An injection molding machine includes: a first driving device rotating a screw provided inside a heating cylinder; a second driving device moving the screw forward and backward; a metering control section configured to, by controlling the first driving device and the second driving device, to meter resin while melting the resin, and thereafter rotate the screw in reverse to thereby reduce the pressure of the resin; a first sensor unit for detecting the pressure; a second sensor unit for detecting one or more kinds of physical quantities that affect the change of the pressure; and a prediction section predicting decompressing rotation information based on the pressure detected by the first sensor unit and the one or more kinds of physical quantities detected by the second sensor unit. The metering control section controls the first driving device based on the decompressing rotation information predicted by the prediction section.

A drive mechanism for an injection molding machine that causes a movable object to undergo movement includes a driving motor that generates a driving force, a drive pulley connected to the driving motor, a driven pulley connected to the movable object, and a plurality of belts (a wide belt and a narrow belt) of equal length, the belts being arranged in parallel with each other and trained around the drive pulley and the driven pulley.

A plasticization device includes: a cylinder having a supply port through which a material is supplied; a spiral screw configured to rotate inside the cylinder; a nozzle configured to discharge the material plasticized inside the cylinder; a heating unit provided between the supply port in the cylinder and the nozzle; a screw drive unit including a motor configured to rotate the screw; and a case configured to accommodate at least a part of the screw drive unit and having a first refrigerant flow path.

An electric injection molding machine includes an injection apparatus including a screw configured to inject a resin, a driving direction conversion part configured to move the injection apparatus forward and backward in an axial direction of the screw, and a first motor coaxially connected to a rotation shaft of the driving direction conversion part, the first motor being configured to drive the driving direction conversion part. The first motor includes a motor connection part, the motor connection part being configured to connect a second motor to the first motor coaxially with the driving direction conversion part on a side of the first motor opposite to a side thereof on which the driving direction conversion part is connected thereto, the second motor being configured to drive the driving direction conversion part in an interlocking manner with the first motor.

An injection apparatus includes (a) a barrel; (b) a nozzle at a front end of the barrel; (c) a screw in the barrel; and (d) a drive assembly including: (i) a housing having a front end coupled to the barrel; (ii) a spindle in the housing and fixed to the screw; (iii) a first motor in the housing and having a hollow first rotor through which the spindle passes. The first rotor is coupled to the spindle for driving rotation of the screw about the axis. The drive assembly further includes (iv) a second motor in the housing axially rearward of the first motor. The second motor has a hollow second rotor through which the spindle passes. The second rotor is coupled to the spindle for translating the screw along the axis in response to rotation of the second rotor relative to the spindle.

In a configuration in which a guide member that guides an intermediate member to be slidably movable is provided on an upper surface of side support plates, a bending buffer portion is provided in a first region of the side support plates which is located more outward than a part of the side support plates on which the guide member is provided. The bending buffer portion is configured to be bent and deformed easier than a second region of the side support plates in which the guide member is provided.

A plasticization device includes: a cylinder having a supply port through which a material is supplied; a spiral screw configured to rotate inside the cylinder; a nozzle configured to discharge the material plasticized inside the cylinder; a heating unit provided between the supply port in the cylinder and the nozzle; a screw drive unit including a motor configured to rotate the screw; and a case configured to accommodate at least a part of the screw drive unit and having a first refrigerant flow path.

A drive mechanism for an injection molding machine that causes a movable object to undergo movement includes a driving motor that generates a driving force, a drive pulley connected to the driving motor, a driven pulley connected to the movable object, and a plurality of belts (a wide belt and a narrow belt) of equal length, the belts being arranged in parallel with each other and trained around the drive pulley and the driven pulley.

An injection molding machine includes: a first driving device rotating a screw provided inside a heating cylinder; a second driving device moving the screw forward and backward; a metering control section configured to, by controlling the first driving device and the second driving device, to meter resin while melting the resin, and thereafter rotate the screw in reverse to thereby reduce the pressure of the resin; a first sensor unit for detecting the pressure; a second sensor unit for detecting one or more kinds of physical quantities that affect the change of the pressure; and a prediction section predicting decompressing rotation information based on the pressure detected by the first sensor unit and the one or more kinds of physical quantities detected by the second sensor unit. The metering control section controls the first driving device based on the decompressing rotation information predicted by the prediction section.

An electric injection molding machine includes an injection apparatus including a screw configured to inject a resin, a driving direction conversion part configured to move the injection apparatus forward and backward in an axial direction of the screw, and a first motor coaxially connected to a rotation shaft of the driving direction conversion part, the first motor being configured to drive the driving direction conversion part. The first motor includes a motor connection part, the motor connection part being configured to connect a second motor to the first motor coaxially with the driving direction conversion part on a side of the first motor opposite to a side thereof on which the driving direction conversion part is connected thereto, the second motor being configured to drive the driving direction conversion part in an interlocking manner with the first motor.