发明名称 |
Preheater for differential pressure forming machine |
摘要 |
A preheater and method of preheating a thermoplastic sheet prior to entry of the sheet into a differential pressure forming machine which forms an article in the sheet. The preheater includes mechanism for initially threading a sheet in a generally horizontal plane, mechanism for concurrently displacing upstream and downstream portions of the sheet in vertically opposite directions relative to the horizontal plane to dispose a portion of the sheet in an upstanding plane. A heater is provided for heating the upstanding portion of the sheet in the upstanding plane. After the sheet has been repositioned with a portion in the upstanding plane, the heater is laterally moved from an inoperative position to a sheet heating position receiving the portion of the sheet at the sheet heating station. Mechanism is provided for selectively moving the sheet downstream after the sheet has been vertically displaced.
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申请公布号 |
US5939107(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1999.08.17 |
申请号 |
US19970873342 |
申请日期 |
1997.06.11 |
申请人 |
ARENDS, ALBERT W.;RICHARD, ANDREW P. |
发明人 |
ARENDS, ALBERT W.;RICHARD, ANDREW P. |
分类号 |
B29B13/02;B29C51/42;(IPC1-7):B29B13/02;B29C31/00 |
主分类号 |
B29B13/02 |
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