Mould driving device
AssigneeAutoma S.p.A.
InventorLuca Maria Canossi
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Abstract
A driving device for moulds for the production of containers, for example, bottles or the like made of polyethylene, polypropylene or other plastic materials, in which the moulds (2) consist of two half-shells (3) designed to be brought together and pressed against one another along outer profiles (4), has a unit (7) which drives the movement of the half-shells (3), to which an electric main drive and a mechanical auxiliary drive, in particular hydraulic or pneumatic, are connected.
Claims14
A driving device for moulds for the production of containers, for example, bottles or the like made of polyethylene, polypropylene or other plastic materials;
- the moulds (2) consisting of two half-shells (3) designed to be brought together and pressed against one another along outer profiles (4);
- the device (1) comprising a unit (7) which drives the movement of the half-shells (3);
- the device (1) further comprising a main drive and an auxiliary drive for the drive unit (7), in which the main drive is electric and the auxiliary drive is mechanical, the main drive comprising an electric motor (19) operating two rocker arms (12) connecting the half-shells (3) with two respective arms (15), at least one of which consists of an actuator cylinder;
- both arms being hinged on one side to a joint (11) and on the other side to a respective rocker arm (12).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.