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US 6,655,952 B1Granted
3-axis undercut release apparatus and method
AssigneeTooling Technologies, Inc.
InventorJoseph D. Kraft
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Abstract
An undercut release component having an end configured for molding a part having an undercut is disclosed wherein the configured end disengages from the molded undercut by traveling in a 3-axis path. A process for providing undercut release in a mold is also disclosed.
Claims12
An apparatus for molding parts having at least one undercut, the apparatus comprising:
- an undercut release component having a body with a first end configured for molding a part having an undercut;
- wherein the undercut release component having a movement whereby the first end moves away from the undercut in a 3 dimensional path.
An apparatus for molding parts having at least one undercut, the apparatus comprising:
- an undercut release component comprising a body having a first end configured for molding a part having an undercut and an opposite second end adapted for transmitting and receiving both pushing and pulling forces, wherein the undercut release component is slideably engaged with an injection mold assembly;
- and a coupling engaged with the second end for transmitting pushing and pulling forces to the second end and allowing nonlinear movement of the second end, wherein the undercut release component having a movement whereby the first end moves away from the undercut in a 3 dimensional path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.