Extrusion Shaping Means Patents (Class 425/113)
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Publication number: 20110210473Abstract: An extrudate transport apparatus comprises a free floating roller assembly, wherein the roller assembly controls a rotational pitch of a cylindrical green ceramic extrudate as the green ceramic extrudate moves longitudinally from a first location to a second location within the extrudate transport apparatus. The free floating roller assembly has a predetermined effective weight and comprises a contact roller having a deformable outer surface for frictionally contacting an outer surface of the green ceramic extrudate in motion adjacent thereto, while maintaining a constant contact force upon said green ceramic extrudate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2010Publication date: September 1, 2011Inventor: John Christian Duroe
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Publication number: 20110204544Abstract: A honeycomb extrusion apparatus comprises a die body and a flow control device. The die body comprises an inlet end, an outlet end, a central axis, a first set of feedholes, a second set of feedholes, a set of central slots, and a set of outermost peripheral slots. The first set of feedholes extends from the inlet end to an interior interface portion of the die body. The second set of feedholes extends through the die body from the inlet end to the outlet end. The set of central slots extends from the outlet end to the interior interface portion of the die body. The set of outermost peripheral slots is disposed radially outwardly of the central slots. The interior interface portion of the die body is configured to allow flow of the batch material from the first set of feedholes to the central slots and to the outermost peripheral slots.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2010Publication date: August 25, 2011Inventors: Jeffrey O. Foster, Robert Bernard Lubberts, Kenneth Charles Sariego, David Robertson Treacy, JR.
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Patent number: 7993122Abstract: An improved reinforcing element, and devices and methods for producing a wrapped assembly reinforcing element comprising at least one center core member formed from at least one center core strand, wherein the at least one center core member is wrapped with a reinforced thermoplastic resin comprising complete fiber strand dispersion and wet out without breaking fiber filaments after cutting the fiber to a designated length in the wrapping resin. The resulting wrapped assembly may be used in a variety of ways, including virtually any construction project requiring a lightweight reinforcing member with high tensile and compression strength.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2008Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Plasticomp, LLCInventor: Stephen T. Bowen
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Patent number: 7988438Abstract: An extrusion die configured to have an interior chamber sealed from the atmosphere is disclosed. The extrusion die includes an extrusion die head disposed at a downstream end of the interior chamber; and a vacuum seal disposed at an upstream end of the interior chamber; wherein the vacuum seal is configured to selectively form a seal between the extrusion die and a product disposed in the interior chamber. The vacuum seal includes an annular sealing surface disposed at an inner diameter of the vacuum seal; a hollow, interior chamber; and a plurality of bellows disposed between the annular sealing surface and the extrusion die; wherein the vacuum seal is configured to selectively form a seal between the extrusion die and a product disposed in the interior chamber. A method of selectively sealing an end of an extrusion die is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2008Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.Inventors: Gerald S. Sutton, William V. Shaffer, Randall A. Kolbet
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Publication number: 20110175254Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and to an apparatus for producing plastic products with an integrated reinforcing structure. To do so, a flexible fabric is first placed onto a surface of a cavity of a mold and is successively coated with plastic on the various sides.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2009Publication date: July 21, 2011Applicant: KraussMaffei Technologies GmbHInventors: Lothar Kroll, Wolfgang Nendel, Frank Helbig, Karl-Heinz Hoyer, Tino Zucker, Martin Würtele
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Patent number: 7980839Abstract: Wide panels of UHMWPE having exceptional flatness and surface quality are ram extruded through a slit die equipped with a plurality of individually adjustable cooling zones proximate the panel exit slit and transverse to the machine direction, which cool the panel while the panel is restrained by a back pressure device and preferably a vertical movement restraint. The process is robust and can be run for long product campaigns.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2010Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Quadrant EPP AGInventors: Joseph V. Gregg, Wesley Allen Kohler, Lyle D. Berning
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Patent number: 7981475Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a manufacturing method of a honeycomb structural body which makes the profile of a cross section perpendicular to the length direction thereof less likely to generate dispersion, and also makes the thickness of its sealing material layer thinner, and a sealing material that is suitably used in the manufacturing method of the honeycomb structural body.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2004Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tomohisa Takahashi
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Process for manufacturing a plastic hollow body, device and equipment for the implementation thereof
Patent number: 7976754Abstract: Process for manufacturing a plastic hollow body, the process comprising the following steps: a) a tubular stream of molten plastic is extruded; b) this stream is taken up by means of a tensioning device; c) a transverse cut is made in this stream so as to create a parison having one free edge that is not taken up by the tensioning device; d) the parison is moved relative to the tensioning device so that the free edge of the parison is also taken up by the tensioning device; and e) at least one longitudinal cut is made in the parison over its entire length. Equipment suitable for implementing this process.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2008Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Inergy Automotive Systems Research (S.A.)Inventors: Pierre-François Tardy, Bjorn Criel, Philippe Bournonville -
Publication number: 20110120576Abstract: A fluid transfer device and methods and apparatuses for making same is provided. The fluid transfer device comprises a conduit configured to transfer a fluid. The fluid transfer device further comprises a sheath surrounding the perimeter of the conduit and extending along at least part of the length of the conduit. In some embodiments, the interior of the sheath may be grooved to facilitate movement of the fluid from the location or locations of a leak or leaks along the length of the fluid transfer device. The sheath comprises one or more leak detection portions configured to provide an indication of fluid leaking from the conduit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2010Publication date: May 26, 2011Inventor: Bradley Joseph Aurel Sigouin
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Publication number: 20110111076Abstract: Wafer-based solar cells are efficiently produced by extruding a dopant bearing material (dopant ink) onto one or more predetermined surface areas of a semiconductor wafer, and then thermally treating the wafer to cause diffusion of dopant from the dopant ink into the wafer to form corresponding doped regions. A multi-plenum extrusion head is used to simultaneously extrude interdigitated dopant ink structures having two different dopant types (e.g., n-type dopant ink and p-type dopant ink) in a self-registered arrangement on the wafer surface. The extrusion head is fabricated by laminating multiple sheets of micro-machined silicon that define one or more ink flow passages. A non-doping or lightly doped ink is co-extruded with heavy doped ink to serve as a spacer or barrier, and optionally forms a cap that entirely covers the heavy doped ink. A hybrid thermal treatment utilizes a gaseous dopant to simultaneously dope exposed portions of the wafer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2011Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: Palo Alto Research Center IncorporatedInventors: David K. Fork, Eric J. Shrader
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Publication number: 20110101562Abstract: According to a fabrication method, an extruded tubular member HA is formed, using an extrusion die 23 which has an extrusion orifice 25 having an opening-side inner circumferential surface 25a having a circular section and a core-side die 26 disposed concentrically with the extrusion orifice 25, by extruding a tube material through an extrusion passage 27 defined between the opening-side inner circumferential surface 25 and a core-side outer circumferential surface 26d of the core-side die 26. As this occurs, a bent configuration is given to the extruded tubular member HA by changing contact areas where the tube material contacts the opening-side inner circumferential surface 25a and the core-side outer circumferential surface 26d in a circumferential direction so as to set velocities at which the tube material is extruded to different values in the circumferential direction by controlling the position of the core die 26 in rotating and axial directions relative to the extrusion orifice 25.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2010Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicant: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoji KIMURA, Kyohei Sato, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Yukio Miura
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Publication number: 20110104319Abstract: Rotary forming devices and methods of using the rotary forming devices for producing products such as filled and unfilled “pillow” shaped products. In an embodiment, the invention provides a device comprising a housing comprising a die plate defining a plurality of outlets. The housing defines an inlet. A race plate is attached to the die plate. The race plate circumscribes the outlets of the die plate. A forming wheel is rotatably attached to the die plate. A motor assembly is attached to the forming wheel. The motor assembly is constructed and arranged to rotate the forming wheel in a hypocycloid motion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2009Publication date: May 5, 2011Inventor: Colin Muscroft
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Publication number: 20110089602Abstract: The invention relates to a twin screw extruder for preparing a polymeric solution. The extruder includes an elongated housing having an inlet end, an outlet end, an extruder shaft length L and a pair of interconnecting bores disposed within the housing, a pair of elongated extruder shafts, each having an axis of rotation, the pair of elongated extruder shafts disposed within the pair of interconnecting bores and drivable in at least one direction of rotation, a plurality of extruder screw segments positioned along the pair of elongated extruder shafts in a fixed angular relationship therewith, the plurality of extruder screw segments selected to form multiple extruder stages. The invention also relates to a process for extruding a mixture of polymer and diluent.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2008Publication date: April 21, 2011Inventors: Tetsuro Nogata, Soichiro Yamaguchi, Norimitsu Kaimai, Kotaro Takita, Takita Junko
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Publication number: 20110079936Abstract: In an exemplary implementation of this invention, a plurality of materials are heated, mixed and extruded from a nozzle. The ratio of materials in the extruded mixture may be dynamically varied in such a way that the composition of the extruded material varies in a substantially continuous gradient. The deposited material is selectively deposited layer by layer. The composition of the resulting 3D object may vary, over at least part of its volume, in a substantially continuous gradient. Furthermore, a plurality of such nozzles may be employed, at least one of which extrudes support material and at least one of which extrudes parts material, in each case in such a way that the composition of the extruded material varies in a substantially continuous gradient.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2010Publication date: April 7, 2011Inventor: Neri Oxman
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Publication number: 20110081436Abstract: A feed section for an extruder machine including a housing having one or more walls defining an interior area within the housing. The feed section includes a shaft mounted to one or more of the walls and a feed roll assembly disposed at least partially in the interior area and pivotally coupled to the shaft for pivotal movement of the feed roll assembly relative to the housing. The feed roll assembly includes a seat portion releasably coupled to a cap portion. The cap portion is pivotally coupled to the shaft for pivotal movement of the cap portion relative to the housing and the seat portion. The feed roll assembly includes a feed roll rotatingly mounted between the seat and cap portions for conveying material to be extruded between an inlet and outlet of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2010Publication date: April 7, 2011Applicant: DAVIS-STANDARD, LLCInventors: Thomas J. Oravits, Joseph A. Wnuk
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Publication number: 20110079935Abstract: A cable guide system and method are disclosed for a mold forming and extruding machine. The machine has a pair of spaced apart vertical members. The cable guide system includes a support shaft secured to the pair of vertical members. The support shaft retains a first stop member, a tensioning device, a spool loaded with a flexible reinforcement cable, and a second stop member. The spool cooperates with the tensioning device to prevent the cable from prematurely unraveling. The cable guide system further includes a guide member located below and forward of the spool and in horizontal alignment with a plunger. The guide member is capable of changing the direction of the flexible reinforcement cable as it is unwound from the spool. The plunger is capable of extruding a moldable substance from the machine while allowing the flexible reinforcement cable to pass through an aperture formed therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2010Publication date: April 7, 2011Applicant: Curb Solutions, LLCInventors: Aaron A. Techlin, Graham M. Conradt, Tyler N. Techlin
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Patent number: 7919033Abstract: A method of manufacturing a honeycomb structure having a plugged portion, which is faster and cheaper to manufacture, and a manufacturing apparatus thereof. A film is attached to an end face of a honeycomb structure in a state where the honeycomb structure is positioned in a table portion having a through hole into which the end face portion of the honeycomb structure is to be inserted, and the film is held in a flat state where a remaining portion of the film which is not attached to the end face is attached to the table portion. Then, holes opened so as to correspond to the openings of a part of cells are formed in the film to form the film as a mask, and a plugging material having fluidity is supplied onto the mask or onto the same plane as the mask to fill the cells with the plugging material.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2008Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Ryuichi Shoji, Takuya Nunome, Koji Kimura, Yoshimasa Kondo, Hiroyuki Tsuji
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Publication number: 20110074065Abstract: A ribbon liquefier comprising an outer liquefier portion configured to receive thermal energy from a heat transfer component, and a channel at least partially defined by the outer liquefier portion, where the channel has dimensions that are configured to receive the ribbon filament, and where the ribbon liquefier is configured to melt the ribbon filament received in the channel to at least an extrudable state with the received thermal energy to provide a melt flow. The dimensions of the channel are further configured to conform the melt flow from an axially-asymmetric flow to a substantially axially-symmetric flow in an extrusion tip connected to the ribbon liquefier.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2009Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicant: STRATASYS, INC.Inventors: J. Samuel Batchelder, William J. Swanson, S. Scott Crump
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Publication number: 20110052746Abstract: A die head is provided with a plunger and a measuring chamber, and the molten resin is uniformly fed to the die head of an extrusion-forming machine. That is, the die head comprises a main layer-forming flow passage for flowing a molten resin into an ejection port of the die head of the extrusion-forming machine passing through the die head, and a core layer-forming flow passage for intermittently flowing a molten resin into the ejection port of the die head passing through the die head.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2009Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA, LTD.Inventor: Toshiki Sakaguchi
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Patent number: 7887726Abstract: The invention is directed to a “Self-Reinforced Composite” (SRC) made of recycled thermoplastic polymers, methods and an apparatus for their manufacture. In one embodiment of the invention, the SRC is a self-reinforced composite comprising (a) a fiber comprising a first recycled thermoplastic polymer and having a Young's modulus at least about 500 MPa and (b) a matrix comprising a second recycled thermoplastic polymer. In one aspect of the invention, the source mixture is recycled immiscible thermoplastic polymers, obtained from the waste stream in the carpet and automotive industries. In another embodiment of the invention, the method for making the self-reinforced composites, comprising the steps of (a) melt-blending recycled immiscible polymers, (b) phase-migration fiber spinning the recycled immiscible polymers to form a fiber having a first recycled thermoplastic polymer substantially surrounded by a second recycled thermoplastic polymer, and (c) drawing the fiber to form a high modulus fiber.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2007Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Novana, Inc.Inventor: Fu-Jya Daniel Tsai
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Patent number: 7883328Abstract: An extrusion device for making spiral stripping electrical wires is disclosed to include a fixed mold member, which has a main flow path and a supplementary flow path for the passing of a first insulative material and a second insulative material, and a rotating mold member, which is rotatably supported on the front end of the fixed mold, having a mold hole axially connected to the outlet of the main flow path and one or multiple flow paths, each flow path of the rotating mold member having an outlet in communication with the mold hole and a common annular inlet disposed in communication with the outlet of the supplementary flow path for guiding the second plastic material spirally into the first plastic material to form a spiral strip in the insulator during extrusion of the two plastic materials with a conductor through the mold hole.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2007Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Lorom Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chih-Hsiang Lin
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Publication number: 20110027403Abstract: A head assembly (10) is provided for use in a rotary head extruder (12) for extruding a food product. The head assembly (10) includes an annular-shaped stator plate (20) and a rotating blade plate (22). The blade plate (22) preferably includes at least six blades, each with a wedge shaped profile, and the stator plate (20) includes extrusion channels that extend at an angle in the range of 20°-50° from tangent to a circle defined by an inner surface (30) of the plate (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2009Publication date: February 3, 2011Inventors: Jeff Dean Carlson, Henry Zollinger Miller, Richard Jarvis Warner
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Patent number: 7878788Abstract: A technique for extruding a strip of rubber having filaments embedded therein. The rubber is channeled to an extrusion orifice for forming the strip. The outline of the extrusion orifice presents first and second orthogonal planes of symmetry that intersect at a straight line that is substantially parallel to a direction in which the strip is extruded through the extrusion orifice. The channeling of the rubber can be done with an upstream main channel having the first plane as a plane of symmetry, and extended by two downstream secondary channels that are substantially symmetrical to each other about the first plane. The main channel and the two downstream secondary channels also have the second plane as a plane of symmetry.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2008Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.Inventor: Nicolas Jaunet
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Publication number: 20110001265Abstract: A process (2) for manufacturing a shaped article (17), comprising the steps of: dry blending (8) a plurality of different particulated ingredients (11) to form a uniform particle blend; reblending the particle blend by substantially defining a mass flow in a discharge unit (19) including an insert (39, 60) and shaping the particle blend in a part shaping machine (15) to form the shaped article (17).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2009Publication date: January 6, 2011Applicant: Dow Global Technologies,Inc.Inventors: Parvinder S. Walia, Karl V. Jacob, James D. Oelberg, Nestor A. Vasquez
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Publication number: 20110001261Abstract: The present invention relates to an extruder for a polymer, and a process for extruding a polymer using said extruder. In particular, the present invention provides an extruder comprising: (i) two or more barrel sections arranged sequentially from: (a) an upstream feed barrel section to which polymer feedstock to be extruded is fed, the upstream feed barrel section containing two or more screws each having a diameter of X; to (b) a downstream barrel section from which melted polymer is passed to a die and extruded; and (ii) one or more feed ports for feeding polymer feedstock to be extruded into the extruder at its upstream end, characterised in that the total area of the one or more feed ports through which polymer feedstock is introduced is greater than 4*X2, and a process for extrusion of polymer comprising feeding a polymer feedstock to the feed port of such an extruder.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2009Publication date: January 6, 2011Inventor: Gary Lindsay Pitman
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Publication number: 20100323049Abstract: A device is constructed for adjusting the concentricity of a die within an extrusion die assembly. The adjustment mechanism involves a series of compound screws having multiple operating threads that employ different pitches to generate a fine adjustment motion. The compound screws are coupled to opposing spring loaded plungers that move against a bias spring in reaction to movement of the compound screws.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2009Publication date: December 23, 2010Inventors: Michael Ernest Langlais, Richard Roy Guillemette
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Publication number: 20100310693Abstract: The invention concerns an extruder screw (3) for a screw extruder (1) for plasticising and/or transporting thermoplastic materials comprising at least one extruder cylinder (3), a material feed means and at least one extrudate discharge (10) at the end of the extruder cylinder (2), that is remote from the material feed means. The extruder screw (3) has a screw flight (8), wherein the extruder screw (3) has at least one intake region (12) and forms at least one transport and mixing region (13) and provided in the transport and mixing region (13) are means for shearing the extrudate. The extruder screw (3) according to the invention is distinguished in that provided as means for shearing the extrudate there is provided at least one shearing land (14) which extends over more than half the length of the extruder screw (3), over the periphery of the extruder screw (3), wherein the shearing land (14) is in the nature of a screwthread in opposite relationship to the screw flight (8) (FIG. 1).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2008Publication date: December 9, 2010Applicant: KAUTEX MASCHINENBAU GMBHInventor: Christian Klee
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Publication number: 20100303942Abstract: A molding apparatus for the manufacture of pipe advantageously uses a cooling plug that is adjustably-secured to the extrusion head to compensate for misalignment of the extrusion head relative to recirculating mold blocks. This provides a simplified adjustment for adjusting the molding apparatus to correct for wall thickness variations in the molded pipe. This apparatus can be used in combination with existing alignment systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2008Publication date: December 2, 2010Inventors: Manfred A.A. Lupke, Stefan A. Lupke
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Publication number: 20100297277Abstract: An extrusion device comprising an extruder screw for conveying extrudable material, in particular natural or synthetic rubber materials. The extrusion device also comprises a nozzle having two nozzle dies that are displaceable relative to one another. Furthermore, the extrusion device comprises a reinforcing material feeder for conveying reinforcing material in the direction of the nozzle, via which reinforcing material and extrudable material are discharged together from the extrusion device. The reinforcing material is guided in a horizontal plane of separation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: VMI-AZ Extrusion GmbHInventor: Florian Fischer
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Publication number: 20100289175Abstract: The invention relates to a method for extruding plastic material using a screw-type extruder (S), wherein a first pressure (P1) of the material to be extruded is measured in at least one location in the feed region (EB) of the at least one screw (2) and/or in the melting region (A) of the housing (1), the plastic material agglomerating and/or softening and being present in and not yet, in particular not completely, melted state and/or being present not yet homogeneously as a melt in said location or in said melting region. According to the invention, the material supply to the extruder (S) and/or the charge quantity is measured or controlled as a function of the measured first pressure (P1).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2008Publication date: November 18, 2010Inventors: Klaus Feichtinger, Gerhard Wendelin, Manfred Hackl, Christian Eckhart
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Patent number: 7832601Abstract: A dispensing container fillable with a liquid includes a squeezable reservoir for holding the liquid prior to dispensing; a nipple dispensing head which is integral with the squeezable reservoir and having a distal end and a proximal end; an outlet at the distal end of the nipple dispensing head for dispensing the liquid from the container; a passage interconnecting the squeezable reservoir and the outlet; and a stop disposed near the proximal end of the nipple dispensing head to prevent over-insertion of the dispensing head into a user's mouth when the container is used to dispense the liquid to the user. Containers that are filled with liquid and a method of making the containers are also described.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2005Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: The Ritedose CorporationInventors: Walter Zahn, Shawn W. Miller, David Rocheleau, Mohammad R. Sadeghi, Bernd Hansen
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Publication number: 20100285165Abstract: Screw extruder for the continuous extrusion of materials with high viscosity, in particular metals such as aluminium and its alloys. The extruder includes an Archimedes screw (1) rotationally provided within liner (2) of a screw housing (4) with an inlet (11) for the feeding of the material to be extruded, a compacting or extrusion chamber (5) and an extrusion die assembly with a die (6) which forms the shape of the desired extruded product (7). The design of the screw (1) and liner (2) is such that the required compaction takes place at the down-stream end of the screw towards the extrusion chamber (5) corresponding to up to 540° of the rotation of the screw, or up to 1.5 turn of the screw flight length, and that the solid plug of metal thus formed at the end of the screw and extrusion chamber (5) is restricted from rigid rotation to obtain the required compaction and extrusion pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2007Publication date: November 11, 2010Inventors: Jens Christofer Werenskiold, Lars Auran, Hans Jorgen Roven, Nils Ryum, Oddvin Reiso
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Publication number: 20100282759Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production of hollow bodies from thermoplastic plastic. The method comprises the extrusion of at least two sheet-like preforms consisting of thermoplastic plastic, the introduction of the preforms into a preferably multipart molding die with a molding cavity which at least partially defines the contour of the hollow body to be manufactured, and the shaping of the preforms inside the die, using a vacuum and/or gas pressure in the first heat of the material. The method is distinguished in that at least two preforms to be shaped into a hollow body and to be connected are extruded successively, that is to say sequentially, in time and are shaped simultaneously.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2008Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: KAUTEX TEXTRON GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Joachim Eckhardt, Matthias Franke-Maintz, Gerd Wolter
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Publication number: 20100283173Abstract: A method and apparatus for extrusion of an article is provided. A die assembly can apply flows of thermoplastic material to an array of reinforcing cables to form a composite extrusion. A slider fabric can be bonded to one side of the composite extrusion. After exiting the die assembly, the slider fabric can act to support the extrudate as it passes along an elongate mandrel, which can cause the base of the slider fabric to change shape from a flat profile to the final internal profile of the article. The extruded article can then be cooled to solidify the material. The die can include cooling for the slider fabric and means for promoting penetration of the thermoplastic into reinforcing cables.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2008Publication date: November 11, 2010Inventors: Andrew Oliver Kenny, Douglas James Weathrall, Viqar Haider, Ronald Harold Ball, Alexander Stuart Caunce
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Publication number: 20100272841Abstract: An extruder that can be cleaned more easily. An extruder in which a material is supplied from a supply opening (21) of a circular tube section (20), the material is sent to a conveyance passage while the material on the surface of a feed roller (4) is scraped by a scraper (5) through rotation of a screw (3) and the feed roller (4), the material sent to the conveyance passage is conveyed to the discharge opening side of the circular tube section (20) while being kneaded by rotation of the screw (3), and the kneaded material is extruded from the discharge opening of the circular tube section (20). The extruder has a feed roller support portion (23) rotatably supporting the feed roller (4) and installed so that the feed roller (4) can open and close the circular tube section (20) in such a way that the feed roller (4) separates from the screw (3) to open the inner space of the circular tube section (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2008Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicant: NOK CORPORATIONInventor: Mitsuaki Shimizu
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Publication number: 20100253013Abstract: The present invention relates to a co-extruded sealing strip for a motor vehicle or building which is reinforced by at least one plastic carrier, to a method for manufacturing such a strip and to a device for implementing this method. This sealing strip includes at least one extruded reinforcing plastic carrier around which a flexible polymeric cover is co-extruded and which forms at least one continuous line having undulations extending lengthwise with a variable pattern, such as a variable undulations period, so as to locally impart a variable flexibility or compressibility thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2010Publication date: October 7, 2010Inventor: Morgan Mills
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Patent number: 7807085Abstract: A manufacturing apparatus of a plugged honeycomb structure includes a table portion having a through hole into which the end of a honeycomb structure is inserted, positioning means for positioning and holding the honeycomb structure in the through hole of the table portion in such a manner that its end face appears on the side of a first face of the table portion, and a film holding portion fixing the remaining portion of a film on the side of a second face of the table portion. After or before fixing the film, holes corresponding to openings of cells of the honeycomb structure are formed in the film, and a plugging material is filled into the holes, to manufacture the plugged honeycomb structure using the apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2009Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Tsuji, Yoshimasa Kondo, Takeshi Tokunaga, Toshio Oda, Shinya Yoshida, Takayuki Ogata
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Publication number: 20100244308Abstract: An extrusion-forming device 100 includes an extruding portion 21 having a drum 7 including a supply port 19 through which a clay flows into the inside, a screw 4 having a rotary shaft 6 and a rotary blade 5 and configured to convey the clay, and an extrusion port 20 through which the clay is discharged; and a forming portion 22 having a die provided with forming grooves. The device includes, as the screw 4 on the side of the supply port 19, supply port side screws 10 having two rotary blades 5 and, as the screw 4 on the side of the extrusion port 20, a extrusion port side screw 12 having one rotary blade 5, and a ratio P/D is in a range of 0.5 to 0.9.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventor: Yasunori YAMAZAKI
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Publication number: 20100244321Abstract: UHMWPE panels of large width may be ram extruded from a slit die in a stable process, by restraining a panel which exits the die below the crystalline melt temperature against movement away from the die by a back pressure device, so as to exert a back pressure between the back pressure device and the die, the back pressure device preferably constructed of a plurality of differentially adjustable elements so as to be able to compensate for changes in processing characteristics over time. Vertically restraining UHMWPE panels as they further cool also greatly improves product characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventors: Joseph V. Gregg, Wesley Allen Kohler
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Patent number: 7803303Abstract: A plugging apparatus for plugging channels in a honeycomb structure used to form a particulate filter. The apparatus includes an extrusion apparatus that holds plugging material and that has an opening through which the plugging material is extruded. An extrusion plate having first through holes that correspond in location to a subset of honeycomb channels is arranged adjacent the opening. An annular flow plate is operatively arranged face-to-face with the extrusion plate. The annular flow plate has second through holes corresponding in location to the first through holes but that are smaller to compensate for a radial variation in the extrusion rate when plugging the channels in the honeycomb structure. The plugging apparatus is thus able to fill select channel ends with same-size plugs, which leads to a better-performing filter.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2007Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventor: Ralph Henry Hagg
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Patent number: 7798796Abstract: The pipe molding system includes a separable cooling plug and an automatic procedure to alleviate problems associated with excess plastic continuing to extrude after a sudden shutdown of the extrusion system. The separable cooling plug and shutdown procedure includes accommodating any excess plastic in a created void between the cooling plug and the extruder. This arrangement simplifies removal of the excess plastic and reduces the time required to return the equipment to normal production. Preferably, a controller monitors operating conditions of the system and automatically releases the cooling plug based on the monitored operating conditions.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2008Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Inventors: Manfred A. A. Lupke, Stefan A. Lupke
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Publication number: 20100219547Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for producing Lyocell fibres which are extruded from a cellulose solution of water, cellulose and tertiary amine oxide in a spinning head (25). The cellulose solution is obtained in a number of process steps directly from the cellulose (3, 4) or with the formation of a cellulose suspension. Since the degree of polymerisation decreases in the course of processing the cellulose through to its extrusion in the cellulose solution, with the processing of celluloses with a low degree of polymerisation there is the risk that the endless moulded bodies (2) extruded in the spinning head (25) exhibit defective quality.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2010Publication date: September 2, 2010Applicant: LENZING AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Stefan Zikeli, Michael Longin
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Publication number: 20100221375Abstract: A device for extruding/dispensing materials on a substrate includes a housing with at least two channels formed to facilitate flow. The housing includes entrance ports for each of the channels for receiving different materials. The housing further includes an exit port for co-extruding the materials on the substrate to generate a relatively fine feature with a relatively high aspect ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2010Publication date: September 2, 2010Applicant: Palo Alto Research Center IncorporatedInventors: David K. Fork, Thomas Hantschel
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Publication number: 20100213632Abstract: According to the present invention, it is possible to easily manufacture a molded plate of a desired size by laminating an unnecessary, inexpensive resin not used as a product in the width direction of a molded plate and simply separating the unnecessary resin after forming the molded plate. Consequently, it is possible to skip a step of cutting the molded plate in the machine direction thereof. Further, it is also possible to skip a polishing step since the cut surfaces of the molded plate in the machine direction thereof can be smoothed. Still further, by arranging a plurality of resins for disposal, it is possible to effectively use the resins when yielding multiple molded plates from one resin sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2008Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Ryuichi Katsumoto, Hideo Nagano, Yoshihiko Sano, Takahiro Hayashi, Hiromitsu Wakui
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Publication number: 20100209545Abstract: A mechanical apparatus for releasing food slurry along a predetermined path or course is provided. Therein, a slurry extruding mechanism is fixedly provided on a transverse translation frame and a longitudinal translation frame that are powered respectively by servomotors. When the translation frames are simultaneously driven, the food slurry is released from the extruding mechanism onto a conveyor belt along the predetermined course, thereby forming food products of a specific shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2009Publication date: August 19, 2010Inventor: Ou-Young Robert
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Publication number: 20100203330Abstract: An object of the present invention is to make it possible to provide a cord, in particular, a cord for reinforcing a rubber article in which rubber permeation properties are improved by coating filaments as constituents of the cord with rubber in a reliable and stable manner. The cord of the present invention is produced by, when the metal filament is guided to an extruder and extruded together with rubber from a mouthpiece of the extruder so that the metal filament is coated with the rubber, juxtaposing plural metal filaments in the mouthpiece and extruding the metal filaments together with rubber.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2008Publication date: August 12, 2010Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONInventor: Hiroyuki Matsuo
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Publication number: 20100187728Abstract: Certain embodiments disclosed herein relate to compositions, methods, devices, systems, and products regarding frozen particles. In certain embodiments, the frozen particles include materials at low temperatures. In certain embodiments, the frozen particles provide vehicles for delivery of particular agents. In certain embodiments, the frozen particles are administered to at least one substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2009Publication date: July 29, 2010Inventors: Edward S. Boyden, Daniel B. Cook, Roderick A. Hyde, Eric C. Leuthardt, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elizabeth A. Sweeney, Lowell L. Wood, JR.
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Publication number: 20100176527Abstract: An extruder arrangement comprising a screw extruder for viscous masses, in particular plastic melts or natural or artificial rubber mixtures. The screw extruder comprises an outlet connection that is coupled to a gear pump and further comprises an extruder screw. The outlet connection is arranged adjacent on the side of the extruder screw and a detachable cover or lid is arranged at the front side of the extruder screw.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2009Publication date: July 15, 2010Applicant: VMI-AZ Extrusion GmbHInventor: Florian Fischer
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Publication number: 20100173030Abstract: Wide panels of UHMWPE having exceptional flatness and surface quality are ram extruded through a slit die equipped with a plurality of individually adjustable cooling zones proximate the panel exit slit and transverse to the machine direction which cool the by a back pressure device and preferably a vertical movement restraint. The process is robust and can be run for long product campaigns.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2010Publication date: July 8, 2010Applicant: QUADRANT EPP AGInventors: Joseph V. Gregg, Wesley Allen Kohler, Lyle D. Berning
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Publication number: 20100166969Abstract: A syringe tip assembly comprising a seal component configured to engage a syringe tip, a nozzle configured to slidably engage with the seal component, and a biasing member configured to apply a biasing pressure between the seal component and the nozzle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2008Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: STRATASYS, INC.Inventor: J. Samuel Batchelder