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US 11,780,138 B2Granted
Clamping unit for a moulding machine and moulding machine comprising such a clamping unit
AssigneeEngel Austria GmbH
InventorFriedrich Pernkopf
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Abstract
A clamping unit for a moulding machine, including a toggle mechanism. A movable moulding platen is movable with respect to a stationary moulding platen and/or can be acted on by a force of the toggle mechanism. The toggle mechanism is drivable by at least two drive units, and the at least two drive units are each connected in an articulated manner to at least one movably mounted toggle lever element of the toggle mechanism via at least one bearing point formed as an articulation.
Claims17
A clamping unit for a moulding machine, comprising:
- a toggle mechanism configured to move a movable moulding platen with respect to a stationary moulding platen and/or to apply a force to the movable moulding platen, the toggle mechanism having a movably mounted bearing plate, the movably mounted bearing plate having a one-piece construction;
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- at least two drive units for driving and actuating the toggle mechanism, wherein each of the at least two drive units is directly connected in an articulated manner to the movably mounted bearing plate of the toggle mechanism via a respective bearing point formed as an articulation to actuate the toggle mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.