US4822275A
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Apparatus for opening and closing mold halves
Assignee: KraussMaffei Extrusion GmbH
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Filing: 1988-09-01
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Granted: 1989-04-18
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Expires: 2008-09-01
Abstract
Abstract An arrangement for opening and closing mold halves of a blow mold is disclosed. The blow mold generally forms part of a stretching and blowing machine for blow-molding hollow bodies from thermoplastic plastics materials. The mold halves are coupled to driven rocker arms, which are driven by driving rocker arms of a four-link gear, the pivot of the four-link gear being disposed immediately at the end of the common pivotal axis of the mold halves. The driving rocker arm of the four-link gear is formed by cylinders, which are provided with cam tracks on their external curved surfaces in which rollers mounted on a sliding cam controller travel.
Inventors
- 👤 Hermann Voss
- 👤 Manfred Mank
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 08:25
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C49/00; B29C49/42; B29C49/56; B29C49/5601; B29C49/5602; B29C33/00; B29C33/20; B29C33/26; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/18; Y10T74/18888; Y10T74/1892; Y10T74/1896; Y10T74/18984
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
234 words
An apparatus for opening and closing a blow mold, said blow mold comprising first and second mold halves and common pivot means for said mold halves, said apparatus comprising first rocker arm means operatively connected to each said mold half, said first rocker arm means comprising a guide arm member mounted on said mold half; second rocker arm means operatively connected to said first rocker arm means, said second rocker arm means comprising a coupling member, said coupling member having first and second opposed end regions, first pivot means mounted in said first end region for pivotally connecting said coupling member to said guide arm member, second pivot means mounted in said second end region of said coupling member and guide means pivotally connected to said second end region of said coupling member by said second pivot means; and drive means operatively connected to said second rocker arm means, said drive means comprising cylinder means fixedly mounting said guide means of said second rocker arm means, said cylinder means including an external curved surface, said curved surface defining cam track means, cam roller means engaging in said cam track means and sliding cam controller means mounting said cam roller means whereby actuation of said drive means causes pivotal movement of said first and second rocker arm means causing said mold halves to pivot about an axis, said axis conciding with said common pivot means.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
234 words
An apparatus for opening and closing a blow mold, said blow mold comprising first and second mold halves and common pivot means for said mold halves, said apparatus comprising first rocker arm means operatively connected to each said mold half, said first rocker arm means comprising a guide arm member mounted on said mold half; second rocker arm means operatively connected to said first rocker arm means, said second rocker arm means comprising a coupling member, said coupling member having first and second opposed end regions, first pivot means mounted in said first end region for pivotally connecting said coupling member to said guide arm member, second pivot means mounted in said second end region of said coupling member and guide means pivotally connected to said second end region of said coupling member by said second pivot means; and drive means operatively connected to said second rocker arm means, said drive means comprising cylinder means fixedly mounting said guide means of said second rocker arm means, said cylinder means including an external curved surface, said curved surface defining cam track means, cam roller means engaging in said cam track means and sliding cam controller means mounting said cam roller means whereby actuation of said drive means causes pivotal movement of said first and second rocker arm means causing said mold halves to pivot about an axis, said axis conciding with said common pivot means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein said cam track means include first and second end portions, said end portions extending linearly, parallel to the axis of said cylinder.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1992-04-17 | 1992-10-17 | 1993-04-18 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1996-04-17 | 1996-10-17 | 1997-04-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2000-04-17 | 2000-10-17 | 2001-04-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |