US 7,320,582 B2
Encapsulating fibrous inserts with molding material
Stefan Alois Müller, Wiesentheid (Germany); Jeffrey Douglas MacDonald, North York (Canada); and Robin Alexander Arnott, Alliston (Canada)
Assigned to Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd., Bolton, Ontario (Canada)
Filed on Jan. 03, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/324,569.
Prior Publication US 2007/0152380 A1, Jul. 05, 2007
Int. Cl. B29C 45/14 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 425—112  [425/126.1; 425/317; 425/576; 425/577] 72 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A molding system, comprising:
molding system elements configured to process a molding material;
a mold surface configured to cooperate with the molding system elements; and
a fibrous-insert generating mechanism configured to wind a fibrous insert onto a fiber-receiving fixture, the fiber-receiving fixture is configured to cooperate with a fiber-transfer mechanism, the fiber-transfer mechanism is configured to transfer the fibrous insert from the fiber-receiving fixture to another fiber-receiving fixture extending from the mold surface, the mold surface, in use, encapsulates the fibrous insert received by the mold surface with the molding material, at least in part.