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US 2023/0364845 A1Published application
Clad sizer for an extrusion machine
AssigneeEngineered Profiles LLC
InventorsVick Dhanapal, Gary Oney, Roger May, Troy Kimmes
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Abstract
A sizer for cooling an extrudate, which includes a clad core and a housing. The clad core includes an extrusion channel which accommodates the extrudate, and a core vacuum port in fluid communication with the extrusion channel. The housing includes a cooling channel and a housing vacuum channel. The cooling channel does not exist in the clad core and is adapted to circulate a coolant through the housing.
Claims40
A sizer for cooling an extrudate, comprising:
- a clad core, comprising:
- an extrusion channel configured to accommodate the extrudate;
- and
- a core vacuum port in fluid communication with the extrusion channel;
- wherein the clad core is comprised of a metal;
- and
- a housing for housing the clad core, comprising:
- a cooling channel;
- and
- a housing vacuum channel in fluid communication with the extrusion channel;
- wherein the housing is comprised of a polymer;
- wherein the cooling channel does not exist in the clad core and is adapted to circulate a coolant through the housing;
- and
- wherein the housing vacuum channel and the core vacuum port form a vacuum pathway adapted to transmit suction forces to the extrudate.
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