Abstract: A molding system (100) comprising: a shooting pot assembly (102; 202A; 202B); and a valve assembly (104; 204A; 204B) having an input port (106; 206A; 206B) being configured to input a melt an output port (108; 208A; 208B) being configured to output the melt and a transfer port (110; 210A; 210B) connected to the shooting pot assembly (102; 202A; 202B).
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third operation mode of the valve assembly (104) is adapted so that the hold pressure
is applied from the input port (106) to the output port (108) while the transfer port (110) is
open so as to permit the melt to fill the shooting-pot assembly (102) during thk third operation
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mode.
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6. The molding system (100) oT claim 2, further comprising:
a mold-tool assembly (140) having the valve assembly (204A; 204B) and the shootingpot
assembly (202A; 202B).
10 7. The molding system (100) of claim 6, wherein: .
the third operation mode of the valve assembly (204A; 204B) is adapted so that the hold
pressure is applied from the input port (206A;- 206~t)o the output port (208A; 208B) while
the transfer port (210A; 210B) is shut off, and as a result the shooting-pot assembly (202A;
202B) does not become filled during the third operation mode.
8. The molding system (100) of claim 6, wherein:
the third operation mode of the valve assembly (204A; 204B) is adapted so that the hold
pressure is applied from the input port (206A; 206B) to the output port (208A; 208B) while
the transfer port (210) is open so as to permit the melt to fill the shooting-pot assembly (202A;
20 202B) during the third operation mode.
9. The molding system (100) of claim 2, further comprising:
a machine melt-feeder assembly (120) having the valve assembly (104) and the
- shooting-pot assembly (102); and
25 a mold-tool assembly (140) having the valve assembly (204A; 204B) and the shootingpot
assembly (202A; 202B). .,
Dated this 1 1 A4.2013
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