Mix for the production of microporous structures
AssigneeInnospire Technologies GmbH
InventorsUlrich MEYER-BLUMENROTH, Gisela JUNG
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Abstract
An easy-to-handle ready mix of a polymer preparation, such as for producing porous or microporous structures, is presented, comprising a polymer substrate and a diluent, wherein the components of the polymer preparation intermesh in a delivery state of the ready mix in such a way that they are inseparably bonded to one another.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
An easy-to-handle ready mix of a polymer preparation, such as for production of porous or microporous structures or a component, comprising:
- a polymer substrate;
- and
- a diluent,
- wherein the components of the polymer preparation are interlocked in a delivery state of the ready mix such that they are inseparably bonded together.
A method for producing an easy-to-handle ready mix of a polymer preparation having a diluent,
- and components of the polymer preparation are interlocked in a delivery state of the ready mix and are inseparably bonded together, the method comprising the steps of:
- mixing a polymer substrate with a diluent to provide a polymer-diluent mixture,
- heating the polymer-diluent mixture to a temperature above a melting temperature of the diluent,
- dissolving the polymer-diluent mixture to provide a homogeneously dissolved polymer preparation,
- cooling the polymer preparation below a solidification temperature, portioning the solidified polymer preparation, for example by means of granulation.
A method of manufacturing a component from a ready mix comprising the steps of:
- providing the ready mix of a polymer preparation having a diluent, and the components of the polymer preparation are interlocked in a delivery state of the ready mix and are inseparably bonded together,
- heating at least one portion of the ready mix to a temperature above a melting temperature of the diluent and/or the ready mix and thus providing a homogeneously dissolved polymer preparation,
- construction of the component, such as by means of extraction of the homogeneously dissolved polymer preparation, preferably in monolithic construction, further preferably by means of additive manufacturing.
A discontinuous method for producing a component from a ready mix, comprising the steps of:
- providing a first portion of the ready mix of a polymer preparation having a diluent,
- and the components of the polymer preparation are interlocked in a delivery state of the ready mix and are inseparably bonded together,
- heating the first portion of the ready mix to a temperature above a melting temperature of the diluent and/or the ready mix and thus providing a first completed amount of homogeneously dissolved polymer preparation construction of a first region of the component with the first completed amount of homogeneously dissolved polymer preparation,
- when the first portion of the ready mix is consumed or during consumption of the first portion of the ready mix, providing a further portion of the same ready mix or a further portion of the ready mix heating the further portion to the temperature above the melting temperature of the diluent and/or the ready mix and thus providing a second completed amount of homogeneously dissolved polymer preparation,
- construction of a second region of the component with a second completed quantity of homogeneously dissolved polymer preparation.
A plant for producing components from a ready mix of a polymer preparation having a diluent, and the components of the polymer preparation are interlocked in a delivery state of the ready mix and are inseparably bonded together, comprising:
- at least one ready mix reservoir for easy provision of a solid ready mix as a first ready mix,
- a heating device for heating at least one portion of the ready mix above a melting temperature of the diluent, and
- a placement device such as an extruder for building up the component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.