Patent ID: 7854605

Claim:
Injection molding equipment ( 10 ) comprising: at least one main manifold plate ( 16 ) fitted with several flow ducts ( 18 ), said at least one main manifold plate connected to auxiliary manifold plates, said auxiliary manifold plates having flow ducts fluidly communicating with those of the main manifold plate ( 16 ), at least two needle valve nozzles ( 28 ) configured mutually opposite in a back-to-back array and fluidly communicating with the flow ducts ( 24 ) of the auxiliary manifold plates ( 22 ), each needle valve nozzle ( 26 ) being fitted with one valve needle ( 28 ), at least one drive unit ( 30 , 71 ) operating the valve needles ( 28 ), and at least one separate receiving plate ( 32 ; 70 ) receiving the drive unit ( 30 ; 71 ).