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US 7,364,424 B2Granted
Article moving apparatus configured for molding machine
AssigneeHusky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.
InventorsJacek Kalemba, Muhammad Zeeshan Anwar, Marcus Sutch
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Abstract
Disclosed is an article moving apparatus.
Claims10
An article moving apparatus configured to move an article relative to a first mold half and a second mold half of a molding machine, the article moving apparatus comprising:
- an arm configured to grasp and release the article;
- and
- an arm reciprocating structure configured to:
- (a) reciprocate the arm between an in-mold position and an out-mold position relative to the first mold half and the second mold half,
- (b) translate the arm towards the second mold half,
- (c) and to be selectively retractable away from an abutment relationship relative to any one of the first mold half and the second mold half;
- and
- a reciprocating structure providing a path for forward translational motion of the arm.
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