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US 2018/0133924 A1Published application
Articulated Molding Insert
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorEverette D. Gray
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for forming a part having a cavity with a complex contour is presented. The molding apparatus comprises a mold cavity and a molding insert. The mold cavity is formed by a first mold portion and a second mold portion. The molding insert is within the mold cavity, wherein the molding insert has a forming surface, and wherein the molding insert is configured to move in more than one direction relative to the first mold portion
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a molding insert having a forming surface;
- and
- a shaft connected to the molding insert by an articulating joint.
A molding apparatus for forming a part having a cavity with a complex contour comprising:
- a mold cavity formed by a first mold portion and a second mold portion;
- and
- a molding insert within the mold cavity, wherein the molding insert has a forming surface, and wherein the molding insert is configured to move in more than one direction relative to the first mold portion.
A method comprising:
- agitating a shaft, wherein the shaft is connected to a molding insert by an articulating joint, and wherein the molding insert has a forming surface;
- and
- pulling the forming surface of the molding insert from a formed part while agitating the shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.