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Multi-axis rotational distributing apparatus

Assignee: INNOVATIVE PROCESS Corp
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Filing: 1989-10-05
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Granted: 1991-06-11
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Expires: 2009-10-05
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Abstract

Abstract Multi-axis rotational polymeric mixture distributing apparatus includes a raw material supplying portion, a supporting portion, a raw material mixing portion, a polymeric mixture distributing portion, a polymeric mixture accepting portion and a control portion. The raw material supplying portion includes a plurality of reservoirs, each connected independently with the mixing portion. The supporting portion includes a plurality of driven frame members each with a large open central area being disposed between parallel spaced upstanding end sections and rotatably supported thereon, each being progressively smaller in size than the next larger frame member and disposed within the open central area thereof. Alternate frame members are rotatable about aligned axes with frame members therebetween rotatable about axes generally perpendicular thereto. The smallest frame member includes rotatable holding sections. The raw material mixing portion includes a movable mixing chamber with withdrawable deflectors mounted adjacent the smallest frame member. A piston is selectively movable within the mixing chamber along the length thereof when the deflector sections are withdrawn therefrom. The polymeric mixture accepting portion includes a profile member with a surface having a desired configuration positionable between the holding sections and securable therebetween. The control portion includes a programmable memory.

Inventors

  • 👤 LeRoy Payne

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04C; E04C2/00; E04C2/02; E04C2/10; E04C2/20; E04C2/205; B; B29; B29B; B29B7/00; B29B7/74; B29B7/7476; B29C; B29C33/00; B29C33/34; B29C33/36; B29C41/00; B29C41/02; B29C41/04; B29C41/22; B29C41/34; B29C41/36; B29C41/52; B29C44/00; B29C44/34; B29C44/36; B29C44/38; B29C44/385; B29C44/386; B29C70/00; B29C70/58; B29C70/62; B29C70/88; B29C70/882; B29C2791/00; B29C2791/001; B29K; B29K2075/00; B29K2105/00; B29K2105/0058; B29K2105/04; B29K2105/06; B29K2105/08; B29K2105/25; B29K2105/251; B29K2995/00; B29K2995/0003; B29K2995/0008; B29K2995/0018; B29L; B29L2007/00; B29L2007/002; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim 317 words
Multi-axis rotational polymeric mixture distributing apparatus including a raw material supplying portion, a supporting portion, a raw material mixing portion, a polymeric mixture accepting portion and a control portion; said raw material supplying portion including a plurality of reservoirs, reservoirs being connected independently with said mixing portion through conduit means; said supporting portion including a base section with generally parallel spaced upstanding end sections, a plurality of frame members each with a large open central area being disposed between said upstanding end sections and rotatably supported thereon, each of said frame members being progressively smaller in size and disposed within said open central area of a next larger frame member, alternate frame members being rotatable about aligned axes with frame members therebetween being rotatable about axes generally perpendicular thereto, the smallest frame member including rotatable holding sections extending inwardly toward one another along an axis perpendicular to the axis of said smallest frame member; said raw material mixing portion including a mixing chamber mounted adjacent said smallest frame member, a plurality of spaced deflector sections selectively positionable within said mixing chamber along the length thereof, means for withdrawing said deflector sections from said mixing chamber and piston means selectively movable within said mixing chamber along the length thereof when said deflector sections are withdrawn therefrom; said polymeric mixture distributing portion including movable delivery means extending from said mixing chamber toward said axis of said holding sections; said polymeric mixture accepting portion including a profile member with a surface having a desired configuration positionable between said holding sections and securable therebetween; said control portion including pump means, valve means and flow monitoring means disposed along each conduit means, independent drive means disposed adjacent the axis of each frame member providing rotation thereof independently of other frame members, programmable memory means and actuating means responsive thereto controlling and activating said pump means, said valve means and said drive means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 317 words
Multi-axis rotational polymeric mixture distributing apparatus including a raw material supplying portion, a supporting portion, a raw material mixing portion, a polymeric mixture accepting portion and a control portion; said raw material supplying portion including a plurality of reservoirs, reservoirs being connected independently with said mixing portion through conduit means; said supporting portion including a base section with generally parallel spaced upstanding end sections, a plurality of frame members each with a large open central area being disposed between said upstanding end sections and rotatably supported thereon, each of said frame members being progressively smaller in size and disposed within said open central area of a next larger frame member, alternate frame members being rotatable about aligned axes with frame members therebetween being rotatable about axes generally perpendicular thereto, the smallest frame member including rotatable holding sections extending inwardly toward one another along an axis perpendicular to the axis of said smallest frame member; said raw material mixing portion including a mixing chamber mounted adjacent said smallest frame member, a plurality of spaced deflector sections selectively positionable within said mixing chamber along the length thereof, means for withdrawing said deflector sections from said mixing chamber and piston means selectively movable within said mixing chamber along the length thereof when said deflector sections are withdrawn therefrom; said polymeric mixture distributing portion including movable delivery means extending from said mixing chamber toward said axis of said holding sections; said polymeric mixture accepting portion including a profile member with a surface having a desired configuration positionable between said holding sections and securable therebetween; said control portion including pump means, valve means and flow monitoring means disposed along each conduit means, independent drive means disposed adjacent the axis of each frame member providing rotation thereof independently of other frame members, programmable memory means and actuating means responsive thereto controlling and activating said pump means, said valve means and said drive means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 38 words
Multi-axis rotational polymeric mixture distributing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said profile member includes a flexible surface covering and a plurality of surface supporting elements bearing against said surface covering and providing changes in the configuration thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 25 words
Multi-axis rotational polymeric mixture distributing apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said surface supporting elements are movable radially of the axis of said profile member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 20 words
Multi-axis rotational polymeric mixture distributing apparatus according to claim 2 including drive means activating movement of said surface supporting elements.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 22 words
Multi-axis rotational polymeric mixture distributing apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said surface supporting elements are disposed outside said flexible surface covering.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 22 words
Multi-axis rotational polymeric mixture distributing apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said surface supporting elements are disposed inside said flexible surface covering.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 23 words
Multi-axis rotational polymeric mixture distributing apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said surface supporting elements are disposed between inner and outer flexible coverings.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 29 words
Multi-axis rotational polymeric mixture distributing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said smaller frame members are generally centered within said open central area of said next larger frame member.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 43 words
Multi-axis rotational polymeric mixture distributing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein a outer frame member of said supporting portion includes a cross frame section, a plane of said cross frame section being disposed substantially perpendicular to a plane of said outer frame member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 23 words
Multi-axis rotational polymeric mixture distributing apparatus according to claim 9 wherein said cross frame section is disposed symmetrically of said outer frame member.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 20 words
Multi-axis rotational polymeric mixture distributing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said frame members are of a generally multi-angular configuration.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 19 words
Multi-axis rotational polymeric mixture distributing apparatus according to claim 11 wherein said frame members are of a quadrangular configuration.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 19 words
Multi-axis rotational polymeric mixture distributing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said frame members are formed of quadrangular tubing.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 18 words
Multi-axis rotational polymeric mixture distributing apparatus according to claim 13 wherein said tubing has a square cross section.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 18 words
Multi-axis rotational polymeric mixture distributing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said frame member drive means are reversible.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 28 words
Multi-axis rotational polymeric mixture distributing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said drive means for said frame members are energized by electrical conductors disposed along said frame members.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 30 words
Multi-axis rotational polymeric mixture distributing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said raw material mixing portion is mounted for movement substantially parallel to the rotational axis of said holding sections.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 40 words
Multi-axis rotational polymeric mixture distributing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said raw material supplying portion includes separate bypass return conduit means from one end of each of said conduit means adjacent said mixing portion back to the respective reservoir.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 20 words
Multi-axis rotational polymeric mixture distributing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said conduit means are disposed along said frame members.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 31 words
Multi-axis rotational polymeric mixture distributing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said raw material mixing portion includes drive means for selectively rotating said deflector sections when disposed within said mixing chamber.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim 20 words
Multi-axis rotational polymeric mixture distributing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said deflector sections extend radially into said mixing chamber.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim 21 words
Multi-axis rotational polymeric mixture distributing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said polymeric mixture distributing portion includes extendable flexible conduit means.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim 27 words
Multi-axis rotational polymeric mixture distributing apparatus according to claim 22 wherein one of said holding sections includes a passage therethrough communicating with said polymeric mixture accepting portion.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim 29 words
Multi-axis rotational polymeric mixture distributing apparatus according to claim 23 wherein said movable delivery means of said polymeric mixture distributing portion is selectively joinable with said holding section passage.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim 17 words
Multi-axis rotational polymeric mixture distributing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said control portion includes coordinating means.

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