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Modular molding method and associated mold

US5824249A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 28, 1996
Grant dateOct 20, 1998
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Expiry dateFeb 28, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29C2045/2677
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for fabricating molded parts utilizing a plurality of mold details having respective molding surfaces defining respective contours. The method selecting a first group of the mold details and disposing the selected mold details adjacent to one another in a first predetermined spatial relationship so that the molding surfaces of the selected mold details are contiguous, to define a first molding cavity for producing a first desired molded part. A hardenable polymeric material is injected into the molding cavity and hardened to form the desired molded part. Various combinations of mold details can be assembled to produce multiple parts in a common mold frame.

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