Method and apparatus for controlling the thickness of extruded stock
US4088721A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 1976 |
| Grant date | May 9, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29D2030/4456
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The thickness of a cut length of a continuously extruded elastomer is controlled by sampling the weight of a section of the continuous extrusion at a running-weigh-scale each second; computing and storing one-minute averages of the running-weigh-scale samples; sampling the weight of a cut length of the extrusion at a check-weigh-scale; comparing the check-weigh-scale value to the oldest stored running-weigh-scale one-minute average to obtain a targeted average; comparing the targeted running-weigh-scale average to the newest stored running-weigh-scale one-minute average to obtain a deviation from the targeted value if one exists; and converting the deviation from the targeted running-weigh-scale value to a control signal for increasing or decreasing the speed of a take-away belt positioned at the extruder exit orifice to vary the thickness of the extrusion in accordance with the deviation control signal and the speed of the belt.
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