Week 8 - Challenge 6 - Core & Cavity Design

AIM: To create the core and cavity blocks for the switch bezel with parting surface and parting line.After completing this we gain knowledge on parting surface and parting line.

CORE AND CAVITY DESIGN: The core is the one which has projection on it as similar to the component to get the projection there will be a cavity in the cavity part.This core and cavity is designed in reference to the switch bezel with the tooling axis direction.

Frequently using surfaces can be published in publication as shown below.

MULTI VIEW:It is the multi view of the closed surface of the plastic component and make them as solid.

The core and cavity is translated in order to get the mold design more clearly to show how the component is manufactured in industry in molding process,it can be adjusted to required position.

PARTING SURFACE AND PARTING LINE: The parting surface is just big projection of the plastic component,the core and cavity should be tightly sealed to avoid metal flow leakage where the parting surface role comes.The parting surface should be on B surface and ensure that it is not on A surface i.e it should not be on movable part. THE PARTING LINE is one which is the junctin of core,cavity and parting surface.It is the replica of plastic component's boundary.

The intersection of the core,cavity and parting surface is shown below.