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AssigneeSolae, LLC
InventorsKurt A. Busse, Santiago Solorio, Arthur H. Konwinski, Eduardo R. Soares Batista, Eduardo Carvalho Biehl, Andrew K. Wilkinson
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A peripheral die assembly for use in an extrusion process is disclosed. The peripheral die assembly includes a cylindrical-shaped hollow die sleeve defining an interior area in communication with a proximal opening and a distal opening as well as a plurality of outlets for permitting egress of extrusion from the peripheral die assembly. A die insert controls the flow of extrusion that enters the die sleeve and is engaged to an end plate through the interior area of the die sleeve. The die insert includes a circular-shaped base with a cone portion that extends outwardly from the proximal opening of the die sleeve and a plurality of raised flow diverters spaced circumferentially along the base. A flow pathway is defined between adjacent flow diverters with one end of the flow pathway in communication with the cone portion and the opposite end in communication with a respective outlet. The configuration of the sleeve die facilitates substantially parallel flow of the extrusion through the peripheral die assembly as the extrusion exits the outlets.
A peripheral die assembly comprising:
The peripheral die assembly of claim 2, wherein each of the plurality of flow diverters defining a back portion and opposing tapered side portions that meet at an edge.
The peripheral die assembly of claim 7, wherein the die sleeve defines an inner wall that includes a shoulder adapted to engage the die insert when the die insert is disposed inside the interior area.
A peripheral die assembly comprising:
A die insert adapted to engage a die sleeve for use in an extrusion process comprising:
A peripheral die assembly comprising:
The peripheral die assembly of 15, wherein each of the raised, circumferentially-spaced flow diverters defines opposing side walls and a face, the face being adapted to engage the die cone when the die cone is engaged to the die insert.
The peripheral die assembly of 15, wherein each of the flow channels is defined by any two of the opposing side walls, the bottom portion and the spherically-shaped die cone.
The peripheral die assembly of 15, wherein the die cone and the die insert are collectively disposed within the interior area of the die sleeve.
The peripheral die assembly of 15, wherein each of the flow channels provides for substantially parallel flow by an extrusion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.