Patents Assigned to Metecno SpA
  • Patent number: 7048529
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mold for the manufacture of curved insulating panels, which comprises an upper half-mold (2) and a lower half-mold (3) opposite each other. The structure of both said half-molds is formed by a respective chain of modular frames (5) hinged together and having a pyramidal or similar shape, which are connected at their tips by actuators. These actuators, when they are operated, vary their length and cause the frames to rotate with respect to each other, thereby curving the surface of the half-molds acting on the panels to be manufactured. In this way it is possible to produce panels with various radii of curvature using a single mold. The invention also includes a press for use with the abovementioned mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Metecno SpA
    Inventor: Maurizio Morandi