Injection molding machine with associated securing/clamping assembly and related control system and method

A securing/clamping system for use with platens (12,14,16) of a molding machine. The system comprises tie bars (20a-20d,21a-21d) for connecting the platens; a device for positioning one of the platens on the tie bars connecting the platens and relative another of the platens; and a securing/clamping...

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Main Authors GLAESENER, PIERRE, CHOI, CHRISTOPHER W.M, KESTLE, MARTIN RICHARD
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 11.12.1996
Edition6
Subjects
AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
CASTING
CASTING OF METALS
CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
POWDER METALLURGY
SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR
SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS
TRANSPORTING
WORKING OF PLASTICS
WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Summary:A securing/clamping system for use with platens (12,14,16) of a molding machine. The system comprises tie bars (20a-20d,21a-21d) for connecting the platens; a device for positioning one of the platens on the tie bars connecting the platens and relative another of the platens; and a securing/clamping mechanism (22a-22d,23a-23d) for forcefully engaging the one of the platens with the another of the platens and on the tie bars, for sustaining forceful engagement of one of the platens with the another of the platens and the tie bars, and for breaking the one of the platens from the another of the platens and the tie bars.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP19960109004