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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2013
Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd., Bolton, CA;
Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd., Bolton, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
An in-mold shutter () for embedding in an injection mold () is described herein. The in-mold shutter () includes a shutter actuator () that is configured to selectively engage a first mold shoe () of the injection mold () with a platen of a mold clamping assembly () to hold the first mold shoe () in an extended position (E), along a mold-stroke axis (X), during a step of molding a first molded article (A) in the injection mold (). Also described herein is a molded article transfer device () for use with the injection mold (). The molded article transfer device () includes a shuttle () that is slidably arranged, in use, within the injection mold (). The shuttle () defines a first aperture (A), at least in part, that alternately accommodates: (i) a first mold stack (A,A,A) arranged therein; and (ii) a first molded article (A) received therein with opening of the first mold stack (A,A,A).