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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2000
Kaneka Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Objects of the invention is to provide a practical, novel foam molding apparatus wherein mold surfaces are devoid of air orifices, and to provide an in-mold foam molding apparatus and method for the reduction of cooling time for molded articles. A mold cavity is filled with prefoamed beads comprising a polyolefin synthetic resin; these are heated and fused with steam; and the molded article is cooled, during which cooling process the pressure of the foamed resin against the molds as it is cooled is successively measured by means of a bearing pressure sensor, and when the pressure of the foamed resin against the molds has reached a pressure predetermined for the particular molded article, cooling of the molded article is terminated, the molded article is released from the mold, and the molded article is then set in a fixture to stabilize the shape of the molded article.