Abstract: A one piece end support for use with a cross bar of a vehicle article carrier system. The one piece end support may have a hollowed out neck portion adapted to receive an end of a cross bar. A hollowed out intermediate portion is provided which extends non-parallel to, but is integrally formed with, the neck portion. A flange portion is adapted to be secured to a support rail of the vehicle article carrier system. The flange portion may be integrally formed with the intermediate portion.

Abstract: A filling connector (10) for filling a liquid container comprises a liquid pipeline (12), for conveying liquid from a liquid inlet end (16) portion having a liquid inlet opening (14) to a liquid outlet end portion (20) having a liquid outlet opening (18), and further comprises a gas pipeline (22), for conveying gas in the opposite flow direction while liquid is conveyed through the liquid pipeline (12), from a gas inlet end portion (26) having a gas inlet opening (24) to a gas outlet end portion (30) having a gas outlet opening (28), the liquid pipeline (12) and the gas pipeline (22) being formed integrally with one another and the filling connector (10) being formed as an injection-moulded part, the gas pipeline (22) being manufactured using injection technology, such as fluid injection technology, in particular water injection technology, particularly preferably gas injection technology or projectile injection technology.

Abstract: The effectiveness of biomimetic dry adhesives at different ambient pressures is investigated. Biomimetic dry adhesives have great potential for space applications but there have been few studies on how these adhesives perform in low-pressure environments. Various geometrical configurations for cap and fiber structures of dry adhesive materials are disclosed. Various methods for manufacturing dry adhesive materials including a silicone rubber negative mold are disclosed. Various methods of manufacturing directly molded anisotropic dry adhesive structures with anisotropic peel strengths are also provided.

Abstract: A molding device for manufacturing a molded product having an inner space bent in a circular arc shape includes: a set of molds joinable to and separable from each other, the set of molds being capable of forming a cavity having a shape corresponding to an outer shape of the molded product in a joined state at the time of molding; a core having an outer shape corresponding to an inner shape of the molded product for use in a state where the core is arranged in the inside of the cavity formed by the set of molds at the time of molding; and an ejector plate having a core through hole through which the core passes for ejecting the molded product formed around the core along the circular arc shape in a separated state where the set of molds is separated from each other.

Abstract: A wax form, such as a candle, capable of being decorated or adorned with ornamentation using hardware embedded inside the wax form so as to be inconspicuous. The hardware comprises a connector that is flush with the perimeter surface of the candle so that ornamentation can be attached to the connector; thereby, allowing the ornamentation hang on the perimeter surface of the wax form. The connector can utilize a variety of fastening systems to connect to the ornamentation, such as a magnet system, a resistance fit system, a screw fit system, and the like.

Abstract: Various embodiments are disclosed herein that relate to the molding of an item having a non-uniform thickness and an undercut structure. One disclosed embodiment provides an injection molding device for molding a part having a non-uniform thickness and an undercut structure, the injection molding device comprising a pair of opposing end walls, a first mold surface being stationary with respect to the pair of opposing end walls, and a second mold surface being movable toward the first mold surface such that a first end of the second mold surface is movable a larger travel distance toward the first mold surface than a second end during a molding process. Further, the pair of opposing end walls comprises a slider with an undercut mold surface that is movable in a direction transverse to a direction in which the second mold surface is movable toward the first mold surface.

Abstract: An insert molding method includes providing a mold and a pin, and predetermining a mold releasing direction of the mold. The pin includes a latching portion. A preform and a depressed portion of a mold releasing hole in the preform are formed via the mold and the pin. The depressed portion is formed at an end of the preform along the mold releasing direction. The pin passes through the depressed portion and is partly received in the preform. The pin is released to release the preform from the mold, and the latching portion resists and drags along inner surface in the mold releasing hole in the preform along the mold releasing direction. A plurality of burrs is produced and received in the depressed portion. The preform is cooled to form an article.

Abstract: A gasket apparatus is disclosed for forming an undercut on an inner surface of a molded part, along with corresponding methods for molding and positioning the apparatus within the undercut. The apparatus provides, in an exemplary embodiment, a gasket removably molded about a circumferential perimeter portion of a substantially disk-shaped insert. The perimeter portion is configured for forming a gasket groove in the gasket, the gasket groove itself configured for subsequently accepting and retaining an object therewithin when the insert is removed. The apparatus is configured for extending a distance into the inner surface of the molded part during the molding process, thereby forming the undercut therewithin. Upon cooling of the molded part, the insert is able to be disengaged and removed from gasket, leaving the gasket within the undercut and allowing the object to be positioned and retained within the gasket groove.

Abstract: A fuel delivery pipe may be designed such that, during a molding process of the fuel delivery pipe using a mold, a pressure of a molten resin for molding the fuel delivery pipe is applied to a main pipe portion core used for molding a main pipe portion of the fuel delivery pipe, so that the main pipe portion core is pressed against distribution pipe portion cores used for molding distribution pipe portions of the fuel delivery pipe.

Abstract: A container (100), comprising a thread (120) arranged around an opening (110) for engaging a corresponding thread (120) of a closure (400), more than four retention members (140) arranged around the opening (110), each retention member (140) having an end-face for abutting a member (510) on an interior surface of the closure (400) to impede unthreading of the closure (400), the retention members (140) being arranged such that a tangent (170) to each end-face of the retention members (140) intersects a plane (160, 350) bisecting the container (100) at an obtuse angle (171), wherein the retention members (140) are arranged in first and second groups, the first group (141, 410) comprising one retention member (140) having an end-face substantially parallel to the plane bisecting the container (100), and the second group (142, 420) comprising two or more retention members (140), the first and second groups being arranged on one side of the plane (160, 350), each in a respective quadrant of the container (100), th

Abstract: A method of molding a resin member formed by solidifying molten resin M on a resin member on which molding is to be performed, includes first to third steps. The first step includes setting, on the member on which molding is to be performed, a first mold having a first cavity for molding a portion corresponding to a base portion of the resin member. The second step includes setting, on the first mold, a second mold having a second cavity for molding a portion corresponding to a main body portion of the resin member. The second cavity is formed so as to communicate with the first cavity. The third step includes pouring molten M resin into each of the cavities of both of the molds that have been set, and solidifying the molten resin M thus poured such that it is bonded to the member on which molding is to be performed.

Abstract: A moulded closure base includes a sidewall and a top plate. The sidewall has a retention projection having a retention surface for engaging a complementary projection on a container neck. The top plate has one or more access slots through which part of a die extends during moulding to form the retention surface.

Abstract: A mold for producing a vehicle bumper fascia and methods for releasing the bumper fascia are provided. The mold includes a core mold half having a primary mold core. A first movable mold core is slidingly engaged to the primary mold core. A second movable mold core is slidingly engaged to the first movable mold core. A third movable mold core is slidingly engaged to the second movable mold core. Portions of the primary mold core and the movable mold cores together define cavities for forming the mounting rib, a wing portion, and a wheel well flange of the bumper fascia. Methods of releasing the bumper fascia include the steps of providing the mold, disengaging the movable mold cores from each other and from the primary mold core.

Abstract: A molding method for forming an impeller, includes a mold clamping process having a first mold for forming one side of blades, a second mold firmly clamped with the first mold, and a core arranged at the first mold relative to the blades, the mold clamping process clamping the first mold to the second mold in a state where the core is arranged between the first mold and the second mold, an injecting process injecting resin in a cavity obtained by the mold clamping process, and a mold removing process including the steps of releasing at least the first mold from the clamped state obtained by the mold clamping process to generate an opened portion in the first mold after the resin is hardened, rotating the core about a rotational axis toward the opened portion of the first mold, and separating the core from the resin-molded impeller.

Abstract: The disclosure is generally directed to a modified blade stiffener having enhanced mechanical properties. An illustrative embodiment of the modified blade stiffener includes a stiffener-forming material shaped into a pair of coupled blades having first and second ends, a filler cavity provided at the first end of the blades, a blade filler provided in the filler cavity and a pair of blade flanges provided at the second end of the blades.

Abstract: A one-piece mold can be used to form molded items that incorporate features or encroachments with negative draft angles, and such molded items can be removed from the mold in a single piece by lifting, tilting, or pulling, or a combination thereof, without breaking the mold or the item to be molded. The mold and method of molding are suited to a bathtub or shower unit. The mold and method of molding permit the removal of molded items with negative draft angles by coordinating the angle of the sump front wall and sump back wall with the angles of other encroachments in the molded item within specified ranges that permit one-piece removal of the item to be molded from the mold.

Abstract: A method of forming a part with a feature having a die-locked geometry is disclosed herein. A molding tool used in the method includes at least one die having a cavity defined in a surface thereof, and a protrusion formed in the cavity. The method includes disposing a shape memory polymer insert on the protrusion, where the shape memory polymer insert has i) the die-locked geometry as its temporary shape, and ii) a geometry that is removable from the die-locked geometry as its permanent shape. A material is established in the cavity such that at least a portion of the material conforms to the die-locked geometry, thereby forming the part having the feature with the at least one die-locked geometry.

Abstract: Molds and processes that permit high-speed, mass production of retaining wall blocks having patterned or other processed front faces, as well as retaining wall blocks formed by such processes. The invention permits the front face of the block to be impressed with a pattern or otherwise directly processed, to allow the formation of pre-determined block front faces, while at the same time facilitating high-speed, high-volume production of blocks. A mirror image of the desired pattern can be created on a stripper shoe by selecting a desired three-dimensional surface from a naturally occurring or man made object and digitally scanning the selected three-dimensional pattern to create scanned data. The scanned data can then be used to machine a face of the stripper shoe that is the mirror image of the selected pattern.

Abstract: An insert molding method includes holding a plurality of insert members in a molding die to be separated from one another, and subsequently filling a resin into the molding die to fill a gap between the insert members and a periphery thereof with the resin to form an insert molded product such that the insert members are separated at a preset interval from one another. The molding die includes a space-maintaining projection for maintaining a separation interval between the insert members at the preset interval or more, the projection being formed on an inner wall surface of the molding die opposite to a longitudinal end of the insert members, and a gate for filling the resin therethrough into the molding die, the gate being formed on an inner wall surface of the molding die opposite to a side of the insert members in a width direction thereof.

Abstract: In certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention, three-dimensional micro-mechanical devices and/or micro-structures can be made using a production casting process. As part of this process, an intermediate mold can be made from or derived from a precision stack lamination and used to fabricate the devices and/or structures. Further, the micro-devices and/or micro-structures can be fabricated on planar or nonplanar surfaces through use of a series of production casting processes and intermediate molds. The use of precision stack lamination can allow the fabrication of high aspect ratio structures. Moreover, via certain molding and/or casting materials, molds having cavities with protruding undercuts also can be fabricated. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure.

Abstract: In a resin gear, which has a height h1 of a rim on a side including a gate from a surface including the gate of the web, a thickness T1 of the rim on the side including the gate, a height h2 of the rim on a side opposite to the side including the gate from a surface opposite to the surface including the gate of the web, and a thickness T2 of the rim on the side opposite to the side including the gate and in which h1?h2, it is configured so that T1h1<T2h2. Thereby, the shrinkage difference of the rim is reduced to a minimum.

Abstract: A belling machine (1) forms end sockets equipped with an integrated seal on pipes (3) made of thermoplastic material using a forming mandrel (4) on which an annular seal (5) was previously placed, diametrically expanded, coaxially and in a predetermined position. A loader (8) for loading the annular seal (5) on the mandrel (4) is able to move between a arming position, in which the loader is spaced from the belling axis (b) and does not interfere with the mandrel (4) movement along the belling axis (b), and a loading position, in which the loader is coaxial with the belling axis (b) and is located between the mandrel (4) back position, disengaged from the pipe (3) and the mandrel (4) forward position, inserted in the end (30) of the pipe (3). An annular seal (5) is placed in a positioner (10) which holds it in an operating position for the action of an arming device (9).

Abstract: An apparatus for molding an article. The apparatus includes a mold and a mold plate slidable between a first position and a second position within the mold. In the first position the mold plate creates an undercut feature in a molded article in the second position the molded article with the undercut feature may be easily removed from the mold without damaging the mold or the article.

Abstract: A method allows production of integral frame structures having at least three structural portions separated circumferentially about a central axis and at least one hollow region radially inward thereof. Each of plural mold sections fits between structural potions, and a portion of the mold interior includes a wedge shaped portion which allows the mold sections to slide past the structural portions when molding is complete.

Abstract: Described herein is a mold. The mold includes a first mold half and a second mold half. A molding cavity is definable between the first mold half and the second mold half within which a molded article is moldable. The mold also includes a core configured to form a seal on the molded article. The first mold half and the second mold half are configured to remain in a mold closed configuration with molding and stripping of the molded article.

Abstract: A mold for manufacturing a composite drive shaft, most of which, except for opposite ends functioning as power transmission parts, has a tubular shape with a circular cross-section similar to that of a general shaft, and the shape of each end of which is changed so as to realize easy removal of the drive shaft from the mold after molding. Further, the present invention provides a composite drive shaft, which is manufactured using the mold and is configured such that, when a connection joint (metal yoke) is assembled with each end of the drive shaft, the drive shaft can be rotated in an integrated state realized by the connection joints. Thus, the composite drive shaft of the present invention can directly transmit power, instead of a mechanical fastening jointing technique or an adhesive bonding jointing technique, thus efficiently transmitting high torque.

Abstract: An apparatus for molding an article. The apparatus includes a mold and a mold plate slidable between a first position and a second position within the mold. In the first position the mold plate creates an undercut feature in a molded article in the second position the molded article with the undercut feature may be easily removed from the mold without damaging the mold or the article.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hairbrush (40), bristles (10) for use in a hairbrush, and method for the production of a hairbrush and such bristles.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hairbrush, bristles for use in a hairbrush and a method of producing a hairbrush and such bristles.

Abstract: Composite materials and methods for making composites are provided. The method includes providing a nano-particulate-depletable material that includes a plurality of nano-particulates on or within a depletable material; positioning the nano-particulate-depletable material on or within a structural material; and depleting the depletable material such that the nano-particulates are selectively placed on or within the structural material. Depletion may include infusion of a resin into the structural material. The depletable material may be a polymeric foam, and the nano-particulates may be carbon nanotubes.

Abstract: The invention relates to a screw cap (10) capable of being screwed onto the neck (44) of a container body (40), the screw cap comprising a substantially cylindrical screw section (17) comprising a screw thread (16) on its inner face, at least one tamper evidence member (18) for indicating an initial opening of the screw cap (10), and a desiccant chamber (24) located radially inwardly to the screw section, wherein the screw section (17) is radially resilient.

Abstract: An injection mold and a cooperating molding system and method that allows for the parting line of a molded vehicle bumper fascia to be hidden within the wheel arch portion thereof. The invention contemplates two different mold designs for producing such a parting line: a double-lifter design and a collapsing slide core design. The bumper fascia remains in the cavity portion of the mold after molding due to the presence of undercuts in the mold cavity. A robotic part removal device is used to remove the molded bumper fascia from the mold cavity after mold opening. The part removal device is adapted to temporarily deform the bumper fascia in the wheel arch flange areas thereof to facilitate its removal from the cavity.

Abstract: A one piece end support for use with a cross bar of a vehicle article carrier system. The one piece end support may have a hollowed out neck portion adapted to receive an end of a cross bar. A hollowed out intermediate portion is provided which extends non-parallel to, but is integrally formed with, the neck portion. A flange portion is adapted to be secured to a support rail of the vehicle article carrier system. The flange portion may be integrally formed with the intermediate portion.

Abstract: An opening device for a packaging container comprises a neck portion and a screw cap. The opening device comprises a wall of the first part of the screw cap being with a weakening extending in a circumferential direction of the first part and a recess extending in a longitudinal center axis direction of the first part. The recess is arranged to receive a projection of the neck portion, which projection is directly injection-molded in the recess. A tamper flap of the first part, which tamper flap is defined by the weakening and the recess, is automatically deformable in connection with a first time opening of the packaging container by cap rotation.

Abstract: An apparatus for releasing a part that has an undercut, particularly in an injection molding system. A flange is moveably mounted with respect to a moveable part of an injection mold. A head is moveably mounted with respect to the moveable part. A joint, such as a ball-and-socket joint, is used to connect the head with respect to the flange. The head has a shoulder that contacts a stop which is longitudinally fixed with respect to the moveable part, when the mold is in a closed position. A bias element can be used to normally urge the head in a lateral direction with respect to the moveable part.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production of a sole (3) having at least one cleat (1), wherein the cleat (1) is arranged at the bottom side (2) of the sole (3).

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for making an interior covering element, and an interior covering element with no central defect. The invention concerns a method which consists in providing a soft skin (14) and a support (10), placing the skin (14) and the support (10) on parts of the mould, closing the parts of the mould for completely delimiting a moulding cavity (16) between the skin and the support, and introducing a fluid material designed to form a foam. The making of the support (10) includes placing a catching member (24) proximate the orifice, and the method includes, prior to closing the mould, causing the catching members (26, 24) of the mould and the support to co-operate, such that the support (10) is not spaced apart from the mould. The invention is applicable to motor vehicle interior covering.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a punch arrangement and a die arrangement that are opposite one another and closable for defining a forming chamber in which an object can be compression-molded from a dose of plastics, a punch included in the punch arrangement and two parts that are mutually movable for forming a portion of the object provided with undercuts. The punch arrangement comprises an annular forming element for forming an edge zone of the object, the annular forming element and the punch being mutually movable while the dose fills the forming chamber.

Abstract: A mold for forming a housing having a lance includes a first mold and a second mold. The lance has a first projection for engaging a terminal and a second projection provided at a position nearer with an end of the lance than the first projection. The first mold includes a first member having a third projection. The second mold includes a second member and a third member. The second member has a first concave portion into which the third projection is inserted. The third member is configured to be moved with respect to the second member. The second member defines, with the first member, a first space where the housing is adapted to be formed. The third member defines, with the first member, a second space where the first projection and the second projection are adapted to be formed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for casting a component having undercuts, comprising a casting mold with at least one first casting core and at least one second casting core, wherein the first casting core comprises at least two arms extending from a common carrying section, which arms delimit between each other a free space and which arms, in the area of their free ends on outer surfaces facing away from one another or on inner surfaces facing toward one another, comprise at least one projection respectively, for forming at least one undercut on a component respectively, and wherein the second casting core can be placed onto the first casting core such that the arms of the first casting core can be pressed away from one another at least in the area of their free ends from an idle position or wherein the second casting core can be placed onto the first casting core such that the arms of the first casting core can be pressed toward one another at least in the area of their free ends from an idle position, an

Abstract: Improvements in a semiconductor wafer container including improvements in side protection to the wafers, improved cover design to minimize rotation, a simplified top cover orientation mechanism and an improved bottom holding mechanism for automation. The side protection to the wafers is with multiple staggered inner and outer walls. The improved cover design improves alignment of the top and bottom housings and minimizes rotation of the housings in transit or motion. The housings have a recessed tab ramp feature with bi-directional locking that also increases the rigidity of the containment device when the two housings are assembled. The improved bottom holding mechanism for automation is an integrated feature that is molded into the bottom housing and not assembled in a secondary operation. The molded integration reduces tolerance errors that are present in assembling multiple pieces and joining multiple pieces.

Abstract: A method of forming a container includes providing a mold including at least one bulbous protrusion. The mold is closed to form a mold cavity corresponding to the shape of the container, with the bulbous protrusion being positioned in the mold cavity. Material is injected into the mold cavity to form the container, and the material envelopes the bulbous protrusion to create an undercut slot. The container is removed from the mold and the bulbous protrusion is withdrawn from the slot.

Abstract: A molding apparatus can include a primary mold, a stripper, and a swinging member. The swinging member can comprise a molding surface defining an undercut portion of a molded item. The swinging member can directly contact or attached to the stripper and the primary mold. To facilitate removal of a molded item, the swinging member can withdraw through a hole in the primary mold as a direct result of a motion of the stripper to pull the molded item off the primary mold. The molded item can then be easily removed.

Abstract: Various embodiments are disclosed herein that relate to the molding of an item having a non-uniform thickness and an undercut structure. One disclosed embodiment provides an injection molding device for molding a part having a non-uniform thickness and an undercut structure, the injection molding device comprising a pair of opposing end walls, a first mold surface being stationary with respect to the pair of opposing end walls, and a second mold surface being movable toward the first mold surface such that a first end of the second mold surface is movable a larger travel distance toward the first mold surface than a second end during a molding process. Further, the pair of opposing end walls comprises a slider with an undercut mold surface that is movable in a direction transverse to a direction in which the second mold surface is movable toward the first mold surface.

Abstract: A waterproof connector has a housing (10) with a rearwardly open stopper accommodation part (20). A rubber stopper (50) is accommodated in the stopper accommodation part (20) and has wire insertion holes (52). A holder (70) is mounted on the housing (10) for preventing the rubber stopper (50) from being removed from the stopper accommodation part (20). A positioning part (58) is formed on the rubber stopper (50). A positioning receiving part (26) is formed on the stopper accommodation part (20) and mates with the positioning part (58) when the rubber stopper (50) is in a correct posture so that the rubber stopper (50) can fit in the stopper accommodation part (20). The positioning part (58) interferes with the positioning receiving part (26) when the rubber stopper (50) is in an incorrect posture so that the rubber stopper (50) cannot fit in the stopper accommodation part (20).

Abstract: An injection molding process and apparatus are described in which a workpiece is formed using an injection molding tool. The mold composed of a cavity formed by a core and a plurality of cavity sides, wherein the workpiece has a plurality of undercut features formed in notches within the core. The injection molding method includes flexing sections of the workpiece apart from each other to at least partially separate the workpiece from the core.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for manufacturing a molded product that includes a resin coating step of coating molten resin onto a forming mold having a minute uneven portion on the surface thereof, a compressing step of pressing the molten resin using the forming mold to thereby arrange the shape of the molded product, and a solidifying step of cooling and solidifying the molten resin. The resin coating step supplies the molten resin to a resin coating device including a discharge port and, while moving the resin coating device, discharges the molten resin onto the minute uneven portion of the heated forming mold from above to fill the molten resin into the minute uneven portion substantially in the same shape and thickness as those of a final shape of the molded product.

Abstract: A first and second inner dies are combined to form a molding cavity, in which a fluidic material is charged and hardened for molding a tubular member, which has a side surface at least partially defining a projected portion being higher at one end than the other end. The first inner die forms an inner space of the tubular member. The second inner die forms the projected portion. A first actuating unit draws the first inner die from the other end along a first moving path, which is substantially linear along an axis of the tubular member. A second actuating unit draws the second inner die from the other end along a second moving path, which bulges toward the inner space and passes through the inner space.

Abstract: A method for injection molding a pump impeller (1) of plastic, with which the cores which define the flow channels (8) in the inside of the impeller (1), are formed in each case of at least two core parts (26, 30). After the injection molding, a first core part (26) is firstly pulled out of the flow channel (8) and subsequently, an additional relative movement between the impeller (1) and the core part (30) is effected in a direction transverse to the pulling direction of the second core part (30), before or during the pulling-out of a second core part (30).

Abstract: One method of forming a part includes deforming a shape memory polymer from a permanent shape into a temporary shape, where the permanent shape of the shape memory polymer is a predetermined part shape and the temporary shape is a shape larger than the predetermined part shape. The shape memory polymer in each of the permanent shape and the temporary shape defines a cavity therein. The method further includes introducing a molding material into the cavity of the shape memory polymer, and reverting the shape memory polymer back into its permanent shape. Other methods for forming the part are also disclosed herein.