US Patent 7168149 Apparatus for closing a hinged molded part

Patent 7168149 was granted and assigned to Husky Injection Molding Systems on January, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Husky Injection Molding Systems

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7168149

Date of Patent

January 30, 2007

Patent Application Number

10243002

Date Filed

September 13, 2002

Patent Primary Examiner

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Marc Jimenez

Patent abstract

An apparatus and method for folding a hinged molded part in a molding machine. As a part-removal apparatus, preferably a swing arm mechanism, grips one of the lid portion or the base portion of the molded part and moves the molded part out of the mold, a deflector connected to a portion of the mold engages the other portion of the part and initiates folding of the lid portion to the base portion at the hinge. The deflector further folds the part as the mold closes. The portions of the part are pushed together and latched in one embodiment by the swing arm mechanism that grips and moves the molded part against the deflector, and in another embodiment by a closing actuator operated separately from the swing arm mechanism.