US3981649A
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Apparatus for producing a foamed thermoplastic resin article
Assignee: Furukawa Electric Co Ltd
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Filing: 1975-01-20
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Granted: 1976-09-21
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Expires: 1995-01-20
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for producing a foamed thermoplastic resin comprising an extruder including a barrel through which a thermoplastic resin is fed while being melted and a head to extrude said molten resin from said barrel, and gas injector means to inject a gas into said molten resin in said barrel through a gas injecting port in said barrel whereby said foamed thermoplastic resin article is formed by extruding said gas containing molten resin, said gas injector means characterized by comprising a gas metering means or gas flow rate setting means disposed adjacent and connected to said gas injecting port to conduct said gas therethrough while a constant flow rate is maintained, and a volume of a gas passage from said gas flow rate setting means to said gas injecting port in said barrel being sufficiently set for the gas pressure in said gas passage to respond to variation in the pressure of said molten resin in said barrel.
Inventors
- 👤 Takashi Shimano
- 👤 Katsumi Orimo
- 👤 Shoji Yamamoto
- 👤 Masao Azuma
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 12:35
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C44/00; B29C44/34; B29C44/3442; B29C44/3469; B29C44/348; B29C48/00; B29C48/001; B29C48/0012; B29C48/03; B29C48/06; B29C48/07; B29C48/15; B29C48/154; B29C48/25; B29C48/255; B29C48/285; B29C48/288; B29C48/2883; B29C48/295; B29C48/297; B29C48/30; B29C48/32; B29C48/34; B29C48/92; B29C2948/00; B29C2948/92; B29C2948/92504; B29C2948/92514; B29C2948/9258; B29C2948/926; B29C2948/92819; B29C2948/92857; B29C2948/92866
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
195 words
An apparatus for producing a foamed thermoplastic resin article comprising an extruder including a barrel through which a thermoplastic resin is fed while being melted and a head to extrude said molten resin from said barrel to a lower pressure area, and gas injector means to inject a gas into said molten resin in said barrel through a gas injecting port in said barrel whereby said thermoplastic resin article is formed by extruding said gas containing molten resin, said injector means characterized by comprising gas flow rate setting means disposed adjacent and connected to said injecting port to conduct said gas therethrough while a constant gas flow rate is maintained irrespective of variation in the downstream pressure, and the volume of a gas passage from said gas flow rate setting means to said gas injecting port in said barrel being set sufficiently small for the gas pressure in said gas passage to respond to variation in the pressure of said molten resin in said barrel, said volume of said gas passage being less than 8 percent of the volume (at normal state) of said gas flowing through said gas flow rate setting means per minute.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
195 words
An apparatus for producing a foamed thermoplastic resin article comprising an extruder including a barrel through which a thermoplastic resin is fed while being melted and a head to extrude said molten resin from said barrel to a lower pressure area, and gas injector means to inject a gas into said molten resin in said barrel through a gas injecting port in said barrel whereby said thermoplastic resin article is formed by extruding said gas containing molten resin, said injector means characterized by comprising gas flow rate setting means disposed adjacent and connected to said injecting port to conduct said gas therethrough while a constant gas flow rate is maintained irrespective of variation in the downstream pressure, and the volume of a gas passage from said gas flow rate setting means to said gas injecting port in said barrel being set sufficiently small for the gas pressure in said gas passage to respond to variation in the pressure of said molten resin in said barrel, said volume of said gas passage being less than 8 percent of the volume (at normal state) of said gas flowing through said gas flow rate setting means per minute.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the volume of said gas passage is less than 2 percent of the volume (at normal state) of said gas flowing through said gas flow rate setting means per minute.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
65 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said gas flow rate setting means comprises an orifice means and wherein a pressure P 1 on the upstream side of said orifice means is kept constant so that the ratio of a pressure P 2 of the molten resin to said pressure P 1 is substantially less than the critical pressure ratio of said gas.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
65 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 2, wherein said gas flow rate setting means comprises an orifice means and wherein a pressure P 1 on the upstream side of said orifice means is kept constant so that the ratio of a pressure P 2 of the molten resin to said pressure P 1 is substantially less than the critical pressure ratio of said gas.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said gas flow rate setting means comprises a flow rate regulating valve, an output pressure self-regulating valve provided upstream of said flow rate regulating valve and an input pressure self-regulating valve provided downstream of said flow rate regulating valve.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
48 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 2, wherein said gas flow rate setting means comprises a flow rate regulating valve, an output pressure self-regulating valve provided upstream of said flow rate regulating valve and an input pressure self-regulating valve provided downstream of said flow rate regulating valve.
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