Patent ID: 6783346
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: B29C,B29L

Abstract:
A device (1) for the injection molding of a multi-component-article (25) said multi-component-article comprising plural plastic material components, said device comprising a fixed, first half-mold (3) and a movable, second half-mold (6), said second half-mold being movable relative to the first half-mold to permit opening and closing of the device (1), said device further comprising at least two further half-molds (10, 11) arranged to be jointly movable relative to the first and the second half-molds (3, 6), the further half-molds (10, 11), when the device (1) is closed, mold are arranged between the first and second half-molds (3, 6) such that cavities are formed in each of a first and a second parting plane (32, 33), wherein each further half-mold comprises first and second cavities, said first and second cavities mating with cavities of the first and second mold halves forming said mold cavities, each further half-mold further comprising means to transport a first formed article out of its respective first cavity and into its respective second cavity such that the first formed article is capable of being injection molded with a further material component to form said multi-component article.