US4299499A
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Throttle device for a twin-shafted screw machine
Assignee: Werner and Pfleiderer GmbH
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Filing: 1980-05-28
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Granted: 1981-11-10
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Expires: 2000-05-28
Abstract
Abstract A throttle device for a twin-shaft screw machine having a housing with two mutually penetrating bores in which respective screw shafts are arranged. Each bore has an outer gap sleeve and each shaft has an inner gap sleeve, the sleeves being mutually axially displaceable in order to generate or modify a throttle gap therebetween. The throttle gaps are formed, in each case, between cylindrical outer circumference on the respective inner gap sleeve and a cylindrical internal bore on the respective outer gap sleeve to provide an annular cylindrical gap of constant width but variable length. Each outer gap sleeve is connected to at least one sliding bolt which passes through an associated slot in the housing and through which the outer gap sleeve can be moved axially from outside the housing.
Inventors
- 👤 Dieter H. Buchheit
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 19:36
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29B; B29B7/00; B29B7/30; B29B7/34; B29B7/38; B29B7/46; B29B7/48; B29B7/488; B29C; B29C48/00; B29C48/03; B29C48/25; B29C48/255; B29C48/2552; B29C48/268; B29C48/36; B29C48/395; B29C48/40; B29C48/45; B29C48/50; B29C48/505; B29C48/57; B29C48/92; B29C2948/00; B29C2948/92; B29C2948/92504; B29C2948/92514; B29C2948/9258; B29C2948/926; B29C2948/92819; B29C2948/92857; B29C2948/92876
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
184 words
In a throttle device for a twin-shaped screw machine having a housing with two mutually penetrating housing bores in which respective screw shafts having mutually meshing screw elements are arranged, each of the housing bores having an outer gap sleeve substantially tightly abutting a wall thereof and each of the screw shafts having an operatively associated inner gap sleeve, the improvement wherein said inner and outer gap sleeves are mutually axially displaceable in order to provide or to modify a gap therebetween for throttling the material to be processed, said outer gap sleeves being guided to prevent relative rotation therebetween, wherein each said gap is formed between a circular cylindrical outer circumference on a corresponding one of said inner gap sleeves and a circular cylindrical internal bore on a corresponding one of said outer gap sleeves so that each said gap comprises an annular cylindrical gap of constant width and of variable length, each said outer gap sleeve being connected to at least one sliding bolt which extends through an associated slot in said housing and is movable from the exterior of said housing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
184 words
In a throttle device for a twin-shaped screw machine having a housing with two mutually penetrating housing bores in which respective screw shafts having mutually meshing screw elements are arranged, each of the housing bores having an outer gap sleeve substantially tightly abutting a wall thereof and each of the screw shafts having an operatively associated inner gap sleeve, the improvement wherein said inner and outer gap sleeves are mutually axially displaceable in order to provide or to modify a gap therebetween for throttling the material to be processed, said outer gap sleeves being guided to prevent relative rotation therebetween, wherein each said gap is formed between a circular cylindrical outer circumference on a corresponding one of said inner gap sleeves and a circular cylindrical internal bore on a corresponding one of said outer gap sleeves so that each said gap comprises an annular cylindrical gap of constant width and of variable length, each said outer gap sleeve being connected to at least one sliding bolt which extends through an associated slot in said housing and is movable from the exterior of said housing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
An improved device according to claim 1, wherein said sliding bolts associated with said outer gap sleeves are mutually kinematically coupled.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
An improved device according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein each said sliding bolt is attached to a respective disc which also masks said associated slot.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
An improved device according to claim 3, wherein said sliding bolts are mounted pivotably on said housing and are arranged eccentrically to respective pivotal axes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
An improved device according to claim 4, wherein said discs are of circular cylindrical construction and are mounted in corresponding depressions in said housing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
An improved device according to claim 4, wherein respective ones of said sliding bolts which penetrate an associated lateral wall of said housing is associated with each of said outer gap sleeves.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
An improved device according to claim 4, wherein two mutually opposite of said sliding bolts penetrating a top side and an underside of said housing respectively are associated with each of said outer gap sleeves.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
56 words
An improved device according to claim 7, wherein two of said sliding bolts penetrating said top side of said housing on the one hand and two of said sliding bolts penetrating said underside of said housing on the other hand are coupled mutually integrally in rotation and pivotable about a common median axis in each case.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
53 words
An improved device according to claim 7, wherein two of said sliding bolts penetrating said top side of said housing on the one hand and said two sliding bolts penetrating said underside of the housing on the other hand are pivotable in mutually opposite directions of rotation separate median axes in each case.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
An improved device according to claim 9, wherein said sliding bolts associated with one of said sides are mutually coupled by means of a toothed transmission.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
An improved device according to claim 3, wherein said discs are of circular cylindrical construction and are mounted in corresponding depressions in said housing.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
An improved device according to claim 2, wherein said sliding bolts are mutually coupled via at least one rocker arm.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
An improved device according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein said sliding bolts are mounted pivotably on said housing and are arranged eccentrically to respective pivotal axes.
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