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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2013
Athena Automation Ltd., Vaughan, CA;
Robert D. Schad, Toronto, CA;
Carsten Link, Burlington, CA;
Athena Automation Ltd., Vaughan, CA;
Abstract
An injection molding machine includes a base and an injection unit mounted to the base, and a first platen for holding a first mold section and a second platen for holding a second mold section. The first and second platens are supported by the base, and are movable along a machine axis between mold-open and mold-closed positions. At least a first tie bar engagement apparatus is associated with a first tie bar and includes a first bore in the first platen for receiving the respective tie bar therethrough at least when the platens are in the mold-closed position; and a first roller mounted to the first platen proximate the first bore. The first roller is rotatable about a first roller axis that is oriented horizontally and perpendicular to the machine axis.