A MOLD, PARTICULARLY A STEAM-CHEST MOLD, FOR PROCESSING EXPANDABLE OR EXPANDED POLYMER BEADS TO FORM A PARTICLE FOAM COMPONENT

    公开(公告)号:EP4420854A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-28

    申请号:EP23157830.3

    申请日:2023-02-21

    Inventor: KENDALL, Justin

    Abstract: A mold (1), particularly a steam-chest mold, for processing expandable or expanded polymer beads to form a particle foam component, the mold comprising: at least one mold member (2) comprising at least one wall element (3) having a first face (3.1) at least partly delimiting a cavity (4) of the mold (1) which is to be filled with expandable or expanded polymer beads to form a particle foam component during operation of the mold (1),
    wherein the at least one wall element (3) has a second face (3.2), particularly opposing the first face (3.1), which is provided with at least one recess (3.3) defining a channel structure for a tempering medium for tempering the at least one mold member (2), further comprising:
    at least one thermal isolation element (8) attached to the second face (3.2) of the at least one wall element (3) for closing and thermally isolating the at least one recess (3.3) to form a closed channel structure.

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