Patent ID: 8360769

Claim:
An apparatus for manufacturing products from a thermoplastically deformable plastic material, the apparatus comprising: a mold having first and second mold parts defining at least one mold cavity; a slide movably disposed within the at least one mold cavity of the mold, said slide being movable in a forward direction from a first position at least partly retracted within the mold cavity to a second forward position, wherein said mold cavity defines a first volume when said slide is in said first position, and wherein said mold cavity defines a second volume when said slide is in said second forward position, said first volume being greater than said second volume; movement means for moving the slide; closing means for moving the first and second mold parts together and apart, thereby opening and closing the mold such that the mold cavity is released or closed, respectively; feed means for introducing, with the mold cavity closed, said material in at least substantially plastic condition into the mold cavity, said feed means including an injection inlet disposed opposite said slide in said forward direction; and a central control unit for controlling said movement means and said closing means, wherein the movement means for moving the slide are arranged for moving said slide in the forward direction in the mold cavity toward said injection inlet from a position at least partly retracted within the mold cavity such that said material is displaced in the mold cavity for obtaining the filling thereof.