Reinforced guardrail extruder head

A guardrail extruder head comprising:

• a feeder chute having a top feeder channel and a bottom feeder channel with a central longitudinal axis;
• an impact plate for facing oncoming traffic;
• a top plate connecting the impact plate and the top feeder channel;
• a bottom plate connecting the impact plate and the bottom feeder channel;
• a front extruder plate extending from the feeder chute and coupled between the top plate and the bottom plate;
• a curved deflector plate attached to the front extruder plate and coupled between the top plate and the bottom plate;
• a front brace on the front extruder plate near the curved deflector plate and coupled between the top plate and the bottom plate;
• a back extruder plate opposite to the front extruder plate and coupled between the top plate and the bottom plate, the back extruder plate having a first end adjacent to the feeder chute and a second end opposite to the first end;
• a front side plate extending from the front extruder plate between the top feeder channel and the bottom feeder channel;
• a back side plate extending from the back extruder plate between the top feeder channel and the bottom feeder channel;
• a back brace on the back extruder plate near the second end and coupled between the top plate and the bottom plate;
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• an impact force transfer brace coupled to the front brace and the impact plate.

A guardrail extruder head comprising:

• a feeder chute having a top feeder channel and a bottom feeder channel with a central longitudinal axis;
• an impact plate for facing oncoming traffic;
• a top plate extending to the impact plate from the top feeder channel;
• a bottom plate extending to the impact plate from the bottom feeder channel;
• a front extruder plate extending from the feeder chute and coupled between the top plate and the bottom plate;
• a curved deflector plate attached to the front extruder plate and coupled between the top plate and the bottom plate;
• a front brace on the front extruder plate near the curved deflector plate and coupled between the top plate and the bottom plate;
• a back extruder plate opposite to the front extruder plate and coupled between the top plate and the bottom plate, the back extruder plate having a first end adjacent to the feeder chute and a second end opposite to the first end;
• a back side plate positioned between the top feeder channel and the bottom feeder channel adjacent to the first end;
• a front side plate positioned between the top feeder channel and the bottom feeder channel opposite the back side plate;
• a back brace on the back extruder plate near the second end and coupled between the top plate and the bottom plate;
• and
• an impact force transfer brace coupled between the front brace and the impact plate.

A guardrail extruder head comprising:

• a feeder chute having a top feeder channel and a bottom feeder channel with a central longitudinal axis;
• an impact plate for facing oncoming traffic;
• a top plate connecting the impact plate and the top feeder channel;
• a bottom plate connecting the impact plate and the bottom feeder channel;
• a front extruder plate extending from the feeder chute and coupled between the top plate and the bottom plate;
• a curved deflector plate attached to the front extruder plate and coupled between the top plate and the bottom plate;
• a front brace on the front extruder plate near the curved deflector plate and coupled between the top plate and the bottom plate;
• a back extruder plate opposite to the front extruder plate and coupled between the top plate and the bottom plate, the back extruder plate having a first end adjacent to the feeder chute and a second end opposite to the first end;
• a back brace on the back extruder plate near the second end and coupled between the top plate and the bottom plate;
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• an impact force transfer brace between the front brace and the impact plate configured to have a first portion aligned with the central longitudinal axis, wherein a length of the feeder chute along the central longitudinal axis is at least three times greater than a distance along the central longitudinal axis from the first end to the curved deflector plate.