Apparatus and method for molding object with enhanced transferability of transfer face and object made by the same
US7794643B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/31504
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of molding an object with a mold having a transfer face includes the steps of filling, separating, re-melting, re-contacting, cooling, and removing. The filling step fills a thermoplastic material, having a temperature greater than a softening temperature of the thermoplastic material, into a cavity space in the mold having a temperature smaller than the softening temperature of the thermoplastic material. The thermoplastic material comes in contact with the transfer face and is cooled. The separating step separates the transfer face from the thermoplastic material to form a heat-insulating layer between the thermoplastic material and transfer face. The re-melting step re-melts the thermoplastic material with heat energy retained inside the thermoplastic material. The re-contacting step re-contacts the re-melted thermoplastic material to the transfer face. The cooling step cools the thermoplastic material to a temperature smaller than the softening temperature of the thermoplastic material. The removing step removes the cooled thermoplastic material from the mold.
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