摘要:
In a method of forming a hollow product in a molding apparatus having an upstream and a downsteam end a parison of thermoplastic material is extruded in a molten state from a heated extruder at the upstream end and moved through a product shaping region towards the downstream end of the apparatus. The material is cooled by passing a cooling medium internally of the product from the downstream end towards the upstream end of the apparatus.
摘要:
The invention concerns a cooling plug for sizing the interior surface of thermoplastic extruded pipe. Vacuum and/or pneumatic pressure is applied at the surface of the plug. The pneumatic pressure may cause the inner wall to balloon outwardly to form bells within a mold or within an outer wall, to fit into corrugations of an outer corrugated tube, etc. The vacuum may be used to pull the inner wall back to the surface of the plug after application of pneumatic pressure.
摘要:
The invention concerns an extrusion die assembly, especially for use where accurate centering of a mandrel is important. The assembly includes the first member having a mandrel projecting therefrom and an extrusion passage generally in line with the mandrel, which extrusion passsage is, at one end, of cross-section to conform with a passage carrying extrudate for the extrusion head and which merges, over its length, into an extrusion passage at the other end, at least partially surrounding the root of the mandrel. This member is adjustably located in an outer member, which together with the mandrel defines an extrusion nozzle. Since the extrusion passage passes through the first member, it is possible to provide positioning means for the first member and the mandrel without interfering with extrudate's flow.
摘要:
An apparatus for producing helically wound double-walled fused thermoplastic pipes, corrugated outside and smooth inside. The apparatus includes extruder means forming two bands of a thermoplastic material, a former shaping the corrugated configuration of and helically winding the first extruded band, a cooled element pressing the second band to the inside of the corrugations and having passages communicating with the second band and with a vacuum means.
摘要:
A system is disclosed for the production of double-walled helically wound thermoplastic pipe. The apparatus includes an endless former (10) of the axially advancing and rotating type for forming a band of thermoplastic material (24) into a corrugated outer wall (26). An internal extruding device (28) extends along the core of the former and extrudes a second band (34) of thermoplastic material onto the interior of the outer wall. A cold shoe (36) presses the inner wall against the outer wall to form a smooth inner wall (42) of the double-walled pipe. It is also possible to provide for the insertion of a reinforcing profile in the corrugations of the outer wall.
摘要:
In an apparatus for producing thermoplastic tubing, the apparatus being of the type comprising a pair of complementary mold assemblies providing recirculating mold units which cooperate in pairs along a forward run to define a mold cavity, each mold unit comprises a transversely displaceable die member providing a plurality of half molds which can be selectively displaced to an operative position. The apparatus includes selectively operable cam means positioned along the return runs of the mold units for selectively engaging the die members. The half molds in each die member are configured differently, there being at least one with a smooth inner surface and at least one with a corrugated inner surface.
摘要:
An apparatus for producing multi-walled thermoplastic tubing having a corrugated wall and a substantially smooth inner wall secured to the corrugated wall, there is incorporated two sets of endless flexible belts each of which is entrained around rotatable end rolls, the outer runs of the belts of one of the sets thereof alternating with the outer runs of the other of the sets thereof, with these outer runs of the various belts serving to urge the inner wall against the corrugations of the corrugated wall while the thermoplastic material of the walls is soft thereby to secure the walls together, and with an electrically energizeable heating coil being provided for softening the thermoplastic material of the corrugated wall to ensure satisfactory securement between the walls. The apparatus also incorporates a suction chamber, a cooling chamber forwardly of the suction chamber, and a pressure chamber forwardly of the cooling chamber, the suction chamber communicating with passages in the mold blocks which constitute a tubular mold tunnel in which the tubing is formed to urge the appropriate wall against the tubular mold tunnel thereby to form the corrugated wall, cooling air flowing from the cooling chamber through these passages and exhausting through spring-loaded check valves to cool the mold blocks, and pressurized air flowing from the pressure chamber through the passages to eject the finished tubing from the tubular mold tunnel at the forward end thereof, during which the check valves are maintained closed.
摘要:
Corrugated tubing is advanced along its axial path by rotatably driven lead screw members the screw threading of which is in meshing engagement with the corrugations of the tubing, the lead screw members being in pairs with the screw threading of the members of each pair being of opposite hand and the lead screw members each pair being rotated in opposite directions. The lead screw members of each pair present outwardly directed cutters which are synchronized substantially simultaneously to intersect the tubing thereby, in perforating the tubing, to restrain the tubing against rotation thereof about the axial path. A slide member is preferably slidably and non-rotatably mounted by a splined connection on each lead screw member with the associated cutter or cutters mounted on the slide member for rotation therewith during operative rotation of the lead screw member, the slide member being slidably moved along the lead screw member by the advancing tubing during intersection of the tubing by the associated cutter or cutters with the slide member and associated cutter or cutters being returned to the initial position thereof between intersections of the tubing by the cutter or cutters. There is also disclosed a method of producing the lead screw members with the outwardly projecting cutters mounted thereon.
摘要:
In order, in the molding of corrugated thermoplastic tubing, to overcome the disadvantage that pressurized air which is supplied to a zone within the tube of thermoplastic material as it is extruded from an extrusion head into the entrance of a tubular mold tunnel may tend to cause rupturing of the tube at the area immediately adjacent to the extrusion head where the tube is unsupported by the wall of the tubular mold tunnel the pressurized gas is supplied at a low pressure to a first zone within the tube of thermoplastic material to support the tube against the wall of the tunnel, and pressurized gas at a higher pressure is supplied to a second zone within the tube to urge the tube outwardly into the corrugations of the tubular mold tunnel. A first sealing arrangement separates the first zone from the second zone which is disposed downstream of the first zone, and a second sealing arrangement defines the downstream end of the second zone.
摘要:
A machine for perforating corrugated tubing at accurately spaced locations includes a double chain conveyor which positively engages the tubing and is driven intermittently to advance the tubing in steps of equal length. Upon completion of each step a pair of clamping members are actuated to engage the tubing, the clamping faces of the members being shaped so as to locate the tubing positively while it is stationary. When the tubing is so located, accurately positioned sets of cutters are brought into operation so as to cut slots or holes in the tubing at the desired locations. Upon completion of the cutting stroke, the clamping members are automatically released and the conveyor advances the tubing by another step. The sequence of operations in each cycle is controlled by limit switches responsive to the positions of the conveyor, the clamping means and the cutters. The cutters may be rotary saws or rotary drills.