Silicone is placed between an upper die and an injection-pressing rubber-lid upper die, and the silicone injection passage is pressurized by the injection-pressing rubber-lid upper die. With this, the silicone is caused to flow into an injection port through the silicone injection passage. Then, sequentially through the injection port and the disc silicone-flow passage, the silicone is caused to flow toward an inner periphery of a silicone injection space. Further, the silicone flows between both circumferential sides of the silicone-flow deflection region. In this way, the silicone flows in a peculiar manner in conformity with a shape of the silicone-flow deflection region.

The prediction model includes the steps of calculating a surface area S.sub.1 of a control mold, measuring the force F.sub.1 for demolding from the control mold, determining first and second test specimens with respective surface areas S.sub.0, S.sub.0, measuring the force F.sub.0 for demolding from the first test specimen, measuring the force F.sub.0 for demolding from the second test specimen, calculating the ratio of S.sub.0 and S.sub.0 so as to define a test specimen surface area ratio R.sub.se, calculating the ratio of the force F.sub.0 for demolding from the first test specimen and F.sub.0 for demolding from the second test specimen so as to define a force ratio R.sub.fe, measuring the molding surface area S.sub.m of a mold to be measured and calculating the force F.sub.m for demolding from the mold to be measured such that F.sub.m=F.sub.1S.sub.m/S.sub.1R.sub.fe/R.sub.se.

The invention discloses a thermoplastic elastomer composite, a component of electronic cigarette and a method of preparing the component of electronic cigarette. The thermoplastic elastomer composite comprises 65-85 weight % of a main body material, 10-25 weight % of a microspheres foaming agent and 5-10 weight % of an agent. The component of electronic cigarette made of the thermoplastic elastomer composite, has high elasticity and a wide hardness adjusting range, can be adjusted according to users' requirements, and has good taste and feel. The component can be provided with decorative patterns that are similar to tobacco leaves in production, and can simulate appearance of a real cigar and visual effects of real tobacco of cigarettes. The component has high elasticity, and it is non-toxic and non-pollution. The method can be carried out in a simple manner, and can improve the production efficiency.

The invention discloses a thermoplastic elastomer composite, a component of electronic cigarette and a method of preparing the component of electronic cigarette. The thermoplastic elastomer composite comprises 65-85 weight % of a main body material, 10-25 weight % of a microspheres foaming agent and 5-10 weight % of an agent. The component of electronic cigarette made of the thermoplastic elastomer composite, has high elasticity and a wide hardness adjusting range, can be adjusted according to users' requirements, and has good taste and feel. The component can be provided with decorative patterns that are similar to tobacco leaves in production, and can simulate appearance of a real cigar and visual effects of real tobacco of cigarettes. The component has high elasticity, and it is non-toxic and non-pollution. The method can be carried out in a simple manner, and can improve the production efficiency.

A multi-mold block drive device includes a guide seat having a plurality of spaced-apart guide holes extending through inner and outer peripheral surfaces thereof, a plurality of speed reduction drive units each including a speed reducer driven by a servo motor and having an eccentric shaft, and a plurality of mold locking units each connected between one of the guide holes and a corresponding speed reduction drive unit. Each mold locking unit includes a pivot shaft, a linkage disposed between the pivot shaft and the corresponding guide hole, and a guide rod pivoted to the linkage. The linkage includes a crank driven by the eccentric shaft, a first link arm pivoted between the crank and the pivot shaft, and a second link arm pivoted between the crank and the guide rod. An injection molding machine having the multi-mold block drive device is also disclosed.

A thermally conductive microplate made of thermoplastic material, comprising a microplate body (150) having at least 96 wells (151) arranged in the microplate body (150), the microplate body (150) having a flat microplate bottom (154), and each well (151) having at least one well wall (152) and a planar well bottom (153) which is aligned with a well bottom plane (200) shared by all well bottoms (153) and has a bottom thickness of at most 1000 m. Also disclosed is a method for producing the thermally conductive microplates. The microplate body (150) is preferably arranged in a frame carrier (300), in particular is welded, adhesively bonded or riveted thereto. Having high thermal conductivity, upright-format thermally conductive microplates are optimised for automated processing in analysis and synthesis methods that are temperature sensitive and based on temperature change.

A molding apparatus is proposed for manufacturing a molded component. The molding apparatus may include an upper half mold and a lower half mold cooperatively coupled with each other. A mold cavity is defined between the upper half mold and the lower half mold. The molding apparatus further includes one or more compressing channels formed in the lower half mold and in fluid communication with the mold cavity; and one or more compressing rods, wherein each of the one or more compressing rods is slidably received in a respective one of the one or more compressing channels, wherein a top surface of each of the one or more compressing rods defines a compressing recess within the respective one of the one or more compressing channels.