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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Incoe Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Scott Greb, Washington Township, MI (US);
Anton Joerg, Grossostheim, DE;
Christian Striegel, Hainburg, DE;
Assignee:
Incoe Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 45/28 (2006.01); B29C 45/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 45/281 (2013.01); B29C 45/7613 (2013.01); B29C 2045/2824 (2013.01); B29C 2045/2865 (2013.01); B29C 2945/76083 (2013.01); B29C 2945/76545 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hot-runner injection molding apparatus that facilitates use of actuators in a compact design includes a hot-runner manifold defining resin channels for conveying resin to nozzles that serve as conduits for introducing liquid resin into a mold cavity, a valve pin configured for linear movement along a longitudinal axis of the nozzle to control flow of liquid resin through the nozzle, and an actuator having a housing, wherein the valve pin is coupled to a drive shaft within the housing.