A vehicle running board includes opposing vertical walls extending along a length of a tubular structure and including a carbon-fiber component. Opposing horizontal walls extend between the opposing vertical walls and include a glass component. The opposing vertical and opposing horizontal walls form the tubular structure having a generally rectilinear cross section. A polymer outer covering extends over the opposing vertical and opposing horizontal walls.

An injecting machine for two different liquid material includes an injection cylinder having a nozzle disposed on a distal end thereof. A plunger is reciprocally received in the injection cylinder for undergoing reciprocating movement between an advanced position and a retracted position, with the plunger injecting a liquid mixture of the two different liquid materials as the plunger moves to the advanced position. A moving mechanism causes the plunger to reciprocate between the advanced position and the retracted position. A mixing mechanism is disposed on the injection cylinder for mixing the two different liquid materials together to feed the liquid mixture into the injection cylinder. A support plate supports a proximal portion of the injection cylinder. The mixing mechanism is supported in its entirety by the injection cylinder.

The present disclosure relates to machines and methods for reaction injection molding. In particular, the present disclosure provides small format reaction injection molding machines having exchangeable molds and reactant material tanks, as well as molds configured for use therein and associated componentry.

Provided are a two-color molding method, and a two-color molded article capable of suppressing deterioration of the appearance quality which is caused by resin shrinkage or resin deformation in the two-color molding. The two-color molding method includes: molding a first resin portion by a common die and a primary die; and molding a second resin portion integrally with the first resin portion by the common die and a secondary die. An abutting portion is molded on an edge of the first resin portion to protrude toward the secondary die when the first resin portion is molded, and a distal end surface of the abutting portion is maintained to be abutted on a cavity surface or a parting surface of the secondary die when the second resin portion is molded. The deformation of the abutting portion or the first resin portion is suppressed to suitably mold the second resin portion.

An injection apparatus (100) for injecting molten plastic into a mold for molding one or more hollow articles, in particular, bottle preforms; the injection apparatus (100) comprisingtwo injectors (1, 2), each defining a respective longitudinal axis (X, X), adapted to receive the molten plastic and inject it alternately into the mold; and a conduit (3, 31, 32, 33), having an inlet opening (30) for the molten plastic, adapted to be connected to a plasticization apparatus (102) and to conduct the molten plastic from the plasticization apparatus (102) towards the two injectors (1, 2); wherein the length of said conduit (3) is less than the length (Ltot) of each of the two injectors (1, 2) along the respective longitudinal axis (X, X).

Provided is an injection molding device for fiber-reinforced resin including: a heating cylinder for melting resin; a screw which is inserted in the heating cylinder; a resin feeder for feeding the resin into the heating cylinder; a long fiber feeder for feeding a long fiber into the heating cylinder; and an assister which assists in contact between the resin melted by the heating cylinder, and the long fiber fed into the heating cylinder.

A vehicle running board includes opposing vertical walls extending along a length of a tubular structure and including a carbon-fiber component. Opposing horizontal walls extend between the opposing vertical walls and include a glass component. The opposing vertical and opposing horizontal walls form the tubular structure having a generally rectilinear cross section. A polymer outer covering extends over the opposing vertical and opposing horizontal walls.

Injection molded articles and methods of making injection molded articles. The methods include the use of a first plasticizing unit and a second plasticizing unit on a common frame feeding a first mold and a second mold on the common frame. Separating the production of each part of a two-part article into separate plasticizers and molds allows for the tuning of production parameters on a per-part basis, improving part flatness and part-to-part weight variance.

An injection molding method is provided. A molding device is provided and includes a first mold, a second mold over the first mold and a mold cavity defined by the first mold and the second mold. A first mixture is injected into the mold cavity through a first feeding port. A first component is formed from the first mixture. A second mixture is injected into the mold cavity through a second feeding port. A second component is formed from the second mixture. The second component is at least partially contact with the first component, and the first component and the second component have different physical properties.

Provided is a co-injection molding structure, mainly including a co-injection molding device and a molding die. The co-injection molding device includes a valve needle displaceable in a cylinder block. The valve needle is provided with a channel a first valve and a second valve. The channel communicates with a first feed tube and a second feed tube. The cylinder block communicates with a mold cavity of a molding die and the channel. When the valve needle is in a first position, the second valve will close the second feed tube such that a first material is injected into the mold cavity. When the valve needle is in a second position, the first valve will close the first feed tube such that a second material is injected into the mold cavity and covered by the first material, thereby filling an end of the mold cavity.