Actuator mount system
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1. In an injection molding apparatus comprising a clamp plate, a heated manifold and a mold, a system for mounting an actuator to the manifold and the clamp plate, the system comprising:
- a mounting plate comprised of a thermally conductive material having first and second opposing surfaces disposed between the heated manifold and the actuator, the actuator being mounted to the mounting plate in thermal communication with the first opposing surface, the manifold being mounted in thermal communication with the second opposing surface of the mounting plate;
the mounting plate having one or more third thermally conductive surfaces in thermal communication with the clamp plate;
wherein the clamp plate, manifold and mold are assembled together with the actuator and the mounting plate in an assembled operating arrangement such that the third thermally conductive surfaces of the mount are in compressed contact with the clamp plate under a spring force.
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Abstract
A system for mounting an injection molding system actuator to a manifold and a clamp plate comprising:
- a mount comprised of a thermally conductive material having first and second thermally conductive surfaces, the actuator being mounted to the first thermally conductive surface in thermal communication with the second thermally conductive surface,
- the clamp plate being mounted in thermal communication with the second thermally conductive surface,
- the actuator being mounted in thermal communication with the heated manifold;
- wherein the clamp plate, manifold and mold are assembled together with the actuator and the mount in an assembled operating arrangement such that the second thermally conductive surface is in compressed contact with the clamp plate under a spring force.
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1. In an injection molding apparatus comprising a clamp plate, a heated manifold and a mold, a system for mounting an actuator to the manifold and the clamp plate, the system comprising:
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a mounting plate comprised of a thermally conductive material having first and second opposing surfaces disposed between the heated manifold and the actuator, the actuator being mounted to the mounting plate in thermal communication with the first opposing surface, the manifold being mounted in thermal communication with the second opposing surface of the mounting plate; the mounting plate having one or more third thermally conductive surfaces in thermal communication with the clamp plate; wherein the clamp plate, manifold and mold are assembled together with the actuator and the mounting plate in an assembled operating arrangement such that the third thermally conductive surfaces of the mount are in compressed contact with the clamp plate under a spring force. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. In an injection molding apparatus comprising a clamp plate, a heated manifold and a mold, a system for mounting an actuator to the manifold and the clamp plate, the system comprising:
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a mounting plate comprised of a thermally conductive material having first and second thermally conductive surfaces in thermal communication with each other, the actuator being mounted to the first thermally conductive surface in thermal communication with the second thermally conductive surface, the clamp plate being mounted in thermal communication with the second thermally conductive surface, the actuator being mounted in thermal communication with the heated manifold;
wherein the clamp plate, manifold and mold are assembled together with the actuator and the mounting plate in an assembled operating arrangement such that the second thermally conductive surface is in compressed contact with the clamp plate under a spring force. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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