Investigation of the friction effect at pin joints for the five-point double-toggle clamping mechanisms of injection molding machines

Abstract

In this study, an analytical formulation for the necessary thrust of the crosshead of the five-point double-toggle clamping mechanism during real-mold clamping operation is proposed in order to investigate the effect of the friction at pin joints. The friction is considered to be a Coulomb friction. The inertia effects are not considered. Numerical examples are studied for different values of coefficient of friction to investigate the effects of friction at pin joints. In order to estimate the kinetic friction coefficient at pin joints, the motor torques required for real-mold clamping obtained by the present study are adjusted by using different values of coefficient of friction and mechanical efficiency to fit the experimental data. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.