Mold extractor
AssigneeHoneywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC
InventorJoseph Reyes
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Abstract
A mold extractor for separating a molded part from a mold portion following a molding process, and a method of using the same. The mold extractor includes a mold holder that removably couples to the mold portion, a retainer that abuts a portion of the molded part and that surrounds the mold holder such that a cavity is provided between the mold holder and the retainer, and an extraction rod engaged with the mold holder and the retainer and spanning the cavity between the mold holder and the retainer. The mold extractor is set up to reduce a distance between the mold holder and the retainer along the extraction rod such that the mold holder translates into the cavity and imparts a force on the mold portion sufficient to extract the mold portion from the molded part.
Claims18
A mold extractor for separating a molded part from a mold portion following a molding process, the mold extractor comprising:
- a mold holder configured to removably couple to a mold portion;
- a retainer configured to abut a portion of the molded part, the retainer substantially surrounding the mold holder such that a cavity is provided between the mold holder and the retainer, wherein the retainer includes a plurality of cutouts, each cutout extending from an outer surface of the retainer to the cavity;
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- an extraction rod engaged with the mold holder and the retainer and spanning the cavity between the mold holder and the retainer,
- wherein the mold extractor is configured to reduce a distance between the mold holder and the retainer along the extraction rod such that the mold holder translates into the cavity and imparts a force on the mold portion sufficient to extract the mold portion from the molded part.
A method of separating a molded part from a mold portion following a molding process, the method comprising:
- engaging the mold portion with a mold holder;
- placing a retainer around the mold holder such that it substantially surrounds the mold holder and abuts a portion of the molded part, the placing the retainer around the mold holder including extending an extraction rod between the mold holder and the retainer such that the extraction rod spans a cavity between the retainer and the mold holder, wherein the placing of the retainer around the mold holder includes engaging a portion of molded part with a rim of the retainer, abutting the portion of the molded part with a seal provided on the rim of the retainer;
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- reducing a distance between the mold holder and the retainer along the extraction rod such that the mold holder translates into the cavity and imparts a force on the mold portion sufficient to extract the mold portion from the molded part.
A mold extractor for separating a molded part from a mold portion following a molding process, the mold extractor comprising:
- a mold holder configured to removably couple to a mold portion;
- a retainer configured to abut a portion of the molded part, the retainer substantially surrounding the mold holder such that a cavity is provided between the mold holder and the retainer, wherein the retainer includes a rim configured to engage a portion of the molded part during use of the mold extractor, wherein the rim of the retainer includes a seal configured to abut the portion of the molded part during use of the mold extractor;
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- an extraction rod engaged with the mold holder and the retainer and spanning the cavity between the mold holder and the retainer,
- wherein the mold extractor is configured to reduce a distance between the mold holder and the retainer along the extraction rod such that the mold holder translates into the cavity and imparts a force on the mold portion sufficient to extract the mold portion from the molded part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.