Patent attributes
A horizontal injection molding machine includes a machine bed defining a longitudinal axis and two mold platens supported on the machine bed for movement in a direction of the longitudinal axis, whereby each of the mold platens carries a half-mold. Further provided is a turning device which carries at least two half-molds for interaction with the half-molds on the mold platens, and includes a base plate, which is fixedly mounted to the machine bed between the mold platens, a turntable, and a bearing unit supporting the turntable on the base plate on one side for rotation about a vertical axis. The half-molds of the turning device are hereby attachable on a base-plate distal side of the turntable. The mold platens are moved by a drive mechanism in relation to the turning device, and tie bars extend between the mold platens and are constructed to resist a clamping force.
