Global Patent Index - EP 2517868 A1

EP 2517868 A1 20121031 - Method of controlling a pellet mill

Title (en)

Method of controlling a pellet mill

Title (de)

Verfahren zur Steuerung einer Pelletiermaschine

Title (fr)

Procédé de contrôle d'une presse à agglomérer

Publication

EP 2517868 A1 20121031 (EN)

Application

EP 11164249 A 20110429

Priority

EP 11164249 A 20110429

Abstract (en)

It is the object of the present invention to provide a method of controlling a pellet mill, said pellet mill comprising - a number of rollers (2,3,4), - a cylindrical die (1) provided with perforations, said rollers (2,3,4) being mounted inside said cylindrical die (1) for pressing material to be pelletized through said perforations, - an adjustment mechanism (5,6,7) for adjusting the distance between the rollers (2,3,4) and the die, (1) - a drive mechanism (M 4 ) for rotationally driving said die (1) and said rollers (2,3,4), said method of controlling comprising the steps of - providing a measurement (8,9,10,11,12,13,14) of a parameter (x,y,z, W 1 ,W 2 ,W 3 ,W 4 ), said parameter indicating if an overload of the pellet mill is arising, and - in case of such indication being detected, reducing the load on the pellet mill by suitable countermeasures.

IPC 8 full level

B30B 11/00 (2006.01); B30B 11/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B30B 11/005 (2013.01); B30B 11/006 (2013.01); B30B 11/201 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2517868 A1 20121031

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 11164249 A 20110429