Patent ID: 7316557
Filing Date: 2008-01-08
Classification: B29C

Abstract:
1. An extruder die plate assembly for shaping extruded materials comprising: a die plate made of a first material, the die plate having a first face and a second face that are generally parallel to one another; a plurality of generally polygonal recesses, each recess being formed in the die plate extending from the first face generally in the direction of the second face, and the recesses arranged such that a radial line extending from the center of the first face to the circumference at all points about the circumference intersects at least one of the recesses; a plurality of generally polygonal dies formed of a second material, each die being received in and secured in at least one recess, each die having a port therethrough, and the dies extending beyond the first face to form a cutting surface that is generally parallel to the first face; and a plurality of passages, each passage extending from the second face to at least one recess, and each passage being in fluid communication with at least one port.