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Continuous molding apparatus includes a raw material supplying portion, a molding portion, a supporting portion, a mixing portion and a control portion. Each reservoir of the raw material supplying portion is connected independently with the mixing portion. The molding portion includes a plurality o

Continuous molding apparatus includes a raw material supplying portion, a molding portion, a supporting portion, a mixing portion and a control portion. Each reservoir of the raw material supplying portion is connected independently with the mixing portion. The molding portion includes a plurality of spaced mold assemblies each with at least two separable mold sections. The supporting portion includes a plurality of the spaced mold assemblies each supported for independent rotation about more than one axis. The mixing portion includes an elongated mixing chamber disposed adjacent each mold assembly each with a plurality of deflector sections. A continuous method of molding a foamed product includes providing a plurality of raw material reservoirs and continuously moving raw material from each reservoir independently to a plurality of spaced mixing chambers each of which is located adjacent to an individual mold assembly including separable mold sections. The raw materials are introduced into the mixing chambers and pass a freshly formed mixture flowing therefrom directly into a cavity of the adjacent mold assembly. Each mold assembly is rotated about more than one axis to flow the mixture over all surfaces of the mold cavity. The rotational movement of the mold assembly is continued while the mixture forms a foam. The delivery of raw materials to each mixing chamber and the mixture forming therefrom and the multiple axis rotation of each mold assembly is monitored. Also, the molded product produced by the method and apparatus.

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Continuous molding apparatus including a raw material supplying portion, a molding portion, a supporting portion, a mixing portion and a control portion; said raw material supplying portion including a plurality of reservoirs, said reservoirs being connected independently with said mixing portion th

Continuous molding apparatus including a raw material supplying portion, a molding portion, a supporting portion, a mixing portion and a control portion; said raw material supplying portion including a plurality of reservoirs, said reservoirs being connected independently with said mixing portion through conduit means; said molding portion including a plurality of spaced enclosed mold assemblies, each of said mold assemblies including at least two separable mold sections and mold section orienting means; said supporting portion including a common rotatable frame section for a plurality of said spaced mold assemblies, support means spaced along said supporting portion for independent rotation of each mold assembly about at least two axis in a preselected rotational profile, said raw material conduit means being disposed adjacent at least a part of said frame section and communicating with each mold assembly; said mixing portion including an elongated mixing chamber disposed adjacent each mold assembly, a plurality of deflector sections within each mixing chamber spaced along the length thereof; said control portion including pump means, valve means and flow monitoring means disposed along each raw material conduit means, independent drive means for each mold assembly, for said frame section therefor, and for said mold orienting means; programmable memory means and actuating means responsive thereto respectively controlling and activating said pump means, said valve means and said drive means. A continuous molding method including the steps of providing a plurality of raw material reservoirs, continuously moving raw material from each reservoir independently to a plurality of spaced mixing chambers each of which is located adjacent to an individual enclosed mold assembly including separable mold sections, introducing raw materials into said mixing chambers, passing a freshly formed mixture flowing from each mixing chamber directly into an enclosed cavity of said adjacent mold assembly in a preselected flow rate profile, rotating each mold assembly about at least two intersecting axes in a preselected rotational profile, flowing said mixture over all surfaces of said mold cavity by said rotational movement, continuing said rotational movement of said mold assembly while said mixture forms a foam completely filling said cavity thereof; monitoring the delivery of raw materials to each mixing chamber, the resulting mixture flowing therefrom and the multiple axis rotation of each mold assembly, separating said mold sections of each mold assembly after said foam has formed within said mold cavity, removing a molded foamed product from said separated mold sections, closing said mold sections and repeating said steps to form a multiplicity of such molded products on a continuing basis.