Patent ID: 8419409
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: B28B

Abstract:
1. A molding station, comprising: a container of a wet moldable material, said container having a mouth closable with at least a lower door; a mold, said mold having a first interior volume at rest and being able to temporarily have a second interior volume, said second interior volume being inferior than said first interior volume, at least one of: i) said container and ii) said mold being movable into a filling position in which the container is closed by said lower door; an overfilling control system, said overfilling control system comprising a support for said mold, said support being configured to compress said mold temporarily from said first interior volume to said second interior volume prior to or while releasing the wet moldable material in said mold, and to release said mold back to said first interior volume when said second interior volume is filled with said wet moldable material; said lower door opening to allow an amount of the wet moldable material to be released into the mold as the mold is compressed to said second interior volume by said support, said lower door being brought back into a closed position and said support releasing the compression on said mold so that said mold retrieves said first interior volume when the second interior volume is full; and said mold being withdrawn from under the closed door, said lower door having a scraping action on the surface of the mold as the mold is withdrawn from under said closed lower door.