摘要:
A method for foaming a hollow body (2), such as a refrigerator cabinet (2), closed in a containment mold (3), that envisages the injection of a highly reactive chemical mixture (M) into the cavity (4) of the body (2), pre heated, letting it expand under vacuum conditions. The lower wall of the hollow body (2) is thermostated by a supporting table (6), in which a thermostating heat transfer fluid flows both during the insertion and stay in said containment mold (3). In particular, the surface of the lower wall of the hollow body (2), on which the resin is deposited, is heated to promote the fast and efficient expansion of the foam. The side containment and counteraction walls of the mold (3) also have a thermal conditioning function, just like the male element (48) and they carry out a heat control action on the hollow body (2); in addition, the vacuum conditions required for foaming are obtained by means of suitable gaskets. A first dosed quantity of mixture M is injected with a coherent jet J having an initial value of mass flow rate (mi) and average kinetic energy (E cin,sp ) of the jet (J) that forms a mixture puddle (Z1) in an intermediate area (7) of said foaming cavity (4); the coherent jet (J), by means of its thrust, causes a forward flow and a distribution of the mixture puddle (Z1, Z1') until it reaches at least 50% of said length dimension (D L ). The filling of the cavity (4) is completed by varying the mass flow rate (ṁi) and the average kinetic energy (E cin,sp ) of the coherent jet (J), keeping the body (2) thermostated and in a condition of depression until the end of the isometric expansion and polymerization of the mixture (M).
摘要:
A method for dispensing a polyurethane mixture (M) onto a substrate (2) comprises the steps of: generating a liquid mixture (M) from reactive component resins; introducing the mixture (M) in an inlet section (Si) of a dispensing device (1) so as to advance it towards a planar-shaped outlet slit section (Su), transversely to the advancement direction (DA) of the substrate (2); distributing the mixture (M) along a gap chamber (I) having a cross section diverging towards the outlet slit section (Su); dispensing the mixture (M) through the outlet slit section (Su), so as to deposit a thin, uniform film onto said substrate (2); during the advancement and distribution step inside the dispensing device (1), the various fractions of said mixture (M) are flown along respective paths (p0, p1,.. pn/2, .., pn) radiating from the inlet section (Si) to respective zones (z1, z2, ..., zn) of the outlet slit section (Su), and having such a spatial geometrical conformation that they all have the same extension length, so that all fractions of the mixture (M) travel equal distances from the inlet section (Si) to the outlet slit section (Su), in equal times, maintaining equal average speeds along each section having zones placed all at the same path distance either from the inlet section (Si) or from the outlet slit section (Su).
摘要:
A method for foaming objects (2) is disclosed, the objects (2) having two dimensions prevailing on a third dimension and each provided with two coating elements (3, 3') of the shell or shaped panel type or of the flat or curved or thermoformed plate or sheet type, between said two coating elements (3, 3') there being interposed an intermediate layer (6) in expanded polyurethane or phenol material. The method comprises the steps of: i). providing one or more moulding units (4) each comprising a first half mould (5A) and a second half mould (5B) suitable for receiving respective coating elements (3, 3') of said objects (2) to be foamed, and intended for being conveyed along a closed advancement path (P) in which a foaming cycle occurs; ii). arranging in succession, one next to the other, according to a desired spatial sequence, a desired number of operative modules (M, M1,...M11,.., Mn) that are mutually distinct and separate, provided with driving devices that are independent of one another and mutually synchronized, comprising first rolling means (7) and second rolling means (8) for clamping and conveying said moulding units (4), said operative modules (M, M1,...M11,..,Mn) being reciprocally combinable so as to make up a modular structure of a desired length and shape defining said advancement path (P), wherein the number and mutual arrangement of said operative modules (M, M1,...M11,..,Mn) are chosen and optimised for adapting to specific process parameters, to characteristics of said polyurethane or phenol material and to characteristics of said objects (2) to be foamed, iii). setting said first rolling means (7) and second rolling means (8) at a reciprocal operating distance (D) so as to define, along said advancement path (P), an advancement and clamping gap (I) for said moulding units (4); iv). inserting into said first half mould (5A) and into said second half mould (5B) respectively conjugate coating elements (3, 3') of one or more respective objects (2), i). dispensing on the coating element/s (3) contained in a half mould (5A) a quantity of polyurethane or phenol mixture, ii). taking said first half mould (5A) and said second half mould (5B) to a mutually opposite position so as to define a respective closed moulding unit (4) in which the coating element/s (3; 3') contained in a half mould (5A; 5B) faces/face and matches/match the respective conjugate coating element/s (3'; 3) contained in the other half mould (5B; 5A); iii). inserting said moulding unit (4) closed in said advancement and clamping gap (I) and iv). applying to opposite sides of said closed moulding unit (4) opposite pressure actions (PI; P2) by said first rolling means (7) and said second rolling means (8) respectively so as to maintain reciprocally closed and clamped said first (5A) and second (5B) half moulds and so as to contrast the thrusts exerted by the expanding foam; v). driving said first rolling means (7) and said second rolling means (8) to advance, maintaining in a closed and clamped configuration, said moulding unit (4) inside said advancement and clamping gap (I) and along said advancement path (P) to complete the respective foaming cycle, wherein along at least part of said advancement path (P) there is provided heating of said moulding units (4).
摘要:
A method for pouring in a controlled way, into an open moulding cavity (19), a liquid polymeric mixture free from spatters (SP), resulting from a first (A) and at least a second (B) chemically reactive components suitable for forming a polymeric resin, by means of a high pressure mixing device (10). During an initial transitional step, a flow (F) of liquid mixture, free from spatters (SP), is poured with initial flowrate (Q1) and speed (V1) values comparatively lower than regime operative values (Q2-V2), suitable for forming a pool of mixture (PZ2) having a wave front (FO) with a raised peripheral peak (PC); then the flowrate (Q) and the speed (V) of the initially poured flow (F), are increased up to regime operative values (Q2, V2) maintaining conditions free from spatters of the poured mixture flow (F). The apparatus comprises a high pressure mixing device (10), pumps (P1, P2) for feeding the chemical components (A,B), and flow transducers (FTA, FTB) operatively connected to a control unit (CU) programmable with flowrates (Q) and times (T) for feeding the chemical components (A,B) and pouring the resulting polymeric mixture.