EP1908332A2 - Cylinder for driving and heating strips of plastic material during production - Google Patents

Cylinder for driving and heating strips of plastic material during production

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EP1908332A2
EP1908332A2 EP06777753A EP06777753A EP1908332A2 EP 1908332 A2 EP1908332 A2 EP 1908332A2 EP 06777753 A EP06777753 A EP 06777753A EP 06777753 A EP06777753 A EP 06777753A EP 1908332 A2 EP1908332 A2 EP 1908332A2
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cylinder
bush
heating
supports
cylinder according
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Sergio Boccafogli
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Sima SRL
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29B—PREPARATION OR PRETREATMENT OF THE MATERIAL TO BE SHAPED; MAKING GRANULES OR PREFORMS; RECOVERY OF PLASTICS OR OTHER CONSTITUENTS OF WASTE MATERIAL CONTAINING PLASTICS
    • B29B13/00—Conditioning or physical treatment of the material to be shaped
    • B29B13/02—Conditioning or physical treatment of the material to be shaped by heating
    • B29B13/023—Half-products, e.g. films, plates
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B3/00—Ohmic-resistance heating
    • H05B3/0095—Heating devices in the form of rollers

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  • TITLE "Cylinder for driving and heating strips of plastic material during production"
  • the present invention relates to large-diameter cylinders which have an axis which is usually horizontal and motor-driven and on which the strips of plastic material, for example consisting of polyethylene or polypropylene, are driven in the known methods for the production of bands, raffia or other types of strips which must be fed and undergo suitable heating by the said cylinders in question.
  • the driving cylinders in question are usually heated by means of circulation, inside a cavity thereof, via axial supply and return ducts and via a rotating joint, of a liquid heated externally by special means.
  • This solution has proved to be constructionally complex, inefficient in terms of performance, subject to frequent maintenance and generally unreliable from a technological point of view, so that the aim of the invention is to overcome these drawbacks with a new solution which envisages heating of the useful surface of the cylinders in question, by means of a heat source which is powered electrically and positioned fixed inside the said cylinders, so as to irradiate the necessary heat over their inner side surface.
  • Fig. 1 shows a cylinder according to the invention sectioned along a plane which contains the axis of rotation of the said cylinder;
  • - Fig. 2 shows, on a larger scale and during the active phase, one of the spring- loaded devices supporting the annular source for internally heating the cylinder;
  • FIG. 3 shows an elevation view from the outer end side of the cylinder according to Figure 1 ;
  • FIG. 4 shows, with parts cross-sectioned and enlarged, one of the devices for supporting the annular heat-irradiating source, during the releasing step which allows assembly or disassembly of this source.
  • reference numeral 1 denotes the shoulder of the base structure which supports laterally, rotatable about its horizontal axis, the steel cylinder 2 on which the strips of plastic material to be driven and heated are conveyed.
  • the cylinder is supported at one of its ends, so that the whole length of its free inner side surface is free and available for heating by an adjacent radiating structure which is electrically powered and fixed, so as not to require the use of rotating joints.
  • one side of the shoulder 1 has, fixed thereto horizontally, a sturdy bush 3 which, by means of bearings with a high heat resistance, rotatably supports the middle part of a shaft 5 which, with the section projecting inside the shoulder 1 , is connected to input drive systems 6 and to an optional output drive system 7 for kinematic connection to other adjacent cylinders, while on the other end the shaft 5 supports a flange 105 and terminates in a hub 205 which has, mounted thereon, a bush 8 which is fixed by means of screws 9 to the said flange 205 and which supports integrally on the outer end a radial-arm structure 108 (see also Fig.
  • a cover 10 preferably made of a material with high heat-insulating properties may be fixed by means of screws 1 10, in order to retain the heat inside the said cylinder 2.
  • an optional membrane 11 of material with high heat-insulating properties may be fixed onto the surface portion of the shoulder 1 situated in the region of the cylinder 2, as indicated in Figure 1 , in broken lines.
  • a cup-shaped member 12 with weight-reducing ventilation openings 13 is fixed on the end of the bush 3 which is situated inside the cylinder 2, said member on its outer side surface having radially a series of spring-loaded devices 14 which are situated angularly equidistant from each other and which support, with the possibility of free radial expansion, but without the possibility of performing axial or rotating movements, an annular structure 15 of any suitable - also composite - type which is provided with electrical resistances (not shown) for the production of the heat necessary for heating the cylinder 2 and which has a width such as to occupy as far as possible and with a symmetrical arrangement the transverse extension of the inner side surface of the said cylinder 2 and which is positioned at a short distance from this surface, the latter being able in turn to be treated or machined in any way such as to receive and/or store the heat more efficiently.
  • the electrical resistances of the structure 15 are powered by means of electrical connections 16 which pass through adjacent openings formed on the wall of the shoulder 1 and operation of these resistances is controlled by means of at least one temperature-measuring probe 17 and by means of at least one infrared ray sensor 18 which is fixed by means of a special support 118 on the shoulder 1 and is directed towards the underlying cylinder 2 in order to detect the infrared radiation emitted by this component.
  • the devices 14 comprise a flanged bush 1 14 for fixing with screws onto the support structure 12, having axially sliding inside it a pin 214 with a shank 314 which projects from the end of the said bush which is directed towards the shaft 5 and which has a head 414, this end of the said bush being externally threaded and having a nut 514 screwed thereon.
  • the bush 1 14 houses internally an opposition spring 614 which pushes the pin 214 outwards and which has characteristics such as to react to the weight of the heating structure 15.
  • the pin 214 projects from the bush 1 14 with its end having a diametral incision inside which a flat steel bar 19 is seated and transversely pinned, as indicated by 714, said bar remaining parallel to the axis of the shaft 5 for guided cooperation with a diametral end incision 814 of the said bush 1 14.
  • the bar 19, as can be seen in Figure 1 has overall a U shape so as to touch the heat source 15 only with its two end reliefs which are located inside small internal annular shoulders 1 15 of the said annular source 15 which in this way is locked axially and which, owing to the presence of the springs 614, is free to expand thermally during heating and also during cooling.
  • At least one of the bars 19, as illustrated in the case of the upper bar in Figure 1 is longer than the other bars and with its ends co-operates in the manner of a key with corresponding incisions 20 formed in the inner annular reliefs 1 15 of the annular heat source 15 which in this way is prevented from performing rotational movements.
  • the operation shown in Figure 4 which consists in unscrewing the nuts 514 so that these, acting on the heads 414, cause, in opposition to the springs 614, retraction of the pins 214 and the associated bars 19 which in this way emerge from the volume of the internal shoulders 115 of the structure 15 which can thus be displaced axially.

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Injection Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Laminated Bodies (AREA)

Abstract

Cylinder for driving and heating strips of plastic material during production, characterized in that the said cylinder (2) is supported rotatably by special means at one of its ends, so that the whole length of its inner side surface is free and available for being heated by an adjacent radiating structure inside the cylinder, which is electrically powered and fixed, so as not to require the use of rotating joints.

Description

TITLE: "Cylinder for driving and heating strips of plastic material during production"
DESCRIPTION
The present invention relates to large-diameter cylinders which have an axis which is usually horizontal and motor-driven and on which the strips of plastic material, for example consisting of polyethylene or polypropylene, are driven in the known methods for the production of bands, raffia or other types of strips which must be fed and undergo suitable heating by the said cylinders in question.
In the known art, the driving cylinders in question are usually heated by means of circulation, inside a cavity thereof, via axial supply and return ducts and via a rotating joint, of a liquid heated externally by special means. This solution has proved to be constructionally complex, inefficient in terms of performance, subject to frequent maintenance and generally unreliable from a technological point of view, so that the aim of the invention is to overcome these drawbacks with a new solution which envisages heating of the useful surface of the cylinders in question, by means of a heat source which is powered electrically and positioned fixed inside the said cylinders, so as to irradiate the necessary heat over their inner side surface. Further characteristic features of the invention and the advantages arising therefrom will emerge more clearly from the following description of a preferred embodiment thereof illustrated purely by way of a non-limiting example in the figures of the accompanying plates of drawings in which:
- Fig. 1 shows a cylinder according to the invention sectioned along a plane which contains the axis of rotation of the said cylinder;
- Fig. 2 shows, on a larger scale and during the active phase, one of the spring- loaded devices supporting the annular source for internally heating the cylinder;
- Fig. 3 shows an elevation view from the outer end side of the cylinder according to Figure 1 ;
- Fig. 4 shows, with parts cross-sectioned and enlarged, one of the devices for supporting the annular heat-irradiating source, during the releasing step which allows assembly or disassembly of this source. In Figure 1 , reference numeral 1 denotes the shoulder of the base structure which supports laterally, rotatable about its horizontal axis, the steel cylinder 2 on which the strips of plastic material to be driven and heated are conveyed. In order to be able to implement the solution according to the invention, the cylinder is supported at one of its ends, so that the whole length of its free inner side surface is free and available for heating by an adjacent radiating structure which is electrically powered and fixed, so as not to require the use of rotating joints. According to the invention, one side of the shoulder 1 has, fixed thereto horizontally, a sturdy bush 3 which, by means of bearings with a high heat resistance, rotatably supports the middle part of a shaft 5 which, with the section projecting inside the shoulder 1 , is connected to input drive systems 6 and to an optional output drive system 7 for kinematic connection to other adjacent cylinders, while on the other end the shaft 5 supports a flange 105 and terminates in a hub 205 which has, mounted thereon, a bush 8 which is fixed by means of screws 9 to the said flange 205 and which supports integrally on the outer end a radial-arm structure 108 (see also Fig. 3) which is integral with the outer edge of the cylinder 2 and on which a cover 10 preferably made of a material with high heat-insulating properties may be fixed by means of screws 1 10, in order to retain the heat inside the said cylinder 2. For this purpose, an optional membrane 11 of material with high heat-insulating properties may be fixed onto the surface portion of the shoulder 1 situated in the region of the cylinder 2, as indicated in Figure 1 , in broken lines.
The bottom of a cup-shaped member 12 with weight-reducing ventilation openings 13 is fixed on the end of the bush 3 which is situated inside the cylinder 2, said member on its outer side surface having radially a series of spring-loaded devices 14 which are situated angularly equidistant from each other and which support, with the possibility of free radial expansion, but without the possibility of performing axial or rotating movements, an annular structure 15 of any suitable - also composite - type which is provided with electrical resistances (not shown) for the production of the heat necessary for heating the cylinder 2 and which has a width such as to occupy as far as possible and with a symmetrical arrangement the transverse extension of the inner side surface of the said cylinder 2 and which is positioned at a short distance from this surface, the latter being able in turn to be treated or machined in any way such as to receive and/or store the heat more efficiently. The electrical resistances of the structure 15 are powered by means of electrical connections 16 which pass through adjacent openings formed on the wall of the shoulder 1 and operation of these resistances is controlled by means of at least one temperature-measuring probe 17 and by means of at least one infrared ray sensor 18 which is fixed by means of a special support 118 on the shoulder 1 and is directed towards the underlying cylinder 2 in order to detect the infrared radiation emitted by this component.
With reference also to Figure 2 it can be seen that the devices 14 comprise a flanged bush 1 14 for fixing with screws onto the support structure 12, having axially sliding inside it a pin 214 with a shank 314 which projects from the end of the said bush which is directed towards the shaft 5 and which has a head 414, this end of the said bush being externally threaded and having a nut 514 screwed thereon. The bush 1 14 houses internally an opposition spring 614 which pushes the pin 214 outwards and which has characteristics such as to react to the weight of the heating structure 15. The pin 214 projects from the bush 1 14 with its end having a diametral incision inside which a flat steel bar 19 is seated and transversely pinned, as indicated by 714, said bar remaining parallel to the axis of the shaft 5 for guided cooperation with a diametral end incision 814 of the said bush 1 14. The bar 19, as can be seen in Figure 1 , has overall a U shape so as to touch the heat source 15 only with its two end reliefs which are located inside small internal annular shoulders 1 15 of the said annular source 15 which in this way is locked axially and which, owing to the presence of the springs 614, is free to expand thermally during heating and also during cooling. At least one of the bars 19, as illustrated in the case of the upper bar in Figure 1 , is longer than the other bars and with its ends co-operates in the manner of a key with corresponding incisions 20 formed in the inner annular reliefs 1 15 of the annular heat source 15 which in this way is prevented from performing rotational movements. In order to assemble or disassemble the heating structure 15 onto/from the supports 14 it is necessary to perform the operation shown in Figure 4 which consists in unscrewing the nuts 514 so that these, acting on the heads 414, cause, in opposition to the springs 614, retraction of the pins 214 and the associated bars 19 which in this way emerge from the volume of the internal shoulders 115 of the structure 15 which can thus be displaced axially.

Claims

1. Cylinder for driving and heating strips of plastic material during production, characterized in that the said cylinder (2) is supported rotatably by special means at one of its ends, so that the whole length of its inner side surface is free and available for being heated by an adjacent radiating structure inside the cylinder, which is electrically powered and fixed, so as not to require the use of rotating joints.
2. Cylinder according to Claim 1 , in which one side of the base shoulder (1 ) has, fixed horizontally thereto, a sturdy bush (3) which, by means of bearings (4) with a high heat resistance, rotatably supports the middle part of a shaft (5) which, with its section projecting inside the said shoulder (1 ), is connected to the driving means (6), while at the other end it supports a flange (105) and terminates in a hub (205) which has, mounted thereon, a bush (8) fixed by means of screws (9) to the said flange (105) and which integrally supports on the outer end a radial-arm structure (108) integral with the outer edge of the cylinder (2).
3. Cylinder according to Claim 2, in which a cover (10) preferably made of a material with high heat-insulating properties is fixed onto the said radial-arm structure (108) externally and in a removable manner, in order to retain the heat inside the said cylinder (2) and, for this same purpose, an optional disc (1 1 ) made of material with high heat-insulating properties may be fixed onto the surface portion of the shoulder (1 ) situated in the region of the said cylinder (2).
4. Cylinder according to Claim 2, in which the end of the said bush (3) which is situated inside the cylinder (2) has, fixed thereon, the bottom of a cup-shaped support structure (12) which on its outer side surface radially supports a series of devices (14) which are spring-loaded and situated angularly equidistant from each other and which support, with the possibility of free radial expansion and without the possibility of axial or rotational movements, an annular structure (15) of any suitable - also composite - shape which supports the electrical resistances for production of the heat necessary for heating the said cylinder (2), which has a width such as to occupy as far as possible and with a symmetrical arrangement the transverse extension of the inner side surface of the said cylinder (2) and which is situated at a short distance from this surface.
5. Cylinder according to Claim 4, in which the inner side surface of the said cylinder (2) may be treated or machined in any way such as to receive and/or store more efficiently the heat irradiated by the adjacent annular heating structure (15).
6. Cylinder according to Claim 4, in which the electrical resistances of the annular heating source (15) are powered by means of electrical connections (16) which pass through adjacent openings formed in the wall of the shoulder (1 ) and operation of these same resistances is controlled by means of at least one temperature-measuring probe (17) and by means of at least one infrared ray sensor (18) which is fixed on the shoulder (1 ) and oriented towards the underlying cylinder (2) so as to detect the infrared radiation emitted by the latter.
7. Cylinder according to Claim 4, in which the devices (14) supporting the annular heating source (15) comprise a flanged bush (1 14) for fixing by means of screws onto the support structure (12), which has, axially sliding therein, a pin (214) with a shank (314) which projects from the end of the said bush which is directed towards the shaft (5) and which has a head (414), this end of the said bush being externally threaded and receiving a nut (514) screwed thereon, said bush (1 14) housing internally a spring (614) which pushes the said pin (214) outwards and which has characteristics such as to react to the weight of the heating structure (15), it being envisaged that this pin (214) projects from the guide bush (1 14) with its end having a diametral incision inside which a flat bar of steel (19) is seated and transversely pinned, said bar remaining parallel to the axis of the shaft (5) for guided co-operation with a diametral end incision (814) of the said guide bush (1 14).
8. Cylinder according to Claim 7, in which the said bar (19) has overall a U- shaped form so as to touch the heating source (15) only with its two end reliefs which are located inside small inner annular shoulders (1 15) of the annular heating source (15) which in this way is locked axially and which, owing to the presence of the springs (614), is free to expand thermally following heating and also cooling.
9. Cylinder according to Claim 8, in which at least one of the said bars (19) is longer than the other bars and with its ends co-operates in the manner of the key with corresponding incisions (20) formed in the inner annular shoulders (115) of the heating source (15) which in this way is prevented from performing rotational movements.
10. Cylinder according to Claim 7, in which, in order to remove the heating structure (15) from or mount it onto the inner radial supports (14), it is necessary to unscrew the nuts (514) of the said supports which, acting on the head (414) of the shanks (314), cause, in opposition to the springs (614), retraction of the pins (214) and the bars (19) which are pinned to the latter and which thus emerge from the volume of the inner annular shoulders (1 15) of the said structure (15) which may thus be displaced axially.
EP06777753A 2005-07-20 2006-07-13 Cylinder for driving and heating strips of plastic material during production Withdrawn EP1908332A2 (en)

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ITBO20050485 ITBO20050485A1 (en) 2005-07-20 2005-07-20 CYLINDER FOR DRIVING AND HEATING THE PLASTIC TAPES DURING THE PRODUCTION PHASE, POWERED ELECTRICALLY BY AN INTERNAL AND FIXED SOURCE
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