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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2019
Applicant:
Sica S.p.a., Alfonsine, IT;
Inventor:
Giorgio Tabanelli, Cotignola, IT;
Assignee:
SICA S.P.A., Alfonsine, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29B 13/02 (2006.01); B29C 57/02 (2006.01); B29B 13/08 (2006.01); B29C 35/08 (2006.01); B29L 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29B 13/025 (2013.01); B29B 13/08 (2013.01); B29C 57/02 (2013.01); B29C 2035/0822 (2013.01); B29L 2023/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described is an apparatus for heating end portions of pipes made of thermoplastic material, comprising an internal heating element, designed to be inserted at least partially inside an end portion of a pipe made of thermoplastic material for heating an inner cylindrical surface of the portion, the heating element comprising at least one infra-red ray radiation unit which has an operating zone designed to face at least partially the inner cylindrical surface, the operating zone extending longitudinally along a predetermined direction, parallel to a central axis of the pipe to be heated.