| US 7,462,031 B2 | ||
| Injection molding nozzle with recessed terminal | ||
| Murray Feick, Kitchener (Canada); Payman Tabassi, Rockwood (Canada); and Glenn Sterritt, Georgetown (Canada) | ||
| Assigned to Mold-Masters (2007) Limited, Georgetown, Ontario (Canada) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 25, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/286,479. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0119990 A1, May 31, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B29C 45/20 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 425—549 [264/328.15] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A hot runner injection molding nozzle comprising:
a nozzle body having an outer surface, first and second opposed ends, and an inner surface defining a central melt channel
extending between the first and second ends;
an electrically conductive heating element coupled to the nozzle body and having at least one end coupled to an external lead
element at a terminal connection; and
a terminal housing containing the terminal connection and fastened to the nozzle body, wherein the outer surface of the nozzle
body is recessed to define a seat and the terminal housing has a width that is at least partially positioned within the seat;
and
a stress relief member fastened to the nozzle body and adapted to retain the external lead element in a position spaced from
the terminal connection thereby relieving stress on the terminal connection.
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