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US 4,239,474 AGranted
Apparatus for molding a plastic pipe
AssigneeExcell Corporation
InventorTatsuya Nakagawa
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AssigneeExcell Corporation
InventorTatsuya Nakagawa
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A lower mold half is horizontally placed. The top surface of the lower mold half is provided with a first groove of any desired shape, one end of which is closed with the other end having a notch for allowing air to be blown in. An upper mold half has a bottom surface which matches with the top surface of the lower mold half and which is provided with a second groove corresponding to said first groove. Thus, when the upper and lower mold halves are in contact, there is formed a mold cavity defined by the first and second grooves. A nozzle for discharging a parison is disposed above the lower mold half. The relative positional relation between the nozzle and the lower mold half is changed in such a manner that the nozzle follows the first groove without changing the distance therefrom so that a parison can be properly placed in the first groove. If at least two lower mold halves are provided, it is possible to carry out molding operation continuously.
An apparatus for molding a plastic pipe comprising a lower mold half having a top surface provided with a first groove of a desired shape, an upper mold half having a bottom surface provided with a second groove of a shape corresponding to the shape of the first groove, said first and second grooves defining a mold cavity when said top and bottom surfaces are in contact, a parison extruder including a nozzle for discharging a parison into and along the first groove of said lower mold half, means for changing horizontally the relative position between said lower mold half and said parison extruder, means for changing vertically the relative position between said lower mold half and said parison extruder to maintain a predetermined distance therebetween, and means for injecting pressurized gas into the parison in the mold cavity for shaping as defined by the mold cavity, wherein the means for changing said relative horizontal and vertical positions are operable during discharging of the parison.
An apparatus for molding a plastic pipe comprising at least two lower mold halves each of which is provided with a first groove of a desired shape on its top surface, a rotatable support on which said lower mold halves are fixedly mounted, at least one upper mold half which is provided with a second groove on its bottom surface corresponding to the shape of the grooves of the lower mold halves, said first and second grooves defining a mold cavity when said top and bottom surfaces are in contact, means for moving said upper mold half to a raised position away from said lower mold halves and a lowered position in contact with said lower mold halves, discharging means for discharging a parison onto one of said lower mold halves while said rotatable support is stationary, horizontal moving means for moving said discharging means horizontally along the groove of one of said lower mold halves, vertical moving means for moving said discharging means vertically to maintain a predetermined distance between said discharging means and the groove so that a parison may be properly laid in said groove, means for intermittently rotating said support to position said lower mold halves alternately adjacent said discharging means and means injecting pressurized gas into the parison in the mold cavity for shaping as defined by the mold cavity, wherein the vertical and horizontal moving means are operable during discharging of the parison.
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