Nozzle touch mechanism and injection molding machine

A nozzle touch mechanism comprising:

• a base frame comprising a first guide mechanism and a second guide mechanism;
• a stationary platen fixed to the base frame, to which a mold is to be attached;
• an injection mechanism configured to move toward and away from the stationary platen;
• a nozzle attached to the injection mechanism;
• a movement mechanism configured to move the injection mechanism toward and away from the stationary platen;
• a drive mechanism connected to one end of the movement mechanism and configured to move along the second guide mechanism, the drive mechanism configured to apply a pressing force to the mold from the nozzle by making the injection mechanism move toward the stationary platen;
• a connection mechanism connected to another end of the movement mechanism and configured to reciprocate along the first guide mechanism, the connection mechanism being directly or indirectly connected to the stationary platen at a support located above a center of the nozzle;
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• an elastic body configured to press or pull the connection mechanism away from the stationary platen with respect to the base frame when no pressing force is applied to the mold from the nozzle by the drive mechanism, wherein one end of the elastic body is attached to the connection mechanism.