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US 12,539,648 B2Granted
Mold system, mold opening apparatus, and methods for opening and closing a mold assembly
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsDong Su Lee, Sang Hee Lee, Dae Young Park, Ji Hoo Park, SungChul Park, Mu Guan Yun
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Abstract
A mold system, mold opening apparatus, and method. The mold opening apparatus can include a mold carrier member, a vertical movement mechanism, a rotational movement mechanism, and one or more mold engagement mechanisms.
Claims15
A mold opening apparatus, comprising:
- a mold carrier member, wherein the mold carrier member comprises:
- a first side, a second side opposite the first side;
- a front side, and a back side opposite the front side;
- a vertical movement mechanism coupled to the mold carrier member;
- a rotational movement mechanism coupled to the back side of the mold carrier member and adapted to rotate the mold carrier about a fixed axis with a synchronized angular displacement, wherein the rotational movement mechanism comprises a rotational locking member for inhibiting rotational movement during vertical displacement;
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- two or more mold engagement mechanisms, wherein the two or more mold engagement mechanisms are coupled to at least a portion of the mold carrier member, wherein the mold engagement mechanisms comprise first and second side engagement arms and a front end engagement arm arranged at different angular positions on the mold carrier member, such that the mold parts engage and disengage mold parts in a sequential manner during rotational displacement.
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A mold opening apparatus, comprising:
- a mold carrier member, wherein the mold carrier member comprises:
- a first side, a second side opposite the first side;
- a front side, and a back side opposite the front side;
- a vertical movement mechanism coupled to the mold carrier member;
- a rotational movement mechanism coupled to the mold carrier member;
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- two or more mold engagement mechanisms, wherein the two or more mold engagement mechanisms are coupled to at least a portion of the mold carrier member, wherein the two or more mold engagement mechanisms include one or more engagement arms that translate linearly in response to rotation of the mold carrier member and engage and disengage mold parts in a predetermined sequence.
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A mold opening apparatus, comprising:
- a mold carrier member, wherein the mold carrier member comprises:
- a first side, a second side opposite the first side;
- a front side, and a back side opposite the front side;
- a vertical movement mechanism coupled to the mold carrier member;
- a rotational movement mechanism coupled to the back side of the mold carrier member and adapted to rotate the mold carrier about a fixed axis with a synchronized angular displacement, wherein the rotational movement mechanism comprises a rotational locking member for inhibiting rotational movement during vertical displacement;
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- one or more mold engagement mechanisms, wherein the one or more mold engagement mechanisms are coupled to at least a portion of the mold carrier member,
- wherein each mold engagement mechanism includes a shiftable arm having a distal end configured to engage a portion of a mold, and wherein the arm is mechanically linked to rotational displacement of the mold carrier member such that the engagement or disengagement occurs during rotation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.