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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2006
Wayne A. Shakal, Taylors Falls, MN (US);
Thomas J. Walsh, Hudson, WI (US);
Wayne A. Shakal, Taylors Falls, MN (US);
Thomas J. Walsh, Hudson, WI (US);
Advance Tool, Inc., Blaine, MN (US);
Abstract
Methods and assemblies related to a rotary automatic transfer rail for injection molding are disclosed. In one aspect, the invention includes a mold assembly. The mold assembly may include first, second, and third mold plates. The mold plates may be positioned generally parallel to one another. The mold assembly may include an automatic transfer rail assembly. The automatic transfer rail assembly may include a rail. The automatic transfer rail assembly may include a carrier. The carrier may have first and second members. The carrier may be translatable along the rail between a first closed position and an open position. The carrier may be rotatable about the rail. In some embodiments, molded articles need not be transferred from mold components to a robot and then back to different mold components.