IP Library Granted Patent US 12668009
Granted Patent B2
US 12668009 · App. 18/443,558 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Controller for injection molding machine, injection molding machine, and control method for injection molding machine

Inventors: Yuta Nesaki (Chiba, JP); Yuichi Inada (Chiba, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
B29C45/77B29C45/5008B29C2045/7606B29C2945/76006B29C2945/7621B29C2945/76257B29C2945/76498B29C2945/76598B29C2945/76665B29C2945/76846B29C2945/76859B29K2067/046B29K2995/006
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12668009
App. No.
18/443,558
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A controller is for an injection molding machine including an injecting member configured to push a molding material in a forward direction, the molding material containing a bioplastic; and an injection drive source configured to cause the injecting member to travel forward or backward. The controller is configured to perform filling in which a forward travel speed of the injecting member is controlled so that an actual value of a pressure applied from the injecting member to the molding material does not exceed an upper limit of the pressure. In at least a part of the filling, a value of from 550 mm/s through 700 mm/s is settable as a set value of the forward travel speed of the injecting member, and a value of 200 MPa or higher is settable as the upper limit of the pressure.

Claims (27)

1 . A controller for an injection molding machine including an injecting member configured to push a molding material in a forward direction, the molding material containing a bioplastic; and an injection drive source configured to cause the injecting member to travel forward or backward, the controller comprising:

processing circuitry configured to perform filling in which a forward travel speed of the injecting member is controlled so that an actual value of a pressure applied from the injecting member to the molding material containing the bioplastic does not exceed an upper limit of the pressure, wherein

in at least a part of the filling, a value of from 550 mm/s through 700 mm/s is settable as a set value of the forward travel speed of the injecting member, and a value of 200 MPa or higher is settable as the upper limit of the pressure.

2 . The controller for the injection molding machine according to claim 1 , wherein

in at least the part of the filling, a value of from 650 mm/s through 700 mm/s is settable as the set value of the forward travel speed of the injecting member, and the value of 200 MPa or higher is settable as the upper limit of the pressure.

3 . The controller for the injection molding machine according to claim 2 , wherein

a thickness of at least a part of a molded product is 1.0 mm or smaller, the molded product being formed of the molding material.

4 . The controller for the injection molding machine according to claim 2 , wherein

in at least the part of the filling, the processing circuitry is configured to change the upper limit of the pressure to 200 MPa or higher in a case in which the value of from 550 mm/s through 700 mm/s is settable as the set value of the forward travel speed of the injecting member, and a value of lower than 200 MPa is settable as the upper limit of the pressure.

5 . An injection molding machine, comprising:

the controller according to claim 2 ;

the injecting member; and

the injection drive source.

6 . The controller for the injection molding machine according to claim 1 , wherein

a thickness of at least a part of a molded product is 1.0 mm or smaller, the molded product being formed of the molding material.

7 . The controller for the injection molding machine according to claim 1 , wherein

in at least the part of the filling, the processing circuitry is configured to change the upper limit of the pressure to 200 MPa or higher in a case in which the value of from 550 mm/s through 700 mm/s is settable as the set value of the forward travel speed of the injecting member, and a value of lower than 200 MPa is settable as the upper limit of the pressure.

8 . The controller for the injection molding machine according to claim 7 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to

provide a user of the injection molding machine with a notification for confirming whether or not the user permits change of the upper limit of the pressure before changing the upper limit of the pressure, and then

change the upper limit of the pressure to 200 MPa or higher in response to confirming permission of the user.

9 . An injection molding machine, comprising:

the controller according to claim 1 ;

the injecting member; and

the injection drive source.

10 . A control method for an injection molding machine including an injecting member configured to push a molding material in a forward direction, the molding material containing a bioplastic; and an injection drive source configured to cause the injecting member to travel forward or backward, the control method comprising:

performing filling in which a forward travel speed of the injecting member is controlled so that an actual value of a pressure applied from the injecting member to the molding material containing the bioplastic does not exceed an upper limit of the pressure, wherein

in at least a part of the filling, a value of from 550 mm/s through 700 mm/s is settable as a set value of the forward travel speed of the injecting member, and a value of 200 MPa or higher is settable as the upper limit of the pressure.