Receptacle with mount feature
AssigneeTi Automotive Technology Center GmbH
InventorsKarsten Hirth, Michael Kunz
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Abstract
A method for forming a receptacle may include providing a mold having a forming surface and a recessed area defining part of the forming surface, the mold having sections that may be separated to open the mold and closed together to close the mold. A molten plastic parison may be provided into the mold when the mold is open, the mold may be closed and the parison may be expanded against the forming surface so that a portion of the parison enters the recessed area. The portion of the parison within the recessed area may be formed by moving a secondary forming feature relative to the mold and parison to define a mount feature.
Claims12
An apparatus for forming a molded receptacle, comprising:
- a mold having mold sections movable between two positions to define an open position of the mold and a closed position of the mold, defining a forming surface against which the receptacle is formed, and having a recessed area that defines part of the forming surface;
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- a secondary forming feature carried by at least one of the mold sections and having a body movable relative to at least one mold section and having a head that defines part of the forming surface of the mold against which a portion of the receptacle is formed, the head facing the recessed area and movable from a first position retracted from the recessed area and a second position advanced adjacent to the recessed area to form a portion of the receptacle.
An apparatus for forming a molded receptacle, comprising:
- a mold having mold sections movable between two positions to define an open position of the mold and a closed position of the mold, defining a forming surface against which the receptacle is formed, and having a recessed area that defines part of the forming surface;
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- a secondary forming feature having a housing fixed to at least one of the mold sections and having a body movable relative to at least one mold section and a pin also movable relative to at least one mold section, the body having a head that defines part of the forming surface of the mold against which a portion of the receptacle is formed, the head facing the recessed area and movable from a first position retracted from the recessed area and a second position advanced adjacent to the recessed area to form a portion of the receptacle, and the pin being movable relative to the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.