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DEFINITION AND STRUCTURE OF INJECTION PLASTIC MOLD

1. The definition of Injection plastic mold

  The mold used for plastic injection molding is called injection molding mold, or injection mold for short. The injection mold can form plastic products with complex shapes, high precision dimensions or with inserts at one time.

  "Seven points mold, three points process." For injection molding, the mold has a great impact on the quality of the molded product like the injection molding machine. It can even be said that the mold plays a greater role than the injection molding machine; if you do not fully understand the mold during injection molding, it is difficult to obtain Excellent molded product.

  Second, the structure of the injection mold

  The structure of the injection mold is determined by the type of injection molding machine and the structural characteristics of the plastic part. Each mold is composed of a movable mold and a fixed mold. The movable mold is installed on the movable plate of the injection molding machine, and the fixed mold is installed on the fixed plate of the injection molding machine; during injection molding, the movable mold and the fixed mold form a pouring system and cavity after being closed. The part is left on the side of the movable mold, and then the plastic part is ejected by the demoulding mechanism set in the movable mold. According to the different roles of various parts in the mold, a set of injection molds can be divided into the following parts:

  1. Molded parts

  The parts that give the shape, structure, and size of the molding material are usually composed of cores (punch molds), concave mold cavities, threaded cores, inserts, etc.

  2. Pouring system

  It is the channel that leads the molten plastic from the nozzle of the injection machine to the closed mold cavity, and is usually composed of the main flow channel, a runner, a gate and a cold material well.

  3. Guiding parts

  In order to ensure that the movable mold and the fixed mold can be accurately aligned when they are closed, the guide part is used for guiding and positioning. It is composed of a guide post and a guide sleeve. Some molds are also equipped with a guide part on the ejector plate to ensure The demoulding mechanism moves smoothly and reliably.

  4. Demoulding mechanism

  The device that realizes the demolding of plastic parts and the gating system has many structural forms. The most commonly used are ejector pins, ejector pipes, top plates, and pneumatic ejector ejection mechanisms, which are generally composed of ejector rods, reset rods, slingshots, ejector fixed plates, It is composed of the top plate (top ring) and top plate guide post/guide sleeve.

  5. Mold temperature adjustment system

  In order to meet the mold temperature requirements of the injection molding process, a mold temperature adjustment system heating rod is required to adjust the mold temperature.

  6. Exhaust system

  In order to smoothly exhaust the gas in the mold cavity, an exhaust groove is often set at the parting surface of the mold and the matching part of the insert.

  8. Other structural parts

  Refers to the parts set to meet the requirements of the mold structure (such as: fixed plate, movable/fixed template, support column, support plate and connecting screw, etc.).

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