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    12.6.2 Straight Action Form Pins: Undercut Injection Mould Tools

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    This document discusses different types of form pins used for undercut injection mould tools. It focuses on straight action form pins, which move parallel to the tool axis. These pins are used for localized internal undercuts. The lift split must locate on a taper and both the core and lift split must be hardened. There are risks that the moulded part may not fully eject from the undercut or may rest on the ejector pin. The document recommends using two-stage ejection, an air blast, or robot removal to ensure complete ejection from the undercut. It cautions designers to never assume a part will fall freely without assistance.

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    This document discusses different types of form pins used for undercut injection mould tools. It focuses on straight action form pins, which move parallel to the tool axis. These pins are used for localized internal undercuts. The lift split must locate on a taper and both the core and lift split must be hardened. There are risks that the moulded part may not fully eject from the undercut or may rest on the ejector pin. The document recommends using two-stage ejection, an air blast, or robot removal to ensure complete ejection from the undercut. It cautions designers to never assume a part will fall freely without assistance.

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    This document discusses different types of form pins used for undercut injection mould tools. It focuses on straight action form pins, which move parallel to the tool axis. These pins are used for localized internal undercuts. The lift split must locate on a taper and both the core and lift split must be hardened. There are risks that the moulded part may not fully eject from the undercut or may rest on the ejector pin. The document recommends using two-stage ejection, an air blast, or robot removal to ensure complete ejection from the undercut. It cautions designers to never assume a part will fall freely without assistance.

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    This document discusses different types of form pins used for undercut injection mould tools. It focuses on straight action form pins, which move parallel to the tool axis. These pins are used for localized internal undercuts. The lift split must locate on a taper and both the core and lift split must be hardened. There are risks that the moulded part may not fully eject from the undercut or may rest on the ejector pin. The document recommends using two-stage ejection, an air blast, or robot removal to ensure complete ejection from the undercut. It cautions designers to never assume a part will fall freely without assistance.

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    Undercut Injection Mould Tools

    12.6.2 Straight Action Form Pins

    Figure 12.15 Straight action form pin

    This type of pin is constrained to move parallel to the main tool axis only. No angled
    movement relative to the tool axis takes place. Figures 12.15 and 12.16 show the usual
    design for this type of action form pin.

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    Figure 12.16 Form pin

    12.6.3 Key Design Features


    x Used for localised internal undercuts only.
    x Lift split must locate on a taper.
    x Main core A and lift split B must be hardened.
    x The forward movement of the lift split should normally be sufficient to allow the
    moulding to be clear of the core (distance S).
    x Unless the part will fall freely from the tool, a secondary-stage ejection will be
    necessary to ensure complete ejection from the tool.
    x Air ejection is often used for secondary ejection purposes.

    Note: In the example shown, the moulding is very likely to rest on ejector pin C after
    ejection takes place. The other possibility is that it remains firmly stuck in the undercut in
    the form pin, refusing to fall free.

    It is bad design practice to assume the moulding will fall free in such circumstances. In
    any design, the designer must never design on the basis of such assumptions.

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    There are three options available prevent the moulding sticking in the undercut:
    x Two-stage ejection as described in Chapter 10 and shown as pin D in Figure 12.15
    x An air blast at the end of the normal ejection stroke
    x Removal by robot

    Two-stage or secondary ejection would guarantee that the part is positively ejected from
    the form pin. This is the more expensive option but the most positive.

    The air blast option is by far the cheaper option but cannot be guaranteed. This option
    may entail several tweaks (including design changes) and possibly more polishing on the
    undercut before it works.

    The robot option will also guarantee effective removal from the form pin but again this
    can be expensive and is usually restricted to high-volume production.

    Whatever option is chosen the designer must be certain that the moulding will be freed
    from the mould and not assume that the moulding will fall free from the lift split
    without assistance.

    12.6.4 Angled Form Pins

    Figure 12.17 Incorrect undercut design

    With a straight action form pin, there is always the danger that the moulding may not
    free itself from the form pin when ejection takes place. To recapitulate, there are two
    conditions in which satisfactory ejection may not take place with a straight action form
    pin, as previously discussed:
    x Moulding left hanging on to form pin undercut and refusing to fall free
    x Moulding left hanging on ejector pin

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