The SMARTLOCK® slide lock and limit switch provides a slide lock and SPDT switch in one unique package for use in molding applications to verify slide position and prevent mold damage. Install the plunger and switch assemblies into corresponding milled pockets in the slide and mold plate. In operation, the plunger moves into a recess in the locking plate, providing a lock with 25 lbs maximum breakaway force. (The breakaway force is adjustable by changing the plunger bore depth.) The switch actuator is located in the bottom of locking plate recess. When the plunger is seated in the locking plate, the normally open contacts are closed.
Installed in a slide, the plunger moves into a recess in the locking plate of the switch assembly, which is installed in the mold plate. The switch actuator, located in the bottom of the recess, closes the normally open switch contacts when the plunger is seated in the locking plate recess. When the breakaway force is applied to the slide, the lock is released, and the switch returns to its normal state.
A revolutionary detent and safety switch. Slide position verification and prevention of mold damage result when the Smartlock slide retainer and limit switch is installed in a mold. The Smartflow SMARTLOCK® slide retainer and limit switch is designed for injection molders to provide switching and slide retention in one unique package. The SMARTLOCK® locking function prevents premature slide movement during molded part ejection while the SPDT switch is simultaneously actuated. The SMARTLOCK® slide retainer and limit switch has been tested for reliability over 10 million cycles without failure. Two or more switches may be used for larger molds, or molds with multiple slides. Slide position verification and prevention of mold damage results when the Smartlock slide retainer and limit switch is installed in a mold.
