Method for producing a tubular object of polyethylene terephthalate or similar thermoplastic material from a tubular blank of amorphous material
US4405546A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 1981 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/1397
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An object is produced from a tubular blank (10,15,17) of thermoplastic material of polyester or polyamide, preferably of polyethylene terephthalate by reducing the thickness of amorphous material in one or several areas of the blank by means of one or several consecutive re-shaping operations. A mechanical shaping device (23,29,71,81) moves a transitional zone (13,14,113) situated between thicker and thinner material along the blank and simultaneously elongates the blank in the moving direction of the transitional zone while reducing the thickness. After the last re-shaping operation the thinner material preferably has an oriented state. During the re-shaping operation the temperature of the material in the transitional zone (13,14,113) is controlled at a level which, immediately before the re-shaping operation, is within or close to the range of the glass transition temperature (TG). In one embodiment the reduction of the wall thickness of the material is begun in a track (12) in the wall of the blank and continues symmetrically around the track. Clamping devices (41,51,61) are used to maintain the axial position of the blank. The blank is suitable for re-shaping, for instance, in…
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