Patent ID: 6428727
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: B29C

Abstract:
Process for preparing a molded article, which comprises:providing a mold cavity and a mold core adjacent said mold cavity, said mold core and mold cavity forming a molding areas therebetween; providing a hot plastic delivery means positioned adjacent said molding area and delivering hot plastic from said hot plastic delivery means to at least one shooting pot which maintains said plastic at an elevated temperature for delivery to said molding area; delivering hot plastic to said molding area from said at least one shooting pot and forming said hot plastic in said mold cavity into a molded article having the shape of said mold cavity at least in part by said mold core which forms the plastic into the shape of the mold cavity; and wherein said injection unit delivers hot plastic to a hot runner manifold plate which carries said at least one shooting pot, and wherein said manifold plate in turn delivers hot plastic to said at least one shooting pot, including the step of controlling the volume of plastic delivered to said at least one shooting pot by adjustable stops in said at least one shooting pot so that the volume of plastic delivered to said at least one shooting pot is precisely set, and wherein said hot runner manifold plate is connected to a main plate above the hot runner manifold plate.