Melt-delivery assembly including frame assembly positioned outside of platen envelope, and having multiple-outlet assembly

1. A melt-delivery assembly, comprising:

a platen envelope comprising a stationary platen and a movable platen, the stationary platen configured to support a stationary mold portion of a mold assembly, the movable platen configured to support a movable mold portion of a mold assembly; and

a frame assembly positioned outside of the platen envelope, the frame assembly configured to receive a melt, and the frame assembly including:

a multiple-outlet assembly configured to fluidly deliver the melt to multiple conduits toward the platen envelope, wherein the multiple conduits are configured to fluidly connect the multiple-outlet assembly with the stationary-mold portion, the multiple conduits extending from outside of the platen envelope through the stationary platen;

an inlet for receiving fluid from a melt preparation assembly;

a group of shooting-pot assemblies;

a melt-flow path being configured to fluidly connect the inlet and the multiple-outlet assembly with the group of shooting-pot assemblies; and

a grouping of valve assemblies being configured to interact with the group of shooting-pot assemblies, wherein each outlet of the multiple-outlet assembly is fluidly connected with a respective valve assembly of the grouping of valve assemblies.

2. The melt-delivery assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the frame assembly is set apart from a melt-preparation assembly.

3. The melt-delivery assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the frame assembly is positioned between the platen envelope and a melt-preparation assembly.

4. The melt-delivery assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the frame assembly is positioned between a stationary platen of the platen envelope and a melt-preparation assembly.

5. The melt-delivery assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the frame assembly is configured to support:

an inlet being configured to: (i) fluidly communicate with a melt-preparation assembly, and (ii) receive, in use, the melt being prepared and provided, in use, by the melt-preparation assembly; and

the multiple-outlet assembly is configured to: (i) fluidly communicate with the inlet, and (ii) transmit, in use, the melt toward a mold assembly being supported by the stationary platen and movable platen.

6. The melt-delivery assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the stationary platen is configured to support a runner assembly, and

the multiple-outlet assembly is configured to transmit, in use, the melt from a melt-preparation assembly to the runner assembly.

7. The melt-delivery assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the stationary platen is configured to support a runner assembly, and

the multiple-outlet assembly is configured to transmit, in use, the melt from a melt-preparation assembly to the runner assembly along the multiple conduits extending through the stationary platen.

8. The melt-delivery assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the melt-delivery assembly includes:

an inlet;

a melt-flow path being configured to fluidly connect the inlet with:

a shooting-pot assembly; and

a valve assembly being configured to interact with the shooting-pot assembly,

each outlet of the multiple-outlet assembly is fluidly connected with the valve assembly.

9. The melt-delivery assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the melt-delivery assembly includes:

an inlet; and

a melt-flow path being configured to fluidly connecting the inlet with the multiple-outlet assembly.

10. The melt-delivery assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the stationary platen is configured to support a runner assembly, and

the multiple-outlet assembly is configured to transmit, in use, the melt from a melt-preparation assembly to the runner assembly,

the runner assembly including:

a runner-frame assembly being configured to support:

a set of splitter modules each of which are configured for fluid connection with a respective outlet of the multiple-outlet assembly; and

a collection of manifold modules, each manifold module of the collection of manifold modules being configured for fluid connection with a selected splitter module of the set of splitter modules, the collection of manifold modules being configured for fluid connection with the stationary-mold portion.

11. The melt-delivery assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

a stationary platen is configured to support a runner assembly, and to house and support a set of splitter modules each of which are configured for fluid connection with a respective outlet of the multiple-outlet assembly; and

the multiple-outlet assembly is configured to transmit, in use, the melt from the a melt-preparation assembly to the set of splitter modules,

the runner assembly including:

a runner-frame assembly being configured to support:

a collection of manifold modules, each manifold module of the collection of manifold modules being configured for fluid connection with a selected splitter module of the set of splitter modules, the collection of manifold modules being configured for fluid connection with the stationary-mold portion.

12. The melt-delivery assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the stationary platen is configured to house and to support:

(i) a set of splitter modules each of which are configured for fluid connection with a respective outlet of the multiple-outlet assembly, and

(ii) a collection of manifold modules, each manifold module of the collection of manifold modules being configured for fluid connection with a selected splitter module of the set of splitter modules, the collection of manifold modules being configured for fluid connection with the stationary-mold portion; and

the multiple-outlet assembly is configured to transmit, in use, the melt from a melt-preparation assembly to the set of splitter modules.

13. The melt-delivery assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the melt-delivery assembly is configured to support a set of splitter modules each of which are configured for fluid connection with a respective outlet of the multiple-outlet assembly;

the stationary platen is configured to support a collection of manifold modules, each manifold module of the collection of manifold modules being configured for fluid connection with a selected splitter module of the set of splitter modules, the collection of manifold modules being configured for fluid connection with the stationary-mold portion; and

the multiple-outlet assembly is configured to transmit, in use, the melt from a melt-preparation assembly to the set of splitter modules.

14. The melt-delivery assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the melt-delivery assembly includes:

an inlet;

a melt-flow path being configured to fluidly connect the inlet and the multiple-outlet assembly with:

a melt-moving assembly being configured to move the melt through the melt-flow path.

15. The melt-delivery assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the stationary platen is configured to support a runner assembly, the runner assembly being configured to connect with the movable-mold portion, and

the multiple-outlet assembly is configured to transmit, in use, the melt from the melt-preparation assembly to the runner assembly and to the stationary mold portion along the multiple conduits.

16. A molding system, comprising:

the melt-delivery assembly of claim 1 .

17. A melt-preparation assembly, comprising:

the melt-delivery assembly of claim 1 .

18. A melt-delivery assembly, comprising:

a platen envelope comprising a stationary platen and a movable platen, the stationary platen configured to support a stationary mold portion of a mold assembly, the movable platen configured to support a movable mold portion of a mold assembly; and

a frame assembly positioned outside of a platen envelope, the frame assembly configured to receive a melt, and the frame assembly including:

a multiple-outlet assembly configured to fluidly deliver the melt to multiple conduits toward the platen envelope, wherein:

the stationary platen is configured to support a runner assembly, and

the multiple-outlet assembly is configured to transmit, in use, the melt from a melt-preparation assembly to the runner assembly along the multiple conduits extending from outside of the platen envelope bypassing the stationary platen;

an inlet for receiving fluid from a melt preparation assembly;

a group of shooting-pot assemblies;

a melt-flow path being configured to fluidly connect the inlet and the multiple-outlet assembly with the group of shooting-pot assemblies; and

a grouping of valve assemblies being configured to interact with the group of shooting-pot assemblies, wherein each outlet of the multiple-outlet assembly is fluidly connected with a respective valve assembly of the grouping of valve assemblies.

19. A melt-delivery assembly, comprising:

a platen envelope comprising a stationary platen and a movable platen, the stationary platen configured to support a stationary mold portion of a mold assembly, the movable platen configured to support a movable mold portion of a mold assembly; and

a frame assembly positioned outside of a platen envelope, the frame assembly configured to receive a melt, and the frame assembly including:

a multiple-outlet assembly configured to fluidly deliver the melt to multiple conduits toward the platen envelope, wherein:

the multiple conduits are configured to fluidly connect the multiple-outlet assembly with the stationary-mold portion of a mold assembly, the multiple conduits extending from outside of the platen envelope and bypassing the stationary platen;

an inlet for receiving fluid from a melt preparation assembly;

a group of shooting-pot assemblies;

a melt-flow path being configured to fluidly connect the inlet and the multiple-outlet assembly with the group of shooting-pot assemblies; and

a grouping of valve assemblies being configured to interact with the group of shooting-pot assemblies, wherein each outlet of the multiple-outlet assembly is fluidly connected with a respective valve assembly of the grouping of valve assemblies.