AU3089989A - Method and apparatus for molding and casting using gated dies having parametric molding surfaces - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for molding and casting using gated dies having parametric molding surfaces

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AU3089989A
AU3089989A AU30899/89A AU3089989A AU3089989A AU 3089989 A AU3089989 A AU 3089989A AU 30899/89 A AU30899/89 A AU 30899/89A AU 3089989 A AU3089989 A AU 3089989A AU 3089989 A AU3089989 A AU 3089989A
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Australia
Prior art keywords
molding
parametric
gated
dies
casting
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Abandoned
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AU30899/89A
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Not Given Name
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Pilkington Visioncare Holdings Inc
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Pilkington Visioncare Holdings Inc
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Publication date
Priority claimed from US07/163,308 external-priority patent/US4839110A/en
Priority claimed from US07/163,771 external-priority patent/US4874561A/en
Application filed by Pilkington Visioncare Holdings Inc filed Critical Pilkington Visioncare Holdings Inc
Publication of AU3089989A publication Critical patent/AU3089989A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29D—PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
    • B29D11/00—Producing optical elements, e.g. lenses or prisms
    • B29D11/00009—Production of simple or compound lenses
    • B29D11/0048—Moulds for lenses
    • B29D11/00528—Consisting of two mould halves joined by an annular gasket
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C33/00—Moulds or cores; Details thereof or accessories therefor
    • B29C33/0055—Moulds or cores; Details thereof or accessories therefor with incorporated overflow cavities
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C33/00—Moulds or cores; Details thereof or accessories therefor
    • B29C33/30—Mounting, exchanging or centering
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C43/00—Compression moulding, i.e. applying external pressure to flow the moulding material; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C43/02—Compression moulding, i.e. applying external pressure to flow the moulding material; Apparatus therefor of articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C43/00—Compression moulding, i.e. applying external pressure to flow the moulding material; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C43/32—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
    • B29C43/34—Feeding the material to the mould or the compression means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C43/00—Compression moulding, i.e. applying external pressure to flow the moulding material; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C43/32—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
    • B29C43/36—Moulds for making articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29D—PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
    • B29D11/00—Producing optical elements, e.g. lenses or prisms
    • B29D11/00009—Production of simple or compound lenses
    • B29D11/00413—Production of simple or compound lenses made by moulding between two mould parts which are not in direct contact with one another, e.g. comprising a seal between or on the edges

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry (AREA)
  • Casting Or Compression Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Moulds For Moulding Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
AU30899/89A 1988-03-02 1989-03-01 Method and apparatus for molding and casting using gated dies having parametric molding surfaces Abandoned AU3089989A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US163308 1980-06-26
US07/163,308 US4839110A (en) 1988-03-02 1988-03-02 Method of molding using gated dies
US07/163,771 US4874561A (en) 1988-03-03 1988-03-03 Method for designing parametric molding apparatus
US163771 1993-12-09

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
AU3089989A true AU3089989A (en) 1989-09-07

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AU30899/89A Abandoned AU3089989A (en) 1988-03-02 1989-03-01 Method and apparatus for molding and casting using gated dies having parametric molding surfaces

Country Status (8)

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JP (1) JPH01316226A (en)
AU (1) AU3089989A (en)
DE (1) DE3906564A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2628031B1 (en)
GB (2) GB2219241A (en)
IT (1) IT1232661B (en)
LU (1) LU87465A1 (en)
NL (1) NL8900499A (en)

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JPH11114979A (en) * 1997-10-15 1999-04-27 Menicon Co Ltd Molding machine for eye lens material and method for molding using it
FR2790706B1 (en) * 1999-03-08 2001-06-08 Essilor Int THREE-PART MOLD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF EYE ARTICLES OF TRANSPARENT POLYMERIC MATERIAL
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DE10048861A1 (en) * 2000-10-02 2002-04-25 Krauss Maffei Kunststofftech Thick-walled plastic lens molding method, involves molding a thin walled component and increasing cavity size during continued injection to produce a thick walled component
DE102007037204B4 (en) * 2007-08-07 2020-11-12 Docter Optics Se Method for producing an optical lens element, in particular a headlight lens for a motor vehicle headlight and batch of headlight lenses produced one behind the other
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JPH01316226A (en) 1989-12-21
NL8900499A (en) 1989-10-02
GB8915053D0 (en) 1989-08-23
FR2628031A1 (en) 1989-09-08
GB2219243A (en) 1989-12-06
IT1232661B (en) 1992-03-02
GB2219241A (en) 1989-12-06
FR2628031B1 (en) 1995-05-19
GB8904653D0 (en) 1989-04-12
LU87465A1 (en) 1989-08-30
DE3906564A1 (en) 1989-10-12
IT8947700A0 (en) 1989-03-01

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