Opening/closing apparatus and molding apparatus

Abstract

There is provided an opening/closing apparatus which can eliminate the influence of a slight gap formed between a bush and a pin in a link connecting portion of a toggle link mechanism and, in addition, can enhance workability e.g mold replacement, An opening/closing apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a fixed platen 20 to which one mold 21 of a pair of molds is to be mounted; a movable platen 22 to which the other mold 23 is to be mounted; a pressure-receiving platen 24 connected to the fixed platen 20 via tie bars 36; an opening/closing mechanism for opening/closing the molds by moving the movable platen 22 back and forth, including a toggle link mechanism 28 connecting the pressure-receiving platen 24 and the movable platen 22; a first drive mechanism for driving the opening/closing mechanism; and a second drive mechanism 50 for applying a load to the movable platen 22 in a given direction in conjunction with the first drive mechanism.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.