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公开(公告)号:US08956145B2
公开(公告)日:2015-02-17
申请号:US12383822
申请日:2009-03-27
申请人: Brent Johnson , Ken Hardman , Leslie Johnson , Caleb Waugh , Jonathan Woahn , Tyson Triplett , Eric Radford , Dean Keith Stolworthy , Karl M. Taylor , Brad Hyatt , Jeffrey Webster , James Kearl , David Matsumura
发明人: Brent Johnson , Ken Hardman , Leslie Johnson , Caleb Waugh , Jonathan Woahn , Tyson Triplett , Eric Radford , Dean Keith Stolworthy , Karl M. Taylor , Brad Hyatt , Jeffrey Webster , James Kearl , David Matsumura
IPC分类号: B29C43/56 , B29C43/10 , A43B17/00 , A43D1/02 , B29C33/30 , B29C43/02 , B29C43/36 , B29D35/12 , B29C33/20 , B29L31/50
CPC分类号: B29C43/10 , A43B17/00 , A43D1/02 , A43D1/025 , B29C33/20 , B29C33/308 , B29C43/021 , B29C43/3642 , B29C2043/023 , B29C2043/3644 , B29C2043/3649 , B29C2043/3665 , B29D35/122 , B29D35/128 , B29L2031/50
摘要: The disclosed systems and methods include a mold assembly having a malleable mold (4), a moldable blank (2) and a bladder (1) positioned about the moldable blank (2) to transmit an external force applied to the mold assembly uniformly to the moldable blank (2) and hence to the malleable mold (4). The invention further includes a method of replicating a surface by use of the mold assembly. The method may include manipulating the malleable mold (4) to record the image to be replicated. This manipulation may include a physical engagement of the mold with a physical surface to be replicated. Alternatively, an image, e.g., photograph or laser scan of the surface may be transmitted to a computer numerically controlled (“CNC”) system. The CNC system then manipulates the malleable mold (4) to reflect the surface to be replicated. An activated moldable blank, e.g., a blank (2) fabricated from a thermo-forming material, is then positioned over the malleable mold. The bladder (1) is then secured about the moldable blank (2). An external force, such as that induced by placing the mold assembly in a vacuum chamber, is then applied to the mold assembly.
摘要翻译: 所公开的系统和方法包括具有可塑性模具(4),可模制坯料(2)和围绕可模制坯料(2)定位的气囊(1)的模具组件,以将施加到模具组件的外力均匀地传递到 可塑成型坯料(2),从而形成可延展的模具(4)。 本发明还包括通过使用模具组件复制表面的方法。 该方法可以包括操纵可延展的模具(4)以记录要复制的图像。 该操作可以包括模具与要复制的物理表面的物理接合。 或者,图像,例如表面的照片或激光扫描可以被发送到计算机数字控制(“CNC”)系统。 然后,CNC系统操纵可延展的模具(4)以反射待复制的表面。 然后将活化的可成型坯料,例如由热成型材料制成的坯料(2)定位在可延展的模具上。 然后将囊(1)固定在可模制坯料(2)周围。 然后将诸如通过将模具组件放置在真空室中而引起的外力施加到模具组件。
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公开(公告)号:US20090273109A1
公开(公告)日:2009-11-05
申请号:US12383822
申请日:2009-03-27
申请人: Brent Johnson , Ken Hardman , Leslie Johnson , Caleb Waugh , Jonathan Woahn , Tyson Triplett , Eric Radford , Dean Keith Stolworthy , Karl M. Taylor , Brad Hyatt , Jeffrey Webster , James Kearl , David Matsumura
发明人: Brent Johnson , Ken Hardman , Leslie Johnson , Caleb Waugh , Jonathan Woahn , Tyson Triplett , Eric Radford , Dean Keith Stolworthy , Karl M. Taylor , Brad Hyatt , Jeffrey Webster , James Kearl , David Matsumura
IPC分类号: B29C43/56
CPC分类号: B29C43/10 , A43B17/00 , A43D1/02 , A43D1/025 , B29C33/20 , B29C33/308 , B29C43/021 , B29C43/3642 , B29C2043/023 , B29C2043/3644 , B29C2043/3649 , B29C2043/3665 , B29D35/122 , B29D35/128 , B29L2031/50
摘要: The disclosed systems and methods include a mold assembly having a malleable mold (4), a moldable blank (2) and a bladder (1) positioned about the moldable blank (2) to transmit an external force applied to the mold assembly uniformly to the moldable blank (2) and hence to the malleable mold (4). The invention further includes a method of replicating a surface by use of the mold assembly. The method may include manipulating the malleable mold (4) to record the image to be replicated. This manipulation may include a physical engagement of the mold with a physical surface to be replicated. Alternatively, an image, e.g., photograph or laser scan of the surface may be transmitted to a computer numerically controlled (“CNC”) system. The CNC system then manipulates the malleable mold (4) to reflect the surface to be replicated. An activated moldable blank, e.g., a blank (2) fabricated from a thermo-forming material, is then positioned over the malleable mold. The bladder (1) is then secured about the moldable blank (2). An external force, such as that induced by placing the mold assembly in a vacuum chamber, is then applied to the mold assembly.
摘要翻译: 所公开的系统和方法包括具有可塑性模具(4),可模制坯料(2)和围绕可模制坯料(2)定位的气囊(1)的模具组件,以将施加到模具组件的外力均匀地传递到 可塑成型坯料(2),从而形成可延展的模具(4)。 本发明还包括通过使用模具组件复制表面的方法。 该方法可以包括操纵可延展的模具(4)以记录要复制的图像。 该操作可以包括模具与要复制的物理表面的物理接合。 或者,图像,例如表面的照片或激光扫描可以被发送到计算机数字控制(“CNC”)系统。 然后,CNC系统操纵可延展的模具(4)以反射待复制的表面。 然后将活化的可成型坯料,例如由热成型材料制成的坯料(2)定位在可延展的模具上。 然后将囊(1)固定在可模制坯料(2)周围。 然后将诸如通过将模具组件放置在真空室中而引起的外力施加到模具组件。
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