Patent ID: 7857612

Claim:
A platen of a molding system having a frame, the platen comprising: a mold-support structure having a central portion, the mold-support structure having a peripheral portion surrounding the central portion; a force-receiving structure offset from the mold-support structure; an intermediate structure connecting the force-receiving structure to the central portion but disconnecting the force-receiving structure from the peripheral portion; the force-receiving structure having respective tie-bar accommodation corners each defining a respective tie-bar channel configured to receive a respective tie bar, the respective tie-bar accommodation corners being coupled to the peripheral portion of the mold-support structure; and an anti-tilt structure being supportable by the frame, the anti-tilt structure connecting to the mold-support structure, and the anti-tilt structure extending from the mold-support structure, the anti-tilt structure connecting to the peripheral portion of the mold-support structure, the anti-tilt structure including: a first wing, and a second wing, each of the first wing and the second wing being attached to opposite vertical sides of the platen, the first wing and the second wing extending from the mold-support structure toward the force-receiving structure, the first wing and the second wing extend, relative to the force-receiving structure, past opposite vertical sides of the force-receiving structure, wherein the respective tie-bar accommodation corners are supported by the peripheral portion of the mold-support structure, the respective tie-bar accommodation corners are supported by connection portions associated with the intermediate structure, and support provided by the peripheral portion is greater than the support provided by the connection portions.