Injection molding apparatus and process for changing mold elements
US5833902A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 24, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S425/81
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention covers an injection molding apparatus and injection molding process. The apparatus has at least a first and second injection molding machine adjacent one another, with each machine including upper and lower mold elements operative to form molded products; and robot adjacent said injection molding machines operative to remove and replace at least a portion of one of said mold elements from a first of said injection molding machines while the second of said injection molding machines continues to form molded products.
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