Parallel Cableveyor Arrangement for Injection Molding Machine Maintenance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing injection molding machines face challenges in efficiently managing and maintaining multiple cableveyors, as they often lack organized disposition and identification of cables, leading to increased time and effort during maintenance and restricted space for other instruments.
Innovation Solution
The injection molding machine employs a configuration where multiple cableveyors are disposed in parallel to coincide with the mold opening/closing direction, with separate cableveyors for electrical, hydraulic oil, and temperature control medium cables, allowing for efficient distribution and easy maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple cableveyors are used to house increased hoses and cables, then the capacity to accommodate more cables and hoses is improved, but the time and effort required to investigate which pipe is housed in which cableveyor during maintenance increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides cables and hoses into distinct groups by housing different types in separate cableveyors. Electrical cables are housed in one cableveyor, hydraulic hoses in another, and temperature control hoses in a third. This segmentation allows maintenance personnel to quickly identify which cableveyor contains which type of cable or hose without investigating all cableveyors, thereby reducing maintenance time and effort while accommodating a larger quantity of cables and hoses.
2Quantity of substance
If multiple cableveyors are provided to accommodate various cables and hoses, then the capacity to house all necessary connections is improved, but the space available for installing other instruments is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent arranges multiple cableveyors in a parallel configuration along the longitudinal direction of the movable platen, extending in the mold opening/closing direction. This spatial arrangement optimizes the use of available space by distributing cableveyors along the length of the platen rather than concentrating them in a single location, thereby accommodating multiple cableveyors while preserving space for other instruments.
3Device complexity
If cables and hoses are housed together in one cableveyor, then the device complexity is reduced, but the reliability decreases due to potential interference and short circuits
Solution Approach 1:
The patent separates electrical cables, hydraulic hoses, and temperature control hoses into different cableveyors. This physical segregation prevents electrical cables from coming into contact with hydraulic fluid or moisture from temperature control systems, thereby eliminating the risk of short circuits and improving reliability. Although this increases the number of cableveyors, the overall system complexity is managed through standardized installation patterns.
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AI summary
An injection molding machine for a composite molded product is an injection molding machine for a composite molded product, in which an injection device or a rotary table is arrayed with a movable platen attached with a movable metal mold and the injection device or the rotary table is driven using an electric motor, wherein, at any position below, side, or rear of the movable platen, a plurality of cableveyors, and which house cables, and connected to the movable metal mold or the movable platen or connected to the injection device in addition to the movable metal mold or the movable platen is disposed in parallel to one another so that longitudinal directions of the cableveyors coincide with a mold opening/closing direction A of the movable platen.