A device for mixing at high-pressure two or more reactive liquid components or resins comprises a head-body provided with a mixing chamber with inlet and outlet openings for the injecting and recirculating reactive components; a single-piece tubular element, for delivering the mixture, communicates, through an intermediate transversal hole with the mixing chamber and slidingly houses a cleaning member; a valve member with longitudinal recirculation slots slides in the mixing chamber between a backward position, in which the inlet openings are released, and an advanced position, in which the inlet openings are put in communication with the respective outlet openings for recirculating the respective reactive components; the tubular element is removably inserted into a pass-through hole of the head-body, transversal to the mixing chamber, and it has an annular shoulder zone, separated and distant from the transversal hole; fixing elements removably lock the annular shoulder zone at the head-body for holding the tubular element in the aforesaid hole; a clearance gap between the tubular element and the pass-through hole of the head-body limits the contact area among them and minimizes the exchange of forces inside the hole; when the valve member is in the advanced position and penetrating into the hole of the tubular element, a gap, with a sealing element interposed, separates it from the aforesaid hole; between the surface of a cap and a second hole on the tubular elementobtained in a position opposite to the holea respective gap is defined and an elastic sealing is interposed; the aforesaid gaps are provided such that the connecting and engagement forces transmitted between the tubular element, the head-body and the spacer chamber are exchanged through the annular shoulder zone; sealing and centering elements keep the tubular element axially centred and separated from the hole by means of the gap, avoiding the direct contact between the respective cylindrical surfaces, and avoid leakages of polymeric mixture towards the clearance gap; similarly the sealing elements make it possible to avoid leakages of reacting polymeric mixture and to insert the front part of the valve element keeping a gap, i.e. without direct metal contact with the transversal hole, and to assemble the front cylindrical part of the cap keeping a gap, not in direct metal contact with the respective surface of the housing cylindrical hole; this prevents a coupling with metal-on-metal contact between the respective cylindrical surfaces from transmitting engagement forces between the tubular delivery element and the head-body. Deformation-detecting elements detect locally the deformation condi

Various methods and systems are provided for mixing and dispensing viscous materials for the creation of additive structures. As one example, during a mixing and dispensing operation of a multi-dimensional printing apparatus, one or more liquids may flow into a mixing chamber via one or more material inlets arranged in a wall of the mixing chamber below a high pressure bearing of a mixing rod positioned within the mixing chamber; and movement of a mixing rod positioned within the mixing chamber is adjusted based on an operating condition of the printing apparatus.

A high-pressure mixing device adapted to form a polymeric mixture from the reaction of two or more reactive liquid components or resins, comprises a head-body provided with a mixing chamber having an inner cylindrical surface with inlet and outlet openings for injecting and recirculating reactive components; a duct for delivering the mixture, communicating with the mixing chamber; a valve body with recirculation longitudinal slots, sliding into the mixing chamber between a backward position in which it clears the inlet openings and enables to mix components, and an advanced position, in which the slots put inlet openings in communication with outlet openings for recirculating the reactive components; the delivery duct, of the self-cleaning type, is a single-piece tubular element, removably fastenedby means of fixing membersand can be inserted into a hole transversal to the mixing chamber passing through the head-body; the tubular element has an intermediate transversal hole aligned with the mixing chamber with a diameter greater than a diameter of the mixing chamber for compensating, while assembling, for possible inevitable errors of alignment and mutual positioning due to processing tolerances of the parts to be coupled and for avoiding protrusions of the walls of the transversal hole from forming inwardly of the mixing chamber of the head-body, protrusions that might interfere with the end the walls of the valve member during the movement in the hole passing through the thickness of the tubular element until the end of said hole leading into the delivery chamber and that extends the mixing chamber to the wall of the self-cleaning delivery duct. Between the tubular element and the pass-through hole in the head-body a gap is defined, i.e. a certain coupling tolerance with a clearance between the tubular element and the hole, enabling to insert and remove the tubular element into/from the pass-through hole. Sealing elements prevent the leakage of polymeric mixture and lubricant liquid in the aforesaid gap; analogously, between the surface of the cap and the second holeobtained in a opposite position with respect to the holea respective gap with clearance is defined where an elastic or elasto-plastic sealing is interposed; the valve member, in the advanced and penetrating position into the hole of the tubular element, is separated therefrom by a gap, with a sealing member interposed therebetween; the gap prevents the metal-on-metal contact on the front part of the valve element when it enters into the intermediate hole; generally, thanks to gaps, the assembly and coupling of respective components is eased, facilitating the centering and mutual angular posit

A gas-assisted rubber wet mixing preparation apparatus is disclosed, including a rack, a reactor is fixedly mounted below the rack; a mixing chamber in an ellipsoidal shape is provided inside the reactor; the reactor is provided with a plurality of feed ports, the feed ports are provided at an included angle with respect to the horizontal plane; spray guns cooperating with the feed ports are fixedly mounted on an outer wall of the reactor, a material storage tank and a gas supply device are connected to the spray gun; the spray guns and the material storage tanks are in one-to-one correspondence, and the spray guns are connected to the corresponding material storage tanks respectively; a discharge port is further provided below the reactor, and a receiver tray is provided below the discharge port.

A gas-assisted rubber wet mixing preparation apparatus is disclosed, including a rack, a reactor is fixedly mounted below the rack; a mixing chamber in an ellipsoidal shape is provided inside the reactor; the reactor is provided with a plurality of feed ports, the feed ports are provided at an included angle with respect to the horizontal plane; spray guns cooperating with the feed ports are fixedly mounted on an outer wall of the reactor, a material storage tank and a gas supply device are connected to the spray gun; the spray guns and the material storage tanks are in one-to-one correspondence, and the spray guns are connected to the corresponding material storage tanks respectively; a discharge port is further provided below the reactor, and a receiver tray is provided below the discharge port.

A gas mixing apparatus includes: a discharge port of gas provided near conduit space through which the high-viscosity material can flow; a piston pump including a cylinder that can communicate with the conduit space through the discharge port, a piston arranged inside the cylinder, and a drive device for moving the piston between a top dead center and a bottom dead center inside the cylinder; a discharge valve that opens and closes the discharge port; and a suction valve that opens and closes a suction port of the gas into a cylinder space, in which the cylinder forms the cylinder space having a predetermined volume when the piston is located at the top dead center, and in which a tip of the piston approaches the discharge port when the piston is moved toward the bottom dead center.

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-valvefreed in successionin 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.

A system includes a source, a detector, and a controller. The source is configured to emit electromagnetic energy toward two plies of film. A portion of the emitted electromagnetic energy is within a range of wavelengths. The detector is arranged to detect electromagnetic energy propagating away from the two plies of film. The detector detects electromagnetic energy within the range of wavelengths and generates signals indicative of intensity of detected electromagnetic energy. The controller controls operation of the foam-in-bag system based the signals from the detector. The film is transmissive of electromagnetic energy in the range of wavelengths. When dispensed between the two plies of film, one or both of foaming chemical precursors or foam formed from a reaction thereof is opaque to electromagnetic energy in the range of wavelengths.

A nozzle unit for a reaction molding machine, comprising an inlet channel prepared for connection to a mixing head outlet and comprising a first dispensing nozzle, which is prepared for applying a reactive mixture and which is connected to the inlet channel in a first operating state, a second dispensing nozzle being present, which is connected to the inlet channel in a second operating state and which is likewise prepared for applying a reactive mixture. Further disclosed is a mixing head device for a reaction molding machine having the nozzle unit, to a reaction molding machine having the mixing head device, and to a method for producing a plastic part.

A device for mixing at high-pressure two or more reactive liquid components or resins includes a head-body provided with a mixing chamber with inlet and outlet openings for the injecting and recirculating reactive components; a single-piece tubular element, for delivering the mixture; a valve member with longitudinal recirculation slots; the tubular element is removably inserted into a pass-through hole of the head-body, having annular shoulder zone, separated and distant from the transversal hole; fixing elements removably lock the annular shoulder zone at the head-body for holding the tubular element in the aforesaid hole; a clearance gap between the tubular element and the pass-through hole of the head-body is provided such that the forces are exchanged through the annular shoulder zone; sealing and centering elements avoid leakages of polymeric mixture. Deformation-detecting elements detect the deformation conditions which the tubular element is subjected.