An auxiliary reclaimer for injection molds
Patent Information
- Application Number
- GB2020020805
- Authority / Receiving Office
- GB · GB
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2020-04-11
- Filing Date
- 2020-12-31
- Publication Date
- 2025-02-05
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
AI Technical Summary
Existing injection molds require manual operation for material removal, leading to potential scalding hazards and damage to materials due to high temperatures, and the materials are often stretched, affecting their quality.
An auxiliary reclaimer system with a pick-up frame, elevating device, and adsorption assembly that uses actuators, motors, and springs to automate material removal, fixing and shaking materials to prevent stretching and ensure safe, high-quality extraction.
The system enables safe and efficient automated material removal from injection molds, reducing operator risk and improving material quality by avoiding direct pulling and using a buffer operation to shake materials out, effectively addressing the challenges of manual operation and material damage.
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Abstract
Description
AN AUXILIARY RECLAIMER FOR INJECTION MOLDS TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of injection moulding, in particular to an auxiliary reclaimer for injection molds. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Injection moulding is also known as injection molding, it is a molding way with injection and moulding. The advantage of it is fast production speed and high efficiency, automation operation, various types, shapes and sizes, precious production size, fast updating speed, complex products with different shapes. So the injection molding are adopted to produce a large number of products with complex shapes. How to take out the formed materials in molds in injection molding directly influence the quality of the formed materials.
[0003] However, there are following problems in material taking-out for existing injection molds: a. manual operation is required to take the materials out directly from the molds, such a way will caused a scald due to a high temperature, and when in streamline work, a rapid material taking-out is required, so there is a security potential for operators when faced with the opening and closing of the automatic control molds; b. the material taking-out from the molds will directly control the materials to stretch out, the stretching power is easily damage to the formed materials, which affects the quality of the formed materials.
[0004] For the technical problems existed in the present injection molding art, person skilled in related arts make adaptive amendments after doing the research and study, for example, the Chinese utility model patent with patent number 2014201120735, a new type of manipulator of reclaimer head for injection molds improves the efficiency of material taken-out, but the existing issues in above-stated materials taken-out for injection molds are not referred therein. BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] The technical problem to be solved by the invention is to provide an auxiliary reclaimer for injection molds, so as to overcome the problems about materials taken-out for injection molds existing in the prior art.
[0006] To achieve the above objective, the present invention achieves the following technical solution: an auxiliary reclaimer for injection molds comprises a pick-up frame, wherein an elevating device is arranged on a center of an upper end of the pick-up frame, wherein a fixed actuator is mounted on a lower end of the elevating device, wherein the fixed actuator is slidably connected on an inner wall of the pick-up frame.
[0007] The fixed actuator comprises an actuating frame disposed on the lower end of the elevating device, wherein the actuating frame is slidably coupled to the inner wall of the pick- up frame, wherein a layer sheet is arranged on a center of the actuating frame, wherein adjusting holes are evenly arranged on the layer sheet, and a bottom plate is mounted on a lower end of the actuating frame, wherein sliding holes corresponded to the adjusting holes are evenly arranged on the bottom plate, and adsorption devices are arranged in the sliding holes, an upper side of each of the adsorption devices is located in a corresponding one of the adjusting holes, and a control branch is arranged on the layer sheet.
[0008] The adsorption devices comprise sliding frames slidably coupled to and arranged within the sliding holes, wherein the sliding frames are on I-shaped structures, and sliding springs are arranged between the sliding frames and an inner wall of the bottom plate, wherein an adsorption assembly is arranged on lower ends of the sliding frames, wherein each of sliding adjusting rods is mounted on an upper end of the corresponding one of the sliding frames, wherein the sliding adjusting rods are located in the adjusting holes, and first slides are arranged on the sliding adjusting rods.
[0009] The control branches comprise control spring beams mounted on a front inner wall of the actuating frame, wherein control pushing-out plates are arranged on the control spring beams, and control motors are mounted on the inner wall of the actuating frame through a motor base, wherein cylindroids are disposed on output shafts of the control motors, wherein the cylindroids are abutted against front outer walls of the control pushing-out plates, and pushing-out assemblies are uniformly arranged on the control pushing-out plates from a first side to a second side, wherein the pushing-out assemblies cooperate with the first slides of same row to move.
[0010] The elevating device comprises a lifting frame mounted on the pick-up frame, wherein elevator holes are evenly arranged on a lower end of the lifting frame along a circumferential direction, and an elevating motor is mounted on an upper end of the lifting frame through the motor base, wherein an output shaft of the elevating motor is connected with an upper end of the screw through a coupling, wherein a lower end of the screw is connected on the lifting frame through a bearing, wherein a lifting block is in threaded engagement with the screw, wherein a lifting plate is sleeved on the lifting block, wherein a lifting rod is arranged on a lower end of the lifting plate, wherein a lower end of the lifting rod is slidably penetrating through the elevator holes.
[0011] Assist cylinders are mounted on four inner walls of the actuating frame, wherein auxiliary brackets are mounted on the assist cylinders, and the auxiliary brackets are on L- shaped structures, wherein auxiliary springs are mounted on side walls of the auxiliary brackets, wherein auxiliary rubber blocks are mounted on the auxiliary springs.
[0012] The adsorption assembly comprises symmetrically arranged on two sides of lower ends of the sliding frames through axis pins, wherein plate materials are arranged on lower ends of the through the axis pins, wherein chucks are mounted on the plate materials, wherein adjusting struts are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the plate materials through the axis pins, wherein the adjusting struts are connected with the sliding frames through resetting springs, and chucks are mounted on the adjusting struts, wherein foam blocks are mounted on both of the adjusting struts and the plate materials, wherein upper ends of the foam blocks are connected on the sliding frames.
[0013] The pushing-out assemblies comprise pushing-out adjusting rods slidably coupled to the first slides, wherein rollers are arranged on front ends of the pushing-out adjusting rods, and the rollers on the pushing-out adjusting rods are abutted against the control pushing-out plates, wherein resetting spring beams are mounted on rear ends of the pushing-out adjusting rods, wherein rollers are mounted on the resetting spring beams, wherein rollers on the resetting spring beams are abutted against an rear inner wall of the actuating frame, and the sliding slots are connected with lower ends of the pushing-out adjusting rods, wherein the sliding slots are amounted on the layer sheet through spring adjusting rods, and the pushing- out adjusting rods are located in the first slides.
[0014] The pushing-out adjusting rods comprise ridged plates and linkage blocks, wherein the linkage blocks are located between adjacent two of the first slides and slidably connected on the layer sheet, and ridged plates are slidably coupled to two sides of the ridged plates, wherein the ridged plates are located in the first slides.
[0015] 1. this invention is able to solve the following problems existed in material taken-out for injection molds, a. manual operation is required to take the materials out directly from the molds, such a way will caused a scald due to a high temperature, and when in streamline work, a rapid material taking-out is required, so there is a security potential for operators when faced with the opening and closing of the automatic control molds; b. the material taking-out from the molds will directly control the materials to stretch out, the stretching power is easily damage to the formed materials, which affects the quality of the formed materials. This invention is able to solve the above mentioned problems with an unexpected effect.
[0016] 2. The fixed actuator in this invention is able to act directly on the materials inside of the molds when in operation, and the chuck fixes the surfaces of the materials, and then the elevating device works to control the materials to be taken out from the molds without manual operations and potential safety hazard.
[0017] 3. The control branch in this invention control the adsorption assembly to take out the materials inside of the molds with shaking when in the operation, which is able to avoid damage to formed materials caused by a direct pulling for the materials, and a buffer operation with shaking improves a completeness of the formed materials taken out from the molds.
[0018] 4. The adsorption assembly in this invention 1s not only fixing the materials on plane structures in the operation, but also fixing the irregular materials surfaces on several positions, which has a wide range of application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAVINGS
[0019] The present invention will be further detailed in connection with drawings and embodiments
[0020] FIG. 1 is a plane schematic diagram of the invention,
[0021] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view along “A-A” direction in FIG. 1 of this invention;
[0022] FIG. 3 is the partial enlarged diagram along I direction in FIG. 2 of this invention;
[0023] FIG. 4 is the partial enlarged diagram along Y direction in FIG. 2 of this invention;
[0024] FIG. 5 is the partial enlarged diagram along Z direction in FIG. 2 of this invention; DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0025] Detailed description will be made to the embodiments of this invention in combination with figures, but this invention can be carried out in diverse different ways limited and covered by the claims.
[0026] Referring to FIG. 1-5, an auxiliary reclaimer for injection molds comprises a pick-up frame 1, wherein an elevating device 2 is arranged on a center of an upper end of the pick-up frame 1, wherein a fixed actuator 3 is mounted on a lower end of the elevating device 2, wherein the fixed actuator 3 is slidably connected on an inner wall of the pick-up frame 1; whereby when in work, this invention is installed on existing equipment, and the existing equipment controls the fixed actuator 3 to fix materials formed inside the molds, and then the elevating device 2 works to take out the material inside the molds through the fixed actuator 3.
[0027] The fixed actuator 3 comprises an actuating frame 31 disposed on the lower end of the elevating device 2, wherein the actuating frame 31 is slidably coupled to the inner wall of the pick-up frame 1,wherein a layer sheet 32 is arranged on a center of the actuating frame 31, wherein adjusting holes are evenly arranged on the layer sheet 32, and a bottom plate 33 is mounted on a lower end of the actuating frame 31, wherein sliding holes corresponded to the adjusting holes are evenly arranged on the bottom plate 33, and adsorption devices 34 are arranged in the sliding holes, an upper side of each of the adsorption devices 34 is located in a corresponding one of the adjusting holes, and a control branch 35 is arranged on the layer sheet 32.
[0028] When in work, the adsorption devices 34 are directly fixed on surfaces of the materials inside the molds, and then the control branch 35 works to drive the adsorption devices 34 to shake the materials inside the molds, so that the formed materials will be separated from inner walls of the molds.
[0029] The adsorption devices 34 comprise sliding frames 341 slidably coupled to and arranged within the sliding holes, wherein the sliding frames 341 are on I-shaped structures, and sliding springs 342 are arranged between the sliding frames 341 and an inner wall of the bottom plate 33, wherein an adsorption assembly is arranged on lower ends of the sliding frames 341, wherein each of sliding adjusting rods 343 is mounted on an upper end of the corresponding one of the sliding frames 341, wherein the sliding adjusting rods 343 are located in the adjusting holes, and first slides 344 are arranged on the sliding adjusting rods 343.
[0030] The adsorption assembly comprises symmetrically arranged on two sides of lower ends of the sliding frames 341 through axis pins, wherein plate materials are arranged on lower ends of the through the axis pins, wherein chucks are mounted on the plate materials, wherein adjusting struts are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the plate materials through the axis pins, wherein the adjusting struts are connected with the sliding frames 341 through resetting springs, and chucks are mounted on the adjusting struts, wherein foam blocks are mounted on both of the adjusting struts and the plate materials, wherein upper ends of the foam blocks are connected on the sliding frames 341.
[0031] When surfaces of the formed materials are on plane structures, the sliding frames 341 directly control the chucks to stick to the surfaces of the materials, and then the chucks fix the materials under an action of the existing cylinders.
[0032] When the surfaces of the formed materials are on irregular structures, the sliding frames 341 move downward to control the chucks to stick to the surfaces of the formed materials in terms of surface shapes of the formed materials, and then the sliding frames 341 control the chucks to stick on the surfaces of the materials continuously under an action of an external force, and the moving scales of the chuck are limited when in work, and the foam blocks cooperate with the resetting springs, and the chucks on adjusting struts are controlled to stick to the surfaces of the materials under an action of an elasticity, and the chucks fix the irregular surfaces of the materials in several positions under an action of the existing cylinder.
[0033] The control branches 35 comprise control spring beams 351 mounted on a front inner wall of the actuating frame 31, wherein control pushing-out plates 352 are arranged on the control spring beams 351, and control motors 353 are mounted on the inner wall of the actuating frame 31 through a motor base, wherein cylindroids 354 are disposed on output shafts of the control motors 353, wherein the cylindroids 354 are abutted against front outer walls of the control pushing-out plates 352, and pushing-out assemblies 38 are uniformly arranged on the control pushing-out plates 352 from a first side to a second side, wherein the pushing-out assemblies 38 cooperate with the first slides 344 of same row to move.
[0034] The pushing-out assemblies 38 comprise pushing-out adjusting rods 381 slidably coupled to the first slides 344, wherein rollers 382 are arranged on front ends of the pushing- out adjusting rods 381, and the rollers 382 on the pushing-out adjusting rods 381 are abutted against the control pushing-out plates 352, wherein resetting spring beams 383 are mounted on rear ends of the pushing-out adjusting rods 381, wherein rollers 382 are mounted on the resetting spring beams 383, wherein rollers 382 on the resetting spring beams 383 are abutted against an rear inner wall of the actuating frame 31, and the sliding slots 384 are connected with lower ends of the pushing-out adjusting rods 381, wherein the sliding slots 384 are amounted on the layer sheet 32 through spring adjusting rods 385, and the pushing-out adjusting rods 381 are located in the first slides 344; whereby when in work, the resetting spring beams 383 are able to control the pushing-out adjusting rods 381 to reset, and the rollers 382 are able to lower a friction force produced in working, so that the energy will be saved.
[0035] The pushing-out adjusting rods 381 comprise ridged plates 386 and linkage blocks 387, wherein the linkage blocks 387 are located between adjacent two of the first slides 344 and slidably connected on the layer sheet 32, and ridged plates 386 are slidably coupled to two sides of the ridged plates 387, wherein the ridged plates 386 are located in the first slides 344; whereby a height of the ridged plates 386 on the linkage blocks 387 are able to be adjusted according to an actual height changing, and the linkage blocks 387 are able to ensure that the ridged plates 36 in different heights are able to do synchronous and posteroanterior reciprocating operations when in work.
[0036] According to an actual situation of the material surfaces, after the sliding frames 341 drive the chucks to fix the material surfaces, the heights of the first slides 344 on sliding frames 341 of same one row are different from each other, and when the first slides 344 move, the corresponding one of the ridged plates 386 on the linkage blocks 387 moves, and then the pushing-out adjusting rods 381 adjust the heights of the sliding slots 384 according to the height changing of the ridged plates 386 at the same time, so that to ensure the sliding slots 384 are able to limit positions of the ridged plates 386 when in a movement, and then a synchronous shaking work will be performed to the sliding frames 341 in different positions by the ridged plates 386 in a reciprocating work.
[0037] The control motors 333 work to control the cylindroids 354 to rotate, and then the cylindroids 354 cooperate with the control spring beams 351 to move to control the control pushing-out plates 352 to do a reciprocating motion back and forth, and then the control pushing-out plates 352 cooperate with the resetting spring beams 383 to drive the ridged plates 386 to work synchronously, and then the ridged plates 386 cooperate with the first slides 344 to drive the sliding frames 341 to shake up and down when in work, thereby the formed materials will be separated from the the inner walls of the molds totally, which can enhance a completeness of taking internal material out from the molds and improves a quality of molding operation.
[0038] The elevating device 2 comprises a lifting frame 21 mounted on the pick-up frame 1, wherein elevator holes are evenly arranged on a lower end of the lifting frame 21 along a circumferential direction, and an elevating motor 22 is mounted on an upper end of the lifting frame 21 through the motor base, wherein an output shaft of the elevating motor 22 is connected with an upper end of the screw 23 through a coupling, wherein a lower end of the screw 23 is connected on the lifting frame 21 through a bearing, wherein a lifting block 24 is in threaded engagement with the screw 23, wherein a lifting plate 25 is sleeved on the lifting block 24, wherein a lifting rod 26 is arranged on a lower end of the lifting plate 25, wherein a lower end of the lifting rod 26 is slidably penetrating through the elevator holes.
[0039] The elevating motor 22 works to control the screw 23 to rotate, and then the screw 23 controls the lifting block 24 to lift or drop when in an rotation operation, and then the lifting block 24 drives the actuating frame 31 to move synchronously through the lifting rod 26, so that the formed materials will be taken out stably from the molds.
[0040] Assist cylinders 311 are mounted on four inner walls of the actuating frame 31, wherein auxiliary brackets 312 are mounted on the assist cylinders 311, and the auxiliary brackets 312 are on L-shaped structures, wherein auxiliary springs 313 are mounted on side walls of the auxiliary brackets 312, wherein auxiliary rubber blocks 314 are mounted on the auxiliary springs 313.
[0041] Whereby after the formed materials are taken out from the molds, the assist cylinders 311 control the auxiliary brackets 312 to stretch, and then the auxiliary rubber blocks 314 are abutted against outer sides of the formed materials under an action of the auxiliary springs 313, and then the auxiliary brackets 312 directly support lower sides of the formed materials, which can improve the stability of the material taking-out and prevent the materials from falling off.
[0042] When in work, firstly, the present invention is installed on the existing equipment, the existing equipment controls the invention to perform an adjusting and moving work, and then the existing equipment controls the invention to move to an appropriate position, and then the fixed actuator 3 directly acts on the surfaces of the formed materials; secondly, in terms of the specific situation of the material surfaces, the fixed actuator 3 fixes the materials through the chucks, and then the control branches 35 work to drive the adsorption devices 34 to shake the materials inside of the molds, so that the formed materials will be separated from the inner walls of the molds: thirdly, the elevating device 2 works to control the materials to be taken out from the molds, and then the assist cylinders 311 control the auxiliary brackets 312 to stretch , and then the auxiliary rubber blocks 314 are abutted against the outer sides of the formed materials under the action of the auxiliary springs 313, and the auxiliary brackets 312 directly support the lower sides of the formed materials.
[0043] The above shows and illustrates the basic principles, main features, and advantages of the present invention. Persons skilled in the art should understand that, the invention is not subject to restrictions of the embodiments above, the embodiments and descriptions stated above only describe the principle of the present invention. The invention will be subject to modification and improvement based on its intention and extent, which will also fall into the claimed protection extent of this invention. The claimed protection extent of the invention shall be determined with reference to the appended claims and any equivalents thereof.
Claims
CLAIMS 1. An auxiliary reclaimer for injection molds, comprising: a pick-up frame, wherein an elevating device is arranged on a center of an upper end of the pick-up frame, wherein a fixed actuator is mounted on a lower end of the elevating device, wherein the fixed actuator is slidably connected on an inner wall of the pick-up frame; the fixed actuator comprising: an actuating frame disposed on the lower end of the elevating device, wherein the actuating frame is slidably coupled to the inner wall of the pick-up frame, wherein a layer sheet is arranged on a center of the actuating frame, wherein adjusting holes are evenly arranged on the layer sheet; a bottom plate mounted on a lower end of the actuating frame, wherein sliding holes corresponded to the adjusting holes are evenly arranged on the bottom plate; adsorption devices arranged in the sliding holes, an upper side of each of the adsorption devices located in a corresponding one of the adjusting holes; a control branch arranged on the layer sheet; the adsorption devices comprising: sliding frames slidably coupled to and arranged within the sliding holes, wherein the sliding frames are on I-shaped structures; sliding springs arranged between the sliding frames and an inner wall of the bottom plate, wherein an adsorption assembly is arranged on lower ends of the sliding frames, wherein each of sliding adjusting rods is mounted on an upper end of the corresponding one of the sliding frames, wherein the sliding adjusting rods are located in the adjusting holes; first slides arranged on the sliding adjusting rods; the control branches comprising: control spring beams mounted on a front inner wall of the actuating frame, wherein control pushing-out plates are arranged on the control spring beams; control motors mounted on the inner wall of the actuating frame through a motor base, wherein cylindroids are disposed on output shafts of the control motors, wherein the cylindroids are abutted against front outer walls of the control pushing-out plates; pushing-out assemblies uniformly arranged on the control pushing-out plates from a first side to a second side, wherein the pushing-out assemblies cooperate with the first slides of same row to move.
2. The auxiliary reclaimer for injection molds defined in claim 1, wherein the elevating device comprises a lifting frame mounted on the pick-up frame, wherein elevator holes are evenly arranged on a lower end of the lifting frame along a circumferential direction; an elevating motor mounted on an upper end of the lifting frame through the motor base, wherein an output shaft of the elevating motor is connected with an upper end of the screw through a coupling, wherein a lower end of the screw is connected on the lifting frame through a bearing, wherein a lifting block is in threaded engagement with the screw, wherein a lifting plate is sleeved on the lifting block, wherein a lifting rod is arranged on a lower end of the lifting plate, wherein a lower end of the lifting rod is slidably penetrating through the elevator holes.
3. The auxiliary reclaimer for injection molds defined in claim 1, wherein assist cylinders are mounted on four inner walls of the actuating frame, wherein auxiliary brackets are mounted on the assist cylinders; the auxiliary brackets on L-shaped structures, wherein auxiliary springs are mounted on side walls of the auxiliary brackets, wherein auxiliary rubber blocks are mounted on the auxiliary springs.
4. The auxiliary reclaimer for injection molds defined in claim 1, wherein the adsorption assembly comprises symmetrically arranged on two sides of lower ends of the sliding frames through axis pins, wherein plate materials are arranged on lower ends of the through the axis pins, wherein chucks are mounted on the plate materials, wherein adjusting struts are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the plate materials through the axis pins, wherein the adjusting struts are connected with the sliding frames through resetting springs; chucks mounted on the adjusting struts, wherein foam blocks are mounted on both of the adjusting struts and the plate materials, wherein upper ends of the foam blocks are connected on the sliding frames.
5. The auxiliary reclaimer for injection molds defined in claim 1, wherein the pushing- out assemblies comprise pushing-out adjusting rods slidably coupled to the first slides, wherein rollers are arranged on front ends of the pushing-out adjusting rods, and the rollers on the pushing-out adjusting rods are abutted against the control pushing-out plates, wherein resetting spring beams are mounted on rear ends of the pushing-out adjusting rods, wherein rollers are mounted on the resetting spring beams, wherein rollers on the resetting spring beams are abutted against an rear inner wall of the actuating frame, and the sliding slots are connected with lower ends of the pushing-out adjusting rods, wherein the sliding slots are amounted on the layer sheet through spring adjusting rods, and the pushing-out adjusting rods are located in the first slides.
6. The auxiliary reclaimer for injection molds defined in claim 5, wherein the pushing- out adjusting rods comprise ridged plates and linkage blocks, wherein the linkage blocks are located between adjacent two of the first slides and slidably connected on the layer sheet; ridged plates slidably coupled to two sides of the ridged wherein the ridged plates are located in the first slides.
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