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Method of and apparatus for producing a pipe of thermoplastic synthetic resin
Assignee: Technoflow Tube Systems GmbH
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Filing: 1989-10-16
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Granted: 1991-05-28
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Expires: 2009-10-16
Abstract
Abstract Monofilament threads which are wound around a thermoplastic synethetic resin core tube to form one or more reinforcement coils are generated as they are wrapped around the core tube by liquid crystalline polymer material emerging from respective spinning nozzles which rotate around the core tube while a difference in speed is maintained between the speed at which the reinforcing plastic emerges from the nozzle and the monofilament thread is wound on the core tube to maintain a stretch in the monofilaments.
Inventors
- 👤 Erwin Brunnhofer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 14:43
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29D; B29D23/00; B29D23/001
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
234 words
A method of making a pipe, comprising the steps of: (a) extruding a core tube of a thermoplastic synthetic resin; (b) translationally advancing said core tube along a path at a linear speed; (c) rotating at an angular velocity around said core tube as said core tube is advanced along said path a plurality of nozzle rings each formed with at least one spinning orifice and said nozzle rings spaced along said path of said tube and rotatable therearound with different angular velocities with respect to a sense of rotation or magnitude, extruding from said nozzle rings in a hot state a plurality of strands of a reinforcing plastic capable of cooling to form monofilaments, cooling the strands to form said monofilaments along a path of the strands from said orifices to said core tube, and winding said monofilaments around said core tube as a reinforcing winding thereon; (d) maintaining a difference between a rate at which said strands are extruded from said orifices and a rate at which said monofilaments are wound on said tube to stretch said monofilaments over the path of said strands and prior to winding of said monofilaments on said tube; (e) applying an extruded bonding layer to completely encompass said tube from a nonrotatable nozzle rings; and (f) winding by steps (c) and (d) at least one further monofilament onto said extruded layer with another rotatable nozzle ring.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
234 words
A method of making a pipe, comprising the steps of: (a) extruding a core tube of a thermoplastic synthetic resin; (b) translationally advancing said core tube along a path at a linear speed; (c) rotating at an angular velocity around said core tube as said core tube is advanced along said path a plurality of nozzle rings each formed with at least one spinning orifice and said nozzle rings spaced along said path of said tube and rotatable therearound with different angular velocities with respect to a sense of rotation or magnitude, extruding from said nozzle rings in a hot state a plurality of strands of a reinforcing plastic capable of cooling to form monofilaments, cooling the strands to form said monofilaments along a path of the strands from said orifices to said core tube, and winding said monofilaments around said core tube as a reinforcing winding thereon; (d) maintaining a difference between a rate at which said strands are extruded from said orifices and a rate at which said monofilaments are wound on said tube to stretch said monofilaments over the path of said strands and prior to winding of said monofilaments on said tube; (e) applying an extruded bonding layer to completely encompass said tube from a nonrotatable nozzle rings; and (f) winding by steps (c) and (d) at least one further monofilament onto said extruded layer with another rotatable nozzle ring.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method defined in claim 1 wherein at least one of said speed and said velocity is controlled to maintain said difference.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method defined in claim 2 wherein both said speed and said velocity are regulated to maintain said difference.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method defined in claim 1 wherein at least two such strands are extruded at said nozzle rings to form respective monofilaments which are wound on said tube from respective orifices angularly equispaced around said ring.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method defined in claim 1 wherein said reinforcing plastic contains at least one liquid crystalline polymer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method defined in claim 5 wherein said reinforcing plastic consists of a liquid crystalline polymer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method defined in claim 5 wherein said reinforcing plastic consists of a mixture of liquid crystalline polymers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method defined in claim 1 wherein said layer is applied to said tube prior to the winding of said monofilaments thereon.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method defined in claim 8 wherein another said layer is applied to said tube subsequent to the winding of said monofilaments thereon from a respective nonrotatable nozzle ring.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method defined in claim 1 wherein said layer is applied to said tube subsequent to the winding of said monofilaments thereon.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
229 words
An apparatus for making a pipe from an extruded core tube of a thermoplastic synthetic resin, comprising: means for translationally advancing said core tube along a path at a linear speed; means for rotating at an angular velocity around said core tube as said core tube is advanced along said path a plurality of nozzle rings each formed with at least one spinning orifice and said nozzle rings spaced along said path of said tube and rotatable therearound with different angular velocities with respect to a sense of rotation or magnitude, means for extruding in a hot state of plurality of strands of a reinforcing plastic capable of cooling to form monofilaments, the strands being cooled to form said monofilaments along a path of the strands from said orifices to said core tube, and means for winding said monofilaments around said core tube as a reinforcing winding thereon; means for maintaining a difference between a rate at which said strands are extruded from said orifices and a rate at which said monofilaments are wound on said tube to stretch said monofilaments over the path of said strands and prior to winding of said monofilaments on said tube; means for applying an extruded layer to said tube from a nonrotatable nozzle ring; and means for winding at least one further monofilament onto said extruded layer with another rotatable nozzle ring.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
229 words
An apparatus for making a pipe from an extruded core tube of a thermoplastic synthetic resin, comprising: means for translationally advancing said core tube along a path at a linear speed; means for rotating at an angular velocity around said core tube as said core tube is advanced along said path a plurality of nozzle rings each formed with at least one spinning orifice and said nozzle rings spaced along said path of said tube and rotatable therearound with different angular velocities with respect to a sense of rotation or magnitude, means for extruding in a hot state of plurality of strands of a reinforcing plastic capable of cooling to form monofilaments, the strands being cooled to form said monofilaments along a path of the strands from said orifices to said core tube, and means for winding said monofilaments around said core tube as a reinforcing winding thereon; means for maintaining a difference between a rate at which said strands are extruded from said orifices and a rate at which said monofilaments are wound on said tube to stretch said monofilaments over the path of said strands and prior to winding of said monofilaments on said tube; means for applying an extruded layer to said tube from a nonrotatable nozzle ring; and means for winding at least one further monofilament onto said extruded layer with another rotatable nozzle ring.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus defined in claim 11 wherein said means for maintaining said difference includes means for controlling said linear speed.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
The apparatus defined in claim 11 wherein said nonrotatable nozzle ring is disposed upstream of the nozzle rings provided with said orifices so that said monofilaments are wound on said layer.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus defined in claim 11 wherein said nonrotatable nozzle ring is disposed downstream of the nozzle rings provided with said orifices so that said layer is applied to the monofilaments wound on said layer.
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