Barrel assembly and method of setting up an extrusion system utilizing the barrel assembly
AssigneeProcessing Technologies International, LLC
InventorsDana R. Hanson, Mitchell L. Gritzner, Ryan E. Leopold
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Abstract
A barrel assembly through which flowable material is delivered to a die assembly through which the flowable material is delivered to form a sheet layer. The barrel assembly has: a conduit having a body with a length defining a lengthwise flow passage between upstream and downstream ends; and a support assembly for the conduit. The support assembly has: a) a conduit engaging assembly; and b) a guide assembly through which the conduit body and conduit engaging assembly are moved guidingly relative to a base, to which the guide assembly is mounted, in a path that is substantially parallel to the length of the conduit body.
Claims20
A barrel assembly through which flowable material is delivered to a die assembly through which the flowable material is delivered to form a sheet layer, the barrel assembly comprising:
- a conduit having a body with a length defining a lengthwise flow passage between upstream and downstream ends;
- and
- a support assembly for the conduit, the support assembly comprising:
- a) a conduit engaging assembly;
- and
- b) a guide assembly through which the conduit body and conduit engaging assembly are moved guidingly relative to a base, to which the guide assembly is mounted, in a path that is substantially parallel to the length of the conduit body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.