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US 8,668,860 B2Granted
Plastic article and method of manufacturing the same
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsChun-Yuan Chang, Chung-Chi Tseng
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Abstract
An in-mold-decoration method for plastic articles is provided. An uninterrupted film is provided and transported into a mold. A predetermined area of the film attaches to an inner surface of a cavity of a female mold of the mold. The predetermined area of the film is cut from the uninterrupted film during closing the mold.
Claims9
A method for forming a plastic article using a male mold and a female mold, the method comprising:
- providing an uninterrupted film;
- transporting the uninterrupted film between the female and male molds, with a predetermined area of the film attached to an inner surface of a cavity of the female mold;
- closing the male and female molds to a first position, with a first parting surface of the male mold not contacting a second parting surface of the female mold;
- injecting molten resin into the cavity to form a base of the plastic article;
- during injecting, further closing the male and female mold to a second position and cutting the predetermined area of the film from the uninterrupted film;
- stopping injecting;
- cooling;
- and
- opening the female and male molds to retrieve the plastic article.
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A method for forming a plastic article using a male mold and a female mold, the method comprising:
- providing an uninterrupted film;
- transporting the uninterrupted film between the female and male molds, with a predetermined area of the film attached to an inner surface of a cavity of the female mold;
- closing the male and female molds;
- injecting molten resin to the cavity to form a base of the plastic article;
- cutting the predetermined area of the film from the uninterrupted film, wherein the predetermined area of the film is cut from the uninterrupted film after about 90%-99.5% of the molten resin is injected into the cavity;
- stopping injecting;
- cooling;
- and
- opening the female and male molds to retrieve the plastic article.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.