Patent ID: 7950253
Filing Date: 2011-05-31
Classification: C03B

Abstract:
1. A molding device comprising: an upper mold; a lower mold, wherein the upper and lower molds are configured to form a cavity when the upper and lower molds are closed, and a product is molded in the cavity; and a body mold that aligns axes of the upper and lower molds with each other by being fitted to an exterior of the upper mold and an exterior of the lower mold with the body mold straddling the upper and lower molds, wherein: the upper mold is supported by a support member via a chuck member, the support member can support the upper mold with the upper mold being in a floating state by supplying fluid between the chuck member and the support member, and a taper surface is formed in at least one of an outer peripheral portion of a tip end of the upper mold, an outer peripheral portion of a tip end of the lower mold and an end portion of an inner surface of the body mold.