Patent ID: 11958224
Assignee: HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LTD.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A control system for controlling a shooting pot plunger in a molding system, the control system comprising:
a memory for storing instructions;
an input device for receiving a selection of a trigger event;
a sensor for measuring a property associated with a resin in a shooting pot cavity;
a controller comprising a processor for executing instructions stored on memory to:
determining, based on the measured property, that the trigger event has occurred in the molding system; and
coordinating a refill of the shooting pot cavity to begin trigger event; and
wherein the trigger event is one of a mold opening, a mold closing, a valve stem being in a closed position, and a shutoff valve blocking flow of melted resin to the shooting pot cavity.