Apparatus for the manufacture of solid particles from a flowable mass
US5720985A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 12, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61J3/06
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In order to form separate particles from a flowable mass, the flowable mass is fed through a pipe and extruded through holes formed along a longitudinal axis thereof. The pipe is oscillated by an agitator in a direction transversely of the longitudinal axis to cause the extruded mass to be sheared-off in the form of particles. Stop members can be positioned adjacent respective sides of the pipes to be contacted by the pipe and thereby define change-of-direction points for the pipe during its oscillation. The agitator may include piezoelectric ceramics attached to the stop members.
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