Die device for an extrusion blow-moulding apparatus for producing a multilayered blown film

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9713896-B2
Application number	US-201314441858-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 16, 2013
Priority date	Nov 9, 2012
Publication date	Jul 25, 2017
Grant date	Jul 25, 2017

Abstract

The invention relates to a die device ( 10 ) for an extrusion blow-molding apparatus ( 100 ) for producing a multilayered blown film ( 300 ), with an inner surface ( 310 ) and an outer surface ( 320 ), having a die orifice for the discharge of a multilayered material melt ( 300 ), wherein a temperature-control device ( 30 ) is arranged in order to set a different temperature on the two sides ( 310, 320 ) of the material melt ( 300 ). The invention also relates to a method for equalizing the differences in viscosity of the materials of the layers ( 350 ) by a controlled ( 40, 60 ) temperature setting.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A Die device for a blow-moulding apparatus for the production of a multi layered blown film with an inner surface and an outer surface, comprising a die orifice for the outlet of a multi layered material melt,
wherein a temperature control device is assembled in order to temperature control inner and outer sides of the material melt differently, which correspond with the inner surface and the outer surface of the blown film, wherein the temperature control device is assembled in a die lip about the die orifice;
wherein the temperature control device is assembled in or in the area of a die lip;
wherein the temperature control device comprises a fluid channel and electric heating elements;
wherein the fluid channel is configured for controlling the temperature of the inner side of the material melt or the outer side of the material melt;
wherein the electric heating elements are operated to apply the inner side of the material melt and the outer side of the material melt with different temperatures;
wherein the temperature of the inner side of the material melt and the temperature of the outer side of the material melt are separately controlled or regulated.

2. The Die device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the temperature control device is configured in order to differently cool and/or differently heat the material melt from both sides.

3. The Die device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the temperature control device is configured for an active temperature controlling of both sides of the material melt.

4. The Die device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the temperature control device comprises temperature control means which are configured for constant or mainly constant temperature controlling of the respective side of the material melt in circumferential direction, wherein the temperature control means are spread over the circumference of the die orifice.

5. The Die device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the die orifice is configured as an annular gap in order to act as an outlet for the material melt.

6. The Die device according to claim 1 , wherein at least a temperature sensor is intended for the determination of the temperature of at least one side of the material melt.

7. The Die device according to claim 1 , wherein
the temperature control means is assembled in or in the area of the die lip.

8. The Die device according to claim 1 , wherein a control device is intended at least for the regulation or for the control of the temperature control device.

9. Blow-moulding apparatus for the production of a multi layered blown film with an inner surface and an outer surface comprising at least a die device with the features of claim 1 .

10. A method for temperature controlling a multi layered material melt with a production of a multi layered blown film with an inner surface and an outer surface, comprising the following:
representing by temperature viscosity curves a viscosity of at least two coating materials of the material melt during a process of a temperature control,
using a temperature control device having a fluid channel and electric heating elements and assembled in or in the area of a die lip for controlling both sides of the material melt with different temperatures which correspond with an inner surface and an outer surface;
wherein with the temperature controlling of both sides of the material melt an adjustment or mainly an adjustment of the viscosity differences of the at least two coating materials of the material melt is generated according to said temperature viscosity curves;
wherein the fluid channel is configured for controlling the temperature of the inner side of the material melt or the outer side of the material melt;
wherein the electric heating elements are operated to apply the inner side of the material melt and the outer side of the material melt with different temperatures;
wherein the temperature of the inner side of the material melt and the temperature of the outer side of the material melt are separately controlled or regulated.

11. The Method according to claim 10 , wherein a maximum standard value is set as an admissible variation of the viscosity of at least two coating materials of the material melt.

12. The Die device according to claim 4 , wherein temperature control means are spread evenly over the circumference of the die orifice.

13. The Die device according to claim 8 , wherein said control device is configured to control the temperature of both sides of the material melt with different temperatures which correspond with an inner surface and an outer surface;
wherein with the temperature control of both sides of the material melt an adjustment or mainly an adjustment of the viscosity differences of the at least two coating materials of the material melt is generated.

Assignees

• Windmoeller & Hoelscher

Inventors

• Rübbelke Ingo
• Joppe Markus

Classifications

• B29C2948/92209

  Temperature · CPC title

• B29L2007/008

  Wide strips, e.g. films, webs · CPC title

• B29C48/0018

  combined with shaping by orienting, stretching or shrinking, e.g. film blowing (B29C48/0017 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B29C55/28

  of blown tubular films, e.g. by inflation {(extrusion moulding of tubular films B29C48/03)} · CPC title

• B29C48/307

  specially adapted for bringing together components, e.g. melts within the die · CPC title