Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes – Mechanical shaping or molding to form or reform shaped article – Forming plural articles
Patent
1997-10-27
1998-12-01
Heitbrink, Jill L.
Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes
Mechanical shaping or molding to form or reform shaped article
Forming plural articles
2643288, 26432814, 425572, 425588, B29C 4522
Patent
active
058433619
ABSTRACT:
Multi-cavity injection molding apparatus having two heated manifolds interconnected by a connector bushing all extending in a common plane. A threaded portion of the connector bushing is screwed into a threaded opening in one manifold and a nonthreaded portion of the connector bushing is received in a nonthreaded opening in the other manifold. The nonthreaded portion of the connector bushing fits in the nonthreaded hole in the other manifold tightly enough to prevent melt leakage, but is still able to slide sufficiently in the opening to accommodate thermal expansion and contraction of the heated nozzles relative to the cooled mold in which they are mounted and located. In one embodiment, the connector bushing is made of a material such as a beryllium copper alloy having a greater coefficient of expansion than the steel manifolds so it can be easily installed and then expand to produce this fit when heated to the operating temperature.
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