Resumen

CANDAL, María V  y  HERNANDEZ, María I. DESIGN OF INJECTION MOULD WITH A SYSTEM OF INTERCHANGEABLE AND SLIDING CAVITIES. Rev. Fac. Ing. UCV [online]. 2011, vol.26, n.1, pp.59-69. ISSN 0798-4065.

The main aim of this work was the design of an injection mould with the purpose of preparing test specimens, using a new system of interchangeable and sliding cavities. The proposed mould is able to hold inserts able to, manufacture the individualized test specimen by injection moulding. Nowadays, the trend toward the design of moulds with interchangeable cavities intended for easing the process of obtaining diverse plastic parts in the same mould, present the characteristic of fixing the system of plates by means of several screws. This system presents important drawback, at the moment of a rapid change of them, like the trend of having to make a great manual effort and to spend considerable amount of time. The present work presents the design of a mould with sliding and interchangeable cavities, under ASTM 6141 and ISO 294-1 norms. The design of two interchangeable and sliding cavities is developed: one with the purpose of producing tensile test specimen and the other for manufacturing rectangular bars (for flexion or impact tests). In order to shape and validate the designed mold and the proposed cavities, the Pro/ENGINEER and C-MOLD software were used. Two preliminary designs were formulated considering horizontal or vertical possible movements of the interchangeable cavities in the system of plates of the injection mould. The comparative evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of every mould favoured the horizontal system, due to its operational facility associated with the guaranty of an easy manipulation and immobilization of cavities

Palabras clave : Mold; Test Specimen; Design; Simulations; CAD/CAE.