摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an extrusion die with an adjustable end seal assembly.SOLUTION: The extrusion die includes a die body, and the adjustable end seal assembly includes an end seal device and a wedge mechanism. The adjustable end seal assembly has an engaged configuration and a disengaged configuration. When the adjustable end seal assembly is in the engaged configuration, the end seal device is held forcibly against an end region of the die body. When the adjustable end seal assembly is in the disengaged configuration, the end seal device is either separated from the end region of the die body or held against the end region of the die body with less force than when in the engaged configuration.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4 |