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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1992
Paul N Colby, New Castle, PA (US);
Bradley P Smith, Youngstown, OH (US);
Shawn P Bodnar, East Palestine, OH (US);
Spirex Corporation, Youngstown, OH (US);
Abstract
A screw for use in an plasticating injection apparatus includes a plurality of interrupted primary flights. An outer surface of a primary valley is formed by the primary flights and features a plurality of plateaus. The plateaus span adjacent sections of the primary flights and define shallow levels between deeper levels of the primary valleys. This depth differential contributes to a turbulent mixing action which, along with the primary and secondary valleys, contributes to improve mixing action within a metering section of the screw. The primary flights are interrupted by secondary valleys which are of opposite hand to the primary valleys.