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US 2024/0084088 A1Published application
Footwear mold system 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, the mold assembly comprising:
- a first mold plate comprising a first mold cavity wall;
- a second mold plate interfacing with a first side of the first mold plate and comprising a second mold cavity wall;
- a first pin-receiving aperture positioned in the first side and having a pin engager;
- a second pin-receiving aperture in the second mold plate and aligned with the first recess;
- a pin having a portion engaged with the pin engager and having a pin body extending from first pin-receiving aperture and into the second pin-receiving aperture, the pin including a stop spaced apart from the portion by the pin body.
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A mold assembly comprising:
- a first plate comprising a first side and a second side, the first side including a first latch base having a first aperture, the first aperture including a pin and a biaser applying a force to the pin in a first direction;
- and a second plate comprising a third side and a fourth side, the third side facing towards the first side of the first plate and including a second latch base having a second aperture, the second aperture aligned with the first aperture and the pin extending into the second aperture, wherein the pin is reciprocatable to exit the second aperture.
A mold assembly comprising:
- an injection mold comprising a first mold plate and a second mold plate;
- and one or more carrier plates coupled to the injection mold, the one or more carrier plates comprising a plate-manipulator interface to engage a plate manipulator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.