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Plastic Syringe Set: Moulded Barrel and a Soft Polyethylene Piston
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Plastic Syringe Set: Moulded Barrel and a Soft Polyethylene Piston

Four moulded parts make a plastic syringe with no rubber seal and no grease: a stiff barrel with a taper nozzle, a bell-shaped piston whose thin polyethylene lips seal against the wall, a slim plunger shaft, and a cap whose long sleeve guides the shaft so it cannot bend and tilt the piston (Adorján & Dávid, US 4,704,105, 1987). Mould one set of moulds per size for a set of syringes for hydraulic models. The piston figures are the patent's. Polypropylene, LDPE, the sizes and the mould making are ours. Not for medical use. The picture: Figs. 1-2.
Hejuru
3 days (moulds) + 1 hour per batch

Amabwiriza

1

The moulding process

Drying, mould, injection, cooling and inspection all follow this blueprint. The steps below add only what the syringe needs.
2

Mill the barrel mould

Mill a two-plate mould for the barrel (1): a stiff-walled tube closed at one end by a nozzle (11) with a standard needle taper (ours: the Luer taper), and two finger grips (12) at the open end. One mould per syringe size you want, for example 5, 50 and 60 ml (ours).

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

Imashini ibaza icyumaImashini ibaza icyuma
Igice cya aluminiyumu cy'igishushanyo cyo kudunga (amapapuro 2)Igice cya aluminiyumu cy'igishushanyo cyo kudunga (amapapuro 2)
Ikadiri y'iforome yo guteraIkadiri y'iforome yo gutera
3

Mill the piston mould

The piston (2) is a bell: a rim 5-7 mm high whose two edges flare out into lips 0.3-0.5 mm thick, a front groove 0.3-0.5 mm wide and 2-2.5 mm deep, and a central shank. The lips must come out 0.2-0.6 mm wider than the barrel bore; the rim between them no wider than the bore.

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

Imashini ibaza icyumaImashini ibaza icyuma
Igice cya aluminiyumu cy'igishushanyo cyo kudunga (amapapuro 2)Igice cya aluminiyumu cy'igishushanyo cyo kudunga (amapapuro 2)
Ikadiri y'iforome yo guteraIkadiri y'iforome yo gutera
Ikigereranyo cya Digitale cy'Amasentimetero 6Ikigereranyo cya Digitale cy'Amasentimetero 6
4

Mill the shaft and cap moulds

Shaft (3): thumb rest (31), a bead (32) and an end projection (33) a little larger than the piston's bore. Cap (4): a disc with an outer collar (42) that force-fits the barrel and an inner sleeve (43) at least as long as the shaft is thick.

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

Imashini ibaza icyumaImashini ibaza icyuma
Igice cya aluminiyumu cy'igishushanyo cyo kudunga (amapapuro 2)Igice cya aluminiyumu cy'igishushanyo cyo kudunga (amapapuro 2)
Ikadiri y'iforome yo guteraIkadiri y'iforome yo gutera
5

Mould the barrels

Mould the barrels from virgin plastic. The patent asks only for a rigid plastic; ours: polypropylene.

Ibikoresho by'iyi ntambwe:

Utubuye twa polipropileniUtubuye twa polipropileni1 batch

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

Umwumutsi w'utubuyeUmwumutsi w'utubuye
Imashini itera pulasitikiImashini itera pulasitiki
6

Mould the pistons

Mould the pistons from virgin polyethylene, which the patent wants at 65-90 degrees Shore (scale not stated). Ours: LDPE; check your grade's data sheet.

Ibikoresho by'iyi ntambwe:

Utubuye twa LDPEUtubuye twa LDPE1 batch

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

Umwumutsi w'utubuyeUmwumutsi w'utubuye
Imashini itera pulasitikiImashini itera pulasitiki
7

Mould the shafts and caps

Mould shafts and caps. These may be reprocessed plastic, as they never touch the liquid. Ours: polypropylene.

Ibikoresho by'iyi ntambwe:

Utubuye twa polipropileniUtubuye twa polipropileni1 batch

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

Imashini itera pulasitikiImashini itera pulasitiki
8

Check the lip size

Measure the barrel bore and a piston's lips. The lips must be 0.2-0.6 mm wider than the bore. Adjust the mould if not.

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

Ikigereranyo cya Digitale cy'Amasentimetero 6Ikigereranyo cya Digitale cy'Amasentimetero 6
9

Snap the shaft into the piston

Push the shaft's projection through the small bore at the back of the piston until it snaps into the wider cavity behind it.
10

Assemble

Push the piston into the barrel. Thread the shaft through the cap's sleeve and force the cap's outer collar into the open end of the barrel. Its end face now stops the piston when you draw it fully back.
11

Lock the cap

Press two dents, opposite each other, through the barrel wall into the cap collar with a hot tool so the cap cannot pull out. Ours: a soldering iron tip.

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

Icyuma cyo gusudira cy'amashanyaraziIcyuma cyo gusudira cy'amashanyarazi
12

Test the seal

Draw water and push it out, along the whole stroke, with no grease. It should move smoothly from the start and not leak past the lips. Note the size and file it into your set.

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

AmaziAmazi
Igikombe cy'IkirahureIgikombe cy'Ikirahure

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Ibikoresho bikenewe

9

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