Conveyance apparatus for conveying mold

A conveyance apparatus for conveying a mold into an injection molding machine, the conveyance apparatus comprising:

• a frame forming a supporting plane for supporting the mold;
• an actuator configured to move the mold along the supporting plane;
• and
• a linking unit, wherein:
• the actuator is installed below the supporting plane in a vertical direction,
• the linking unit is configured to link the mold with the actuator to provide said movement,
• the linking unit is connectable to a side surface of the mold, and
• the linking unit includes a first linking member configured to rotate by a driving force of the actuator, and a second linking member that is connected to the first linking member and configured to rotate with rotation of the first linking member.

A conveyance apparatus for conveying a mold into an injection molding machine, the conveyance apparatus comprising:

• a frame forming a supporting plane for supporting the mold;
• an actuator configured to move the mold along the supporting plane;
• and
• a linking unit, wherein:
• the actuator is installed below the supporting plane in a vertical direction,
• the linking unit is configured to link the mold with the actuator to provide said movement,
• the linking unit is connectable to a side surface of the mold,
• the linking unit includes a first linking member in which a slotted hole is formed and configured to rotate by a driving force of the actuator, and a second linking member that includes a protruding portion that engages with the slotted hole, and
• the protruding portion is configured to slide along the slotted hole while the driving force is transmitted from the first linking member to the second linking member.

An injection molding system comprising:

• an injection molding apparatus configured to perform injection molding with a mold;
• and
• a conveying apparatus configured to convey the mold,
• wherein the conveying apparatus comprises:
• a frame forming a supporting plane for supporting the mold;
• an actuator configured to move the mold along the supporting plane between a first position inside the injection molding machine and a second position different from the first position;
• and
• a linking unit, wherein:
• the actuator is installed below the supporting plane in a vertical direction,
• the linking unit is configured to link the mold with the actuator to provide said movement,
• the linking unit is connectable to a side surface of the mold, and
• in a state where the linking unit is connected to the side surface of the mold with the mold arranged at the second position, at least a part of the actuator is closer to the injection molding machine than the side surface of the mold in a conveying direction of the mold between the first and second positions.