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Extruder temperature controller and method for controlling extruder temperature

US5149193A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 15, 1991
Grant dateSep 22, 1992
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Expiry dateJan 15, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29C2948/92895
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An extruder temperature controller for an extruder barrel and a method for controlling the temperature of an extruder barrel, includes a device for determining an actual screw speed and for storing a plurality of screw speeds. Each member of the plurality of stored screw speeds has a corresponding stored temperature reset value. The extruder temperature controller has a device for comparing and selecting that compares the actual screw speed to each of the plurality of stored screw speeds and selects a default screw speed. The default screw speed has a smaller deviation from the actual screw speed than any other member of the compared, stored screw speeds. The controller further includes a device for generating a control output driver signal to a heat exchanger. The control output driver signal is the corresponding stored temperature reset value for the default screw speed. The adaptive reset value for a specific speed is derived for each extruder barrel zone for each profile table section of setpoints and parameters for a particular extrusion material and particular process.

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