Injection die casting apparatus, especially for making molded parts of thermoplast-structural foam

Claim 1

An injection die casting apparatus, especially for producing formed articles of thermoplast-structural foam, which includes: at least two closing units arranged adjacent to each other and respectively provided with mold chucking plates adapted to receive and support molds; an injection unit comprising an extruder with a charging hopper mounted thereon and a deflecting head connected thereto and a hydraulic accummulator operative therewith, said closing units having upper surfaces with centrally arranged injection openings respectively; supporting means arranged laterally of said at least two closing units, first bearing means supported by said supporting means and supporting said injection unit for rotation about a vertical axis, second bearing means associated with said first bearing means and supporting said injection unit for pivotal movement of the latter about a horizontal axis, and means operatively associated with said mold chucking plates for moving said mold chucking plates toward and away from each other in a vertical direction substantially parallel to said first mentioned vertical axis.