Abstract: An improved rocker panel construction includes a substantially convex show surface, a substantially concave hidden surface opposite the show surface, and a clip house mounting structure disposed on the hidden surface. The clip house structure includes a substantially planar clip surface, and substantially planar top and bottom legs attaching the clip surface to the hidden surface. The improvement consists of providing at least one hollow channel surrounded by a reinforcing rib connecting at least one of the legs to the hidden surface. The channel and reinforcing rib may run substantially longitudinally the length of the rocker panel. The channel and reinforcing rib provide a substantial increase in the strength of the attachment of the clip house mounting structure to the hidden surface while preventing the formation of sink marks in the show surface opposite the channel.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a golf club head that includes a peripheral shell constituted by an assembly of walls obtained by injecting a plastic material forming an inner cavity enclosing at least one inner insert kept immobilized by a partial plastic material coating of the shell. Prior to the injection step of the shell, an assembly is placed and immobilized in the mold which is comprised of a meltable core made of a second material having a melting point that is lower than the melting point of the plastic material in the space left free between the walls of the mold and the assembly, so as to coat the meltable core and all or a part of the free portion of the insert. Finally, all or a portion of the meltable core is eliminated to enable an inner volume to be freed so as to form the inner cavity.

Abstract: The present invention is an injection compression molding method and apparatus therefor which are capable of using a simple structure for rapidly molding a multilayer molded product with high strength and high accuracy. A molding method for attaining such characteristics includes the steps of extending an injected molten resin (51) by compressing the same in metal molds (31, 32), opening the metal molds during or after the extending operation, injecting a surface layer material (60) into a cap (.delta.) occurring between the metal molds (31, 32) and the molded resin (51) when the molds are opened, closing the molds during or after the injecting of the surface layer material (60), and cooling the resin (51) and the surface layer material (60) in the closed metal molds (31, 32).

Abstract: A process for producing a bumper of synthetic resin for use in an automobile, the bumper including a core and an outer layer covering the core. The process includes the steps of preparing a core forming material that includes a main component and a polyethylene added to the main component, the main component being produced by pulverizing a recovered bumper which has been formed using a polyolefin-based resin composition modified by an olefinic elastomer and which has a thermosetting synthetic resin coating film on its surface, and an outer layer forming material that includes the polyolefin-based resin composition modified by the olefinic elastomer and the polyethylene in a content A.sub.2 which is smaller than a content A.sub.1 of the polyethylene included in the core forming material (A.sub.2 <A.sub.

Abstract: The present invention includes processes and resulting structures for producing moisture absorbing desiccant entrained polymers. A polymer is caused to assume a molten state, typically by applying heat and melting the polymer. To achieve certain results in the hardened end product, such as rigidity and durability, the polymer normally acts as a moisture barrier in a solidified state, both before and after melting. A desiccating agent is blended into the polymer so that the desiccating agent is distributed within the polymer. A channeling agent is also blended into the polymer so that it is distributed within the polymer. The blending of the components is preferably done before the polymer is caused to assume a molten state. Together, the polymer, desiccating agent and channeling agent create a blended mixture. The mixture is solidified so that the channeling agent forms passages in the mixture through which moisture is communicable to desiccating agent that is entrained within the mixture.

Abstract: A plunger tool for producing a special prophylactic is disclosed. The special features of the plunger tool reside in the special curvatures in its shaped section. The shaped section of the plunger tool exhibits an extreme narrowing, at the deepest point of which there may be at least one annular groove. Unlike prior art transitions, the transition from the large diameter to the reservoir section is not steep and straight but takes the form of an S-shaped curve. An exact contour of the annular grooves on the surface of the plunger tool is essential for their production and can be done only by the use of a precision diamond abrasive point.

Abstract: An impression of a portion of a human body is made by forming a preform of tandard profile of polymeric material with shape memory that is substantially rigid at ambient temperature and flexible and elastic at a higher working temperature, bringing the preform to that working temperature, and placing the preform on that body portion. After cooling of the preform to below the working temperature, the preform is removed from the body portion and a positive model is cast from the preform. The preform is then returned to the working temperature without physical constraint, whereupon the preform resumes its standard profile and so can be re-used a number of times. The polymeric composition comprises at least one elastomer and one polycaprolactone diluted in a composition of solvents that dissolve the polymers. The elastomer is polyurethane. The composition of solvents comprises dimethyl-formamide to dissolve the polyurethane, toluene to dissolve the polycaprolactone, and methylethylketone as a buffer.

Abstract: There is provided a cleaning blade which is used for cleaning an image-forming body in an electrophotographic apparatus, and which has excellent performances in that the cleaning blade is minimized in the deflection of its tip part, never contaminates an image-forming body and so forth. The cleaning blade equipped with unevenness on at least part of a plate member excluding the portion of the plate member in direct contact with the image-forming body, is obtained by arranging a support member in a mold which is equipped with unevenness on at least part of the inside surface thereof in contact with a molding material for the plate member; then casting the molding material for the plate member in the mold; and curing the molding material to integrate the plate member and the support member.

Abstract: A masking tool (60) for use in combination with a shaped-workpiece (30.sub.S) in the manufacture of a precision gear (10), which shaped workpiece (30.sub.S) defines a plurality of gear teeth (12) and tooth space surfaces (68) defined by and between adjacent gear teeth (12). The masking tool (60) is, furthermore, operative to mask the tooth space surfaces (68) during surface deposition of a masking material (28) while facilitating deposition of the masking material (28) upon the top lands (14) of the gear teeth (12). The masking tool includes a flexible back-plate (64) and a plurality of compliant masking segments (62) bonded to and integrated by the flexible back-plate (64). Each of the compliant masking segments (62) define a surface geometry (66) which is substantially complementary to the respective tooth space surface (68). Furthermore, adjacent compliant masking segments (62) define an open-ended channel (70) therebetween.

Abstract: A method of machining a substrate to produce a cube corner element optical array. The method includes steps of directly machining a plurality of groove sets into a directly machinable substrate to form an array having a plurality of geometric structures including cube corner elements, and machining at least two of the groove sets along the same path in the substrate but at different depths of groove to produce a geometric structure side surface having both an optical portion and a non-optical portion.

Abstract: The present invention includes processes and resulting structures for producing moisture absorbing desiccant entrained polymers. A polymer is caused to assume a molten state, typically by applying heat and melting the polymer. A channeling agent is blended then reacted into the polymer so that it is distributed within the polymer. A desiccating agent is then blended into the product so that the desiccating agent is distributed within the product. The product is solidified so that the channeling agent forms passages in the product through which moisture is communicable to desiccating agent that is entrained within the product. The solidified product may be used to form plug type inserts and liners for closed containers, or it may be formed into any shaped article.

Abstract: A method for producing a composite molded article, includes providing a molded product of a thermoplastic elastomer; and then molding a thermoplastic rigid resin on the molded thermoplastic elastomer, to provide a composite molded article.

Abstract: In the method according to the invention, as shown in the drawings, the elastomeric skin is manufactured in a mold assembly having a mold surface (2), a portion (3) of which is shielded off by means of a mask (4), a first elastomeric material (7) is sprayed on this mold surface (2), the mask (4) is removed, and a second elastomeric material (9) is sprayed on said portion (3) of the mold surface (2). The edges (11) of the mask (4) are placed on top of upstanding edges (13) of the mold surface (2) so that the transition between both elastomeric materials (7, 9) is achieved on these upstanding edges (13), i.e. in an outer recess of the elastomeric skin resulting in an aesthetic visual parting line. According to a further important aspect, the edges (11) of the mask (4) are maintained at a distance from the mold surface (2) such as to avoid contact between the layer of first elastomeric material (7) sprayed onto the mold surface (2) and the mask (4).

Abstract: This invention relates to a manufacturing process for making elastic bumps in the micro-electronic field. It solves the problem to mould micrometer sized elastic features by means of a micro-machined mould. The method is a reproducible moulding technology to achieve elastic bumps being a perfect replication of the mould. The mould is made of one or several grooves etched in a silicon wafer. The method includes the steps of: cleaning the surface of the mould (100) from dust and other particles; depositing a release agent on the mould and the release agent, e.g. Parylene or silane, forming a conformal self-assembled layer (118) on the surface of the mould; putting on a curable elastomer, to form an elastomeric structure (208) on the mould; curing the mould and the structure; and separating the structure from the mould.

Abstract: A process for producing a bumper for a vehicle uses a first step of injecting an outer layer forming material into a bumper forming cavity through a gate in a mold, and a second step of injecting a core forming material, thereby allowing the core forming material to flow into the outer layer forming material existing in said gate and said cavity, while allowing the outer layer and core forming materials to flow within the cavity. In the mold, the volume of a mounting portion forming area of the bumper forming cavity is set so that the thickness t.sub.1 of at least a mounting portion of the bumper for mounting to a vehicle body to extend laterally from a central portion of the vehicle body can be larger than the thickness t.sub.2 of a bumper main portion excluding the mounting portion, and the gate opens into the mounting portion forming area.

Abstract: An outer layer forming material is injected into a cavity in a mold and then, a core forming material is injected, whereby the core forming material is allowed to flow into the outer layer forming material existing in the cavity, and both the materials are allowed to flow within the cavity. The cavity has a main area for forming a bumper main portion, and side areas for forming bumper sides. A relation, d.sub.1 >d.sub.2 is established between a distance d.sub.1 determining a bumper thickness of a first section for forming an upper portion of the bumper main portion and a distance d.sub.2 determining a bumper thickness of a second section for forming a lower portion of the bumper main portion. A relation, d.sub.3 >d.sub.1 is established between a distance d.sub.3 determining a bumper thickness of the side areas and the distance d.sub.1. A film gate opens into the first section.

Abstract: An improved, method of making a lightweight synthetic stone product mixing a white powdery mixture comprising approximately 20-90 parts by volume of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 .multidot.3H.sub.2 O and about 10-80 parts by volume polyolefin, preferably a polyethylene such as LLPE, HDPE and Super Linear PE and polypropylene in a ratio of 30-60% by volume with a clear thermosetting resin in a ratio of about 40-70% by volume and a peroxide catalyst in about 0.1-5.0% by volume, and a pigment, if desired, with the clear thermosetting resin selected from the group of unsaturated polyesters, acrylic-modified polyesters and acrylics.

Abstract: Method for manufacturing brush bodies for tooth brushes, in particular for injection moulding brush bodies (2) consisting of at least two components (5-9), of the type whereby at least one first injection moulding piece (25) is formed of a first component (5) in a first mould (3), consisting of at least two mould parts (4-6); whereby at least one second injection moulding piece (26) is formed by providing the first injection moulding piece (25) in a second mould (7), which also consists of at least two mould parts (8-10), and by providing a second component (9) on the first injection moulding piece (25) in the second mould (7); and whereby every injection moulding piece (25) formed in the first mould (3) is transferred to the second mould (7) by a transfer part (1 5) provided between the mould parts (4-6-8-10) of the above-mentioned moulds (3-7), characterized in that the injection moulding pieces (25) formed in the first mould (3) are secured to the transfer part (15) during the transfer to the second mould

Abstract: An electronic part having a complicated internal configuration is integrally molded without dividing the configuration into a plurality of sections, thereby reducing the cost and improving the quality of the electronic part.

Abstract: In producing a sandwich-shaped synthetic resin-molded article of a high quality comprised of a core and an outer layer covering the core, the following steps are used: a first step of injecting an outer layer forming material into a forming cavity in a mold through a gate at an injecting speed V.sub.1, a second step including an injecting stage in which an injection speed V.sub.2 of the core forming material is set to be higher than the injection speed V.sub.1 at the first step, in order to inject a core forming material under the injection of the outer layer forming material to flow into the outer layer forming material present within the gate and the cavity and to allow the outer layer and core forming materials to flow within the cavity, and a third step of injecting said outer layer forming material at an injection speed V.sub.