Injection molding apparatus having permanent mold conveying path

Claim 1

An injection molding apparatus having a permanent mold conveying path comprising an injecting cylinder, a cylinder means for tightening a permanent mold, and an injection molding machine having an injection station between the injection cylinder and the cylinder means; a mold conveying path of rectangular pattern having a starting point adjacent a side of the injection station and terminating at a terminal adjacent an opposite side of the injection station; molded product removing means adjacent to the terminal of the mold conveying path and disposed at a right angle to the mold conveying path; mold direction turning means located at respective corners of the mold conveying path for turning the permanent mold in a direction facilitating the aligning and opening of the permanent mold consisting of two halves divided along a vertical plane in the molded product removing means; and means for conveying the permanent mold along the mold conveying path such that the portion of the permanent mold cooperating with the conveying means remains in the same plane with respect to the conveying path during conveyance along the entire mold conveying path.