US4425289A
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Method of producing an extrudate having controlled shape and size
Assignee: Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc
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Filing: 1982-08-30
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Granted: 1984-01-10
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Expires: 2002-08-30
Abstract
Abstract A method of producing an extrudate is disclosed in which on-line adjustments are made to size and shape deviations by varying the temperature conditions in the extruder and by varying the relative speeds along the extrusion line. The temperature conditions can be adjusted by varying the temperature of the stock while maintaining a fixed relationship of the die temperature to the stock temperature to produce deviations in the thickness of the extrudate with respect to the width of the extrudate, and by varying the temperature of the die with respect to the temperature in the stock to produce variations in different thicknesses of the extrudate. The relative speeds along the extrusion line can be varied by changing the speed of the screw in a cold-feed extruder, by changing the feed rate for a hot-feed extruder, or by changing the speed of the take-away device which regulates the speed by which the extrudate is taken away from the extruder.
Inventors
- 👤 Ly J. Lee
- 👤 James F. Stevenson
- 👤 Richard M. Griffith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 13:08
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C48/00; B29C48/03; B29C48/12; B29C48/09; B29C48/11; B29C48/25; B29C48/92; B29C2948/00; B29C2948/92; B29C2948/92009; B29C2948/92085; B29C2948/92095; B29C2948/92104; B29C2948/92114; B29C2948/92209; B29C2948/92504; B29C2948/9258; B29C2948/9259; B29C2948/926; B29C2948/92609; B29C2948/92819; B29C2948/92857; B29C2948/92876; B29C2948/92885; B29C2948/92904; B29C2948/92933
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
A method of producing an extrudate from stock in an extrusion line having an extruder with an extrusion die comprising the steps of: extruding the stock through the die at intitial relative speeds and at initial temperature conditions to produce an extrudate having an initial size and initial shape dimensions, measuring size and shape dimensions of the extrudate, varying the temperature conditions to adjust the initial shape and to maintain the shape at predetermined dimensions and varying the relative speeds along the extrusion line to adjust the initial size and maintain the size at predetermined dimensions.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
96 words
A method of producing an extrudate from stock in an extrusion line having an extruder with an extrusion die comprising the steps of: extruding the stock through the die at intitial relative speeds and at initial temperature conditions to produce an extrudate having an initial size and initial shape dimensions, measuring size and shape dimensions of the extrudate, varying the temperature conditions to adjust the initial shape and to maintain the shape at predetermined dimensions and varying the relative speeds along the extrusion line to adjust the initial size and maintain the size at predetermined dimensions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method of producing an extrudate as defined in claim 1, wherein the shape is adjusted by varying the temperature of the stock while maintaining the temperature of the die in a generally fixed relationship with respect to the temperature of the stock.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method of producing an extrudate as defined in claim 1, wherein the shape is adjusted by varying the temperature of the die relative to the temperature of the stock.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method of producing an extrudate as defined in claim 3, wherein the temperature of the stock is maintained generally constant.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method of producing an extrudate as defined in claim 1, wherein the relative speeds are varied by varying the output rate of the extruder.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method of producing an extrudate as defined in claim 5, wherein the extruder has a rotating screw, and the output rate of the extruder is varied by varying the rotational speed of the screw.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method of producing an extrudate as defined in claim 1, wherein the relative speed is varied by varying the speed at which the extrudate is taken away from the extruder.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method of producing an extrudate as defined in claim 1, wherein the size dimensions of the extrudate is measured by measuring the linear weight of the extrudate.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
115 words
A method of producing an extrudate from stock in an extruder having an extrusion die comprising the steps of: extruding the stock through the die at an initial extruder output rate and at initial temperature conditions to produce an extrudate having an initial cross-sectional area dimension and initial thickness dimensions, taking away the extrudate from the extruder at an initial take-away speed, measuring dimensions of the extrudate, varying the temperature conditions to adjust the initial thickness and to maintain it at a predetermined thickness dimension and varying the extruder output rate relative to the take-away speed to adjust the initial cross-sectional area dimension and to maintain said area dimension at a predetermined cross-sectional area dimension.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
115 words
A method of producing an extrudate from stock in an extruder having an extrusion die comprising the steps of: extruding the stock through the die at an initial extruder output rate and at initial temperature conditions to produce an extrudate having an initial cross-sectional area dimension and initial thickness dimensions, taking away the extrudate from the extruder at an initial take-away speed, measuring dimensions of the extrudate, varying the temperature conditions to adjust the initial thickness and to maintain it at a predetermined thickness dimension and varying the extruder output rate relative to the take-away speed to adjust the initial cross-sectional area dimension and to maintain said area dimension at a predetermined cross-sectional area dimension.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method of producing an extrudate as defined in claim 9, wherein all thickness dimensions are adjusted together by varying the temperature of the stock while maintaining the temperature of the die in a generally fixed relationship with respect to the temperature of the stock.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method of producing an extrudate as defined in claim 9, wherein different thickness dimensions are adjusted with respect to each other by varying the temperature of the die with respect to the temperature of the stock.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method of producing an extrudate as defined in claim 11, wherein the temperature of the stock is maintained generally constant.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method of producing an extrudate as defined in claim 9, wherein the cross-sectional area dimension is adjusted and maintained by varying the extruder output rate while maintaining the take-away speed generally constant.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method of producing an extrudate as defined in claim 13, wherein the extruder has a rotating screw and the extruder output rate is varied by varying the speed of rotation of the screw.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method of producing an extrudate as defined in claim 9, wherein the cross-sectional area dimension is adjusted and maintained by varying the speed by which the extrudate is taken away from the extruder while maintaining the extruder output rate generally constant.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method of producing an extrudate as defined in claim 9, wherein the cross-sectional area dimension of the extrudate is measured by measuring the linear weight of the extrudate.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
142 words
A method of producing an extrudate from stock in an extruder having an extrusion die comprising the steps of: extruding the stock through the die at an initial extruder output rate and at an initial stock temperature to produce an extrudate having an initial width and an initial thickness, taking away the extrudate from the extruder at an initial take-away speed, measuring the width and thickness of the extrudate, varying the temperature of the stock in the extruder while maintaining the temperature of the die in a generally fixed relationship with respect to the temperature of the stock to adjust the initial thickness and to maintain said thickness at a predetermined thickness dimension and varying the extruder output rate relative to the take-away speed to adjust the initial width of the extrudate and to maintain said width at a predetermined width dimension.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
142 words
A method of producing an extrudate from stock in an extruder having an extrusion die comprising the steps of: extruding the stock through the die at an initial extruder output rate and at an initial stock temperature to produce an extrudate having an initial width and an initial thickness, taking away the extrudate from the extruder at an initial take-away speed, measuring the width and thickness of the extrudate, varying the temperature of the stock in the extruder while maintaining the temperature of the die in a generally fixed relationship with respect to the temperature of the stock to adjust the initial thickness and to maintain said thickness at a predetermined thickness dimension and varying the extruder output rate relative to the take-away speed to adjust the initial width of the extrudate and to maintain said width at a predetermined width dimension.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
128 words
A method of producing an extrudate from stock in an extruder having an extrusion die comprising the steps of: extruding the stock through the die at an initial extruder output rate and at initial temperature conditions of the stock and the die to produce an extrudate having an initial size and initial thickness dimensions, taking away the extrudate from the extruder at an initial take-away speed, measuring the thickness dimensions of the extrudate, varying the temperature of the die with respect to the temperature of the stock to adjust the thickness dimensions and to maintain said thickness dimensions in a predetermined relationship and varying the extruder output rate relative to the take-away speed to adjust the size of the extrudate while maintaining the size in said predetermined relationship.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
128 words
A method of producing an extrudate from stock in an extruder having an extrusion die comprising the steps of: extruding the stock through the die at an initial extruder output rate and at initial temperature conditions of the stock and the die to produce an extrudate having an initial size and initial thickness dimensions, taking away the extrudate from the extruder at an initial take-away speed, measuring the thickness dimensions of the extrudate, varying the temperature of the die with respect to the temperature of the stock to adjust the thickness dimensions and to maintain said thickness dimensions in a predetermined relationship and varying the extruder output rate relative to the take-away speed to adjust the size of the extrudate while maintaining the size in said predetermined relationship.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method of producing an extrudate as defined in claim 5, wherein the output rate of the extruder is varied by varying the feed rate.
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