A body (1, 1, 1) produced by an in-mold process has a first film (2, 2, 2) with at least one electrical or electronic functional layer (25). In a functional area (20a, 20a, 20a) of this functional layer, at least one electrical or electronic component is provided, and at least one electrical connection for this is provided in a contact area (20b, 20b, 20b). The first film is partially back-injection molded with a plastic main material (3, 3, 3) such that the contact area (20b, 20b, 20b) is at least partially free from this plastic main material (3). Suitable formation of the first film (2, 2, 2) guarantees that a tab (F) separated from the plastic main material (3, 3, 3) is provided which adjoins a back-injection molded part of the first film in an area of surface (20c, 20c, 20c) of the body which is at a distance from an edge (31, 31) of the body delimiting the surface (30) with the first film.

A method of manufacturing an artificial eye for fitting as a whole or partial replacement of a patient's original eye. This is done by providing an image of an iris on a substrate (100, 300) comprising at least a frontal region of an artificial eye, providing a support (108, 308) for the substrate, positioning the substrate and support in a mould (122, 322), and encapsulating the substrate within a mould material (136, 336).

In FIG. 9 a female identification tag is formed by overmolding between mold parts (8, 9) a base section (1) which will include inwardly directed projections or fingers (4) to retain in use the head of a male tag and may include an RFID coil (6). As the mold parts (8,9) separate, the core (10) can start to eject, moving through the flexible opening (13) formed at the top of the soft boss (12) of the tag. Subsequently, a hard insert can close off the opening (13) in providing tamperproofing. The core (10) can be caused to rotate as it moves through the flexible opening (13) in order to break any bond between the plastics material and the core (10).

A lumbar support device comprises a carrier, a pair of arching elements molded to the carrier, and a support basket supported by the pair of arching elements. To produce the lumbar support device, the pair of arching elements may be molded to the carrier in a molding tool and the support basket may be formed in the same molding tool.

An opening device for a packaging container, the packaging container being formed from a packaging material having an upper side constituting the outside of the packaging container and a lower side constituting the inside of the container, the opening device including two operational parts, a preformed support part arranged on the upper side of the packaging material and a membrane part arranged on the lower side of the container and extending into openings of the support part such as to mechanically connect the two parts, and wherein the materials of the membrane part and the support part are thermally incompatible polymer materials.

A method includes providing a mold defining a mold cavity for receiving material to be molded into a molded part, positioning an insert at least partially in the mold such that a portion of the insert defines a portion of the mold cavity, and injecting the material into the mold cavity to substantially fill the mold cavity to form the molded part. The molded par can then be removed from the mold and the insert can be removed from the molded part. The mold can include silicone and the insert can include polyoxymethylene.

An object of the invention is to provide a method for conditioning a surface of a molded article. The present invention relates to a combination of a mold used for curing a thermosetting resin and a release film placed between the thermosetting resin and the mold during the curing. The release film comprises a base layer formed of a thermoplastic resin and a surface layer formed of a particle-containing fluororesin and laminated to the face which is placed during the curing on the side of the thermosetting resin among the two faces of the base layer. The mold has an irregularity formed on the face brought into contact with the release film during the curing.

A strap for a wearable device comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) located within said strap. The PCB comprises a first electronic component, coupled to a first flexible portion. The first electronic component is mounted to a cage, the cage comprising a cage pivot mount. The flexible portion is under tension and urges said first electronic component towards said cage pivot mount such that a pivotable connection is formed between said cage and said first electronic component. Also disclosed is a method of manufacture of the strap.

In molded body manufacturing equipment, the mold is fixed at an incline to a movable beam of a frame. A fixed pulley and a wire straightening pulley are fixed to the movable beam as a mechanism for fixing multiple wires that form holes in the molded body. One end of the wire is fixed to a wire fixing unit provided on the frame. The other end passes through the fixed side pulley, passes through the mold, passes through the wire straightening pulley and the direction changing pulley, and has a weight attached thereto. In this way, tension is applied to the wire by the gravity of the weight, allowing the wire to maintain its straightness even inside the mold, making it possible to manufacture molded bodies with high precision.

One aspect is an insert molded torsion bar hinge including a cylindrical metal torsion bar with a main bar body, a portion of which extends along a torsion bar axis, a first contoured bar end and a second contoured bar end on opposite ends of the main bar body. A first hinged element of molded plastic and with a first knuckle, is molded directly over and encompasses the first contoured bar end such that the first contoured bar end is fixed within and not rotatable relative to the first hinged element. The first knuckle is molded directly over and encompassing a portion of the main bar body. A second hinged element of molded plastic and with a second knuckle is molded directly over and encompasses the second contoured bar end such that the second contoured bar end is fixed within and not rotatable relative to the second hinged element. The second knuckle is molded directly over and encompassing a portion of the main bar body. The first and second hinged elements rotate and produce a torsional spring torque.