Apparatus for manufacturing a pipe section and a method for manufacturing a pipe section
AssigneeRockwool A/S
InventorJohan Hendrik Theodoor Marie Pesch
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Abstract
An apparatus for manufacturing an insulating pipe section includes a rotatable longitudinal mandrel configured for receiving and winding uncured mineral wool around the mandrel to manufacture an insulating pipe section, a belt, preferably an endless belt, at least two longitudinal jaws engaging the belt, wherein the jaws are configured for surrounding the mandrel with the belt, and a mandrel controlling element configured for actively controlling a transverse movement of the mandrel.
Claims20
An apparatus for manufacturing an insulating pipe section, wherein the apparatus comprises:
- a rotatable longitudinal mandrel configured for receiving and winding uncured mineral wool around the mandrel to manufacture an insulating pipe section;
- a belt;
- at least two longitudinal jaws engaging the belt, wherein the two jaws are configured to move between an open position and a closed position where the jaws are configured for substantially surrounding the mandrel with the belt;
- and
- a mandrel controlling element configured for actively controlling a transverse movement of the mandrel.
A method of manufacturing an insulating pipe section, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a rotatable longitudinal mandrel;
- providing a belt;
- providing at least two longitudinal jaws engaging the belt and substantially surrounding the mandrel with the belt;
- winding uncured mineral wool on the mandrel for manufacturing an insulating pipe section between the mandrel and the belt;
- and
- actively controlling movement of the mandrel in a transverse direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.