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US 2021/0276293 A1Published application
Footwear mold assembly for injection-molding
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsHossein Allen Baghdadi, Sami Mohamad Fakhouri, Floyd Whitney Miles, Joseph Thomas Muth, Bradley C. Tutmark
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Abstract
Tooling and components of an injection-molding system may be used to mold a foam article. The tooling and components may include features that control parameters of the injection-molding and foaming process, such as temperature, pressure, shot size, shot placement, and the like.
Claims20
A mold assembly for injection molding a component of an article of footwear, the mold assembly comprising:
- a first carrier plate;
- a first mold plate coupled to the first carrier plate and comprising a first mold cavity wall;
- a mold ring plate abutting the first mold plate and comprising a second mold cavity wall;
- a second mold plate abutting the mold ring plate and comprising a third mold cavity wall;
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- a second carrier plate coupled to the second mold plate.
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A mold assembly for injection molding a component of an article of footwear, the mold assembly comprising:
- a first mold plate comprising a first mold cavity wall;
- a mold ring plate abutting the first mold plate and comprising a second mold cavity wall;
- and a second mold plate abutting the mold ring plate and comprising a third mold cavity wall, wherein the second mold plate comprises a first side facing towards the mold ring plate, a second side facing away from the mold ring plate, and a plate body between the first side and the second side;
- and wherein the second mold plate comprises one or more runner inlets on the second side and one or more gate outlets in the third mold cavity wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.