EP 2488345 A2 20120822 - CLAMPING APPARATUS
Title (en)
CLAMPING APPARATUS
Title (de)
KLEMMVORRICHTUNG
Title (fr)
APPAREIL DE SERRAGE
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 0917820 A 20091012
- GB 0917821 A 20091012
- GB 2010051723 W 20101012
Abstract (en)
[origin: GB2474367A] A stretching machine for stretching a variety of sizes of plastic sheet. A clamping assembly 105 is connected to a primary clamp 111' of an orthogonal clamping assembly 107, the connection 121 being removable to allow connection to a different primary clamp 111 so as to accommodate a different size of plastic sheet. Each clamping assembly may comprise a parking area located beyond the connection means where unused primary clamps 111 ", 111) ' can be retained. The number of discrete primary clamps can be tailored for a particular stretching process. Secondary elongate clamps 113 may be provided to ensure continuous clamping along the edge. Stretching and forming, especially vacuum forming, apparatus employing such clamping assemblies, as well as a method of configuring such machines, are disclosed, each of which provide for increased flexibility.
IPC 8 full level
B29C 51/26 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP GB)
B29C 51/04 (2013.01 - GB); B29C 51/262 (2013.01 - EP); B29C 55/10 (2013.01 - EP); B29C 55/12 (2013.01 - EP); B29C 55/14 (2013.01 - EP); B29C 55/165 (2013.01 - GB); B29C 55/20 (2013.01 - EP GB); B29C 51/10 (2013.01 - EP); B29C 2791/001 (2013.01 - EP); B29C 2791/006 (2013.01 - EP)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
GB 201017194 D0 20101124; GB 2474367 A 20110413; GB 2474367 B 20120523; EA 201270554 A1 20121130; EP 2488345 A2 20120822; WO 2011045600 A2 20110421; WO 2011045600 A3 20120531
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 201017194 A 20101012; EA 201270554 A 20101012; EP 10777081 A 20101012; GB 2010051723 W 20101012