Patent ID: 9505158
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: B29C

Claim Text:
1. A molding system being configured to manufacture a molded article by using a molding material, the molding system comprising: a mold-cavity system for forming, in use, the molded article; the mold-cavity system including: a primary parting line defined between a cavity portion and a neck portion; a secondary parting line defined between the neck portion and a top portion; a platen actuator which is configured to move a movable platen toward and away from a stationary platen thereby opening or closing the mold-cavity system; an ejector actuator which is configured to actuate a stripper assembly to which the neck portion of the mold-cavity system is coupled to; a clamp assembly configured to apply clamp tonnage to the mold-cavity system after the mold-cavity system is closed shut and locked; and a controller operatively coupling to the platen actuator, the ejector actuator and the clamp assembly, the controller having a controller-usable memory tangibly embodying a set of controller-executable instructions being configured to direct the controller, the set of controller-executable instructions including a mold-open instruction configured to: cause the clamp assembly to reduce applying clamp force to the mold-cavity system; actuate the ejector actuator thereby urging the neck portion towards the cavity portion to cause initial separation of the top portion and the neck portion relative to the secondary parting line, while keeping the primary parting line un-opened, and while maintaining at least some clamp force with the clamp assembly.