System and method for rotational moulding
AssigneeAMS Belgium
InventorJohan Potargent
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Abstract
The present invention is a system for producing an object from a material that contains a hardenable base material using rotational moulding, wherein the system is comprised of a robotic arm and a die that can be attached to the robotic arm. The die contains a die cavity defined by a die wall, wherein the die is configured for receiving the material in the die cavity. The current invention also involves a method for production of an object of a material containing a hardenable base material using rotational moulding.
Claims24
A system for the production of an object of a material containing a hardenable base material using rotational moulding, the system comprising:
- an assembly of a die and rotation elements for movement of the die, wherein the die is in a heat exchanging relationship with a flow channel for heating or cooling the material or object located within the die, the flow channel having a first connection for supplying a heat exchange fluid at one end of the flow channel and having a second connection for draining off the heat exchange fluid at another end of the flow channel, and
- a thermal assembly for promoting flow of the heat exchange fluid through the flow channel, the thermal assembly comprising:
- a heat exchange fluid store for storing the heat exchange fluid;
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- a telescopic connector for connecting the thermal assembly to at least one of the first and second connections of the flow channel, wherein a fixed end of the connector is connected to the heat exchange fluid store and a free end of the connector is equipped with coupling elements for connecting the connector to at least one of the first and second connections of the flow channel,
- wherein the rotation elements comprise a robotic arm connected to the die by means of coupling elements of the rotation elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.