Cooling of extruded and compression molded materials
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United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F25D-017/02
F25D-017/00
출원번호
US-0280735
(2002-10-25)
발명자
/ 주소
Hutchison,Herbert L.
Brandt,Jeffrey R.
출원인 / 주소
Crane Plastics Company LLC
대리인 / 주소
Standley Law Group LLP
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초록▼
The present invention relates to a system and a method for cooling extruded and molded materials. The present invention is especially useful to thoroughly cool an extrudate by directing a cooling fluid toward a surface of the extrudate (e.g., an interior surface that defines a hollow portion of an e
The present invention relates to a system and a method for cooling extruded and molded materials. The present invention is especially useful to thoroughly cool an extrudate by directing a cooling fluid toward a surface of the extrudate (e.g., an interior surface that defines a hollow portion of an extrudate). Hollows may be created in order to reduce material, weight, and/or processing time. A cooling fluid is diverted toward the surface of the extrudate so as to cool the material and assist in solidification. A baffle may serve to divert the cooling fluid in the desired direction. In another example, the extrudate may be partially or totally immersed in a liquid cryogenic fluid. Increases in production line throughput may result by rapidly cooling the molded material. In addition, the more efficient cooling may be achieved with a lesser amount of the cooling fluid, and the velocity and temperature of the cooling fluid may be reduced. Other uses for the present invention include injection molding, compression molding, gas assist molding, and co-extrusion.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A system for cooling a material, said system comprising: an extruder; at least one die adapted to receive said material from said extruder; a tank for storing a liquid cryogenic fluid; a bath adapted to receive said material after said at least one die, said bath further adap
What is claimed is: 1. A system for cooling a material, said system comprising: an extruder; at least one die adapted to receive said material from said extruder; a tank for storing a liquid cryogenic fluid; a bath adapted to receive said material after said at least one die, said bath further adapted to receive said liquid cryogenic fluid from said tank such that said liquid cryogenic fluid is adapted to directly contact said material in said bath; and a pump in fluid communication with said tank and said bath, said pump adapted to transfer said liquid cryogenic fluid into said bath from said tank approximately when extrusion of said material is initiated. 2. The system of claim 1 wherein said material is selected from the group consisting of plastics, polymers, thermoplastics, foamed plastics, plastic composites, foamed plastic composites, cellulosic-filled plastic composites, inorganic-filled plastic composites, metals, metallic composites, alloys, and mixtures of any of the aforementioned materials. 3. The system of claim 1 wherein said liquid cryogenic fluid is selected from the group consisting of liquid oxygen, liquid nitrogen, liquid neon, liquid hydrogen, and liquid helium. 4. The system of claim 1 wherein said bath includes a level of said liquid cryogenic fluid sufficient to totally submerse said material. 5. The system of claim 1 further comprising at least one sizing component in said bath. 6. The system of claim 1 wherein: said at least one die is adapted to receive a continuous flow of said material from said extruder; and said bath is adapted to receive said continuous flow of said material after said at least one die. 7. A method for cooling a material, said method comprising: providing an extruder; providing at least one die that is adapted to receive said material from said extruder; extruding said material through said at least one die; pumping a liquid cryogenic fluid into a bath approximately when said extruding of said material is initiated; and directly contacting said material with said bath of liquid cryogenic fluid after said material exits said at least one die. 8. The method of claim 7 wherein said material is selected from the group consisting of plastics, polymers, thermoplastics, foamed plastics, plastic composites, foamed plastic composites, cellulosic-filled plastic composites, inorganic-filled plastic composites, metals, metallic composites, alloys, and mixtures of any of the aforementioned materials. 9. The method of claim 7 wherein said liquid cryogenic fluid is selected from the group consisting of liquid oxygen, liquid nitrogen, liquid neon, liquid hydrogen, and liquid helium. 10. The method of claim 7 wherein: said bath of liquid cryogenic fluid is adjacent to said at least one die; and said material continuously flows from said extruder into said bath. 11. A system for cooling a material, said system comprising: an extruder; at least one die adapted to receive said material from said extruder; a tank for storing a liquid cryogenic fluid; a bath adapted to receive said material after said at least one die, said bath further adapted to receive said liquid cryogenic fluid from said tank such that said liquid cryogenic fluid is adapted to directly contact said material in said bath; and a pump in fluid communication with said tank and said bath, said pump adapted to transfer said liquid cryogenic fluid into said bath from said tank, said pump further adapted to transfer said liquid cryogenic fluid into said tank from said bath approximately when extrusion of said material is complete. 12. The system of claim 11 wherein said material is selected from the group consisting of plastics, polymers, thermoplastics, foamed plastics, plastic composites, foamed plastic composites, cellulosic-filled plastic composites, inorganic-filled plastic composites, metals, metallic composites, alloys, and mixtures of any of the aforementioned materials. 13. The system of claim 11 wherein said liquid cryogenic fluid is selected from the group consisting of liquid oxygen, liquid nitrogen, liquid neon, liquid hydrogen, and liquid helium. 14. The system of claim 11 wherein said bath includes a level of said liquid cryogenic fluid sufficient to totally submerse said material. 15. The system of claim 11 further comprising at least one sizing component in said bath. 16. The system of claim 11 wherein: said at least one die is adapted to receive a continuous flow of said material from said extruder; and said bath is adapted to receive said continuous flow of said material after said at least one die. 17. A method for cooling a material, said method comprising: providing an extruder; providing at least one die that is adapted to receive said material from said extruder; extruding said material through said at least one die; directly contacting said material with a bath of liquid cryogenic fluid after said material exits said at least one die; providing a tank adapted to store said liquid cryogenic fluid; and pumping said liquid cryogenic fluid from said bath into said tank approximately when said extruding of said material is complete. 18. The method of claim 17 wherein said material is selected from the group consisting of plastics, polymers, thermoplastics, foamed plastics, plastic composites, foamed plastic composites, cellulosic-filled plastic composites, inorganic-filled plastic composites, metals, metallic composites, alloys, and mixtures of any of the aforementioned materials. 19. The method of claim 17 wherein said liquid cryogenic fluid is selected from the group consisting of liquid oxygen, liquid nitrogen, liquid neon, liquid hydrogen, and liquid helium. 20. The method of claim 17 wherein: said bath of liquid cryogenic fluid is adjacent to said at least one die; and said material continuously flows from said extruder into said bath.
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