Patent ID: 8827678

Claim:
System ( 100 ) for moulding and fitting together a first part ( 204 ) and a second part ( 206 ), for example of the type consisting of a lid and body of a cap, the moulding and fitting system ( 100 ) comprising: at least two parallel guide rails ( 102 ), for each guide rail ( 102 ), a carriage ( 108 ) mounted so as to be translatably movable on the guide rail ( 102 ) between a downstream stop ( 122 ) and an upstream stop ( 112 ), at least one series of first recesses ( 120 ), each first recess ( 120 ) being intended to mould one of the first parts ( 204 ), each series of first recesses ( 120 ) being carried by an assembly bar ( 110 ), for the or each assembly bar ( 110 ) and for each carriage ( 108 ), a manoeuvring gear ( 214 ) mounted on the said carriage ( 108 ) and able to move in rotation about a rotation axis perpendicular to the direction of movement of the carriages ( 102 ), the said assembly bar ( 110 ) being mounted on each of the manoeuvring gears ( 214 ), for the or each series of first recesses ( 120 ), a series of second recesses ( 116 ), each second recess ( 116 ) being intended to mould one of the second parts ( 206 ), each assembly bar ( 110 ) being able to move in rotation between a first position in which each first series of recesses ( 120 ) is not opposite the corresponding series of second recesses ( 116 ) and a second position in which each first series of recesses ( 120 ) is opposite the corresponding series of second recesses ( 116 ), and each series of second recesses ( 116 ) being mounted to as to be able to move between a lower position in which the first part ( 204 ) and the second part ( 206 ) are not fitted together and an upper position in which the first part ( 204 ) and the second part ( 206 ) are fitted together, for each carriage ( 108 ), a rack ( 208 ) designed to move parallel to the said guide rail ( 102 ) and to mesh with the manoeuvring gear or gears ( 214 ) of the said carriage ( 108 ), for each carriage ( 108 ), a locking device ( 106 ) designed to lock the said carriage ( 108 ) alternately with the rack ( 208 ) and the guide rail ( 102 ), and for each rack ( 208 ), an activation device ( 104 ) designed to move the said rack ( 208 ).