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AssigneeU.S. Philips Corporation
InventorsHans C. De Willigen, Willem van der Hoek, Piet C. J. van Rens
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The invention relates to a method and apparatus for pressforming an article of a thermoplastic material. In accordance with the method a charge of molten material is deposited in a mould (14) and the central axis of a pressing plunger (18) and the mould (14) are aligned, after high a pressing operation is performed, the alignment being interrupted just before the end of the pressing operation. The apparatus comprises a frame (2), a mould (14) and a plunger (18), which plunger (18) is connected to a guide mechanism (22) which is movably connected to the frame (2) and which can be coupled rigidly to the mould (14) by coupling means (52).
A method of molding an article of a thermoplastic material in which a charge of molten material is deposited in mold and the central axis of the mold is brought into alignment with the central axis of a pressing plunger, after which the plunger and the mold are moved towards each other to carry out a pressing operation while the axial alignment of the mold and the plunger is maintained, characterized in that maintenance of the axial alignment of the plunger and the mold is interrupted towards the end of the pressing, but before the extreme pressing position of the plunger and mold is reached, sufficiently to permit a slight lateral adjustment of the plunger relative to the mold.
An apparatus for manufacturing an article of a thermoplastic material by pressing, in a mold, a charge of thermoplastic material in molten form, which apparatus comprises at least one mold, a plunger for cooperating with said mold and which is secured to a plunger support supported in a guide mechanism axially movable by a drive means and a frame supporting said mold and said guide mechanism, characterized in that said guide mechanism is movably connected to said frame and said apparatus comprises coupling means for rigidly coaxially coupling the guide mechanism to the mold while bringing the plunger to the mold until just before the extreme pressing position of the plunger and the mold is reached, said coupling means then permitting a slight lateral adjustment of the guide mechanism relative to the mold.
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