Patents by Inventor Gerhard Wimbauer

Gerhard Wimbauer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9205584
    Abstract: A closing unit for an injection molding machine includes a substantially C-shaped machine frame, to the first leg of which is mounted a stationary mold mounting plate and to the second leg of which is mounted a closing mechanism for driving a moveable mold mounting plate. The free ends of the legs of the machine frame are deformed under the influence of the closing force occurring during the closing operation. The stationary mold mounting plate is supported at or near its lower edge by a support element on the machine frame against the closing force, and is fixedly connected above the lower edge to the first leg. The support element has a flexural beam extending transversely relative to the longitudinal axis of the machine, and a compression bar extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: ENGEL AUSTRIA GMBH
    Inventor: Gerhard Wimbauer
  • Publication number: 20140370143
    Abstract: A closing unit for an injection molding machine includes a substantially C-shaped machine frame, to the first leg of which is mounted a stationary mold mounting plate and to the second leg of which is mounted a closing mechanism for driving a moveable mold mounting plate. The free ends of the legs of the machine frame are deformed under the influence of the closing force occurring during the closing operation. The stationary mold mounting plate is supported at or near its lower edge by a support element on the machine frame against the closing force and is fixedly connected above the lower edge to the first leg. The support element has a flexural beam extending transversely relative to the longitudinal axis of the machine, and a compression bar extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: ENGEL AUSTRIA GmbH
    Inventor: Gerhard WIMBAUER
  • Patent number: 7326050
    Abstract: An Injection moulding machine with substantially C-shaped machine frames including a joint part arranged between at least one die platen and the machine frame, the joint part comprising a beam extending in the longitudinal direction of the machine which is deformed upon application of a clamping force such that the at least one die platen is tilted relative to the associated side of the machine frame, the support of said beam effected substantially by at least two spaced support surfaces which are arranged above and below the midplane of the at least one die platen whose vertical position may be associated with the elastic deformation of the joint part by means of an adjustable abutment and extending the at least one die platen at an angle to the vertical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Engel Austria GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Froschauer, Gerhard Wimbauer
  • Publication number: 20060222733
    Abstract: Injection-moulding machine with a substantially C-shaped machine frame (1), at one side (3) of which is mounted a fixed die platen (4), and at the other side (2) of which is mounted a clamping mechanism (21) for driving a movable die platen (5), wherein the free ends of the sides (2, 3) of the machine frame (1) not connected by bars deform under the influence of the clamping force occurring during the clamping process, and wherein a joint part (7) is arranged between at least one die platen (5) and the machine frame (1) and comprises a beam (6) extending in the longitudinal direction of the machine which is deformed upon application of the clamping force, Whereby the die platen (5) is tilted relative to the associated side (2) of the machine frame (1), characterized in that the support of the beam (6) on the die platen (5) is effected substantially by two support surfaces (11, 12) spaced apart from each other which are arranged above and below the midplane (8) of the die platen (5), as defined by height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Franz Froschauer, Gerhard Wimbauer
  • Patent number: 6113383
    Abstract: An injection molding machine with a substantially C-shaped machine frame has one leg on which a stationary die platen is mounted and another leg on which a closing mechanism for driving a movable die platen is mounted. An articulated part which comprises a girder extending in the longitudinal direction of the machine is arranged between at least one die platen and the machine frame and is- deformed when a closing force is applied which tips the die platen in relation to the associated leg of the machine frame. The horizontal central axis (8) of the die platen, which is determined by a centering mechanism of the die, extends completely inside the girder (6) and the cross-section of the articulated part (7) increases in size in the same direction, starting from the central girder (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Engel Maschinenbau Gesellschaft m.b.H.
    Inventors: Otto Urbanek, Gerhard Wimbauer
  • Patent number: 5762984
    Abstract: Apparatus for injection molding plastic material has a stationary and a movable mold mounting plate which each fixes a respective mold half and thus establishes a horizontal central plane (Z) of the mold. At least one mold mounting plate (8, 2) is pivotable relative to the machine frame (1) about a centrally arranged horizontal axis (15, 15'), and rotary pivots (5, 5') forming a horizontal pivot axis of the mold mounting plate is displaced upwardly relative to the horizontal central plane (Z) of the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Engel Maschinenbau Gesellschaft m.b.H.
    Inventor: Gerhard Wimbauer
  • Patent number: 5556656
    Abstract: An injection moulding machine has a framework (1), a fixed and a movable die platen (2, 8) and at least a piston-cylinder unit of a cylinder platen (3) that bears a hydraulic or electromechanical closure mechanism. The cylinder platen (3) and the fixed die platen (2) are interconnected only by the framework (1). The closure force exerted during injection moulding and the vertical thrust between the cylinder platen (3) and the die platen (2) are transmitted only through the framework (1). The intersection between the longitudinal center axis (LSK) of the closing die (5) and the longitudinal center axis (LBF) of the die platen (8) lies at the back of the movable die platen (8) and the point at which the force of the closing die (5) is transmitted to the movable die platen (8) is vertically displaceable in relation to the die platen (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1996
    Assignee: Engel Maschinenbau Gesellschaft GmbH
    Inventors: Alfred Lampl, Heinz Leonhartsberger, Otto Urbanek, Gerhard Wimbauer, Helmut Naderhirn