Patent ID: 7951322
Filing Date: 2011-05-31
Classification: B29C

Abstract:
1. A method of molding and assembling a plural-part plastic assembly comprising: injecting plastic material into a mold at a forming position to form plural parts, the mold being formed by closing a first mold portion supported on a mold plate together with a second mold portion supported on a rotatable turret; opening the mold by relatively displacing the first mold portion supported on the mold plate and the second mold portion supported on the turret such that the formed plural parts remain with the second mold portion and the turret has freedom of rotation without interference with the first mold portion; rotating the turret and the second mold portion to an assembly position; and assembling the formed plural parts into a plural-part assembly at the assembly position with a contact element on the turret by urging at least one of the formed plural parts into assembled contact with another of the formed plural parts.