Mold insert, mold assembly, and system
AssigneePlastipak Packaging, Inc.
InventorsMarc A. Pedmo, Michael Sainato, Jason Kuiper
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Abstract
A mold assembly for molding articles including a surface insert and a surface insert support configured to support at least a portion of the surface insert. In embodiments, the surface insert is configured to form at least a portion of a molded article and the surface insert has a thickness within a range of about 0.250 or 0.300 inches and about 1.500 inches or about 2.25 inches. The mold assembly may include a holding unit, and at least a portion of the surface insert and/or at least a portion of the surface insert support may be formed by additive manufacturing.
Claims29
A mold assembly for molding articles, comprising:
- a surface insert configured to form a least a portion of a molded article, the surface insert having an overall surface insert thickness within a range of about 0.250 inches to about 1.500 inches;
- and
- a surface insert support, the surface insert support configured to support at least a portion of the surface insert;
- wherein at least a portion of the surface insert and/or at least a portion of the surface insert support are formed by additive manufacturing.
A mold assembly for molding articles, comprising:
- a surface insert configured to form a least a portion of a molded article, the surface insert having an overall surface insert thickness that is less than 2.25 inches;
- and
- a surface insert support, the surface insert support configured to support at least a portion of the surface insert;
- wherein at least a portion of the surface insert and/or at least a portion of the surface insert support are formed by additive manufacturing;
- and a ratio of an insert volume for a whole part to an insert molding surface area for a portion of the part formed by the surface insert is less than 1.0.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.