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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2017
Applicant:
Sica S.p.a., Alfonsine, IT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SICA S.P.A., Alfonsine, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 3/16 (2006.01); B26D 7/10 (2006.01); B29C 48/00 (2019.01); B29C 48/09 (2019.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01); B29L 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 3/16 (2013.01); B26D 7/10 (2013.01); B29C 48/0022 (2019.02); B29C 48/09 (2019.02); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B29L 2023/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for cutting a pipe made of thermoplastic material including, in combination, the following steps: feeding a continuous pipe made of thermoplastic material; localised and circumferential heating of a first localised axial portion of the pipe for a predetermined time using a heating unit; cutting without removal of chippings, using a cutting unit, of the first heated axial portion, to obtain a piece of the pipe; localised and circumferential heating of a second localised axial portion of the pipe, for a predetermined time, the second axial portion being placed at a predetermined distance from the first portion.