Patent ID: 9682524
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: B29B,B29K,B30B

Claim:
1. An apparatus for producing pellets from bulk material containing meltable fractions, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of annular dies assembled to a drum, rotatably mounted on bearing rolls or roller bearings, and connected by intermediately arranged connection flanges, each of the plurality of annular dies having a horizontal rotational axis extending through its center such that each can be driven in a rotating direction by a drive unit; a compaction chamber formed by the plurality of annular dies; radially-oriented pressing channels formed in each of the plurality of annular dies, the radially-oriented pressing channels extending from an inner surface of each of the plurality of annular dies to an outer surface of each of the plurality of annular dies; a plurality of working pressure rollers arranged in the compaction chamber defined by the plurality of annular dies, the plurality of working pressure rollers configured for compacting and pressing the bulk material into the radially-oriented pressing channels; and a working pressure roller shaft holding the plurality of working pressure rollers, the working pressure roller shaft extending through the plurality of annular dies and mounted on both sides outside of the plurality of annular dies.