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WO2004094922A1
WO2004094922A1 PCT/GB2004/001592 GB2004001592W WO2004094922A1 WO 2004094922 A1 WO2004094922 A1 WO 2004094922A1 GB 2004001592 W GB2004001592 W GB 2004001592W WO 2004094922 A1 WO2004094922 A1 WO 2004094922A1
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duct
ventilation duct
seamless ventilation
seamless
hinge means
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Ian Sellwood
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Verplas Limited
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Priority to JP2006506119A priority Critical patent/JP2006523818A/en
Priority to CA002522160A priority patent/CA2522160A1/en
Priority to EP04726544A priority patent/EP1613900A1/en
Priority to US10/553,218 priority patent/US20060213498A1/en
Publication of WO2004094922A1 publication Critical patent/WO2004094922A1/en

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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F13/00—Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
    • F24F13/02—Ducting arrangements
    • F24F13/0245—Manufacturing or assembly of air ducts; Methods therefor
    • 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
    • B29C48/001—Combinations of extrusion moulding with other shaping operations
    • B29C48/0019—Combinations of extrusion moulding with other shaping operations combined with shaping by flattening, folding or bending
    • 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
    • B29C48/001—Combinations of extrusion moulding with other shaping operations
    • B29C48/0022—Combinations of extrusion moulding with other shaping operations combined with cutting
    • 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
    • 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
    • B29C48/10—Articles with cross-sections having partially or fully enclosed cavities, e.g. pipes or channels flexible, e.g. blown foils
    • 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
    • B29C48/12—Articles with an irregular circumference when viewed in cross-section, e.g. window profiles
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L9/00—Rigid pipes
    • F16L9/003—Rigid pipes with a rectangular cross-section
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L9/00—Rigid pipes
    • F16L9/22—Pipes composed of a plurality of segments
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F13/00—Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
    • F24F13/02—Ducting arrangements
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F13/00—Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
    • F24F13/02—Ducting arrangements
    • F24F13/0272—Modules for easy installation or transport
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F7/00—Ventilation
    • 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
    • B29C2793/00—Shaping techniques involving a cutting or machining operation
    • B29C2793/0027—Cutting off
    • 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
    • B29C48/001—Combinations of extrusion moulding with other shaping operations

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  • the present invention relates to a ventilation duct or tube primarily used in buildings to convey hot or cold air for heating and cooling purposes respectively, and in other circumstances where a circulation of air or fluids is required.
  • FIGURE 1 illustrates an end view or cross-sectional view of a ventilation duct shown in a fully erect state, according to the invention
  • FIGURE 2 illustrates an enlarged partial view of part of the ventilation duct shown in Figure 1;
  • Figure 4 illustrates an enlarged view of the region of the hinge 6 between major wall 2 and minor wall 4 and between minor wall 4 and major wall 3. As can be seen, the angle between these two walls 3,4 has been reduced substantially to zero so that the faces of these walls 3,4 now lie in contact.
  • the channel forming the hinge 6 now assumes a generally hemispherical opening when the duct 1 is in the folded state.
  • the channel has a bottom wall 8 and two side walls 9.
  • the bottom wall 8 may define an arcuate surface and the side walls may extend from the bottom wall 8 at an angle of 90 degrees or some other angle.
  • a smooth radius may connect the bottom wall 8 to each side wall 9 and each side wall 9 to the face of the wall in which the channel is formed.
  • the duct 1 when the duct 1 has been extruded, it can be folded from its erect state shown in Figure 1 into its folded state shown in Figure 3 due to the flexibility of the duct 1 in the region of the channels to substantially reduce its size and substantially simplify storage and transportation.

Abstract

A seamless ventilation duct (1) is disclosed. The duct (1) includes integrally formed hinge means (6) that enables the duct (1) to be collapsed for transportation and/or storage prior to use.

Description

Ventilation Duct
Description
The present invention relates to a ventilation duct or tube primarily used in buildings to convey hot or cold air for heating and cooling purposes respectively, and in other circumstances where a circulation of air or fluids is required.
Conventional ducting of tubing is usually assembled prior to delivery to the installation site so that it can be installed quickly without any further assembly. However, this means that the ducting is cumbersome and bulky and so is difficult to transport easily. This results in an increase in costs.
Ventilation ducts are known which are delivered to the installation site as individual panels which are then assembled prior to installation. However, assembly is time consuming and often requires welding equipment or the ducting includes other components to enable the panels to be connected together. Again, the need for additional components increases manufacturing costs.
It is an object of the present invention to overcome or substantially alleviate the disadvantages with conventional ducting and provide a ventilation duct that has the desirable aspects of being easily manufactured, stored, transported and erected for installation.
According to the invention, there is provided a seamless ventilation duct including integrally formed hinge means to enable the duct to be collapsed for transportation and/or storage.
In a preferred embodiment, the duct comprises a plurality of elongate panels, each panel being joined to an adjacent panel by the integrally formed hinge means to enable relative movement between said panels. Preferably, the hinge means comprises an elongate channel in the duct between each panel so that the duct folds in the region of the channel to enable relative movement between the panels.
Each panel is preferably disposed substantially at right angles to two adjacent panels when the duct is erected.
In a preferred embodiment, each panel is rigid or semi-rigid and forms one side -wall of the duct.
When the duct is collapsed, each side-wall conveniently lies substantially in contact with another side-wall.
The side-walls preferably define a parallelogram in cross-section. However, it is envisaged that their may be more than four side-walls in which case the side-walls together define a multi-sided profile in cross-section.
The duct is advantageously made from plastics material such as polypropylene or PNC. However, it may also be made from any thermoplastic or thermoplastic elastomer with appropriate physical properties to produce an effective hinge mechanism. The duct is preferably extruded. However, it is envisaged that other methods of manufacture such as injection moulding or blow moulding could be employed.
The present invention also provides a method of manufacturing a seamless extruded ventilation duct including integrally formed hinge means comprising the steps of extruding or moulding the duct, allowing the duct to cool and folding the duct about the hinge means to collapse it for transportation or storage.
The duct may be extruded or moulded in an erect or partially erect condition. However, it may alternatively be extruded in a flat condition and subsequently erected for installation. An embodiment of the invention will now be described, by way of example only, and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: FIGURE 1 illustrates an end view or cross-sectional view of a ventilation duct shown in a fully erect state, according to the invention; FIGURE 2 illustrates an enlarged partial view of part of the ventilation duct shown in Figure 1;
FIGURE 3 illustrates an end view or cross-sectional view of the ventilation duct shown in Figure 1, but in a fully collapsed state, and
FIGURE 4 illustrates an enlarged partial view of part of the ventilation duct shown in Figure 3.
Referring now to the drawings, there is shown in Figure 1 an end view or cross- sectional view of a rectangular ventilation duct or tube 1 according to the invention comprising parallel first and second major walls 2,3 spaced from each other by first and second minor walls 4,5, the walls 2,3,4,5 together forming an hollow elongate duct space 7. The duct 1 is seamless and is integrally formed by extrusion in one tubular piece. The longitudinal edge of each wall is connected to an adjacent wall by hinge means 6 formed from elongate channels cut into the duct 1. As can be seen more clearly from Figure 2, each channel 6 comprises a region in the duct 1 having a reduced wall thickness which makes the duct more flexible in that region. The flat planar surfaces of the walls 2,3,4,5 themselves have a greater thickness and so are rigid or semi-rigid so do not flex so readily. Although the illustrated embodiment shows a duct 1 having a generally rectangular cross-section, it may also be square in cross-section in which case each wall 2,3,4,5 has the same width.
The duct 1 formed by the walls 2,3,4,5 and the hinge means 6 is extruded as a tube in one-piece and, preferably, in the form in which it is shown in Figure 1 namely, in its fully erect state and in which the major walls 2,3 and minor walls 4,5 are at right angles to each other. However, it could also be extruded in a partially collapsed state.
Referring to Figure 3, the duct 1 is illustrated in a completely collapsed or folded- flat condition in which the major wall 2 and minor wall 4 overlap major wall 3 and minor wall 5. Collapse of the duct 1 is achieved by applying a shear force to the duct in the direction of arrow "X" or "Y" in Figure 1 sufficient to cause the duct to fold or crease about the hinges 6. The duct 1 shown in Figure 3 has been collapsed by applying a force in the direction of arrow "Y".
Figure 4 illustrates an enlarged view of the region of the hinge 6 between major wall 2 and minor wall 4 and between minor wall 4 and major wall 3. As can be seen, the angle between these two walls 3,4 has been reduced substantially to zero so that the faces of these walls 3,4 now lie in contact. The channel forming the hinge 6 now assumes a generally hemispherical opening when the duct 1 is in the folded state.
As can be seen most clearly in Figure 2, the channel has a bottom wall 8 and two side walls 9. The bottom wall 8 may define an arcuate surface and the side walls may extend from the bottom wall 8 at an angle of 90 degrees or some other angle. A smooth radius may connect the bottom wall 8 to each side wall 9 and each side wall 9 to the face of the wall in which the channel is formed.
It will be appreciated that when the duct 1 has been extruded, it can be folded from its erect state shown in Figure 1 into its folded state shown in Figure 3 due to the flexibility of the duct 1 in the region of the channels to substantially reduce its size and substantially simplify storage and transportation.
It will be appreciated that the duct 1 will usually only need to be folded flat once i.e. immediately following manufacture and erected once for installation. Once installation is complete, there is generally no requirement to ever fold the duct again. Therefore, the material of the duct 1 and in particular the thin-walled section of the duct 1 in the region of the channel only needs to be capable of being flexed two, or possibly a few times, without breaking in order for the duct 1 to be collapsed and erected for installation. Preferably, the material will maintain a degree of stiffness despite being flexed so that the duct 1 can be released in its erect state without collapsing under its own weight. In a preferred embodiment, the duct 1 is made from plastics material which can be extruded easily. Preferred materials are polypropylene or PNC or any other thermoplastic or thermoplastic elastomer with appropriate physical properties to produce an effective hinge mechanism.
Although in one embodiment, the hinge means 6 and the walls 2,3,4,5 are all extruded from the same material, it is also envisaged that the hinge means 6 could be formed from a dissimilar material to the walls 2,3,4,5. For the avoidance of doubt, the walls 2,3,4,5 and the hinge means 6 are still extruded together and so the duct remains seamless even when the hinge means 6 are formed from a different material. This can be achieved using a dual hardness extrusion process.
It can be seen that the present invention provides a ventilation duct that can be manufactured, collapsed and erected easily. As the duct is entirely formed from one component or piece, there are no additional components and no tools required to assemble it. Therefore, the duct is cheaper to make and easier to assemble. Furthermore, as the duct is seamless, it is not necessary to join two ends or walls together when the duct is erected. This is an important aspect of the duct of the invention as no joining technique such as welding or riveting needs to be employed either after manufacture or at installation site.
This description relates to a preferred embodiment only and all modifications falling within the scope of the appended claims are also considered to form part of the invention.

Claims

Claims
1. A seamless ventilation duct including integrally formed hinge means to enable the duct to be collapsed for transportation and/or storage.
2. A seamless ventilation duct according to claim 1, comprising a plurality of elongate panels, each panel being joined to an adjacent panel by the integrally formed hinge means to enable relative movement between said panels.
3. A seamless ventilation duct according to claim 2, wherein said hinge means comprises an elongate channel in the duct between each panel so that the duct folds in the region of the channel to enable relative movement between the panels.
4. A seamless ventilation duct according to claim 2 or 3, wherein each panel is disposed substantially at right angles to two adjacent panels when the duct is erected.
5. A seamless ventilation duct according to claim 4, wherein each panel is rigid or semi-rigid and forms one side-wall of the duct.
6. A seamless ventilation duct according to claim 5, wherein each side wall lies substantially in contact with another side-wall when the duct is collapsed.
7. A seamless ventilation duct according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the side walls define a parallelogram or other multi-sided profile in cross-section.
8. A seamless ventilation duct according to any preceding claim, wherein the hinge means are formed from a dissimilar material to the side walls.
9. A seamless ventilation duct according to any preceding claim, wherein the duct is made from plastics material.
10. A seamless ventilation duct according to claim 9, wherein the duct is made from thermoplastic or thermoplastic elastomer.
11. A seamless ventilation duct according to claim 9, wherein the duct is made from polypropylene or PNC.
12. A seamless ventilation duct according to any preceding claim formed by extrusion.
13. A seamless ventilation duct substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
14. A method of manufacturing a seamless ventilation duct including integrally formed hinge means comprising the steps of extruding or moulding the duct, allowing the duct to cool and folding the duct about the hinge means to collapse it for transportation or storage or erect it for installation.
15. A method according to claim 13, wherein the duct is extruded in a collapsed condition.
16. A method according to claim 14, wherein the duct is extruded in a partially erect or erect condition.
17. A method of manufacturing a seamless ventilation duct, wherein the hinge means are extruded from a different material to the rest of the duct.
18. A method of manufacturing a seamless ventilation duct substantially as hereinbefore described.
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