Continuous casting device for producing pellets from plastic material and method for operating the same
US8337189B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/9317
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a device for producing pellets from plastic material or from material to be pelletized. Said device comprises a continuous casting device (1) from which at least one strand (2) of the material to be pelletized is issued, and a belt conveyor (3) comprising at least one conveying belt (4) on which the strand (2) can be fed to a pelletizer (5), said pelletizer breaking the strand up into pellets (6). The invention is characterized in that the belt conveyor (3) has a switchable direction of conveyance of the conveying belt (4), a direction of feed conveyance towards the pelletizer (5) and a direction of discharge conveyance away from the pelletizer (5). The invention also relates to a method for operating said device.
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