A vulcanization mold including blades having a distal end side and pullout is performed smoothly without causing any failure and a pneumatic tire. A vulcanization mold in which a blade has a proximal end, a blade distal end side expanded in a thicknesswise direction on the distal end side, and a blade connection portion that connects the proximal end portion and the blade distal end side is a vulcanization mold in which a sweep area is the difference where a cross sectional area of the blade connection is subtracted from an area blade distal end side to a mold surface with a width equal to a maximum width of a thickness of the blade distal end side in a cross sectional shape perpendicular to a tire widthwise direction of the blade is smaller in circumferential end side regions than in a circumferential central side region of the sector mold.

A mobile cart for a three-dimensional object printing system includes a mechanism that enables vertical movement of the platen with reference to ejector heads in the system. The mobile cart includes a pair of links at each end of a cart that pivotally connect a member positioned between the cart and the platen to the cart and the platen. An actuator is configured to laterally move the member bi-directionally and along an axis that is orthogonal to the member. This movement of the member pivots the links to raise and lower the platen depending on the direction in which the member is urged by the actuator.

A mobile cart for a three-dimensional object printing system includes a mechanism that enables vertical movement of the platen with reference to ejector heads in the system. The mobile cart includes a pair of links at each end of a cart that pivotally connect a member positioned between the cart and the platen to the cart and the platen. An actuator is configured to laterally move the member bi-directionally and along an axis that is orthogonal to the member. This movement of the member pivots the links to raise and lower the platen depending on the direction in which the member is urged by the actuator.

An apparatus includes one or more die groups which are movable independently of one another, each including a female part having a matrix cavity and a male part destined to penetrate into the cavity such as to define a forming chamber of the product, the cavity configured to contain a batch of material. The apparatus further includes a heating station having a heater to bring the plastic material to the fluid state, and a die group cooling station downstream of the heating station. The die groups are free to be cyclically inserted in the heating station and subsequently transferred to the cooling station. A thrust group is associated to a respective die group and is configured to provide a thrust for penetrating the male part into the cavity during the stage of forming the product, the thrust group being integral with the respective die-group in displacements during the operations performed.

An apparatus for molding articles includes a first mold carrier configured to angularly displace relative to a fixed structure from a first molding position to first accessing position and a second mold carrier traveling with the first mold carrier and configured to angularly displace relative to the first mold carrier from a second molding position to a second accessing position. The first mold carrier may be pivotably coupled to the fixed structure; the second mold carrier may be slidably and rotatably coupled to the first mold carrier. A third mold carrier may be provided, and the second mold carrier may be located between the first and third mold carriers. An articulation mechanism may be provided to control relative motion of the second mold carrier relative to the first mold carrier as the first mold carrier pivots relative to the fixed structure. A method for molding articles is also provided.

An apparatus for molding articles includes a first mold carrier configured to angularly displace relative to a fixed structure from a first molding position to first accessing position and a second mold carrier traveling with the first mold carrier and configured to angularly displace relative to the first mold carrier from a second molding position to a second accessing position. The first mold carrier may be pivotably coupled to the fixed structure; the second mold carrier may be slidably and rotatably coupled to the first mold carrier. A third mold carrier may be provided, and the second mold carrier may be located between the first and third mold carriers. An articulation mechanism may be provided to control relative motion of the second mold carrier relative to the first mold carrier as the first mold carrier pivots relative to the fixed structure. A method for molding articles is also provided.

The present invention refers to a process and apparatus for manufacturing plastic articles through the rotational molding method, and is more particularly addressed to a process and apparatus of rotomolding in furnace for manufacturing containers with multiple layers. The apparatus of the present invention uses a series of bins for the introduction of the materials to be molten on the molds, which are controlled by a computerized control panel.

The present invention refers to a process and apparatus for manufacturing plastic articles through the rotational molding method, and is more particularly addressed to a process and apparatus of rotomolding in furnace for manufacturing containers with multiple layers. The apparatus of the present invention uses a series of bins for the introduction of the materials to be molten on the molds, which are controlled by a computerized control panel.

The invention describes a method of manufacturing a wind turbine rotor blade (4), which method comprises at least the steps of providing a rotor blade mould (1) comprising a lower mould (11) and a segmented upper mould (12), the segmented upper mould (12) comprising a root end mould section (120) and a number of airfoil mould sections (121, 122); and arranging a composite material layup (2) in the lower mould (11). The inventive method comprises further steps of arranging the upper mould (12) over the composite layup (11) by: placing the root end mould section (120) at the position of an airfoil mould section (121); moving the root end mould section (120) in a longitudinal direction (Dz) to its intended position at the root end (20) of the composite layup (2); and placing the airfoil mould sections (121, 122) in their positions on the composite layup (2).

The invention describes a method of manufacturing a wind turbine rotor blade (4), which method comprises at least the steps of providing a rotor blade mould (1) comprising a lower mould (11) and a segmented upper mould (12), the segmented upper mould (12) comprising a root end mould section (120) and a number of airfoil mould sections (121, 122); and arranging a composite material layup (2) in the lower mould (11). The inventive method comprises further steps of arranging the upper mould (12) over the composite layup (11) by: placing the root end mould section (120) at the position of an airfoil mould section (121); moving the root end mould section (120) in a longitudinal direction (Dz) to its intended position at the root end (20) of the composite layup (2); and placing the airfoil mould sections (121, 122) in their positions on the composite layup (2).