Patent ID: 7815840

Claim:
A modular mold system, comprising: a hot half, including, a heated distributor assembly to receive molding material from an injection molding machine, wherein the heated distributor assembly defines a distributor channel to distribute the molding material from an inlet to a plurality of outlets, the heated distributor assembly having a forward side that is opposite a side of the heated distributor assembly that faces a first platen of the injection molding machine, and a plurality of heated multi-nozzle units, each multi-nozzle unit having a manifold and a plurality of forward-extending nozzles that define a multi-nozzle unit channel having an inlet in communication with one of the outlets of the distributor channel and having a plurality of outlets to deliver the molding material to one or more mold cavities, wherein each multi-nozzle unit is individually forwardly removably fastened to the forward side of the distributor assembly and removable from the heated distributor assembly while the distributor assembly is fastened to the first platen; and a cold half, including, a mounting plate to fasten to a second platen, and a plurality of cold-side units, each cold-side unit associated with one of the multi-nozzle units, each cold-side unit removably fastened to the mounting plate, each cold-side unit engagable with one of the multi-nozzle units to define the one or more mold cavities when the hot half and cold half are brought together to close the mold; wherein the cold-side units are latchable to the corresponding multi-nozzle unit during removal.