Patent ID: 7833008
Filing Date: 2010-11-16
Classification: B29C

Abstract:
1. A horizontal injection molding machine, comprising: a machine bed; a clamping unit defining a horizontal axis and mounted on the machine bed, said clamping unit including a first platen, a second platen, and an intermediate plate disposed between the first and second platens, the first and second platens and the intermediate plate including molding tools disposed in horizontal alignment and providing at least two different cavities; a first plasticizing unit charging plastic material into one of the cavities; a second plasticizing unit charging plastic material into the other one of the cavities; a mounting securing the second plasticizing unit in a substantially vertical orientation in relation to the horizontal axis in side-by-side relationship to the mounting; and a stationary frame disposed above the clamping unit and having one end supported directly on the machine bed and another end-distal portion placed upon a fixed one of the first and second platens, said mounting being secured atop the frame.