Fried. Krupp Gesellschaft MIT Beschrankter Haftung

Dietmar Weber

Thorsten Homann

Felix Horst Schneider

A mixing extruder with an extruder worm for processing rubber and synthetic materials, which has three regions following each other in its feeding direction. The first one of these regions represents a mixing chamber which can be closed at intervals at all sides. The second region is formed by a storage zone for securing a smooth change-over from discontinuously feeding the extruder to continuously feeding the extruder, and the third region is designed as an ejection zone for feeding material in the extruder to the discharge opening thereof.

Mixing extruder

Fruits, such as nuts and the like, are loaded at an inlet end into an elongated housing having a passage provided with a rotatable screw. At the end adjacent the inlet the screw serves to crush and thoroughly comminute the fruit so that the oil therefrom can be drawn off through strainers. The screw is formed with a thread having gaps which receive flow-interruptors which project inwardly from the housing and which insure complete mixing of the crushed fruit. In addition the screw is formed with a ridge defining a narrow gap with the inner wall of the housing so that no large particles can be left in the finished product. The screw also has a region of lesser diameter where the crushed fruit is degassed by withdrawal of air and vapor through the wall of the housing. The housing and the screw are heated so that as the fruit is being crushed and the oil extracted this fruit is roasted. At the downstream end the paste-like pulp of the fruit is extruded.

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Hamburg, Georgia

Dietmar Weber