CN101670646A

CN101670646A - Machine and method for forming equipment through expansion

Info

Publication number: CN101670646A
Application number: CN200910167382A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 弗雷德里克·科万; 热拉尔·佩尔蒂尔
Original assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc
Current assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc
Priority date: 2008-09-10
Filing date: 2009-08-25
Publication date: 2010-03-17
Also published as: FR2935634B1; WO2010030584A1; FR2935634A1

Abstract

A forming machine comprises a bedplate (22) adapted to receive a counter-forming core (21) for receiving the walls of an equipment (51) to be formed through expansion. Means (23) are provided for introducing the bedplate (22) inside the machine. The means (23) for introducing the bedplate (22) into the machine (1) are arranged so as to position on an air cushion the bedplate (22) in the horizontalplane in any desired Cartesian position and means (36-38) are provided for catching the bedplate (22) and positioning it at a desired height. The invention well applies to closets.

Description

Machine and method by the expansion forming device

Technical field

The present invention is derived from the insulation closet is particularly carried out the problem that foamed material injects in the wallboard of refrigerator; But can understand that this invention also can consider to be used for other application as the back.

Background technology

For simplicity, problem will be described in conjunction with this specific should being used for of refrigerator here.

Described (refrigeration) cabinet comprises five panels and a door, is two doors sometimes.Each panel comprises inner and outer wall, by the hole that is arranged on the outer wall foamed material is injected between the inside and outside wall.Usually foamed material be inject into as liquid and expand by swelling agent, the most frequently used foamed material is a polyurethane foamed material.

In the past, this is that a panel connects another panel ground and carries out, and afterwards they is assembled.This method implements more loaded down with trivial details.

Afterwards, proposed the injection of closet is only carried out once, thereby need make closet become monomer structure earlier.Injector that Here it is is called as the injection tunnel sometimes, and the reason of being used only is applicable to a kind of cabinet of determining size but its found soon shortcoming is each injector.

At that time, more method in common just begins to be considered and proposed to be arranged to can be used to receive the injection tool of base plate, the support of the wooden or aluminum core body of transoid part (counter-form) when described base plate is used as injection again as itself, before base plate is introduced injection tool, the wallboard of cabinet is installed thereon.

Described transoid core body is important, and the pressure that imposes on the closet wallboard reaches every square metre several tons because the one side foamed material expands, the relatively thin thereby easy distortion of closet wallboard on the other hand, thus described core body prevents that normally the wallboard of thin plate is twisted.

But the universal performance of this method is just very relative.Even support base is installed in plan in orbit, the cabinet of producing any size also is unpractical; Unless the arrangement rail network, but the obvious unlikely manufacturer that has of this scheme adopts.

Though described chipware has prevented the cabinet inwall and has been twisted, but still had particularly its problem that is twisted of cabinet outer wall behind.When foamed material is injected into each cabinet and often occurs in them really and support with its front side.If manufacturer accepts to make its injector to be applicable to the closet of any width, the mode by transoid wedge shape part particularly, their unwilling even more employing top wedge shape part so.

Be exactly in this case the applicant obtained the conception of this invention.

Summary of the invention

The present invention at first relates to a kind of machine, be used for injected foam material between the insulation cabinet wallboard that may be twisted, be arranged to be used for preventing that wallboard is twisted in the foamed material injection process, and comprise and be applicable to the base plate that holds the transoid core body, wherein the transoid core body is applicable to the wallboard that holds cabinet, also comprise and be arranged to be used for introduce the device of base plate at machine intimate, it is characterized in that, the described device that is used for introducing at machine intimate base plate is arranged to be used for base plate being positioned in the horizontal plane of any desired Descartes position, and provides the device that base plate is blocked and be located in Desired Height.

Should be noted that " base plate is positioned in the horizontal plane in any desired Descartes position " is meant can move base plate in Descartes's level reference, the X and Y coordinates of its each point can be determined as required.In other words, base plate can be realized the location of the X and Y coordinates bidimensional free degree in machine.Device by machine of the present invention, base plate can also be implemented in that height Z goes up the location and the free degree with third dimension, foamed material just can be injected between the wallboard of any big or small cabinet like this, can be incorporated in the described machine on the height as long as it comprises, thus the head part of machine fully can be in injection process as the transoid of cabinet back wall, thereby can omit the wedge shape part.

More generally, the present invention relates to a kind of make-up machine, comprise the base plate that is used to hold the transoid core body, and the transoid core body is used to hold the equipment that forms by expanding, and provide the device of introducing base plate at machine intimate, it is characterized in that the described device that is used for introducing at machine intimate base plate is positioned base plate in the horizontal plane in any desired Descartes position, and provide the clamping base plate and be located device in Desired Height.

Preferably, base plate is installed on the air cushion.

Therefore, this machine can use any base plate and any transoid core body.

Advantageously, (machine) wallboard is arranged to pivot to install, and is suitable for amounting to so that insert the wallboard of equipment to be formed between for the wallboard that pivoting and transoid core body to the transoid core body providing convenience.

Advantageously, the head part of machine is fixed, and its door is arranged to pivot, opens and provide passage for transoid core body and equipment to be formed.

Preferably, the device that is used for base plate height location is arranged to be used for roughly realize accurate in locating to the base plate location and by sealed on the machine sidewall paneling (keying) base plate earlier.

Such as, sidewall paneling and base plate can comprise height-adjustable engaging key, to determine the height of base plate under head part.

The invention still further relates to a kind of method by the expansion manufacturing equipment, described apparatus arrangement becomes round the transoid core body, the transoid core body is arranged on the removable base plate, and described equipment is inserted between transoid core body and the pivot wallboard, it is characterized in that, described base plate is located along xyz with respect to the pivot wallboard on air cushion, and preferably, the location of height z is roughly located at last earlier and reached best orientation by adjusting.

With reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention may be better understood for the description by following preferred implementation to injector of the present invention.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the perspective view of this machine of being shown in an open position;

Fig. 2 is transoid core body, the decomposition diagram that supports base plate and positions carrier assembly;

Fig. 3 is machine shown in Fig. 1 and the perspective view that is encased in assembly shown in Fig. 2 in this machine with low level;

Fig. 4 is the cross-sectional view of machine shown in Figure 3 and assembly;

Fig. 5 be machine shown in Fig. 1 and and be encased in the perspective view of assembly shown in Fig. 2 in this machine with a high position;

Fig. 6 is the cross-sectional view of machine shown in Figure 3 and assembly;

Fig. 7 is the perspective view of assembly shown in Fig. 2 and machine shown in Figure 1, and wherein machine is in the close position, and base plate is in bolt and closes the position, and carrier is in low level;

Fig. 8 is the cross-sectional view of assembly shown in Figure 7 and machine;

Fig. 9 is the amplification sectional view that has shown sealed support base plate method on the machine wall.

The specific embodiment

This machine comprises the framework 1 of

striding part

6,7 that has four pillar 2-5 and be arranged in every pair of

pillar

2,3 and 4,5 tops.

Head part 8 is fixed on strides part 6 and strides on the part 7, and Qianmen 9 is installed on the head part 8, is more accurately on its forward position 10, so that pivot between open position (Fig. 1) and closing position (Fig. 7).

Two

sidewalls

11,12 are fixed to strides the following of

part

6,7 and is mounted to and can pivot between open position (Fig. 1) and closed position (Fig. 7).

The pole (not shown) is adopted in the realization of the pivot of described wall and door traditionally.

In order to ensure tight relatively, the

vertical edge

15,16 of 9

sidepiece

13,14 and

sidewall

11,12 is provided with the pad spare 17,18 and 19,20 that cooperates in twos at the Qianmen.

Briefly the injector of Miao Shuing is applicable to the insulation closet 51 of making expansion molding.

When foamed material is injected into the cabinet wallboard, be twisted in order to prevent the cabinet wallboard, the cabinet wallboard is inserted on the one hand is

wallboard

11,12, head part 8, the door 9 of machine and is between the two of transoid core body 21 on the other hand.

This transoid core body 21 is arranged on the removable base plate 22, and base plate 22 is arranged on the carrier 23 again, and carrier 23 is installed on the air cushion, and band actuating rod 24 and its lifting limit 25.

Therefore carrier 23 can be incorporated into below the head part 8 of machine and 4 pillar 2-5 between.This paper back can disclose localization method.

Base plate 22 comprises pallet 26, and pallet 26 has 4 vertical edges, and wherein two

sides

27,28 are applicable to that respectively towards the

side plate

11,12 of machine, pallet 26 is installed on the limit part 29,30, and limit part 29,30 is arranged on the carrier 23.

Each

side

27,28 of pallet 26 has two to be used for each with the

profile parts

31,32 of anti-L type cross section as the engaging key and to cooperate with block base on of the

side panel

11,12 that is integrally formed at injector.Two

keys

31,32 all are in position spaced apart from each other and adjacent with other two

quadrature limits

33,34 of pallet respectively on each

side

27,28.

Each

side plate

11,12 of this machine is close its

vertical edge

15,16 places outside its low limit 41, the

square

35,36 that two support clamping

close seats

37,38 are arranged,

block base

37,38 be used for the inclination position with engage key 31,32 and cooperatively interact so that on

machine side plate

11,12, block base plate 22.Upper limb 39 under block base is tilted to, engage with base plate key almost the lower edge 40 of the corresponding inclination of the arm of level make base plate 22 liftings in suitable height against slip.Should be noted that, the position of

block base

37,38 on its

square

35,36, and the position of

engaging key

31,32 on base plate 22 in height all is to adjust.The localization method of the preceding closet of injection is described now.

Carrier 23 is mentioned slightly on air cushion and is introduced in the machine, the door 9 of machine is shown in an open position to core body 21 and closet 51 and allows open walk, closet 51 is positive by putting and embed core body with it, so as base plate 22 to be able on horizontal plane, below the head part 8 and correctly locate (Fig. 4) between the side plate 11,12.Then, increase the height of carrier 23 following air cushions, (Fig. 6) the general height and position of positioning plate 22, thereby amounting to following time to core body 21 and closet 51 with

side plate

11,12, the

block base

37,38 of

side plate

11,12 is stuck close on the

engaging key

31,32 of base plate, and can makes bottom deck assembly 22 carry out suitable Height Adjustment (Fig. 8) with core body 21 and closet 51.

Carrier 23 can be lowerd and Qianmen 9 (Fig. 7) can be closed.Then, the wallboard of closet 26 just is inserted in the machine between the head part 8 as the wedge shape part,

side plate

11,12 and the Qianmen 9 in the core body 21 and this machine well.Can begin injected foam material in the wallboard of closet 6.More precisely, head part 8 is as the transoid of closet 26 rear walls 50.

The Height Adjustment of block base and engaging key is to shift the rectangle window that is arranged in the there by the bolt of being screwed to realize in described square and base plate here.

In addition, may consider fully to carry out the sealed of base plate by the lower edge at machine Qianmen.

Claims

1. a forming machine (1), comprise and be used to hold transoid core body (21) so that hold base plate (22), be arranged to be used for introducing the device (23) of described base plate (22) at described machine intimate by equipment (51) wallboard that expand to form, it is characterized in that, be used for being arranged to be used for base plate (22) is positioned in the horizontal plane in any desired Descartes position at the device (23) of described machine intimate introducing base plate (22), and be provided with and be used for base plate (22) is blocked and be located device (35-38 in Desired Height, 31,32).

2. forming machine according to claim 1, it is a kind of machine that is used between the yielding wallboard of insulation closet (51), injecting foamed material, be arranged to be used for preventing that wallboard is out of shape when the injected foam material, base plate (22) is used to hold transoid core body (21) so that hold the wallboard of closet (51).

3. according to claim 1 and require 2 any described machines, wherein, the transoid of the squab panel of formed equipment (51) when being provided with head part (8) as injection.

4. according to any described machine of claim 1 to 3, wherein, described base plate (22) is installed on the air cushion (25).

5. according to any described machine of claim 1 to 4, wherein, wallboard (11,12) is a pivotal mounting, and is suitable for amounting to so that insert the wallboard of equipment to be formed (51) between wallboard (11,12) that is pivoting and the transoid core body (21) to transoid core body (21).

6. according to any described machine of claim 3 to 5, wherein, described head part (8) is fixed, and is provided with Qianmen (9), and described Qianmen (9) are arranged to be convenient to rotation, open and provide passage for transoid core body (21) and equipment to be formed (51).

7. according to any described machine of claim 1 to 6, wherein, being used for the device (23,35-38,31,32) of positioning plate height is arranged to be used for making it roughly to locate earlier, again by base plate (22) sealed (35-38,31,32) is realized accurate location on described machine sidewall paneling (11,12).

8. machine according to claim 7, wherein, the sidewall paneling of described base plate (22) (11,12) comprises the engaging key (35-38,31,32) of height-adjustable to be used for the height of definite base plate (22) under head part (8).

9. method by expansion forming device (51), described equipment (51) is arranged to round the transoid core body (21) that is positioned on the removable base plate (22), and be inserted between core body (21) and the pivot wallboard (11,12), it is characterized in that described base plate (22) is gone up at air cushion (25) and located along the xyz direction with respect to pivot wallboard (11,12).

10. method according to claim 9, wherein, the height of described base plate (22) is positioned at intact definite roughly the location earlier before.

11. according to the described method of claim 9, wherein, the intact location of described base plate (22) is to realize by sealed (35-38,31,32).