Patent ID: 11926075
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A compounding system comprising a conveying system and a compounding unit, the conveying system comprising:
a conveying channel,
a reinforcement feed duct connected to the conveying channel at a reinforcement feed opening and configured to feed a reinforcement material to the conveying channel,
a secondary duct connected to the reinforcement feed duct upstream of the reinforcement feed opening, and
a blower configured to provide a blow in the reinforcement feed duct to push the reinforcement material towards the conveying channel,
wherein the blower being arranged to provide the blow in the secondary duct,
the conveying system being configured to convey the reinforcement material for compounding with a matrix material in the compounding unit, and
the conveying channel comprises at least one conveying element in order to facilitate conveying of the reinforcement material.