Elongate Packing

Abstract

The invention relates to an elongate packing for the packing of a granular substance, in particular for the packing of a spray powder for the thermal coating of a surface of a workpiece. In accordance with the invention, the elongate packing includes a plurality of individual packing pockets of presettable size, with a meterable quantity of the granular substance being packed closed with respect to an outer environment in the individual packing pocket. The invention further relates to a method for the loading of a treatment apparatus with a granular substance to a treatment apparatus for the use of an elongate packing, to a method for the manufacture of an elongate packing and to a packing apparatus.

1 . An elongate packing for the packing of a granular substance, in particular for the packing of a spray powder for the thermal coating of a surface of a workpiece, characterized in that the elongate packing includes a plurality of individual packing pockets of presettable size, with a meterable quantity of the granular substance being packed closed with respect to an outer environment in the individual packing pocket. 
     
     
         2 . An elongate packing in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the elongate packing extends along a longitudinal direction (L) in a presettable length;
 and wherein the individual packing pockets are arranged at a presettable interval (A), preferably at an equidistant interval (A), along the longitudinal direction (L) and form a first chain (K 1 ) of packing pockets.   
     
     
         3 . An elongate packing in accordance with  claim 2 , wherein, in addition to the first chain (K 1 ) of packing pockets, a second chain (K 2 ) of packing pockets is provided. 
     
     
         4 . An elongate packing in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the granular substance is a mixture of a first powder component and of a second powder component. 
     
     
         5 . An elongate packing in accordance with  claim 4 , wherein a mean grain size of the first powder component is different from a mean grain size of the second powder component. 
     
     
         6 . An elongate packing in accordance with  claim 4 , wherein the first powder component has a chemical composition which is different from a chemical composition of the second powder components. 
     
     
         7 . An elongate packing in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the granular substance is packed secured against segregation in the packing pocket, is in particular packed secured against segregation in the packing pocket at an underpressure with respect to an environmental pressure. 
     
     
         8 . An elongate packing in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the granular substance is packed in a protective gas atmosphere in the packing pocket. 
     
     
         9 . An elongate packing in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the packing pocket is manufactured from a plastic material, in particular from a plastic, specifically from a polyethylene. 
     
     
         10 . An elongate packing in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the packing pocket is manufactured from a barrier material for insulation against an exchange of fluid between an interior of the packing pocket and the environment. 
     
     
         11 . An elongate packing in accordance with  claim 10 , wherein the barrier material is a multilayer foil made up of different functional foils. 
     
     
         12 . An elongate packing in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein a separation seam is provided between two packing pockets. 
     
     
         13 . A method for the loading of a treatment device with a granular substance, characterized in that the granular substance is packed in an elongate packing in accordance with  claim 1  for the treatment of a workpiece by a treatment device of the treatment apparatus, with the elongate packing including a plurality of individual packing pockets of preset size and the elongate packing being supplied to the treatment apparatus such that a metered quantity of granular substance, is supplied to the treatment device in two different packing pockets after one another at a preset time interval. 
     
     
         14 . A method in accordance with  claim 13 , wherein a conveying device is provided at the treatment apparatus and the elongate packing is automatically supplied to the treatment apparatus by the conveying device. 
     
     
         15 . A method in accordance with  claim 14 , wherein an opening means is provided for the opening of the packing pocket, the packing pocket is automatically opened by the opening means and the metered quantity of granular substance is automatically supplied to the treatment device. 
     
     
         16 . A method in accordance with  claim 13 , wherein the elongate packing extends in a preset length along a longitudinal direction (L), the individual packing pockets are arranged at a preset interval (A), preferably an equidistant interval (A), along the longitudinal direction (L) so that a first chain (k 1 ) of packing pockets is formed, with the elongate packing being delivered to the treatment apparatus in a transport container, a first end of the elongate packing being inserted into the conveying device and the elongate packing being automatically supplied from the transport container to the treatment apparatus in accordance with a preset temporal procedural scheme. 
     
     
         17 . A method in accordance with  claim 16 , wherein, in addition to a first chain (K 1 ) of packing pockets , a second chain (K 2 ) of packing pockets is provided and one respective content of the packing pocket of the first chain (K 1 ) and a content of the packing pocket of the second chain (K 2 ) is automatically supplied to the treatment device. 
     
     
         18 . A method in accordance with  claim 17 , wherein the content of the packing pocket of the first chain (K 1 ) and the content of the packing pocket of the second chain (K 2 ) are automatically simultaneously supplied to the treatment device. 
     
     
         19 . A method in accordance with  claim 13 , wherein the treatment apparatus is an apparatus for thermal spraying and the workpiece is treated by a thermal spraying method. 
     
     
         20 . A method in accordance with  claim 19 , wherein the thermal spraying method is a flame spraying method, a plasma spraying method, an HVOF spraying method or another thermal powder spraying method. 
     
     
         21 . A method in accordance with  claim 19 , wherein the thermal spraying method is a rotating plasma powder spraying method and a plurality of cylinders of internal combustion engines are automatically coated at a cylinder running surface after one another. 
     
     
         22 . (canceled) 
     
     
         23 . A method for the manufacture of an elongate packing in accordance with  claim 1 . 
     
     
         24 . A packing apparatus for the carrying out of the method in accordance with  claim 23 .