RU2814776C1 - Method and system for making shell - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: various technological processes.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a method of making a shell. Technical result is achieved by the method, according to which the mandrel is rotated by means of the rotating device, the extrusion device is moved relative to the rotated mandrel with provision of the possibility to apply melted thermoplastic on it. Then, laminating device is moved relative to rotary mandrel to allow laminating said applied thermoplastic. Then, winding device is moved relative to rotary mandrel to allow winding of glass roving on said laminated thermoplastic to produce shell on said mandrel.

EFFECT: providing accurate positioning of the part used for the shell production at each process operation in relation to the working member of the functional device.

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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to means for producing cylindrical elements, in particular to a method and system for producing shells.

BACKGROUND OF THE ART

Various methods and systems are currently known in the art for producing shells from various materials.

One of the illustrative examples of a method and system for manufacturing a shell is described in RF patent No. 209510 (hereinafter RU 209510), published on March 16, 2022). In particular, patent RU 209510 discloses a method for manufacturing a shell, according to which: (i) a pre-processed polymer sheet is placed in an automated CNC machine "Wegener SM 440" to weld the joints of this polymer sheet to obtain a cylindrical part made of a polymer material; (ii) placing the resulting cylindrical part in a winding machine "SGN-600/2400" to wind said cylindrical part with resin-impregnated glass fiber, which serves as the inner layer of resin-impregnated glass fiber; (iii) a metal reinforcing mesh is pulled around the entire perimeter of said cylindrical piece with resin-impregnated glass fiber wound around it, ensuring that it is secured to said resin-impregnated glass fiber using fasteners; and (iv) resin-impregnated glass fiber is applied on top of said metal reinforcing mesh, serving as the outer layer of resin-impregnated glass fiber, using a winding machine "SGN-600/2400".

One of the disadvantages of the known method or known system for the manufacture of shells is that they require the movement of a part used for the manufacture of shells from one technological operation to another technological operation, ensuring its proper positioning at each such technological operation in relation to the working body of the functional device that provides the possibility of carrying out the specified technological operation.

Therefore, the main technical problem solved by the present invention is to create a method and system for producing a shell, which at least partially eliminates the above-mentioned disadvantage of the known method and system for manufacturing a shell, which consists in the need for precise positioning of the part used for the manufacture of the shell on each technological operation in relation to the working body of a functional device that makes it possible to carry out the specified technological operation.

An additional technical problem solved by the present invention is to expand the range of means for making shells.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

The object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for producing a shell that solves at least the technical problem identified above.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an alternative method and system for making shells to those known in the prior art for making shells.

Each of the stated problems is solved in the first aspect of the present invention due to the fact that the proposed method for manufacturing a shell includes the steps of: (i) rotating the mandrel by means of a rotating device; (ii) moving the extrusion device relative to the rotating mandrel to allow molten thermoplastic to be applied to it; (iii) moving the laminating device relative to the rotating mandrel to allow said applied thermoplastic to be laminate; and (iv) moving the winding device relative to the rotating mandrel to allow the glass roving to be wound onto said captured thermoplastic to form a shell on said mandrel.

Each of the stated problems is solved in the second aspect of the present invention due to the fact that the proposed system for manufacturing the shell contains: (i) a rotating device configured to be connected to the mandrel so that it can be rotated; (ii) an extrusion device movable relative to said rotating mandrel to allow the molten thermoplastic to be deposited thereon; (iii) a laminating device configured to be movable relative to said rotating mandrel to enable laminating of said applied thermoplastic; and (iv) a winding device movable relative to said rotatable mandrel to enable winding of glass roving onto said captured thermoplastic to form a shell on said mandrel.

The shell manufacturing method according to the first aspect of the present invention and the shell manufacturing system according to the second aspect of the present invention each provide the technical result of improving the quality of shell manufacturing. In particular, the increased quality of the shell production is due to the movement of the extrusion device, the laminating device and the winding device in relation to the mandrel rotated by the rotating device, which respectively ensures uniform application of the molten thermoplastic on the mandrel, uniform lamination of the thermoplastic applied to the mandrel and uniform winding of glass roving onto the formed one. mandrel capped thermoplastic.

The shell manufacturing method according to the first aspect of the present invention and the shell manufacturing system according to the second aspect of the present invention each provide the additional technical result of enabling the shell to be manufactured.

The shell manufacturing method according to the first aspect of the present invention and the shell manufacturing system according to the second aspect of the present invention each provide the additional technical result of increasing the strength of the shell. In particular, the increased strength of the shell is due to the fact that the manufactured shell includes a thermoplastic, the inner surface of which is inert with respect to almost any liquid (including oil, alkali, fresh water, salt water, acid, etc.) , thereby minimizing the likelihood of destruction of the shell material during its interaction with the specified liquid, and fiberglass, which gives the specified shell increased strength. In addition, the increased strength of the manufactured shell ensures an increase in the service life or service life of such a shell.

The above technical advantages of the claimed group of inventions are not limiting. Additional advantages of the claimed group of inventions and individual inventions in this group, including their particular implementation options, will be clear to a specialist from the detailed description of the present invention given below and the accompanying drawings explaining the essence of the present invention. In particular, depending on the particular embodiment of the present invention, it may speed up the process of manufacturing the shell, simplify the process of manufacturing the shell, improve the technical characteristics or parameters of the manufactured shell, increase the versatility of the manufactured shell, increase the reliability of the manufactured shell, and the like.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the molten thermoplastic in the proposed method can be applied to a mandrel using a clamping device. Applying molten thermoplastic to the mandrel using a clamping device also contributes to the technical result formulated above, which is to improve the quality of the shell, in particular by obtaining a uniformly applied layer of thermoplastic on the mandrel without the formation of depressions and/or elevations.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, lamination in the proposed method may include applying an adhesive layer based on woven or non-woven material to the specified thermoplastic applied to the mandrel.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the applied textile material in the proposed method can be pre-tensioned using a tension device. The tension of the textile material applied to the thermoplastic material applied to the mandrel using a tension device also contributes to the technical result formulated above, which consists in improving the quality of the shell, in particular by obtaining a uniformly applied layer of textile material on the thermoplastic layer previously applied to the mandrel.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the proposed method can additionally control the degree of tension of the textile material applied to the thermoplastic material applied to the mandrel using a tension sensor. Control of the degree of tension of the textile material applied to the thermoplastic material applied to the mandrel using a tension sensor also contributes to the technical result formulated above, which consists in improving the quality of the shell, in particular by obtaining a uniformly applied layer of textile material on the layer previously applied to the mandrel thermoplastic.

According to some embodiment of the present invention, in the proposed method, before applying the textile material, the thermoplastic applied to the mandrel can be further heated to a predetermined temperature using a heater. Heating the thermoplastic applied to the mandrel before applying the textile material to it also contributes to the technical result formulated above, which consists in improving the quality of manufacturing of the shell, in particular due to a more uniform and denser gluing of the specified textile material to the specified thermoplastic applied to the mandrel.

According to some other embodiment of the present invention, in the proposed method, before winding glass roving onto a laminated thermoplastic, said glass roving can be additionally impregnated with preheated resin. Impregnation of glass roving with preheated resin also contributes to the technical result formulated above, which consists in improving the quality of shell manufacturing, in particular due to more uniform and denser gluing of said glass roving to the textile material applied to the thermoplastic layer of the mandrel.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, in the proposed method, before winding glass roving onto the laminated thermoplastic mandrel, preheated resin can be additionally applied. Applying preheated resin to the laminated thermoplastic mandrel before winding the glass roving onto said laminated thermoplastic mandrel also contributes to the technical result formulated above, which consists in improving the quality of the shell, in particular due to a more uniform and denser gluing of the specified glass roving to the textile material, applied to the thermoplastic layer of the mandrel.

According to other embodiments of the present invention, in the proposed method, preheated resin can be applied by spraying onto a laminated thermoplastic mandrel using a spray device. The application of preheated resin to the laminated thermoplastic of the mandrel using a spray device also contributes to the technical result formulated above, which is to improve the quality of the shell, in particular due to a more uniform coating of the laminated thermoplastic with the resin acting as a binder, and therefore more uniform and more tightly bonding the glass roving to the textile material applied to the thermoplastic layer of the mandrel.

According to some other embodiments of the present invention, in the proposed method, the extrusion device, the laminating device and the winding device can be moved along the same moving path or along the same guide under the control of a control device. The movement of the extrusion device, the laminating device and the winding device along the same path of movement or along the same guide under the control of the control device also contributes to the technical result formulated above, which consists in improving the quality of the shell, in particular due to correspondingly higher uniform application of molten thermoplastic onto the mandrel, more uniform lamination of the thermoplastic applied to the mandrel, and more uniform winding of glass roving onto the laminated thermoplastic formed on the mandrel.

According to some other embodiments of the present invention, the proposed method may further move the painting device relative to the rotating mandrel to allow paint to be applied to the resulting shell. The movement of the painting device in relation to the rotating mandrel, making it possible to apply paint to the resulting shell, also contributes to the technical result formulated above, which consists in improving the quality of manufacturing of the shell, in particular due to the fact that the paint provides additional protection for the laminated thermoplastic coated with it. glass roving from exposure to the external environment. In addition, the movement of the painting device in relation to the rotating mandrel, allowing paint to be applied to the resulting shell, also contributes to the additional technical result formulated above, which consists in increasing the strength of the shell, in particular by preventing the influence of the external environment on the material of the shell and, consequently, , preventing its destruction.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the proposed method may further move the cutting device relative to the rotating mandrel to allow at least one portion of the resulting shell to be cut off or to allow the resulting shell to be cut in at least one location. The movement of the cutting device in relation to the rotating mandrel with the possibility of cutting off at least one part from the resulting shell or the possibility of cutting the resulting shell in at least one place also contributes to the technical result formulated above, which consists in improving the quality of manufacturing of the shell, in particular due to the possibility of cutting off deformed, damaged and/or poorly manufactured parts of the shell.

According to various other embodiments of the present invention, in the proposed method, the painting device and the cutting device can be moved along the same path or along the same guide under the control of the control device. The movement of the painting device and the cutting device along the same path of movement or along the same guide under the control of the control device also contributes to the technical result formulated above, which consists in improving the quality of the shell, in particular due to a correspondingly more uniform application of paint onto the mandrel and cut said painted mandrel more accurately.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the proposed system may further comprise a painting device movable relative to the rotating mandrel to allow paint to be applied to the resulting shell.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the inventive system may further comprise a cutting device movable relative to the rotatable mandrel to cut at least one portion from the resulting shell or to cut the resulting shell in at least one location.

In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the extrusion device, the laminating device and the winding device in the proposed system can be installed on the same guide and can be moved sequentially along it under the control of a control device.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the painting device and the cutting device in the proposed system can be installed on the same guide with the possibility of sequential movement along it under the control of the control device.

In some embodiment of the present invention, the extrusion device in the proposed system may be further equipped with a clamping device configured to press the molten thermoplastic against the mandrel.

In some other embodiment of the present invention, the proposed system may further comprise a pressing device configured to press the molten thermoplastic against the mandrel.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the extrusion device in the proposed system may be configured to apply textile material to the mandrel-applied thermoplastic material during lamination.

In various embodiments of the present invention, the extrusion device in the proposed system may be further equipped with a tension device configured to tension the textile material as it is applied to the mandrel-applied thermoplastic material.

In various other embodiments of the present invention, the extrusion device in the proposed system may be additionally equipped with a tension sensor configured to monitor the degree of tension of the applied textile material.

In various other embodiments of the present invention, the proposed system may further comprise a tension device configured to tension the textile material as it is applied to the mandrel-applied thermoplastic material.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the proposed system may further comprise a tension sensor configured to monitor the degree of tension of the applied textile material.

In some other embodiments of the present invention, the extrusion device in the proposed system may be further equipped with a heater configured to heat the mandrel-applied thermoplastic to a predetermined temperature when the textile material is applied to said mandrel-applied thermoplastic.

In some other embodiments of the present invention, the inventive system may further comprise a heater configured to heat the mandrel-applied thermoplastic to a predetermined temperature when the textile material is applied to said mandrel-applied thermoplastic.

In other embodiments of the present invention, the winding device in the proposed system may further comprise an impregnation device configured to impregnate the glass roving with preheated resin or to apply preheated resin to the glass roving when winding said glass roving onto a laminated thermoplastic mandrel.

In other embodiments of the present invention, the proposed system may additionally contain an impregnating device configured to impregnate the glass roving with preheated resin or to apply preheated resin to the glass roving when winding said glass roving onto a laminated thermoplastic mandrel.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the winding device in the proposed system may further comprise a spray device configured to spray a preheated resin onto the thermoplastic laminated mandrel before winding the glass roving onto said thermoplastic laminated mandrel.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the proposed system may further comprise a spraying device configured to spray a preheated resin onto the thermoplastic laminated mandrel before winding the glass roving onto said thermoplastic laminated mandrel.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are provided to provide a better understanding of the present invention, form a part hereof and are included herein to illustrate the embodiments and aspects of the present invention described below. The accompanying drawings, in conjunction with the following description, serve to explain the essence of the present invention, wherein in the drawings:

in fig. 1 is a block diagram of a shell manufacturing system according to the present invention;

in fig. 2 is a block diagram of the extrusion apparatus of the shell manufacturing system of the present invention shown in FIG. 1;

in fig. 2a shows a functional module for applying molten thermoplastic to a mandrel included in the extrusion device shown in FIG. 2;

in fig. 3 shows a block diagram of a laminating device in the shell manufacturing system according to the present invention shown in FIG. 1;

in fig. 3a shows a functional module for tensioning textile material included in the laminating device shown in FIG. 3;

in fig. 4 is a block diagram of a winding device in the shell manufacturing system of the present invention shown in FIG. 1;

in fig. 5 is a block diagram of a painting apparatus in the shell manufacturing system of the present invention shown in FIG. 1;

in fig. 6 shows a block diagram of a cutting device as part of the shell manufacturing system according to the present invention shown in FIG. 1;

in fig. 6a shows a functional module for cutting shells included in the cutting device shown in FIG. 6;

in fig. 7 is a flowchart illustrating the main operations of the shell manufacturing method according to the present invention.

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INVENTION

The following describes some examples of possible embodiments of the present invention, but should not be taken to mean that the following description defines or limits the scope of the present invention.

In fig. 1 illustrates one embodiment of a shell manufacturing system 1000 of the present invention comprising the following primary functional devices: (i) a rotating device 100 configured to be coupled or coupled to a mandrel 10 so that it can be rotated at a predetermined rotational speed; (ii) an extrusion device 200 movable relative to the mandrel 10 rotated by the rotating device 100 to allow the molten thermoplastic to be applied to said rotatable mandrel 10; (iii) a laminating device 300 movable relative to the mandrel 10 rotated by the rotating device 100 to laminate the thermoplastic applied to the mandrel 10 by the extrusion device 200; and (iv) a winding device 400 movable relative to the mandrel 10 rotated by the rotating device 100 to allow the glass roving to be wound onto a laminated thermoplastic obtained by laminating the thermoplastic applied to the mandrel using the laminating device 300 to form or receiving a shell (not shown) on the mandrel 10. Thus, the shell obtained or formed on the mandrel 10 as a result of the operation of at least an extrusion device 200, a laminating device 300 and a winding device 400, each of which sequentially winds or applies a corresponding functional layer to mandrel 10 can be removed from mandrel 10 and used in any intended manner.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the extrusion device 200, the laminating device 300 and the winding device 400 can be installed at the same or equal distance with respect to the processed mandrel 10, which helps to improve the quality of the shell formed on the mandrel 10 as a result of the implementation of these functional devices its functionality. In another embodiment of the present invention, the extrusion device 200, the laminating device 300, and the winding device 400 may have the same (i.e., the same) location where they begin their movement and where they end their movement with respect to the mandrel 10 rotated by the rotating device. 100, which also helps to improve the quality of manufacturing of the shell formed on the mandrel 10 as a result of the implementation of their functionality by the specified functional devices.

It should be noted that the rotating device 100 may also be capable of changing the direction of rotation of the mandrel 10 secured or connected to the rotating device 100.

The mandrel 10 preferably has the shape of a hollow cylinder or an open-ended cylindrical drum. In addition, the mandrel 10 is preferably made of metal, but may alternatively be made of a polymer or any other suitable material known in the art. It should also be noted that the mandrel 10 may be provided with a central axis rotatably connected at one end to a stationary support and connected at the other (opposite) end to the rotating device 100 to allow the mandrel 10 to rotate when the rotating device 100 is actuated.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the system 1000 includes the following auxiliary or additional functional devices: (v) a painting device 500, movable relative to a mandrel 10 rotated by a rotating device 100, allowing paint to be applied to the shell resulting from the operation of the winding device 400 , and comprises a cutting device 600 movable relative to a mandrel 10 rotated by a rotating device 100 to allow cutting off at least one portion of the painted shell resulting from operation of the painting device 500 or cutting said resulting shell in at least one place. In one embodiment of the present invention, the system 1000 may not include a painting device 500 and a cutting device 600, or may contain at least one of them.

It should be noted that each functional device of the system 1000 of the extrusion device 200, laminating device 300, winding device 400, painting device 500 and cutting device 600 operates under the control of a control device (not shown) included in the system 1000.

Each functional device of the system 1000 of the extrusion device 200, the laminating device 300, the winding device 400, the painting device 500 and the cutting device 600 contains its own control module or control unit connected with the ability to exchange data with the control device of the system 1000 and configured to receive control instructions from the control device of the system 1000 with the ability to control the operation of the specified functional device (for example, by enabling the functional device to be turned on, the functional device to be turned off, one or more technical characteristics or operating parameters of the functional device to be changed, one or more functional modules/blocks included in the part of a functional device, turning on/off one or more sensors included in a functional device, etc..) in response to said received control instructions. In particular, the control unit (not shown) for controlling the extrusion device 200 may be implemented, for example, in the form of a special control chip, a control microcontroller, or any other suitable electronic control device pre-programmed to control the operation of the extrusion device 200. In addition, the control unit ( not shown) for controlling the laminating device 300 can be made, for example, in the form of a special control chip, a control microcontroller or any other suitable electronic control device pre-programmed to control the operation of the laminating device 300. In addition, a control unit (not shown) for controlling the winding device The device 400 may be configured, for example, in the form of a special control chip, a control microcontroller, or any other suitable electronic control device pre-programmed to control the operation of the winder 400. In addition, a control unit (not shown) for controlling the paint device 500 may be configured for example, in the form of a special control chip, a control microcontroller, or any other suitable electronic control device pre-programmed to control the operation of the painting device 500. In addition, a control unit (not shown) for controlling the cutting device 600 can be implemented, for example, in the form of a special control a chip, control microcontroller, or any other suitable electronic control device preprogrammed to control the operation of the cutter 600.

In particular, the control unit in each functional device of the system 1000 of the extrusion device 200, the laminating device 300, the winding device 400, the painting device 500 and the cutting device 600 may be a collection of hardware and software that provides the specified functions or functionality described in this document in relation to the specified functional device. In particular, the control unit in each functional device of the system 1000 of the extrusion device 200, laminating device 300, winding device 400, painting device 500 and cutting device 600 may be a microcontroller, processor or any other suitable computing device configured to access control software instructions so that they can be executed to implement the functionality described in this document in relation to the specified functional device.

In addition, the control unit in each functional device of the system 1000 of the extrusion device 200, laminating device 300, winding device 400, painting device 500 and cutting device 600 may have or can access at least one remote database (not shown) through communication network or other method involving the use of at least one of the means of wireless communication known in the art, or may contain at least one local database stored in the memory of such control unit, or may receive data from a local database stored on a local storage device that the specified control unit can access or can access.

A control device of the system 1000 that can be used to issue control instructions to one or more of the extrusion device control unit 200, the laminating device control unit 300, the winding device control unit 400, the painting device control unit 500, and the cutting device control unit 600 for remote control. The operation of functional devices, the control units of which have received the specified control instructions, can be performed, for example, in the form of a control panel, control server, personal computer, portable user device (for example, a tablet, laptop, smartphone, netbook, etc.). In particular, the system 1000 manager may preferably be implemented as a single server, which may be, for example, a Dell™ PowerEdge™ server running an Ubuntu Server or Windows Server operating system.

As shown in FIG. 1, the extrusion device 200, the laminating device 300 and the winding device 400 are each mounted on the same linear guide 800 by means of a corresponding carriage (not shown) so that the extrusion device 200, the laminating device 300 and the winding device 400 can be moved one after another. each other or can perform linear movement one after another with respect to the mandrel 10, driven by the rotating device 100, from at least the same initial location on the linear guide 800, in which each of the specified main functional devices 200, 300, 400 is turned on or driven (activated) by the control device of the system 1000, providing the functionality of this main functional device and which essentially corresponds to the beginning of the mandrel 10, to the same final location on the linear guide 800, in which each of the specified the main functional devices 200, 300, 400 are deactivated or turned off by the system control device 1000 and which essentially corresponds to the end of the mandrel 10.

It should be noted that the extrusion device 200, the laminating device 300 and the winding device 400 are each sequentially moved in a deactivated state on its carriage (not shown) under the control of a system control device 1000 connected to the specified carriage with the ability to control its operation, from its original station. , located on the linear guide 800 to the mandrel 10 (see FIG. 1 on the right), to the same original location on the linear guide 800 (marked in FIG. 1 by a vertical line). It should also be noted that the extrusion device 200, the laminating device 300 and the winding device 400 are each sequentially moved in a deactivated state on their carriage (not shown) under the control of the system control device 1000 from the same final location on the linear guide 800 to their final location. station located on the linear guide 800 after the mandrel 10, while the extrusion device 200, which moves first along the linear guide 800 in relation to the rotating mandrel 10 under the control of the system control device 1000, is placed in the parking place 810, the laminating device 300, which moves second or moves after the extrusion device 200 along the linear guide 800 in relation to the rotating mandrel 10 under the control of the system control device 1000, is placed in the parking place 820, and the winding device 400, which moves third (last) or moves after the laminating device 300 along the linear guide 800 in relation to the rotatable mandrel 10 under the control of the control device of the system 1000, is placed at the parking location 830. Thus, the extrusion device 200, the laminating device 300 and the winding device 400 essentially alternately (one after the other after a predetermined period of time controlled by the control device of the system 1000) pass along the linear guide 800 in relation to the rotating mandrel 10 the same path, equal to the distance between the initial location on the linear guide 800 and the final location on the linear guide 800, wherein said distance traveled by each major functional device of the system 1000 essentially corresponds to the extent of the portion of the mandrel 10 that will be processed by the specified functional device of the system 1000 in realizing its purpose, described in this document.

As shown in FIG. 1, the linear guide 800 is provided with an end position sensor 840 communicatively coupled to a control device of the system 1000. The end position sensor 840 mounted on the linear guide 800 is configured to determine whether the extrusion device 200, the laminating device 300, or the winding device has reached 400 of the final position on the linear guide 800, with the ability to issue to the control device of the system 1000 a warning signal indicating that the final location has been reached by one of the specified main functional devices, wherein the control device of the system 1000, in response to the specified warning signal of the final position sensor 840, issues control signals instructions to a control unit of said main functional device to enable the main functional device to be deactivated or turned off and to allow the main functional device to be moved, by means of a carriage, in the off state along the linear guide 800 to a final parking location corresponding to said main functional device.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the extrusion device 200 is provided with a home position sensor 270 in communication with the system control device 1000, the laminating device 300 is provided with a home position sensor 340 in communication communication with the system control device 1000, and the winding device 400 is equipped with a home position sensor 480 position, connected with the ability to communicate with the control device of the system 1000. The initial position sensor 270 mounted on the extrusion device 200, the initial position sensor 340 mounted on the laminating device 300, and the initial position sensor 480 mounted on the winding device 400 are each made with the ability to determine whether the extrusion device 200, the laminating device 300 or the winding device 400 has respectively reached the starting location on the linear guide 800, allowing the control device of the system 1000 to issue a warning signal indicating that one of the specified main functional devices has reached the starting location, wherein The control device of the system 1000, in response to a warning signal from the home position sensor of one of these main functional devices, issues control instructions to the control unit of this main functional device, allowing the main functional device to be activated or enabled and allowing the main functional device to be moved, by means of a carriage, during in the on state along the linear guide 800 along the rotating mandrel 10 towards the end position sensor 840 mounted on the specified linear guide 800.

It should be noted that in the system 1000, the control device of the system 1000 preferably controls the operation of the rotating device 100, the operation of the extrusion device 200, the operation of the laminating device 300, the operation of the winding device 400, the operation of the painting device 500 and the operation of the cutting device 600 by issuing control instructions to the corresponding control units such that said functional devices of the system 1000 have substantially the same speed of movement relative to the rotatable mandrel 10, and the rotating device 100 causes the mandrel 10 to rotate at substantially the same speed of rotation and in the same direction of rotation ( i.e., clockwise or counterclockwise) as each of said functional devices of the system 1000 moves with respect to said rotating mandrel 10. In one embodiment of the present invention, at least one functional device of the system 1000 of the extrusion laminating device 200 device 300, winding device 400, painting device 500, and cutting device 600 may have a travel speed relative to the rotating mandrel 10 that is different from the speed of movement of each of the other functional devices of the system 1000. In another embodiment of the present invention, the extrusion device 200, laminating device 300 , the winding device 400, the painting device 500 and the cutting device 600 may have different moving speeds with respect to the rotating mandrel 10. In another embodiment of the present invention, at least one or each of the extrusion device 200, the laminating device 300 , winding device 400, painting device 500 and cutting device 600 can perform an odd number of linear movements (one, three, five, seven, nine or more linear movements) with respect to the rotating mandrel 10 at a given moving speed, thereby passing through two or more distances between the above-described initial location and the final location on the straight guide.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the painting apparatus 500 and the cutting apparatus 600 are each mounted on the same linear guide 700 by means of a corresponding carriage (not shown) such that the painting apparatus 500 and the cutting apparatus 600 can be moved one behind the other or can be moved linearly one after the other. different from the mandrel 10, driven by the rotating device 100, from at least the same initial location on the linear guide 700, in which each of the specified auxiliary functional devices 500, 600 is turned on or activated (activated) by control device of the system 1000, with the provision of implementing the functionality of this device and which essentially corresponds to the beginning of the mandrel 10, to the same final location on the linear guide 700, in which each of the specified auxiliary functional devices 500, 600 is deactivated or turned off by the control device system 1000 and which substantially corresponds to the end of the mandrel 10, wherein the linear guide 700 extends substantially parallel to the linear guide 800 such that they are located on opposite sides of the mandrel 10 at the same or substantially the same distance from the mandrel 10.

It should be noted that the painting device 500 and the cutting device 600 are sequentially moved in a deactivated state on their carriage (not shown) under the control of a system control device 1000 connected to the said carriage with the ability to control its operation, from their original parking position located on the linear guide 700 to mandrel 10 (see top right of FIG. 1), to the same original location on linear guide 700 (indicated by a vertical line in FIG. 1), which essentially corresponds to the original position on linear guide 800. Also note that the sprayer 500 and the cutter 600 are each sequentially moved in a deactivated state on their own carriage (not shown) under the control of the system control 1000 from the same final location on the linear guide 700 to their final resting place located on the linear guide 700 after the mandrel 10, while the painting device 500, which moves first along the linear guide 700 in relation to the rotating mandrel 10 under the control of the system control device 1000, is placed in the parking place 710, and the cutting device 600, which moves second (last) or moves after the painting device 500 along a linear guide 700 in relation to the rotating mandrel 10 under the control of the system control device 1000, and is placed in a parking place 720. Thus, the painting device 500 and the cutting device 600 essentially alternately (one after the other after a predetermined period of time controlled by the control device of the system 1000) travel along the linear guide 700 with respect to the rotating mandrel 10 the same path, equal to the distance between the original location on the linear guide 700 and a final location on the linear guide 700, which essentially corresponds to the distance between the initial location on the linear guide 800 and the final location on the linear guide 800, wherein said distance traveled by each auxiliary functional device of the system 1000 essentially corresponds to the length of the part mandrel 10, which will be processed by the specified auxiliary functional device of the system 1000 in carrying out its purpose described in this document. In other words, each of the extrusion device 200, the laminating device 300, the winding device 400, the painting device 500 and the cutting device 600 travels substantially the same distance along the rotating mandrel 10, thereby processing substantially the same portion of the mandrel 10. the extent of which essentially corresponds to the distance between the above-described initial location on the linear guides of the system 1000 and the final location on the linear guides of the system 1000.

As shown in FIG. 1, the linear guide 700 is provided with an end position sensor 730 in communication with the control device of the system 1000, the location of the end position sensor 730 on the linear guide 700 essentially corresponding to the location of the end position sensor 840 on the guide 800. The end sensor 730 position mounted on the linear guide 700 is configured to determine whether the painting device 500 or the cutting device 600 has reached a final location on the linear guide 700, with the ability to issue to the control device of the system 1000 a warning signal indicating that the final location has been reached by one of the specified auxiliary functional devices, wherein the control device of the system 1000, in response to the specified warning signal of the limit position sensor 730, issues control instructions to the control unit of the specified auxiliary functional device, allowing the auxiliary functional device to be deactivated or turned off and allowing the auxiliary functional device to be moved by means of a carriage. in the off state along the linear guide 700 to the final parking location corresponding to the specified auxiliary functional device.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the spraying apparatus 500 is provided with a home position sensor 570 in communication communication with the system control device 1000, and the cutting device 600 is provided with a home position sensor 640 in communication communication with the system control device 1000. The home position sensor 570 is mounted on painting device 500, and a home position sensor 640 mounted on the cutting device 600 are each configured to determine whether the painting device 500 or the cutting device 600, respectively, has reached a starting location on the linear guide 700, so as to provide a warning signal to the control device of the system 1000 , indicating that one of said auxiliary functional devices has reached a starting position, wherein the control device of the system 1000, in response to a warning signal from the starting position sensor of one of said auxiliary functional devices, issues control instructions to the control unit of that auxiliary functional device to enable it to be activated or enabled. auxiliary functional device and the possibility of moving, by means of a carriage, this auxiliary functional device in the on state along the linear guide 700 along the rotating mandrel 10 towards the end position sensor 730 installed on the specified linear guide 700.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the painting device 500 and the cutting device 600 can be mounted on different guides, each of which can be configured similarly to the above-described guide 700, with the possibility of their sequential movement relative to the rotating mandrel 10 under the control of the system control device 1000. ensuring the possibility of implementing their functional purposes described in this document.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the extrusion device 200, the laminating device 300 and the winding device 400 can be mounted on different guides, each of which can be configured similarly to the above-described guide 800, with the possibility of their sequential movement in relation to the rotating mandrel 10 under the control of a control device systems 1000 with the ability to implement their functional purposes described in this document.

In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the extrusion device 200, the laminating device 300 and the winding device 400 can be mounted in relation to the mandrel 10 so that they can be sequentially moved under the control of the system control device 1000 in relation to the mandrel 10 rotated by a rotating devices 100, along the same path of movement (for example, along the surface of the earth, road, rails, support base, or the like) or along different paths of movement, allowing them to realize the functional purposes described in this document.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the painting device 500 and the cutting device 600 may be mounted relative to the mandrel 10 such that they can be sequentially moved under the control of the system control device 1000 with respect to the mandrel 10 rotated by the rotating device 100, one at a time. and the same path of movement (for example, along the surface of the earth, road, rails, monorail, support base, etc.) or along different paths of movement, ensuring the possibility of realizing their functional purposes described in this document.

In some other embodiment of the present invention, the extrusion device 200, the laminating device 300, the winding device 400, the painting device 500 and the cutting device 600 can be sequentially moved under the control of the system control device 1000 with respect to the mandrel 10 rotated by the rotating device 100, one at a time. and the same path of movement (for example, along the surface of the earth, road, rails, monorail, support base, etc.) or along different paths of movement, ensuring the possibility of realizing their functional purposes described in this document.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the rotating device 100 includes a rotary drive 110 configured to rotate the mandrel 10 secured or connected to the rotating device 100 in a predetermined direction and at a predetermined rotation speed. The rotary actuator 110 in the rotating device 100 is communicatively coupled to a control unit of the rotating device 100, so that the control unit of the rotating device 100 can issue control instructions to the rotary actuator 110, allowing the actuator 110 to be driven (activated) or enabled, or deactivated. or turning off the drive 110, the ability to set or change the performance characteristics or operating parameters of the drive 110 to set or change the speed of rotation of the mandrel 10, set or change the direction of rotation of the mandrel 10 and/or the like, and/or the like, while the specified control instructions of the rotating device control unit 100 may be generated in response to corresponding control instructions of the system 1000 control device received by the rotating device control unit 100 from the system 1000 control device.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the rotating device 100 includes a rotation speed sensor 120, configured to detect the rotation speed of the mandrel 10, fastened or connected to the rotating device 100, and a rotation direction sensor 130, configured to determine the direction of rotation of the mandrel 10. Sensors 120, 130 in the rotating device 100 are each connected with the ability to communicate with the control unit of the rotating device 100, so that the control unit of the rotating device 100 can receive readings from the specified sensors 120, 130 in real time or in real time with the ability to control the direction of rotation of the mandrel 10 and the speed of rotation of the mandrel 10 , wherein the rotator control unit 100 may send a system request to the rotation speed sensor 120 and/or the rotation direction sensor 130 to obtain readings thereof in response to control instructions received by the rotator control unit 100 from the control device of the system 1000, or may provide readings said sensors 120, 130 to the control device of the system 1000 in real time or in real time. The readings from the rotation speed sensor 120 and/or the readings from the rotation direction sensor 130, which the system control device 1000 may receive from the control unit of the rotating device 100 in real time, may allow the system control device 1000 to correct or regulate the operation of the rotating device 100 (e.g., drive 110). depending on the current operating characteristics (operating parameters) or the current operating state of at least one or each of the extrusion device 200, the laminating device 300, the winding device 400, the painting device 500 and the cutting device 600. Alternatively, the readings of the rotation speed sensor 120 and /or the readings from the rotation direction sensor 130, which the system control device 1000 may receive from the rotating device 100 control unit in real time, may allow the system control device 1000 to correct or regulate the operation of at least one or each of the extrusion device 200, the laminating device 300, winding device 400, painting device 500 and cutting device 600 depending on the specified indications.

In fig. 2 is a block diagram of the extrusion apparatus 200 of the shell manufacturing system 1000 of the present invention shown in FIG. 1. In FIG. 2a in turn shows a functional module for applying molten thermoplastic included in the extrusion device 200 shown in FIG. 2.

As a thermoplastic in the extrusion device 200 shown in FIG. 2, polypropylene (PG) is preferably used, but alternatively, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), polyetheretherketone (PEEK), polyoxymethylene (POM), polyethersulfone (PES) or ABS plastic can be used as said thermoplastic. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that as the thermoplastic in the extrusion apparatus 200 shown in FIG. 2, any suitable polymer material known in the prior art can be used, capable of reversibly transforming when heated into a highly elastic or viscous state.

As shown in FIG. 2, the extrusion device 200 includes a linear actuator 210 configured to move the carriage on which the extrusion device 200 is mounted in a predetermined direction and at a predetermined speed of movement along the linear guide 800. The linear actuator 210 in the extrusion device 200 is connected in communication with control unit of the extrusion device 200, such that the control unit of the extrusion device 200 can issue control instructions to the linear actuator 210, allowing the actuator 210 to be activated (activated), the actuator 210 to be deactivated or turned off, and operating characteristics or parameters to be set or changed operation of the drive 210 to set or change the speed of movement of the carriage of the extrusion device 200 along the guide 800, set or change the direction of movement of the carriage of the extrusion device 200 along the guide 800 and/or the like, and/or the like, while the specified control instructions control unit of the extrusion device 200 may be generated in response to corresponding control instructions of the control device of the system 1000 received by the control unit of the extrusion device 200 from the control device of the system 1000.

In addition, the extrusion device 200 includes a hopper or container for thermoplastic granules (not shown), an extruder 240 communicating with the specified container of the extrusion device 200 to enable the thermoplastic granules to be supplied to the melting zone of the extruder 240. In addition, the extrusion device 200 includes an infrared heater 260 , made with the ability to heat thermoplastic granules in the melting zone of the extruder 240 to a predetermined temperature, allowing them to melt to obtain a molten thermoplastic 250 and connected with the ability to exchange data with the control unit of the extrusion device 200, while the extruder 240 is configured to extrude the molten thermoplastic 250 through extruder head 240 for dispensing the specified extrudate so that it can be applied to the mandrel 10 when the extrusion device 200 moves along the guide 800 in relation to the mandrel 10 under the control of the control device of the system 1000. It should be noted that the control unit of the extrusion device 200 can issue control instructions to infrared heater 260 with the ability to activate (activate) or turn on the infrared heater 260, the ability to deactivate or turn off the infrared heater 260, the ability to set or change the operating characteristics or parameters of the infrared heater 260 to set or change the heating temperature of the thermoplastic granules in the melting zone of the extruder 240 and/or the like, wherein said extrusion device control unit 200 control instructions may be generated in response to corresponding system 1000 control unit control instructions received by the extrusion device control unit 200 from the system 1000 control unit.

In addition, the extrusion device 200 includes a thermoplastic granule level sensor 230, configured to determine the level of thermoplastic granules in the container of the extrusion device 200, and a thermoplastic melt temperature sensor 220, configured to determine the temperature of the molten thermoplastic 250 extruded through the extruder head 240. Sensors 220 , 230 in the extrusion device 200 are each communicatively coupled to a control unit of the extrusion device 200 such that the control unit of the extrusion device 200 can receive readings from the sensor 220 and/or sensor 230 in real time or in real time, allowing temperature control accordingly. molten thermoplastic 250 supplied by the extruder 240, and/or the ability to control the remaining amount of thermoplastic granules in the vessel of the extrusion device 200, while the control unit of the extrusion device 200 can send a system request to the thermoplastic melt temperature sensor 220 and/or the thermoplastic granule level sensor 230 to obtain their readings in response to control instructions received by the control unit of the extrusion device 200 from the control device of the system 1000, or may provide readings of said sensors 220, 230 to the control device of the system 1000 in real time or in real time. The thermoplastic melt temperature sensor 220 and/or the thermoplastic granule level sensor 230 received by the extrusion device 200 control unit from said sensors 220, 230 allow the extrusion device 200 control unit to adjust or regulate the operation of the extrusion device 200. In particular, the temperature sensor 220 readings thermoplastic melt allows the control unit of the extrusion device 200 to adjust or regulate the operation of the infrared heater 260. In addition, the readings of the thermoplastic melt temperature sensor 220 and/or the readings of the thermoplastic granule level sensor 230, which the control device of the system 1000 can receive from the control unit of the extrusion device 200 in real time time, may allow the control device of the system 1000 to adjust or adjust the operation of the rotating device 100 (eg, drive 110) depending on at least one or each of these readings. Alternatively, the readings from the thermoplastic melt temperature sensor 220 and/or the readings from the thermoplastic pellet level sensor 230 that the system controller 1,000 may receive from the control unit of the extrusion apparatus 200 in real time may allow the system controller 1000 to correct or adjust the operation of at least one or each of the rotating device 100, the extruding device 200, the laminating device 300, the winding device 400, the painting device 500 and the cutting device 600 depending on at least one or each of these indications.

As shown in FIG. 2a, a functional module for applying molten thermoplastic included in the extrusion device 200 shown in FIG. 2 is a clamping device 280 provided with a pinch roller and a drive communicatively connected to the control unit of the extrusion device 200 and operatively connected to the specified pinch roller to enable the molten thermoplastic 250 dispensed by the extruder 240 to be pressed against the mandrel 10 by means of the specified a pinch roller under the control of the control unit of the extrusion device 200, so that when the extrusion device 200 moves along the guide 800 in relation to the rotating mandrel 10, the pressing device 280 allows the molten thermoplastic 250 to be wound evenly and tightly onto said rotating mandrel 10 along its length.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 2a, the presser 280 is equipped with a roller pressure sensor 285, configured to detect the degree of pressing of the pressure roller of the presser 280 to the mandrel 10 and connected in communication with the control unit of the extrusion device 200. It should be noted that the control unit of the extrusion device 200 can receive readings from the roller pressure sensor 285 in real time or in real time so that the force with which the pressure roller of the clamp 280 is pressed against the mandrel 10 can be monitored, and the control unit of the extrusion device 200 can send a system request to the roller pressure sensor 285 to obtain its readings in response to control instructions received by the control unit of the extrusion device 200 from the control device of the system 1000, or may provide readings from the roller pressure sensor 285 to the control device of the system 1000 in real time or in real time. Readings from the roll pressure sensor 285, received by the extrusion device 200 control unit from the roll pressure sensor 285, allow the extrusion device 200 control unit to correct or regulate the operation of the extrusion device 200 as a whole or the operation of the molten thermoplastic application functional module included in the extrusion device 200, in in particular. In addition, the readings from the roller pressure sensor 285, which the system controller 1000 may receive from the control unit of the extrusion device 200 in real time, may allow the system controller 1000 to adjust or adjust the operation of the rotating device 100 (e.g., drive 110) depending on such readings. . Alternatively, the readings from the roller pressure sensor 285, which the system control device 1000 may receive from the extrusion device 200 control unit in real time, may allow the system control device 1000 to correct or adjust the operation of at least one or each of the rotating device 100, the extrusion device 200 , laminating device 300, winding device 400, painting device 500 and cutting device 600 depending on the specified indications.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the clamping device 280 may not be part of the extrusion device 200, but may be a separate functional device included in the system 1000 and equipped with its own control unit, connected with the ability to communicate with the control device of the system 1000.

It should be noted that the molten thermoplastic applied to the mandrel 10 using the extrusion device 200 solidifies on the surface of the mandrel 10 without loss of its properties to form on the specified mandrel 10 at least one layer of thermoplastic, which serves as a carrier or base layer on the specified mandrel 10.

In fig. 3 is a block diagram of a laminating device 300 of the shell manufacturing system 1000 of the present invention shown in FIG. 1. In FIG. 3a in turn shows a functional module for tensioning textile material included in the laminating device 300 shown in FIG. 3.

As shown in FIG. 3, the laminating device 300 includes a linear actuator 340 configured to move the carriage on which the laminating device 300 is mounted in a given direction and at a given speed of movement along the linear guide 800. The linear actuator 340 in the laminating device 300 is connected to communicate with control unit of the laminating device 300, such that the control unit of the laminating device 300 can issue control instructions to the linear actuator 340, allowing the actuator 340 to be activated (activated), the actuator 340 to be deactivated or turned off, and operating characteristics or parameters to be set or changed operation of the drive 340 for setting or changing the speed of movement of the carriage of the laminating device 300 along the guide 800, setting or changing the direction of movement of the carriage of the laminating device 300 along the guide 800 and/or the like, and/or the like, with the specified control instructions control unit of the laminating device 300 may be generated in response to corresponding control instructions of the control device of the system 1000 received by the control unit of the laminating device 300 from the control device of the system 1000.

The laminating device 300 is configured to wind or apply lamination 310 in the form of a woven or non-woven textile material (i.e., an adhesive layer) onto a thermoplastic previously applied to the mandrel 10 by means of an extrusion device 200, laminating said thermoplastic so as to produce a laminated thermoplastic. on the mandrel 10 (i.e., the possibility of obtaining a thermoplastic with an adhesive layer applied to it on the mandrel 10). In other words, the operation of applying the kashira 310 carried out by the laminating device 300 is an operation of applying an adhesive layer to the thermoplastic layer previously applied to the mandrel 10 by the extrusion device 200. Thus, as a result of processing the mandrel 10 with the thermoplastic layer previously applied thereto Using a mandrel laminating device 300, a laminated thermoplastic is produced in which a woven or non-woven textile material serving as an adhesive layer is at least partially embedded in said thermoplastic layer.

It should be noted that the nonwoven textile material, which may be formed into a lamination 310, wound or applied onto a mandrel-applied thermoplastic using a laminating device 300, may be a material of polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or polyvinylidene fluoride threads or fibers. (PVDF) interconnected without the use of weaving methods known in the prior art. Alternatively, the nonwoven textile material that the kashira 310 may be made of may be a material made from lint fibers, wool fibers, or cotton fibers interconnected without the use of weaving techniques known in the art, i.e., the kashira 310 may be a pile non-woven textile material, a wool non-woven textile material or a cotton non-woven textile material. It should also be noted that the woven textile material, which may be formed into a lamination 310 that is wound or applied onto a mandrel-applied thermoplastic using a laminating device 300, may be a material of polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET) threads or fibers. polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), but already joined together using weaving methods known in the prior art. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that the backing 310 applied to the thermoplastic layer using the backing device 300 can be any suitable woven or non-woven material known in the art to allow adhesion of the below-described fiberglass layer to the above-described layer. thermoplastic.

The laminating device 300 may be in the form of any laminating device known in the art and suitable for winding or applying the laminating device 310 in its particular design onto a layer of thermoplastic on a mandrel 10.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3, the laminating device 300 contains an infrared heater 320 configured to heat the working area on the outer surface of the thermoplastic applied to the mandrel, on which the laminating 310 is supposed to be applied at a given or current time, to a predetermined temperature that allows for at least partial reflow or melting top layer of thermoplastic in the specified working area, but excluding the possibility of transformation of the thermoplastic in the specified working area into a fluid mass or the possibility of destruction of thermoplastic molecules in the specified working area, while the infrared heater 320 is additionally connected with the ability to communicate with the control unit of the laminating device 300. It should be noted that thermoplastic (i.e. thermoplastic material) is a class of polymers characterized by the ability to reversibly change the state of aggregation depending on temperature without changing its chemical composition or its chemical structure, that is, thermoplastic is able to harden without losing its properties when the temperature of thermal exposure decreases or removing the source of heat exposure. Thus, the infrared heater 320 allows the work area on the outer surface of the mandrel-applied thermoplastic to be heated immediately prior to applying the kashira to said work area, thereby causing adhesion or bonding of said kashira to said thermoplastic without the use of any adhesive ( for example, without the use of resin or glue). It should also be noted that the control unit of the laminating device 300 may issue control instructions to the infrared heater 320, allowing the infrared heater 320 to be activated or turned on, the infrared heater 320 to be deactivated or turned off, and the operating characteristics or operating parameters to be set or changed. an infrared heater 320 for setting or changing the heating temperature of the work area on the outer surface of the mandrel-applied thermoplastic and/or the like, wherein said control instructions of the control unit of the laminating device 300 may be generated in response to corresponding control instructions of the control device of the system 1000, received by the control unit of the laminating device 300 from the control device of the system 1000.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the infrared heater 320 may not be part of the laminating device 300, but may be a separate functional device within the system 1000, configured to heat the polypropylene applied to the mandrel 10 by the extrusion device 200 to reflow temperature. or melting the top layer of thermoplastic when applying kashira 310 in the form of a textile material on the specified polypropylene applied to the mandrel and equipped with its own control unit connected with the ability to exchange data with the control device of the system 1000.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3, the laminating device 300 includes a work area temperature sensor 330, configured to determine the temperature of the work area on the outer surface of the thermoplastic on which the laminating device 310 is intended to be applied, and connected in communication with the control unit of the laminating device 300. It should be noted that the control unit The laminating device 300 may receive real-time or on-line readings from the work area temperature sensor 330 to enable control of the temperature required to properly fuse the outer surface of the thermoplastic on the mandrel 10 in a particular work area, and the control unit of the laminating device 300 may direct the system request the work area temperature sensor 330 to obtain its readings in response to control instructions received by the control unit of the laminating device 300 from the control device of the system 1000, or may provide readings of the work area temperature sensor 330 to the control device of the system 1000 in real time or in real time . The readings from the work area temperature sensor 330 received by the control unit of the laminating device 300 from the work area temperature sensor 330 allow the control unit of the laminating device 300 to correct or regulate the operation of the extrusion device 200 in general or the operation of the infrared heater 320 included in the laminating device 300 in particular. . In addition, the real-time readings from the work area temperature sensor 330 that the system controller 1000 may receive from the control unit of the laminating device 300 may allow the system controller 1000 to adjust or adjust the operation of the rotating device 100 (e.g., drive 110) depending on the specified indications. Alternatively, the readings from the work area temperature sensor 330, which the system control device 1000 may receive from the control unit of the laminating device 300 in real time, may allow the system control device 1000 to correct or adjust the operation of at least one or each of the rotating device 100, the extrusion device 200, laminating device 300, winding device 400, painting device 500 and cutting device 600 depending on the specified indications.

As shown in FIG. 3a, a functional module for tensioning textile material included in the laminating device 300 shown in FIG. 3, is a tensioning device (not shown) containing tension rollers 350, functionally connected to the drive 360 to provide the possibility of tensioning the kashira 310, passed between the specified tension rollers 350, before applying it to the melted area of the top layer of thermoplastic on the mandrel 10, corresponding to a specific work area. In other words, the tension device of the laminating device 300 is configured to tension the textile material, in the form of which the laminating device 310 is made, when it is applied or wound onto the fused area of the top layer of the thermoplastic applied to the mandrel.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3a, the tension device of the laminating device 300 is equipped with a tension sensor 370, configured to determine the degree of tension of the laminating device 310 and connected with the ability to communicate with the control unit of the laminating device 300. It should be noted that the control unit of the laminating device 300 can receive readings from the tension sensor 370 in real-time or real-time mode with the ability to control the degree of tension of the laminating device 310 applied to the thermoplastic formed on the mandrel, while the control unit of the laminating device 300 can send a system request to the tension sensor 370 to obtain its readings in response to control instructions received by the control unit laminating device 300 from the control device of the system 1000, or may provide readings from the tension sensor 370 to the control device of the system 1000 in real time or in real time. The readings from the tension sensor 370, received by the control unit of the laminating device 300 from the tension sensor 370, allow the control unit of the laminating device 300 to correct or regulate the operation of the laminating device 300 in general or the operation of the functional module for tensioning the textile material included in the laminating device 300 in particular. In addition, the readings from the tension sensor 370, which the system control device 1000 may receive from the control unit of the laminating device 300 in real time, may allow the system control device 1000 to adjust or adjust the operation of the rotating device 100 (e.g., the drive 110) depending on such readings. Alternatively, the readings from the tension sensor 370, which the system control device 1000 may receive from the control unit of the laminating device 300 in real time, may allow the system control device 1000 to correct or adjust the operation of at least one or each of the rotating device 100, the extrusion device 200, laminating device 300, winding device 400, painting device 500 and cutting device 600 depending on the specified indications.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the tension device of the laminating device 300 may not be part of the laminating device 300, but may be a separate functional device included in the system 1000 and equipped with its own control unit, connected with the ability to communicate with the system control device 1000. In another embodiment of the present invention, the tension sensor 370 may not be part of the laminating device 300, but may be a separate functional device as part of the system 1000, configured to determine the degree of tension of the laminating device 310 and equipped with its own control unit connected to the ability exchange of data with the control device of the system 1000.

It should be noted that the melted thermoplastic solidifies on the surface of the mandrel 10 along with the Kashira 310 applied to it using the laminating device 300, such that the specified Kashira 310 is partially embedded in the specified thermoplastic to form a laminated thermoplastic on the specified mandrel 10.

In fig. 4 is a block diagram of a winder 400 of the shell manufacturing system 1000 of the present invention shown in FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 4, the winding device 400 includes a linear actuator 440 configured to move the carriage on which the winding device 400 is mounted in a given direction and at a given speed of movement along the linear guide 800. The linear actuator 440 in the winding device 400 is connected to communicate with control unit of the winder 400, such that the control unit of the winder 400 can issue control instructions to the linear actuator 440, allowing the actuator 440 to be activated (activated) or turned on, the actuator 440 to be deactivated or turned off, and operating characteristics or parameters to be set or changed operation of the drive 440 for setting or changing the speed of movement of the carriage of the winding device 400 along the guide 800, setting or changing the direction of movement of the carriage of the winding device 400 along the guide 800 and/or the like, and/or the like, while the specified control instructions the control unit of the winder 400 may be generated in response to corresponding control instructions of the control device of the system 1000 received by the control unit of the winder 400 from the control device of the system 1000.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 4, the winding device 400 contains a functional module for winding glass roving, which includes glass roving reels 450 and scales 455, on the platform of which the specified reels 450 are installed and which are configured to determine the amount of glass roving on the specified reels 450, which is connected with the ability to exchange data with winder control unit 400. It should be noted that the winder control unit 400 can receive readings from the scale 455 in real time or in real time, allowing the remaining amount of glass roving on the reels 450 to be monitored, and the winder control unit 400 can send a system request to the scale 455 to receive its readings in response to control instructions received by the control unit of the winder 400 from the control device of the system 1000, or may provide readings of the scale 455 to the control device of the system 1000 in real time or in real time. The readings of the scale 455 received by the control unit of the winder 400 from the scale 455 allow the control unit of the winder 400 to correct or regulate the operation of the winder 400 as a whole or the operation of the glass roving winding functional module included in the winder 400 and/or the operation of the functional module for impregnation of glass roving with a binder (for example, pump 420) in particular. In addition, the real-time readings of the scale 455 that the system control device 1000 may receive from the winder 400 control unit may allow the system control device 1000 to adjust or adjust the operation of the rotating device 100 (e.g., the drive 110) depending on such readings. Alternatively, the readings of the scale 455, which the system control device 1000 may receive from the control unit of the winder device 400 in real time, may allow the system control device 1000 to adjust or adjust the operation of at least one or each of the rotating device 100, the extrusion device 200, the laminator device 300, winding device 400, painting device 500 and cutting device 600 depending on the specified indications.

In addition, a functional module for winding glass roving related to the winding device 400 shown in FIG. 4, includes a winding or winding device 460 operatively coupled to glass roving bobbins 450 with the ability to unwind glass roving from one or more of said glass roving bobbins 450 to enable said glass roving (i.e., a strand of continuous glass fiber) to be dispensed for application to the laminated thermoplastic formed or obtained on the mandrel 10 as a result of the operation of the laminating device 300, in particular on a layer of kashira that is formed or obtained on the thermoplastic layer as a result of the operation of the laminating device 300 and which is essentially an adhesive layer based on a woven or non-woven textile material.

It should be noted that the winding device 400 can be implemented, for example, in the form of any suitable cross-layer winding device.

The functional module for winding glass roving related to the winding device 400 shown in FIG. 4, also includes a rolling device 465 in the form of a stitching blade installed to provide the possibility of rolling or pressing the issued glass roving to the laminated thermoplastic formed or obtained on the mandrel 10 as a result of the operation of the laminating device 300, in particular to the layer of kashira formed or obtained on the thermoplastic layer as a result of the operation of the laminating device 300.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 4, the winding device 400 contains a functional module for impregnating glass roving with a binder, which is an impregnating device and which includes containers 410 for resin and scales 415, on the platform of which said containers 410 are installed and which are configured to determine the amount of resin in said containers 410 , while the scales 415 are connected with the ability to communicate with the control unit of the winder device 400. It should be noted that the control unit of the winder device 400 can receive readings from the scales 415 in real time or in real time, allowing the residual volume of resin in the containers 410 to be monitored, wherein the winder control unit 400 may send a system request to the scale 415 to obtain its readings in response to control instructions received by the winder control unit 400 from the control device of the system 1000, or may provide readings of the scale 415 to the control device of the system 1000 in real time or real time. The readings of the scale 415 received by the control unit of the winder 400 from the scale 415 allow the control unit of the winder 400 to correct or regulate the operation of the winder 400 as a whole or the operation of the glass roving winding functional module included in the winder 400 and/or the operation of the functional module for impregnation of glass roving with a binder (for example, pump 420) in particular. In addition, the real-time readings of the scale 415 that the system controller 1000 may receive from the winder 400 control unit may allow the system controller 1000 to adjust or adjust the operation of the rotating device 100 (e.g., the drive 110) based on such readings. Alternatively, the readings of the scale 415, which the system control device 1000 may receive from the control unit of the winder device 400 in real time, may allow the system control device 1000 to correct or adjust the operation of at least one or each of the rotating device 100, the extrusion device 200, the laminator device 300, winding device 400, painting device 500 and cutting device 600 depending on the specified indications. In one embodiment of the present invention, at least one or each of the resin containers 410 may further contain a hardener.

It should be noted that, instead of resin, the containers 410 included in the glass roving binder impregnation functional module may be pre-filled with any other suitable liquid or viscous binder known in the art.

In addition, a functional module for impregnating glass roving with a binder related to the winding device 400 shown in FIG. 4 also includes a pump 420, hydraulically connected to the containers 410 to enable resin to be taken from them, and a nozzle 425 to which the pump 420 is hydraulically connected to allow the said collected resin to be supplied to it and which is configured to dispense the resin in a dosed manner for its application. for glass roving, issued using the below-described functional module for winding glass roving included in the winding device 400.

In addition, a functional module for impregnating glass roving with a binder related to the winding device 400 shown in FIG. 4, also includes an infrared heater 470 configured to heat the resin dispensed from the nozzle 425, which allows the glass roving dispensed by the functional module for winding the glass roving to be impregnated with preheated resin, which acts as a binder, before it is applied to the mandrel 10 to obtain a layer fiberglass to be wound or applied by the winding device 400 onto the laminated thermoplastic formed or produced on the mandrel 10 by the operation of the extrusion device 200 and the laminating device 300. It should be noted that the resin, heated to a predetermined temperature by the heater 470, becomes more fluid, which makes it possible to better impregnate glass roving with it. Thus, glass roving wound on laminated thermoplastic, previously wound or applied to the mandrel 10 as a result of the operation of the laminated device 300, when the winding device 400 moves along the guide 800 along the rotating mandrel 10, it turns out to be pre-impregnated with heated resin, issued by the functional module for impregnating glass roving with a binder.

It should be noted that the best adhesion of the above-described layer of fiberglass, wound or applied using the winding device 400, to the above-described adhesive layer applied to the thermoplastic layer using the laminating device 300 can be achieved if the same material is used (especially polypropylene or polyethylene terephthalate) as a thermoplastic contained in the form of granules in a suitable container in the extrusion device 200, and as the material of the kashira fibers 310, which ultimately helps to improve the strength of the resulting shell.

In one alternative embodiment of the present invention, the glass roving resin impregnation functional module included in the winding device 400 may comprise a container filled with preheated resin and may be configured to allow the glass roving output provided by the above-described glass roving winding functional module included into the winding device 400, through the heated resin in the specified container for impregnation of the glass roving with the specified resin before winding it onto the laminated thermoplastic formed on the mandrel 10.

In yet another alternative embodiment of the present invention, the winding device 400 may not contain a functional module for impregnating the glass roving, and the functional module for winding the glass roving may further comprise a container filled with preheated resin, which may be further configured to allow the glass roving to pass through the heated resin in the specified container for impregnating the glass roving with the specified resin before winding it onto a laminated thermoplastic formed on a mandrel 10.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the impregnation device described above in the winding device 400 may not be part of the winding device 400, but may be a separate functional device included in the system 1000 and equipped with its own control unit connected to the ability to exchange data with the control device of the system 1000.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the winding device 400 may further include a spray device (not shown) hydraulically coupled to the functional module for impregnating the glass roving with a binder to allow the resin to be sprayed from the nozzle 425 and preheated by the infrared heater 470. Thus, in In this embodiment, the spraying device of the winding device 400 is configured to spray a preheated resin onto a mandrel-laminated thermoplastic before winding the glass roving onto said thermoplastic laminate. In one variation of this embodiment of the present invention, the spraying device of the winding device 400 may be configured to spray preheated resin directly onto the glass roving itself, provided by the glass roving winding functional module, before winding the glass roving onto the laminated thermoplastic formed on the mandrel, so that on said laminated thermoplastic a layer of fiberglass is formed or formed.

In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the spray device described above in the winding device 400 may not be part of the winding device 400, but may be a separate functional device included in the system 1000 and equipped with its own control unit connected to the ability to exchange data with the control device of the system 1000.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 4, the winding device 400 contains a resin temperature sensor 490, configured to control the temperature of the resin applied in a heated state to the dispensed glass roving by means of a functional module for impregnating the glass roving with a binder, and a temperature sensor 475 of the working area of the mandrel, configured to determine the temperature of the working area on the outside the surface of a laminated thermoplastic formed on a mandrel, onto which glass roving (i.e., a layer of fiberglass) impregnated with resin is supposed to be wound or applied. Sensors 475, 490 in winder 400 are each communicatively coupled to a winder control unit 400 such that the winder control unit 400 can receive readings from mandrel work area temperature sensor 475 and/or resin temperature sensor 490 in real time or mode. real-time, respectively, providing the ability to control the temperature of the working area on the outer surface of the laminated thermoplastic formed on a mandrel, onto which glass roving impregnated with resin is supposed to be wound or applied (i.e., a layer of fiberglass), and/or the ability to control the temperature of the resin issued by the functional module for impregnation glass roving with a binder, allowing the specified resin to impregnate the dispensed glass roving, while the control unit of the winding device 400 can send a system request to the temperature sensor 475 of the mandrel working area and/or the resin temperature sensor 490 to obtain their readings in response to control instructions received by the winding control unit device 400 from the control device of the system 1000, or may provide readings from said sensors 475, 490 to the control device of the system 1000 in real time or in real time. The readings from the mandrel working area temperature sensor 475 and/or the resin temperature sensor 490 received by the winder control unit 400 from said sensors 475, 490 allow the winder control unit 400 to correct or regulate the operation of the winder 400. In particular, the temperature sensor 475 readings The mandrel operating area and/or the readings from the resin temperature sensor 490 allow the winder control unit 400 to correct or regulate the operation of the infrared heater 470. In addition, the readings from the mandrel operating area temperature sensor 475 and/or the readings from the resin temperature sensor 490 that the system control 1000 can received from the control unit of the winder 400 in real time, may allow the control device of the system 1000 to adjust or adjust the operation of the rotating device 100 (eg, drive 110) depending on at least one or each of these readings. Alternatively, the readings from the mandrel work area temperature sensor 475 and/or the readings from the resin temperature sensor 490, which the system 1000 controller may receive from the winder 400 control unit in real time, may allow the system 1000 controller to correct or adjust the operation of at least one or each of the rotating device 100, the extruding device 200, the laminating device 300, the winding device 400, the painting device 500 and the cutting device 600 depending on at least one or each of these indications.

It should be noted that the kashira 310 in the composition of the laminated thermoplastic formed on the mandrel 10 as a result of the operation of the extrusion device 200 and the laminating device 300 essentially functions as an adhesive layer to allow the resin-impregnated glass roving (i.e., a layer of fiberglass) to be glued or adhered to it ), wound or applied to the specified laminated thermoplastic when moving the winding device 400 along the guide 800 along the rotating mandrel 10 with the formation, upon hardening of the resin impregnating the glass roving, a layer of fiberglass on the laminated thermoplastic 310 related to the laminated thermoplastic formed or obtained on the mandrel 10 as a result of the work laminating device 300. It should also be noted that as a result of the operation of the winding device 400 on the mandrel 10, a shell (not shown) is essentially formed or formed from three layers firmly connected or glued together (i.e., a three-layer shell): (1) a load-bearing (base) layer of thermoplastic, (2) an outer layer of fiberglass and (3) an intermediate layer of kashira bonded to said load-bearing layer on one side and bonded to said outer layer on the other (opposite) side, so that said formed shell is essentially composite shell.

In fig. 5 is a block diagram of a paint apparatus 500 of the shell manufacturing system 1000 of the present invention shown in FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 5, the paint device 500 includes a linear actuator 540 configured to move the carriage on which the paint device 500 is mounted in a given direction and at a given speed of movement along the linear guide 700. The linear actuator 540 in the paint device 500 is connected to communicate with control unit of the paint device 500, such that the control unit of the paint device 500 can issue control instructions to the linear actuator 540, allowing the actuator 540 to be actuated (activated) or turned on, the actuator 540 to be deactivated or turned off, and operating characteristics or parameters to be set or changed operation of the drive 540 for setting or changing the speed of movement of the carriage of the painting device 500 along the guide 700, setting or changing the direction of movement of the carriage of the painting device 500 along the guide 700 and/or the like, and/or the like, with the specified control instructions control unit of the paint device 500 may be generated in response to corresponding control instructions of the control device of the system 1000 received by the control unit of the paint device 500 from the control device of the system 1000.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 5, the painting device 500 includes a paint container 510, a pump 520 hydraulically connected to the container 510 to be able to withdraw paint from it, and a nozzle 530 to which the pump 520 is hydraulically connected to be able to supply said withdrawn paint and which is made with the possibility of metered dispensing of paint for application to the outer surface of the fiberglass layer formed or obtained on the laminated thermoplastic as a result of the operation of the winding device 400. It should be noted that instead of paint, the container 510 can be pre-filled with dye or any coloring substance known in the art and suitable for application to a layer of glass roving.

The painting device 500 shown in FIG. 5 also includes a paint level sensor 550 configured to detect the paint level in the container 510 and communicatively coupled to a control unit of the paint apparatus 500 such that the control unit of the paint apparatus 500 can receive readings from the paint level sensor 550 in real time. or in real time, thereby allowing the residual volume of paint in the tank 510 to be monitored, wherein the control unit of the paint apparatus 500 may send a system request to the paint level sensor 550 to obtain its readings in response to control instructions received by the control unit of the paint apparatus 500 from the controller devices of the system 1000, or may provide readings from said sensor 550 to a control device of the system 1000 in real time or in real time. The paint level sensor 550 readings, received by the paint apparatus control unit 500 from the paint sensor 550, allow the paint apparatus control unit 500 to correct or regulate the operation of the paint apparatus 500. In particular, allow the operation of the pump 520 to be adjusted or adjust. In particular, the paint level sensor 550 allows control unit of the paint apparatus 500 to correct or regulate the operation of the pump 520. In addition, the readings of the paint level sensor 550, which the control device of the system 1000 can receive from the control unit of the spray device 500 in real time, may allow the control device of the system 1000 to correct or regulate the operation of the rotating device 100 (for example, actuator 110) depending on the indicated readings. Alternatively, the readings from the paint level sensor 550, which the system control device 1000 may receive from the control unit of the paint device 500 in real time, may allow the system control device 1000 to correct or adjust the operation of at least one or each of the rotating device 100, the extrusion device 200 , laminating device 300, winding device 400, painting device 500 and cutting device 600 depending on at least one or each of the indicated indications.

It should be noted that the painting device 500 provides the ability to apply paint to the outer surface of the fiberglass layer formed or obtained as a result of the operation of the winding device 400 on the laminated thermoplastic on the mandrel 10, when the painting device 500 moves along the guide 700 along the rotating mandrel 10 with the formation, upon hardening said applied paint, a layer of paint on said formed layer of fiberglass. It should also be noted that as a result of the operation of the painting device 500 on a shell (not shown) formed or obtained on the mandrel 10 as a result of the sequential movement of the extrusion device 200, the laminating device 300 and the winding device 400 along the guide 800 with respect to the mandrel 10 rotated by rotating device 100, in fact, a fourth (outer) layer is formed or formed, namely a layer of paint, which is firmly connected or glued to the fiberglass layer of the shell and which further protects said shell from exposure to the external environment.

In fig. 6 is a block diagram of a cutting device 600 as part of the shell manufacturing system 1000 of the present invention shown in FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 6, the cutting device 600 includes a linear actuator 610 configured to move the carriage on which the cutting device 600 is mounted in a given direction and at a given speed along the linear guide 700. The linear actuator 610 in the cutting device 600 is connected to communicate with control unit of the cutting device 600, such that the control unit of the cutting device 600 can issue control instructions to the linear actuator 610, allowing the actuator 610 to be actuated (activated) or turned on, the actuator 610 to be deactivated or turned off, and operating characteristics or parameters to be set or changed operation of the drive 610 to set or change the speed of movement of the carriage of the cutting device 600 along the guide 700, to set or change the direction of movement of the carriage of the cutting device 600 along the guide 700 and/or the like, and/or the like, while the specified control instructions control unit of the cutting device 600 may be generated in response to corresponding control instructions of the control device of the system 1000 received by the control unit of the cutting device 600 from the control device of the system 1000.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 6, the cutting device 600 includes a shell cutting functionality 620 in the form of a cutter (see FIG. 6a) configured to cut one or more end portions from the painted shell resulting from the operation of the painting device 500 shown in FIG. 5. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the shell cutting function 620 is configured to cross-cut the painted shell resulting from the operation of the painting apparatus 500 at two locations corresponding to the cutting lines 12, 14, so that two portions of said shell are cut off at opposite ends thereof. . It should be noted that the operation of the cutting device 600 may shorten the length of the shell or may cut off the end portions of the shell, which may have undesirable defects in one or more of the layers of the shell (for example, uneven or poor layer application) resulting from sequential operation extrusion device 200, laminating device 300, winding device 400 and painting device 500.

The shell cutting function module 620 in the cutter 600 is communicatively coupled to a control unit of the cutter 600 such that the control unit of the cutter 600 can issue control instructions to the function module 620 to enable the function to be activated (activated) or enabled. module 620, the ability to deactivate or turn off the functional module 620, the ability to set or change the operating characteristics or operating parameters of the functional module 620 to change the cutting speed, cutting pattern, and/or the like, wherein said control instructions of the control unit of the cutting device 600 may be generated in response to corresponding control instructions of the system 1000 control device received by the cutting device control unit 600 from the system 1000 control device.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 6, the cutting device 600 includes a vacuum cleaner or suction device 630 configured to suck or draw in solid particles generated when cutting the shell using the shell cutting function module 620. The suction device 630 is also in communication communication with the cutter control unit 600 such that the cutter control unit 600 can provide control instructions to the suction device 630 to enable the suction device 630 to be activated or turned on, deactivated or turned off. suction device 630, the ability to set or change the operating characteristics or operating parameters of the suction device 630 to change the duration of suction, suction power and/or the like, wherein the specified control instructions of the control unit of the cutting device 600 can be generated in response to the corresponding control instructions control device of the system 1000, received by the control unit of the cutting device 600 from the control device of the system 1000.

The above-described shell cutting function module 620 included in the cutting device 600 shown in FIG. 6 is shown in more detail in FIG. 6a.

In particular, as shown in FIG. 6a, the shell cutting function module 620 is a cutter or cutter equipped with a saw blade 622 and a drive 624 communicatively coupled to the control unit of the cutter 600 and operably coupled to said saw blade 622 so that the saw blade 622 can be operated. on the painted shell under the control of the control unit of the cutting device 600. Thus, when the cutting device 600 is moved along the guide 700 to a predetermined location on the guide 700 corresponding to a specific location on the painted shell formed on the mandrel 10, the shell cutting function module 620 is actuated control unit of the cutting device 600 to ensure the action of the saw blade 622 on the specified shell, rotated together with the mandrel 10 by means of the rotating device 100.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 6a, the functional module 620 for cutting the shell is equipped with a position sensor 626 configured to determine the position of the saw blade 622 in relation to the shell on the mandrel 10 and connected with the ability to communicate with the control unit of the cutting device 600. It should be noted that the control unit of the cutting device 600 may receive readings from the position sensor 626 in real time or in real time, allowing the saw blade 622 to be monitored in relation to the location on the shell where a cut is to be made by acting on said saw blade 622, wherein the cutting device control unit 600 may send a system request to the position sensor 626 to obtain its readings in response to control instructions received by the control unit of the cutting device 600 from the control device of the system 1000, or may provide readings of the position sensor 626 to the control device of the system 1000 in real time or in real time. The position sensor 626 readings received by the cutter 600 control unit from the position sensor 626 allow the cutter 600 control unit to correct or adjust the operation of the cutter 600 as a whole or the operation of a shell cutting functional module included in the cutter 600 (e.g., a saw blade 622), in particular.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the carriage used to move the extrusion device 200 along the linear guide 800 may be included in the extrusion device 200, the carriage used to move the laminating device 300 along the linear guide 800 may be included in the laminating device 300, the carriage, used to move the winding device 400 along the straight track 800 may be included in the winding device 300, a carriage used to move the paint device 500 along the straight guide 700 may be included in the paint device 500, and/or a carriage used to move the cutting device 600 along a straight guide 700, may be included in the cutting device 600.

In fig. 7 is a flowchart illustrating the main operations of the shell manufacturing method according to the present invention, wherein the shell manufacturing method 900 shown in FIG. 7 may be made using a shell manufacturing system 1000 implemented in accordance with any of the relevant embodiments of the present invention described herein.

In particular, the shell manufacturing method 900 shown in FIG. 7 includes the following six (4) main operations or six (6) main steps 910, 920, 930, 940, 950 and 960: at step 910, the mandrel is rotated by the rotating device 100; at step 920, the extrusion device 200 is moved along a straight guide 800 relative to the rotating mandrel 10 to allow the molten thermoplastic to be wound or applied to it (ie, the ability to apply a layer of thermoplastic to the shell 10); at step 930, the laminating device 300 is moved along a straight guide 800 relative to the rotating mandrel 10 to allow the thermoplastic applied to the mandrel to be laminate at step 920 (i.e., the ability to wind or apply a layer of lamination onto said thermoplastic applied to the mandrel); at step 940, the winding device 400 is moved along a straight guide 800 relative to the rotating mandrel 10 to allow winding or application of adhesive-impregnated glass roving (i.e., a layer of fiberglass) onto the laminated thermoplastic formed or obtained on the mandrel 10 as a result of step 930 ( in particular, the kashira layer formed or obtained on the thermoplastic layer as a result of step 930) to obtain or form a three-layer shell on the mandrel 10; at step 950, the painting device 500 is moved along a straight guide 700 in relation to the rotating mandrel 10, allowing paint to be applied to the specified formed shell (in particular, to the layer of fiberglass formed or obtained on the layer of kashira as a result of step 940), to obtain a painted shells; and at step 960, the cutting device 600 is moved along a straight guide 700 relative to the rotatable mandrel 10 to allow at least one portion of said painted shell 10 resulting from step 950 to be cut, or to be able to cut said resulting shell 10 at least In one place.

It should be noted that in the method 900, movement of the extrusion device 200 along the linear guide 800 is carried out under the control of the control device of the system 1000 in response to control instructions issued by the control device of the system 1000 to the control unit of the extrusion device 200. The control device of the system 1000 controls the movement of the extrusion device 200 along straight guide 800 and rotation of the mandrel 10 to ensure uniform winding of the thermoplastic onto the mandrel 10 along the length of the mandrel 10 from the initial location, the achievement of which is monitored by the initial position sensor 270 and in which the control device of the system 1000 turns on the extrusion device 200 to begin the process of winding the thermoplastic, to the final location , the achievement of which is monitored by the end position sensor 840 and in which the system control 1000 turns off the extrusion device 200 to complete the thermoplastic winding process. Before the extrusion device 200 reaches its original location on the rail 800, in which the control device of the system 1000 turns on the extrusion device 200 to ensure that the extrusion device 200 fulfills its purpose, the control device of the system 1000 causes the extrusion device 200 to move in the off state on a carriage along the guide 800 from the original station in which the extrusion device 200 was originally located. After the extrusion device 200 reaches its final location on the rail 800 and, therefore, the extrusion device 200 is turned off, the control device of the system 1000 moves the extrusion device 200 in the off state on a carriage to the station 810 on guide 800.

In addition, in method 900, movement of the laminating device 300 along the linear guide 800 is carried out under the control of the system control device 1000 after the extrusion device 200 is placed or stopped at the station 810. The control device of the system 1000 controls the movement of the laminating device 300 along a straight guide 800 and the rotation of the mandrel 10 to ensure uniform winding of the laminating device 310 onto the thermoplastic previously wound onto the mandrel 10 by means of the extrusion device 200, along the length of the mandrel 10 from the initial location, the achievement of which is controlled by the initial sensor 340 position and at which the control device of the system 1000 turns on the laminating device 300 to begin the winding process of the cashira 310, to the final location, the achievement of which is monitored by the end position sensor 840 and in which the control device of the system 1000 turns off the laminating device 300 to stop or complete the winding process of the cashira 310. Before the laminator 300 reaches its original location on the guide 800, in which the system control 1000 turns on the laminator 300 to ensure that the laminator 300 performs its intended purpose, the system control 1000 causes the laminator 300 to move in the off state on a carriage along the guide 800 from its original position. the parking location in which the laminating device 300 was originally located. After the laminating device 300 reaches its final location on the rail 800 and, therefore, the laminating device 300 is turned off, the control device of the system 1000 moves the laminating device 300 in the off state on a carriage to the parking position 820 on guide 800.

In addition, in method 900, movement of the winder 400 along the linear guide 800 is carried out under the control of the system control device 1000 after the laminating device 200 is placed or stopped at the parking location 820. The control device of the system 1000 controls the movement of the winding device 400 along a straight guide 800 and the rotation of the mandrel 10 to ensure uniform winding or uniform application of glass roving impregnated with a binder onto the roving 310, previously wound or applied to the thermoplastic layer formed on the mandrel by means of a laminated device 300, along the length of the mandrel 10 from the starting location, which is monitored by the start position sensor 480 and at which the system control 1000 turns on the winder 400 to begin the winding process of the adhesive-impregnated glass roving, to the final location, which is monitored by the end position sensor 840 and at which the system control 1000 turns off the winder. a device 400 for stopping or completing the winding process of the binder-impregnated glass roving. Before the winder 400 reaches its original location on the track 800, in which the system control 1000 turns on the winder 400 to ensure that the winder 400 performs its intended purpose, the system control 1000 causes the winder 400 to move in the off state on the carriage along the guide 800 from the original position. the parking location in which the winding device 300 was originally located. After the winding device 400 reaches its final location on the guide 800 and, therefore, the winding device 400 is turned off, the control device of the system 1000 moves the winding device 400 in the off state on the carriage to the parking position 830 on guide 800.

The shell obtained or formed as a result of the above-described method 900 has essentially the shape of a hollow cylinder or an open-ended cylindrical drum, wherein the specified formed shell is made in the form of an integral cylindrical part and is made seamless (i.e., has no internal seam that would connect the parts of the shell to each other), which reduces the likelihood of damage, destruction or leakage of the manufactured shell as a result of exposure to the external or environmental conditions during its operation. It should also be noted that the above-described method 900 makes it possible to obtain a shell of any required length and any required diameter.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, in method 900, molten thermoplastic can be applied to a mandrel using a clamp 280 included in the extrusion device 200 described above.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, in the method 900, the laminating operation may include applying an adhesive layer based on a woven or non-woven (textile) material to a thermoplastic applied to the mandrel 10 by an extrusion device 200 using a laminating device 300.

According to yet another embodiment of the present invention, in method 900, a textile material applied to a thermoplastic material applied to a mandrel 10 by an extrusion device 200 using a laminating device 300 may be further tensioned using a tensioner included in the laminating device 300.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, in the method 900, the degree of tension of the textile material applied to the mandrel-formed thermoplastic using the laminating device 300 can be monitored using the above-described tension sensor 370 included in the laminating device 300.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in method 900, before applying the textile material to the mandrel-formed thermoplastic using laminating device 300, said polyprolylene may be further heated to a predetermined temperature using the above-described infrared heater 320 included in laminating device 300.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, in a method 900, before winding glass roving onto a laminated thermoplastic formed or produced on a mandrel 10 as a result of performing the above-described method steps 910-930, said glass roving is further impregnated with a preheated resin to form a fiberglass.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, in method 900, before winding glass roving onto the laminated thermoplastic formed or obtained on the mandrel 10 as a result of performing the above-described method steps 910-930, preheated resin is additionally applied to the glass roving to form fiberglass.

According to other embodiments of the present invention, in method 900, preheated resin can be applied to glass roving, which is to be wound onto a laminated thermoplastic formed or obtained on the mandrel 10 as a result of the above-described method steps 910-930, by spraying it onto said laminated thermoplastic with using a spray device included in the winding device 400.

According to other embodiments of the present invention, in the method 900, the extrusion device 200, the laminating device 300, and the winding device 400 can be moved along the same travel path or along the same guide 800 under the control of the system control device 1000.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, in the method 900, the painting device 500 and the cutting device 600 can be moved along the same travel path or along the same guide 700 under the control of the system control device 1000.

It should be noted that the rotating device 100, the extrusion device 200, the laminating device 300, the winding device 400, the painting device 500 (optional, that is, if necessary), and the cutting device 600 (optional, that is, if necessary) are essentially directed separately and in combination with each other (jointly) for the manufacture of a composite shell consisting of at least three sequentially applied layers containing the above-described thermoplastic layer as a supporting layer, the above-described kashira layer as an intermediate layer, wound or applied to the specified layer thermoplastic to obtain a laminated thermoplastic on the shell 10 and performing the function of a bonding layer (i.e., an adhesive layer that ensures adhesion of the fiberglass layer to the thermoplastic layer), and a layer of fiberglass (i.e., a layer of resin-impregnated glass roving) wound or applied to said layer Kashirs. In particular, the shell produced or formed using the system 1000 shown in FIG. 1 is essentially a composite shell due to the fact that it is formed from three layers sequentially applied to each other: a thermoplastic layer, a kashira layer and a fiberglass layer.

The above illustrative embodiments of the present invention, examples and description serve only to provide a better understanding of the essence of the claimed invention and are not limiting. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that other embodiments of the present invention are possible and will be apparent to one skilled in the art upon reading the foregoing description of the present invention, in particular, various modifications or changes to the above-described design, functionality and/or structural features of the extrusion device 200 will be apparent to one skilled in the art. , laminating device 300, winding device 400, painting device 500 and cutting device 600, as well as various modifications, variations and/or equivalent replacements of the above-described structural parts, parts, elements, components, functional blocks and/or functional modules included in each of said functional devices of the system 1000 described herein, or used to manufacture or assemble them, without departing from the scope of the present invention. The scope of the present invention is limited only by the accompanying claims.

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1. A method for manufacturing a shell, according to which: rotate the mandrel using a rotating device, the extrusion device is moved in relation to the rotating mandrel to ensure the possibility of applying molten thermoplastic to it, the laminating device is moved in relation to the rotating mandrel to ensure the possibility of laminating said applied thermoplastic, the winding device is moved in relation to the rotating mandrel to ensure the possibility of winding glass roving onto the specified captured thermoplastic to obtain a shell on the specified mandrel. 2. The method according to claim 1, according to which the molten thermoplastic is applied to the mandrel using a clamping device. 3. Method according to any one of paragraphs. 1, 2, according to which laminating involves applying an adhesive layer based on a woven or non-woven material to the specified thermoplastic applied to the mandrel. 4. The method according to claim 3, according to which the applied textile material is additionally tensioned using a tension device. 5. The method according to claim 4, according to which the degree of tension of the applied textile material is additionally controlled using a tension sensor. 6. Method according to any one of paragraphs. 3-5, according to which, before applying the textile material, said thermoplastic applied to the mandrel is further heated to a predetermined temperature using a heater. 7. The method according to claim 1, according to which, before winding glass roving onto a laminated thermoplastic, said glass roving is additionally impregnated with preheated resin. 8. The method according to claim 1, according to which, before winding glass roving onto a laminated thermoplastic, preheated resin is additionally applied to said glass roving. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein said preheated resin is applied by spraying onto the laminated thermoplastic using a spray device. 10. Method according to any one of paragraphs. 1-9, according to which the extrusion device, the laminating device and the winding device are moved along the same moving path or along the same guide under the control of a control device. 11. Method according to any one of paragraphs. 1-10, according to which the painting device is additionally moved in relation to the rotating mandrel to ensure the possibility of applying paint to the specified resulting shell. 12. Method according to any one of paragraphs. 1-11, according to which the cutting device is additionally moved in relation to the rotating mandrel to ensure the possibility of cutting at least one part from the specified resulting shell or the possibility of cutting the resulting shell at least in one place. 13. Method according to any one of paragraphs. 11, 12, according to which the painting device and the cutting device are moved along the same moving path or along the same guide under the control of the control device. 14. System for shell manufacturing, containing: a rotating device configured to be connected to the mandrel to allow its rotation, an extrusion device configured to move relative to said rotating mandrel so as to allow the molten thermoplastic to be applied to it, a laminating device configured to be movable relative to said rotatable mandrel to enable caching of said applied thermoplastic, and a winding device configured to move relative to said rotating mandrel to enable winding of glass roving onto said laminated thermoplastic to produce a shell on said mandrel. 15. The system of claim 14, further comprising a painting device movable relative to the rotating mandrel to allow paint to be applied to said resulting shell. 16. The system of claim 15, further comprising a cutting device movable relative to the rotatable mandrel to cut at least one portion from said resulting shell or to cut the resulting shell in at least one location. 17. The system according to claim 14, in which the extrusion device, the laminating device and the winding device are installed on the same guide with the possibility of sequential movement along it under the control of a control device. 18. The system according to claim 16, in which the painting device and the cutting device are installed on the same guide with the possibility of sequential movement along it under the control of the control device. 19. The system according to claim 14, in which the extrusion device is additionally equipped with a clamping device configured to press the molten thermoplastic against the mandrel. 20. The system of claim 14, further comprising a pressing device configured to press said molten thermoplastic against the mandrel. 21. The system of claim 14, wherein the laminating device is configured to apply textile material to said mandrel-applied thermoplastic when caching is performed. 22. The system according to claim 14, in which the laminating device is additionally equipped with a tension device configured to tension the specified textile material when applied to the thermoplastic applied to the mandrel. 23. The system according to claim 22, in which the laminating device is additionally equipped with a tension sensor configured to control the degree of tension of the applied textile material. 24. The system of claim 14, further comprising a tensioning device configured to tension said textile material as it is applied to the mandrel-applied thermoplastic material. 25. The system according to claim 24, additionally containing a tension sensor configured to control the degree of tension of the applied textile material. 26. The system according to claim 14, in which the laminating device is additionally equipped with a heater configured to heat the thermoplastic applied to the mandrel to a predetermined temperature when applying the textile material to said thermoplastic applied to the mandrel. 27. The system of claim 14, further comprising a heater configured to heat the mandrel-applied thermoplastic to a predetermined temperature when the textile material is applied to said mandrel-applied thermoplastic. 28. The system according to claim 14, in which the winding device further comprises an impregnating device configured to apply preheated resin to the glass roving when winding said glass roving onto a laminated thermoplastic formed on a mandrel. 29. The system according to claim 14, further comprising an impregnating device configured to impregnate the glass roving with preheated resin or to apply preheated resin to the glass roving when winding said glass roving onto a laminated thermoplastic formed on a mandrel. 30. The system of claim 14, wherein the winding device further comprises a spraying device configured to spray a preheated resin onto the mandrel-laminated thermoplastic before winding the glass roving onto said mandrel-laminated thermoplastic. 31. The system of claim 14, further comprising a spraying device configured to spray a preheated resin onto a mandrel-laminated thermoplastic before winding the glass roving onto said mandrel-laminated thermoplastic.