The present disclosure relates to a clothing treating apparatus comprising: an outer case which includes a first opening formed at the front side thereof; an inner case which is provided inside the outer case and has a space formed therein to receive clothes; an inner case bottom surface which forms the bottom of the inner case; a first penetrating part which extends through the inner case bottom surface; and a first machinery room forming surface which forms a machinery room disposed under the inner case and separated from the inner case, and provides a holding surface that protrudes to enable a steam nozzle to be installed thereon.

An impression chamber (1) for a 3D printer (6) adapted to receive a high performance plastic filament (19) and including a print head (7) and a printing bed (8), wherein the impression chamber (1) includes a thermally insulated plate (2) and a polyimide film (3) attached to the plate (2) for delimiting a printing space (20). The plate (2) is dimensioned to have a surface (2a) equal or larger than the major surface of the piece (5) to be printed, and the film (3) is dimensioned to surround the printing bed (8). The plate (2) is provided with a first through-hole (15) for allowing the passage of at least part of the print head (7), so that the plate (2) is moved by the movement of the print head (7) and the film (3) is dragged by said movement providing a flexible impression chamber (1).

In the method for the continuous production of a heat-insulated, corrugated line pipe (1) with at least one inner pipe (2), a corrugated outer jacket of the line pipe is first produced by means of an extruder (27) and a corrugator (28) and the inner pipe arranged in a foil tube together with a foam-forming starting material is guided into the corrugator, in which the outer jacket of the line pipe which has been corrugated before is filled with the heat-insulating foam. The device (10) provided for carrying out the method has a protective pipe (26) by means of which the inner pipe surrounded by the foil tube can be guided separately from the extrusion and corrugation of the outer jacket into the corrugator.

A plug assembly for use in a process for manufacturing an insulated register box has a body having a bottom and at least one side wall extending upwardly from the bottom, a rotatable element at the bottom of the body, and an actuator connected to the rotatable element and positioned above the rotatable element. The rotatable element is adapted to seal an end of a duct in an interior of the box of the insulated register box. The rotatable element is movable between an installation position and a sealing position. The actuator is cooperative with the rotatable element so as to move the rotatable element between the installation position and the sealing position.

A composite laminate structure includes a cellular core and a first laminate layer coupled to the cellular core. The first laminate layer includes a first thermoplastic layer and a first fiber-reinforced polymer layer, where a first surface of the first fiber-reinforced polymer layer is thermally consolidated to a second surface of the first thermoplastic layer. A first surface of the first thermoplastic layer is directly in contact with and bound to a first surface of the cellular core by temperature reduction of the first thermoplastic layer below a glass transition temperature of the first thermoplastic layer while the cellular core is pressed against the first thermoplastic layer when the first thermoplastic layer is above the glass transition temperature of the first thermoplastic layer and the cellular core is below a temperature where materials of the cellular core flow or degrade.

A process for forming an insulated register box having a body and a duct in which an expandable polymeric material is introduced into the interior of the body. The body is placed onto a support, a plug is positioned into an interior of the body such that the expandable polymeric material expands between the back wall of the body and the plurality of side panels and the plug, positioning the assembly between a pair of conveyors such that the pair of conveyors holds the assembly tightly sandwiched therebetween, and conveying the assembly to another position adjacent an opposite end of the pair of conveyors.

A plug for use in a process of forming an insulated register box has a body with at least one side wall, a bottom wall and a top edge. The insulated register box has a box and a duct extending outwardly therefrom. The duct has a portion extending into an interior of the box. The body has a ledge extending outwardly of the top edge thereof. The bottom wall is adapted to abut an end of the portion of the duct. The ledge is adapted to abut an end of the box opposite the duct. A gasket is affixed to the bottom wall of the body. This gasket is adapted to abut the end of the portion of the gasket. The gasket is of a polymeric or elastomeric material.

A plug apparatus for sealing an interior of a duct for use in a process for forming an insulated register box has a frame, a shaft extending outwardly of the of the frame, and a plurality of layers of flexible material radiating outwardly of the shaft adjacent to an end of the shaft opposite the frame. The plurality of layers of flexible material are adapted to have an outer periphery bearing against an interior surface of the duct. Each layer of flexible material has an outer diameter greater than an inner diameter of the duct. The flexible material is formed of a neoprene material. The frame is affixed to a support surface having an opening therein. The opening is adapted to receive an outer diameter of the duct therein.

A formulation for producing a polymeric material including polypropylene, a chemical blowing agent, and optional components as described.

In a polypropylene-based foamed molded body of the present invention, a density which is measured on the basis of ISO1183 is greater than or equal to 0.15 g/cm.sup.3 and less than or equal to 0.54 g/cm.sup.3, thermal resistance (R) at 30° C. in a thickness direction which is measured on the basis of ASTM E1530 is greater than or equal to 0.020 m.sup.2.Math.K/W and less than or equal to 0.125 m.sup.2.Math.K/W, thermal capacity per unit area (Q) at 30° C. is greater than or equal to 1.0 kJ/m.sup.2.Math.K and less than or equal to 2.5 kJ/m.sup.2.Math.K, and Expression 1 described below is satisfied.
Q>1/(4×R.sup.1/2)  (Expression 1)