Molding machine and temperature control method thereof

• US 20090191295A1
• Filed: 12/24/2004
• Published: 07/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sumitomo Heavy Industries Limited
• Original Assignee: Sumitomo Heavy Industries Limited
• Inventors: Onishi, Masashi
• Application Number:
  US10/585,348
• Publication Number:
  US 20090191295A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 425/162
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 2945/7604 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 2945/76518 Energy, power
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 2945/76525 Electric current or voltage
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 2945/76528 Frequency
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 2945/76531 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 2945/76668 barrel
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 2948/92209 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 2948/924 Barrel or housing
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 2948/92542 Energy, power, electric current or voltage
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 2948/92552 Frequency
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 2948/92704 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 2948/92895 Barrel or housing
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 2948/92952 Drive section, e.g. gearbox, motor or drive fluids
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 45/74 of the injection unit
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 45/7666 of power or energy, e.g. integral function of force
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 45/78 of temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 48/9185 in the direction of the stream of the material
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 48/92 Measuring, controlling or regulating

Abstract

A molding machine (10) has induction heating means for heating a heating cylinder (51) by induction heating. The induction heating means includes a plurality of induction heating coils (112-1 to 112-4) provided in the heating cylinder (51) and a plurality of electric power supply control parts that control electric power supplied to those coils. The electric power supply control parts have heating part controlling inverters (114-1 to 114-4) to which an electric power is supplied from a direct current power source circuit (40), respectively. Each of the heating part controlling inverters performs a frequency control or an electric current control of an electric power to supply.

Claims

1. A molding machine having induction heating means for heating at least one part to be heated by induction heating, wherein

said induction heating means includes an induction heating part provided in said part to be heated, and an electric power supply control part that controls an amount of electric power supplied to the induction heating part, and

said electric power supply control part controls an electric power supplied to the induction heating part according to either one of a frequency control and an electric current control.

2. The molding machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein

said part to be heated corresponds to a plurality of locations of a heating cylinder,

said electric power supply control part has a heating part controlling inverter to which an electric power is supplied from a direct current power source part, and

the heating part controlling inverter performs said frequency control or electric current control.

3. The molding machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein

said heating part controlling inverter performs said frequency control within a range of several Hz to several tens KHz.

4. The molding machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein

said heating part controlling inverter performs said electric current control using a fixed frequency within a range of several Hz to several tens KHz.

5. The molding machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein

the molding machine has one or more motors, the motor is configured to be supplied with an electric power through a motor controlling inverter from a direct current electric power source part for motor control, and said motor controlling electric power source part is used commonly as said direct current electric power source part.

6. The molding machine as claimed in claim 5, wherein

a switch is provided to at least one of said heating part controlling inverter and said motor controlling inverter.

7. The molding machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein

a voltage adjustment circuit is provided on an input side of said heating part controlling inverter.

8. A temperature control method of a molding machine for heating at least one part to be heated in the molding machine by induction heating, wherein

a temperature control of the part to be heated is performed by controlling an amount of electric power supplied for induction heating according to either one of a frequency control and an electric current control.

9. The temperature control method of a molding machine as claimed in claim 8, wherein

said frequency control is performed within a range of several Hz to several tens KHz.

10. The temperature control method of a molding machine as claimed in claim 8, wherein

said electric current control is performed at a fixed frequency within a range of several Hz to several tens KHz.