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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2021
The Japan Steel Works, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Tsukamoto, Shinagawa-ku, JP;
Kenji Fukumoto, Shinagawa-ku, JP;
Shizuo Jinno, Shinagawa-ku, JP;
Hisanaga Tajima, Shinagawa-ku, JP;
Hiroki Hasegawa, Shinagawa-ku, JP;
THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A molding machine includes: a tie bar connected continuously to any one of a stationary platen and a movable platen, and including an engagement groove; a first engagement member configured to engage with or move away from the engagement groove of the tie bar; a second engagement member configured to engage with or move away from the engagement groove of the tie bar, and configured to be displaceable in an axial direction of the tie bar; a force transmission member located opposite the first engagement member across the second engagement member, and including a pressure surface to press the second engagement member and a through hole in which the tie bar is inserted; and a drive mechanism configured to use the force transmission member to cause the second engagement member to be displaceable in the axial direction of the tie bar with respect to the first engagement member.