Patent ID: 6875393

Claim:
A method for injection moulding, comprising introducing, under pressure, a melt into a cavity ( 14 ) defined by two mould halves ( 10 , 11 ) of a mould ( 6 ), characterised by the steps of joining the mould halves ( 10 , 11 ) for definition of said cavity ( 14 ), by moving at least one of the mould halves ( 11 ) along a first axis (A 1 ), and arranging a locking means ( 7 ) on the mould ( 6 ) by moving along a second axis (A 2 ) extending transversely of said first axis (A 1 ), said locking means ( 7 ) having locking surfaces ( 19 ) which grasp the mould ( 6 ) and its joined mould halves ( 10 , 11 ), at least one locking surface ( 19 ) wedgingly engaging a complementarily designed surface ( 17 ) of the mould ( 16 ) to cause a conversion of the force by which the locking means ( 7 ) is arranged on the mould ( 6 ), into a locking force for holding the mould halves ( 10 , 11 ) together in their joined state.