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AssigneeDemag Ergotech GmbH
InventorsJorg Seidel, Willi Grotsch, Ralf Brada, Klaus Rahnhofer
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A retrofit module for attachment to an injection molding machine having a plasticizing and injection unit includes a module plasticizing and injection unit, and a support assembly to secure the module plasticizing and injection unit on the injection molding machine independently from the plasticizing and injection unit of the injection molding machine. The module plasticizing and injection unit and the plasticizing and injection unit of the injection molding machine define hereby length axes which extend at an angle of less than 90°. Extending through a nozzle orifice of a platen of the injection molding machine is a nozzle assembly for conducting melt produced by the plasticizing and injection unit of the injection molding machine and the module plasticizing and injection unit. The nozzle assembly is constructed to allow docking of the module plasticizing and injection unit and plasticizing and injection unit of the injection molding machine.
An injection molding machine, comprising:
A retrofit module for attachment to an injection molding machine having a plasticizing and injection unit, said retrofit module comprising:
A retrofit module for adding a plasticizing and injection unit to a standard injection molding machine, said retrofit module comprising a nozzle assembly constructed for attachment to a mold of the injection molding machine and capable of extending through a nozzle orifice of a platen of the injection molding machine, said nozzle assembly having a first docking station for attachment of a plasticizing and injection unit of the injection molding machine, and a second docking station for attachment of an add-on plasticizing and injection unit at an angle of less than 90° in relation to the plasticizing and injection unit of the injection molding machine, said nozzle assembly having passageway means for conducting melt produced by the plasticizing and injection unit of the injection molding machine and the add-on plasticizing and injection unit through the nozzle orifice.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.