Abstract:
Earplugs produced by extrusion of a foamable polymer through an extrusion head opening (14), are severed and shaped to produce a largely symmetric rounded end (27, 28) and/or compression bands (190, 192, 204) for stiffening. Severing of an earplug at the extrusion head is accomplished by two or more cutting blades (50, 52) that move in largely opposite directions across one another to provide a symmetric cut that foams into a largely symmetric rounded earplug end. Compression bands are formed along the earplug to stiffen it, by two or more compression dies (221-224) spaced about the axis of the earplug. An earplug with a stiffening sleeve (116) that is surrounded by a foam covering (124) and that is filled with a string (122) of the same foam, is severed so at the opposite ends of the earplug the covering ends (160) and string ends (162) are rounded even though the sleeve end (164) is cut perpendicular to the earplug axis (166).
Abstract:
An earplug arrangement enables low cost manufacture and storage of earplugs and convenient dispensing of individual earplugs (160). The earplugs (160) are formed from an extrusion of a maximum diameter of about 12 mm and with narrow locations spaced apart by about 1 to 5 cm to separate the extrusion into a chain of at least ten earplugs, where the last earplug of the chain of earplugs (160), formed by the extrusion can be cut from the rest of the chain for insertion into a person's ear canal. The chain of earplugs (160), is stored in a plurality of loops in a container (166), as in a plurality of loops wrapped about a cylinder (164). The extrusion can include a stiffening core of stiff first material and an extruded covering of a soft resilient foam second material surrounding the core, the thickness of the second material being less than half as great at the narrowed locations as at maximum diameter locations while the core is of uniform cross-section along the entire length of the extrusion.
Abstract:
The invention relates to device and method enabling industrial continuous pressing, called extrusion of plastically / thermally mouldable substances (11) such as metal, composite metal, plastic, composite or rubber, which is pressed to the profile (12) by a process comprising tool fixed member (6) partially predefining the profile shape / cross-section before the profile finally defined to fixed or varied cross-section when the material passes rotating dies (2) which can be patterned or smooth and through the contact with each other (1) cancel out each main radial forces and the position of which in some embodiments of the invention may vary relative to other bearing surfaces (13, 17) or rotary bearing surfaces (4) of the tool with which they define the final shape of the profile.The invention enables the extrusion of pattern on the inside of hollow profiles and the extrusion of multiple profiles in one tool, because 80-98% of the radial bearing forces are eliminated, allowing the installation of rotary dies where not previously possible, and almost unlimited opportunities in increased profile width.
Abstract:
An earplug arrangement enables low cost manufacture and storage of earplugs and convenient dispensing of individual earplugs. The earplugs are formed from an extrusion of a maximum diameter of about 12 mm and with narrow locations spaced apart by about 1 to 5 cm to separate the extrusion into a chain of at least ten earplugs, where the last earplug of the chain of earplugs formed by the extrusion can be cut from the rest of the chain for insertion into a person's ear canal. The chain of earplugs is stored in a plurality of loops in a container, as in a plurality of loops wrapped about a cylinder. The extrusion can include a stiffening core of stiff first material and an extruded covering of a soft resilient foam second material surrounding the core, the thickness of the second material being less than half as great at the narrowed locations as at maximum diameter locations while the core is of uniform cross-section along the entire length of the extrusion.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus to process a diverted molten polymer waste stream directs the polymer stream to one of at least two passages, separates it into individual segments while containing and discharging it from a containement exit, cools each segment with a quench fluid to form a solid or semi-solid polymer, and transports the solidified segments away from the exit and into a container using the quench fluid. The apparatus includes a cross-section transition connector, a moveable block with two passages, a block oscillator, a cut-off plate, an open space above an inclined transporting device, a quench fluid jet, and a quench fluid transporting trough. The transporting trough provides adequate time and cooling for solidification and transportation of segments to a desired location laterally spaced from the exit. The cross-section transition connector changes the polymer cross-section from cylindrical to a flattened cylinder. The multiple passages provide a continuous path so pressure does not build up in the polymer stream.
Abstract:
A new way to design lightweight, strong,material efficient, extruded and pultruded profiles,profile segments (4) and surfaces produced in profile production with rotating dies creating superior resistance to compression, bending and buckling, higher energy absorption and right strength in the right place, by: varying the thickness along (_t) + across the direction of extrusion, making reinforcing patterns (2, 3), vary the profile thickness (t, _t), and in some cases vary angles (10, 11) and pattern (2, 3) which increases the profile segments / surface resistance against compression, bending and buckling relative to the amount of material used and resulting in that one can make optimized beams and surfaces that have superior properties in terms of strength / weight, stiffness/weight ratio, mechanical energy absorption/ weight unit, deformation and natural frequency, thermal transfer capacity, the breaking of the laminar flow, increased / optimized surface for chemical and / or electrochemical reaction etc.
Abstract:
An earplug (12), includes a body (14), of soft elastomeric material such as a soft resilient foam for insertion in the ear canal, and a stiffener (16), of more rigid material than the body (14). The stiffener (16), is in the form of a tube rather than a solid rod, so while the stiffener is resistant to column-like collapse, it is easily radially compressed to facilitate compression of the body as it enters the ear canal. The stiffener tube can be filled with soft resilient foam material, to block the passage of sound through the tube. The tubular stiffener can have a slot extending parallel to the length of the stiffener, to allow soft foam material to flow into the tube to fill it, as the foam material that surrounds the tube is molded. Such molding can be accomplished by extruding foam material while the tubular stiffener passes with the extruded foam through the extrusion head.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus to process a diverted molten polymer waste stream directs the polymer stream to one of at least two passages, separates it into individual segments while containing and discharging it from a containement exit, cools each segment with a quench fluid to form a solid or semi-solid polymer, and transports the solidified segments away from the exit and into a container using the quench fluid. The apparatus includes a cross-section transition connector, a moveable block with two passages, a block oscillator, a cut-off plate, an open space above an inclined transporting device, a quench fluid jet, and a quench fluid transporting trough. The transporting trough provides adequate time and cooling for solidification and transportation of segments to a desired location laterally spaced from the exit. The cross-section transition connector changes the polymer cross-section from cylindrical to a flattened cylinder. The multiple passages provide a continuous path so pressure does not build up in the polymer stream.
Abstract:
An apparatus and process of extruding a strip fastener is disclosed. The fastener product has a continuous sheet-form base (22) and rows of discrete fastener elements (21) that extend from one side of the sheet-form base (22), and is formed by extruding a molten polymer through an extrusion die (10) having a die opening comprising a base opening (12) for forming the sheet-form base (22) and contiguous therewith a series of fastener element openings (11a, 11b, 11c) for extrusion of the rows of fastener elements (21), each fastener element opening (11a, 11b, 11c) having a profile configured to form oppositely directed sides of the discrete fastener elements (21) of one row. While extruding the product, flow of the molten polymer through the fastener element openings (11a, 11b, 11c) is periodically interrupted while continuing the flow of the polymer through the base opening (12), thereby forming rows of upstanding fastener elements (21) integrally extruded with a sheet-form base (22). The fastener products is also disclosed.