EP 0875368 A2 19981104 - Apparatus for feeding moulding material
Title (en)
Apparatus for feeding moulding material
Title (de)
Vorrichtung zum Zuführen von Formmasse
Title (fr)
Dispositif pour l'alimentation de matière à mouler
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 9708674 A 19970430
Abstract (en)
An apparatus (10) for feeding moulding material towards a moulding station, the feeding apparatus (10) comprising a receptacle (11) for the moulding material at a first location, conveyor means (12) for conveying moulding material from the receptacle (11) towards a second location (13), reservoir means (14) at the second location (13), the second location (13) being at or adjacent the moulding station, heating means (30) for heating the moulding material as it is conveyed by the conveyor means (12) characterised in that the heating means (30) comprises a plurality of heating units (30) spaced along the conveyor means (12), and a control means (20) individually to control the heat output of the plurality of heating units (30) thereby to provide zonal heating control along the conveyor means (12). <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B22F 3/00 (2006.01); B30B 15/30 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B22F 3/004 (2013.01 - EP US); B30B 15/302 (2013.01 - EP); B22F 2998/10 (2013.01 - EP)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR LI
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0875368 A2 19981104; EP 0875368 A3 19981125; GB 2324781 A 19981104; GB 9708674 D0 19970618
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 98107755 A 19980428; GB 9708674 A 19970430