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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2008
Manfred A. A. Lupke, Concord, ON, CA;
Stefan A. Lupke, Concord, ON, CA;
Manfred A. A. Lupke, Concord, ON, CA;
Stefan A. Lupke, Concord, ON, CA;
Other;
Abstract
The pipe molding system includes a separable cooling plug and an automatic procedure to alleviate problems associated with excess plastic continuing to extrude after a sudden shutdown of the extrusion system. The separable cooling plug and shutdown procedure includes accommodating any excess plastic in a created void between the cooling plug and the extruder. This arrangement simplifies removal of the excess plastic and reduces the time required to return the equipment to normal production. Preferably, a controller monitors operating conditions of the system and automatically releases the cooling plug based on the monitored operating conditions.