Extruder

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9505160-B2
Application number	US-201414769789-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 30, 2014
Priority date	Feb 22, 2013
Publication date	Nov 29, 2016
Grant date	Nov 29, 2016

Abstract

An extruder has a discharge opening formed into a rectangular shape by a pair of end surface forming walls and a pair of side surface forming walls. A die configured to discharge a rubber material pressed out towards the discharge opening as two bands separated from each other at the discharge opening is provided having a height spanning between the pair of end surface forming walls and inserted so as to be movable and adjustable in the axial direction of the discharge opening at the center of the pair of side surface forming walls. The width between the left-right side surface of the die is formed at dimensions that become smaller from the base surface toward the tip surface. A convex curved surface configuring the left-right side surfaces is formed having a radius of curvature that becomes smaller from the base surface toward the tip surface of the die.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An extruder comprising:
a discharge opening,
a die having a height spanning between a pair of end surface forming walls, being inserted between a pair of side surface forming walls in a manner so as to be movable and adjustable in an axial direction of the discharge opening, and configured to discharge a rubber material pressed out toward the discharge opening as two bands separated from each other at the discharge opening,
the discharge opening being formed into a rectangular shape by the pair of end surface forming walls opposing each other and the pair of side surface forming walls opposing each other,
the die having a length in a direction of insertion into the discharge opening and having a tip positioned at a head in the direction of insertion into the discharge opening at one end in the length direction and a base positioned opposite to the tip at another end in the length direction,
a width between a pair of side surfaces of the die opposing the pair of side surface forming walls being formed at dimensions that become smaller from the base toward the tip,
the pair of side surfaces of the die opposing the pair of side surface forming walls being formed with curved surfaces convex towards the side surface forming walls side, and
the curved surfaces being formed having a radius of curvature that becomes smaller from the base toward the tip,
wherein:
guide rollers having an axis in a direction parallel to a direction in which the pair of end surface forming walls are joined are provided in a manner so as to be rotatable at both sides outside of the discharge opening,
the bands discharged by being cut into two hang on the respective guide rollers and are transported in directions away from each other,
the pair of end surface forming walls are separated to two sides of the die, which is inserted into the discharge opening, by the die in a direction in which the pair of the side surface forming walls are joined, and
the separated pair of end surface forming walls are formed with surfaces inclined with intervals between the respective sides gradually widening as a degree of separation from the die increases.

2. The extruder according to claim 1 , wherein
the die is arranged in a center between the pair of side surface forming walls.

3. The extruder according to claim 2 , wherein
a driving mechanism configured to move and adjust the die in the axial direction of the discharge opening is coupled with the base of the die.

4. The extruder according to claim 1 , wherein
a driving mechanism configured to move and adjust the die in the axial direction of the discharge opening is coupled with the base of the die.

Assignees

• Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd

Inventors

• Urabe Koji

Classifications

• B29C48/313

  by positioning the die lips · CPC title

• B29C48/345

  Extrusion nozzles comprising two or more adjacently arranged ports, for simultaneously extruding multiple strands, e.g. for pelletising · CPC title

• B29C48/07

  Flat, e.g. panels · CPC title

• B29C48/355

  Conveyors for extruded articles · CPC title

• B29C48/301

  having reciprocating, oscillating or rotating parts · CPC title