Patent ID: 9682499
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: B29C

Claim:
1. A molding assembly comprising: a first forming die having opposed first and second die ends and having an inner curved surface and first and second contact edges; and the first forming die has a rib that extends from the inner curved surface thereof; a second forming die having opposed first and second die ends and having an inner curved surface and first and second contact edges; and the second forming die has a rib that extends from the inner curved surface thereof; the first edge of the first forming die abuts the second edge of the second forming die and the second edge of the first forming die abuts the first edge of the second forming die and the first and second forming dies define a die cavity; the rib of the first forming die abuts the rib of the second forming die and together the rib of the first forming die and the rib of the second forming die form an elliptical shaped rib that extends into the die cavity; and, a jaw holding assembly having a base member and a workpiece locating member that is joined to the base member and the workpiece locating member has a connecting side edge, and the jaw holding assembly further including a riser member that abuts the connecting side edge of the workpiece locating member and is connected to the workpiece locating member, and the jaw holding assembly further includes a rail and a carriage and the riser member is connected to the rail and wherein the carriage has carriage guides that engage the rail and the carriage is mounted on the rail such that it is movable on the rail; and, wherein the jaw holding assembly further includes a jaw holder that is mounted on the carriage and the jaw holder defines jaw recesses and the jaw assembly further includes first and second jaws that are held and supported by the jaw holder wherein the first jaw has a first jaw die abutting side second jaw has a second jaw die abutting side and wherein the first and second jaws support the first and second forming dies; and an induction coil disposed around the first and second forming dies and the induction coil for heating the first and second forming dies.