US5253994A
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System for molding a synthetic-resin using plastic scrap
Assignee: Mannesmann Demag Krauss Maffei GmbH
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Filing: 1992-04-08
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Granted: 1993-10-19
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Expires: 2012-04-08
Abstract
Abstract A synthetic-resin article is molded by plastifying a virgin granulate into a fluent stream and plastifying a recycle granulate into another fluent stream. The recycle stream is then filtered while still plastified to removing particulate impurities from it. Then the filtered recycle stream while still plastified is combined with the virgin stream to form a combined stream and the combined stream is fed into a mold. The stream is mechanically filtered.
Inventors
- 👤 Konrad Zweig
- 👤 Erwin Burkle
- 👤 Markus Spotzl
- 👤 Peter Karlinger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 07:29
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C45/00; B29C45/17; B29C45/18; B29C45/1816; B29B; B29B17/00; B29B17/02; B29C48/00; B29C48/25; B29C48/36; B29C48/375; B29C48/38; B29C48/50; B29C48/76; B29C48/765; B29C48/766; B29B2017/0213; B29B2017/0268; B29B2017/0272; B29C45/16; B29C45/1642; B29C45/1646; B29C2045/165; B29C45/46; B29C45/58; B29C45/63; B29C48/03; B29K; B29K2105/00; B29K2105/26; B29K2705/00; Y; Y02; Y02W; Y02W30/00; Y02W30/50; Y02W30/52; Y02W30/62
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
An apparatus for molding a synthetic-resin article, the apparatus comprising: a mold; means for plastifying a virgin granulate into a fluent stream and advancing the stream; means for plastifying a recycle granulate into a fluent stream; means including an injection-molding device for storing the fluent recycle stream in molten condition; means for receiving the molten recycle-granulate stream from the storing means and for filtering the recycle-granulate stream while still plastified and removing unmelted particulate impurities from it; means for combining the filtered recycle stream while still plastified with the virgin stream to form a combined stream; and means for feeding the combined stream into the mold.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
106 words
An apparatus for molding a synthetic-resin article, the apparatus comprising: a mold; means for plastifying a virgin granulate into a fluent stream and advancing the stream; means for plastifying a recycle granulate into a fluent stream; means including an injection-molding device for storing the fluent recycle stream in molten condition; means for receiving the molten recycle-granulate stream from the storing means and for filtering the recycle-granulate stream while still plastified and removing unmelted particulate impurities from it; means for combining the filtered recycle stream while still plastified with the virgin stream to form a combined stream; and means for feeding the combined stream into the mold.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The molding apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein the injection-molding device has a mixing zone and the means for plastifying the recycle resin feeds the recycle stream to the mixing zone.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The molding apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein the injection-molding device has an intake zone and the means for plastifying the recycle resin feeds the recycle stream to the intake zone.
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