Patent ID: 7927527
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: B29C,B41J

Abstract:
1. A method for manufacturing pellets of hot-melt ink, comprising the steps of: pouring molten ink through a filling hole formed in a first die of a mould into a mould cavity defined by at least a second die and a third die of the mould so as to overfill the mould cavity and cause excess molten ink to partially extend into the filling hole, wherein the filling hole in the first die is configured to have its smallest diameter at the interface between the first and second dies, said first, second, and third dies being detachably attached to one another, allowing the ink to cool down and solidify in the mould, separating the first die from the second and third dies thereby removing any overfilled solidified ink between the first and second dies and exposing a filling opening of the second die, and separating the second die and the third die and removing the ink pellet therefrom.