Means To Charge Fuent Stock Under Pressure Patents (Class 425/129.1)
  • Patent number: 8303887
    Abstract: A tool for the infusion of a resin into a preform made of fiber material includes a mould which can be closed around the preform and in the body of which at least one inlet duct is formed to allow resin to be injected into the mould so that the resin can be infused into the preform. At least one reservoir which can contain the resin, is also formed in the body of the mould and is connected to the at least one inlet duct. The mould can be inserted in an autoclave and the reservoir is configured to permit the transfer of the resin from the reservoir to the inlet duct under the effect of the temperature and of the pressure that are produced in the autoclave, thus allowing the resin to be injected into the mould.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Alenia Aeronautica S.p.A.
    Inventors: Vincenzo De Vita, Francesco Beneventi, Marco Raffone
  • Patent number: 8287789
    Abstract: A process for the production of a molded article is disclosed. The process comprise a) placing a plastic film abutting the inside wall of a first half of a mold, said mold including a first and second halves, b) combining said second half with said first half in a manner creating a mold cavity, c) injecting resin into said cavity to produce an article to which surface adherently bonded is said plastic film, d) separating one of the halves from the other half, said article remaining with said other half, e) combining a supplemental half with said other half in a manner forming a gap between the inner wall of said supplemental half and the surface of said molded article, f) injecting lacquer into said gap, g) curing the lacquer to produce a lacquered molded article, and h) cooling and removing the lacquered molded article from the mold. The inventive process is particularly suitable for making vehicular mirrors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Olaf Zöllner, Thorsten Just, Winfried Kohl
  • Publication number: 20120256343
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a process of injection molding of hollow product with plastic material includes steps of (1) molding upper and lower half parts with a same mold including first and second mold halves, a convex-concave structure is respectively disposed in matching surfaces of the upper and lower half parts, two grooves are respectively defined in two opposite outer sides of the combination of the upper and lower half parts; (2) opening the mold, the upper half part is left with the first mold half, the lower half part is left with the second mold half; (3) moving the second mold half or rotating the second mold half 180 degrees to make the lower half part align with the upper half part; (4) injecting plastic material into the grooves to form two connecting strips; (5) having the mold cooled, opening the mold and having the hollow product pushed out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventor: Mingcong Tao
  • Publication number: 20120251646
    Abstract: A mold assembly includes a product cavity for producing an insert-molded product and a projection-forming cavity for, if an insert of the product is irregularly deformed or disposed in wrong orientation, forming a projection on the insert-molded product. The projection, if present on the product, blocks most of the light emitted from a light-emitting element. A photodetector detects the intensity of the received light and when the detected light intensity is less than a predetermined value due to the presence of the projection, the product is judged to be rejected. Visual inspection or optical sensors judge the product to be rejected if the product has a through-hole closed and to be acceptable if the through-hole of the product is open. This judgment does not require an X-ray inspection device or radiologists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Minoru Yamazaki, Tetsuo Kurasawa
  • Patent number: 8273281
    Abstract: A golf ball mold that is provided that has of a plurality of mold parts which removably mate to form a cavity having an inner wall with a plurality of dimple-forming protrusions thereon, wherein a non-circular resin injection port for injecting into the cavity a resin material is formed between a plurality of mutually adjoining dimple-forming protrusions which include a plurality of dimple-forming protrusions that lie across a parting line of the mold. By using the golf ball mold of the invention, even when manufacturing golf balls with a high dimple surface coverage on which the dimples are tightly arranged, particularly up to the vicinity of the resin injection port, imbalances in the resin injection pressure and flow rate during injection molding are suppressed, enabling golf balls to be manufactured without giving rise to production problems such as molding defects, scorching, or deformation and eccentricity of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuma Nakagawa, Katsunori Sato
  • Publication number: 20120217785
    Abstract: Furniture article with integrated padded seat, and method and system for manufacturing same. An apparatus comprises: a furniture article having integrated thereon a padded seat; wherein the furniture article is formed by injection molding of one or more raw plastic materials; wherein the padded seat is formed by injection molding of one or more raw plastic materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: Keter Plastic Ltd.
    Inventor: Haim Nusbaher
  • Patent number: 8246334
    Abstract: A first mold has a core passage, and first and second cavities in fluid communication with each other at the core passage. A second mold has first and second nozzles therein that inject first and second resins to the first and second cavities, respectively. The core member is slidable within the core passage to provide or block the fluid communication between the cavities, and has a third nozzle therein to inject a third resin to the core passage. The first and second resins are injected into the cavities. The core member is moved to block the fluid communication between the cavities, before injecting the first and second resins is completed. The third resin is injected while moving the core member to provide the fluid communication, after injecting the first and second resins is completed. The molds are separated, thereby yielding a single molded product, such as a vehicle door trim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Jongho Lee
  • Patent number: 8246335
    Abstract: An apparatus for molding optical fiber connector is provided. The optical fiber connector includes a main body. The main body has a blind hole for receiving an optical fiber two opposite surfaces being substantially parallel with the blind hole, and a lens portion aligned with the blind hole. The apparatus comprises a molding cavity and an insert for forming the blind hole. The molding cavity includes a central portion for forming the main body, a lens-forming portion for forming the lens portion, and two lateral portions for forming the corresponding surfaces. The molding cavity includes a first gate and a second gate for introducing molding material into the molding cavity. The first gate is located between the insert and one of the two lateral portions and the second gate is defined between the insert and the other one of the lateral potions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chun-Yu Lin
  • Patent number: 8241552
    Abstract: In a method and apparatus for producing a composite component, a tubular hollow section blank is placed into a die cavity of a combination tool comprising an inner high-pressure shaping tool and an injection-molding tool. The combination tool is filled with a fluid in such a way that the blank is wetted from the inside by the fluid, and the ends of the combination tool are sealed by two axial molding plugs. The filled blank is then expanded under pressure . The finished hollow section is plastic-coated in the same tool. The hollow section is emptied after shaping in the sealed state, at least until it is no longer dripping, the pressurized fluid being expelled under pressure from the hollow section through at least one discharge channel formed in the axial molding plugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Helmut Augustin, Kai-Uwe Dudziak, Juergen Falke, Hans Nottbusch, Matthias Schroeder, Jens Schult
  • Patent number: 8236229
    Abstract: A mold 30 for use in producing a development blade 1, which is to be formed by adhering an elastic member to an elongated-shaped hard plate 2 along the longitudinal direction LD thereof, wherein the hard plate has notched portions on both side portions in the longitudinal direction thereof and the elastic member is molded to skip the notched portions, comprises: a cavity portion CA having a shape in accordance with the shape of the elastic member; and a gate portion 35 for injecting a material into the cavity portion CA, wherein the gate portion 35 is positioned, in the longitudinal direction LD, either on a border CL between each notched portion and the center portion side of a main body of the cavity portion or on the outer side of the border or within 10 mm on the inner side of the border.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Taihei Goto
  • Publication number: 20120195991
    Abstract: An injection mold for molding a product including an insert element, which includes a plurality of terminals each having a contacting portion, includes a male mold and a female mold movably engaged with the male mold. The male mold includes a male platen for fixing a fastening element therein. The fastening element defines a plurality of fastening grooves for fastening the contacting portions in a first male groove opened on the male platen. The male mold further includes a supporting element cooperating with the male platen to fixing a locating mold core in the male platen. A top end of the locating mold core projects into the first male groove and further defines a locating groove for fastening one contacting portion adjacent to a male sprue which is opened on the male platen and connected with the first male groove via a second male groove of the male platen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Gang-Fu CAI, Ya-Bo ZOU, Xin-Jin GUI, Kun-Hsuen CHIANG
  • Patent number: 8231373
    Abstract: Disclosed is an insert molding apparatus employed to form a plastic product with an insert. The insert has an inserting unit and an extending unit. The insert molding apparatus comprises a cope plate, a lower die and a holding mechanism. The cope plate is formed with a cavity. The extending unit dips into the cavity. The holding mechanism is installed on the lower die to hold the extending unit of the insert. When the insert molding apparatus of the present invention is opened, the holding mechanism can hold the extending unit of the insert to prevent the plastic product sticking to the cope plate. Accordingly, it is capable to prevent the plastic product crushed when the insert molding apparatus is closed again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-peng Gong, Xiao-ping Wu, Shih-hsiung Ho
  • Publication number: 20120187599
    Abstract: A direct molding machine may include a mold engageable with a previously formed substrate, and an injection unit. The mold is arranged and constructed to form a cavity defined by the mold and the substrate when the mold is engaged with the substrate. The injection unit is positioned below the substrate and is arranged and constructed to inject a resinous material into the cavity, so as to form a resin part on the substrate and to connect the same thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: KOJIMA PRESS INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kensuke SUENAMI
  • Publication number: 20120175812
    Abstract: The resin molding method comprises the steps of: feeding a first resin to a cavity concave portion of a molding die set, which is opened, and a second resin to a pot thereof; feeding a work to a prescribed position of the molding die set, which corresponds to the cavity concave portion; closing the molding die set so as to clamp the work; and pressurizing and sending the molten second resin, which has been molten in the pot, to the cavity concave portion, by a manner of transfer-molding, so as to mix the molten first resin, which has been molten in the cavity concave portion, and the molten second resin and cure the mixed resin with maintaining a prescribed resin pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: Masanobu IKEDA, Masahiro Morimura, Hideo Nakayama, Hisashi Sato
  • Publication number: 20120161362
    Abstract: A method for producing an electronic component includes: providing at least one carrier element having a microcomponent receptacle configured for contacting at least one microcomponent, injection molding a housing around the carrier element, the microcomponent receptacle being situated in a cavity of the housing that is open on at least one side, introducing the microcomponent into the microcomponent receptacle in the cavity to contact the microcomponent to the carrier element, and injecting the cavity using a filler material to fix the microcomponent in the housing and in the microcomponent receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventor: Ronny Ludwig
  • Patent number: 8202074
    Abstract: An in-mold molded product coating mold includes a sealing portion molding cavity being positioned outside apart from a mold cavity while including a first molding surface which extends from a parting surface of the mold cavity in a mold mating direction of a stationary mold and a movable mold and is formed at either one of the stationary mold and the movable mold. A second molding surface extends from the parting surface in a mold opening/closing direction of the mold cavity and is formed at the other of the above-described two molds. A third molding surface connects the first molding surface and the second molding surface to each other, and forms a sealing portion for sealing the first and second molding surfaces by filling a resin identical to or different from a resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: KraussMaffei Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Kenichi Toda, Noriyuki Kano
  • Publication number: 20120141765
    Abstract: A first process in which a fiber reinforced base is placed in a cavity of a molding die and then resin is injected into the cavity of the molding die in a state where the molding die is opened by a sum of a distance X1 and a distance at the time of completion of molding; a second process in which the molding die is closed to a state where the molding die is opened by a sum of a distance X2 and the distance at the time of completion of molding while resin in the cavity is being drained; and a third process in which the drain of the resin from the cavity is stopped and then the molding die is closed to the distance at the time of completion of molding while a die clamping pressure is maintained at a predetermined value to cure the resin, are carried out sequentially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Natsuhiko Katahira, Joji Yoshimura, Makoto Tsuzuki, Masahiko Yasue
  • Patent number: 8178024
    Abstract: A die is formed of a cavity mold having a hollow portion and a slidable core mold that allows a core to be inserted into hollow portion of cavity mold. An insert part that has been previously molded is fitted to and supported by the front end of core of core mold. Then, insert part is inserted into die and clamped therein, then a molten molding material is injected into die so as to perform injection molding of a container body of a substrate storage container with its rear part formed with insert part. Since insert part is put into contact with hollow portion of cavity core so as to restrain vibration of tapering flat core, core of core mold will not be flapped or flexed even if difference in injection pressure occurs in the molding material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Odashima, Hidehiro Masuko
  • Publication number: 20120114909
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a mold assembly to minimize voids in a molded product. The mold assembly can include a fill port aligned in relation to first surface feature of a part to be molded, a vent to provide an exit passage for bubbles associated with a second surface feature, and a fill angle scheme to minimize voids in the molded part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Christopher A. Leombruno, Erik F. Item, Curtis B. Carlsten
  • Patent number: 8173056
    Abstract: A method of fabricating an electronic entity includes the steps of: forming at least part of the entity by hardening a material (28) in a mold, and (26); personalizing the entity while in the mould (26). A corresponding device is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Oberthur Technologies
    Inventors: David Cook, Philippe Lencou
  • Publication number: 20120093954
    Abstract: First, a horizontal nozzle is inserted between an upper mold section and a lower mold section in a horizontally extending state. Then, liquid resin is horizontally discharged from a discharge port of the horizontal nozzle. Thus, the liquid resin is supplied into a cavity. Thereafter the upper mold section and the lower mold section are closed. Consequently, an electronic component mounted on a substrate is dipped in the liquid resin stored in the cavity. Therefore, the electronic component is resin-sealed on the substrate by compression molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Tetsuya YAMADA, Tomoyuki GOTOH
  • Patent number: 8152508
    Abstract: The invention concerns a mold for forming a single-use floss holder containing a length of dental floss having a wax composition applied thereto, the mold including a first part having a first cavity disposed therein, the first cavity defined by a bottom base surface and a peripheral sidewall, and including a base portion, first and second spaced-apart portions having proximal and distal sections and extending from the base portion, and a second part having a second cavity disposed therein, the second cavity defined by a bottom base surface and a peripheral sidewall, and including a base portion, first and second spaced-apart portions having proximal and distal sections and extending from the base portion and terminating in the distal section; and a groove having an aspect ratio of about 10:1 or greater and having first and second terminal sections and a mid-section, the groove extending an entire width of the second part, where the first and second terminal sections of the groove traverse and are coincident
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: McNeil-PPC, Inc.
    Inventor: Harold D. Ochs
  • Publication number: 20120074613
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to intrinsic injection molding gates and a method of overmolding cordage. More specifically, this disclosure relates to a mold configuration wherein the viscous material is first injected into a distributor collar and then into a plurality of intrinsic injection molding gates with are formed between the injection mold and the cordage to be overmolded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Karl Hellberg, Cody Archibald
  • Patent number: 8142176
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a vacuum source line, a pressurized fluid source line and an inlet circuit communicative with the vacuum source line and operatively connectable to an inlet container. The apparatus further comprises an outlet circuit communicative with the vacuum source line and operatively connectable to an outlet line. The apparatus also comprises an outer cover circuit communicative with the vacuum source line and operatively connectable to the outer cover. Further, the apparatus comprises an inlet restrictor fluid circuit in communicative with the fluid source line and adapted to control flow between the inlet vacuum container and interior. Moreover, the apparatus comprises a controller operatively connected to the inlet vacuum circuit, the outlet vacuum circuit, the outer cover vacuum circuit and the inlet restrictor fluid circuit for controlling operation of the inlet vacuum circuit, the outlet vacuum circuit, the outer cover vacuum circuit and the inlet restrictor fluid circuit, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Richard M. Haney
  • Publication number: 20120061880
    Abstract: A molding apparatus for packaging a semiconductor device includes an upper mold having a first cavity, a lower mold having a second cavity corresponding to the first cavity, and a selective flow facilitation unit. The first and second cavities are configured to receive a printed circuit board (PCB). The selective flow facilitation unit is configured to increase a flow of a molding resin in a selective area of the PCB. The flow of the molding resin in the selective area of the PCB is faster than the flow of the molding resin in a non-selective area of the PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventor: Seok-Jae Han
  • Publication number: 20120056798
    Abstract: An injection-molded case and a manufacturing method thereof having antenna patterns are formed in the injection-molded case by only one insert injection molding process, without a second insert injection molding process as required in the conventional manufacture. The injection-molded case preferably includes: one or more antenna patterns fabricated by a press process; and an injection-molded case part having the antenna patterns provided therewithin, which is fabricated by fixing the antenna patterns on an injection mold and carrying out only one insert injection molding process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hae-Won AHN, Jae-Ho OH, Jeong-Woon KOO
  • Patent number: 8123509
    Abstract: An injection molding process for the preparation of an oral delivery device comprising a core which contains a pharmaceutically active agent, having a coating with one or more openings leading to such a core. The invention also relates to devices produced by the process, and to injection molds suitable for performing the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Limited
    Inventors: Allan J. Clarke, Robert Glinecke, Ronald Raby, Chi Leung Li, Luigi Martini
  • Patent number: 8119049
    Abstract: Injection-molding processes and systems are described herein. An exemplary method involves: (a) holding one or more inserts in a desired position within a mold cavity by contacting a retractable core to at least a portion of each insert, wherein the retractable core is a feature of a mold plate; (b) while the one or more inserts are being held in the desired position by the retractable core, initiating an injection of molten plastic into the mold cavity; (c) retracting the retractable core from the one or more inserts while continuing the injection of molten plastic into the mold cavity, wherein retracting the retractable core creates additional cavity space within the mold cavity between the retractable core and the one or more inserts; and (d) continuing the injection of molten plastic into the mold cavity until the mold cavity, including the additional cavity space, is filled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Pollmann North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Pollmann, Andreas Reger, Roland Kuehtreiber
  • Patent number: 8118580
    Abstract: An injection mold has a lower mold half having a chamber at a top thereof. A holding plate has a top within the chamber formed with a plurality of holding slots. The holding slots extend frontward and rearward. A positioning plate is attached to a front surface of the holding plate, an upper portion of which within the chamber has a plurality of positioning holes at a front surface thereof. A fixing plate disposed rearward of the holding plate has a plurality of through holes at a top thereof. A plurality of first positioning rods is mounted to the installing holes, each of which defines a free end extending beyond the top of the fixing plate. A free end of each of a plurality of second positioning rods is capable of inserting into the positioning hole. An upper mold half is engaged with the lower mold half.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaoping Wu, Xuxu Zhao, Shih-Hsiung Ho
  • Publication number: 20120038082
    Abstract: There is described an apparatus for performing the in-mold decoration method with an injection tool (1). The injection tool (1) has a first tool portion (11) having a first mold recess (13) and a second tool portion (12) having a second mold recess (15) corresponding to the first mold recess. The second tool portion (12) has at least one injection passage (12e), wherein a portion of an endless decorative film (16) can be arranged between the first tool portion (11) and the second tool portion (12). The mold recess (13) of the first tool portion (11) has a raised edge region (14) extending in a closed configuration around the mold recess (13) and having an end face (14s) which is flattened or rounded or pointed in cross-section. The second tool portion (12) has a corresponding end face (12s) parallel to the end face (14s) of the raised edge region (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: LEONHARD KURZ STIFTUNG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Harald Burger, Martin Hahn
  • Patent number: 8113808
    Abstract: A two-color molding equipment for shaping a two-color molded product by placing a film in primary mold tool configured by a fixed mold and a movable mold, injecting a resin into a first cavity formed by closing the molds to shape a primary molded piece, shifting the primary molded piece provided with the film to secondary mold tool configured by the fixed mold and the movable mold, and injecting a resin into a second cavity formed by closing the molds to shape a secondary molded piece, the two-color molded product composed of an integrated combination of the primary molded piece, the secondary molded piece, and the film interposed therebetween, wherein the first cavity is configured to shape the primary molded piece to be smaller than the film so that a part of the film protrudes from the primary molded piece, and a wall surface located at the protruding portion of the film to constitute the first cavity is provided with a convex portion that restricts mold shrinkage of the film protruding portion in the prim
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takeshi Nishimura
  • Patent number: 8113256
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a laminate with the formation of underpressure between a mold and a vacuum foil and supply of resin from injection areas to the layers of the laminate situated in the mold. The novel aspect according to the invention comprises movement of the injection areas while the resin is supplied. This is accomplished by use of a movable suction unit which is arranged on top of the vacuum foil and which, by means of an underpressure between the suction unit and the vacuum foil, forms injection areas for supply of the resin, which can be moved by moving the suction unit. The invention further relates to such movable suction unit and the use thereof in the manufacture of laminates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: LM Glasfiber A/S
    Inventor: Torben Krogsdal Jacobsen
  • Publication number: 20120034327
    Abstract: An apparatus for compression-moulding preforms from a dose of plastics comprises a punch arrangement, a die arrangement provided with a cavity and at least two die elements which are mutually movable between a contact position and a detached position. The punch arrangement comprising a punch suitable for being inserted into the cavity and a pressing sleeve mounted slidably around the punch to maintain the at least two die elements in the contact position. The punch arrangement further comprises a jacket arrangement arranged for receiving the punch and the pressing sleeve and at least a first chamber, containing a first fluid at a first pressure and acting on the pressing sleeve, which is entirely bounded by the pressing sleeve and by the jacket arrangement so as to enable the punch to be dismantled from the punch arrangement, maintaining the first chamber pressurised.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SOCIETA' COOPERATIVA
    Inventors: Zeno Zuffa, Fiorenzo Parrinello
  • Patent number: 8100681
    Abstract: A mold for a battery, such as a secondary battery, and a method of molding a battery, such as a secondary battery, using the mold, uses a minimum amount of a molding substance, such as a resin, has its molding time shortened, and has a safety vent of a can being prevented from being fractured by high pressure during a molding process. Runners, through which a resin flows, are arranged parallel to cavities and the safety vent of the can is positioned closest to the gates, into which a resin is injected after the can and a protective circuit board are seated in the cavities. Due to the structure of the runners of the mold and the location of the safety vent of the can, the amount of resin used and the molding time are reduced. A fracture of the safety vent is avoided since a lower pressure occurs at the location closest to the gates during a resin filling process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Heui-Sang Yoon
  • Patent number: 8100682
    Abstract: A method of and system for injection molding is shown. The method can include the positioning one or more metal components in a mold, aligning a film for transferring an image from the film onto a surface of a plastic component, injecting a material into the mold to form the plastic component such that the metal component will be embedded in the plastic component and transferring the image from the film onto the surface of the plastic component that has the embedded metal component. The method can also include the removing the transferred image from the metal component if at least a portion of the transferred image adheres to the metal component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Waldemar Ullrich, Markus Thrien
  • Publication number: 20120008183
    Abstract: Provided is: a resin molded article for an optical element wherein high surface precision is kept since an abnormal appearance-formed portion such as a hesitation mark is effectively formed outside an optical surface without cutting off the portion and an optical surface itself can be less likely to be influenced by shrinkage with hardening such as sink; a method and device for manufacturing the same; and a scanning optical device. The resin molded article for an optical element which comprises first surface portion at a part of the surface of a resin molded base and comprises a hollow portion found by injecting a fluid into the inside of the base from the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA OPTO, INC.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Hara, Toshiyuki Majima, Yasuhiro Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20110315824
    Abstract: A composite structure is made by placing a stiffener preform and a composite structure reinforcement on a tool. The preform and the reinforcement are vacuum bagged processed and co-infused with a thermoset resin to form a stiffened, unitized structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: David A. Pook, Peter J. Lockett, Andrew Glynn
  • Patent number: 8083977
    Abstract: A golf ball mold that is composed of a plurality of mold parts which removably mate to form a cavity having an inner wall with a plurality of dimple-forming protrusions thereon, wherein a non-circular resin injection port is formed between a plurality of mutually adjoining dimple-forming protrusions which include dimple-forming protrusions that lie across a parting line of the mold. Also provided is a golf ball molded using such a mold, and a golf ball manufacturing method which uses such a mold. By using the mold of the invention, even when manufacturing golf balls with a high dimple surface coverage on which the dimples are tightly arranged particularly up to the vicinity of the resin injection port, imbalances in the resin injection pressure and flow rate during injection molding are suppressed, enabling golf balls to be manufactured without production problems such as molding defects, scorching, core deformation and core eccentricity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuma Nakagawa, Katsunori Sato
  • Patent number: 8071005
    Abstract: A casing of a solid-propellant engine comprising a core and a layer of elastomeric material, set as coating for at least part of the core to provide a thermal protection of the core itself is obtained by: inserting the core in a forming mould so as to make within the mould two annular chambers separated from one another by the core; forming a strand of elastomeric material; obtaining a defined portion of elastomeric material by cutting the strand transversely to size in an external environment; and injecting the cut portion of elastomeric material simultaneously within both of the annular chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: AVIO S.p.A.
    Inventor: Giuseppe Magistrale
  • Patent number: 8062016
    Abstract: An injection molded article with which a sheet-like material, such as a decorative sheet, is integrated is manufactured without causing damage to the sheet-like material. A molten resin injected into a mold cavity, passes smoothly a peripheral edge of the mold cavity, and flows into a groove portion without accumulating in the vicinity of the peripheral edge. When cooling the molten resin, the temperature of the molten resin in the groove decreases more quickly than the temperature of the molten resin in the mold cavity, because the volume of the groove portion is smaller. As a result, the viscosity of the molten resin in the groove portion and in the vicinity of the peripheral edge of the mold cavity is increased rapidly, preventing a further volume of the molten resin from flowing into the groove portion. The sheet-like material in the vicinity of the peripheral edge is covered by the resinous material of diminished fluidity and protected against exposure to heat and/or pressure of the molten resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Moriroku Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Baba, Koji Akasaka, Daiju Kawakami
  • Patent number: 8057720
    Abstract: An injection molding machine to prevent a molded piece from being separated from a mold after molds are disassembled from each other includes a first mold, a second mold assembled with the first mold to form a cavity, and a binding device or a pressing device to get a molded piece held in the first mold when the first mold and the second mold are disassembled from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: SAMSUNG Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Hak Kim, Han Sub Hwang
  • Publication number: 20110266720
    Abstract: The system and method for stent manufacture includes a method of supercritical stent manufacture including mixing a polymer and a supercritical fluid to form a supercritical mixture; electrically charging a mold to a first polarity, the mold having a mold wall defining a mold plenum; discharging the supercritical mixture through a nozzle; electrically charging the supercritical mixture to a second polarity opposite the first polarity; repeatedly directing the charged supercritical mixture into the mold plenum to form a plurality of polymer layers on the mold wall, the plurality of polymer layers having a predetermined thickness; and separating the plurality of polymer layers from the mold wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventor: Julie Trudel
  • Patent number: 8043081
    Abstract: The present invention provide a mold for forming a developer blade and a developer blade manufactured with such a mold which are able to give images of good quality even in the low-temperature low-humidity condition and to improve a mold releasability. A mold 10 for forming a developer blade has a plate accommodation space 14 in which the metal plate is accommodated and a belt-like cavity 15 for forming the elastic member adjacent to the plate accommodation space. At least a part 20a of a cavity surface 20 defining the cavity 15 in the cross section taken along the cavity width direction is finished to have a surface roughness Ry of not more than 10 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Taihei Goto
  • Patent number: 8029720
    Abstract: A resin molten in a pot portion 59 is molded by being loaded via a gate 48 into a cavity, which has a rectangular parallelepiped shape in plan view and is formed of both molds 1 and 2, which are a second mold 2 and a first mold 1 that can make or release contact with the second mold 2. The pot portion 59 is provided at either one of the molds 1 and 2 and constituted of recess portions 54c located at prescribed intervals at the cavity. The recess portions 54c have a bottom surface constituted of part of a moving member 60 movable toward an opening portion. The gate 48 is structured so that one side of the cavity and the long side of the pot portion 59 are connected with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Dai-Ichi Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Ogata, Yoshihiro Mitsui
  • Patent number: 8029263
    Abstract: A mold assembly includes a support table mounted for rotation within a vacuum chamber. A plurality of hollow part molds is radially disposed about an axis of rotation of the support table. Each part mold has fiber architecture disposed between an inflatable bladder and internal walls of the part mold. A first motor rotates the support table and resin is urged by centrifugal force to flow along the length of each part mold until the fiber architecture is thoroughly impregnated with resin. A second motor spins each part mold about an axis of rotation of the part mold to ensure that the resin migrates radially outwardly relative to the interior wall surface of each part mold. The resulting product is a monolithic, seamless part having no voids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Inventors: Marc A. Quenneville, Stephen M. Quenneville
  • Patent number: 8029714
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a radial shaft seal assembly. The method includes the step of stretching an inner diameter of a ring-shaped polytetrafluoroethylene seal radially outward from an axis with a mandrel to a first stretched condition on a mold core element. The method also includes the step of defining a substantially enclosed mold cavity around the polytetrafluoroethylene seal stretched over the mold core element with at least one mold element. The method also includes the step of locating a rigid casing within the mold cavity spaced from the stretched polytetrafluoroethylene seal. The method also includes the step of introducing a liquefied rubber elastomer into the mold cavity. The method also includes the step of molding the liquefied rubber elastomer under heat and pressure such that the rigid casing and polytetrafluoroethylene seal in a stretched state are bonded to a solid rubber elastomer member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul World Wide, Inc.
    Inventor: Frederick R. Hatch
  • Publication number: 20110233800
    Abstract: A molding method of a plastic molded product includes preparing at least one mold including a high-precision surface; preparing a plurality of molds having a low-precision surface; sequentially supplying molten resin to one of the plurality of molds having low-precision surface; sequentially cooling, for a predetermined length of time, the molds supplied with the molten resin while applying pressure, taking out a molded member from the cooled mold, setting the molded member which has been taken out in the mold having the high-precision surface, and melting only a surface of the molded member while pressing the high-precision surface against the surface to form a plastic molded product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masanobu Ogane, Atsushi Takata
  • Publication number: 20110200782
    Abstract: A two-color molding equipment for shaping a two-color molded product by placing a film in primary mold tool configured by a fixed mold and a movable mold, injecting a resin into a first cavity formed by closing the molds to shape a primary molded piece, shifting the primary molded piece provided with the film to secondary mold tool configured by the fixed mold and the movable mold, and injecting a resin into a second cavity formed by closing the molds to shape a secondary molded piece, the two-color molded product composed of an integrated combination of the primary molded piece, the secondary molded piece, and the film interposed therebetween, wherein the first cavity is configured to shape the primary molded piece to be smaller than the film so that a part of the film protrudes from the primary molded piece, and a wall surface located at the protruding portion of the film to constitute the first cavity is provided with a convex portion that restricts mold shrinkage of the film protruding portion in the prim
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventor: Takeshi Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20110180962
    Abstract: A headset can include a cable structure connecting non-cable components such as jacks and headphones. The cable structure can be constructed using a molding process. Different approaches can be used to ensure that a conductor bundle extending through the cable structure remains centered within the cable structure during the molding process. In some cases, a movable tube can be placed in the mold such that the conductor bundle is retained within the tube. As material is injected into the mold and reaches the tube, the tube can be displaced and progressively removed from the mold. Alternatively, the movable tube can be constructed such that the tube may combine with injected material to form a shell of the cable structure. In some cases, gates from which material is provided in the mold can be positioned and controlled to facilitate the injection of material in the mold while maintaining the centered position of the conductor bundle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Aase, Cameron Frazier, John Thomas
  • Patent number: 7985003
    Abstract: A forming mold of a light-emitting member includes a frame, an upper mold and a lower mold, and the frame is provided with carriers, pins and supporting portions. The upper and lower molds match with each other to provide a forming space for the base of the light-emitting member. The forming space contains the carriers and a part of the supporting portions. One or more projections are disposed at the position where the brinks of the upper and lower molds contact the supporting portions. After injection molding, the burrs formed by a plastic material along the supporting portions can be concealed in the recesses that are formed corresponding to each of the projections, thereby reducing the influence of the burrs on the external size of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Lextar Electronics Corp.
    Inventors: Wen-Lung Su, Chin-Chang Hsu, Hsuan-Chi Liu