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Extruder or calibrating die

US4594063A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 25, 1985
Grant dateJun 10, 1986
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Expiry dateJul 25, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29C2948/92904
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A die for a thermoplastic material with at least one output-gap-defining adjustable die lip, an opposing gap-bounding lip, at least one adjusting element working on the output-gap-defining die lip as well as a control and adjusting device for the thickness of the extruded plastic product, wherein the adjusting element is associated with and operated at least partially by the control and adjusting device. A field translator, either a piezotranslator or a magnetostriction translator, is employed as the adjusting element.

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