EXTRUSION HEAD

In the head body (11), the mandrel (15) is secured in a passage (13) by means of the legs (17). In the mandrel (15) there is a bore (29) for receiving an axially displaceable control rod (27). With this control rod (27), the core (21) can be axially adjusted with respect to the mouthpiece (35). This adjustment allows the wall thickness of the extruded parison to be set. The rate of extrusion can be controlled by the throttle screw (39). The melt is fed via the melt feed channel (37) to the various passages (13), of which only one is shown in the drawing. The melt stream is divided by the stream divider (43), part of the melt being deflected downwards into the passage (13), while the remaining melt can flow to the next passages (13). The melt flowing into the passage (13) is scarcely hindered by the legs (17) during its downward flow and exits through the die (33) for the purpose of forming a piece of parison.