Patent ID: 6679697
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: B29C

Abstract:
A flow deflector inserted into a nozzle body for an injection molding system having a hot runner manifold for the communication of a flowing medium to at least one nozzle assembly by at least one melt channel, said flow deflector comprising:a substantially cylindrical deflector body, the deflector body having a flow inlet, a flow outlet, and a diverter between the flow inlet and the flow outlet, the diverter characterized by a first smoothly curved wall extending around the cylindrical body and a single torpedo having a second wall spaced apart from the first wall, the first and second walls being substantially coextensive over a first portion of the diverter and diverging over a second portion of the diverter, the second portion providing an expanding funnel for discharging the flowing medium, wherein a surface of said torpedo is adjacent to an inner wall of said nozzle body.