US 6,299,340 B1Granted

Feeding apparatus and method in spiral engagement of extruder

OwnerBaiyuan Lu, Yanchang Liu +1inventors

InventorsBaiyuan Lu, Yanchang Liu, Pengzhen Liu

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Abstract

A feeding method and apparatus are provided for a extruder which is used for processing of rubber, plastic and cellulose etc. The feeding apparatus comprises an inlet, through which the materials enter the apparatus; a screw for transferring the materials from the inlet by rotating, which has helical flights and extends along the transfer direction of materials; a feeding roller at the inlet which has helical flights and extends along the transfer direction of materials. The helical flights of the screw and the helical flights of the roller are engaged untightly. The method comprises: providing a feeding roller at the inlet, the roller extending along the transfer direction of materials and having helical flights which mesh with the helical flights of the screw; making the helical flights of the roller engage the helical flights of the screw untightly; making the roller and the screw rotate in opposite directions when the extruder operates.

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Dependent claims

A feeding method for an extruder of a single screw type that includes a feeding apparatus said feeding apparatus comprising:

a cylinder having a material outlet and a material inlet formed thereon, wherein materials enter the feeding apparatus through the inlet;
a screw received in the cylinder and extending along a transfer direction of the materials, said screw having helical flights for transferring materials fed from the inlet by rotating along said cylinder, said method including the steps of:
providing at the inlet a cylindrical feeding roller, which extends along the transfer direction of the materials, has feeding roller helical flights which can mesh with the helical flights of the screw, has a portion along its axial length having said feeding roller helical flights, and has two journals, said feeding roller being located adjacent the inlet, the axial length of the portion of the feeding roller having said feeding roller helical flights being substantially equal to the length of the inlet in the axial direction of the feeding apparatus, and the two journals of the feeding roller being supported by two bearings mounted in a base;
loosely engaging the helical flights of the feeding roller with the helical flights of the screw;
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rotating the feeding roller and the screw in opposite directions to move materials from said inlet down said screw in the transfer direction.

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