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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2013
Bridgestone Corporation, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JP;
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A mold that: makes it possible to manufacture a molded foam body wherein a reinforcing member extends to a portion of an outer face of the molded body main body that corresponds to a parting line in the inner face of the cavity of the mold; and prevents molding problems stemming from the reinforcing member getting into the aforementioned parting line. Also: a method for manufacturing a molded foam body using the aforementioned mold; and a molded foam body manufactured thereby. A recessed step portion () that faces the cavity () of the aforementioned mold () is provided in the mating face () of at least one part () of said mold (), at at least a portion of the parting line (P) (formed in the inner face of the cavity ()) adjacent to which the reinforcing member () is disposed. Said recessed step portion () is designed such that if the reinforcing member () gets in between the mating faces () at the parting line (P) when the mold is fastened, said reinforcing member () can escape into the recessed step portion ().