Mold extractor

Patent · Tue Jul 11 04:00:00 EDT 2023

OSTI ID:2221965

Reyes, Joseph

A mold extractor for separating a molded part from a mold portion following a molding process, and a method of using the same. The mold extractor includes a mold holder that removably couples to the mold portion, a retainer that abuts a portion of the molded part and that surrounds the mold holder such that a cavity is provided between the mold holder and the retainer, and an extraction rod engaged with the mold holder and the retainer and spanning the cavity between the mold holder and the retainer. The mold extractor is set up to reduce a distance between the mold holder and the retainer along the extraction rod such that the mold holder translates into the cavity and imparts a force on the mold portion sufficient to extract the mold portion from the molded part.

• Research Organization: Kansas City Plant (KCP), Kansas City, MO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: NA0002839
• Assignee: Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC (Kansas City, MO)
• Patent Number(s): 11,697,226
• Application Number: 17/517,877
• OSTI ID: 2221965
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English