INJECTION MOLDING UNIT WITH A DRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR ROTATING AND TRANSLATING A SHAFT

• Main Authors: TENG, ALEX, GALT, JOHN, R, KESTLE, MARTIN, R
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 07.06.2006
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; BLASTING; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES; ELECTRICITY; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVO-MOTORS; GENERATION; HEATING; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

A drive unit operable to translate and rotate a shaft is disclosed. The drive unit comprises a hollow electric motor (45) having a rotor (47), at least one fluid cylinder (48), means for connecting at least a portion of said shaft to the rotor (47) of said motor (45), means permitting said shaft to...