SLIDE ACTION COMPONENTS Slide Retainer Assemblies
The DME Slide Retainer provides a compact and economical means of slide retention, which makes obsolete the cumbersome external spring or hydraulic methods. Its simple and positive operation makes it equally suitable for new tooling design or retrofitting existing molds. Available in three sizes with increasing weight-holding capacities, the Slide Retainers can be used individually or in multiples for larger or heavier slides. Generally mounted behind and below the slide (see drawing at right), the DME Slide Retainer is a compact unit that can be entirely contained within the mold. Interference with machine tie bars or safety gates is no longer a problem. (It can even be installed completely underneath the slide if space is limited.) As the mold opens, the dowel pin installed in the slide positively locks into the retainer until disengaged by the mold’s closing action. The custom-designed spring placed crosswise in the retainer maintains the force required to keep the dowel pin in the jaws when the mold is open. The Slide Retainer is designed with a generous lead-in at the jaw opening so the dowel pin will enter the jaws even if there is a slight misalignment between the retainer and the pin.
ANGLE PIN (HORN PIN)
X = SLIDE TRAVEL CAUSED BY ANGLE PIN
X
Y
Y = X PLUS .005 TO .010 FOR STOP BLOCK LOCATION
MOLDED PART
HEEL BLOCK
GIB
STOP BLOCK (MUST BE PROPERLY LOCATED AS INDICATED BY DIMENSION Y )
SLIDE RETAINER ASSEMBLY
SLIDE
F*
Z = X PLUS .010 TO .015 FOR SLIDE RETAINER LOCATION
DOWEL PIN PRESSED INTO SLIDE AND LOCKED IN PLACE WITH SET SCREWS AS REQUIRED
NOTE: To prevent the dowel pin from contacting and applying pressure against the back of the retainer jaw (which could cause bending or shearing of the dowel pin or hold-down shoulder screw) the installation dimensions shown on these pages are recommended.
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