Patent ID: 6182473
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: C03B

Abstract:
A mold opening and closing mechanism for a section of an I.S. machine comprisingat least one mold half having vertical cooling air passage means,a mold carrier assembly including carrier/insert means for supporting said at least one mold half,a manifold assembly includinga manifold including a plenum including a portion for overlying each of said at least one mold half, the at least one plenum portion having downwardly opening exit means,a spacer secured beneath said frame and having vertically extending spacer hole means communicating with the downwardly opening exit means of each of the at least one plenum portion for delivering cooling air from the plenum to the vertical cooling air passage means of the at least one mold half,quide means for controlling the displacement of said manifold relative to said mold carrier including a pair of vertical screws secured to said mold carrier and a pair of vertical slots in said manifold for receiving said vertical screws, anda lifting device extending between said vertical screws includinga bracket releasably secured to each vertical screw,a shaft pivotally secured proximate each end to one of said brackets, andcam means secured to said shaft and configured so that said manifold assembly will rest on said blank molds when at a first orientation and so that said manifold assembly will be selectively separated from said blank molds when at a second orientation.