Multi-extrusion die assembly for thermoplastic materials

Claim 1

A multi-extrusion die assembly for use in a multi-extrusion arrangement including at least three extruders centripetally arranged in the same vertical plane for extruding thermoplastic material, and one die box coupled to each of extruding ports of said extruders, said multi-extruding die assembly comprising a first introducing passage formed by connecting the extruding port of one of said extruders to one side face of said die box for introducing the thermoplastic material extruded from said extruder into said die box along a path aligned with an extrusion line of said extruder in widthwise symmetrical relation with respect to said extrusion line, a second and a third introducing passages formed by respectively connecting the extruding ports of the other two of said extruders to the other side face of said die box for introducing thermoplastic material extruded from said the other two of said extruders into said die box along paths aligned with extrusion line of said extruders in widthwise symmetrical relation with respect to said extrusion lines, a block having a V-shaped cross section and detachably fitted into a corresponding recess formed in the die box from the upper surface of said die box so as to form upper half portions of said first and second introducing passages, a lower box detachably fitted into the die box from the bottom surface of said die box to form a lower half portion of said third introducing passage, and a preformer also detachably fitted into the die box from the bottom surface of said die box in such a manner that an upper edge of said preformer is spaced by a predetermined distance from a corresponding edge of said block, with an outlet port of said first introducing passage which extends over said block and said die box being coupled to a preforming opening formed in one tapered face of said preformer, and with outlet ports of said second and third introducing passages which extend over said block, said die box and said lower box being respectively coupled to corresponding preforming openings formed in the other tapered face of said preformer, said block being depressed to be held in position in the die box through a plurality of taper pins selectively projected from or retracted into the die box by first driving means mounted on said die box, said lower box being pushed up to be held in position by a taper pin driven by second driving means through a lever pivotally mounted on said die box, said preformer being pushed up and held in position through wedge members selectively advanced or retracted by third driving means mounted on said die box.