Filter unit for an extruder assembly, filter arrangement and corresponding filter changing device and method for producing such a filter unit

Abstract

A filter unit for an extruder assembly comprises a support body with a hollow cylindrical wall section and a base section connected thereto, wherein the support body has a central longitudinal axis and delimits an inner space, wherein the hollow cylindrical wall section has a plurality of through openings opening into the inner space and forms an outlet opening for a molten plastic opposite the base section; and a displacement element for displacing the molten plastic which has entered the inner space, in particular via the through openings, substantially in the direction of the central longitudinal axis, wherein the displacement element and the support body are configured and/or produced in one piece, as well as filter arrangement with a plurality of such filter units, filter changing device with at least two filter arrangements and method for producing such a filter unit.

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