TWM628073U - Cable cladding pod structure and manufacturing equipment thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A cable covering pod structure and its manufacturing equipment, comprising: a twin-screw or single-screw kneader; a blowing extrusion die; a cooling device; wherein, the blowing extrusion die comprises: several annular extrusion ports It is in spaced communication with the linear extrusion port, the annular extrusion port has an outer ring-shaped flow channel and a gas channel arranged therein, and the linear extrusion port is respectively provided at both ends of the annular flow channel. The channel is connected to an external gas source, and the gas is continuously supplied to the gas channel during the processing stage. This new type of equipment uses a special extrusion die to extrude and make the novel cable-coated pod structure only a single layer and integrally formed. The process Simple and low cost, the blowing extrusion die equipment makes the process fast and continuous production, and the single-layer structure of the coating pod has a cost advantage in the process, which helps to save the cost of processing equipment and consumables.

Description

Cable covering pod structure and its manufacturing equipment

The present invention relates to a covering pod, especially a kind of protection and inducement used in working machines, electronic machines, industrial robots, conveying machines, etc., and power supply, liquid supply, liquid supply, etc. to such moving machines or moving parts of machines. Electrical cables for gas supply, optical fiber cables, hoses for fluid supply and other flexible cables or hoses are coated with wear-resistant and bending-resistant coating pods, their equipment, and their manufacturing methods.

In general, the parts where the moving body is connected to the cable such as working machinery, processing equipment, and handling devices, along with the movement, there will be excessive torsion or tension at the position of the cable, which will cause damage to the cable or unsightly appearance. There may be multiple wires and cables that need to be inserted. During the movement, it is necessary to ensure that these wires and cables do not interfere with each other or even get knotted and damaged. Usually, it is necessary to coat a layer of coating pods on the outside of several wires and cables to ensure that The aforementioned problem does not occur.

However, at present, the coating pods of wires and cables often cannot be bent to a large extent after the thickness is exceeded, and the wear resistance and durability are often not up to the standard, which leads to the need for frequent replacement, resulting in time and material costs in the processing process, which needs to be improved urgently. At the same time, how to provide more cost-competitive products in manufacturing is a major problem in the field.

In order to solve the problems of the existing wires and cables, the thickness of the coating pod is too thick, wear-resistant, and the durability is not good, the new model first provides a cable coating pod structure, which includes: a first layer, which is a sheet structure ; A second layer, which is a sheet body structure; the first layer and the second layer are alternately made to bulge out the inside and the outside. the space of the tubular part; and the second layer and the first layer are fused to each other in a plane, and the two sides of the first layer and the second layer of each of the plurality of tubular part spaces are fused to each other to form a joint part.

Wherein, the materials selected for the first layer and the second layer include thermoplastic polyester elastomer and fluorine-containing polymer material.

Wherein, the anti-fatigue capability of the cable covering pod structure is more than 5 million times, or more preferably more than 20 million times.

Wherein, the cross section of the plurality of tubular portion spaces includes a circle, a rectangle, an ellipse or a rectangle.

Wherein, the cross-sectional shape of each tubular portion of the plurality of tubular portion spaces is different.

A manufacturing equipment for a cable-coated pod structure, which is used to manufacture the aforementioned cable-coated pod structure, which is arranged in sequence and adjacent to: a twin-screw or single-screw kneader; a blowing extrusion die; a cooling device; Wherein, the blowing extrusion die includes: a plurality of annular extrusion openings and the linear extrusion openings are in spaced communication, and the annular extrusion opening has an outer ring-shaped flow channel and a gas channel disposed therein, and is in the annular flow channel. The two ends of the channel are respectively provided with the linear pressing outlets, each of the gas channels is connected to an external gas source, and gas is continuously supplied to the gas channels during the processing stage.

Wherein: the cooling device includes a water bath and a spraying device, the cable-coated pod structure is only maintained on the water surface of the water bath, and the spraying device sprays water on the surface.

Wherein: the cooling device further includes a roller, and the roller includes an upper roller and a lower roller sandwiched with each other to press the cable-coated pod structure flat and smooth.

It can be seen from the above description that the present invention has the following advantages and beneficial effects:

1. This new model uses a special extrusion die to extrude and make the covering pod only a single layer and integrally formed, the process is simple and low cost, the blowing extrusion die equipment makes the process fast and continuous production, and the covering pod has a single-layer structure. It has more cost advantages in the process, which helps to save the cost of processing equipment and consumables.

2. The cable covering pod structure provided by this new model has been tested to have an anti-fatigue capacity of more than 5 million times, and even more than 20 million times. Compared with the existing cable covering pod structure, the durability is poor. To solve the problems of wear resistance and wear resistance, the new model provides a beneficial effect that helps to save the cost of processing equipment consumables.

10: Cable covering pod structure

11: The first floor

12: Tubular space

13: Second floor

14: Joint

20: Wires, cables

S31-S35: Steps

40: Blow out the die

41: Ring press outlet

411: Annular runner

412: Gas channel

42: Linear press outlet

43: Air source

44: Water bath

45: Sprinkler

46: Roller Machine

461: Upper Roller

462: Roller Down

The present invention will be further illustrated by way of exemplary embodiments, which will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. These embodiments are not limitative, in these embodiments, the same numbers represent the same structures, wherein: FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the novel cable covering pod structure.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the use of a preferred embodiment of the novel cable covering pod structure.

Fig. 3 is the manufacturing flow chart of the novel cable covering pod structure.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the new blowing extrusion die.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the new manufacturing equipment and the overall process.

In order to illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention more clearly, the following will briefly introduce the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only some examples or embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the present invention can also be applied to the present invention according to these drawings without any creative effort. other similar situations. Unless obvious from the locale or otherwise specified, the same reference numbers in the figures represent the same structure or operation.

The words "a", "two", "first", "second" or "the" quoted in the following description are only for the purpose of describing structural elements more clearly and clearly, and are not absolute quantitative quantifiers single meaning. It should also be understood that "system", "device", "unit", "element", "component" and/or "module" as used herein are used to distinguish different components, elements, components, parts or assemblies at different levels a method. However, other words may be replaced by other expressions if they serve the same purpose.

<Cable Covering Pod Structure>

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a new type of cable covering pod structure 10 , which includes: a first layer 11 and a second layer 13 , the first layer 11 and the second layer 13 are both sheets, the The spaced ones are fusion-bonded on a plane, but they are not bonded at the spaced positions between the two sheets, so that the plurality of tubular part spaces 12 formed by bulging the front and the back are arranged side by side. The first layer 11 and the second layer 13 form a joint portion 14, and the first layer 11 and the second layer 13 located in the joint portion 14 are fusion-bonded with each other. The outer two sides are also provided with the joint portion 14 respectively. In addition, the specific form of the above-mentioned plurality of tubular portion spaces 12 may be any of a circular cross-section, a rectangular cross-section, an elliptical cross-section or a rectangular cross-section, and the present invention is not limited thereto; in addition, regarding the plurality of tubular portion spaces 12 The number of installations is a preferred embodiment of the new type, basically only at least one is required. For this purpose, it can be the number of inserted cables, optical fibers, and pipes, which can be avoided from contacting each other. Those who are to be protected by this new model.

Please refer to FIG. 2 , when the utility model is in use, the user can pass the wires, cables 20 connected to the socket of the machine, or optical fibers, pipes, etc., through the space 12 of the tubular portion, thereby covering the utility model on the front When the outside of the wire and cable 20 is uncovered, since the present invention adopts a material with a smooth surface, the user can thread the wire and cable 20 through the present invention well and without hindrance. Further, as shown in FIG. 2 , with the tubular portion space 12 with different cross-sectional shapes, the present invention can wear different wires, cables 20 or any combination according to the needs of users, so as to achieve the best mobility and Convenience use.

<Cable Covering Pod Structural Material>

In addition, the first layer 11 and the second layer 13 of the present invention are a flexible material, preferably a material with a smooth surface and easy sliding, and the surface resistance value of the material at least reaches the specification of anti-static grade . Here, the material selected for the first layer 11 and the second layer 13 of the present invention can be thermoplastic polyester elastomer (TPEE), and in order to increase the surface smoothness, it preferably contains an opening agent, a slip agent, etc. , such as fluorine-containing polymer materials, etc.

<Apparatus and method for manufacturing cable covering pod structure>

Please refer to FIG. 3 , the method for manufacturing the cable covering pod structure 10 of the present invention preferably includes the following steps: S31) kneading; S32) extrusion; S33) cooling and shaping; S34) rolling and shaping (optional); S35) Rewind (optional).

First of all, for the above-mentioned mixing steps of the new model, use a twin-screw or single-screw mixer to carry out the plastic mixing process, and use multi-stage temperature control technology to achieve the optimum mixing effect during mixing. After kneading at 190-180-185-185-170-160-150 ℃, the extrusion die is used to extrude the sheet to form, and the thickness of the sheet is preferably 50~100μm, for example, 60μm.

Next, the plastics are kneaded in the aforementioned twin-screw or single-screw kneader, and then connected to a blowing extrusion die 40 for molding. As shown in FIG. 4 , the blowing extrusion die 40 has a plurality of annular extrusion openings 41 and linear extrusion openings 42 in spaced communication to form the combination of the plurality of tubular portion spaces 12 and the respective tubular portion spaces 12 . Section 14. Specifically, the annular extrusion port 41 has an outer ring-shaped flow channel 411 and a gas channel 412 disposed therein, and the linear extrusion ports 42 are respectively provided at both ends of the annular flow channel 411 . each should The gas channel 412 is connected to an external gas source 43, and gas is continuously supplied to the gas channel 412 during the processing stage.

Please refer to the schematic diagram of the processing flow of the present invention in FIG. 5. First, the aforementioned material of the cable-coated pod structure 10 is fed into the hopper of the twin-screw or single-screw kneader for plastic kneading, and the kneaded plastic is sent to the blowing extrusion die. 40 is extruded into the cable covering pod structure 10 having several tubular structures. As shown in FIG. 5 , when the kneaded materials are extruded out of the blowing extrusion die 40 , the hot-melt materials are extruded along the annular extrusion opening 41 and the linear extrusion opening 42 to form the plurality of tubular space 12 and the linear extrusion opening 42 . Connected to the joint portion 14 of each tubular portion space 12, and during the process, the gas channel 412 continues to blow gas into the plurality of tubular portion spaces 12 so that the formed first layer 11 and the second layer 13 are not formed. Adhere to each other, and quickly immerse the extruded cable covering pod structure 10 into a cooling stage, such as cooling with a water bath 44, so that the cable covering pod structure 10 can be shaped and formed into several tubular structures, and The joint portion 14 maintains a state of fusion and tight joint.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the aforementioned cooling design of the water bath 44 of the present invention not only puts the extruded high temperature cable-coated pod structure 10 into the pool of the water bath 44 , but also avoids the high water pressure from being held in too deep water. The hollow space 12 of the tubular portion is sticked or deformed again. Preferably, the cable-coated pod structure 10 can be maintained only on the water surface of the water bath 44, and a spray device 45 is used to spray the surface thereof. The low temperature water cools it down, which can not only achieve the cooling effect, but also avoid the deformation problem caused by the water pressure.

The plurality of tubular portion spaces 12 of the present invention can be appropriately designed to have the same width or different widths by adjusting the size and spacing of the annular extrusion opening 41 and the linear extrusion opening 42 . Not limited. In addition, similarly, the thicknesses of the first layer 11 , the second layer 13 and the joint portion 14 can also be appropriately designed to be the same thickness or different thicknesses.

Next, the cooled cable covering pod structure 10 can be pressed flat and smooth by a roller machine 46 with an upper roller 461 and a lower roller 462 sandwiched by each other, but note that It means that the upper and lower rollers 461 and 462 maintain a certain distance, so that the plurality of tubular portion spaces 12 cannot be flattened and cannot maintain a hollow shape. Finally, they are rolled up for storage, transportation, or even subsequent cutting and other product requirements processes.

<Cable Covering Pod Structure Validation Test>

Next, please refer to the performance test results of each embodiment of the present invention in Table 1 below. Among them, the test of friction coefficient is using ASTM D1894 test standard.

As can be seen from Table 1 above, all the examples provided by the present invention have surface resistance values of at least antistatic grades (the product surface resistance value reaches 10 to 5-12 ohms, that is, antistatic grade specifications).

Further, the above-mentioned preferred embodiments of the cable covering pod structure 10 provided by the present invention can preferably be tested for fatigue resistance of more than 5 million times, more preferably more than 20 million times.

Similarly, it should be noted that, in order to simplify the description of the disclosed technology of the present invention and thereby help the understanding of one or more new embodiments, in the foregoing description of the embodiments of the present invention, various features may sometimes be combined into one embodiment. examples, drawings or descriptions thereof. However, this disclosure method does not It means that the claimed object of the present invention needs more features than those mentioned in the embodiments. Indeed, there may be fewer features in a claim than all features of a single embodiment disclosed above, without prejudice to the novelty of the invention.

Some examples use numbers to describe quantities of ingredients and attributes, it should be understood that such numbers used to describe the examples, in some examples, use the modifiers "about", "approximately" or "substantially" to retouch. Unless stated otherwise, "about", "approximately" or "substantially" means that a variation of ±20% is allowed for the stated number. Accordingly, in some embodiments, the numerical parameters used in the specification and claims are approximations that may vary depending upon the desired characteristics of individual embodiments. In some embodiments, the numerical parameters should take into account the specified significant digits and use a general digit reservation method. Notwithstanding that the numerical fields and parameters used in some embodiments of the present invention to confirm the breadth of their ranges are approximations, in particular embodiments such numerical values are set as precisely as practicable.

For each patent, patent application, patent application publication, and other material, such as articles, books, specifications, publications, documents, etc., that may be cited herein, the entire contents of this disclosure are hereby incorporated by reference. Except for the application history documents that are inconsistent with or conflict with the contents of the present utility model, and the documents (currently or later appended to the utility model) that limit the broadest scope of the claims of the present utility model are also excluded. It should be noted that if there is any inconsistency or conflict between the descriptions, definitions, and/or terms used in the accompanying materials of this new model and the content of this new model, the descriptions, definitions and/or use of terms of this new model shall prevail. .

Finally, the embodiments described in the present invention are only used to illustrate the principles of the embodiments of the present invention. Other variants are also possible within the scope of the present invention. Thus, by way of example and not limitation, alternative configurations of embodiments of the present invention may be considered consistent with the teachings of the present invention. Accordingly, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to those explicitly introduced and described in the present invention.

12: Tubular space

14: Joint

40: Blow out the die

41: Ring press outlet

42: Linear press outlet

43: Air source

44: Water bath

45: Sprinkler

46: Roller Machine

461: Upper Roller

462: Roller Down

Claims (7)

A manufacturing equipment for a cable-coated pod structure is used to manufacture a cable-coated pod structure, which sequentially and adjacently disposed comprises: A twin-screw or single-screw mixer; Extrude the die head by blowing air; A cooling device; wherein, the blowing extrusion die comprises: Several annular pressing outlets are in spaced communication with the linear pressing outlets. The annular pressing outlet has an outer ring-shaped flow channel and a gas channel arranged therein, and the linear flow channels are respectively provided at both ends of the annular flow channel. Press the outlet, each of the gas channels is connected to an external gas source, and continues to supply gas to the gas channels during the processing stage, wherein: The cable-coated pod structure includes a first layer, which is a sheet body structure; a second layer, which is a sheet body structure; the first layer and the second layer are alternately formed by bulging the surface and the inside of a plurality of tubular space; and the second layer and the first layer are fused and bonded to each other in a plane, and two sides of the first layer and the second layer of each of the plurality of tubular portion spaces are fused to each other to form a bonding portion. According to the manufacturing equipment of the cable covering pod structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the cooling device comprises a water bath and a spraying device, the cable covering pod structure is only maintained at the water surface position of the water bath in the water bath, and the spraying The device sprays water on its surface. As claimed in claim 1 or 2 of the scope of application for manufacturing equipment for a cable covering pod structure, wherein: the cooling device further includes a roller machine, and the roller machine includes an upper roller and a lower roller to sandwich the cable wrapping with each other. The pod structure is pressed flat and smooth. A cable covering pod structure comprising: 1. The first layer is a sheet body structure; The second layer is the chip structure; A plurality of tubular portion spaces formed by bulging the front and the back between the first layer and the second layer; and The second layer and the first layer are fused and bonded to each other in a plane at intervals, and both sides of the first layer and the second layer of each of the plurality of tubular portion spaces are fused to each other to form a bonding portion. The cable covering pod structure according to claim 4, wherein the materials selected for the first layer and the second layer include thermoplastic polyester elastomer and fluorine-containing resin. The cable covering pod structure according to claim 4 or 5, wherein: the cross section of the plurality of tubular portion spaces includes a circle, a rectangle, an ellipse or a rectangle. According to the cable covering pod structure of claim 4 or 5, wherein: the cross-sectional shape of each tubular portion of the plurality of tubular portion spaces is different.

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