Patent ID: 7252494

Claim:
Mould closing unit for an injection molding machine for processing plastics materials and other plasticizable substances, said mould closing unit comprising: a first mould carrier; an additional movable mould carrier displaceable relative to the first mould carrier; at least one multi-part injection mould receivable between the first mould carrier and the additional movable mould carrier, parts of the at least one multi-part injection mould being detachably secured to the mould carriers; a supporting member for a mould closing mechanism for a cyclical opening and closing of the injection mould and for displacement of the additional movable mould carrier toward and away from the first mould carrier in closing direction of the injection mould; a machine base comprising at least one part, the first mould carrier, the additional, movable mould carrier and the supporting member being mounted on said machine base; wherein the first mould carrier is mounted on the machine base so as to be displaceable in the closing direction and the supporting member is mounted on the machine base via a stationary bearing arrangement; and wherein an adjusting mechanism is provided for adjusting an angle between the supporting member and the machine base.