DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DEAERATING A FLATTENED TUBULAR FILM

Abstract

A device and method for the production of a tubular film in a blown film method with a blown film line. It includes a lay-flat device and a takeoff device with a pair of take-off rolls, in which the tubular film can be laid flat, and at least one venting device of the previously flattened tubular film. The deaerating device includes a movement device for a cutting device with cutting elements and is arranged in the transport direction of the flattened tubular film downstream of the pair of take-off rolls so that the flattened tubular film can be slit and deaerated by the deaerating device.

Claims

1-16. (canceled)

17. A device for production of a tubular film in a blown film method with a blown film line, the device comprising a lay-flat device and a take-off device with a pair of take-off rolls in which the tubular film can be flattened, and at least one deaerating device for the previously flattened tubular film, wherein the at least one deaerating device comprises a movement device for a cutting device with cutting elements, arranged downstream of the pair of take-off rollers in a transport direction of the flattened tubular film, so that the flattened tubular film can be slit and deaerated by the deaerating device.

18. The device according to claim 17, wherein the movement device is movable by at least one actuator so that the cutting device is movable between a parking position in a frame of the takeoff device and a base position in front of the flattened tubular film.

19. The device according to claim 18, wherein the cutting device is movable by the at least one actuator so that the cutting device is movable from the base position into a cutting position, so that the cutting elements of the cutting device slit the flattened tubular film.

20. The device according to claim 18, wherein the movement device is arranged in front of a protection device that is operable by an additional actuator.

21. The device according to claim 18, wherein the at least one actuator are pneumatic cylinders, hydraulic cylinders, motors, arranged in linear guides or designed as levers.

22. The device according to claim 17, wherein the cutting elements comprise a plurality of uniformly spaced blades.

23. The device according to claim 17, wherein the flattened tubular film can be slit several times next to each other across the transport direction of the tubular film by the cutting elements.

24. The device according to claim 17, wherein the flattened tubular film can be slit several times in succession transversely to the transport direction of the tubular film by the cutting elements.

25. The device according to claim 17, wherein air pocket sensors are arranged downstream of the pair of take-off rolls in the transport direction of the tubular film web.

26. The device according to claim 17, wherein the at least one deaerating device comprises a plurality of deaerating devices arranged downstream of the pair of take-off rolls.

27. The device according to claim 17, wherein cutting parameters of the cutting device are adjustable and controllable via machine control of the blown film machine or a separate control and wherein the cutting parameters include at least one of slit length, cutting time, number of successive cutting processes, blade spacing, and number of blades.

28. A method for production of a tubular film in a blown film process in a blown film line, the method comprising: providing the device of claim 16; producing a tubular film; flattening the tubular film in the lay-flat device; pulling the tubular film into the takeoff device with the pair of take-off rolls; and slitting and deaerating of the flattened tubular film with the at least one deaerating device after pulling through the pair of take-off rolls.

29. The method according to claim 28, wherein the flattened tubular film is slit several times next to each other across the transport direction of the tubular film.

30. The method according to claim 28, wherein the flattened tubular film is slit once or several times in succession across the transport direction of the tubular film.

31. The method according to claim 28, wherein slitting and deaerating include: movement of the movement device with the cutting device from a parking position into a base position in front of the flattened tubular film; movement of the cutting device from the base position into a cutting position; slitting of the flattened tubular film and deaerating of the flattened tubular film; movement of the cutting device from the cutting position into the base position; movement of the movement device with the cutting device from the base position to the parking position.

32. The method according to claim 28, further comprising a maintenance process, wherein the maintenance process includes: movement of the movement device with cutting device from a parking position into a base position, which corresponds to a maintenance position; maintenance of the cutting device and the cutting elements; movement of the cutting device from the base position into the parking position.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0078] Additional details, features and advantages of the object of the invention are apparent from the dependent claims and the subsequent description of the corresponding drawings in which a preferred embodiment example of the invention is shown. In the drawing:

[0079] FIG. 1 shows a blown film line with deaerating device

[0080] FIG. 2 shows a view of the deaerating device of a flattened tubular film

[0081] FIG. 3 shows the process steps for deaerating a flattened tubular film

[0082] FIG. 4 shows the process steps of the maintenance mode of the deaerating device FIG. 1 shows a blown film line (1) with winder (24).

[0083] Via a metering device, the plastic granules being processed are fed to an extruder (2) in which they are melted, homogenized and fed to the blow head (3). During production of multilayer films, several extruders are used according to the number of layers. The blow head (3) has an annular die from which the extruded plastic mass emerges. Through the blow head (3), a supply of cooling air occurs for inflating the tubular film (4). A cooling ring (5) is arranged after the blow head (3), which cools the tubular film (4) from the outside. A calibration frame (6), which is arranged after cooling ring (5) and before the lay-flat device (7), supports and guides the inflated tubular film (4). After solidification of the plastic, the tubular film (4) is flattened in the lay-flat device (7) and continuously drawn off and then positioned by means of pair of take-off rolls (8) of the takeoff, here a turner bar takeoff (9). The film is fed to winder (24) by means of a pre-takeoff (23) and rolled to film coils. If the tubular film before flattening is slit laterally on opposite sides, the film webs can also be wound by two winders.

[0084] The deaerating device (10) for tubular films produced in blown film lines is arranged directly downstream of the pair of take-off rolls (8) and upstream of the subsequent roll (11). Here it is a deflection roll before the turner bar system.

[0085] An additional deaerating device (10) can also be arranged upstream of the pre-takeoff (9) before the winder (24).

[0086] The entire film blowing process is regulated via the machine control (12), especially the drive, cooling air, the segmented control zone, which are situated in the cooling ring (5), in blow head (4) or subsequently, as well as the takeoff speed of the tubular film. The deaerating device (10) of the flattened tubular film (14) is also controlled from here.

[0087] FIG. 2 shows a deaerating device (10) of flattened tubular film (14) in a takeoff (9). It is arranged in the takeoff frame (15). The cover (16) of the movement device (17) is fastened on the takeoff frame (15) via a hinge on its long side. The cover (16) is removed and returned with the actuator 1 (18), a pneumatic cylinder. The cover (16) covers the movement device (17), here a pivot device (17), with the cutting device (19).

[0088] The cutting device (19), a cutting bar, is mounted to be movable on its front via levers in the takeoff frame (15), the pivot device. The actuator 2 (20) and actuator 3 (21) are fastened in series on the cutting bar (19). The second fastening point of the two series-connected actuators (20, 21) is in the takeoff frame or platform. The actuators are arranged centrally in the device, actuator 1 (18) being arranged slightly offset relative to actuators 2 (20) and 3 (21).

[0089] The cutting bar (19) is provided with several uniformly spaced cutting elements (22), blades. The blades (22) are fastened with screws in the cutting bar (19). Cutting occurs after the pair of take-off rolls (8) and before the subsequent roll (11) of the takeoff (9). This roll (11) can be a component of a takeoff or a reversing turner bar takeoff, but also an annealing unit.

[0090] In FIG. 3, the process steps for cutting and deaerating the film are shown (for clarity, the reference numbers that correspond to the technical features for FIG. 2 are omitted): [0091] Step 1: Device in parking position, cover closed. [0092] Step 2: Cover is opened with actuator 1. [0093] Step 3: Actuator 2 moves the movement device with cutting device from the parking position into the base position at the level of the flattened tubular film being cut. [0094] Step 4: Actuator 3 moves the cutting device into the tubular film web in the cutting position between the pair of take-off rolls and subsequent roll. [0095] Step 5: Tubular film is slit with the blades of a cutting device once or several times in succession, and the air can escape. [0096] Step 6: Actuator 3 moves the cutting device from the cutting position into the base position. [0097] Step 7: Actuator 2 moves the movement device with cutting device from the base position to the parking position. [0098] Step 8: Actuator 1 closes the cover.

[0099] In FIG. 4 the steps of the maintenance process for the cutting device with the cutting elements is shown (for clarity, the reference numbers that correspond to the technical features from FIG. 2 are omitted): [0100] Step 1: Device in parking position, cover closed. [0101] Step 2: Actuator 1 opens the cover. [0102] Step 3: Actuator 2 moves the movement device with cutting device from the parking position into the base position = maintenance position. [0103] Step 4: Actuator 1 closes the cover. [0104] Maintenance is now possible, cutting bar in base position = maintenance position. [0105] Step 5: Actuator 1 opens the cover. [0106] Step 6: Actuator 2 moves the movement device with cutting device from the base position = maintenance position into the parking position. [0107] Step 7: Actuator 1 closes the cover, device in the parking position.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

[0108] 1 Blown film line [0109] 2 Extruder [0110] 3 Blowing head [0111] 4 Tubular film [0112] 5 Cooling ring [0113] 6 Calibration cage [0114] 7 Lay-flat device [0115] 8 Pair of take-off rolls [0116] 9 Takeoff device, takeoff, turner bar takeoff [0117] 10 Deaerating device [0118] 11 Roll [0119] 12 Machine control [0120] 14 Flattened tubular film [0121] 15 Frame of the takeoff device/takeoff [0122] 16 Cover [0123] 17 Movement device, pivot device [0124] 18 Actuator 1 [0125] 19 Cutting device, Cutting bar [0126] 20 Actuator 2 [0127] 21 Actuator 3 [0128] 22 Cutting elements, blades [0129] 23 Pre-takeoff [0130] 24 Winder