Identifying Quality Molded Article based on Determination of Plug Blow
First Claim
1. A method of a molding system being configured to accommodate a mold, comprising:
- an operation of identifying a quality of a molded article that was molded in the mold, the quality of the molded article being based on a determination of whether a plug was blown, at least in part, from a melt passageway leading to the mold as a result of a molding material being made to flow, under pressure, from the melt passageway to the mold, and the molding material pushing the plug into the mold.
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Abstract
Disclosed is: (i) a method of a molding system, (ii) a method of a controller of a molding system, (iii) a method of an article of manufacture of a controller of a molding system, (iv) a method of a network-transmittable signal of a controller of a molding system, (v) a method of a molding system having a controller, (vi) an article made by usage of a method. The method includes an operation of identifying quality of the molded article that was molded in a mold based on a determination of whether a plug blew, at least in part, from a melt passageway to the mold prior to a molding material entering the mold.
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Citations
32 Claims
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1. A method of a molding system being configured to accommodate a mold, comprising:
an operation of identifying a quality of a molded article that was molded in the mold, the quality of the molded article being based on a determination of whether a plug was blown, at least in part, from a melt passageway leading to the mold as a result of a molding material being made to flow, under pressure, from the melt passageway to the mold, and the molding material pushing the plug into the mold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 9)
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3. (canceled)
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11. A method of a controller of a molding system, the molding system being configured to accommodate a mold, the controller comprising:
a controller-usable medium embodying instructions being executable by the controller, the controller configured to be operatively coupled to the molding system, the instructions including; executable instructions for directing the controller to perform an operation of identifying a quality of a molded article that was molded in the mold, the quality of the molded article being based on a determination of whether a plug was blown, at least in part, from a melt passageway leading to the mold as a result of a molding material being made to flow, under pressure, from the melt passageway to the mold, and the molding material pushing the plug into the mold. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. (canceled)
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15. An article of manufacture of a controller of a molding system, the molding system being configured to accommodate a mold, the article of manufacture comprising:
a controller-usable medium embodying instructions executable by the controller, the controller operatively coupled to the molding system, the instructions including; executable instructions for directing the controller to perform an operation of identifying a quality of a molded article that was molded in the mold, the quality of the molded article being based on a determination of whether a plug was blown, at least in part, from a melt passageway leading to the mold as a result of a molding material being made to flow, under pressure, from the melt passageway to the mold, and the molding material pushing the plug into the mold. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. The article of manufacture of claim 15, wherein the instructions further includes:
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an operation of identifying whether the molded article has a questionable quality if the plug did not blow; an operation of identifying whether the molded article has acceptable quality if the plug did blow; an operation of removing the molded article from the mold if the molded article was identified as having the questionable quality; an operation of placing the molded article in a scrap pile; and an operation of analyzing an output signal of a sensor to determine whether the plug had blown.
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18-1. (canceled)
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19. A network-transmittable signal of a controller of a molding system, the molding system being configured to accommodate a mold, the network-transmittable signal comprising:
a carrier signal modulated to tangibly carry instructions executable by the controller operatively coupled to the molding system the instructions including; executable instructions for directing the controller to perform an operation of identifying a quality of a molded article that was molded in the mold, the quality of the molded article being based on a determination of whether a plug was blown, at least in part, from a melt passageway leading to the mold as a result of a molding material being made to flow, under pressure, from the melt passageway to the mold, and the molding material pushing the plug into the mold. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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23. A molding system being configured to accommodate a mold, comprising:
a controller, including; a controller-usable medium embodying instructions being executable by the controller, the controller operatively coupled to the molding system, the instructions including; executable instructions for directing the controller to perform an operation of identifying a quality of a molded article that was molded in the mold, the quality of the molded article being based on a determination of whether a plug was blown, at least in part, from a melt passageway leading to the mold as a result of a molding material being made to flow, under pressure, from the melt passageway to the mold, and the molding material pushing the plug into the mold. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. (canceled)
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27. A method of a metal-molding system, the metal-molding system being configured to accommodate a mold and a hot runner, the hot runner being connected with the mold, the hot runner including drops leading to a mold cavity defined by the mold, the drops being configured to have plugs formed in the drops, the plugs being blowable from the drops to the mold cavity in response to:
- (i) the plugs receiving a blow-out pressure from the metal-molding system, and (ii) a molding material being made to flow, under pressure, from the metal-molding system to the hot runner and then through the drops and into the mold cavity so that a molded article may be manufactured, the method comprising;
identifying a quality of the molded article that was molded in the mold cavity based on a determination of whether the plugs had blown, at least in part, from the drops of the hot runner into the mold cavity as a result of the molding material being forced, under pressure, to enter the mold cavity. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
- (i) the plugs receiving a blow-out pressure from the metal-molding system, and (ii) a molding material being made to flow, under pressure, from the metal-molding system to the hot runner and then through the drops and into the mold cavity so that a molded article may be manufactured, the method comprising;
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