Patent ID: 8992069
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: B29C

Abstract:
1. A plasticizing system for plasticizing resin, the plasticizing system comprising: a housing assembly having an interior surface defining at least a part of a melt channel for allowing resin to flow therethrough; a stationary member assembly disposed within the melt channel; and a plunger assembly for moving within the melt channel from a first position to a second position to transmit a force to the resin to move the resin within the melt channel, the first position being upstream of the second position in the melt channel, the plunger assembly at least partly surrounding a part of the member assembly in the second position, wherein the interior surface of the housing assembly and an exterior surface of the member assembly define a convergence channel therebetween and wherein the plunger assembly is configured to rotate around a longitudinal axis of the melt channel.