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Apparatus for continuously processing viscous liquids and masses

  • US 5,393,140 A
  • Filed: 05/05/1994
  • Issued: 02/28/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/07/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for continuously processing viscous liquids and masses, in particular molten plastic masses and high-molecular polymers, having a number of axially parallel satellite shafts disposed in a ring within a housing and driven in the same direction via associated pinions, said shafts bearing processing means engaging each other on adjacent satellite shafts and spreading the material to be processed in a thin layer in certain areas, a central shaft disposed in the center of the space surrounded by the satellite shafts and driven axially parallel to the satellite shafts, said central shaft bearing at least one driving gear so as to rotate therewith, the satellite shafts being coupled in geared fashion via their pinions with the central driving gear and with the internal toothing of at least one annular gear fixed on the housing in such a way that when the central shaft rotates the satellite shafts perform a common revolving motion about the central shaft, and feeding and removing means for introducing the material to be processed into the range of action of the processing means on the inlet side and removing it therefrom on the outlet side, characterized in that the satellite shafts (23) have associated therewith on the inlet side distributing means (60) for the material to be processed which communicate with the feeding means and have, in the area of the processing means (24) on all Satellite shafts, guiding means (64) for the material that open onto the thick-layer side located on the side of the satellite shafts (23) facing away from the enveloping housing (1).

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