Adaptable hydraulic press
AssigneeACMT, Inc.
InventorsCarter Chase, William Hohorst, Anthony Marino
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Abstract
A hydraulic press includes a press assembly moveable in relation to a support assembly by actuation of an actuator to provide a compressive force between the top platen and the bottom platen. The press assembly includes a top platen, a counter balance, and at least one platen guide rod interconnected between the top platen and the counter balance. The support assembly includes a bottom platen, a base frame, and at least one counter balance guide rod interconnected between the bottom platen and the base frame. The actuator is mounted between the bottom plate and the counter balance. The actuator is interchangeable with another actuator to change the compressive force of the hydraulic press.
Claims20
An adaptable frame of a hydraulic press comprising:
- a stationary support assembly comprising a bottom platen, a frame base disposed below the bottom platen, and at least one counter balance guide rod interconnected between the bottom platen and the frame base;
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- a press assembly slidably secured to the stationary assembly, the press assembly comprising a top platen, a counter balance disposed below the top platen, and at least one platen guide rod interconnected between the top platen and the counter balance, wherein a bottom surface of the top platen opposes a top surface of the bottom platen;
- wherein the press assembly is moveable in relation to the stationary support assembly by actuation of an actuator disposed between the bottom platen and the counter balance to provide a compressive force to material disposed between the bottom surface of the top platen and the top surface of the bottom platen;
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- wherein at least one of the top platen and the counter balance is interchangeable with another respective top platen and counter balance having a different respective mass to change the mass of the press assembly to change the compressive force.
A hydraulic press comprising:
- a stationary support assembly comprising a bottom platen, a frame base disposed below the bottom platen, and at least one counter balance guide rod interconnected between the bottom platen and the frame base;
- a press assembly slidably secured to the stationary assembly, the press assembly comprising a top platen, a counter balance disposed below the top platen, and at least one platen guide rod interconnected between the top platen and the counter balance, wherein a bottom surface of the top platen opposes a top surface of the bottom platen;
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- an actuator mounted between the bottom platen and the counter balance;
- wherein the press assembly is moveable in relation to the stationary support assembly by actuation of the actuator to provide a compressive force to material disposed between the bottom surface of the top platen and the top surface of the bottom platen;
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- wherein the actuator is interchangeable with another actuator to change the compressive force of the hydraulic press.
An adaptable frame of a hydraulic press comprising:
- a stationary support assembly comprising a bottom platen, a frame base disposed below the bottom platen, and at least one counter balance guide rod interconnected between the bottom platen and the frame base;
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- a press assembly slidably secured to the stationary assembly, the press assembly comprising a top platen, a counter balance disposed below the top platen, and at least one platen guide rod interconnected between the top platen and the counter balance, wherein a bottom surface of the top platen opposes a top surface of the bottom platen;
- wherein the press assembly is moveable in relation to the stationary support assembly by actuation of an actuator disposed between the bottom platen and the counter balance to provide a compressive force to material disposed between the bottom surface of the top platen and the top surface of the bottom platen;
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- wherein at least one of the at least one of the platen guide rod and the at least one of the counter balance guide rod is interchangeable with another respective at least one platen guide rod and at least one counter balance guide rod having a different length to provide a different spacing between at least the top platen and bottom platen and/or a different spacing between the counter balance and the bottom platen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.