| US 7,451,622 B2 | ||
| Mold open and close mechanism for an I.S. machine | ||
| F. Alan Fenton, Granby, Conn. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Emhart Glass S.A., (Switzerland) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 10, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/270,915. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0101768 A1, May 10, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. C03B 9/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 65—357 [65/359; 65/361] | 26 Claims |
| 1. A mold open and close mechanism for an I.S. glass forming machine comprising:
a mold carrier for carrying at least one mold, the mold including two halves, with each mold half including a locating key;
a support structure configured to support the mold carrier for linear displacement between mold open and mold closed positions;
a drive mechanism connected to the mold carrier for displacing the mold carrier between the mold open and closed positions;
and
the mold carrier having a vertical front mounting face portion including for each mold half:
a locating structure for locating a mold, the structure including a lower and an upper pair of lugs in a spaced apart relationship
and defining a vertically extended T-shape slot configured to receive the locating key of a least one mold half, and
a flat vertical face for transferring clamping forces to a carried mold, wherein the mold half is aligned vertically and horizontally
in the mold carrier.
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