Portioning Unit
Patent No. EP4496694 (titled "Portioning Unit") was filed by Thermoplay on Mar 21, 2023. The application was issued on Nov 26, 2025.
Patent Summary
A portioning unit for compression molding machines, interconnectable downstream of an extrusion unit outlet, separates multiple plastic material charges of a definable specific volume. The unit comprises a first chamber with a first valve and a longitudinally displaceable first piston for receiving material from the extruder. A second chamber, connected to the first via a second valve, receives the material and utilizes a longitudinally displaceable second piston to discharge the volume through a discharge opening by moving from an extended to a retracted position. Multiple charge separation units, each with a first housing and discharge opening, are arranged in parallel and interconnected to a common supply block's second housing. This second housing is a hot runner with channels distributing pasty plastic material to the separation units.
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Date
Description
EP4496694
- Application Number
- EP23713095A
- Filing Date
- Mar 21, 2023
- Status
- Granted And Under Opposition
- Oct 24, 2025
- Publication Date
- Nov 26, 2025
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