Device and method for guiding a blown film

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9724867-B2
Application number	US-201314394399-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 21, 2013
Priority date	Apr 11, 2012
Publication date	Aug 8, 2017
Grant date	Aug 8, 2017

Abstract

The invention relates to a guiding device for guiding a blown film between a film blowing die and a take-off roller device, comprising at least two lateral guides located opposite one another for laterally guiding the blown film, wherein at least one lateral guide is provided with a first guide segment and a second guide segment, which are connected to one another in an articulated manner. At least one lever kinematics is provided, which is in drive connection with a drive device, and which is interconnected with the two guide segments such that when the drive device is actuated by way of the lever kinematics, the angles of attack (αa, αe) of the two guide segments to the conveyance direction (F) of the blown film can be varied.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. Guidance device for guiding a blown film between a film blowing head and a take-off roller device, comprising at least two opposing lateral guidances for the lateral guidance of the blown film characterized in that, at least one lateral guidance comprises a first guidance segment and a second guidance segment, jointly connected to each other, wherein at least one lever kinematics is intended, which comprises a plurality of at least two levers and is in actuation connection with a single common drive device and with both guidance segments in a way, that during actuation the drive device angles of attack (α a , α e ) of both guidance segments are variable via the lever kinematics towards the conveyance direction (F) of the blown film;
wherein α a is a feeding angle between the first guidance segment and the film blowing head, and α e is a gradient angle between the second guidance segment and the conveyance direction.

2. Guidance device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the drive device comprises at least one slide which is translatory movably mounted and with which the lever kinematics is in gear connection at at least one position.

3. Guidance device according to claim 1 , characterized in that at least a guidance rail is intended, in which at least one guidance lever of the lever kinematics is translatory movably mounted.

4. Guidance device according to claim 3 , characterized in that the guidance rail forms an angle smaller than 90° with the conveyance direction (F) of the blown film.

5. Guidance device according to claim 3 , characterized in that at least one first guidance rail and at least one second guidance rail is intended, wherein in at least one first guidance rail a first guidance lever of the lever kinematics and in at least a second guidance rail a second guidance lever of the lever kinematics is translatory movably mounted.

6. Guidance device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the lever kinematics comprises a first section lever for the connection with the first guidance segment and a second lever for the connection with a second guidance segment.

7. Guidance device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the lever kinematics comprises at least a first kinematics portion, which is connected to the first guidance segment via the first section lever and at least a second kinematics portion, which is connected to the second guidance segment.

8. Guidance device according to claim 7 , characterized in that at least one of the two kinematics portions is in drive connection with the drive device.

9. Guidance device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the drive device comprises at least one revolving chain device, via which the drive device is in drive connection with at least one further lever kinematics.

10. Guidance device according to claim 9 , characterized in that the chain guidance is connected with at least one slide via at least one bracket, the chain device is translatory movably mounted alongside a rail and with which the lever kinematics is in drive connection at at least one position.

11. Guidance device according to claim 1 , characterized in that at least a frame is intended, in which the drive device and/or the lever kinematics and/or the lateral guidance is mounted.

12. Guidance device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the drive device comprises at least one electric motor.

13. Guidance device according to claim 1 , characterized in that both lateral guidances are identically formed and both comprise a lever kinematics which are in drive connection with the same drive device.

14. Guidance device according to claim 4 , characterized in that at least one first guidance rail and at least one second guidance rail is intended, wherein in at least one first guidance rail a first guidance lever of the lever kinematics and in at least a second guidance rail a second guidance lever of the lever kinematics is translatory movably mounted.

15. Guidance device according to claim 7 ,
characterized in that the at least a second kinematics portion is connected to the second guidance segment via the second section lever.

16. Guidance device according to claim 8 ,
characterized in that at least one of the two kinematics portions is in drive connection with the drive device, via at least one of the first guidance lever and the second guidance lever.

17. Method for adjusting the angles of attack (α a , α e ) of guidance segments of opposing lateral guidances of a guidance device, for guidance of a blown film between a blown film head and a take-off roller device characterized in that angles of attack (α a , α e ) of at least two guidance segments are varied in conjunction by the drive of a common drive device via a drive connection with at least a lever kinematics, which comprises a plurality of at least two levers;
wherein the lever kinematics is connected to the guidance segments in a way that during the drive of the drive device the angles of attack of both guidance segments are variable towards the conveyance direction of the blown film via the lever kinematics; and
wherein α a is a feeding angle between the first guidance segment and the film blowing head, and α e is a gradient angle between the second guidance segment and the conveyance direction.

18. Method according to claim 17 , characterized in that the guidance device comprises at least two opposing lateral guidances for the lateral guidance of the blown film characterized in that, at least one lateral guidance comprises a first guidance segment and a second guidance segment, jointly connected to each other, wherein at least one lever kinematics is intended, which comprises a plurality of at least two levers and is in actuation connection with a single common drive device and with both guidance segments in a way, that during actuation the drive device the angles of attack (α a , α e ) of both guidance segments are variable via the lever kinematics towards the conveyance direction (F) of the blown film.

Assignees

• Windmoeller & Hoelscher

Inventors

• Oberdalhoff Tim

Classifications

• B29C48/10

  flexible, e.g. blown foils · CPC title

• B29C48/355

  Conveyors for extruded articles · CPC title

• B29C48/0018

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

• B29L2023/001

  Tubular films, sleeves · CPC title

• B29C53/20 Primary

  of tubes · CPC title