Patent ID: 8113016
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: C03B

Abstract:
1. A mold opening/closing group of a forming machine for glass items and including two relatively movable half-molds, the group comprising a pair of handling arms each adapted to be coupled to a corresponding half-mold and driving means for rotating said arms around respective substantially vertical fixed hinge axes between an open and a closed position; said driving means including at least one linear actuator and a mechanical transmission interposed between said handling arms and said linear actuator, wherein said linear actuator includes a mobile member translating in a direction parallel to said fixed hinge axes and in that said mechanical transmission includes, two guide and slide assemblies, wherein one of said two guide and slide assemblies is associated with one of said pair of handling arms and the other of said two guide and slide assemblies is associated with the other of the two handling arms.