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Method of processing semifinished products made of cross-linked plastic material
Assignee: WIRSBO PEX PLATZER SCHWEDENBAU ERNST-LEITZ-STRASSE 18 D6056 A CORP OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY GmbH
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Filing: 1986-03-14
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Granted: 1988-11-08
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Expires: 2006-03-14
Abstract
Abstract The cross-linked plastic material is shaped in the softened state, for example, by blow-molding, deep-drawing, pressing, rolling, calendering or stretching and cooled below the softening range while retaining the thus formed shape.
Inventors
- 👤 Friedrich Imgram
Bibliographic Details
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CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29D; B29D23/00; B29D23/001; B29D23/003; B29C; B29C61/00; B29C61/02; B29C61/06; B29C61/0608; B29C65/00; B29C65/56; B29C65/565; B29C66/00; B29C66/50; B29C66/51; B29C66/52; B29C66/522; B29C66/5221; B29C66/5229; B29C66/52291; B29C66/52293; B29C66/52297; B29C66/70; B29C66/71; B29C66/73; B29C66/737; B29C66/7375; B29C66/73755; B29C66/739; B29C66/7394; B29C67/00; B29C67/24; B29D16/00; B29D23/18; B29C43/00; B29C43/22; B29C43/24; B29C51/00; B29C57/00; B29K; B29K2023/00; B29K2023/04; B29K2023/06; B29K2105/00; B29K2105/24; B29L; B29L2023/00; B29L2023/18; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/14; B29L2031/26; B29L2031/265; B29L2031/737
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
A method of processing thermoelastic cross-linked polyolefin, comprising the steps of: selecting a tube made of a thermoelastic cross-linked polyolefin and heating said tube to a predetermined temperature range above the crystallite melting point of said thermoelastic cross-linked polyolefin; shaping said heated tube and thereby imparting a preselected profile to said heated tube in said predetermined temperature range above said crystallite melting point of said thermoelastic cross-linked polyolefin; and cooling said heated and profiled tube to a temperature below said crystallite melting point of said thermoelastic cross-linked polyolefin.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
88 words
A method of processing thermoelastic cross-linked polyolefin, comprising the steps of: selecting a tube made of a thermoelastic cross-linked polyolefin and heating said tube to a predetermined temperature range above the crystallite melting point of said thermoelastic cross-linked polyolefin; shaping said heated tube and thereby imparting a preselected profile to said heated tube in said predetermined temperature range above said crystallite melting point of said thermoelastic cross-linked polyolefin; and cooling said heated and profiled tube to a temperature below said crystallite melting point of said thermoelastic cross-linked polyolefin.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
98 words
The method as defined in claim 1, wherein: said step of shaping said heated tube comprises placing a preselected length of said heated tube into a mold containing corrugated walls; said step of imparting said preselected profile to said heated tube comprises the step of blow molding said heated tube in said mold and thereby imparting a corrugated profile to said heated tube; and said step of cooling said shaped and heated tube comprises the step of cooling said profiled and heated tube in said mold to said temperature below said crystallite melting point of said cross-linked polyolefin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
83 words
The method as defined in claim 2, further including the steps of: selecting as said tube a tube containing two ends and predetermined tube section between said two ends; and during said step of blow molding and imparting said corrugated profile to said heated tube, blow molding and imparting said corrugated profile to said predetermined tube section in said predetermined temperature range above said crystallite melting point of said thermoelastic cross-linked polyolefin in order to thereby obtain a tube section of increased flexibility.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
91 words
The method as defined in claim 2, further including the steps of: selecting as said tube a tube containing at least one end section; and during said step of blow molding and imparting said corrugated profile to said heated tube, blow molding and imparting said corrugated profile to said at lest one end section of said tube in said predetermined temperature range above said crystallite melting point of said thermoelastic cross-linked polyolefin in order to thereby obtain a tube connecting element in said at least one end section of said tube.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
82 words
The method as defined in claim 1, wherein: said step of heating said tube includes heating an end section of said tube; said step of shaping and thereby imparting a preselected profile to said heated tube including the step of placing said heated end section of said tube onto a profiled tube connector; and, after said step of cooling said heated and profiled end section of said tube, said end section is thereby firmly and sealingly connected to said profiled tube connector.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
141 words
A method of processing thermoelastic cross-linked material. comprising the steps of: selecting as said thermoelastic cross-linked material, a tube made of thermoelastic cross-linked polyolefin; heating said tube made of thermoelastic cross-linked polyolefin to a predetermined temperature range above the crystallite melting point of the thermoelastic cross-linked polyolefin; placing a preselected length of said tube heated to said predetermined temperature range above said crystallite melting point, into a mold containing corrugated walls; blow molding said preselected length of said tube in said mold and in said temperature range above said crystallite melting point and thereby imparting a corrugated profile to said preselected length of said tube heated to said temperature range above said crystallite melting point; and after profiling, cooling said profiled and heated preselected length of said tube to a temperature below said crystallite melting point of said thermoelastic cross-linked polyolefin.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
141 words
A method of processing thermoelastic cross-linked material. comprising the steps of: selecting as said thermoelastic cross-linked material, a tube made of thermoelastic cross-linked polyolefin; heating said tube made of thermoelastic cross-linked polyolefin to a predetermined temperature range above the crystallite melting point of the thermoelastic cross-linked polyolefin; placing a preselected length of said tube heated to said predetermined temperature range above said crystallite melting point, into a mold containing corrugated walls; blow molding said preselected length of said tube in said mold and in said temperature range above said crystallite melting point and thereby imparting a corrugated profile to said preselected length of said tube heated to said temperature range above said crystallite melting point; and after profiling, cooling said profiled and heated preselected length of said tube to a temperature below said crystallite melting point of said thermoelastic cross-linked polyolefin.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
142 words
A method of processing a thermoelastic cross-linked material, comprising the steps of: selecting as said thermoelastic cross-linked material, a tube made of a thermoelastic cross-linked polyolefin and having an end section; heating said end section of said tube to a predetermined temperature range above the crystallite melting point of said thermoelastic cross-linked polyolefin; placing said end section heated to said predetermined temperature range above said crystallite melting point, onto a profiled tube connector and thereby shaping and imparting a preselected profile complementary to said profile of said tube connector to said heated end section placed onto said tube connector in said predetermined temperature range above the crystallite melting point of said thermoelastic cross-linked polyolefin; and thereafter, cooling said heated and profiled end section below the crystallite melting point, thus firmly and sealingly connecting said profiled end section to said profiled tube connector.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
142 words
A method of processing a thermoelastic cross-linked material, comprising the steps of: selecting as said thermoelastic cross-linked material, a tube made of a thermoelastic cross-linked polyolefin and having an end section; heating said end section of said tube to a predetermined temperature range above the crystallite melting point of said thermoelastic cross-linked polyolefin; placing said end section heated to said predetermined temperature range above said crystallite melting point, onto a profiled tube connector and thereby shaping and imparting a preselected profile complementary to said profile of said tube connector to said heated end section placed onto said tube connector in said predetermined temperature range above the crystallite melting point of said thermoelastic cross-linked polyolefin; and thereafter, cooling said heated and profiled end section below the crystallite melting point, thus firmly and sealingly connecting said profiled end section to said profiled tube connector.
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