Twin extruder

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6179459
  • Patent Number
    6,179,459
  • Date Filed
    Thursday, January 7, 1999
    25 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, January 30, 2001
    23 years ago
Abstract
In a twin extruder wherein an underwater cutting apparatus 12 is connected, via a gear pump 9, to an discharge port 8 of a cylinder 1 which houses therein twin screws both ends of which are supported, both sides of both screws 2, 3 are material conveying sections 5a, 5b having flights of small lead, the downstream sides of the respective material conveying sections 5a, 5b are kneading sections 6a, 6b having flights of large lead, both kneading sections 6a, 6b are connected about the center of the screws 2, 3, and the cylinder 1 positioned at the center of the screws 2, 3 is provided with the discharge port 8.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




1. Field of the Invention




The present invention relates to a twin extruder, and more specifically to a twin extruder where an underwater cutting apparatus is connected, via a gear pump, to a side portion or a lower portion of a cylinder which houses therein twin screws whose both ends are supported.




2. Related Art




This kind of twin extruder conventionally used is composed as shown in FIG.


3


. In the same, reference numeral


21


designates a cylinder in which a pair of first screw


22


and second screw


23


are disposed. Both screws


22


,


23


are sealed at both ends thereof with sealing members


24


,


24




a


, and supported by not shown bearings.




Both screws


22


,


23


are composed of a material supplying section


25


having a flight of small lead and a kneading section


26


having a flight of large lead. The flights of both screws


22


,


23


are inverse helical screws with respect to each other. Both screws are rotation driven by a not shown motor outward or inward each other (in this case, the flight is the inverse helical lead with respect to the figure), when seeing the upper parts of the screws from a drive source.




The cylinder


21


is provided with a material supplying hopper


27


about the upper part thereof corresponding to the material supplying section


25


.




The cylinder


21


is provided with an discharge port


28


at the side or lower part thereof positioned at the downstream of the kneading section


26


. The discharge port


28


is provided in order with a gear pump


29


, a screen changer


30


, a die


31


and an underwater cutting apparatus


32


.




Explanation will be made to actuation of the above mentioned twin extruder.




Resin material charged into the cylinder


21


from the hoppers


27


is transferred to the material conveying section


25


and the kneading section


26


, and is molten and kneaded. The molten and kneaded resin is sent to a downstream gear pump


29


from the discharge port


28


, goes through the screen changer


30


, the die


31


an the underwater cutting apparatus


32


, and pelletized.




Since the prior art twin extruder is composed as mentioned above, there exist the following problems.




(


a


) Since the axes are sealed under pressure with sealing members at the side of the discharge port of the cylinder, secure sealing is difficult.




(


b


) Since thermal expansion should be absorbed at the discharge port, centering of the underwater cutting apparatus is difficult.




(


c


) With respect to the diameter of the screw, amounts to be processed are limited.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




It is an object of the present invention to make easy sealing of the axes of the twin extruder having the cylinder housing therein twin screws whose both ends are supported, and the underwater cutting apparatus is connected to the side part or the lower part of the cylinder, make centering of the underwater cutting apparatus easy, and increase amounts to be processed with the screws of the same diameter.




The twin extruder of the present invention, in which an underwater cutting apparatus is connected, via a gear pump, to an discharge port of a cylinder housing therein twin screws both ends of which are supported, is characterized in that both sides of both screws are material conveying sections having flights of small lead, the downstream sides of the respective material conveying sections are kneading sections having flights of large lead, both kneading sections are connected about the center of the screws and the cylinder positioned at the center of the screws is provided with the discharge port.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is showing the whole structure of the twin extruder according to the present invention;





FIG. 2

is showing he cross sectional view along A—A line of

FIG. 1

; and





FIG. 3

is showing the whole structure of the prior art twin extruder.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS




Explanation will be made to an embodied invention in accordance with an embodiment, referring to the attached drawings.





FIG. 1

is a whole structure of the twin extruder according to the present invention, and

FIG. 2

is a cross sectional view along A—A line of FIG.


1


.




In

FIG. 1

, reference numeral


1


is a cylinder, and in this cylinder


1


, a pair of first screw


2


and a second screw


3


are disposed. Both screws


2


,


3


are sealed at both ends thereof with sealing members


4


and supported by not shown bearings.




Both sides of both screws


2


,


3


are material conveying sections


5




a


,


5




b


having flights of small lead, the downstream sides of the respective material conveying sections


5




a


,


5




b


are kneading sections


6




a


,


6




b


having flights of large lead, both kneading sections


6




a


,


6




b


are connected about the center of the screws


2


,


3


. Both screws are rotation driven by a not shown motor outward or inward each other (in this case, the flight is the inverse helical lead with respect to the figure), when seeing the upper parts of the screws from a drive source.




The cylinder


1


is provided with material supplying hoppers


7




a


,


7




b


at upper portions thereof corresponding to the respective material supplying sections


5




a


,


5




b.






The cylinder


1


is provided with an discharge port


8


at the side or lower part thereof positioned at the center of the screws


2


,


3


. The discharge port


28


is provided in order with a gear pump


9


, a screen changer


10


, a die


11


and an underwater cutting apparatus


12


.




As shown in

FIG.2

, a pressure sensor


13


is disposed between the discharge port


8


and the gear pump


9


.




The actuation of the above mentioned twin extruder will be explained.




Resin materials of the same amount are charged into the cylinder


1


from the respective hoppers


7




a


,


7




b


, transferred to the material conveying sections


5




a


,


5




b


and kneading sections


6




a


,


6




b


, and are molten and kneaded. The molten and kneaded materials are joined at the center of the screws


2


,


3


, and is rendered to be under a predetermined pressure, sent from the discharge port


8


to the gear pump


9


at the downstream, and goes through the screen changer


10


, the die


11


and the underwater cutting apparatus


12


, and is pelletized.




As the present invention is composed as mentioned above, the following effects may be brought about.




(


a


) The sealing of the axes of the screws is sufficient only at the side of charging the resin material, and being under non pressure, the sealing may be easily completed.




(


b


) Since the thermal expansion of the cylinder may be absorbed at the side of the hopper, the center of the underwater cutting apparatus and such may be fixed, so that the centering thereof is made easy.




(


c


) Twice processing amount may be secured in relation with the prior art screw diameter, and large downsize may be available.



Claims
  • 1. A twin extruder comprising:a cylinder accommodating twin screws therein, both ends of said twin screws being supported and said twin screws rotating in opposite directions; an underwater cutting apparatus connected to a discharge port of a cylinder through a gear pump; material conveying sections having flights of first lead, said material conveying sections positioned at both sides of both screws; and kneading section having flights of second lead which is bigger than first lead, said kneading section positioned at the downstream sides of the respective material conveying sections, both kneading sections being connected approximately at the center of the screws, said cylinder positioned at the center of the screws being provided with the discharge port.
  • 2. The twin extruder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cylinder is provided with material supplying hoppers at upper portions thereof corresponding to the respective material supply sections.
  • 3. The twin extruder as claimed in claim 2, wherein said flights of both screws are inverse helical screws with respect to each other, and each of the screws is made an inverse helical screw symmetrically at the center thereof.
  • 4. The twin extruder as claimed in claim 1, wherein said flights of both screws are inverse helical screws with respect to each other, and each of the screws is made an inverse helical screw symmetrically at the center thereof.
Priority Claims (1)
Number Date Country Kind
10-075665 Mar 1998 JP
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