摘要 |
<p>The present invention involves a method for gauging a mold cavity to be used in the injection molding of a foam product, such as a sole of an article of footwear. The method includes the steps of selecting a durometer (106) for the product, determining a thickness expansion ratio (108) based on the durometer, selecting a thickness value (109), selecting a materiel based on the thickness value and thickness expansion ratio (110), dividing a model of the final product into a plurality of sections (112), determining a length/width expansion ratio for each section (116), gauging a mold model for each section based on the expansion ratio for each section (118), and constructing a composite mold model (122) using the gauged sections.</p> |