Mold and finish cooling arrangement for a glass molding machine

A mold and neck ring cooling system for a glass molding machine comprising:

• a station box;
• at least one mold associated with said station box and having two mold halves, each of the mold halves being arranged on a mold holder and movable between an open and a closed position, said at least one mold is associated with a neck ring cooling section and a mold cooling section;
• a cooling air supply provided within the station box, wherein the neck ring cooling section and the mold cooling section are connected independently of each other and to separate openings of the station box,
• a support assembly connected to said mold holder, said support assembly having a cooling piece and a connecting section, said cooling piece being detachably connected to said support assembly and forming a link to at least one of said mold halves;
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• said mold cooling section comprises a cooling channel having a first end which is connected in an articulated manner to the station box and a second end which is connected in an articulated manner to said support assembly so as to allow compensation for changes of length between the station box and support assembly, the cooling channel being pivotable about a horizontal axis at its said first end and slidably received at its said second end in said connecting section of the support assembly.