Patent ID: 7217383

Claim:
Method for automatically adapting the mold height of injection molds of variable height measured in closing direction on an injection molding machine for processing plastics materials and other plasticizable materials, the mold closing unit having: a stationary mold carrier, a movable mold carrier, a supporting element for a closing device for moving the movable mold carrier towards the stationary mold carrier and away from the stationary mold carrier, a mold height adjustment, a drive for adjusting the mold height, a locking device for locking the supporting element in its respective position, the method comprising: releasing the supporting element from a position coordinated with a first mold height by opening the locking device; changing a distance between the stationary mold carrier and the supporting element by moving the supporting element by means of the drive; and securing the supporting element in a second position, coordinated with a new mold height by locking the locking device, wherein the movable mold carrier, in a release position for releasing the supporting element, unlocks the locking device.