Extrusion die having thermally responsive lip adjustment assembly
AssigneeNordson Corporation
InventorDale P. Pitsch
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Abstract
A method for replacing one or more components of a lip adjustment assembly mounted to a die body of an extrusion die is disclosed. Initially, a translating unit of the lip adjustment assembly is accessed through an exposed end of the lip adjustment assembly. Then, an adjustment actuator is removed from a translator of the translating unit. The translator is decoupled from a rod of the translating unit so that the translator is removable from the lip adjustment assembly and with respect to the rod. Next, the translator is removed from the lip adjustment assembly and a first component of the translating unit is replaced with a second component of the translating unit.
Claims10
A method of using a lip adjustment assembly mounted to a die body of an extrusion die to replace one or more components of the lip adjustment assembly, the method comprising:
- accessing a translating unit of said lip adjustment assembly through an exposed end of said lip adjustment assembly;
- removing an adjustment actuator from a translator of said translating unit;
- decoupling said translator from a rod of said translating unit so that said translator is removable from said lip adjustment assembly and with respect to said rod;
- after decoupling said translator from said rod, removing said translator from said lip adjustment assembly;
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- replacing a first component of said translating unit with a second component of said translating unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.