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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2017
Wenger Manufacturing, Inc., Sabetha, KS (US);
Brian D. Streit, Laramie, WY (US);
Marc Wenger, Sabetha, KS (US);
Wenger Manufacturing, Inc., Sabetha, KS (US);
Abstract
An improved, high-capacity die assembly () for a food or feed extruder () is provided and is particularly useful for the production of high quality aquatic feeds. The die assembly () includes a mount (), which is secured to the discharge end of an extruder barrel (), with a plurality of tubular die components () coupled with the mount (). Each component () includes wall structure () defining an outwardly diverging tubular chamber () with a die plate assembly () coupled to the outer end of the wall structure (). A flow diverter element () is located within each chamber () and has a large diameter end adjacent the assembly () and a smaller diameter end closer to the chamber inlet. The assembly () has a plurality of openings () outboard of the element ().