Cantilevered Mold Base Support With Rail-Guided Motion
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Solution Overview
Problem
The use of a tie bar to support a mobile mold in a mold device results in a large frame structure, restricting installation flexibility.
Innovation Solution
A mold device design that includes a fixed mold base, a mobile mold base, and a frame with a cantilevered support structure, utilizing rails and guides to support the mobile mold base, eliminating the need for additional structural components like tie bars, and allowing for reduced volume and increased installation freedom.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a tie bar structure is used to support the mobile mold, then the mold device achieves stable support, but the frame structure becomes large and installation flexibility is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile mold base is divided into multiple sections with individual support points, allowing the holding means to be distributed along the longitudinal side rather than requiring a single large tie bar structure. This segmentation enables compact frame design while maintaining support stability
Solution Approach 2:
The support structure transitions from a horizontal tie bar arrangement to a vertical holding means arrangement along the longitudinal side of the mobile mold base. This dimensional change allows the frame to extend in the height direction rather than requiring extensive horizontal space, improving installation flexibility
2Strength
If a tie bar structure is used to support the mobile mold, then the mold device achieves structural support, but the overall device volume increases
Solution Approach 1:
The holding means functions as a compact support mechanism that provides adequate structural support with minimal volume. By using a vertical arrangement along the longitudinal side rather than horizontal tie bars, the support structure achieves the required strength while occupying significantly less device volume
Solution Approach 2:
The holding means is designed to be movable along the longitudinal side of the mobile mold base, allowing dynamic adjustment of the support position. This dynamic capability enables the structure to maintain support strength while adapting to different configuration requirements, reducing the need for excessive structural volume
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AI summary
A mold device includes a frame that is a vertical wall having a first surface that is a vertical surface to which a holding mechanism is mounted and supported only by the first surface. A fixed mold base supporting a fixed mold, one surface thereof fixed to the first surface of the frame, and a mobile mold base supporting a mobile mold, the mobile mold base held by the holding mechanism so that the mobile mold base moves closer to and away from the fixed mold base. The holding mechanism includes a rail fixed to the first surface, and a guide fit on the rail in such a way that the guide moves on the rail while the guide is fixed to the mobile mold base. The mobile mold base is supported by the holding means without using a tie bar, and cantilevered on the first surface via the holding mechanism.