Automatic gel ribbon thickness adjustment device
US12377583B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2023 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29C41/36
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automatic gel ribbon thickness adjustment device is provided. The automatic gel ribbon thickness adjustment device includes a driving device installed on a spreader box for supplying liquid gelatin to a casting drum by spreading the liquid gelatin in a sheet form, a blocking plate of the spreader box moves vertically by the driving device to adjust an opening width of an outlet, a thickness measurement device is installed on a path through which the gel ribbon in the casting drum is supplied to a forming machine, and a controller controls the driving device, the spreader box includes a blocking plate elastically supported on a box body having a hollow portion and is movable vertically, and the driving device presses the elastically supported blocking plate to stably adjust the thickness of the gel ribbon while adjusting the opening width of the outlet.
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