An inner mandrel for forming a variable taper component includes a plurality of interlocking pieces and a brace. Each interlocking piece defines opposed tapered edge faces, a first surface, and a tapered second surface opposite the first surface. One of the edge faces defines a locking feature and another of the edge faces defines a receiving feature engaging the locking feature of an adjacent interlocking piece. The first surface defines a variable taper and a plurality of recesses. The brace secures the plurality of interlocking pieces to each other in a concentric arrangement about a central axis. A maximum width of each of the interlocking pieces is smaller than a minimum width of an end portion of the variable taper component. A central portion of the variable taper component is wider than the end portions.

A mould for manufacturing three-dimensional items, comprising a body; a lid configured to close the body; and incorporated closing and openings configured to keep the body and the lid joined during the movement thereof is disclosed. A machine for manufacturing three-dimensional items, comprising a receiving module configured to receive the mould; a conditioning module configured to receive the mould from the receiving module and act on the incorporated closing and openings in order to separate the lid from the body; and a handling module configured to receive the body from the conditioning module and enable the placement of the components of the item to be manufactured. A method for manufacturing three-dimensional items and manufacturing plant associated with the machine.

Provided is a mold for a seat pad with a mesh fixed, which can easily fix a mesh to be inserted in a molding process. The mold includes a plurality of mold members overlapping each other and molding a seat pad by foaming a resin injected into a space formed between the mold members, the mold members are formed with a mesh accommodating groove accommodating a mesh, and the mesh is fitted into and fixed to the mesh-accommodating groove.

The invention concerns an elastic element (100) made of a plastic material for a device (1) for dispensing fluids (L), comprising a tubular body (129) that develops around a main longitudinal axis (X), comprising a main portion that develops according to a spiral-shaped pattern and extends longitudinally between a first end portion (100a) and a second end portion (100b) opposite the first end portion (100a). One of the first and second end portions comprises a first projection (151) extending from the internal surface of the tubular body (129) towards the inner space defined by the tubular body (129). The invention furthermore concerns a method for making an elastic element (100) through an injection moulding process, a mould (200) for making an elastic element (100).

A mold apparatus for molding a rotating member includes: a column mold portion including a first column molding hole extending in a first direction and configured to mold a column portion therein and a first blade molding groove formed as an intaglio on an inner circumferential surface of the first column molding hole to have a shape corresponding to a blade and configured to mold the blade therein, and an extraction guide configured to push a first end of the column portion in the first direction to thereby extract the column portion from the first column molding hole, at least a portion of the extraction guide being positioned inside the first column molding hole. The extraction guide is configured to press the column portion to thereby extract the column portion from the first column molding hole while the column portion rotates in an inclined direction of the blade.

A mold is provided. First and second materials are introduced into respective first and second portions of the mold to create a first and second parts of the item. The first and second parts of the item are allowed to solidify. The mold is opened and a heating element is inserted into the mold. A section of each of the first and second parts of the item is heated to above their glass transition temperatures with the heating element. The heating element is removed from the mold. The mold is closed such that the sections of the first and second parts of the item come into contact with each other. The sections of the first and second parts are cooled to below their glass transition temperatures to become joined. The mold is opened such that the item can be removed from the mold.

A molding die has a lower holder, an intermediate holder, an upper holder, a lock member, an upper link bar, a lower link bar, a restriction member, and a drive part. A movement of the lock member in a molding die opening direction or a molding die closing direction is restricted by the intermediate holder. The upper link bar has a first retaining groove in which the lock member fits when being located at a molding die closing position. The lower link bar has a second retaining groove in which the lock member fits and a release portion that enables the lock member to be released from the first retaining groove. The restriction member is movable between a restriction position that prevents the lock member from fitting in the second retaining groove and a free position that enables the lock member to fit in the second retaining groove.

In an injection molding mold, a cavity to shape an impeller is formed on a cavity piece. The cavity piece includes an inner piece portion on which the cavity is formed, and a support piece portion turnably supporting the inner piece portion and movably mounted on a fixed-side mold. This cavity piece is moved to a first mold separating position together with a movable-side mold. The inner piece portion is formed such that a spiral pattern groove to shape a plurality of spiral pattern vanes of the impeller constitutes a part of the cavity. When the movable-side mold separates from the cavity piece at the first mold separating position, the impeller moves integrally with the movable-side mold and separates from the inner piece portion while turning the inner piece portion such that the vane slides and moves inside the spiral pattern groove of the inner piece portion.

A one-step injection molding mold of a tubular product. The mold divides a product into two parts for one-step injection molding, and includes a mounting retainer plate, runner stripper plate, front and rear mold plates, ejector retainer plate, ejector baseplate and a mounting baseplate, which are stacked, wherein the ejector retainer plate and baseplate are fixed together, two side edges thereof having square blocks, a first and a second hydraulic cylinder are arranged at the top of the mold, a third hydraulic cylinder is arranged on the external side surface of the mounting baseplate, and a fourth hydraulic cylinder is arranged on one side surface of the front mold plate adjacent to the rear mold plate. Further, a one-step injection molding method of a tubular product, including steps 1-6. The mold and the molding method thereof may increase the product yield and ensure a safe production process.

The present disclosure relates to a wall mounted washing machine, a tub-integrated rear panel of the wall-mounted washing machine, and a manufacturing mold for manufacturing the tub-integrated rear panel of the wall mounted washing machine. In accordance with an aspect of the disclosure, a wall mounted washing machine includes a rear panel operable to be mounted on a wall surface; a tub formed integrally with the rear panel and extending forward from the rear panel and operable to be filled with wash water; a drum installed in the tub to be rotatable by power from a driving motor; a front panel formed in front of the tub and having an opening; a cover installed on the front panel and covering the front panel; a door rotatably coupled to the cover for opening or closing the laundry inlet of the cover; and a cabinet coupled to the rear panel and enclosing the tub.