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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2020
Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Bruno Dussardier, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Aurelien Tournebize, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Thierry Ablonet, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Laurent Huc, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Christophe Egerszegi, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Abstract
A mixing and cooling system () includes a mixing and screw-extrusion machine () with a mixer () having a converging conical twin screw; a ram () that moves along the inside of an introduction hopper () of the machine; a roller nose system disposed just downstream of an outlet () of the mixer to form a sheet () of the mixture exiting the mixer; and a mobile sleeve or sleeves () that move in a linear movement relative to the outlet. The system also includes a cooling system with a spray installation(s) () that delivers water at a predetermined rate to the sheet exiting the machine; a suction installation(s) proportionate to each spray installation; and at least one transport means () that transports the sheet in a predetermined direction.