Hydraulic press

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1983-06-17

1984-07-03

Flint, Jr., J. Howard

Plastic article or earthenware shaping or treating: apparatus

Segmented female mold and mold clamping means

B29F 100

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044576846

ABSTRACT:
A press system that provides rapid advance of one platen on a movable crosshead through the use of programmed hydraulic controls and is specifically adapted for use with sheet molding compound (SMC) presses. Rapid locking or latching of the crosshead and the platen it carries is achieved through the use of hydraulically operated clamping and release cylinders. The lower platen is supported on hydrostatic bearings permitting the platen to move and at the same time parallelism of the mold halves is maintained by swiveling molding power cylinders. Separate push-back cylinders are used to separate the mold through a short load path so that when the mold "breaks away" there is very little springback to minimize any part breakage during mold stripping.
The lower platen also includes a mounting arrangement that provides the advantages of a rolling bolster or lower platen with a minimum of mounting structure. The control permits accurate rapid molding of plastic sheet parts in particular, which require high controlled force, closely controlled mold movement and operation at elevated temperatures.

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