Patent ID: 9643353
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: B29C,B29L,B31B,B31D

Claim:
1. An apparatus comprising: a hub configured to rotate about a shaft; a plurality of first molds formed on the hub, each of the plurality of first molds comprising: a plurality of second molds configured to rotate above each of the plurality of first molds respectively, each of the plurality of second molds comprising: wherein the plurality of second molds are configured to move in unison with the plurality of first molds as hub and the second molds rotate and to move orthogonally towards and away from the first molds as the second molds rotate; at least one feeding means configured to deliver a three-dimensional part to each of the plurality of first molds and plurality of second molds wherein the first mold suction mechanisms retain three-dimensional parts in the first mold recesses and the second mold suction mechanisms retain three-dimensional parts in the second mold recesses during at least a partial rotation of the hub; and at least one extruder disposed between a first mold of the plurality of first molds and a second mold of the plurality of second molds, wherein the at least one extruder is configured to extrude a material onto a three-dimensional part in the first mold recesses and onto a three-dimensional part in the second mold recesses.