Extruder barrel with separable liner and method of refurbishment
AssigneeXaloy, Inc.
InventorsCheryl Ann SAYER, Brad Lee QUEAR, Adam Paul SLATER, Sean Carlton OSBORNE
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Abstract
An extruder barrel of an extrusion assembly that is separable into at least two portions to completely view a bore defined by the extruder barrel. The extruder barrel includes a first barrel portion that defines a first cavity. The extruder barrel also includes a second barrel portion that removably engages with the first barrel portion and defines a second cavity. The extruder barrel also includes a liner that removably engages with the first barrel portion and the second barrel portion inside of the first cavity and the second cavity and adapted to interface with extruded material.
Claims20
An extruder barrel of an extrusion assembly, comprising:
- a first barrel portion defining a first cavity;
- a second barrel portion removably engaging with the first barrel portion and defining a second cavity;
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- a liner removably engaged with the first barrel portion and the second barrel portion inside of the first cavity and the second cavity and adapted to interface with extruded material;
- wherein the first barrel portion and the second barrel portion are configurable between an assembled configuration and a disassembled configuration.
A method of assembling an extruder barrel, comprising:
- constructing a liner having an inlay;
- seating the liner inside of a first cavity of a first barrel portion barrel portion of the extruder barrel;
- seating the liner inside of a second cavity of a second barrel portion of the extruder barrel;
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- securing the first barrel portion and the second barrel portion to one another, wherein the liner is positioned intermediate to the first barrel portion and the second barrel portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.