IE56403B1 - Improvements in gutters for roofs,method for assembling gutters and apparatus for assembling gutters - Google Patents

Improvements in gutters for roofs,method for assembling gutters and apparatus for assembling gutters

Info

Publication number
IE56403B1
IE56403B1 IE3019/84A IE301984A IE56403B1 IE 56403 B1 IE56403 B1 IE 56403B1 IE 3019/84 A IE3019/84 A IE 3019/84A IE 301984 A IE301984 A IE 301984A IE 56403 B1 IE56403 B1 IE 56403B1
Authority
IE
Ireland
Prior art keywords
gutter
gutters
lengths
clamps
clamping
Prior art date
Application number
IE3019/84A
Other versions
IE843019L (en
Original Assignee
Household Installations Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Household Installations Ltd filed Critical Household Installations Ltd
Priority to IE3019/84A priority Critical patent/IE56403B1/en
Priority to GB8529075A priority patent/GB2168000A/en
Publication of IE843019L publication Critical patent/IE843019L/en
Publication of IE56403B1 publication Critical patent/IE56403B1/en

Links

Classifications

    • 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
    • B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
    • B29C66/50—General aspects of joining tubular articles; General aspects of joining long products, i.e. bars or profiled elements; General aspects of joining single elements to tubular articles, hollow articles or bars; General aspects of joining several hollow-preforms to form hollow or tubular articles
    • B29C66/51—Joining tubular articles, profiled elements or bars; Joining single elements to tubular articles, hollow articles or bars; Joining several hollow-preforms to form hollow or tubular articles
    • B29C66/52—Joining tubular articles, bars or profiled elements
    • B29C66/524—Joining profiled elements
    • B29C66/5241—Joining profiled elements for forming coaxial connections, i.e. the profiled elements to be joined forming a zero angle relative to each other
    • 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
    • B29C65/00—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C65/02—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure
    • B29C65/18—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using heated tools
    • B29C65/20—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using heated tools with direct contact, e.g. using "mirror"
    • B29C65/2053—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using heated tools with direct contact, e.g. using "mirror" characterised by special ways of bringing the welding mirrors into position
    • B29C65/2061—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using heated tools with direct contact, e.g. using "mirror" characterised by special ways of bringing the welding mirrors into position by sliding
    • 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
    • B29C65/00—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C65/78—Means for handling the parts to be joined, e.g. for making containers or hollow articles, e.g. means for handling sheets, plates, web-like materials, tubular articles, hollow articles or elements to be joined therewith; Means for discharging the joined articles from the joining apparatus
    • B29C65/7802—Positioning the parts to be joined, e.g. aligning, indexing or centring
    • 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
    • B29C65/00—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C65/78—Means for handling the parts to be joined, e.g. for making containers or hollow articles, e.g. means for handling sheets, plates, web-like materials, tubular articles, hollow articles or elements to be joined therewith; Means for discharging the joined articles from the joining apparatus
    • B29C65/7841—Holding or clamping means for handling purposes
    • 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
    • B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
    • B29C66/01—General aspects dealing with the joint area or with the area to be joined
    • B29C66/05—Particular design of joint configurations
    • B29C66/10—Particular design of joint configurations particular design of the joint cross-sections
    • B29C66/11—Joint cross-sections comprising a single joint-segment, i.e. one of the parts to be joined comprising a single joint-segment in the joint cross-section
    • B29C66/114—Single butt joints
    • B29C66/1142—Single butt to butt joints
    • 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
    • B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
    • B29C66/80—General aspects of machine operations or constructions and parts thereof
    • B29C66/82—Pressure application arrangements, e.g. transmission or actuating mechanisms for joining tools or clamps
    • B29C66/822—Transmission mechanisms
    • B29C66/8223—Worm or spindle mechanisms
    • 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
    • B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
    • B29C66/80—General aspects of machine operations or constructions and parts thereof
    • B29C66/83—General aspects of machine operations or constructions and parts thereof characterised by the movement of the joining or pressing tools
    • B29C66/832—Reciprocating joining or pressing tools
    • B29C66/8322—Joining or pressing tools reciprocating along one axis
    • 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
    • B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
    • B29C66/80—General aspects of machine operations or constructions and parts thereof
    • B29C66/84—Specific machine types or machines suitable for specific applications
    • B29C66/861—Hand-held tools
    • 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
    • B29C65/00—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C65/74—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor by welding and severing, or by joining and severing, the severing being performed in the area to be joined, next to the area to be joined, in the joint area or next to the joint area
    • B29C65/745—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor by welding and severing, or by joining and severing, the severing being performed in the area to be joined, next to the area to be joined, in the joint area or next to the joint area using a single unit having both a severing tool and a welding tool
    • 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
    • B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
    • B29C66/70—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts characterised by the composition, physical properties or the structure of the material of the parts to be joined; Joining with non-plastics material
    • B29C66/71—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts characterised by the composition, physical properties or the structure of the material of the parts to be joined; Joining with non-plastics material characterised by the composition of the plastics material of the parts to be joined
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29K—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
    • B29K2027/00—Use of polyvinylhalogenides or derivatives thereof as moulding material
    • B29K2027/06—PVC, i.e. polyvinylchloride
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29L—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
    • B29L2023/00—Tubular articles
    • B29L2023/22—Tubes or pipes, i.e. rigid
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29L—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
    • B29L2031/00—Other particular articles
    • B29L2031/001—Profiled members, e.g. beams, sections
    • B29L2031/003—Profiled members, e.g. beams, sections having a profiled transverse cross-section
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29L—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
    • B29L2031/00—Other particular articles
    • B29L2031/10—Building elements, e.g. bricks, blocks, tiles, panels, posts, beams

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Lining Or Joining Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)

Abstract

Apparatus for assembling gutters of a plastics material includes a jig 10. A length of gutter is clamped in each of the clamps 12 and 14. A heater plate is held between the ends of the gutter until the material begins to melt. The heater plate is removed and the clamp 12 is moved towards the clamp 14 using handle 22 and screw 20 until the ends of the gutters engage to form a fusion weld. <IMAGE>

Description

The present invention relates to improvements in gutters for roofs. The invention also relates to a method of assembling gutters and to an apparatus for assembling gutters.
Gutters manufactured from plastics materials, > such as unplasticised polyvinyl chloride, have been in use for many years· A number of gutter profiles are available such as half-round, semi-elliptical, flat bottomed and ’Ogee' style. Some of these gutters may be joined using a mechanical spigot and socket joint, such as is described in British Patent Specification No. 911,851, whilst other gutters having a more complex profile may only be joined using solvent welding techniques.
Mechanical jointing and solvent welding of gutters, when properly executed, provide excellent watertight joints. Mechanical jointing and solvent welding may be considered as semi-Skilled operations and thus are prone to human error.
The present invention provides a method of joining gutters of a plastics material, such as 09 unplasticised polyvinyl chloride, the method comprising •ή I the following stepss (1) placing two lengths of gutter in an end to end adjacent position; (2) clamping the lengths of gutter; (3) applying heat to the adjacent gutter ends e so ae to partially melt the material; and (4) bringing said ends together under pressure so as fo form a fusion weld between the lengths of gutter, without distorting th© gutter profile The invention also provides apparatus for joining gutters of a plastics material, Such as unplasticised polyvinyl chloride, the apparatus comprising means for supporting two lengths of gutter in an end fo end adjacent position, clamping means for clamping the lengths of gutter so as to prevent distortion of the gutter profile, heating means adapted to be moved info and out of position between the ends of the gutter lengths so as to partially melt said ends and means for applying pressure to the gutter lengths to enable said ends to form a fusion weld without distorting the gutter profile· The invention further provides guttering for a building, comprising lengths of gutters joined ©nd fo end «*. by fusion welding so as to form a continuous gutter· The apparatus according to the invention includes a jig for holding and clamping lengths of gutters in an end fo end adjacent position without distorting the gutter profit©« A heating device may be shoved into and out of position between the ends of the clamped gutter lengths. When the ends of the gutter lengths have been melted sufficiently to form a fusion weld, the heating is removed and the gutter lengths are brought together under pressure to form a fusion weld. The welded gutter is then unclamped and the weld cleaned to make it invisible.
* Successive lengths of gutters are welded on using the same procedure until the required length of gutter is formed.
J The apparatus may be used for on-site assembly 10 of gutters. The operating temperature, clamping pressures, dwell time and welding pressures' may be pre-set and controlled by a microprocessor based unit.
The invention will hereinafter be more particularly described with reference to the accompanying 15 drawings, which show by way of example only, one embodiment of a jig which forms part of the apparatus according to the invention. In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the jig? Figure 2 is a plan view of the jig? 20 Figure 3 is a side view Of the jig? Figure 4 is an end view of the jig; and Figure 5 is an underneath plan view.
Referring to the drawings, the jig comprises a frame 10, a fixed clamp 14 and a movable clamp 12 mounted 25 on a pair of rails 16« Blocks 18 secure the rails 16 to the frame 10. The clamp 12 is moved along the rails 16 by rotating the screw 20 using handle 22.
Each of the clamps 12 and 14 comprises a turntable 30 which is movable about the axis of a base plate 32. The turntable 30 is fixed relative fo the base plate 32 by a pin 34 engaging a hole in the turntable and one of a series of holes (not shown) in the base plate.
Thus the clamps 12 and 14 can be set for joining gutters at the desired angle.
Mounted on each turntable 30 is a frame 40 which supports a press 42 movable by rotating the screw 44« The press 42 is fitted with a contact plate 46 which corresponds to the shape of the gutters being joined. Different contact plates can be used for different shapes of gutters being joined.
In use a section of gutter (not shown) is clamped in each of the clamps 12 and 14. A heater plate (not shown) is placed between the two adjacents ends of the gutters and the clamp 12 is moved towards the clasp 14 by rotating the screw 20 until the heater plate is clamped between the ends of the gutters. When the ends of the gutters have melted sufficiently, the clamp 12 is moved away from the clamp 14 to alloy the heater to be removed.
The ends of the gutters are then brought into engagement under pressure by moving clamp 12 towards the clamp 14.
When the ends of the gutters have joined, the now joined Λ section of gutter is removed from the jigAlthough not shown in the drawings, the heater plate may be mounted on a pivotable arm secured to the frame 10.

Claims (10)

CLAIMS 1. (1) placing two lengths of gutter in an end to
1. A method of joining gutters of a plastics material, the method comprising the steps:
2. Apparatus for joining gutters of a plastics material, the apparatus comprising means for supporting two lengths of gutter in an end to end adjacent position, 15 clamping means for clamping the lengths of gutter so as to prevent distortion of the gutter profile, heating means adapted to be moved into and out of position between the ends of the gutter lengths so as to partially melt said ends and means for applying pressure to th® gutter lengths 20 to enable said ends to form a fusion weld without distorting the gutter profile. (2) clamping the lengths of gutter;
3. Apparatus as claimed in Claim 2, in which a pair of clamps are provided for supporting and clamping said 25 lengths of gutter, each clamp being provided with & contact plat® corresponding to the profile of the gutter, one of the clamps being movable towards the other. (3) applying heat to the adjacent gutter ends so as to partially melt the material; and (4) bringing said ends together under pressure 10 so as to form a fusion weld between the lengths of gutter, without distorting the gutter profile
4. Apparatus as claimed in Claim 3, in which each of the clamps is provided with a means for adjusting its angular orientation with respect to the other. 5. Means for adjusting the angular orientation comprises a turntable.
5. Apparatus as claimed in Claim 4, in which the 5 end adjacent position;
6. Apparatus as claimed in any one of Claims 2 to 5, in which the heating means is mounted on an arm movable into a working position intermediate the clamps. LO
7. Guttering for a building, whenever joined by a method as claimed in Claim 1< or with an apparatus as claimed in any of Claims 2 to 6.
8. A method according to Claim 1, of joining gutters of a plastics material, substantially as herein described. 15
9. Apparatus for joining gutters of a plastics material, substantially as herein described with reference to and as shown in the accompanying drawings.
10. Guttering according to Claim 7, substantially as herein described.
IE3019/84A 1984-11-26 1984-11-26 Improvements in gutters for roofs,method for assembling gutters and apparatus for assembling gutters IE56403B1 (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
IE3019/84A IE56403B1 (en) 1984-11-26 1984-11-26 Improvements in gutters for roofs,method for assembling gutters and apparatus for assembling gutters
GB8529075A GB2168000A (en) 1984-11-26 1985-11-26 Improvements in gutters for roofs, method of assembling gutters and apparatus for assembling gutters

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
IE3019/84A IE56403B1 (en) 1984-11-26 1984-11-26 Improvements in gutters for roofs,method for assembling gutters and apparatus for assembling gutters

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
IE843019L IE843019L (en) 1986-05-26
IE56403B1 true IE56403B1 (en) 1991-07-17

Family

ID=11037455

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
IE3019/84A IE56403B1 (en) 1984-11-26 1984-11-26 Improvements in gutters for roofs,method for assembling gutters and apparatus for assembling gutters

Country Status (2)

Country Link
GB (1) GB2168000A (en)
IE (1) IE56403B1 (en)

Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CH675392A5 (en) * 1989-03-23 1990-09-28 Fischer Ag Georg
IT1306729B1 (en) * 1999-10-22 2001-10-02 Giovanni Meirana MULTI-FUNCTIONAL PRESS FOR THE WELDING OF PLASTIC PIPES AND FITTINGS, IN PARTICULAR IN PE POLYETHYLENE, POLYPROPYLENE
CN106584865A (en) * 2017-02-06 2017-04-26 骆驼集团塑胶制品有限公司 Plastic spline heat sealing machine

Family Cites Families (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2211548B1 (en) * 1972-03-10 1972-12-07 Anschuetz O Method and device for welding of thermoplastic fabric profiles
DE2312362B2 (en) * 1973-03-13 1976-01-02 Dynamit Nobel Ag, 5210 Troisdorf Additional device for a welding machine for welding and deburring plastic profiles
GB1434642A (en) * 1973-10-08 1976-05-05 Ridge Tool Co Hydraulic actuated fusion unit for plastic pipe
GB1434321A (en) * 1974-01-21 1976-05-05 Ridge Tool Co Facing tool for plastics pipe fusion apparatus
GB1601468A (en) * 1978-05-31 1981-10-28 Chloride Group Ltd Method and jig for making a box
DE2830722B1 (en) * 1978-07-13 1979-10-25 Ruhrchemie Ag Process for heating element butt welding of thermoplastic pipes
GB2038436B (en) * 1978-11-14 1983-01-06 Haxey Eng Ltd Device for joining plastics pipe sections

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB8529075D0 (en) 1986-01-02
IE843019L (en) 1986-05-26
GB2168000A (en) 1986-06-11

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US4913756A (en) Techniques for welding thermoplastic tubes
US7493686B2 (en) Gutter welding device
US5584960A (en) Apparatus for joining plastic materials together
IE56403B1 (en) Improvements in gutters for roofs,method for assembling gutters and apparatus for assembling gutters
US6056033A (en) Apparatus for the simultaneous welding of at least four plastic profile sections cut
US5439546A (en) Process for welding profiles, in particular plastic profiles
CN109803811A (en) Side wall jointing machine and for by side wall engagement to thermoplastic belt method
EP0333379A3 (en) Process for the jointing of polyolefin bodies
US20020100746A1 (en) Welding material and method without carrier
US5753065A (en) Heat welder with excess seam material removing apparatus and method
EP2179837B1 (en) Profile joining system
US4744501A (en) Method of preventing sag of panel and apparatus therefor
US6151790A (en) Waterstop joining tool
GB2048413A (en) Fusion welding of pipe parts
WO2001085436A2 (en) Ir welding of fluoropolymers
US5622592A (en) Apparatus for welding shaped workpieces formed from a plastic material
US3969172A (en) Method and apparatus for forming joints in thermoplastic strip
JP2003019929A (en) Trim product, and manufacturing method therefor
JPH07156276A (en) Method and apparatus for connecting tube material and tubing material
KR880002892Y1 (en) Joining apparatus for synthetic resin tank piece
JPS6010832Y2 (en) Synthetic resin pipe joining machine
CN217193508U (en) Be used for fit welded auxiliary device of product
JP4979035B2 (en) Method of heat fusing plastic pipe and heat fusing machine
KR880003447Y1 (en) Joining apparatus for synthetic resin tank piece
EP0662390A2 (en) Apparatus and method for welding thermoplastic resin members

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
MM4A Patent lapsed