A media channel assembly for an internal combustion engine includes at least one distribution channel for distributing a medium to various components of the internal combustion engine, and at least one supply channel, which is coupled to the distribution channel by way of at least one media passage opening. At least a wall region of the distribution channel lying opposite the media passage opening is curved, at least in parts, toward the media passage opening. An internal combustion engine includes such a media channel assembly, and a motor vehicle includes such an internal combustion engine.

A holding portion having a diameter larger than that of a cavity is formed in communication with the cavity, in an area of a two-part type mold, the area including a portion corresponding to an annular groove. Subsequently, an insert member formed in a cylindrical shape and provided with, on an outer circumferential surface, the annular groove having no step in a groove surface is fitted to the holding portion, and then the mold is closed. On an inner circumferential surface of the insert member, a surface treatment layer having a surface roughness rougher than those of other portions of the insert member is formed. Molten resin is injected into the cavity; thereafter, an assist material is injected into the cavity to mold the resin into a desired pipe body. Then, the insert member and the pipe body are integrated along with curing of the resin.

A holding portion having a diameter larger than that of a cavity is formed in communication with the cavity, in an area of a two-part type mold, the area including a portion corresponding to an annular groove. Subsequently, an insert member formed in a cylindrical shape and provided with, on an outer circumferential surface, the annular groove having no step in a groove surface is fitted to the holding portion, and then the mold is closed. On an inner circumferential surface of the insert member, a surface treatment layer having a surface roughness rougher than those of other portions of the insert member is formed. Molten resin is injected into the cavity; thereafter, an assist material is injected into the cavity to mold the resin into a desired pipe body. Then, the insert member and the pipe body are integrated along with curing of the resin.

To further improve hollow resin molded article manufacturing technology, a hollow resin molded article manufacturing method includes: injecting a melted resin material into a cavity of a mold; injecting gas and liquid into the cavity in which the resin material has been injected, via an injector connected to the cavity, to form a hollow portion in the resin material in the cavity; and discharging the liquid in the cavity to outside of the cavity. The hollow portion forming step includes injecting the gas in a compressed state into the injector and then injecting the liquid pressurized at higher pressure than the gas. The injector is connected to a vertically lowermost end of the cavity. In the discharging step, the liquid is discharged via the injector.

Disclosed herein is an all-in-one methodology for the fabrication and the programming of soft machines. Instead of relying on the assembly of individual parts, the disclosed approach harnesses interfacial flows in elastomers that progressively cure to robustly produce monolithic pneumatic actuators whose shape can easily be tailored to suit applications ranging from artificial muscles to grippers. Rationalized herein are the fluid mechanics at play in the assembly of the disclosed actuators and modeled herein are their subsequent morphing. This quantitative knowledge was leveraged to program these soft machines and produce complex functionalities, for example sequential motion obtained from a monotonic stimulus. It is expected that the flexibility, robustness, and predictive nature of the disclosed methodology will accelerate the proliferation of soft robotics by enabling the assembly of complex actuators, for example long, tortuous, or vascular structures, thereby paving the way towards new functionalities stemming from geometric and material nonlinearities.

A method for manufacturing a hollow part with a branch, including a resin filling step of filling a mold, the mold having a main cavity in which a hollowing piece is placed, and a branch cavity to communicate with the main cavity, in which a slide shaft is inserted to advance and withdraw, and that forms a branch pipe portion in an annular space between the branch cavity and the slide shaft, a step of forming a hollow main pipe portion by moving the hollowing piece to force excess resin out of the main cavity, and a shaft removing step of withdrawing the slide shaft to form a branch hollow portion, the hollow part with a branch being made of a resin and having the branch pipe portion integrally connected to the main pipe portion such that the main hollow portion and the branch hollow portion communicate with each other.

A media channel assembly for an internal combustion engine includes at least one distribution channel for distributing a medium to various components of the internal combustion engine, and at least one supply channel, which is coupled to the distribution channel by way of at least one media passage opening. At least a wall region of the distribution channel lying opposite the media passage opening is curved, at least in parts, toward the media passage opening. An internal combustion engine includes such a media channel assembly, and a motor vehicle includes such an internal combustion engine.

The invention relates to an injection molding device for manufacturing tubes having an internal thread, having a tool that forms an article cavity, having means for filling the article cavity with a thermoplastic molding compound, having an injection device for injecting a fluid toward a projectile to be driven through the article cavity, wherein the injection device comprises a projectile carrier having at least one injection nozzle and having at least one projectile receptacle for a projectile as a displacement member for the molding compound, wherein the projectile carrier at an end that is remote from the projectile receptacle is provided with a thread-bearing stamping core which is adjustable relative to the projectile carrier between a thread-forming first position and a demolded second position, wherein the stamping core in the thread-forming position plunges into the article cavity and seals the latter.

A method for manufacturing a hollow part with a branch, including a resin filling step of filling a mold, the mold having a main cavity in which a hollowing piece is placed, and a branch cavity to communicate with the main cavity, in which a slide shaft is inserted to advance and withdraw, and that forms a branch pipe portion in an annular space between the branch cavity and the slide shaft, a step of forming a hollow main pipe portion by moving the hollowing piece to force excess resin out of the main cavity, and a shaft removing step of withdrawing the slide shaft to form a branch hollow portion, the hollow part with a branch being made of a resin and having the branch pipe portion integrally connected to the main pipe portion such that the main hollow portion and the branch hollow portion communicate with each other.

A filling connector (10) for filling a liquid container comprises a liquid pipeline (12), for conveying liquid from a liquid inlet end (16) portion having a liquid inlet opening (14) to a liquid outlet end portion (20) having a liquid outlet opening (18), and further comprises a gas pipeline (22), for conveying gas in the opposite flow direction while liquid is conveyed through the liquid pipeline (12), from a gas inlet end portion (26) having a gas inlet opening (24) to a gas outlet end portion (30) having a gas outlet opening (28), the liquid pipeline (12) and the gas pipeline (22) being formed integrally with one another and the filling connector (10) being formed as an injection-molded part, the gas pipeline (22) being manufactured using injection technology, such as fluid injection technology, in particular water injection technology, particularly preferably gas injection technology or projectile injection technology.