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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 1989
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takashi Nagase, Aichi, JP;
Yoshio Taguchi, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ; B29C / ; B29C / ; B29C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
425 / ; 425435 ; 4258 / ;
Abstract
The foam slush molding apparatus of this invention comprises a mold and a hot air jacket, and an optional heat retaining hood. The hot air jacket and the optional heat retaining hood are provided along and a certain distance apart from the molding surface on which a resin is heated and fused. The molding surface and the jacket form a first hot air chamber for heating, and the jacket and the optional heat retaining hood form an optional second hot air chamber for heat retention. The apparatus permits uniform heating and foaming at an efficient molding cycle.