Abstract:
A mixing paddle configured for use with a gravimetric blender. The mixing paddle has a first rotor; a second rotor spaced axial from the first rotor; and at least one mixing blade disposed between the first rotor and the second rotor. The at least one mixing blade of the mixing paddle includes an inner edge having a first sloped portion and a second sloped portion directed inward toward a middle portion of the at least one mixing blade. The mixing blade is configured to be narrower in the middle portion between the outer edge and the inner edge than at a first end and second end.
Abstract:
A device for measuring a thrust load acting on a rotor of a hermetically sealed kneader includes displacement sensors (19) and a load-calculating member. The displacement sensors (19) are configured to measure relative displacement along the axial direction of an outer ring-fixing member (17), which is for fixing the outer ring (16) of one end of a bearing (6), or a casing (18) with respect to an inner ring-fixing member (20), which is for fixing the inner ring (13) of the one end of the bearing (6), or the rotor (5). The load-calculating unit calculates the thrust load acting on the rotor (5) by multiplying the relative displacement measured by the displacement sensors (19) by a conversion coefficient.
Abstract:
A mixer (2) includes: a pair of rotors (44) arranged to have a gap (SP2) therebetween; a casing (45) in which a chamber (C2) in which the pair of rotors (44) is disposed, an introduction port (51) for introducing a material to be mixed (W) into the chamber (C2), and a discharge port (52) for discharging the material to be mixed (W) from the chamber (C2) are formed; a sensor (80) which is disposed above the pair of rotors (44) and detects variation in position or pressure of the material to be mixed (W); and a control unit (82) which controls rotation of the pair of rotors (44), based on a detection result of the sensor (80).
Abstract:
The present invention provides an apparatus for processing a rubber. The apparatus is equipped with an enclosed kneading chamber; a charging port for charging a material into the kneading chamber; a stirring rotor for stirring the material in the kneading chamber; a control section for automatically controlling the rotational speed of the stirring rotor; and a temperature sensor for detecting an interior temperature of the kneading chamber and outputting the detected information regarding the interior temperature to the control section. The control section automatically controls the rotational speed by a PID control configured to attempt to match the actual temperature with the target temperature until expiration of a control time being set in a state where the material containing a rubber component exists in the kneading chamber, based on the information regarding the actual temperature and information regarding a target temperature being set.
Abstract:
Method for the production of an initial rubber composition, in the course of which the following steps are carried out in succession: A—a rubber matrix, reinforcing fillers, and other components if required, with the exception of the cross-linking system, are introduced into a mixing means of the internal mixer type, comprising a mixing chamber in which there are mounted rotors which are driven in rotation and have radial projections forming a gap (e) between themselves and the vessel, B—said components are mixed in the chamber until a uniform mixture is obtained, care being taken to ensure that the temperature of the mixture remains at or below 170° C., after which C—the rotation speed of the rotors is adjusted so as to bring the rubber composition to a dropping temperature in the range from 180° C. to 240° C., in a time of less than 600 seconds, and preferably less than 400 seconds, and D—when the dropping temperature has been reached, the initial rubber composition is removed from the internal mixer and the temperature of said composition is brought below 140° C. in less than 5 minutes.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an apparatus for processing a rubber. The apparatus is equipped with an enclosed kneading chamber; a charging port for charging a material into the kneading chamber; a stirring rotor for stirring the material in the kneading chamber; a control section for automatically controlling the rotational speed of the stirring rotor; and a temperature sensor for detecting an interior temperature of the kneading chamber and outputting the detected information regarding the interior temperature to the control section. The control section automatically controls the rotational speed by a PID control configured to attempt to match the actual temperature with the target temperature until expiration of a control time being set in a state where the material containing a rubber component exists in the kneading chamber, based on the information regarding the actual temperature and information regarding a target temperature being set.
Abstract:
A kneader for viscoelastic materials has a kneading chamber constructed in a casing and which contains at least two rotated rotors with which the materials can be kneaded to a viscoelastic mass. In order to be able to determine in a sufficiently precise manner the elastic and viscous parameters of the mass to be kneaded during the kneading process and follow it over time, a test chamber is provided, to which can be supplied from the kneading chamber a test fraction of the mass and use is made of a preferably dynamically measuring rheometer for determining the elastic or viscous parameters of the test fraction of the mass in the test chamber. The inner wall of the kneading chamber is formed sectionwise by an adjustable wall part and the test chamber can be formed by retracting said wall part.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a control method for a kneader suitable for controlling the kneader so as to uniformly disperse a compounding agent in a high-molecular material, enabling energy saving. In controlling the kneader for charging the high-molecular material and the compounding agent into a kneading chamber and kneading the mixture of the high-molecular material and the compounding agent so as to uniformly disperse the compounding agent in the high-molecular material, the control method includes the steps of measuring a sound wave generating from the kneading chamber during kneading, detecting whether or not a waveform of the sound wave has become a waveform generating when the compounding agent is uniformly dispersed, and deciding that the kneading is ended if the waveform of the sound wave has become the waveform generating when the compounding agent is uniformly dispersed. It is preferable to perform envelope detection of the sound wave in controlling the kneader. Further, detection of a second torque peak of the kneader from the sound wave is effective for the control.
Abstract:
A batch mixer has position monitoring means for the ram operably coupled to the ram moving motor to move the ram within a range of positions adjacent the ram's "down" position to improve mixing by allowing limited upward movement of the ram as a result of internal pressures inside the mixer. Excessive ram return movement is prevented however, and the limited ram movement is achieved by feedback control influence on the pressure to the fluid actuator that operates the ram. Also disclosed is a feed-back control for batch size to assure that optimum use is achieved for the mixer during each batch mixing interval.
Abstract:
A method for indicating the time integral of the electrical power consumed in elastomer mixing, working, warming or other processing and for controlling the processing in accordance therewith. An electrical signal, derived from the electrical power consumed by an electrical motor driven elastomer processing apparatus, is compensated for no-load operation of the apparatus and then continuously integrated with respect to time to provide an output which is employed to produce a digital readout of the energy consumed in the processing with control of the processing being effected in accordance therewith.