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US 2007/0213868 A1Published application
System for overmolding insert
AssigneeHusky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.
InventorsJeffrey MacDonald, Alireza Mortazavi, Robin Arnott
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system. The system includes a mold-moving assembly that is cooperative with an insert-forming station to form an insert at least in part. The mold-moving assembly is also cooperative with an overmolding station to overmold another insert previously formed by the insert-forming station in cooperation with the mold-moving assembly. The mold-moving assembly, when so actuated, moves inserts between the insert-forming station and the overmolding station. Operation of the insert-forming station and operation of the overmolding station overlap one another at least in part.
Claims80
A system (100;
- 200;
- 500), comprising:
- a mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502) cooperative with an insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) to form an insert at least in part, the mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502) cooperative with an overmolding station (110;
- 210;
- 510) to overmold, at least in part, another insert previously formed by the insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) in cooperation with the mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502),
- wherein the mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502) is actuatable to move an insert (114;
- 214;
- 514) between the insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) and the overmolding station (110;
- 210;
- 510), and
- wherein operation of the insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) and operation of the overmolding station (110;
- 210;
- 510) overlap one another at least in part.
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A system (100;
- 200;
- 500), comprising:
- a mold half of a set of mold halves (104, 106;
- 204, 206;
- 504, 506) cooperative with a mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502), the mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502) cooperative with an insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) to form an insert at least in part, and mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502) cooperative with an overmolding station (110;
- 210;
- 510) to overmold, at least in part, another insert previously formed by the insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) in cooperation with the mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502),
- wherein the mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502) is actuatable to move an insert (114;
- 214;
- 514) between the insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) and the overmolding station (110;
- 210;
- 510), and
- wherein operation of the insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) and operation of the overmolding station (110;
- 210;
- 510) overlap one another at least in part.
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A system (100;
- 200;
- 500), comprising:
- an insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) cooperative with a mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502) to form an insert at least in part, the mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502) cooperative with an overmolding station (110;
- 210;
- 510) to overmold, at least in part, another insert previously formed by the insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) in cooperation with the mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502),
- wherein the mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502) is actuatable to move an insert (114;
- 214;
- 514) between the insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) and the overmolding station (110;
- 210;
- 510), and
- wherein operation of the insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) and operation of the overmolding station (110;
- 210;
- 510) overlap one another at least in part.
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A system (100;
- 200;
- 500), comprising:
- a mold half of a group of mold halves (104, 106, 112;
- 204, 206, 212;
- 504, 506, 512) cooperative with an insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508), the insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) cooperative with a mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502) to form an insert at least in part, the mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502) cooperative with an overmolding station (110;
- 210;
- 510) to overmold, at least in part, another insert previously formed by the insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) in cooperation with the mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502),
- wherein the mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502) is actuatable to move an insert (114;
- 214;
- 514) between the insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) and the overmolding station (110;
- 210;
- 510), and
- wherein operation of the insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) and operation of the overmolding station (110;
- 210;
- 510) overlap one another at least in part.
30 more elements
A system (100;
- 200;
- 500), comprising:
- an overmolding station (110;
- 210;
- 510) cooperative with a mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502), the mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502) cooperative with an insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) to form an insert at least in part, the mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502) cooperative with an overmolding station (110;
- 210;
- 510) to overmold, at least in part, another insert previously formed by the insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) in cooperation with the mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502),
- wherein the mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502) is actuatable to move an insert (114;
- 214;
- 514) between the insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) and the overmolding station (110;
- 210;
- 510), and
- wherein operation of the insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) and operation of the overmolding station (110;
- 210;
- 510) overlap one another at least in part.
30 more elements
A system (100;
- 200;
- 500), comprising:
- a mold half of a collection of mold halves (104;
- 106;
- 116;
- 204;
- 206;
- 216) cooperative with an overmolding station (110;
- 210;
- 510), the overmolding station (110;
- 210;
- 510) cooperative with a mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502), the mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502) cooperative with an insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) to form an insert at least in part, the mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502) cooperative with an overmolding station (110;
- 210;
- 510) to overmold, at least in part, another insert previously formed by the insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) in cooperation with the mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502),
- wherein the mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502) is actuatable to move an insert (114;
- 214;
- 514) between the insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) and the overmolding station (110;
- 210;
- 510), and
- wherein operation of the insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) and operation of the overmolding station (110;
- 210;
- 510) overlap one another at least in part.
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A method, comprising:
- configuring a mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502) to:
- cooperate with an insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) to form an insert at least in part,
- cooperate with an overmolding station (110;
- 210;
- 510) to overmold, at least in part, another insert previously formed by the insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) in cooperation with the mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502), and
- move inserts between the insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) and the overmolding station (110;
- 210;
- 510);
- and
- configuring operation of the insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) and operation of the overmolding station (110;
- 210;
- 510) to overlap one another at least in part.
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An article of manufacture (400) for directing a data processing system (402) to control a system (100;
- 200;
- 500) operatively connectable to the data processing system (402), the article of manufacture (400) comprising:
- a data processing system usable medium (404) embodying one or more instructions (406) executable by the data processing system (402), the one or more instructions (406) including:
- instructions for directing the data processing system to direct a mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502) to:
- cooperate with an insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) to form an insert at least in part,
- cooperate with an overmolding station (110;
- 210;
- 510) to overmold, at least in part, another insert previously formed by the insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) in cooperation with the mold-moving assembly (102;
- 202;
- 502), and
- move inserts between the insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) and the overmolding station (110;
- 210;
- 510);
- and
- instructions for directing the data processing system to direct operation of the insert-forming station (108;
- 208;
- 508) and operation of the overmolding station (110;
- 210;
- 510) to overlap one another at least in part.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.