US2005230880A1PendingUtilityA1

Method for handling injection molded articles

Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Feb 9, 2001Filed: Jun 16, 2005Published: Oct 20, 2005

Est. expiryFeb 9, 2021(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority

Inventors:Barrie Drysdale Matthew Tai Alireza Mortazavi Gordon Elliott Bruce Clive Dearling

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A method and apparatus for handling preforms from an injection molding machine whereby an array of molded articles received from the mold is reconfigured into a single row to assist in downstream auxiliary processing.

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1 . A method of converting a two-dimensional array of injection molded preforms into a one dimensional row of preforms in a singulator having a serpentine channel, the method comprising: 
 placing the two-dimensional array of preforms into corresponding sections of the serpentine channel;    engaging the preforms with a mechanically driven drive member to urge the preforms through the serpentine channel; and    from an outlet of the serpentine channel, egressing the preforms from the singulator as a row of preforms.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the singulator includes a heat sink.

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