Plug assist quick change mounting for thermoformer tooling
US6688873B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29C51/10
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A quick change mounting for each plug assist in an array of plug assists, carried by a base plate in a thermoformer apparatus includes a boss projecting from an anchor piece attached to the base plate and a base piece attached to each plug assist, each base having a bore slidably receiving a boss. Each boss has a cross pin with projecting ends each which being received in respective axial slot in the associated base piece, a circumferential clearance space extending from the end of each axial slot allowing rotation of the plug assist, the pin ends each releasably held at the end of a circumferential space by a detent.
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