WO1997000765A1 - Cooling of sheet material - Google Patents
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- WO1997000765A1 WO1997000765A1 PCT/GB1996/001452 GB9601452W WO9700765A1 WO 1997000765 A1 WO1997000765 A1 WO 1997000765A1 GB 9601452 W GB9601452 W GB 9601452W WO 9700765 A1 WO9700765 A1 WO 9700765A1
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- sheet
- sheet material
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- 238000001816 cooling Methods 0.000 title claims abstract description 17
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- 229920000098 polyolefin Polymers 0.000 claims description 2
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract description 9
- 230000000694 effects Effects 0.000 abstract description 8
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- 239000002826 coolant Substances 0.000 abstract description 2
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
- B29C48/25—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
- B29C48/88—Thermal treatment of the stream of extruded material, e.g. cooling
- B29C48/90—Thermal treatment of the stream of extruded material, e.g. cooling with calibration or sizing, i.e. combined with fixing or setting of the final dimensions of the extruded article
- B29C48/901—Thermal treatment of the stream of extruded material, e.g. cooling with calibration or sizing, i.e. combined with fixing or setting of the final dimensions of the extruded article of hollow bodies
- B29C48/903—Thermal treatment of the stream of extruded material, e.g. cooling with calibration or sizing, i.e. combined with fixing or setting of the final dimensions of the extruded article of hollow bodies externally
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
- B29C48/03—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor characterised by the shape of the extruded material at extrusion
- B29C48/07—Flat, e.g. panels
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
- B29C48/03—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor characterised by the shape of the extruded material at extrusion
- B29C48/07—Flat, e.g. panels
- B29C48/08—Flat, e.g. panels flexible, e.g. films
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
- B29C48/25—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
- B29C48/88—Thermal treatment of the stream of extruded material, e.g. cooling
- B29C48/885—External treatment, e.g. by using air rings for cooling tubular films
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
- B29C48/25—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
- B29C48/88—Thermal treatment of the stream of extruded material, e.g. cooling
- B29C48/90—Thermal treatment of the stream of extruded material, e.g. cooling with calibration or sizing, i.e. combined with fixing or setting of the final dimensions of the extruded article
- B29C48/904—Thermal treatment of the stream of extruded material, e.g. cooling with calibration or sizing, i.e. combined with fixing or setting of the final dimensions of the extruded article using dry calibration, i.e. no quenching tank, e.g. with water spray for cooling or lubrication
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
- B29C48/25—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
- B29C48/88—Thermal treatment of the stream of extruded material, e.g. cooling
- B29C48/911—Cooling
- B29C48/9115—Cooling of hollow articles
- B29C48/912—Cooling of hollow articles of tubular films
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
- B29C48/25—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
- B29C48/88—Thermal treatment of the stream of extruded material, e.g. cooling
- B29C48/911—Cooling
- B29C48/9135—Cooling of flat articles, e.g. using specially adapted supporting means
Definitions
- This invention relates to the cooling of sheet material and in particular relates to the cooling of plastics sheet material following the formation thereof and to a calibration plate there or.
- thermoplastic sheet material with a hollow profiled structure for example a corrugated or I-beam structure
- a calibration unit is used to cool the sheet following extrusion.
- a traditional calibration plate is illustrated in section in figure 2 of the accompanying drawings, from which it can be seen that the plate contains passageways through which chilled water is passed in order to effect cooling. This stage in the process represents something of a bottle-neck as the speed of throughput is restricted for two main reasons. These are, firstly, that there is friction between the surface of the sheet being cooled and the calibration plate or plates; and, secondly, the cooling effect is relatively slow owing to the indirect transmission of heat from the sheet surface to the chilled water through the material of the calibration plate itself.
- the present invention seeks to provide a calibration plate for the production of thermoplastic sheet material improved in the above respects.
- a calibration plate for the cooling of thermoplastic sheet material which comprises a plurality of passageways for chilled fluid characterised in that at least part of the or each passageway is open to the operative surface of the plate.
- the calibration plate of the invention therefore allows chilled fluid, in particular chilled water, into direct contact with the sheet surface. This has two beneficial effects: firstly, it lubricates the sheet surface, cutting down the friction; and, secondly, with direct contact between the cooling medium and the sheet surface the cooling effect is much more rapid and marked.
- the calibration plate of the invention therefore enables much higher throughput speeds to be achieved, speeding up the entire process of the production of the sheet material.
- the invention is applicable to the production of various kinds of thermoplastic sheet material, but is particularly useful in the production of alveolate sheet material such as corrugated thermoplastic sheet or I-beam structure thermoplastic sheet, particularly useful in the subseguent preparation of boxes and cartons among other uses.
- the sheet materials may be of any suitable thermoplastic material but polyolefin materials are preferred.
- Figure 1 is a diagrammatic perspective view of a calibration unit for sheet material
- Figure 2 is a section on line A-A of figure 1 illustrating a traditional calibration plate
- Figure 3 is a section on line A-A of figure 1 of a calibration plate according to the invention.
- an extruded thermoplastic corrugated sheet 10 is moved between an upper calibration plate 12 and a lower calibration plate 14 in order to cool it.
- the sheet is moved by a series of motorised rubber coated rollers (not shown).
- the calibration plates 12,14 have the internal structure similar to that shown in figure 2. That is, there are vacuum passages 16 for holding the sheet material 10 in close contact with the calibration plate and passageways 18 through which chilled fluid, such as water, is passed to effect cooling.
- a calibration plate 12 comprises vacuum passages 16 as before but in this case the passageways 18 carrying the chilled fluid such as water are not totally enclosed within the body of the plate 12 but are open at the surface 20 of the plate.
- the surface of the sheet 10 in effect provides the missing wall of each passageway 18 but the water flow, being in direct contact with the sheet 10, ensures a rapid cooling effect. Moreover, sufficient water spreads across the whole surface of the sheet 10 to provide a lubricating effect. Excess water is sucked up through the vacuum passageways 16.
- More than one calibrator 12,14 can used as reguired by the sheet thickness and the intrinsic heat capacity of the material of the sheet.
- the calibrators can be fixed or movable according to the thickness of the sheet material and the production speed to improve heat dispersion on the surface, especially if the the material is not a good heat conductor and therefore needs extra time to disperse heat from the core of the sheet to the surface.
- the system of the invention provides a very much more effective and rapid means of cooling a thermoplastic sheet and removes the "bottle neck” effect of previous calibration plates, enabling much more rapid production to be achieved.
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Thermal Sciences (AREA)
- Extrusion Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
- Processing And Handling Of Plastics And Other Materials For Molding In General (AREA)
- Heating, Cooling, Or Curing Plastics Or The Like In General (AREA)
- Straightening Metal Sheet-Like Bodies (AREA)
- Shaping Metal By Deep-Drawing, Or The Like (AREA)
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Priority Applications (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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JP50365697A JP2001503335A (en) | 1995-06-22 | 1996-06-18 | Sheet material cooling |
AU61305/96A AU6130596A (en) | 1995-06-22 | 1996-06-18 | Cooling of sheet material |
EP96918748A EP0833731A1 (en) | 1995-06-22 | 1996-06-18 | Cooling of sheet material |
BG102140A BG102140A (en) | 1995-06-22 | 1997-12-22 | COOLING OF SHEET MATERIAL |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB9512763.5 | 1995-06-22 | ||
GBGB9512763.5A GB9512763D0 (en) | 1995-06-22 | 1995-06-22 | Cooling of sheet material |
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WO1997000765A1 true WO1997000765A1 (en) | 1997-01-09 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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PCT/GB1996/001452 WO1997000765A1 (en) | 1995-06-22 | 1996-06-18 | Cooling of sheet material |
Country Status (8)
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EP (1) | EP0833731A1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP2001503335A (en) |
AU (1) | AU6130596A (en) |
BG (1) | BG102140A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2225515A1 (en) |
GB (1) | GB9512763D0 (en) |
HU (1) | HUP9901549A2 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1997000765A1 (en) |
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Citations (9)
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US3546745A (en) * | 1968-02-29 | 1970-12-15 | Phillips Petroleum Co | Extrudate sizing sleeve |
FR2086713A5 (en) * | 1970-04-07 | 1971-12-31 | Plastival Sa | Drawing thermoplastic profiles - expanded by vacuum and calibrated |
FR2093170A5 (en) * | 1970-06-04 | 1972-01-28 | Pont A Mousson | |
US3668288A (en) * | 1968-11-18 | 1972-06-06 | Keiichi Takahashi | Method for making thermoplastic synthetic resin hollow structure articles |
US3804567A (en) * | 1970-04-06 | 1974-04-16 | Chevron Res | Apparatus for cooling and sizing hot thermoplastic extrudates |
US3812230A (en) * | 1970-09-29 | 1974-05-21 | Takan Kogyo Co Ltd | Method for continuously making a hollow board article of thermoplastic resin |
FR2299146A1 (en) * | 1975-02-01 | 1976-08-27 | Dynamit Nobel Ag | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REDUCING THE WITHDRAWAL OF EXTRUDED PROFILES IN THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS |
DE3013020A1 (en) * | 1980-04-03 | 1981-10-08 | Werkzeugfabrik Standard Franz Müller GmbH & Co KG, 5210 Troisdorf | COOLING AND CALIBRATING DEVICE FOR EXTRUDED PLASTIC PROFILES |
EP0497674A1 (en) * | 1991-01-28 | 1992-08-05 | Eropol Finance Et Developpement | Sizing tool for a product extruded as a paste |
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1995
- 1995-06-22 GB GBGB9512763.5A patent/GB9512763D0/en active Pending
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1996
- 1996-06-18 WO PCT/GB1996/001452 patent/WO1997000765A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1996-06-18 CA CA002225515A patent/CA2225515A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1996-06-18 EP EP96918748A patent/EP0833731A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1996-06-18 AU AU61305/96A patent/AU6130596A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1996-06-18 JP JP50365697A patent/JP2001503335A/en active Pending
- 1996-06-18 HU HU9901549A patent/HUP9901549A2/en unknown
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- 1997-12-22 BG BG102140A patent/BG102140A/en unknown
Patent Citations (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3546745A (en) * | 1968-02-29 | 1970-12-15 | Phillips Petroleum Co | Extrudate sizing sleeve |
US3668288A (en) * | 1968-11-18 | 1972-06-06 | Keiichi Takahashi | Method for making thermoplastic synthetic resin hollow structure articles |
US3804567A (en) * | 1970-04-06 | 1974-04-16 | Chevron Res | Apparatus for cooling and sizing hot thermoplastic extrudates |
FR2086713A5 (en) * | 1970-04-07 | 1971-12-31 | Plastival Sa | Drawing thermoplastic profiles - expanded by vacuum and calibrated |
FR2093170A5 (en) * | 1970-06-04 | 1972-01-28 | Pont A Mousson | |
US3812230A (en) * | 1970-09-29 | 1974-05-21 | Takan Kogyo Co Ltd | Method for continuously making a hollow board article of thermoplastic resin |
FR2299146A1 (en) * | 1975-02-01 | 1976-08-27 | Dynamit Nobel Ag | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REDUCING THE WITHDRAWAL OF EXTRUDED PROFILES IN THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS |
DE3013020A1 (en) * | 1980-04-03 | 1981-10-08 | Werkzeugfabrik Standard Franz Müller GmbH & Co KG, 5210 Troisdorf | COOLING AND CALIBRATING DEVICE FOR EXTRUDED PLASTIC PROFILES |
EP0497674A1 (en) * | 1991-01-28 | 1992-08-05 | Eropol Finance Et Developpement | Sizing tool for a product extruded as a paste |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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JP2015066891A (en) * | 2013-09-30 | 2015-04-13 | 宇部エクシモ株式会社 | Sizing apparatus for hollow plastic sheet, and manufacturing method of hollow plastic sheet using the same |
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Publication number | Publication date |
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GB9512763D0 (en) | 1995-08-23 |
EP0833731A1 (en) | 1998-04-08 |
CA2225515A1 (en) | 1997-01-09 |
AU6130596A (en) | 1997-01-22 |
BG102140A (en) | 1999-01-29 |
JP2001503335A (en) | 2001-03-13 |
HUP9901549A2 (en) | 1999-08-30 |
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