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Method in manufacturing a heat insulated tube and a device in extruders for manufacturing the tube
Assignee: Uponor Oyj
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Filing: 1989-02-03
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Granted: 1990-05-29
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Expires: 2009-02-03
Abstract
Abstract Method in manufacturing a heat insulated tube includes a tube (17) for conducting fluid and a sheath (12) enclosing said tube, a heat insulating material (15) being disposed between the fluid tube and the sheath. The sheath is being extruded in an angle extruder die (10) while the fluid tube and the heat insulating material enclosing said tube are being fed axially through the angle extruder die as the sheath is being extruded around the heat insulating material. Then the sheath (12) extruded from the angle extruder die is kept spaced from the heat insulating material (15) enclosing the fluid tube (17), over an initial length of the axial movement thereof up to chains of chill molds (13) for imparting to the sheath a corrugated shape by forming the sheath against the chains of chill molds under the influence of negative pressure. The invention also relates to a device in extruders having an angle extruder die (10) for the manufacture of the heat insulated tube. wherein a sleeve (20) is provided in the angle extruder die, said sleeve defining a passage for the heat insulating material (15) and the fluid tube (17) enclosed by said material, from the angle extruder die up to the chains of chill molds (13).
Inventors
- 👤 Lennart Agren
- 👤 Eino Holso
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 19:56
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29D; B29D23/00; B29D23/001; B29C; B29C44/00; B29C44/20; B29C44/32; B29C44/322; B29C44/324; B29C48/00; B29C48/03; B29C48/09; B29C48/10; B29C48/15; B29C48/25; B29C48/30; B29C48/303; B29C63/00; B29C63/02; B29C63/04; B29C63/06; B29C63/065; F; F16; F16L; F16L59/00; F16L59/14; F16L59/143; B29C48/001; B29C48/0011; B29C48/0013; B29C48/0014; B29C48/002; B29C48/0022; B29C48/06; B29C48/13; B29C48/151; B29C48/16; B29C48/18; B29C48/21; B29C48/32; B29C48/34; B29L; B29L2016/00; B29L2023/00; B29L2023/18; B29L2023/22; B29L2023/225; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1002; Y10T156/1007; Y10T156/1008; Y10T156/1013
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
Method for manufacturing a heat insulated tube including an inner tube for conducting fluid, a heat insulating layer enclosing said inner tube, and a sheath covering the heat insulating layer, comprising the steps of: feeding the inner tube and the insulating layer enclosing the inner tube axially through an angle extruder, extruding the sheath from the angle extruder around the heat insulating layer radially spaced therefrom, maintaining the sheath spaced from the insulating layer when moving together with said layer and said inner tube, over an initial distance from the angle extruder, and forming said sheath against chill molds under the influence of negative pressure downstream of said initial distance for compressing said sheath toward the insulating layer and imparting a corrugated shape to the sheath.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
Method for manufacturing a heat insulated tube including an inner tube for conducting fluid, a heat insulating layer enclosing said inner tube, and a sheath covering the heat insulating layer, comprising the steps of: feeding the inner tube and the insulating layer enclosing the inner tube axially through an angle extruder, extruding the sheath from the angle extruder around the heat insulating layer radially spaced therefrom, maintaining the sheath spaced from the insulating layer when moving together with said layer and said inner tube, over an initial distance from the angle extruder, and forming said sheath against chill molds under the influence of negative pressure downstream of said initial distance for compressing said sheath toward the insulating layer and imparting a corrugated shape to the sheath.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method as in claim 1 including the step of slightly compressing the insulating material where the sheath and the heat insulating material are contacted with each other after having moved along said initial distance.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method as in claim 1 including the step of feeding the heat insulating material, as a prefabricated slotted tubular covering, onto the inner tube to receive the inner tube therein through the slot of the covering.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
89 words
In an extruder having an angle extruder die defining a passage for prefabricated tubing having an insulating layer and overlying sheath, the improvement comprising sleeve means projecting from said angle extruder die coaxially with said passage and forming an extension of the passage at the outlet of the angle extruder die and corrugation means at the downstream end of said sleeve, said means together extruding and then corrugating the sheath onto said insulating layer, said corrugation means comprising chill molds forming said sheath under the influence of negative pressure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
89 words
In an extruder having an angle extruder die defining a passage for prefabricated tubing having an insulating layer and overlying sheath, the improvement comprising sleeve means projecting from said angle extruder die coaxially with said passage and forming an extension of the passage at the outlet of the angle extruder die and corrugation means at the downstream end of said sleeve, said means together extruding and then corrugating the sheath onto said insulating layer, said corrugation means comprising chill molds forming said sheath under the influence of negative pressure.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The extruder according to claim 4 wherein the sleeve means is mounted for axial adjustment.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The extruder according to claim 4 wherein the sleeve means extends into said passage a gap being provided between the sleeve means and the angle extruder die.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The extruder according to claim 6 wherein a heat insulating is provided in said gap.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The extruder according to claim 4 wherein the sleeve means at the downstream end thereof forms a coaxially narrowing end portion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
137 words
Method for manufacturing a heat insulated tube including an inner tube for conducting fluid, a heat insulating layer enclosing said inner tube, and a sheath covering the heat insulating layer, comprising the steps of feeding the inner tube and the insulating layer axially through an angle extruder, extruding the sheath from the angle extruder around the heat insulating layer radially spaced therefrom, maintaining the sheath spaced from the insulating layer when moving together with said layer and said inner tube, over an initial distance from the angle extruder, and compressing the heat insulating layer against the inner tube at the end of said initial distance, where the sheath is contacted with the heat insulating layer, and then forming said sheath against chill molds under the influence of negative pressure for imparting a corrugated shape to the sheath.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
137 words
Method for manufacturing a heat insulated tube including an inner tube for conducting fluid, a heat insulating layer enclosing said inner tube, and a sheath covering the heat insulating layer, comprising the steps of feeding the inner tube and the insulating layer axially through an angle extruder, extruding the sheath from the angle extruder around the heat insulating layer radially spaced therefrom, maintaining the sheath spaced from the insulating layer when moving together with said layer and said inner tube, over an initial distance from the angle extruder, and compressing the heat insulating layer against the inner tube at the end of said initial distance, where the sheath is contacted with the heat insulating layer, and then forming said sheath against chill molds under the influence of negative pressure for imparting a corrugated shape to the sheath.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
Method as claimed in claim 9 wherein the heat insulating layer as a prefabricated slotted tube is fed into the angle extruder together with the inner tube.
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