DME Toggle-Lok (Positive early ejector return) - Manual

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ME-0508-PS-057(B)
DME TOGGLE-LOK
POSITIVE EARLY EJECTOR PLATE RETURN
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR SMALL SIDE MOUNT CATALOG NO. TLSM-125
Failure to comply with these warnings may lead to
personal injury. COMPONENT FALL DUE TO
GRAVITY. PINCH OR CRUSH HAZARD.
The DME Toggle-Lok assembly is comprised of lever arms which when partially unfastened
from a mold and released, may swing down due to gravity. Care needs to be taken when
installing, adjusting or repairing this assembly, either on a bench or in an injection press.
When servicing the mold while it is installed in an injection molding press, always ensure
press guard doors are interlocked with the operation of the machine platens. Do not
attempt to service this product while the mold is in the press if the press guard doors are not
interlocked with the operation of the machine platens. It is safer and more effective to
service the mold when it is on a work bench. Wear proper protective equipment including
gloves and eye protection. These instructions must be passed on to the end user who
should read them carefully before using this product. Failure to do so may result in serious
injury.
Installation instructions:
The Side Mount is used when the ejector plate is approximately flush with the end of the
mold. Refer to the table provided in the DME Mold Components Catalog for the specific
Side Mount required for your Toggle-Lok package.
NOTE: Please refer to the DME Mold Components Catalog page titled, “Basic Design
Guidelines for Standard Mold Bases,” for additional information.
1. Entire setup is made with mold in the fully closed position.
2. Plate the lever on either end of the mold where the housing is open for the ejector plate:
a) Central to mold if style X
b) As specified in table for style Y
c) As far out from centerline of mold as possible, keeping mounts on ejector plate
for style Z.
3. Check to be sure levers, mounts, arms and joints including their mounting screws and
dowels will not interfere with other mold components through their entire movement.
4. The lead-in end of all levers must be the same height and sides must be square to the
top of the mold. Locate and drill, or transfer if lever has mounting holes for two 3/8-16
UNC S.H.C.S. Tighten S.H.C.S. and check for proper location and squareness.
Maintaining correct position, locate, or (if lever has mounting holes) transfer from lever