CA2061393C - Determining the rate at which material is received by an extruder from a feed container - Google Patents
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Abstract
A method of determining the rate at which plastic granules are received by an extruder from a feed container having an outlet which opens into the inlet of the extruder. In which method granules are continuously fed to a supply container and consecutive charges of granules are intermittently fed to the feed container. The feed container is weighed before or at the beginning of or after or at the end of its filling operation. The time required to withdraw the material in the amount which has been determined by the weighing operations is measured, and the flow rate of the material is calculated from the amounts of material which have been received from the feed container in the measured intervals of time. A uniform feeding of material into the extruder will be ensured if granules and marginal strip material are supplied to the cyclone like container. The supply container is substantially used only as a mixing container and opens into a charge-holding container, which is provided between the supply container and the feed container. The granules of at least one component thereof and recycled marginal strips are continuously fed to the supply container. The feed container and the charge-holding container are weighed in intervals of time, and the feed rate of the granules of the at least one component is correspondingly increased or reduced when the measured total weight of the feed container and of the charge-holding container differs from a predetermined desired weight.
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Determining The Rate At Which Material Is Received By An Extruder From A Feed Container This invention relates to a method of determining the weight rate at which plastic granules are received by an extruder from a feed container having an outlet which opens into the inlet of the extruder, in which method granules are continuously fed to a supply container and consecutive charges of granules are intermittently fed to the feed container, the feed container is weighed before or at the beginning of or after or at the end of its filling operation, the time is measured which between the filling operations is required to withdraw the material in the amount which has been determined by the weighing operations, and the flow rate of the material is calculated from the amounts of material which have been received from the feed container in the measured intervals of time. The invention relates also to an apparatus for carrying out that method.
Extruders for making, e.g., flat plastic sheeting are fed with plastic granules and/or regranulated plastic waste or shredded plastics through cyclone-like containers, from which the material is then withdrawn in dependence on the feed rate of the extruder. In such operation it is desired to determine the rate at which material is consumed in order to gain information on the output of the extruder or on the weight of the extruded plastic sheeting per linear meter. For instance, information on the weight of the extruded plastic sheeting per linear meter will permit a determination whether or not the thicknesses of the extruded sheeting are in the desired tolerance range. That determination is significant from an economical aspect because the plastic material employed is expensive and a production of sheeting having an excessive thickness will not only render the subsequent processing more difficult but will constitute an undesired waste of material.
A process of the kind described first hereinbefore will now be explained with reference to FIG. 2 of the drawing. In that process granules of different plastics are supplied through two metering devices 18, 19 to a cyclone-like container 16, which is provided with two level indicators 16' and 16". The upper level indicator 16' is associated with an upper limiting level and the lower level indicator 16" is associated with a lower limiting level. The metering devices 18, 19 consist, e.g., of screw feeders for withdrawing granules from supply containers and are turned on as soon as the lower level indicator 16" has indicated that the charge in the container 16 has decreased to the lower limiting level. The metering devices will be turned off as soon as the upper level indicator 16' has indicated that the upper limiting level has been reached. The output pipe of the container 16 protrudes into but does not contact a feed container 6. The outlet pipe contains a valve 12 for a controlled opening and closing of said pipe.
Extruders for making, e.g., flat plastic sheeting are fed with plastic granules and/or regranulated plastic waste or shredded plastics through cyclone-like containers, from which the material is then withdrawn in dependence on the feed rate of the extruder. In such operation it is desired to determine the rate at which material is consumed in order to gain information on the output of the extruder or on the weight of the extruded plastic sheeting per linear meter. For instance, information on the weight of the extruded plastic sheeting per linear meter will permit a determination whether or not the thicknesses of the extruded sheeting are in the desired tolerance range. That determination is significant from an economical aspect because the plastic material employed is expensive and a production of sheeting having an excessive thickness will not only render the subsequent processing more difficult but will constitute an undesired waste of material.
A process of the kind described first hereinbefore will now be explained with reference to FIG. 2 of the drawing. In that process granules of different plastics are supplied through two metering devices 18, 19 to a cyclone-like container 16, which is provided with two level indicators 16' and 16". The upper level indicator 16' is associated with an upper limiting level and the lower level indicator 16" is associated with a lower limiting level. The metering devices 18, 19 consist, e.g., of screw feeders for withdrawing granules from supply containers and are turned on as soon as the lower level indicator 16" has indicated that the charge in the container 16 has decreased to the lower limiting level. The metering devices will be turned off as soon as the upper level indicator 16' has indicated that the upper limiting level has been reached. The output pipe of the container 16 protrudes into but does not contact a feed container 6. The outlet pipe contains a valve 12 for a controlled opening and closing of said pipe.
By means of a balance 5, the feed container 6 is suspended from a bracket 3, which is connected to the extruder 1.
Granules flow continuously from the feed container 6 through the inlet opening 8 into the extruder 1. The outlet pipe of the feed container 6 opens into the inlet opening 8 without contacting the extruder 1. As soon as the weight of the feed container 6 inclusive of its charge has decreased below a predetermined lower limit, the valve 12 is opened until a preset desired weight has been reached. Thereafter the valve 12 is closed. By a measurement of the time in which the amount that has been fed to the feed container 6 is withdrawn therefrom it is possible to determine the flow rate of granules through the extruder 1 in kg/ unit of time.
In the operation of that known apparatus, difficulties will arise if the cyclone-like container 16 is supplied not only with granules but also with marginal strip material, which has been obtained, e.g., in that the extruded sheeting has been trimmed at its edges and in a shredded form is recycled. That recycled marginal strip material is continuously obtained at a substantially constant rate as the extruded flat sheeting is continuously trimmed. But during the operation of the extruder the metering means 18, 19 for feeding granules to the container 16 will be turned off as soon as the level indicator 16' indicates that the upper limiting level has been reached. The metering devices 18 and 19 will remain turned off until the lower level indicator 16" indicates that the charge in the container 16 has been reduced to the lower limiting level.
During that time the metering devices 18, 19 do not supply granules but marginal strip material is continuously supplied to the container 16 so that a cushioning layer of marginal strip material is formed above the descending granule layer. As a result, the marginal strip material cannot uniformly be mixed in the container 16 with the granules which have been supplied but in dependence on the different bulk densities and the different shapes of the material the withdrawing action of the screw conveyors and, as a result, the feed rates thereof will be different at different times.
It is an object of the invention to propose a method which is of the kind described first hereinbefore and which will ensure a uniform feeding of material into the extruder if granules and marginal strip material are supplied to the cyclone-like container.
Accordingly, the present invention relates to a method of determining the weight rate at which process granules are received by an extruder from a feed container having an outlet which opens into the inlet of the extruder, in which method granules and recycled marginal strips are continuously fed to a supply container, which is used as a mixing container, and then to a charge-holding container, wherein consecutive charges of the granules are then intermittently fed to the feed container. The method comprises the steps of: weighing the feed container before or at the beginning of or after or at the end of a filling operation; measuring the time required to withdraw feed material from the feed container in an amount which has been determined by the weighing operations; and calculating the flow rate of the material from a total of the amounts of material which have been received from the feed container in the measured intervals of time. The feed container and the charge-container are weighed at intervals of time whereby the feed rate of the granules being fed to the supply container is correspondingly increased or reduced when the measured total weight of the feed container and of the charge-holding container is below or above a predetermined desired weight.
By the process in accordance with the invention it is ensured that in spite of the intermittent feeding of the feed container the total amount of the blend of granules and marginal strip material in the feed container and the charge-holding container will remain substantially constant so that the marginal strip material and the granules can be fed to the cyclone-like supply container at rates having an approximately constant ratio and will mix in said supply container at a substantially constant ratio. As a result, in the process in accordance with the invention the charge-holding container will be fed approximately at the rate at which material is withdrawn from the feed container so that the total amount of material stored in the charge-holding container and the feed container will remain substantially constant. On the other hand, if the charge is deficient or excessive this will be determined by the weighing operations performed in suitable intervals of time so that the feed rate of the granules can be correspondingly increased or reduced and a charge in an amount which will ensure a satisfactory operation can thus be provided. The changes of the velocity at which the granules of the at least one component are fed are so small that they will not result in disturbing changes of the ratio of the amounts of granules and of marginal strip material. For this reason the provision of the additional charge-holding container permits a weighing of the amounts which are intermittently fed to the feed container and a measuring of the times of withdrawal whereas that intermittent operation does not require an interruption of the continuous feeding of granules and marginal strip material; that continuous feeding will ensure an effective blending.
An apparatus for determining the feed rate at which process granules are received by an extruder from a feed container having an outlet which opens into an inlet of the extruder, comprises: feeder means for continuously feeding plastic granules and recycled marginal strips from remote supplies thereof; a supply container which receives the plastic granules and the recycled marginal strips from the feeder means, and mixes them into a mixture; a charge holding container having an inlet which receives an outlet of the supply container without contacting it; valve means for intermittently delivering charges of the mixture from the charge-holding container to the feed container; first weighing means for weighing the feed container before or at the beginning of or after or at the end of a filling operation; timing means for measuring the time, between filling operations, required to withdraw feed mixture from the feed container in an amount determined by the first weighing means; calculating means for determining a flow rate of the mixture from a total of the amounts of material which have been received from the feed container in the measured time; second weighing means for cyclically weighing the feed container and the charge holding container to determine quantities of the mixture used by the extruder in a given time period; and control means for comparing a combined weight of the feed container and the charge-holder container with a predetermined desired weight, and for decreasing or increasing the feed rate of the plastic granules into the supply container depending on whether the combined weight is larger or smaller than the desired weight.
If two or more feeders for plastic granules open into the supply container, the ratio of the feed rates of said feeders will remain constant even in case of a change of the velocity at which the material is fed. From EP-A-394,869, for instance, it is known that in an operation in which a container is fed with at least two components by means of metering screw feeders for withdrawing said components from supply containers, the motors of said screw feeders may be operated at varying speeds having a fixed ratio, which corresponds to the mixing ratio, so that the mixing ratio determined by the speed ratio of the motors will remain constant even when speeds of the motors are changed to change the feed rates.
Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method of supplying an extruder for use in~the extrusion of plastic sheeting with a mixture of granular material and recycled strip material comprising: supplying the granular material and strip material to a supply container to form the mixture; continuously delivering the mixture from the supply container into a charge holding container;
delivering charges of the mixture intermittently from the charge holding container to an extruder feed container through a cyclically operated valve; supplying the extruder continuously with mixture from the feed container;
determining quantities of the mixture used by the extruder by cyclically weighing the feed container and the charge holding container; comparing the combined weight of the containers with a predetermined weight; and controlling feed rate of granular material into the supply container accordingly.
Granules flow continuously from the feed container 6 through the inlet opening 8 into the extruder 1. The outlet pipe of the feed container 6 opens into the inlet opening 8 without contacting the extruder 1. As soon as the weight of the feed container 6 inclusive of its charge has decreased below a predetermined lower limit, the valve 12 is opened until a preset desired weight has been reached. Thereafter the valve 12 is closed. By a measurement of the time in which the amount that has been fed to the feed container 6 is withdrawn therefrom it is possible to determine the flow rate of granules through the extruder 1 in kg/ unit of time.
In the operation of that known apparatus, difficulties will arise if the cyclone-like container 16 is supplied not only with granules but also with marginal strip material, which has been obtained, e.g., in that the extruded sheeting has been trimmed at its edges and in a shredded form is recycled. That recycled marginal strip material is continuously obtained at a substantially constant rate as the extruded flat sheeting is continuously trimmed. But during the operation of the extruder the metering means 18, 19 for feeding granules to the container 16 will be turned off as soon as the level indicator 16' indicates that the upper limiting level has been reached. The metering devices 18 and 19 will remain turned off until the lower level indicator 16" indicates that the charge in the container 16 has been reduced to the lower limiting level.
During that time the metering devices 18, 19 do not supply granules but marginal strip material is continuously supplied to the container 16 so that a cushioning layer of marginal strip material is formed above the descending granule layer. As a result, the marginal strip material cannot uniformly be mixed in the container 16 with the granules which have been supplied but in dependence on the different bulk densities and the different shapes of the material the withdrawing action of the screw conveyors and, as a result, the feed rates thereof will be different at different times.
It is an object of the invention to propose a method which is of the kind described first hereinbefore and which will ensure a uniform feeding of material into the extruder if granules and marginal strip material are supplied to the cyclone-like container.
Accordingly, the present invention relates to a method of determining the weight rate at which process granules are received by an extruder from a feed container having an outlet which opens into the inlet of the extruder, in which method granules and recycled marginal strips are continuously fed to a supply container, which is used as a mixing container, and then to a charge-holding container, wherein consecutive charges of the granules are then intermittently fed to the feed container. The method comprises the steps of: weighing the feed container before or at the beginning of or after or at the end of a filling operation; measuring the time required to withdraw feed material from the feed container in an amount which has been determined by the weighing operations; and calculating the flow rate of the material from a total of the amounts of material which have been received from the feed container in the measured intervals of time. The feed container and the charge-container are weighed at intervals of time whereby the feed rate of the granules being fed to the supply container is correspondingly increased or reduced when the measured total weight of the feed container and of the charge-holding container is below or above a predetermined desired weight.
By the process in accordance with the invention it is ensured that in spite of the intermittent feeding of the feed container the total amount of the blend of granules and marginal strip material in the feed container and the charge-holding container will remain substantially constant so that the marginal strip material and the granules can be fed to the cyclone-like supply container at rates having an approximately constant ratio and will mix in said supply container at a substantially constant ratio. As a result, in the process in accordance with the invention the charge-holding container will be fed approximately at the rate at which material is withdrawn from the feed container so that the total amount of material stored in the charge-holding container and the feed container will remain substantially constant. On the other hand, if the charge is deficient or excessive this will be determined by the weighing operations performed in suitable intervals of time so that the feed rate of the granules can be correspondingly increased or reduced and a charge in an amount which will ensure a satisfactory operation can thus be provided. The changes of the velocity at which the granules of the at least one component are fed are so small that they will not result in disturbing changes of the ratio of the amounts of granules and of marginal strip material. For this reason the provision of the additional charge-holding container permits a weighing of the amounts which are intermittently fed to the feed container and a measuring of the times of withdrawal whereas that intermittent operation does not require an interruption of the continuous feeding of granules and marginal strip material; that continuous feeding will ensure an effective blending.
An apparatus for determining the feed rate at which process granules are received by an extruder from a feed container having an outlet which opens into an inlet of the extruder, comprises: feeder means for continuously feeding plastic granules and recycled marginal strips from remote supplies thereof; a supply container which receives the plastic granules and the recycled marginal strips from the feeder means, and mixes them into a mixture; a charge holding container having an inlet which receives an outlet of the supply container without contacting it; valve means for intermittently delivering charges of the mixture from the charge-holding container to the feed container; first weighing means for weighing the feed container before or at the beginning of or after or at the end of a filling operation; timing means for measuring the time, between filling operations, required to withdraw feed mixture from the feed container in an amount determined by the first weighing means; calculating means for determining a flow rate of the mixture from a total of the amounts of material which have been received from the feed container in the measured time; second weighing means for cyclically weighing the feed container and the charge holding container to determine quantities of the mixture used by the extruder in a given time period; and control means for comparing a combined weight of the feed container and the charge-holder container with a predetermined desired weight, and for decreasing or increasing the feed rate of the plastic granules into the supply container depending on whether the combined weight is larger or smaller than the desired weight.
If two or more feeders for plastic granules open into the supply container, the ratio of the feed rates of said feeders will remain constant even in case of a change of the velocity at which the material is fed. From EP-A-394,869, for instance, it is known that in an operation in which a container is fed with at least two components by means of metering screw feeders for withdrawing said components from supply containers, the motors of said screw feeders may be operated at varying speeds having a fixed ratio, which corresponds to the mixing ratio, so that the mixing ratio determined by the speed ratio of the motors will remain constant even when speeds of the motors are changed to change the feed rates.
Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method of supplying an extruder for use in~the extrusion of plastic sheeting with a mixture of granular material and recycled strip material comprising: supplying the granular material and strip material to a supply container to form the mixture; continuously delivering the mixture from the supply container into a charge holding container;
delivering charges of the mixture intermittently from the charge holding container to an extruder feed container through a cyclically operated valve; supplying the extruder continuously with mixture from the feed container;
determining quantities of the mixture used by the extruder by cyclically weighing the feed container and the charge holding container; comparing the combined weight of the containers with a predetermined weight; and controlling feed rate of granular material into the supply container accordingly.
Another aspect of the present invention relates to an apparatus for supplying an extruder for use in the extrusion of plastic sheeting with a mixture of plastic granules and recycled marginal strips, the apparatus comprising: feeder means for continuously feeding plastic granules and recycled marginal strips from remote supplies thereof the plastic granules having an adjustable feed rate; a supply container which receives the plastic granules and the recycled marginal strips from the feeder means, and mixes them into a mixture; a charge-holding container having an inlet which receives an outlet of the supply container without contacting it; valve means for intermittently delivering charges of the mixture from the charge-holding container to the feed container; first weighing means for weighing the feed container before or at the beginning of or after or at the end of a filling operation; timing means for measuring the time, between filling operations, required to withdraw feed mixture from the feed container in an amount determined by the first weighing means; calculating means for determining a flow rate of the mixture from a total of the amounts of material which have been received from the feed container in the measured time; second weighing means for cyclically weighing the feed container and the charge-holding container to determine quantities of the mixture used by the extruder in a given time period; and control means for comparing a combined weight of the feed container and the charge-holding container with a predetermined desired weight, and for decreasing or increasing the feed rate of the plastic granules into the supply container depending on whether the combined weight is larger or smaller than the desired weight.
An illustrative-embodiment of the invention will now be explained in more detail with reference to:
FIG. 1, which is a schematic side elevation view showing an extruder comprising a container which precedes the inlet opening of the extruder and is suspended from weighing means, and a charge-holding container, which precedes the first-mentioned container and is also suspended from weighing means.
FIG. 2 is a schematic side elevation view of an extruder of the prior art.
FIG. 1 shows the receiving end of an extruder 1, to which a carrier 2 is connected by screws. That carrier comprises two cantilevered brackets 3 and 4. A feed container 6 is suspended by a balance 5 from the carrying arm 3, and at its bottom end has an outlet opening 7, which is always open. The outlet opening 7 is disposed over the inlet opening 8 of the extruder 1 so that material can continuously flow from the feed container 6 into the inlet opening 8 of the extruder. In addition to the outlet opening 7 the feed container 6 has at its top an inlet opening 9, which receives the outlet pipe 10 of the charge-holding container 13. The outlet pipe 10 extends through an aperture 11 in the bracket 3 without contacting the latter. A control valve 12 is provided in the outlet pipe of the charge-holding container 13 so that the outlet pipe 10 can be opened and closed. The charge-holding container 13 is suspended from the bracket 4 by means of a balance 14. The inlet opening at the top of the funnel-shaped charge-holding container 13 receives a supply pipe 15, which constitutes the outlet of the cyclone-like mixing 10 container 16. The container 16 is mounted on a pedestal 17 and is fed with granules by two metering devices 18, 19 and with marginal strip material through a line 20.
At intervals of one second the weight of container 6 together with its content (charge) is measured so that an exact determination of the amount of material which has been processed by the extruder per unit of time can be made. When the weight of container 6 together with its content reaches a predetermined lower limiting value, valve 12 is opened until the weight of container 6 together with its content has reached an upper limiting value. Then valve 12 is closed again. Said control is carried out independent of the control of the speed of the screws of the metering devices 18 and 19 which, as explained below, operates on the basis of the total weight of containers 6 and 13.
An illustrative-embodiment of the invention will now be explained in more detail with reference to:
FIG. 1, which is a schematic side elevation view showing an extruder comprising a container which precedes the inlet opening of the extruder and is suspended from weighing means, and a charge-holding container, which precedes the first-mentioned container and is also suspended from weighing means.
FIG. 2 is a schematic side elevation view of an extruder of the prior art.
FIG. 1 shows the receiving end of an extruder 1, to which a carrier 2 is connected by screws. That carrier comprises two cantilevered brackets 3 and 4. A feed container 6 is suspended by a balance 5 from the carrying arm 3, and at its bottom end has an outlet opening 7, which is always open. The outlet opening 7 is disposed over the inlet opening 8 of the extruder 1 so that material can continuously flow from the feed container 6 into the inlet opening 8 of the extruder. In addition to the outlet opening 7 the feed container 6 has at its top an inlet opening 9, which receives the outlet pipe 10 of the charge-holding container 13. The outlet pipe 10 extends through an aperture 11 in the bracket 3 without contacting the latter. A control valve 12 is provided in the outlet pipe of the charge-holding container 13 so that the outlet pipe 10 can be opened and closed. The charge-holding container 13 is suspended from the bracket 4 by means of a balance 14. The inlet opening at the top of the funnel-shaped charge-holding container 13 receives a supply pipe 15, which constitutes the outlet of the cyclone-like mixing 10 container 16. The container 16 is mounted on a pedestal 17 and is fed with granules by two metering devices 18, 19 and with marginal strip material through a line 20.
At intervals of one second the weight of container 6 together with its content (charge) is measured so that an exact determination of the amount of material which has been processed by the extruder per unit of time can be made. When the weight of container 6 together with its content reaches a predetermined lower limiting value, valve 12 is opened until the weight of container 6 together with its content has reached an upper limiting value. Then valve 12 is closed again. Said control is carried out independent of the control of the speed of the screws of the metering devices 18 and 19 which, as explained below, operates on the basis of the total weight of containers 6 and 13.
When the feed container has been charged, e.g., completely filled, with granules and marginal strip material before the plant has been started, the total weights of the containers 6 and 13 are summed up to determine a certain weight x. The thus determined weight x will be the desired weight, which is to be maintained through the operation.
For that purpose the total weight of the containers 6 and 13 is cyclically determined and compared with the desired weight x. When a deviation is detected, the speeds of the screws of the metering devices 18 and 19 are changed correspondingly. That mode of operation will ensure that the ratio of fresh granules to recycled strip material will be approximately constant.
For that purpose the total weight of the containers 6 and 13 is cyclically determined and compared with the desired weight x. When a deviation is detected, the speeds of the screws of the metering devices 18 and 19 are changed correspondingly. That mode of operation will ensure that the ratio of fresh granules to recycled strip material will be approximately constant.
Claims (5)
1. A method of determining the weight rate at which process granules are received by an extruder from a feed container having an outlet which opens into the inlet of the extruder, in which method granules and recycled marginal strips are continuously fed to a supply container, which is used as a mixing container, and then to a charge-holding container, wherein consecutive charges of the granules are then intermittently fed to the feed container, the method comprising the steps of:
weighing the feed container before or at the beginning of or after or at the end of its filling operation;
measuring the time required to withdraw feed material from the feed container in an amount which has been determined by the weighing operations; and calculating the flow rate of the material from a total of the amounts of material which have been received from the feed container in the measured intervals of time;
wherein the feed container and the charge-holding container are weighed at intervals of time, whereby the feed rate of the granules being fed to the supply container is correspondingly increased or reduced when the measured total weight of the feed container and of the charge-holding container is below or above a predetermined desired weight.
weighing the feed container before or at the beginning of or after or at the end of its filling operation;
measuring the time required to withdraw feed material from the feed container in an amount which has been determined by the weighing operations; and calculating the flow rate of the material from a total of the amounts of material which have been received from the feed container in the measured intervals of time;
wherein the feed container and the charge-holding container are weighed at intervals of time, whereby the feed rate of the granules being fed to the supply container is correspondingly increased or reduced when the measured total weight of the feed container and of the charge-holding container is below or above a predetermined desired weight.
2. A method of supplying an extruder, for use in the extrusion of plastic sheeting, with a mixture of granular material and recycled strip material comprising:
supplying the granular material and strip material to a supply container to form said mixture;
continuously delivering the mixture from the supply container into a charge holding container;
delivering charges of the mixture intermittently from the charge holding container to an extruder feed container through a cyclically operated valve;
supplying the extruder continuously with mixture from the feed container;
determining quantities of the mixture used by the extruder by cyclically weighing the feed container and the charge holding container;
comparing the combined weight of the containers with a predetermined weight; and controlling feed rate of granular material into the supply container accordingly.
supplying the granular material and strip material to a supply container to form said mixture;
continuously delivering the mixture from the supply container into a charge holding container;
delivering charges of the mixture intermittently from the charge holding container to an extruder feed container through a cyclically operated valve;
supplying the extruder continuously with mixture from the feed container;
determining quantities of the mixture used by the extruder by cyclically weighing the feed container and the charge holding container;
comparing the combined weight of the containers with a predetermined weight; and controlling feed rate of granular material into the supply container accordingly.
3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein two or more feeders for plastic granules open into the supply container and the ratio of the feed rates of said feeders will remain constant even in case of a change of the velocity at which the material is fed.
4. An apparatus for determining the feed rate at which process granules are received by an extruder from a feed container having an outlet which opens into an inlet of the extruder, the apparatus comprising:
feeder means for continuously feeding plastic granules and recycled marginal strips from remote supplies thereof, the plastic granules having an adjustable feed rate;
a supply container which receives the plastic granules and the recycled marginal strips from the feeder means, and mixes them into a mixture;
a charge-holding container having an inlet which receives an outlet of the supply container without contacting it;
valve means for intermittently delivering charges of the mixture from the charge-holding container to the feed container;
weighing means for cyclically weighing the feed container and the charge-holding container to determine quantities of the mixture used by the extruder in a given time period;
and control means for comparing a combined weight of the feed container and the charge-holding container with a predetermined desired weight, and for decreasing or increasing the feed rate of the plastic granules into the supply container depending on whether the combined weight is larger or smaller than the desired weight.
feeder means for continuously feeding plastic granules and recycled marginal strips from remote supplies thereof, the plastic granules having an adjustable feed rate;
a supply container which receives the plastic granules and the recycled marginal strips from the feeder means, and mixes them into a mixture;
a charge-holding container having an inlet which receives an outlet of the supply container without contacting it;
valve means for intermittently delivering charges of the mixture from the charge-holding container to the feed container;
weighing means for cyclically weighing the feed container and the charge-holding container to determine quantities of the mixture used by the extruder in a given time period;
and control means for comparing a combined weight of the feed container and the charge-holding container with a predetermined desired weight, and for decreasing or increasing the feed rate of the plastic granules into the supply container depending on whether the combined weight is larger or smaller than the desired weight.
5. An apparatus for supplying an extruder, for use in the extrusion of plastic sheeting, with a mixture of plastic granules and recycled marginal strips, the apparatus comprising:
feeder means for continuously feeding plastic granules and recycled marginal strips from remote supplies thereof, the plastic granules having an adjustable feed rate;
a supply container which receives the plastic granules and the recycled marginal strips from the feeder means, and mixes them into a mixture;
a charge-holding container having an inlet which receives an outlet of the supply container without contacting it;
valve means for intermittently delivering charges of the mixture from the charge-holding container to the feed container;
first weighing means for weighing the feed container before or at the beginning of or after or at the end of a filling operation;
timing means for measuring the time, between filling operations, required to withdraw feed mixture from the feed container in an amount determined by the first weighing means;
calculating means for determining a flow rate of the mixture from a total of the amounts of material which have been received from the feed container in the measured time;
second weighing means for cyclically weighing the feed container and the charge-holding container to determine quantities of the mixture used by the extruder in a given time period; and control means for comparing a combined weight of the feed container and the charge-holding container with a predetermined desired weight, and for decreasing or increasing the feed rate of the plastic granules into the supply container depending on whether the combined weight is larger or smaller than the desired weight.
feeder means for continuously feeding plastic granules and recycled marginal strips from remote supplies thereof, the plastic granules having an adjustable feed rate;
a supply container which receives the plastic granules and the recycled marginal strips from the feeder means, and mixes them into a mixture;
a charge-holding container having an inlet which receives an outlet of the supply container without contacting it;
valve means for intermittently delivering charges of the mixture from the charge-holding container to the feed container;
first weighing means for weighing the feed container before or at the beginning of or after or at the end of a filling operation;
timing means for measuring the time, between filling operations, required to withdraw feed mixture from the feed container in an amount determined by the first weighing means;
calculating means for determining a flow rate of the mixture from a total of the amounts of material which have been received from the feed container in the measured time;
second weighing means for cyclically weighing the feed container and the charge-holding container to determine quantities of the mixture used by the extruder in a given time period; and control means for comparing a combined weight of the feed container and the charge-holding container with a predetermined desired weight, and for decreasing or increasing the feed rate of the plastic granules into the supply container depending on whether the combined weight is larger or smaller than the desired weight.
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