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US 7,479,005 B2Granted
Molding system having clamp actuator having actuator mount
AssigneeHusky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.
InventorsJoaquim Martins Nogueira, Peter Adrian Looije
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Abstract
Disclosed is: (i) a molding-system clamp, including: a lock, a lock actuator, and a connecting rod connecting the lock actuator to the lock, (ii) a molding system having the molding-system clamp as described above, and (iii) a molded article manufactured by usage of a molding system having the molding-system clamp as described above.
Claims8
A molding-system clamp, comprising:
- a piston being configured to impart a clamping force;
- a lock being configured to lock the piston to a molding-system rod;
- a lock actuator;
- and
- a connecting rod connecting the lock actuator to the lock, responsive to the lock actuator moving the connecting rod, the connecting rod urges the lock in a manner such that the piston becomes locked to the molding-system rod, and the piston may then be actuated so as to impart the clamping force to the molding-system rod;
- an actuator mount, including a body configured to be:
- (i) fixedly positioned relative to the piston, (ii) supportive of the lock actuator, and (iii) accommodative of movement of the connecting rod;
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- wherein the lock actuator includes:
- (i) an electric motor having:
- a shaft configured to be rotatably driven responsive to actuation of the electric motor, the body supporting the shaft;
- and
- (ii) a cam connected to the shaft, the connecting rod rotatably mounted to the cam and pivotally connected to the lock.
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