EP1721042A1 - Produit moule constitue de pate et appareil et procede de production correspondants - Google Patents

Produit moule constitue de pate et appareil et procede de production correspondants

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EP1721042A1
EP1721042A1 EP02761771A EP02761771A EP1721042A1 EP 1721042 A1 EP1721042 A1 EP 1721042A1 EP 02761771 A EP02761771 A EP 02761771A EP 02761771 A EP02761771 A EP 02761771A EP 1721042 A1 EP1721042 A1 EP 1721042A1
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mold
platen
mating
product
fiber slurry
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EP1721042A4 (fr
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Gregory W. Gale
Jeffrey J. Haugen
Edward D. Alloway
Eric A. Davis
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Regale Corp
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21J—FIBREBOARD; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM CELLULOSIC FIBROUS SUSPENSIONS OR FROM PAPIER-MACHE
    • D21J7/00—Manufacture of hollow articles from fibre suspensions or papier-mâché by deposition of fibres in or on a wire-net mould

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  • This invention relates to a molded pulp product and apparatus and method for producing the same.
  • Molded pulp products have heretofore been produced including fine pulp products.
  • Such fine pulp products have been produced in a press-to-dry procedure by progressively stepping a wet pulp part under pressure through a plurality of heated tools.
  • the molded pulp product produced in such a procedure because of the pressure applied has a relatively smooth surface on one side which is smoother than the other. It has been found that such fine pulp products because they are made in this manner have an unnatural laying down of the fibers to create striations that appear like laminations which has been found to decrease the strength of a fine molded product and also to increase its brittleness.
  • Such fine molded products also have surfaces which are rougher than the other surfaces and thus have unpredictable variable stacking pitches which affect the nesting and denesting capabilities.
  • Figure 1 is a side elevational view of an apparatus incorporating the present invention for producing molded pulp products of the present invention.
  • Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the drying tank shown in Figure 1.
  • Figure 3 is a view looking along the line 3-3 of Figure 2.
  • Figure 4 is a view looking down onto the suction or mold platen from the drying tank.
  • Figure 5 is a top plan view of the slurry tank shown in Figure 1.
  • Figure 6 is a bottom plan view of the closure platen and shows the mechanism for operating the same.
  • Figure 7 is a side elevational view in cross section of the dry tank with the suction platen being moved into place into the dry tank.
  • Figure 8 is a side elevational view in cross section of the dry tank with the closure platen in place and showing the application of hot air and vacuum to the dry tank.
  • Figure 9 is a schematic flow diagram of the apparatus shown in Figure 1.
  • Figure 10 is an isometric view of a molded pulp product incorporating the present invention and made with the apparatus and method of the present invention.
  • the apparatus 16 for producing a molded pulp product of the present invention as shown in Figures 1-9 consists of a framework 17 formed of a suitable material such as stainless steel.
  • the framework 17 is resting upon raised floor 18.
  • a slurry dip tank 21 of a suitable material such as stainless steel is mounted in the bottom of the framework 17 and is of a suitable size as for example one containing approximately 1,000 gallons.
  • the slurry dip tank 21 is provided with a bottom wall 22, upstanding side walls 23 and a top wall 24 overlying the bottom wall 22 and parallel to the bottom wall.
  • the top wall 24 is provided with a rectangular opening 26 in the form of a square giving access to the parallelepiped-shaped chamber 27 provided within the tank 21.
  • the tank 21 is provided with a plurality of flanged couplings 31, shown schematically in Figure 9. Thus, there is provided an inlet coupling 33 which is connected through a pump 34 to a pulp storage tank 36.
  • Means is provided for recirculating the pulp slurry introduced into the slurry dip tank 21 and consists of a recirculating pump 41 which is connected to the dip tank 21 through a coupling 42 through a valve 43 for withdrawing slurry from the tank 21 and supplying it through another valve 44 through a densitometer 46 through a coupling 47 into the tank 21.
  • the coupling 47 is connected to another coupling 48 within the chamber 27 of the tank 21 and is connected to piping 49 which has mounted thereon a plurality of spaced-apart jets 51 for re-introducing slurry into the slurry dip tank 21 and for agitating the slurry in the tank 21 so that it has a uniform consistency extending throughout the slurry dip tank 21 as measured by a consistency meter (not shown).
  • Means is provided for controlling the temperature of the slurry within the dip tank 21 and consists of electrical heaters 56 mounted in the side walls of the tank which are thermostatically controlled to maintain the slurry within the dip tank at a predetermined temperature.
  • a dry tank 61 formed of a suitable material such as stainless steel is mounted in the upper part of the framework 17 and includes a top wall 62 and downwardly extending side walls 63 to form a dry chamber 64 which is in the form of a parallelepiped that is accessible through a bottom side opening 66.
  • the lowermost extremities of the side walls 63 have secured thereto a seal member 67 which has a recess 68 provided in the lower side thereof which has received therein an inflatable seal 69.
  • the bottom side opening 66 of the dry tank 61 is adapted to be closed by a closure platen 71 of stainless steel which is movable on rails of the framework 17 between a closed position closing said bottom side opening 66 and an open position in which it is out of the way from the bottom side opening 66.
  • Means is provided for moving the closure platen 71 between the closed and open positions in the form of a crank mechanism 72 which consists of a gear motor 73.
  • the gear reducer is provided with an output shaft 76 which drives a crank arm 77.
  • the crank arm is pivotably connected by a pin 78 to a connecting rod 79 which is pivotably connected to the closure platen 71 by a pin 81 (see Figure 5).
  • Means for supplying air under pressure for inflating and deflating the inflatable seal 69 so that an air-tight seal can be formed between the dry tank 61 and the closure platen 71 and consists of a compressor 82 open to atmosphere through a valve 83 and in communication with a tank 84 through a valve 85.
  • the compressed air from the tank 84 is supplied through a flanged coupling 86, through a control valve 87, a filter 88 and a regulator 89 to instrument air piping 91.
  • This instrument air is supplied from the piping 91 through a reducer 92 through a valve 93 and through a solenoid controlled valve 94 through a regulator 96 and then through a quick exhaust valve 97 to the inflatable seal 69. From these controls it can be readily seen that the seal member 69 can be inflated by operation of the solenoid valve 94 and deflated by operation of the quick exhaust valve 97.
  • Means for supplying heated air to the dry chamber 64 and consists of a compressor 101 connected to atmosphere through a valve 102 and connected to an air receiver tank 103 through a valve 104 to provide compressed air at a suitable pressure such as 60 psi.
  • the tank 103 is coupled through a flanged coupling 106 to piping 107.
  • the piping 107 is connected through a control valve 108 to an air heater 109 of a suitable type as for example one having a capacity of 192 kW of electrical heat for heating the air and supplying the heated air through a valve 111 reducers 112 connected into jets 113 connected through the side walls 63 of the dry tank 61 for supplying heated air to the dry chamber 64.
  • the heater 109 can be bypassed through a bypass valve 116.
  • a first set 121 of mating porous molds is provided which is comprised of a plurality of first mating porous molds 122 that may be alike or which at the choice of the operator of the apparatus may be of different sizes and shapes.
  • the porous molds 122 can be of the type described in copending application Serial No. 09/385,914 filed August 30, 1999.
  • a second set 123 of mating porous molds of the same type is provided for mating with the first set of mating molds and also includes a plurality of second mating porous molds 124 which form pairs with the first mating molds 122.
  • the apparatus 16 includes means for mounting the first set 121 of mating molds 122 and consists of a mold platen 126 which has mounted thereon a plurality of inflatable mold holders 127.
  • the mold holders 127 are supplied with mold holder air from the instrument air piping 91 through a reducer 128 through a solenoid operated valve 129 through a regulator 131 to supply 50 psi air through a quick exhaust valve 132 through another reducer 133 to the mold holders 127.
  • the solenoid operated valve 129 molds 122 can be secured to the mold platen 126 and upon release of the mold holder air through the quick exhaust valve 132, the molds 122 can be removed.
  • Means is provided for supporting the mold platen 126 and for moving the mold platen 126 between an intermediate position, a dip tank position and a dry tank position and consists of spaced-apart cantilevered support arms 141 mounted on linear sleeve bearings 142 which are mounted for vertical sliding movement on cylindrical posts 143 forming apart of the framework 17.
  • Means is provided for moving the sleeve bearings 142 and the cantilevered arms 141 carried thereby vertically between the intermediate position, dip tank position and the dry chamber position and consists of a gear motor 146 which has an output shaft 147 that drives a sheave 148.
  • the drive sheave 148 drives a cable 149, one end of which is secured to the cantilevered arms 141 and that travels over another sheave 151 mounted on the framework 17 as shown in Figure 1 and has the other end attached to a counterweight 152.
  • the gear motor 156 By operation of the gear motor 156 it can be seen that the mold platen 126 carried by the cantilevered arms 141 can be readily moved between the intermediate, dip tank and dry tank positions.
  • Means is provided for rotating the mold platen 126 through at least 180° for a purpose hereinafter described and consists of a right angle gear motor 156 secured between the cantilevered arms 141 and the mold platen 126 so that the mold platen can be rotated 180° from the position shown in Figure 1 in which the molds 122 are upside down and facing downwardly and to a position that the molds are facing upwardly.
  • a right angle gear motor 156 secured between the cantilevered arms 141 and the mold platen 126 so that the mold platen can be rotated 180° from the position shown in Figure 1 in which the molds 122 are upside down and facing downwardly and to a position that the molds are facing upwardly.
  • a telescoping tubular assembly 166 is provided on opposite sides of the mold platen 126 with one end being connected to a flanged connection 167 and the other end being connected to a pivoted flanged connection 168 to permit movement of the mold platen between the dip tank and dry tank positions. As shown in Figure 9, these telescoping tubular assemblies 166 are connected through reducers 171 to a line 172.
  • the line 172 is connected through a valve 173 which can be moved between open and closed positions and connected through a vacuum regulator 174 through another reducer 176 which is connected to a vacuum line 177.
  • the vacuum line is connected through a flanged coupling 178 to a vacuum receiver buffer tank 179.
  • the tank 179 is connected through a valve 181 to a vacuum pump 182 that is connected to atmosphere through a valve 183.
  • the line 172 is also adapted to be placed in communication with the atmosphere through a valve 186 movable between open and closed positions. Compressed air may also be supplied to the line 172 for blowing off molded products as hereinafter described from the compressed air line 107 supplied through a reducer 191 and through a product blow off valve 192 regulated to 10 psi.
  • the second mating molds 124 of the second set 123 of mating molds are positioned within the dry chamber 64 and are adapted to be releasably secured to mold holders 201 carried by robotic cylinders 202 mounted in the top wall 62 of the dry tank 61.
  • These robotic cylinders 202 are of a conventional type and are stepper motor actuated so that the positioning of the second mating molds can be precisely adjusted during the molding processes as hereinafter described.
  • Mold holder air is supplied from piping 91 to each of the robotic cylinders 202 through a reducer 206 which is connected through a quick exhaust valve 208 to a solenoid operated valve 207 and through another reducer 209.
  • the robotic cylinders 202 are also connected to a source of vacuum through, reducers 211 , a control valve 212 and another reducer 213 to the vacuum line 177. Also the robotic cylinders 202 are connected through reducers 216 to the compressed air piping 107 through a control valve 217 and a reducer 218.
  • An atmosphere line 221 is connected to the vacuum line 177 which can be opened to the atmosphere through a control valve 222 through a flanged connection 223 mounted on an atmosphere vent tank 224.
  • the atmosphere vent tank 224 can be vented to atmosphere through a flanged coupling 226.
  • FIG. 10 A molded pulp product made with the apparatus and method of the present invention is shown in Figure 10.
  • This molded pulp product 251 is merely representative of the many various types of products which can be produced in accordance with the present invention.
  • a molded pulp product 251 which is in the form of a container is provided with a bottom wall (not shown) and upstanding side walls 252 which are inclined upwardly and outwardly from the bottom wall and which adjoin a horizontally extending rim 253 at their uppermost extremities, defining a space 254 for receiving articles or other materials.
  • the bottom wall (not shown) and the side walls 252 and the rim 253 are all provided with first and second exposed surfaces 256 and 257 that are parallel and spaced apart by a distance corresponding to the thickness of the walls.
  • Both of the first and second exposed surfaces 256 and 257 are relatively smooth but have a texture which mirrors the screen pattern of the first and second mating porous molds hereinbefore described.
  • first mating molds 122 of different sizes and configurations as shown in the drawings and a plurality of second mating molds 124 corresponding to the sizes and configurations of the first mating molds 122 to thereby provide first and second sets of mating molds 121 and 123 forming a plurality of pairs of mating molds.
  • These first mating molds 122 are secured to the mold platen 126 by use of the conventional mold holders 127 carried by the mold or suction platen 126 and operated by the use of mold holder air.
  • the platen 126 suction or mold serves as a manifold and can be of the type described in Patent No. 6,287,428 which is in communication with the molds 122 through the mold holders 127.
  • the second mating molds 124 are secured to the mold holders 201 by mold holder air and are carried by the positioner or robotic cylinders 202.
  • the apparatus 16 as shown in the drawings can be placed in operation.
  • the slurry dip tank 21 has been filled to an appropriate liquid level with a pulp slurry from the pulp storage tank 36.
  • the pulp slurry is continuously recirculated by use of the circulating pump 41 to provide a pulp slurry which has a uniform consistency throughout the dip tank 21.
  • the slurry in the dip tank is maintained at a predetermined temperature as for example a room temperature of 25°C or 70°F.
  • the mold platen 126 is in an intermediate position shown in Figure 1 between the slurry dip tank 21 and the dry tank 61 and that the first set of mating molds 121 has been mounted as hereinbefore described are facing downwardly or are in an upside down position.
  • the gear motor 146 is operated to lower the mold platen 126 downwardly so that the first mating molds 122 carried by the platen 126 are moved downwardly into the opening 26 of the dip tank 21 and penetrate the liquid level of the pulp slurry in the dip tank to a depth so that only the molds are immersed in the slurry while the mold platen 126 remains above the liquid level of the slurry and remains dry.
  • a vacuum is applied from the vacuum line 177 through the telescoping assembly 166 to the mold or suction platen 126.
  • the vacuum can correspond to approximately 7 inches of mercury which is continued to be applied until a sufficient amount of fibers have been collected on the first mating molds 122 to provide wet molded products on the molds.
  • Power is again supplied to the gear motor 146 to lift the mold platen 126 out of the slurry.
  • the vacuum supplied to the molds is increased, as for example to as much as 12 to 13 inches of mercury.
  • the fibers which are not adhering to the mold will be wiped away by the draining liquid slurry back into the dip tank 21. Also excess water drains from the molds and the wet molded products into the dip tank 21.
  • the right angle gear motor 156 is operated to cause the mold or suction platen 126 to be rotated through 180° so that the first mating molds 122 carried thereby are moved from an upside down position to an upright or right side up position in which the force of gravity aids the draining of water from the wet molded products carried by the first mating molds 122.
  • the vacuum supplied to the mold platen is substantially increased as for example to 27 to 28 inches of mercury to aid in withdrawing substantially all of the water from the wet molded products carried by the molds.
  • the method of the present invention it is advantageous to pull out as much water as possible from the molded products carried by the molds to decrease the moisture which thereafter has to be evaporated in the dry chamber 64 of the dry tank 61.
  • the water which is collected by the vacuum applied to the wet molded products carried by the first mating molds 122 can be collected for a first period of time as for example 5 seconds and reused in making additional pulp slurry after which the air and any remaining moisture which is withdrawn can be vented to the atmosphere through the valve 186 for another predetermined period of time as for example 15 seconds for a total cycle time of 20 seconds.
  • the mold platen 126 continues to move upwardly into the dry chamber into a position such as shown in Figure 7.
  • the positioner or robotic cylinders 202 are operated to bring the second mating molds 124 downwardly into engagement with the first mating molds 122 as shown in Figure 8 to create a partially dried molded product 251 that is self supporting which has a precise predetermined wall thickness because of the close tolerances made permissible by the operation of the positioner cylinders 202 and the positioning of the suction or mold platen 126.
  • a vacuum is applied to the mold holders 201 and shortly thereafter or at the same time, a short burst of air under pressure under the control of product blow off valve 192 is supplied to the mold holders 127 to blow the molded pulp products off of the molds 122.
  • the positioner or robotic cylinders 202 are actuated to raise the second mating molds 124 and to carry with them the molded pulp products 251 upwardly into the dry chamber 64 of the dry tank 61.
  • the mold or suction platen 126 is lowered out of the drying chamber 64 by operation of the gear motor 146.
  • the bottom side opening 66 of the dry tank 61 is closed by operating the gear motor 73 to move the closure platen 71 from an out-of-the-way position into a closed position in which it underlies the lower extremity of the dry tank 61.
  • the inflatable seal 69 is then inflated by operation of the solenoid operated valve 94 to provide an air-tight seal between the dry chamber 64 and the closure platen 71.
  • hot compressed air at a pressure ranging from 30 to 40 psi at approximately 300°F is supplied from the heater 104 to the dry chamber 64 as shown by arrows 259.
  • the hot air after it enters the dry chamber 64 can only escape by passing through the molded pulp products and the porous molds 122 as shown by arrows 261 thence through the vacuum line 177 as shown by arrows 262.
  • the hot air after passing through the porous molds can be vented to the atmosphere. Because all of the heated air to escape must pass through the molded fiber products, a highly efficient drying of the molded pulp products occurs.
  • the drying operation is facilitated because it is unnecessary to dry the mold platen 126 because it always remains dry. As hereinbefore explained, care is taken so that the mold platen is not dipped into the fiber slurry in the dip tank 21 and therefore remains dry. Even when the mold platen 126 is rotated through 180° and inverted so that the molded pulp products are above the platen, the moisture carried by the molded pulp products is drawn off through the vacuum lines connected to the mold or suction platen.
  • the mold platen 126 is being moved downwardly toward the dip tank 21. As this is occurring, the mold platen is rotated through 180° by operation of the gear motor 156 to cause the first mating molds 122 to again face downwardly after which they are again lowered down into the pulp slurry in the dip tank 21 as hereinbefore described and a vacuum is applied to form on the molds 122 additional wet molded pulp products 251 onto the molds 122.
  • the seal inflation air on the inflatable seal 69 is quickly exhausted through the exhaust valve 97. Prior to or during this time, the heated air supplied from the heater 103 is terminated.
  • the closure gear motor 73 is operated to move the closure platen 71 to an open out-of-the-way position to clear the opening 66.
  • the molded pulp products After the molded pulp products have been dried to the desired dryness, they can be ejected from the second mating molds 124 by supplying compressed air to the cylinders 202 to cause the molded pulp products to drop downwardly through the opening 66 in the dry chamber 64 onto a suitable take-away conveyor (not shown) which can be advanced and retracted in a timely manner so it underlies the dry chamber opening 66 and then is moved to an out-of-the-way position to permit the mold platen 126 to again enter the dry chamber 64 after the mold platen has been rotated through 180° to continue with the procedure hereinbefore described.
  • a suitable take-away conveyor (not shown) which can be advanced and retracted in a timely manner so it underlies the dry chamber opening 66 and then is moved to an out-of-the-way position to permit the mold platen 126 to again enter the dry chamber 64 after the mold platen has been rotated through 180° to continue with the procedure hereinbefore described.
  • the apparatus of the present invention makes possible a method for producing molded pulp products which is very efficient.
  • the final drying can be accomplished within the dry chamber 74 while the first mating molds are again being lowered into the dip tank 21 for the formation of the next set of molded pulp products.
  • the molded pulp products can be produced at a very rapid rate.
  • the molded pulp products produced with the apparatus and method of the present invention produces a molded pulp product such as that shown in Figure 10 which has many desirable qualities as hereinbefore described.
  • the molded pulp product of the present invention has improved characteristics. It can be created with much tighter tolerances.
  • the molded pulp product can have a predictable stacking pitch and the stacking pitch can be reduced.
  • the first and second surfaces of the molded product can have opposing surfaces which are relatively smooth.
  • the product can be utilized from first and second mating molds having screens, the first and second surfaces of the molded pulp product emulating the screen patterns of the screens of the first and second molds. The surfaces of both sides can be precisely controlled.
  • the mold can be carried by a platen and the mold can be introduced into the fiber slurry in an upside down position and with the platen remaining dry.
  • the wet molded product can be formed on a tool in which the platen and the mold are inverted to a right-side up position so that the platen underlies the mold.
  • the drainage of water from the wet molded product carried by the mold is facilitated by the apparatus and method of the invention.
  • the mold carrying the wet molded product can be advanced into a heated atmosphere.
  • the mold can be advanced into a mating mold in the drying chamber so that mold impressions are formed on first and second surfaces of the molded pulp product.

Abstract

L'invention concerne un appareil (16) conçu pour produire un produit moulé constitué de pâte à partir d'une suspension fibreuse dense. Cet appareil comprend une cuve de trempage (21) qui contient ladite suspension fibreuse dense et présente un niveau de liquide. Cet appareil est en outre pourvu d'un plateau (126) qui supporte un moule poreux (122). Ce plateau et ce moule sont abaissés et plongés dans la suspension fibreuse dense, ledit plateau étant disposé au-dessus du moule de façon que ce moule soit introduit dans la suspension fibreuse dense, à travers la surface du liquide. Le plateau et le moule sous soumis à un phénomène d'aspiration tandis que ledit moule est disposé dans la suspension fibreuse dense, pour que les fibres contenues dans cette suspension fibreuse dense se fixent sur le moule et forment un produit moulé humide constitué de pâte. La platine ainsi que le moule comportant ledit produit moulé humide sont sortis de la suspension fibreuse dense, à travers la surface de liquide, pour permettre l'évacuation de l'eau contenue dans le moule ainsi que dans le produit moulé constitué de pâte. Puis, ledit produit moulé humide est séché.
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