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Process for the manufacture of articles of high mechanical strength from thermoplastic synthetic resins
Assignee: Cavity GmbH
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Filing: 1982-08-25
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Granted: 1985-04-30
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Expires: 2002-08-25
Abstract
Abstract The application discloses a process for the preparation of plates, films, sheets, strips, rods, molded parts, objects or profiles of high mechanical strength, from thermoplastic synthetic resinous materials, whereby the thermoplastic material is initially heated in an extruder or a similar installation equipped with a mixing and heating device to at least its melting or softening point, the emerging extruded mass subjected during or after a cooling process in a forming device, pressure drawing device or other accessory installation to at least one pressure stretching at a pressure from about 90 N /mm 2 to 1500 N /mm 2 , preferably from about 155 N /mm 2 to 1000 N /mm 2 , and/or to at least one pulsating pressure or shearing pressure treatment. Preferably, the pressure stretched or shearing pressure treated synthetic plastic material is subjected subsequently to at least one further tempering, preferably cooling and/or processing step. To carry out the process, an apparatus is used having at least one accessory device including one or more pressure rams and at least one nozzle, slot or a similar cross-section restriction in the form of an outlet orifice.
Inventors
- 👤 Helmut Kaeufer
- 👤 Lutz Rautenberg
- 👤 Joachim Pahl
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-08 06:09
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C71/00; B29C71/02; B29C43/00; B29C48/00; B29C48/001; B29C48/25; B29C48/88; B29C48/911; B29C67/00; B29C67/0003; B29C67/0011; B29C43/32; B29C43/58; B29C2043/5808; B29C43/22; B29C43/24; B29C48/0018; B29C48/03; B29C48/07; B29C48/08; B29C55/00; B29C55/30; B29K; B29K2023/00; B29K2023/04; B29K2023/06; B29K2023/10; B29K2023/12; B29K2027/00; B29K2027/06; B29K2027/08; B29K2027/12; B29K2027/16; B29K2059/00; B29K2077/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
175 words
A process for preparation of a shaped article of high mechanical strength from a thermoplastic resinous material comprising the steps of: heat plastifying the thermoplastic material; extruding the heat plastified thermoplastic material to form an extruded mass; cooling the extruded mass to a temperature below its melting or softening point; forcing the extruded mass in a first pressure-forming step either during or subsequent to said cooling step through an outlet orifice having a cross-section which is reduced in relation to the cross-section of said shaped article at a pressure within the range from about 155 N/mm 2 to 1000 N/mm 2 ; and introducing the thermoplastic material after said first pressure-forming step into a second pressure-forming step in which the pressure is maintained on said thermoplastic material for a period from about 1 second to 5 minutes to produce an oriented, shaped article having a predetermined cross-sectional configuration; the ratio of the surface area of the extruded mass per unit weight of the surface area of the shaped article comprising from about 30:1 to 1.1:1.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
175 words
A process for preparation of a shaped article of high mechanical strength from a thermoplastic resinous material comprising the steps of: heat plastifying the thermoplastic material; extruding the heat plastified thermoplastic material to form an extruded mass; cooling the extruded mass to a temperature below its melting or softening point; forcing the extruded mass in a first pressure-forming step either during or subsequent to said cooling step through an outlet orifice having a cross-section which is reduced in relation to the cross-section of said shaped article at a pressure within the range from about 155 N/mm 2 to 1000 N/mm 2 ; and introducing the thermoplastic material after said first pressure-forming step into a second pressure-forming step in which the pressure is maintained on said thermoplastic material for a period from about 1 second to 5 minutes to produce an oriented, shaped article having a predetermined cross-sectional configuration; the ratio of the surface area of the extruded mass per unit weight of the surface area of the shaped article comprising from about 30:1 to 1.1:1.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein said first pressure-forming step comprises a pressure stretching.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein after said first pressure-forming step, the thermoplastic material is subjected to at least one pulsating or shear pressure treatment.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the pressure in said second pressure-forming step is maintained for a time period from about 10 seconds to 2 minutes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein said second pressure-forming step comprises confinement in a closed mold.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
51 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the second pressure-forming step comprises subjecting the thermoplastic material to a pressure-stretching step between at least one pair of compression rolls wherein the at least one pair of compression rolls is maintained at a line load of between about 100 N/cm and 900 N/cm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
79 words
A process according to claim 6, wherein the thermoplastic material from a first pair of compression rolls is subjected to at least one further pair of compression rolls within a period of time following exit of the thermoplastic material from the first compression rolls which is still within the regeneration time of the fatigue phenomenon of the thermoplastic material, and wherein the temperature of the further compression rolls is not higher than the temperature of the first compression rolls.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process according to claim 7, wherein the circumferential speed of each of the rolls of said first pair of compression rolls is equal to that of its paired roll.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
46 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the extruded mass is extruded with an average material thickness of from about 0.3 mm to 30 mm, at least partially cooled and subsequently collected in a plurality of layers prior to being subjected to said first pressure-forming step.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
44 words
A process according to claim 3, wherein said pulsating or shear pressure treatment comprises passing the shaped article between at least two platens and moving at least one of said platens in a back-and-forth motion essentially tangentially to the surface of the shaped article.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
47 words
A process according to claim 7, wherein the thermoplastic material is subjected to said at least one further pair of compression rolls within a period of time of from about 5 seconds to about 5 minutes following exit of the thermoplastic material from the first compression rolls.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process according to claim 11, wherein said period of time is from about 20 seconds to about 3 minutes.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process according to claim 6, wherein rolling is effected continuously in the longidudinal direction.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
118 words
A process for preparation of a shaped article of high mechanical strength from a thermoplastic resinous material comprising the steps of: heat plastifying the thermoplastic material; extruding the heat plastified thermoplastic material to form an extruded mass; cooling the extruded mass to a temperature below its melting or softening point; subjecting the extruded mass either during or subsequent to said cooling step to a first pressure-forming step at a pressure within the range from about 155 N/mm 2 to 1000 N/mm 2 ; subjecting the thermoplastic material in a second pressure-forming step after said first pressure-forming step to pressure-stretching between at least one pair of compression rolls at a line load between about 100 N/cm and 900 N/cm.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
118 words
A process for preparation of a shaped article of high mechanical strength from a thermoplastic resinous material comprising the steps of: heat plastifying the thermoplastic material; extruding the heat plastified thermoplastic material to form an extruded mass; cooling the extruded mass to a temperature below its melting or softening point; subjecting the extruded mass either during or subsequent to said cooling step to a first pressure-forming step at a pressure within the range from about 155 N/mm 2 to 1000 N/mm 2 ; subjecting the thermoplastic material in a second pressure-forming step after said first pressure-forming step to pressure-stretching between at least one pair of compression rolls at a line load between about 100 N/cm and 900 N/cm.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
79 words
A process according to claim 14, wherein the thermoplastic material from a first pair of compression rolls is subjected to at least one further pair of compression rolls within a period of time following exit of the thermoplastic material from the first compression rolls which is still within the regeneration time of the fatigue phenomenon of the thermoplastic material, and wherein the temperature of the further compression rolls is not higher than the temperature of the first compression rolls.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process according to claim 15, wherein the circumferential speed of each of the rolls of said first pair of compression rolls is equal to that of its paired roll.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
46 words
A process according to claim 14, wherein the extruded mass is extruded with an average material thickness of from about 0.3 mm to 30 mm, at least partially cooled and subsequently collected in a plurality of layers prior to being subjected to said first pressure-forming step.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
47 words
A process according to claim 15, wherein the thermoplastic material is subjected to said at least one further pair of compression rolls within a period of time of from about 5 seconds to about 5 minutes following exit of the thermoplastic material from the first compression rolls.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process according to claim 18, wherein said period of time is from about 20 seconds to about 3 minutes.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process according to claim 14, wherein rolling is effected continuously in the longitudinal direction.
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