Michelin Recherche Et Technique S.a.

Bernard Marechal

Didier Calvar

The invention concerns a process and apparatus for the coextrusion of rubber mixtures, comprising a main extruder () with an extrusion head () having at least two flow channels (), each for a rubber mixture (A, B), the channels opening into an extrusion orifice () through which the two rubber mixtures (A, B) are propelled. The extrusion orifice () is delimited by a first wall () and a second wall (). The apparatus also comprises at least one micro-extruder () for a third rubber mixture (C), whose extrusion head () is provided at its end with a nozzle () passing through the two flow channels () such that the third rubber mixture (C) is inserted into each rubber mixture (A, B) upstream from the extrusion orifice ().

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Orleat, France

Bernard Marechal