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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hans Kastl, Konigstein, DE;
Ulrich Schenk, Oberursel, DE;
Karlheinz Johne, Wiesbaden, DE;
Rudolf Majthan, Eschborn, DE;
Assignee:
Braun Aktiengesellschaft, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ; B29C / ; B29C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2642975 ; 264295 ; 264296 ; 264322 ; 264327 ; 264339 ; 264519 ; 425394 ;
Abstract
A method for bending a component made of a thermoplastic material. The component involved is in particular a sleeve-shaped component for a personal care appliance such as a dental care apparatus or the like. For the component to be bent it is heated up to the plastic's softening point. The component is brought into engagement with a forming rail and, during a relative movement of the component and the forming rail, is bent against the forming rail by means of a bending tool. As this occurs, the engagement surface between the component and the forming rail varies continuously.