Mark M Wynn

US Patent:

20130249143, Sep 26, 2013

Filed:

Mar 22, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/426725

Inventors:

Ryan T. Flavin - Canton MI, US
Bradley P. Van Dike - Livonia MI, US
Mark W. Wynn - Westland MI, US
Daniel J. Welker - Newport MI, US

International Classification:

B29C 39/42

US Classification:

264319

Abstract:

A method for molding a component. The method includes: providing a mold tool having a sprue and a cavity; heating the mold tool to a predetermined mold temperature; placing the heated mold tool into a pressure vessel; pouring a material through the sprue into the cavity of the heated mold tool; prior to complete polymerization of the material in the cavity of the heated mold tool, elevating an internal pressure of the pressure vessel to a predetermined pressure to apply a force to the material in the heated mold tool; completely polymerizing the material in the cavity in heated mold tool to form the molded component; and removing the molded component from the mold tool.