Patent ID: 7311136
Filing Date: 2007-12-25
Classification: B29C

Abstract:
1. An injection mold including at least two mold sections ( 1 , 2 ) which are movable relative to one another for opening and closing the injection mold, and a counter arrangement including an electronic counter ( 4 a ) with an actuator ( 3 a ) and a sensor element ( 3 b ) supplying under the influence of the actuator ( 3 a ) a signal indicative of the number of closing procedures of the injection mold, said sensor element ( 3 b ) being disposed in a first housing ( 3 ) and the electronic counter ( 4 a ) being disposed outside the first housing ( 3 ) and connected to the sensor element ( 3 b ) via an electrical communication line ( 5 ) and a monitoring element ( 6 ) for determining an interruption of the connection between the sensor element ( 3 b ) and the counter ( 4 a ).