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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2007
Katsuaki Odagi, Toyokawa, JP;
Katsuaki Odagi, Toyokawa, JP;
Sintokogio, Ltd., Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for pressing and forming a raw material into a granulated material having a uniform shape by a pair of rolls (), wherein at least one of the rolls of the pair of rolls has a predetermined number of holes () for forming the granulated material on an outer surface thereof, and pressing pins (), which are inserted into respective holes, and a predetermined number of members () for supporting the pins installed in the one of the rolls of the pair of rolls, the members for supporting the pressing pins being configured to be separate from the pressing pins so that the pressing pins slide on the members for supporting the pressing pins; and wherein the granulated material is ejected by the pressing pins as the pressing pins slide on the members for supporting the pins.