Overview
A plastic toy housing is the molded outer shell of a small toy or pet product. It is molded as one shell: a rounded body, a ring that seats a clear window, a small array of holes beside the window, and short pins on the sides.
The window sits down in the ring, so its face runs with the shell instead of standing proud, and the hand passes over it without catching. The holes are molded open rather than drilled later, so the array keeps its pattern from part to part.
Key Features & Benefits
Rounded body: no sharp edge in the hand
Window ring: seats the clear part flush
Hole array: molded open, so the pattern repeats
Side pins: molded to size for the parts that clip on
Color through the part: no paint step on the body
A plastic toy housing comes off the tool with the window ring and the hole array on the same centers, so the clear part drops in on every shot.
Customization Options
Shell: outline, height and wall
Window: diameter, dome height and material
Ring: lip width and seat depth
Holes: count, pitch and diameter
Pins: diameter, length and position
Surface: gloss, matte or a soft touch texture
Color: cream, pastel or a matched shade
The shell can be molded in one piece or in two halves that meet on a line your 3D file sets, so a plastic toy housing opens where the design calls for it. A clear window can be molded in the same shot in a second material.
Quality & Delivery
Tooling for a plastic toy housing is cut in our own mold shop, and the first article is gauged against your 3D file, window seat and hole pitch included, before the run.
Mold faces are polished to the sheen your 3D file calls for, the gate is trimmed flush, and the window seat comes off the tool round, so every plastic toy housing takes its clear part without a gap. Lead time is quoted with the unit price and held to the date, and each batch is gauged before packing.
We mold every plastic toy housing to your 3D file, so the shell, the ring and the hole array follow the model. Send the 3D file for a quotation with the tool cost and the unit price.
Related Capabilities
A solid part sits beside this plastic toy housing. Our printed toy block carries a print around a cylinder, and the stacking blocks interlock as a set.
Where a shape has to be held in one hand, the embossed animal toy block shows the same rounded form, and the molded pet bowl shows a shell that sits flat.
Where a clear part seats into a molded ring, the dome camera housing with a clear window band uses the same joint, and the VR housing shows a larger shell split on a line.
Molding runs in house on our mold making floor, with injection molding for the shell. Our capabilities page lists the cells and our works page shows past jobs.
