Patents Assigned to KRAUSS-MAFFEI KUNSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH
  • Method and apparatus for producing thick-walled molded parts
    Publication number: 20030164564
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for making thick-walled plastic parts, in particular blanks for optical lenses. In accordance with the invention, a two-phase production process is proposed in order to make thick-walled lenses with high optical quality and homogenous material properties, wherein in a first phase, a thin lens is first made through injection molding, and in a second step the lens is enlarged, i.e. “inflated”, until the final thickness through continued injection of plastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: KRAUSS-MAFFEI KUNSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventor: Bernd Klotz