GB1152306A - Process and apparatus for Manufacturing Foamed Articles of Thermoplastic Materials - Google Patents

Process and apparatus for Manufacturing Foamed Articles of Thermoplastic Materials

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GB1152306A
GB1152306A GB21131/68A GB2113168A GB1152306A GB 1152306 A GB1152306 A GB 1152306A GB 21131/68 A GB21131/68 A GB 21131/68A GB 2113168 A GB2113168 A GB 2113168A GB 1152306 A GB1152306 A GB 1152306A
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screws
blowing agent
extruder
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LAVORAZIONE MAT PLAST
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C44/00—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles
    • B29C44/34—Auxiliary operations
    • B29C44/3442—Mixing, kneading or conveying the foamable material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C48/25—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
    • B29C48/36—Means for plasticising or homogenising the moulding material or forcing it through the nozzle or die
    • B29C48/50—Details of extruders
    • B29C48/505—Screws
    • B29C48/51—Screws with internal flow passages, e.g. for molten material
    • B29C48/515—Screws with internal flow passages, e.g. for molten material for auxiliary fluids, e.g. foaming agents
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C48/25—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
    • B29C48/78—Thermal treatment of the extrusion moulding material or of preformed parts or layers, e.g. by heating or cooling
    • B29C48/793—Thermal treatment of the extrusion moulding material or of preformed parts or layers, e.g. by heating or cooling upstream of the plasticising zone, e.g. heating in the hopper
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C48/25—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
    • B29C48/78—Thermal treatment of the extrusion moulding material or of preformed parts or layers, e.g. by heating or cooling
    • B29C48/80—Thermal treatment of the extrusion moulding material or of preformed parts or layers, e.g. by heating or cooling at the plasticising zone, e.g. by heating cylinders
    • B29C48/84—Thermal treatment of the extrusion moulding material or of preformed parts or layers, e.g. by heating or cooling at the plasticising zone, e.g. by heating cylinders by heating or cooling the feeding screws
    • B29C48/85—Cooling
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C48/25—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
    • B29C48/78—Thermal treatment of the extrusion moulding material or of preformed parts or layers, e.g. by heating or cooling
    • B29C48/875—Thermal treatment of the extrusion moulding material or of preformed parts or layers, e.g. by heating or cooling for achieving a non-uniform temperature distribution, e.g. using barrels having both cooling and heating zones
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C48/03—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor characterised by the shape of the extruded material at extrusion
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C48/03—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor characterised by the shape of the extruded material at extrusion
    • B29C48/07—Flat, e.g. panels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C48/03—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor characterised by the shape of the extruded material at extrusion
    • B29C48/07—Flat, e.g. panels
    • B29C48/08—Flat, e.g. panels flexible, e.g. films
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C48/03—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor characterised by the shape of the extruded material at extrusion
    • B29C48/09—Articles with cross-sections having partially or fully enclosed cavities, e.g. pipes or channels

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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Extrusion Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)

Abstract

1,152,306. Twin screw extruder for foamed thermoplastics. LAVORAZIONE MATERIE PLASTICHE L.M.P. S.p.A. 3 May, 1968 [10 May, 1967], No. 21131/68. Heading B5A. Foamed thermoplastics articles are made by a twin screw extruder in which the screws rotate in the same direction, and which comprises a heating and mixing portion which is also designed to produce two spaced sealing plugs of the thermoplastic material at its upstream end, a metered supply for a fluid blowing agent in an intermediate portion and a homogenizing and cooling portion between the intermediate portion of the extruder and the die. Granular thermoplastics material is fed into the upstream end of the apparatus, melted and mixed in the first section, mixed with the blowing agent, cooled in the homogenizing section and extruded through the die; escape of blowing agent being presented by the plugs of thermoplastic material and by the viscosity of the material and the close meshing of the extruder screws in the outlet section. As shown the extruder comprises a barrel 10, two intermeshing screws 11, 12, an inlet 14 for granular thermoplastic resin, an inlet 22 for a metered flow of fluid blowing agent and a die 18. Heating coils 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D and cooling chambers 32, 32<SP>1</SP>, 32<SP>11</SP> are arranged along the outside of the barrel and cooling fluid is fed through tube 41 to the end of the hollow extruder screws, returns through section F in the space between the screw 11, 12 and tube 41 and passes through the rest of the screw between tube 41 and a tube 43 thermally insulated from the screw. Precompression and heating of the granular thermoplastic material starts in section A comprising coarse pitch screws 11A, 12A and heater 30A. The pressure on the material builds up between sections A and B as the pitch of the screws 11B, 12B in section B have a smaller pitch than screws 11A, 12A and the material is further heated and passed into free room 35. The screws 11C, 12C of section C have a reverse pitch of absolute value about the same as that of section B and gaps 36 are formed in the screw threads in a stepped relationship defining a helical path through the screw. These reverse threads cause a plug of thermoplastic material to form in space 35 and a similar plug in space 38 between sections D and E which are similar to B and C. Section E is not heated or may be cooled to assist absorption of the blowing agent at 20. The meshing screws 11F, 12F in section F mix the softened polymer and blowing agent thoroughly and also cool the polymer so that its viscosity on emerging from the nozzle 18 is sufficient to prevent collapse of the cells formed by the expanded blowing agent. The process and apparatus can be used to manufacture plates, slabs, bars and tubes from foamed thermoplastic resins, e.g. polyvinylchloride, polyvinyl acetate, polystyrene, polyamides and polyethylene.
GB21131/68A 1967-05-10 1968-05-03 Process and apparatus for Manufacturing Foamed Articles of Thermoplastic Materials Expired GB1152306A (en)

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CH (1) CH466917A (en)
DE (1) DE1778540A1 (en)
FR (1) FR1565822A (en)
GB (1) GB1152306A (en)
NL (1) NL6806630A (en)

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EP0040443A2 (en) * 1980-04-26 1981-11-25 Stamicarbon B.V. Method for the preparation of rigid polyvinyl chloride foams
US7491351B2 (en) 2004-01-23 2009-02-17 Century-Board Usa Llc Continuous forming system utilizing up to six endless belts
US8299136B2 (en) 2006-03-24 2012-10-30 Century-Board Usa, Llc Polyurethane composite materials
US8846776B2 (en) 2009-08-14 2014-09-30 Boral Ip Holdings Llc Filled polyurethane composites and methods of making same
US9481759B2 (en) 2009-08-14 2016-11-01 Boral Ip Holdings Llc Polyurethanes derived from highly reactive reactants and coal ash
US9745224B2 (en) 2011-10-07 2017-08-29 Boral Ip Holdings (Australia) Pty Limited Inorganic polymer/organic polymer composites and methods of making same
US9752015B2 (en) 2014-08-05 2017-09-05 Boral Ip Holdings (Australia) Pty Limited Filled polymeric composites including short length fibers
US9988512B2 (en) 2015-01-22 2018-06-05 Boral Ip Holdings (Australia) Pty Limited Highly filled polyurethane composites
US10030126B2 (en) 2015-06-05 2018-07-24 Boral Ip Holdings (Australia) Pty Limited Filled polyurethane composites with lightweight fillers
US10086542B2 (en) 2004-06-24 2018-10-02 Century-Board Usa, Llc Method for molding three-dimensional foam products using a continuous forming apparatus
US10138341B2 (en) 2014-07-28 2018-11-27 Boral Ip Holdings (Australia) Pty Limited Use of evaporative coolants to manufacture filled polyurethane composites
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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0040443A3 (en) * 1980-04-26 1981-12-02 Stamicarbon B.V. Method for the preparation of rigid polyvinyl chloride foams
EP0040443A2 (en) * 1980-04-26 1981-11-25 Stamicarbon B.V. Method for the preparation of rigid polyvinyl chloride foams
US7491351B2 (en) 2004-01-23 2009-02-17 Century-Board Usa Llc Continuous forming system utilizing up to six endless belts
US10086542B2 (en) 2004-06-24 2018-10-02 Century-Board Usa, Llc Method for molding three-dimensional foam products using a continuous forming apparatus
US10889035B2 (en) 2004-06-24 2021-01-12 Century-Board Corporation Method for molding three-dimensional foam products using a continuous forming apparatus
US8299136B2 (en) 2006-03-24 2012-10-30 Century-Board Usa, Llc Polyurethane composite materials
US9139708B2 (en) 2006-03-24 2015-09-22 Boral Ip Holdings Llc Extrusion of polyurethane composite materials
US9512288B2 (en) 2006-03-24 2016-12-06 Boral Ip Holdings Llc Polyurethane composite materials
US8846776B2 (en) 2009-08-14 2014-09-30 Boral Ip Holdings Llc Filled polyurethane composites and methods of making same
US9481759B2 (en) 2009-08-14 2016-11-01 Boral Ip Holdings Llc Polyurethanes derived from highly reactive reactants and coal ash
US9745224B2 (en) 2011-10-07 2017-08-29 Boral Ip Holdings (Australia) Pty Limited Inorganic polymer/organic polymer composites and methods of making same
US10138341B2 (en) 2014-07-28 2018-11-27 Boral Ip Holdings (Australia) Pty Limited Use of evaporative coolants to manufacture filled polyurethane composites
US9752015B2 (en) 2014-08-05 2017-09-05 Boral Ip Holdings (Australia) Pty Limited Filled polymeric composites including short length fibers
US9988512B2 (en) 2015-01-22 2018-06-05 Boral Ip Holdings (Australia) Pty Limited Highly filled polyurethane composites
US10030126B2 (en) 2015-06-05 2018-07-24 Boral Ip Holdings (Australia) Pty Limited Filled polyurethane composites with lightweight fillers
US10472281B2 (en) 2015-11-12 2019-11-12 Boral Ip Holdings (Australia) Pty Limited Polyurethane composites with fillers

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DE1778540A1 (en) 1971-08-05

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PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee