Single station thermo-forming machine

Details Single station thermo-forming machine Single station thermo-forming machine

2007-11-13

2007-11-13

Mackey, James P. (Department: 1722)

Plastic article or earthenware shaping or treating: apparatus

Plural reshaping means or plural vulcanizing means including...

C425S342100, C425S384000, C425S387100

Reexamination Certificate

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11105343

ABSTRACT:
A thermo-forming machine is described for forming three-dimensional work pieces, having extensive relatively thin surfaces of uniform thickness, from flat sheets of a thermoplastic material. The machine includes one or two molds (31, 131) movable vertically between a passive lowered position and a raised forming position, a lower, pressurizable sealed chamber (14) closed at the top by a horizontal reduction plate (12) having a first and a second aperture (12a, 12b), spaced horizontally and of a size enabling a mold (31, 131) to pass through them. First and second counter-frames (29, 30) each hold a sheet to be formed around the apertures (12a, 12b) of the reduction plate (12). Three heating panels (16, 17, 22) are provided, aligned vertically, spaced from each other and movable horizontally between a first position aligned vertically with the first aperture (12a) and a second position aligned vertically with the second aperture (12b). The upper heating panel (16) and the intermediate heating panel (17) are positioned above the reduction plate (12) for preheating opposite surfaces of a flat sheet supported between these two panels (16, 17). The lower heating panel (22) is positioned beneath the reduction plate (12) for simultaneously heating from beneath another sheet held around one of the apertures (12a, 12b) and heated from above by the intermediate panel (17).

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