Abstract:
An improved manifold assembly (10) including a die (15) having a die head (17), sets of a plurality of tubes (130, 140) located centrally of one another, and at least two calibration fingers (16) secured to the die (15).
Abstract:
A plastic pipe of an improved construction such that the pipe has apertures formed therein when the pipe is viewed in cross section, the pipe being made by a process including extruding a hot plastic flow through a die head (17) having a plurality of first sized gaps and second sized gaps, the second sized gaps having an aperture located inside each gap. A die (15) is secured to a manifold assembly (10), with the manifold assembly (10) having sets of tubes located centrally of one another, each set of tubes including a water inlet tube (150), a tube through which a vacuum is pulled (140) and a water return tube (130). Each set of tubes is positioned longitudinally within a respective die manifold tube (165) which extends through the die (15).
Abstract:
An improved former assembly which can be used in the manufacture of plastic pipe with the former assembly comprising a plastic pipe former assembly having a housing, a center tube (218) supported on the housing, and a plurality of rollers (300) oriented about the center tube, with the improvement comprising a plurality of universal joint assemblies, each having a first end, a second end and a splined coupling (260), each of the first ends being connected to the housing and each of the second ends being connected to one of the rollers.
Abstract:
An improved manifold calibration finger (10) which can be used in conjunction with a die head (15) in the extrusion of a plastic with the manifold calibration finger (10) comprising a first section (25) comprising an elongated tubular member having a grooved outer surface (30, 33, 37) and an elongated central channel (64) extending through the first section from one end of the first section to the other.
Abstract:
An improved manifold assembly for use with a die (15) in the extrusion of plastic comprises a water inlet tube (100); a vacuum tube (135, 140) through which a vacuum is pulled; a water return tube (125, 130); a calibration finger first section (25) having an outer surface (27), at least one water receiving channel (70) connected to the water inlet tube (100) and a vacuum channel (68, 72) connected to the vacuum tube (135, 140), and having the water return tube (130) positioned centrally of the first section outer surface (27) with the first section (25) having formed therein apertures (35, 39) connected to the vacuum channel (72); and a calibration finger second section (26) having an outer surface (86) and an interior channel (84), with the second section (26) having the water return tube (130) positioned centrally of the second section outer surface (86) and apertures (88) formed therein and connected to the interior channel (84).
Abstract:
An improved manifold assembly (10) which can be used in conjunction with a die head (17) in the extrusion of a plastic with the manifold assembly (10) including a water inlet tube (150), a tube (140) through which a vacuum is pulled, a water return tube (130), a calibration finger (16) first section (25), and a calibration finger (16) second section (26).
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing plastic pipe such that the pipe has apertures formed therein when the pipe is viewed in cross section, comprising the steps of having hot plastic flow through a die (15) and subsequently be extruded through a die head (17) to form an extruded wall component having first and second end walls, with the die head (17) having formed therein a plurality of first sized gaps (17a) and a plurality of second sized gaps (17b), with the second sized gaps (17b) having an aperture (17c) located inside each of said second sized gaps (17b). The die (15) is secured to a manifold assembly (10), with the manifold assembly (10) comprising sets of tubes (16) located centrally of one another, each set of tubes (16) comprising a water inlet tube (150), a tube through which a vaccum is pulled (140), and a water return tube (130). Each set of tubes (16) is positioned longitudinally within a respective die manifold with the outermost surface of each set of tubes (16) spaced a first distance from the respective die manifold. Each of the respective tubes (16) extends through the die (15).