摘要 |
<p>Disclosed herein is, amongst other things, a molding apparatus that includes a collet ( 1 16, 316) for use in a first stack portion ( 1 10, 310) of a mold stack ( 106, 306). The mold stack ( 106, 306) is associated, in use, with an injection mold ( 100). The collet ( 1 16, 316) is structured to define a plurality of molding fingers ( 140, 340) that are resiliently deflectable, in use, between a neutral configuration and a deflected configuration, the plurality of molding fingers ( 140, 340) being cooperable to define an encapsulated portion ( 145) of a molding cavity ( 101 ) when arranged in abutment. Furthermore, each of the plurality of molding fingers ( 140, 340) defines a cam follower ( 142, 342) that is cooperable, in use, with a bearing ( 170) with which to link the cam follower ( 142, 342) with a cam ( 150, 250) for the exercising thereof between the neutral configuration and the deflected configuration.</p> |