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US 5,061,169 AGranted
Mechanism for work pickup in an injection molding apparatus
AssigneeMazda Motor Corporation
InventorsShinji Yamashiro, Takanori Hara
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Abstract
An injection molding apparatus includes first and second injection molding units, which are juxtaposed, for independently executing injection molding operations, and a placing station which is disposed between the first and second injection molding units, and to which a used injection-molding metal mold detached from each of the first and second injection molding units is conveyed to be commonly placed thereon.
Claims8
An injection molding apparatus which comprises:
- first and second injection molding units, which are juxtaposed, for independently executing injection molding,
- a placing station which is disposed between said first and second injection molding units, and to which a used injection-molding metal mold detached from each of said first and second injection molding units is conveyed to be commonly placed thereon;
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- work pickup means, arranged on a top portion of each of said first and second injection molding units, for picking up a work formed by a corresponding metal mold, said work pickup means including chuck means for chucking the work, a slide block for detachably holding said chuck means, and drive means for three-dimensionally moving said slide block;
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- exchanging means for automatically exchanging said chuck means of said work pickup means in accordance with a shape of the work.
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An injection molding apparatus which comprises;
- first and second injection molding units, which are juxtaposed, for independently executing injection molding,
- a placing station which is disposed between said first and second injection molding units, and to which a used injection-molding metal mold detached from each of said first and second injection molding units is conveyed to be commonly placed thereon;
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- wherein said first and second injection molding units are disposed to be separated from each other to have a space necessary for installing said placing station therebetween;
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- first and second standby stations which are disposed adjacent to outer sides of said first and second injection molding units respectively, and in which molds to be used next in a corresponding injection molding unit are set;
- and wherein said first and second standby stations are disposed at positions adjacent to mold loading ports of the first and second injection molding units;
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- said placing station is disposed at a position to be adjacent to mold unloading ports of said first and second injection molding units at two sides;
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- a first conveyor for conveying a metal mold from said first standby station to said placing station through said first injection molding unit;
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- a second conveyor for conveying a metal mold from said second standby station to said placing station through said second injection molding unit;
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- wherein said first and second conveyors comprise convey paths which are aligned in line.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.