3D PRINTED INJECTION MOLDS WITH HEAT TRANSFER FILLER MATERIALS

• Main Authors: KOKAISEL, Christopher R, WILLOUGHBY, Jamie B, FU, Dong, DINGELDEIN, Joseph C, MORTAZAVI, Hamid R
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 06.12.2018
• Subjects: ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY; ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OFTHREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVEAGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING,STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

At least some aspects of the present disclosure direct to an injection mold used for manufacturing an apparatus. The injection mold comprises a shell and a cavity formed by the shell. The shell comprises a plurality of layers additively formed using a shell material. The cavity is filled with a filler material. The shell comprises a parting surface, where the parting surface includes a molding structure in conformation with a surface of the apparatus. Selon au moins certains aspects, la présente invention concerne un moule d'injection utilisé pour la fabrication d'un appareil. Le moule d'injection comprend une coque et une cavité formée par la coque. La coque comporte une pluralité de couches formées de manière additive au moyen d'un matériau de coque. La cavité est remplie d'un matériau d'apport. La coque comporte une surface de séparation, la surface de séparation comprenant une structure de moulage en conformation avec une surface de l'appareil.