US4412882A
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Method for producing composite pipes
Assignee: Sekisui Chemical Co Ltd
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Filing: 1982-02-17
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Granted: 1983-11-01
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Expires: 2002-02-17
Abstract
Abstract A novel method for producing a composite pipe having a desired wall thickness by using an endless steel belt as a mold which moves axially while rotating in the circumferential direction of a mandrel. In this method, a thickness regulating device spaced a predetermined distance from the outside surface of the endless steel belt is used to adjust the wall thickness accurately to the desired value. Examples of the thickness regulating device are a cylinder roll, a taper roll, and a conveyor belt.
Inventors
- 👤 Hisao Morimoto
- 👤 Toshimi Inai
- 👤 Takashi Shimizu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 10:47
CPC Classifications
B; B05; B05D; B05D1/00; B05D1/40; F; F16; F16L; F16L9/00; F16L9/12; F16L9/121; F16L9/16; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S118/00; Y10S118/11
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
246 words
A method of producing a composite pipe which comprises: rotating a cylindrical mold around its cylindrical axis and moving said mold axially while rotating it; feeding a reinforcing material containing a binder to the mold for wrapping it spirally around the mold to form an inside surface layer; providing a thickness regulating roller at a position at a predetermined distance from the surface of said inside layer corresponding to the desired thickness of the pipe; maintaining said thickness regulating roller at said position by a contacting roller having a rotating shaft coaxial or parallel with the axis of rotation of said thickness regulating roller and fixed to the supporting structure for said thickness regulating roller by contacting the periphery of said contacting roller with said inside surface layer; feeding a molding material containing a binder between said rotating and axially moving mold and said thickness regulating roller in an amount sufficient to maintain a supply of molding material in the converging space between said mold and said thickness regulating roller upstream of the narrowest space between the mold surface and the surface of the thickness regulating roller, said converging space containing said supply of molding material having a dimension tangential to said thickness regulating roller equal to a substantial part of the radius of said thickness regulating roller for forming an intermediate layer having the desired thickness around the mold; wrapping a reinforcing material containing a binder about the intermediate layer; and hardening the resulting structure.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
246 words
A method of producing a composite pipe which comprises: rotating a cylindrical mold around its cylindrical axis and moving said mold axially while rotating it; feeding a reinforcing material containing a binder to the mold for wrapping it spirally around the mold to form an inside surface layer; providing a thickness regulating roller at a position at a predetermined distance from the surface of said inside layer corresponding to the desired thickness of the pipe; maintaining said thickness regulating roller at said position by a contacting roller having a rotating shaft coaxial or parallel with the axis of rotation of said thickness regulating roller and fixed to the supporting structure for said thickness regulating roller by contacting the periphery of said contacting roller with said inside surface layer; feeding a molding material containing a binder between said rotating and axially moving mold and said thickness regulating roller in an amount sufficient to maintain a supply of molding material in the converging space between said mold and said thickness regulating roller upstream of the narrowest space between the mold surface and the surface of the thickness regulating roller, said converging space containing said supply of molding material having a dimension tangential to said thickness regulating roller equal to a substantial part of the radius of said thickness regulating roller for forming an intermediate layer having the desired thickness around the mold; wrapping a reinforcing material containing a binder about the intermediate layer; and hardening the resulting structure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising, after wrapping said reinforcing material around said mold, wrapping a strip around said inside surface layer in a helical path at a predetermined pitch for leaving a groove between the turns of said strip.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method as claimed in claim 2 in which said strip is a cord-like piece.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said molding material is sand or aggregate particles containing sand impregnated with a thermosetting resin solution.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said thickness regulating roller as moved relative to said contact roller for adjusting the thickness of said intermediate layer.
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