Plastic material injection molding machine, a handling system and a method for transferring an article
AssigneeHekuma Herbst Maschinenbau GmbH
InventorRichard Herbst
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Abstract
A plastic material injection molding machine comprises a mold having at least two mold portions and a handling system adapted to be inserted between the mold portions when the mold is in its open position, for transferring an article between the handling system and a predetermined mold portion. The handling system, moreover, comprises a transfer plate supported loosely therein. The handling system, further, is adapted to approach the predetermined mold portion such that prior to the transfer of the article a first reference means on the predetermined mold portion can be brought into a registering position with a second reference means on the transfer plate. A clutch is provided for bridging the loose support.
Claims20
A plastic material injection molding machine comprising:
- a) a mold having at least a first and a second mold portion, said first mold portion being provided with a first reference means;
- b) a handling system adapted to be inserted between said first and said second mold portion when said mold is in an open position, for transferring an article between said handling system and said first mold portion;
- c) a transfer plate held in said handling system via a loose support and being provided with a second reference means;
- d) means for approaching said handling system towards said first mold portion along a direction of approachment, such that prior to said transfer of said article between said handling system and said first mold portion said first reference means can be brought into a registering position with said second reference means;
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- e) a clutch for bridging said loose support.
A method of transferring an article between a predetermined mold portion of a plastic material injection molding machine and a handling system, wherein the plastic material injection molding machine comprises a mold having a first and a second mold portion and a first reference on said first mold portion, wherein the handling system is configured to be inserted between the first mold portion and the second mold portion when the mold is in an open position, and wherein the handling system comprises a clutch and a transfer plate having a second reference thereon and being held in said handling system via a loose support that is bridged by said clutch, the method comprising:
- inserting said handling system between said first and said second mold portions when said mold is in the open position;
- closing the clutch for bridging said loose support at least during said insertion of said handling system;
- approaching said handling system towards first mold portion;
- opening said clutch;
- bringing said first and said second references into a registering position;
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- transferring said article.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.