Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Seal gasket element for a mixing apparatus, method for obtaining and applying the same, and special equipment for fitting the same
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Application No.: US16701945Application Date: 2019-12-03
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Publication No.: US11559920B2Publication Date: 2023-01-24
- Inventor: Marco Volpato , Maurizio Corti , Fabio Fini , Luca Campi
- Applicant: AFROS S.P.A.
- Applicant Address: IT Milan
- Assignee: AFROS S.P.A.
- Current Assignee: AFROS S.P.A.
- Current Assignee Address: IT Milan
- Agency: Laubscher & Laubscher PC
- Priority: IT102018000010844 20181205
- Main IPC: B29B7/48
- IPC: B29B7/48 ; B29B7/76 ; F16J15/08 ; B29B7/80 ; F16J15/46 ; B01F35/30

Abstract:
A method for obtaining and applying a sealing gasket element on a slide-valve sliding in a cavity of an apparatus for the recirculation and mixing of chemically reactive polymeric components, comprises the steps of: obtaining from an elastic-plastic material a precursor element of the seal element, with a grid structure having a reticular shape; positioning the precursor element around the slide-valve; exerting on the precursor element, through temporary clamping elements, a radial compression and contraction action to insert it and couple it to one or more housing seats provided on the slide-valve so as to obtain the seal element well coupled to the latter; progressively removing the clamping elements to sequentially release successive parts of the gasket element and gradually free the slide-valve to gradually introduce the parts of the slide-valve—freed in succession—in the housing cavity allowing the sealing gasket element to gradually expand radially due to the elastic return by adhering tightly to the inner surface of the same housing cavity. The special equipment for fitting the sealing gasket element on the slide-valve and the so obtained recirculation and mixing apparatus is also described.
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