Patent ID: 11945145
Assignee: LEONHARD KURZ STIFTUNG & CO.KG
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. A method for producing a component comprising the following steps:
providing at least one upper mold carrier and at least one lower mold carrier, wherein the at least one upper mold carrier has at least two upper mold modules and the at least one lower mold carrier has at least one lower mold module;
moving the at least one upper mold carrier and/or the at least one lower mold carrier in at least one direction into at least one predetermined position;
combining a first upper mold module of the at least two upper mold modules of the at least one upper mold carrier and a first lower mold module of the at least one first lower mold module of the at least one lower mold carrier in the at least one predetermined position such that one or more work stations for carrying out at least one step for producing the component are formed;
carrying out the at least one production step to form the component,
wherein the first upper mold module of the at least two upper mold modules of the at least one upper mold carrier and the at least one first lower mold module of the at least one lower mold module of the at least one lower mold carrier are combined in the at least one predetermined position such that one or more work stations of the one or more work stations are formed as an injection-molding station comprising an injection mold, wherein the injection mold has the first upper mold module and the first lower mold module, wherein the first upper mold module has a first upper mold half with at least one first upper mold cavity, and/or the first lower mold module has a first lower mold half with at least one first lower mold cavity, and
wherein the method further comprises the following steps:
a) closing the injection mold comprising the first upper mold half, with the at least one first upper mold cavity, and the first lower mold half, with the at least one first lower mold cavity, wherein at least one first injection-molding cavity defined by the first upper mold cavity and the first lower mold cavity is formed;
b) injection molding at least one base body by introducing a first plastic material into the at least one first injection-molding cavity;
c) opening the injection mold, wherein the at least one base body remains following the contours in the at least one first lower or first upper mold cavity and only at least one first partial area of one or more surfaces of the at least one base body is exposed, wherein at least one second partial area of the surface of the base body still remains in the first upper and/or lower mold cavity;
d) removing the component, from the first upper and/or lower mold cavity or mold half, and

wherein the following further step is carried out one or more times after step d):
e) applying at least one first cover layer made of a second plastic material to at least one partial area of the surface of the at least one base body, and

wherein the following further step is carried out one or more times before step a) and/or d):
a1) inserting one or more insert elements in the at least one first injection-molding cavity and/or on at least one exposed first partial area of the at least one exposed first partial area of the surface of the at least one base body, wherein the at least one base body remains following the contours in the at least one first upper or first lower mold cavity of the first upper or first lower mold half.