Gencorp, Inc.

David E Baxter, Deceased

Robert L Brown

Todd A England

Daniel L Goodell

Edward F Huff

Gregory L Baxter

Max J Miller, Jr

Walter D Hunnicut

James J McDonald

An injection press apparatus for molding/joining separate parts. The apparatus having a work table with first and second work stations for injecting material into a mold. A movable extruder/injection assembly is provided which has an extruder portion for extruding material, and an injection portion for injecting material. The extruder portion and injection portion are in fluid communication such that material is provided from the extruder portion to the injection portion prior to injection of material from the injection portion to the mold. The injection portion of extruder/injection assembly has a nozzle assembly for receiving and injecting material from the injection portion to a self-actuating mold clamp assembly at the first or second work stations. The first and second work stations support the mold clamp assembly which receives the molding material. The extruder/injection assembly is movable between the first and second work stations by a shuttle assembly.

Molding press apparatus

An automated continuous manufacturing system which includes a rotatable work table having a plurality of work piece supports for maintaining work pieces during operation of said system, and a plurality of work stations for performing cleaning, pretreatment, treatment or assembly tasks on work pieces secured to said work piece supports. Each of the tasks performed at the work table is performed at a respective work station. Certain of the work stations comprise a removable station subassembly for performing a specific task. The removable station subassemblies are removably engagable with the rotatable work table and may be replaced with an alternate removable station subassembly for performing a desired alternate task. One of the work stations is an assembly station engaged with the rotatable work table for receiving work pieces from their individual work piece supports. The assembly station further includes a removing subassembly for removing the work pieces from the work piece supports for further assembly. An orientation subassembly is also provided with the assembly station, and is mounted adjacent the removing subassembly by a quick change release member to enable easy removal and replacement with an alternate orientation subassembly. The orientation subassembly includes a position sensor for detecting the position of an alignment member of a work piece.

Manufacturing system

An apparatus 10 for removing a mold section C from a molded part M. The apparatus 10 includes a base frame 11 supporting a driver 12 and a power supply, and a support member 16 for engagement with the molded part M. The driver 12 is engaged with and driven by the power supply M. The support member 16 has a clamping station for receiving and clamping the mold section C engaged with the molded part M. The clamping station 20 also has an open position for receiving the mold section C engaged with the molded part, and a closed position in which the mold section and molded part are clamped within the clamping station. The clamping station 20 further includes a heater 44, to assist with partial heating of the molded part M and mold section C prior to removal of the molded part. A removal station 22 for receiving the mold section C following removal from engagement with the molded part M is also provided, as is a force rod member 13 for engagement with the mold section, which is operated by the driver 12 for movement between the clamping and removal stations 20, 22 during removal of the mold section from the molded part.

Removal apparatus for removing a mold section from a molded part

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Ravenna, OH, United States of America

David E Baxter, Deceased