Patent ID: 7281917
Filing Date: 2007-10-16
Classification: B29C,B29L,B32B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system for manufacturing an extruded part, said system comprising: an extruder configured to heat and/or mix a first material; a mixing head configured to supply a core foam material; an extrusion die configured to receive the first material from the extruder, the extrusion die having an outlet configured to discharge an exterior shell made of the first material; and a distribution block provided within the extrusion die, the distribution block having an inlet configured to receive the core foam material from the mixing head, the distribution block having a plurality of outlet orifices configured to inject the core foam material within an interior of the exterior shell, wherein the outlet of the extrusion die is a uniform opening extending around an entire outer perimeter of the distribution block, and wherein the distribution block includes at least one slot provided on an outlet face thereof configured to receive and discharge the first material.