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Venting device for a closed mold

Assignee: Agfa Gevaert AG
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Filing: 1980-10-30
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Granted: 1983-12-27
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Expires: 2000-10-30
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Abstract

Abstract A ventilating device for a shaping tool having a shaping cavity, has a gas permeable member communicating with the cavity, a supporting member arranged to support the gas permeable member and having a plurality of ventilating openings which communicate with the cavity through the gas permeable member, on the one hand, and with a suction chamber through which a flushing liquid passes, on the other hand.

Inventors

  • 👤 Gerhard Posch
  • 👤 Rolf Nefzger

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 03:37
CPC Classifications
B; B22; B22D; B22D17/00; B22D17/14; B29; B29C; B29C33/00; B29C33/10; B29C45/00; B29C45/17; B29C45/26; B29C45/34; B29C45/345; B29C33/0083; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S425/00; Y10S425/812

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim 152 words
A ventilating device for a shaping tool having a wall and a mold cavity the device comprising a gas-permeable member communicating with the cavity of the shaping tool; a supporting member connected with and arranged to support said gas-permeable member and having a plurality of ventilating openings communicating with the cavity of the shaping tool through said gas-permeable member; means for holding and fixing said supporting member within the wall of the shaping tool, said holding and fixing means being connected and easily withdrawable together with said supporting member so as to remove said supporting member together with said gas-permeable from the wall of the shaping tool, thereby providing easy access to the gas-permeable member so that the latter is replaceable without removing the shaping tool; and means forming a suction chamber which communicates with said ventilating openings of said supporting member 13 suitable for passing flushing liquid to said gas-permeable member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 152 words
A ventilating device for a shaping tool having a wall and a mold cavity the device comprising a gas-permeable member communicating with the cavity of the shaping tool; a supporting member connected with and arranged to support said gas-permeable member and having a plurality of ventilating openings communicating with the cavity of the shaping tool through said gas-permeable member; means for holding and fixing said supporting member within the wall of the shaping tool, said holding and fixing means being connected and easily withdrawable together with said supporting member so as to remove said supporting member together with said gas-permeable from the wall of the shaping tool, thereby providing easy access to the gas-permeable member so that the latter is replaceable without removing the shaping tool; and means forming a suction chamber which communicates with said ventilating openings of said supporting member 13 suitable for passing flushing liquid to said gas-permeable member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 21 words
A device as defined in claim 1, wherein, said gas permeable member being arranged in the wall of the shaping tool.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 17 words
A device as defined in claim 1, wherein said gas-permeable member is soldered to the supporting member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 42 words
A device as defined in claim 1, wherein said supporting member has a longitudinal wall portion which is cylindrical and inwardly bounds said chamber, and a transverse wall portion which is provided with said ventilating openings communicating with said gas permeable member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 24 words
A device as defined in claim 4, wherein, said longitudinal wall portion of said supporting member extends into the wall of the shaping tool.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 57 words
A device as defined in claim 1, wherein said wall is provided with a thread, said holding and fixing means having a part provided with a counterthread for screwing of said holding and fixing means in said thread of the wall so as to hold and fix said supporting member in the wall of the shaping tool.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 35 words
A device as defined in claim 6, wherein said holding and fixing means has a hexagonal part at its end remote from said supporting member in longitudinal direction for providing disassembling thereof by a wrench.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 27 words
A device as defined in claim 1; and further comprising means for supplying and withdrawing the flushing liquid, said chamber communicating with said supplying and withdrawing means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 41 words
A device as defined in claim 8, wherein said supplying and withdrawing means includes a supply container and a suction pump, said chamber communicating with said supply container, on the one hand, and with said suction pump, on the other hand.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 34 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 9, wherein said supply container is provided with a riser pipe, whereas said suction pump is provided with a suction pipe, said chamber being connected with said pipes.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 29 words
A device as defined in claim 10, wherein said holding and fixing means has openings for providing a supply and withdrawing passage to said chamber for the flushing liquid.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 42 words
A device as defined in claim 11; wherein said supply and withdrawing passage is constituted by a supplying conduit and a withdrawing conduit each communicating with said suction chamber, said conduits being mounted to said supporting member concentrically relative to one another.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 34 words
The arrangement as defined in claim 12, wherein the supplying conduit communicates with said rise pipe via a supply opening and the withdrawing conduit is communicating with the suction pipe via a withdrawal opening.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 51 words
A device as defined in claim 1, wherein said wall bounds said cavity, said holding and fixing means being connected to a pressing element so that upon abutment of the pressing element against the holding and fixing means the support member is fixedly positioned in the wall of the shaping tool.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 18 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 14, wherein said sleeve-shaped pressing member is formed as a setting cylinder.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 51 words
A device as defined in claim 14, wherein said holding and fixing means has a shoulder, said pressing element being arranged to abut against said shoulder of said holding and fixing means and thereby to press the latter against the wall of the shaping tool for fixedly positioning the supporting member.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 13 words
A device as defined in claim 14, wherein said pressing element is sleeve-shaped.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 24 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 17, wherein said sleeve-shaped pressing member is provided with means for holding the same in its working position.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 34 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 18, wherein said holding means includes a thread provided on said sleeve-shaped pressing member so that the latter can be screwed into the wall of the shaping tool.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 20 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 19, wherein said supporting member is provided with means for engaging a pulling tool.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim 27 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 20, wherein said engaging means includes a thread formed on said supporting member and arranged to mesh with the pulling tool.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1986-12-26 1987-06-27 1987-12-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1990-12-26 1991-06-27 1991-12-27 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1994-12-26 1995-06-27 1995-12-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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