Continuous casting process for making golf balls

摘要

A system includes a dispensing station and top and bottom mold portion paths. The dispensing station is configured to dispense materials into one or more hemispherical cavities of a plurality of top mold portions and a plurality of bottom mold portions. The plurality of top mold portions are conveyed at a first speed along the top mold portion path, and the plurality of bottom mold portions are conveyed at a second speed along the bottom mold portion path. The dispensing station can include at least one nozzle coupled to a six-axis robotic member that is configured to move at variable speeds.

主权项

1. A system for forming golf balls comprising:
a dispensing station configured to dispense materials into one or more hemispherical cavities of a plurality of top mold portions and a plurality of bottom mold portions; a top mold portion path along which the plurality of top mold portions are conveyed at a first speed along the top mold portion path; and a bottom mold portion path along which the plurality of bottom mold portions are conveyed at a second speed along the bottom mold portion path; wherein the dispensing station comprises at least one nozzle coupled to a six-axis robotic member, the six-axis robotic member being configured to move along and between the top mold portion path and bottom mold portion path at variable speeds, the six-axis robotic member being configured to move at the first speed when dispensing material into the hemispherical cavities of the top mold portions, at the second speed when dispensing material into the hemispherical cavities of the bottom mold portions, and at a speed different from the first and second speeds when moving between the top mold portion path and bottom mold portion path.