Plastic article or earthenware shaping or treating: apparatus – Control means responsive to or actuated by means sensing or... – Control means responsive to product weight or dimension
Patent
1978-12-01
1980-07-15
Arnold, Donald J.
Plastic article or earthenware shaping or treating: apparatus
Control means responsive to or actuated by means sensing or...
Control means responsive to product weight or dimension
425147, 425222, B28B 1700
Patent
active
042126134
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus is provided for handling heat-softenable batch material prior to melting it. The batch components are mixed together and then mixed with liquid and formed into balls or pellets of substantially uniform size and shape. The pellets are then collected into a heat-exchange chamber through which hot gases are passed from a melting unit in which the pellets are to be heated to a heat-softened state. The pellets thereby are preheated prior to entering the melting unit to save considerably on energy requirements. A physical characteristic and specifically the depth of a portion of the batch being formed into the pellets is sensed, the depth being related to moisture content. The ratio of the batch material and liquid is accordingly regulated to achieve uniformity in pellet size, which is influenced by the moisture content. Size uniformity is important in maintaining relatively free flow of the hot gases through the pellets in the heat-exchange chamber.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3883281 (1975-05-01), Holley
patent: 3963397 (1976-06-01), Cyuzen et al.
Arnold Donald J.
Gutchess Allen D.
Hall James R.
Hudgens Ronald C.
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation
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