JP3143825B2 - Valve gate type mold equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a valve gate type mold apparatus used for injection molding of a resin.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A hot runner mold apparatus used for injection molding of a thermoplastic resin has a structure near a gate for facilitating filling of a resin into a cavity and preventing wasteful runner discharge to enhance molding efficiency. Up to the resin is kept in a molten state. On the other hand, the resin filled in the cavity is cooled and solidified so as to be taken out as a product. Therefore, a gate is provided with an opening / closing device, and the cavity generates a temperature difference of 100 ° C. or more across the gate at a minute distance so that the temperature of the resin is solidified and the temperature of the runner is the melting temperature of the resin. ing.

As one of the gate opening and closing devices, a valve gate system is known. The valve gate system mechanically opens and closes the gate, and a mold apparatus employing the valve gate system includes, for example, a structure disclosed in JP-A-5-177664. FIG. 2 shows this valve gate type mold apparatus 1.

This valve gate type mold apparatus 1 is embedded in a plurality of molds 3a and 3b forming a cavity 2 therein and a fixed mold 3a having a gate 4 for the cavity 2 and the inside is formed in the gate 4. A cylindrical nozzle body 5 connected coaxially, a heater 6 built in the nozzle body 5, and fitted in the nozzle 4 in the nozzle body 5 so as to be coaxial with the gate 4 and movable in the axial direction thereof. In addition, a valve 7 for opening and closing the gate 4 is provided. In FIG. 2, the valve 7 is supported only at an intermediate position in the longitudinal direction.

A tapered gap 9 communicating with the gate 4 is formed between the tip of the nozzle body 5 on the gate 4 side and the tapered storage hole 8 of the fixed mold 3a. Is provided with a seal portion 10 for closing the tapered gap 9 along the circumferential direction at an intermediate portion of the seal member. As this seal part 1,
Inexpensive metal O-rings or resin O-rings are used.

According to the valve gate type mold apparatus 1,
A sealing portion 10 is provided at an intermediate portion of a tapered gap 9 formed between the tip portion of the nozzle body 5 and the housing hole 8 of the fixed mold 3a.
Is provided, the tapered gap 9 is formed between the resin layer 11 on the gate 4 side and the air layer 1 on the opposite side with the seal portion 10 interposed therebetween.
It is divided into two. In particular, the provision of the wide air layer 12 has an effect that sufficient heat insulation can be achieved between the nozzle body 5 and the fixed mold 3a.

[0007]

However, in such a valve gate type mold apparatus, the tip of the valve 7 is
It must be effectively supported so that it does not vibrate in the radial direction due to the flow of the resin. Further, in the valve gate type mold apparatus 1 described above, since the seal portion 10 is formed by the O-ring, the resin on the resin layer 11 side withstands the resin pressure of the resin flowing into the tapered gap 9 and the resin is formed. There is a problem that it is difficult to hold the air layer 12 so as not to leak to the air layer 12 side. In order to improve the sealing performance of the metal O-ring, the contact pressure between the metal O-ring and the nozzle body 5 and the fixed mold 3a increases, so that the heat transfer resistance is reduced. Through the ring,
It is conceivable that the light propagates to the fixed mold 3a.

In particular, when the nozzle body 5 is cooled by the seal portion 10 provided at the intermediate portion of the tapered gap 9, the temperature balance in the radial direction at the tip of the nozzle body 5 becomes uneven, and the gate 4 It is conceivable that the controllability of the resin temperature in the above is reduced. In addition, the resin O-ring has a lower thermal conductivity than the metal O-ring, and can prevent the nozzle body 5 from being cooled, but has a disadvantage that it cannot cope with a large resin pressure. In addition, there is a disadvantage that frequent maintenance work is required due to poor heat resistance.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and suppresses the heat transfer from the nozzle body to the fixed mold, and holds the resin flowing into the tapered gap so as not to leak outside. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a valve gate type mold device capable of more accurately performing temperature control at a gate.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there are provided a plurality of molds which are combined with each other to form a cavity, and a gate which is open to the cavity among the molds. Valve means provided in the fixed mold having a valve means for flowing the molten resin into the cavity,
The valve means includes a cylindrical nozzle body that coaxially arranges an internal flow path with the gate, a valve pin provided in the nozzle body and moved into and out of the gate to open and close the gate; and The nozzle body is provided with an injection port which is disposed adjacent to the gate and has substantially the same diameter as the gate, and which supports the tip of the valve pin in a fitted state when injecting resin. In addition, there is proposed a valve gate type mold apparatus in which a flow groove communicating the inside and outside of the nozzle body is provided on the inner wall of the injection port.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the valve gate type mold apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein a cavity is provided between the tip end surface of the nozzle body and the fixed mold by way of a gate, and a flow groove is provided. A resin heat insulating gap is provided which communicates with the internal flow path through the resin heat insulating gap. The resin heat insulating gap is disposed around the outer periphery of the resin heat insulating gap in a state fitted to the outer periphery of the tip of the nozzle body and the fixed mold. While closing the gap, there is provided a seal ring in which the inner peripheral surface facing the resin insulation gap is formed in a bag shape, between the seal ring and the nozzle body,
Between the seal ring and the stationary mold for air insulation
A valve gate type mold device provided with a gap .

[0012]

According to the valve gate type mold apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, the cavity formed by combining a plurality of molds is filled with the molten resin by operating the valve means. The valve means allows the resin disposed in the internal flow path to flow into the cavity through the gate while being kept in a molten state by the heater.

In this case, since the tip of the valve pin is fitted in the injection port at the tip of the nozzle body, it is held so as not to vibrate in the radial direction due to the flow of the resin. On the other hand, a flow groove communicating between the inside and outside of the nozzle body is provided on the inner wall of the injection port, so that the resin in the internal flow path of the nozzle body flows out of the nozzle body through the flow groove. Therefore, while the tip of the valve pin is supported by the injection port so as not to vibrate, the flow of the resin is promoted by the flow groove. Then, thereafter, the valve pin is moved toward the gate to close the gate, whereby the cavity and the internal flow path of the nozzle body are completely shut off.

According to the valve gate type mold apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention, the molten resin that has exited the nozzle body is filled with a resin heat insulating gap formed between the nozzle body and the fixed mold. It is also introduced inside. Since the outer periphery of the resin insulation gap is closed by a seal ring, the molten resin introduced into the resin insulation gap is blocked by the seal ring and is filled in the resin insulation gap. Become.

Here, since the inner peripheral surface of the seal ring facing the gap for heat insulation of the resin is formed in a bag shape, the molten resin is blocked so as to accumulate inside the seal ring. Leakage from the contact portion between the seal ring and the nozzle body or between the seal ring and the fixed mold is prevented. The nozzle body and the fixed mold are insulated reliably and uniformly by the resin filled in the resin heat insulating gap formed over the entire tip portion of the nozzle body, and the temperature control at the gate is accurately performed. Will be able to do it.

In the above valve gate type mold apparatus, if the seal ring is made of a material having a lower thermal conductivity than the nozzle body and the stationary mold, the nozzle body is moved from the nozzle body through the seal ring to the stationary mold. Is reduced, and the nozzle body and the fixed mold can be insulated more reliably. Further, if the air-insulating gap is provided between the seal ring and the nozzle body and between the seal ring and the fixed mold, the amount of heat transmitted from the nozzle body to the fixed mold through the seal ring is provided. Can be greatly reduced.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a valve gate type mold apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the valve gate type mold device 20 according to the present embodiment is
1, a fixed mold 22 and a movable mold 23,
A valve means 25 provided in a fixed mold 22 having a gate 24 opening to the cavity 21.

The valve means 25 comprises a cylindrical nozzle body 27 for coaxially arranging an internal flow path 26 with the gate 24,
A valve pin 28 provided in the nozzle body 27 and moved into and out of the gate 24 to open and close the gate 24
And a heater 29 attached to the nozzle body 27
It is composed of The nozzle body 27 has a distal end surface 27a formed in a tapered convex shape whose diameter gradually decreases toward the distal end, and an injection port 30 communicating with the internal flow path 26 is opened at the foremost end.

The fixed mold 22 has a tapered concave-shaped receiving hole 31 formed around the inside of the gate 24. The distal end surface 27a of the nozzle main body 27 is disposed in the storage hole 31 in a stored state with a tapered gap 32 (resin insulation gap) provided in the axial direction. In these respects, the valve gate type mold apparatus 20 of the present embodiment is almost common to the conventional example.

However, in the valve gate type mold apparatus 20 of this embodiment, a metal seal ring 33 for closing the tapered gap 32 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the tapered gap 32 in the related art. It is different from the example. The seal ring 33 includes, for example, an outer cylindrical portion 33a formed in a cylindrical shape, an inner cylindrical portion 33b formed concentrically inside the outer cylindrical portion 33a, and the outer cylindrical portion 33a and the inner cylindrical portion 33b.
Connecting part 33 that connects at one end over the entire circumference
c to form an annular shape having a substantially U-shaped cross section.

The inner diameter of the inner cylindrical portion 33b is equal to the tip surface 27a of the nozzle body 27.
The outer peripheral surface 27b is formed to have dimensions approximately equal to or slightly smaller than the outer dimensions of the outer peripheral cylindrical surface 27b adjacent to the nozzle body 27, and is integrally attached to the nozzle body 27 by shrink fitting. Further, a ring-shaped groove 34 is formed along the circumferential direction in the vicinity of the central position in the longitudinal direction of the inner circumferential surface of the inner cylindrical portion 33b. Therefore, in a state where the seal ring 33 is shrink-fitted on the outer peripheral cylindrical surface 27b of the nozzle main body 27, the groove bottom of the ring-shaped groove 34 is separated from the outer peripheral cylindrical surface 27b of the nozzle main body 27 to form the ring-shaped gap 35 (air). A gap for heat insulation is formed, and the contact is slightly made in a small area at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the inner cylindrical portion 33b.

On the outer peripheral edge of the housing hole 31 of the fixed mold 22, there is provided a stepped portion 36 which is arranged to be fitted on the outer cylindrical portion 33 a of the seal ring 33. The stepped portion 36 is externally fitted to the distal end portion of the outer cylindrical portion 33a with a small fitting length of, for example, about 1 mm, and supports the outer cylindrical portion 33a so as not to spread outward. I have. Then, the inner wall 37 of the fixed mold 22 adjacent to the step portion 36 is formed.
, Said radially outwardly of the outer cylindrical portion 33a of the seal ring 33 are spaced, also the gap 35 (the gap for air sectional heat) between the inner wall 37 and the outer wall of the outer tube portion 33a Is formed.

The thus constructed seal ring 33
Is shrink-fit to the outer peripheral cylindrical surface 27b of the nozzle body 27,
In addition, the tapered gap is arranged by fitting to the stepped portion 36 of the fixed mold 22 so that the inner surface formed in the substantially U-shaped cross section faces the tapered gap 32. The outer peripheral portion of the block 32 is closed over the entire circumference.

Here, in this embodiment, the seal ring 33 is made of a metal material having a relatively low thermal conductivity, such as, for example, Inconel or stainless steel. On the other hand, the nozzle body 27 is made of, for example, an alloy tool steel (SK).
D material) or the like, and is made of a metal material having sufficiently higher thermal conductivity than the seal ring 33. Thus, the heat of the nozzle body 27 is prevented from being transmitted to the fixed mold 22 via the seal ring 33.

The valve pin 28 is supported by a guide bush 38 disposed on the upper part of the nozzle body 27 in the figure so as to be linearly movable only in the axial direction, that is, only in the vertical direction in the figure. The tip of the valve pin 28 is
The nozzle body 27 is disposed in a fitting state with the injection port 30 at the tip end thereof, and is held so as not to vibrate in the radial direction due to the flow of resin. In the figure, reference numeral 39 denotes a plurality of portions provided around the injection port 30, and
This is a communication groove for communicating with the tapered gap 32 at the tip of the nozzle body 27 and promoting the flow of resin while supporting the valve pin 28.

When the resin is injected, the valve pin 28 is arranged at the position shown in the drawing to allow the resin to flow at the injection port 30. After the injection is completed, the valve pin 28 is lowered into the gate 24, and By closing 24, the flow of resin into cavity 21 is stopped, and cavity 21 and internal flow path 26 are shut off.

The heater 29 is wound around the outer peripheral surface of the nozzle main body 27 to heat the nozzle main body 27 to a temperature at which the resin is melted, and to be covered by the heater cover 21. Heat radiation to the outside is suppressed. Reference numeral 41 in the figure is a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the tip of the nozzle body 27.

The operation of the thus configured valve gate type mold apparatus 20 will be described below. During molding, the fixed mold 22 and the movable mold 23 are clamped,
When the molten resin is supplied into the nozzle body 27 from the injection molding machine (not shown) via the runner 40 in the state where the cavity 21 is formed, the resin is heated by the heater 29 in the internal flow path 26 of the nozzle body 27. It flows while being kept in a molten state, and fills the cavity 21 through the gate 24 from the injection port 30 at the tip of the nozzle body 27. In this case, the valve pin 28 is retracted upward from the gate 24, leaving the gate 24 open.

When the cavity 21 is filled with the resin, the valve pin 28 descends and fits into the gate 24, thereby closing the gate 24 to allow the internal flow path 26 of the nozzle body 27 to communicate with the cavity 21. Will be shut off. At this time, the molten resin is filled in the tapered gap 32 formed between the tip end surface 27a of the nozzle main body 27 and the storage hole 31 of the fixed mold 22 to form a resin heat insulating layer.

The resin heat-insulating layer is formed of a nozzle body 27 in a high temperature state.
And the fixed mold 22 in a low temperature state,
Although it is in a semi-molten state, the nozzle body 27 and the fixed-side mold 22 are securely connected because the thermal conductivity is sufficiently small as compared with the metal material constituting the nozzle body 27 or the fixed-side mold 22 and the like. It will be insulated. The seal ring 33 closing the outer peripheral portion of the tapered gap 32 is also made of a metal material such as Inconel having a sufficiently low thermal conductivity as compared with the nozzle body 27 and the like. The heat transfer through 33 is also suppressed.

Further, the seal ring 33 of the present embodiment
Since the contact area with the nozzle body 27 and the contact area with the fixed mold 22 are considered as small as possible,
By increasing the heat transfer resistance, it is possible to suppress heat radiation from the nozzle body 27. Further, since a gap 35 is formed between the seal ring 33 and the nozzle body 27 and between the seal ring 33 and the fixed mold 22, a heat insulating effect is provided by an air layer interposed in the gap 35. Will be enhanced.

The seal ring 33 of the present embodiment is disposed on the outer periphery of the tapered gap 32, and forms a resin heat insulating layer over the entire front end surface 27a of the nozzle body 27. Therefore, it is possible to set the temperature distribution at the tip end of the nozzle body 27 to change uniformly or smoothly in the radial direction. Thereby, the resin in the internal flow path 26 of the nozzle body 27 can flow smoothly, and the temperature control in the gate 24 can be performed accurately. Further, the seal ring 33
However, since the inner surface facing the tapered gap 32 is formed in a bag shape, the resin flowing into the tapered gap 32 is securely sealed, and leakage to the outside can be prevented.

As described above, according to the valve gate type mold apparatus 20 according to the present embodiment, compared with the conventional metal O-ring or the like disposed at the intermediate position of the tapered gap 32, the valve body from the nozzle body 27 is not used. The heat radiation is suppressed, the temperature balance at the tip of the nozzle body 27 is set uniformly, and the tapered gap 3
The second resin can be reliably sealed. This allows
The temperature in the gate 24 can be accurately controlled, the resin in the internal flow path 26 of the nozzle body 2 is maintained in a molten state, and the resin in the cavity 21 is cooled and solidified to continuously form a high-quality product. can do.

In this embodiment, as the material of the seal ring 33, Inconel, stainless steel or the like has been described as an example. However, the material is not limited to this, and the seal ring 33 has a strength enough to withstand the resin pressure. Any material can be selected as long as the material has a sufficiently low thermal conductivity. Also, a ceramic seal ring 33 is used.
May be used.

[0035]

As described above in detail, according to the valve gate type mold device of the present invention, the tip of the valve pin is supported by the injection port provided at the tip of the nozzle body.
Since the resin is injected through the flow groove, the tip of the valve pin can be more reliably prevented from vibrating in the radial direction, and the number of components can be reduced by omitting the intermediate bush.

Also, since the resin pressure is reliably received by the seal ring and the resin is sealed in the resin heat insulating gap,
There is an effect that the heat insulation between the nozzle body and the fixed mold can be reliably performed without leaking the resin.

Further, since a resin heat insulating gap is formed over the entire front end surface of the nozzle body and the inside thereof is filled with resin, compared with the conventional example in which the seal member is arranged at a position halfway in the radial direction, The temperature balance of the resin along the radial direction can be set so as to change uniformly or smoothly. Therefore, the flow of the resin in the internal flow path can be smoothly performed, and a high-quality product can be manufactured in the cavity.

Further, in the above valve gate type mold apparatus, if the seal ring is made of a material having a lower thermal conductivity than the nozzle body and the fixed mold, in addition to the above-described effects, the nozzle through the seal ring can be used. Heat radiation from the main body can be suppressed, and an effect of obtaining a high heat insulating effect can be obtained.

In addition, if air gaps are provided between the seal ring and the nozzle body and between the seal ring and the stationary mold, the nozzle body, the seal ring, and the stationary mold are provided. This has the effect of increasing the heat transfer resistance between the dies and further increasing the heat insulating effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing one embodiment of a valve gate type mold apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a conventional valve gate type mold apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 20 valve gate type mold apparatus 21 cavity 22 fixed mold (mold) 23 movable mold (mold) 24 gate 25 valve means 26 internal flow path 27 nozzle body 28 valve pin 29 heater 30 injection port 32 tapered gap (Gap for resin insulation) 33 Seal ring 35 Gap (Gap for air insulation) 39 Flow groove

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plurality of molds which are combined with each other to form a cavity, and a valve means provided in a stationary mold having a gate which opens into the cavity among the molds, for flowing molten resin into the cavity. The valve means comprises: a cylindrical nozzle main body having an internal flow path coaxially arranged with the gate; a valve pin provided in the nozzle main body and moved into and out of the gate to open and close the gate; A heater attached to the nozzle body, the nozzle body being disposed adjacent to the gate and having substantially the same diameter as the gate, and supporting the tip of the valve pin in a fitted state during resin injection. An injection port is provided, and a flow groove communicating between the inside and the outside of the nozzle body is provided on an inner wall of the injection port. 2. A gap for resin heat insulation is provided between the tip end surface of the nozzle body and the fixed mold so as to communicate with the cavity through the gate and with the internal flow path through the flow groove, respectively. At the outer peripheral portion of the resin heat insulating gap, a seal ring that is disposed in a fitted state with the outer periphery of the tip of the nozzle body and the fixed mold to close the resin heat insulating gap is provided , and between the seal ring and the nozzle body. , And Seallin
2. A valve gate type mold apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a gap for air insulation is provided between the metal mold and the fixed mold.