Modular extruder
AssigneeOmachron Intellectual Property Inc.
InventorWayne Ernest Conrad
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Abstract
An extruder includes an extruder barrel module, an extruder feeder module, a screw motor module, and an electronics module. The extruder barrel module includes an axially extending barrel in which an extruder barrel screw is removably receivable. The extruder feeder module is removably connectable to the extruder barrel module, and has an axially extending flow passage having a feedstock outlet end and a screw motor module mounting end. The screw motor module is removably connectable to the extruder feeder module, and has a motor drivingly connectable with a screw in the flow passage of the extruder feeder module. The electronics module is electrically connectable with the screw motor module and mechanically removably mounted as part of the extruder.
Claims18
An extruder comprising:
- (a) an axially extending extruder barrel module having a feedstock inlet end and a feedstock outlet end axially spaced from the feedstock inlet end in a direction of flow through the extruder barrel module, the extruder barrel module comprising an axially extending barrel in which an extruder screw is removably receivable;
- (b) an axially extending extruder feeder module removably connectable to the feedstock inlet end of the extruder barrel module, the extruder feeder module comprising a hopper and an axially extending flow passage aligned with the direction of flow when the extruder feeder module is connected to the barrel module, the axially extending flow passage having a feedstock outlet end and a screw motor module mounting end axially spaced from the feedstock outlet end of the extruder feeder module in a direction of flow through the axially extending flow passage;
- (c) a screw motor module removably connectable to the screw motor module mounting end of the extruder feeder module, the screw motor module having a motor drivingly connectable with the screw in the flow passage of the extruder feeder module;
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- (d) an electronics module electrically connectable with the screw motor module and mechanically removably mounted as a separate part of the extruder, wherein, when assembled, the electronics module is positioned beside the hopper and overlies the extruder barrel module.
An extruder comprising:
- (a) an axially extending extruder barrel module having a feedstock inlet end and a feedstock outlet end axially spaced from the feedstock inlet end in a direction of flow through the extruder barrel module, the extruder barrel module comprising an axially extending barrel in which an extruder screw is removably receivable;
- (b) an axially extending extruder feeder module removably connectable in flow communication with the feedstock inlet end of the extruder barrel module, the extruder feeder module comprising a hopper and an axially extending flow passage aligned with the direction of flow when the extruder feeder module is connected in flow communication with the barrel module, the axially extending flow passage having a feedstock outlet end and a screw motor module end axially spaced from the feedstock outlet end of the extruder feeder module in a direction of flow through the axially extending flow passage;
- (c) a screw motor module removably drivingly connectable to an end of the screw located at the screw motor module end of the extruder feeder module:
- and,
- (d) an electronics module electrically connectable with the screw motor module and mechanically removably mounted as a separate part of the extruder, wherein, when assembled, the electronics module is positioned beside the hopper and overlies the extruder barrel module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.