Patent ID: 7220118

Claim:
A horizontal multi-material molding machine comprising: a rotary table having a rotation axis center in a horizontal direction; a stationary die plate located opposite to the rotary table; a multi-material molding metal mold including a movable metal mold and a stationary metal mold, the movable metal mold being mounted on the rotary table to form a plurality of cavities, the stationary metal mold being fixed to the stationary die plate, and being located opposite to the movable metal mold, to form the plurality of cavities; a movable die plate supporting the movable metal mold; a plurality of injection plunger units disposed to advance to and retreat from the stationary metal mold to inject molten resins into the plurality of cavities; a motor configured to rotate the rotary table and to position the movable metal mold with respect to the stationary metal mold, the motor being located in the vicinity of the movable die plate to transmit a rotation force to the rotary table through a drive pulley and a driven pulley, the drive pulley being provided on a rotary shaft of the motor, the driven pulley being provided on the rotary table; and a brake mechanism mounted on the motor, wherein the brake mechanism is configured to be actuated when the motor is stopped to maintain the position of the rotary table.