Patent ID: 7217116

Claim:
A clamping mechanism for an injection molding machine, having a stationary platen securely mounted on a base of the injection molding machine and a rear platen movable on the base with respect to the stationary platen, the rear platen being disposed opposite to the stationary platen, the clamping mechanism comprising: guide faces formed at either one of the rear platen and the base; and adjusting mechanisms fixed to the other of the rear platen and the base in such a manner as to freely abut against the guide faces; wherein each adjusting mechanism abuts against each guide face such that the adjusting mechanism may adjust the inclination of the rear platen with respect to the stationary platen in a horizontal direction relative to a vertical axis of the rear platen; and wherein each adjusting mechanism has at least one element that is adjustable in order to adjust the inclination of the rear platen in the horizontal direction relative to the vertical axis of the rear platen.