| 摘要 |
1,159,562. Sheet forming. T. W. WINSTEAD. 26 July, 1966 [19 Aug., 1965], No. 33525/66. Heading B5A. [Also in Division B8] Shallow articles, such as trays, are drawn from freshly extruded foamed material 22 by a rotating vacuum wheel 24, the formed articles being subsequently cut from the sheet by a cutting roll 60. The cut articles are then fed to a stacking and bagging device 26 whilst the selvage 22a is passed to a granulator 27 for reprocessing. The vacuum wheel includes eight flat faces each of which comprises a mould supported from a central hub 44, fixed to a rotating shaft 34, by a disc 32. The moulds are connected by tubes 48 to corresponding bores 49 in the hub, which bores during their rotation with the hub successively engage an arcuate vacuum slot 46 located in a fixed vacuum manifold plate 43. The periphery of the moulds are provided with vacuum grooves to effect the sealing of the sheet to the moulds. The grooves may be connected to slot 46, in which case they will operate simultaneously with the drawing operation, or may be connected to a small vacuum slot located in advance of slot 46, in which case they will operate slightly before the drawing operation. The cutting roll 66 is provided with a pair of recesses 70 surrounded by upstanding knife blades 71 and is pressed by piston and cylinder mechanisms 69 against a back-up roll 72, excessive pressure being prevented by end bosses 66a. The piston and cylinder mechanisms are pivoted at 74 so that the cutting roll may be swung out of the working area for exchange or repair purposes. |
