Patent ID: 8104529

Claim:
A feed block unit for a hot-runner feed system of a pressure die-casting machine, comprising: a block body in which is incorporated at least one melt-conveying channel; and a heating system, integrated into the block body, for the at least one melt-conveying channel; wherein the at least one melt-conveying channel comprises at least one supply channel and at least two sprue channels leading therefrom to an associated sprue orifice running out of the block body and located adjacent to a gate; wherein the feed block unit is configured as a structural unit to be inserted independently into a respective casting mould and mounted on a manifold block structure of the hot-runner feed system such that the at least one supply channel adjoins to a corresponding runner channel of the manifold block structure; wherein the heating system integrated into the block body comprises at least a first heating device for heating the at least one supply channel and a second heating device for heating the at least two sprue channels; and wherein the feed block unit is configured to operate in the pressure die-casting machine.