Patent ID: 11897211
Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. An extrudate handling system for handling an extrudate segment having a central longitudinal axis after cutting of the extrudate segment from wet extrudate material, the system comprising:
a head end assembly comprising:
a body linearly translatable along a track and rotationally fixed relative to the track;
at least one rotational effector configured to linearly translate with the body relative to the track, the at least one rotational effector being rotationally movable relative to the body and configured to rotate the extrudate segment around the central longitudinal axis of the extrudate segment; and
a fixed effector configured to linearly translate with the body relative to the track, the fixed effector being rotationally fixed relative to the body and configured to engage the extrudate segment, after rotation of the extrudate segment by the at least one rotational effector, to rotationally fix the extrudate segment around the central longitudinal axis of the extrudate segment;
wherein the body is linearly translatable in a direction parallel to the central longitudinal axis of the extrudate segment, and the head end assembly is configured to linearly translate the extrudate segment along the central longitudinal axis after engagement of the at least one rotational effector with the extrudate segment.