sides of the two connecting grooves are fixed with supporting springs, the opposite sides of the supporting springs on the left and right sides are fixed with limiting plates, the bottom of the limiting plate is hinged to the inner wall of the connecting groove through a hinge frame, and the opposite sides of the limiting plates on the left and right sides are fixed with fixing blocks.
[0012] Furthermore, arc-shaped fixing grooves are provided on both left and right sides of the fixing clamping plate, the fixing block is arc-shaped, and the fixing block is slidably connected to the inner wall of the arc-shaped fixing groove.
[0013] Furthermore, a paddle is fixed on the upper surface of the limiting plate, and the width of the fixed clamping plate is equal to the distance between the inner walls on the left and right sides of the clamping slot.
[0014] Compared with the prior art, the technical solution of this application has the following beneficial effects:
[0015] 1. The easy-to-install in-mold injection control panel has an installation mechanism, in which the insert frame is a part of the installation mechanism, and is slidably connected to the inner wall of the bottom mold, which means that the insert frame can slide on the inner wall of the bottom mold to facilitate embedding and removing the control panel. When injection molding, the control panel body can be integrally molded with the plastic shell. The thickness of the insert frame is equal to the depth of the inner cavity of the bottom mold, ensuring that the insert frame can be completely embedded in the bottom mold, and the front of the insert frame is located at the same horizontal plane as the front of the bottom mold, which helps to evenly fill the plastic during injection molding. A mold groove is provided on the front of the insert frame, which is convenient for installation between the mold and avoids plastic leakage.
[0016] 2. The easy-to-install in-mold injection control panel is provided with a fixing mechanism. Before injection molding, the insert is placed in the bottom mold, the fixed card plate is inserted into the card slot, and the support spring provides elastic force to keep the fixed card plate in the card slot. At the same time, the limit plate is inserted into the arc-shaped fixed slot through the fixing block to limit the movement of the fixed card plate and prevent it from falling off. After the injection molding is completed, the injection molded part is cooled and solidified, and then the molded part is ejected from the mold through the ejector system to complete the entire injection molding process, thereby ensuring the stability of the insert frame during the injection molding process, and facilitating the installation and disassembly of the insert frame, thereby improving production efficiency and convenience of operation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model;
[0018] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the installation mechanism of the utility model;
[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the insert frame of the utility model;
[0020] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the fixing mechanism of the utility model.
[0021] In the figure: 1 bottom mold, 2 mounting mechanism, 21 insert frame, 22 metal bracket, 23 control panel body, 24 mold clamping groove, 3 fixing mechanism, 31 fixing card plate, 32 card slot, 33 connecting slot, 34 supporting spring, 35 limit plate, 36 fixing block, 37 arc-shaped fixing slot. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0022] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.
[0023] See also Figure 1 In this embodiment, an in-mold injection control panel that is easy to install includes a bottom mold 1, the inner wall of the bottom mold 1 is provided with a mounting mechanism 2 for convenient installation of the control panel, and the outer side of the mounting mechanism 2 is provided with a fixing mechanism 3 for easy fixation with the bottom mold 1.
[0024] See also Figure 2-3In order to improve the installation convenience of the control panel injection molding, the installation mechanism 2 in this embodiment includes an insert frame 21, a metal bracket 22 and a control panel body 23. The insert frame 21 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the bottom mold 1. The insert frame 21 is a part of the installation mechanism 2. It is slidably connected to the inner wall of the bottom mold 1, which means that the insert frame 21 can slide on the inner wall of the bottom mold 1 to facilitate the embedding and removal of the control panel. The metal bracket 22 is fixed to the back wall of the inner cavity of the insert frame 21. The metal bracket 22 provides support for the control panel. The control panel body 23 is placed on the front of the metal bracket 22, so that when injection molding, the control panel body 23 can be integrally formed with the plastic shell, and the control panel body 23 is placed on the front of the metal bracket 22.
[0025] In this embodiment, the thickness of the insert frame 21 is equal to the depth of the inner cavity of the bottom mold 1, which ensures that the insert frame 21 can be completely embedded in the bottom mold 1, and the front of the insert frame 21 is located at the same horizontal plane as the front of the bottom mold 1, which helps to evenly fill the plastic during injection molding. A mold closing groove 24 is provided on the front of the insert frame 21, and the length of the control panel main body 23 is equal to the distance between the upper and lower inner walls of the insert frame 21. A mold closing groove 24 is provided on the front of the insert frame 21, which can facilitate installation between the mold and avoid plastic leakage.
[0026] See also Figure 4 In order to fix the control panel and the mold after installation, the fixing mechanism 3 in this embodiment includes a plurality of fixing clamps 31, which are respectively fixed on the outer side of the insert frame 21, and the inner wall of the bottom mold 1 is provided with clamping grooves 32 corresponding to the positions of the plurality of fixing clamps 31, and the inner walls on the left and right sides of the clamping grooves 32 are provided with connecting grooves 33, and the inner walls on the opposite sides of the two connecting grooves 33 are fixed with supporting springs 34, and the opposite sides of the supporting springs 34 on the left and right sides are fixed with limiting plates 35. Before injection molding, the insert is placed in the bottom mold 1, and the fixing clamps 31 are inserted into the clamping grooves 32. The supporting springs 34 provide elastic force to keep the fixing clamps 31 in the clamping grooves 32. The bottom of the limiting plate 35 is hinged to the inner wall of the connecting groove 33 through a hinge frame, and the opposite sides of the limiting plates 35 on the left and right sides are fixed with fixing blocks 36.
[0027] In this embodiment, arc-shaped fixing grooves 37 are provided on the left and right sides of the fixed card plate 31. The limiting plate 35 is inserted into the arc-shaped fixing groove 37 through the fixing block 36 to limit the movement of the fixed card plate 31 and prevent it from falling off. The fixing block 36 is arc-shaped, and the fixing block 36 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the arc-shaped fixing groove 37. A paddle is fixed on the upper surface of the limiting plate 35. The width of the fixed card plate 31 is equal to the distance between the inner walls of the left and right sides of the groove 32. The control panel body 23 is placed on the front of the metal bracket 22. After the injection molding is completed, the injection molded part is cooled and solidified, and then the molded part is ejected from the mold by the ejector system to complete the entire injection molding process.
[0028] The working principle of the above embodiment is:
[0029] (1) When the control panel is injection molded to improve the installation convenience, the insert frame 21 is a part of the installation mechanism 2, which is slidably connected to the inner wall of the bottom mold 1, which means that the insert frame 21 can slide on the inner wall of the bottom mold 1 to facilitate the insertion and removal of the control panel. The metal bracket 22 provides support for the control panel. The control panel body 23 is placed on the front of the metal bracket 22, so that when injection molding, the control panel body 23 can be integrally formed with the plastic shell. The thickness of the insert frame 21 is equal to the depth of the inner cavity of the bottom mold 1, ensuring that the insert frame 21 can be completely embedded in the bottom mold 1, and the front of the insert frame 21 is located at the same horizontal plane as the front of the bottom mold 1, which helps to evenly fill the plastic during injection molding. A mold groove 24 is provided on the front of the insert frame 21 to facilitate installation between the mold and avoid plastic leakage.
[0030] (2) When the installed control panel is fixed to the mold for use, before injection molding, the insert is placed in the bottom mold 1, the fixed card plate 31 is inserted into the card slot 32, and the support spring 34 provides elastic force to keep the fixed card plate 31 in the card slot 32. At the same time, the limit plate 35 is inserted into the arc-shaped fixed groove 37 through the fixed block 36 to limit the movement of the fixed card plate 31 and prevent it from falling off. The control panel body 23 is placed on the front side of the metal bracket 22. After the injection molding is completed, the injection molded part is cooled and solidified, and then the molded part is ejected from the mold by the ejector system to complete the entire injection molding process.
[0031] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprise a ..." do not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the elements.
[0032] The standard parts used in this application document can all be purchased from the market and can be customized according to the instructions and drawings. The specific connection methods of each part adopt conventional means such as mature bolts, rivets, welding, etc. in the prior art. The machinery, parts and equipment all adopt conventional models in the prior art. The control method is automatic control through a controller. The control circuit of the controller can be implemented through simple programming by technicians in this field, which is common knowledge in this field. Therefore, this application document will no longer explain the control method and circuit connection in detail.
[0033] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that many changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention.
Claims
1. An in-mold injection control panel that is easy to install, comprising a bottom mold (1), characterized in that: The inner wall of the bottom mold (1) is provided with a mounting mechanism (2) for conveniently mounting the control panel, and the outer side of the mounting mechanism (2) is provided with a fixing mechanism (3) for conveniently fixing to the bottom mold (1); The mounting mechanism (2) comprises an insert frame (21), a metal bracket (22) and a control panel body (23); the insert frame (21) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the bottom mold (1); the metal bracket (22) is fixed to the back wall of the inner cavity of the insert frame (21); and the control panel body (23) is placed on the front side of the metal bracket (22).
2. The in-mold injection control panel that is easy to install according to claim 1, characterized in that: The thickness of the insert frame (21) is equal to the depth of the inner cavity of the bottom mold (1), and the front surface of the insert frame (21) and the front surface of the bottom mold (1) are located on the same horizontal plane.
3. The in-mold injection control panel that is easy to install according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front side of the insert frame (21) is provided with a mold closing groove (24).
4. The in-mold injection control panel that is easy to install according to claim 1, characterized in that: The length of the control panel body (23) is equal to the distance between the upper and lower inner walls of the insert frame (21).
5. The in-mold injection control panel that is easy to install according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fixing mechanism (3) comprises a plurality of fixing clamping plates (31), wherein the plurality of fixing clamping plates (31) are respectively fixed on the outer side of the insert frame (21); the inner wall of the bottom mold (1) is provided with clamping grooves (32) corresponding to the positions of the plurality of fixing clamping plates (31); the inner walls on the left and right sides of the clamping grooves (32) are provided with connecting grooves (33); the inner walls on the opposite sides of the two connecting grooves (33) are both fixed with supporting springs (34); the opposite sides of the supporting springs (34) on the left and right sides are both fixed with limiting plates (35); the bottom of the limiting plates (35) is hinged to the inner wall of the connecting groove (33) through a hinge frame; the opposite sides of the limiting plates (35) on the left and right sides are both fixed with fixing blocks (36).
6. The in-mold injection control panel that is easy to install according to claim 5, characterized in that: The left and right sides of the fixed clamping plate (31) are both provided with arc-shaped fixing grooves (37), the fixing block (36) is in an arc shape, and the fixing block (36) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the arc-shaped fixing groove (37).
7. The in-mold injection control panel that is easy to install according to claim 5, characterized in that: A paddle is fixed on the upper surface of the limiting plate (35), and the width of the fixed clamping plate (31) is equal to the distance between the inner walls on the left and right sides of the clamping slot (32).
Citation Information
Patent Citations
Injection moulding's electrical apparatus control panel
CN204598516U